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The San Francisco call., 1897-07-29

WEST POINT AND ANNAPoLIs-F. G. NJ, Oak
land, Cal. very full answ to the require
ments for admission into the United States
Military Academy at West Point appeared in
Answers to Correspondents in THE CALL of
July 2, and full answer as to the Naval Acad-
emy a Annapolis appeared in the same de-
psrtment of THE CALL of July Is.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-29
Papa, what is deduction" ?"

'1t's that form OF mathematics, my boy.
which takes nothing from nothing and OBJ.
tains stupendous result."-Judge.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-29

The bulletin OF the Weather Bureau at
Washington reports that climatic condi-
tions on the Pacific Coast have been fav-
orable to all crops during the past week,
but elsewhere they have not been so good.
We are always a little better off than the
East
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-29
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

THE NEW RAILRoAD-F. J. B., City. No time.
has yet been set for commencing work on the
proposed railroad 10 San Mateo. e.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-29

"Do you mean to tell me that you have
found large hummer of men who are willing
to put all they possess into common stock
and share aiike?"
Certainly" replied the socialist. ''Why
not? There isn't one of them who has cent
to his name."-Washingto Star.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-29

Teaeher-Tommy, can you more fully ex-
plain the adage "Od men for counsel and
young men for war;?
Tommy-It means that the old men do the
quarreiing and then let the young men do the
fgh ting.-Indianapolis Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-29
"And what did papa say?'

"And what did papa say?"
''He referred me 10 your mamma"
"And what did mamma say?"
"She referred me to oyou."-Cleveland Plain
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-29

MEXICAN BUILDING-X. Y. H., City, For in
formation in regard 10 the new Congressional
building to be erected by the Government Of
Mexico you should either Call upon or address
a communication to A. h. Coney, Consul. Tor
Mexico for this City.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-29

An American firm has obtained the con-
tract for furnishing the engines and dy-
namos OF the London Central Railway,
and the British manufacturers of electric
plants are indignant. For an American
TO capture prize like that is even more
narrowing to John Bull than for an
American oarsman to carry off the dia-
mond SOULS at Henley.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-29

Ben Butler, in a case in the Massachusetts,
Supreme Court involving damages for fatal
injury-Senator Hosr being on the other side
quoted Job: "All that man hath will he give
for his life" THAT" said Mr.. Hoar, twas
plea of the devil in motion for new trial,
and don't think the court will be more i'm
pressed by it on account OF its modern indorSe-
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-29

and the sailor, the live country editor who
cannot get his pay. bank clerks and tell
ers, the women and their "fellers," are all
going to Klondyke for 800 day
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-29

Some,of the claims for indemnity filed
with the State Department by American
residents in Cuba are so large that we may
yet have to take the island and hold it as
guarantee for the recovery OF the damages.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-29

The occupation OF Palmyra Island by
the British is probably intended to pro-
vide halfway station for a telegraph
cable from British Colum bia to Australia.
Efforts have been made 20 obtain conces-
sions from Hawaii for that purpose, but
have failed, and Palmyra offers substi-
tute which can be made available. 1t is
the evident intention of the British TO
bind the parts OF their scattered empire
as closely together as possible, and a tele-
graph cable across the Pacific will make a
pretty strong factor in the binding.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-29

Queen Victoria during the jubilee made an
exception regarding the acceptance of gifts
from private persons. Nj. Yillfers, the
"doyen" of the House of Commons, now in mis-
ninety-sixth year, received permission to send
gift to her Majesty. 1t was beautiful para
sol
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-29

The New York Tribune recently quoted
"the president of one of the anthracite
coal companies" as saying the supply of
coal on hand is now so large there is
more to be gained by reducing stocks than
by increasing the output" The statement
may have been made as a bluff to scare
the strikers, but it does not sound well.
Things are not altogether right with
community when mine-owners can make
more money by stopping work than by
keeping it going
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-29
CHARLES NJ. ShORTRlDGE,
Editor and Proprietor.

BUSINESS OFFICE:
9IO Market Street.
San Francisco, California.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-29
OAKLAND OFFICE
90S Broad way.

