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The morning call., 1891-12-28
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DAILY CALL Gncluding sundays, Sc per year by
mail POSTPAID; Is cents per week, or 65 cents per
calender month, through carriers DAILY CALL,
r,e copies, three months, So 25. SUNDAY CALL
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GALL and WEEhLY CALL, 81 0 per year, post
paid WEEKLY CALL (eigat pages), 81 20 per year,
postpaid Clubs of ten tsent 10 one address,, $40.
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BUY New Year presents at los Fifth street.

J.F.CUTTER'sOLD BouRBoN.-This celebrated
whisky Is for sale by all frstclass druggists aud
giocers. Trade mark-slar within shield
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THE MORNING CALL
prnI.ICaTInN nFFICE

Has q larger circulation than any other
newspaper published in San Francisco
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IN 1850 BrotCH's Bronchial ZrocHes" were in
troduced, and their in relieving Coughs and
Bronchial Troubles has been unparalleled
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THE EASTERN OFFICE OF THE CALL,
90 Potter building, Is provided with files. CAL for
advertising rates and sample copies.
f. X. MISCH, Manager.
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HOLDING BEDS-EXAMINE OUR NO. 2OO5;
Il mirrOred, with large plate 1S140; walnut oak,
cherry and 18th century; cash price elsewhere $50:
our instament price reduced so country orders
packed shipped free TO any depot. NJ FRIEDMAN
& CO., 22S and $50 Stockton ST., 237 Post. cor.
Stockton; open evenings data n
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fxrrA mince PIES. SWAPS. 2is Suffer street.
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.orec.st TIL sP. NJ. Monday.
THE CALLS CALENDAR.

DEcrwuan. 1891.
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A DVICE FREE ON ALL LEGAL MATTERS A
n speciality; marriages anpuIIed, quick, quiet;
SUITS commenced in any county COLLECTIONS, claims
damages, liens attachments, ETC., enforced: Legal
documents prepared; suits OF every description ds
Tended or prosecuted vigorously; terms reasonable
no charge unless successful: 3 criminal aud civil
lawyers practicing in all the courts established 10
years; references, banks and business houses g.
w. HOWE n Co, attorneys aud couuseIors-at-lau
$50 Market ST.. corner Stockton SEQ e
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SPIRITU ALISAI.

THE ELECTRIC RAILWAY DEVELoPMENT
l. Company will sell 4 few Debenture Bonds. and
guarantee 10 per cent; also few ordinary shareS.
DIR. d. c. MOORE, Organizer and Promoter, 3Oi
MONTGOMERY
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AsTIsoG.OGF.

M ME. DIR. THOMAS. SCIENTIFIC REVEALER
W by eggs and cards. tells entire lie past present.
future; consultations on all affairs, nothing ex-
cepted; name given, valuable advice and sure neip;
restores lost love by sympathy: mistake mpoSsible;
diseases cured; fee 81; letter 81 80 kearny Is Iy
me EXODUS CLAIRYoYANT HAS RE-
WI moved TO u TaYnr St Room 6. Tee SOC o II
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"a ANTED by SOBER AND RESPONSIBLE
w young man. position as collector; cash securt-
ties and b, ST OF references given Address F. E.
MILLER, Alameda, Cal de2S 3ts
NOUNG, STRONG MAN WHO KNOWS THE
L city well, and good habits. would like to have
position as driver. Address Driver, Box 16I, CALL
Branch once. de2s Bis
GARDENER a FIRST-CLAsS GARDENER
" wishes after Dec. 3lst steady situation. Adj
dress Gardener, Box 1872. CALL Branch. de28 3l*
q ERMAN MAN WISHES SITUATION IN PRE-
VI vats family as butter, waiter and housework, or
any kind OF work. 26 Sixth St, Room L lt*
GARDENS LAID OUT; ANY KIND GARDEN
" ing promptly attended to by day or month;
sona6le rates. +. c, BEkTHoLD, practical garden
er, 43 Willow ave. de27 SITS
POSITION WANTED BY RELIABLE MAN
l. from East in furniture store salesman: under
stands repairing etc. Address a. B., $40 Vallejo
pELIABLE MAN WISHES SITUATION TO
~ ~ WORK around place take care hor 'es. garden.
housework Address II. f. Box AZ, this ofhce.273
IA ANTED-SITUATIoN BY MAN AND WIFE
w IN camp, motel, ranch or boarding-car; man
good worker, wife experienced manager. Address
Worker, Bex l39, CALL Branch ONCE. de27 3t*
SHoEMAKEK WANTS POSITION; Is GOOD
- workman; steady and reliable Address P. A.
NoRDToF. Redwood City, Cal. de27 3t*
Y DUNG NORWEGIAN WISHES POSITION
working round house; wages object a
Office. de27 3ts
CoACHMAN-A SOBER INDUSTRIOUS COM
~ petent man Situation is an expert
driver good gardener and mixer frst-cass city ref
erenees Address c. H., Box so, this onice 81 Its
CITUATION AS MAN ABOUT GENTLEMAN'S
~ place; thoroughly understands horses car
riages harness, COWS and garden; handy man with
Tools ADDRESS A s, Box 96, CALL Branch. IS st
L'IRsT-CLAss TAILOR. CUTTER WISHES SIT
L uation. city or country good reference given.
Address Cutter, BOX 1872, CALL Branch. de25 It's
u ANTED-BY STRONG YOUNG SwEDE POSI-
tion as Waterman, porter or fireman; steady,
sober and industrious. Address Swede, Box 90,
Call Branch office. de23 7t%
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IN THEINSTALLMENT PLAN-DRESS-GOOD3
~ Silks sealskins and sealette cloaks; also carpeEs
furniture lace-curtains, blankets and foldingbstS
at NJ. FRIEDMAN & CO.'S. 22S and $50 Stockton
ST why pay ready money when you buy 1uss
as cheap by making a small cash payment down,
balance weekly or monthly? An inspection OF or
stock respectfully solicted: orders by mall for
goods or samples promptly attended to. 223 ald
ESQ Stockton and 237 Post; open evenings Is. Il
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Terms cash or easy time pay ments; open evenings
j. NOGNAN. 1ol7-19-2l-l023 Mission ST., bet.
Sixth and IG
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PERSONALS.

