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The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14
OUR NEW POSTAL CARDS.
n ew York Herald,

The Postofhce Department is soon to issue
an entirely new set OF os'al cards, and Incl
dentally, as result of greater economy in
their manufacture the Government is 10 save
at least $50, 900 year
The cards are TO be slightly smaller than
those now in use, and as millions of them are
issued by the department annually q part of
the saving is attributable to this reduction in
size.
There are to be three styles of cards in the
new issue. The ordinary single card for ho;h
domestic and international use is to be 81 by
513 inches. There is 10 be a smaller e4ru Tor
domestic use only which is to be 2 1916 by
1916 inches, and double return card for
both domestic and international use which Is
to be 517 by 612 inches. The smaller card is
an entlre.y new size; the ordinary single card
Is to be quarter OF an inch narrower than
the corresponding card now in use, and the
double reply card is also reduced a quarter of
an inch IN via III.
No charge whatever is to be made in the
design OF either the single international card,
the double domestic or the double interna-
ional card. New designs nave been adopted
for the ordinary domestic card and the new
smaller domestic card.
The ordinary card viii have portrait OF
Thomas Jefferson, three-quarter face looking
10 the left, just as it appears on the present
card, but surrounded by a somewhat fullt r
olive wreath, aud having at the bottom, in
very small capitals q curved Ia bet, the
name Jefferson" To the left of the DortraiC
are three straight ltues of lettering. The first
is made OF the words "Pos tal card-one cent"
In gothic capitals The second line contains
the words United States OF America" in or
namental capitals npon plain black table /
surrounded by single fine black line, wi tEA
near rcshaped final a either end ana q ser
circular ornament at the bottom havlngav
straight 1ue extension from each side ru ~
ming parallel with the tablet. The third linJ
is made UP OF the words. "Ihis side for the ad.
dress onIy," in very small gothic capitals.
The single small card contains portrait of
John Adams, three-quarter face in the upper
right hand corner, looking TO the left, sur.
rounded by an olive wreath, and with the
name John Ad dams' upon scroll at the bot
tom. 10 the lett OF the portrait are three lines
OF ordinary roman capitals. The Fl st con-
tains the words "Postal card-one cent" The
second Ilnc contains The words United States
OF Amer1cr in capitals. The third line con-
tains in quite small letters the words This
side is for the address only" Between lne
second and third line is an ornamental dash
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14
PERSONAL

F. J. Drake, q miner of jamestown, is at the
Grand.
Fred Cox. e banker Of Sacramento. is at the
Grand.
J. Arthur Lang of Los Angeles is at the
Grand.
Senator A. F. Jones of Orovile is at the
Palace.
NJ. shinas and wife of Paso Robes are at the
Cosmo opolitan.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. V. D'Unger OF Seattle are at
the Occidental
r. Hlnckley OF Portland, Or, is staying at
the Cosmopolitan.
A. D. Birmingham. merchant OF Salinas, is
at The Cosmopolitan.
John Roster, manager OF the Watsonville
sugar refinery, is at the Grand.
II. G. Clatie.ter and wife and C. C. Swan and
wife of Chicago are Mt the Cos mopolitAn.
Charles McIver, a wine-grower OF Mission
San Jose.snd Mrs. McIver are at the California.
n w. Clayton, general manager OF The Salt
Lake and Los Angeles Railway is at the Bald
win.
John Muir, general agent Of the Pacific Mail
steamship Company OF New York, is at the
Palace
A. Tosnazzlni and r Tognszzini, who have
large dairy interests in Sau Luis Oblspo
County, are at the Grand.
c. d. Tapren. manager of the Hotel Van
couver OF Vancouver, B. c., is al the Palace,
e is on the way to New York.
Ieutenant-GoveTnor W. T. Jeter and wife
OF Santa Cruz and Senator Thomas Flint and
wife OF San Juan are at the Palace.
J. Murray of Winnepeg, general superin-
tendent Of the Western division Of the Cana
dian Pacific railway, is al the Palace
John 6. Moore and family of New York is at
the Palace. Mr.. Moore is the senior mem oer
OF the banking firm of Moore & Schey.
Mr.. and Mrs. IL Abbott end Master II. H.
Abbott OF Vancouver are at the Occidental
Mr.. Abbott was until recently the general
superintendent OF the Pacific division of the
Canadian Pacific Railway. He is q brother of
J. J. &. Abbott. who few years ago was
Premier of the Dominion OF Canada.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14
Gu STOMo OF CHR. STMAS.

