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The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26
Rhode Island
Church edifice in actual use and
ground not exceeding one acre. -,
South Carolina
Utah is not given in the table.

THE New WoRLD.-E. D. X, Indian Hill
Sierra County, Cal. The steamer New World
was built in New York, by w. H. Brown, anC
when she left that port she was consigned tC
Everett d Co., OF San Francisco. She was 21t
feet keel, 81 feet beam and feet inches
depth OF hold. Upon her arrival here she wa,
placed in the Sacramento River trade in com
mand OF Captain Seymour, and later she was
acquired by the owners of the Senator, and
ran to Sacramento on alternate days with thai
famous old-time vessel She left New York
harbor in charge of Captain Ned Wakeman, on
the 10th OF February, 1850. She did not have
any clearance papers, but she did have on
board Sheriff7s deputy, who went on her to
serve some papers, and while he was doing
this she was cast loose and started outward
bound. The deputy wanted to know what il
all meant, and was told that the steamer was
only making short trip to test her wheels, but
when of Sandy Hook the deputy was given
the choice of going on board of passing pilot
boat or going to California. AS he was
not prepared to go to the land of gold,
steamer continued on. She put in at Rio de
Janeiro, but as the vessel did not have any
papers Captain Wakeman reSorted to trick to
fool the customs officials. He went over the
side of the vessel, carrying a small tin box in
his hand, and while trying to get into the row.
boat he fell into the water and the tin box he
carried went to the bottom. He was rescued,
and when taken ashore bewailed his misfor-
tune, as the box that went to Davy Jones'
locker contained his papers. The officials ac-
cepted his story and gave him certificate as
to the accident and that enabled him to put
in at other ports without any trouble. He
stopped at Valparaiso on the 10Th of May and
reached Panama on the 21st OF June. There
she took on some passengers for San Francisco,
but how many, Answers to Correspondents
was unable to ascertain. The steamer reached
her port of final destination July IL, with PIT
passengers. Her last commander was Captain
Gedge, who ran her between this port and
Vallejo. The vessel has been broken up, and
Captain Ned Wakeman, who brought her, mas
passed away.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

The trouble in the Salvation Army seems
to be nothing more than q family quarre l
among the younger Booths, and when the
old general comes home from India he
had better bring a shingle with him.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

While Russia was no doubt sincere in
saying she has sent troops to Korea
simply to protect the independence of the
country, she would not Ike any other na-
ton to join in the philanthropic work.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

II the goldbugs force Olney on the
Democratic convention the rank and file
of the party will probably be willing to
carry him through the campaign provid-
ing they can carry him on rail.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

To make contract for fifty years with a
company whose charter expires in 1911
would be clear case Of contract that
began as a big road, dwindled to bride
path and finally turned into a squirrel
track and ran up a tree.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

While the Cleveland administration and
the deficit tariff are running this country
into debt the British are rejoicing in sur
plus and debating whether to use it in
paying off the bonded debt or increasing
the navy
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

SOLDIERS NATuRALIzATIoN-Citizen Santa
Barbara, Cal. Any alien of the age of 81 years
and upward who has been in the armies of the
United States ana has been honorably dis
charged therefrom may become citizen on
his petition without any previous declaration
of intention, provided that he has resided in
the United States at east one year previous to
his application and is of good moral character.
It is iudicially decided that residence of one
year in particular State is not requisite.) A
man who enlisted, then deserted, then re-en-
listed under an assumed name and in time
was honorably discharged from the army of
the United States would hardly come under
the scope of "and is of good moral character. .
and it is doubtful if he could receive his citizen
papers were the facts made known. man
who would commit the crime OF desertion.
then resort to deceit in order to re-enter the
army, is not the kind of man that is contem.
plated when the question is asked by Judge
sis he a man who is upright, of good mora
character and would he make a good citizen ?''
President Harrison's proclamation applies only
to those soldiers who deserted during the Civil
| War.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

WoMENs RIGHTs-A ST. City. This depart-
ment does not undertake to comment on the
decisions of judicial officers and give opinions
as to the why Judge decided one way or tho
other. AS to the rights of women in regard to
property the Civil Code of this State saws:
The earnings and the accumulations of the vviss
and of her minor children living with her or in ha
custody, while she is living apart from her br.
band, are the separate property of the wife.
All property OF the wife owned before MARRIAGE
wise or descent with the rents issues and prof =
thereof, is her separate property. The wife m ~
without the consent OF her husband convey her
separate property. ~ Nei
All other property acquired after marriage bv
either husband or wife or both is commnniJy
property.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

