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a o f BiMe Tableaux. HOW THE SCXDAY SCHOOL CHILDBEN AT TEMPTED TO ILLUSTRATE SOME INCI ' L' - DENTS IX THE LIFE OP JOSEPH. The First Reformed Method ist Church of 13rownsville, 111., had been painted with a strawberry festival, car 2eted with a fair, and lighted with a concert. It thus happened that, when it was desired to supply the Sunday school with a library, no method of rais ing the necessary funds suggested itself to the congregation. The idea of sub scribing money was so directly at vari ance with modern ecclesiastical practice that it was obviously not to be thought of. In this emergency the pupils of the Sunday school undertook themselves to secure the needed money by giving an entertainment of the sort known in Wes tern circles as "tabblows." There was a novelty in the proposal of an entertain ment originated and managed entirely by children, and its financial success seemed so probable that -the children wera unanimously thauked and urged to go on in their good work. O Even now, after the affair is all over, no one doubt3 that the children meant well. The theory indignantly broached by an irasible Deacoj that some wicked person attached to the opposition Bap tist Church had fieridishly lured the children into a path certain to end in disaster, is no longer credited. Wher the leading boys of the Sunday School promised the pastor that their tableaux would be confined exclusively to Old Testement subjects, it was felt that the entertainment could not fail to be en tirely unobjectionable, and, though the boys judgment in the end proved to be at fault, of the rectitude of their inten tions there can be no honest doubt. When the audience assembled, and learned from the programme that the en tertainment would begin with "Incidents in the Life of Joseph," there was a gen eral feeling of delight and satisfaction. The story of Joseph has such a tine gypsy, camping-out flavor that it has al ways commanded the admiration of the young. Those children who took no part in the tableaux were charmed with the prospect of seeing Joseph cast into the pit, and the grown people among the audience were quite touched with the thought that the character of Joseph commanded so much respect in the Sun day School as to have his name placed at the head of the programme. So, after the choir had sung the opening chorus, the lifting, or rather the pulling aside of the curtain was awaited with pleasing impatience. The first scene represented Joseph in the act of going to school, clad in his coat of many colors. With a happy com bination of patriotism and realism, the coat was made of the American flag, and, - in point of colors and general gorgeous ness, was all the most exacting admirer of Joseph could ask. The small boy who personated the youthf ul patriarch was of grave and earnest countenance, and he carried his school books with the air of one to whom base ball and lishing presented no attractions, and who was utterly incapable of entertain ing the bare idea of jilaying "hooky." Of course the children meant well, and that fact ought never to have been for an instant forgotten. No one in the au dience foresaw the terrible catastrophe which was to prematurely terminate the representation of Joseph's career, and hence it is absurd to say that the chil dren themselves foresaw it. It was a sad, sad business, as the event showed; but the disappointment of the children ought to have saved them from a sneer ing misconstruction of their motives. The second scene exhibited Joseph in the grasp of his unnecessary quantity of 0 brothers, who were about to hurl him into a yawning pit, the pit being repre sented by Deacon Smith's family pew. This scene excited the enthusiasm of the juvenile part of the audience, who clamof ously insisted upon its rejetition, and loudly suggested plans by which Joseph could "lay out the whole bilin' of 'em," and avoid the impending fate. There were, of course, those who regret ed that Joseph was not bodily flung into o the pit, but it was well under stood that a "tablow has got to stand still," and that this limitation forbade the actual fling ing of Joseph or anyone else. The small boys who represented Joseph and his brethern enjoyed the perform ance quite as much as did the audience; only a heartless person could