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The morning call., 1892-12-31
A "Lap-Jack " Contest.

thursday forenoon "a Market street be-
tween fbiro and Fourth, large number OF
peepls were Tegaled with a serimmage
between two drivers. end ha5 it not been
foF tie hilarity Of the amused sDectators the
ssa'lest might hsvs saep esEge zed to more
serious issue.
TAe driver Of & huge dray. loaded with
hme barrels and well-dressed gentleman
driving in single buggy, entered into dis.
puts oyes their respective rights In the mat
ter OF roadway, and the warfare terminated
~ The buggy driver welding in yery
hyeiy manner bis whip abou. the head and
shoulders OF the dr6yman. The latter
promptly seized whiphandie living conve-
Eiently near and with 1t proceeded 10 be-
labor hif ANTAGONIST in true ped dagogue stvIe
The spectators cheered on their respective
iavoFites for fully two minutes with words
OF encouragement and appreciatiye ppf-
Jaws. the ladies' smiled with enjoyment
snd the small BOY was IN his element. The
battle had assumed the features of s.lan-
jack contest, the boys te.t O. endurance OF
punishment, when the bagsF driver seemed
80 reaiize either that he was getting the
worst Of II or was attracting 100 much at
tention. for he whipped up his horse and
disappeared In the dlslance The dravmsn
seemed In the huaor Tor finish fight. and
TO the amusement II the crowd, attempted
to fellow with lis heavy Dad. bat, of course,
h "A In dasIsf
The morning call., 1892-12-31
AN ELECTRIC TOOL.
1t Will Be of Great Value to Sculptors
and Stonecutters.

ST. Louis Globe Democrat
Inc announcement was recently made
that tool had been invented whereby
seu!ptors and others into whose occupation
the carving Of marble, stone or granite
entered largely could in future dispense
with slow and laborious bandwork and
avail themselves in a most thorough and
satisfactory way OF the application of cleo
tricity TO their calling. Details of this tool
have now been made public. 1t Is worked
by two or three cells OF storage battery.
giving four to six volts and eight to ten
amperes or current. 1t is claimed that
with this tool st0ne-carver can do rs much
work in one day as four or five men with
chiseis and mallets. The. device weighs
about six pounds, and is provided with a
plunger. the rapidly OF whose stroke Is
regulated by button on the side of the
tool. The stroke can be made TO vary from
one-eighth of an inch 10 one inch, al
speed varying from 800 to GOO strokes per
minute.
The practical value OF such a device is
EVIDENT Instead of having TO. strike the
TOOL itself the operator need only guide its
movements, and is thus able sot only 10 do
the work much more rapidly but 10 give
greater attention to the working out of the
design. Although six pounds is the heavi-
est tool thus lar constructed, the principle
oil the machine can be widely extended and
applied TO all purposes, from the most deli
cate sculpture work TO the heaviest of
granite drilling and mining. 1t has been
The morning call., 1892-12-31
SERMONS BY THE PECK.
A Factory Which Supplies Ideas for
BrainIesS DominieS.
rnto,.o r,.a.

Chicago Times
The existence of a sermon-manu featuring
industry In England has for years been we'll
known. but the American public may be
surprised to learn that In Philadelphia there
is sermon mandatory which in the ex-
tent OF its operation and the thoroughness
Of its business system is far superior to its
English rival. The Rev. Edwin M. Long is
she proprietor OF this extensive establish
me0t. and has bis headquarters at the cor
ner OF Twelfth and Berks streets. Philadel-
phla. a paper Is published in the interest
OF the syndicate, entitled the Illustrated
Sermon Monthly. of which DIR. Long is ed
itor and Frank ID. Long publisher.
1t Is announced that these sermons are
not exposed for sale in public bookstores or
10 laymen, vet their prolific author, DIR.
Long. advertises a stock of 5000 sermons
and claims that thousands of pastors are
regularly preaching them in every State IN
the Union and also in Canada.
The syndicate's specially is Illustrated
sermons. with which paintings are supplied,
representing the scenes brought out in the
respective courses. The library of Illus
trated sermons consists of twelve volumes,
each containing fOrty-eight discourses
The circulars state that the prices are:
For the yearly course, $50; six months, $50 !;
three months, S21 one month. SIS, with a
slight reduction for missions or weak
churches. Circulars advertising the sermons
are sent with them, and, as al the circulars
supplied with the answers given To applica-
tionS for terms are printed for Methodist
churches. 1t seems probable that the syndi-
cate finds the greatest number of its patrons
among the Methodist preachers.
The morning call., 1892-12-31
Streetear and Winery Men.

