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The San Francisco call., 1895-12-20
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
NEW WESTERN.

NEW WE
John G Gates, Eugene, Or '
j a Fuhey, Sacramento !
III Sold. Oakland J
A Dunraven & W, N Y {
+ X Dodge, San Diego 4
III Nimmons, n Y {
John Smith, Boston [
Mr. Hackett, Australia
PALACE
G Fee & VT. Reno {
B & Chaplin, Boston
G A Ballard, n Y ]
& ID Horvath. st Petersbg
A G Carnes, Chico
c X Allen & VT, Oakland
M Frank, England +
II L G Watkins, London
Mrs A bbey d. child, stmr ]
Alameda j
A Il WeiRhtman, Liverpl
A f Holden, n Y ]
T G Hume d WI, L Gatos !
L E Eyre, Menlo Park \
+ ID Burns, Boston
LICK Fl
Thos Fox, Sacramento J
w Harvey, Tehama J
+ A Julliard, Sta Rosa C
J Crowiy, Cal J
G f Smith, Cal n
+ Fitch, Medford O
Miss Wallace, San Jose .
+ Chandler & W, Elmira v
L Schneider & W, SJose c
] F Chiles, Davisville i
+ j Richardson, St r
Mary's College
r Chamberlain, Red J
wood City N
III Berry, san JOAQUIN ]
NJ II Wilson, Kansas CIV 7
ii EckhOff, San Rafael /
j Manuel d W, Stocktn +
A A Bruner, Chico /
j c Crome, Portland H
VIM Hood, Sonoma
BALDWIN
w G Hamilton, S Jose F
q w Purdy, N Y NJ
w IL Fitzgerald, n Y N
} w Sheridan, Chicago j
] ii Roberts, Cal "
III Doble, Fresno o
Miss E Fisher & son. Cal B
Mrs A F Johnson. Wanjo \
II Z Stevens Jr., Or A
z M Hunter & W, NO G
G III Dunham. Rodeo
nj S Kaiser, Berkeley 7
W P James, Los Angeles I
+ X Hale, Mich ]
J Stevenson, Kans c
r = Nelson, Chicago ]
+ 9 Merritt, Santa Rosa n
j l. Melpole, Chicago {
a y Holden, n Y J
w ID Shattuck, Boston Z
A L Luce, Monterey I
J X carlisle & W, Detroit Y
GRAND J
J X Lawrence, Portland I
q Giessendorfer, Diamnd +
c . Perry, Cal /
+ Bergi. Cal +
y A Watkins, s. Leandro j
w w Smith Il w, Cal 1
+ Nj Aver, Mayfield, I
J ) smith d W, Stockton Y
G S Mckenzie, Napa F
James Lowry. Tracy n
MISS James, Pleasanton Z
w + Hawkins & I, Cal n
r L Jennings & 4, Cal C
f w Derby, Watsonville A
w NJ Field. San Jose F
Mrs e w Charles, PaloA A \
Mrs de Ruiz. Vallejo n
MISS Meyers, n Blmfield G
J A Andrews, Fresno T
) A w ebster, San Jose ]
j Z Travis, San Jose N
A n Campbell, Cal J
mrs DrOsborne, Eldridge \
Mrs A J Downing d ch, E
Eldridge ]
w L Thinning. Martinez \
J U = Jasper, W heatiand L
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-20
FOREIGN MARKETS.
WHEAT IN LIYERPonr
FUTURES.

WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL ENG, Dec 19.-The spot market
Is steady at 5s 31ad. Cargoes dull at 27s l1hd
arrived.
FUTURES.
The Produce Exchange cable gives the following
Llverpool quotations for No. Red Winter: De-
eemoer. os "a: January os 21zd; February 5s
81; March, 5s 3s4d: April 5s 4d.
SECURITIES.
LONDON, ENG. Dec l9. - Consos 1861
silver, 3O3Sd; French Rentes, lOOf 621hc ~
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RAILROAD TRAVEL.
VERY LOW RATES BY RAIL

PoRT ThA-NA -, -
s.sHsa.1a 1sssssslssssa :
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, and Every Fifth 'ay Thereafter,
Leave from 5. p. Co.'S Ferry landing 1oo' g:
of Market ST., ut 500 p N. ;e
m oo-rncinding Berth IN Pullman TOURIST
epO- Sleeper. =
First-class tickets, including berth in q u w
Pullman Standard Sleeper, "
SPECIAL NOTICE.
This train will not stop to deliver or take on pas
sengers at intermediate stations, nor Will ticke'o "
sold or baggage checked to such points.
a95- Through Tickets for Puget SCUM"
Points on Sale at Reduced Rates.
For further Information apply at ~
6l3 MARKET STREET (Grand dotei
RICHARD GRAY. i-'e'' II. III. GOODMAN, ,
Gen. Traffic Mgr. Gen. faSs. AS.
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The bark G Allen loads mdse, for Honolulu
MisceilaneOus.

