The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 7, 1895, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 1895. HE HAD MANY FAT JOBS. C. A. Spreckels Under a Hot| Fire of Interrogation Points. FIFTH OF A MILLION IN DOUBT.{ How ““Gus” Settled Heavy Accounts With His Father in Phila- delphia. | C. A. Spreckels, usually known as Gus Spreckels, is in a peck of trouble. By the | 7 filing and prosecution of his suit for slan- | his father, Claus Spreckels, he | perhaps unwittingly, invited a public scrutiny of his career such as he scarcely counted on. When a man enters suit against another for slander he immediately places himself on the defensive. Mr. Delmas of the law | firin of Delmas & Shortridge yesterday | oun to work the searchlight on the plain- f.in the suit in a manner that made him | tion by Havemeyer and Searles? It did. What was your position and title? Vice-president dna general manager. = How long did you con!;‘m\eu:,odgflw e salary and act in the capacity stated? 1 think unt‘ll December, 1891, when I re- signed in writing. S 0 whom did you send your resignation? 5 To Clans Spreckels, as president, and the board of directors. For how many months did you draw the salary stated? About two years and six months. When asked what other positions, any, that the witness had filled he sai I acted for some months as secretary of the Hawsiian Commercial Company. I do not re- member the years or months. I secured the | osition at the request of Claus Spreckels, he | Peing president of the corporation. | Have you now stated all the positions you have filled from your birth? 1 was for some years & member of the firm ol J. D. Spreckels & Bros. I don't recall the dates. It was a partnership composed of John | D., Adolph B.and C. A. Spreckels, the latter being myself. We were in the shipping and commission business in San Francisco. I con- tributed various sums to the capital of the firm from time to time, but I cannot now recol- ect them. Thebooksof the firm will show. I | think it wasabout #100,000, together with the | accrued profits for about sixteen years. 1den’t | remember that any of us contributed any capl- tal at the start. Each of the partnersowned a third of the concern. When did you cease to be a member of | the firm? January 1,1892. | Have you now stated all the occupations you | have followed, with emoluments and profits ? 1th'nkI have. 315 When you ertered the California Sugar Re- finery at clerk at the age of 17, had you any property of any kind belonging to.you? None whatever. When I was 19 years of age my father gave me $10,000. While I acted as clerk of the sugar refinery I bought for $900 an it THE CITY'S BOULEVARD, Property-Owners Are Getting Ready to Secure Its Con- struction. TO MAKE LOTS VALUABLE The Supervisors Will Receive a Petition for a Big Assess- ment District. The San Francisco end of the great boulevard from Golden Gate Park to San Jose promises to be the first section built, although it is not yet being widely talked about. This promise is in the fact that nearly all the large property-owners along the route between the park and the county line are cordially in favor of it, and a number of the most influential ones are getting ready to launch the enterprise and crowd it through to success. Preliminary sur- | veying has already been done. Among those who favor the project with enthusiasm are W. M. Fitzhugh, Mayor GUS SPRECKELS. ATTORN. C. A, EY ACH. REPORTER BE TT. ATTORNEY DELMAS. ADOLPH SPRECKELS. SPRECKELS ANSWERING INTERROGATORIES PROPOUNDED BY ATTORNEY DELMAS WHILE ATTORNEY ACH RISES TO OBJECT. [Sketched by a “Call” artist.] made by Claus Spreckels to a reporter for | the Examiner, and which statements were [ published in that paper a short time ago. The grounds on which C. A. Spreckels | makes his complaint are as follows: First—That defendant, Claus Spreckels, said of plaintiff FPhiladelphia. Then he drew out $259,000 of my money. 