imagine they intended to deliberately ruin their own entertainment. Undoubtedly they had their faults, but they were young, innocent, and animated by the "best of motives. Indeed, so far from blaming them, they deserve our tender sympathy. The sale of Joseph to the Ismaelites ccmstituts.l the third scene. The Ish maelites had their faces blackened with burnt cork, and wore their jackets turned insido out. Carping critics found fault with these details, and said they tended to confound the ancient Ish maelites with modern minstrels; but the majority of the audience was perfectly satisfied. The conduct of one of Jos eph's brothers who was shown in the act of biting a fifty-cent pieco, just received in payment for Joseph, in order to test its genuineness, was especially applaud ed, and it was generally admitted that this little incident displayed a high de gree of histrionic power on the part of the brother in question. Four succeeding scenes were each thoroughly successful; and the parents of Joseph, of his brothers, and the lead ing Egyptians, were so dejighted with " their children that they mentally re solved to take an early opportunity to express their feelings in candy. It was HDt until the eighth incident in Joseph's life was placed on the stage that this parental satisfaction was changed to amazement and horror, and the perform ance broke up in disorder and dismay. The children had confidently expected that the eighth incident would be more loudly applauded than any other. They h.wl done their very best to make it effec tive. Joseph had even gone so far as to tear the skirts of his coat, and the boy who had borrowed his sister's garment in order Bat why go into details? There was a grave mistake made, and cannot now be unmade. Whether the occasion 0 warranted eleven maiden ladies of ad vanced years in fainting on the spot, or eighteen middle-aged men in dragging their families precipitately out of the 0 church and in demanding" the return of their money at the door, may perhaps ie doubted; but there was certainly no excuse for the unseemly haste with which the Sunday School Superinten dent leaped on the stage, boxed Joseph's ears and publicly promised a most tre- menuous wmppiDg to air. I'otiphar, who was the Superintendent's own son. and who was waiting with a large horse pistol to take part in the next scene. Of course, all Brownsville rang -with the affair next day, and it is intimated that from twelve to fifteen boys held painful interviews with their respective fathers in the wood shed before going to bed that night. But that the children meant well ought to bo conceded. If they were indiscreet, they have terribly expiated their error, and if the affair leads to the purchase of a Sundav School library without the aid of a pre vious show of any kind, perhaps Browns ville will have no cause to regret the failure of the tableaux. Take the Baby. Oh! yes take the baby along by all means. Babies love dearly to ride in cars, and toddle about in steamboats. Why, the baby is the life of the party. Have not wholo rooms full of people been entertained by one hour after hour? Sleeping or waking, the pretty little creature, that can lisp a little En glish or French one can hardly tell which is the uuiversal delight, and many a party has been stupid just for the want of one. In olden times, when they used to journey in stagas, a lady who had a sweet little child with her could scarcely eall it her own the whole way, the gentlemen were so fond of carrying, keeping and kissing it. Even the bachelors loved to play with and dandle it on their knees, though at first they might bo a little bashful, and awkward in taking hold of the strange and unaccustomed thing. But the smiles and winning ways of the baby were al ways irresistible, and sure to overcome at last the most obstinate. People love babies as they do flowers. Gentlemen especially, who like flowers, like babies the sweetest of them all to carry in their hands just as they would put a carnation m their button-holes. How babies and butterflies do swarm in summer to be sure. It is then they are on the wing. Pray, do not try to keep tliem from nying about and alight ing here and there when sometimes strikes their fancy, opening and shutting their nanus and wiugs awhile, then flit ting away again. Ye that have babies, do not go