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The morning call., 1894-10-28

able ones are eliminated by those who make a
specially OF cultivating them. If fine flowers
are desired plants should never be grown from
divisions, as they develop a strong disposition
thrifty shoots make the hest plants, ana pro-
duce the finest flowers. Set the plants in rich
loamy or even heavy soil, pinch the top out
from the 1st 10 the 30th OF Jnne; water spar.
ingy until June or July: remove all side
branches from three or four of the stoutest
stalks, upon each of which from one to dozen
of the finest buds should be allowed TO remain
and use plenty OF weak manure water as a
stimuant until the flowers are hall expanded
Shelter II possible from hot sun, wind and rain.
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IMPORTS AND EXPoRTs-L. j. f., Santa
Rosa, SOnoma County, Cal. The exports from
the United States for The hscal year ending
June 80, 1891, represented value OF SS84.-
4S0. SO; for the year ending June 30 1892,
S1,O30. .27S ,l4S; for the year ending June 80,
1898. SS47 .423, LAT. The imports during the
same periods were: 1891, SS44. 916, 1876; in
1892, 1927, ,4o2, ,462, ana i'll 1898, S941,-
076, 12S.
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POPULATION oP CALIFORNIAN. z. H,
City. The latest census figure IN regard to the
population Of the State of California is that 10
be found IN the UuiIed States census OF 1890
That gives the population as l,21S, ,179. Dur
ing the latter part OF December the Governors
OF the several States of the Union furnished an
estimate of the population. The estimate OF
California was 1850, 000
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HoI PoLLoI-Reader, Adams Springs Lake
County, Cal. Hoi POloi Is the Greek for tile
common people. IL was frequently used by
polite speakers many years ago in contra
distinction from HOi Aristoi which means the
aristOcracy.
The morning call., 1894-10-28

CHAPLAINs ON CRUIsERs-W. j., City. The
chaplain OF the cruiser San Francisco Is Rev.
Sylvester D. Boorom, who was appointed from
New York July 8. 1875, and assigned to the
cruiser June 16, 1898. with the relative rank
OF commander. His salary Is $500 per
year. Rev. William Ii. /. Reaney is chap
lain of the Charleston. He was appointed from
Maryland, March Ia, 1892, assigned TO the
Charleston, November g. 1898. with the rela.
tive rank of lieutenant Salary. S2500 year.
He is the only Catholic chaplain In the service.
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HARRIsoN's SLAYER R-B. and A. City. Car.
ter Harrison, Mayor of Chicago. was shot and
killed by Patrick Eugene John Prendergasf,
October 20, 1898. The murderer was hanged
within the walls of the Cook County Ql) jail
July l3 1894
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MIsCEGENATIoN-X. W. b.. City. Miscegena
tion, which Webster declares is incorrect anC
should be written miscegeneration. is mixing
of races; the interDreeding of white men witt
women of another and lower race, or con.
versely. Section 5000 of the Civil Code of the
State OF California declares:
All marriages OF white persons with negroes OF
mulattoes are illegal and void.
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TREASURY DEFICIT-W. j. R., Navarro
Ridge, Mendocino County, California. This
writer asks: "What is the deficit In the United
States treasury since Cleveland went in on his
second term?" The best answer is given in a
document recently issued by Secretary Carlisle
aud from which the following table of balances
faf falvo
The morning call., 1894-10-28

A THIN PARTITIoN-F. W. e.. City. This
correspondent is in trouble by reason of the
fact that he resides IN a house the partitions OF
which are thin. He says: "rhe house / live
in has board partition dividing 1t. and per.
son talking on one side Of the partition can be
heard by those who live on the other side. The
people who occupy the other half OF the house
sit up until IL or IL O'Clock every night. talk
loudly, and this is annoying f'not detrimental
TO me- have reminded them OF the ANNOYANCE
but the reminder affects them for only n
few weeks. 1 do not want to move. What can
are annoyed by the actions OF the other people
IN the house you ought TO lay your complaint
before the landlord with request that he put
an additional partition with something between
TO deaden the SOUNDS you complain of. Again,
II your neighbors are so noisy as to disturb
your rest at late and unusual hours of the night
you have remedy by applying for warrant
for their arrest for disturbance of the peace.
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ANNUAL PRoDUCTIoN-W. j. R.. Navarro
Ridg', Mendocino County, Cal. 1t is impos-
sble 10 give exact figures as to products in the
United States. but the following will no doubt
prove satisfactory for general purposes: Beet
sugar in 1898, 27,0S3,322 pounds; wool,
silver. s74 9S9, 900; gold s33. 100000
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..ss ssssss ss.sss
69,S03.260 5S