1 will tell the whole story one of | these days. Then the public will see these sons in their true light.” Second—Is materially the same as the first | count in the complaint. Third_That Clsus Spreckels spoke of the | plaintifi’s suit against the Oceanic Steamship Company in a manner that would suggest an | sttempt at blackmail by the plaintiff. | Fourth—That the defendant said of plaintiff, “He will soon be bankrupt,”’ which is alleged to have injured the plaintiff’s credit as a “mer- | chant and capitalist.” | Fiith—That the defendant said of plaintiff, “He has wasted money.” In view of these premises Gus Spreckels ‘wants $300 damages and costs of suit. In accordance with an order of court, is- sued by Judge Sanderson, the taking of the plaintiff’s deposition was begun yes- terday morning at 10 o’clock. Promptly on the hour C. A. Spreckels and Rudolph Spreckels, accompanied by Attorney Ach of the firm of Rothschild & | Ach, appeared. D. M. Delmas, one of the attorneys for Claus Spreckels, was present. | Adolph Spreckels entered the room and | took a seat at Mr. Delmas’ side as a repre- | sentative of his father, Claus Spreckels. | Clement Bennett acted as reporter and the notary public administered the oath. The examination developed the fact that C. A. Spreckels was born in San Francisco December 18, 1858, that he was educated partly in Germany and partly in San Fran- | cisco, and that all the positions of trust | and profit which he had occuied up to 1891 had. Eeen procured for him by his father, | “I gave that boy $24,000 a vear in Claus Spreckels. | Mr. Delmas plied the witness with inter- Togatories bearing on all the details of his career, from the time he left the Soutn Cosmopolitan Grammar School, at the age of 17, to the present time. This investiga- tion evidently made the witness ill at ease, causing him to hesitate in his replies and | fidget in his chair. | Mr. Delmas said: ‘Where did you go to work, and at what kind | of work? | At the California Sugar Refinery. | In what capacity? ! | kept an account. interest in a schooner from savings out of my | salary. The schooner was the Charles Fred- | erick. What income did the schooner yield to you? About $30 a month for four or five years. I sold my interest for $1500 or $1600. I had another source of income. I kept books at | night for outside firms, by which I maae about | & month. I lived at home. My board, odging and washing were jree. This con- | tinued until I became married in 1883. When questioned as to investments, which the witness said he had made, he | declined to answer, and they will again be | submitted before the court. Mr. Delmas continued : Were you ever the attorney in fact of your | father, Claus Spreckels, while you were living | in Philadelphia? I was. Did you hold his general power of attorney? | 7did. Iheld the power of attorneyof my father, T think, fully twelve years; much be- fore the time I went to Philadelphia. I held it until it was revoked, or rather until I heard it | was revoked. 1 left Philadelphia about Decem- ber, 1891. . As your father's attorney, did you receive | in Philadelphia two millions and & quarter of his money? qluesflan a little more | . From whom? | R u received it? 1 think I received more then that. Did you receive that much at one time? That or its equivalent, You mean in actual money or paper repre- senting money? Yes, sir. When was that? 1 think it was in the spring of 1891. It was about & year before he sold his interest to the trust. | Mr. Delmas scowled at this covert attack | made by the young man on his father and resumed. Was your father in Philadelphia at the time | he turned this $2,500,000 over to you? No. He was in California. Shortly after | | that he came fo Philadelphia and then left for | a trip to Europe. He left me in charge of the money. When did he return? T think it was in November, 1891. 1 had the | money in charge about eight months. When | my father returned from Europe 1 met him in | New York, He came to Philadelphia a couple | of days lafer. | Did he ask you for an accounting? | He did. | Did you furnish it? | Tdid. I showed him how muchIhad re- ceived and how much I had disbursed. Did you keep an account? The secretary of the company, Mr. Uhler, | As clerk. | | Was that sugar refiner; tion or an individual? By & corporation. H fiHow did you procure work in that institu- on? 1 was employed by the corporation. At whose solicitation? Fhrough the influence of my father, who was president at the time. What salary were you paid? | I think that for several months I worked for | nothing. Subsequently for $100 & month—I ‘think for two years. At the end of that time was your occupation | changed? The place of occupation was not changed. -the position was. + What position did you then take? I acted in the capacity of assistant secretary and subseguenlly secretary of the corporation. Iremained secretary until the year 1889, y owned by & corpora- | 3 | What was your salary as aseistant secretary? | Five hundred dollars & month. ‘What was your salary as secretary? The same &mount. When you ceased to be secretary what aid you