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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-05
A Zulu WOman's Mansion.
Ladies' Home Journal

Ladies' Home Journal.
The Zulu woman Is the arch itect
and builder OF the Zulu house, and the
style of architecture is known in the
colonies as "wattle and daub.n 1t
looks like an exaggerated beehive,
for the Zulu mind has this regularity,
that 1t cannot grasp the idea of any
thing that Is not round, or eliptical in
form. There are no squares In nature.
To build her house the woman traces
circle on the ground IA feet in diane.
ter, and getting number Of long,
Timber branches, she sticks them
firmly into the ground and then
bends them tops over, and ties
them with fiber obtained from
the numerous creepers. or monkey
ropes" Then she twines thicker
srsspers In and out of these sticks, oil
round the circle of spaces about IL
inches apart, and then taking waffle
. kind of coarse grass or reed) she
matches the edifice, leaving q small
Aele at the top for . chimney, and
another hole, feet square, for door.
In front of this she builds covered
way, extending outward about 3 feet,
and the exterior of the house 10 fin
1shed by a coating of "daub" or mud.
She then seeks the nests of the white
ant, and digging them up, obtains .
quantity of white clay, which she
beats to powder, dries, and then,
mixing 1t with water, kneads 1t until
it 10 quite smooth. This she spreads
all over the ground inside the hut,
and beats it carefully until 1t
is quite hard and free from cracks.
This floor q good housewife
will scour twice day with smooth
stones, until 1t Is like piece of pol
ished marble. The Fireplace is near
the door, and is simply ring of this
clay to confine the embers in one
place. The other necessaries found
in hut are a bundle of spear shafts
drying some tobacco and several
punches of millet hanging from the
roof, Grouped round the walls are the
amasi IA species of sour milk jars,
the native beer jars and open jars
holding grain. OF course the dense
wood smoke rising. coats the roof,
millet and tobacco with SCOT, and
long fingers" of it hang In every di-
rection; but the floor will be clean
enough to eat on, and as long as that
is 90, the social Mrs. Crumbs of Zulu
is satisfied.
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OUR FRIEND THE sEpsue.

IA you would quickly and permanently
ROUGH ON RATS in pint bottle Of
.eenzine, shake well when using. Douces
sne mixture into the cracks, creyices
no,es and openings Of the bedstead. II
VIII turn their toes up rapidly. Then
~ 81 nj, another small box of ROUGH ON
49, AAIS thoroughly with a quarter pound
o.asru, Win this mixture fill all holes.
e g.saninE ,, CRACKS and crevices in the bed.
70 fail; to be effective and iastin9 r1t
sS'e VA' III uiieSsiohs' (2)-1yF
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For Sale.

AiPony Cylinder press size of bed IS
9A Speed $500 per hour. Bran new,
cost S95o Will be sold at liberal dis
count Terms easy. Address,
Il. b. JOHNSON,
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Che Daily Eight.
THURSDAY, MARCH S, 1891.

Did You Ever Think. MY Dear.
Ladies' Home Journal.
That kind word put out at inter.
est brings back an enormous percent
age Of love and appreciation
That though loving thought may
not seem to be appreciated, it has yet
made you better and Drawer because
OF ii?
That the little acts of kindness and
thoughtfulness day by day are really
greater than one immense act of good
ness shown once q year?
That to be always polite to the peo-
pie ct home Is not only more ladyiike.
but more refined than having "com-
pany manners?
That to learn to talk pleasantly
about nothing in particular Is q
great art, and prevents your saying
things you may regret?
That to judge anybody by their per-
sonal appearance stamps you as not
only ignorant, but vulgar?
That to talk, and talk, and talk
about yourself and your belongings is
very tiresome to the people who
listen?
That to be witty (?l at the expense
Of somebody else is positive cruelty
many times?
That the personalities are not al
ways interesting, and very often
extensive?
That the ability to keep friend is
very much greater than that requir-
cd to gain one? ...
That If women would allow their
friends to enjoy themselves in their
ewn way there would be fewer
stumbling blocks in life.
That if the girls all over the world
were to form societies of one, each
being her own president and house
committee and entertainment com.
mittse. and secretary and treasurer.
and make kind words the currency,
eonsiderate actions the social func.
tions, and love the great aim, that the
whole world would be sweeter and
purer for 1t? Just form one society
whore you are, and see what q great |
success 1t would be.
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BAD FAILURES.

