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rorth coast of Tasmania to Stanley
and Melbourne. ...

Eorth coast of Tasmania to Stanley
and Melbourne. ....
Mutton birds is the general name
given the petrol there, and the men
and ships engaged in the business are
known as 'smutton birders. y" 10
Americans this is quite novel indus
try. and the fact that such common
sea birds as the petrol are packed and
salted down like so much pork is
always matter of wonderment to
strangers who 60 there. But the test
of the pudding is in the eating of it.
and those who have dined off mutton
birds instead of land mutton pro.
ncunce the one every bit as good as
the other. -.
If you leave, San Francisco in
August sailing westward and south.
ward you will pass many great flocks
ofbirds that will be pointed out to you
as sooty petrels--or they will pass
you, for they are travelling about three
times faster than you are. And when
you reach Melbourne and have become
acclimated enough to venture a trip
across to Tasmania, you may dine off
TIE young of those very birds that
passed you ( n the California coast,
only now they will be served to you as
q mutton birds.
These fowls leave the Farallones
every few months, and once every
( year they visit Australia. Trefoil Isl.
and is their chief roosting place in the
Southern hemisphere, so far as is
known. Here they scratch and dig in
the barren soil until they have bur-
rowed a hole perhaps two feet deep.
Into these noles each hen in the i'm
amense fook deposits her one egg. The
mutton birder inserts his arm full
stretch for his game. he does not
take the egg, but waits week or ten
days after the egg has been hatched.
, Then he ends the young bird almost
as big as its parent, but much more
tender and fat. On land the petrol
is quite unable to escape from the
catchers. It cannot rount into the
( air from off the land though its wings
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changeable tsffets. in q rich shade OF

changeable tsffeta. in rich shade OF
purple. is pictured in this article.
Broadc3oth is also prime tavorite,
many very smart coat and skirt suits
being made of it entirely. One of last
weeks brides hal quite novel going
away gown, 1t was tailor made. OF
dark green mixed material. The skirt
wac perfectly plain and the snugly dt-
ting jacket bodice was neatly braided
across the front in the shape of frogs.
To make change in this suit, the
bride had q Vatican coat of dark
green broadcloth that harmonized
beautifully with the greenin her skirt.
The jacket hung in loose box plaits
from the pointed yoke to triae be-
low tho waist line. The high slit col.
lar was edged with chinchilla and flied
in with a ruohing of yellow chiffon.
Directly in front of the collar was fas.
tened an immense bow knot OF
accordion plated yellow chiffon,
the ends of which formed scarfs
that hung to the bottom of the
jacket. Theatre waists are used
in great variety and are always sty-
lish when worn with the inevitable
black silk skirt which every woman
should possess, for it is the one thing
needful inst at present. Chiffon or silk
bodices that have been worn all sum-
mer can, with black skirt for foun'
datlon, be made into quite pretty even.
ing or theatre frocks. a dressy black
velvet figure with drsped revers, or q
tiny small eton of fur will add an air OF
elegance to very simple bodice. Lace
arranged in jabot is pretty addition
to the front and since wide corselet
belts are 10 much worn and can be
made to meet the jacket If necessary,
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MEMORIES.

Memories bring glsdness or sadness ae-
eording to their moral element. To revisit
the scenes of ones earlier life recalls MEM
Every remembered act of Kindness toward
another, or Of opportunity improved. is q
precious treasure. Every recalled instance
Of misdoing, or of neglected occasion Of
helping others or Of gaining good, gives an
added psng of hopeless regret. Memories
are permanent investment. and, once
made, they cannot be changed. Now is the
time to make such Investments for future
income. The words and deeds Of today will
bring u steady return for the coming years.
s. S. Times. .
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Was Coming Down Anyhow.

Some years ago there lived in Perth,
Scotland. man of convlvial habits.
we'll known by his Christian name Of
Jamie. One dark night an acquaint-
ance found Jamie at the foot of the
outside stair. ''Is that you. Jamie?"
asked the acquaintance in voice Of
the greatest astonishment. "Aye, it's
me, replied Jamie, in tone of COM
plete resignation. "Have you fa'en
doom the stair?" was the next ques.
tion. '.Aye, I fell doom, but was
coming doom, whether or no.. ,'
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WASTE NOT THE DAY.

