The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 16, 1904, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1904 £ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL| JOHN D. SPRECKELS..... 00000 sesesecs ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO JOHN McNAUGHT.... . THIRD AND MARKET ETREBTS, SAN mxclscu[ PUBLICATION OFFICE.... DECEMBER 16, 1904 FRIDAY . .coccccsvossscoposcsesssccssssossssssbore THE NEW BILL OF LADING. I N commerce the bill of lading is negotiable commercial paper. | It represents its value in property shipped to market. In finance | the draft follows the bill of lading, and is met at the point of | This process has the validation and support of the law | carriers. A railroad, being a common carrier, is re-| the safe delivery of the merchandise which it is paid | der the law must make good any loss, except it be I exchange of cor unforeseen and against which foreguarding is im- | iews of the President respc '‘ng the need of proper, eco-| conservative regulation of . uses of combined capital ptly supported by a combination that has appeared among ng railroads of the country for the purpose of avoiding ¥ as common carriers. This combination has prepared ted the enormous number of 55,000,000 bills of lading of two One of these forms advances the freight rate 20 per cent he shipper against loss of his property in transit. loes not advance the rate, but expressly provides shall not be responsible for any loss. The shipper The t form turns the railroad into an in- . and the shipper pays to it a 20 per cent premium The second form makes every shipper his er, and both forms evade the'responsibility of the railroad | mon carrier. It is announced that if this scheme work it i also to passenger transportation. There will be two s, as of bills of lading, and a traveler will insure him- a higher price for his ticket, or he will go uninsured ticket and the railroad will not be responsible for kill- wding him. | licity was given to the new ,bill of lading by the xisting system, when an owner of property « . his bill of lading is taken as collateral at a bank. rrow money on it, and the bank draft goes forward with the g to the consignee, and is paid when the property is sold. i f lading of the first class, carrying the 20 per cent e, is marked “not negotiable,” which means 1ercial paper, has no mobility, and cannot be used he bill of lading of the second class, as it releases ilroad from all responsibility for loss of the property-it covers, able, for the property is at owner’s risk, and if a t would become the insurer of the property and 1d its loss. This proposed change is the most threatening that has ever ap- peared tory of commerce. It works backward into the whole field duction and exchange, and forward into the whole Under it the small shipper would disappear. use his credit, in the form of the bill of lading, for his He cannot safely ship unless protected by the common car- bility he do business without the use of his credit, by the bill of lading. It is because he cannot do this shipper. He is a competitor in factoring the untry, and has a function that is absolutely neces- ion of the producer as well as the consumer. lading destroys him. It gives combined capital, in is of the big shipper, the monopoly of the factoring of the products of the country. Such capital does not need to negotiate the ading ; it does not need to use credit at all. It can ship an g r is not lateral Id of ¢ represented that he new everything would have been girl's high bred beauty. ple you could help,” you could do.” hausted, felt her resistance breaking. | | SPRING SONG By 4. BREATH of gpring was already in the air, March had come, the winter was over, and to-night was the last opera night of the season. “Die Walkure” was being given with a phenomenal cast, and the house was crowded. Even the boxes filled early. Mrs. Wilmore, gorgeous, fussy, im- portant in white satin with rows of emeralds, fluttered to her seat, care- fully assigning the places for her three guests. She had brought Mabel with her for a definite purpose which she did not mean should miscarry, and as the girl leaned back in the chair, her aunt eyed her sharply. But Mabel had sense! She knew what was expected of her, and after their talk this after- noon she was not likely to do anything foolish. Luckily that affair with young Cortright was ended. And Mrs. Wil- more turned to chat at her ease with the elderly beau at her shoulder. Music | held no charms for her. ‘The girl, too, stared in but listless fashion at the stage where Sigmund lay exhausted by the dying fire. What significance did it hold for her? Once she had loved music, but now— The girl shivered slightly, feellng that all emotion lay dead in her heart. Henge- forth