A large proportion of the failures reported
are bad failures. Liabilities in many cases
exceed assets. The failing firm was insol-
vent before il failed. 1t had been doing
business on credit with little or no capital to
lose credit upon. In the face of this fact
the assertion is constantly made that the
present financial Strlngency is caused by a
lack of confidence. There would be no
failures if creditors were not SO unreason-
able as to want either their money or some
security that the debtor has property in ex-
cess OF his Indebtedness. In the case of the
hean failure about all the assets of the
urn were pledged to secure a little less than
."o-lhlrds of its debts. Banks which were
III position to know how the Keans stood
were allowed TO secure their loans at the ex-
pense OF depositoIs who proceeded on rho
general superstition that bank was solvent
unlH Its shutters were put up. In the
hean case they appear to have suspended
the work of putting up the shutters to re-
ceive more deposits In the face of failures
oil this character it is not much use to talk
of lack of confidence. The trouble has
been too much confidence. 1t was an excess
OF confidence which permitted banks of the
kean stamp to continue in business. That
the confidence of the public was NOT
shared by brother bankers is shown by
the fact that when Kean wanted loan
he had to put up security for it, But he
gave his credulous deposltors no security but
d receipt. The condition is worse in Eng
i E than in this country. The Bank OF
, ,,a'.a' was saved from suspending specie
S"y ihehts IN time of peace by loan of gold
aaoi tne Bank of France. for which especial
oeuuiI'y was required. The Bank of France
~" wa. wants Its gold back, and the indications
are 'hat the Bank of England will tr 1p' TO
count. 40 iate OF ais
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BOARDED GOLD

Tho Portland OregOnidR says: y " nat
.to oon,trv needs is the confidence that
Crant created when he promptly vetoed the
inA,tion bill, passed by Republican Con-
aress.' The same journal quotes APPROX
ingly the opinion that the "most potent in
fiuence working for financial stringency and
limitation Of credit is the fear of legislation
which will lower the value of the monetary
INIT. and expose the lender to future roH
pulsory payment in money OF re- re
ing power than that Wbich 10 i0"' ~
i y cartoin force in tins argument Nnoh
who have money do not ike 10 take lhe
chances of being paid in money OF less
value than the money loaned. AS rule
they would prefer to take chances the other
way-of being paid in money OF greater
value than the money loaned. For twenty
years money-lenders have enjoyed the bene-
fits of rising money market. The demone-
tization of silver i'll 1872 caused general
depreciation in the value Of property. In
other words. money increased IN purchas-
ing power. We might take for example a
farm valued at $4,000 and mortgaged for
$1,000, principal and interest payable IN
gold. The farm decreases in value in con-
sequence of the reduction in the volume OF
money caused by the decentralization OF sill
yer, but the gold mortgage remains dollar 1oI
dollar. The farmer each year has to sell more
produce to get the $500 or $500 with which
| to pay his interest. In the course of lew
wears he finds that the $4,000 margin between
the value of his farm AMI the amount of the
mortgage upon it has dwindled. 1t goes
from $4,000 to $4,000, and perhaps to $4,000,
but the mortgage is still for $1,000 There is
no depreciation in that, but in fact an APP
| probation as the purchasing power of money
| increases. This has been the condition OF
things for about twenty years. The money
lender has had the ear of the Government
= Bonds which by the letter of the law wert
| payable in gold or silver coin were held tt
be payable in gold. The enormous premium
| which the Government has had TO pay il
! purchasing its own bonds is one OF the re
suits. Doubtless tie prospect that the dou
! bic standard Will be restored causes money
! lenders to hoard their gold. The same con
! dition from a similar cause prevailed from
! 1872 to 1873. The rise in the value Of green
backs in consequence Of coming redemption
caused money to be boarded. Men who
| owned it made more by letting it lie idle
than by investing it i'll property. In SIX
years idle money earned an average of i pei
cent year. The restoration of silver is q
! financial necessity. Without it merchandise
| will continue to depleciate. Measures taken
to restore silver may cause gold to be hoard.
| ed, but the necessity to take them is no less
| imperative. A question of this kind is never
settled until il is settled right
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THE FREE-TRADE VIEW

An Eastern free-trade journal saws If tho
proposed shipping bills: "It (the Rennh me
can party now proposes to make IN for n, -
loss OF freight money to spite owners Inv i'm
posing further burdens on the peon,e y
The ocean carrying trade is conducted On
lree-trade principles. 1t is branch of in
dustry that cannot be protected except in
the indirect way of subsidies ALI the prin-
clpal nations of Europe adopt the policy of
subsidies. The United States cannot com.
pete with these countries in this branch of
th, a without extending to ship-owners
evten assistance which foreign Governments
$1,000 steamship line which is paid
take ,ena "Trip for carrying the mails can
a line over I'LL freight at lower charge than
ald from the Government nc, Cnn recenses no
tr ne 1niy enanee an American line has 70 ast
IT. is to be placed on equality with Hds
mere are other conditions which favor u te'"
fol when the Government has done ne
LOT our ship-owners what other Govern ,,a ote
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TWO STRINGS 10 HER BOW.