EASTERN OFFICE:
Rooms 81 and So "a Park Row. New York City
DAVID NJ. FOLTZ, Eastern Manager
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-29

The French courts have at last decided who
was responsible for the disaster at the Paris
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-07-22
The Piano of the Future.

No more hammers in pianos. The old
fashioned method of pounding music
out of wires by the aid of a wonderfully
complicated system of levers and keys.
which all the world thought to be the
ultimate perfection for the production
of that sort of tone, has been branded as
a back number.
DIR. Richard Eigemann of Berlin, for
years pupil of Professor Won Helm
holtz, has patented system which does
away with the levers entirely. He calls
this new appliance the electrophonic
piano, its distinctive principle consist
ing in the fact that the vibrations of
the chords are not produced by ham,
mers, but by an electric current and by
means of microphones acting as inter.
rupters of currents.
All the delicate and complex mechan.
ism of the old piano is done away with.
The little electric devices are arranged
ON the crosspiece extending over the
strings. Upon this electric magnets are
placed so as to be only hairs breadth
from the strings.
Pressing down the key sends the cleo
trio current into the corresponding cleo
tromagnet. This attracts the metallic
string below, but the microphone inter-
rupts the current and herewith the at
traction. The string returns to it's for
mer place, and this continued attraction
and interruption OF the current are, car
ried on, the number of vibrations being
regulated by the pitch of the string.
The high sounds produced by this
method have decided harp tone, and
the lower and middle registers suggest
the cello or the organ. In reality, the
Installation Of this new system creates
a new instrument, SO different are the
qualities of sound produced by the new
method and the old. New York Jour
nal 81 's.t
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-07-22
THE ONLY WHITE BUFFALO
Seen and Chased by Indians and Hunters,
but Never Caught.

Seen and Chased by Indians and Hunters,
but Never Caught.
During the summer of 1875 bands of
Indians returning from hunt far out
Oh the plains brought in stories of hav-
ing seen at different times and in differ
ent places, and always in the center of
large herd, white buffalo. They had
used their best horses in the effort to
overtake it to no purpose, never being
able to get anywhere near the animal
At first we did not pay much attention
to these stories, but still it kept crop
ping up from different camps, and at
last, in the fall Of 1875, | myself had a
chance to verify the truth of the report
had been sent on duty north along the
Red Deer river and was camped near a
large band of Blackfeet, who were hunt
ing south of that river. The buffaloes had
moved north in vast numbers, and the
prairie was black with them.
had gone out one morning with q
party of Blackfeet to see one Of their
hunts, and also to try and kill for my
self My horse was good one and much
faster than any belonging to the Indian
hunters. I had got detached from the
party, becoming tired of the slaughter,
and must have been at least 20 miles
from camp, when I made for small
clump of timber not far off, intending
to build fire and roast portion of
some buffalo meat had on the saddle
with me. AS approached the wood a
~ Oh ,o1 lie nf
the brush and made off to the south,
and, yes, most certainly, in the middle
of them was white buffalo. Although
they were a quarter of mile away,
there could be no mistake about it. He
was there as large as life and quite
white and running like deer. There
was no time to much more than take in
the scene, but gathered up the reins
and was after him, determined to bag
that buffalo or kill my horse.
Oh, what a race it was, mile after
mile! And, although all the band, with
the exception of about dozen, had
split off and gone in different direc-
tions, the white animal, with his body
guard of about dozen kept at about
the same distance ahead. I could catch
glimpse of him now and, then, and
there was no doubt he was snow white.
Get within shot could not for many
miles. At last they began to tire, and,
although my horse tired also, I had
good hopes of coming up and getting a
shot. Alas, for such chance! Of a
sudden my horse lurched forward on
his nose, sending me over his head on to
the prairie and turning somersault
himself, missing me by only few feet.
He had put his foot into a badger hole
and brought my hopes of white robe
to sudden end.-Forest and Stream.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-07-22
The Gravitation Theory.