pleasuring without them. Better leave your purse behind, it. will bo less missed. The light of your eyes will be quenched, and your tpngue will miss its inspiration. "Whatra literally everlasting topic is the baby. She does this, she did that, Baby laughed in her sleep! Her mother docs believe it was because she saw something which one so lately from the skies could only behold. Baby can say this word, and hides away sometimes from her mamma, though all but her nose and eyes are in plain sight. Ye who have no baby ! get the lawful ownership of one as soon as possible. Y'ou don't know what a fountain of pure felicity it is. The baby is tho light and joy of the whole house. The sweetest little creature is the brightest jewel in your cabinet, and ornamental to your drawing-room; the choicest garland in your garden; most inexhaustible of en tertaining company. Tliersis no soli tude where a baby is. Care and trouble disappear at the approach of the laugh ing little child. She is choroform to your anxieties, and exhilarating gas to your pleasure. Mr. Wimple Agrees to Let His Boy Go to the Circus. "Pa," said Mr. Wimple's boy the other day, pretending to hunt behind tho counter for his ball, while in reality he was stowing his pockets full of pea nuts, " Pa," mayn't I go to the circus, when it comes ? Say, pa, mayn 1 1 V "Well, my son " said the parent, with his usual pomposity of manner and utterance, "it vou are a duteous bov, persecute vour studies zealotlv. I will consider the matter favoritely." As the young scamp sidled out of the backdoor to hide the bulge in his north erly pantaloons pockets, Mr. AYiniple turned to a little group of a lmiring cus tomers and explained his sentiments. "Yes, I'll let 'im go, I guess. Boys need a little relaxity once in a while, and be side he'll be cnlturatin his mind there as well as at school. Observin the ani mals'll lam 'im sumthin' of zoogony. an' rarin curcus birds from the far-off condiments of Asia and Afrika '11 give 'im new idees of ornatehealogy. The ineitin' feet of the actrobatson the flyin' trapezium will lam 'im the capacious en durance of the human sistim and simu late 'is taste for the study of phizvigno minv. Then again tho woman with the iron jaw will remand 'im of his step mother (Mr. W is living with his second wife) and thus revive his domes tic infections and all the sweet affluences of the home circlet. He's a pretty good boy, if he is a little pertinent to me an' fugacious to other boys sumtimes; so I think I'll let him make a Roman holiday of himself, as the poet Byronicus says an' go to the circus. Sum church mem bers think it makes boys worse to tend such places, but I find there is no change to speak of about my boy when he comes home from any kind of a show, tho' I offun give 'im a dime besides his ticket money when he starts. K-ntmi City Times. Uxxecessakilx Seveke. A man hold ing a large cylindrical machine between his knees attracted considerable atten tion in a " depot" car the other day. An old gentleman who had been talking about the war cast hia eye on it and said: " Let 'em ko ahead with their iron clads; some Y'ankee'll invent a torpedo that'll fix 'em. You see." Instantly the man with the cylinder became the center of attraction. " Ain't loaded, is she?-' said a lank countryman, giving it a rap with his homey knuckles that would have explod ed a twenty-fonr-pounder, and causing a nervous man to hastily seek the rear platform. " An invention of yours, my friend ?" said a bald-headed man with spectacles, on the opposite seat, bending over curiously, in which he was joined by his neighbors. "Waal, not edzackly," said the man with the cylinder, tugging at the top of it until the curiosity of the whole car was aroused. " I'm an agent for it," he continued, as he pulled off the cover. " It's Jen kins' patent back-action- fam'ly b'iler. Km put yer week's wash in the bottom, and bile yer dinner in the top; will fit enny cook stove; price only dollar narf ; take a cirkelar, it's the only reliable " Putting the man off the car was certainly justifiable, but jamming' the tin kitchen over his ears on to his should ers and booting him from the tront plat form seemed unnecssarily severe lion ton Bulletin Much has been written against the accordion, but the first evening after a young man who practiced on one moved into