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The morning call., 1894-02-21

CHINESE REGISTRATION.

Collector Welbnrn says that the Wash
ington authorities are doing everything in
their power to facilitate registration. He
has issued over 60o0 certificates and is
handing them out at the rate of 200 day.
There are two full months, four days in
this month and one in May in which the
work may be continued. There should be
1000 registered in that time. The esti-
The morning call., 1894-02-21
Holmes Must Paw.

In the suit Of Dennis King, executor OF the
will OF William Mathewson, deceased, against
w. j. Holmes. the contractor. who was Mathew
sons partner, judge Seawell made an order
yesterday directing Holmes 10 pay up S3S72 / 2
which he had obtained on one contract alOue
toward his indebtedness to the firm. He must
pay that money by noon to-day or else suffer
proceedings for contempt of court.
The morning call., 1894-02-21
Phillips, Rock Island Excursions

Leave San Fran cisco every ednesday and Satur
day via RIO GRASDE AND Rock ISLAND Rvs
Through tourist sleeping cars TO Chicago and Bos-
ton. Manager and porter accompany these excur
sions through to Boston. For tickets, sleeping-car
acc omm odatioDs and further Information address
CLINTON JONES, General Agent Rock Island Ry.
&c Montgomery street. San Francisco.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
~ oakland Water Company Is hereby given that
In pursuance OF q resolution OF the Board of
Directors of the Oakland Water Company unaui.
mouSly adopted at a meeting of the said board
duly held at the ONCE OF the company in the city
aad county OF San Francisco, state or California
on the 29th day OF January. 1894 GAIL the bers
OF said board being presently, meeting of the
stoekholders of said Oakland Water Company viii
be held at the Office of the company No 22l Cali
fornts street. In the city and county of San Fran.
cisco. State OF California (the same being the
principal place OF business OF said corporation
and being the building where the soard of Di-
rectors OF said corporation usually neett on
THURSDAY the 9th day OF April, 1894. AT the hour
or O'Clock P. M. for the purpose OF consider
ana acting upon the proposition to create bonded
Indebtedness OF said corporation to the amount
IN the aggregate of eight hundred thousand
$500 ,000J dollars. gold coin OF the United states
OF America, for the purpose OF paying any indebt-
edness OF the corporation now existing or waich
may hereafter be created, and of prov Iding funds
20 pay for the construction and laying of water
mains and pipelines aud for the extension and
ueYelopfnenG of Its water-works system. and for
the purchase and acquisit on OF such property as
may be within the objects and purposes OF this
corporation.
Dated the 29th day OF January 1894.
BY order OF the Board OF Directors.
ANDREW w. ROSE JR.,
ta30 I'd Secretary OF the Oakland Water Company.
The morning call., 1894-02-21

mated number of Chinese in the city is
10000. A good many. however. are pre-
parlng to be sent home az the Govern
ment's expense, and there are merchants
who do not need to register. This is the
first time in tie history of anti-Chinese
legislation when the Treasury Department
has worked in sympathy with the law.
For this. doubtless. we may thank Secre-
larry Carlisle
The morning call., 1894-02-21
Overland Route.

The Shasta Route and Northern Pacific Rail.
road 10 points in Washington, Idaho, Montana.
the Dakotas. Minnesota. Wisconsin, Illinois
and all Eastern States IS the most comfort able
and picturesque line Of all. Daily tram SER
vice. with dining, Pullman Palace and up
bolstered tourist cars on all trains. L. K
STATELER, General Agent 6SS Market 81.
The morning call., 1894-02-21

MORE than 10000 people read the Pacific
States Watchman"; 10000 bona ide subscrlb.
ers: largest legitimate circulation of any
monthly west OF the Rocky Mountains. few
dress VIM. Ii. BARNES, 81. AIMS building,
san Francisco, CAL
The morning call., 1894-02-21
sUBsCRTPTIoN RATES:

DAILY CALL dncluding Sundays, 80 per year by
mail, postpaid; Is cents per week. 65 cents per
calendar month, through carriers. DAILY CALL
FIVE copies, three months. SO 25. SUNDAY CALL,
81 so per year. postpaid. SUNDAY CALL ana
WEEKLY CALL, $3.50 per wear, postpaid "EEALi
CALL, 81 per year, postpaid.
TIE CALL cannot return rejected manuscripts
nor will the editor enter into cores pondence re-
hlecllng them
The morning call., 1894-02-21
PUBLICATION OFFICE:

s25 Montgomery street, near CLAY. open until IL
o'clock p. NJ. BRANCH OFFICES: no Marker
street near Kearny. open until II o'clock midnight;
339 Hayes street open until $50 o'clock; 5O5L
street open until 300 clock SW corner Slxteentn
and Mission streets, onen until O'Clock zoAo
Mission street open until o'clock and 41o Nlhln
street, open until go o'clock.
The morning call., 1894-02-21
Mrs. winslow,s soothing syrun