luxury, comfort, was to be her desire. Glancing up at the gallery gods, where they leaned in ecstacy, her lip curled in memory of the times when she, too, had sat there, contrasting those times unfavorably with her pres- ent position. And that cold little room that she called home! The man beside her could give all that heart could wish; the countless re- sources of immense wealth lay at hlIi And to-night she had been command. brought here that he might ask her to share all this. Tamely she sat, await- ing his pleasure. girl’s pride revolted—a hot flush burned her face. It had not been like this when Randolph had begged her to wait for him. “I love you! I love you!"” he had said, his clear blue young eyes looking straight into hers. “And when I have won a home I shall come for you.” But that was a year and more ago now. And matters had been growing steadily worse with her. First had come the long illness, using up her little hoard: then her difficult strug- gle to resume work. How different if her father had only lived. Her mother was a mere vague, beautiful memory. There was only Aunt Ella left. And | Aunt Ella, thoigh she meant to be kind, was not generous. Then Gran- ville Whittaker had appeared on the ne and, to her aunt’s unbounded triumph, had been captured by the Thereafter, morning, noon and night, Aunt Ella had impressed upon her the duty of But | accepting this opportunity. “Think of all you can do with such a fortune,” she urged. “All the peo- skillfully striking the effective chords. ‘All the good And Mabel, tired, ex- ding of the first class, pay its 20 per cent premium in the | A month ago she had written Ran- form of increased rate and charge the advance off to the consumer. :f’elf:’ 3,;‘;0,‘,‘?9,‘1,‘5,:&}‘,‘,,_[,,,‘{";‘“‘2‘;’_’ It will be seen then that the new bill of lading creates auto- | gagement between them was not fair matically a trust in the factoring and shippi {osmither; Ghuint il oAEESRSOD, : g pping of all the products | {9,5™ % ‘there had been no. an: Taking advantage of the contractual relation that necessarily exists between the common carrier and the shipper, this 1l releases the railroad from common carrier liability. The revolu- tion in methods is so thorough, so far reaching and so injurious that we be! e courts will invalidate the new bill of lading as a contract in restraint of trade and against good conscience and pab- t Roosevelt has exposed the effect of rebates t they must stop. Commercial methods are anaio- t. The rebate favors one shipper over another. It ert arrangement to destroy competition in the factoring and the products of the country. It automatically creates a ch business. The egg out of which the Standard Oil trust bate. It is perfectly plain that the new bill of tute for the rebate. It is analogous because its As the rebate is open to legislative prohibition, so e for it. fie e this subs The new bills were to go into effect January 1 next. The banks the alarm and a hurried hearing, for which the shippers perfectly prepared, was called before the Interstate Com- Commission. No conclusion has been reached by the com- mission, but the hearing resulted in the “uniform bill of la‘ding" com- mittee, representing all the railroads, agreeing to postpone use of the new bi merce until February 1, 1905. This extension of time should | be used by the banks, commercial bodies and organizations of pro- | ducers covering the whole country not only with protests but | with testimony to the injurious effect of the new bill of lading. One! banker it in a nutshell when he said: “Under the cqmmon car- rier’s ty law we always knew that the bill of lading would produce either the goods or the money.” To this the railroads pleaded that the increased losses of property in transit make it nec- essary to increase freight rates 20 per cent, if the roads are to con- | tinue t stand the Joss. To this it is properly answered that the | losses in transit are caused by the acts of the railroad and its | agents, and if the loss is too great let it be reduced by greater care | and discipline. But is it true that the railroads cannot stand the losses caused by themselves? In 1903 their total earnings were | $1,342.487.051, their losses were only $13,726,508, and their profits $197,148,576. From this it does not appear that the erished under their liability as common carriers. The commerce of California is vitally interested in this matter and our bankers and commercial bodies should keep informed about it. ‘ which comes from Washington to the effect that the trustees | of the Carnegie Institute have decided to settle upon Luther Burbank, “the plant wizard,” a ten-year endowment, sufficient to equip him thoroughly for continued experiments along the lines of plant hybridization. This