In one of his lectures before the Low
ell institute, Boston, recently Professor
g. F. Wright combated the superstition
that the conclusions of modern physical
science are free from difficulties and
clear of all doubt. Instead of such be-
ing the case science, he declares, is lead
ing deeper and deeper into mysteries
and substituting instead Of single mys-
teries an ever increasing multitude for
each one. He instanced in illustration
the Newtonian theory Of grayitation as
involving paradoxes TO this day unex-
planned, arguing that if bodies act up
on each other at distance without any
intervening medium then thing can
act where it is not, which is an absurd
ity, while, on the other hand, if there
is material medium filing all space,
and a gravity is transmitted through
that by push rather than by pull,
then the transmission ought to occupy
some appreciable time, but this it does
not do, and at any rate, if its action is
not absolutely instant neous, its veloci-
" must be at least fifty million times
greater than that of light. Moreover,
every effort to represent grayitation as
the result of push from behind in
wolves absurdities of various kinds. In
fact, Newton's final conclusion was that
;h6 philosophy of grayitation, is abso-
;utely Uncomfortable and its action para
loxiCal.i
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-07-22
THE TONE OF THE BELL

Mot Improved by the Use of Gold or Silver
In the Bell Metal.
There is general belief that the in
PRODUCTION of silver or gold in the cast
sng of bell assures for it superior
tone, but an expert in founding bells
saws that such a belief is erroneous. He
says that the best tone effect in bell
gnetal is confined within very narrow
limits, for any so called bell metal hav-
ing more than 80 parts copper to 90
parts tin is too soft to produce the best
quality of tone, while that having more
tin than % parts in the 100 is much
too brittle. There are bells in Europe
whose clear tones were for many years
credited to gold and silver that were
supposed to have been added to the bell
metal An analysis was made not long
and it failed to show any trace of gold
or silver. The old German bell found
ars used to make their bells of 80 parts
copper to 20 parts tin. In the opinion
Of this expert the strongest and best
toned bell is obtained from 70 parts
copper and 81 parts tin.
"After the bell is drawn, >" says the
expert, 1.-TWO sweeps are made and adj
justed to an upright spindle in the Gen.
ter of an iron case or flask, the flask
having perforations all over it. Over
the surface of the flask is coated, wet,
q layer of loan of equal and suitable
thickness and baked. Then another lay
Sc holy
layer after layer, until the proper shape,
ETC.. are secured. There are two such iron
molding cases, one fitting over the 9TH
CT. The under one has the loan coating
ON its outer side, which has the inner
shape of the proposed bell. The upper
iron molding case or flask has the loan
on its inner surface, forming the out
side shape of the bell. This is let down
over the under mold and carefully adj
justed equally all around, leaving a
space inside between the two molds.
The under flask is called the core. The
upper or outer one is called the case. The
space is filled up by the molten bell
metal, which, when cooled, is the bell.
''When the bell is taken out Of the
mOids 1t is polished, ana then the
hangings, tongue Cor clapper), etc. ),
fitted to the bell, and it receives a Sc
we're ringing test. partly to ascertain its
tone and resonant quality and to observe
its mechanical excellence and adjust
ment. Then, if it appears to be good in
all points, it is shipped to. the purchaser.
The making and shipping of bell usu
ally require from 10 to 10 days i'll the
smaller sizes. The larger sizes-i. e.,
from !, 300 pounds and heavier-require
more time. A peal of three or more
bells requires from 40 to 80 days time,
while a chime Of nine or more bells re-
quires from three to six months.
Amy foundry can, of course, readily
make and select nine or ten bells in
tune for chime. but tune is one thing.
tone is another Church Economist.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-07-22
WITHOUT A COMPASS.
Various Ways of Correctly Guiding the
Course of q Vessel.

