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V 1 Vv Snake Story. Wc extract the following thrilling tale from a volume of adventures recently published in Europe. The hero of the scene is a sailor, vrho, with his com panions, were on an East India island, preparing to leave it, but could not fin ish a sail they were making. He says: "We worked hard, and being bunglers, much of the work had to be done over again three or four times. AVe were, however, pretty near the end of our job, when an adventure befel me, the recol lection of which, reproduced in dreams, often makes me start up in bed in a cold sweat of horror. I have seen it told, not quite correctly, in a popular periodical, probably by somo one who had heard it directly or indirectly from me. It thus fell out. The sail, a lur sail, did not set well. I having, or be lieving I had, more knowledge upon the subject than the others, remained by the boat, whilst my mates returned to the ship, turned in, and made them selves comfortable. I worked on till I had thoroughly wearied mvself for the Southern night, with its g'lorious moon ana neias oi splendid stars, was as bril nant as day, though cold for the cli mate, a chill wind having set in imme diately after sunset. .Luis, with the work I was engaged in cutting and stitching the sail did not induce warmth, so that I partook more freely than it was my wont to do oi tue excellent brandy I had provided myself with. At all events, tired, vexed for I could not so set the sail as to bend it on the ship-shape, and perhaps more man nan seas over (1 was not an abstemious man in thoso days), lay uown just under tue lee of the boat, took a few pulls at the brandy flask.and dropped oil' to sleep. Sleep! yes, the sleep of devils! Frightful, horrible dreams oppressed mo. I was stifled, crushed with nightmare. That was the impression on my half unconscious mind. At last I fully awoke. Good God! the icy chill which ran through my vein3, when I, by brilliant, moon light, discovered the cause of the night mare which was stifling me. The fetid, horrible smell of serpents was in my nostrils, and I saw that two cobras, one, the largest I had ever seen, were lying on my breast where they hid no doubt crept for warmth twined together, and, being quite motionless, were, I judged, asleep. To stir, to awake them, was certain death. In less than an hour, if I were bitten ever so slightly, I should be a mass of corrup tion. Paralyzed, fainting with fear, I lay perfectly still, but feeling that the dreadful suspense could not be long en dured, and I must soon start up and cast off the horrible reptiles an any risk. They were evidently asleep, and might be llung at a distance before be ing able to make use of their fatal fangs. But, merciful God! they begin to stir to wriggle from each 'other. I am lost! Ha! is that the snapping, chirping bark of our pet mongoose (ichneumons) which alarms the rejitiles? Let me ex plain. The mongoose is the natural enemv of snakes, and in a combat with one is sure to bo the victor. The bite of the snake produces but a momentary effect upon the little animal appears to make it giddy for a few minutes, when it seems to recover itself by eating herbs growing among the grass. This, how ever, is a disputed point. However it may be, the mongoose swiftly returns to the attack, and the snake, as I was told, is invariably killed. The island furnished ichnumons al most as plentifully as snakes. Lafranc and Dupont managed to tame and do mesticate three of them .not a very dif ficult task knowing that not one of the serpent tribe will approach where they are or have been recently, no more than a cockroach will venture out of its hole in a kitchen where a hedgehog k eps watch and ward. Our ichneumons were special pets of mine, and were then, scenting the serpents and missing me and the evening meal I always pro vided for them, coming to the rescue. Yes, by heaven! the quick ears of the serpents have recognized the rapid ap proach of the dreaded mongoose; their horrid snake glances glow with fearaud rage; their hoods dilate as they untwist themselves, and glide off in the hope of escape; but, finding that impossible, turn to fight. The ichneumons desire nothing better. They spring upon the serpents, bite them on the back part of the head, and carry on the battle, of which I am a delighted spectator, with a spirit, a cheerful, chirrupy vigor, which is, I feel, though I nevr actually witnessed such a combat before, a sure augury of success. The battle is not a protracted one the snakes are dead, and my pets running after and leaping up at me appear to know they have res cued me from death, and will have in reward an even more bountiful supper than usual. They are not mistaken. Our friends and my fellows, were pain fully excited by the incident which had, hewever, so happily terminated, and for my part, I was not myself again for several days. I never slept in the open air again. Dinneu Etiquette. English eti quette