| dersfgned will not be responsible from date to
anybody for trusting harboFtng my daushter
Louise, on my account. MARTIN hoEhN Eh.Zo Of
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@. Occidental Lodge, No 22. +.
Us and A. M.-1hird degree THIS (MON- "A
DAY) EVENING. Dec. 2Sth inst, at 80 X ~
O'Clock. By order OF the Master. W.
JoSFs Secretary
Connecticut western news., 1891-12-10
Moorish Tradition as to Locusts.

Referring to the plague of locusts in Morocco. the British consul at Mogador quotes a tradition as to them which was told to him by Berber fisherman It runs as follows: "In the interior of Sahara are people called Jeraiduja or locusts owners, who have control over the locusts, and they used to receive yearly presents from the sultan of Mo rocco and they kept the locusts back Every year a certain monster came to that place and it died there, and these people used to burn the carcass and then all was we'll.
 But if it was not burned, owing to the men not being in a good humor, then it putref1ed and bred millions of maggots, and they became locusts. And lately some of these men came to the sultan and said, Have not people been complaining of locustsT And the sultan replied that they had We'll said the Jeraiduja, we are the locusts; why have you not given us our customary largessT"
 Another version was that the locusts came out of a certain cave or pit ill the Sahara, over which some holy people had control The same idea of DO tenoy of the intercession of holy men has frequently been noticed in causes assigned by Moorish fishermen for the periodical falling of or improvement in the supply of various important kinds of sec fish. Manchester Guardian.
Connecticut western news., 1891-12-10

M. A. Grant of Burrvllle has 8 vii = egar barrel which belonged to his grand father, and which, though in use f,1 severity years or more is perfectly pre- served with all it's original hoops. New Hartford Tribune-Oh, what 8 whoppen ; the story seems bigger than a barre ;, even vinegar barrel.
 The East Canaan correspondent tt the Winsted Herald says:
 There is to be an unusual amount of wood cut on our hills this winter. Will liam Hayes has sold 1,5OO cords. G. E.. Beebe, 400 cords; and Ed Holt 5'h cords to the Canaan Lime Go. B. 8. Roberts has sold 300 cords on his lam and 500 cords from the estate of H Briggs, to Perice & Freeman.
 Boys, you will have to be more careful about throwing or slinging stoue' and pieces of iron near houses. Last Thursday while Miss s. P. Norton war sitting in her room, bit of iron cam. through her window with such fore. as to make clean hole in the glass af large as butternut, and just missed hitting her. If it had struck her head it certainly would have killed her.
 Last Thursday, Palmer Rood found the dead body of a man in the meadow back of Lyman Dunnibg's barn. Med ical Examiner Camp was summoned and held an inquest: The body war that of Frenchman known as Loui Steiner. He had been seen about tn, village of East Canaan on the day be fore, and it is said that he had recently been ''on 8 spree" There were n. marks of violence on the body, nor su> picious circumstances about the affair and Dr Camp decided that he died o heart disease.
Connecticut western news., 1891-12-10
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT IN PARIS.
How tho French Capital Has Divided
 Business Among Electricians.

