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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
New York Press.

-. New York Press,
When man doesn't know enough to have
any opinions at all, he thinks he is broad.
Every healthy girl has q, longing to hold a
Iuan's head in her arms as If 1t was baby:
"A woman is so contrary that IL you tell her
to dry up she viii squeeze water out Of her
eyes.
/. Every girl believes in her heart that she is
thinks she is.
When woman thinks sho has convin ced
man lat he was wrong she has generally only
tired him out
Every woman gets an idea that her dress
maker takes more pains fitting her than she
does other women
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

Hamilton. The latter dis posed OF 1t to the
Duke OF Portland for q bout $4,000. In.course
OF time sale of the Portland property. in
guiding the precious property. was held. The
Ducness OF Portland, proud and imperious
woman, was present for the purpose of buying
in the vase.
Josiah Wedgwood, who revolutionized the
pottery art by his transcendent genius, outbid
the Duchess, who afterward regained possess
sion OF 1t by fearful appeal to Wedgwood,
the latter reserving the sole rightto reproduce
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02
DEMOCRATIC CONFUSION.

OTHING illustrates the Democratic confusion and break
down much the situation in New York The regu.
lar party COMMITTEES and having decided to
and city fight November without
Chicago platform the rabd Bryanes propose to bolt and
Henry George for Mayor of Greater New York
Yet these who the India
lis year until bad paed all other bad
liquids their angry 'front.' Mr. Bryan demanded that no
boer supported Palmer should except on
his belly frugaly ashes sackcoth this
thing will have b hired any Demo-
who boilers political chemists decide what
they bolted FROM
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

wilhelm powdered form and combine before
the 9 lass becomes liquid and are then pressed
into the journal. This makes a hard and self
'luoricating bearing, and one which ca nnot be
melted out by any friction that could occur,
as 1t withstand red heat glass alone making
q lurnal thet will run with less oil than Bab-
bitt metal, but 1T is too brittle!- The Haley
journal is made OF: glass, lead and graphite,
which secures Standardization for zig int shaft
ing q little an timony is used and for large
shafttng powdered aluminium: and brass. are
added.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02
CARING FoR The TEETH.
Ladies' Homo Jonrnal.

Do not eat, or do not feed your children on
white bread, which is deficient in phosphates
and causes the teeth 10 crumble 4 litrie a ~
iood requiring thorough mastication shonld
be taken at every meal. The teeth should no
sweets Drink at least two quarts of watar u
day-a glass the first thing In the mornine
another the last thing before gong 10 bed re,
remaini ng quantity between meals Consult
good dentist about every six months.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02
sELF-LUsRIcATlN0 BEARING.

quite an ingenious device has been con-
triyed by I. W. Haley, a weil-known mechan-
ician In Milford, Me-, viz, a seif-lu orieatinp
bearing, which it is believed possesses superior
qualities TO anything yet proposed in this line
1t consists of compound of metal and
graphite com bined ia such a manner as to
nold the graphite in solution, this latter ieat-
ure being the chief point of originality in the
lnVention All the metals that are used fuse
at much lower temperature than wi i trlfy
glass, which requires 1000 deg. Fahre nh eit
Inc metals employed are thoroughly mixed
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02
WOMEN AND HOMESTEADS.
Ladies' Home Journal.

Ladies' Home Journal
The officials at the head OF the National Pub
lie Land Bureau do not advise women 10 take
up Government land with the idea of living
and establishing homes thereon, both of which
conditions are imposed by the homestead act
The public lands are parceled out at from
81 % TO So so per acre in tracts of from 40 to
16O acres. The good. welllocated farm land
mas. however. all been taken UP, and of the
millions of acres remaining 20 be disposed of
but small portion can be made productive
except through the aid of expensive irrigation.
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win conduct two concerts composed of his
works.. .t.~.:
:: For the first time in it's history the Uni.
yersity OF Durham is about to marx its ap.
probation Of feInihine. erudition by confer
n ng degree upon Miss Jane E. Harrison, the
@eil-kIfown Greek: scholar and lecturer on
Greek art, especially on Greek vase paintinp.
MISS Harrison has been frequent contributor
70 magazine Literature and has published
VOTES sn on Greek vase pal ting, etc. She won
the lang guase scholarship at Cambridge
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

While the Examiner making pictures of things
that do it ought opare time occasionally portray
actual event The spectacle of its reporters running
upstairs stolen CALL in his hand and CALI
also the brief conflict the recovery of the stolen paper
grief Of yellow journalism thereat afford material
spirited illustration. And then it right
of the Erdmner and mentioned To get
necessary THE hardly necessary
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02
THE TAIL WAos THE DOG.
Phiiafiel nhia Recnrfi

