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The San Francisco call., 1896-11-28
TALMUD AND TESTAMENT.
Rabbi Nieto Draws Interesting ParnI-
lels on Humility as Described
in Both Books.

Rabbi Nieto lectured last evening in the
Taylor-street synagogue on Humility. as De.
scribed In the Talmud and New Testament -
He said:
"The overbearing disposition with which
tie popul ar Christian mind had invested the
Pharisee is one OF those fallacies which the
world, even in this enligh tened age acce nts
without question. To state, even to educated
men, that this is an error involving great
injustice to people and the descendants of
that people, one would obtain Tor the state
ment as much credence as he would for saw.
ing that the Tower of Babel was not built to
avoid destruction by deluge. Yet is this
statement true. How 1t came to be a belief
that the tower was erected TO escape flood
personally cannot tell.
'fThe Bible makes the plain statement tn a I
the people, averse to being scattered erected a
grand fortress in which they intended TO live.
In just such explicable manner has II he
come the fashion to regard the Pharisee as the
embodiment of all that is vain, naughty ard
unbending. We're this indeed SO II would
most naturally reflect discredit upon that sect
been meted out TO the Pharisee can be Shown
by reference TO the history of the period pre-
ceding and continuing through the life Of
Jesus.
THAT humility and modesty were held to be
the highest ideals of human conduct by the
teachers of ancient Israel the Talmud and He
brew literature abundantly prove, and many
were the tales and maxims used by them to
impress the practice of humility upon ali.
"In the Gospel of Mark it is those that
humble themselves who shall be exalted In
the Talmud traciate Erubin il SAYS: sBe
lowly; whoever humbles himself shall be
exalted, and whoever exalts himself shall be
humbled-' And, further, in Berachoth: Who
ever makes naught of himself here shall be
glorifed hereafter
According to both the New Testament and
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-28
REsTA URANT LIFE IN PARIS
Americans Are the Most Frequent Vic
tins of Servants.

Amerlcans Are the Most Frequent Vic
Tins of Servants.
The restaurant life of Paris, says a let
ter from that city in the Louisville
Courler-Journal, is as distinctive and
idlosyncratic as the club life of London.
The two modes of living are totally differ
ent however, and mark elementary di-
vergencies OF national character and tenn
perament. The Frenchman is a gourmet;
the Englishman is gourmand The
enchman likes the open air; the Eng
iishman likes the open air. too, but he
wants his open air TO be laticed in and
grit about against intrusion. That which
delights the Frenchman-the glitter, the
chatter, the radiant and noisy ebb and flow
OF the boulevards-o -offends the English
man.
Yet the better restaurants of Paris do
not get their profits off their French pa
irons. 1t Is the American who is relied on
10 bring up the average and to convert a
loss into a gain, and for the Americans,
therefore, the trap is set and the triggers
are adjusted. He may swear and sQuirm
and amuse the onlookerS by his futile at
tempts In very crooked French to make
MS meaning plain, bat to-no avail. He
VIII have to pay the bill. The swell restau-
rants have discovered device for taking
the luckless American completely captive
which deserves the name of great.
Like everything great it is simple. No
price is affixed to the several dishes upon
the bill of fare. Thus the stranger is left
entirely in the dark. He is at the mercy
of the lady accountant and the head waiter
There is no fixed standard of value. There
is no check upon enterprising rapacity.
You order your dinner blindfold, and
when ia note" is brought you have no re-
course.
The garcon shrugs his shoulders. The
other garcons stand around and grin.
The maitre de cuisine is dignity little
tempered by majesty. You know that you
are being swindled. You know that mon
sieur yonder, who has had more dishes
than you, and better served, has been
charged some 80 per cent less. But what
can you do? You can do nothing. You
can simply disgorge. If you ask the price
in advance you commit a dreadful solecism.
What does mllor care about prices2 Prices
are MADE for the canaille. If milor wants
cheap dinner he 60 to Duval. The Cafe
Voison exists for gentlemen, not for per-
sons who need to economize. The Cafe
Anglaise does not desire cheap custom.
1t prides itself on being tires cher" The
poor American does not see it at all, but
yet his vanity being touched as we'll as his
pocket, he goes away with an abridgment
OF the basso in his grum BILE. He is a
wiser but poorer man.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-28
COST OF FIRING GUNS.
Heavy Expenditures Incurred in the
British Navy.