do? I went at the request of my father to take charge of the Philadelphia sugar refinery—that 1s, of the Spreckels sugar refinery of Philadel- phis. It aftervard became a_corporation. When I first went there the sugar refinery was owned by my father, Claus Spreckels. Who procured the position for you which you | occupied in that refinery? Lwent to Philadciphia on certain promises and st the request of Mr. Claus Spreckels. At what compensation, if any” At the time there was no compensation men- tioned, so far as salary was concerned. Was there any other compensation? Yes, my father agreed to give me $100,000 for the purchase of a residence. After your arrival in Philadelphis was any compensation agreed upon? Some time after, yes. ‘Was it within six months? I think so. By whom was your compensation then fixed? By my father. What was that compensation? Twenty-four thousand dollars a year—§2000 2 month, When did your salary begin? 4 From the time that I arrived there—about June, 1889. After the Spreckels Sugar Refinery was in- corporated, who were the owners? orty-five per cent of it was owned by Have- meyer and Searles. At the time of the incorporation? No, afterward. At the time of incorpora- tion it was owned by Claus Spreckels. ‘Was your salary fixed before or after the in- corporation? thll;lnk it ws! ll.lfler‘.“ 0 owned the fifty-five one-hundredths share not owned by Havemeyer and Searles? Claus Spreckels. Did your salary continue after this acquisi- The testimony then touched on minor | etails of the interviews between father and son. The witness dexterously evaded | | answering all the pointed questions as to | ! an accounting by stating that he would | have to refer to his books. He frequently repeated the statement that his father, | Claus Spreckels, expressed himself as satisfied with the accounting. | What did you show your father in the ac- | | counting? 1 showed roughly how much money I had | | received; that is, without any reference to the | books, for the reason that the secretary was sick at the time. 1 made the accounting from my memory. I cannot recall figures. I will try and refresh my memory Monday. _Did your brother Adolph make any fnsinua- tion that you had taken some of this money? and if so, was it before or after you say that | e account had been struck? | Before. Hekept asking, “What has become | of the money? Where is {t?” Whet was the difference that you had been unable to account for? About $200,000. How did you finally account for it? 1 don’t recall. You had not been able to account for it while your brother was present? That is true, without the aid of the books, I do not recall just what explanation I aid make concerning the misxmfl §200,000. My father and [ parted pleunm¥ and met the next day. He then asked me if I was going to leave the emrloy of the company. I told him I had not thought of doing so. I told him I | guessed my brother Adolph had suggested it, | and that he wanted my place. 1 judged so | from his officiousness around the sugsr re- finery buildings. The testimony closed for the day with the repeated assertions by the witness that he and his father were on the best of terms | allBthe way thtrou h the transactions. consent, adjournment was mas unn’i Tuesday at 10):30 A M. e e A party of relic hunters, while diggin; at the foot of one of the old Pomggl inzi clined planes at Hollidaysburg, where, in the days of the Pennsylvania canal the boats were transported over the Allegha- nies, made a rich find. It was a section of the ongunl rails used on the road, which were brought to America from England long before such a thing as an American- made rail was known. It was sent to Philadelphia, where it will grace the yalua- ble collection of relics in the possession of the Pennsylvania company. | driveway out of the Sutro, the Spring Valley people, Behrend U. Sweeney and J. P. Mc- others are ready to join with them in building the boulevard at the expense of the adjacent property, and it is not likely to be long before a definite move- | ment is made to make the Supervisors create an assessment district to build the driveway. The building of the main route of the boulevard promises to be followed by other important street improvements in the large region south and southeast of the park, and a general development of that section of the city. H. P. Sonntag and ‘some other leading members of the Half-million Club are but waiting until the club is fully organized and its fiesta business is out of the way to- present the boulevard