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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08
AN EVENING OF MUSIC.

Concert Given by the Mercantile Library
Auxiliary.
The regular monthly meeting of the Mer-
camille Library Auxiliary last night took
the form of concert, at which most of the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08

The Order of the Lamb of God is Swed.
ish, founded in 1864.
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good, and the inhabitants require SC

good, and the inhabitants require 30 much of it during the winter.
 Teaberry jack affects n man cumu. latively. It begins with his toes, which, if he has had eight or ten drinks, begin to be lively and somewhat intoxicated. He feels as if the toes belong to some other human being, and he is some what surprised at the exhilarated con dition in which he notices they are The teaberry jack gives him the mental power to disassocinte himself from his toes, and to be n spectator of the way in which the effects of the tipple start from his toes to his feet, then up to his knees. This is the danger signal, and should not be disregarded. The native Jcrseyman is accustomed to the effects of this drink, but to visitor they are fascinating and insidious. The effect, as it gradually extends upward, is cumulative and sudden. The last thing to be affected is the brain, which re- mains entirely sober after the throat and tongue have started on mad career of inebfiety. The tongue may be running on at great rate, while the brain, in sorry sobriety, stands off in mental aturnoc Dy itself, wondering what is the matter with the tongue that it is carrying on and making all kinds of speeches. The legs may be dancing, while the rest of the body Is sober and amused at the antics of the intoxicated legs.
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WOMEN OF EUROPE.

DUCHESS DE LA R0ucHEFoUcAULp, daughter of Senator Mitchell, of Ore. son, is one of the cleverest women iu the American colony of Paris.
 EMPRESS EUGENIEs has recently visited Queen Victoria at Windsor, ard the two ladies went out shopping to- gether in the quaint and drowsy old town.
 PHoToGRAPHs of the princess of Wales are still thc most popular in England more than two hundred thousand were sold last year. Next in demand after royalty and the4professional beauties comes Mir. Gladstone. There is little call for Lord Rosebery's picture.
 MME. HENRI SCHNEIDER, wife of the proprietor of the great Creusot iron works, is said to wear the magnificent diamond that was among the crown jewels of France and was sold at pub. lie auction at one hundred thousand dollars. She lost the diamond not long ago, and it was found by stree, sypapar
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finally referred the question of his losses to bank man he learned that in 90 years the ss0 in gold would have amounted to Si, ,sSS.60, Without figur- uring any further on the problem, the bank man said he would easily con sider that sio,00o was lost by saving sS0.
 It is not an unusual thing in some of the old banks to have an account doub- led many times over and over again. One day last week ih the Worcester county institution for savings, an ac- count was reclconed at s244.13, which originally was but sl0.65. Nothing had ever been added or taken from the bank account, and 1t was left to accu- mulate. It took about 50 years for the original sum to gather all that moss, There was another recent in. stance in the same bank where Si times the original sum was paid to a depositor. No one wonders that some body discovered and said that money makes money
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EUROPEAN ROYALTY.

KSoIE, the county seat of Lord Sack vile. once minister to Washington, was the scene of the West Kent hunt ball this year.
 TuE new czar is twenty-six years old; the king of Spain is eight; queen of the Netherlands, fourteen; king of Servia, eighteen; khedivc, twenty; emperor of China, twentythree.
 COUNT CAsTEILASE, the Frenchman who is engaged to Miss Anna Gould, is a handsome young fellow and is not poor, strange to say. He has money enough to satisfy any French girl.
 BARON DE STAAL, who succeeds the late M de Giers as chancellor of the Russian empire, is scventy-two years of age and nephew of Prince Alexander Gortschakoff. He began his diplo- fuatic career at Constantinople on tho eve of the Crimean war.
 TIE king Of Denmark is seventy-six, Queen Victoria, seventy-fye; the king of Sweden, sixty-fvc; the emperor of Austria, sixty-four; the king of Bel. gium, flfty-nine; the king of Roumania, ffty-flve; the prince of Montenegro, ffty-thrce, and the sultan of Turkey and the king of Italy each fifty.
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He wRs PSftseniar.

