The Columbian. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 1880-1886, January 18, 1884, Image 4

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    STAGE JEALOUSY.
Example of the -Ctisseclnes" of Rival
Actor and Actresses. )
I Boston Globe,
The proverbial jealousy of actors
; has been a frequent subject of disserta
tion, rrites Alfred Trumble in an ex
change. I observed an evidence of it
' the other night, and I will venture to
sav I was one of a very few people in
that audience, which filled the house,
that noticed it. The star had had
some row with his leading man that
day, and the latter, at the com
mencement of one of his supe
rior's speeches to him, suddenly com
menced to back up the stage. You
must understand that in a stage man-
agement, when an actor has an im
portant speech to deliver, the person or
people to whom he is supposed to be
speaking occupy positions a little in ad
vance of him, down stage, so that he
may address them, and at the same time
have his face turned to the audience.
A speech with the back to the specta
tors loses all its effects unless, which is
rarely the cas, that position is actually
called for by the business. If the listen
ers move up stage until the speaker is
between them and the footlights, he
naturally lias to tarn his back to the
audience or talk over his shoulder to a
person behind him, either of which
operations utterly destroys the effect of
what he says. I ,
This is exactly what the leading man
did. Moving back, step by step, he
forced the star to turn and speak to
him, and the best and most effective
lines in the play thus were delivered
without a whisper of applause when,
by all experience, they should have pro
voked a roar.
The leading man w.vs discharged that
night ; but, as he remarked to his friends
next day :
I got even with him, the loafer!
He'd rather lose a thousand dollars
than a round, and the whole piece
went for nothing after that."
Next to depriving a rival of applause,
the jealous actor loves to destroy the
effect of that which is accorded him.
Thus you find him ever ready to inter
rupt the plaudits about to be or in
course of being bestowed. To explain.
Tn every part of any prominence on
the stage there are certain speeches, or
as they are professionally called "lines,"
!which can be relied on to provoke ap
plause. Consequently, when these are
spoken, there ought to be a brief pause
'after them, to give the applause a
chance to , start. This privilege is
tacitly conceded, and one actor is sup
posed to accord it to another.
Bat often the jealous player, as soon
as a rival finishes one of these speeches,
will commence his reply before the
audience get a chance to applaud. .Then
the bravos are either checked short, or
are without force, as most of the people,
who would otherwise be applauding,
are listening in order not to loso the
thread of the scheme.
- Actors will coolly take to themselves
applause showered on another, too
Thus. during a performance of
"Olivette," the lady singing the Count
ess de itousillon made a nit whu-n was
by no means to the liking of the artist
impersonating Olivette. In the second
act a duet occurs between them, and at
its conclusion a tremendous round of
applause was sent up for the countess.
Olivette calmlv walked to the foot
lights, acknowledged the praise which
belonged to another, and repeated her
verse of the song without paying the
slightest attention to the anything but
subdued hiss which ran through the
house.
One night at the Bowerv theatre.
New York, an actor with a somewhat
indistinct voice was playing a part in a
rather "pianissimo" tone. A boy in the
gallery called to him : 44 W by dont vou
advertise for vour voice ?"' and one of
the other actors on the stage nodded at
the poor player and made a movement
as if carrying a glass to his lips. The
hint was taken at once, and a chorus of
cries broke forth, and a perfect tempest
of hisses.
The wretched actor became confused
and almost lost what little voice he
had. This confirmed the impression
conveyed by his enemy's pantomime,
and the whole house broke into a pan
demonium of hisses, howls, catcalls and
objurgations. The man was not in the
least degree intoxicated, but shame
and terror actnallv drove him frantic
He rushed off the stage, pursued by the
curses and derisive cries of the audience
and out of the theatre, and never
stopped till he got home in his stage
dress, and a fever followed that nearly
killed him.
Yhat the .fcnsrlisli call "mugging is
a favorite means adopted by malicious
actors to spoil a rival's scenes. One ha9
an impassioned speech, or along one,to
deliver himself of. . During this time
the other is idle. If he makes a ftce at
the speaker or a derisive gesture.
scores of the audience see it, a ripple of
laughter runs through the house,
. and tlie scene is spoiled
Thus, a few years ago, while Charles
Ii. Thorne, Jr., was leading man at
the Chestnut street theatre, Philadel
phia, a super, whom he had cursed for
being in his way, nearly got him hissed
from the stage. The play was Bulwer
Lyttons "Money. Thorne played
Alfred Evelvn. In the gambling-house
scene there were supers scattered about
"the stage, supposed to be plaj-ing. The
insulted one was among these. At the
decisive epoch of the scene, when all
eyes were upon Thorne, and all ears
bent forward for his words, one
gamester laid his finger alongside of
his nose and communicated a most
ludicrous contortion to his face. Some
gallery boys saw it and commenced to
titter. The super winked and rolled
his eyes, and the great scene of the act
ended in roars of laughter, to put an
end to which the curtain had to be
rung down,
"Guying a scene" is a term well
known, probably, to all playgoers.