project to the club and endeavor to enlist it in "the enterprise. Mr. Sonntag believes that a magnificent ity, for which so superb an os»portunity is’ offered, will ap- peal to the club with especial force. Mayor Sutro is doing a good deal of talking and figuring on the boulevard be- tween times and is conducting a quiet camvaign in favor of the route he has had in mind for the driveway that has been his pet idea for years. The route he favors, as described in the CaLn the other day, would take the boulevard out the present Almshouse road to the neighborhood of that institution, where it would swing to the south and descending to lower levels pass by Ingleside and the head of Lake erced. Mr. Sutro will give the right of way through his lands and proposes that the rest of the expense shall be borne by an assessment district. ‘W. M. Fitzhugh is actively championin, a route that leaves thé Almshouse roa about where Sutro’s driveway would leave it, but keeps on the hills and skirts their edges for some distance, then ascends to the neighborhood of Ocean View. A much finer view is one of the considerations urged in fa7or of this rouve. Such & boulevard would make property along the south of the park worth several times as much as it is now, says Mr. Fitzhugh, and it would double the values of properties a mile away from some portions of it. All the large property-owners [ have talked with favor it, and I believe few will oppose it, for & man can afford to pay an assessment if his property will be increased in value fifty times the amount of his assessment. That would be the most _attractive and popular drive about the city, besides affording an outlet to the magnifi- cent region to the south. I favor widening the Almshouse road to about eighty feet and letting the driveway be about the same width along the edge of the hills a little beyond where stone battlements could be built in places and trees set out. Get- ting down toward Lake Merced, the boulevard might be 100 or 125 feet wide, with trees along the center and walks at the side. I have no doubt that the project will succeed when an organized moye is made, as it will be soon and when the Half-million Club takes hold of It can easily be done under the present assess- ment district law. H. P. Sonntag is one of the strongest and most active men behind the San Fran- gisco end of the big plan. He said yester- It would be one of the finest features of San Francisco. When I was East I stopped at Cleveland only to see the famous Euclid ave- nue. As fine as that is, it would be almost nothing compared with this boulevard if it is properly laid out and built. It would double and quadruple the value of every foot of land nearit, and its cost would comé back many times to the property-owners who paid for it. It would be a constant delight and an un- measurable benefit to the entire city. I shall urge it before the Half-million Club as soon as we get through with these excursions, and I believe that we are going to have the oulevard. Thus the boulevard so recently suggested has been taken up in this city by promi- nent people with as% much energy as has been displayed by s6 many of the leading people of San Mateo County, and a definite effort to secure its building will be begun very soon. THEIR THIRD ANNIVERSARY, Members of the Hannoveraner Verein Celebrate the Event. The members of the Hannoveraner Verein gave a ball at Saratoga Hall, on Geary street, last night in honor of the third anniversary of the founding of the order. The hall was prettily decorated for the occasion, and with good music the dancers tripped the light fantastic toe without weariness till well on in the night. The. programme included twenty-four numbers and several extras, and at mid- mg‘ht a substantial supper was served. he Hannoveraner Verein has grown steadily during the three years since it ————— Go to Seavey’s, 1382 Market, and get the cor- rect thing in millinery at lowest Pprices. 