In giving US time, God gives us all. Still,
morning by morning, He causes another
day-a day unstained-to dawn for US out Of
His eternity; still, morning by morning, His
hand holds forth to us green leaf out ofthe
tree of life. Such day Is this. Oh waste 1t
not! Is there good impression that you have
suffered to grow faint? Is there
holy practice that you have
long neglected.? Have you. an Offend
ed friend who is still unreconciled2 a tenn
per still unchecked2 q besetting sin still un-
resisted 2-oh, here is work for you today
''Watch against that which, in your better
heart, with your truer self, you desire not
to do; watch for the thing which you feel
you ought to do;" and -. 80 gather up
the fragments that remain, lest all be lost
Cannon Farrar. - --,
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HRLPLEss ONES.

We have sometimes known some men or
women 80 helpless that their lives seemed
to be all dependent, who yet, through their
sickness, had 80 mounted to higher life
and 80 identified themselves with Christ that
those on whom they rested found the
Christ in them and rested upon 1t. Their
sick-rooms become churches. Their weak
voices spoke gospels. The hands they
seemed to clasp were really clasping theirs.
They were depended on while they seemed
to be most dependent. And when they died,
when the faint flicker of their life went out,
strong men whose light seemed radiant,
found themselves walking in the darkness ;
and stout hearts, On which theirs used to
lean, trembled as if the staff and substance
of their strength was gone.-Phillip Brooks.
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automobilists, on account OF the throw
ing open of the highways to the queer
vehicles. New companies are being
formed on all sides and prospectuses
rivaling the pictorial fancy of the min
ing boom days are being distributed
broadcast. -.
The motorcycle is attracting wide
spread interest and at least q dozen
makes are on the market. In recent
public test at Coventry the prize win
ner was described as beating every
thing for pace, and betraying no dis
position to emit noxioas fumes. The
speed was about thirty miles an hour,
and the machine tore up the hill at the
end of the straight quite as fast as it
went on the level. MIR. Pennington,
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Cold. W leather Devices Of Tramps. !.

: No1d xr aofhoy haa hpnr1 tyht adnaaa krp
.bo 80 :, =, !" H. r. = aLa lie ths;r boms an tba
straa. ~ &C. and ~ uho- stndv jnatnYa frnn
sLa;. s ,1aaa, ~ tha nars hancbss
mha;. nnmbo, has haan grov;noG GIass
far Ill tha Iast faw weeks during 1hinh
t;ms tbe nnh,;c ;nstitntiona and the
nIaa.a . 'aJ wb;pb ] ars IN mnrs CANAL cl;m.
atss have raceivea their regular auota
on - r.atronoi;tan a ] rsorn;ta q,
" m ma| w. ~ | go Iaft !, Nav yo,E
nocS az vi la 80 uao.i,ar h 80 a,,,a isot uaaL
Viz s.i.s. w .s 60 -" ~. atraa.s I'D nsn.
were ullsen i,o mLs.e n sI.s .Las ,,snt I 9S a..
PIE WonaereI sneae sney ~. Hsa -
course, sne ioas,n 1880 Nv T.. .sSl s,,.,,s
sleik saa: .ss.ae.,. % ua ~ ss b.1. nns dr;pi
Mnss s,,aaa - ss, - tha ~ a. an5 behavaa
L:s,s ~ : teIo.a.a5 -, bon,a Rnt
msett sa,, = sols,ass SUb,;n - hr;1S;nas ISs
1ne asla"y ~ as .a;,1aas - stst;ans,
os'ooe, 91e'.se tha;. 800 -
ana stotes aiso leseise1 u, 49, ~ % Nj
VISITS ron .ne aome,sss s;ass. eSs - :
OF 1ne laree omoo Du a. ,,ai.as,s 49,
doormsn, VINO Keeps she lpss ps.s.@aa
guests out. 81 ou. .aa ~ .sss.s sne H. ssJ inwe,
wIeIe an na'e :. % 80 a, sa.t.d !. sara.sl
nalis Deca"e 90 oo1sa.ea :. a. sw.aI 1870 shst
Times IN tne coaese - sno " -
progress was aimcuis. J, .ha =. .
"alting Iof tlieue, - w lsa. -
cuse gwen oy many wno wan. - Asep
warm IN an eieVsteo fai,WAy s.Aslon. aas,.L
Dlrectory upstairs, !, Y 2 s.gn s.g1 II :
doWntown business onlce' nav
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CHRIsrs RULE OF LIFE.

