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THE SA FRANC CO CALL ADVERTISEMENTS. et C stores are ready tof welome you in holiday¥ LAt . ) g g : Our w windows willd fofler you many sugges-¢ ftious of good things to eatf 7a drini~at prices thatf ,mean money saved on ‘every purchase, I ;h Elgin Butter : ’ Baver, pound 25c‘ ¢ sday and Wednesday. ';'nucy Italian prunes Ext s S t0 S0, 6 pounds 25¢ h Tart Savor. Usually § to 100 pound. ‘ Silcec L 1 Pineapple n Brand az = ¢ e e got 2 Cans 26c¢ 4 "AVy $yTup. Cheapest of all e ] most deiictous 3! )airy Butter. .square 35c# ¢ o lity. Cheap eneugh— even for coosing '\Iahrien's Sardines g ot ) ;(.’:'.fn‘i '%..n:ff“ can 10c¢ | “Wuwar 0. ¢Babbitt’s Soa 26¢ 7 bars " »d soap-—at a low price. ¢ Rice Pop Corn P) - 6 pounds ¢Christmas Candles No 25¢ S O N / gfit".‘i“?fi“ ircne Box 10¢ ¢Royal Savon Soap ¢ TJowthwdz. . parg 95c ‘ 14 bar box S48 ¢Major Grey's Chutney (4 AP a pound 15cy de. ¢ [4 ¢ ‘ ¢ i Caan Bt 85¢ ¢ ¢Smyma Figs. .3 pkgs 2bc ¢ 8 - »‘"}“-::1.‘ 150 pkg ¢ cy Walnuts ¢ nerel i 2 pounds :’.;'»c‘ ¢ ¢>oft Shell Walnuts M 9 Troveimama pound 10c H ¢ . ¥ 3 H Fancy Clu arge, fall ster Raisins $ clusters. pound 10c ¢ Home Made Mince Meat pound 10cy as can be (4 tiy clea® ¢ Norwelgan Kryddsild. Vorwelgan 13-1\11;n.;nmbalu~n‘ ;.'ouoa SPECIALS: ‘ I frou ’ : ¢ / rted and in ongl- ) (3% (4 ’ < t bot G.’u‘ ¢ 1 $7.50 ;E‘ rry Wine ¢ ¢ 3 bottles 8] ¢ gallon 75C‘ ¢01d Crow Whiskey ¢ ¢ e galion 84.509 ¢ N ooy ta an Prandeco. | @ ¢C« 1b Whiskey ¢ ' P4 gal $9.750 A e at distillery ) Run Whiskey ¢ R bottle 75c‘ gHennesey 3 Star Cognac ¢ ' Tonally $L70. bottle 5140‘ ¢Imported Champagne v g™ quart $ 2.60 ¢ dozen 3].00¢ 1.95¢ ¢ Burke’s Porter dozen § Grainessess’ —regular $2.10. ¢Duffy’s Malt Whiskey SO 5. bottle 75cg laret 135 ¢1. DeTurk Wines: ¢ ‘ 3 3 Doz 9“"“ ' X X Claret..........5$3.50 :/i“"" ndel aaens o t. Julie ' - ¢Sauter: n W Bottle ar BETY 40¢ 5bc¢ ‘ . 40c ‘U—lm\c:m Yquem 7.00 BOC: ¢ ne 5.00 50c Port Wi nt: lozen. 00 per case additional ¢ brand 18 better known than any i bra din the state. '7’;’,”.. ket St. 8. P. Shattuok Av, FTrkmey 3 glon,Onk Central Av, Alsmeda sion, Tth &Wood, Oak ¢ teswaw sy_‘wa Holiday Buyers ! PALACE g3 HARDWARE §# COMPANY, 8% carry the very best assortment in the city of CARVERS, CUTLERY, for Pocket, Tal or Slde- be d, MAN CURE SETS. RAZOR SETS AND SAFETY RAZORS, CHILD'S SETS, NUT SETS, TOOL CHESTS, Ltc., Ete. n P cket Knives are the jon of Everybody. Our Combina Admi Heskly Cal $1.00 per Yoar GRADE LESS THAN THAT OF MANY STEAM RAILROADS m—ELL ST O A rT Picturesque Solution to the “impossible grade” Holco vited tc » Iroque a repor , the clv LTS AN NN %0 nd wh a future. ns who nature ar find that it is not drives in this Weste: the proposed route. €0 The grad ade from R R et e R AR R A PR AL L R ) BOSTON NATIONAL BANK COLLAPSES Posted Notice SBays the Concern Is in the Hands of the Comptroller of the Currency. BOSTON, Dec. 16.—The Broadway Na- ] Bank of this city has falled. The directors are: John R. Graham, Henry 1. Lawrence, Frank O. Bquire, Roswell C. Downer, Frank W. Downer. Frank O. uire is connected with the firm of John re & Co., W day with $3,000,,00 liabilities. The Broadw. a8 incorporated in 1853. Its the failure became known when the bank failed to open its doors tnis morning and an e posted saying tha of the bank wers in the hands of the| xpen irom banks, $168,000. ; legal tenders, § tors Roswell C. Downer 1s and Frank O. Squire vice presi- — e Lick House Cafe. The famous Lick House on Montgom- | ery street, between Sutter and Post, of which G. W. Kingsbury s the capabie | jessee and manager, is one of the must | noted hostelries on the Pacific Coast. It | | is absolutely fireproof and has recently | fitted throughout. One of its been newly which has won the Rreatest attrac ions, commendation of the local and traveling | | public, is its superb cafe, on the first floc Which' is equipped In a style that eas: laces it at the head of cafes In Ban ‘rancisco. Every delicacy known to the art of culsine may be secured here a la carte, the service being exceptionaily praiseworthy. A large staff of experien-ed assistants is kept on duty daily from & 4. m. to § p. m. under the supervision of Manager Kingsbury. The cafe is patro ized by many of the best known busir men of the city, as well as the g | who make the hotel their residence when [ 10 the city. | FAVORS EXPANSION. | Arthur Sewall Opposed to the Stand Taken by His Party. STOCKTON, Dec. 16.—Arthur Sewall was in Stockton to-day, the guest of Ma- | jor J. D. Peters. Mr. Sewall arrived this morning on the steamer with Mr. and Mrs. Will Ashe. Mr. Sewall, although al- ways a Democrat in politics, s against the Democratic party in_the fight it is | making on expansion. Sewall be- | lieves in expansion. He says: “We must fight and whip the Filipinos. ‘When peace 18 assured, then it is tme 1 engineer fore the eyed the ground rket awakened from heel with the have always opposed all matters differing from their old forty- zain attempting to raise their applied a 3.7 per cent | the officlal grades of | sion would pass and | sible but that one of the finest ry could be constructed over point about 250 feet westerly from Stelner street could | the attitude of President McKinley. | leln & Krumb the Cafe Royal ich assigned yester- | News of | the affairs | be made practfeal able to make It sc From this {mlnt W lines easterly to Va could be constructe. horses d trot he descent and features and no place need the rably less than ral avenue to down a 8 per cent cent grade for shor pleasure drive. “It has been clal stru Plerce to Wel “I find that In co: and survey: annual me T | a | shows that with | g the panhandle - four feet and that made singularly | feet for a distan ance of the " Park from Baker street will avia stree teen feet, wh! | main drive w the 1 and Fell strests to to one. The bridges would pass in cross space necessary for g cltiz 1a t popular se ent, and In opposition to our feet in width. some of them claim that the extensio o ate Park to Market street and Van | Fell streets over a t feasible, that it is impracticable. This ar- Steiner and Wabste: not stand in tion. have prepared to the beauty and elther side of the Baker street to a | Increase of beauty for us to discuss the question of govern- meat, whether they shall be held or of- | fered' their entire freedom. But now we must fight.” In that re spect Mr. Sewall hflllc-\'esfin o | faid he believed Bryan would be the next | emocratic Presidential candidate. —_——————— Cafe Royal Billiard Hall. The leading billlard hall of San Fran- cisco as well as of the Pacific Coast 1s the Cafe Royal in the Flood bullding at | the corner of Fourth and Market streets. | | Under the management of Messrs. Horn- | has be- come a model resort of its kind, and 1s patronized by the best classes In the city. The Cafe Royal as & public resort offers many features that recommend it to its patrons. Its magnificently equipped bar makes a specialty of the hest brews, ich are kept constantly on tap. Its light lunches are the delight of all classes, and are avallable at all hours of the day or night. To the art lover the numerous paintings by well-known masters that adorn the walls of the cafe offer keen enjoyment. The commodious quarters, privat. rtments and numerous other feature he Cafe Roval a.delightful re- sort of which Ban Franclscans may justly | feel proud. ———— TOO MUCH RAIN. | ‘Work at a Standstill on Many of the Farms. | NILES, Dec. 16.