4 ynfls iou‘;ldled‘ and no; ié is prominent and influential among the German societies of this city. The members who were in | Hinrichs and arrangements; charge of last night's festivities are: P. ‘W. Windeler, F. lgggers J. H. Schuur, H, W. Smadeke, committee of ‘W. F. Appiarius, Chris. Roeber and G. F. Renken, reception com- mittee; L. Barner, floor manager; H. Bev- ersen and H. Elmers, assistants to the floor manager; W. Warnke, G. W. Renken and Henry Poeltker, floor committee. JOCKEY - CLUB DOINGS. Owner Dickey Is in Trouble—The Stew- ards Investigate ' Other Runs. D. R. Dickey, owner of the Pescador stable, has been ordered to remove his horses from the racetrack. Mr. Dickey approached John Merrill, the assistant starter, and stated that he intended to that if Merrill saw that he got away well he (Dickey) would make it a consideration for him. Mr. Dickey stated that he was greatly in need of money, and as he did not look upon the proposition in a criminal light {l;e stewards decided to deal leniently with him. At the conclusion of the steeplechase the stewards had a veterinary examine the orse, the Lark, to see if he had been “fixed” before starting in the race. After an examination the veterinary stated there was nothing wrong with him, but that in taking one of the jumps he had struck himself, injuring one of his heels badly, and that oniy a game horse would haye continued running in the race. Owner Van Ness, in explanation of the bad run made by his horse Mainstay, said that he was greatly disappointed in the animal, as he expected to win and played him. After the last race Van Ness said that he would take the horse out and show the stewards that he was possessed of more speed than he showed in the race. In this he was disappointed. for the horse ran a quarter in exactly the same noteh as he ran in the race o trainers and not the jockeys are at fault sometimes. THE CIRCUS ROYAL OPEN It Proved a Surprise in Novel- ties and Spectacular Beauty. A Foaming Waterfall and Colored Fountain—Athletics and Music. The Circus Royal and Venetian Water Carnival opened last night at the corner of Eddy and Mason streets with a crowded house and a performance that, for spectac- ular event and no that could be desired. Indeed, its orig- inality proved to be a treat to lovers of public entertainments. The old panorama building has been so changed inside that its appearance last night, under the brilliant electric lights, surprised the crowds who went to see the circus and carnival. In the center of the main floor is a ring, rising around which are tiers of theater-chairs and rows of boxes. The dress circle is frontea with loge-boxes, behind which are hundreds of seats, and_from floor to ceiling everything is finished in cream and gold very beau- tiful in effect and very rich in contrasts. The entertainment began with a grand march of performers, which showed the numerical strength of the company, This was followed by a horse ¢ uadri?le by lady and gentlemen riders. 'i‘hc next feature showed what kind of athletes are in the company through a series of double somer- sault jumps, in which John Stack, who wore California ?opnv-colorad tights, made ahit. A clever Japanese juggler gave an exhibition of surprising feats that were ap- plauded. Then came a flying-trapeze act by a new aerial artist, Mlle. Lotta Miranda, who had many new things in her line. The four Rosaries, from Paris, literally set the house wild with enthusiasm over their acrobatic feats. Miss Tex, “‘the American girl” in fron- tier costume, rode a bucking bronco that shied at the lights and people and failed to buck. Stack and clown Eddie Sylvenio per- formed on the triple horizontal bars, and this event was given applause, which it fully merited. Peter W. fhrlow, the Eng- lish champion bareback rider, did well on a new horse, but two of the Rosaries, as clowns, gave a comical boxing match that made everybody present roar with laugh- ter and electrified the sports. Zyarra performed on the high wire a series of thrilling feats, Joseph Williams rode bareback over hurdles and jumped with his horse through a ring of fames. The circus performance ended with splen- did tumbling by the company. The water carnival was a general sur- prise. In a few minutes the ring was covered with a tremendous rubberand a waterfall course was constructed over the performers’ entrance, and presently water shot upward to the ceiling from a hydrant in the center and was sprayed from mov- able pipes all round the ring. A torrent peured down the fall in foam- ing leaps, while colored lights played upon the magnificent spectacle, v\'bic‘l rivaled the electric fountain. With four feet of water in the ring, Miss Cora Beckwith, the Eng- lish swimmer, ¢aye an interestin exhibition, which was followed by the Venetian float with a Neapolitan guartet and a bevy of pretty girls, with Miss Marion Nolan as the (‘enus among them. tertainment concluded with a pyrotechnic display of a shower of golden sparks. —————— COMPANY A'S HIGH JINKS. Soldier Boys Spend a Jolly Evening at Their Armory. The members of Company A of the