Has been used over fifty years by millions OF
mothers for their children while Teething with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child softens the
Gums, allays Pain. cures Wind Collie. regulates the
Bowels, and is the best remedy for Diarrheas
whether arising from teething OF other causes
For sale by Druggists I'm every part OF the world
Be sure and ask for Mrs Winslows Soothing
Syrup. 25c bottle
The morning call., 1894-02-21

In England aud Scotland. American refriger-
Grated meats are given preference over home
meats In San Francisco the Butchers Union
declare the public shall not have them. The
butchers, not the people, boycott refrigerated
meats.
The morning call., 1894-02-21
THE MORNING CALL

Has a larger Circulation than anv
other newspaper published in San
Francisco
The morning call., 1894-02-21

HOODS Sarsaparillai s a valuable medicine for
the grip. First as . preventive, preparing the
system 10 resist the attack and secondly to assist
convalesc ence by building up the system.
The morning call., 1894-02-21
THE EASTERN OFFICE OF THE CALL

80 Potter building, New York City, is provided with
flies of California papers. Visitors welcome Adj
Vertising rates and sample copies furnished
+. X. MISCH Manager
The morning call., 1894-02-21

The "grand old man" of The British navy is
Admiral Sir Lewis Tobias Jones, who recently
completed his Dnety-fourtn year. He is a
native Of Sligo. Ireland; entered the service
when he was s years old, and was a midship-
man when be took part in the bombardment Of
Algiers In 1916
The morning call., 1894-02-21
THE DAILY MORNING CALL

II
New York .BRENTANO BROS K Trnion Souare
Chicago. .--.......-W. D. SIZER, 1S9 State street
New Orleans. .GALLOT &JOUBFRT, 1151[ Common
The morning call., 1894-02-21

Arehduke Eugene of Austria. whose name
was put forward year ago as candidate for
the archblshOpric OF 0lmutZ an office which
be was most anxious 10 accept, has just been
appointed 10 the command OF the infantry
brigade stationed there with the rank of
general.
The morning call., 1894-02-21

j. F. CUTTERS OLD BoURBoN-Thls cele.
brated whisky for sale by all frst-c ass druggists
and groeeTs. Trddemark-Star within a shield. .
The morning call., 1894-02-21
WEATHER PREDICTIONS.

DEFARTnENT OF AGRICULTURE,
WEATHER BUREAU.
San Francisco, February 20, 1884,
Oficial Forecast for Twenty-four Hours
Ending Midnight "wednesday.
San Francisco and vicinity Fair, cooler
weather: light o fresh northerly winds.
i. S. PAGUE, Local Forecast OniciaL
The morning call., 1894-02-21

Henri Rochefort began his journalistic life
by writing pungeut and witty articles for a
friend whose name he signed. They received
such fiaterIng attention that he was prevailed
TO write over his own name.
The morning call., 1894-02-21

For COUGHS, COLDS AND THROAT DISORDERS
f" Brotcn's Bronchial Iroches" have proved their
eficacy by test OF many years Sold onlu in bores
The morning call., 1894-02-21
NOTICEL

Any of orr patrons acho fail to find THE
MORNING CALL for sale by trainboys
sciH confer a faUOr by notifying this oftce
a the fact, naming the date and train.
The morning call., 1894-02-21

The first American clergyman to enter Alaska
was Rev. L. Payson Hammond. who held his
first meetings at Fort Wrangel. He received
no compensation and did not know where his
support was 10 come from.
The morning call., 1894-02-21

The Duke of Cambridge is the only member
of British royalty who is exempt from letter
posi- age. His position as commander-in-cbief
OF the English army entities him 10 this
nriyiIpCe
The morning call., 1894-02-21

GLAcE pineapple. soc ID. Townsenqs.
The morning call., 1894-02-21

PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

The ninetieth birthday of Neal Dow will
occur on March 20, and his frienGs are intend
ing to celebrate il with special ceremonies.
The morning call., 1894-02-21

Also complete line Of Household Goods OF
every description at proportionately low prices
Houses furnished complete all over the coast on
easy payments. Country orders promptly attended
10. Goods packed and shipped free TO Oakland
Alameda and Berkeley. Inspection cordially in-
vited and credit extended to all at
The morning call., 1894-02-21

Lady Constance Lytton Is one of the able
women journalists of to-day. She lnherits her
love for literary work and qualifications for
writing from her father, the late Earl LyIton.
The morning call., 1894-02-21
THE CALL CALENDAR.

