. The Argonaut . ters of Credit issued available in all parts of the world. Draw direct on New York, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis,Salt Lake, Denver, Kansas City, W ew Orleans, Portland,Or., Los Angeles, and on London, Paris, Berlin, Ham-burg, Bremen, Frankfort-on- Main, Copenhagen, Stock-holm, Christiana, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, HongKong, Shanghai, Yokohama, Genoa, and all cities in Italy. WELLS FARGO & GOS BANK N. E. Cor. Sansome and Sutter Francisco, Cal. Cash Capital and Surplus 86,250,000 J no. J. Valentine, President; Homer S. King, Wadsworth, Cashier; F. L. Lipmam,


. The Argonaut . ters of Credit issued available in all parts of the world. Draw direct on New York, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis,Salt Lake, Denver, Kansas City, W ew Orleans, Portland,Or., Los Angeles, and on London, Paris, Berlin, Ham-burg, Bremen, Frankfort-on- Main, Copenhagen, Stock-holm, Christiana, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, HongKong, Shanghai, Yokohama, Genoa, and all cities in Italy. WELLS FARGO & GOS BANK N. E. Cor. Sansome and Sutter Francisco, Cal. Cash Capital and Surplus 86,250,000 J no. J. Valentine, President; Homer S. King, Wadsworth, Cashier; F. L. Lipmam, —John J. Valentine, Benj. P. Cheney, OliverEldridge, Henry E. Huntington, Homer S. King, Geo. E,Gray, John J. McCook, Charles F. Crocker, DudleyEvans. CONNECTICUT FIRE INSURANCE CO. OP HARTFORD. Cash Capital 81,000,000 Assets 2,633,228 Surplus to policy-holders 1,550,580 ROBERT DICKSON, Manager, San & Dickson, San Francisco, Agents. Ghnhral Office, 501 Montgomery Listener— Isnt it wonderful how he always has abrand new story to fit everything ! Other Listener—Ya-as. Makes *em up, you know,out of newspaper yarns. Rombikb sends em to him. HENRY ROMEIKE, 110 FIFTH AVENUE, - - - NEW YORK Started the first Press-Cutting Boreau, and furnishesNewspaper Clippings from all the leading papers in theworld on any subject. November 25, 1895. THE ARGONAUT. 13 STORYETTES. Grave and Gay, Epigrammatic and Otherwise. Carlyle and Thackeray were sitting together, oneday, the former hot upon a philosophical argument,when a pheasant began screeching near to remarked on the extraordinary noise thebird was making. Oh, said Carlyle, some-things troubling its stomach, and its taking thatmethod of uttering itself to the universe. Two ladies stood on the door-step of a friendshouse waiting for admission, and they became veryimpatient at the delay. Its very odd to be keptwaiting at Mrs. Dadeys, said one ; the door isusually opened so promptly.


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