demands the observance of two rules in connection with di it is the worst possible taste to violate in any country, many delinquents to the contrary notwithstanding. They are that all dinner invitations shall be answered at once no waiting to see if a pleasanter enjoyment presents itself, and that the guest shall be punctual to the hour specified. That the success of the party" depends largely upon these is self-evident. The next important matter lies with the host or hostess, to settle beforehand the correct precedence, and if there is none, to consider which couples best suit each other. There are several methods of arranging the order in which the guests are to go down; one is for the host, before dinner is an nounced, to introduce each gentleman to the lady whom he is to take to din ner; but this has its inconveniences, and the wiser plan is thought to be for the hostess to dispatch the guests herself when the host gives his arm to the lady he takes down. Once arrived in the dining-room, the host should tell each couple as they appear, where they are to sit. An experienced hostess always takes opecial care not to seat husbands and wives opposite each other. One thing should never be forgotten. Everv geutlemau must place the lady he es .corts on his right hand. He should always when desired to tale her to din ner, offer his right arm. Ladies and gentlemen enter the room sinslv. not arm-in-arm. and the ladies retaiu their gloves until they are seated, putting t lera on again before leaving the din ing-room. The man who puts on a spring coat with the most satisfaction is the house painter. 1 Neglected Graves in London. The first of those spots in interest, and the first beyond all question in squalor and shameful neelect. is St. Paul's Convent Garden. In the foulest corner of this dismal, dirty solitude, under a thick cake of accumulated filth of half a century, with no stone, or in deed any indication to mark its site, save the minute accounts of Aubrey, is the grave of our greatest national comic poet Samuel Butler, the author of Hudibras. Somewhere among the docks, nettles and greens, grimy flat stones, covered with old shoes, offal, battered kettles and broken bottles flung from the neighboring windows, lie Sir Peter Lely; Arne, the celebrated physician; Sir Bobert Strange, tho 4 'greatest en graver perhaps the country has ever seen;" Closterman, another artist; Dr. Walcot (Peter Pindar) ; Carl, Earl of Somerset; the dramatists Southern and Wycherly; the actors Haines, Estcourt and Macklin. Some of these may have been buried in the Church, many of them, we know, had monuments, but every one of these has been stripped off' the walls of the church, broken to pieces and huddled together into the vaults. Not a trace of the graves, not a vestige of the monuments remain. In St Giles iu-the-Fields, Lord Herbert, of Cher bury, was buried. His monument has also entirely disappeared, and his grave is lost. The same fate has befallen An drew Marwell. The monument of George Chapman, the immortal transla tor of Homer, and the eloquent dramat ist still remains in the church-yard, but is gradually crumbling to pieces. St. Martiu's-in-the-Fields contains tho re mains of Nell Gwynn, John Hunter, tho great surgeon, and Mrs. Centlivre, but the sight of all tho three graves has been lost, their monuments have been shattered to pieces and sealed up in the closed vaults. In St. Giles Cripple pato reposes the body of John Milton. Pews have been built over his grave, and the bust, a very fine one, has been removed to a more convenient place; a fitting sequel to the brutal desecration to which his remains were exposed to ward the end of the last century. In Twickenham Church, also, pews have been erected over the grave of Pope, whose skull is said to have been some time ago hawked about tho country by an itinerant phrenologist. In St. Anno's, Soho, is the grave of William Hazlitt, which appears like the tombs in St. Paul's Convent Garden, to be also a favorite depository for rubbish and bot tles. It is almost superfluous to add that the headstone has been removed; it cow reposes with ludicrous incon sistency against the walls of the church next to that of King Theodore of Cor sica. The Savoy Chapel, in which Ga wen Douglass, one of the greatest of the early Scotch poets, and George Wither, the graceful author of "The Shepherds' Hunting" and the "Match less Orinta," were buried, is swept and garnished; everything has been oblit erated. In the old St. Pancras church yard, which is associated with many memories, neglect has reahced its cli max, and we have no hesitation in say ing that such a church-yard is a dis grace to a civilized country. There, in tombs gaping half open, in a huge, filthy solitude of nettles and elder tree3, lie jumbled together English worthies, illustrious lawyers and soldiers, states men and noble French exiles. In the semi-ccrroded epitaths the painful reader can still spell out the names of princely houses