—Work In orchards and on farms is at a standstill through this part of Alameda County by reason of the long continued wet spell. It has rained more or less every day for a week, which | has made the ground very soft. The rain- fall for the storm reached 2.34 inches, making a total of 10.19 inches for the sea- son, as compared to 3.47 Inches to the | same date last year. So far as is known no damage has resulted, but the weather is_unfavorable to peas and potatoes, which are now above the ground. A 3 Shorter Railroad Line. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16.—The necessary | documents have been signed by the South- | ern Pacific Company to bufld what is known as the Chatsworth Park cut-off between here and Santa Barbara. The road will run through Susannah Pass, plercing the mountains with a tunnel 500 feet longer than the one at San Fernando. The latter will be abandoned when the new road Is completed. Work will begin In_ six weeks, as soon as the fill at Somis is completed. This will enable trains to run to Ban Francisco in ten hours and to Santa Barbara In two hours. This short- ening process is in keeplng with the in- tention to run all trains from the south over the Burf or coast line when it is | completed. . —-—— Lawyer Falls Dead in Court. PERRY, O. T., Dec. 16.—Matt Willlams, a former well-known politician and lawyer of Towa, fell dead while making a speech ! to a jury in a criminal case in the District not necessary to hold to ted over this ground withe which I have referred the g 10 of the fill a_gentle slope fr Plerce street would have an entrance on Oak and drive on a bridge or viaduct, which would add materially and_drive, as well as the immediate neigh Where a cut would have to be made the slopes on gentle rise from the driveway to Oak or Fell street by a nominal increase In cost of construction, considering the | makes a capri | pepsia Tablets after each meal and 1 of Panhandle Grade Problem. though it would not be advis- grade would be preferable. th stretches of s t and curving an Ness avenu d Market street ft d upon a_ 3 per cent grade, which down rapidly with perfect safety. not the ascent that should be con 1 boulevard or isure drive. level s an easy [J . it d- KT s a4 or 4% per t dists Id work no injury to a rive could not be con- t an excessive cut from med that a nstructing the 3 per cent grade to cut would be thirty- t ‘would be eighteen alni the t i the ground proy park along om the lines of Oak the rate of about six or viad the drive Ing these streets would cover only that the park drive, from fifty to elghty giving the the driveway grade of about § per cent Fillmore, r streets would pass over the park attractiveness of the proposed park orhood. b drive could be constructed with a and benefit derived. K Dotietiotietetiotieti oo NetiaNeNe NoteN oo e Nete NoReReNeNe NoNeN NN NN NN eReR o1+ Q Court here last night. Willlams wa Prosecuting Attorney of Pawnee Count lahoma. ADVERTISE MENTS. FOR WELL PEOPLE. An Easy Way to Keep Well. Tt is easy to keep well if we would only obsefrve each day health. a few simple rules of all Important thing Is to keep the ¥ at, and to do this it.is not Su pampering simply »us appetite and a feeling that certain favorite articles of food must be avoided. Wbl