How many, however, are aware of its
meaning ?" To "guy" a scene or a piece
means in plain English, to make fun of
or burlesque it. "Guying" is a terrible
weapon in the hands of an actor enemy.
Suppose Miss A. and Mr. B. have a
scene together in which Miss A. is all
fire and passion, while Mr. B. has to
listen and "feed" her, that is, speak
lines on which her replies depend for
their effect. Mr. B. has a grudge
against Miss A., and whenever he has a
line to speak, does it as he ought not
to; repeats it flippantlj if its import is
serious, or with mock solemnity if it
should be light and airy. The result is
that the audience laugh at him, and the
serious efforts of Miss A. go for noth
ing. "Guyers" do not rely on their chances
of distorting the meaning of their
Bpeeches alone. They will dress a part
improperly, wear the wrong wig, make
np as they ought not to, in order to
perfect their work. There was once a
performance given here by a well
known actress, who was taking a benefit.
The company supporting ner were
called to play without salaries. One of
them, the low comedian, took offence
at this. It was a modern piece, and the
part he was cast for in it was
comio servant. It was an unim
portant part, but the only one in his
line in the plav. and he had to
accept it. He avenged himself by mak
ing up as a camp-meeting preacher.
minus the hymn-book and hat, and
played a numerous servitor like a grave
digger on a holiday. The piece was
spoiled, for at every climax he had to
come on the audience roared at him and
forgot the play in their excitement. He
was discharged, but the season was at
an end. He only lost a week s salary
and had the pleasure of giving his
enemy a fit of the blues, which all the
pecuniary return of her performance
could not gild.
Nothing distresses an actor or actress
so much as to see people in the aud
ience following their speeches in a play
book. This species of annoyance is so
serious to nervous people that they
actually lose control of themselves and
forget the lines their tormentors are
timing them on. Only the other night
a couple of actors occupied a box at a
Shakespearean performance here
for the express purpose of applying
this torture to an enemy on the staga
When the curtain went up they pro
duced a couple of plav books, and in
full view of audience and actors com
menced to follow the piece. Whenever
a slip was maJe, or a line transpose
or misquoted in any wav, they wouL
put their . fingers on their books and
nod signmcantly to one another, uy
the end of the first act they had every
one from the stars to the supers in a
frenzy of nervous excitement, and the
play would undoubtedly have degen
erated into an absurdity if they had
not gone out to get a drink and been
refused admission when thev tried to
return and resume their campaign.
What the Craaky IoctorC Wrote.
T. C. Crawford in Chicago News.
During the management of Garfield's
case Dr. Bliss received in all 7,000
letters from various people throughout
the country. Four thousand of these
letters related to patent appliances in
the shape of beds, pillows, and cooling
apparatuses. Thirty-five hundred of
the letters came from all classes of in
dividuals. Some of the most silly and
idiotic of the letters received were
from men calling themselves doctors,
One fool suggested that the pus should
be drawn out of Garfield s wound with
a svringe, and the vacuum filled
up immediately by British oil.
Another advised the placing of
and a silver tube in the wound
have a calf suck the pus out. ' A
number advised the application of cow
manure to the wound. A spiritual
medium wrote that she had, in a trance,
received a revelation from the spirit
world locating the bullet. She said it
"lav between the bowls and the
ovaries." One letter-writer advises the
placing of a piece of steel under the
president s pillow to prevent nightmare
.Another advises the raising of the pres
ident s hips so that the ball would have
a chance to drop out.
"What a mad world is this" would be
very clearly demonstrated in looking
over this wonderful correspondence.
anitv, egotism, and absolute idiocy
abound, while common sense sugges
tions are as rare as politicians' vir
tues.
An Embryo Mouth American Repub
lic. San Francisco Chronicle.
Now here is the South American
republic of the future in embrvo. With
a sensible constitution, a congress of
two houses like ours, a president
salaried at 20,000 a year, vice presi
dent $10,000, cabinet ministers $9,000
each, free schools, free religious
worship, every port open to immigra
tion, which is flowing in at the rate
of 50,000 a year, lands at the
lowest prices sufficient in extent for a
population of 100,000,000, and re
sources in cattle, sheep, horses, wool,
wheat, corn, and fruit on the grandest
scale, the Argentine Republic bids fair
in time to reach as high a figure among
the nations of the earth as the United
States touches now ; and when that time
comes, the great republic of the north
and the great republic of the south,
with an equally great one in the far off
south seas, ought to express together a
controlling influence in the politics of
the whole world.