and the titles of van ished glory. It seems, indeed, sur prising that their descendants should not be careful to see that the graves of their distinguished ancestors should at least be decent. In that church-yard, too, there is still standing the stone which marks the grave f William God win and his first wife, Mary Wollstone craft. If Mr. Paul's account of the re moval of their remains to Bournemouth bo correct, the stone must now mark a cenotaph, though it marks something still more interesting. It was on this spot that Shelley stood when he engag ed himself to his second wife God win's daughter, Mary. The tombstone stands by itself, near the railway. As it must soon follow the rest, if it is not looked after, it seems a pity that some thing should not be done to preserve it. Within a stone's-throw of this interest ing spot is the tomb of a celebrated Bishop of Lyons, a man who filled ad mirably a most responsible position during the troubles which succeeded the French revolution. He died an ex ile in London, and the graceful Latin inscription which records his services, and was intended to embalm his memo ry, i3 now all but illegible. In St. Clement Danes Church, which was once adorned with many handsome monu ments, not one is now remaining. Poor Nat Lee, the once popular dramatic poet, lies in tho church-yard, but his tombstone has of course long been de stroyed, and the site is now unknown. In the neighborhood of St. Bride's Church were interred the great printer. Wynken do Worde; Sir Richard Baker, the chronicler immortalized by Addi son, and Samuel Bichardson, the novel ist. All traces of the first two have long disappeared, but it is probably not too late to identify the spot where the author of Clarissa llarlmce reposes. Thompson, the poet, lies in Richmond Church, but the authorities, following the example of their Twickenham neigh bors, have erected pews on the site of the grave, und it is now impossible to recognize it. Bolingboke has shared the same fate in Battersea old church, and similar feats have been played in the old church at Chelsea, a still more celebrated spot. In St. James, Picar- dilly, the tomb of the poet Akenside has also disappeared as completeiv as that of the old Duke of Queensberrv, which lies in the same church. London Nercs. Pavement Blocks from Furnace Cinders. A new process of casting and annealing paving blocks of furnace cin ders has been suggested, which consists in taking the slag as it flows from the furnace and running it into molds 2laced upon a circular table. As fast as the molds are filled they are moved away, and left to cool down to a dull red color. The molds aro then opened and the blocks are taken out and annealed in a furnace for 24 hours. They are then ready for use. The principal improve ment in this process is in the annealing of the blocks of slag. Thus prepared, the blocks would be suitable for con structing walls for building purposes and engineering work. Here's another warning. A man down town refused to stay home after an early supper and help his wife white wash the back-yard fence, and his black hair turned white in less than a minute. His wife's painful awkwardness with the whitewash brush caused the sudden change. Exchange. The Man Who was Excited Over the War News. Mr. White, a Detroiter of middle-ase, visited this office yesterday to find a war map and to have a chat about the European situation, and it wasn't ten minutes before his enthusiasm was up to the boiling point. "It will be worth thousands aud mil lions and billions of dollars to this country!" he shouted, as he broke through one of the office chairs. "Yes, it will," somebody remarked. "It will stiffen wages, bring out cap ital, make money plenty, and just set us all to whooping!" ho whooped as he scratched the leg wounded at he first Bull Run. Somebody remarked that it probably would. Taking five newspaper war iuap3 un der one arm. and the London Times under the other, Mr. White left the office and proceeded directly homeward, feeling more patriotic every moment. "Oh! we're going to lay 'em right out, Nancy!'' he said, as he dropped his hat in the hall. "Did you order the flour?" she asked, in a careless tone. "Flour! What do I care about flour? The Russians have goi Kara and half of tho Turkish army!" "Have, eh! Well, I hope that paper hanger will bo here in the morning. You didn't think to see about " "Right here is Kara, and right here is where the Turks got mauled!" he ex claimed, as ho knelt on the floor and traced one of the maps. "Did, eh! Say, John, can't you rake off the lawn tliis morning, and did you see abotit tho whitewashing?'' "Will you talk about whitewashing when all Europe is convulsed with war?' ho fiercely demanded, as he shook the other four maps at her. "I I'd like those onion beds marked out to-day," she replied, as she hunted through the work-basket for a button with an eye on it. "Onion beds marked out, when this very copy of the London Times editori ally