FEBRUARY. 1894.
The morning call., 1894-02-21

According to Ward McAllister the reason
why American heiresses marry foreigners is
that American youths are too busy TO marry
The morning call., 1894-02-21
ATWOOD TRICOT.

AT 35 Gents.
100 pieces TRICOT in all shades WOOL will
The morning call., 1894-02-21
SILK DEPARTMENT.

"A 45 Cents.
yards
laurel former price 81. will be closed
The morning call., 1894-02-21

c. F. Lummis will, it Is said, shortly start on
a relic hunting expedition through Bolivia
Peru and Ecuador. Henry Willard is backing
the enterprise.
The morning call., 1894-02-21
FUR NIT URE!!

Solid Oak Bedroom Set q pieces),
French Bevel-Plate Mirror.
First-class Upright Folding Bed.
with Automatic Brake, which :
prevents self-elosing. $500. -
Solid Oak, Elaborately Carved)
Parlor set e pieees), uphol-
stored in fine Satin Tapestry
Solid Oak, Heavy Dining Chair,
Braced Arm. ..... ....... -.
Finest quality of Seamless japan
csc Mating, Der yard. ......
The morning call., 1894-02-21

Mrs. John ID. Rockefeller is an active worker
In Sunday-school work. She teaches a class of
which her son, John ID. Rockefeller Jr.. is a
member
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-10-27
4 New Way of Making Money

w tn one exception. a Manchester
man. | am the only man in England
who buys butchers rags said a
;.mnrt and gentlemanly business man,
md | may tell You that in less than
fv' vars I have established bust
::,'SS which brings me in-well, say.
cvrl Il thousand a year
II buy up the peculiar thin cloths in
which frozen meat is wrapped when 1t
mes over here. and till l struck this
Gnr. thousands upon thousands of these
III a>y cloths were thrown away or
burnt. With the enormous quantity of
nl"at which comes from abroad. you
may fancy that Il great many of these
10 lis are used. and buy up all can
tinh. | extract thc grease from the
.''lhs in the first instance. and this
i'"'r.S in n considerable revenue. and
ten the cloths are boiled, and in some
caScS h!rachcd.
and now as to the after use of the
cloths Although printers and litho-
:~"aphHrS have no idea where these
cloths come from-thcy imagine that
tlry are manufactured speciality be-
lcvc most of them are sod to Ftho-
:-raph;c and color printers. for these
SAM cloths are beautifully soft. al
ll"Si Ike silk, after they have been
boiled and so on. and they are used
I, wipe photographic and other stones
Hundreds of them. though. are used
for other purposes, and can sell them
- fast as l can prepare them.
don Answers.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-10-27
Their New Discoveries.

'Spr.lking of people suddenly dis
covering what most of us have known
COR years" said the clever woman,
NplNghtfully, have you noticed, now
that culture is considered fashionable,
rW maIy mature women are reading
iar the first tine what an intelligent
ri generally takes to naturally after
finishing her school curriculum ?-and
they VIII gravely announce to you their
& $rovcr;cS in a way that always pro-
vJllr> my sense of humor to the utter
l.,o#l. Perhaps they may not actually
I Il You as fresh bit of information
i,:'t AddiSon'S English is wonderfully
pure aaI his style particularly good;
hit their remarks are of that order,
and equally funny.
"'Sick and span rev travellers, too,
~" 'rr"S' Stible." she continued. 81 had
Il Litter from a friend of mine not long
;"2u. which it is shame to quote
'on,. but il was really too amusing to
keep to myself. How you would en-
joy she wrote. a delightful little vii
ll-r which we found in the heart of
~" Fnn:iincbleau forest? 1t has been
~" resort Of artists for years. and the
walls of The little inn are completely
covered with Their sketches etc. My
: ar. she imagined she had discovered
H.ilJSGn"' New York Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-10-27
Queer Mushroom Rings.