From the complaints made by the Trunk
Line Association against the Southern Pa
cific it seems that Huntington cannot even
keep faith with his allies and is trying to
gouge railroads as well as the people and
the Government.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

Attorney Hubbard, representing the
Searles interest, declares the Central Pa
cific could not have carried out the obliga-
tions of the Reilly funding bill of the last
Congress even if it had been passed. So
there you have it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

Ii the persistent energy which Nicaragua
expepds on her numerous revolutions
were set to ditch-digging we should have
the grand canal before long and have it
cheap.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

The report that Mrs. Hoyt is jealous OF
one of the ladies in 1.-THE .Contented
Woman" Company only emphasizes the
fact that the play OF that name is a scream
ing farce
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

The proposed international bank now
under discussion by the House Committee
on Banking sounds we'll, but it should be
examined under the cathode ray before it
is adopted.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

AS Venezuela now insists that the Brit
ish shall have none of the disputed terri
tory at all, it is clear the eagle scream has
set the Spanish-American game cock to
growing its loudest
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

First Reporter-I tried to interview milk
man yesterday.
Second Reporter-What did he talk about?
First Reporter-Nothing. He refused to be
pumped Philadelphia Record.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

The Searles interest in the Central Pa
cific is willing to compromise on fifty
years refunding scheme, but then Searles
didn't work as hard for his money as
Huntington did.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

AS Senator Hill is still strenuously oh.
lecting 10 an investigation OF the Cleve-
land bond deals the presumption is that he
knows more about them than be wishes
the public to know
The sea coast echo., 1896-04-18
Beaver Families.

Ties of kindred seem to have litle
force among animals, Wild or domestic,
after the young are capable of looking
out for themselves, but beavers are
said to be an exception to the rule.
With them the family instinct remains
throughout life. A lady who lived in
Colorado more than 20 years ago, at a
time when all the streams in the noun
tains were full of beavers, gives her OBJ
servations on this very point. Two
families of beavers took possession of
the Fountain creek, close to Manitou.
and in fortnight had felled most oetbe
largest trees. These were cotton
woods, some of them two feet in thick
ness. We were watching the beavers
with pride and delight as one of the
ornaments of the valley. When the
upper dam was finished, it's makers
came down and helped those at the
lower one, who were slower at their
work. The two companies must have
been cousins, suppose, for, unless they
are Ninfolk, beavers never help one an
other.--Youth's Compapion.
The sea coast echo., 1896-04-18
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Russia stands third among the fii'
tions in the number ofbooks published.
eurpassing Great Britain. As but lit
tie fiction Is printed the enormous
output of serious literature Is the more
remarkable.
The center Of the city Of Birtning-
ham, England, is being undermined by
the inyriads of rats infesting the sew
ers. The damage done to property is
incalculable In one place no fewer
than $50 rats were caught in 6he day.
The Cooperative Wholesale society,
limited. OF London, has no fewer than
240 employees engaged in clerical work
in a single apartment, 156 feet long by
60 feet broad The sales of the con-
cern amount to considerably over $780,
100000.
Egyptians are very prolific Tie
native births in 1894 were 335, $40, while
the deaths were only 192,1o3 The Ia
tive population of Egypt up to The Sec
ond Cataract and Including the oases,
is about 100000. The natives are
thoroughly convinced that the muddy
waters of the Nile increase the rro-
creative powers.
DR.. Caster has discovered in q
heap of torn papers sent to him from
Ieman, Arabia, an ancient book of
magic called "The Sword of Moses. 4"
1t is written in Syrian hand, the first
part in Hebrew and the last in Aramaic.
1t win be published with translation
and fac-similes in the transactions of
the Royal Asiatic society.
The first rivers mentioned in au-
thcntic history are alluded to IN GEN
esis. They are the Pison, the Gihon,
the Hiddchel and the Euphrates, which
are said to have flowed from the gar
den of Eden. Various attempts have
been made to identify these streams,
but no agreement has been reached
among thc authorities save in tie case
of the lass.
"A curious form of life insurance is
spirnging up In French manufacturing
towns under the name of La Foucmi
1.-THE anti. The popularity is that the
iouBtI iildu HNcb Tic IcSS lie lS tIf-
titled to. The payment of one dol
lar moGth assures the payment of
$1,000 to the heirs of man dying be-
fore the age Of 3s, the payment dimin-
ishing proportionately to $500 at 81.
The idea seems to be that if man dies
young his children are likely to be in
want, but when he is so they will be
able to earn their living.
The sea coast echo., 1896-04-18
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