Canada is proposing a reciprocity treaty
with the West Indies which, il completed,
will give the islands especial advantage
in the Canadian market for sugar and other
products. 1t appears also that Colonel Ash
ford, Commander-in-ChIef of the Hawaiian
Army, Is in Ottawa with a reciprocity
proposition TO be submitted to the Dominion
Government. One OF the weak points of re-
ciprocity treaties is discovered by this
Canadian proposition. If the West Indies
are put on the same footing as the Hawaiian
Islands, by means of a commercial treaty.
the TWO countries VIII be about IN the same
condition in respect to trade with Canada
as if Canada made by law a reduction in
her duties OH the products of these countries.
The exclusive control OF the Canadian
market would be of some benefit to either
country, but the Canadian market divided
between the two would be Of no consider
able benefit to either, since the two with
out a treaty supply Canada with about all
the sugar, rice, bananas, etc, she consumes.
The value of a commercial reciprocity treaty
depends almost entirely upon the limit TO
which treaties OF this nature are confined.
1t makes little difference whether duties are
imposed by law or treaty If a series of
treaties open the market of the country to
all the countries producing articles we i'm
port A treaty giving one sugar producing
country the privilege of selling its sugar in
our market free of duty would be of value
only until by law or treaty we should open
the market to the sugar of other sugar-pro-
duclng countries. The trouble with Hawaii
is that by law the United States has opened
its market to the sugar of other producing
countries on the same terms Hawaiian sugar
was admitted by special contract. Canada
seems disposed to accomplish by a series of
treaties with sugar-producing nations what
the American Co gross accomplished by
general law.
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Of the soil and climate are misrepFeseiniteu..
But people who arrive in the State WITHOUT ~
money sometimes find it more dl4 Ecu The tS
set ep,US very large proportion OF
t the people Us,i who cross the continent with
, onT p or less we'll formed purpose of making
Caiifornia their home find it to their in
terost to return. The conditions are not yet
such as to absorb population as rapidly as
some of the Mississippi Valley States.
While we are. spending money to get people
here it might be well to give some attention
to the promoti ton of conditions which will
keep them here. Agriculture as now carried
on gives steady employment to but comparl-
lively few people, the amount OF the product
considered Orchards and vineyards re-
ouire more work per acre, but the man re-
lance of wage-workers is on manufacturing
Industries. Any measure that builds up
industries which will supply our own malh .,
with the goods we now purchase abroad
should receive careful consideration
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SIGNAL SERVICE, U. s. ARSCY,0
DIVISION or THE PACIFIC,
san Francisco Jan. 4, 1915 z. NJ.

