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G~S Com pany-The re- ular annual meeting OF
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Company will be held at the office OF The COM
pany, rooms 81 and 6S Stevenson building. sout h.
west oorner California and MONTGOMERY streets,
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OF Jan uary 1897, at o'clock II for the pur-
pose OF electing board of directors 10 serve for
the ensuing year and for the transaction OF such
other business as may be brought before the
meeting. Transfer books close Thursday. Jan1-
airy IA, 1897, at O'clock p. NJ
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san Francisco, January q 1897.
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Francisco, Cal, on THURSDAY, the 2lst day of
January. 1897 at the hour of IL O'Clock A. NJ. for
the purpose of electing a board of directors to
serve for the ensuing year and the transaction of
such other business as may come before the meet
ing. Transfer books Will close on Saturday, jan
uary 8, at ~ o'cock NJ
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

RS THEY SELL ALLDRY GOODS YARN
tS~S table linen, lace curtains towels, hosiery
underwear, corsets, EN- brodery, laces, buttons
lini gs, threads bandk erchefs, veings, etc, very
cheap at the Pioneer Dry Goods Store los Firth Sc
The silver star., 1897-12-23
WATERS OF THE ARKANSAS.

Colorado Farmers Have NO Reason TO Fear
Action Of Kansas Irrigators.
The farmers Of the Arkansas valley
have for the past two or three weeks
been more or less exercised over the
threat of certain persons that suits
would be instituted against the irri-
cation companies OF Colorado using
the water Of the Arkansas river for
depriving the citizens Of Kansas OF
the water which they claim as belong
ing to the United States, and there
fore to the state Of Kansas - well ~
Colorado. When the news was hrst
received In Colorado It was asserted
that suit had actually been brought.
and the farmers and others interested
at once made an investigation for the
purpose Of ascertaining to what ex-
tent they were responsible for the Al
legged loss Of water in the channel Of
the river during it's course through
Kansas. 1t is the opinion Of attor-
neys, says the Denver Republican,
that have made a study Of the ques-
tion that no suit on the part Of the
people Of Kansas will lie In the Fed
eral courts. The constitution provides
that Congress has power over the wa
tiers OF navigable streams alone, un-
der the provision Of the constitution
which regulates commerce between
the states. The federal government
retains the title to- the bed Of the Ar
kansas river as far as the stream has
meandered In the general surveys, but
provision Of the constitution Of the
state Of Colorado, which was approved
by Congress. gives the state jurisdic-
tiOn over all the waters Of the state,
and the right to use these waters for
any purpose is therefore inchOate In
the commonwealth OF Colorado.
Attorney General Carr was inter-
ested In the matter and searched the
records OF the Federal courts to as-
certain whether there had been any
suit brought. Failing to find any
thing on record he wrote to ]. Z. God
ding Of Rocky Ford, who has been
largely instrumental in the settlement
and development OF the Arkansas val
ley. asking him to investigate. Mr..
G0dding has devoted considerable
time to the inquiry and has ascer-
tained that the report Of the bringing
OF suit is entirely without founda-
tion, and that the origin OF the report
was In the efforts OF cOterie Of at
torneys at Wichita to induce Kansas
farmers and others interested TO nut
up the money necessary for the COM
mencement Of a suit. From fifteen TO
twenty farmers In the vicinity of
Wichita have agreed to Join In the
suit, but as the amount subscribed by
them In not sufficient. no steps have
been taken. An effort was made 10
induce the loan companies interested
to subscribe to the fund without sue.
cess.
Mr.. Godding was In the city yester.
day. ana stated that he had absolute
proof that nothing had been done
and was Of the opinion that NO fur.
ther steps would be taken, as II would
not be possible to secure the amount
OF money necessary to carry through
q suit Of this character. Said he:
lne claim was put forth by the At
preparation Of water BY Colorado va
. violation Of riparian rights. The
question OF riparian rights on unnay.
ieable streams IL purely local.
The silver star., 1897-12-23
Farm Department..

