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other that it is inefficacious. He cites the
case of General Grant, whose body, though
embalmed by one of the approved modern
processes, gave no evidence of benefit from
the operation. A thoroughly scientific
analysis of the methods employed might
discover a considerable incongruity be-
tween them and the needs of the particular
case to which they are applied. The busl-
ness Is in the hands of undertakers, who use
chemical preparations manufactured for
the purpose by houses specially engaged in
that business. The undertaken, therefore,
is not an expert in the sense that q chem
ist or physician would be. AT the same
time this embalming is intended merely as
temporary expedient, and to that end it
serves a useful purpose under the prevail
ing custom, which renders some such re-
sort necessary.
1t is a serious matter, however, to be in
Producing deadly poisons into the soil OF
cities. If the prevailing custom makes
this necessary. ii furnishes sufficient ar
gument against what goes under the un-
scientific name of "intramural burial,
without considering the many other OBJ
jections which have been advanced. En-
balming can hardly be stopped by leg
islation in the presence of a custom OF
keeping bodies out of ground so long.
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find that we understand the art of farming.
OF course you know that farming is an art
one OF the highest arts-and no man lives but
can find something new in the business every
day. tell you man is experimenting all the
time whether he wants to or not.
ave have all been discussing the outlook
this year, and while prices are not quite stiff
enough the general outlook is pretty good.
The hop demand will be right up to the pro-
duction and we will be able to get rid of the
crop right here in California. Wool Is not up
to the high-wster mark bv any means, but it
may grow stronger before we shear again.
"By George, boys, I'm getting very hungry
for Mendocino County. / haven't been there
for ten DAYS. When sit down and talk over
the prospects of the best part of California it
makes me want to get back there and cast my
eyes over the scene. Just think of it; here
am down in the City and everything is boom
ing up around Boonville and Anderson Valley.
You may talk all you please about city life, but
the mountains and streams and the rich val
leys are good enough for me. First-class
farmers never come to San Francisco unless
they have some business here. l tell you I'm
kind OF anxious about getting home. Been
away too long anyhow. Ten days down here is
about all anybody wants. Give us Mendoclno
County and good crops, with plenty of wool
and heavy hop season, and We can stand Off
the earth -
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INTERMENT IN CITIES.

While efforts are being made in San
Francisco to prohibit the interment of the
dead within the City limits, it is instruct
i've to know that a similar movement is in
progress all over the country, and that
some peculiar discoveries are coming to
light. In addition to all the other objec-
tions which have been made, including
pollution of surface water and the destruc-
tion of values of private property con-
tiguous to burying- grounds, writer in a
scientific magazine calls attention to the
most serious danger of all-the embalm-
ing process to which many bodies are SUBJ
iected.
He shows that the materials used in this
service are generally very poisonous, and
that most of them retain their virulence
permanently and are easily taken up by
the water in the soil and carried to sources
of water supply. 1t is astonishing to what
extent this process of embalming is carried
at present. A death in family able to
afford the small expense is almost sure to
be followed by embalming. This is re-
sorted to because our custom of delaying
interment until the second day after
death, and often longer, renders it almost
necessary.
The writer of the article in question at
tacks the custom with great vigor on two
grounds-one that it is dangerous, and the
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PERSONAL.
Ambrose Bierce is at the Baldwin,

Ambrose Bieree is at the Baldwin.
DR.. Charles Brown of Scotland is at the Occi-
dental.
in the City.
Charles T. Fishback, an attorney of Seattle, is
at the Lick.
A. P. Catlin, the attorney, of Sacramento, is
at the Lick.
DR.. A. E. Bailey of Chicago is among the re-
cent arrivals.
DR.. W. D. Rogers of watsonville is among re-
cent arrivals.
D. V. Waldron, business man of Victoria, is
ct the Grand.
K C. Stearns, business man of Seattle, is at
the Occidental.
George E. Goodman, the banker, of Napa, ar
rived here yesterday.
II. w. Crabb, the vineyardist, of Oakdale, is
spending few days here.
Professor J. C. Kirkland of Stanford Univer-
sity is spending the holidays here.
D. P. burst, the editor and proprietor of the
Four Corners at Wheatland, is in the City.
Professor ]. NJ. Schaeberle, the noted astrono-
mer OF the Lick Observatory, is in the City.
T. J. King, leading merchant OF Honolulu,
was among the arrivals on yesterday steamer
Ludwig Srass of Freemantle, West Australia.
near the famous Coolgardie gold district is
here, accompanied by his wife.
T. A. Graham, district passenger and freight
agent of the Southern Pacific Company, with
headquarters at Tacoma, arrived here yester-
day to spend the holiday season in San Fran
cisco. This is his first trip to this point since
his holiday visit of last year.
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
THERE WILL BE NO WAR. BUT