predicts that a million armed men will bo rushing at each other's throats in less than sixty days!" She found the button, and he un rolled tho balance of his maps. There was a dead silence until his finger rested on the City of Erzeroum, when he shouted: "Here she is! Right around hero is where they are making the Turks howl for sugar!" "By the way, John," she softly re marked, as she looked up, "don't you think that Summer kitchen will have to be reshingled this Spring?" The girl who eloou general housework says he tore the five war maps into five hundred pieces, and banged the London Times against the wall with an awful thump as he jumped out doors, but girls are sometimes prejudiced. Mr. White was in the corner grocery at half-past eleven, saying to the pioprie tors: "Don't it make your blood jump as you read of tho European situation?" And the proprietor raked the cheese knife on tho edge of tho counter o clean it, and replied: "Seems like I haf to kill doze poys who cut soap mit dis knife." How can you expect anybody but a warrior to feel as warriors do? Detroit Pree Press. Off for Europe. George Carlysle, a prisoner with a black eye and a deso late look, mounted a barrel on Jefferson avenue at midnight, Friday night, and harangued a crowd. The" crowd was composed of one old man, who was looking for a soft bed in some doorway. Mr. Carlysle didn't ask the old mau to assist him to mob tho Riddle House, but he said : "Gentlemen, I leave for Europe to morrow to take part in the glorious struggle for freedom, truth, religion and and suuthiu' to drink. Who will join me?" The lono old man sat on the curbstone and looked around as if lie wanted to join a square meal. "Thou coward!" hi.sed the orator, as he looked down upon tho crowd. The old man stared across the street at a patent hitching-post, and made no reply. "I'll begin the war right here!" shout ed the orator, as he fell off the barrel. "Square off, old man, and look out for your nose." The lone crowd dusted down the street, yelling "Murder!" at the top of his voice, and Carlysle was arrested as he pursued. "What business have you with thi3 European muddle?" asked the Judge, as he looked down upon the drunkard. "And, further, who hit you?" "Fell agin a house," was the mourn ful reply. "Do you want to go to Europe?" "I'd like to be counted in when war rages, your Honor." "You are a nice specimen to be around hollering for freedom!" sneered the Court. "You'd better holler for soap and watar aud a clean shirt. When did you wash last? ' "Wasn't I around during the last war?" protested the prisoner. "I'm just aching to be on the skirmish lino along the Dan-u-be." "You'll be aching to get out of the House of Correction before your sen tence ( xpires. I am going to make it sixty days." "Very well," replied the man. "I shall stay up there just seven minutes by the watch, and then run the guard and take the first train for Europe." " Write in e from Kalafator Erzeroum, and don't give me any more informa tion," remarked the Court, and that ended the case. Detroit free Press. "And above all, Nellie, -my love," were the parting words of a West Adams street woman to her daughter as the hack to convey the newly-wedded pair to Fort Wayne depot drew up at the door, "and above all, Nellie, if you should quarrel for Reginald is but a man, and life is full of thorns remem ber that your first duty is to yourself as a lady and housekeeper. Order and neatness above all things. Never hit your husband with a rolling-pin or a potato-masher. You coul.l never for give yourself if the result of such a blow were to be the appearance of a hair at the table in a dish of mashed po tatoes or a pie-crust when you had com pany at tea. The poker will do quite as well, and is infinitely more lady-like. Good-bv. Write everv dav. and don't i forget your poor old mother. Boolhoo!" It is all very fine to laugh at a wo man's t intruais when a mouse makes its appearance near her skirts, but a little merriment should be reserved for the man who plays circus while a June bug is walking up the inside of his clothing with the slow and measured step of a day laborer. Turner Falls Reporter. COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, A Point on Which the IKM-tors Agree. Physicians who have tested Hostetter's Stomach Bitters concur in representing it to be an eminently safe stimulant, far preferable to the ordinary liquors of commerce, not oiily be cause it is medicated, but because it isintmite.lv pure. It3 alcoholic basia is the nntst old rye, and this is tempered and rendered medicinal by the curative ingredients of botanic origin winch it holds iu solution. It has often been imitated, but never rivaled, and is to-day tho leading tonic, diuretic and aperient of America ; Mala rial fevers are prevented and remedied by it, and it is a thoroughly nimble medicine m cases of dvspepsia, constipation, liver complaint, rheumatism, gout, nervousmsw, urinary and uterine affections. It improves the