TO remove the fire and relieve the
pain of burn soak at once in cold
water in which plenty OF soda has been
| dissolved.
Beef Soup.-Toa pint of hot beef es-
sence add teacup of thin cream;
when boiling add the beaten yolk of
an egg.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Cheese Cakes.-Take equal parts
of flour and grated cheese and butter;
season with pepper and SALT mix with
one or two eggs. Bake in small cakes
Of patty pans Western Rural.
Rice PuddiDg.--To one quart OF
rich new milk add one tenspoontul of
butter and one half cup rice. Swceten
to taste, flavor with nutmeg and bake
two hours.-Ilousekeeper.
Corn Bread.-One pint sifted corn
meal, one pint wheat flour, one pint
buttermilk. two eggs, beaten light,
one-half cup sugar, butter size of an
egg. Add last one teaspoon OF soda
Bake about 20 minutes in hot oven.
Il arm, Field and Firesidc.
If bird lice trouble your pet canary
put ii pinch of powdered saffron under
his wings. This is sure to drive them
away When the bird is moulting
see that il is kept warm. At this time
feed with raw scrhped beef and hard
boiled yolk of egg. 81
--Suct Pudding.-To one teacup OF
finely-chopped suet add four teacup-
fuis of flour, in which a teaspoonful
OF baking powder has been sifted, half
u pound of raisins, one tcacup OF mo-
lasses, one teacup of milk, and pinch
OF salt. Flavor with cinnamon. Boil
two and one-half hours. Serve hot
with sauce.-Housekccper.
yellow Frosting.-To each well.
beaten yolk add four heaping dessert
spoonfuls OF finest white sugar, beat
we'll and spread on the cake while the
loaf is warm: if warm enough il will
smooth itself, !. e., it will flow out even.
ly and rarely need any aid. When
frosting is put on a cold cake, or one
too cool, it is easily smoothed down
by broad-bladed knife, wet frequent
ly in cold water.-N. Y. Observer.
The sea coast echo., 1896-04-18
Mining sulphur with Hot Water.

For many years vain attempts have
been made to get at a great deposit
of sulphur lying 400 feet underground
ut Calcasieu, La. The difficulty arose
from the fact that above the sulphur
lies a quicksand 100 feet deep. A few
years ago the plan was tried of freez.
ing the quicksand by means of refrig-
Grating apparatus, and then boring
through it, but the undertaking failed.
recently it was decided to try melting
the sulphur and pumping it up, and
this method has proved successful. Su.
perheated water is forced down a ten.
inch pipe leading through the quick.
sand into the sulphur. The melted
sulphur mingled with water is then
pumped up through another pipe, and
exposed to the air until the water
evap2rates, leaving the sulphur in a
nearly pure form.-Youth's Companion.
The sea coast echo., 1896-04-18
THE EVIDENCE OF CRIME.

Maj. McLain was a peculiar man.
Possessing many ecccntricitics and cx-
treme ideas, he was called idiosyncrat-
ic by many, but nevertheless was a
Jolly, good-natured companion Mt the
clubs. BY his friends he was looked
upon at times as being erratic, but his
Iberality and good nature more than
rounterbalanccd his undesirable quail
ities. The king of good fellows on oc-
raslons, he was equally disagrecable
when he was expected most of all to
be cheerful and good humored. About
three miles from the quiet little vii
lhge of Vernon he had spent the greater
portion of his days. From early boy
hood he had lived ut the old homestead,
but, strange to say, he had never mar
ried, In the blessed state of bachelor
hood he had passed his life, and now,
at the mature age of three score and
len, he had no idea of taking unto him
self hclpmcct. He was satisfied with
his portion, and content, smiling and
chuckling over human events, had never
complained of his lot. So much for Mai
McLain.
The sea coast echo., 1896-04-18
A sEMIcoLoN IN COURT.
A Legal Treatise on Punctuation or q
Changed Method Needed.