"Glit-making is OF the most gracious
features OF Christmas ana one that pray may
survive all other outgrown customs" writes
Florence Hull Winterburn in the Decem Der
Woman's Home Companion. "When love and
sympathy are close councillors there is little
lear tnat we shall make the mistake of leay-
ing out OF cur little ones stocking the par
ucular thing ne has set his heart upon get
ung. ana II his choice is beyond us to era tiiy
let US come AS near to IL as we can. and II OF
convert this season into a sort of convenience
LOT ourselves, thrusting upon his reluctant
acceptance such prusaic art1c es as shoes hats
ana other ess"ntias of the toilet.
"Far prettier is the German custom of bestow-
Ing gaudy trifles that have no use in them.
selves put are part OF the glitter and fashion
OF the holiday. When ii is pos ib nothing
Is so good 10 have The traditional Christ
mas tree. In alter years memory hangs abou,
II tondly. and we bless in our hearts the kind
hanos mat took so much trouble 10 give US
pleasure.
Then L the stocking hung up on Christmas
eve mas romance ali its own. The breakfast
taDie dressed with holly berries and gifts piled
uhSet snowy napAlns is a graceful custom
and Is lar nicer than the blunt handing out OF
our gnis- some trouble shou d be taken to
create the welf ONE element of surprise. We
all IKE 1t, but il is one OF the creates; delights
IN child's experience
he hnds oui before we would choose TO have
lnal Wnat Is looked forward 10 most eagerly
seloom turns out well. Ii is sad philosophy vet
true, mat 1t Is dangerous to set ones heart on
sshiything si ing in this world. But the love that
nlues us intention until the hour OF fulfill
ment. and then lets out lis secret in an onI-
ourst OF generosity, is the best su bstitute that
- eVec oHeFed for the special Providence
otn.a Claus and all other gracious myths.
An examp of generosity is seldom lost
uroh children, If IT is true, not artificial
tneJ are very willing TO live up TO their little
AnowleogF' II we allow them the chance, and
part OF our outy to the day is TO encourage in
our Young people the same kindness we eul
uVate III ourselves. 1t is so much easier TO
learn In youth TO be genial, sympathetic and
generous then 1t Is after embittering ex-
peFiehces nave hardened our Learts"
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,
New York Fxpresz

New Y ork Express.
The only real fool on earth is the jealous
fool.
The thermometer of marriage is the doctors
bill.
No girl can sob her heart out and chew
peanut brittle at the same time with any sue
cess.
The more selfpossessed and dignifed
woman acts the easier big-eyed baby can
make her go all to pieces.
a woman begins to show her age as soon as
she gets the idea that she doesn't sleep near
SO well in q strange bed.
No girl in the world ever looked lovely
when she was sitting alongside the steam
radiator to dry her hair with fluffy towel
under it,
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14
CALIFORN ANS m CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Dec. 13-At the Great Northern
W. NJ. Morris, Ralph S. Buck, NJ. New field, San
Francisco. Auditorium Annex-A. NJ. Bar
nett, Frederick Brand, San Francisco; Mr.. ana
Mrs. \. p. Bla1sdeii, Los Angeles. Mrs. India
Scott Willis and niece, Miss l Idia Scott, are at
the Auditorium. Mrs. Willis Is the widow of
the late William Wills. once secretary of the
BANK OF California. Sac IS a leader in San
Francisco socie y. They have been visiting
tor the past two months IN the East and ~ill
spend several days in this city b.fore return
Ing home 10 san Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14

"Hathley has a wonderfully we'll stored
mind, hasn't he?"
He ought to hsve-he never takes anything
out of Itch Igo Journal.
"Who is it2 What do you want?"
(Voice from Without) 'Ifs Willie (h1c).
grandma, forgot (hic) latch Key"
Goodness me, how much that dear bows
voice sounds like his fathers. s.'-Brooklvn
Lie.
depend upon it, where there smoke there's
fire."
why do you say that?"
"Ive proved t. 1t was against the rules to
smoke in our Offices smoked and was fred {"
-PhiIadel phia Nortl American.
"say, wot do you t'ink OF Coxey nowr
Whats he doue?"
"Wot's he done? Why. followed dat fellow
all the way from Ohio TO Washington. Dat,.
right. stuck by him troo tick an TIN. He
knows my sentiments every time. Wot,s h,
done? "a, he's gone an started a new p4ry
wild platform which means Work for ever;
body How's dat Tor inSIautude 20 his best
frens, eh?"-Cleveland Plain Daler.
There had been some marsh w words from each
on the faults OF the opposite sex, and she
finally gave what she thought would be q
parting shot
you rail at us" she said, "and make fun
OF US, but what. ask you, would you do
without women?"
"Get rich," he replied promp pity and she
was so indignant that 1t t, OK her three weaJs
TO make up her mind TO ask for new bon
net-Chieago Evening Post.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14
UN oE Atty.
beauty of me summrrsea-