Heavy Expenditures Incurred in the
British Navy.
The days are long past when we Eng
ishmen sang In a free and easy way:
Two jolly Frenchmen and one Portugee
One Jolly EDglishman could lick them all three
We are ready enough now to give our
possible adversaries all credit for pluck.
and perhaps for technical skill, and yet,
as regards practice in the use of their
weapons, we still have them at an i'm
measurable disadvantage. This factor is
commonly omitted from newspaper com
parsons, but it would probabl have more
weight than any other in determining the
issue of an actual struggle Two duelists
may each have lion hearts and each the
best Damascus blades, but if one has ten
times more practice In the art of fencing
than the other, it is long odds that he will
win.
So it is with our navy. 1t has a far
greater knowledge of ships, acquired by
actual maneuvering at sea, and a far
greater knowledge OF guns, acquired by
actual firing practice, than any other power.
And the reason of this is precisely because
such knowledge is a very expensive thing
to acquire and England is the only nation
that cares to afford it.
1t is probable that where France (the
next naval power) spends one million in
sea-cruising and gun-firing we spend five
From every gun in our navy having a
caliber of ten inches and under there are
fired each quarter eight rounds of ammu-
milton by way of practice and from all
guns heavier than the ten-inch four rounds
quarter, irrespective of the additional
rounds used in the annual "prize-firing."
The heavy expenditure involved in this
Item alone may be limited at by observing
that every full round fred from a sx-inch
gun cost f16, from an eight-inch gun ESQ,
from 12-inch gun f123, and from the
16.25-inch or 110-ton gun as much as f300
And these figures are only a small part of
the story, for the life OF very heavy gun
is not long one, and though six-inch
gun can fire as many as 500 rounds, sew
enty or eighty full rounds are the limit of
the ITO ton; after firing that amount they
will both require new inner tube, costly
matter enough.-Chambers Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-28
BECOMES OWNER
OF ALL JUNEAU
The Alaska Town Site Now
in the Possession of
One Man.
Declared to Be His by Right OF
a Mineral Claim Filed
Years Ago.
Had Relinquished His Papers tc
Escape Lynching at the Hands
of Citizens.

PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, Nov. 81
Eight years of litigation, during the
progress of which one OF the principals
had a narrow escape from being lynched by
a mob, has Just been terminated, and the
man who almost lost his life because he
upheld his rights is now the owner of the
greater part of the fourishing town of
Juneau, Alaska. His claim, as approved
BY the United States Land Office, gives
him title to all the business and greater
part of tine residence portion OF the grow
ing settlement.
1t was in 1885, after several others had
filed and abandoned, that A. A. Goldstein,
prominent merchant, located on a min
eral claim which included nearly the
whole of the present site of Juneau
More than the necessary amount of
assessment work was done to secure the
patent, and when two years late regular
E application for patent was made the
citizens awoke to the Importance of the
matter and began concerted movement
TO kill It.
In November. 1888. mass-meeting was
held, attended by 800 citizens of Juneau
GoIdstein was brought by force before this
meeting, where demand that he aban-
to do but agreed, in the event of securing
a patent, to deed, free of charge, to actual
I, occupants, all property improved or held
by them. The offer was declined with the
threat that if Goldstein did not at once
abandon the land and give up his papers
he would be lynched. To save his life
Goldstein agreed and did turn over the
official documents, demanding only to
bn IT,;
Commissioner (now MarshaD Willsans
and w F. Reid were appointed a commit
tee to accept them, and since that time all
efforts to find the documents have failed.
Goldstein's assertion that he would
secure justice if possible was met by
threats against his life, but he hired an
attorney and prepared for the struggle.
The citizens elected trustee and applied
for a town site patent. To the granting of
this GolosteIn objected. The case was
heard before the local Land Office at
Sitka and was decided against Goldstein.
Imme diately an appeal was taken to the
General Land Office at Washington City,
where, after dragging along for over a
year, it has finally been decided, accord
ing to private advices. in favor of Gold
stein.
During the time the litigation has been
in progress the great mining discoveries in
and about Juneau have populated and pros
pered the place until to-day Goldstein's
holdings are worth. at the lowest estimate,
a half-million dollars. The greatest ex-
element prevailed in Juneau upon the re-
ceipt of the decision. While it will be OF
great advantage to Goldstein, it consti-
tutes blow from which it will require
years for the business interests to recover.
In connection with the case Goldstein
now has pending suits for damages against
Williams and Reid and against Orville T.
Porter, e1-oficio Surveyor-General, who
refused to turn over copy of the official
papers on tle in his Office.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-28
WHAT SNAKES EAT.
Interesting Results From Scienttfi
Observation.