LONDON-Dec 1S-Br ship Drumburton before
reported having lost iibboom, also touched ground
at Dungeness and has been docked at Tilbury.
The Bureau reports that storm signals are
displayed from Point Arena north for a severe
storm of the Oregon coast.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-20

HOUSE.
J B Devine, Sacramento
] A Sayward, Victoria
c l. Walters. Ere sno
j Carroll, Cal
n P Justly, Fresno
o J Woodward, Fresno
ID Brown Jr, Fresno
w II Clevers 4 W. Ogden
&C Schneider, San Jose
Il III Hudson. Marysville
T n Richardson, st
Mary's College
] Robb, Milbrae
Miss A T Arrick, S Jose
j J Boyle, Chicago
j Howe, Kansas City
l. + Dunont, San Rafael
b Ross & w, San Jose
L NJ Kaiser. S l. Obispo
FL v Moorehouse, S Jose
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-20
SANTA CRUZ DIVISION Marrow Gange

s:loA Newark, ,Centervlle San j ose, FELTON,,
Boulder Creek, Santa Cruzan Way
s2:15r Newark. Centerville. San Jose, New
Almaden, FELTON,, Boulder Crack,
Santa Cruz and Principal Way
Stations. ........................r "
4:l5P Newark. San Jose and Los Catos =.
fl1:45P Hunters Excursion. San Jose and
Way Stations
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CHEEN ROU E FEHRY.
From SAN FRhNGISC0-FOot Of Market Street (Slp ST.
t7:16 900 1l:00A.M. tl:ao 900 taco
400 1900 ts:oop.M.
From QaKLhND-Foot Of Broadway 600 500
1o:0OA.M. 1890 t1:oo 1900 "3co t4:oo
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Per Ger slip FL Watjen-Dec Lat IL N long
ia w, FIR bark Gen Melinot, hence Nov IA for
Gloucester
Dec l4-Lat 81 N, long l3O w, saw fourma
ship and bark bound in
Per Tropic Bird-On Nov g in lat so S, long l4S
45 w, passed fourmasted ship in ballast steering
north.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-20

POINT LOBOS-December 1910 PM-Weaths
cloudy; wind Sc: velocity 80 miles.
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A for Morning P for Afternoon
Sundays excepted. Saturdays only.
Sundays only
II Monday, Thursday and Saturday nights only.
ITuesdays and Saturdays sSundays and ThursdayS
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-01
FACTS ABOUT JUPITER.
Wonderful Figures F.;I to Express Enough
 Concerning the Great Planet.

WonderFCl tiGureS E&'l to Express Enough
 Concerning the Great Planet.
 Our most eminent astronomers do not pretend to give us exact reckon ings on the great floating worlds out side of our own solar system, but with in that mOnstrOus aggregation every thing has been reduced to certainty. The kingpin of the solar system is Jupiter, mighty Jupiter. the colossal giant Of all the Sun-kiascd worlds :" His diameter is about S8.O90 of our miles, being about eleven times that Of our own globe; the circumference 215.000 miles at the equator. which would give the giant a volume exceed ing that of the earth by 1.2S4 times. Were it possible to bring the earth and Jupiter so close together that the dis tanCc separating them would be no greater than that which now separates the earth from the mOOn-abOut 240, GOO miles-what wondr0uS sight would be in store for the residents of our lit tie globe The world of Jupiter would appear to us to have diameter forty times larger than that of our usual mighty attendant, and the surface of his disk would occupy space greater than that of 1,GOO full moons. And this giant of the planets is re- moved from the sun by distance of 406, 900, 900 miles; has an orbit of more than 1000. COS, eco miles in extent, and makes a circuit of it's celestial track once every 4,332 days. Thus it will be seen that q year on Jupiter is equal to eleven years, ten months and seven teen days on our globe. The immcnsi- ty of the world of Jupiter and it's orbit may be approximately measured by this comparison: h order to complete it's orbit in the time given above, it must speed around the sun with ve- locity of 100, ,O00 miles g day, or ! little moro than eight miles per second.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-01
A Chinesc Tea Lc~nnd.