recognition from the directors of the Carnegie Institute is designed to come as a practical measure for promoting the work which Mr. Burbank is doing for horticultur- ists the country over. No more deserved benefice has ever fallen to a man of science. For thirty years Luther Burbank has been evolving new plants, new fruits, new flowers as the result of tireless experiment and dar- ing invention. Plums without pits, walnuts that are_ nearly all meat, potatoes doubling in size their humble p?ogenito'rs, flowers streaked and spotted as never even indulgent nature painted—these have all come from Burbank’s experiment farm up in Sonoma County. Only within the last week has the report come down from his laboratory that an ever-blooming Australian lily is the latest achievement of science over nature to mark the ingenuity of the wizard. The practical benefit accruing from these many innovations may be measured by the horticulturists of the State in set terms of dollars and cents. At present time the Burbank quince flourishes among the mgst prolific of fruit frees. Of the various breeds of plum and prune most remunerative to the grower Burbank’s hybrid productions lead. Not only in this State but throughout the East the influence of the wizard’s efiorts finds substantial place in the y are impov- | RECOGNITION FOR LUTHER BURBANK. ALTFORNIAN horticulturists will be pleased at the news swer. Somehow she had not expected him to let her go quite so easily; it was not like him. Aunt Ella must be right in saying that men forgot light- ly. She had waited, hoping for—she knew not what. But now she felt that the crisis could be put off no longer. And, unemotionally, she awaited the crucial moment. But in spite of herself the glorious, wondrous harmonies sweeping through the orchestra began to assert their an- clent sway. On the stage Sieglinde, all in white, came creeping down the stair, and Siegmund sprang to his feet. The girl felt the starved sympathies within her awakening. And then, with a sud- den soft preluding of exquisite sweet- ness, Siegmund broke into the full rush and swing of the spring song, ‘“Winter Storms Now Wane to the Winsome Moons.” The notes poured out in a very flood of exultant joyousness. Mabel's throat’ contracted, her eyes glowed. “Thou art the spring,” rang Sieglinde’s rapturous answer, and the girl, utterly oblivious of all else, bent forward, her lips parted, For a moment the | M. Davies Ogden. thralled by the mighty weaving web of melodies. Whittaker spoke, but she did not hear. Her aunt frowned. But the glrl, conscious only of a sudden passion for outdoors, for the eternal verities, l?r life, was beyond the reach of criti- clsm. Mabel came slowly back to earth. quick, cynical curve marred her mouth. Spring—what was spring after all? A He stood in the aisle, his eyes fixed on her. "i" * -+ cheat, an {llusion of the sense! A beautiful dream that melted inevitably into the frosts and chill of winter! There was no spring for her! ! the aisle, his eyes fixed on hers; then | he moved toward the nearest door. As| she waited the girl became dully aware | that she was trembling. The elderly beau rose to leave the box, and as he| passed out Randolph entered. Unheed- | ful of the chill civility of Mrs. Wil-| | more’s bow, Cortright turned to the| girl. | | I went to your apartment, but they| told me that you had gone to the | opera,” he sald. “May I have a word ] | with you?” | Mrs. Wilmore's frown was portentous. | “I am sure you can have nothing to | say to my niece that any one may not | hear,” she said with stately politeness. | Cortright bowed. “As you please. There is certainly no thing that I am ashamed of,” he returned steadily. “Mabel, when your letter came I was out on the range; it was delayed some weeks before I re- ceived it. After I had read it, for one whole night I thxuxht, thought hard; | then I took the first train Bast. And | I am going to take you back with me. ! I cannot risk losing you again.” There ‘was a masterful ring to the words that | made the girl’s heart leap. There ‘were men yet left in the world then! “I have only this one night,” went on Cortright. return, for this is a busy time. life is hard, vet it is fine, too. I—I not think it would be too hard,” wist- | fully. “And I love you! I love you! Surely you know that,” his voice drop- | ping to entreaty. “So come!” The| cry was as insistent as the call of primitive man to his mate, and in-| voluntarily the girl rose to her feet. “Thou art the spring,” she breathed. echoing Sleglinde’s cry, ‘“the spring | 1T awaited!” All at once, in a sudden flash of perception, she understood that she had grasped the wrong end of the truth; it was the spring that | was real. Winter was but the sturdy guardian that watched over the tender thing while it yet slept in the earth’s | warm breast. Forgetful of Whittaker's | scowl, her aunt's anger, she moved forward to where Cortright stood. | and lifting her eyes in a long loyal | gaze laid her hand in his. “I am ready,” she [ %4, by A. M. Davies| “To-morrow we must said simply. “Shall we go (Copyright, 1 "4 LIFE'S SUNNY SIDE b IN PUGDOM. The curtain fell, and with a little sighy And then she saw him. He stood in| hoved.