The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 12, 1903, Page 28

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 12, ADVERTISEMENTS. e, Wills*FinckCo 818-820 MARKET 5T. SAN FDANC\&SC_); Well, you bargain seekers, don’t you look any further. Why? Because we just have a few specials; and they make other dealers guess how we do it. It’s very sim- ple. We’ll tell you. We are selling you these Leaders at our cost price. It costs 12c—Maline Veiling, all colors. We are selling it to you for 12c yard. 925c pair, cut in half, below our cost. They were regular 50c values. Ladies’ black and white Silk Taffeta Gloves, and only about 100 pair left. For Two Bits—It’s our regular 50c quality Ladies’ Neckwear. An exquisite assortment and they’re of the latest designs, too, just fresh from the factory. ves, 20 9% Off, and ask for it, see that you get it, on all Ribbons that we are already selling s‘Gul f025¢ v , on sale, 25e Green Mountain a Copper Lost Heir, Him, Rob ners and Cap n Innocent House of the Wolt, Sir Roger de Hiawatha 00 at Reduced Prices. this Sale of Baskets week cut prices on baskets, so ¥ t & ac t speck r picnics, Baskets, 15e, 20e - - SoF Bis bl e were formerly sold at 25c to g g tehe! Baskets, 13 in., 19e; < s & saving t u of 1 e; 19 in., 43¢; 21 ks at $40 or as ] in kets, Overland Lunch Bas- e Knives, Razors and Shears Ground and Repaired. PICTURE FRAMES of All Descriptions MADE TO ORDER R A T A AN TS Y. United States Senator Daniel of Vir- t has proved that com- ng a solid body with | ginfa said in a recent speech at Baltimore ighter in weight = that the nineteenth century produced five comet were to | soldiers to whom the world has given the liy penetrate | title of great—Napoleon, Wellington, Von Moitke, Grant and Robert E. Lee. Sufiering Removed in Five Short Weeks by the - Electro - Chemic Treatment, Mr. Frederick Meyer, who for the past seven years has been employed at Mills Coliege, and who Is well known to all the residents of Alameda County in the neighborhood of the College, tells of his cure by Electro-Chemistry after — m“ smeyes, Many years of suffering. Mills College, Alameda County, Cal. Mr. Meyer says: “I am now sixty-six years old—for many years I have suffered from catarrh. Lately my lungs have been =o affected that I felt a heavy weight on them, and my breathing was heavy and asthmat- ic. The disease had affected my eyesight and my hearing. It caused & cough with pains in my chest and under my shoulder biades. I also suffered from rheumatism. “l had taken medical treatment for years that did me no good, but ich almost ruined my stomach. I began the Electro-Chemic treatment 2 and took it dally in the office for five weeks, and, wonderful to 1 feel twenty years younger and entirely free from my former ungs are free, my cough is gone, my breathing is natural, with h of asthma. I can see better and can hear better than I have able to do for a long time. My appetite is good and my food agrees stomach and my bowels are regular. During my five weeks of t at the Institute I never took a dose of medicine, and my treat- m from first to last was painless and entirely free from all disagree- able features; in fact it was a pleasure each day to take it, for I felt bet- ;,m every application. I gladly recommend this new treatment to 1l sufferers Signed.) FREDERICK MEYER, Mills College, P. 0., Alameda Co.,Cal.” IT IS BECAUSE OF SUCH CURES AS THESE THAT TKE ELEC- TRO-CHEMIC TREEATMENT IS BECOMING S50 POPULAR. IT IS BE- CAUSE OF SUCH CURES THAT THE PHYSICIANE OF THE ELEC- glo-r ,_(;!lmc INSTITUTE ARE WORKING OVERTIME EVERY DAY FREE ELECTRO-CHEMIC X~-RAY EXAMINATION. If you have a suspicious lump or sore, if you fear it may be CANCER, come e for free examination. If you have a cough, if you have pains in the chest or under the shoulder blades, if you suspect CONSUMPTION, find It out as soon as possible by having this free examination at once. If you are DEAF come in and find out whether or not there isany hope from treatment. This free examination will tell. If you have a pain in the back, if you have spots before the eves with pains in the head you may or you may not have BRIGHT'S DISEASE