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fee business in rather modest way and
to-day the company owns about 800 man
zanas or 1900 acres Of good coffee land. OF
this 250 acres are planted with 100. 900
trees. 1t is the idea of the com pany to
keep on planting till there are 5000 or
more trees.
Coffee-growing is profitable and Mr..
Sullivan and his associates seem to have
been fortunate in beginning at just the
right time. They got their land at an av-
erage price of about 81 an acre. Now all
the good coffee land is practically occu-
pied and has risen in price. The best cof-
fee land is in the mountains, or at least
in the foothills, so Mr.. Sullivan says.
The fat land, odd as it may at first seem,
is not good for coffee, for in Nicaragua it
holds water and that is bad for the tree.
Sioping land is needed, so that in the
rains that fall for good portion of the
year the water may drain away.
Mr.. Sullivan brought up some OF the
coffee produced from the company's lands
The grain is superior and it is said TO be
in all respects an excellent grade of cof-
fee. 1t is worth in this market from 1917
to % cents pound.
OF our coffee enterprise in Nicaragua" !"
said Mr.. Sullivan, s'and so are all the
members of the company. Some of them
are deSirous of secu, ing additional stock.
The country about Matagalpa, where we
are. is excellent for the business. Mata-
galpa is a pretty little town of ABOUT 5000
people, no miles from Momotom bo, which
is the end OF the 70-mile Govern N ent
railroad running out from Corinto.
Quite a number of American, German
and English people reside in Mata, slpa.
Many Americans including some rom
the State of Washington, are engaeAsd in
the coffee business near MatagaiIe and
their families reside in that place.
Among the American companiA en-
gagged in coffee-growing there are fo7 that
are managed by the Manning Br1s. OF
Tacoma. These four companies thave
about 800, 900 trees. The Matagalpa soffee
Company of Chicago has 100, 900, the. Min
neapolis Company los 600, q com ptAny OF
st. Paul, Minn., 20. 0OO and a copspsny
composed OF Los Angeles men 5000 All
| these companies are doing welt. jrheir
trees are fiourishing and a good daal OF
money will, from present indications. be
made BY the men who are growing Them.
Labor costs from so to 60 cents d day
in silver, without board. With boarsi il is
10 cents day less. 1t IS Indian labor en-
tirely. The Indians cultivate the coffee
with machete, the same weapon that the
Cubans fight with. With this they do ali.
most all the digging. took down spades
there and other implements, but the In
dians didn't take to them much, and |
finally let them go ahead in their own
way. thought it was about The best
thing for them."'
Mr.. Sullivan will be here week or more.
and will then go overland to New York.
stopping en- route to visit friends. He saws
work has entirely stopped ON the Mica.
raEua Canal. In fact no work has been
oone lot iour years. The people of Corinto
ana throughout Nicaragua want to see il
60 on.
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The Newcastle Neaus is vigorously putting
forth the advantages Newcastle offers as site
for cannery.
The willows Journal con tinues to lend its
influence toward the movement that has been
inaugurateo for the establishment of cream.
cry there.
The Biggs Argus is anxious that grist-miIl
should be established Immediately in that
town. ''No place offers better inducement for
the establishment of a gristmilf,' the Argus
declares.
The last issue of the Santa Ana Blode con-
tains an enthusiastic and most interesting ar
ticle setting forth the many advantages of the
bustling town of Orange. at is a neighbor of
which Santa Ana is justly proud" says the
Blade
The Townsend NeDs is new bidder for
popular favor among the provincial weekly
journals. Fred G. Rassman and C. A. Dins-
more are the proprietors of the infant. They
claim to have no politics and promise to han.
die all subjects deserving heroic treatment
without gloves.
With a commendable exhibition OF unself-
ishness the Lancaster Gazette advises the
northern counties of the State TO spend money
in exploiting their attractions abroad, in or
migration and prosperity, such as Southern
California now enjoys"
Editor Rob v. Robertson of the Placerville
Nugget which is 'dug up every morning ex.
cept Monday" promises the people of his sec
ton a special spring time edition of the Nagget
which shall shine like FURNISHED gold. The
paper is to be resplendent with nalf-tone cuts,
and, like placer pocket, full OF good things.
The Eureka Standard asserts that prosperity
awaits enterprising men Of business who will
establish q woolen-mill, q paper-mill or any
other manufacturing establishment in that
lively town. The Standard says that there is
an opening there, above all things, for paper
mill, and by the citation of facts and figures
shows how the establishment of such an in
dustry would prove profitable to the investors.
The Nevada State Herald is the name Of new
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weekly journal that has made its salutatory
bow to the people of Wells, Nev. George A.
Ferguson and George R. vardy are the man
ayers and editors of the paper. In introduc-
ing the Herald to the public these gentlemen
declare that it is their intention to give its
subscribers ga bright, newsy, up-to-date news
paper devoted to the welfare of our town,
county and State" In politics it will be for
free silver.
The business and editorial management of
the Pasadena Daily Neios has passed from the
control OF J. f. O.mstead to that of Theodore
Coleman. Mr.. Oimstead will continue to
write for the paper. In his salutatory the
new manager promises that the energies OF
the Neaos shall be largely devoted to advancing
Pasadenas best interests. Mr.. Coleman is a
newspaper man OF pronounced ability. He
was at one time editor of the Santa Clara
.L0Mr1nL
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prominent lawyer. has elaborated with skill
which shows great familiarity with the sub
ject, and while it is not accepted as conclu-
sive by the critical students of the Shakes
pearana, is deserving of interest and attention
by those who find pleasure in studying and
comparing the various impersonations of the
character of the melancholy Dane who have
from tina to time essayed this trying role.
Personally think 1t the one character in
the whole range OF the drama that is thor
oughly human, and that perhaps is the reason
cannot think OF him as philosopher. Ham
let never reasons until he has to; he jumps 1T
conclusions. and 1t isioply when he finds the
premises through which he reached those
conclusions wrong that he begins to reason.
OTIs SKINNER.
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THE -'REGULARS" WIN.
Annual Meeting OF the Astronomical So
ciety and the Election OF New
Officers.

