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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-08
Ger,na,. Clai,.s seftled.

LONDON, ENG, Feb. THE Times will
tomorrow publish dispatch from Cara
cas- saying that settlement of the Ger
man railway claims against Venezuela has
been arranged on the basis of the future
committing OF the guarantees.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-08
Enqrand,s Ne,v War Tessers.

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, Feb. THE GIas-
gov Herald says that the coming British
naval programme will cost $4,000, 600,
with which will be constructed four battle.
ships, four frst-classs cruisers, four third
class cruisers and sixty torpedo destroyers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-08
Treatment of Lepers.

COLON, COLOMBIA, Feb. THE Colon.
bian Government has ordered that the
iepers throughout the republic shall be
treated by the new method discovered by
DR.. Carasquila of Bogota.
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A British Steamer Missing.

BALTIMORE, ND, Feb. THE British
steamer Laurestina. which sailed from
n me- eod december 8 for Sligo, Ireland, with
loo,ooo bushels of corn, has been officially
reported as missing. She had crew OF
twenty-five men, and It is believed went
down with all on board.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-08
HUDSON MEDICAL. INSTITUTE,
5 Stockton st., San Francisco. Cal.


TAINTED BLOoD-Impure blood, due
to serious private disorders, carries myriads of
sore-producing germs. Then come sore throat,
pimples, copper colored spots, ulcers in mouth,
old sores and falling hair. You can save trip
to Hot Springs by writing for Blood Book" to
the old physicians of the
HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE,
Stockton, Market and Ellis SITS.
LIVER-When your liver is affected you
may feel blue, melancholy, irritable and easily
Disconnected. You will notice many symptoms
that you really have and many that you really
do not have. You need q good liver regulator
and this you should take at once. You can get
it from us. Write for book on liver troubles.
Gail About the Liver sent free.
HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE,
stockton. Market and Ellis SITS.
KIDNEY Remedies are now sought for by
many men, because so many men live rapid
hves-use up their kidneys. If you wish to
our Kidney Regulator, or better, learn some
test. The book, ga knowledge of Kidneys"
sent free.
Hudson Medical Institute
Stockton, Market and Ellis StS.,
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-08
Russian PYess Censorshsp.

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, Feb. r.
The chief Of the censorship department
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opposite U. :; Mint, 100 and 100 FIfttS :,
ths ciaS Sai.Tihe mo1t select family So,a Ssa
day aSco hnaro aud ROOM ST. 81 25 ana 81 sS III
1n oa 9 &C. Day Free coach to and nom ISs e0c
monoiipan ons coach bearing the name OF The Upset
AeV'eA WM. FAHEY,- Proprietor A'
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-28

1t is difficult TO obtain information on
what they believe to have been their origin.
1t is the one thing which they seem to hold
sacred and do not care to talk about. One
Indian smiled as he said, "Oh, all same
as white man. Indians think lots Of things
bout that" However, the following ira
ditions were told to me by one old Indian,
and afterward learned from a civilized
Indian woman that they were what the
majority of these Indians believe:
The first was that two big mountains,
probably Mounts Shasta and Lassen, got
mad one day long time ago and threw up
lots of dirt, all kinds OF wild animals, one
big chief and two mahalas.
The second is besS' told I'm the Indians
own language:
"J,ong time ago no Indians, no white
man, no nothing; all water-oDe big lake.
Sometimes little mountains, little trees,
little grass, but no Indians Lots of deer
lion, bear, wildcat, everything like that
Great Spirit come In big canoe, take good
deer, good lion, good wildcat, good bear
make Indians; then tell these Indians Kill
all bad deer bad lion, bad bear, bad Wild
G they all bad" There Is shadow,
rotation here to the oriental Idea Of tn
ansmigration of the soul which tb,
q; i,lent Of comparative religions may TAX
| fof. what IL Is worth. = Mabel l.. Miller II
! Popular Science Monthly.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-28