Interesting Results From Scientific
Observation.
During the last few months some of the
gentlemen connected with the Museum of
Natural History at Paris have given to
the world various interesting results of
their observations, says an exchange.
The learned professor at the museum,
Leon Valiant, describes the diet of ser.
pent more than twenty feet long, which
has been on exhibition at the Jardin des
Plantes since the month OF August, 1926
Uu to the end OF 1895 this reptile had
eaten fifty times, that is, on an average of
five times year. The largest number of
times in one year that the snake took food
was in 1886, when he ate seven times
Nearly all the food consisted of the flesh
of goats, old and young. Three times.
however, the repast was composed nf rab-
bits and once OF goose. The feeding of
the serpent. which will eat nothing but
what is alive, offers an uncommon specta-
Gle, and many persons request to have no.
tice of the times when the creature feeds,
so as to witness the feeding. Yet the
lightning-like rapidity with which the
reptile seizes its prey produces powerful
IMPRESSION.
Apropos of the volume which can. by
means of distension. enter the stomachs
of serpents, Professor Valiant relates that
French viper was once put in the same
cage with horned vipet. As these indi-
viduals, although belonging to different
species, were OF the same size, it was sup
posed that these reptiles would live AMIGA
bly, side by side.
Nevertheless the horned viper during
the following night swallowed his COM
panion in captivity, and, in order to ac-
commodate this prey so disproportionate
to Itself, its body was distended to such
degree that the scales, instead of touching
each other laterally, and even Overlapping
each other little. as in its normal condi-
tion, were separated. leaving between the
longitudinal rows -oS them a space equal
to their own breadth. All the same diges-
tion proceeded regula. y and the viper did
not appear to have e1ffered in the least.
The case of the cobra hat swallowed an
other cobra by mistake 1T the zoo affords
another example of this extraordinary ca
pacity for the accommodation of food.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-28
A Curious Story.

1 came across a curious story of Field
Marshal Joseph Sabine in the current
number of "Good Words" 1t is so Curl
Gus that venture to give it to my readers
as it is told by Mr.. Barring Gould, who is
fancy, his godson. General Sabine was
In the battle of Families in 17O6. when he
lost the signet ring off his left hand.
Joseph had been third son; accordingly
he had borne on his arms mullet Tor
difference. But owing to the death of his
elder brothers he came to be the represen-
tative OF his family. and accordingly. with
the point OF his knife, he dug out the
muilst.
A century and a quarter after this. his
great grandson, Edward Sabine, was tray
cling in Belgium with his wife, and Wis.,
tied Tirlemont and the battlefield of Ra-
millIes, when. happening to look into the
window of little local matchmaker. he
was surprised and delighted to see ring
with his own arms on it-in fact the yery
ring lost by his ancestor. He at once Sc
cured It. and the ring is now in the pos
session of the family. Sketch.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-28
Fillmore in the Van.

The business men on Fillmore street
have caught the improvement boom and
at a meeting held in Franklin Hall last
night organized an improvement club and
elected John G. Waibel temporary presi.
dent and Z. V. Cross secretary.
Committees on permanent organization
and plans of improvement were appointed.
1t is the desire OF the property-owners and
merchants on this street to follow in the
footsteps of Polk and other business
streets in this CITY which have ALREADY
carried into effect general system of i'm
provement.
Fillmore street, between Suffer and
Washington. has for quite number of
years assumed q commercial aspect. but
arc lights will give it new impetus into
modern activity.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-28
BANNIsTER's BAD FAILURg.
His Assets Are Nothing and Liabiiities
Are Quite Heavy

