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The morning call., 1893-03-24
LIGHT OF THE PLANETS.
Peculiarities of the Bright Morning
and Evening Stars Noticed.

The remarkable brilliancy of Venus.
Jupiter and Mars during the summer aud
autumn OF 1872 was widely noticed aud ad-
mired. Interesting observations were made
in regard to their relative brightness, the
visibility of two Of them in full sunshine,
and the shadows cast by all.
Venus, as she richly deserves, takes the
lead. A correspondent of L'Astron omic,
NJ. Guiot of the observatory OF Juvisy,
writes .hat on August 80 AT o'clock in the
morning, he was astonished at the brilliancy
OF the light that entered the window. and
found that il came from Venus.
He saw his own shadow moving on the
wall; observed his watch hanging erpen-
diculRTly, and drew its shadoW " projected by
the rays of Tie planet on the tapestry of
the room. Objects were visible rs in moon
light. lie could even see to read the news
paper.
An astronomer In Quebec narrates a more
wonderful experience On the morning of
August 30 at o'clock he saw with the aid
OF his telescope the whole disk OF Venus,
the contour OF The obscure part appearing
more luminous than the rest, and seeming
to form light ring. He could hardly be-
lieve the evidence of bis senses, and called
his wife to add her observations to his
own. Both of these observers saw Venus
IN crescent form many times during June
and August. She was also visible in full
daylight.
Jupiter gave light enough for reading the
newspaper. was visible in the daytime, and
cast shadows. a curious observation of the
appuse of the moon and Jupiter on August
13 was made by an astronomer Of Marssilies.
The time when the appulse occurred in that
locality was between and O'Clock In the
morning. The observer saw distinctly with
the naked eye the planet just touching the
northern horn of the moon in the blaze o f
sunlight.
Mars east appreciabe shadows. An OBJ
server at Bordeaux relates his experience
His observations were made on August 30
when the planet was nearly on the meridian,
and in room where its light came through
the open window. He found that n sheet Of
white paper, invisible in the obscuritY of
the room, was clearly distinguished when
placed on the wall opposite the window
that the shadows between the fingers were
easily discerned, and that the title and num-
Der OF words in a newspaper could be rec
ognized but not read.
Many years must elapse before Mars at
one of his grand Oppostions, Jupiter near
perlhelion and opposition, and Venus at
her greatest briliancy, will again shine to-
gether In the summer sky.
The morning call., 1893-03-24
NO FARO BOAT.
The RoSaIie's s Purposes Still
Unknown.
Joe Harvey Thinks She Cannot Pos
sibly Have Been Built for Gam
bling House AfIoat.

'They cannot run faro bank on the
Rosalie nor on any other steamer" said Joe
Harvey yesterday, and if any man 10 town
knows anything about this subject it GER
tainly is Joe, who, for many years, has been
on the inside on nearly every gambling
proposition afOat.
There has been great deal of talk about
this steamer Rosalie of late just because
her owners will not tell why they have
built her, and what uses they expect to make
of her.
The Rosalie will make her trial trip from
Oakland Creek tomorrow 10 prove her sea-
worthiness.
She is only small craft, but her fittings
are very elegant, alth ough sleeping accom-
modations are only provided for the officers
of the boat.
In the language Of the shipping men along
the front the Rosalie Is ''all hOuse"-that is,
her deck room is occupied manly by big
s. al hall, and that Circumstance, together
with the mystery with which the owners of
the boat have chosen to surround her pur-
poses has given rise to the minors that she
is built to be floating gambling hell.
Joe Harvey defined the impractica blIity
Of making an excursion steamer faro bank
afioat by plainly saying that ths owners of
the game or the boat would be arrested i'm
mediately after landing either here or on
the shores Of any other county within
reaching distance of so small steamer.
Faro banks in This city cannot make ex-
penses after paying up ali that is required
Of them" Joe puts it, then how can you
expect steamer to make such venture
pay
They say that such steamers are run in
the East" he continued, "but those who
talk that way are not acquainted with the
fact that every gambling steamer which
leaves New York is hired for the trip only,
and never has one OF them been peTma-
nent institution"
Ia the meantime the Rosalis is lying
snugiy at her berth at Whites shipyard,
Alameda Point, awaiting her trial trip, and
Mr.. Dimond. her owner, only chuckles
when he Is asked to what uses he intends to
put her,
The theories are various. and, In the
language of 'Fltming- Face BOwsprit' of
the water front, 'vou listens to the stories
and takes your choice"
Every day this week visitors have been
going to the steamer. Men, sometimes
with women. have driven up In carriages
and inquired the way to where the steamer
lies. They were all from San Francisco.
DimOnd of Denver is said TO own the
largest interest In it. Others said TO have
interest are a man named KimbalI of San
Francisco and man named Beebee. f1Mr.
Evans OF Philadrlrnta has superintended
The huildin
The morning call., 1893-03-24
Change for the Passenger.
Cleveland Plain Dealer