Employees OF the streetcar lines on Bry-
ant street and those Of the Gunderlich
winery on the same street, between Second
ana Third, are at loggerheads, aud the
residents thereabouts are expecting to witt
ness battle royal almost any day. The
trouble rests in the fact that the big trucks
ioadlng and unloading at the winery are
aoo iohg TO permit the cars free passage,
anu sne result is both horse and electric
Ears are oloekaded at this point nearly a
score OF times day. Yesterday. as a truck
stood across the track, the outward hound
boIse-car refused to answer to the brake
and went at full speed down the descent
and crushed into the truck. Luckily the
driver had presence of mind and unhitehed a
bis horse In time TO drive it 10 one side be-
lore the collision, else il would have been
crushed. The car was not heavy enough To
lnlure the heavily laden truck. so sustained
ali the damage itself. and while the driver
put In quarter Of an hour unaided getting
MS charge In shape for locomotion the
winery men smiled
The morning call., 1892-12-31
THE CLERK WAS RUDE.
An EmpIoye of Uncle Sam in Need of
an Outside lob.

Without doubt the Postoffice station In
the Crocker building is too small and
cramped for the immense amount of Dusi-
ness done there, aud it Is not TO be won
dered at that the employees on duty are
sometimes annoyed during the rush of the
day by cIamorous people crowding in for
stamps. ETC.. but such irritation should not
be vented upon an inoffending public, par
ticlarly when ladies are concerned But
what should not be sometimes is as hap
pens to be the case in this instance.
During a rush yesterday afternoon a
timid and retiring little woman finally.
after missing her turn more than once,
reached the window and bought few
stamps. The clerk in giving change 10 an
irritated manner threw the money down on
the counter with more force than %onld
have been necessary even were there oeea-
sion to throw 1t at all
The result was one piece flew to the floor
and was recovered and returned TO its
owner by a gentleman bystander The
clerk. gave one glance, and, without an
apology, resumed his duties as indiffefently
as if il were a customary thing TO throw
money on the floor The little lady thanked
the gentleman for recovering her money,
| and again made her way 10 the window to
! purchase some postal-caTds she had for
gotten before. The same thing occurred
| again with the change and from the same
cause, but still no apology from the clerk.
An Englisbman, who this time recovered
| the money, felt called upon TO offer a lame
excuse to the lady for the shortcomings of
| Uncle Sans employe, and with some as
! perity assured the bystanders that in no
| other country than this would such an oc-
| cuTrence pass by without clerk being
brought up with round turn and his
| chances for retiring to private life would
| be great.
| Within a couDle of minutes after the espi-
| sode mentioned a gentleman accidentally
dropped some of his change, and the
clerk in question GDXiously pOked his head
through the window and inquired if all the
| money had been recovered. His solicitude
| was qnite noticeable, and suggests the query
whether il was caused by the gentleman
| sex or the size of his pocket book.
The morning call., 1892-12-31
Exchange and BuIIion
The Coal Market In 1892.