His Assets Are Nothing and Liabilities
Are Quite Heavy.
The failure of Alfred Bannister, who
was formerly partner of A. d. Starr,
deceased, in the Star Milling Company,
appears to be com mplete.
Mr.. Bannister has filed petition in
insolvency, in which he states his total
assets to be $500 worth of household
effects. These are exempt from execution.
amounting to $4,000 are held by local
bank. He has other quite large creditors,
one of whom, Charles Gardiner of London,
has claim Of $685.. G. w. Bannister oi
Ireland is also creditor to the amount OF
$240O. One of his largest creditors In this
City is J. Feaso, to whom he owes $1,000.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-28

Italy proposes to take the sale of quinine
out of the hands of the druggists and to
make it a Government monopoly. Drug
gists sell it at the rate of from f1O to
f20 pound, while the Government gets
1t for the army at FL q pound.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-28
FOX HUNTING IN
SAN MATEO COUNTY
, A Pack of Hounds Coming
From the East With
Foxes.
Burlingame Club Organizing
:. the San Mateo Hu nting
Club.

A shadow has fallen upon the San Rafael
paper chase. The sport is to be eclipsed
so that horsemen with any regard for their
reputation as such will have to look upon
chasing trails of shredded paper as so much
child's play. Their of course it will be
beneath the dignity of the fortunate pos
SCISSOR of high bred hunters. and naturally
all the rest who follow them, to seriously
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-28

Cycling is pastime on which the sun
never sets. Even Japan has caught the
craze; the only great drawback is that,
except in Yokohama and Toxic the roads
are terribly bad all over the country, being
very narrow and full OF deep ruts.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-28

the Talmud the humble are to be the princi-
pal inhabitants of the future world. Happy
are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth
shall inherit the kingdom of heaven"
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-28

No human head was impressed on coins
until alter the death OF Alexander the
Great. ALI images before that time were
of deities.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-28

The letter "I' in the Chinese language
has 145 ways of being pronounced, and
each pronunciation has a different
meaning.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-28

There are forsy-eight distinct diseases
of the eye. No other organ of the human
body has so many.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-28
. M. RADAM'S

The world now fully accepts and in
dorses the discoveries of NJ. Pasteur,
Professor Tyndal and others of that
eminent school OF savants, which
demonstrated that microbes-para-
site germs-are the root and cause of
all human disease.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-28

Consultation and advice free. Women
who suffer should write for full par
ticulars of what the Microbe Killer has
done for thousands OF her sisters.
A 50-page book, telling all about the
medicine, sent free.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-20
FARMERS INSTITUTE.

Georgetown, Tex, Aug. 14.-(Special9
The second days session of the Far
mers' Institute opened Mt 10 o'clock this
morning, President ]. ii. Faubion pre-
siding The following program was
taken up. and the talks and informal dis
cussions were full of information and in
terest to all present:
"Hogs: Best Breed for Texas" A. g.
Beaver, p. ID. Koontz and III. @. Fowler,
Irrigation by Windmills on Farms,
HALEY Knight.
blowers and Their Culture" Judge
Jno. G. Townes, Mrs. John Thin, Mrs.
j. G. s. Morrow and Miss Annie Price.
''Pickles and Preserves" Mrs. Henry
Hall and Mrs. II. w. Carothers.
Advantages of the Weather Bureau"
DR.. ]. Cline. Galveston.
"Hogs, Chickens and Other Things"
X. +. Butler, "Uncle Snort"
Protection of Orchards and Gardens
From Insect Enemies" Professor Fred
w. Malley, Hulen, Texas.
The exhibits, which are displayed in
the district court room, comprise the
following: Corn, cotton, sugar, cane,
oats, etc. in farm products; all kinds and
varieties of vegetables, fruits in many
varieties. canned fruits. preserves. jel-
lies, pickles, bread, cakes, etc. While
the exhibits of farm, garden and orchard
do not come up to the standard of last
year, they are very creditable, consider
ing the season, which has been un-
usually dry and hot.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-20
GEORGETOWN GLEANINGS.
Annual Session Farmers Institute.
Camp Meeting Booked