There is a conductor on the Euclid-ayenue
streetcar line who played a clever trick on a
passenger the other morning which has
probably taught him to have his fare ready
hereafter when he boards car. The pas
senger lives away out at the end of the line.
and was so punctual that he caught the
same car every morning. About a week
ago he rendered Sls bill in payment for
his fare. The conductor did not have so
much money at the beginning of his trip
and told the passenger he would pay tho
nickel out of his own pocket and he could
return 1t the following morning. The next
morning the business man again presented
$40 bill. Again the conductor paid the
fare for him.
This occurred four mornings in success
sion. The fifth morning the same $40 bill
came around, but the conductor was pre-
pared. lie drew a heavy bag from beneath
the seat and handed it to the passenger with
the remark: Here's your change. sir. It's
all right I've counted it," He had secured
1000 pennies the night before and kept
twenty-five OF them for the fares he had
paid for the business man. The bag con-
tanned 975 copper coins. The passenger
took the bag End rang for the car to stop.
He now rides on another car
The morning call., 1893-03-24
THE GENDARMES.
French Military Police on
American Soil.
FOREIGN INSTITUTION.
The Guards on the American Bark
Tropic Bird-Thelr Life in Tahiti.
Pearl Oysters.

Felix Bouche and Jean Pierre Mancni
are the first two OF the famous corps If
French GendarmeTie to set foot on Amer-
can soil in an official capacity. These
two military police officers have been taking
in the sights of san Francisco and frater.
nizing with their countrymen in this CITY
during the past week. They wear at all
times the uniform Of their renowned organ
izstion, but the average San Franciscan has
Become so accustomed to seeing so many
varieties of martial tOggeTy in the streets
that when he runs across q genuine French
Gendarme he does not know the difference
between one and a cornet-player in Peta-
luna band.
Thus it happens that whenever Gem
darmes Bouche and Manclni leave the Gall
hard Hotel where they are quartered, for
stroll on the streets, both these members of
an eminent foreign corps succeed in some
degree in escaping public notice or the op-
probrium OF the small boy.
The gendarmeS arrived here from Tahiti
on the bark Tropic Bird or Saturday last.
They brought in their custody the five Amer
lean sailors charged with the murder of
Mate Fitzgerald Of the bark Hesper on
January 1S last. After turning over their
prisoners to the United States Marshal.
The morning call., 1893-03-24
A STRANGE STORY.
Can 1t Be Possible That Boston Has
Such Reporter.


Boston correspondent recently printed
story that is a reflection upon every news
paper man and woman in the city. 1t re-
lates that on one occasion reporter went
to Bishop Brooks residences TO request a
copy of the prayer he was going to utter at
an approaching meeting. The reporter was
ushered into the Bishops study to await his
coming, and amused himself by looking
over the private rapers lying on the table.
At least we may justly draw that inference
from the fact that he found the written
PRAYER among those papers and was indus
triOusly copying it into his notebook when
the Bishop appeared. When he saw what
the reporter was doing he merely said:
GU have stolen march on me. Have
you found anything else that might be use
ful?" with quiet satire, which of course
passed harmlessv over the reporters head.
The correspondent, In telling the story,
comments inn ocently: The reporter tells
the incident with pride, as being the only
man to get the Bishops prayer" In that
sentence lies much of the moral of the tale.
He tells the incident with pride" 1t is
difficult, but possible, to imagine man so
destitute of honor as to read private papers
in a room In which he was courteuusly
allowed TO sit down. but that he should be
so mean, so base as not to realize his base
ness and even to feel pride in it, is incred-
ible. To assume that such man is repre-
sentative reporter is an insult, as he is q
disgrace to the profession,
The morning call., 1893-03-24
An Accommodating Jurist.