Professor Wiechold gives prett: 5 advice on this subject.” He says: > *Fa p i have never had a se- , and at the same time: my n largely an indoor one, but ) «d that the way to keep healthy was to keep a healthy stomach, not by eating bran crackers or dieting of any sort: on the contrary, 1 aiways what my appetite craves, but for the past elght years 1 have madé it a daily prac- tice to take one or two of Stuart's Dys. t- tribute my robust health for a man of my age to the regular daily use of Stu- art's Tablets “My phyeictan first advised me to use them because he sald they were perfectly mless and were not a_secret patent ine, but contalned only the natural epiones and diastase. and af- ter using them a few wee have nev ceased to thank him for his advice. = o “1 honestly believe the habit of taking Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets after meals 18 the real health habit, because their use brings alth to the sick and ailing and presorves health to the well and strong. Men and women past i years of age need a safe digestive after meals to in- sure a perfect digestion and to ward off disease, and the safest, best known and most widely used is Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. 2 ai it They are found in every well re, household from Maine £0 Callforma eg in Great Britain and Australla are rap. idly pushing their way into popular fa- vor., All druggists sell Stuart's Dys; Tablets, lufl sized packages at 'Z’e?fl‘:. and for a weak stomach a 50-cent pack- mxndwlll often do fifty dollars’ worth of good. RADWAY’'S READY RELIEF has stooq unrivaled before the public for 50 years as a Pain Remedy. Tt Instantly relieves and quickly cures all Colds, Sore Throats, Influenza, Bron. ghitis, Pacumonia, Rhsumatism, ~ Nedralgia, Headache, Toothache and all pains. Internaily for Malarla aud all Bowel Pains.All druggista, R R A A A A A A e R R L A A S T set rule | “I am | at | UNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1 9" | Regular price $1 50... Umbrellas. 35 ADVERTISEMENTS. LONG=LIVED PIANOS Sole Agents /Are Standard Pianos WEBER, KREEL —the Weber is one. And 5 other We have them in Baby Grands an akes Grand d IANOS. IUprights—Cash or installments. CLINE ACQUITTED BY l METHODIST COUNCIL MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 16.—The Method- | ist Judicial Council, after a trial lasting three days, has acquitted Rev. C. E. Cline of Portland, Or., who was accused of false representations in the sale of a Pacific Coast fruit farm to D. Thompson of Des Molnes, Jowa. Cline had been expelled from the Oregon conference on these charges. The jury, composed of nineteen Methodist clergymen, voted sixteen for complete vindication and three for re- manding the case to the Oregon tribunal. This is the highest court in the Methodist church and its decision is final. ———— | Daughter of Ingalls Dies. | ATCHISON, Kans., Dec. 16.—Mrs. R. P. Shick, daughter of ex-United States Sen- C. F. MARTIN ! If you buy a poor piano with a useless ator John J. Ingalls, died suddenly at her | SHEET MUSIC 5 OFF T0 EVERYBODY. galls. She was in an Eplscopal deaconess | .And 3 married in April last. She has been in home to attend the funeral, which will 2 | OPEN EVENINGS. | | e uarantee it is not our fault. GUITARS and - |& h t Reading, Pa., last night. Mrs. | Bome LGl B pei, i | MANDOLINS chool wh sh t N Shick, manu- | ] facturer of Reading, to_whom' she was || STELLA | Cl . | hoor health lately. It is not believed Mr. SIC-| a lse O o e n, fately;y, [t not befeved Mr. || MUSIC-BOXES. | r oy take place in this city next Tuesday. Mr. Cor. Geary St. and Grant Ave., Ingalls went to Las Cruces, N. Mex., last l fall for his health, and a day or so ago started for Tucson, Ariz. His exact | whereabouts is not known, and it has been impossible to reach him by wire. —_—— Spur to Oil Fields. BAKERSFIELD, Dec. 16—It is an- nounced here that the Southern Pacific will run a spur into the Kern River ofl district. The spur will leave the main track about two miles west of Kern River | bridge and extend to a point into the un-] GREENBERG'S ! 