Not all the beauty of The summer sea-
Not all the splt moor Of The SUNNI ct sky,
Can bring contt nj to lodge hour with me;
For summer tin goes by.
Not all your kisses all your beauty bright
Which Is my sun your voice " hich is my song.
Can cage for me the piLions of delight;
You will not love me ong.
For all good things go by-and ioy is brief
md life is very long and very cold;
SO nay dreams mourn the uea- n OF love and leaf
Ere yet their year grows Old.
But when the winter comes and you are gone,
The flowers all faded an The songs all sung
NY Dreams VIII keep the crown the years put on
W hen love and time wer- young
-PaIl Mall GRZatte.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14
SAN FRANCISCO ILLUSTRATED.

TINE Evening Bulletin celebrated holiday season
day by publishing illustrated industrial edition of
forty devoted mainly exposition of the in.
dusres general condition San Francisco
The number notable and splendid
showing made for the city will do much to
the holiday spirit OF the people and
lively
1t certainly gratifying so good a report can
oe made only of existing conditions prospects
of the city, and of Bulletin will serve as a good
introduction to the elaborate account be of all
fornia in the forthcoming New Era edition THE CALL
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14
CALIFoRNlANs IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-R L. aapp and wife
of san Francisco and NJ. II. Cassel and vile
and Miss b. Cassell OF Oakland are at The
Raelgh. Mrs. J. Owens OF Los Angeles is at
the Ebbitt House
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14

The Duchess of York is the only British
Princess who has ever given her name to
foreign town. Mayvtlle, near )ulogne, was
christened after the future Queen Cousort.
Archbishop Williams of Boston, has present
ed TO the public library OF that city a set of
tweniy-eight volumes OF the "Acta Sanctae
Sedls," containing all the decisions OF the
Cardinals of the Propaganda of the Roman
Catholic Church.
Count NJ. NJ. Tolstoi has made another doua-
ton TO the city of Odessa. A few years ago
he gave $4,000 rubles for esta blishing a
special diphtheria ward in The municipal
hospital. He has now given a sum of IL. 500
rubles for supplying this ward with heating
and other appliances.
Professor Theodore Mommsen is credited
with bringing about mucn of the troubles in
Austria Hungary by his fiery writings He is
80 years of age and OF a very diminuIive size.
In 1870 he was known for his hatred of
France. as the "Franzose nfresser," or eater OF
Frenchmen. His hatred of Bismarck is
religion with him, aud he once challenged the
Iron Chancellor to mortal comb on the
field of honor
Governor Northen of Georgia, in his speech
at the Atlanta Exposition, said that he trusted
the occasion would prove the entering wedge
which would bring ABOUT more perfect unity
between the North and the South which is
matched by Sir Bovle Roach, who recently
said, in speaking OF E Jgland and Ireland, that
he ''wss an enemy of 10th Kingdoms who
wished 10 diminish the brotherly affections of
the two sister countries"
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14

Did you conhde that secret to your wife?"
Eyes"
"And hat effect did it have?"
"A telling effect, OF course "-Philadelpnia
Bulletin.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14

TAY BRIDGE DIsAsTER-S, City. On Sunday,
D4cem Der %, 1879, Tay Bridge at Dundee,
Scotland, was partly destroyed by gale while
a North British ma train WAS passing over il.
a gap of about 5000 feet was made. About
ni.ety parsons weIe drowned.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14

BRASS TABLES, lamps, globes, shades, fancy
vases, pitchers ana small statuary. These
goods are All new, beautiful and original in
deS gns. Especially Tor the HOLIDAYS Sanborn
Vail & Co., 741 Market tzeet.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

THE BEsIcIA BoY--F. W. j., City. The ques-
tion asked abont he iIecnen-ssyers fight was
answered in Answers 10 Correspondents Oh
Novem ler %, 1897.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14

SPECIAL fnfo rma ton daily to manufactura-.
business houses and public men by the Presl
Clipping bureau tAIen's), $40 Montgomerg
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14

Bertha-Miss spucurls says she has remained
single from choice
Belle-Yes; but she didn't say whose choice,
did she?-Yonkers Statesman
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14

HUSBANDS Calcined Msgnesia. Four first
premium medals awarded; more agreeab bic to
the taste and smaller dose than other mag
trademark label.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14

