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The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12

DIME OF 1S5o-R s., Mipitas, Santa Clara
county, Cal. A dime of the year 1850 is
worth only its face value. Dealers in coins
40 not offer premium on dimes coined after
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12

FORT TOWNSEND PAPERs-A. s., City. The
papers that were published in Port Townsend,
wash, In 1891 were the Call, Key City Graphic
te neaoe1 ana Telegram, as appears from one OF
the newspaper directories
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12

JACK DEMpsEY-P., City. Jack Dempsey, the
puggl puHgliis1 oled In Portland, Or. November 1,
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12

an apprenticeship. If you will call on any
architect in this City you will te able to OBJ
tain all the information you desire on the sub
Ject as TO length of time, terms and other mat
ters on the subject.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12

Susan B. Anthony began to make speeches
or abolition as early as 1853.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12

The Examiner pleads that the amount of
convict twire it uses is small, but the
smallness of the saving only intensfies
the meanness of the transaction and the
insufficiency of its defense.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12

BEET sUGAR-Subscriber Gualale, Mendocino
County, Cal. The United States imports su-
gar The figures of the Bureau of Navigation
ana Commerce do not show the amount of
Deet sugar importe from Germany.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12

ARcHITEcT-J. T. s.. City. If you wish to be-
come an architect you certainly must serve
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12

One by one the public libraries of
the country are excluding the yellow
dog journals from their readIng-r rooms.
The indignation OF the people has been
slow in taking action, but it is doing the
good work at last.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04

man. But he was strong In his sonvi sad bee y,
right The doorkeeper OF the circus. who had pvv,
carefully instructed TO let him In nor I'M , 4, was
before, had forgotten all about nm, ~" t ,nducsd
only with great persuasion that ne couu p' ,ho had
to summon the doorkeeper of the Career, Lroxvn
the same Instructions. This doorkecper nus 80. no
The Tribune man by sight for years ye' uon,d he
was In such terror of some tickctIesS wbnra n
torch-bearer in disguise that he had 70 NAY hi.
proved 10 him that the reporter remembered ME
own name before he would open the gaze. NAV
The most OF the torch bearers were On ~ ,xalI IN
up Fourth-ave by this time. III may pc az tho
finish their story at once by saying tn. a. ,orohaa
parade they simply go home and take tnelt to ~
with them The next morning they DrI.s p ,bn
their torches and get their pay Every ma" "'
brings back torch gets n dollar. ..,.,w ,,to tho
Really not much was gained By getting INTO 10, tns
Garden except the principle OF the thlns. ess
was little 10 there except the strange
and desertion of the place. The last OF tne cn,
was tust going out and then there was scdrctiy =,
sign OF life about the house. one poor nt.le o'i ~
elephant down In the basement. was cr.lns ~ Th w.
ing left alone lust as q human baby wouu IT'LL
were no tears but the baby's sobs echoed throusnh
friendly keeper stroked the trunk that II woumu
about his body and said: There, there, uon ~
don't cry: you'll be all right they re an So' liz
back" but the baby still beloved ana Iocheu i''
body back and forth In agony OF loneliness. A, .
But II child of an elephant was greveu n, s,o
procession thousands of the children or men we.e
delighted with II by this time The line was Wen on
All that was to be seen of 1t now was what every
body sees the finished product, the exhioitlon anu
the baby would have only little while 70 whi
fore the whole OF II would be BACK ana slo"!nls
itself In order for the months reception oi inc
New-York public
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04
TOWERS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHTS.


When arc lights were lrst introduced for street
lighting there Very exaggerated Idea OF their
lighting power \ light OF 1909 candle power
seemed such q powerful illumination that the idea
was very naturally conceived OF placing lamps on
tho top OF tall towers and lighting the whole area
OF n city Several municipalities adopted this tower
system OF lighting. of which the best known ex-
ample Is doubtless Detroit. 1t was at once found
however, that a cluster OF arc lamps $50 feet or
for lighting the whole OF u large area; but was a
very poor plan for lighting city streets. In The
avera American city with long blocks, the streets
comprise not moro than ono-third OF the area.
Hence with the tower system OF lighting &c per
cent or moro OF tho Illuminating power Is waste
in lighting UP house roofs. bnckyards and vacant
lots.
Nearly every city OF which we havo information
that originally adopted the tower system of light
ing has abandoned II. IL IL therefore quite sur
prising to learn that Des Moiner. Iowa. proposes
to put In municipal street lighting plant and 10
use the tower system What consideration In
fucpced the city authorities TO adopt this system
We do not know, but VIC would strongly urge them
&c investigate the experience OF Detroit and other
cities with the tower system OF lighting before
they construct such plant In their own city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04