or DIABETES. Any dis- case of the kidneys should be discovered as early as possible, so if you fear a kidney complication bring in 2 small bottle of morning urine and yze it for you free of charge. If you are a and s8Ity of a surgical operation, don't consent to it until you Electro-Chemic X-Ray examinatien. Come now while it is Electro-Chemistry keeps women off the operating table. ou have PILES or any disorder of the 8 LIVER or BOW- ELS, remember that doctoring with medicines usually es these troubles worse, whereas Electro-Chemistry cures them quickly and gives the or- gans a rest from absorbing strong medicines. Come in for free examina- tion. MEN sufiering rrom Weakness, Varicocele, Stricture, Specific Blood Poison and all Nervo-Vital disorders should come for examination and ad- vice while it is free. Separate apartments are maintained for the accom- modation of men and women, and all sufferers are invited, especially those who have tried in vain to be cured by the older methods of medical treatment. HOME TREATMENT. We have a most successful home treatment and we loan an expen- sive Blectro-Chemic apparatus toour out-of-town patients, free of charge, We advise all those who live at a distance to try and pay one visit to the Institute for personal examination. Most patients can return home the same day, taking a course of home treatment along. Many would find a great advantage during the heated term in the interior spending a few weeks in San Francisco where the weather is always cool and pleas- ant. Such patients could have daily office treatment while in the city. Those who cannot come are advised to write a short history of rincipal symptoms and instructions for home treatment will be rorwudex ELECTRO-CHEMIC INSTITUTE,"8ga Ave: Cor Post Office Hours—9 &. m. to 5 p. m. and 7 to 8 p. m. daily; Sundays, 10 a. m. to 1 p. m. NEARS THE EN Payne E£ays Investiga- tion Soon Will Be Completed. g Agsistant Madden Makes Ex- planation Satisfactory to His Chief St LLind WASHINGTON, July 11.—Postmaster | General Payne to-day said that the end of the postoffice investigation was in sight. “I am unable,” he said, “to fix any par- |ticular date when the investigation will be | completed, but matters have progressed | to the extent where I can see an end to the laboricus work.” den’s publication of a communication re- flecting on_other officlals in connection with charges against the registry con- tract may be regarded as closed. He had | received a letter from Madden in reply to | & request of the Postmaster General for a | letter of explanation of the circumstances attending the publication, but the letter | was not to be given out at present. | The Postmaster General added that in- spectors had not reported on the investi- | gation of the manifold contract affair. BALTIMORE, July 11.—In the United States Court here to-day Judge Morris re- fused to quash the indictments of C. Els- worth Upton and Thomas W. McGregor, charged with participation in the mail pouch frauds. The court held that “the , motion does not set forth facts of sufii- { cient moment to allow of such extreme | | measures as setting aside the findings of | | the Grand Jury. ; —_— e Cloaks and Suits That Sell Fast. | | The ladies of San Francisco have last | we k been benefited by the big bargains | offered at Kelly & Liebes’ great removal | | sale at 120 Kearny street. Ior this week | new lines of cloaks and suits will again | be sold at a great sacrifice. Those 31.00 { and $1.50 shirt’ walsts are going rapldly at 50 cen | EFFORTS TO MOVE NAVAJO INDIANS - | | | 1t is probable that at the coming ses- | sion of Congress a movement will be in- | augurated for the removal of the Navajo | | Indians from the great reservation In | Northe: Arizona. For years men | who wis make fortunes in mining | | have been looking with longing toward | | the lands held by this tribe and It is now | | hoped to interest President Roosevelt in | & plan to set aside certain valleys in par- tition to the Indlans and throw open the | | mountains to the prospectors. There has always been resentment | among the citizens of Flagstaff bec one of the richest parts of the/Territor was