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POOR PEOPLE'S CHRISTMAS TO-DAY.
The Salvation Army Dinner Will be
Given at Noon.
And Directly Afterward the Chil
dren's Gifts Will be Dealt Out
by Santa Claus.
From the first appeal in behalf of
the Salvation Army's Christmas din
ner and children's Christmas tree, made
through the "Record-Union" a wetk
or so ago, there has at no time been the
•lightest cause to fear that the money
necessary to carry out the worthy ob
ject would not be forthcoming. The
first day's response was a hearty one,
showing that the plan had pleased the
public, and from that time on money
was contributed liberally until the fund
exceeds the sum asked by about $200.
Always at the holiday season the gen
eral public has been willing and anx
ious to help the poor, but no such com
prehensive plan for reaching them as
that adopted by the Salvation Army
had ever been proposed, and money
that would have cheerfully been giv^n
to help make Christmas a happy occa
sior for the poor and needy has been
diverted to other paths.
The "Record-Union" is gratified at
having been able to assist so material
ly in such a worthy undertaking as
that of feeding the hungry and cloth
ing the needy, and congratulates the
member! of the Salvation Army on the
splendid success they have achieved
by their self-sacrifice and enterprise.
The generous response of the public
to the appeal for funds has made it
possible for these good people to
broaden the scope of their undertaking:.
So much money has been received that
it will be possible to provide Christmas
dinners for a greater number of per
sons than originally contemplated, and
also to extend the age limit of the
children to be provided with clothing
and Christmas gifts. So, also, will it
be possible for the Salvation Army to
send to the homes of poor and feeble
persona more good things than they at
first believed would be possible. All of
which is very cheering.
For the last two days and nights ths
array members have been busily en
gaged in cooking and otherwise prepar
ing for to-day's feast, and the tables
at Smith's Hall will surely present a
tempting sight, even to those who arc
able to purchase the good things of the
land for themselves.
This dinner will also be a valuable
object lesson to such of the well-to-do
portion of the community as may be
present. It will demonstrate to them
more eloquently and forcibly than all
the newspaper and public ap
peals that could be offered
how much better it makes one
to give than to receive—to be
able to relieve hunger and distress
among fellow-beings over whose lives
have long hung the clouds of adversity,
of poverty, of sickness, of suffering and
of hunger.
The dinner will take place at Smith's
Hall on Seventh street, between X and
L. and the doors will open at 11 o'clock
a. m. It is expected that there will be
room at the tables for all that will pro
sent themselves, though it may be nec
essary to set more than one table.
After all shall have had sufficient to
eat the three Christmas trees will take
the places of the dinner tables and the
distribution of clothing and toys among
the children will take place. Santa
Claus will be there in all his glory and
H< ur-snow, much to the delight of the
little ones. Music by the Salvation
Aimy band will be discoursed while
the distribution goes on.
The evening praise service will be
held at the same place at 7 o'clock at
which Adjutant Wood will officiate.
Little Clifford Smith was on his way
down town yesterday to buy some toys
with his dollar, when one of the collect
or? boarded the car on which he was
riding. His mother asked him whether
he had rather buy his toys or give his
money for the poor children, and he did
the latter without hesitation.
A visit to Barrack No. 2 last night
disclosed a busy scene. Packages of
various sizes and shapes were heaped
up in apparently inextricable con
fusion. Toys lay in heaps, and the
members were busily employed, under
the supervision of Captain Fletcher, in
. .ng and numbering them. Each
child that has made application has re
-1 a number, and its name and ad
dress have been taken. Every package
has been labeled and numbered with
One of the names, and the little one will
receive the gift destined for it to-day.
This, of course, entailed much labor,
but was all accomplished.
At Smith's Hall Captain Lewis was
presiding over a different scene. Here
lay turkeys and chickens piled up,
amounting to about 350 pounds, while
B of beef and other meats lay
around on the taM'-s. Men were stuff
ing and trussing the turkeys, while
were putting them into the oven
and keeping up the fires. Theiv were
picking ducks and chickens, while
others were chopping suet and stoning
raisins for the puddings.
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SACRAMENTO DAILY ESCOBD-UyiOK, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1893,
Dozens of pies were stacked up in the j
closets, huge pans of baked pork and ;
beans were scattered around, and bar- i
rels of potatoes, all nicely peeled and
ready for cooking, stood near.