Changed Method Needed.
ftappears that, IL the matter has been
correctly reported, the force of law
before the supreme court for constrdc-
ton depends upon a semicolon. Tint
mark of punctuation may change the
whole tenor of an important act in the
| legislature. 1t is not the first time
that the semicolon has made trouble
| in laws. A semicolon in two or thee
sections of traiff laws has led to de-
cisions hostile to the revenue and to
home Industries. 1t was some trouble
of that nature in the Morrill, tariff act
which gave the iin-plate industry 10
Great Britain. 1t was bemico'on
which cansed thousands to be refunded
to the importers of women's hat trim
mings, though the intent of those wno
passed the law was perfectly clear.
In these instances, and probably in
the law Of indiana, over whose semico-
lon the supreme court is said to be
cogitating the trouble seems 10 arise
from an inability to fix the function
of the s,,nicolon. In the rules for
punctuation in the old Webster's spell
ing-book, the comma indicates "a
pause long enough 10 count one,n and
the semict Ion "a pause long enough TO
count two" the colon "threc" and the
period -four" with fall of the voice.
If those who have been writing rules
for punctuating compositions had
stopped there, we would not have had
all this trouble, but these teachers have
been going on making new rules fer
years unit! 10 one can undertake to fol-
low them, but each punctuates accord
ing to HIS pleasure, rather than his
familiarity with rules. Many writer's
have adopted the plan of punctuatng
as little as possible, leaving the reader
to gather their meaning from the clear
ly constructed sentences, rather than
from the interiection of commas and
semicolonr. Unfortunately, the YER
bosity and intricacy of the language
and construction or lack OF constrac-
tion, in wiich statutes are written, rem
ders punctuation necessary. This be-
ing the case, it seems that so much
trouble comes from the indscriminnte
use of punctuation marks tha. there
should be- legal treatise on that sub
ject, defining the force of the different
marks rs they are scattered through
the statutes.
IL this cannot be done, why should
not those who must construe the laws
consider them with view to ascertain
ing what was the design of the legisla-
tive bodies which enacted them? Why
not have Judges take the laws without
punctuation marks except periods, and
punctuate them in manner which will
enable them to be construed so as to
carry out the intent of the legislators
who enacted them pa fact which could
be ascertaIned by inquiry if il was not
declared IN the titles of the acts them
selves. Why make an indefinite semi
colon, which an cugrossing or enroll
ing clerk might substitute for comma
or some other punctuation mark, so
important as to annul or change the
meaning of the law w?-Indianapolis
Journal
The sea coast echo., 1896-04-18
The Guest Chamber.

The Japanese believe in banisbino
from the bedroom everything which is
rot really necessary to that departme ut.
All things useful they make as deco.
rative as possible; but for mere orne.
ment's sake little or nothing is added.
lnless it be vase containing flowers
arranged in their own inimitable wav.
or something equally simple. Their
custom will bear consideration by the
housewives of our western world. TO,
by this Japanese method the utmost
reatness, simplicity and repose is pos.
sible. Add beauty and daintiness, and
little else is left to be desired. Bed.
rooms SO appointed may be easily kept
in order and free from dust-that foe
10 comfort and health. .---Womankind,
The sea coast echo., 1896-04-18
MOUTH OF THE COLORADO.
Millions of Birds for Hunters In the Gulf
of California.