A quaint Old Medical Work.
Exchange.
Dr. Greeley, of Providence, R. I.,
has a large collection of old and rare
books. Among others is one over 200
years old, called "English Physician En
larged, with Three hundred and Sixty
nine Medicines, made of English Herbs,
that were not in any impressions until
this, being an Astrologo-Physical Dis
course of the Vulgar Herbs of this Na
tion ; contain ng a com pleat method of
Fhysick, whereby a man may preserve
his body in health, to cure himself, be
ing sick, for Three Pence Charge, with
such Things only as grow in England,
they being most tit for English Bodies."
The table of herbs and the planets by
which they are governed is quaint and
interesting. Cucumbers spelt "Cow
cumbeTs" are governed by the moon.
daisies by Venus, flaxseed by Mars.
Mint is also a plant of Venus, also pen
nyroyal and primrose, while' Jupiter
claims the red rose, Venus the damask.
and the moon the white. The thistle is
ruled by Mars, and so on through a
numerous list of herbs, most of them
unknown to the average reader.
Virtues of the Toad.
Longman's Magazine.
An ointment of toad's fat was sup
posed to give immense muscular
strength if applied to the body at the
moment of conjunction of certain favor
able planets. A cubic inch of dried
toad worn round the neck on a string
was an infallible antidote against many
diseases of the body and mind ; and a
powdered toad, swallowed m spoonfuls.
formed a love philter irresistible by the
most obdurate swain, perhaps because
the nature of the medicine was such as
to compel him to throw up his previous
engagements. The common or garden
toad of Vie pres&nt day must, indeed,
admit with sorrow that virtue lias gone
out of him.
A UAlikET FOIl VOltKS.
A small boy dragged a large cloth
bag over the sands at Coney island. He
rummaged among the seaweed and
picked out hundreds of corks.
"What are you going to do with
them?" asked a bystander.
"1 sells them to a man in W atcr
street for 50 cents a bushel."
"How many bushels can you get in a
day?"
1 have picked np from three to four
bushels in a day. It pays better than
blacking boots."
THE "VAN-DEN-BELTZ" FAMILY.
An Old -Laly of X'rv Brunswick (X.
J.) Telia or a Ilcljrninz Family's
Antecedent.
t"R. D. IV in Chicago Herald.
Tho old lady sipped har tea compla
cently. " Corned' Vanderbilt's people," she
went on, half retrospectively, "were
not, of course, people that we would
have been apt to know personally,"
and she smiled at her granddaughter.
"Of course I hear a great deal of their
doings now, but it makes no impres
sion on me, except as illustrating the
power of money and impudence."
At this point 1 he Herald man ven
tured to ask if the Vanderbilts had
really not descended from an ancient
Dutch family called "Van der Bilt."
"No sir," thundered the old ladv.
have seen this statement going the
rounds before, and it is an impudent as'
sumption. The old and honored name
is Van-den-beltz a mixture of Holland
and Flemish. In the sixteenth century
it was simpimed to an Ven Kelt
Those who came to Long Island finally
got it down to v an-l5elt, and now the
old family are known as 'van Pelt.1
The Vanderbilts I don't know where
they came from. They claim or at
least, old 'Corneel' used to say to my
1 - At ITT 1 .V 1 , - . . -
uncie, .loram yis.on, wuo Knew mm
well, when Corneel used to keep the old
tavern down there, that he was Dutch
but didn't know how much Dutch he
was."'
"What are your reaiiniscences of the
original anderbilts ? The Herald cor
respondent ventured to ask.
"Oh, I hardly know let me think
You see my family, never knew them, of
course. Dear, dear, no.- If thev had not
got so rich, and m everybody's mouths,
I suppose I would have forgotten them
altogether. Let me see" and the
granddaughter filled up another cup o
tea. The kind old lady sipped it, the
while deep in thought. I was born
eight miles from here, and I was 12 years
old when 1 came in town to school
Then the 'liaritan house' was in ful
blast. 'C. Vanderbilt, proprietor,' I
remember was on a big sign. We
school girls, I know, for several sum
mers used to go down town past the
steamboat docks and up on Shuneman's
lull, to pick blackberries. We were
ai-wavs a little shv of Vanderbilt's hotel.
for" even away back in those days it was
rough. But old Mrs. Vanderbilt was
kind and good, and when she wasn't
too busy scrubbing and so on, she
always had a kind word for us. She
was a young woman then, and vigorous,
and now she did work, Ui course
we girls from "up-town" didn't
dare to let anvbody know that
we ever spoke to any of the inkeeper's
people, but she was good to us. Many
a glass of milk I've had from her. But
I never liked to see her serve out rum
to people. She did that while 'Corneel'
was awav. The bov the first bov.