Annual Meeting OF the Astronomical So-
ciety and the Election of New
Oficers.
At the annual meeting of the Astro-
nomical Society of the Pacific held Sat-
urday at the Academy of Sciences new
board of directors was elected and new Of
ficers for the ensuing year. The attend
ance was small because of the storm. Two
tickets were presented, one by the COM
mittee selected for the purpose and the
9th er by members who were opposed to
the continuance in Office of the present
secretaries-which the election of the
regular" ticket would ensure. The reg
ular" ticket was elected by good major
ity. 1t is as follows:
+ For board of directors-William Alvord, Ed
ward S. Holden, E. J. Molera, Fremont Morse,
Miss r. O'Halloran, c. d. Perrine, William NJ.
Pierson. Frederick FL. Seares, Chauncey NJ. st.
John, o. Won Geldern, F. r. Ziel.
For publication committee-E. s. Holden, A.
II. Babcock, r. G. Aitken.
The directors met after the society
meeting adjourned and William Alvord
was elected president OF the society and
f. r. Ziel and c. d. Perrine were elected
secretaries.
Professor Hussey, the retiring presi-
dent, delivered an address on Astronomy
and Astronomers in Their Relations 10
the Public" in the course of which he
said:
The work of the astronomer. like that of
other scientists, is only a little understood by
the general puolic. Nevertheless, the rela-
tions between the two are always most cor
dial; while the astronomer may often be ques-
toned TO the utility OF his labors, he can
never complain OF lack of appreciation. On
the contrary, the interest that attaches to q
working observatory, especially one that is
readily accessible is always so great that reg
ulations governing the admittance of visitors
are Indispensable, IN order that any time may
be reserved for scientific work.
AS a result OF this interest great advantages
accrue to the science. 1t has given the world
mauy OF its observatories, those OF the Univer-
sixty of Chicago and the University of Caliior-
mia standing pre-em1nent in the power of
their telescopes. So great, indeed. has become
the generosity of those who sre not astrono-
mers that it would almost seem that astrono-
mers have only to ask for instruments and OBJ
servatories to find appre eciative persons ready
to supply their needs. This responsiveness is
all the more remarkable when we consider
that the results of the astronomers labor are,
IL general, far removed from commodities
having commercial value. New comets, new
planets, new satellites, new stars; worlds and
systems OF worlds may be discovered and their
histories may be long and in teresting, but not
one of them can be exchanged for real or per-
sonal property
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theme of some of the great poems of antiquity,
and Mr.. Cooke has shown there are some very
striking parallelisms OF thought and phrase
ology between these and the play of Hamlet"
quoting from the Electra" of Sophocles and
thet' 'Eneid'' OF Virgil to show that Shakespeare
may have found in them the suggestions of
his own plays, disregarding the accepted
theory that the great English play wright took
most of his stories from German translation
of his time, and as Orestes was driven by the
Fates and Eneas governed by the goes SO
Shakespeare constructed Hamlet to illustrate
'the irresistible power" Of the supernatural
upon man.
This theory Mr.. Cooke who, by the way, is
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
Americans in Nicaragua
Who Have Planted
Large Fincas.
Indians Cultivate the Tree With
the Machete Tor Fifty
Cents a Day.
Alexis Sullivan and His Experiences
Near Matagalpa-No Work What.
ever on the CanaI.