—Eleunor Franklin | Weekly. | endless. | tages). Knockout—I don't agree wid dem guys what says we scrappers are un- feeling. Uppercut—Why? Knockout—Because we generally feel for’euh other wid both hands, don't we' CIRCUS TALK. Manager (in haste)—I hear the “leop- ard boy” is missing. Keeper of the Sideshow—Tut! T've got him spotted all right. * tut! | scheme of scientific farming. By him are California’s fruit and | flowers not only advertised through wide distribution, but improved upon before the incredulous eyes of horticulturists. One who can | bring innovations for the better to this State’s fruit and flower wealth is certainly deserving of substantial encouragement. e Bl sl It is safe to say that long before the end of the administration of Theo- | dore Roosevelt, the so-called firebrand and war devotee, the American repub- ilc will be party to several more &arbitration treaties and will do more than its full share to bring about the reign of reason and justice in the inter- national affairs of civilized countries.—Cleveland ! . The selection of King Alfonso of Spaln by Nlcaragua and Honduras arbitrate the boundary dispute between these two countries is funny. Px haps :he dear boy is expected simply to toss up a penny for them.—Boston Herald. Secretary Taft reports “that the troops of the United States are the best fed, best clothed and best sheltered troops in the world.” He might have THE VOICE. N that dim time when man was still 2 brute, He heard a Volce seductive as the b [ reeze That kisses April buds. It wooed from out The heart of God, it moved within him H slow, i Like faint, far echo from a new-struck | harp— | It thrilled him to a strange and sad un- { rest. | No power had he to speak this pregnant stir To forceful words—to music—unto song; A" But ah, the pain of that far distant time | When instincts primal smote the con- | sclousness, | When dazed eyes hot with unshed tears looked out Upon a brutish body, fanged and haired. By day or night through all the endless years 3 Ne'er ceased the Volce to sound its vi- brant call, He heard it in the thunder's rolling shock, And on the wind that stirred him 'rolll his lair; The shadow-hunted forest seemed alive With a compelling force that took no shape. And when he stole his mate by strength alone, Something within him promising delight, The fruitful impulse struck his lust aside And fixed his joy upon the child instead. Out from the dark to light he swiftly grew, Urged by the wondrous Voice that taught him love. The Vdice divine! He hears it clearly now; And all the heritage of memory Stored in the boundless caves of time s his, For his interpretive ability To reincarnate here—that man may | know How long God called him ere he under- stood. And still the earth moves on in rhythmic swing, Majestic with the farthest planets’ mareh; And still God sends his Voice across the wild. Forevermore the struggling man shall hear And, hearing, tireless go the sorrowed road, His sonship proving—answering the Voice. —Valerie de Mude Kelsey, in the De- cember Booklovers. JAPANESE WIDOW’S HAIR | When a Japanese woman becomes a widow it is customary for her to cut off part of her hair and bury it in the coffin with the body of her husband, but as she may please herself about it this sacrifice is not often large enough to spoil her pretty coiffure, un- less, indeed, she determine to wear for- ever the badge of widowhood, and give her life in complete devotion to the! memory of the departed, in which case she cuts it all off and thenceforth never permits it to grow. There are a great many women in Japan, and es- pecially in the heart of the country, where foreign influence has never reached, who wear their hair bobbed like a small boy’s and oftentimes part- ed jauntily on the side; and by this sign one may be sure that they are widows, and that they hang many prayer slips at the temple doors and give their passing days in patient, sweet devotion to the family and the home wherein they are sure to be much | in ‘Leslie’s The | ao PARIS HOLIDAY SHOPPING We had an exhausting day in Paris, but managed to get pretty nearly everything. The little children were easily disposed of—dolls, drums, wood- en horses, etc.; but the bigger boys and girls, who have outgrown toys, are more difficult to suit. However, with knives, paint boxes, lotos (geographical and historical) for the boys; and hand- kerchief and work boxes, morocco bags, etc.,, we did finally get our fifty ob- Jects. There are always extra children cropping up. Shopping was not very easy, as the streets and boulevards were crowded and slippery. We had a fairly gocd cab, but the time seemed The big bazaars—Hotel de Ville, rue d’Amsterdam, etc.