After the evening's exercises were I
over at the barracks the brothers and
sisters went to the hall and the three
Christmas trees were set up, a large one
in the center with a smaller one on each
side, and hung with the presents that
are to gladden many a child's heart to
day.
Four tables were set the length of the
hall, seating- about 175 persons, and
they will probably be filled two or three
times to-day.
The members of the army expected
that it would take them nearly or quite
all night to complete their work and
have everything in readiness for to
day.
The following subscriptions have been
made in addition to those published
yesterday:
S. Dwyer $5 00
Hale Bros. & Co.'s clerks 1- 10
Sacramento Lodge, K. of P 5 00
Walhalla Grove, No. 6, U. A. O. D. 5 00
Clifford Smith 1 00
J N. Larkin, open-air concert sur
plus 27 HO
Clifford Smith (little boy) 1 00
Frankie Pendry (little boy) 50
Mrs. Toll 1 00
Cash 20 10
Cash 1 00
Employes State Printing Office. .1$ 85
Cash 40 00
Kettle on street corner 4 19
Late last night the "Record-Union"
was requested to announce that the
quantity of toys on hand Is so great
that all children who have not been
fortunate enough to receive Christmas
sifts are invited to be on hand this
afternoon and be supplied by the Sal
vation Army.
No matter whether they have re
ceived tickets or not, they will be wel
come, and may share in the distribution.
A MERITED COMPLIMENT.
Presentation by Cemetery Employes
to Superintendent Ficks.
The employes of the City Cemetery
last evening assembled at the residence
of George W. Ficks, the Superintendent,
OlOVa Seventh street, and presented him
with a handsome silver tea set, properly
engraved. Fred Kripp made the pre
sentation speech, and spoke of the es
teem and friendship they all felt for Mr.
Ficks.
The recipient was taken entirely by
surprise, but responded feelingly to the
kind words that accompanied the gift.
Refreshments were served by Mrs.
Ficks, assisted by her daughters Edna
and Blanche, and a merry Christmas
Eve was spent. 'The following were
present: Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Ficks, Miss Edna Ficks, Miss Blanche
Ficks, Fred Kripp, N. H. Mohns, S.
Berck, G. Hoit, M. Reardon, J. Wilson,
E. D. Measure, Frank Kunz, J., and I.
Custis.
BADLY BEATEN.
Two Drunken Men Abuse an Inoffen
sive Stranger.
Last night word was sent to the police
station that two drunken men had
badly beaten an inoffensive man named
Donley in the Assembly saloon, and had
taken from him his umbrella, beaten
him over the head with it and carried it
off, and were terrorizing pedestrians in
the vicinity of Ninth and M streets.
The patrol wagon was sent out twice
in search of them, and the second time
it brought In one, named William Shee
han, who was locked up on a charge of
disturbing the peace.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: Ben Levy, T. R. Hutchin
son, Frank M. A very, San Francisco;
H. M. Pabst, Philadelphia; James W.
Sheridan, Chicago; John T. Lomon, St.
Helena; J. R. Smith, Springfield; A. T.
Hatch, Suiaun.
Weather Notes.
The Weather Bureau reports show the
highest and lowest temperatures yester
day to have been 52 and 32 degrees,
with brisk to high northerly winds and
clear weather prevailing.
The highest wind velocity recorded
was 24 miles per hour.
The barometrical readings at 5 a. m
and 5 p. m. were 30.34 and 30.28 inches,
respectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were 51 and 38
degrees, and one year ago to-day 44
and 33 degrees.
River, 12 feet.
Mrs. Donahue's Christmas Gift.
Judge Johnson yesterday presented
Abbie L. Donahue with a Christmas
present in the shape of a decree di
vorcing her from James J. Donahue.
Cruelty was the ground alleged for the
divorce.
Sutter Club Dinner.
The annual dinner of the Sutter Club,
which was announced to take place on
the evening of December 27th, has been
postponed to a date to be fixed later.
What about catarrh and its cure? Ca
tarrh is a constitutional disease and is
caved by impurities in the blood. Hood's
Sarsaparilla is the constitutional rem
edy which cures catarrh.
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
! Expressions From the Newspapers of
Interior California.