the second floor of a house on Union street, a smile lit up the face of the aged citizen who lay in sickness on the floor above. He said that he was now reconciled to death. : Norwich Bulletin. How tho Tides are Fro laced. There has alwavs been a difficulty in the minds of teachers, as well as in the minds of learners, to comprehend the theory of the tides as presented in our text-books. This theory fails to give a satisfactory account of the cause of the tides on the side of the earth most re mote from the sun and the moon. Ac cording to this theory, at that part of the earth's surface " which is turned away from the moon or from the sun, a less amount of attraction is felt by her waters than anywhere else ou her sur face; and the whole earth is therefore, in effect, drawn away from the waters on the far side of her, aud thus, the wa ter being left behind, a tide in produc ed on this side, a3 well a3 on the side at which the force of gravity acts directly. That so great an absurdity could have been accepted so long by our writers of text-books is truly marvelous. It is, indeed, so contrary to all known facts and laws of physics, that, if no other in fluence wero felt by the waters at the far side of the earth than attraction, there would be just the opposite effect produced to that alleged by this absurd hypothesis. This can be demonstrated by an actual experiment, and as conclu sively a3 any other fact coming within the reach of experimental philosophy. It has been proved experimentally that all bodies on the surface of the earth at midnight are heavier than at any hour of the twenty-four; and that when the new moon occurs at midnight this in crease of weight or gravity felt by mat ter on this part of the surface of the earth is still greater. Xow, if this theory were correct, attraction would produce just the opposite effect; that is, matter would weigh less at midnight than at other hours of the twenty-four. On the side of the earth facing the sun and moon, the weight of bodies is di minished, as it should be, according to the theory which I propose to estab lish in this article. Foptlr Science 3l,thli. Ax Ingenious Map. About the 1st of January, 1876". Prof. Hitchcock, of the Geological Survey, and his assistants began the construction of.a raised map of New Hampshire, the design of which was to combine all the present knowl edge of the geography of the State which had been obtained in the geolog ical survey made by Prof. Huntington, Prof. Hitchcock and others. This map has just been completed, and on Tuesday was placed in the State House. The map is fourteen feet ten inches long, representing one hundred and seventy-eight miles in length (being constructed on a scale of one mile to the inch) and ninety-three miles in width, from the mouth of the Piscataqna river to the northwest corner of Hinsdale, showing the entire surface of the State, nine thousand three hundred and thirty-six square miles. It also shows all the livers and brooks, ponds and lakes, hills and mountains, and the town and county lines, railroaJp, etc. The names of all cities and towns, rivers and principal brooks, lakes and ponds, mountains and high'elevations, are giv en conspicuously, so that any one can find at a glance what they desire to look up. The height of the hills and moun tains is given on a scale of one inch to one thousand feet, and actual measure ments are given when known. Tho map is constructed of pine and bass wood, and the process of the work was this: A map was first draAvu on pa per of the same size as the raised map, with all the lines of towns, streams, ponds, etc., and contour lines for each five hundred feet wero drawn. Trac ings of the contour lines wore mado on incli layers of piue and bass boards, maintaining as accurately as possible tfzo relative size and shape. Those are fastened upon each other, and the val leys are bevelled out with chisels. Concord (JWir Ifninp.tfiire) Monitor. Struggle Betweex a Boa axd a Bull Dog. A correspondent in Sung hie Ujyug, writing under date of April 10th, gives the following account of a remarkable encounter between a boa fifteen feet long and a bull dog. The boa had been confined in a cage for some days, but having been disposed of to a Chinese doctor for its gall, to be used as a medicine, he was hauled out of the cage on the ICth, to be