Americans constitute 3 per cent OF the popu-
lation OF Hawaii. which, i, is needless to say,
Is hyprid. Only dog of very mixed breed
comparatively small tail.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

PasroR-A. C. E., City. The Rev. G. W.
Reattv of oakland was the pastor OF the
Chester-street NJ Z. Church until the recent
meeting OF the conference at Paclhc Grove.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

sidi All, Bey of Tunis, now so years of age.
is about 10 abdicate:in favor OF his son. and 70
go to Nice to live, according TO lie Figaro He
has ruled under French protection for fifteen
wears
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

BICYCLE R1pERs-J F., City. Up to the 1st
OF February OF this year ladies were not al
lowed to ride on bicycles IN the cry o. o.,
Petersburg, Russia. since then perm lsslon
has been granted -.
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o
CALlF0RNlANS IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. N. Y, Oct. 1.-At the Plaza,
h. J. O'Neill; Murray Hill, B. Cornwall; !;
Stuart, G. L. Bockm an; Astor, s. c. Houghton
Bartholdt, H. Lathrop; CONTINENTAL J. H
Ted lie
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

SEVEN UP-H. j., City. In the game OF auc
:tion-pitch seven up the count is high, low
lack and game. If A and are playing, eacl
has one to go, bids TWO and makes hlgn an.
game and a makes low, A wins in the oloer II
which the cards are counted.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

To ST. M1cHAEL-A B., City. The sailing ols'
lance from San Francisco to ST. MlchaeI is oe'
,snee ,%een ysgying in the course sailed over by
vessels.
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sPEeIAL information daily to manufactures.
business houses and public men by the Pres,
Clipping Bureau tAllen's), $40 Montgomerv
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

s CARE, worry and anxiety, whiten the hair too
early Renew it with PARKER's HAIR BAIsAM.
HISDERcoRNs, the best cure for corns l5ctS
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

: cooK1NG-A. P, City. Not having any
knowledge OF the kind of pan you alluoe 20 IN
your communication and the manne[ YOU ~ t,in ina
lend to use the same it is impossible 70 give
the answer asked Tor. =.
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PEOPLE OF NOTE.

While the general heal; h of Munkacsy, the
famous pain ter, who is in an asylum at Bonn
is excellent, his brain is hopeiessly gone.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02
A DEGRADED SHEET:

that when journalism gets down
stealing newspapers which sold streets for
nickel has reached the lowest depth of
anything degraded than this yet
struggle which yellow journalism axes in its
capture sufficiently espica
challenge admiration me rcenay
honorable effort money alongside
sending hired sneaks into the mangroom of
midnight papers containing PurIoning the
pennies off the of dead is hgh minded exalted
robbery compared with this
But exploit of the Examiner Thursday morning
trying to secure some fresh news by stealing of The CALL
shortly after left the press though itself very
piece of business is with the work that
has been done in this community for past that
sreputabe the Examiner up the
Southern Pacific Company and exorted from adverts
ing adopted The tactics which it adopted
into THE CALLS malin groom a
containing the latest and freshest information Of
before In both the purpose appropriate property
which did not belong to il. @ =. 49,:
The railroad for "a' treatment
get and repudiaed its Whatever money
corporation paid The Examiner under that
outright THE up money
but who anything all about
knows that is money :*4=. f.
The information in Thursday mornings CALL
worth its great deal 1t
dollars compile and print il The Examiner attempted
steal and thereby for hing inform alton
which another had gathered patrons pro-
ceedng equivalent highway robbery The prac
caly garroted and its taken from it. The
its employees succeeded in recovering the goods
they street thieves did
affect the principle of the affair We simply
victim midnight robbery by
which in promoting political "moraty and stealing
the <=:*.-.~@: =
Ii justice planned enterprising
quest the maingroom of The CALL Thursday
morning would be fereted his
might not however pursue hm he is probably
idiot For long time Examiner shown Inmstakabe
evdencs that right
Its attempt steal proof positive
la"iessness knows no bounds III
1t is not surprising that foopads lied
when pipe thrust under their by
victim, any they article
for pistol pipe well soaked with nicotine thing
be trifed with *&..*< 80.
Patrons of Hamilton Grammar School obcting
to having their children numbered after the of
of convics. teacher who lazy call Johnny
by merits all the disapproyal that John Smith sr
bestow. :"+~ =: :.:*". :.:< - ~
Invading the maing-room of contemporary intent
to steal copy OF live paper yellow jour
naism Yet vainy the yellow account
OF an episode that really interesting while lasted
There is disposition TO object craps amuse.
ment for employees OF the Custom and probably well
founded Craps is understood be fascinating game
capable of being played with other peoples money.
Many pugi.ts leaving Francisco for Lo. Angeles.
and while inclined to selshy congratulate ourselves
still there assurance that they come
back. -..::=."'
While the Fair estate only to SIS 0ooooo it
believed the heirs by quick compromise with the
lawyers get something out OF it yet
Yellow journalism given certain sort of
discretion When it desires sends its Gus
representatives TO The CALL
When beef gets hisher turkey, it sign good
many people will eat salt pork
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