—were the most amusing; really, one could, get anything from a five-sou doll to a { menagere (the little cooking stove all the peasant women use in their cot- ‘When we finally became al- most distracted with the confusion and | the crowd and our list, we asked the | boy what he had liked when he was 11 | years old at school; and he assured us all boys liked knives and guns.—From “Christmas in the Valois,” . by Mary King Waddington, in the December Scribner’s. COMPLIMENTS THE CALL. The San Francisco (Cal) Call pub- lished a special American Federation of Labor convention number the Sunday preceding the opening of the meeting. It contained well-written articles by the officers of the federation and lo- cal labor leaders, accompanied by splendid halftones of the writers and prominent delegates. The Call has every reason to feel proud of the edi- tion.—The Typographical Journal KNEW HIS_LIMITATIONS. An applicant for a position on the detective force was being examined. “‘Here,” said the inspector, handing him a garment, “find the pocket in that.” It was a woman's skirt, and the ap- plicant was shrewd enough to realize that fate was against him, and at once he gave it up. The inspector was much impressed by his cleverness. “If you're sharp enough,” he said, “to know that it's no use to look for it, you're sharp enough to make a de- tective.”—Puck. HOME COOKERY. Fig Cake.—Three eggs, two cups of flour, one and one-half cups of sugar, one-half cup of butter, *one-half cup of milk, one teaspoon soda. To one- third of this add one-half spoon of cloves, one teaspoon cinnamon, one teaspoon nutmeg, one-half pound of figs, one-half pound of raisins. Fried Cakes.—One cup sour milk, one :nd a half cups lunl\h:n- tea- spoon soda, three eggs, one tablespoon melted butter. ‘White Sponge Cake.—Whites of eleven eggs, beaten stiff, one and a half cups powdered sugar, one cup one teaspoon cream of cream tartar together, then add lightly. § Miss Eilsie Clifford will bow to the so- ciety world this evening, the event, a large dance, to take place in the build- ing of Arts and Crafts, on Presidio avenue. Nearly a hundred guests have been -asked, and the preparation and prospect insure one of the happiest of debutante afiairs for this season. . - mgw The spacious residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. Downey Harvey and Miss Anita Har- vey was the scene of an elaborate tea yesterday afternoon. The halls and drawing-room were profusely adorned with American Beauty roses, while bridesmaid roses and soft pink lights six hundred guests arrived to enjoy the affair, which was the largest of the winter teas. In the receiving party were Mrs. Harvey, Miss Harvey, Mrs. | Mrs, Cutter, Mrs. Walter S. Martin, | Miss Gertrtide Hyde-Smith, Miss Mar- | Miss Gertrude Josselyn and Miss Mar- | jorie Josselyn. & e The beautiful Kohl home on Pacific avenue was a scene of animation and | beauty on Wednesday afternoon, when | Mrs. C. Frederick Kohl entertained a large number of guests at cards. Amer- ican Beauty roses predominated in the decoration, and the halls and drawing- room were filled with them. The play- ers were thoroughly interested in their | game and the following won prizes: Mrs. Schwerin, Mrs. Boardman, Mrs. Eugene Murphy, Mrs. Josselyn, Mrs. H. M. A. Miller, Mrs. B. B. Cutter, Miss Ella Morgan and Miss Eva Maynard. | Mrs. Kohl entertained about a hun- dred guests. . At the Wednesday evening salon, held "by Miss Marie Withrow and Miss Eva | Withrow, a delighttul evening was | spent in music, conversation and a Miss Eva Withrow's stroll through arrangement. Plano solos of most fin- ished execution were given by Charles gerstaff. Among the guests were: Miss | Oilvia Holden, Miss Virginia Jolliffe, | Mrs. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Dunn | of Honolulu, Matteo Sandona, Charles H. Lombard, Frederick Biggerstaff, Charles Dutton, . Ak The coming Greenway ball will be preceded by the usual number of din- | ners. One hostess on that evening will be Mrs. Horace Pillsbury, who will en- tertain several of the debutantes. R e General and Mrs. C. A. Woodruft | were the guests of honor last evening at a dinner given by General and Mrs. Austin A. Coolidge. settia was used in table decoration and with the addition of many bright shad- ed candelabra, the effect was most MIRROR OF D | <THE SMART SET: | BY SALLY SHARP. were used In the dining-room. Nemy[ Eleanor Martin, Mrs. Reginald Brooke, | garet Hyde-Smith, Miss Maud Bourn, | studio, which is perfect in location and | Dutton of Berkeley and Frederick Big- | The brilliant poin- | | pleasing. General and Mrs. Woodrut, Colonel and Mrs. Patten, Major Browr { of the Fourth Cavalry and Mrs. Brown were the guests who enjoyed a delight- ful evening. 