taken awaj'. "The boa was immediately at tacked by the dog, who had formerly had a passage of arms with him. For some time the boa was quiet, and only now and then mad a snap. The dog ot hold at last, and seized the snake by the head, but the tables were soon turned. In an instant tho boa caught the dog by the upper lip and held firmly on, tho dog backing vainly and trying to get away. In less than half a minute the whole of the snake's body had en folded tho dog iu so el'so an embrace that the hta-l only could bts stem. Be fore choppers could be procure!, blood was gushing from the dog's mouth, and I heard his bones give one crack, and it was only by chopping the boa to pieces that we saved the dog. I found on examination that the boa has very strong, sharp, recurved teeth, not only in the jaws, but also in the palate bones, which accounts for tho dog be ing unablo to extricate himself in the first instance, for the teeth being like the 'Vacune beeche' of South Africa, the more he struggled backward the tighter he was held by the boa. I may add for the information of the friends of the dog that he is none the worse for his squeeze." Around the Would is Foetv-six Weeks. Mr. Brassey and his family arrived at Hastings on May 2(3, in the yacht Sunbeam, after traversing 30,000 miles under steam and canvas and mak a trip around the world. The voyage occupied forty-six weeks. As soon as the vessel hove in sight two naval gigs, manned by the local royal naval artillery volunteers, rowed off to her and heart ily cheered the ship's arrival. The men clambered up the shrouds aud jumped on board to offer congratulations. The Brasseys, father and son, have built railroads in all parts of the world and amassed an immense fortune. Commo dore anderbilt, who was somewhat in terested in railroad development during the latter part of his career, once went to Europe in his own carriage, and" that carriage was the finest steamship then afloat, and when he returned his first greetings were paid to his aged mother at her house on Staten Island. The younger Brassey has made a similar voy age under his own colors, and the mem bers of the naval corps that was founded by him were the first to welcome him home. The man who, about house-cleaning time, sells to you a first-class furniture polish, will, in a day or two have the same article for sale at the sea-side as an infallible reined v for the removal of freckles. W VUlhJ. nMMMmnMEmmnMMrj, yiBl TTiwifflTiTimwrmnMramiMMM ,, A Suier2 Blood Depurcut. Upon the action of the kidneys, blad der and bowels depends the depuration of the blood. It is by promoting the activity of these organs that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters ensures parity to the circulation. In its passage through the kidiieys, impurities which beget rheumatism, gout and gravel are strained from the blood, but when those small but all important organs grow inactive, these impurities of course remain, and inevitably produce the diseases mentioned. 11 os tet tor's liitters rouse the kidneys to renewed ac tivity, bv which means the blood is depurated. It likewise purifies the blood when contaminated with bile by promoting a gentle but effectual action of the bowtls, aud has the further effect of regulating the action of the liver, thus coun teracting a U ndency to biliousness. Dyspepsia, malarial fevc rs and urinary complaints are also conquerc d by it. Uancku can df. Cviit.u.Du. Uoo. of Phil adelphia, announces his discovery for the radi cal cure of Cancer. Xo Knife.' Xo Pain! Xo Caustic! Ucme.'icB with full directions sent anywhere. I'amphli ts and particulars sent free. A.lJros with htaiap, Lr. 11. T. Bo.vn, 85'J North Broad t., Philadelphia, Pa. From I'liiiuiurr, 31. !., Auuiirii. X. II. "Although avers.; to countenancing patent medicines, I cheerfully make an exeip tion of your very ixeillent liii.g preparation Da. Wistah's Balsam of Wild Ciii-:i1iiy. This preparation I have used in my practice for more than ten years past, and liave always found it to bo of more effectual service than anything with in my knowledge. I recommend it with the greatest confidence to those subject to coughs and pulmonary complaints. Sold by all drug gists. One Muif I'ufortmialc. Almost every day the papers chroni cle the suicide of some poor unfortunate whose mind has been enfeobled