The annual circular or l. Steuart gives the re-
ceipts OF Coal at this port Ia 1892 at ,2l3.6OO
tons. against 400 220 tons in 1891 and lOiS. 100
tons In 1890. The deliveries of Coal at San Pedro
and San Diego were about 100 600 90. OoO at
San Pedro aud $1,000 at San Diego. OF the re-
ceipts at this port 247 800 tens were from Aus
British Columbia and s77 500 from Puget sound.
The highest price (eargo lots) during the year for
lowest 50 60 IN June. The circular says: ''The
Coal trade in Common with the majority OF the
favoraoly with the business of last ear not alone
IN diminished volume, but also In Its profitless
tion prevailing throughout the year and the ire
quent cuts In prices made by the purchasers OF
were disposed OF at a forced sale. While the trade
has thus been unsats actory to those engaged in IL
u s out natutai Inat consumers nave oeen CORE
spondingy benehted from the reasons afore-
said and from the fact that the price
orally on account OF low rates Of freight to this
port. The average cost Of Australian ard English
Coal to the trade thronshout the past year has
and this means that saving of fully $SS0.o00 has
been effected TO the people Of this State, which is
felt not alone by large consumers but IN home cir
cles as well. In my annual report. issued Decem-
Der 81 1891. called attention TO the necessity OF
placing Coal on the free list and thus removing
source of taxation peculiarly felt by the people OF
this state The outlook at the present moment is
foE slight advance In all foreign Goats, yet the
condition OF the worlds freight markets is such
that do not anticipate that there will be any
The annual circular OF J. W. Harrison saws. aTbe
figures show marked falling off In our British
columbia Imports this year; the low prices ruling
cNuseu partial suspension OF shipments, they
were unable to prohtably compete with the low
prices tor Australian and English cargoeS I'm
porters are not sohcitous to make contracts for
future delivery unless they aid full hsures as
this years experience Is stil fresh in their memory
ahd tne5 are not liable TO hazard shipments unless
sales are made prior to loading. The consumption
Oh coal this year as compared with last shows an
apparent failing of OF about 10000 TONS but h;
must be remembered We commenced this year with
excessive stocks on hand. probably $1,000 tons
more than there is In yard TO-DAY. Low
prices have ruled through out the wear.
In fact the average quotations have bee
the lowest ON record. aud under ordinary circum-
stances such low priced fuel snoaid have made our
The morning call., 1892-12-31
Snakes at ConIee CITY.

Il was up In Coniee CITY, in Eastern
Washington, the other day." said James A.
Carey at the Russ last night "and must say
they nays bstIc rsttlesnakes in that town
than II has ever been nay los to run across
before. Yon must know that ConIee City
is located at the bottom of IN extepsiye
conlAe. or canyon, which extends from the
Coiumbia River southwest ! distance of
eighty miles. The eonlee is great seam ar
crack 10 the earth, whose bottom IA 1400
feet below the level Of the surrounding
Country.
TT Is dreary sagebrush desert. whose
eHIy features al rattlesnakes and volcanic
Tccks. Well ST Ccnlce City hey have
record of having killed owe hnndreS
saakes on one lot 25xIe0 feet Pretty good
crop. ehf That's not all. either. The
sosFu is only a year cid. and when II was
frss laid eus he inhsbitants were in fhs
habit OF oFganizIng snaKe-hunting bees. so
0rsltlie aDd dangerous we're the reptiles.
the tow pToter they have finally snc-
s-e j. siss:Es zhfss ef. bat on the out
Is faszx aaio y ~ 5 gfeat as ever. /
The morning call., 1892-12-31
THE STOCK MARKET.

Trading was lively yesterday, and there was an
advance all along the line On the $3.50 call sales
were made in ophir at 81 80, Mexican 81 80, Curry
s0e, Best and Belcher 81 35, Sierra Nevada 81 80,
Union 81 Us, and Con. Cal. d Va. 81 90.
Bullion sold at S3c. Choilsr soc, Norcross csc.
Potosi 81 80. aud Savage 81 05
After the call trading was very lively for a time.
Prices showed a sharp advance, and sales were
made In Con. Cal n Va. at 81 95. and Potosi 81 05,
the market closing strong and active the noon
adjournment. No further change wss to be seen
during the day.
NOTES
Silver was betrer yesterday, selling mp 20 S25kc
In New York. And TO 33 5-l6d in London.
The Stock Exchanges will adjourn nOon o-day,
and will remain closed until 80 A. Tuesday
The assessment on Challenge is deiinq cent ia the
board to-day, and that on Hawaiian Comm ereial in
Office.
Chancellor Derby, the mining operator is very i'll
in Nevada.
The following local interpretations disbursed
dividends during the past MONTH;
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Weekly Clearinvs.