2 . Mrs. C. O. G. Miller was guest | honor yesterday at a tea given by her | sister-in-law, Mrs. H. M. A. Miller, { Century Hall. From 3 to 6 these pretty | rooms presented a revolving picture beauty as the many guests passed t and fro. Greens only were used i decoration and in such quantity that a delightful effect was gained. Assist- | ing Mrs. Miller were: Mrs. C. O. « | Miller, Mrs. Louis Monteagle, Mrs. Wil- liam Sherwood, Mrs. Horace Hill, Mrs | Horace Pilisbury, Mrs. Alfred Tubbs, Mrs. Warren Clark, Mrs. Donald Camp- bell, Miss Carol Moore, Miss Charlotte | Wiison. of - . Miss Mary Nichols and Philip Lans- dale were quietly married in St. Mat- thew’s Church, San Mateo, yesterday | afternoon. Bishop Willlam Ford Nich- ols, father of the bride, performed the ceremony in the presence of the family only. The bride, gowned in white, was | unattended. Philip Lansdale is a | nephew of the late Lieutenant Philip | Landsdale, U. S. N., and a son of M and Mrs. Edward Lansdale of Phila- Edelphla. Eh A e T{xe engagement is announced of Miss Ella McClure to Lieutenant Wii- liam J. O’Laughlin. The bride 13 the | daughter of Captain and Mrs. Nathan- iel Fish McClure and is with her par- ents in Arizona. . e Rev. and Mrs. Cuthbert have re- | turned from their wedding trip and | are visiting at the home of Mrs. Cuth- | bert's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simpson. On December 28 Mr. and Mrs. Cuth- | bert will sail for their new home in Kioto, Japan. . . Miss Thornton of Fresno was the at a luncheon given Katherine Herrin. . | honored guest yesterday by Miss .. The wedding of Miss Marie Ruef, | sister of Abraham Ruef, and Aaron Altmann, artist and Park Commis- sioner, will take place Sunday after- 1n00n at 5 o’clock In the California Ho- tel. . Mrs. George Evans, who has been | visiting at the Presidio for two | months, returned yesterday to her home in Seattle. e The engagement is announced of Miss Leontine Denker of Los Angeles to Dr. A. H. Glannin! of this city. Miss Denker is a daughter of the late A. H. Denker, and Dr. Giannini served as a United States surgeon in the | Spanish war and has been exescutive officer at the Presidio hospital. The wedding will take place next fall. | | | 1 —_—_--: - AME FASHION | HE vogue of the separate waist is by no means on the decline, all ru- mors to the contrary notwithstanding. In this Forsythe elaborate dinner production there is a carefully boned and fitted lining of a china blue silk, over which accordeon pleated malines in black is scantily draped. Over this there are scattered at irregular intervals exquisite motifs of black thread lace, in which the pattern is picked out with tiny nacre (mother-of- pearl) spangles. The maline is cut away beneath the lace and a gold- spangled chiffon inserted. The sieeves have huge, loose puffs of maline, with the lace motifs at intervals, and the fitted cuff, that reaches almost to the elbow, is entirely of lace over white chiffon. The fastening is in the back, thus leaving the fronts unbroken for ’ ICE—Enq., City. It is said that ice ten inches thick will sustain a pressure of 1000 pounds to the square foot. SHAKES—A. O. R, City. The shocks that were felt in this city at 1 o'clock December 1 were earth tremblings, not coming up to the dignity of an earth- quake. ANTI-CHINESE VOTE-H. J. S, City. At, the ) Gubernatorial election held in California in 1879 the Chinese question was submitted to the voters of the State with the following result: In favor of Chinese immigration, §83; against, 154,638. HENNA LEAVES—A. O. 8, City. In the Far East henna leaves are dried, | powdered and made into a paste with hot water and catchu, which is very and a generally used by women there to stain nails and tips of the fingers an orange color. The men of that coun- decoration. -— 3 ANSWERS TO QUERIES. try use this to dye their beards, the 8mn¢;hcokla; being converted into a eep black by the use of indigo, which is added to the paste. - PORTLAND FIRE—Subseriber, City. The great fire in Portland, Me., which destroyed property valued at $15,000,000, occurred July 4, 1886. i Time to send Townsend's Glace Fruits by Express for Christmas, > { 'l'o'l:l;hd':‘ California Glace fruits in artisti ire-etched boxes. 715 Mar) and Wakelee's Drug Store. IM.IL | ’ —_——— We are seiling agents and sole agents for the best fountains in the world Prices 'LO:. $2.00. $2.50 up to $7.50. Sat-