under Faxons direction immense I'm ma nse Of
secretly made and contrived tnat py 60 into
serpcntine writings and open and shut It's ,arnn
NOUS mouth This 'controption was qul rhiicb was
Very deepthat by wires worked from the cea snap
the hotel it would show itself on a INC
its terrible mouth and dive down aeal.,, ordor
The snake being arrsngeG nnd TI in his paper
,ntoa wn3er great scare heads" tho story OF me
discovery Is SNAKE n s snd then by
tbonrsonds The hotel and Its barns and outpuu-
ngs Of ali filled with sp h sSo @s Of , thy
ILL., HE snokeship coming the surface AT SAT
sactory intervals and doing his share OF Ihe ebSoad
There came n body of Swans OF the schooI o y,
Europo to see the famous terror. and trey s',w
and pondered over it-but at most respe''iu' u'''
lance. -, ~ ,,ra aoated
TO the surface and turned Its white Delly towatu
the sky Just like any other dead snake. ana tn9
great hoax was exploded But Faxon's frieno n nv,
saved his fortune and added 70 n'and oii'er hahc
became quite resort after all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04
THE MATHEMATICAL GOAT.
HIS WONDERFUL FEATS OF CALCULATION
OR INSTINCT IN HIS SALTATOR1AL
EXERCISES.
From BIackwood's Magazine.

From Blackwood's Magazine.
Amos; every moyement OF n Ha Pr OF Climb
ing are extraordinary, and must be Witnesses 10 We
beevsd and nave we seen she face Of
quarry 10 places which seemed Impossible 10 ieaCr
of claws fingers. remember once seeing par
of kids running races up and down me S'd t U
angle of about IS degrees. On the extreme ends
of the shafts high in the air. the little creatures
a pivot. With the TIPS Of ali four hoolets close
enough together to rest on a penny piece; oro
artistic exhibitions of skill in climbing than any
thing that can he done by cat or monSey lcr
with absolute exactitude and by an Infinitely de-
cate Of adjusting ms weight t so n a. 10 10 the
performance is his sublime commence IN n, h no
movement Is executed His judgment is so perfect
that he scarcely ever makes n mistake. Necessary
easy 10 see that when leaping from ledge TO ledge
along the face Of preciplce the east error III Ca
cular force 10 be exercised would instantly prove
fatal. ,,.,or,
which has a peculiar fascination for me; and
which the more | think OF IT, fs me with admira-
goat Would make Il he could only tell the proc
ess by means of which he performs his lea.,s =, "A
senior Wranglcr or Il Smiths prizemar would pe
nowhere beside him. Let me endeayor briefly
to point out the nature Of certain H 6bsn @ ae
Supposing a goat. following a new path, has to
take a leap so as TO alsht on a pinnacle or narrow
crag overhanging some abyss. First Of all he must
estimate be traY"rSed, ana haNiiiS
got H. whether by trigonomeuy or by some
capricious method Of his own he has next 10 COM
mute TO the fraction Of an ounce, now fnuch
propulsive force Is required to project his BODY
tthe exact weight OF which has to be taken INTO
of an inch further. Moreover he must take into
calculation whether the spot he wishes to reach
Is above or below his starting point; ana PLAINLY
his brain when IL sends forth motor impulses TO
the numerous muscles involved, must oeiorenand
reckon and apporton TO each its share In the task
At the same moment he must also estimate inc
oyact Droportionate amount OF muscular lOTce
which viii he required in each of his limbs to stop
and balance his body his new and precarous
or course one need scarcely say that the whole
process goes on without reaching the consciousheS
If tho goat or anything that could. even ny couf-
tesv be called his mind. But, nevertheless, II Is
obvious that in some way or other. the Calculation
e. made and is completed in o time ana with an
,InerrinE accuracy which completely puts 10 shame
the Mathematical trumphs of the human intellect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04