To the Editor of the San Francisco Call
SIR There will be no war between this coun-
try and England, for the reason that before
the crisis arrives, England will have settled
her difficulties with Venezuela, and there will
then be nothing left to fight about. at least I'M
til the Monroe doctrine comes up again, re-
mote contingency, because European nations
will hereafter be rather careful not to run
against it,
Pending this discussion however, the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty should be, and doubtless
will be, disposed OF, and our right to build the
Nicaragua Canal placed beyond dispute. The
construction of that canal is as great neces-
sity for the upholding OF the Monroe doctrine
as was the construction of the Pacific railroads
during the war OF the rebellion.
1t is singular that nothing has yet been said
about it in the present Congress. Another in
cident OF the discussion viii probably be larger
concessions by the English Government to the
Home-rule party in Ireland in order to quiet
them in case of war with the United States.
If war should come the chief ultimate
loss to the United States would be in diminish-
ing the purchasing power OF our principal Gus
toner, England
The immediate effect in the United States
would be the active employment OF all labor
and industries in the creation OF war supplies
and the withdrawal of at least quarter of a
million OF soldiers from competition in the
labor market.
AT the end we should owe probably billion
dollars more, but the ''British possessions
would have become .American possessions"
throughout the continent and we should have
more than an even chance thereafter to regain
the commerce that English Confederate priva-
teers deprived us of during the war of the re-
bellion.
If England won she would doubtless make us
pay the cost of the war, and that is about all,
so that she apparently has everything to lose
and nothing to gain. We have much to gain
and nothing to lose but an addition to our
debt, some devastation in seaboard cities and
some loss of pride.
The stored wealth of the world would not last
five years should production cease. Labor
conquers all things, and q little additional ef-
fort would soon replace any temporary de-
pletion.
War is the Christening hand Of God. The loss
of a few million dollars material resources, the
fastening of few lives to an earlier grave, is
not to he measured with the final evolution
and establishment of greater principle that
shall thereafter stand as pillar OF light to
guide the footsteps of the generations to come.
Very truly, THos. " O'BRIEN.
San Francisco, Dec. %, 1895.
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RELIEF AT HAND.