to imported stations in an Intelligent
manner 20 n to produce the dneet
cOachers and roadsters. He has been
experimenting ON these lines for some
time and has demonstrated that the
finest horses in the world for such
purposes can be raised from CROSS
breeding Of this kind.
Mr.. Springer Is not the only man who
ID contemplating move of this kind.
During the past ten days several breed
ers from Wyoming, New Mexico and
Colorado, who abandoned the business
five or six years ago, have visited the
city looking for a desirable stock Of
mares with which to stock their
subject to-day, Mr.. Springer said:
"There can be but little doubt that
horse breeding will be generally re-
sumed throughout the coming season,
and that those who breed worthy stock
will again begin to reap profit on IN
vestments. The time seems ripe for
all concerned to take n clear view Of
the situation and quit making sacrifices
on breeding stock and speed prospects
I do not intend by this that holders
should put fabulous prices on their
holdings, for that is worse than selling
out at sacrifice. But everything
points to fair values and healthy con-
ditions and there no longer seems any
excuse for throwing stock overheard
at twenty-five to fifty per cent. Of act
ual worth.
IAN important factor In the horse
market In the near future and for years
to come will be the buying Of supplies
by farmers. In the East, farmers as
a rule have quit raising horses. and In
the central West. the urgent demand
among farmers for ready money with
which to relieve temporary pressing de-
mands has forced them to rush every
available animal of to market. As a
result Of these things thousands OF
farmers throughout the land will be-
come buyers instead Of sellers, and
this condition will cut no little figure
in the horse trade.
"Another important fact is that good
horses are in great demand all over
Europe. and with first-class stock at
her command the United States can be-
come an exporter instead Of an import
er, as in the past.-Denver Times.
The silver star., 1897-12-23

nei around her neck for two week.
The next time she went to her grand
mothers ii was Christmas. There wa
roast goose fer dinner and all kim
of pie. Ben was there He had ne,e
found his zen cents. If he had ht
would perhaps have bought suga.
dove for Polly
While the folks sat around the fir,
talking, Polly perched in tall cha
with nothing 10 do, had sudden mem
ory
She got down. ran to the kitchei
closet. and saw the sugar bowl. 1t ha
buttons and alum and a broken spoo
in it. but Polly was not to be impose
upon.
"Caddy' caddy, caddy." she crieG
running up and down.
Its the old tea-caddy that sh
wants" said grandma.
That's in the other closet. We keel
nutmegs in it," said Aunt Why.
"Pep'mints' mine pep'mints!" clam
ored Polly.
The caddy was brought. and sur
enough when she thrust her little han,
under the nutmegs she found her pep
permints and pulled out the recipe TO
mangoes.
There. Mrs. Gray wanted that" ex
claimed grandma.
And now Ben was putting his ow,
hand in. Yes, there 1t was! his pock
etbook and his ten cents.
We'll. / declare," said Aunt Viny.
Ben sat down to consider. II wa,
now too late for Christmas. but h,
might do something for New Years
He had heard Aunt Why talk abou,
calls and cards.
only the day before boy who had ,
printing press had offered to prin
cards. twenty-five for ten cents. ant
every card was to have a picture of 4
hover or bird upon it.
I'll buy cards." thought Ben. and h,
went at once to find the boy.
On New Years Day Ben. clean ant
shining. called Polly into the par
ior.
I'm making calls" he said. "Thi.
is your call. Choose the card Won lik,
best"
Polly was delighted. She picked ou
the prettiest card. with "Mr. Benis
min Dotten" and a pair of doves upol
II.
Then Ben went forth from neighbo
to neighbor impartially. He was yer,
successful. He met with smiles every
where. and in some places he met Will
apples and New Years cakes. Every
body seemed glad to receive a car,
with Mr.. Benjamin Dotten" upon IL
together with picture.
When it came to the last he hest
tated. He was tired and wanted 10 q,
home. 1t seemed to I'm he woul,
rather see his good. kline grandmamm,
than anybody else in .he world. Tn,
last card had roses uIsus 1t.
I'll call on grandms." he said. an,
running home he made ais best bow I,
the dear old lady. and handed her hi
card.
| You never saw any ere 10 pleased
For more than week the showed IN
card OF Mr.. Benjamin Dotten" /,
The silver star., 1897-12-23
EVAPORATr N AND SEEPAOE.
Significant Results Of Series Of Measure
meats Of Streams Made BY Prof. Car
penter.