Santa Cruz Surf: The average stature
of the American people has been per
. ceptibly raised within the past three
days and to a degree more marked
than could be attained in three genera
tions by the most effective scientific
breeding along the most approved lines
of evolution.
Exactly what physiological changes,
if any, have taken place we are not pre
pared to state, but every man one meets
is holding his head a little higher, his i
chest is expanded a little fuller, and his
legs do not sag at the knee as they did
last week.
The Utopian dream of the prophets
and philosophers, concerning the time
when Americans should be one people,
has had a literal fulfillment. Even If
this state be but temporary, a revelation
like that on the Mount of Transfigura
tion, so to speak, it has demonstrated a
truth which all men will hereafter hold
with hope and confidence.
PACK YOUR FRUIT NEATLY.
Marysville Appeal: Considerable dis
cussion has been going on among the
growers as to the relative points in the
case of Boxes vs. Sacks for packing,
and the matter is to be taken up at the
December meeting of the Horticultural
Society. The style of packing is of
j greater importance to the grower than
• would appear on first blush. Boxes are
always preferable, or should be to the
grower, and the honest dealers will not
ask for sacks. Sift the thing down and
you will find when they want fruit
packed in sacks they "work it over," to
use a trade expression, pack it in fancy
boxes themselves and get better prices
per pound where the fruit is only good
on the face of the box. It needs no ex
pert to recognize the fact that if a
dealer who "works over" fruit, packs a
lot of inferior peaches on the bottom,
puts a layer of high-grade ones on the
top and sells the product at a high grade
price It is going to militate against the
California grower. The issue in point
really is the Shylock Eastern dealer
vs. the supposed innocent grower. The
dealer knows better than anyone else
that the goods that are packed nicely in
a neat looking box sell more rapidly
than the goods made up in packages of
sacks.
ENGLAND'S POSITION.
Oakland Times: Lord Salisbury has
placed Great Britain in a position from
which it will be difficult to extricate her
without war or a recognition of the con
tention by Venezuela backed by the
United States, for arbitration on the
disputed boundary line. In the event of
war England's supremacy in the East
would be at an end, for Russia is only
waiting the time when the former will
embroij herself with another power to
such an extent as to cripple her war re
sources, so as to force a passage to the
open sea which would, at all times, be a
menace to Great Britain's possessions in
the Eastern Hemisphere. With an
open outlet in that direction Russia
would soon assert herself mistress of
the sea as well as dictator on land.
PATRIOTISM STRONG.
Santa Cruz Sentinel: The patriotic
manner in which the President's mes
sage relative to the enforcement of the
Monroe doctrine in the Venezuelan dis
pute is received by the coun
try is very gratifying. It shows that
i patrotism is strong enough to extin
-1 guish partisanship in the hearts of the
i people. It would not be safe for any
| public man to do otherwise than ap
plaud the bold assertion of the Monroe I
doctrine in the President's message,
and it would have been suicidal for the
President to have taken lower ground
than he did. The force behind the mes
sage and the Senatorial cheers resides
in the American masses, regardless of
classes or parties.
THE PHILADELPHIA STRIKE.
Fresno Republican: The car em
ployes are striking for better wages,
shorter hours and the privilege, which
is now denied them, of belonging to
the association of street railroad em
ployes. The events leading to the strike
are not detailed in the dispatches, but
as such employes are apt to work long
hours on short pay, it is not at all im
probable that the grievances may be
very genuine. Nevertheless, and t,ui>
posing this to be the case, the advi
sability of striking must be very much
doubted.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
San Jose Herald: The telegraph is
bringing over the land and under the
sea the story of public opinion con
cerning the President's message. If
Great Britain was surprised at the
message, she will perhaps be more sur
prised at its reception by the American
people. Apparently the other European
Powers will share her surprise.
The news to date from across the At
| lantic indicates that the message is
looked upon as a mere third-term
dodge, which will be repudiated by at
liast half the American people. When
such opinions were expressed Congress
and our people had not been heard
from. Now they have spoken, and their
utterance is as unmistakable as Pres
ident Cleveland's message. Republic
ans, Democrats and Populists all sps.ik
I the same thought. North, South, East
and West stand together. All are sim
ply Americans ready and able to main
tain the doctrine of "America for
Americans."
AN ADDLED PRESS.