The determination of the Republican
majority in the House to continue the
session of Congress through the holidays
in order to provide prompt relief for the
treasury will be received with more than
ordinary satisfaction by business men. 1t
puts an end to the reports that the Repub-
lican leaders would take partisan ad-
vantage of the situation to complete the
discredit and disgrace of Democracy by
leaving the administration to founder on
with increasing deficits and enlarging
debts to the end OF its term. This IN itself
is reassuring. 1t gives another proof that
the Republican leaders in Congress will
live up to the great maxim, "He serves his
party best who serves his country best"
While it would be easy for the Republi-
can majority to render the Cleveland ad-
ministration utterly impotent for the re-
mainder of its term OF Office, and give the
country further proof of the weakness and
worthlessness of Democratic legislation, it
would not be eXpedient to do so even from
a partisan point of view. Democracy can
hardly be put to a greater shame than
that of having its administration appeal
ing to Republican majority to save the
Nation from the consequences of Demo-
cratic acts. The people will not forget this
confession of incom petence, nor will they
overlook the fact that it did not come until
the treasury had been involved in such
difficulties that the credit OF the Govern
ment has been clouded and a financial
panic threatened.
OF course Congress will not undertake
Immediately any radical reformation of
either the tariff or the currency. What
ever it does will be intended only as
temporary relief until more careful and
thorough work can be devised and carried
out by Republican administration. This,
fact must be borne in mind in passing
judgment upon any legislation the House
may bring forward in response to the
Presidents request. The two things to be
done at once are to provide revenue sufli-
cient for the needs of the Government and
to supply the Secretary of the Treasury
with a means to maintain the gold reserve
at all hazards. These duties must be at
tended to before anything else. When a
house is on fire we must extinguish the
flames before undertaking any improve
ments in the structure.
Whatever may be the outcome it is cer-
tain the action of Congress will allay any
panicky feeling that may have been felt in
any part CT the country. The relief asked
for will be given promptly, and it will be
adequate to the Nations needs. The
people may give themselves up to the
enjoyment of the holidays without anxiety
about the future. The business of the
country is in safe hands. There will be no
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To the Editor of the San Francisco Calt-SIR:
have found much to approve in the uttered
sentiments of your worthy Mayor, but must
hle an exception when he says ten million of
the Geneva award should have been returned
to England, as it was. unclaimed. While the
actual loss to commerce may not have exceed
ed five millions, those familiar with the his
tory OF that event will testify that the political
and material aid and sympathy given 10 the
out from one to two years longer than they
otherwise could have done, and one hundred
million would be only small equity for her
trenches during those dark days of the Trent
affair recall the black outlook for our beloved
America, not knowing but that the morrow
England, but thanks to her noble Queen, our
heroic Beecher and our beloved Lincoln, war
was averted. MIR. BULBS spirit of aggression
and oyerbearing intolerance has not improved,
as shown by the Bering Sea, Alaska and South
American difficulties. He is suffering for q
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TRANSFERS,

To the Editor Of the San Francisco CaIl-SIR:
BY the Eddy and Turk streets electric lines
passengers are transferred to Fillmore and
Devfsadero streets either way, north or south
an accommodation to the public. Since the
opening of the Ellis and O'Farren electric
lines two blocks north, they refuse to transfer
For example: l am living on Hyde street,
north OF Geary, and desire to go to Fillmore,
north or south, and instead OF taking the car
at O'Farrell and Hyde streets, must walk two
blocks further to Eddy street, returning by
Turk street, an additional block to get home.
Again, the Ellis cable-cars formerly transferred
to all Leavenworth-street cars. Now, no trans
Citizens residing ON the Ellis-street line must
pay cents for riding five blocks from Market
street, seek some other route or walk. Here
are facilities and accommoda tions for the
patrons OF the Market-street Railway Company
with vengeance. J. +. 4.
San Francisco, December 81, 1895.
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ChristInas Tide.

"a merry Cbristmas!' How the old words waken
thrill and throb for many Christmas fed,
For hopes fulfilled not, that the years have taken
Into their keeping, like the tears ye shed.
"a merry Christmas!" Let the happy chorus
Bring new thrill, new freedom, new delight:
Past pain makes present Joy but sweeter for u.s.
E'en as the dawn of morning after night
ga merry Christmas" Be ye thankful ever
For friendship that is left, warm, sure and
strong,
Forlove that fills your hearts with high endeavor
Live life anew. Ye do the past no wrong.
"a merry Chris;mas!" Life has halting places,
Where ye may pause in all the busy strife
To comfort those whose sorrow-stricken faces
Tell their own story in the book OF life.
ga merry Christmas" Raise on high the holly,
With spirits leaping at the sound os mirth,
Far nobler than all sorrow is your folly
That sheds "good-will' and gadness DER the
earth Chambers Journal.
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AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

"Crops will be good this year-that is, good
up my way, in Boonville, Anderson Valley,
Mendocino County," said 7. ]. McGimsey,
the stoek-grower and agriculturist, in the Lick
House yesterday. "We have one OF the best
counties in the whole of California and our
wool, hop and lumber product will show up
iavorably with any other section of the State. -
How is the hog business?"
"Good, what there is of it: but we do not
bother our heads over hogs much. Wool and
hops are the special things we care for, and we
are far advanced IN the business of producing
them both The weather has been unusually
good and we are not much bothered with
frosts. 1t SHOWS there occasionally; but take
the whole county and bunch 1t and you Will
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A Fault of Americans.
Los Angeles Journal.