An old fisherman in Nartle, Devon, made it one of the chief ends of his life to keep his boat immaculate. On one occasion, a gentleman had hired him to take himself and q young lady out for an afternoons fishing. The boat could not be brought near enough to the shore for them to step in; so the old sailor removed his shoes and stock ings, and taking the young lady in his arms, was about to deposit her on board, when he caught sight of some mud on her pretty pair of boots. In stantly ne stopped and dipped both her feet up to the ankles in the sea, pad ding them back and forward to remove the mud, in spite of the protests of the the owner. His only remark, as he finally put her on board, was: "Bles yer, miss, salt water won't give yer the snufflcS {"
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Not stuck on Himself.

A playwright producing one of his own comedies booked for a country town, telcgraphed ahead for the or chestra to meet him at the theater on the arrival of the half-past six train, so as to rehearse before the performance began. He arrived, and rashed to the cheerless-looking little theater, where all within was cold and dreary Up and down the stage walked fat man, smoking a pipe, and with big trombone under his arm. Where is the orchestral" asked the playwright. Ut has gone across the river to play at dance-all but me, Twas the fat marfFs reply. And are you all have to de- perd on for musie?'' "Yes, sir "I suppose, then, said the playwright, try ing to be cheerful, that you are full of music and great player" "No, sir" said the fat man, tranquilly; Tin not worth cent, or I'd be at the dance, ioO
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MILITARY SYSTEM OF GERMANY
The Country That Has Been the War
 School of Europe.

School of Europe.
 The military history and successes of Germany have easily made her the war school of Europe, and the scien tific de- velopment of the military art, to which she Is indebted for the overthrow of Austria and France in her later wars, has compelled the others to follow her examps and initiate her methods even to the particulars of organization and equipment, though unable probably to rival her in systematic thoroughness Of preparation and sustained attention to detail. The system evolved by Gernaby and now substantially common to all the continental states, says the North American Review, is as whole simple enough, and has for its practical object the conversion, so far as may be, of the entIre nation into a mlntary body with the largest amount of training that the finances and other public exigencies will permit.
 The controlling principles may be summarized as follows: 1. Liability tO service universal, and actual service compulsory at the discretion of the state. 2. The thorough training and maintenance under arms in readiness for immediate service of as large force as practicable B. A secure simplicity and perfection of organization and equipment in every particular, large and small. f. The Animation, as rap idly as may be, of regular reserve, from which the active ranks can be at once cSpauded from peace to war footing with fully trained men. .. The formation and partial training of d militia, which in the absence of the regular troops is to occupy garrisouS and forts construct defeuses, maintain order at home, and supply the wagte of war by filling vacancies in the field, 6. The enrolment of every citizen into 6 force that may be levied en masse in ease of invasion. '. Careful study and solution. in advance, of every possible military complication in order that prompt and concerted action shall fol low q declaration of war
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IN PUBLIC LIFE.

GEORGE w. McBRmE, who succeeds Senator Dolph, is 41 years of age, a native of Oregon, man of genial and attractive manners, and of unques- toned ability.
 EX-Gov. RUSSELL is one of the busiest lawyers in Massachusetts. He figures very little in public dinners or gather ings of my sort nowadays, but devotes himself strictly to business.
 NORMAN A. MozELY, of Missouri, is the youngest member of the new house of representatives. He was born on a faISn in 1866, and worked as a farm hand uhtil 1887, when he had educated himself sufficiently to teach school and study law.
 HON. MRS. CLARA CREssIEGHAM, one of the three feminine statesmen in the Colorado legislature, has introduced d bin in the lower house of that body to create state board of arbitration and mediation for the purpose of settling labor troubles
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 EXPLOSION BY MUSIC.
Vibration of c String of Bass Vol Ei
 plodes Iodlde of Nitrogen