Los Angeles Herald: A number of the
Old World papers persist in construing:
President Cleveland's recommendation
that a commission be allowed him by
' Consrress with which to investigate th<?
! merits of Venezuela's claim to juris
: diction over the disputed territory, into
■ an assumption by this Government of
the right to itself arbitrate the contro
versy. As of course the foreign editor
ran read, this distortion of the Pres
ident's meaning must be hccfcQM h<
cannot or will not understand what ).•■
reads.
To those who have read the Pi
donfs message with a reasonable de
sree of calmness it is plain that t'i<
' business of the commission would i • t •
i ascertain the merits of tho boundary
dispute for the satisfaction of the
United States; to br'.ig i»ut those facts
that would be developed by an arbitra
tion court, so that \vh:f.- \«r p>»ltfan
the United Sta f.es assumes us tho result
cf Great Britain's continued refusal to
arbitrate shall be taken intelligently.
If the investigation of the commission
shows that England is right in her
claims, there will be nothing for this
Government to do but to allow her to
take possession of the territory in dis
pute. But if, on the contrary, the com
mission concludes that in its opinion
the British Government is wrong, this
Government will be obliged to adhere
to its demand that England relinquish
her claims or submit to a court of arbi
tiatioh selected by both the interested
Governments. There is absolutely no
room for the assertion that this Gov
ernment intends to force itself Into the
position of arbitrator.
THE STORY OF TACOMA.
Los Angeles Express: The story that
comes down from Tacoma with its de
faulting banks.empty treasury and dis
honest officials and citizens should be a
warning to other cities to watch care
fully those who have control of public
affairs. It is such a story as has proba-
| bly never been told in this country be- !
fore. It includes every descriptie-n of j
dishonesty, every crime and vice, and j
j if it were told in a romance it would be
considered a wild flight of the imagina
tion of the author and utterly improb-
I able. * * * There is a lesson in it
for other municipalities, however, just
1 as there was a. lesson in the disclosures
I of rottenness in New York politics, and
that lesson is that Americans as a rule
are criminally careless in their indiffer
ence to municipal affairs. They seem to
think that the management of the city
in which they live is a matter of no im
' mediate concern to them, and they
rather pride themselves on paying no
attention to local politics. And yet the
exact reverse of this condition of af
fairs should exist. We should watch
most closely what most closely affects
us. National affairs, as a rule, are far
less important than municipal, and yet
the latter are always neglected for the
former; the result is a continual com
plaint that municipal matters are be
ing dishonestly managed; that the peo
ple are being robbed, and that there is
! a scandal in connection with this or
that office or department of the city
government. The blame is with the
people who neglect their duty as citi
zens, and who willfully allow political
corruption to grow up around them
without making- an effort to control It
until it has reached extraordinary pro
portions.
AN IDEA.
Colusa Sun: No man in his proper
senses can desire war. Great fortunes
will be made out of a war if we are so
unfortunate as to get into one, but
what man would be willing to wade
through a sea of blood for mere money?
A war with England would mean rivers
of blood; it would mean suffering and
want, tears and desolation of hearth
stones; it would mean a burden of debt
heaped on this country that would be
a mortgage on its industry for a cent
ury; it would mean a broader line be
tween the rich and the poor. The voice
of the "Sun" has not been for war; on
the other hand, it has been distinct
ively for peace. There is no doubt in the
mind of the editor as to whether the
Monroe doctrine is worth a war. The
people of the country, however, seem
to be of the opinion that it is, and,
knowing that fact, the President was
justified in writing the message even
if he himself would be unwilling to pay
the terrible price for its maintenance.
England has valuable territory for
which to contend—we have an idea.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
A. T. Hatch, the Solano fruit-grower,
is at the Golden Eagle.
L. B. Littlefield, Jr., of the Honcut
"Pendulum" is here for Christmas.
Ralph Lavenson is here from the
State University to spend the holidays
with his parents.
Miss Nettie Franks of San Francisco
is visiting this city for a few weeks, the
gueat of Mrs. E. H. Bolze.
Miss Sadie Kiernan of Portland,
Or., is here on a month's visit, the
guest of Miss Ruby Merkley.
Julius E. Gregory, son of ex-Mayor
Eugene J. Gregory, is home from tha
State University to spend the holidays.