William he's now the great William H.,
I remember well as a chubby-faced lit
tle chap about 10 or 11 vears old. His
father used to bring shad up iu his
111 M t
snaiiop in tne spring Hudson river
shad. Mrs. Vanderbilt used to have a
market for it alwavs and the bov would
deliver it akout. I know iu our old
boarding-school wo never could get shad
in the spring till Capt. Vanderbilt's
shallop got iu. Since they've all got so
rich, a story came out that young Van
derbilt's veritable old basket iu which
he used to carry the shad is still in ex
istence here, but that is untrue. The
boy never had a basket. He carried
the shad strung on a hickory 'withe,'
such as theT used to have in the old
davs. I remember it well."
"When did the Vanderbilts leave New
Brunswick, madam ?"
"Oh, that I couldn't tell vou. I left
school about 1833, and I believe they
were here then. I remember hearing
it said that more children were bor.i
here, but then, 3-ou see, we never knew
them at all they were, of course, not
in our circle. Since they have grown
so rich we natural! v know of them and
hear of them, and remember who thev
are, but that is all. I remember old
Mrs. Vanderbilt most kindly. She was
a good, motherly Woman, and, by her
thrift, excellent sense and untiring in
dustry, I've heard said, she made 'Cor
neel's' fortune. I am glad to have seen
you, sir. You will excuse me now
While I always like to talk of old times,
1 m just now a little tired.
He Carried the Liitt I:' I as:.
"Talk about my war record," said an
Arkansas orator at a political meeting
"my war record is a part of the state's
history. Why, gentlemen, I carried the
last Confederate flag through this
town."
"Yes," replied a bystander, "for I
was here at the tune.
"Thank you for your fortunate rec
ollection," gratefully exclaimed the or
ator. "It is pleasant to know that there
still live some men who move aside
envy and testify to the courage of their
fellow-beings. As I sav, gentlemen.
my war record is a part of the state's
history, for the gentleman here will tell
you that I carried the last Confederate
flag through this to.vn."
"That's a fact," said the man who
had witnessed the performance. "He
carried the last Confederate flag
through this town, an I ho carried it so
blamed fast that vou couldn't have told
whether it was a Union jack or a sinn.ll-
pcx warning.
Clilot' Chrwlnz Wiim.
Haynie's Foieiga IWtwr.j
Great chasms in the cliffs, rents in
the coast line, and overthrown build
ings sp ak of the apparently enlles,
series of earthquakes that have visite.1
the island. The Chitoes seem to take
their misfortunes with much philoso
phy, and before the wheels of tho
steamer have ceased to revolve it is
surrounded with a swarm of small
boat3 filled with venders of the famous
chewing gum. This precious gum
mastic is, according to the venders, in
finitely superior to the article sold in the
bazaars of Constantinople. They bring
it on board tied up in colored handker
chiefs, and each one has also a full line
Of the Dardanelles pottery, but the
prices they ask are six or seven times
those asked at the place of manufac
ture. The chewing of the gum is sup
posed to whiten the teeth aud sweeten
the breath, and there is no Turkish
lady who does not lighten the monot
ony of her existence by this practice.
There is hardly a more primitive spot
on the face of the globe than Chios,
and, with tho exception of the govern
ment officials, who sport the fez and
Turkish uniform, I do not think the
fashions have changed since the days
of Herodotus.
A littlo boy carrying home some pp-rr-
from a grocery droDned them. "Di.l
you break any ?" asked his mother when
he told her of it. "No," said the little
fellow, "but the shells came off of some
of 'em."
A FIREMAN'S FOBTUJIE.
The San Francisco (Cal.) Chronicle, in an
article on the Fire Department of ban
Francisco, gives the following from Assis
tant Chief Engineer Matthew Brady: I
iniroU.noi.v.iaKt tn.in Ac-cravat in tr pain
in my chest for over four years. I resorted
to various modes of treatment to obtain
relief. I have had my chest terribly blis
tered. No physician could tell w hat was
the matter with me. Two weeks ago I
in it St. Jacobs Oil. It has
cured me."
Robert Collier was CO years old Decern
ber 22d.