HoUsEH OLD FURNITURE-W. NJ, City. house
hold furniture is liable to seizure ioi t'oA
payment of taxes in this State.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

FINE eyeglasses; specs, l5e 10 4oc; 3s Four,h
ST.; sundays, 1904 Market st.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

Is possible that his indecent letter from
KIondike the picture of Joaquin Miller
nenty barred from the yellow iourna1ism9 The spec
of his whiskers being tossed by Arctic been
denied the public for several days
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

Sneakrhievery is branch OF learning taught in
the school of yellow journalism.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

" C1r1zENsH1P-A. s., City. foreigner who
comes TO the United States and in due courze
of time IS naIuralized becomes natural zed
citizen OF the United States, and Is by mat
term distinguished from native born or nat
ural-b born citizen In the restricted or poPuiAr
sense a citizen of the United States, whetner
u tive born, natural born or natural zed' Is
an American, 80
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

Sir Arthur Sullivan not long ago expressed
s. desire for libretto. The newspapers
printed reference TO it, and three days later
$50 opera and operetta texts were lying on his
tah
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

Nobody openly advocates lynch
to be particular necessity for bringing
stagerobher They satisfactory me-
dlately available Coroner.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

NJ. Saint-Saens, the famous French COM
poser, is in Sweden, where he is TO give q
series of organ recitals. AT Stockholm he
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

Yellow Journalism must be given credit for sort
discretion When desires steal sends
representatives over 10 THE CALL.
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While the Fair estate only SIS ooo
believed by quick compromise with th
lawyers get something out even yet
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

eAIIFoRNIA glace fruits ooelb. rownssnr..
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

When beef gets hrsher turkey sign that good
many people will salt pork
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

If few miikmen who persist in peddling LIQUID poison
happen to get killed by the inspectors they the
consciousness having than they
possibly give up
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

HAWAIIAN CoFFEE-B. NJ, City. w. H.
Smith, coffee-grower on the Hawaiian Islands,
gives the following information in regard to
growing coffee there. Additional in formation
can be obtained at tn e office of the Consul for
Hawaii, on sansome street, near Pine.
We will suppose that you take up tract of 100
acres, so of which you wish develop once,
Eleaving the remaining so: to be developed later
perhaps out of the proceeds OF the profits OF the
hrs block: FIRST there is. the house, with the
necessary -outbudings and laborers' quarters tor
which allow $1,000 or $40. second, the clearing
OF the land from SIS to $40 acre, according
to the density OF he great growth. Then comes
tho necessary heling dibbling, according 10
individual preference and the nature of the soil.
! In the former case holes inches deep ard lS
inches square are dug and reh!led with b ack sur
face soil; in the latter The sreund is simply
| loosene0 with pick for about The same depth
ana size The folner process costs about Sc per
acre the lat er So This means for fifty acres an
expense of $500 $3.50 Unless you choosr TO
wait year for plants TO grow in nursery OF your
| own 10 become large enough 10 set which is
not advisable, you Will buy, if possible from
q neighboring planter from $4,000 TO $4,000
plants according to the umber of to the
acre, al probable cost o. So per thousand on
| will need bout six laborers the place from
| the start, engaged in wedding and general work.
| at SO per month amounting to $10SO per annum.
Add 81 500 for inctdentas, extras and living
penses, and you can thus estim tie the first years
outlay, taking TO consideration the various
OF earring and the different modes OF cultivation
| in each ase.
| The second year count $500 for living ex-
| penses aud sundres and the the first
year for laber, and you have ABOUT $500 for ex-
| penditures and no turn.
4 he third year living expenses and incidentals
the same, taAe $3.50; expenses of he machinery
1 Tor cleaning and dyeing The maiden crop, with
extra help In packing season, about $lU00 aIto-
gether, half OF Iwo-thirds of which will be COW
cred by the crop, perhaps However, it is best 10
allow $500 for-the third year.
The fourth year reck m 5000 to $4,000 for
outlay, and he same for income.
From the fifth year you can count on an average
CT & one pound 10 The tree, or $4,000 pounds alto
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02