Georgetown, Tex, Aug. 13.-(Specal)
The annual session of the Williamson
county farmers institute opened today
and will continue through Saturday.
Stock is being brought in today and all
kinds of agricultural products arranged
for exhibition. Following is the pro-
gram of essays and discussions for to-
day:
"Sheep on the Farm"-Calvin Weir
and M. G. Abrams of Manor.
"Best Cow for the Texas Farm"-G.
w. Logan and Professor Cody.
Poultry for Profit on the FARM
n. A. Evans, II. G. Richie, Mrs. II. Mil
Ter and A. B. Fields.
"Stock Breeding on Farms"-Joe Rob
ertson and Forest Farley
Farmers Gardens"-E. Barnes and J.
ii. Fanbion.
Fruit on the Farm"-T. A. Chapman,
C. l.. Shell and J. II. Fanbion.
Relation of the People to the Agri-
cultural Department. A. j. Rose,
commissioner of agriculture.
BEST Fruit for Central Texas"-F.
L. Ramsey, Austin.
Many people from this county and
neighbOring towns have come in this
morning, and large attendance at the
institute is expected.
Hon. j. ID. Sayers spoke at Beaukiss
ut 10 O'Clock today, which appointment
terminates his series of speeches in this
county. The county officers and others
from this place, who have been with
Maj. Sayers in his travels through the
fountry, are all expected to return today.
w. w. helms, recently nominated for
railroad commissioner, has gone to
Flatonia and other points on Il cam
paigning tour
District court has adjourned, after a
six weeks term. AS both dockets were
very light, much of the time the court
was only nominally in session.
Rev. Isaac Sellers of the First Bap-
fist church will begin camp meeting Mt
the fair grounds tonight. Several
Georgetown families will camp.
Miss Flora Baskin entertained num-
Der of her friends with progressive DOM
mo party at the home of Mrs. Slayton,
on Tuesday evening.
A large company of the friends of Miss
Lily Love enjoyed pleasant evening
with her, the occasion being Miss Lily's
birthday. Music, games and delicious
refreshments formed the program which
made the time pass rapidly and pleas
antly.
Miss Abbe Leverette has been appoint
ed as one of the public school teachers,
place of Miss Fannie Graves, resigned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-20
A SYSTEMATIC CAMPAIGN
Instituted by Republican Managers.
Telephone Communication Between
Headquarters.

Chicago, Aug. 14.-Telephonic com
munication was regularly established to-
day between the Chicago and New York
republican headquarters, and Chairman
Hanna is thus enabled to participate and
practically preside at the daily meetings
of the executive committee at both head
quarters. At stated hours Secretary Os-
borne at New York and Secretary Dick
at Chicago exchange daily reports and
each headquarters is thus kept constant
ly informed as to the progress of the
campaign. Two new and important bu-
reaus began operations today at the Chi
cago headquarters.
In the literary department II country
newspaper and press clipping bureau has
been organized under the charge of Chas.
Hedges of Texas. The functions of this
bureau will be to keep in touch with the
editors Of country newspapers, to classify
their editorials upon the issues of the cam
paign and select extracts from same to
use in the numerous leaflets printed.
Quotations from the letters from farm
ers and artisans in these newspapers will
also be compiled for pamphlet circulation.
The Scandinavian bureau inst establish
ed has charge of all the literature and
other matters pertaining to the NOrwe-
gian, Swedish and Danish voters resid-
ing west of the Alleghenies.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-20
OPPOSED TO SAVERS.
Col Williams Would Much Prefer to
Vote for Makemson.

Taylor. Tex. Aug. 14.-(Special.)- COL
Nj. NJ. Williams returned from Dallas
this morning. where he went to attend
conference of the campaign committee.
Your reporter asked Col. Williams if
there was anything in the report about
Rev. Reddin Andrews withdrawing from
the congressional race in this, the Ninth,
district.
II have not heard from or spoken to
DR.. Andrews" said the colonel, "since
before the st. Louis convention, and do
not know whether or not he intends with
drawing from the race for congress. If
DR.. Andrews should withdraw and have
to take choice between Joe Sayers and
Makemson, | will support Makemson, as
consider it a choice between two repub-
licans. After Maj. Sayers was elected in
1894 he went to Washington and in an
interview said that if it had not been
for the republicans he would have been
defeated by Maj. Hutchinson. Besides
this. prominent republicans of this dis
trict are now receiving letters from the
republicans of the east, urging them to
support Joe Savers, saying that he is
good enough republican for them. In
accepting the nomination at Austin,
Maj. Savers said: L will support any man
on any platform and on any ticket before
would support populist.' / don't
think that the populists, under any cir
cumstances, will support Sayers, and if