italian provinces The lover is his friend ana pupil
He Is a good young man. with the trinng exception
OF loving his benefactor's wife. but he mas pao
father After he and the wife OF Scarli have faiIen
nicely IN love II occurs TO them that they ought not
to- They have the satisfaction OF thinking that IL
was fate so of course they were poweriess IN the
matter. but they resolve not to let fate go any
further with them. but to help themselves ana poor
Scarl out of any further difficulty. Therefore,
Fabrizio Chat Is the lovers name) Is to 20 away
now that II is too late. ..>....r,.
Just as he has resolved not to see his Denelac,or
wife again. his dlsreputable father taxes tne
t,Inity to forge Scarlfs name 10 a note, iI,s
naturally calls for some discussion between f., 't ~
master and the pupil. and the wife Is caeo ~ no
help in IT, Scarli notices that the arguments VI NE
wife I'm favor of the young mans disappearance ale
"a, rond deal like his own and thereupon he be-
comes as suspicious he has hitherto peeh con- a
aiding and the secret is soon out. Scarli goes away
and takes his child with him, intending IL appe ~
TO back when his wife mas mao t gn without
her child and when scarli and the child come rb Ts n
thew find her still there and the lover gone l"s
such an obviously desirable state OF tnlnks onas
the three sit down to supper and the auu'ehce eoe
hAoA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04
SILVER LAKES FAMOUS SERPENT.
From The Chicago Times Herald.

Faxon was happiest when doing something to re-
1ieve the distress OF another and he was moreover
greatly given 10 practical Joking These two char
keteristics IN him produced a hoax that be-
came famous at the time ard II was near about
tho same time that he caused Blondin 10 walk
across Niagara.
Faxon had o friend who went to Silver Lake n
beautiful body Of water a few miles south OF Buff
faio and Rochester. IN what was then q wild and
picturesque country. where he built superb hotel,
hoping TO make the place a popular resort This
mans fortune was expended In building and out
fitting the hotel but people I'D resort to the
place In considerable numbers IL failed Of becom-
Ing much Of resort and the man was about 10
Be- financially ruined. Faxon went to the place for
q few days relaxation, and seeing the condition
OF affairs. invented n scheme which his friend
oubiously fell into. and the investment was saved
J At Buffalo lived young German tinsmth Of an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04
CARRYING OUT INSTRUCTIONS.
nm Tha Roston Rudcet

From The Boston Budget.
There was a young man whose social education
had been somewhat neglected, and II CHANGED tha'
he received an invitation TO church wedding.
The morning of the ceremony found him quite exc
cited and he started for the church some time Pc
fore as ne would have said, the show was pii'eo
to come on . At, ana
Under his arm he carried a small bundle s"'
before he had proceeded far he met friend ~
.tI,o :" said tho friend "and where are you
going ali dressed up at this time In tho mornlhs.
wedding" answered the young man prlehy "nu
Indeed Going to do some errands on the way'
Certainly not" IA. nrrals
but you're not going to wedding WITH 0'"'''
under your ARM
"Of course am. That's my present. with
present! But you don't take your present Wv"
YOU man. You send u beforehand. ,ara
That's all you know about It. I've go. .prss.
right here In my pocket, and the card says
ent at the church."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04