HOUR OF DEATH-F. II. j.. City. writer Tor
the British Quarterly Review made the state
ment in one of his articles that he had lnyes-
tigated $3.50 cases OF all ages and mixed pop
ulation during period of several years and
discovered that the maximum OF deaths occur
be twee the hours OF ana in the morning
and the minimum between the hours OF all q
IL in the night. Fishe rmen say that the ebD
and flow OF the tides is always critical one
wi h. x-oli de
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Many pugists leaving San Francisco Angelo
and while inclined to seshly congratulate
still there is assurance that they do intend
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02
THE FAMOUS PORTLAND VASE.


thousan
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There disposition object craps
ment for employees of the Custom house. probably
founded. Craps understood game and
capable OF being played with other peoples money.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-20
4 Windy Well.
popular Science.)

Arizona possesses some of the greatest
natural wonders in the world, not the
least of which IS this phenomenon or a
current OF air issuing from or going into.
the bowels Of the earth through sundry
natural and artificial openings made In
tho earth's crust.
Something over a year ago Mr.. Cout-
man undertook the drilling Of a well at
his place. Everything went well TO a
depth of some twenty-five feet, when the
drill suddenly dropped some six feet, and
a strong current of air issued from the
hole. The escaping air current was so
strong that 1t blew off the mems mats
who were recovering the lost drlll.
The well was Of course abandoned and
left 10 blow. but there are some pc
culiarities about it that are worthy OF
observation. The air will escape from the
well for days at a time with such force
that pebbles the size OF peas are thrown
out and piled up about It's mouth uhtll
It looks very much Ike the eXpahded
norton of funnel. At the same tlile
IL is accompanied by a sound much IKE
the distant believing Of foghorn. ms
noise is not always present because the
AIR does not at all times escape with
the same force. Again, there Will be
for days a suction current unaccompa-
MED bv sound. in which the current OF
air passes into the earth, with some
less force than II escapes, and any light
object, as a feather, piece or paper OF
cloth. will. If held I'm close proximity
be Immediately sucked into the supterra-
mean labyrinth Of Aeolus.
lust the cause of this phenomenon no
one has yet been able 10 determine, but
II is supposed that there IS an under
ground opening between the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado, which cleayes
the earth for more than mile in depth
and the Sycamore Canyon, some eighty
miles TO the south of IT, Of the same
proportions. but much shorter.
This would seem possible from the fact
that the current Of air is always passing
from north TO south, or wise versa,
varying. Of course a few points OF the
compass from the true meridian, but al
WAYS in these general directions as de-
termined by experiment, and then the
stratum underlying the quarternary Is OF
volcanic cinder This is very porous, and
I'm many places so-called bottomless holes
axigf
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-20
CARLSBAD CHINA DINNER SETS. s1-
The Frozen Meat Trade.
(PhIladelphIa RecordD

The growth Of the frozen-meat trade
between Great Britain and her cher
sources Of supply in Australia, New Zea-
land and Argentina has been one OF the
most remarkable Developments Of COM
merce I'm late years. The business COM
menced In 1880 with a shipment OF 40
carcasses OF mutton from Australia. ln
1896 there were j,17, 9G carcasses imported
into Great Britain from Australia, New
Zealand. River Plate. the Falkland ls-
lands. and Patagonia. The impOrtati0rs
Of frozen and chilled beef during l@i
amounted to 2.679C0O hundredwelghts. u
which 100000 hundredweights We're FUR.
nishod by the United States. There arc
123 steamships, with a carrying capacity
each voyage Of 1880 900 carcasses, engaged
I'm the frozen-meat trade between British
Australian, New Zealand. and South
American ports.
The trade I'm frozen meats has not AZ
yet had the effect OF reducing the number
OF sheep IN Great Britain or the price o.
mutton. Nor has II sensibly checked The
Importation into that country Of live csf-
tie There has been a decline In the re-
ceipts OF her sheep. but the estimated re-
ceipts OF live cattle for 1885 was 5l3 "a
head-a number greater than the aycragt.
OF these cattle S9SO)0 head were from the
United States and 10000 from Canada.
1t is one Of the marvels OF our time that
forty millions Of people in Great Britain
should be able 10 draw nearly one third
of their supply Of fresh beef and mutton
from countries so far distant as New Zea-
land. Australia, and the Americas.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-20
At SUFFOLK.
A Parade, Addresses, and an Enter
tainmcnt.