MOCHA p.stache, pineapple chocolate cake.
905 Larkin street
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14

CHRISTMAS and New Years Tables are incon-
PIE Q wit out bottle OF DIR. sIEGERr's ANeos-
TURA BITTERs, The exquisitely favored appetizer
Beware OF limitations
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14

SINGERS AND ARTISTS GENERALLY are users
OF 'BrotCIl'S BrtnchjGL Tr0cheS" for Hoarseness
and Throat Troubles. They afford instant relief
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14

Durrants attorneys they have sensational eyi
dence in store They have been saying the
about and half Perhaps they key to the
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14
XXX
HOW THE EXAMINER EXPOSES ITS OWN
LIES CONCERNING THE KLONDlKE FAMINE

Necessity arises for displaying another lie of yellow The
from the printed below tell their
that sheet unreliable
loves sensation prizes fasehood At the
its correspondent Sam Wall, information
inevitable reports verified Examiner
IN large wide columns demonstrates that
This circumstance
usually yellow having firmly after
having branded Here
paper appeared December ~
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14

POPULATION OF IRELAND-T NJ, City. The
census in IrelaLd il taken every Ten years.
In 1861 it was sos. .564; in 1871 it was
5,4I2, ,377; in 1881 ii was >, Ia S36; in 1891
IL was 4 7U4 75O a decrease ot 47O,5S6. equal
to 81 Der cent since the previous census. 1t
was estimated that in 1896 IL was 4, ,547, ,779
There is no estima te Tor 1868
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14

BARBER IN THE MAYA. P. H. F., City. An
Individual who wishes TO enlist in the navy
SIS barber would have l. give proof of
his ability TO fill the bill. For full In1orma
tion on tnat sutj.ct apply at the navtl re
cruiting office, 10 California street, San Fran
riSi.n
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14

When Weyler lett Cuba there hope Spanish rule
in Cuba would least connection with
civilization. But it doesn't.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14

CALIFORNIA glace fruits soc ID. Townsends
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14

Lows horehound cough syrup for
hoarseness, price 10c, ALI Sansome 81.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14
NOTES ABOUT NOTABLE5.

The Duchess of York is the only British
Princess who has ever given her name to a
foreign town. Mayvtlle, near B oulogne, was
christened after the future Queen Cousort.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14
TFrom the Examiner Of Dec. l.
MINERS ARE SAFE.
Accurate Reports From Dawsor
Indicate No Danger OF
Famine.

The course of the fake-sensatiou jour
nails in misrepresenting the situation al
Dawson City is 10 be deplored. The fact
that they were beaten on the news, that
they did not get correspondent into
the Klondike until two months after the
Examiner expedition. with joaquin
Miller, E. J. LiveInash and William
Kreling, the Photographer, had arrived
there, and even the fact that their corre-
spoudents were not able TO get the news
after they arrived in Dawson, offer no
excuse for the famine reports that they
are spreading across their front pages.
The reports sent to the Examiner by
Mr. Livernash are the careful and con-
seTvative statements Of a trust wor thy
man, and the people may depend on
what he says as facts. Mr.. LIvernash
had been in Dawson Two months when
he wrote, and he understood the situa-
tion as wei as any one. 1t was bad
enough, for he found undOubted scarcity,
and necessity for sending down the
river TO Fort Yukon the men who had
come in without supplies But there is
q big difference between scarcity and
starvation. 1t is the difference between
life and death. Two steamers had got
through, and these two steamers carried
some 300 tons OF provisions-enough to
feed 1900 people for The winter with
comfort. These provisions, with those
already in Dawson, are enough TO keep
life In the men who are there. 1t is true
that the scarcity VIII be severe on the
destitute, and the fact that they have
gone into the kiondike in the face OF
warnings OF the need of food and money
may not make the men who have plenty
very good-h umored about supporting
Them. But as many of the destitute
have been shipped down the river where
supplies are more plentiful, and as the
charity of the camp is genuine though
rough, the people can feel assurance
that the danger OF starvation ID not
great.
1t is q gross wrong that the relatives of
the adventurous men who have gone to
seek fortune in the north should be tor
tured by need ess alarms for the sake of
few niekels. They may b. reassured in
regard to the situation by reading the
information that Mr.. Livernash has sent
out through the Examiner.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14

A CALI. A. n, San Jose Cal. In the
stock exchange "calP' is the privilege { e
cured by contract and for considerauOn) of
claiming or 4eman ling or receiving (a) GER
isin lumber OF shares of some particular
stock, at specified price or within a stated
period, or (b) the difference OF value at the
time of ma m6king the demand over that Speci-
fed III the contract il The price has risen;
hence the document Itself.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14
FLASHES OF FUN.

