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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.
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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.
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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
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and it is a thoroughly nimble medicine m cases
of dvspepsia, constipation, liver complaint,
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uterine affections. It improves the appetite, in
creases the bodily stamina, checks premature
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dial lor the aged and infirm is unequalled.
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Will be taken for you at reasonable rates
by calling on Taylor A Co., 415 Montgomery
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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
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No Caustic! ltemeJiea with full directions
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"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.
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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.
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near Bush, San Krancixco. Ethkk or
C'Hl.ORotoiiM adiuinixtered. A lady
assistant in attendance. Ukadctatks
only employed to operate.
GILHAM'S GREEN OINTMENT,
ITOK all external diseases of the Horse, has no
. equal. For sale bv Traders, Druggists and Harness-makers.
MAIN A W INCH EST K R,
3(14 and 2ltf Battery Street, San Francisco.
CORO Krtuard or an Incurable ease. Dr. J. P.
Kjtlkk. belli sworn, says: 1 graduated in
I8:t3, appointed to Professor's chair IS5'.I; have devot
ed 40 years, exclusively to Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
(Jout. Kidney and Liver diseases. I guarantee Dr.
Fltler"s Khi-u malic Remedy, Kidney l or.lial, and
Liver I'illM.a irniaiientcure,or will refund money.
Pamphietx, References, and Medical advice sent by
m:iil. gratis. Address Dr. Fttler, 45 S. Fourth ruila
delpbXi. Medicines at Druggists.
CALIFOBXIA MILITARY
.C-A.13iJ2VIY.
Tor Circulars addre-si KCV. DAVID Sfo
CI. I KK. PBixriPAL, Oakland, C'a).
ONE MILLION HOUSEKEEPERS
VBETO-DAY CS1NOHAPOLIO IN THIS AND
other countries, and the demand is rapid-' y lu
creasiiig. BATH BRICK. ROTTEN STONE. ACID AND
LVE are no longer a necessity in the household,
since S A I'OLIO does the work of each and all these,
and with far lens labor and expense.
'I he fallowing are a few the hpet i.il nat-a to
which sapolio is admirably adnpted :
t'LEAMS niMlOWK;
CLKA.VS H.MVU
IMtMSIIK TlX, II It ANN and Mil mrtuN;
CLGAKM PALM ANI WOOUWOKlCt
It t: MOV KM KTAI.VS FKO.tt MAKItLK.
INDISPENSABLE
FOSC IIOl'KK t XKAN IMJ ;
FOK 1VAKI1IXU m :.
IX TIIK HOI' .!: For nil purposes (except wash
in; cloi lies), this article is convenient, tconouii
cai and re.i-ibie.
IN TIIK KTOKK-Fnr polishlnir scales, rceas
uies, (tin, brass or copper), knives, shears, etc.
IN TIIK NIIOI Kor cleaning, polishing and le
moviug tJuii'H. ejii. etc., from machinery and
tools.
IX Till: OFFICE of the furgeon. dentist, civil
engineer, painter aud engruver.
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.