A child that wakes with croup should
have a dose of Piso s Cure.
Jay Gould was not invited to Vander
nilt s ball.
A TOTAL ECLIPSE
Ct oil moliiinpa 1v Dr. Tt.
Va. ChJX V ll 1 I n . . . ....... j
Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery is ap
proaching. Unrivalled in bilious disorders,
lnmiirp. hlnoH. and consumption, which is
scrofulous disease of the lungs.
Shakespeare disliked dogs, but Lester
Wallack keeps twenty-nine.
Dr. B. F. Laughlin, Clide, Kan., writes
'Samaritan Nervine cures fits."
Dujardin's Life Essence is The Great
French .Nerve tonic.
"RotJii ox Coughs." 15c, 25c, 50c, at
Druggists. Complete cure Coughs, Hoarse
ness, Sore Throat.
Annoint thyself with (Caloric Vita)
uil. it win cure ine worst paui.
Dujardin's Life Essence cures neuralgia
s a . i
ana nervous neaaacne.
Physicians declare the Xaglke Brandy
superior to all other brands lor meuicinai
purposes.
Strength for the weary Dujardin's Life
Essence.
Dr. Irwin II. Elderitlge. Baltimore,
Md., says: "I would recommend a trial of
lirown s Iron Hitter in all cases 01 anannic
debility or when a tonic or appetizer is in
dicated.
The Irishmen propose to" l'oole their is
sues and avenge U Uonnell.
GET THE ORIGINAL.
Dr. Pierce's "Pellets"-the original "Lit
tle Laver I'llls (sugar-coated) cure kick
and bilious headache, sour stomach, and
bilious attacks. By druggists.
The lips of the Flatbush girls have a
bulge that is almost Ethiopian.
"When we say that Samaritan Ner
vine cures rheumatism, we mean it."
Frisco Journal.
Dujardin's Life Essence is the remedy
for the overworked brain.
Brown's Bronchial Troches for coughs
and colds. "I do not see how it is possible
for a public man to lie himself in winter
without this admirable aid. uev. it. ai
Devens, Pocasset, Masv.
Martine&Co.: Gentlemen I am much
gratified with the action of your Life Es
sence. I am suffering greatly with gun
shot wounds and a broken Inn: in tact, 1
am an en: tome of injuries. With this
there is a great deal of nervous irritability,
not altogetnercalculated to make home nap
py. I am also troubled with sleepessnes
and loss of appetite, or rather was until I
commenced taking the l.ite r.ssence, since
which time, when I take it, I sleep better
than for years, have a le tter appetite, and
am not troubled with palpitation. My
sexual svstem is entirely restored, and
consequently have lost my melancholy,
moroseness, and suicidal tendency, and 1
feel a return of mental and physical force
and strength that I never anticipated.
Yours very truly,
AntoX Hardis, M. D.
"Buciiu-Paiba." Quick, complete cure,
all annoying kidnev and urinary dis
eases. l".
Dujardin's Life Essence makes the old
feel young again.
Am men's Cough Svrun never fails to
cure it used in tune and according to ui
rections.
Rev. W. H. Chapman, Baltimore, Md.,
says: Owing to the good health or my
family resulting from its use, I deem
Brown's Iron Bitters a most valuable
tonic."
Dujardin's Life Essence conquers nerv
ous debillity, loss of memory.
They have a lamb in New York that
drinks beer and chews tobacco.
Young men or middle-aged ones, suffer
ing from nervous debility and kindred
weaknesses, should send three stamps for
Part. VII of v nrlrl n Diswiisarv Dune ae
ries of looks. Address World's Dispen
sary Medical Association, Buffalo,
N. Y.
Gi'i1lAtv to Ka f 1 1 or flit' ttnnio
vnavsTv i.s 1 v iviii 1111 c ...- "-
given the study ot ureek ana iatin.
A great many people feel themselves
gradually failing. They don't know just
what is the matter, but thev suffer from a
combination of indescribable aches and
pains, which each month seem to grow
worse, Ine only sure remedy known that
will counteract this feeling and restore
twrfert. health is lirown s Iron Hitters, lsv
.i-iil nu!miln(Siii it- , n, i ft fkhj til. Il-ia"f
Icljllll WVillllimLivii am pill 1110 lit..
drives out disease, gives health ana
strength to every portion reached by the
circulatory system, renews wasted tissues
and restores robust health and strength.
Dujardin's Life Essence gives brain force
and vital energy.