A few days ago having occasion o consult
his physician, Chief Justice Fuller con-
cluded. instead of sending for him. to enjoy
the short walk to his residence, and, per-
haps, a social little chat as well in the
latter's library. The door was opened for
him by a new man, who, after informing
him that the doctor was out, but left word
he would shortly return, asked the Chief
Justice into the library to wait.
Wholly unaware Of the exalted position In
legal circles held by the quiet gentleman
with kindly gleam in his eyes, the man
soon presented several sheets of ruled paper,
a stamped envelope, pen and iukstand to the
Chief Justice. The Chief Justice looked up
inquiringly at the man. who, in evident en-
barrassment, stood before him holding the
literary tools BashfulIy tripping his words
over each other as he stated the case, the
man proffered the request that the visitor,
while waiting for the doctors return, en-
plOy himself in writing love letter, MS
though ardently desiring to communicate
with his sweetheart, the poor fellow being
deferred from doing so by his lack of know
ledge in the art of penmanship.
Without hesitation, as though that was
the one business of his life, the Chief JUS
tice at once acquiesced and settled down TO
the composition of what was undoubtedly
the most unique love letter ever penned by
his hand.
The morning call., 1893-03-24
AT HIS OWN GAME.
A Book Agent Who Paid SIS for VaIu-
able Experience.
Detroit Free Press.

DtiTOlL tTee ETeSS
He was book agent and apparently a
thrifty one, for his clothes were good and
he had the bearing Of man who knew his
business and did 1t successfully. He
knocked at the door Of house on Second
avenue and upon being admitted sent up
his card. The lady of the house, of course,
did not know who her visitor was, and
came down to see. AS soon as she stepped
into the room where he sat exppctant she
spotted him for what he was and made up
her mind.
An. Mr. Blank" she said, so cordially
that he lost his balance, "how do you do
am real glad you came in. You know 1t
was very kind Of you. So many men have
way Of trying TO escape, and it is such
rare thing for one to he brave enough to
come right up, that really am charmed"
By this time the agent was clear off his
ieet, and tried to say something, but ste
went right on,
You know. of course you must know,
That the ladies on this street are doing all
they can 10 raise money enough to buy an
organ for our church, and we only need now
500 to complete the full amount necessary.
Ol course we expected you would give us
$40, but as you have been bold enough to
beard the lion in his den"-and she laughed
merrIly-"why, you know, am going to let
you off on only S5. It's such small amount
That I'm sure you will not hesitate to give it
TO us, though, of course, if you wish to
make 1t $40 we will not refuse it,"
BY this time he had in some manner
hShed out the only S5 bill he had, and
handed il over.
Pm sure" he began.
"Ob, don't mention it." she went on
'you are too kind; and now l won't detain
you moment longer from business, for
know how busy you men are in the day
time"
He began to say something again.
mo, ne" she interrupted. II won't listen
to word. You must go now, and some
other time you may come in and tell me-
how glad you are to help us" and she fairly
hustled him out of the front door and shut
1t after him.
Then she laughed.
Well" she said, 81 guess he won't come
back again." and he, from the other side of
the door, didn't ask her to guess again.
The morning call., 1893-03-24
QUICK SHOOTING.
How a Denver Sheriff Was Dropped
Suddenly.

Suddenly.
Washington News
Have you any idsa a how fast man eould
shoot pistol In the border days?" said j.
w. Delany, q Montana ranchman, as he
ODtlnued the serial yarn he had been spin
ping for a reporter. "a man who couldn't
pull a trigger so fast that you couldn't
distinguish between the successive shots
was slow. When they emptied their
guns 1t sounded like one long report.
And pull Why. I've seen men that
could kill you before you could shoot
II you bad gun leveIed at them.
Fact. Take the time when Doc Hamilton.
the notorious bad man Of Colorado. killed
Sheriff Harrity in Denver. Hamilton had
been wanted for several killings and was
dead shy. When he turned a corner he'd
walk away round near the edge of the
pavement Afraid somebody would get the
drop on him If be turned too shaIp. Won
know. One DAY he was in hurry, how
ever, and ran around corner and looked
square into Winchester held by Harrity.
well, Doc, l got you, says Harrity.
You've got too strong a hand. Harrity,
and | can't call yOu," says Hamilton, taking
1t cool and easy as you please.
Yes, full house, Doc; guess you better
travel on in 'front.'
Hamilton was standing with his um-
brella on his hip, leaning on 1t. He looked
the Sheriff square in the eye. Mind you, the
rife wasn't four feet from him, and leveIed
straight for his head. just as Doc started
TO move runaway horse came down the
street; InvoluDtariy Harrty glanced in
that direction. Doc saw bis eyes waver for
an instant, pulled his gun-you see he had
his hand on his hip-and shot Harrlty stone
dead before he could pull the trigger OF his
rifle"
The morning call., 1893-03-24

effective design have been applied 10 pud-
dl ne and heating furnaces. In these the
ash pit Is made tight, tine steam and air enter
below the CRATES. the furnaces being lso of
the usual type, except that special openings
are made for the air above the fire and
through the bridge wall, and, when the fire
doors are closed no black smoke is visible
while the steam jets are in operation; the
smoke appears above the stack whenever
the fire door is orrned. but disappears im-
mediately on closing the door Each pud-
ding furnace has two jets Of steam. and
each heating furnace five jets. all about one
tenth OF an inch in diameter. With this
arrangement nut coal can be used in the
heating furnaces and slack in the pudding
furnaces. instead of as formerly, lump i'll
both-the quantity Of fuel required being
also much less
The morning call., 1893-03-24
BERKELEY.
A Lady Candidate-Class Symbols in
White.