Alexis Sullivan, manager OF an impor-
tant coffee company owning fincas twenty
miles northeast of Matagalpa, in Nicar-
aqua, is among the arrivals at the Grand.
The owners in the company are nearly all
San Francisco men. Mr.. Sullivan himself
used to live here. He went down there
about four years ago and began in the cof-
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az TOLD YOU so =

The saddest words OF tongue or pen
To come right down to case 8,
Are neither '.I guess I'll play thesen
Nor "Think I've got four aces.n
SIT might have been'' once had the call,
And 100 late''-'sGood. by"-s.Nop-
But those that weep through every age
Are these II told You sou
New York Press.
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Richmond's Workmen.

Ricnmond's new lodge of A. o. U. w. No.
291, of which George w. Johnson is master
workman, will give its first public entertain
ment Wednesday night at Hamilton Hall.
Geary and Steiner streets. An address by w.
H. Barnes and selections from the humorous
side of Sheriff Whelan will features OF the
evening.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

Cleveland seems to have dropped out Of
sight without even a, thud to attract at
tention.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

While the diplomatists are talking the
Greeks are acting, and as usual action will
win.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

The pure food law was intended for the
prosecution of rogues and not for the
persecution of innocent dealers.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

Choose your partners, says King
. George to the powers, "the dance Is about
10 begin"
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
ChanDn nf Lima

Taking effect March 2S. the Northern Pacific
overland train will leave Portland at IL A. NJ In
stead OF l p, NJ, thus making con1ecton at Spo-
kane for all points in the Kootenai mining
district. Tickets at lowest rates to Rossani, l.,
Nortbport and Trail r. X. Stateler, genei al
agent, 63S Market street, San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
Santa Fe Limited From San Francis CO
Three and Half Days to Chicago
Via santa Fe Route

To accommodate our Northern California pa
irons, on April and each succeeding Monday and
Friday the irst-cass Pullman sleeping-car leav.
ing San Francisco at p NJ. will connect at Bar
stow with the Santa Fe vestibule train, carrying
dining car. buffet smoking-car end Pullman pal
ace drawing room sleeping-cars for both ST. LOUIS
and Chicago via Kansas City. This shortens the
running time twelve hours. Send for literature
descriptive of our route. San Francisco ticket
Office. ga Market street. Chronicle building; tee-
phone main 1881. Oakland, 1l1S Broadway
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

Salisbury is wise man in one respect.
He has made no attempt to answer Glad
stones letter.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

81 fear your welded happiness will be of
short duration"
IL hope so,' candidly confessed the young
woman who was going to marry the multi
aged mul IT, -milli Observation-Disclosures Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

The attitude of Kaiser William on the
Cretan question is good deal like that oi
an irritated child who won't play.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

The surest way 10 get the best bargains
of the spring trade is TO read The CALL
advertisements and find out where they
are.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

Chicago leads the East in spring move
mems mis- year. The papers of that city
are already complaining that mad dogs
are rushing the season.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

SPECIAL Information daily to manufacturers
business houses and public men by the Press
Clipping Bureau (Allen's), $40 Montgomery.
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The CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.