SIGNAL SERVICE, U. s. ARSCY,0
DIVISION or THE PACIFIC,
san FRANCISCO, Jan. 4, 1872 2. NJ }
Synopsis for.the Past Twenty four Hours.
The barometer has in all districts especially
in Northern California, Western Nevada and South
eru oregon. 1t IS highest in Southern California
and lowest in Western oregon. The cyclone of yes
.tezday has developed with great rapidity off Van
couVer Island, aud appears TO be moving south
westward over Oregon in the direction OF the great
est-faI IN barometer. The winds have shifted to
southern portionof California The winds are br SIX
To nigh on the coast ftom san Francisco northward
and storm signals continue at northern stations The
EigheS. wind velocity Is reported from Fort Candy
81 miles from the The temperature has fallen
in Washington Western oregon ana Northwestern
California: elsewhere has risen slightly. Rain has
aallea in northern California, oregon and washing
ton: elsewhere fair weather has prevailed The
follow ing raafas have been reported In the past
twenty-four hours: Fort Candy O.52, olympia OO4,
Portland O.O2, Baker city o o., RoSeburg OOl. Red
Bun Il san Francisco OPS, Eureka missing.
Forecast till p. NJ. Monday.
. Tor Northern California-Rain, turning to snow
IL the mountains except fair weather at Keller;
winds generally southerly; nearly stationary tenn
peratpre.
Tor southern California-Light rain in the west
ern portion; fair weather in the eastern portion;
cooler except nearly stationary temperature, in the
northwest portion.
For oregon and Washington turning TO
snow in the mountains; winds generally south tC
east; nearly stationary temperature, except cooler
al Baker City and Spokane Falls.
JOIN p. FINLEY,
Lieutenant Signal Corps an CHARGE.
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do for theirs. In view of the fact that all
competitors in the ocean carrying trade sub
sidze certain lines, the objection OF the
free-traders to measure which only pro-
poses to overcome the disadvantages which
the subsidy policy of other Governments
subjects our ship-owners to seems neither
wise nor patriotic. If our Government pro,
posed to inaugurate policy the case woula
be different; but we only propose 10 Onset
measures already in operation.
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DAILY CALL Qncudng sundays. So per year by
mail, postpaid. IS cents per week. or % cents per
calendar month through carriers. DAILY CALL
five copies, three months. SIS 70. SUNDAY CALL
twelve pages) 81 so per year postpaid. SUNDAY
CALL and VI EEkLY CALL, 81 so per year, post
paid. WEEKLY CALL eight pages, 81 20 per year
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IMMIGRATION.

Ihere ara two conditions attached to the
1hnisialion question. One is to make a
st'os winch VIII induce people to travel
IN ,' AZ Ie 'Housand miles to make new home
they are here. People who come n,i,t
means to plant orchards or yinevards "-.n n
i've while their investments are nas,,,r anu
DO not asa rule complain that the canah,;t .ps
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PUBLICATION OFFICE

SOS Montgomery street, near Clay. open until IL
O'Clock P n. BRANCH OFFICES: 40 Market
street, near Kearny open until u O'Clock midnight;
$50. Hayes street, open until 80 O'Clock; COB
iarEin street open until 80 o'clock 25lS Mission
street, open until O'Clock P. NJ, and 1l6 Ninth
street, open until 80 p. NJ
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THE CALLS CALENDAR.
NOTICE!

ANY of our patrons who fail to find
THE MORNING CALL for sale by
train-bOYs will confer a favor by mott
flying this Office of the fact, naming the
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DIVIDEND NOTICES.

~ Peoples Home Savings Ban : sos
Market St, in Flood Building Dividend
Notlce-For the halfyear ending December 81 1890,
dividend has been declared at the rate of Ave and
hfty-two one-hundredths TO- 52) per cent per annum
t4.6O) per cent per annum ordinary deposits,
Tree OF taxes PAYABLE on and after Friday january
:, 1891. lde28 l4tl b. o. CARR, Secretary.
Once Of The Hib rrnia Saving, aud
sts' san Francisco, December Fl. lS9O-At a regI,-
ciety. held THIS DAY. a dividend has been s dc DO
Jared at the rate of "A per per annum on ali
9e eao FOR the six months ending nerember 81
iSSO Tree from all taxes and payable ON and aftnr
january 2. 1891. Tla1 III r. J. T0BiN, Sec.
Dividend Notice-Onice of Tho 20
december 81, 1890. AT meeting Of the Rosr5 ~
DaV 4i we a3oye-named company held This
share vas declared. payable SATURDAY anuppr per
aomrpy st az Bn sne once Of the company $50 Mont
January Try, o. 1884, at O'Clock p. NJ twas ''o'e
laI lot ALTON H. CLouGH, Sec.
Ia 6 Security Savings Bank. a2s Mont
the rate OF five f5) per cent per ANNA po o al
otdary deposits at the rate of four and xth
Ing December ~. 1890 free of taxes viii S end
on lam ana after January ?, 1891. pay "''o
ae90 y S. L. ABBOT JR. Sec.
ls Geary st.-The Directors have SSocci,ety,
t cae i0iowlng semannual dividend 40ion ner
zen. per ahl1m on term and $4,000 per cent per
anum on ordinary deposits, payable on and t PEI
--- M oI BRAND, Secretary.
- The German Savings and Ioa. .
clety. o25 California st.-DiyIdend 81, So
FOR the halfyear ending December 81 1900 S,I
dend has been declared the rate Of 80, NV,
forty hundreths % 40-l00) per cent per ANN, anu
term deposits and four and onehalf ID ~ M on
per annum on ordinary deposits; payabIep IN a1
after FRIDAY January 2, 1891. WI anu
de27 lot GEO TouRNY, Secretary
RSS Savings and Loan Soci efy GIo W
80 st-for the half year ending Decemhar 81
1890, dividend has been declared at the 49, 81;
I'VE and four-tenths Is 4lO) per cent per annnn ~
Term Deposits, and four and one-haIf TaiLI No.
cent per annum Ordinary Deposits free of taI PC
payable on aud after Friday, January q 1891 ''
de25 lat CYRUS W. CARMANY Cashier
S Dividend Notice-The Mutual 81
ings Bank OF San Francisco, 80 Post st For
me hali year ending December 81. 1890 diyldend
mas Deen declared at the rate OF five and fourtenths
70 90, a-Io) per cent per annum term deposits and
@ ana one half t41al per cent per annum on ordi
deposits, free OF taxes, payable on and after
riiuay January 2, 1891. ~
ue<o oW JAMES A. THOMPSON Cashier
EB Ihe California Savings and In,n
the hale e.y, corner of Powell and Eddy sts-For
has haa, year ending December 81 1890 dividend
10 - az the rate OF five and hfty-eght
"a i;S % ~, anu Tour and sixty-nve hundredths
y 80 81, iool per cent per annum on ordnary De
DAY Jannarv aA ann payable on and after FRI
de4o 2lt VERNON CAMPBELL. secretarv
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Auction SALES TO-D.y
wEATHnK PREDICTIONS.