The Prohibition party will put a ticket
forth in the municipal fight. and have called
a nominating convention for next Tuesday
evening.
The Peoples party will put lady candl-
date for School Director on its ticket.
Mrs. a. w. Naylor. pastor of the Church
of Friends, San Jose, held revival services
at the Trinity Methodist Church last
evening.
On Wednesday occurred the death of
Mrs. Fetterly of Shattuck avenue and Rus
sell street. She will be inferred in the
Masonic Cemetery. San Francisco. this
afternoon.
q The sophomores and freshmen both en-
deayored to mark in huge figures of white
their respective class symbols-'9j and So
upon the hill overlooking the university
grounds, but while each set Of men we're
working, unconscious of each other In the
darkness, the sophles discovered the pres
ence OF their enemies, upon which they hid
themselves until the jubilant freshies had
finished and had innocently left their work
to. as they thought, appear glorious as their
victory the coming morning. The willy
Sophs returned, and destroying the staring
90, finished their own 80. In the morning
hand of about forty freshmen, dismayed
at the turn of events. gathered and made
rush upon the dozen sophs guarding The
work, and tying up the defenders, DESTROYED
Their glory OF the evening.
The morning call., 1893-03-24
HANDSHAKING.
The New Style OF Greeting, and 1t
Ends in Kissing.


mo, that's no longer the STYLE" said one
girl to another as her friend raised her arm
until the immense puff of her velvet sleeve
was on level with her head. I'VE don't
shake hands in the air any more. At pres
ent this ceremony Is performed very low
down. The arm is held rather stiff and the
hands meet as near the knee as possible.
The clasp is the same, as is also the shake
Wait until we reach home and III give you
an object lesson In the way of kissing" she
continued.
81 learned IT at school, but not from
book, however; our principal taught us,
and she forbade the girls to salute each 9TH
er except in the prescribed manner-that is
a kiss on either cheek. While your lips
are touching your friends right cheek hers
are taking the powder off your left, and vice
versa.
1T very pretty, very foreign and dig
nified, and requires time and practice in
order to accom- mplish 1t gracefully; besides,
it's more satisfying than hit or miss salu.
tation that alights sometimes on the chin,
sometimes on the top OF the nose, but which
was meant to reach the month" Z"
The morning call., 1893-03-24
Knew His Business.

Dr. Sharp was young and eligible. 1t was,
then, not to be wondered at that he was
particularly liked by fond mammas with
msrriageable daughters. ami still less a
cause for wonder that he considered himself
as always on the defensive. One afternoon,
at tea given by Mrs. Bicker for her oldest
daughter, his hostess remarked with fatter-
ing interest: 1T must require great pres
ence of mind in your profession, doctor.
Now. supposing a man should fall out of a
balloon. what would you do firsi?" wait
for him To come down." he rPrIied calmly.
The morning call., 1893-03-24

did so, and the hospitabIa bowl was placed
in position easily accessible and where It
was soon emptied. At that time another
gentleman, well known for his strong oppo-
sition to the use of intoxicating beverages,
discovered the empty condition of the late
been previously filed with lemonade as part
OF the entertainment, ordered 1t refled,
which was dcne. Again the bowl was
drained by the thirsty pedagogues, and
again another unsophisticated entertainer
ordered 1t filled. and 50 1t happened in the
coarse 0f the evening that some six gallons
of punch were drunk by the thirsty and
guileless educators
The morning call., 1893-03-24
Curious Museum of Newspapers.

One of the most curious museums in the
world is that containing hundreds of thou
sands of newspapers at Aix-la. Chapelle.
This quaint museum-library was founded
some seven or eight years ago by Oscar
Forkenbeck who collected newspapers as
The whole of his income for something like
forty years was distributed over newspa per
Offices of the civilized and unciviiZed world
ana he received every morning dailies pub
lished in thirty languages. BY the year
1885 ne found himself the happy owner Of
The morning call., 1893-03-24
ALAMEDA.