Vibration of c String of k Baas kIoi Ex-
 Plodes Iodide of Nitrogen.
 One of the most dangerous of all ex. ploSiyes is black powder called iodide of nitrogen. When it is dry the slight. est touch will often cause it to explode with great violence,
 There appears to be certain rate of vibration which the compound cannot resist. In experiments to determine the cause of its excessive explosivcness some damp iodide of nitrogen was rubbed on the strings of bass viol. It IS known, says Youths Companion, that the strings of such an instrument will viorate when those ot q similar in- strument, having an equal tension, are played upon.
 In this case after the explosive had become thoroughly dry upon the strings, another bass viol was brought near, and strings were sounded. At a certain note the iodide on the pre- pared instrument exploded.
 It was found that the explosion oc- cured only when a rate of vibration of sixty per second was communicated to the prepared strings, Vibration of the c string caused an explosion, while that of the F string had no effect.
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MAKING TIE BEST OF IT.
An InvaIided FIshorman'. InKenioo. ID,
 Aicn fur CnnILn.Lu.. IIi. ....-.

An invaltded Eishorman's Ingenious De-
 Vieo for Continuing His Sport.
 A cheerful example of ingenuity in making the best of it" is to be seen at an apartment house on Spruce street. 1t takes the form of long, light fish ing rod fixed to one of the window frames of room on the third story in such way that the line depending from it dangles over the sidewalk a triAe less than seven feet from the ground, says the New York Sun.
 At the hook end of the line there IS fixed light wire basket and at the butt end of the pole there sits an in- valid, chained to his chair by paralysis of the legs. In lis hctiyc days tile in- valid was great fisherman, and. as his Wife is old and feeble, too, it has been the old iisherman's fancy to rig up this pole and SC, t for bites, They come in the shape of the morning and evening papers, his mail, messages from old cronics who know his whin, and small parecla from the ncighboring trades men. who also know his fancy.
 When the old Midlothian is wheeled in his chair to the window m the morn. ing hi5 iirst glance is down at the basket to see If there is any bitc. There nearly always is. and then the window is opened, no matter what the wcigiltcf may be, the line is wound in On tlfe reel until t reaches the end ring on the pole, and then the fish" is dex. tcrou-iy landed
 Sometimes, so the ncighbOrs say, the old fisherman makes believe to play with the catch; and when, one day. O friend loaded down the basket with a shed that really required a good deal of skill to haul in, the invalid fisherman was 50 ovcrjoycd when he dil land t that he coula do nothing but smile for the rest of the day The cold spell has bothered him little, but when last seen, during therccent high cold winds hchad a heavy fur cap pulled down over his cars, a woolea comforter wound around his neck, fur g4unlIets on his hands, and @as hauling in a package of tobacco and q letter with all the con. eentrated interest of true angler hay Ing it out with gagay fish
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THE ITALIAN PEOPLE.
A View or Thstr Present Condition and
 Prospects for the Future.

A View or Thatr Present Condition and
 Prospects for the Future.
 What are the prospects of the people? That depends in the present case large ly upon the people themselves X peo- pie that are not united will ncvcr bear taxation patiently, because a di5unitcd people cannot be commercially pros porous, and, therefore, cannot afford to pay the taxes. The difference between north and south Italy, or between Pied mont and Sicily, arc not, indeed. like those between Ireland and England, largely religious, but they arc corsain. ly radical, and the gulf between the easygoing. but passionate, children of the two Sicilies and the hardy noun. taincer and stalwart cuitivator of the Piedmont plains is almost as wide as the ehasm between the Tcuton ana the Celt. Victor Emanuels favorite uniilcr of Italy was the army, put, says the Fortnightly Review, it has turned in the hands of his successor into dis.n- tegrator It was all very well to move the army up and down Italy when the army was a symbol of common Hbera- 
 but now the tyrants are gone there is no longer halo of romance about the army, nothing but army bills. The tyrant now is the tax collector
 Undoubtedly the people have a griev- ance. The taxes have been not only cruelty but unjustly exacted. The col. lector has entered Sicilian cottages, backed by the police, and, seeing the potHfeu smoking, argued that those who could afford to eat could afford to pay supplement" or excess tax, and if it turned out there was no money, the officers of the law have been known to seize the dinner and throw it out the window, under the noses of the poor peasant and his hungry family. There was no redress for the subjects of Hum. bert any more than for those of Bomba, when his police, under the brutal Manlsalco at Palermo, dragged the wives and daughters Of the Palcrmitans out of bed, stole their jcwelry and ar. rested their husbands and brothers on fictitious charges. People will always rise against misgoyernment and oppres- sion, whether the government calls it. self republican, monarchial or any other.
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TO IMPROVE YOUR LOOKS.
b~y,Ses for Making tho Con,plox:on Be'