by dyspepsia, over whose earthly horizon a heavy gloom has gath ered from the untold and nn tellable agonies of this cruel complaint. Dysjepsia is one of the most depressing diseases aflficting humanity. It is cosmopolitan in its nature no country is ex empt from its visitations, no family free from its attacks. There is a balm in Gilcad ; it comes in the shape of the Peuuviax Svrcp. Jb'or years it has been scattering iU blessings abioad. There is, probably, no disease which experience has so amply proved to be remediable by the Peruvian Syrup as Dyspepsia. The most invet erate forms of this disease have been completely cured by this medicine, as ample testimony ef many of our first citizens prove. Sold by all LOOK Oi l CPtFOR IMPOSTORS!! 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WTKlNIIA'ItT'W ESSENCE OF CURES NERVOUS A NO PHYSTCAL DEB1L Ity, aud restores exhausted vitality In four weeks as sure as water quenches thirst. Price 3 per Bottle, or 4 Bottles (in case)f 10. Sent to any ad dress upon receipt of price, or C. O. I. To be bad only at 42 Kearny St., San Francisco Gal., where all letters should be addressed. Odj e Hours from n a. m. to 4 r. if., aud 6 to 8 p. M. NERVOUS ana DEBILJ ATBD x wf ' S3ijVOr JL ioiXJrtriTCl ji -rrrrv rT? r ft T TCnDHT A San Francisco, May 30, 1S77. We. Ilic tindcniettrd Wholesale Uro ?, take plruaut-e in remarking (lie In frranril demand Am- liuncn'ii Hreiiilttiu Yeat.1 Pumlcr, mid or lo.tirj Itis U fUe crm rai fc ifcfaef ou given by iU.f wixi : Sax Francisco WFXLMAX. PF.CK Jt CO., KOOT & SAXDKKSOX. I.EDDF.N. WHIPPLE & CO.. HAAS liliOS., TAUEK. HAKKEU k CO., J. M. PIKE k CO.. T. A. FOI.UEli & CO.. NEWTON BP.OS. & CO.. CASTLE liUOS.. KUl'KE & ECLER, JONES & CO., M. E11KMAN & CO.. F. DANEHI k CO., M. & O. MANGELS. TILLMAN & BENDEL. ALBEKT MAU & CO.. W. W. DODGE & CO. Sacramento ADAMS, McNEILL & CO., MEBIUS it CO., ' BOOTH k CO., MILLIKEX BKOS. 6 BOUGHT AND SOLD. 1 V A St'KSM A I K on l I X I X ti STOCK X. iV. Accounts Solicited, and Oi'leisby Mail or Tele graph. Promptly .Executed on Commission, at SAM FRAfiCISCO STOCK BOARD, EY THE COLLATERAL LOAM SAVIJffCS 25 A Kit, Corr.er Post am! Kearny Streets, SAN FKANCISCO. U4S Market Street, Sun Fruni-in'o. V. A. KUniKKFOKD. v. JI:MAIIoN O'RKIE.V. 1 1IOS. V. O'BHIEN. PllKSIPfcNT c'asiiikr Attoknky Iii'OrMrnCel in 1 '.. 11,071 Dcjiiikltorn. Tc i m 33epoaits lO Per Cent I'er .Vjiimm. Deposits received in gold, sliver or currency, and In sums of ten cents and upwaids. Deposits may be made bv mail or through Wells, Farso fc Co., when KkiiSc Book or Certificate of De posit wiJl be returned free cf charge. falaize "lour Toilet Soap! IViaize Flour Toilet Soap! Maize Flour ToiJet Soap! A Kreat discovery ! a new soap compound ! It soothes, Si-ftens, and H hitens the skin, lias wonder ful healing and superior washing propertied, ami is equally suited for the bnth, nurwery, and general toilet. 1 1 is delightfully perfumed, and isold every where at a moderate price. ItesLtered in Patent Otlice. IS7B. bv !!i- manufacturer. McKEONK. VAN IIAAGKN Jk CO.. Philadelphia. IJ. COHEN. 'r;) AND SK K or write to Ir. Cohen, the " only living Astrologer. He has practised eighteen veins in San Francisco; he can tell cor rectly the past, present and future ; elves reliable fiifot niation und edvice, of benefit to those consult ing hiiu. Consultation Fee, fc2 by letter 3. If. Suit Is not necessary to rive the acre." ti.V5-.Ur. Cohen's inetlicife is a pottive cure for liver und kidnev com plaints, im pm ity ,f the blood, nervous debi'ity, heart oisease, rheumatism, catarrh, tunic disease's, fever, liseits".s of th' stomach ami female diseases. Chaises very moderate. Mel:cine will be sent to all parts of i)ie c.Ktst tillie. No. -J03 Kearny St., ceiruerof l'lue. .San rraiscisco. "V -A. h ii?W?l EU3IMESS U I ' i U' 3 " COLLEGE. Pl'OSITK VNIDN SQITAKK, SAN Fft.VNCIS- i onet;e on me coa.su iMegani naiissuew lu' iilti; lliorougii instruction; practical teachers: higb stand ing with the public, stiideniscau commence at anj time. lay and Kvenliig sessions." Circulars may be had free on application. ' .... i IH.UIHI .iv wii'i iiimii uuiirLr IIUIILITI'IIU GUDDI1, MEAN & GO, Maniifartiiiers e f and Oeulets in ALSO, IRRIGATING PIPES, 213' imZiL.JFLXS.