By Christ's rule of life the divine ideal OF
:'heayen every day. can be enjoyed by all
the gsrrowing children of men. It will
come through faith which reasons In this
wise: The infinite Creator Is my Heavenly
Father. He sustsins me at this moment and
therefore l must be part Of his divine
plan. Am tried beyond measure The
apparen evil Is q stepping-stone to some
greater good. By simply accepting what
my highest reason tells me must be true, by
receiving the experience of this moment as
the will Of God, the veriest dross will be
turned into fine gold, anxiety will be
changed to JOY. The heart will go out In
love to every creature. The peace which
soui.-T. F. Seward.
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FAITHFULNEss.

His ''faithfulness in the nights Is great
cause for having thankful heart. Loving
kindness in the morning, when all is bright
and the day rises before us full of hope and
promise, we too often forget to be grateful
for 1t is so easy to take our blessings from
our Fathers hand as a matter Of course.
But can we forget the fsithfulness that
cares for US Sin the nights9" Those
nights of sorrow. nights Of wasting. nights
of disappointment. How wonderfully we
were sustained What an unusual peace
possessed our hearts How firm founda-
tion our feet rested upon! How the prom
ises Of God shone out like stars 1t Is good
thing to call to mind and show forth to others
this "faithfulness" which We have proved iu
the nights. .-Chistian Advocate. -
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POPULAR SCIENCE.
4 ROTARY Gas engine is out.

rotary gas engine ls out.
OF British birds the cuokoo lays the
smallest egg in proportion to its size.
The spiders eyes are not in h;s
head, but in the upper part OF his
thorax.
Deafness is more common IN cold
countries than in warm climates, the
ear being very sensitive to atmospheric
changes. !,
Anew hypnotic has ntpbably been
found in Jamaica dogwood. The
fluid extract has been found eficacious
in dentistry.
The proetus has no acting eyes and
is practically colorless, living in the;
mud. Some Of them placed in light
for two or three years, developed pig
ment in the ocular region.
Experiments on war balloons are be.
ing carried on in this country ct Fort
Logan, Col, by authority of the War
Department, which viii soon urge
Congress for $4,000 appropriation.
A French experimenter, Camille
Dareste. says that the germ In the
hens egg is not destroyed Shy an cleo.
trio current that wonld XIII an'adult
fowl, but that the germ Is so modified
in most cases that q Smonstrosity will
be hatched. ID
A Berlin scientist has ascertained
by experiment that q number OF per-
sons who use the telephone habitualiy
hear better with the left ear than with
the right. To educate the right ear,
to the same point he recommends
holding the instruments in the right
hand half the time. sf
Certain insects, like the opossum.
will feign death to escape an enemy.
The 'sfever worm"-larva Of foneo our
commonest butteraies-will pretend
death if touched by the e-fnger. The
tumble bug, if touched while rolling
his precious burden toward, his store-
house, will roll over and feign death
| till he thinks the intruderihas left.
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Eminent for Scalds and Burns.

Take equal parts Of Florence oil, or
freshly drawn linseed oil, and lime
water; shake them we'll together in q
wide bottle. 80 as to form linlment.
This will be found an exceedingly
healing application for recent scalds
and burns. 1t may either be spread
upon q cloth. or the parts affected may
be anointed w. th it two or three times
a day.-New York Journal.
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THANKFULNEss.

and all the blessings OF this life." Some few
short words like these at the end Of whole
litanies of minute petitions are thought suf-
flcient to dismiss the million benedictions
which our Creator is forever pouring like
sunbeams on our head. :. Should the Bene
dicits of the "heir Of all ages be no stave
longer than that Of the serf or monk of the
centuries when oppression and ignorance
darkened Europe with their double night
I think that each generation OF men ought
no add strophe to the universal hymn of
Gods happy children.-Rev. J. R. Macduff.
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A brave, resolute, Christian life is not al
ways smooth sailing, but the inward power
becomes an oyermatch for head winds.
Sometimes the gales Of adversely sweep
away Christians possessions, but there is
an undisturbed treasure down In the hold
a glorious consciousness that One Is with
him that the world can neither give nor take
away.-Dr. Cuyler.
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TO exTeRMlNATE sTARFIsH
Inoculate Them With Parasites That Bite
or Their Legs.