so often been before for the opportunity OF seeing
a production of play which is so seldom to be
studied outside the library. Such opportunities az
this are not the least benefits tina; have been con-
ferred by this manager the public of this city In
the course of his long career as a director or
theatres here. other instances Of the same sort
have been his revIvals of THE Merry Wives OF
Windsor THE Tanning of the Snrew. "A Md
summer Nights Dream" Loves Labor's Lost
AMI 1.-TWO Gentlemen of Verona To many lovers
Of Shakespeare. no doubt. Mr.. DAILY has given tn.
only occasions that they have ever had FOR seeing
these dramas move before them on the stage.
1t il unnecessary to tell those who have watched
these and the other Shakespe ran productions that
have been put forth at this theatre from time Il
time that 1.-THE Tempest Will be performed In a
thoroughly careful and artistic and worthy man
ner. Ii viii give abundant opportunity for accom-
pa niments OF music and dancing. The latter has
been arranged by Carl Marwig Miss Nancy Nc
Intosh who will appear Miranda, Will have an
important part In the music OF the play. Miss
Virginia Earle. as Ariel. will also have her share
in IT, George Clarke will play Prospero and Ty-
rome Power Will play Caliban.
The production may be regarded by those who
are looking for all that is best and most memoir
able on the stage altogether the most important
of tho closing portion of the theatrical season
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04
SHAKEsPEARE'S TEMPEST"
AN IMPORTANT PRODUCTION AT DALY's

oPERErTA WITH MANY sTARs-A NEW PLAY
FOR MISS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NOTES.
The Anal production Of Mr.. Days season VIII be
disclosed Tuesday night. 1t IL one that has been
looked for with eagerness since the first inti-
nation some weeks ago that 1t was In prepara-
ton. The play to be presented Is shakespeare's
Tempest" 1t Is a play which Is rarely seen on
the stage. and has not been acted In this city In
many years. Yet to the admirers OF Shakespeare
as a poet, It contains much that places 1t among
the most highly esteemed Of his works.
Whether or not II proves to be popular success
as a stage play. the Tanks OF the best class OF
thea TRIGGERS will be cue 70 Mr.. Daily, as they have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04
Leonidass troupe of trained cats and dogs, the
Meers brothers and Fannie Leslie.

More alterations and amendments are promised in
Miss Manhattan" at Wallacks Theatre. Careful
watch has been kept to see which of the features
could best be elaborated and which could best be
spared. Changes In the cast. IA well as additions
to 1t, In prospect, well changes In the
piece Itself.
Tony Pastor this week places Gus Williams at the
head of his bill. 1t Is otherwise composed Of Me-
Avoy and May. Felix and CAIN Miss 'taud Ray
mond. sero-comc: Smith O'Brien and Harry
Wright. Billy Van. Odette. supported by Renton's
Troubadours In plantation Days; Mulvey and In
man.. the Pattens the two Fantas. dancing and
Fields. Deavoye and Frits, King and STANCE, Miss
Matte Cope and Tony Pastor.
"Coured Into Court" with Miss May Irwin still
holds its own ut the Bljou Notwithstanding that
the attraction enters en- Its fifteenth week to-mor-
row evening. There is nothing TO chronicle
concerning the entertainment. Miss Irwin's negro
songs continue TO be received with enthusiasm
Mamie, Come Kiss Yer Honey Boy" and "Crappy
Dan are at present the principal features OF her
repertory.
Mr. Hammersten's burlesque. I'm Great New
York." will be continued at the Olympia Music
Hall this week. and 1t is now announced that It
will be continued all summer. being extended to
the scope of three acts, to Ill the whole
evening. while persons who have taste for other
sorts OF entertainment will find them In other
parts or the Dullulng. Dan LenO, the English
music hall entertainer will begin his engagement
at this house April IL. The roof garden will
soon be opened and there will be something In the
theatre and altogether things to be kept lively
at the Olympia for the next few weeks.
Tho Heart OF Maryland will begin an engage
ment OF a week at the Academy OF Music to-mor-
night. The play has not been downtown
since Its long run last at the Herald Square
Theatre II Is to be given this week at popular
prices. and this will doubtless make 1t especially
attractive to the frequenters OF the Academy.
Roland Reed will be the attraction At the brand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04
BOOKPLATES.
AN EXHIBITION THAT WILL INTEREST Col-l-hC-
TORS OF oID-TIME AND MODERN
EX IIBRIS.
rom The Boston Transcript.