set apart for the redmen. This feel- | ing has not been diminished by the fact that the chief men of the Navajo tribe and their so-called princesses exhibit at | the settiements at times bridles, saddles | | and ciothing weighted down with gold | | ana silver, which they admit have been | taken from mines on the reservation. | Far away in the middle of the tract they hold can be seen a high mountain which shines brightly on a sunny day as it rises abruptly from the plain, and tre { ditlon that comes from the Indians says | that in this are found rich veins of sil- ver. It is called Silver Mountain because of this fact. On a clear day it can be seen for a hundred miles in Utah, Ari- zona, New Mexico and Colorado, and | many are the men, eagerly hunting for gold and siiver, who have looked at it | and wished that they might explore its | | rece | The Navajoes, however, are extremely | jealous of their lend. They have been ap- | proached at times by men who wished to | buy the privilege of exploiting their mines, but the head men of the tribe have always placed an emphatic veto on all such schemes. They have said constantly that if the white men should once learn | of the riches in the mountains they would take away the land from the Indians. In consequence the only trading that the tribe does with outsiders is in Navajo blankets, which are woven by the women. The gold and silver they mine is beaten into fantastic shapes with great skill and worn by tribesmen. When the Navajo | takes a trading pilgrimage, however, he | lays aside his riches and appears only in in the clothes of white cotton stuff, using | one of the blankets made by the squaws | to keep him warm. Asked of his wealth | he draws himself up to Ms full height of | six feet or over and gives reply only with a contemptuous stare. There are traditions about men who have ventured to explore the Navajo | country and get some of the gold that | s believed to lie there in the beds of | streams. There is one that a prospector | once did find the mines of the chiefs | | and returned to civilization with a burro laden with gold, which brought him thou- | sonds of dollars. He fell into the hands | of the gamblers here and lost his money | and set out agaln to duplicate the feat. | Within a month a Navajo came to Flag- staff wearing a hat like that worn by the prospector, and persons who visited the agency told of other Indians who had a | saddle and other possessions that seemed | | very similar to those that had been | taken away by the venturesome prospec- | tor. Nothing was ever heard of him and | the Indians always professed ignorance | of any visit when asked about his f~¢n, Other men are said to have entered the ! reservation and penetrated for a way s | journey, only to be met by tribesmen and | | told in the language of signs that they | | must turn back. They were escorted out to | | the edge of the reservation, perhaps with only enough of their property left to | make it certain that they could reach some ranch In safety, and warned never | to return. ‘Whether the tribe would ever consent to the partition of their lands is doubtful. They are a proud race, jealous of their customs and civilization. They trade with | the white man, but never mingle with him in intercourse. Few of them have ever taken the trouble to learn English or Spanish, preferring to use the sign language whenever necessary, and are generally able to make themselves under- | stood in this for all trading purposes. What their life is in the recesses of the reservation nobody here ean tell. They have not taken to the vice of drink, which dominated other tribes, and refuse to take the charity of the white man, re- celving the allowances from the Govern- ment only as payment for the lands that have been taken from them. The men are generally over six feet in height, tall, straight and handsome, while some of the young squaws have rare natural beaury.