Various Ways of Correctly Guiding the
Course of a Vessel.
Gustav Kobbe contributes an article
to ST. Nicholas. Mr.. Kobbe says:
Sailors steer by the wake of the ship.
When a vessel is running free-that is,
with the wind dead astern-she must
leave straight wake, or she is not run
ming a straight course. When she is ION
the wind" her canvas full, not SILVER
ing-when she is
As near as she will lie
By keeping full and bye
her wake will be at an angle greater or
less, according to the force of the wind
and the speed of the vessel. This angle
measures what we call the ships ''lee
way''-that which she loses from true
course. With vessel hove to in gale
the leeway becomes very large and is
called the drift. I"
Coasting craft steer by the line of
white surf on the shore or in thick
weather by its roar as it breaks on
the beach or rocks. They haul in to
catch the sound, then keep off until
they lose it, ard then haul in again to
a central line and maintain it. An old
sea dog once told me that one thick
night, coming up along the coast with
a head wind SO that they had to tack in
and off shore, they sailed their tacks,
or ran their "legs,' by candles-run-
ming off shore long enough to burn out
two candles, but burning one for the
inshore leg, SO as to avoid standing in
too close. <
The Alaska steamers on the inside
route between the main coast and nu-
merous outlying islands steer, even in
running through the narrowest chan
nels, by the varying echoes of the pad
dies from the shores.
A given course can also be run by
soundings. or, rather, by line of
soundings. In entering New York har-
Dor keep in, say, 10, 20, 40 fathoms. no
less, until you get 10 fathoms. If then
the lead shows fine white sand, look out
for Sandy Hook lightship. Coarse yell
low sand will land you on Fire island.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-07-22
EASY, ALI

ssEasy, all" rings out the order,
And the muscles cease to strain,
And the swing of oars in rowlocks
Stops its rhythmical refrain,
And the sinking heart beats freely,
And the spent breath comes again.
ssEasy, ALL" Oh, joyous mandate
To the strugglers on life's flood,
Be it but passing respite
For the brain and strength and blood,
Though far distant be the gnerdon-
Fame or wealth or livelihood!
When the summer sunshine brightens
Grimy street and sullen wall,
From the strips of azure heaven
Seems to come the kindly call:
Crest awhile, We weary toilersl
Drop your oars and easy, all!'
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-07-22
The Rod In school.

We once knew an old man who had
much experience with boys, who de-
0lared, lyon never hit boy lick
amiss unless you miss him when you
his at him." There is a good deal Of
nonsense in the sentimental rot about
"IIl allow no man to whip my boy. :"
II your boy needs it, you'd better thank
his teacher for licking him. Augusta
Chronicle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-07-22

Wedding rings. We're first used by
Christians about the year $50, but the
ancient Egyptians and Romans used
them. The fashion Of the plain gold
wedding ring is Saxon
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-07-22
7 IME CARD.
Departure o
Trains at
Sank Centrs
GOlNG WEST,
GOING EAST.

GOING WEST. GOING EAST.
No. 1 1912 P NJ No 2 3.lSA N
No. 3 1929 P. NJ. NOD l2:51 p NJ
PARK RAPIDS BRANCH.
No. 100 300 P. M. No. Ito Ar. 12 30 D. M
Buffet Library Car Service to the Coast
has been resumed. Through cars are now
run to, Portland. Close connections are
made at St. Paul with all east bound trains.
ACROSS THE CONTINENT ROUTE.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14
Enormous Importauons of Sugar.

Larger imports of sugar than were ever
recorded in any previous month except
July, 1894, were recorded at the principal
ports of the United States during April
The total amount was 7j7, 100, 527 pounds
and the entered value was S14,T47, l39.
The imports are nearly SOC, 200, 900 pounds
greater than during March and nearly 5OO,-
100000 pounds greater than in February.
1t is expected that May and June will show
still heavier importations in anticipation of
the increase of duty proposed in the new
tariff law. The large imports of July,
1894, preceded the passage of the Wilson
German. law. 1t is calculated by the
treasury experts that the supply for about
half of year will be introduced before the
new law goes into effect. With the new
law calculated to yield So, 100000 of reve-
nue. under normal conditions, the actual
yield for the first year will be only about
SIS, 900, 900, or about the same revenue de-
rived from sugar under existing law during
the fiscal year 1896.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14