NEw YORK. Dec. 30.-Bradstreets gives clear
iBgs for the past week for the principal cities OF the
United States as follows: New York, $6Ol ,9US $685.
Chicago, SS9. .O4S,055 increase 1876; Boston, $780,
Sl6320, Increase 36.5; Philadelphia. s62 44s, 233
increase 1873: st. Louis. 81 ,l9S3iS increase
San Francisco Sl3.U77.627. decrease l7.3; Balti-
more &ll.O2S.5O4. decrease l.5 Pittsburg. $I2.-
23Z,TsS, increase S.5 Cincinnati Sl2,6l7, zoo. in
crease "a: new Orleans, $l3.026.7S6. increase
22O; Omaha. $5.Osl 900 Increase 1873: Tacoma
$7S7 500: Increase go; Los Angeles al $50 600
Increase l2S 2; Helena, Ss62.560. no Comparison; /;
Spokane, $95y300, no comparisons; Great Fails
s275, 700. comparison: Galveston, S6,l49S76
increase 5; Denver, 81, 225 900, Increase ~. :
Portland, Or, si.50OO0O. decrease 2.6; Salt Lake
City. 81 .422.0UO increase $3.50; Seattle, 1888 600
increase 24.7.
Total for the week ended December 80 for the
lesdtng cities of the Omitted States, 81 .O66 549-
436, an Increase OF SO per cent as compared with
the same week last year: cities excluding New York.
1854, ,6.O.57S. increase 1872
The morning call., 1892-12-31
Making Lace i'm Metal.

Eiectr0-platiDg has been applied in an in
genlOus and effective manner for the pres
ervati0n of lace forms in metal. An mex
pensiye and effective lace of good pattern is
hardened by saturatInn with a substance
that sets quickly and is fashioned into the
form OF scme article, as lampshade. The
pattern is then subjected 10 the electro
plating process with the result that the
filmy beauty of the lace is preserved TO the
last detail in silver or gold. As the process
is of trifltng cost, compared to the labor re-
quired TO produce lace forms in metal by
handwOr X. and, as the quantity of metal
used is only finn, the price of such work
is much smaller than might be expected
from appearances.
The morning call., 1892-12-31
The Law of Crests.
Boston Globe.

Although a great many people in society
make use of crests. yet very few are cOgni-
zant of the laws and regulations which
govern both the assumption and tlle bear
ing thereof. Thus, with regard to Scotch
families, 1t is only the eldest sen who is
permitted to use his fathers arms or crest.
those borne by the younger sons requiring
to be specially marked by the College of
Heralds with an emblem of cadency. In
England and Ireland. however. the younger
sons have right to the paternal crest and
arms, though not TO the supporters. There
is no prescriptive right to either arms or
crest. These must have been either inher-
tied by legitimate descent or else granted
by the sovereign acting in conjunction with
the heraldlc Office of the country in Ques-
The morning call., 1892-12-31

large manufacturing interests very profitable, but
unfortunately general business In that line
been below the average. The importers OF foreign
grades have been this principal sufferers. there
have been losses made In every cargo OF British
and Australian which has arrived unsold, notwith-
standing the rates of freight paid for the carriage
OF the coal have been exceptionally low. The mar
ket Is now recovering somewhat. with every evil
dence OF further Strengthening this is assuredly
not seductive port for vessels seek, with the
present low charter rates for grain ruling.
and the prospects OF any marked Improvement
seem very remote. The imports of foreign pig
iron were 1874 tons (107S3 tons in 1S9IJ; scrap
iron. n.1l3 tons (2l,Ss tons in 1S9D: coke,
2l,l72 tons (40 974 tons In lS91l. There can be
stronger evidence that manufacturing Interests
suffered this
The morning call., 1892-12-31

counted fourteen OF them summing them
selves under measly little sagebrush. and
they were building church on the adJoin-
ing lot.
mo. they are not very vicious. and very
few peopIe have been bitten. They are
only present in such Numbers down In the
bottom of the eonlee. On the banks above
they are not found, except at rare inter-
al
The morning call., 1892-12-31

found to be particularly usefnI for the
carving of letters and similar devices where
1t IS necessary TO follow accurately straight
or curved lines. In ordinary stone-carving
the operator has first TO carve outthe letters
in the rough and then to finish them, but
the action Of this tool is so true an6 fine that
only one annlicafinn &c rennirad
The morning call., 1892-12-31
English Wheat Market.