— New York Times. —_—— Hard Words for Children. A Philadelphia school teacher tells of these blunders of children in physiology examination papers: ‘‘Occupations which are injurious to the health are carbclic acid gas, which is impure blood.” “When you have an filness it makes your health | bad, as well as having a disease.” “A | stonemason’s work is injurfous because when he is chipping he breathes in all the little chips, and then they are taken into the lungs.” The word “function” seemed to puzzle the children tremendously. Questions containing the word were an. swered as follows: “The skin discharges a function called perspiration.” “The function of the heart is between the Jungs.” “The heart's function s called thorax.’—Indianapolis Newr f tern | | | | POSTAL SCANDAL BECOMES THIEF { ago on the charge mentioned. | said to | perate he took a bl | withdrawn, | cerning the methods pursued by the native | aays' run at the 30-ton cyanide plant of | ‘Why Are FOR WIFE'S SAKE German Army Officer Steals to Raise Price of Medicine. Friends Induce New York Courts to Free Him and He Goes Home R e o NEW YORK, July 11.—Stealing a blan- | ket to buy 15 cents’ worth of medicine for his bride, instead of meaning prison lDr! him, has brought money, friends and a! trip home to Lieutenant Friedburg, for-| merly an officer in the Germany army. The lleutenant was arrested a few dny:i He admit- | ted the theft and the case was held up | pending investigation of his story. When | it was called again a probation officer | the magistrate: ‘“The prisoner | was a lieutenant in the German army on | furlough. I find that he is of excellent | family and has a splendid record at home. His father is colonel of an infantry regi- | ment stationed at Hanover and when this | young man came here with his bride | early in the year he had plenty of money. | “When his money was gone his wife became {ll and he tried to get employ- ment as a teacher of languages. He was in debt to his landlady and his sixteen trunks had been held up at one boarding- house. It was impossible for him to get a cent. He had been getting money from home, through the German Consul, but the remittance had failed to come. ‘‘He had a prescription for his wife that | he could not get filled. The medicine | would have cost only 15 cents. where he and his w were staying to a | pawnshop. All he asked on the blanket | was 15 cents, just enough to buy the med- icine Now they have received a remittance | from home and 1 have raised additional | funds, which will enable them to sail at once for home."” The lieu of guilty : maglstrate dismissed the ge and the couple will sail for their native country to-day. | Street Lighting in Peking. | The European colony in Peking has been deeply shocked at some revelations con- municipal authorities when, order having | been restored there since the Boxer up- rising, it was decided to furnish light to the city. i With the tortuousne: that character- izes the Chinese, one-half of the whole | appropriation was reserved for himself by the chief official concerned. He handed out the other half te a group of lesser rank, and bade them see to the lighting of the town. These reserved hirds of what re- | mained and handed on the rest to a still less Important bunch with strict injunc- tions t3 provide for the lighting of Pe- king. | S0 it went on until something less than two-t the change for a doilar remained. This was intrusted to a cool who with it bought a small earthen lamp which he lighted and set down on one of the thor- oughfares of Peking. A mendicant who came along coolly | drank the ofl, ate the wick and pocketed | the lamp. It Is just as has long been sus- pected; The greatest corruption does ex- ist In China.—New York Commercial. —_—— e A Fortune in This Brick. The largest and most perfect gold brick to be received at the United States Assay Office has been deposited at Deadwood, |/ S. D., by the Spearfish Gold Mining and Reduction Company, from the cyanide mill in the limestone belt. Tt welghs 1175 ounces and is over 90 fine, being worth | approximately $22000. It is seldom that gold of such fineness is brought to the Deadwood office from plants in the hills and, while the office has received bars | weighing about as much, they have not possessed the same value or anywhere | near it. The gold is usually associated with silver and copper. The last bar from the Spearfish weighs