Third Infantry gave a very enjoyable smoker and high jinks at the regimental armory on Golden Gate avenue last evening. The company room was tastefully decorated for the occasion with flags and paper lan- terns and a programme of considerable excellence was presented as arranged by the committee in charge. The members of the committee were Lieutenant Ballinger, First Sergeant Sullivan and Privates David- son, Donohoe and Thogode. The high jinks differed in many respects from the beaten lines of such entertain- ments. Captain Connolly called the as- sembly to order. Then n{ig basket of “T. D.” clay pipes passed around, followed b a huge box of smoking tobacco. When all ad got their pipes comfortably started the refreshments, including beer, soda, sandwiches, etc., were brought on, and then followed instrumental musie, solos, duets and trios, songs, recitations and stories almost without end. The entertainment did not end till well along toward the ‘“wee, sma’ hours.” ————————— AGAIN IN TROUBLE. Carl W. Von Tiedeman Wanted for Ob- taining Goods by False Fretenses. A warrant was sworn out yesterday by Dr. Albert G. Dultz, an old gentleman, for the arrest of Carl W. von Tiedeman on the charge of obtaining goods by false pre- tenses. The old gentleman is a decorator, and in October last, he said, Von Tiede- man represented to him that he could get him some work at the Almshouse. At the time he had $200 worth of books and surgi- c:ie x:uh’uments in his room, 825 Kearny stree! He went to the Almshouse and remained some months. When he returned he as- certained that Von Tiedeman had obtained his property ftom the landlady by present- m&' an order and giving a receipt. : here is a case pending in Judge Hunt's court against Von Tiedeman, in connection with forged deeds for Mrs. Harriet Christy’ 2 Property, which occurred about a year ago. start his horse Pescador in a few days, and | velty, was everything | The en- | A B U, RECRGANIZING, Harry Knox Says It Is Prepar- ing for an Extensive Strike. MAY TAKE SIX MONTHS' WORK. Engineers and Conductors Golng Into the Order, but Thelr Names Kept Secret. The reorganization of the American Railway Union is under way and is mak- ing progress satisfactory to the old-line members. In fact, so much has been done thata reinstatement of the old scale of wages is looked for before October next. Harry Knox, who was so prominently mentioned in connection with the strike at Sacramento last summer, has charge of the work. He says: “The railroads desire to keep the old organizations in existence. They are afraid of havingall the railroad men united under one order because when they are so organ- ized the little dissensions do not crop up with any degree of effect. They know that; hence they want to keep the A. R. U. from geting the other men to unite with us. “As soon as our organization is per- fected a formal demand will be made for a restoration of wages, and if not complied with will result in a greater strike than that of last summer. “‘The engineers and_conductors are dis- satisfied with the condition of their affairs, though they are saying little about it. They are joining the A. R. U., but in such a way that no one knows they are mem- bers. We approach a man and explain the proposition. Heis given a blank slip and envelope. If he desires to join the order he places his name on theslip, en- closes it in_the envelope which he hands back sealed. No one knows his name and no one will know it until the membership of the order takes in 90 per cent of the railroad men. We have seme 30 per cent, of them now in the safe-deposit box, but their names are unknown to any one. If I was asked to name ten men who belong to the order I could not do it, for Ido not know their names.” ““When Chief Arthur of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers was here did the A. R. U. make any proposition for the engineers to join the order?”’ was asked. “We did not. We look on Chief Arthur as a ‘scab™herder. You should hear the engineers talk since he came here. They have changed their minds regarding him and are coming into the A. R. almost solidly.” “‘How soon will the reorganization be periected 2"’ *‘Hardly for six months. There isa great deal of work to be done, but by that time we will have the 80 per cent.” “Will the street railway men be included in the A. R. U.?"’ “Not at present. We will have a con- vention soon at which changes will be made in the constitution which will admit the street-railway men to membership, but just at present they could hardly unite | with us. Their class of work is different, but I feel certain they will be part of the order after the convention. “Our grievance committee is still in ex- istence and is doing good work. By the time we are ready to take the step there will be no chance for the companies to say they have nothing to arbitrate.” CONVERTS TO UNIONISM. The Carpenters’ Mass-Meeting Produc- tive of Good Results. Several hundred carpenters and joiners attended the mass-meeting at the temple last evening, called by E. L. Malsbury, the district organizer for Northern California of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. The object of the meeting, gs stated by Mr. Malsbury, was to induce all non-union men to join the local unions of carpenters, and work together to secure a schedule of increased wages in the future. In the course of his remarks he denied the pub- lished report that a strike was contem- plated. To disprove the report he stated that the local association of contractors had stated that if a majority of the car- enters presented a proposition to them or an increase of wages, the suggestion would be favorably received, and a com- pact was made for a year to maintain such a schedule, In response to the call for non-union men to join the unions, guite a number advanced to the secretary’s desk and en- rolled themselves. It wasdecided to hold another mass-meeting a week from next Wednesday evening for the purpose of gaining more recruits. —————————— Thrown From His Horse. Harold Wheeler, an attorney, was thrown from his horse, a fractious animal, while crossing the ditch in front of the clubhouse at Burlingame, yesterday morn- ing, and sustained a slight concussion of the brain. Dr. Wettrell of San Mateo and Dr. Mac- Monagle attended him. He remained un- conscious throughout the afternoon, but a | telephone message from the clubhouse at a late hour last night said that he was much improved and thought to be out of danger. —— Call It a Craze. AN ALARMING STATEMENT CONCERNING WOMEN. HOW BAD HABITS ARE FORMED. The New York Tribune says: ‘The habit of taking * headache powders® is increasing to an alarming extent among a great num- ber of women throughout the country. These powders as their name indicates, are claimed by the manufacturers to be a positive and speedy cure for any form of headache. In many cases their chief ingredient is morphine, opium, cocaine or some other equally injurious drug having a tendency to deaden pain. The habit of taking them is casily formed, but almost impossible to shake off. Women usually begin taking them to relieve a raging headache and soon resort to the powder to alleviate any little pain or ache they may be subjected to, and nally like the morphine or opium fiend, get into the habit of taking them refl:_l-rly, imagining that they are in pain if they happen to miss their regular dose." . In nine cases out of ten, the trouble is in the stomach and liver. Take a simple laxative and liver tonic and remove the offending matter which deranges the stomach and causes the headache. Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pel- lets are composed entirely of the purest, concentrated, vegetable ex- tracts. One Pellet is a dose. Mr. E. VARGASON, of Olter Lake, Lapeer Co., Mich., " writes : “T'not infrequent have an attack of one or two of Doctor Pierce’s Pleasant Pel- lets immediately after, and in _the course of an_ hour my headache is cured and no bad effects. I feel better for having taken them — n ‘worse, as usual after taking other kinds ‘oi‘ pills. ‘Pleasant Pellets’ are wd(hthlblfiffif headache.” . E. VARGASON. Esg. worth more than their l et else than to cure NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. SPECIAL SALE FRENCH GREPONS! This week we will exhibit the most elegant assortment of FRENCH CRE- PON DRESS FABRICS ever shown in San Francisco. Our present stock of this popular fabric includes all the lead~ ing staple shades as well as the newest shades for the season. OLIVE, GOLDEN BROWN, BLUETTE, HELIOTROPE, MARRON, ARDOISE, FAWN, CARDINAL, MYRTLE, NAVY, ACIER, TRAPPISTE, CREAM, PIEGTEE, TAN, BLACK. These goods are the production of the most celebrated manufacturer in France, and the designs being exclu- sive, are not to be found elsewhere in this country. A VISIT OF INSPECTION SOLICITED. 9 7 i892. 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121 POST STREET. DONT BUY YOUR PAPER BY THE QUIRE WHEN YOU CAN GET OnE Pouyy FINE Note Paper. 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