6s 215d. Csrgoes are finer at sos Sd for off coast,
Sis Sd for Just shipped and sos 81 for nearly due
FUTURES
The Produce Exchange cable gives the following
Liverpool quotations for No. 2 Red Winter:
December. IS I'd; January. 5s 9I3d: February
IS lo1zd: March. 5s Il12d; April, os 12d; May,
oS 13G.
LoSpoS, Dee. so = COnsols, SO 1-16; Silver.
3S $3.50; Rentes, 95f 75c.
The morning call., 1892-12-31
MARKET REPORTS.
FRIDAY EVENING, Dec. so.
.RY Oh THE MARKETS.

FRIDAY EVENIN8, Dec. 80.
SUMMARY OF THE Markets
Silver advanced.
Wheat firm
Barley futures higher.
Oats. Corn and Rye unchanged.
Beans as before.
Potatoes and Onions easier.
Butter weak. Cheese firm
Eggs easy.
Poultry plentiful and dull
Game sold higher.
Mandarin Oranges advanced.
Dried Fruit dull.
Raisins depressed
Green Vegetables sold better
Hams Bacon and Lard frm
Hops nominal.
Meat market unchanged.
Coal trade reviewed.
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medium. 6@613e 2 n; light 41ae . No. Cow
hides, 44412c 2 10; satted Kip; &C y 10; saited
Calf, 7c; dry Hides, usual selection, 9c. dry Kips.
ec; dry Calf, sc; prime Goatskins, S0@50c each
Kids. 5@i0e, Deerssins, good summer. 3712e; me
diun, 3O932I2c; winter 20@25c: SheepSkins.
shearIings, 1O@25e; short wool, 40@70c; medium,
7o@9oc; long woel, 90eGSl 40 each. Culls Of all
kinds about 13 less.
TALLow-So. i rendered, 41z@47Sc; Refined.
612c; Grease. 3la@l4c 2 10.
W00L-tali clips are quoted as follows; Hum
boldt ana Mendoeino, l4@l5c e 10; Northern free
0l2c; do. defective. s0lOc; free Mountain, 9@Dl
San Joaquin and Southern defective, 7@Sc. Spring
Wool quoted follows; Eastern oregon. l39
lie; Valley Oregon, IS92Lc p n
The morning call., 1892-12-31
AUCTION SALE
DELINQUENT SALE NOTICES.

DELINQUENT SALE NoTIoE-BELLE ISLE
~ Mining Company. Location of principals rtsce
OF business. San Francisco California fIsatIon OF
works, Tuscarora, BIS County. Nevada.
Notice-There are delinquent upon the following
described stock. account OF assessment mo I63
levied the fifth (5th) day @, November, 1892
the several amounts set opposite the names OF Gha
respective sh ar holders, as follows:
The morning call., 1892-12-31
Norwegian Singing society

Inc fourth anniversary Of the Norwegian
singing Society will be celebrated at Teu-
tonia Hall. 1922 Howard street. on New
Years eve. Numbers will be rendered by
owedish, Danish and German singing So
cietles. a feature of the programme will
be two grand choruses of sixty voices.
The morning call., 1892-12-31
New NOrk Markets.

NEW YORK, Dec. 50-The market displayed con.
siderable strength again to-day. At the opening
Manhattan and Laekawann3 advanced u, while
the general list Improved TO the extent OF i4&I
per cent. The upward movement received a tenn
porary check later the reported gold engage
mentS Tor Europe. The general list NOT ma
terially affected however. and the extreme decline
was 1ls per cent in Reading which sold down to
52. The market then became buOyant and closed
strong with an advancing tendency. Governments
nrm Petroleum cloSeG-January. 523se bid
NEW YORK, Dec. 3U.-Uuited States Bonds, as.
ia; do 2's loo: Northern Pacific. Is: Cana
dian Pacific SSS4 Central Pacific. Is: Onion Pa
cihc- SSLs; AtchisOn and santa Fe 333s: Wells
Fargo. Ia: Western Union. 951s; Silver, sz5s:
Sterling. 81 S6@S4 SSi..
WheaI-January. !TIkc Flour steady Coffee
sl6 80. sugar. 5 l-16@3 7-I6c. Hops-Pacihc Coast
20923e Hides, 1z12c Copper = Lake, Sl2 20.
TiD-Spot, 81 8 TO- Lead-Domestic S5 so. Iron,
sl6. PetIoleum-Jsnuary 52?sc.
The morning call., 1892-12-31
San Francisco Meat Market.