appetite, in creases the bodily stamina, checks premature decav, and as a sustaining and comforting cor dial lor the aged and infirm is unequalled. Uraul l'!ilosrp.ili Will be taken for you at reasonable rates by calling on Taylor A Co., 415 Montgomery afreet. San Francisco. All work guaranteed. Pensions and Bounties Increased. Write Cel. L. Bingham A Co., Attorneys for Claims, i'atents. Land Tides. Washington, D.C. A Doctorix the Closet. Trapper's Indian Oil is one of tln.se harmless, ready rem ediea that every family hhoull keep on hand. Whenever there is pain, use it. We Guakantke Dr. Heislev's Headache Powrebs to cure the most distressing cases in ten minutes. All druggist sell 10 cent trial packs regular size 50 els., or mailed from Sa lem, N. J. Also Powder in Bidk for Physicians' use. Crane & Iirigham, Wholesale Agents, cor ner Front and Clay streets, San Francisco. Caxcek can be Cc-jTkd. Da. Bond, of Phil adelphia, announces his discovery for the radi cal cure of Cancer. No Knife! Ao Pain! No Caustic! ltemeJiea with full directions sent anywhere. Pamphlets and particulars sent free. Address with stamp, Dr. IT. T. Bond, 859 North Broad st., Philadelphia. Pa. "It's Only n Vonxit" has brought many to untimely graves. What is a Cough? The lungs or bronchial tubes have been attacked by a cold; nature Hounds an alarm bell, telling where the disease lies. Wisdom suggests ' try Wistab's Balsam ok Wild Chee ry ;" it has cured, during the last half of a cen tury, thousands upon thousands of persons. As long as you rough, there is dinger, for the cough is a Safety Valve. Use "Wistau" and bo cured. Sold by all druggists. Cure for Cripples. The founders of the National Surgi cal Institute have expended more than $500,OfX in the construction and perfection of apparatus for the treatment of cripples, an.l this institution has succeeded in tho cure of more cases of Spinal Curvature, Hip and Knee Joint Diseuse, Club Feet. Paralys's. Piles. Fistula, and every species of bodi'y deformity, than any similar institution in the world. A permanent branch Is now located in Nan Fran Cisco. S13 Ilii)h street. Send for Circular. I'rom n IMijNiclaii. Hyde Park, Vt., Feb. 7, 170. Messrs. Setli W. Fuwle V Sons, Bostiii. Gents You may perhaps remember that I - 1 7.. l : i . I wreuej (in weverai weeaa nu iu xegaiu iu ilic use of "the Peruvian Syrup for my wife, who was suffering from general debility, the se quen e of Typhoid iJysentery. I had tried the most noted physicians in this State, and also in Canada, without re lief. At your recommenda tion she commenced the use of the Syrup, the first four bottles mado but little impression, but while taking the iifth she began to improve raj idly, and now, after using six of the dollar tit tlcs, she has regained her strength, aud is able to do most of the work about the house; and I feel that I cannot sjn-ak too highly in praise of the Pkkuvian Sykvf. I have prescribed it to several of my patients, and have procured the sale of several dozen of it here. on can make anv use of this letter vou see lit. Yours vcrv tnih , H . D. 15ei.dk, M. D. Amioii:iceiuf ii t. limit & Fink, Merchant Tailors, No. 3 Montgomery Street, Masonic Temple, San Fian cisco, in announcing a very large reduction in their prices of Gentlemen's Clothing, have still the same faith as ever, namely, that in spite of dull times there are men who must buy and wear clothes, and that there are still left in San Fran cisco many who believe that good work, gotnl material, and garments that tit well, and stylish and graceful, are in tho light of real economy tho lest and the cheapest. To this class we would say, that we will now make, to measure, good business suits at from $10 to S55, a reduc tion that must bring these suits within the means of all who study economy intelligently. Iu Jiuisli and mtrkmanship every article will bo precisely as heretofore. Call aud examine foyourselves. There is no use of wearing ready-made clothes, manufac tured in the East, when you can have a suit made to your order by B. & i". for the same price, thereby supporting home labor. Gentlemen's furnishing (foods iu large variety, and of tho best quality, always in stock at n. duced prices. 4nrlit iiiI'm lro;;rets. The rapidly increasing business of M. II. Garland, and the unprecedented demand for his celebrated Vegetable Cough Drops, has forced hiin to remove into new and more spacious quarters. His new factory and wholesale and retail depot for his renowned candies is now located at 7C5 Mission street, iu the Hancock building, San Francisco. The new factory is the largest on this roast. With his additional facilities, Mr. Garland is enabled to offer to the trade superior qualities of candies at low cash prices. He has also nuppliod a want long felt in this city, iu fitting up his old stand at 828 Market street, in first-class style as a ladies' dining, oyster and ice-cream saloon, where ladies and gen tlemen can enjoy the luxuries of home cooking, as well as all the delicacies of the season, and where families can obtain pure, fresh ice cream at prices which defy competition. In the oyster department he employs one of the best cooks iu the city, and is enabled to serve his customers with choice Eastern or California in every style. S. K. J'ost. Ir. I .si nar'a Seminal Ptlla. for Seminal Weakness, Loss of Vigor, sexual and General De bility. Physical and Mental Prostration, and the many ailments arising from Indiscretion , self-abuse, over-work and over-anxiety. To those in need of a speedy and reliable remedy for the above com plaints, Dlt. LA MA R'S SKM1NAL PILIX are rec ommended. Thousands testily to their merits. Price, (2 50 per bottle. 