'Hathley has a wonderfully we,l-store
mind, hasn't he?"
He ought to have-he never takes anything
out of Itch C Igo Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14

DEAD LANGUAGE-T. NJ, City. a dead ian
gus g. is one which is no longer spoken or in
yernacular use by people as the traditional
and native means of expression. Some dead
languages have disappeared, as the Etruscan
ana the Egyptian; Others nave been sue
ceeded by Iohgues descended from them, as
process of instTuc lion are sui used for wri.-
ing and speaking, as Latin, Sanskrlt and He.
brew
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14

, a PUT A. N. San Jose, Cal In stock
dealing "put' is a contract by which the
party signing or making it agrees, in considt
Grafton usually oi a sum OF money, that he via
accept and pay for Specified securities or coXe
mod11es, which the parry named therein or
the bearer OF the cOntrHc,, at or within time
named, shall, at the option of the latter, tffsr
10 sell The former q q specified price. IL Is
used chi, fy in the stock market tor specula-
tive purposes, and if the intent OF the parties
Is 10 settle the difference OF price in money IL
Is Illegal. IN otner words put is option
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14
-I-IIIIS1 OI 17cO' ~
MAD RUSH
FROM THE
KLONDIKE.

VICTORIA. B. c., Dec. 12.-The
prophecy of old miners that the wi der
ness road from the Klond ke back to
civilization will be marked this winter
by dead mems bones is now all TOO certain
OF iulfilment FJr, by the steamer
Topeka, arriving this morning from
Dyea, news is received that more than a
thousand i'll provisioned men stampeded
from Dawson during the latter part of
October, and, impelled by the haunt
ing fear of famine, are now madly
forcing their way over the noun
Iains.
Aux, the Indian mail-carrier WHO
brings this report, left the Yukon capital
fully ten days after the Dalton parry.
he says that the vanguard of tile terror
stricken army is following less than a
week behind him. He passed many men
on the way out, not a few of whom had
only just reached the Klondike, after
enduring innumeraoIe h4rdships on the
journey inward, and, speaking from long
experience of the country and lis
winter condition, AUX declares that
fully 25 per cent of the stamped
ing army will never live to recite
north.
The river steamers Bella and Weare, it
now appears. did not land more than
100 tons of provisions on their arrival
in Dawson, in the ea-ly part of October,
owing to their having been held up at
Circle City, and that which at first
seemed salvation for the beleaguered
residents has proved but a moekery of
their misfortune.
The only bright view of the present
situation il that the crossing OF the pass
above Dyea and SKaguay has lately been
greatly facilitated through the rapid
advance of the tramway- buIl ders at the
former point. and the great progress
made in the work of building the wagon
road from Skaguay, at which 1O8 men
have been employed, under Superin-
tendent Blackett.
Within a month the road will be in
excellent condition for sleds of all
kinds
The Topeka brought sixty passengers,
but only AUX the Indian, came through
from Dawson City.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-05-20
FL COLLAR DE LA REINA

saba privarse de 81, madame de
La Motto podia muy bien limitaf
q Ell su ambici6n.
Aef, durante ell camino desde
Versailles & Paris, mil ideas va
gas, esas extrsnss fantasmas de
colores nebulosos que ell poeta
Arist6fanes decia asimilarse & los
hombres en- sus momeUtos de pa
sion; mil deseos, mil rabias de
poser, tomaron para ynana IA
foTma de lobos, de zorros y de
serpientes.
Ell oardenal, que debia realizar
esos suefos, los interrumpio res
pondiendo con su lnesE orada pre-
senoia al deseo que madama de
La Motto teria de verlo.
Tambien 6l tenfa sus SUE nos;
tambien tenfa su ambici6n que
saba ocultar bajo una mascara
de solicitpd, bajo un semblante de
amor.
-iAh, sois vos, querida Juana!
exclam6 sl eardenal. Verdadera-
mente me sois va tan necesaris.
que he pasado todo ell dfa aburri-
do al pensar que estabais lejos de
nj. A 10 menos, 5llegais buena
de Versslles2
Como estais viendo, monse-
nor.
-sY contsntal
Encantada.
-Conque tos ha Tecibiio la
/ reina?
Tan pronto como llegu6, fu6
introaucida 81 presencla.
! -Teneis suerte. Apuesto, al
yer Yuestro air. de tliunfo, que
os ha hablado Ia reina.
He pasado como unas tres ho-
ras en- Ell CABIN etc de ). M.