Significant Results Of . Series Of Measure
meats Of Streams Made by Prof. Car
penter.
Measurements Of the amount Of
water returning to streams by seepage
have been made during the year by
Professor Carpenter and assistants OF
the agricultural experiment station
connected with the Agricultural Col
lege mt Fort Collins. on the Cache In
Poudre from the canon to Its mouth,
on the Rio Grande In Colorado. on the
Arkansas from Canon City to the state
line. and on the Big and Little Thomp-
son rivers. This is the first measure
that has been made on the Big Thomp-
son. II shows that the stream con-
stantly gains from the canon to the
Platte river. AT the time OF measure
ment, the river mt the canon had but
twenty-seyen cubic feet per second Of
water. While n number Of bitches
were drawing water. more than
enough TO exhaust the stream, the Inst
ditch on the stream still had more than
the original quantity In the canon.
The gain was distributed uniformly
along the river. more so than has been
found to be the case with the poudre
or the Platte. The total gain was
about seventy cubic feet per second.
or enough to irrIgate a large tract OF
land. and is nenrly constant through
out the year.
From the exit Of the river from the
canon to the dam OF the Home Supply
dkch. neither gain nor loss was found: :
from the Home Supply to the Barnes
ditch. sixteen cubic feet per second
gain: from the Barnes ditch to the
Loveland and Greeley canal, AZ feet
gain: between this point and the Big
Thompson ditch, eleven cubic feet per
second gain; from the Big Thompson
ditch to the Big Thompson and Platte
ditch, seventeen cubic feet per second
gain. ana from that point to the Evans
town ditch. twenty-five cubic feet per
second gain.
This In . gain In the flow of the
stream available for irrigation of from
seven degrees In June to sixty degrees
In October
The silver star., 1897-12-23

The annual report OF Paymaster-
General Edwin Stewart shows that
during the past fiscal year the cost OF
maintaining the ships OF the navy in
commission was $s.93s,549, and Of
maintaining navy yards and stations
3.5Ss. 800. Repairs cost Sits, ,203. and
the Marine Corps cost $S36.713. The
total cost Of maintaining the navy
during the year was ST, ,514.23l. not in
cluding increases of the navy and i'm
provements. The paymaster general
shows that, while there has been an
increase in expenditures for stores, the
purchases have been made with great
care and with regard to the actual
needs Of the service, and that there
has been marked decrease in cost OF
supplies. as we'll as great saving In
acquisitions, etc, as a result OF the
system pursued by the bureau Gener-
al Stewart earnestly urges an increase
Of the paymaster's corps by twenty,
and In support Of his request points
to the recent additions to the number
Of ships in the navy. each requiring
it, pay onacer.
The silver star., 1897-12-23
BY FANNY CROSBY.

BY FANNY CROSBY.
The grand Old Year is dying,
His hour has come at last:
His brilliant reign is ended,
Its golden days are past
He shakes the wreath that. withered
Lies cold upon his brow;
His breath is quick and labored.
His eyes are closing now.
The grand old year is dying,
He bids the world good night:
A starry veil is lifted
That parts him from our sight.
A sigh of deepest feeling.
A tear, and then a smile,
For scenes of rarest pleasure
Our lonely hearts beguile.
Behold, the New Year cometh,
His face is young and fair;
The merry bells are ringing.
There's music everywhere.
Oh. happy, happy greeting!
Oh, happy. happy day
That lights our path before US
And laughs our cares away.
The silver star., 1897-12-23
The n...rvv,r ,.,..,