EGYPTIAN BOOTH-C. E.. Lima, Lagrange
County, Ind. This correspondent writing from
a distant State says: Years ago. at the time
the Authors Carnival was held in Sau Fran
cisco, read that the epigraph Of the Egyptian
bouth commenced with:
The morning call., 1894-10-28

CAsINo-H. M, City. When the last hand in
casino is being played, leach party has but a
few points TO take him out and each makes
points," the points must be counted in the fol.
lowing order; the one whe gets enough In the
order given goes out and wins the game :;
Sweep before The end of the game l. cards g.
spades l, little casino l, big casino 2, aces
each,
The morning call., 1894-10-28

BATTLE sHIPs--W. II. H., Oakland, Cal.
The pride of Italys navy is the rst-class battle
ship Lepanto. the displacement of which is
10, 900 tons, and the speed Is knots per hour.
In The English navy the finest battle. ship is
the Royal Sovereign, displacement 14,150
tons, speed II knots per hour. In the UNI ed
States navy the Iowa will take the lead among
batlle-ships. Her displacement is IL ,296 tons
speed not yet established. The Indiana, an
other tirst-class battle ship. records displaee-
ment of 10,200 tons and an average speed Of
1916 knots per hour.
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UNITED STATES TREAsURY-C. D., City.
The United States treasury is not place that
receives money on deposit from individuals and
then pays 1t out on the order Of individuals.
In other words, Uncle sam does not do saw
The morning call., 1894-10-28

INGRowING NAILs-D. S. H. A person
troubled with ingrowing nails had better con-
suit some frst-class chiropodlst and not at
tempt 10 correct the evil personally, as danger
Gus results might follow.
The morning call., 1894-10-28

FoRTY-sECoND DLsTRICT-J. D., City. The
boundaries of the Eleventh Precinct of the
Forty second Assembly District are as follows:
Commencing at the northwest corner of Mason
and Sacramento streets north 10 Pacific, along
the south line of Pacific street TO the east line
OF Taylor thence along the east line of Taylor
to the south line of Jackson, thPnce westerly
along the south line of Jackson TO the easterly
line OF Jones, thence south along Jones TO the
north llne of Clay, thence east along Clay to the
east line of Taylor, thence south along Taylor
TO the north line of Sacramento 10 the point OF
commencement.
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TREASURY REPoRTs-W. j. R., Navarro
Ridge. MendOcino County, CAL Write TO the
Congressman in your district and he will pro-
cure for you the reports of the United States
treasury that you desire. that Is if they are not
out OF print,
The morning call., 1894-10-28

The SOUTHERN PACIFIC-J. NJ. and others,
City. The Southern Pacific Company was
ganiZed under the laws Of the State Of Ken
tucky because the laws of that State are most
liberal 10 corporations. At the time 1t was
proposed 10 Incorporate the head and front of
the organization with all the wisdom of the law
department OF the concern went over The laws
OF The different States relating 10 corporations.
and found that In zone of the States outside Of
Kentucky would the purposes of the concern
be served so well as there.
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CASH BALANCEs-W. j. r., Navarro Ridge,
Mendocino County. Cal. The balance IN the
treasury of the United States on the 30th ol
June, 1855, was Sis. .612,I1O %; on the 3oTE
Of June, 1892, it was $12O, 992, ,377.
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DRY GOODS.

Owing to the fact that the quantity of goods damaged
by the flooding OF our basement much
greater than at first estimated it becomes necessary
increase the present daily output, and
compish this offer the balance the following and all
other lines of damaged goods
At REDUCTIONS TO FORCE 4 RAPID SALE.
The morning call., 1894-10-28

COMPOSERS RIGHTS i f. L. W.. San
Jose, Santa Oiar. County. Cal. AS a general
rule composer wishing to set words to music
should obtain the consent OF the writer of The
words that 1t is desired to set TO music that is,
If such composer is alive and his address is
known. But in case the composition Is not
copyrighted and the writer is unknown 4
musical composer need have no hesitancy In
using the words. If the music Is as perfect as
the handwriting OF the correspondent who
wishes TO set words 10 music, then the
author OF the words or the relatives or friends
would feel fattered that melody had been fitted
to the words. In order to have song copy
righted you will have before the publica-
tiOn TO send 10 the Librarian of Con-
gress at Washington, ID. c., copy
Of the title page, together with fifty
cents TO pay Tor the entry. Within ten days you
will, I'm order 30 complete the copyright have
to send TO the Librarian two complete copies Of
the song. If you desire copy OF The entry of
copyright, you will have to send 90 cents addi-
tional.
The morning call., 1894-10-28