-ZirZ' SIT - SAN FKANCISCO, And I ICS to 1172 ISroatlvi ay'. Uauland. Manufactory at LINCOLN, PLACER CO., CAL. CASjIFOKXIA jlIX.IT All Y .ir- ' Jk For Circulars address REV. I.VyU 51c I'Ll'BEi Pmjs-e-ii'AI., Oakland, Cal, MIL Tills Institution fur ii begins WKDXKSDAV, Arui'NT 1. Tor rntiilosrue r jy : : : ViTR i n ED ' . ; tit " "' " ' "' "' a 1 ' " II I.W.IJi.nit.... . , II , .inwl w . i I,, , , , , , , imiliiili J n M ii i ii i. i i.i l l THE COMMERCIAL HOTEL, SAK" FHANCXSCO. Twenty-six years ago a native of Brooklyn, Xew York, inaugurated a LoUl in this city. It was opened in June, 1851, and, with filial devotion to the city of his nativity, Mr. John Kellv, Jr., tho gentleman in question, christened it the "Brooklyn." Time brings changes and sometimes feasant ones. It is therefore a matter of congratulation to be able to announce that Mr. John welly has advanced with the times, and moved agon of modern hosttlrks, "The Commercial ll-jU l. 11ns new buildiDg, which has come into existence simultaneously with the birth of Montgomery Avenue, is the most perfectly arranged hotel in tho city. Everything which the American mind connects with the idea of comfort is there. The silent eleva'tor, the softly carpeted halls, the fountain in one of the rotundas, the pri vate laundry, barber's shop, billiard" rooms, and perfectly ventilated parlors aie all there. The electric bell is to be found throughout the house, and there is not a dark room in the whole es tablishment. An irregular space, almost a pentagem iu form, lias been left vacant in the cmter of the building, so that the most modest visitor and the wealthiest knant have tin ir equal si me of God's free light aud air. The cost of living at tne Commercial is a new era iu California l.t tel life. For two dollars a day the guest is as well accommodated as he could be at any firbt-cluss house for double the money, and the richness of the furniture challenges comjx tifio;i with any caravansary between New York and Kan Francisco. Jt is not necessary to detcribe the tndlo'n variety of reps and silks with which the hotel is upholstered, or to dilate on the ricLness of the highly carved black walnut bureaus, bedsteads, mirrors and bvft'it. The building anel furniture cost over 5300,000, and the utmost good taste is united to tLis" lavish expenditure-. The dining room is about 90x40 feet, anel is lit by nine chandeli.-rs and naini rous side lights. The parler ia magnificently carpeted and ablaze with cut-glass chandeliers, t; mbling with legions of diamond hued pendants. There are 175 rooms in the house, any one of which is lit for the beht gentle man in the land. Circular rotunelas, surrounded by a carved balustrade, keep the ventilation of the lofty halls perfect, whilst they add to the light aiid cheei fulness of the various rtagex. The range in the Kitchen cost !f 2,700, and is capable of providing a banque t for 5L0 persons." Ele gant statues occupy tho niches in the main stair-ease, and gas euestu!s are placed in the "center of the lower floor directly under the rotunda. The carpeting of the hotel is the richest probably in t e city, and there is an air of comfort about the Commercial Jfotl which can be better felt than defined. It only neeeled to bo known that ' Ktlly of the Broe-klvn " was running the ne w houi to insure its immediate prosperity. It tills a bill in this cttv long desired, but as yet never accomplished. Under the management of Mr. John Kelly, Jr., the Comnurei.-d attords a pala tial home for men of moderate means who se k the comforts of a lirst-elass t stablishment unal lieel with the mammoth charges of lirst-class houses. RUPTURE! UNi: No More Metal Trusses! No mor suf fering fiom iro?i hoops or steel springs The Patent MAONKTIC KCASTIC TKCSS is now superseding all others, being adopted ev erywhere by the leading physicians and surgeons ail over the land. All cases of reducible Hernia are per manently relieved by it without regard to the age of the patient, or the duration of the i:Jury. Kxperience kliows that all tempered Spring Trusses necessarily press upon and often disease parts ot the body that before were iu a perfectly healthy condition. Lumbago and other equally distressing ailments aro not uiifrcqutntly Ike and in view of this fact it becomes a matter of decided consequence to avoi B" Beware of worthless imitations! Our Trusses are not left with Age notice is hereby given that all