Captain Chittenden has submitted a
report TO the War Department upon
the result Of his investigations concern.
!ne the needs OF reservoir systems In
The total extent Of . reservoir system
ln tne arid regions which shall render
evaiIabIe the entire flowing strea fns
win mot exceed 1.18l, 100000 cubic
feet. II its construction was TO con.
sumo century In time II would repre.
sent an annual storage Of about if6..
Un.000,oOO cubic feet or 200,0OO acre
leet: Al e6.87 per foot this would cor
.43z ,7l6 per annum. This smornt.
distributed among the seventeen ma
states and territories, gives a. avar.
age annual expenditure IL each az ~.
45. The annual value Of the otceeH
waeef would return 10 The originoj cocl
see y q moieeenanee ~ ~ average Do15o6
The silver star., 1897-12-23

The son of Grover Cleveland is to
be congratulated that he was born too
late to be called the prince. That title
afixed to the name of a young man
means the grossest of abuse on the
part of the newspaper reporters. They
follow him wherever he goes Let him
be wise and a good fellow and they
grow humorous over him just the
same. Let him submit to interviews
and they misrepresent him. Let him
refuse to be interviewed and they in
suit him to his face and afterward in
print He is marked man, and NAL
ice follows him as naturally as his own
shadow. Let the little Grover thank
heaven that his father is too old ever
to be president again.
The silver star., 1897-12-23

The British taxpayer has learned
that he can not AFFORD to neglect the
Management OF his city. He insists
that he get the worth of his money.
and that the business of the corpora
tisn be conducted honestly and EN-
ciently. For this purpose he selects
city onicials on the basis OF merit and
keeps them in ONCE as long as their
work is satisfactory-no longer. On
the other hand, the American citizen
mixes politics with municipal business
and intrusts the management Of his
city to one or the other of the political
party machines organized for the ben
eft Of their organizers and directors.
The silver star., 1897-12-23
THE MORSE MARKET.

Al ladsstsy That Nay ~ Msds Of Great
Importance.
The recent visit Of Secretary James
Wilson Of the Agricultural Depart
incnt to the West. followed by his an
pointment Of G. Il. Stubs Of this city
~ an envoy to Europe In the interest
OF American horses. has awakened an
interest which Will soon result in re-
newed activity In the horse breeding In
dustry. which hns been dormant for the
past ten years. John W. gprinscr.
manager Of the Continental Ceftis
Company, one Of the largest coocerns
In the West. realizes the importance N
this neglected industry and win esfah.
lish nm extensive breeding ranch nm
this city early In the spring. His M.
seesions are to breed The native nesse
The silver star., 1897-12-23

down. mere are some peppermints for
you"
Grandma handed Polly little paper
hsE Of peppermints. They were good
and strong. Polly liked them.
Ten minutes later in came Polly's
mother.
where's viny?" she asked, and
then she smelt peppermint. Polly.
Polly" she said. come right here.
Was that bag full? You'll be sick Il
you eat another one. Give them to
mel"
Put them here" said grandma.
pointing to an old china tea-caddy ON
the closet shelf. That's where / drop
notions"
Polly did as grandma said. for some
how she trusted the caddy more than
her mothers pocket. Then her moth
er carried her on to ind Aunt Why
and after that they went home
The caddy was a good place for no.
tions. 1t already held some shoe but
tons. a bad quarter and n recipe for
mangoos; also q little pocketbook con-
tanning ten cents. That was Ben's. He
MD 1t there when he was going chest
nutting. because the clasp was broken.
Now Polly's peppermints went in, and
presently grandma. who had been buy
Ing nutmegs. put them all into the
caddy because Why was talking. and
II confused her.
Now. mother" said Why. I've
come home this winter to help you.
I'm going to regulate the closet 50 we
shall know where everything is."
Il know where everything Is now"
said the old lady.
But Why was already clearing the
shelves and putting on fresh papers.
Then she set things back methodIcai-
~.
This old caddy Of nutmegs." she
said. "I1l put In the other closet where
the eggs are"
Its handy for notions" said grand.
ma.
"oh. we'll. this cracked sugar bowl
will answer for notions. ri set IL
where the caddy was. and drop this
lump Of alum in t."
30 the sugar bowl took the place of
the caddy. and when Ben looked for
his pocketbook It was not there. 40 he
thought he did not remember right. II
wa disappointing. for he wanted ton
csnts to buy . ball. Still. that did not
matter. for next day II was skate
straps he wanted. and the next he had
. chance TO buy another boys knife.
But he couldn't md the pocketbook.
Perhaps Polly took cold the day she
ysot where Aunt Why was unpackIng.
one ~ . sore throat. and wore aan-
The silver star., 1897-12-23