There is strange Chinese legend concerning the tea plant. According to the story, there once lived vcIy rious hermit who passed the greater part of his time in prayer and vigils. He WAS, however, unable to keep awake aa long as he wished, and often found his eyes closing while he was in the very midst of his dcvotions. This naturally an- noyed him, and one day in fit of wrath against this weakness of the flesh, which he seemed unable to over come, he cut off the offending cyelids and cast them upon the ground. But his action had been observed by a god, who immediately caused a tea shrub to spring mp from the spot where the eye lids had fallen. It is in reference to this, according to the legend, that the leaves of the tea plant are shaped like eyelids, fringed with lashes, and pos sess the power of warding off sleep.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-01
VARIATIONS IN LITERATURE.
Present Day Literary limitations of Musical
 Conpositions Eannnnn Yelrs Acn.

resent D1y Literary limitations of Musical
 Compositions Common Years Aeo.
 Some twenty-five years ago there was a style Of musical ecu. position much in vogue known as variations. says a writer in the Atlantic Monthly. It ap- peared in dozen page sheets entitled Home. Sweet Homc-with variations:' Coming Through the Rye-witll varia- tions:" Let Me Kiss Him for His Mother" (also with variations). The distinctive plan of these compositions and, whatever their individual char acteristic, they were. as a whole. with out variatiOn-cOnsisted. first, in a brace or two of banging prelude, close. y followed by simple little air that somebody else had written. This definitely announced the theme to be ''variated, which was next heard be- hind thin screen of artiully arranged arpeggios. Then it donned deep dis guisc in the bass, to become barely recognizable in the .reble with trills, ditto in bass. in the treble with runs, ditto in bass. and finally lost itself in a company Of crashing chords so over poUering that ono could not be certain whether the original air had beer Coming Through the Rye" or "Let Me Kiss Him for His Mother"
 similar sort of treatment has now invaded the art of letters; that is tc say. 1t has affected the entire twenty. six, as we'll as the select seven to be found upon the piano keyboard. It doesn't nowadays satisfy a writer to say, merely: ''One summer morning fine and early, l was walking through the woods" He immediately goes on (taking the word ''early" as his key motel: The sun had rot been long above the horizon and the air was vet fragrant with last nights dew" Then, with fine and summer as texts. he tells us: Everywhere were the green and luxuriant footprints of light-step- ping sumner" Starting next from Q) T" @ walking and (3) woods, ]" he informs IS: As my feet pressed the soft moss faint forest odors filled the air, the crackle of a dry stick was heard and a startled gray squirrel scampered m the giant oak on my lel,. Da oapo: ''Du >ncli g yrlur;ou~ morning 1 was glad simply to be alive, as were we all-young-rIsen sun. trees, flowers, moss and little gray squirrel" :"
 And so, diluting and further diluting an idea, it is hard to tell just what degree of strength it may originally have possessed. The strength of the writer, it is, however, more easy to de- LnrTninn
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-01
AN AvERTE0 TRAGEDY.
How an English Capeaia Put Out a Tire
 in the Nick CT Time.

How m English Capeaia Put Out Fire
 in the Nick CT Tine.
 The "Historical Records of the Forty-Third Light Infantry" the fa- nous regiment which played a most important part in English warfare during the last quarter of the eiCh- teenth century and the early part of the nineteenth, contains stirring in- cident of the prompt action which averted tragedy, says the Manchcs- ter Times.
 Worn out with hard march the brig ade under Capt. Lloyd approached the convent at Benevcntc, where the cav airy and reserve still remained. hoping for shelter. They were disappointed. The convent was occupied by sevcral thousand infantry, and the lower gal leries were 90 densely packed with the horses of cavalry and artillery that it was hardly possible for man to make his way among them.
 Two of the officers stood looking in at the dubious prospect through the single door that gave ingress and egress. A sudden cry of alar2n burst from the. lips of one. Look thcrc." he cried, pointing over the backs of the horses. 1t that moment one oi the inside wooden shutters burst into flame. Mortified, the officers looked at the burning shutter. and realized the hopelessness of the situation. It would be impossible to get the G,000 men and horses out, and they must stand by and see their comrades perish miaeGably. There was no water near, and if tlcre were, how get at the fire through those densely crowded horses?
 The flames crept upward towards the rafters. "Good heavens! Something must be done!" cried Capt. Lloyd. And then with motion to those outside to be quiet, the brave captain leaped OF the back of the nearest horse, and stepping from back to back Of the eni- malls, ran to the blazing shutter, tors it from its hinges and pitched it from the window. Then he made his way back to the door in the same way a. before.
 So quickly was the act performed that even the horses were scarcely dis turbed. The building was saved and there was no panic, which would have been as disastrous as the flames. The captains eyebrows and Inustachc were Gcorched, but that was all. And they'll grow again." he said with lauph
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-01
Made Love by Lightning.