over ninety pounds, troy weight, is well formed and | the gold is of a particularly bright yellow | color. This brick was the result of a fourteen the Spearfish Company on ore that assays | from $ to $7 a ton. At this rate the com- pany is able to clean up over $40,000 a | month. The increase in the amount of the clean-up is attributable to greater richness of the ore than formerly, and to | the fact that the company Is able with | experience to get a greater efficiency in the milling facilities. A gold brick that in fineness is equal to that deposited by the Spearfish Company has just been brought down to the Dead- wood Standard Gold Mining Company. It is worth between $4000 and $5000, but in its perfect proportions and the luster of the metal it is the Spearfish bar repro- duced on a small scale. It represents a two weeks’ run at the 125-ton plant, on | ore identical in character with the Spear- fish ore, the two properties being adjoin- ing.—Minneapolis Journal. — The Luxury of Grief. The luxury of grief is indulged in by all ages, but it is doubtful if it is ever again g0 much enjoyed as in childhood. A little girl of most angelic disposition has just | given the whole thing away. She had fallen on a brick walk and bumped her chin. To her next door neighbor, who in- quired from the window some time after- ward If she had hurt hersel{ badly, the sufferer replied with a quivering lip: ““Oh, yes; I ought to be in the house crying Boston Transcript. ADVERTISEMENTS. Diamonds So Brilliant? Because they are the hardest mineral known to nature. Science has proven that they are of a carbonaceous origin and at some period have been subjected to an intense heat and pressure. The Sapph-Diameond is constructed as near on the same lines as it is possi- ble to follow nature. Sapph-Diamonds are cut by diamond workers exactly the same as the genuine and have that prismatic fire so characteristic of the diamond. Never sold under electric lights. Their hardness is a guarantee of the retention of luster. Positively sold only in stores under the direction of J. C. DAVIDSON, ¥orld's greatest diamond imitator. Catalogues, San Francisco Store, 124 Kearnv Street. 1903. ADVERTISEMENTS. Our Great Annual REMNANT SALE BEGINS TO-MORROW Every department represented—Silks, Dress Goods, Ready Made Wear, Laces, Ribbons, Sheets, Pillow Cases, Lace Curtains, etc. We will sell with absolutely no regard to value and have cut many prices far under cost. This is without a doubt the most sensational sale of remnants ever conducted in this city. Doors open at 8:30 a. m. to-morrow. Extra help in all departments. Ready-to-Wear Goods Dept. ETAMINE SUITS— Fancy trimmed; full-flare skirt; colors, black and navy blue. Regular $25.00 suits, during the rem- nant sale, each WALKING SUITS—In tan, gray or brown; a miscellaneous assort- m?lr)t o(f ogd linesDthat have been selling for $20.00. During remnant sale, each..... $9'50 CLOTH DRESS SKIRTS—AIll wool; fancy trimmed; up-to-date styles; blue only. be closed out during rem- nant sale, each BLAC SATEEN PETTI- COATS—A&cordion pleated ruffles; extra quality of sateen; regular $1.50 | value. During remnant sale, 950 SILK WAISTS—Peau de soie: tucked front and back; full pouch: sleeves; regular $5.00 value. Dur- An $8.00 skirt to| $54.85 Dress Goods. REMNANTS OF FRENCH CHALLIES—Were 75c;: all wool; 32 inches wide; rosebud pattern lengths are from 24 to 10 yards; a big bargain during remnamt'g.sc IN sale, a yard REMNANTS ENGLISH ALPACAS—A grand value at 75¢; navy, roval, blue and black only; a very glossy finish and | just the thing for seaside or trav- eling suits, bathing costumes, etc.; 4? inches wide. Rem]?al?