8ent by express, C O. I)., to any address, secure from observation. A. McBoyle A Co.. Drufcsrists, iSan Franc! wo, ( P. O. box !,!!!. sole agents, to whom all orders should be add eased. 84 t'SR NO MORE METAL TRUSSES! No more sufTerln? from iron hoops orsteei sprinicn' The Patent Magnetic K las tic Truss is worn with ease and comfort NleJUTand DAY and will perform radical curen when all oi tiers fail. Header, if rup tured, try one of our comforta ble Elastic Appliances. Vou will never rt-Kiet it. orSend for Illustrated Hoolc and Price List. MAONKTK! KLASTIC TKL'SM COMPANY, OOi Sacramento Street, San Praucisco. "HKMICAL STKKNOTII" cures seminal weakness and all forms of debility resulting from error or excess t'i per bottle. Sold at all drug stores. Crank & Briouaw. Agents, San Frauciaco. T ' W K.I-IV IKX- J TAL HeXJMS, Ji.lo Kearny St., near Bush, San Krancixco. Ethkk or C'Hl.ORotoiiM adiuinixtered. A lady assistant in attendance. Ukadctatks only employed to operate. 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IN ALL PL.tt'KK where a denning and polish .,g agent, at once KFKKCTIVK, KCONtJMI CALand HARMLESS, is required, our Sapolio wiil prove its eiKEAT SI PKRIOltlTY over all other substances. FOK H.tMMVANlllMl-S-.poiio is just what every Printer, Painter, Pbotograj her or Ma chinist neiis. It qtiickly removes acids, ink, paint and other stains from the hands which soap will not touch. It softens the hands and leaves them smooth ami white. FOK FAItNMIN-Sapolio will clean and polish Milt cans and p.tiiH. rendering them bright and clean. Fur Kale by all Urorrni and Urucgiktii. K. TAYLOK & CO., NO. 315 CALIFORNIA STREET, SAN FKANC1SCX, Ueneral Agents f r th Pacific States and Territo ries ; also foi tiie DOWNER KEROSENE OIL CO. 3E!2:CJiICjSXOrt. Wind Mill horseoteTtoks. II. II. ItllDWKI.I., PKorniKToK, ( Successor to Atwood & U-j:-well.', 211&2i:t HUkIoii Kirert. San Kraut ico, e ai. F.xceKlor. Ktittrr, ami HxreHlnr I III r n r - l Wind I.IKIr it- anl, Kxprlniar unl Fitr mfr' Ilwriu ! r. XVInrf HI IuittiM Wa ter Tanks etc. N. It We are the largest manurac-turers of the above machinery on the Pacific Coast, having made It a spec ialty for many yeais. Send for price lint and circulars. Bay Your Sewing; lacies At Ilradqunrlerii, III Nmv 3Int .jomei-y. Grand ifctel Building, S.m Francisco, of SAM UK l. HII.T., the last of the old-lilux Pacific Coast Sewintf .Machine Asrent remafniiiir in (he business, ('all autl s' the beHt machines in thn market the h I.I SCK, for 11 yeara the leading machine on the Pacific Cout, and the newKtralieht ueedle White machine both known to be t-.e most perfect machines ever in vented: if you wish to pay in iiiMalmcntK or buy for cash, if yon have an ld machine to exchange tor new, call on HILL; lie will i;ive you a more liberal trade tnan anyone, and guarantee lull Kuii.-factiou. TO FAMILIES. INQUIKE OF YOL'll GKOCKIt FOll GRAHAM CRACKERS MASUFACri'KKI) BY TIIK CALIFORNIA CRACKER COMPANY 8.VK FRANCISCO. Ill ROM THE KF.CIPF. OF A CKf.FBRATKD Physician, and highly recommended by the medical fraternity as an artfle of diet to parties siifTVrinn from Indigestion or Pyspepsia. r? 25ots :inl &lioc. JIII.- l V A N. K. cor. flat tery and Jackson Sts , San Frane-lspo, offers to make to order the best French Calf Leather l'.Ot) I S at from ti to ?fl 00 e'alifornia Leather Hoots, . . - n im Frei-ch Calf Oxford Ties, - .11400 California . S3 SO Roys' and Children's Boots and Shoes made toordvr. Persons in the country ordering Hoots and shoes to the amount of fli or more will be allowed a reduc tion of four perceiir., to make the express chances liieht. I sc. I Boots and Shoes of It Y OW.N MAN l' FACTCRF. ONLY. Boots and sIiomm seit C. t. D Positively one price. CHAS. C. HEAD, Wholesale and Ke t ill Dealer in CM! OfflA WHS. Wines In caes (put up in elesrant style) and In packupffH, from 5 Kailous up. Order them through your house, or direct 011 me. and j-ou will receive satisfaction CHAS. C. RKAIi, 30I 4'iilifornin Nlreet. San Francisco. HOWLAND'S NEW GALLERY, No. S3 Third SI reel. Sax Francisco, Cau SAVE YOUR MONEY! ItQrTlio Best and Cheapest Photo- IcrnpbA tn ttio City ! at No. 3 Titian Strekt Corner of Jessie. B. T. IIOWIaAND, For many years Proprietor of the old New vork Oallery. BUSINESS COLLEGE, 320 Tost