The late Prof. Morse made love by lightning, as it were. He met his first wife during an evening call at the house of her father and proposed mar riage to her before he went away that night. After some happy years she died, leaving him with several children. He remained widower until at the age of fifty-sevcn he attended the we'd dlng of his eldest son. One of the younger ones was what the Scotch tenderly call an innocent, ' and it was the kindness of relative of the bride to this boy that attracted his fathers attention. He invited the lady to drive with him the following day. When they returned from the expedition they were engaged to be married
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-01
EOENETS AND CIGARS.
Sure Relief for the Man Whose Wife Buys
 Cigars for Him.

When lovely woman stoops to folly and sets out to buy her husbands $ cigars for him one of two things is reasonably sure to happen, says the New York Press. If the unfortunate head of the household is of choleric temperament he uses language and pitches the offending weeds out of the window. This naturally gives pain tC their innocent purchaser, and is ex. tremely likely to bring about family hurricane, with a plentiful shower ot tears. If the victim of his wife's good intentions is suave and diplomat he says nothing, but adroitly substitutes a box of cigars of his own choosing for the gift which was meant to add to the comforts of home. and generously pre- SentS the first box to the Italian boot black around the corner. This is un- doubtedly the better method of the two, but it has the serious disadvan tage of encouraging the misguided wife to repeat the experiment which apparently worked 9 well. This is apt to be trying to tht patience even ot patient husband. Besides it is very hard on the bootblack.
 Assurcdly some method should be adopted to prevent occurrences so re grettable. Since argument in such cases would in all human probability be utterly useless, we venture to sug gest another remedy. When mans wife inhicts on him the gift of box Of cigars let him accept them smilingly, remembering the bootblacl1 around the corner. Then let him reciprocatc by going out and purchasing his wife bonnet approved solely by his own masculine judgment. The cure may seem tritle expensive, but it will work. The woman does not exist who would not take the hint. For the bon net chosen by a man without reference to his wife's tastes is certain to be as acceptable as the cigars which the wife buys for her husband.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-01
THE EILOMETER.
A Queer InGtruDaent Used During the An
 nuaI Overflow of tie Nile.

Queer InGtruD9ent Used During the An
 nuaI Overflow of tle Nile.
 During the time of the periodical in undation of the valley of the Nile 9 queer recording instrument, known as the 'nilomctcr," is hourly and daily consulted by sluggish Egyptian off cor, who, to judge from his motions and actions. cares but very little if thc river keeps it's bed CT ovcrilOws the whole northern half of the African continent. But, as it is the only labor he is forced to perform. and as his bread and cheese usually depend upon proper execution of the duties assigned, the record is taken with scrGpElous accTl- racy. This queer and ancient thor. mometer of the Nile Gt dates back to S45 A. D. is situated at the end of the island of Rhoda. It i5 simply m i'm mense upright cctagonGl pillar stand ing in well-lilIc chamber, surrounded on four sides with strong walls pro vided with arched openings which all low the rising waters free access to the nilomcter. The recording pillar is covered throughout its length and on all of its eight sides with cubits and digits nicely divided, paintci with great precision, much resembling sec tions of a gigantic chec';cr-bcard. There is huge staircase leading from above down to the bottom of the cis tern, in which the nilometcr stands the well-worn steps attesting to the immense number of times the instru- ment has been consulted.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-01
cu..of-court se:t.ements Psy.

The American Lawyer, legal jour nal published in New York City, tells of e lawyer of that city who secured a fee of S26o, GOO; Of another who was paid S250,o 900 for his service on ccle- brated case; while other fees arc men toned running from S25,000 to S10O, eco won bt lawyers, not by conducting. but by avoiding, litigation. In fact. il is apparent that more money is made nowadays by lawyers who settle caGes out of court than by those who pr their clients to the expense of itiGa tinn
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-01
Couldn't Marry on aso. .soo q Year.

''No," remarked the young man with a touch of sadness in his voice, it may be that some day happiness will be mine, but at present it is beyond me. There is q girl whom I love dearly. She would have me if I only asked her, but dare not. l really cannot marry and live on G6,O9O a year" His two friends to whom he spoke looked st him in wonder. For moment they were speechleSs-con- sternation and pity depicted on their youthful countenances. But present. ly speech returned to them exactly at the same time, and they fairly howled in their excitement: You cannot mar " on e6,oC0 year? Why not?' Why not?" echoed the youth with the sad voice. which grew still sadder. Why, simply because 1 haven't the e6.000." And the mystery was explained.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-01
THE USE OF PAPER MuNtr
Common to Nearly All Civilized Countries
 Issues in Various Nations.