persons who infringe on tliii patent will bed I or tne genuine article tend Un-eet to the MAGNETIC Eli A STIC Illustrated Uook and Price List 1'irr. WATER, THE CHEAPEST. THE BEST. Xlie only rwniinbii kriiNp Iif-e. Cattily I.niai. Stnnil in 1'rcst.iire. Knoll. Itiied with nn arilinar.r nujrer. UJO-Scnd for ( ircuhirs and information to AMKRM'AX IIIK ., 23 California Street, Sau Francisco. BUSINESS COLLEGE, No. 24 Test Street &m I-'-you-iVo, Cal. IXnblihlietl In I ((:. Inirsrl n Tliot- ouxh and practical Kducation in all Commercial mid Knglish Branches, French, (ierman, Spanish draw ing and Telegraphy. For information, call at Col-leg-?, or address, for Circulars, K. P. HKAI.D. San Francisco. KOWAKI) BXOSfcX!I V CO.. Lellfi I'itm aud I.lt!israi)liie 2?X:l.Xlva-T33ir8.JS , AND BLANK BOOK .V A N U F A C T V 11 K JX S ; Piinting Office and Uook Bindery, LrldrHdortrSl., front Clay to C'oininerriul. SAN FItAXCISCO. AMERIGAN EXCHANGE HOTEL, MAS FUAX-SSCO. riHIIS OLO AND POPULAR HOTKl WHICH X has for tho last twenty-four years extended to Ihe traveling public a cordial welcome and comfort of a home, and so favorably known to old Califor nians and the traveling public, that it requires ,c diriment on my part further than to say that Titos. Bk van-, who is an old Californhin, and knows how to cater to the wants of the traveling public, has taken the full proprietorship of the above hotel, and will leave nothing undone to make this hotel second to none In San Francisco for Comfort, Cood I.i vine a.iitl Cleanlini-tsi. My sole aim shall he to the comfort and welfare o my guests. The tabic is furnished with the best te market aftords; the house has been thoroughly rc'u ovated and newiy furnished throughout; ixu him dred rooms well ventilated. OeuUemaiily and obliging cl.-i ks.a-id t lean am! ai te'Uve waiter will always be found iu my Hotei. rhe Hotel is the most centrally located of any iu the city, bemir in thecentie of the business pun; .u of the city; the Street Cars pass the door every two with red lights, will he at the railroad depots ant) wharfs to convey passengers t the house free of charge; niy Kunnere wear Silver Badtes ou left breast with the name of the house on. tf .'rtnare r,f t,tltr.r Knmr,rM. Hotel Prices are from i.so to fcS.OO per Day. tiive me a cull and ludge for yourselves, T"J''W. BKVAN, Pbophiktcb. ' WATER. A o- ' MME TIP XT' I SEMISTABY, Brooklyn. Alamctla Co., Cal. 4l lT,TrlOP n',Vant,14M 10 youns: r.ft licH fr a tlioroiiffl. nI C.M.o l education. Xext term or Information, nmjly lo from the scene of his former labors into tlxat oar- SUFTUEE!! It K A is t; iks in the 5IAU- -1 sprii NKTIC ELASTIC TRUSS t press upon and iejure the back. It can be worn with perfect ea--e while rieiing horseback, as the pressure is tiie same wLi!e In any ikj- .sitii.n. It will perforut ladi cal euros when all other, f.;il, and is worn with eusw ami coin foil icht and iljy. which cannot be ai.J truthfully of uny Metal Truts w hatever. outsrow th of such pressure. J I:!;e calamities, if pofjoble. ntsor Druggists for sa'e. and It with as the law provides. TRUSS COMPANY, tOl Karramrulo .Street. Sau Francisco. EICAI SEWING MACHINE. TItiTO-ouaeteiv I.eH I'rietson Hi nil nuy . ol!ier 7'Ia'IWiit'. IT SEATS THEM ALL ! Sel r- 1 1 read ill sr Miultte! Keir- Threndlns rrdlr ! Itunuiiig't Klillet ttnnuiii SituiIo-t ! C-if Tl irl Machine is fast b e c o iu i ti g known lis the Soe It ! Tiylt! Buy It ! Waruantkd toGivk l-.NTIHK SATISFACTION.' AMERiCAH SEWIHS MACHINE CO IS. 1VIUI, Jitia;pr, tit FIFTH STIiKKT. - - - SAN FllANtl'CO. H-t ;ool Acrenift t'itleJ lir all uuurru tlel Tyrrimrv. GRAND REDUCTION IN PRICES. Having just received a I-arge Invoice of WEST OF ENGLAND GOODS, Thert-foie informs 1:1s patrons that he will make CLOTH INU TO OH.DKK at the l owest CAKII I'KM F, for the t.ext Sixty Hays: Business Suits to Order, - $25 Pants to Order, - -' - $6 Dress Suits to Qrder;',S35 to S50 Commercial St., cor. Leidesdorff, A.N It 3N3"c. a X2:x-ixy Street, AN Fit A NCI CO. lUCIIliWSI-: 7U i.VTVii, Introduced in A met ics as HOOD ! ' " a, vii iir-mi.iuuu, uiir mm ever mane, 1 ry it. and Ret strong and healthy. Ask your Chem ist for it, or apply to the Oeneral Agent. C. SIKLQVIOND, 1,4 sansome st, cor. Commercial, San Francisco. la a i-1-.. " 1. T . ...... . : . I . . Itr.V. '. T. MILLS, Ilrooltlyii, fal.