The morning call., 1895-01-01

also this year that the black scale is also being
attacked by parasite. and Its work can be
seen in:Some localities" 80. -. ).
j. j.. Hanlfin Jr.;. county expert TO the board.
presented his resignation TO take effectto-day.:
H has been drawing a salary Of: $125 per
month. He VIII accept a deputyship in. the
salary OF $50 per month under Myron A.
Whldden. The position of county expert was,
left vacant for the time being. - =: =.
Professor 5: ID. Wat fman- OF the Berkeley,
High School: was: appoin ed a member of the
County Board of Education" vice C.. ID. Ruther-:
ford whose resignation. mailed In Italy was
READ and accepted at previous meeting Of the
board. - -. -: -.
An, of the property-ow1ers fronting on the
"Benson rOao," which extends westerly from.
Seventeenth street, IN Alvarado, to Tenth
street In that town. united IN petition to have
said road closed and abandoned because there
was better road between those two points.
Monday, January2l, was setfor the hearing of
this matter: :'>:+.% - -: e-
The board adjourned to meet January 7. AT
10 A. NJ. 1t will adjourn sine die at II NJ. that
day and thent the new board will convene.
-. Sfedentopf IndIcted. -.
W. n. Siedentopf, the License Tax Collector,
Is having a hard time. Saturday he turned
over S1326. and he said he Thought that this
amount covered all possible shortage, but it
seems the Grand Jury Is not yet through with
him. Last evening that body brought in four
indictments against him, charging misappro-
priation OF county funds. The fonr counts
make the amount short in the aggregate about
500. and on each count bond OF $500 is
asked.
MIR. SIedentopf was seen last evening and
said that If there was a. shortage there was
nothing in the nature of criminal intent He
explained that there was no doubt the fault
lay in the WY the books had been kept and
admitted that during election he: bad not paid
the attention to them that he should have done.
He said that when he paid In the money on
Saturday be- supposed everything would be
fully covered. =. = =:
10 :4bo 49,
SiedentoDf may be abolished when the new
Board. of Supervisors Is organized. IL is lia..
derstood that Supervisors Bailey and Pelouze.
are for William Ballard for the office; Supervi.
sors Johnston and Talcott are for A. l.. Nc
Pherson, while Will Church Is for Frank Bar
rett. -
Another candidate for the place Is said 10 be
George Ssurtevant, chief clerk. under County
Clerk Crane aud brother.in.law of s. Huff, who
is foreman of the present Grand jury Sturte-
want Is also said; TO have the support of two
Supervisors who would be willing TO help him
Into the office.
: Sleoentopf, after the indictment against him
was read, was taken in charge by Deputy
Sheriff Donlon, and the two at 8 P. NJ. started
scour| d the town, tut up TO the hour OF mid
night had not returned TO the jail e.
~: Point for Strung Minded Women.
" Arare relic has been unearthed in Oakland.
one which, aside from any other value IL might
possess. should be particularly precious to
should be more like those of men.
This relic is a well-preserved volume OF what
Is known as the 'Breeches Bible" but few of
which are In existence IL. is the property OF
George Stanley and bears the London imprint,
with the date 1888. The old black letters In
Whlenlt IS printed can scarcely be read by the
present-day American. :.
The "Breeches Bible" derived its name from
the story therein OF Adam and Eve when their
eyes were opened TO the fact that they had but
scaht ralment.. In: Genesis chapter 3, verse z,
O 1s
both were opened, and they knew that they
were naked ; and they sewed fig leaves together
and made themselves breeches."
!Inls version % The Bible was from the Tyn-
dale and ClOyerdale text. 1t was changed into
English by them. and .Tyndale was burned at
the stake In 1886, near Brussels, for daring to
max A. Q an English version of the good book.
The present. or King j ames, version changed
the word "breechesn into aprons as il now
stands. = -:
The old book in Mr. SANKEY'S possession is
surely curiosity IN Its makeup. 1t Is bound
IN oak and leather-c0vered and this cover is
black with age. On each corner are substan.
tial brass pieces. to one of which had once
been attached chain. The Bibles in the old
days were not so plentiful as now, and this
particular one, IL is supposed. had been. chained
In some public place Of worship where ali
might refer to 1t.
A strike In the County jail.
Five of the TRUSTEES in the County jail who
for some time have enjoyed he privilege of the
corridors are now locked in noisome cells and
likely to do without turkey at their dinner to-
day. Five of the prisoners have been put in
their places In The corridors and the taller lie
master OF the situation.
1t all came about because of the presence In
jail OF old George Jones' an invalid prisoner.
now many years In the jail for the killing of
Dull.
Jones requires great deal of waiting on. and
recently shirt WAS missed from among his
belongings The trusty who attended Jones'
wants was told that ne would have to produce