How tho French Capital Has Divided
 Business Among Electricians.
 The manner in which Paris is now proceeding to introduce electricity in every portion of. the municipal area is of the utmost importance to all other cities that have to do with similar problems. There has been no undue haste. On the contrary, the subject has been treated in a patient, scientific, systematic way. To begin with, the municipality has spent 10000 francs or more in making a central electrical installation of it's own in the basement of Les Halles Centrales." the great central market of Paris.
 This plant is conveniently situated for the illumination of number of public buildings and establishments, and it can be enlarged indefinitely. But it has never been intended to use this or any other municipal installation for the general work of lighting the city. It enables the municipality to command the situation, and gives it a corps of men who understand the prac- tical details of an electrical establish ment.
 For the purpose of general inumina- ton the city has been divided into sev- en ''secteurs electriques." Paris is ap- proximately circle; and the secteurs are segments, the dividing lines ot which radiate from the vicinity of the Halles as a center and extend to the circumference. Each of these secteurs has been granted exclusively for a short term of years to a responsible electric company. Thus Edison has been ac- corded one, the great Paris contractor, Victor Popp (using the Thomson-H -Hous. ton system), has two, and the others are conceded respectively to the Messrs, Rothschild, the Societe Alsacienne, the Ferranh company of Londoq and Maze & Co. Representing the Westinghouse system).
 Several of the secteurs were granted in the latter part of 1890, completing the distribution. As one of the condi tions it has been required that the com panies proceed at once to make theil installations, and that within two years their districts shall be completely served with main cables Thus, before thu end of 1892. such provision will have been made that if desired every stree in Paris as well as every house can b, nlumined with electricity. It required that the companies shall supply stree lighting upon terms that are as favor able as possible-at cost or even less and a maximum rate of charge to pri
 vate users is prescribed.
 Each company has been required t. give guarantee fund of several hun dred thousand francs to insure the full fillment of all the conditions imposed
 in the concession. No payment ha
 been required for the charters, tn
 terms being short, and permanent ar engagements being deferred until us
 can be made of the results of five o ten years experience. Meanwhile tn city has it's own central plant, and it
 not debarred from laying it's cable
 into any or all of the secteurs, with
 view to regulating prices by compet
 ton. Thus Paris is on the point of be
 ing more completely supplied with cleo
 tric lighting facilities than any othe
 large city in the world.-Dr. Alber | Shaw in Century.
Connecticut western news., 1891-12-10
Vacations Wanted.

The ways and sayings of the Baboos, or educated natives of India in the em- ploy of the government, are source of continual amusement to the English in that country. They frequently misuse the big words, of which they are fond, in Imaginable way.
 There was no misuse of English, however, in a plea for a holiday put forward by the Baboos employed in the government geological department at Calcutta. They asked the supreme authorities to close the office because ''they were suffering from precipitation and want of enthusiasm for their work"
 It is no surprise to learn that the lard hearted authorities denied the modest request. What long vacations some Americans would be entitled to if a plea of this kind were accounted valid !-Youth's Companion.
 A new theory in relation to the moon has lately been advanced. to the effect that the lights and shadows of the moon are incompatible with the theory of it's spherical shape.
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STATE NE TVS.

During the year ending July 3l, 1891, Yale University has received gifts to thr amount of $343, 394 9l and also SIP. $50 . 9, gifts to the various departments, t. be used as income.
 Wild deer have lately been seen near Middletown and in Lyme. The one iD Lyme was found grazing with cattle.
 Last week man in Chester had a desperate encounter with thirty pounc wildcat, armed only with club. His flesh and clothing were terribly torn. before he succeeded in dispatching the cat
 Mir Robbins Battell spent Thanksgiv- ing with his brother Phillip at Middle bury, Vt, where he resides. This brother has reached the age of 84 years.
 The Winsted weather prophet. Gates by name, who predicted the storms of last winter within one of the correct number, prophesies 56 storms this sea- son up to the 1st of May next. Rather dismal prediction for those of us who stay at home, and face the New Eng land winter.-New Hartford Tribune.
 There are now ifty-two children at the Gilbert Home, and the number is constantly increasing. Superintendent Case has found it necessary to add twenty-eight new seats in the school. room, making total now of fifty-eight -Winsted Herald.
 Foxes are very plenty this year, ss many as 100 pelts having been brought into Winsted this fall.
 There was 8 smash-up at Wilson's Point, on the Housatonic road, on the morning af Dec 2. A freight car had been left standing on the main track b, mistake, and the early train from Dan bury to the Point crashed into it. No body was seriously hurt, but the engine was damaged to the amount of $4O0O.
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Gladstone's Park Lane House.