Engineer D. O. Sanford, Of the Connecticut
State Shelltish Commission, announced that
he had discovered method Of e1terminating
the star1sh pest.
Lately stars have been found Affected with.
some ailment which causea their legs 10 turn
a whitisa color Dissection OF these legs has
disclosed a parasite resembles an ordinary
skipper, which enters the leg aud appears
to cut away the substance until the leg drops
of. 1t is believed II these parasites are cul-
tiyated in quantities and planted among the
stars thew will soon destroy them.
A petition to Congress- Is being prepared
by oyster-growers asking that an approprie'
tion he made to investigate and experiment
on the discovery. which, IL successful. means
the saving OF hundreds OF thousands OF dol
lars annually to oyster-grower5.
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Shawl Provides q Monument.

In disposing of hor estate of $4,000,
Fannie Il. V. Hatch directs her execu.
tor to dispose of her India shawl, "as
soon as suitable purchaser can be
obtained for the same, and the pro.
oeeds to be used solely for the pur.
chase and erection of suitable vault
OF tomb. ."-Philadelphia Record.
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Triumphs and viclssitndes Of a Tenor.

Italo Csmpanini, the once famous
tenor, who died on Nov. %, at Parma,
Italy, had a varied an d highly inter-
esting experience of the triumphs and
vicissitudes of life. he sang at one
time for eighty cents night, and at
another for Thousand dollars. In
one season with Henry -. Abbey he ,
is said to have been paid $50, 600. but
he. died poor, as we'll as voiceless. He
was blacksmith's son, borni n Parma
in 1916, and was brought up to his
fathers trade, which he first left when
fourteen years old to go soldering
under Garibaldi. He went back to his
anvil after the war, but his vocal abili.
ties were soon discovered by musi-
olan, who happened to hear him sing,
and set him to course of study as Q
free pupil in the Parma conservatory.
At about the age OF twenty. one he beH
. gan as an opera singer. He had some
success, and made an engagement to
travel in Russia at about $24 month,
but returned presently to. Milan, and
studied further with Lamperti. After
ayear's application he appeared III La
Scala in "Faust, land was greatly sue
cessful. He sang under Colonel Maple
son in London in 1872. and the next
year came to this country, where be
was highly important member of the
notable company which included
Nilsson, Annie Louise Cary, Cspoui'
and Maurel At that time his voice
was at its best, and he was the greatest
tenor of the day. His repertoire, too.
was remarkable, and included eighty
operas. In 1877 he came back here,
and for six years was very popular and
successful as the leading tenor in the 4
old Academy OF Music. He was
powerful actor, too, having prof
by the instruction of Salvlni.
that his voice began to fail, fq1
bad care of himself, and thl ;
story is the record of u11(
costly efforts to go on
was finished.
Personally he Y -.
fected, much j
and exceedi1
on estats
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CHILD OF GOD.

The child of God Is called to the blessed
privilege of living every moment Of his life
in fellowship with God. He Is called to en-
joy the full light OF His countenance. d.
he came not to dwell near us but to be in
us, that we might be filed with His indwell-
ing. That is the whole teaching Of the
epistle to the Hebrews-the veil Is rent In
twain: we have access into the holiest Of all
by the blood of Jesus; we. came into the
very presence of God 80 that we can live all
the day, with that presence resting upon us.
Andrew Murray.
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He who is truthful. just merciful. kindly
does his duty to his race and fultls his
great end in creation, no matter whether the
rays of his life are vsibly beheld beyond the
walls of his household. or whether theyy
strike the ends Of the earth.-Lord Lytton
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will produce the desired effect. Sucha
muff could be made at home very easily
and is good way in which to use up
odd bits Of ribbons and lacss.
The costumes illustrated herewith
were designed by the National Cloak
Co., of New York.
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The life of the erucihed was lived by one
who delighted to do Gods will. He did not
pain :: it was just that he did not think about
pleasing himself at all. He took the bitter
and sweet as they Mere sent, and delighted
in them, because he knew the sender, who
sought only the good of all men. This is
the life of the crucified. You think hapbi-
ness Is to please yourself It Is not that at
aii, it is to delight in doing his wili.-Edna
Ivall
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who rode it, stands something over
six feet, and is very broadly built
man, 80 that his machine was put to
very fair test when taking him up q
shern incline
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MONEY FOUND IN THE ROOF.
An Accumulation That Has Taken Three
Years to Deposit.