THE LoTTA FoUNTAIN-C. s., City. The
drinkiDg-fountaln at the intersection OF Market.
Geary and Kearny streets, known as Lotta's
Fountain, was presented to the city of San
Francisco by Miss Lolita Crabtree. a member OF
the theatrical profession known TO all old Cali
fornians as Little Lotta." Her Infancy and
youth was spent In San Francisco. where she
made her debut in the profession, In which she
attained great prominence. She, In gratitude
for the appreciatve kindness Of the community
In which she had been brought up, and among
whom she achieved such brilliant success
deemed this gift hitting one 10 commemorate
her kindly feeling TO the people who had been
so kind TO her. The height OF the fountain is
twenty-four feet, and It's cost was S6475. IL
was completed early In September, 1876, and
was formally turned over 10 the city on the 9th
of that month and year. Mayor Otis accepting
the gift on behalf OF the city, the presentation
being made by Harry Edwards, the actor
representing Miss Crabtree.
CHRYsANTHEMUMs-k. E.. City. There are
many varieties of the chrysanthemum. New
ones are being added each year. and undesir-
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ernment at cost price.
AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT-AuthOr. City. The
information asked for cannot be given in the
Query Column for the reason that the answer
would be al advertisement of certain firms and
syndicates. IL ''AuthOr'' Will send self ad-
dressed and stamped envelope the information
asked Will be sent by mail.
WHALEBoNE-E. c. S.. Healdsburg, SonOma
County. Cal Whalebone was formerly in de-
mand for the sO-called ''halreloth" of uphol-
stery and for crnOne skirts. but the Query
Column has not been able 10 discover any men,
t.on OF the bone having "entered in the manu-
facture Of silk baDdkerchiefs."
TELEGRAPH HILL-P. NJ. City. The highest
established grade of Telegraph Hill, according
TO official survey, Is at the Intersection of
Kearny and Lombard streets. which is 23l
feet above the base line. The base line is a
mark on a pile at the boat stairs, corner of
Pacific and Davis streets.
HIGHEST AND LowEsT-A. g.. City. At the
general election held in San Francisco No
vember 8, 1892 the highest and lowest vote
for the successful candidates for the office OF
School Director were as follows: Highest. DR..
c. A. Clinton. 23.0o2; lowest, j. II. Culver,
1918.
HARRIsoN's SLAyER-B. and A. City. Car.
ter Harrison, Mayor of Chicago. was shot and
killed by Patrick Eugene John Prendergasi
October 20, 1893. The murderer was hanged
within the walls Of the Cook County Ql) jail
July 13. 1894.
TREASURY REPoRTs-W. j. R., Navarro
Ridge. Mendocino County, Cal. Write TO the
Congressman in your district and he will pro-
cure for you the reports of the United Sta es
treasury that you desire, that Is II they are not
out OF print.
CASH BALANCEs-W. j. r., Navarro Ridge,
Mendocino County Cal. The balance IN the
treasury of the United States on the 3Oth or
June, 1888. was S119.612. 10 09; on the 30Ih
Of June. 1892, it was $120. 992,377.
INGRowING NAILs-D. S. 81. person
troubled with ingrowing nails had better con-
suit some hrst-class chiropodlst, and not at
tempt 10 correct the evil personally, as danger
Gus results might follow.
BACK DATEs-Mrs. t. B., City. The 29th of
November. 1859, fell on Monday; the 1st of
December. 1884. on Monday; the 9th OF Au-
gust, 1887. on Friday, and the 25th Of April,
1892 on Mondny.
JOAQUIN MILLER-M. s.. City. JOAQUIN
Miller. "Ihe poet of the Sierras," Scottish.
American poet, whose real name is Ciuclnnatus
Helne Miller, was born III Indiana on the 10Th
of November, 1912.
hoe PoLALI-J. W., City. Those who are
versed with the language OF the Hawaiians saw
this means $50 straight" or is Hawaiian for
Dayy CToeketrs motto, "Be sure you're right;
then go ahead"
CoUsINs-C. s., City. The relationship OF
cousins is given in the Query Collmn of Sun
day, October 21, OF this year.
GEOGRAPHICAL SoCIETY-M. S., City. Ad-
| mission TO the lectures OF the Geographical
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PENsIoNs-W. j. r.. Navarro Ridge, Mendo-
cino County, CAL On the 30th Of June. 1893.
the amount paid for pensions during the year
preceding TO pensioners OF the civil, Mexican,
Indian, war of 1912 and of the Revolution ary
war was S159, 1857, ,66S. From that date up TO
the 3oth of June 1894, the amount paid was
S14I,I77,2S5 or $3.50, 1888 less than the
preceding year. The following shows the num-
ing the year 1898: BY death, 25,oO5; by re-
marriage, 1888; minors, by legal Limitation,
1916; by failure TO claim. 2946: for other
causes, which Includes the present administra-
1896, making a grand total of 3,690 The
number OF pensioners Of all classes is
976.Ol2
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MoRToN's CHARITY-B. s.. City. In 1880,
during the famine In Ireland, the United States
Government placed the old ship Constellation
at the disposal OF those who might wish 10 send
contributions 10 people VINO were In distress on
the Green Isle. On the 9th of March of that
year Levi p. Morton sent the New York Herald
a letter. In which he offered to pay
for one-fourih of the cargo to be made
up, II other parties would make up the
balance. At that time be did not make his
name public. w. r. Grace. afrerward Mayor
OF New York, gaye on the 18th of March a
quarter OF the cargo and other parties made up
the other half. Morton Kept bis promise aud
then his name was announced The vessel car
ried away 1871 barrels of potatoes, 673 barrels
OF -four. $50 barrels OF corDmeal, $50 barrels
OF oatmeal. 100 suits OF clothing ana 30 cases
OF prepared meat.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-30