The house in Park lane in which Mir.
 and Mrs. Gladstone are established fol
 the rest of the season belongs to Mir. Guthrie, one of the partners of the firm in which MT. Henry Gladstone is also a partner. It is large and roomy and decorated throughout in the Adams style. The large front room on the ground floor is sacred to the "Grand Old Man." whose desk is placed in the bay formed by the three windows which overlook the park. The personnel ot the Gladstone household changes little. The same tall footman reappears with out fail with each recurring session, and the little German maid, growing old in Mrs. Gladstone's service, still has her place there.-London Sunday Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1891-12-10
Wai1ht of 1k1.120 FliaR.

A southern grocer, being greatly an noyed by flies, distributed twenty-one sheets of sticky fly paper about his store. In the evening he gathered them up. and noticing how much heavier they were, concluded to weigh them. He accordingly placed the twenty one sheets with their loads of dead flies upon the scales; they tipped the beam at exactly seven pounds Then he placed twenty-one fresh sheets on the scales and found that they weighed but four pounds and four ounces. Thus the flies were shown to weigh two pounds and twelve ounces.
 He next commenced to figure on the matter and found that there were twen. ty flies to each square inch of the fly paper; each sheet had 336 square inches and 6, 720 flies, the twenty-one sheets containing in all Al. 120 flies. Thus il is plain that one can easily ascertain the exact weight of single fly, for if Al, 120 flies weigh two pounds and twelve ounces it is easy to calculate what one would weigh.-St. Louis Republic.
Connecticut western news., 1891-12-10
How Woman Lost Three Wishes.

Nearly every one knows the story of the woman who had three wishes grant ed to her, and who, while thinking whether she should desire to be en- press or queen, exclaimed involuntarily on seeing 8 fine bed of coals in the fire place before her, "How I wish had a black pudding sizzling on those en- bers!" and presto, the black pudding was there. Vexed with herself for losing one of her wishes, she was in no mood to bear her husbands reproaches
 Animal that thou art!" she exclaim- ed in anger. II wish it was on thy nose!" and suddenly there it was, fixed so firmly that their united efforts failed to remove it. In vain the repentant wife promised her good man all the wealth and prosperity he could wish for "What would life be to mel" he sensibly remarked, with black pud- ding on my nose9' So nothing remain ed to be done but to use up her last wish in wishing it off.-New York Tribune.
Connecticut western news., 1891-12-10
LObsters and Their Claws.

Lobsters, like crabs, have way of shooting" their claws, as the opera ton is termed. Slight provocation will persuade them to drop their arms and run away without them. It is said that a loud noise or clap of thunder will produce this effect. An instance is re- corded of an amateur fisherman who caught lot of Holsters, and in order to keep them fresh tied them by their claws and hung them by strings over the side of a vessel In the morning only the claws remained attached to the cords, the Holsters having dispensed with them and disappeared. Lobster meat is about six-tenths as nutritious as beef. It contains a remarkably large percentage of phosphorus. There is no way in which that element, supposed to be so important for nourishing the brain, can be so readily assimilated as in the shape of Holsters. Washington Star
Connecticut western news., 1891-12-10
SOMETHING NEW.
Excursion to New York City for 41O Embracing the Features as mention ed below.