Professional criminals are usually per
sons of certain shrewdness, but it is no
ticeable also that many of them are under
kind OF compulsion to betray themselves
Tho very dread of detection makes 1t hard
for them to hold their tongues. The New
York Tribune lately printed an account OF
some of the ways In which such men get
themselves into custody.
One man could not resist the tempta-
tion to "crow over" the police, and began
sending them impudent letters, boasting OF
his exploits and of his easy escape from
their clutches. These letters he sent to
distant points TO be mailed-some of them
abroad; but the detectives traced them all
back to Brooklyn, and by and by arrested
the sender.
A house was robbed in New York
town, and the burglar, being chased by
two policemen, dropped the satchel in
which he carried his kit. Along with the
tools there We're several newspapers. On
looking these over, the police found that
they had one thing in common. Each of
them contained an account of some thicv-
ing exploit by Edward Bannon, q convict
who had been released from Charlestown
prison some time before.
was proud of his nefarious calling and had
kept these accounts OF his work. So sure
were they of this that they arrested him.
and by means Of other evidence afterward
obtained secured conviction.
After safe robbery In New York some
years ago the detectives noticed the print
of bare foot in the dust on the top of the
safe. Evidently the thief had climbed upon
the safe to examine some boxes on a sholf
overhead. The footprint showed deform-
cd toe, and when one of tho detectives saw
1t he said
Well, Fish DAILY was one of the gang,
anyhow"
the robbery.
th.. o' .sntn't to work at job like
nth your shoea off," the detective
said, and Daily, finding himself in the
tolls, owned up and told who his 'pals'
were.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-28
Making Artificial singing Birds.

1t appears 10 us-and the reader will no
doubt view the matter in the Same light
that the most difficult task imaginable
would be that Of constructing "a perfect ar
tifcial bird-one that would, by its appear.
ance, deceive any one but an exr"
thologist As difficult as suc' - 9TH.
Ia, HaV.in, not only
manufactured ono that WIS perfect as far
as looks wero concer- led. hut which was
also n fine singer This.wopder of me
cnnnicai ings atty was made in the form
OF nlgD. .Ingale and 10 said to have imi.
A,S" mat birds song to perfection.
.ioudin also impaired motion to bis
wonderful automatic creation. After il
was completed IL moved Its beak in &C
cordance with the sounds produced, fiappet
its wings and leaped from branch to branch
on the shrub which formed its perch ant
made all of Its motion as true to life as
living bird of the same species would hav'
done.
This wonder was made in 1846, on tn
order Of wealthy merchant Of ct. Peters
burg. Houdin's fame was worldwide a
| about that time on account Of the promi
| pence he he9 attained by constructing al
| artificial boy which could write, draw
maps, talk, etc This last mentioned au
tomaton was made in 1914 One day Will
the boy was attempting to draw tn
| picture Of n crown for the Comto de Pari
he broke his pencil and instantly locke
up at those around just as naturally q
any living boy would have done IS,
Louis Republic.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-28
The Black Tracker.

The "black tracker" Is one OF the NOR 4
usoiul members of tho Australian poll &C
fc-ca He is to be found In uniform at all
the head stations throughout the colo nies.
and his services are In constant dem and.
Ho is recruited from the abo sigIpal
tribes, who, as rule, are spoken OF by n
scier list rs being perhaps the 10 west race
Of mankind yet discovered, bu'. certain IL
10 that tho Australian aborigin'ss' senses Of
eeeiny, hearing and smelling excel those
of every savage tribe, not excepting the
North American Indians.
And these traits make him a substitute
| for the bloodhounds usVl In America and
other countries. Pearson's Weekly.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-28
SHE STARTED HIM.
But It Wns Only by the Exercise Of Good
Generalsiip In the Case.