It is astonishing the numkr of intelli
gent eople who regard a cold or cough as
a trivial matter, something unnecessary to
pay attention to. How many times have
you heard the expression, "O, nothing the
matter, only a slight cold." Yes, my
friend, and nine-tenths of the many thou
sand consumptives who walk the earth to
day doomed to a premature death, said the
same thing. We pay attent ion to a cold,
and promptly, too. Our remedy is Am-
men s Cough byrup; some otner prepara
tions are good, but we have found it by far
the best.
UUJU1U11I D Ua.al iJOQVltvv , v - j . . j . . .
hysteria,, and all nervous affections.
Tin in rsi I a T ifn 1?uuonA Tlf"U it ! ' 1 XT Plirptt
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica,
Lumbago, Backache, Headache, Toothache.
More Th rout. wllitr. Wprnl n. HraU
JXD ILL UTI1KU OUII fAlflU AND ACMES.
BoMbj Druulat ! IMltricmTubiri. Fifty CnU botll.
IHroenoua la J l i.iuuin.
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Irrwfc THE GREAT -ff
HA Kinross FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
First premium Mechanics' Institutie, 1883.
D. S. Brown & Co., general agents for Pa
cific Coast, 30 California street, San Fran
cisco. The following letter explains itself:
J. N. Andrews, dealer in General Mer
chandise; Postmaster and Agent jWells,
Fargo & Co's Express. ;
Elk Grove, Sacramento Co., Cal., )
December , 1883. ; f
Messrs. D. S. Brown & Co.: !
Gentlemen Please send me another
six-gallon Harkness Fire Extinguisher as
soon as you can. I had occasion to use the
one I bought of you a short time ago.
Last night the hotel adjoinining my
store caught fire in the hallway to the sec
ond story from the explosion of a lamp and
the building being cloth and paper was im
mediately on fire in several rooms,! but in
less than two minutes after getting the
extinguisher to work the fire was outJ
As soon as this one arrives I will send
the otherone down and have it replenished.
Also please inform me if I cannot draw off
the fluid remaining in the tank and save
it for future use, or shall I send it as it is.
Yous, etc.. (Signed) J. N. Andrews.
j j
"Rough on Corns." 15c. Ask ifor it.
Complete cure, hard or soft corns, warts,
bunions. I j
The Strongest and Best!
THOMAS PRICE. Analytic Chemist, pronounce!
tho (ilANT BAKIXO POWDER unrl; ooe-tlanl
trongcr than any sold on the Pacific Coast (
Nan Francisco, September 24 1883.
H. E. BOTHIN, Frwu.lent Bothin M Tg Co.: i
Dkar Sir: After careful and complete chemical
analysis of a can of Giant Baking Powder, purchased
by us in open market, we find that it does Dot con
tain alum, acid phosphate, terra a Ilia, or any injuri
ous sultttanees, but is a pure, healthful Cream Tar
tar Baking Powder, and as such can recommend it
to consumers. x. WENZELL & CO.,!
We concur Analytic Chemists.
R. BEVERLY COLE. M. U. I i
J. L. MEARS, M. I).. Health Officer. I I
J. L. MEARS. M. I).. Health Offic
ALFRED W. PERRY. M. D.,") Me
W. A DOITOLAHS, M. IX, J-Kn
AUG. ALERS, M. D.. ) of
Members of Hun
-'ranciseo Board
Health, j
I I-
Mnnnfarliired Iy Ibr I
BOTHIN BTF'G COMPANY,
17 and 19 Main Street, San FranciscoJ
!
The necessity
prompt and ef
.nt household
ATDM$ rolll
iccliea iij. daily
jjrowing more nn-Itt-rative.
I and of
these HoKtettcr'8
Stomach Hitters is
the chief in merit
and trie most pop
ular. Irregularity
of the i stomach
and bowels, .mala
rial fevers, 'liver
complaint, debili
ty, rheumatism
and minor ail
ments, ore thor
oughly conquered
fc, T 11 fh S1 U 11119 1 HI Will il 1 -
Sfi3 JB.!J 1m? able family rest or
IS a ft r-T. A- ativeandmedkin-
' ' al safeguard, and
it is justly regarded a the purest and most com
prehensive remedy of its class. For sale by all
Druggists and Healers generally. j
aPBLaLS
TORPID DOWELS, i
DISORDERED LIVER,
and MALARIA, i
From these sources arise threc-ionrt ns or
Che diseases of the human raeo. Tbeae
symptoms indicate tneirexiatence : Xtoaa of
Apptlte, Bowels costive Sick Dead
ache, fullness after eatlncr, s.version to
exertion of toodjr or mind ErmcttIo
or food Irritability of temper Low
spirits, A. feeling of bavlnc neglected
some duty, IMzzlness Flattering at tne
Heart, lots before th eyes, nlgnly col
ored Urine cowsTIPATloar, and de
mand the use of aremodythat actadlreetly
on the Liver. As aLiver medicine TUTT'S
V ILX& bave no equal. Their action on tha
Kidneys and Skin is al so prompt ; removing:
all impurities through these three "scav
engers of the system," producing appe
tite, sound digestion, regular Ptools, a clear
skin and a vigorous body. TDTPS MjLS
cause no nausea or griping; nor interfere
with daily work and are a perfect i
ANTIDOTE TO MALARIA.