Years to Deposit.
William Fl. Cook and family, residing in a
house at Danvers. Mass. GA Maple street,
near Asylum Hill, have been greatly. an
noyed OF late by bees. Several persons have
been stuny and others driven from tho
house The place was perfect hive OF In
srcis.
Finally Mr.. Cook ripped sopo boards from
tho roof and found Il large COLONY OF bees
busily engaged iu making honey. The
honeycomb was four feet long, two feet
wide, and three feet thick, and contained
honey valued Mt about $500. Tho honey is
supposed to be the accumulation OF three
years industry Of the bees.
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NOW THE MOTOCYCLE.

New Wheels Which Are Propelled
by Automatic Power.
Motorcycles and other vehicles pro.
PEELED by automatic power are enjoy
ing boom in England. They have
reached such a prominent position in
the kingdom that paper is published
weekly in their interests. November
IA was termed red letter day by the
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BIG CARGO OF CORN FOR INDIA.
100000 Bushels to BE Shipped From This
Country ut Once.

The first cargo OF corn which has ever been
shipped from this country to Iniia will be
carried by the German steamship Rsmus,
which left Baltimore, Nd. for Philaaelp phia.
The British Government has purchased 49,
BOO bushels of corn in this country, which
and taken to India. The corn will be dis
trbuted by Governmant agents an 1 will be
planted. in the hope OF producing crop to
alleviate the famine In India
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them, while the islands off Tasmania
and the southern coast of Australia
then swarm with them. San Francisco
Chronicle.
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Congressional Records PrIce.

The Congressional Record is now supplied,
to subsoribess at S1,6Q ker month
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Sympathy With cGhba.
Of the United States fol- te in Cuba,
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TYASTES differ in different lati-
tudes, even among English
speaking people. Imagine
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
NOTICE.
Taxes Due Upon Assessments Made
by the State Board of EquaIi-
Zdtiou

Controllers Department State ~ r,atisori
Sacramento Oct Der H. 1897
Ia accordance with the provisions of Sectton
1858 of the Poltica Code no.ice i hereby piyan
that have received from the State RoaTd oe
Equalization The "Duplicae Record OF Assess
ments of Railways" and the s.Duplc ate Record n 1,
tanning the assess ments upon the property of each
OF the following named associations or cornor a
tons. as fixed by said State Board OF EouaIiza.
tion for the year 1877 wit:
California Pacific Railroad Comparv Cantr.,
Pacific Railroad Company, Northern California
Railroad Com pany, Northern Railway Comnsn1
South Pacific Coast Railroad Company Southern
Pacific Raj road Company Southern California
Motor Road Company, Southern Pacific RaIiro "a
company (Atantc and Pacific Railroad Com
pany IeSseeS), San Francisco and North Pacifc
railway Com pany, Southern California Railway
company, san Francisco and San Joaquin VALLEY
railway Com pany, Alameda and San Joaouin
Rallro1 Company, California and Nevada Rain
road Company, Carson aud COLORADO Railroad
Nevada CALIFORNIA; Oregon Raj way COMPANY Ne.
Vaoa county Narrow Gauge Railroad Companv
North Pacific Coss Railroad Company Pacifi3
coast RallN ay Company PajaTo Valley Railroa /
hahway company, Sierra Valleys Hallway CON-
pany and Pul! mans Palace Car Company
Inc state and County Taxes on all DerSon q i
property, and one-half of the State and Conntv
aole, ana Will be de inquent the last MONDAY in
november next at O'clock p. NJ. and unless maid
10 ne state treasurer, at the CAPITOL prior there
TO- . per cent VIII b. added 10 the amount thereof
and unless so paid or before the last Monday in
Aprfl next at o',lock p. NJ. au additional & ner
cent Will be added to the amount thereon
Inc remaining oDe-ha.f of he State and County
Ia1es on all real property Will be due and PAYABLE
at any time after he first Monday in iaiiuarv
next, and will lie delinquent the last Monday IN
a prll next, al o'clo- NJ, and unless uaid 10
per cent Will be added to the amount thereof
H. Z. GILLIAN, Sta.e ConJrol er