No change fin prices. Beef and Pork firm
Wholesale rates from slaughserers to dealers are
follows:
BEEF-First quality. 6@61ac second quality, SO
512c; third DO, SI294i Ice.
YEAL-Large. 5LaG6c: small Calves, 6ie@7c;
Dairy calves: SJdS - Il. n.
MUTTON-Wethers. 61aG7e y 10 Ewes, &c.
LAMB-S4s15c p n.
PORK-Live Hogs 65s@5s4c q II for heavy and
medium granted; smaii fat Hogs, 5la@55sc; stock
Hogs, 5@j 14c; dressed do. S9S14e 2 70.
The morning call., 1892-12-31
General Mercnandise.

BAGs-Calcuttas, 614s6ssc Tor 1898; Wool Bags
36G13Sc.
RICE-No further hange in prices Chinese mixed.
S37514 10; No i, 81 35@i so. extra No. l. 81 10
"a ts5; Hawaiian. 50 9G94; R4ngoon. 81 25 Louis
llama, SO 9U94 9 ctL
SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Company
quotes, terms net cash: Cube. Crushed, Powdered
and Fine Crushed. ali 558c 2 10; Dry Granulated,
sc y 70: Confeetioners' A 4fsc; Magnolia, 4Sse;
Extra c. 4 Ac: Golden G, &C; ID, 334c: Standard
A. 434c: half-b0ls. 14c more than bbis. and boxes
1ac
The morning call., 1892-12-31
Chicago Markets.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3O.-In Wheat there was Hight
trade and fluctuations were confined within a sc
range. The closing was steady at 1sc lower than
yesterday. Receipts. 212O00 bushels; shipments,
1900 bushels. Rye. 5U1ac Barley. 65c.
CHICAGO. Dec. 30 Wheat-Cash. 7S14c. Corn
s53sc. Pork $40 371s. Lard-$9 80. Ribs
SS rs MhIsky-sl 30
The morning call., 1892-12-31
Family Retail Market.

Common Butter is cheaper as supplies are steadily
growing larger. California Eggs show change.
Meats sell at last weeks prices
Poultry is plentiful over 400 dozen fowl having
arrived from the East during the week. White Hare
and Grouse also came in from wyoming
Fish is In better supply this week, owing 10 the
calm weather
Green Vegetables are coming In about as freely
they generally do in midwlnter. aud bring good
prices.
Oranges and Apples are plentiful at reasonable
prices.
Following Is The CALL's regular weekly retail
price list:
The morning call., 1892-12-31
WOOL Market.

NEW YORK. Dec 80 - Wool is firm. Domestic
fleece. 25&52c p u; pulled 2O@32e; Texas,
l562lc
The morning call., 1892-12-31
Hops are quiet and unchanged.

FRUNES.
In the holiday market California prunes, SOS to
70s, sacks, are offered at 1lS4c.
SUGAR AND COFFEE
Sugar-Sugars. firm aud unchanged.
COfee-Strong; most OF the months 5 points
higher sales. 39.76O bags December, $16 IS;
January, SIS rs,
The morning call., 1892-12-31

A deaf and dumb book cauvasser sold
seveniy-six books within four dayt recentlv
in three small New Hampshire towns, with
commissions amounting to $50.
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AUCTION SALES.
NATHAN. JONAS & CO..
THIS DAY.

THIS DAY.
Saturday.---.....-...,. December 81, 1892,
AT IL O'Clock A. NJ, the premises.
2O4 Post St, Near Grant Ave-. L will sell
Elegant Furniture of Residences, .
....CoHPRIsISs IN PART:...
Parior Suit; Easy Reception Chairs: Center Tables;
Bracket; Mantle Mirror: Pictures: Lace Curtains
COrnices: Oak and Cherry Bedroom Sets; Spring
and Top Mattresses; Feather Pillows and Bedding
Fine Bed and Plain Lounges: Brussels Carper5
Rugs: Bureaus: Chairs: Tables: Grockery: Glass
ware; Cutlery; Range and Kitchen Utensils, etc
NATHAN JONAS, Auctioneer.