O. H. P. Sheets of San Francisco, ac
companied by Mrs. Sheets, arrived last
evening to spend the holidays with rel
atives here.
General G. B. Cosby returned yester
day from the Indian Reservation in
Amador County to spend Christmas
with his family.
St. Francis' Church Services.
Special musical features will charac
terize the services to-day at St. Fran
cis' Church, Twenty-sixth and X
streets. Rev. Father Augustin will be
the celebrant at the 10 o'clock mass,
and Rev. Father Titus deacon. The
choir, under the direction of Miss
Lillie McMahon, organist, will be as
sisted by Mrs. Ida Desmond-Rittner
and an instrumental quartet. Selections
from Millard's Mass in G and Rosewig's
Mass in F will be sung.
Stole a Coat.
Hale Bros. & Co. reported to the po
lice last night that two men entered
their store ostensibly to look at clothing
early in the evening, and immediately
after they left a coat was missing.
Officer Douglas made search for the
men, but was unable to locate them.
The coat was afterward returned to the
store by a person who bought it, think
ing it had probably been stolen.
Information Wanted.
Any person knowing of the where
abouts of John Dean or Ira Jones are
requested to inform Bernard Borrmann
at the Old William Tell House in this
city.
Dean and Jones came here from Gal
lup, N. M., in November, and are car
penters.
Christmas Lunch Party.
The ladies of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union will give a lunch
party on Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock, at Westminster Presbyterian
Church.
Inmates of the Children's Day Home,
their mothers, and all members of the
Loyal Legion are invited.
Fur Boa Stolen.
A fur boa was stolen from the front
of B. Wilson's store yesterday morning
and was missed soon after. One of the
boys employed there soon afterwards
found it in the alley between Third and
Fourth, L, and M streets.
Requisition Issued.
Governor Budd has issued to W. H.
Mclnnis a warrant of arrest on the re
quisition of the Governor of Nevada for
Lee Brooke, for obtaining: money under
false pretenses.
Trains Delayed.
The overland train from the East was
COW hours late last night and delayed
■cal train from San Francisco for
me time by occupying the track near
the bridge.
Charged With Burglary.
A charge of burglary has been made
fcgainat a man named Robinson whom
Officer Pennish arrested on Sunday for
the theft of a harness.
St. Paul's Sunday-School.
The Christmas exercises of St. Paul's
Sunday-school will be held on Holy In
nocent's night (Friday), at 7:30 p. m.
All are cordially invited.
A slight cold, if neglected, often at
tacks the lungs Brown's Bronchial
Troches give immediate and effectual
relief.
«•
Welch Eros, are open this morning to
all whose sweet tooth yearns for more
candy. Their stock is not complete, hav
ing been fearfully assailed. •
It is not too late to secure a handsome,
useful and valuable Christmas gift this
morning at Klune & Floberg's. •
A box of imported German choco
lates at 3H cents is the daintiest Christ
mas reminder for the money obtaina
ble. Otto has them. *
Christmas is here again, and Fred
Trout wishes a happy one to all wear
ers of his hats, and to all who should
wear them, which embraces the entire
male portion of the community. •
SPECIAL SALE
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300 COAL OIL~HEATING STOVES
Of the latest »n 1 most improved patterns, we offer from now «n a 1
wholesale priOes. Big bargains in everything.
L. L. LEWIS & CO.,
602 and 504 J Street, Sa.<ma.ttrigjato
CHRISTMAS TIDE.
•'A M«rry Christmas!" How the old words
waken
A thrill and throb for many a Christmas
fled,
For hopes fulfilled not, that the years iiuve
taken
Into their keeping, like the teura ye shea.
"A Merry Christinas!" Let the happy chorus
Bring a new thrill, new freedom, new de
light; /
Fast pain makes present joy bat sweeter for
us.
E'en as the dawn of morning after night.
"A Marry Christmas!" Be ye thankful ever
For friendship that is left, warm, sure, and
strong.
For love that fills your heart with high en
deavor.
Live life anew. Ye do the Fast no wrong.
"A Merry Chrlstmaa!" Life has halting
places,
Where ye may pause m all the busy strife
To comfort those whose sorrow-stricken faces
Tell their own story in the book of Hie.
"A Merry Christinas!" Raise on high the
Holly,
With spirits leaping at the sound of mirth.