From The Boston Transcript
or far more than ordinary interest 70 colectoLs
Of hookpates Will be the collection whlcn Is 10 nc
shown 10 the public next Saturday IN the barton
room of the Boston Public Library Tor the eXhi-
bition is limited in scope 10 the WORKS OF IpOs.on
engravers and designers, with few armoriai pates
of early American date. The exhibition is largri!
dine To- the kindness of three Boston collectors
Fred Iibbie Dr. II. s. Rowe and K. {: lhchten-
stein who have allowed DR.. Fleischner, OF the iup
upon their own private collections, when are eN-
Probably of those who Will visit the library TO see
this collection, which Is to be Kept on view during
the Arts and Crafts Exhibition. the majority VIII
be those who know little about eN nDrls; or DOOM
plates as they popularity called, ana many OF
Them will wonder what there can be about those
engraved bits of paper that fascinated the collector
and led TO the expenditure OF large sums Oh
money for fly leaves from ancient volumes. me
purpose of a bookpate is TO mark volume as the
property of some particular person. mat II ma!
not become lost, strayed or stolen: HOW Often IL
has failed Of these objects only the collectors or
eX ibris may know. In its simplest form, the book
plate was a name in print. pasted INTO DOCK as a
label. Later il became ornate. bearing border
perhaps an armorial device or a pictorial design.
Probably the highest expression OF art In book,
plates is TO be found in forms like the cred
signed by Lowell. or the opened copy Of The His
tory of Henry Esmond' on the plate of Frederick
Thayer Hunt. designed by Sidney Il. Smith Thus
the plate not only shows the ownership or the VOL
ume but expresses the taste OF the owner, Tor
nigh. not all men know that The chambered
Nautilus" was the favOrte poem OF the Autocrat.
and that Mr. Hunt Is a collector OF Thackerana?
Bookpates should combine artistic excellence with
appropriate symbolism, as wei, as keeping sight
OF the primary object for which they are designed
Formerly the bookplates most important function
appeared to be 10 warn borrowers against keeping
books for the early plates bear inscriptions like:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04

Opera House this week. appearing a. DAVID B.
Lloyd In Sidney Rosenfeld's play. Tho Politician"
Mr.. Reeds company includes Miss Isadore Rush
Miss May Monte-Domo; Mrs Mary Meers. shen-
dan Topper John II. Bunny, Julian Reed. James
Douglas. Charles 8. Able and Holbrook Bllnn.
Miss Marie DRESSER, In her travesty, Tess Of
the vaudevilles." at the Pleasure Palace, sings.
dances and burlesques emotional situations. Tho
Clnematograph has new selection OF motion pict-
ures Just received from abroad, and views
OF the Presidential Inauguration. The con.
tingent OF vaudeville entertainers IL headed by
George Fuller Golden. and others are Josephine
Sabel Drummond Staley and Belle Birbeck, Bal
lard the Iowa Bard: Ryan and Rchheld, the Five
Bellies and Nelson Glinseretti and Demonio, aero
bats and aerial burlesqners. At the sunday con.
cert there is long list OF entertainers, including
Frank Bush and a. his company; d non brothers
ington. Miss Marie Dressler and the Clnemato-
graph
Auguste Van BieDe IL retained the leading
attraction at Proctor's Theatre Twenty-thIrd-st
this week. Among others on the programme
the Rogers brothers, HUH and Clifford, Pauline
Fletcher and George Figman. James +. Hoey the
Cinematograpn Harry Watson Duryea and Mont
ford. Bonnie Goodwin. in songs and dances; Joe
Hardman, IN monOlogue: Carr and Tourge.
musical tam: Marzello and Mlay comic aero
bats. and the Jalvans, Hindoo juggers.
The new figure OF the King of Greece at the
Eden Musee IL one of the centres OF attraction
there Great care has been taken In securing
correctness in the costumng az well as In the like
ness All the regular attractions OF the Musee are
In their best form. Varied programmes are given
at the daily concerts
The Metropolitan Opera House Company under
the direction Of Abbey Schoeffel e Grau, closed It's
Cincinnati engagement yesterday and is now on
It's way to Boston. where 1t will begin week OF
onerotic reDresentattcrs tomorrow night. week
from to-day the company VII get back to New
York and on the evening of Monday. April y. Will
begin the farewell performances with which the
season at the Metropolitan Opera House VIII be
brought to a close