The wrll-knOwn circle on the pasture
lands about SIX miles east of Helena.
rear the old overland stage road and
which has been a curiosity and source
IF speculation for years. is identical
with III" fairy rings so common in
some parts of England There were
'rmHriy two of these rings. but one
has entirely disappeared within the
.lst few years. The remaining one is
shout 300 feet in diameter and forms
n perfect circle.
The part forming the circle is about
two yards wide and quite destitute of
vegetation. Many theories have been
advanced as to the cause of these
rings. Some say that it is the result of
lightning: others that herd of buffalo
pursued by wolves. stopped and form
ed themselves into circle us a means
IT defending their young. and thus
lramped out the grass.
ThrS" rings have attracted the attcn-
ron of scientific men, and recent in
designations have shown they are the
result of centrifugal development of
certain kinds of fungi. among which
Is The common mushroom. which
shows tendency to grow in this man
n"r The spot where it has grown is
ralit for its continued nouriShment,
and the spawn extends outward to
new soil. forming the circle
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-10-27
So to California

rs our Tourist Sleeping Car Rate for one
i double berth to Los Angeles or San Fran.
cisco on the phillips Rock Island car that
leaves Philadelphia every Wednesday.
You go ria Chicago and St Louis every
other Wednesday and the Great Rock
Island Route" to Pueblo, ID. u R. g., and
Rio Grande Western (scenic route,) and the
Southern Pacific. Mr. Phillips has been in
the tourist business fourteen years, and you
will receive the verv best service
For that California trip you contemplate
address A. PHILLIPS u Co, Ill south 9th
street, Philadelphia; for reservation in the
car, or for reservation and rates of fare apply
to or address w. J. LEAHY, District Passenger
Agent, III south 9th street. Philadelphia.
A. B. FARNSWORTH.
General Eastern Passenger Agent,
Mar "a 239 Broadway. New York.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-10-27
The Terrier and the Lions.

Kindness is powerful with animals,
but have often been led to think that
where kindness fails. impudence con-
QucrS. In Lincoln park. Chicago.
saw Il lady put her hand on the heads
vi 'hrre lions in succession. and stroke
their ears as if they were kittens. They
growled when she pretended to leave.
and when she returned. they fought
among themselves for the first chance
of being petted again. But this lady
had nursed these lions. and they seem
ed to know her as a child knows its
mother.
There was a little Scotch terrier in
the cage with the same lions. He did
nothing but bark and Snarl and snap
at them. One good swish of any one
of the three tails would have wiped
HIM out of existence. But he just
ordered the big animals around as if
he were the lion and they the rat
catchelS. They obcycd. although with
the long. deep rumblngs as of muf-
fed thunder
He was not pretty dog. nor was
his voice calculated to make him
many friends. He was in no danger
of being worried by cncorcS. | don't
':n; w that he had any moral qualities
worth Dragging about. But he was
scotch. He had the reputation of
bring Il terror as we'll as Il terrier; and
he had Il broken leg. Perhaps. as an
INVALID he appealed to the sympathy
+ his big companions. This. however.
would not account for his inSolent airs
# superiority.
He took the best of the food. He
rot the first and the last shake hands
from the lady. HIS barcfaced impu-
lrncc was more powerful than all the
kindness and attention of the gentle
nurse. And he gave nothing for his
living except his bark. For the Strug-
wlc OF life he had no equipment but
impudcnce, and yet he kept three lions
in what must have been literally a
condition Of CALLING serv-tude. There
5 room somewhere here for moral.
tut Aesop is dead. And when he lived
he tackled morals only to fables
where. indeed. they seem to belong.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-10-27
TRULY A LITERARY FEAST.
hut Savages Admitted Their Taste Was
Uncultivated.

hut Sayages Admitted Their Taste Was
Uncultivated.
The American mail reaches some of
the missionaries in Micronesia only
once year. When letters and papers
arrive they have Christmas, New
Year Fourth of July and Thanksgiv-
ing all in one.
And when the mails fail they have
days of sorrow instead. Some years
ago several missionaries had the lat
ter.
The missionary schooner Morning
STAR left the mail at a certain point
for distribution, and the boat, carrying
number Of pouches, left two for a
distant island behind.
When the missionaries heard of tho
neglect they dispatched boat i'm
mcdiatcly for the missing bags. But
In" vessel came too late.
The hungry natives knew that other
supplies than mail came to the mis-
s'unar;cs from America. and supposed
the two neglected packages contained
foreign dainties so IA great company
assembled and prepared for a feast.
They had heard much about for
eign food. but had never eaten any.
and few were absent.
Large pots We're hung over the fire.
and into each was placed a bag Of
mail The blaze was bright. heat furi-
GUS the water boiled vchemently. but
the bags did not soften. whatever
might be said of the contents. Per-
hapS the cooks thought them old
ones. and grew tired of waiting.
The packages We're taken from the
pots and divided, that each guest might
have Il portion; and the feast began.
The papers and letters We're tender,
The Gags tougher than ancient poultry,
bur every particle was eaten. Foreign
dicacicS were too precious to be vast
cd
When the feast ended. some of those
'''lriHg in it declared to the bOatmen
;',rt. for Il steady diet. they preferred
ii ~ own TO foreign dainties, though
they admitted that they had not yet
lrullirrd taste for such food.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-10-27