Far nobler than all sorrow is your folly
That sheds "good-will" anU o'er
the earth.
—Harriet Kendall in Chambers' Journal.
Tlie Kovel in the College Curriculum.
"X think m course in novel reading is of
the very highest moral benefit to stu
dents of a university," said Professor Mc-
Ciintock of the Chair of Literature at the
University of Chicago, "in lact, it is
the only way by which many el the men
oau be reached, for they will rea<l novols i
when nothing iv any other form of liter
ature will appeal to them. But the course
as outlined by Dr. J'nelpa in the Yale ;
curriculum is uot ai all a new method iv
college instruction. Since tho establish
ment of in* Chicago University there have '
been plans oi study similar to what is
now beinp forwarded as unique in
theory, and as early as iS93 I delivered a
series of lectures on the development of :
the English novel from Richardson to
the preaent day. The same year Fro- ,
lessor Wilkinson conducted a course ou
the short story, illustrated by examples
from modern liution. In 1b94 a course on
the realistic school of novelists was au
nouuoed for the following spring to be
giveu by Dr. Triggs, so that Dr. Puelpa'
idea is scarcely new in college work. In
order to enter the Chicago University it
is obligatory for the student, to have read
several novels, so that tne study of fic
tion and the classification of stories are
important factors in our university cur
riculum."—Chicago Times-Herald.
Plea and Verdict.
Sir Henry Hawkins baa a reputation as
a witty Judge. Recently a prisoner
pleaded guilty of larceny, and then with
drew the plea, and declared himself to be
innocent. Ibo cane was tried and the !
jury acquitted him. Then said Sir Henry :
Hawkins:
"Prisoner, a few minutes ago you said
you were a ihief. 2>ow the jury Bay you
are a liar. Consequently, you are dis
charged. -
What Is Nicer.
What is nicer than a box of fragrant
Havana cigars for a holiday grift? Get
them at Genshlea's, G24 J street. *
Speaking of bargains, look at these:
Special holiday prices — Mandolins,
from $5; Symphonia Music-boxes, $35;
Stratton Guitars and Banjos, from
$7 50. Everything in the musical line
cheap. Second-hand Pianos, from $75.
We are sole agents for the Mathushek,
Jacob Doll, Conover and Kranich and
Bach Pianos, cheap for cash, or install
ments. Neale, Eilers Co., G3l J •
■ i
rpHESE ARE THE DAYS WHEN THE
-*- "cutch" comes ia your back. The sharp
twinge that strikes you as you attempt to rise
from a bent position, or" the dull, heavy drag on
your loins, they ought to bring you to Dr. San
den's Electric Belt, for they mean trouble for '
you If you let the symptoms grow.
Dr. Sanden s Electric Belt
Is the ever-faithful friend of the man with a
lame back—yes, and the woman. If gives relief
in two hours, and usually a cure in from two to
six weeks. AND ITS CUKE IS PERMANENT.
Bent Double, and No Pain.
Toano, Xev., May 6. 1895.
Dr. A. T. Sanden—Dear Sir: Complying with
your request to report my condition I would say
thHt I felt the power of your I!elt the- first day
1 wore it. Before I had the belt it was with Oiffl
culty I conld straighten myself out after working '
in a" stooping [wsitlon. Now I can work all day
almost bent double without the slißhU-st incon- i
venience. I would not sell my Belt for ton times j
what I paid for it if I could not get another. The ;
cure was perfected in iess than two months, lie- \
spectfully, JOSEPH WALKER.
Get It Cured Quick.
A lame or weak back means several thing*, and
none of tfcem good for you. Because it don"t
lay you up is no reason why you should let It
run. It will lay you up some day, and maybe
then H will be too late to do yon any good. Get
tho Belt now. Anyway, get the book—that tells
you all about it; free. THIS BELT; HAS A REG
ULATOR. •
s.WDKS ELECTKIC €O ,
632 Market street, opuoalta Palace Hotel, Saa j
grancUco, C*l. , fc __.»-.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Vehicles—Baker & Hamilton—Hardy. „:
Carts, Buggies, Carriages, Phaetons, Bain
Farm and Header Wagons, Wholesale
Hardware. Sond for catalogue.
THE FOUNTAIN, MO K. has the bent
clam Juice, chowder and Bteam bear. Call.