SUFFOLK. VA, January 19.-CSpe-
cial.)-General Lees Birthday was more
generally observed here to-day than ever
before Business generally was sus-
pended during the afternoon. and the
day was kept as a legal holiday by the
bank and the schools An appropriate
public celebration was gotten up by
Tom Smith Camp. Confederate Veterans,
which comprised a parade by the camp,
the two local military companies Ohe
Grays and the Light Infantry, and the
cadets of the two military schools
Headed by a brass band, the organiza-
lions paraded through the principal
streets. and then marched 10 the city
Hall. where a stirring address, replete
with brilliant thought and patriotic Ut
terances. was delivered by Hon. h. y.
Holland. commemorative Attorney for
Nansemond county. At night at the CITY
Hall the ladies gave an entertainment,
consisting of tableauX, war-songs' etc,
for the benefit Of Tom Smith Camp, a
number of the members OF which par
ticipated in the exercises. Colonel Tom
Smith and +. r. Allen. Esq, two Of the
leaders i'm getting up the celebration
were unable to take part in the parade
and the entertainment at night, OWING 10
the fact that they were confined 10 their
homes by sickness. This was greatly re-
GREETED by their comrades.
AS the procession was passing through
Franklin street a halt was made in
front of Colonel Smiths residence. over
the door of which was the inscription:
Though unable to be with you in body,
I am with you in spirit" Captain G. I.
Parker then proposed three cheers for
their sick commander. which were hearth
ly given by the members of the camp.
The band then played Dixie" after
which the line of march was resumed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-20
ON THE APP0MATTOX.
NEWS NOTES CAUGHT IN THE
CoCKADE CITY.
An Interesting Case to BE frie"
Observation-Disclosures Counsei-""
sicJs-Four Republican Candidates
for the Place Of Postmaster.

PETERSBURG. VA, January 19.-(Spe-
cial)-In the Hastings Court of this CITY,
on Thursday, the case of the Common
wealth VS.. Joseph Rutherford will be
called for trial. The accused has i've IN
dictments against him, one for the EN-
hezzlement of funds belonging TO the
philadelphia and Chicago Picture COM
many. and four for forgery in connection
with the same company. Rutherford Will
be defended by Mr.. II. M. Smith, Jr'' Oh
Richmond, and other counsel.
PERSONAL NOTES.
The condition OF Collector-of-Custom
Thomas l.. Shipper, who has been Ill Tor
some days Of catarrhal pneumonia. TOOK
n decided change for the better this
morning, and there is now every prospect
OF his recovery.
Mr. William Birdsong, the Oldest en-
nlovee OF the Norfolk and Western kall-
road Company in this city. apd most
worthy and respected citizen, Is eritica"y
III of pneumonia. $50. ,,oe+
Mr.. William l.. thinner, one OF our ilosI
continent tobacconists. is quite sick.
Mr.. f.. NJ. Clements. proprietor ana eul-
tor of the Daily Progress, mas peeh COLI
fined TO his bed for week Win Sc
we're case of the grip
DR.. b. +. Cosby, prominent ueh'is''
has been sick for some days.
Mr.. j. w. Hawkins, chief malllng-
clerk in the post-ofiice, is seriously ILL.,
MIR. Hawkins has capably filled this posi-
ton for the past twenty-five years OF
more. and has very seldom been absent
from his post Of duty.
The names of four Republicans are
mentioned I'm connection with the Office OF
Collector of Customs for this port
I'm the event that President-elect Mchin-
lev should decide to make a change.
They are: Ex-senator Charles Gee, Mi.
Robert NcCandlish CORNER assistant
nostmaster). Major Harrison Waite "a
well-known architecD, and A. w. Har-
ris ca colored lawyer.
General opinion seems to agree that
General Stith Boiling will succeed Mr..
Hugh r. Smith as postmaster.
DR.. ]. r. Chambers, aged AZ years a
prominent physician of Dinwiddie codn-
~ died at his home, near Meridian, at
an early hour this morning, of typhoid
fever
Thieves broke into a freight-car IN the
ward of the Richmond and Petersburg
railroad to-day and stole five caddies oil
tobacco. The police recovered two OF
the caddies, which they found III marsh
lust outside of the city.