“ from 2%; to 10 yards long wi e jsold for, o Wi oo e 3 9C \Ig{\lf\lN:\NTS OF VOILE ETA- —All wool; silver grays, resedas, golden brown, gobelin, blue blacks and cream; 38 inches wide and the 75c grade. Remnants from 5 to 11 yards long to be sold ! at, a yard.. 49C WHITE OXFORD CHEVIOTS —Small neat patterns: in dice and stripe effects; fully mercerized: x'rom: ing remnant_sale 28 to 32 inches wide and regularly | [ R S '$2'95, worth 6oc a yard. Any remnant| MERCERIZED WAISTS—|in the lot while they last azgc Bl:ick and white ch:c!;cd eflecfis‘ ;yard | full pouch sleeves; 1.25 waist. | . | During the remnant sale, @& Ribbon Remnants. | each MOUSSELINE WASH RIB- COLORED MADRAS SHIRT| BONS—s5 inches *wide; a fine| WAISTS—Tucked front and back: regular value, 8sc. remnant sale, each EMBROIDERED IS Tucked front and back; big ful pouch sleeves; a great value at f:‘l(‘h During remnant sale, 950 For Housekeepers. HUCK TOWELS—18x38 inches; plain white and white with red bor- WAISTS — ders. A 15¢ towel, during | (r:nmnm :.;I each. 100 BLEACHED SHEETS—Double | width; have always been selling reg- ularly for 55¢. remnant sale hemmed and well finished: good muslin:_have been selling at 12%c| each. During remnant sale, 7: [ T R S s 2 Embroideries and Laces. POINT VENICE GALLOONS —Ecru and white: one to two inches wide. A 33c quality, a 19C STINGS—Of chiffon and silk applique; 20 inches wide. Was $400 and $500 a yard. $1 95 Remnant sale price, a yard ‘Wash Fancy striped; some ex- ceedingly pretty effects that were Taffeta Silks A great bargain for | while they la:t.39€ . 36 inches: | lustrous ribbon; worth 13¢ a vard In remnant lengths, ard. dg <~ avostanasann | TAFFETA WASH SASH RIB-| BONS—7 inches wn[le: plain or | fancy; a 35¢ ribbon. In rem- 1} nant lengths, a yard ods 190 \ Miscellaneous. | y |y FANCY LACE-TRIMMED HANDKERCHIEFS: also with hemstitched border; pure linen; a alue for 2: A few 1 i o e ol B L2 2E PEAU DE SOIE BELTS—\'CFV“ stylish for summer wear: the 33 kind, remnant sale price, ]9C CHAIN BAGS—Black or col- ored; gold mountings: worth 75c:| reduced for remnant sale to. 55C | each........ | WASH COLLARS—In assorted | colors: reduced from 235¢ for | remnant sale to, each . . Notion Department. | TOOTH BRUSHES—i1sc kind | Remnant sale price, each. SPUN GLASS LINID 20¢ kind; remnant sale price a yard | | i PRSI o L AR et Remnants of Silks. PONGEE SILKS—Corded stripe effects; 19 inches wide: 6oc quality: very desirable children’s dresses, etc.: perfectly. the remnants, a yard for waists, gowns, they wash from 29C Your pick LOUISINE SILKS — Hair-line striped effect; 10 inches wide; six colorings remnant lengths, sale, a yard. the 75¢ quality. In during the 396 TA of CHANGEABLE TAFF SILK—Heavy corded stripe effects; 83c Remnants | price of, a yard..... ery trimmed; material; the 4oc kind ing remnant sale, each Sleeveless; white, pink or bl regularly for 35c each. ing remnant sale, each. | and just the thing have been selling at 85¢c a pair. good large during the remnan on canvas for couching. s0c kind for remnant sale inches wide. " 59¢ quality; at 19 the barga Vests, Corset Covers. CORSET COVERS—Embroid- made of good 280 VESTS — e: sold Dur- [9¢ One From Gloves. KID GLOV well LADIES’ LISLE asp gloves for vacation wear: i A assortment—good colors— sizes—to be closed out t sale at, 45‘: Cushion Covers. CUSHION COVERS—Stamped Lol 1 STAMPED CUSHION COV- ERS—In Oriental designs: flowers, smokers, Dutch figures and college tops. remnant s ER Stamped also smokers, 196 patterns. Were Goc: reduced for remnant sale to, each.. sent to any one. " 9¢| goods direct and at once. '—TI‘“’ If not satisfactory we 2C | will refund money. Reduced from soc f le to, each or 25C IMITATION BURNT LEATH- CUSHION COVERS in conventional designs; college and Chinese 39¢ NOTICE — No samples Order 4-inch Black Saun Stripe and Checked N BANK STATEMENT - SHOWS GASH 1055 Estimate Made at the Week’s Close Is Far Out of the Way. NEW YORK, July 11.—The Finan- cier says: The official statement of the New York Assoclated Banks last week showed a loss of $3,30 600 cash, while the estimates, which were based upon the traceable movements of money during the week ending with Thursday, indicated a net loss to the banks of only $434,000. The discrepancy between the amount of loss as disclosed by the bank statement and the estimated Joss was in part due to the fact that the estimates took no account of the with- drawals from the banks on Friday of $2,840,000 gold for shipment to Europe on Saturday. The discrepancy also was probably caused by the fact that the week covered by the bank returns embraced the six business days ending with Friday, while the estimates