But It Was Only by the Exercise Of Good
Generaiship In the Case.
There was a look about the woman's
eye which indicated that she had asked
her husband for the last time to do what
she wanted. 1t was not an angry look. II
was merely an expression which showed
that ordinary means had failed and she
must try finesse. Her husband, who was
sitting on the step, looked over the top OF
his paper as she passed him to go to the
front gate.
"I'm going after that loaf of bread you
spoke of in a few minutes now," he said
apologetically.
"I'm not going to make any more re.
quests" she answered. But no did not
hear her. His face was again buried in his
newspaper.
Presently she came rushing up the walk
and exclaimed:
"One Of the neighbors saw patrol wag-
on go up the street at gallop and turn
the corner toward the grocery. There must
have been fight or something
Without word he grabbed his hat In
an instant and was going down the street
ut a rate which made two baby carriages
turn out for fear Of a collision. AS his
wife gazed after him she saw him going
around the corner SO fast that the centrif
ugal force threw him over on one side.
In five on ten minutes Le came back
He handed her bundle and reached for
his paper, saying:
Here's that bread. As long rs was SO
near the grocery I thought would get it
and stop your fretting about it. But
didn't sec any disturbance"
"Are you talking about the patrol wag.
on an,S> the crowds" she inquired innocent.
ly.
"Of course | am.
why, that all happened day before yes.
terday. But I'm ever so glad you got the
bread, dear. ''-Exchange.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-28
"A M,Lp pRoresr.
Anxisus' 90 Oblige. but Resented uarso
.ecnabIe Expectations.

oouoOlo ExpeCvotlOues
The Star reporter happened to DO In the
florists shop when the sentimental girl
made her appearance. She Is ubiquitous,
aud she seems b, take an inordinato pride
In the delicacy OF her sensibi)ities She
didn't know exactly what she wanted.
1.-The chrysanthemuma are very nice and
large today, miss" remarked the young
man who Is learning the business.
"No," she said, ~ don't care for chrys-
anthemums. They are SO coarse and osten-
tatious. They seem to be Haunting their
| charms In your face SO persistentIy that
they lose that suggestion OF gentle refine
ment which to me is one OF the sweetest
attributes of "a flower"
"Mebbe you'd like some nice fresh or
!, chidsP" said the young man. He had once
worked In dry goods store and was bent
on conveying the impression that 1t was
no trouble to show goods. I'VE have some
very pretty designs In orchids"
"Orchids9 They are too uncanny. Inev-
or care much for orchids, excepting for a
little while. A momentary glimpse Is fas-
cinating, but there is nothing sympathetic
about them."
"We have a lovely article In pinks."
"Ah, no. The perfume Is oppressive.
Iney r6InlIu Ine, WlUn bnelr eiaDOrduely
formed petals, Of nothing save the vanity
of life
"How would you like some rosesp We
make specially of roses, and they're on
the bargain counter for this week only"
81 don't care for roses either While
pinks suggest pride, roses are to me SYM
bolical of a disdainful hauteur that is no
less unworthy"
"If you want something retiring and
quiet-neat, but not gaudy, so to speak
let me show you our line of violets. Now,
there is something fine In the way of a vio-
let.
"What memories those flowers revivep
she sighed "They take me back to other
days. How touched was by the fragrance
of some violots that were given to me by
by very dear friend. 1 cherished the
little blossoms. But, alas, found that
they faded"
well, MISS" the young man rejoined
In the tone Of one whose patience has been
sorely tried, "howers Is flowers We can
guarantee that you're getting as good as
there is on the market when you come to
us-full size and everything exactly as rep
resented-but we cantwarrant em not TO
fade Washington Star.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-28

TIE Proper Method a. Obtaining . Cor
rect style Of Play.