Street, 1 BA."SCLS o. OPPOSITE UNION 8QUAKK, SAN FRANCIS CO. The oldest and most complete Commercial College 011 the coast. Eleiraat halls; new furniture: thorough instruction; practical teachers: high stand ing with the public. Students can commence at any time. I ay and Evening sessions. Circulars may be had free on application. BPKCIALTY REMOVAL. ' ba removed to 4121 It ulrrel Diiu eases of the Eyk and Kab receive especial attention Mrxiical an I Sxirtrtcnl treatt nient given In all diseases. Much experience In Throat and Lung diseases. Kleetre. Mafirnetlsm -'--'' f . mn died in disease's of the nervous system. To eienlto Jrlnary diseaaes much attention is riven. Hit h consulted by letter. Address W. J. P A UC4II , M. D fill Clay Street, San Francisco, (over Clay street Savings Rank), Rooms 1, 2 and 3. Maize Flour Toilet Soap I Maize Flour Toilet Soap I Maize Flour Toilet Soap! A great discovery! a new soap compound t It soothes, softens, and whitens the skin, has wonder ful healing and superior washing properties, and Is equally suited for th hath, nursery, and general toilet. It Is delightfully perfumed, and sold every where at a moderate price. Registered in Patent Office. 1876. by the manufacturers. McKEONE, VAN HA AG EN & CO., Philadelphia. BUSINE3S COLLEGE, No. 24 PostStreei Sam 'iBHrtjcv, Cat. IMabllthed In ltii.-. fniftftrla m Thoi. ough and practical Education in alH Vimmercial and English Branches. French, Herman, Spanish draw ing and Telegraphy. For information, call at Col leg", or address, f.r Circu:rs. E. P. 1IEALD, San Francisco. International Hotel, 824 and 828 KEARNY ST., MAN FRANCISCO. CAL. 1.1 sail J.O Ir liny, ami b, III Week. ,,-'cbes with the name of the Hotel on . i . nTRnnnteH0,el Free' BW""! ' 0 "" H. C. PATRIO GE, Proprietor. FAOIFIO mm If iSii THE COMMERCIAL HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO. Twextt-six veaks A(to a native of Brooklyn, New York, inaugurated a hotel in this city t, was opene-tl in June, l&H, and, with filial elevotiou to the city of his nativity, ,Ir. Jul.n Kellv, jr i, nnvctinn. rdiristt-iieel it the " Brooklvti." Time brintrs changes ami ' pleasant ones. It is therefore a matter of congratulation to Le able to announce tliat Mr. JL Kt Lilt: I C AllU Dlilli Vlb w t x" vate laundry, bai ljer's shop, billiard rooms, and electric bell .s to be founel tlirougiioui ine nouse, ami mere is not a dark room in tin- wh.-J.- . tablishmetit. An irregular space, almost a pentagon in form, has b en left vacant in the c,;;;(. of the building, so that the most modest visitor and the wealthiest tenant have th ir fjual si of God's free light and air. The cost of living at t:ie Commercial is a new e ra in t'alii'i ri:ia tel life. For two elollars a day the guest is as well accommexiat 1 as he could be at any ihstn-U house for double the money, and the richness ef the furniture challenges conr.x titiun itij !;v caravansary between New York and San Francisco. It is not necessary to th crilw the iii.:', variety of reps and silks with which the hotel is uphedstere el, or to dilate on tin- riej ness of highly carvenl black walnut bureaus, bedsteads, mirrors and Imjict. The l.ulhliig ai d furniture cest over S300.000, and the utmost god tasto is united to tliis l.tvish expenditure. The rlini:. , room is about 90x40 feet, aud is lit by nine chandeli. rs and numerous siiie light. Tiie parljr"i magnificently carpeted and ablaze with cut-glass chandelh rs, tn rabling nitli legi-ms of dium n.;. bued penelants. There aro 175 rooms in the house, any one of which is tit fur she be-t fient:,. man in the land. Circular rotundas, surrounded by a carved lala.-tral-, lieep the ventilation of the lofty halls perfect, whilst they adel to the light and cliee i fulne ss ef the various tta-jtx. range in the Kitchen cost 52,700, and is capable ef providing a banquet for 5 i0 pcrMiLs. E.l cant statueis ocupr the niches in the main stair-case, and gas je-elestitL-i are place el in the o,Lt i - . I . t 4i , : . 1 1 . 1 . . 1 Tl.. . :...- . .. 1 . l :.. . V . . , , , oi uic letter U(HJI uircvu uuuui nit: I iiiuuua. i li uii uir iii-i' i is mi: in.-j;rM J):uijjtiv in t' e city, anel there is an air of comfort about tho Ct-mmercial Jlr t 1 which can be lxtwr ;tf; than defined. It only needeel to be known that " Kellv of the lirooklyn " was rnnnin? the i:(t hot i te insure its immediate prosperity. It fills a bill in this city long elr-sire-d, but as ret ii-w arc. innli.Hhed. ITnder the management ef Mr. John Kellv. Jr.. the Comm rcial aff irds a i -.'