Sold every where, 25c. OtHoe,44MnrraySt.,N.Y.
TUTT S HAIR DYE.
Gray ILub on "Whiskers changed In
stantly to a Glossy Black by a single ap
plication of this Dye. Sold by Druggrists,
or sent by express on receipt of 91
Offlee, 44 Murray Street, New York.
tUTTS MANUAL OF USEFUL RECEIPTS FREE.
UNFAILING
INFALLIBLE
i s- n S a f a
IJf CURINO
JZnilentic Fit.
j t - - - 7
fU Spasms, Falling
Sickness, Convul
sions, St. Vitus Dance, Alcoholism,
Opium Eating,
Scrofula, and all
.Nervous and Blood Diseases.
CSFTo Clergymen, Lawyers, Literary Men,
Merchants, Baukers, Ladies and all whose
sedentary employment causes Nervous Pros
tration, Irreirularities of the blood, stomach,
bowels or Kidneys, or who require a erve
tonic, appetizer or Btiimulant, Samaritan Nerv
ine Is mvaluaDie.
KSTbou sands
proclaim it the most
wonderful Invigor
ant that eversustain
ed a sinking system.
tW H.50 per bottle.
(i.'jEnVlE)
TheBR-9. A. RICHMOND
MEDIC ALC0., Sole Pro-1
Cco:iQUEnono
Drietors. St.Josenh. Mo.
For testimonials and circulars send ttanip.
BEDLN6X0S CO., Afc-eots, baa Francisco.
U IT TREES!
Apple, l'ear, l'eiich,
Plum, Appricot, Etc.
ItooT Grafts.
Seedlings, Cuttings,
- Seeds, Etc
LARCEST STOCK IN AMERICA !
Bend ns a list of what
you want and we will
quote you a price for
tne name, boxed and
freight prepnid to
any of the principal
railrond townn in Cal
ifornia., Oregon, and
Waxhintrton Territory
tST If you don't xeant anything this yiar send for
1'rice ,i8t and gel posted for another season.
LM0ODY&SONS,L0CKP0RT.H.Y.
iiatr ara Nurseries .Established low.
X bare s posltlra remedy for IhA Sbora dlseaMi bj its
n. thonsands of casea of the wont kind and of (one
standing have boan cured. Indeed, mo eironir I mr faltS
in iu elBcacy, Uiat I will tend TWO BOTTLKS PKBB, to
Cretber wltb a VALUaBLB TKKATJ8K on thle dlan.f
ay uiXertjr. UtveKxprvM and F. O. addre.
PH. T. A. blMCVH. m fearl SUM-' York.
ACENTS WANTED gy.TiSi
chineoTor invented. Will knit a pair of tockin with
HiCELi and TOK comnlete in 20 minutes. It wlH alo
knit afreat rariotyof. fancy work f or whiefc tneroie aj-
waya a ready market Bend for circular ami
the T won. My minting Machine to., 163 Tre-
iniiut Btreer. uoeton jnarw
l W CF.ICBR
Ml I
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PIANOS.
PIANOS
8,000 New and Seeond-band Tlux
ai half prioe. Pianoe (75 and op. Anti
aell Piano Factory. 34 a 26 Kill St.. S. B
TTA ZELTOS PI AS. OH, BENIIAM
Pianos, Standard Organ, Bheet Music, and Musical
Merchandise of every description at the Model
M attic Store. 135 Market Hireet. San Fran.
Cisco. Bend for our catalorne of 10-cent mnsia
CHA8. 8. EATON.
A. M. BENHAM.
PIANOS' Decker Bros., Behr Bros., Emerson, and J.
and OL Fisher. Musical Merchandise. Organs
Mason, Hamlin t Chase. Kohler & C ?hae, 137 Post H t. ,8. 1
O C R a week in your own town. Terms and $5 outfit
VJ DO free. AMress& Hlxrrr t Co.. Portland. Maine
1 CORES WHERE All ELSE FAILS.
?l Beat Ooogta Syrup. Tantesgood.