Aaihtoub VI III thb OulI
of California.
At the head of the gulf the quantity Of
birds is something that can now be seen
in few places in America. The sheets
of ducks that stream along the water or
darken acres of its blue, or are strung in
long chains along the sky above, remind
one of the palmy days of the Illinois
river before the market shooter hal
made any impression on it. The shore
at ebb tide is lined with an assortment
of bay birds such as can be seen mo-
where in the United States to-day. The
brown curlew, with his sickle bill, turns
the other way, and whose white body
and black wings shine afar over the
waters. Dowitchers and sandcrlings
willet and palaropes, plover ard sand
pipers, motley host, little and big,
gray, white, brown, pepper and salt.
and all sorts OF combinations-dot al
most every foot of the shore Cor mile
after mile, league after league. Here
they run in little troops, ant, there
trot about singly and in pairr; here
them skim the bars with restless wing,
nnd there wade about in the ebbIng tide.
Cne prepared for it, and who under
stands 1t, can have the finest of shoot
ing; but one needs n shotgun, with wad-
ing boots as well as elsewhere, ard must
learn the ground. One must remember
that ducks are no longer pulled down
anywhere with a garden rake, and that
even for geese the rake now needs on
extra long handle.
Fish and green turtles abound in the
gulf, but, as in California waters, mid
winter is not the season for the best
fishing. The head of the gulf Is shall
low for a long distance, and quite free
from danger of heavy waves, and early
spring would doubtless yield fine and
curious fishing there. Several varieties
of fish are found in the river, but its
waters are so turbid, though the fish arc
fairly good, the fishing cannot be called
attractive.
The weather is lovely except when
heavy storms on the Pacific side reach
over the high mountains. But such
days must be the rare exception, and
the winter climate about the mouth of
the Colorado is probably about as near
perfect as can be found. The trip is
surprise as well as a pleasure eveu TO
those familiar with California, Arizona
end Mexico, and longer stay by parties
better fixed for exploration than the
last would doubtless discover many nn,v
points of interest, as the country is
quite unknown to the white man. The
Indians are all friendly and accommo
dating, and there is nothing in the idea
that the Cocopahs are uncivilized and
dangerously. Y. Times.
The sea coast echo., 1896-04-18
Prosperous Fnrmern.

Yankton Press and Ddkotiam In Yank,o.
County, South Dakota, there are at ie.a.
one thousand farmers who came here noos
as the proverbial turkey of Job, and wbotos
day count their worldly possessions ~,
thousands. Many of them started in VIII
house built Of sod, and almost emntn m,s,
handed so far as horses and cattle 90. TS
day they occupy fine dwelling houses. bave
large barns, fine horses, cattle, hogs ana
sheep, granaries filled with grain, fruit
this to show that South Dakota farmers Are
the prosperous class Prosperity ia the
rule-not the exception. With fair nrirss
for grain aud live stock they would be ron'
ing In wealth. Prices, however, have nnth.
ing to do with the fertility of the soil and
the favorable character of the climate
These natural advantages are here to stav
and assure prosperity to the farming casse:
A copy of an illustrated pamphlet on ar.
rigation In South Dakota, just issued bv
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Rail.
way, can be had by addressing w. e. Powell
General Immigration Agent, Chicago. iii
The sea coast echo., 1896-04-18
WANT TO BE PETTED.
All Animals Enjoy tho Caresses of the
Human Species.


Does petting make any difference in
the intelligence of animals?" an ami
NAL expert was asked. "Yes, and often
the effect is marked. Cats are general.
ly regarded as the least susceptible to
inftuence-are slowest in DEVELOPING
but great changes have been made in
them by petting. In many parts of the
country they run wild-that is, cat
abandoned by n family because the peo-
pie are tired of it, or because to move il
will bring bad luck, takes to the woods
and its descendants live by hunting,
These cats often become expert hunters
and fishers. Some are caught and
tanned, but they are never bright.
"A cat that lives in q family of sedate
people who never play with il Is never
so intelligent ms one that plays with
children. / have known cats that
seemed to understand all that was said
to them. i had cat once that would
turn somersaults when begging for
supper. Trubner, the great publisher,
had one that came to meet him every
afternoon when he returned from bust
ness--it seemed to know when he was
due. Dogs show the result of atten-
ton even more than cats. Several wears
ago an experiment was made ut Belle
'ue hospital which was interesting. A
litter of newly-born puppies was di-
vided, part shut up in solitude and part
allowed to remain in the house. At
the end of one year all the dogs were
killed. The brain cells of the house dogs
were twice as large as those of the dogs
that had been confined. Animals like
to live with people and are willing to be
petted. Young seals crowd around
their slayers and seem to welcome
them. Moose are very susceptible and
will even allow women to ride on their
backs. Bears do not respond they are
very stupid, and, beyond few tricks.
know nothing."-N. Y. Press.