beyiSee for Making tho Coniplox,on Bet-
 ter and AddiDg to Physical ncauty.
 Vanity furnishes the inspiration for many of the inventions of the patent office. One of these Is a mask of very thin rubber, designed to be worn on the face at night It causes profuse precipitation, which washes impurities out of the skin and makes the complex ion clearer. Sun tan Is quickly re. moved, so 1t is claimed.
 Another device for producing dim. pies, according to the Cincinnati Com mercial Gazette, Is woman's idea. lt '- wire mask, likewise to put on when
 @ bed, By an arrangement of
 pencils of wood, very blunt, are
 D press upon the cheeks and
 It the points where dimples are
 red. Uncomfortable? Why, of yurse But, as the French say, it is worth while to suffer for beauty's sake. False busts, hips and calves are made of rubber, to be blown out like bal looms, and in many other styles, while the young lady of build hopelesSly slseletOnesque may procure a complete stuffed jacket which fills out her form st every point to the extent requisite for cOunterfeiting desirable embon- point.
 If one is so unfortunate as to lack a nose he can obtain false one of papier mache, artfully enameled to initiate the skin. One kind of imitation pro- boscis is attached to a spectacle frame, SO that the owner puts on his counter felt nasal organ in adjusting his glasses.
 Masculine vanity is concerned in the genesis of about eighty patents for various kinds of mustachc guards One such is q gold plate with a spring, which may be fastened to any drink ing vessel at a moments motive.
 Another is especially designed for beer glasses. A tube connecting with It goes down deep into the beer, so that the mustached drinlzer is able to avoid the foam.
 Other guards are destined to be worn fsc spectacles somewhat, with wires to pass to the back of the ears of the wearer, and hold then on. The shield for the mustache is of gola or silver, OT Of fine gold wire net
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nor th.ler.tnnllInr nf ft.

A woman living ,n one of the fashion nblc avenues had a bit of statuary bear. ing the inscription: "Kismet.' The housemaid was dusting the room one day when the mistress appeared. "Shurc, nam, what's the manin' of the 'ritin' on the bottom of this?" asked the maid, referring to the inscription on the statuary. "Kismet' means Fate, replied tho mistress. Bridget was limping painfully when she was walk ing with Pat not long afterward, and lie asked; ''Phwat's the matter Brid- gct?" Faith" was her answer, "I have the most terrible pains on me kes- metm
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THINGS THAT co AsTRAY
A Peculiar story About the worlds
 Tair-

Peculiar Story About The worlds
 The annals of things that go astray" contain DO parallel to the case which, appropriately enough, reaches us from the United States, says the Grimsby tEuglandj Express. It appears that eighteen months ago the spanish government sent for m exhibition at the Chicago worlds fair priceless col- lection of objects connected with Columbus and tho memorable voyage of discovery which first placed the new world upon the map But the collec- ton never reached the exhibition authorities, and il is not the least as- founding detail of an astounding story that this exhibit Of surpassing inter est was never missed. All through the summer no one asked ;ncouvcnicut questions about the missing curiosities and in due time the worlds fair closed. A fortnight ago . United States war ship arrived at Cadiz to return the rest of the exhibits. Then the outcry arose: Where was the Columbus col lcCtion2 No one knew anything about sAit AAssNANA bAA hpsfhh AlAt hthotls bllNIE- fore warm approximations were ad. dressed to the United States authorities at Washington by the Madrid foreign office. The affair of the missing an- tiquities was well on the way toward causing an international misundcr- standing when, EureRa! the precious case of objects came to light in a bonded warehouse, where they had been carefully slowed away, not only from dust and damp, but also from the eyes of the millions who went to Chi cago last year and to whom they would have proved one of the most interesting features of the show. That such a blunder could have been possible cast flood of light upon the chaos and dis order which reigned supreme by the shores of Lake Calumet during last summer.
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KEEPING SAVINGS AT HOME.
An old Lady's sso in. Gold on Which She
 Lost sI0.OO0.