The London Times says: The trade
Of the Mexican republic is increasing
with considerable rapidity. Last year
the imports amounted to f9,395,547,
against f7.2+s.o0s. while the exports
were FL. .750. 900, against FIJI, ,25O, 900 the
previous year. The increase In i'm
ports was spread over all staples. but
was chiefly marked in the case Of iron
and steel and In machinery and imple.
nents. British imports were greater
in 1896 than In 1895. yet they only
amounted to II per cent OF the whole
import trade in 1895. while they were
10 per cent the year before. The i'm
ports from the United States. on the
other hand, were 52h per cent Of the
import trade Of Mexico. against 46 per
cent In 1895. This. our consul at Mex.
leo observes, should warm British mer-
chants and manufacturers that unless
they soon make q serious effort they
will have to give up all hope Of profit
ing BY the increase in the Mexican i'm
port trade. and may even lose part Of
the very limited share Of II they ut
present enjoy The trade In textiles
generally. In which England has 10 far
held her own. becomes each year .
smaller proportion Of the import trade,
owing to the improvement In domestic
manufactures; metals and machinery.
on the other hand. are every year
growing more important"
The silver star., 1897-12-23

Believing in the possibility of recov-
sring the iron contained in low-grade
ore. and SO bringing vast tracts of
hitherto worthless magnetic into com
mercial value. Mr.. Edison has devoted
six years Of time and nearly three
million dollars of his private fortune
to a process which. according to the
ElecEtcal Review. is now perfected
and will have a tremendous effect up
on the iron industry of the world.
The silver star., 1897-12-23
Too Many r.op,. w..r,.s p...,..,,.

There has been growing complaint
In Paris that foreign decorations ara
worn by many persons who are not an.
titled to wear them. and the Frsnch
minister Of Justice haS taken stsps 70
stop tho practice. He has Issued 4
strong cdict against the Illicit wear
Ing OF foreign orders and dscoraeious.
The chancellor Of the Legion Of Honor
recently discovered that The number
Of persons exhibiting such insignia w
In excess Of the usual number Of au-
thorixstions granted from bis lspast.
nent, hence the ninistriA, e1renioe.
The silver star., 1897-12-23
MR.. BENJAMIN DOTTEN

i 7 7 L E POLLY
went over to her
grandmother's to
see Aunt viny.who
nad just come from
Wisconsin.
Your Aunt Vi
ny's upstairs un-
p a C k | n g." said
grandma. "and it's
cold there. Stay
here till she comes
The silver star., 1897-12-23

Rev. DR.. Edward Everett Hale said
In . lecture in Boston that he found
that nine out OF ten in class of girls
In one Of the city's public schools had
never heard of Noah's ark.
The silver star., 1897-12-23

A Springfield (Mass) girl who ran
away from college wore "a black
skirt and black fiat cap" Mesger
though the description is. it is suffi
Client to enable anybody to identify the
girl.
The silver star., 1897-12-23

A paper in Havana wants somebody
10 lynch few Americans in that town.
The man to do the business is not the
editor of the paper. We feel sure.
The silver star., 1897-12-23

whoever II starving In Alaska will
- much pleased to learn that their
condition 10 70 be called to attsation
q congress. thus insuring several elo-
euent addresses In their behalf which
sbelr relatives can put away aieos
w,lA ~ leash notices.
The silver star., 1897-12-23

Mr.. ". T. Stead. having finished with
New York. II now asking: what
hymns have helped your" It Ia un-
dssstood that 70 far none To whom the
query has been propoundsd have re-
fsffed 10 editor Stead - one oe the
hins that have helped them,