Los Angeles Journal
No people display greater qualities than
Americans in emergencies or on extraordinary
occasions. This has been abundantly shown
throughout the entire National history. When
ever great evil appears they move upon it
with majestic and relentless tread, ard demol-
ish it etfectually and pitilessiy; but with all
their good qualities they have serious fault.
First OF all they endure evils in public affairs
with long suffering and do not become aroused
until the contition is quite unbeatable, and
when the work OF reform seems to have been
supineness.
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LET Us PRESERVE THE PRONUNCIATION.

Editor Of the San Francisco Cdl-SIR:
Did you ever hear tell of Kate Kearny,
Who lived near the Lakes of Killarney?
Probably you have, as we'll as of General
kearny, Governor of California from March to
June, 1s47, and in honor of whose name we
have Kearny street.
General Kearny pronounced his name same
as Kate, which rhymed with blarney, to which
ne was not very much given; but he took O
the car-conductors nearing Kearny street and
the people OF San Francisco no not respect any
more than they do the memory of Captain
suffer- who owned the mill at Coloma, whose
name was originally spelled Suter and always
pronounced with the long IL.
We are fortunate in San Francisco in having
many OF our streets named after men connected
with the early history of California and its
conquest. In preserving the name let us pre-
serve the pronunciation. A.. HALLIDIE.
San Francisco, December 81, 1895.
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CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Dec. 23.-Among recent
arrivals are: R. Brockholst Savoy; I. NJ Nc
Farlane, ST. Denis; c. H. Wand, Grand: ]. Mar
tin. Westminster; M. Adesdorfer, Grand
Union; {. E. Cohen. Everett; J. W. Warbur-
ton, Marlborough; L. o. Peck, Brunswick; NJ.
Kohn, Hoffman; G. A. Knight, Imperial; E..
II. Forest, Grand; ]. Sylvester, Morton.
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Nashville (Tenn.) Banner.

OF course. the overwhelming majority O
Americans do not wish war; yet they are fo,
their country aud for maintaining its prestige
and honor at all hazards 1t is sincerely tn h,
hoped that there will come no bloody confiic
believe there will not Yet should n coma ~
the worst, we are confident England Will havs
most to regret because of its consequences.
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Monterey Cypress.
The Monroe doctrine may not be regarded as
q factor in interna tional politics by European
Governments, but it is an integral part of the
political belief of every true American citizen
born, bred and instilled into our very being
and irrespective of party, President Cleve-
land will have the unqualified support OF the
Nation IN the enforcement even to the point
of war with England or any other land.
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Chicago Navys

England Is in no condition to knock the chin
from Uncle Sans shoulder. To keep Turkey
from oeing dismembered and partitioned
amohg ~, the other powers is no small job.
Things in India are not in the hest shane ard
1emand the constant attention of the home
government. The Russian bear is hungry and
Ireland restive. Open rupture with the United
on the little island.
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SD. Louis Glohe-pemncrat

1t was in the year 1777 that John Paul Jones
commanding ship OF eighteen guns, appeared
on the British coast and made raid on ths
town of Whitehavcn. The Declaration of In
dependence was then but little more than 8
year old. If England is counting on immunit,
from attack at her own doors in ca se OF wa,
with this country she has forgotten the gri'
and enterprise of American sailors. %
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AN ELECTRIC RADIATOR.

An English magazine says that the radiator
illustrated here isin use in public auditorium
in London. 1t is similar in appearance to some
portable.
The heat is generated by current that
passes through wires offering high resistance; /;
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sound drubbing and would be glad to see
him get it, In estimating our strength it
would be mistake to overlook the fact who
we could muster at least 200, 900 veterans that
twice that number of inexperienced recruits.
war is business learned only by experience,
IKE any other business. earnestly hope none
OF our public men will do the crawfish act, but
stand like men and let England take water or
fight. A SOLDIER
San Francisco December % 1895
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Reached the Limit.
Visalia Times

England will have TO fight or back down. She
has brought the crisis on herself. She kept
crowding till she reached the dare line. and
now she is confronted with the alternative of
fighting or fiunklng. Which will she do? {?
Grover stands pat, and he holds a full hand.
Let the band Dlay.
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CHICAGO LIMITED.
VIA SANTA EE ROUTE.