A woman recently died in a neigh bring town, and beside granddaugh- tar and her cynical husband, she left few relatives and sSO iii gold with other things. The woman, says the Worces- ter Gazette, was over % when she died, and the sS0 included her wedding presents. Like many persons in those days, she held fast to the shining ea- gles, and had had them for nearly 77 years When she died, of course, the birds were distributed among thc heirs. Tbe cynical husband, who was married to the old lady's favorite granddaugh- ter, mused upon the s8O in gold and stripped his thoughts of all sentiment, as he speculated in his mind what might have been. He has not quite got through figuring yet, and his constant query is, if grandmother had only put that sS0 in the bank when she first got it, what clutch of golden eagles we would have now! He unused on this as he got ready on cold mornings to go to worS5 and his fnvorite topic of thought was suggested as he jingied nickel and T bunch of keys looking for his car fare. Then he began to figure that money at 6 per cent. doubles in about l 1 years. and he lost sleep as he thought how many times II years went in v years. When Inc cynical husband
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TEAosaRY JACK.
New Jersey Drink That Enlivens the
 Hog-Kiiling Time.

nog-Kiiliug Time.
 Just at this season of the year the in habitants af Burlington county, N. J., are winding up their big hog and tea berry season, and it is the most joyous of the year. Next to the prize hog, "teabcrry jack" fills long-felt want, says an eastern exchange. It is bev. craze indigenous to this part of the state, and rarely, if ever, found else where. It is combination of native ingredients. all of which are raised on the soil where the jack is made. The formula is not furnished with each bottle, but, judged from its effects, it must have a proof as high as brandy and be near relative to the alcohol of commerce.. "Teaberry jack is made out of apple jack, which is kept in q secluded spot until it becomes a brown ish amber and has the odor of age.
 In the distillation and aftcrward the apple jack is mixed with crushed tea. berries, sometimes called wintcrtrcen plunas, or checl1erberries. They have thc same flavor as wintergreen chew ing gum. The odor is combination of apple blossoms and mountain tea berries, which is so fascinating that the amount of alcohol in the drink is forgotten. There is no burning or harsh taste while the teaberry jack is tricl,ling down the throat; there is none of the rasping which whisky often causes when it is unmixcd with water. Water ii not needed with teabcrry jack to make it palatablc; it needs no dilu- ton. The natives drink it without water, and it's strength is indicated to the eye or the taste only in tho size of the glass, which is the ordinary glass of country barroom- smaller in size. The teaberry drinller is expected to fill his glass, close both eyes and gulp it down.
 The season for teaberry jack is the hog-killing time in the winter, when all the outdoor work is done on the farm and the hogs are fat. Old tea berry is valued most, but it is hard to keep it year after vear-its taste Is so
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A JAPANESE BABY.
A Native Expression Which Has Lost Its
 Original Meaning.


 A gentleman formerly in the service of the United States navy married D Japanese beauty a few years ago and settled down to domestic life in the land of the rising sun
 Only few months ago an old chum of his, an officer on one of our ships of war now stationed in Japanese waters, went to call upon him at his house in Fagasak. While waiting in the room which might correspond to the parlor in this country, he heard the prattle Of child in the Rdjoining apartment Said the youngster:
 Who is the foreign devil that has come to see papa?n
 'Hush!' said the nurse. "The gentle. man might overhear you. He is a fel- low-countryman of your fathcr's.n
 Well, papa is foreign devil, too" This incident would seem to show that certain colloquial phrases have sur vived the feeling of hated for foreign CTS which the Japanese abandoned so many years ago.