FuRNITt'RE.-I,y NJ j. Simmons, at 1857 Market
ST. at II o clock.
REcEryEE's sALE,-At s27 Braunan St, at IL
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THE MORNING CALL
mas a larger circulation than any other
newspaper published in San Francisco
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..urs- WinsIow,s soothing syrup

Has been used fifty years by millions of moth
ers for their children while teething with perfect
success soothes the child, softens tho gums, all
LAYS pain cures wind collie regulates the bowels and
is the best remedy for darrhoea whether arising
from teething or other For sale by drug
eists In every part of the world. Be sure and ask
for Mrs winsow's Soothing syrup. Twenty-Five
a hnt
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Fresno and MERGED County Lands to Rent
Sal

$4,000 acres OF wheat and sugar-beet land In the
above counties to rent for term OF years. Also
100000 of fine raisin fruit alfalfa and sugar
beet land, with water for irrigation, for sale in
tracts of from 20 to large tracts suitable fer
colony purposes. For particulars apply to E. b.
Perriu 402 Kearny street, san Francisco.
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OLYMPIAN Skating Rink; Mechanics, pav,,,o

The white mourning of the Won hfpl
Queen of the Netherlands is a revival of an
old custom Va an
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Visit Battle of Gettysburg Market and Tenth.
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NOTICE OF MEETINGS.

BEEcHAM's Pills cure bilious and nervous Ills.
EXTRA mince pies. SWANS 213 Suffer street
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DECEMBER WEATHER.
Meteorological Summary for the Las
Month of the Year.

meteorological Summary for the Last
Month of the Year.
The meteorological summary for the
month of December last. issued by the Sig
nal Service Office at this station, shows that
during the month the rainfall amounted to
325 inches falling in six days. In 1889 the
rainfall during the same month amounted to
"a 81 and in 1888 to $50 inches.
During the month there were nine cloud
less DAYS, thirteen partly cloudy and nine
cloudy. There was frost on the 9th and 31st
ult. The highest barometer was 30. 80 on the
21st and the lowest %. As on the Sd. The
mean temperature was 49.7, the highest be-
ing 6O0 on the 18th and the lowest 390 on the
18th. The prevailing direction OF the wind
was north and the total movements 1852 miles.
VIZ. suear Longer from scrofula. salt rheum
,,,,,,,les hollis etc when by taking Hoods Sarsa
nar,IIa Won may be cured? 1t is a really wonderful
blood purifier.
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pest EASY AND SAVE MONEY, AS HAVE
u trousers OF the latest designs and styles for 81
made by the best merchant taiors for 50 to SO.
OkIGlNAL MISFIT CLOTHING PARLORS cor
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g.. mere are SO many important measures mend
3 Detvo congress that the prospects of Nor.
row ohihese BIZ are shrouded In doubt FraU,.
Will, however, be made to take advsn, a.noias Is
every opportunity 10 advance its progress. VI
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COME IMMEDIATELY AND SAVE TROUBLE
y and expense by buying merchant tailor-nade
tailor for s2S. ORIGINAL MISFIT CLorHING
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