covered the six days ending with Thursday. The loss of cash shown by the banks was largely accounted for, however, by a reduction of about $10,000,000 in the item of specie by one of the banks; this most likely reflected payments on account of the subscriptions to the new stock of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Loans were last week decreased $7,915,- 200, and the deposits were reduced by $i1,749,600. Adding to the decrease in loans the loss of cash would call for a reduc- tion of $11,221,800 In deposits; the state- ment, therefore, was not far out of proof. The required reserve was diminished by $2,937,400 through the decrease in deposits, and deducting this sum from the loss of cash, leaves $369,200 as the decrease in surplus reserve; this item now is $8,008,- 400. Computed upon the basis of deposits less those of 337,274,500 of public funds, the surplus reserve is $17,325,100, Circulation showed a comparatively in- significant increase of $1100. The daily average of bank clearings was $218,000,000, against $274,000,000 in the previous week; the decrease reflected the partial stagna- tion of speculation on the Stock Ex- change and also the ending of the semi- annual settlements for interest and divi- dends, which contributed to the large av- erage of clearings In the previous week. The loans of the banks were $17,385,500 in excess of deposits, against $13,551,300 in the week ending July 3. Comparisons of aid that onl 500 that were disposed of in this country years ago. The demand fell off at one time because people had become afraid to buy them, they were so likely to die on the purchaser’s hands. When the de mand increased again the supply had be- come inadequate. As a matter of fact, it is said, the popular idea that these par- rots are delicate is a mistake, as they are even hardier than the Mexican birds: but they are usually not well cared for by sailors on the voyage from Africa, on which they are liable to contract blood polsoning from improper food. Only about 1000 of them are now imported here in a vear, and the average price for a young bird is $15. In regard to their linguistic | ¥ 100 are sold to-day for every | abuities, the importer spoke of an Afrie can bird that is his own personmal pet, which. he said, talked fluently in English, French, High German and Low German, besides a little in Russian. For a fine alker prices run up as high as $1000, a price which is paid “perhaps once a vear.” The payvment of $500 for a highly trained and accomplished talker is sald not to be uncommon.—New York Post. —_———— Nature seems to have provided that na poison which acts externally shall have any effect internally and vice versa. Thus the most deadly snake venom can be swallowed with impunity, the julce of the stomach presumably decomposing it and rendering it harmless. tion, strings and hammers. will not be right. is allowed to leave the factory, tain standard of excellence. loans show that six of the downtown banks decreased this item by the amount of $8,300,000. Five 6f these institutions lost $9,200,000 of specie. The Parrot Trade. Most of the 4000 or 5000 parrots that are brought to this city every year are of the sorts known as the ‘“double-yellow-head’ and the “red-head.”” The former are the best talkers, and as young birds sell for $15 or $20, while the red-heads fetch the same price as the Cuban parrots. The finest talkers—according to a dealer who talked with a Post reporter the other day—are the gray African parrots: but, although thev are in good demand. it ia Good tone depends upon a good scale, sounding board, ac- If any of these are defective the tone In other words the mechanical part of a piano must be correct before the piano can have artistic value. The Ludwig Piano Has won its world-wide reputation by reason of its superior con- struction. The materials in it are of the best quality. it is put together with the greatest care and thoroughly tested before it Every Ludwig must meet a cer- Our liberal terms on the Ludwig cannof fail to meet your approval. o\ B (len G, HIGH GRADE PIANO DEALERS 931-933 Market Street SAN FRANCISCO. Branch, corner Ninth and Broadway, Oakland.