Excur.ion to New York City for $1O
 Embracing the Features as mention
 ed below.
 The ever popular Housatonic railroad is again to the front with something new" For the past two or three years this popular railroad, under it's presen' popular management. have run one two excursions yearly to New YnrI city at greatly reduced rates, and, now in view of the large patronage these ex- cursions have received, the Housatonic railroad have decided to try an experi- ment which certainly deserves success
 T. E.. Peck, manager If the HygeIa Recreation Company, will run 8 grsn excursion to New York over the Housa- tonic railroad via Hawleyville, Bethel and South Norwalk, allowing a thre. days trip. Special train will leave Pitts field at 2 30 8. m., Tuesday, December 15. stopping at all intermediate stations sss far south as New Milford, and return ing. excursiouists will leave New York at 3 30 p. m., Thursday, December IT The total cost of thls splendid Christ mas trip has been placed at $lO. which includes railroad fare to New York Git, and return, two days first class board at the best hotels in the city, admission 8 tn ihe theatres and other places of amuse ment. etc This is very desirable trip for the people of Western Connecticut. atfording, as 1t does. at an extremely lou rate. the chance of seeing our great me- tropolis in all it's Christmas glory. New York is great at any time and especially at this season of the year; therefore, let everybody grasp the opportunity and 20, whether for Christmas shopping or simply pleasure. Ton will certainly re- ceive BIO % worth of pleasure in either event. In preparing three days trip to New York city, embracing hotel ac- comodations, etc at the low rate of SIC Manager Peck will give the people o1 Berkshire and Western Connecticut something that has never before beer nffered in this section of the country
 md this trip should be largely patron | ized.
 The editor has been requested to in. form the subscribers to this paper that oil wishing circulars and further infor nation regarding this grand trip shoul. address A. W. Perrin. General Passen ger Agent, Housatonic Railroad Sytem Bridgeport, Conn Adv
Connecticut western news., 1891-12-10
American ArmOr Plate.

Armor plate for war vessels can now be manufactured in this country, which is admitted, by foreigners. to be superi- or to anything ever made abroad. Some years ago the navy bought three foreign plates in order to have standard. Since then, these plates have been im- proved upon by private manufacturers in this country (notably H. A. Harvey) fill ve have arrived at our present state of perfection.
 Apropos, the iron. from which the armor plates for the first "Monitor" were rolled, was made by the late John 4. Beckley. at his furnace at North Adsms, Mass The battle between the Monitor and the Herrimsc vas the first 11wess irop-eaad veesels.
Connecticut western news., 1891-12-10
Guided by . Dream.

Jefferson Brown, farmer residing near Harrison, O., on Thursday even
 ing was awakened by a dream tha, some one had stolen his horse and cart. He determined to investigate, and found that the rig which he saw in his dream was missing. At the toll gate on the Cincinnati and Harrison pike it was learned that the horse and cart had passed through in charge of a female. A search was at once made of the town and the missing property found at a livery stable. where it had been left by a domestic in the employ of MT. Brown. She had taken this means to attend an entertainment given in the city hall that evening.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Connecticut western news., 1891-12-10
ODDS AND ENDS.
Lake Erie is said to be drying up.

Lake Erie is said to be drying up.
 There are 2SO chess clubs in the United States.
 Only one American in 264 is over six feet in height.
 Two pounds of beef are consumed to one of mutton in England.
 Foxes are being imported from Nor way by English hunting men.
 Boiled cabbage is much sweeter when the water is changed in the boiling.
 The youngest pupil in school at Homer, Mich, is the teachers aunt.
 The recent census of Paris shows that 4,5O7 citizens of the United States reside there
 Joe Saxon, of Arlington, Ga., has pair of boneless guinea pigs. They are great curiosities.
 Flower bowls in cut glass are no longer round, but are shown as we'll in octagon and oval shapes.
 The first nation in history to have three cities of over 1, 900, 900 inhabitants each is the United States. In making butter do not allow the milk to stand any great length of time. Old cream makes bitter butter. A young man serving on jury at Ida Grove, Ia., was granted leave of absence long enough to get married. The mussels found in the Sugar river, Wisconsin, last summer produced pearls having an aggregate value of $1OO, 900. Thirty per cent. of all the women of the United States are working for a living, an increase of 9 per cent. over 1881.
 A cubic foot of newly fallen snow weighs 1-2 pounds and has twelve times the bulk of an equal weight ot water.
 w. A. Keith, of Buchanan, Ga., has found hard flint stone in the heart o1 a solid pine tree. How the stone got there is a mystery.
 A Tin Cup GA. T.) hen recently swal- lowed a pack of toy torpedoes, and since then she has laid, it is said, a cracked egg every day.
 To build one of the monster 112-ton guns requires about as much time as il takes to build the vessel which carries it. Its cost is about $100,0OO
 Only about one-quarter of the Amer ican Indians have to depend on Uncle Sam for support. The others are inde pendent, and some of them are ever | rich,
Connecticut western news., 1891-12-10
A LEADER.

Since its first introduction, Electric Bitters has gained rapidly in popular favor, until now it is clearly in the lead among pure medic. n tonics and altera :: tives-containing nothing which per mits it's use as beverage or lnto1icant, it is recognized as the best and purest medicine for all ailments of stomach. hver or kidneys. It will cure sick head ache, indigestion, constipation, and drive malaria from the system. Satis- faction guaranteed with each bottle or the money will be refunded. Price only 50 cents per bottle. Sold by w. H. Camp.