rect style of Play.
The way 20 got whist education is rot
| in studying the "books' nor IN meIporiz-
| Ing leads that have been figured out and
recorded by the schools, but In examining
and replaying hands tFat have occurred
| In actual play. II a man had momorized
every rule and every lead In every book,
he could fever play whist unless he had
that card sense necessary to comprehend
and appreciate the Development of hand
In actual play. He may be able to lead
with the most unerring precision, but un-
less the three cards which follow his on
the table teach him something which he
can remember TO the close Of the deal his
knowledge of rules Is In vain. He must
learn by experience that he cannot always
lead the long suit, nor the short suit, nor
the fourth best, nor must he always play
"second hand low, or" third hand high T"
The accepted or "book" whist leads are
not born SO much Of the experience of good
whist players as of the calculations of
mathematicians. Any Atkinson, IL no nev-
er played cards, could calculate the correct
lead from any whist hand. Tho "book"
leads are necessarily correct, but they do
not and cannot insure every trick possible
to the hand. The number of tricks secured
depends entirely on the Judgment of the
player, based upon the development of the
hand. And in the billions Of whist hands
dealt In the past 100 years perhaps no two
of them ever developed alike In the play.
Certainly no whist player has ever seen
two deals alike, and the rule Of play that
applies in one hand will never apply to
the letter to any other hand. The opening
of whist hand is not nearly Of so much
importance as the end play. Given the best
possible play on both sides and the origi-
nal lead has small effect on the result. The
changes In whist hands occur not SO much
In the opening as in the end play. 1t is
memory and that Judgment best described
as "card sense" that make the whist play
or, for the few fundamental principles
necessary to play "at" the game can be
learned ny any ybody.
Thousands of persons can play whist,
but very few are whist players, purely be-
cause they have no card sense. Every
body can sing but mighty few can make
music when they sing The writer knows
man Of strong sense and reasoning pow
ers and great mechanical genius who has
played cards for go years and who does not
yet understand why the ace and queen In
piquet or whist do not take the king and
jack, when the ace and queen are led. He
has poor card sense, and his Is not an ex-
aggerated case New York Mail and Elk.
DroeS
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-28

Hurry, hurry. my dear; the house 10
on f)rel Quick; this way 10 the fire escape"
ITO tho fire escapei Oh, dear, what .
nuisaneet'
"a nuisance"
"Yes This viii make the fourth time
today that have put on my bicycle skirt
and laced up those horrid bootsi There
there; don't hurry y,ner'-Cleveland Plain
Dea1er
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-28

81 hear tho now missionary Is a greater
and better man than his predecessor, re-
mar ked the first cannibal.
Unless he is better man," rcJoined
th, secons cannlbal earnestly. IL should
not wish that he were greater. There was
quite enough OF the other one. detroit
Tribune.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-28

wasps may often be observed detaobing
from fences. boards or any old wood the
fbers, which they sfterward manufacture
into papier Inacha -->
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-28

The horse chestnut is indicative Of luz
ury. The idea was probably suggested by
tho size Of tho bnra -
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-01
NOTES AND OPINIONS.

Miss Balfour says In her book that
she saw in DR.. jameson the hardest
working man in South Africa. n firm
ruler and humane Retainer of the ma :
tive race.
Some are born to greatness, some
achieve 1t, some have II thrust upor
them, and others get it fifty years after
death, like the lamented Schomburrl<.
remarks the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The house in Quincy. Mass. in which
John Quincy Adams was born. and
which is to be transformed into a ilu-
scum. is probably the only building I'm
America outside OF the White House
in which TWO Presidents have made
their homes.
y decorative reproduction of the death
mask of General Grant which was taken
twenty minutes after death has been
Jointly designed by Karl Gerhardt. who
took it, and Walter Sanford, an artist
of Hartford. Conn. y number of re-
pleas OF it will be taken for various
Grand Army of the Republic posts.
The Car has given his santion to the
naval estimates covering period of
seven years, beginning in 1896 when
81. 500, 900 roubi,s will be Appropriated
for naval purposes. This sum VIII I,n
increased 100000 roubles yearly. Tho
figures are fixed in proportion to the
amounts expended on their naval forces
by other powers.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-01
nnrI.lloAD EAnNING q