The very latest idea in music is the
sale of songs. sonatas and symphonies
by weight. According to a German
musical journal this strkingly original
system has just been introduced by a
Berlin house. A kilogramme of songs
costs the purchaser 2h marks-about
Il shilling per pound. Piano music.
whether for two or four hands, runs
Il tritie higher, viz, three marks the
k:lo. The symphony heads the list
at the uniform price of four marks the
kilo. The system, it appears, does not
admit the allowance Of discount.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-10-27
WHAT CANDY is MADE OF.
1t is Not as Impure Many SuppoS

1t Is Not as impure as Many SHppoNc
it to BE.
The lobby of the Parker house was
full of strangers. each wearing
a red, Il purple or white ribbon
badge f.inged with gold. They are
manufacturing confectioners gathered
from various parts of this wide coun-
try under the name of the National
Confcctioncrs' Association.
G.. w. Jenkins, of Philadelphia. is a
member of the executive committee,
sad he was found in the lobby Cf the
,ltel smiling swcetly. "Our associa-
ION" X. said. with great emphasis,
Wi forfeit 500. and another similar
association will forfeit a like sum to
anyone who will find the smallest por-
ton of any substance injurious to
health in any Amcrican-made candy.
This offer remains open indefinitely.
"All American candy is made of
pure sugar. them"
Il VIII not say that. Some OF the
cheaper grades are made partly of fne
,iJur or of pulverized starch. Glucose
IS also used. to some extent. But GU
coSr is simply a clear, handsome corn
syrup with no injurious qualities.
And no sacchar.ne matter:
and not bit of saccharine mat
ter"
And how much terra alba do you
c0nfectionerS uSeE
Not an ounce of terra alba. Not an
an ounce of terra alba is used i'll any
American made candy. We will pay
you 500 if you will find a trace of it,
Candy is Of various grades. them
"Oh. yes. The gum drops are the
cheapest grade of candy made. or
course they are not Sadc of sugar
There is no pretense that they are.
"Gum arabic. | suppose
Gum arabic chiefly. And. as | have
said, some makers use flour or fine
starch in some of the cheaper grades
IN stick candy. especially. But one
of the main objects of this association
is to discourage the use of any sub
stance than can injure the public
health. and we are sure we have sue
creded in this aim
Are branded goods made now to a
considerable extent!'
Yes. we make them constantly: bu,
there IS not so large demand for the
old-stylc brandy drops as formerly
Brandy is now used chiefly as flavor
ing in various forms of chocolate
goods. 1t is used only as a tlavoring
lust as we use rose, vanilla and Other
forms of tlavoring in the same goods
do the Equor laws interfere with
these goods in any of the States?'
Not at all; how could they! We dc
not sell brandy by the gallon, quart OF
glass. The laws cannot touch sales
made in the way we make them-by
the pound. And then, again. there is
really very little brandy in brandy
drop or a brandy chocolate, not more
than two or three drops just enough
to give brandy flavor"
"Where do these brandy goods &c
chiefly. among school children?'
"School children! No. The goods
are too expensive to be bought eXclu
Sively by school children. They retail
for fifty cents pound. They go into
the general trade, and are sold witt
the fine mixed candies just the same
as the other fiavOrS. What are pop
ularly known as fine French candies
are more apt to contain these goods
than any other variety. Boston AID
vertiser.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-10-27
Dacrits and Anti-Dacoits.

The excitement among the English
in Burmah over the robbers and muir
,lorcrs they call dacots may be i'm
lg,npd from the following: A Mr..
Birch. an advocate, was going along
IN the evening in a sampan with a
rumSian clerk. Suddenly another boat
with natives in it drew near. and hail
ID. Neither Mr.. Birch nor his clerk
nor the boatman. who was from Chit
tagong. could understand much Bur-
meSe. and. fearing dacoity, he made
.>:gns to his bOatman to pull as fast
as he could. The other boat immedi-
ately opened fire. and Mr. Birch was
mt in the thigh. Mr.. Birch, being arm
I'd with derringer. returned the shot,
and pretty sharp duel began, A
police boat eventually arrived. and
The thing was stopped. 1t turns out
that natives were not dacoitS but an
anti-daco:t patrol party who opened
fire on Mr.. Birchs party because their
hallenge was not duly answered. The
'sangoon Times questions whether. in
l.c present unsettled state of feeling,
he attack on European was purely
| Observation-Disclosures Times.