31 GRANT AVE. | | LRRVOVOTR O O COOOCOLOCOT | TYPEWRITERS wnt SMITH PREMIERS RAPIDLY REPLACING ALL OTHER MAKES. e Leading Institutions Everywhere Buying Them. Miller, Sloss & Scott; Baker & Hamilton; Gunnison, Hooth Svulhtr? Ir:.sfflgvn?wmm; Smith Cash Store; California Wine Association; Heald's d Loan Soclety: Wilshire, Brison, Wolff & Co.: Report; Hamburg-Bremen Fire Ins.; Fire- met Fund Ins. & Ray Co.; 8. F. Public Schools; U. 8. Ni U. 8 Weather Bureau; Southern Pacific Telegraph Department use Smiths exclusively. ; B o e L, & M, ALEXANDER & CO., (10 Montgomery $t. 5 RO SRR O 1 RO G SO OTOO00 O 0 ADVERTISEMENTS. Purses. OXFORD EEAL, assorted colors. Regular pric~ 8¢ ol MONKEY SKIN, all colors. Regular price @ % REAL SEAL or ALLIGATOR. Regular price §1 50. Handkerchiefs. EXTRA FINE LINEN, Hand Embrold- ered Initial. Regular price FREN 85¢ ees ..25¢ DERY EDGE, Fine 'H, EMBROI sennen 1230 4 2% 250 As the United States has demonstrated its ability to be regarded a power of the first magnitude, so has the UNITED STATES LAUNDRY, by its pro= gressiveness, stepped to the front in laundering. Gloves. GRAY A} Regu T5¢ CHOICE (FITTED) LADIES' ENGLISH GLORIA, Natural Handle. Regular price %0c 50e EXTRA ENGLISH GLORIA, Modern appliances are neces= sary if a high grade of work is GEN’ Steel Rod o : Neckwear. | | | | | | | e —— Regular price $1 50. LAD! SUPERIOR E desired. We are continually adopting such. Collars and cuffs if afflicted LK Regular price $2 50.. i . = " R A with ‘‘saw-edges’” are a dis= CRIFFON T comfort. Reg FANCY fects. Regular price $150..... Ribbons. Through the outlay of con= siderable money and a little forethought we have secured the exclusive use of a patented de- 156 Pleces TAF R vice for removing *‘saw=edges.” l'{fi_)"lv‘rf‘u l‘h\y? COLORED TAF- . “Rewular pr .15¢ It costs our patrons nothing. LA 0N 4] a 8SO] 3 N BIAONS TRl TATE T ma We can be found through COUNTRY ORDERS FILLED WITH CARE. Telephones South 418 and 420, SAMPLES APPLICATION. or, otherwise, at 1004 Market OPEN EVENINGS. street, near Powell. BUY YOUR... Xmas Turkeys p At The American Union Poultry Depot... P. F. ZAMMITT, 517 Washington Streef. 'HENRY B. SCHINDLER, Carriages, Wagons and Trucks, 128-130 Spear Street, San Franelsco, Cal Christmas Eye-Glasses Can be purchased for anybody and exchanged later to suit the sight. All fitted with the new clip—don't slip, tilt or waver. New Opera Glasses arriving daily. B. & L. Zelss Stereo Fleld Glasses. prescriptions filled. Quick repair- Oculists® ing. Factory on pre Phone Main 1 TELEPHONE—MAIN 205, Bpecialty of High Class Trucks, Wagons, Carriages, Buggies. Etc. REPAIRING DONE FIRST-CL. STYL! FAIR PRICES FOR GOOD WORK. IC APPARAT ORYICIANS P""”“‘mwtnnncm‘ 642 MARKET ST. INsTRUMENTS RBER CHOMICLE BN Dinte CASUALTY. MARINE, - J. B. F. DAVIS & SON, GENERAL INSURANCE BROKERS. And Agents Pacific Department And Managers Standard Marine Sun Insurance Office of London, Eng. Insurance Co. of Liverpool, Eng. J. D. SPRECKELS & BROS. CO, Agents. OFFICE—215 SANSOME STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. TELEPHONE MAIN 5968.