'1 use in time, tioia
Ibydrwrftst.
S72
A WEKk. Slat adsv at Hume easily made. Cestls
outfit free. Addreta True a; Co.. Angnsta, Maine.
e a I lby watchmakers. Brmsil 2oe. ClrctrisrS.
$5 TO $20
per day at boms. Samples worth S5 fr3t
Address 8tikmoi Co.,Portland,Main
N. P. N. U. No. 5. S. F. N. U. No. 82.
Incubator!
SKLF-BEOUJATINO.
Gold Medal, Silver Medal and
11 sSSrat. TV-miiirrio i'- fthtm
Wf Hatches ail kinds of Egg-.
LIU'-l j.'Jl ill Sizes. Prices from 12 tin.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Address
PETALUMA IISCUJHATOK CO., Petaluma, CaL
sScnd for Circulars. Circulars Free.3.
.3 5
s &
S op
si i
NAGLEE BRANDY
Tho purest and best in the world. Recom
mended by all Physicians, t.old Medal award
ed in France for superiority over all French
Brandies.
For sale, in wood or glass, by the Agent,
S. P. MIDDLETON,
Xo. 116 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CaL
YThe Greatest
Nervine known.
BEEF
(Liebic's Extract), the
Wonderful Nutritive and
Invigorator.
IRON
(Pyrophosphate), Tonic
for the Blood, and Food
for the Brain.
This Valuable Discovery, lately prepared and
sold in Portland, Oregon, has been extensirely used in
that .reality, and performed many astonishing cures
As a .Nervine and Tonic it is unsurpaxsed. The
combination of Olery. Beef" aud Iron, has shown
to possess wonderful power to build up broken-down
constitutions, and restore vigor to both mind and body.
It is an efficient remedy in cases of (General lrllllty,
Nervous Exhaustion.JSlrpleawnet.s, .Nenrul
Rltt. yMnepia. ! ' f Physical Mini Mental
Power, frlnary Difflcnltlea.and inall Ur ran la
ment, of Health, where an efficient and agreeabl
Tonic and Nervine is required.
PREPARED AND SOLD BY
LUTHELL, COX & CO.,
537 Clay Street, - - San Francisco.
Finroj
b uiarvly to .top ttism fuf
time and then hare them rstnrn again. I n.-" a radi
cal enra. I bare msde tha dlseasa of FITS, ENLEPST
or FaLLIHO SICKNESS a life-long study. I warrant my
remedy to emr the worst ease. Beesus other o
failed is no reason tor not now reeeWlng a enra, Bn la
onoe for a treatise- and a Free Bottle ot tny lnfaUlbls
remedy. O.t Express and Post Office. It costs jod
nothing fnr a trial, and I will enrs yon.
address Dr. Ji O. BOOT. 1 roart St. Kew Tork.
VIim I ... rnn 1 dd not mMB
mm
sa.K ! Iff ) ,
GELER
o mm
A -mm en's Cough Syrup. k
ASK FOR
Ammen's
COTJGH SYEUP,
The (rest remedy for
Colds, Coughs,
And all Diseases of the Throat and
Lungs.
Buy a Dollar Bottle.
All Dealers in Medicine sell It.
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AlIEIEN'S COUGH SYRUP.
Gr
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AMMEN'S
COUGH
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desired, can purchase them on one or two years' tiiuu,
at reasonable interest, with satisfactory security.
Address
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PURITY SOAP
X7"Something Senaible.jQf
fob
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H-lf-rAtrvlAtiiiBe
Incubator!
From $20 up.
Send for descrip
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Thoroughbred
Pnnltrvsnd Eirtrs.
1011 Broadway,
Oakland, CaL
I,' m i- i i i i i "i ii i"
This BELT or Bpffenen,
tor w mail expressly for
trio cure of deran(rfmenls
of the ffeneraltre ortrans.
There Is no mistake about
this instrument, the con
tinuous stream of aXKO
TKIOITY pernveatimr
throcRh the parts nmrt
rvxtoro them to healthy
action. Vo not confound
tms with ElectI-0 fceltf
adrertisedto cure all IIU
from head to te. It U fol
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the ON s. specino piii-juxm
ASK FOR
AMMEN'S
COTJGH
S YBU P.
Take no other.
O
Ammon's
COTJGH SYETJP
CUKES
Golds, Coughs, Group,
Bronchitis. Whooping Cough,
acknowledge! the best for
ASTHMA. CONSUMPTION,
and Lung Troublve.
Recommended by Clergymen
and Editors.
Prescribed by Physicians.
Indorsed by all who use it.
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