THE trend of public feeling against pugilism has been accentuated by the recent death of one of the fraternity after an exhibition bout upon the stage of a theater. But while the public is nursing its indignation against pugil- ism and the prize ring, wouldn't it be as well to devote little thought to the football field, whose dead victims count as three to one of the prize fight CTS, not to mention the permanent in- juries received in the manly-rather say brutal-sport of football as con- ducted under Rugby rules.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-30

THE tails of all the horses in the presidents sta bles have been docked. The discove.y of the fact has caused some excitement among that class of persons who deprecate such a radical departure from the long tailed fashion that has prevailed among the White House horses since the days of Thomas Jefferson, and not little indignation among the members of the $. P. c. A.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-30

Miss KATE FIELD, in her account of the launch of the steamship St. Louis, says: ''The eastern press failed to do justice to Mayor Walbridge of St. Louis, who spoke for his city. With gold-rimmed spectacles and bald dome shaped head, Mir. Walbridge looks more like Harvard professor than west ern mayor. As it is customary to pat ronize the west and to put strange lam guage in the mouths of it's people, I take peculiar satisfaction in recording that the best English spoken at the banquet came from the west. and was delivered in the best voice
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-30

MAYoR-ELECT STRONG of New York ought to give the women of the city share in organizing and conducting the street-cleaning department. Within the last two years the women of Brook lyn have distinguished themselves, not only by securing clean streets, but by planting shade trees, and removing de- facements and Instructions from the avenues
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-30
TURKISH OUTRAGES.

rorrid Details of the Armenian Slaughter by kurds-The Carnage Followed by Choiera-Thousands Put to the Sword and Their Putrefying Remains Induce a Pestilence Which Works Ravages Among Their Destroyers.
 BosToN, Nov. 27.-These private let ters received in Boston yeste rday from the highest authorities in such mat ters-but not from Armenians-con- firm the incomplete reports of mas sacres by the Turks:
 sickening Details Beginning to Come In. BITLIs, Sept. 26, s94.-Troops have been massed in the region of the large plain near us. Some sickness broke out among them which took off two or three victims every few days. It was good excuse for establishing the quarantine around, with it's income from bribes, charges and the inevita- ble rise in the price of the already dear grain. l suspect that one reason for placing quarantine was to hinder the information as tC what all these troops were about in that region.
 There seems little doubt that there has been repeated in the region back of Moosh what took place in TT in Bull garia. The sicbening details are be- ginning to come in. As in that case, 1t has been the innocent who have been the greatest sufferers. Forty eight villages are said to have been wholly plotted out.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-30

IAMMMANY was smashed once be- fore by the Tweed ring disclosures, and in three years recovered the power 1t had abused so fagrantly. The task of exterminating it now will require immense grit and perseverance and some genius, and, above all not moral suasion, but the club of justice backed by the penitentiary from the start
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-30