The centenary of the conservation of
Bishop Bass of Massachusetts, which has
just been celebrated, recalls some anec-
dotes of the bishop. He refused to live in
Dorchester, because the brooks there were
mot large enough for Bass TO swim in. {"
His first marriage displeased his parishion-
ers, whereupon he preached to them a SER
mon from the text, They will STAY me for
my wife's sake" His parishoners would
often get in arrears with his salary, which
never was more than $500. When the
treasury was so low as to become hopeless,
they would call upon him and ask what
they should do. "Well, WE'LL he would
say, 'let it go; I'll release you, and We
will begin again"
Mining in the Yukon valley, Alaska, is
no longer interrupted by the rigor of win
ter; it is carried on every day of the year.
Some 50, 900, 900 in gold was taken out last
year; and the output this year, it is ex-
pected, will be double that amount About
5000 men are at work there, five thousand
miles from Seattle by steamboat, and yet
only small fraction of the gold bearing
district has been touched; it has been
chiefly placer mining thus far. Even but
small portion of the surface gold-bearing
dirt has been taken. There is said TO be
enough of the yellow metal along the creeks
that empty into the Yukon and the ada
cent canyons TO bear working for the next
hundred years. The mineral wealth is
simply incalculable. 1t was a fortunate
stroke for this country when Secretary Sc
ward negotiated the purchase of this valu-
able territory-a territory in area twelve
times as big as the state of New York.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14
VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY, IA,
Cnsnn. the Tartar Dwarf.

In the series of papers on "Historic
Dwarfs," which is running in StNicholas,
Mary Shears Roberts describes the famous
Casan. This was the name of little
Mongol Tartar who fourished in the early
part of the thirteenth century. He was
born in the eastern part of Asia, not far
from the ancient city of Karakorum. His
parents belonged to one of the barbarian
hordes that owed allegiance to Genghis
Khan, and Casan became a fierce though
small warrior, and fought bravely under
the banner of the great and mighty Mon
gol conqueror. The exact height of this
little dwarf is unknown. He was certain
ly not over three feet tall; but he was act
i've and muscular, and, like all his race,
could endure hunger, thirst, fatigue and
cold.
Casan was born soldier, and at an early
age became expert in all the exercises that
belonged to a Tartar education. He could
manage fiery courser with great skill,
and could shoot an arrow or throw a lance
with unerring aim, in full career, advanc-
ing or retreating. Like many of those
small in stature, he was anything but pu
ny in spirit, and while yet lad he gather.
ed about him troop of wild young Tartar
boys as reckless and daring as himself, Of
whom by common consent he became lead
er. He commanded his lawless young
comrades with a strange mixture of dig
nifty and energy, and they obeyed his or
| ders with zeal and willingness.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14
Genghis Khan's DominIons.

After the great Mongolian had conquered
China, Persia, and all Central Asia his
empire became one of the most formidable
ever established. 1t extended from the Pa
citc Ocean on the east to the river Dniep-
er European Russia, and was a wider
realm than Egyptian, Greek, or Roman
conqueror ever knew. The kings of Ar
menia and Georgia, the emirs of Persia,
the grand-dukes of Russia, and numerous
other potentates were compelled to pay
tribute to Genghis Khan, and they were all
obliged to make the long journey to Kara
korum in person or by their representatives.
This town, the capital of the largest en-
pire that ever existed, was little more than
a city of tents. 1t afterwards became the
residence of the famous Kublai Khan, as
Marco Polo tells us, but every vestige of it
has disappeared.
Genhis Khan at last retired from active
service to lead quiet life in the enjoyment
of the wealth he had acquired at the ex-
pense of so much toll and blood. The
numerous khans and generals were COM
manded to return; and they came back en-
numbered with the spoils of war. They all
assembled on a vast plain some twenty
miles in extent, and, according to one his
torian, even this great field could scarcely
contain all the tents of the countless hosts.
The Emperors quarters alone were six
miles around. An enormous white tent
capable of containing 1000 people was
spread over his throne, on which was care
fully placed the bit of black carpet used at
his coronation.-Mdry Shears Roberts in
st. Nicholas.