The Regular Non-Partisan Party Will
Hold a Mass Meeting.
The charge Of assault with a deadly
weapon against John Hawsen. preferred by
George White, was dismissed yesterday,
after which Hawsen was rearrested on
charge of battery. The two men are en-
ployed at the shipyards at Alameda Point
and bad a row. during which Hawsen, II
was alleged. hit White on the head with
mallet. He will be tried on the second
charge April !.
Complaint is made that the bilumInous
pavement Of Park street is not properly
swept. An Oakland resident has the con-
tract to sweet the street twice week.
a mass-meeting Of the regular Nom
Partisan party will be held IN Park OPERA
house tomorrow evening. The nominees
for City Trustee will express their views on
the issues of the day.
The morning call., 1893-03-24

10000 files. He then hit on the excellent
idea of founding newspaper museum, and
with TINS object IN view sent circular
around asking the whole newspaper world
to assist him In his great work. The CONT
mental press seem to have responded with
enthusiasm. and now there is certainly no
such collection of newspapers existing in
the whole world. Mr.. Forkenbeek, as was
only fair has been made librarian in chief,
and both he and three assistants Rrs busy
indexing and arranging the ever increasing
The morning call., 1893-03-24
nisraeIi,s MAY

DisraelI. leaning on Mr. Torrens' arm,
passing the corner of that famous emil
nence." ST. Jtmes street, came upon
Bishop, who toek off his hat and bowed
very low. Disraet looked hard at me, as il
curious to know what | thought of the
egregious obeisance, and then said: "I
made him Bishop. but | forget his name"
Twenty Years in Parliament-Torrens.
The morning call., 1893-03-24
How 1t Is Done Now.

$50, my boy. you are really going 10 be
married at last?"
"Oh, yes. everything is arranged lovely
We've rented a furnished fiat. and I've
hired q dress suit for the occasion. and
Marie has borrowed her cousins wedding
ring, and new confectioner has agreed to
lend us his plaster of paris show cake, pro-
vided | men tiOn his name in the papers,
Madam SOpintv
The morning call., 1893-03-24
PERSONAL NOTES.

F. D. Cobb. a capitalist and business man
OF Stockton, is registered at the Baldwin.
Charles a Baldwin is up from his Santa
Clara ranch and has rooms at the Palace.
Colonel S. c. Macfarlane, accompanied by
Prince David Of Hawaii. is stopping at the
Occidental
NJ. b. Yerlngton, the Carson City (Nev)
railroad magnate, is stopping with his wife
at the Palace.
NJ. p. Bartlett, the well-known real
estate dealer and farmer of LiVermore is
at the Baldwin.
Z. o. Brandt, assistant auditor of the
Burlington Route, arrived here last even
ing from Omaha and is registered at the
Baldwin
The morning call., 1893-03-24
Consuming Smoke.
New York Sun.

Successful application appears to have
been made in some of the Pennsylvania
mills of jets designed with n special view 10
overcoming the snake nuisance. In one
case the d fficulty is met by Jet somewh ha /
of the Bunsen burner type. satisfactorily
operating on two batteries of fue boilers
the jet being placed above the fire doors and
Immediately below the b0ilers-and. though
the fuel Is slack, yet almost no smoke il
visible, even during a heavy firing. In an.
other case steam Jets Of different but
The morning call., 1893-03-24
The Supply Exhausted.

At hotel in which japanese walters are
employed lady entered the dlning-room,
and. seating herself, said to the Jap:
The first thing | would like is little
ventilation"
and said:
Cook says no more; all gone."-Hong-
Kong paper.
The morning call., 1893-03-24

Close, baby, close. leaf OF the rose rose-eyelids
softer than April's shows;
Cloudlandis and dreamlauds Kin and kith,
Poddy and Dinkie and Hokey smith,
Three little mermen. Pod. Dink and Hoke,
They comb the sheep
In the folds of sleep.
Aud wash the fleece in the dreamless peep;
They touch with their rings the baby folk.
And ali the babies on shore sea, by cradles side
or mothers knee, sleep as sound as sleep be.
New YORK sun.
The morning call., 1893-03-24
A Frank Lover.

The heiress-Am L the only girl in the
whole wide world you love?
He-No, dear; but you are the only girl
| know who could afford to marry me-
Funny Folks.
The morning call., 1893-03-24
Cause for Hatred.

Young Snobberly-Ah, m lud. suppnsa
you simply detest the people of this country? I?
Lord FIlzmud-Aw-yas. They mostly
all take me for one of those demned Anglo
maniacs.-Puck.