The morning call., 1895-03-03

1870 have been the most decisive.
JAPANESE TREATY-T. J., Stockton, Cal. The
new treaty between the United States and
Japan provides that citizens of either country
shall be allowed to reside or travel in any part
OF the territory of the other; that they shall
have the same rights in courts in the admins
tration OF justice and property rights that are
accorded to the citizens of the most favored
nation; that there shall be reciprocal free
dom OF commerce and navigation between the
territories of the two nations; that the dwell
ings, manufactures and business places of the
citizens or subjects of each nation shall be re-
Spected; that no other or higher import duties
shall be imposed than that imposed on products
OF other foreign nations; that citizens of both
nations shall, in the territory OF the other, en-
JOY exemption from all transit duties and
equality of treatment with native citizens in
all that relates to warehousing, bounties facili-
ties and drawbacks. Several sections are de-
voted TO ships and shipping and the arrest of
deserters. The closing portions relate to the
time when the treaty shall go into effect.
RULE OF THE ROAD. D. Nc, City. The rea-
son that the cars of the Omnibus line In going
north along Montgomery street keep to the left
in making switches nstead of keeping to the
right according to the accustomed rule of
"keep to the right" is that by this system the
heavy strain on the horses in making switch
on up grades is avoided The Southern Pacific
runs its local trains on the Oakland side OF the
bay on the left instead of the right to accommo-
date the passengers and to avoid accidents
As it is, nine local trains leave the Oakland
mole within the hour-that is, three for Oak
land, three for Alameda and three for Berkeley
and in addition there is track from which
the State and the overland trains start, so that
makes four tracks the embarking side,
which is on the north of the mole. The pas
sengers going to San Francisco are all landed
on the south side. If the passenger trains
were run on the right, according to the rules
OF the road, the trains would have to cross four
tracks each time, to the annoyance of passen-
gers and the danger of possible collisions.
FLEAs-F. N, City. Mark Twain was once
asked the question you ask: "Is there any
known remedy against the plague of feas?
am stranger here and am in constant misery
because of them" His reply was; "The safest
way to get rid of the fleas is to catch them one
by one and force little flea powder down their
throats If that does not do catch them again.
throw them on the floor and stamp them to
DEATH" Another writer wrote that the only
way TO do is to let the little brown fellows bite
you all over once, and that would end the
trouble, for the reason that no well-behaved
flea Will ever bite human being where an
other one had bitten before. If the fieas dis
turb you at night sprinkle chamomile flowers
i'll the bed and the f1eas will leave. 1t is also
said that If you have flea about your person
you have but to introduce piece of new flan-
mel between the bed sheets before retiring and
the flea will forsake the person for the flannel
BUSINESS EVENING ScHooI-A. L., City. There
is no longer commercial evening school, but
in its place there is q business evening school,
The general rule OF the Board of Education is
that applicants for admission must, first, be
graduates OF the grammar grades sec
ond, graduates of the new ninth
grade, evening schools; third, must un-
dergo, IL not graduate of either, an exam
ination equal to the standard of the grammar
grades. Subsequent to the adoption of these
rules there was modification OF them by
which the principal OF the school is permitted
to use his discretion in the matter of admit
ting applicants. They must, however, be able
TO prove to his satisfaction that they are able
TO keep up with the work. A boy who, when
he left the grammar school he was attending,
was in the fourth grade, would not be far
enough advanced in his studies to warrant his
admission to the business school.
TRANSACTIONS ON SUNDAY. = In relation to
transactions on Sundays the code of Califor-
mia says: "Holidays within the meaning of
this code are every Sunday, 1st of January, 22d
of February, Both of May, 4th of July, 9th of
September, 25th of December, every day on
which an election is held throughout the State
and every day appointed by. the President of
the United States or by the Governor OF the
State as public FAST thanksgiving or holiday.
All other days than those mentioned are TO be
deemed business days for all purposes. When
ever any act OIL secular nature other than a
work of necessity or mercy is appointed by law
or contract to be performed on a particular day
which falls on holiday, it may be performed
upon the next business day with the same ef-
feet as If 1t had been performed on the day
appointed" Before the codes went into effect
a promissory note that fell due on Sunday had
to be paid on Saturday.