It is gratifying to note that nearly all
5the reports of the business OF the
railroads of the South for the past year
show an ii:erease of earnings, aud 1t is
still more so to note that the same con-
ditlon OF affairs is continuing. The
Southern Railway system. having 5a9f
miles OF road. shows for the third week
in January an increase of s21,5dO In gross
earnings. The Atlanta Journal. from
witch this information Is taken. says:
The gross earnings from July LIST to
January 2lst were sf1 1926, 02O. an Increase
of SGS5.S9S over the corresponding Pc
Rod os the year before. The gross earn
irrs OF the Georgia railroad showed an
increase of $3.50 for the third week of
January Reports from cighty-four
railroads for the first week in January
showed 7.41 per cent, In earnings, while
returns from seventy-iive roads for the
second week give an increase OF no less
than l4.Ii per cent" Our contemporary
asserts that there lis every indication
that the present is to be 81 fine railroad
year" IT believes. however. that there
will probably not be II great deal of
railroad building. nor Is there legiti-
mate demand for much. but that the
prospects, are excellent for the best
business the railroads have known in
several years
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-01

In that year amounted to s947, $50, 900 to
4.1ll,s32 In 1890. with aggregate wages
of $2,2s2, s23.0O 1t Is a most striking
fact. says MIR. Edmcnds. that the wages
paid to the employees in the manufactur
ing establishments of this country in
1890 were equal to two-thlrds Of the total
value of the agricultural products Of
the country
Finally he says that we have reached
period in the history Of the United
States and in the progress Of manufac-
turing growth when expansion is. nee
essary, and when we must begin 10 seek
Wider fields for the extension of our
trade. Because of these conditions 1t
would seem to be desirable that the
manufacturing interests Of the United
states should at least receive from Con-
gfesS the same recognition which was
years ago granted to agriculture, name
ly. the creation of Department Of Man
utactures and Commerce. Such de-
partnent could, he believes be made
OF incalculable value not only TO the
industrial interests, but to the entire
business affairs of the country This
department. In connection with the
state Department, or separate from IT,
should be In close touch with the con-
cular service of the country. and every
United States consul should be in effect
an active agent for the study of ways
ana means TO extend In foreign countries
the market for American products. In
opening new markets for the products
OF our factories. and In aiding in the de-
Felopment of our mehcantile marine in
terests, and thus hand In hand build
ing up industrial and commercial affairs
this work would be intellectually valua-
BILE.
The subject is one of great Import.
ance and Mr.. Edmonds treats 1t in q
manner which cannot fail to command
attention wherever his letter is read.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-01
r1INIS TO THEATRE GOERs.

Very many newspapers throughout
the country are renewing the war
against the wearing of big hats at the
theatres, and IL kept up with the same
visor as begun the much abus-
cd hcadgear will have to go
or least have to be left at home
about two or three seasons ago the
practice became so common that re-
lentless war was inaugurated against
big hats at the theatres was, to a very
large extent, abandoned. but of late the
fashion has again come to the front,
hence the renewal OF hostnities
People who go to the theatre go there
10 enjoy the performance, but are de-
prived of that pleasure to a large ex-
tent when compelled to sit behind big
hat, which is bobbed from one side TO
aloiher. thus obstructing their view.
OF course the fair owner is often un-
conscious of tho annoyance which she
occasions, but all the same it Is annoy
inE; and there Is where the complaint
comes In.
az IL eNNtSC VI PeopiC SoIlli6 W luS
theatre after the performance has com
fleUced is another annoyance. This
class disturbs the auditors, espcc.
tally those occupying the same row OF
seats where the dellnquents are going
TO sit. as we'll as those Immediately ir
front and rear OF them. and last, bu
not least, the players are also annoyed
This is nobodys fault in particular-i
Is I custom and many follow 1t without
Intending to discomfort any one, bu
they do just the same.
So far as the big hat is concerned
the Norfolk theatrcgoers have very lit
tie TO complain off, for many ladies who
attend the Academy either wear tho
regular opera hat or go bare headed, ant
sometimes it is a pretty sight to see q
whole row of seats occupied by the
latter
But as to the late Corners Norroll
beats the world. and there is need OF
reform in this respect.