Issues in Various Nations.
 Almost. if not quite, all civilized countries use paper money to facilitate payments within their own jurisdic tions. says the St. Louis GlObe-Demo crat. The United States uses paper money to a greater extent than any other country, and in notes of smaller denomination than any other country of equal importance. All of our paper bills except the gold certificates are iB the denominations of S1, S2, s, S10, s2O. $50. S100, S500 and Sl .O09; our gold cer- tifcates do not appear in denomina. tions less than S20. The Dominion oi Canada issues S1 and S2 notes, and various banks issue notes varying from 8 to S1.00o. Mexico issues paper money of 10 pesos and upward and the South American states issue paper oi similar denominations. The Bank oi England issues all English notes in de nominations of 6. e10, e20, $50, e1OO e200. 9300, &5G0 and e1.000. The banks of Scotland and Ireland issue notes oi e1 and upward. The Bank of France issues notes for 5J francs, 100, 200, 5O( and l, 1,000 francs. The Bank of Belgium issues notes of % franc and upward. Italian banks issue notes of 1 lire and upward to 1000 lire. The Bank of Germany puts out notes for marks and upward to 1000 marks. Austria issues notes of guldIu and upward. Russia is the only European country which issues government notes, its paper money being of the denomina- ton of 1 ruble and upward. Sweden. Norway and Denmark issue by their banks notes for krone, 10, 9, 50 and 100 krone. India does not issue paper money. nor does China now. Japan provides paper money of yen, ?, 5 10, 20 and 100 yens, and the other countries. as rule, issue paper money, the low. est denomination of which is usually ten times the value of the coined unit of value.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-01
COST OF CUP RACES.
Lord Dunraven Has Spent Fortune Try.
 ing to Beat the YiSi;ant.


 Yachting costs q great deal of money, especially such yachting as is indulged in to capture and defend the America s cup. remarks the New York Tribune. A friend of Lord Dunraven said recently that the earl told him that the total cost to him to build, equip and run the Valllyrie, together with his travelling expenses to win the America's cup, would be fully one hun dred and fifty thousand dollars. The syndicate which built the Vigilant subscribed one hundred thousand dol lars originally, and has been called upon for an assessment besides, so that the total outlay upon the cup de- fender is not far from the amount eX- pended on the Vallyrie. Add to these sums the money which the Jubilee, Colonia and Pilgrim cost their owners, and the total cost of the latest strug- gle for the Americas s cup amounts to almost five hundred thousand dollars
 The honor of holding the America's cup, however, cannot be reckoned by dollars and cents, and American yacht men would not have been willing to part with the trophy at any cost. The practical benefit to boat building and the pleasure and profit to be derived from a pure and manly sport must be added to the credit account
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-01
NAPOLEONS HATS.
Existing Relics of the Great French Elm
 perOr.

 Existing Relics of the Great French Elm
 peror.
 Careful inquiry has led to the discov. cry that there are no fewer than nine of Napoleon Is hats still iii existence. A writer in The Vie Contemporaine gives a list of them. One is in the pos session of Mmc. Claitte, whose grand father, Gen. Giraud, picked it up at Marengo. At q critical moment Bona parte started off at a gallop, and the wind blowing off his hat he did not stop to pick it up.
 Another of the hats, says the London Daily News, is in a little crypt beside NapoleOn's tomb at the Invalides. This was worn on the 7th, Sth and 9th of February, 1907, at Eylau, and it is the identical one represented in the colossal picture of the battle by Gros, to be seen in the Louvre. During the peace which succeeded the battle Gros was commissioned to paint the picture, and in order that the figure of the em- peror might be faithfully depicted the hat was given to the painter.
 At the death of Gros in 1885 it was found under a glass case upon a wooden stand, and it was sold by auc- tion among the painters effects for two thousand and forty-seven francs fifty centimes to Dr. DelacrOix, who presented it to Louis Philippe. The latter. after the famous second funeral of Napoleon. ordered it to be placed be- side the remains with the emperor's crosses and the sword he wore at Aus. terlitz. Of the remaining hats, one belongs to Prince Victor Napoleon and another to the museum at Gotha.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-01
Indian Relics in Delaware,

Interesting relies of dead and gone Indian tribes are the great mounds of oyster shells formed along the scashore in southern Delaware. According to local tradition, the Nanticolles of Pennsylvania were in the habit of win tering along the seashcre in lower Delaware and of eating numerous quantities of oy sters. The shells tes- tify 60 the appetites of the Nanticokes, and mary Indian implements are found m the mounds.