SHOE REPAIRING —1013 Seventh
street, between J und K. Take your shoes
to the Chicago Shoe Manufacturer. Strict
ly first-class work. Old sheet made to
look like new ones. Invisible joints on half
soles; edges same as new.
PHOTOS. Get Hodson"s coupons from agents.
MILLER BROS., 1116 J street, carry a
full line of oil heaters.
T B. REID, dentist. Masonic Temple,
Sixth and X streets. Office hours & to 5.
MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used for over fifty years by mill
ions of mothers for their children while
teething with perfect success. It soothes
the child, softens the glims, allays pain,
cures wind colic, regulates the bowels, and
is the best remedy for diarrhea, whether
arising from teething or oth«r causes. For
sale- by druggists in every part of the
world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wlns
! low's Soothing Syrup. Twenty-live cents
I a bottle.
' 4,100 ACRES
OF THE
McMAHAN ESTATE,
LOCATED IN SOLANO AXD YOLO COUN
; ties. This magnifioent property i» now sell
lag at
$67 50 PER ACRE,
In slzes\o suit the requirements of the differ*
' ent p:n«.-riasers, from ten acres up; easy terms.
If you wish to locate the choicest land in all
California, we will be pleased to mail you d»
-i tailed Information onupp'icatlon, with maps.
etc.; something of interest to either yourself
; or iriei.dn in California or in the fast who
may be seeking reliable iniormatiou of 'anas
In our State.
BOVEB, TOY 4 CO., Sole Agents,
Ne. 19 Montgomery St., Ban Franclsee.
MWF
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AUCTIONS.
AUCTION SALE.
BELL tk CO., Auctioneer©,
WILL SELL, COMMENCING |
FRIDAY MORNING, December 27, ISOS,
at Id o'clock sharp, the entire outfit of
the Mechanics' Hotel, No. 118 and 120 I
; street; Barroom, containing stock of
I liquors, cigars, plate mirror, two money
j safes, etc.; Diningroom, tables and chair*
j crockery, glass and silverware; kitchen,
! fine Frencli range, fixtures complete, and
j kitchen requisites.
ALSO
I Seventy rooms of fine furniture and car-
I pets, bed clothing' for the entire seventy
bedroom suits and beds, fine feather pil
lows, toilet sets: also, parlor furniture,
etc. All the goods of the hotel are in fire
condition, having been recently refitted
from top to bottom. Sale positive anti
strictly without reserve. Terms cash.
BELL & CO., Auctioneers.
AMUSEMEICTS.
METROPOLITAN THEATER.
, J. H. Tood Lessee and Manager
3-NIGHTS-3
December 23d, 24th and 25th.
The Favorite Irish Comedian,
Daniel Sully.
REPERTOIRE:
MONDAY A Day in Jane
TUESDAY Daddy Nolan
WEDNESDAY A Day in Jnna
Supported by MR. DAN MASON and a
First-Class Company of Players.
Prices, $1 and 50 cents. Box sheet open
Saturday morning.
METROPOLITAN THEATER.
J. H. Todd Lessee and Manager
ONLY ONE MIGHT,
Friday, December, 27th
Special engagement of the Distinguished
Tragedian,
R O B E R T
DOWNING
In a Grand Production of
- HELENA -
By VICTORIEN SARDOTJ.
PRICES—?I nnd 500. Sale of seals opeua
i Wednes.dßy morning.
C1,17N18 OPERA HOUSE.
J. H. Todd Lessee and Manager
Week Commencing December 23, 1895.
THE ELDRIDGE^HALLETT .STOCK CoM
pany in a mairniticeut production of the
Charming spectacular extravaganza, "THE
CRYSTAL SLIPPER," with new scenery,
handsome costumes, novel mechanical effects,
a good ballet, specialties und a strong cast.
Popular Prices—ioo, 200 and 30c.
THE SACRAMENTO lIM-VEREIN
WILL HOLD ITS
Grand Annual Christmas Festival
AT TURNER HALL
Wednesday Evwulujf, Deo. 25, 1895.
Tickets (gentleman, including lady), 60c.
Extra lady. 25c. Santa Claus and his corps
of assistants will make the Children haopv.
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THE WEEKLY UNION — THE BEST
weekly on the coast.