A new train throughout begins October 20.
Pullman's finest sleepingcars, vestbue reclining
chair and diningcars. Los Angeles to Chi
cago, via Kansas City, without change. Annex
on sharp connection for Denver and St.
Louis. Twenty-seven hours quicker than the
quickest competing train. The Santa Fe has been
put in fine physical condition and is the best
transcontinenta railway.
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THE VENEZUELA MATTER.
Chicago Record

Judged by its own history the attitude Of
Great Britain, under the premiership of Lord
Salisbury, In refusing to arbitrate the Vene.
zuelan boundary dispute is deserving of severe
condemnation. Not since the Schomburg line
was drawn and receded from have such ey-
trayagant and positive claims to territory been
made until Salisbury assumed control.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-24

For men whose natures have been expanded
by social pleasures Argonaut whisky is made,
and it is by these that Argonaut is used. 1t is
q gentleman's drink, the CONSCIENTIOUS product
of distillers who know that in order to main
tain high reputation for particular article
they cannot afford to turn out any but pure,
wholesome and beneficial whisky. The fact
that physicians prescribe 1t is sufficient to in
dicate its quality. E. Martin q Co., All Mar
%
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United States are going to war over petty
dispute OF this kind that ought to have been
settled by friendly adjustment years ago. 1t
would be a grievous mistake for Congress now
to do or say anything that would make II more
as well as honorably out of the discussion. The
President speaks for the Nation, and he should
feel thai the Nation will strenuousiy sup
port him in all that its dignity may de-
mand. even to an extremity that we still prefer
tn believe remote.
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An Announcement.

J. G. Macdonald, originator OF macdonald
Tea and Cracker Store," 1120 Market street,
desiresito announce to his friends and the pub
lie that he has resumed command of the Dusi-
ness at the above address, where he will, as
before, supply the freshest crackers and bis
cults and the best teas and coffees in the City.
His specialties-crackers always fresh, "Mac-
donald's Best coffee and fresh teas.
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Books of all klnds-history, religion, poetry,
standard fiction, art works, children's books,
etc. Closing out for storage charges at less
than cost of manufacture. Open evenings.
TAT Market street. .
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Let Us Have Peace.
Sansnlifn News.

Sau5allto News.
War? We want no war. England wants no
no war. The world wants no war. What we
want and what the world wants is less of sell
fshness and more of bitterness; less of grab
and more of give
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A DAINTY MORNING sACQUE.

luxurious, dainty dressing saeque appeals
to all women, especially if the shape itself be
simple, and may be easily made at home by the
amateur dressmaker. (The model shown here
is seamless in front. The back has but one
form joined to the front by an underarm gore).
White silk, figured all over with sprays of
yellow blossoms, with lining OF yellow elder
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Raising the Price of Cows.

Lake County Bee.
The raids that Milk Inspector Dockery has
been making on the San Francisco rnilkmen
have been Instrumental in raising the price of
milch cows in the surrounding counties, which
in time win reach here.
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Resources Too Vast.

LOS AIl5eItS IIllts.
There are reasons TO believe that financial
conspiracy is on foot in England TO embarrass
the United States. Our resources are too vast
TO suffer more than temporary injury from this
source; and John Bull will have TO pay for it
| in The end, with compound interest.
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FRANCo-PRUssIAN WAR;. s., City. At the
outbreak OF the Franco-Prussian war the
French field troops consisted OF 36S battalions,
252 squadrons and 9S4 guns. The strength OF
the entire army in peace was 393, 1000, in war
567 600. The forces Immediately available for
war on the Rhine was estimated at $4,000,
but fell short of 800 900. Then came the re.
cruits, regular troops raised as regiments de
marche, to $4,000 infantry, $4,000 cavalry
and 10000 artillery. The Garde Mobile ex.
ceeded 100000, of which 10000 were actu-
ally in the field and ABOUT 250, 900 in Paris
and in camps and depots. Altogether the new
formation amounted to nearly 1 100000, and
If to that the army existing at the beginning
o. the war be added, the total force deyeloped
by France during the struggle was over
100000. Prussia had 100000 men in addi.
ton to the standing armies of the dependencies
numbering 170,325. GermaIy had 447 900
troops ready for the first battle, besides first
reserve of 1SS.000 and a second of 225, 900
without the landwehr, which is similar to the
militia of the United States