.. tial home for men of moderate means w ho seek the comtorts of a fiit-t;lass i stablihnn nt uu lied with the mammoth charges of first-class heus: s. AJEN RUPTURE ! UHK Ku ?Ir Metnl Trusses! No mor- mt ffiiuv from iron hoops or steel sprlnsrs ! The Patent Hf A it N KT I C ELASTIC TKU-SS Is now supeisedine al I others, beinff adopted ev erywhere by the leading physicians and surgeons ail iir the land. All cai.es i f reducible Hernia are per manently relieved by it. without regard to the age of the patient, or the duration of the ivjury. Experience shows that all tempered Spring Trusses nece-f-sxrily prist upon and often disease parts ot the body that before were iu a p- rfctly hea thy condition. Lumoaieoauo other eqtiajjy distressing ai men ts are nuu iew ,11 mm i n necomes a matter ot decided consequence t-i Beware of worthless Imit itions! O'.r Trusses are not l-f t w ith notice is hereby given that all persons who infringe on this uti v.'. w il For the genuine article (tend cllreot t the MAGNETIC ELASTIC TRUSS COMPANY, Illustrated Book and Price List Fi-'. K(l karrmiieiitn Kiirri. Sun l-rncis" 04li Market Street. San Frnneltro. F. A. ItUrilKUFOttll. V. Mc MA II ON O'BRIKN. TIIOS. V. O'BRIKX, FltK.SIOh.JfT Cashier a ttoksev IiK-orporalril In IHiO. If.WU lliiiklli. IO !! Cent !; Aniiuiu. Deposits received in gold, siiver or ftirreucy, and in sums of ten o-nti and tipwaids. llepoMis may be made hv mail or through Welts, Fargo Co., when Hmk Book or Certificate .f Itr posit will be returned free of charge. A CARD FROM THE LARGEST COMBINED FURNITUE CARPETING OX THK- :c? COAST W. J. HEHEY Sc CO,, 79K HAIIKET ST., 17QC 1 UvBancroft's Building! uJ SAN FRANCISCO. Will always guarantee the Finest As sortment, Latest Designs, anel Lowest Prices. If parties about purchasing will call and examine our Stock, they will fine! prices much lower than those who ael vertise, " Selling Off Below Cost," o any other way for humbugging people. GRAND REDUCTION IN PRICES. Having Just received a Large Invoice of WEST OF ENGLAND GOODS, Therefore Informs his patrons that he will make CLOTHING TO ORDER at tho I-owest CASH PRICK tor the next Hlxty Days: Business Suits to Order, - $25 Pants to Order, - - - $6 Dress Suits to Order, S35 to S50 Commercial St., cor. Leidesdorff, 3No. O IEon-rziy iStroot, 8 AN FRANCISCO. UPHOLSTERY HOUSE ' - a fc "- perfectly ve ntilated parlors are nl! then o A! RU IBV. T 11 1: 1: y. nr. f-prisiir-i 11 tii.- :.;. X K'1'1 V. ELASTIC TK!v, to press upon ai:d j;ire v.k back:. It call Vie y,.r:i whh perfect eae n liiie tW.U g hors hack, as t'.ie jiros-surr is the same wl i!e in any p.v sitit.ii. It wiil p rforai rt Ji--al turcR when ail o'.ti--ts l..ii, ai.d is wcrn with ea and ci.mfort -Ma; lit !'. which cai:ii t l-- m.: i truthfully of any Mt-'.1 Ti KtH whateve r. iLii , iitifr:ivt!i f. f c,i.--h - , ci. I - r- not iinfn q.ieiitly uvold l:ke Oi ninitie". if pi;l i' Aif'-nts or 7-ii!;sris!s for sa'e. :ml le-i!e-.it with as the law pri.vi-s- TRY BOWEN'SJEAST POWDER ASH VOI It ;Ot t it Ftlt IT. TAPE WORM Dlt. Itl'RHK'S illCHKIir is harmless aiH will remove the womi. with Its head, in 24 h--iirs' treatment. No chaipre ti. I that is d miv Ad dress HKKVY LONU,e.!sox 22. West Oak land. CaJ. "Tljor I" no inrnibrr of ocfrly . whom tliia buok nill naif W found ii)e fnl, nhrthrr lie Ir Parent, rrereptor or Clergyman. I.OX TI 31 I.N. 225th EDITION, EY E.DeF. Curtis, M. AUTHOR OF "Medical Essays cn Rflarriago" " Nervous Force," etc A. Medical Essay on the Causes of EXHAUSTED VITALITY, PRE MATURE DECLINE, and all kin dred ailments, addressed to those suffering from the destructive ef fects of ABUSE, EXCESS or IN DULGENCE. Price. One Iol!ar, by mail. Address IB. Cfi-Tis, SiO Sutter street, San Francisco. IMPORTANT NOTICE. IIt. fritTIS ran be consulted all.. front lo A. JI. to 3 I, yt. or from to I' ll. ; on Kuntlay from II only, si llH on.ee anel relnee. 520 Stiller Streel. be tween Ponell nnI JIon. CONSULTATIONS CONFIDENTIAL. AMERICAN EXCHANGE HOTEL, NAN Tr'KANCINCO. fpHis or.n and roprr.AR hotki which X haa for the last twent v-fonr years ex.enrte.1 to the traveling public a cordial welcome anH comfort of a home, and so favorably known to old Cahrr nians and the travelMi? p.iblic, that It requires n evinment on mv lrt further than losny that 1 H Buvak, who is an old Cal:fortiiaii,and knows ho to cater to the wanta of the traveling public, has taK'-n the full proprietorship of the above hotel, and J-"-leave nothing undone to make this hotel s.-o:ul to uone in San Francisco for Comfort. Gootl Living an el Cleanliue'' iry sole aim shall be to the comfort nn-1 welfare mycuests. The table Is titrnished with the le-t I- marieet aT'ords; the house has been ti;oroiiifM.v " ovated and newly furnished thrut'Khout; two hi'1' dred rooms well ventilated. Gentlemanly and obl:j;iiii;clerks.ai;d -iean and l tentive waiters will always be found hi my liutel. The lloiel is the most centrally locatwl of any :Sl the city, belli? In the centre of the business poril of the city; the Ktreet e "ars pass the door every to minutes to all part-s -f the city. The Motel t'oach with red llKhls, will fce at the railroad depots and wharfs to convey vasseinTS to the hnute fiee of charge: my Runners wear Silver ltit.1i-s on le" breast with the name ot the house on. Mr Rmxtre nf other Kuruirrt. Hotet Prices are from frl.SO to &H.OO per Imv. Give me a call ana tudge for yourselves TCFIH. BKYAX, FBOPlUJTC.