AFTER two years absence, Sol Smith Russell, who is now looked upon as the heir apparent to the comedy mantle of Joseph Jefferson, resumes his old GUS tom of spending Thanksgiving week in his old home, where he first trod the boards, St. Louis. He is doing the "Heir at Law this season, in which. as "Dr. Pangloss," he is adding to his already enviable reputation.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-30

COTTON manufacturers have thought that no machine could be devised to pick upthe end of a single warp thread and draw it through the harness and reed, but Yankee has patented a ma- chine that does this work four times as fast as factory girl. After watching type-setting machine no one will set limit to human ingenuity in mechan- ism.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-30

A MOST important test to determine the practicability of discharging the highest explosive known to science from modern navy rife will shortly come off at the Indian Head proving station, and if it is the success that Capt. Sampson believes it promises to be there will be produced the most de- structive implement of warfare yet found by scientists.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-30

OUR new treaty with Japan recog- nizing her right to be classed among the first-class powers is the graceful sequel to the intimation of Commodore Perry, in 1854, backed by seven Yankee warships, that the Japs were taking undue liberties with Yankee sailors and in general were not up to date But for that visit there would be no modern Japan.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-30

IT looks as though the reserve fund would not be replenished to any ma- terial extent by the latest issue of bonds, as the gold to pay for them is being drawn from the national treas ury instead of from the vaults of the banks, where it was expected to come from
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-30
Virulent Form of Cholera Caused by
 Stench from Carnage.

BITLIs, Oct. 3, 1891 No letter from Harpool this week, but things have been moving on here. and you may be interested to know how matters are letter received from - of Moosh, yesterday, says that indeed a virulent form of cholera is spreading in that city From twenty-five to thirty-five deaths day occur. Only about 10 per cent. of those seized recover. and death takes place from five to ten hours af- ter. There seems to be coldness in the ex- tremities, followed by heat in the same. 1t does not seem to touch the old or those under 15. It is more fatal among Moslem women than among others.
 We mistrust that this virulent form Is due in part to the stench of the car mage which has. taken place not far back among the mountains. As the time goes on the extent of the slauch- ter seems to be confirmed as greater than was first supposed. Six thousand Is a low figure; 1t is probably nearer 10000. Mir. Halward, the new consul at Van, has come directly here, and it is said that the other consuls at Erze- roum have also been sent to investi- gate.
 The government tried to get the peo- pie here to sign an address to the sov- ereign expressing satisfaction with his rule, disclaiming sympathy with the Armenians who have stirred mat ters up," stating that the thousand slain in Talvoreeg met their just deserts and that the four outsiders captured should be summarily pun ished, expressing regret that it had been thought best to send consuls to Investigate and stating that there was no need for their coming.
 From this document we at least get some facts that before were supposi- tions. It consisted of about 2.O0O words, and 1t was expected that it would be sent by telegraph with at least thousand signatures. The Ar menlans here have not yet signed it, though Tn four districts similar papers have been secured properly sealed.
 The effect of such papers on foreign CTS will be much modified when they know the means used to procure them.
 Mir. Cole got in from Boolaneelz last night, but is obliged to stay in quar- antine twenty-four hours. Sword, famine, pestilence, all at once! Pity this country.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-30
Six Thousand Men. Women and Children
 Massacred.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Oct. 31, 1894. We have word from Bitlis that the destruc- tlon of life in Sassoun, south of Moosh, was even greater than was supposed The brief note which has reached us says: 'Twenty-seven villages anni- Inflated in Sassoun. Six thousand men, women and children massacred by troops and Kurds."
 This awful story is only just begin ming to be known here, though the massacre took place early in Septem- Der. The Turks have used infinite pains to prevent the news leaking out, even going to the length of sending back from Trebizond many hundreds from the Moosh region who had come on this way on business. The mas sacre was ordered from here in the sense that some Kurds hay ing robbed Armenian villages of tiocks, the Armenians pursued and tried to recover their property. and a fight ensued, in which a dozen Kurds were killed. The slain men were semi-official robbers. enrolled as troops and armed as such, but not under con trol. The authorities there tele- graphed here that the Armenians had killed some of the sultan's troops. The sultan at once ordered the infantry and cavalry to put down the Armenian rebellion, and they did it. only. not | finding any rebellion, they cleared the country so that none should occur in i the future.