All the country asks of Congress is to
rush the bill to start the mills.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

The Grand Duke Paul OF Russia is so tall
that no hotel bed is long enough for his COM
fort, and he has one built in sections which he
carries with his luggage everywhere. The
bed is put up by special mechanic, under
the superintendence of the royal valet, wher-
ever the Grand Duke goes.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
MEN AND WOMEN.

Inc Oldest person in Allegheny County.
rennsyivanla, and Tor that matter in the
State, is Mrs. Mary Malie, who will celebrate
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

This week will see the Dingley bill sent
TO the Senate, and it will not be long be.
fore we know whether we may expect its
enactment by May l or not until some
time next fall.
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Railroad Tickets to the East via Rio
Grande Western and Denver and
Rio Grande Railways.

At lowest possible rates, with through Pullman
buffet and tourist sleeping service every day.
Personally conducted excursions leaving Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday. Only line permitting
stopover at Salt Lake City lclasses of tickets
Detailed Information and tickets furnished at IA
Montgomery street, or 314 California street.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

TowNsEND's California glace fruits, so cents
pound in tre-etched boxes. P alace Hotel Bldg
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

Mrs. n. Lehman and daughter of Jackson
vile, Fla, driving in buggy with single
horse, started to cross railroad tracks, when
an engine under high speed tore the horse
from the wagon and killed it, leaving the
women seated in the buggy uninjured.
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BRANCH OFFICES:

BRANCH OFFICES:
527 Montgomery street, corner Clay; open until
$50 O'Clock.
s3s Hayes street; open until 9:3O o'clock
6l5 Larkin street, open until $3.50 O'clock.
sW. corner Sixteenth and Mission streets, open
until O'clock
251S Mission street open until O'Clock
167 Ninth street, open until 9 o'clock.
1905 Polk street; open until $3.50 O'Clock.
NV. corner Tweuty-second and Kentucky
streets; open till 9 O'Clock.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

CORONA NApo.-Atmosphere is perfectly dry son
and mild. being entirely free from the msts com
mon further north. Roupd-trip tickets by steam,
ship, including fifteen days board al The hotel del
Coronado, $66; longer stay So so per day. AppiS
New Montgomery St. San Francisco.
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'Nice dog Have you taught him any tricks
since was here last ?''
"On. yes; he'll fetch your hat If you whis-
tle' said she. sweety.-DuolinW World.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

AS a stomachic, when the digestive organs are
inactive and need stimulating, especially after
dinner nothing can equal Ayers Pills.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

As Mr.. Huntington expects the gap Id
the coast road to be closed this year, it
will not be long before the great tide of
travel to San Francisco from the south
will enter the City at the depot at Fourth
street. 1t is time, therefore, to begin the
work of improving that street to Market,
SO that the entrance 10 the City will not
make bad impression upon visitors
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
MRS. winslow.s soothing Syrup,

Has been used over fifty years by millions or
mothers for their children while Teething with per.
feet success IL SCOT hes the child softens gu n,
allays Pain. cures Wind Collie. regulates the Bowels
and Is the be remedy for Darrh ceas whether ars-
ing from tee hing other sale by drug
gisls in every part OF the world. Be sure and asx
tor Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 25c . botlla.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

The proceedings of the Democrats in
Congress are more like talking against
time than fighting the tariff bill. AS a
matter OF fact they have killed good
deal of time, but they have not hurt tie
hill
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

Mrs Yetta Gerber, 1O6 years old, died in
New York the other day. She and her hus-
band kept q tavern in Poland, where they
sold fooi to Napoleoa's soldiers when they
were on their way back from Moscow.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

1t is already noted in Washington that
whereas Cleveland was a maker of strife,
Mckinley is q peacemaker. The one In
terfered with legislation, but the other
will promote it.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

1t will be noticed there is peace in Crete
everywhere except at the ports where the
powers are disturbing the situation by
trying to impose sort OF peace to which
the people object.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

The country could well afford to have
the new tariff rushed through by May /.
1t would be better to lose great deal of
Congressional oratory than to lose the
revenues for two or three months.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

The longest word in the English Ian
guage is sproportionableness and yet it
hardly serves to express the relation of
Democratic talk against the tariff bill and
tha amount of sense they utter.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
SUBSCRIPTION RATEs-postage Free:

Daily and Sunday CALL, one week, by carrier. S0.15
Daily and Sunday CALL, one year, by mail.... 600
Daily and Sunday CALL. six months, by mall. 300
Daily and Sunday CALL, three months by mail 1.50
Daily and Sunday CALI, one month, by mail. 90
Sunday CALL, one year, by mail. 1.5O
~ EEKLY CALL one wear bv mail ........ $50
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Up to date not single one of the great
powers that has warship at Crete has
expressed satisfaction with what has been
done there. Each nation is trying to
throw the blame on the others, and if the
situation continues much longer the con-
cert will end in something like Demo
cratic ward meeting.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

BUSINESS OFFICE:
S10 Market Street,
San Francisco. California.
Ta,enbona MaIn-1S6S
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The rush to get imported goods into the
country will swell the revenues this
month and for the month to come and
then we shall hear the free-traders de-
clara the Wilson tariff has been vindi-
Gated
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

The Commercial Advertiser Of New York
has obtained the opinions of the presi-
dents of the principal universities and
colleges in the East on '.yeliow journal
ism," and the vigor of their denunciations
encourages the hope that the evil will
soon be suppressed by the force of public
opinion.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

EDITORIAL ROOMS:
5ls Clay Street.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

The statement OF Congressman Slayden
OF Texas "The tariff is business natter
and can see no reason why the people os
my district should not share In its ads
vantages," is so sensible that there il
good reason for wondering how be can be
q Democrat.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

It is now said that within two years
through trains will be running on the
Siberian railway, and after that the man
who takes eighty days to go round the
world will be regarded as passenger in u
slow cnach.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

Nine. Sarah Bernha rdt has just informed
the committee of dramatic artists formed in
London to organize performances next June
in honor of the Queens jubilee that they can
count upon her participation.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

In all the States where the Legislatures
are still In session attempts are being
made to prevent kinetoscope exhibitions
OF the Carson prizefght. and the Nevada
industry may yet lose a good deal of the
advertising it expected.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
OAKLAND OFFICE.

9JS Broadway.
EASTERN OFFICE:
Rooms 81 and 50, "a Park Row. New York City
DAVID NJ. 'FOLTZ, Eastern Manager.
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The Mississippi seems determined to
sweep the whole country this year from
ST. Paul to New Orleans, and if the MIS-
souri, should take notion to rise at the
same time the chances FOR q universal
regatta would be exceptionally good.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

The crisis in the Levant has fastened
the coming of the inevitable conflict be-
tween liberalism and conservatism In Eu-
rope, and every nation will find it an
internal as well as an International dis
turbance before It is over.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
COAST EX : 0HANGES.

The Newcastle Neaus is vigorously putting
forth the advantages Newcastle offers as site
for q cannery.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

The British battle-ship Jupiter, 14,900 tons
on her trial trip March averaged 1874 knot
for four hours. The contract speed was IT,;
knots.
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her ONE hundred and seventh birthday thi.

Smith College girls and their friends con-
tinue to puzzle over the advice written in a
Students album by j. NJ. Barrie on his visit to
the college last year: Beware OF pale woman
with large appetite"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14

must attain a sufficient velocity to give
an electro-motive force sufficient to
overcome the back electro-motive force
of the battery, it was therefore neces-
sary to devise some means Of pre-
venting the current from the storage
battery passing back to the dynamo
when not needed.
This was accomplished by a device
which, when the electro-motive force
of the dynamo rose to a given point,
would connect with the circuit, thereby
sending it into the storage battery
and again opening the circuit when,
owing to decreasing speed of the dyna-
mo, the electro-motive force falls be-
low that of the storage battery.
In every way this windmill electric
plant has proved itself a success I'M
Ger even the most varying conditions
The lights in the house, stable and
those scattered about in different parts
of the estate burn as steadily as any
electric lights maintaining an unvary-
ing uniformity, no matter whether
there is a gale blowing or a dead calm
acting as it is possible to make machin-
cry absolutely no attention being nee
essary except once in two weeks, when
it is cleaned and oiled.
The first cost is practically all the
expense and following this example
the time is not far distant when priv
ate electric light plants operated by
wind will be the property of every own
er of a country estate when a large
number of lights are desirable