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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-26
Grimwood Still at Large.

the motorman who became suddenly in sane yesterday, is still roaming about town armed with two huge revolvers. He was seen during the forenoon at Padri- nis store, on Telegraph avenue, between Forty-eighth street and Columbus ave nue, but soon disappeared, and although Officers Human and Mckinley have been searching for him all day they have been unable to locate him.
 In the meantime the people residing in the vicinity of Forty-eighth street and Shattuck avenue, where Grimwood board ed, are in a state of terror They fear he may return and kill some one.
 Grtmwood's insanity Is said to have been caused by too close application to the study of SnirftualiSm
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-26
Eureka Benevolent Society.

Benevolent Association at 105 Stockton street yesterday the reports of officers were received and new officers for the en- suing year elected as follows: President Charles Hirsch; vice president, E. w tary, Meyer H. Levy; board of trustees A. Anspacher. s. w. Rosenstock Herman Levy, Sig. Schwabacher, Juda Newman and Henry Sinsheimer.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-26
ALAMEDA CAN
 HARDLY AFFORD
 TO BE MERRY
"GOOd Will Toward Men" Has Apparently Cheapened
 Human Life.

evil that all are now decrying; it proved the absence of the integrity of the jury system and doubtless accounts for the fact that during the year a dozen homes have been rent asunder by murderers and not a single slayer has adorned the gallows. It is true Ben Hill was hanged this year, but his execution was not of 1898, but the relic of a foul wife-murder in 1896
 I shall spare the taxpayers the annoy ance of saying how many thousands of dollars these usless trials have cost them. the figures can all be found in the County Clerks annual report. If these facts are conducive to a merry Christmas, may all be merry. STUART w. BOOTH.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-26

ming scores. Medal shooting champion ship class, A. Gehret 412; first class, G. R: Hauser 3S4; second class, A. Studer Shootna hU thlro cldss, H sgtser frs Sl0 BHilseye second, P. Crose third, F. Baumgartner fourth, F. Sutter fifth. J. Bachman sixth and James Scheibli seventh.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-26
Bold Thieves Caught.

George Keenan and William Perry early yesterday morning broke the show win dow in Alexander Bertin's dyeing estab- lishment at 430 Bush street and stole a cape and a silk skirt. They were seen by a citizen, who notified the police.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-26
RECREATION
 NEARLY ENDS
 IN DEATH Accident to J. Walter
 Empey. THROWN FROM HIS HORSE SUFFERS A FRACTURE OF THE BASE OF THE SKULL. Found Lying in the Road Uncon- scious and Covered With Blood and Dirt by Mounted
 Officer.
THROWN FROM HIS HORSE
SUFFERS A FRACTURE OF THE
 BASE OF THE SKULL.

J. Walter Empey, secretary of the Guide Publishing Association, lies at the point of death in his home, 709 Hyde street. He met with an accident while riding in the park yesterday that resulted in the frac-
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-26

about ten minutes before noon and dropped at noon. 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal re- ceived each day from the United States Naval Observatory Mare Island Cal
 notice stating whether the ball was dropped on time or giving the error if any, is published in the morning papers the following day.
 w s. HUGHES,
 Lieutenant. U. s. N, In charge
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-26
THE CALLS CALENDAR
December. 1898.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

A branch of the United States Photographic Office located in the Merchants Exchange, Is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners. without regard to nationality and free of expense.
 Navigators are cordially invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sail ing directions of the world are kept on hand information always be obtained regarding lights dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce.
 The time ball the tower of the new Ferry building, at the foot of Market street. Is hoisted
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-26
WEATHER REPORT.

C20th Meridian-Pacifc Time.)
 SAN FANCISCO, Dec. %, 5 D. m. The following the seasonal rainfalls to date as compared with those of same date last season and rainfalls in 24 hours
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-26
Treat for Hospital Patients.

and County Hospital at o'clock yester- day morning. Through the efforts of Dr. Hugh Lagan a special choir was present and assisted in the ceremony for the ben eft of the patients in the Institution
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-26
STUDENT EVANGELISTs. Members of the Berkeley Young Mems Christian Association Will
 Preach During Vacation.

BERKELEY, Dec. 25.-There Is a move ment on foot among the members of the Young Mems Christian Association of the University of California to spend part of their Christmas holidays in holding re- hgious services in different parts of the State. The meetings will be evangelical in nature. designed especially for young men. So far three places have been de- cided upon where the young evangelsts intend to preach, Modesto, Oakdale and Walnut Creek. They will hold services continuously in those places from Decem- Der 31 to January s.
 Holiday Services.
 BERKELEY, Dec. 25.-Christmas day was celebrated in all of the churches in fees were decorated appropriately for the occasion. In the West Berkeley Episcopal Church the Rev. ". H. Ratcliff preached upon the subject ''Meekness and Lowli- Dr. H. Minton occupied the pulpit in the First Presbyterian Church, and spoke upon the subject His Name, Jesus"
 At the Trinity M. IL. Church the pastor. Angels Song" An old fashioned English carol service was. the feature at St Marks Episcopal Church. It was for the Sunday School children. Tie Rev. D. J. Pierce in the First Baptist Church spoke upon Science Paying Tribute to Jesus"
 
 A curious visitation recently was not ed in the township of Hove, near Brighton, England, In the shape of a plague of caterpilars. Having consum- ed field of broccoli they made tracks across the road toward the houses, exteriors of which simply swarmed with them. Fourteen cater pillars were counted on a single win dowpane by an observer.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-26

When fool opens his mouth his head Is soon emptied.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-26

Swiss Rifle Club Shooting.
 The Swiss Rifle Club held it's monthly shooting contest at the Harbor View
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-26
SUN. MOON AND TIDE.
MONDAY. DECEMBER 2s.

NOTE-In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time. The second time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide and the last or right hand column gives the last tide of the day, except when there but three tides. sometimes occur. The heights given additions to the soundings on the when a minus sign e precedes the height. and then the number given is subtracted from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference Is the mean of the lower low waters
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-26
Compagnie Generale TranSailantiquI

French Llne)
 DIRECT LINE to HAVRE-PARIS (FRANCL). Sailing every Saturday SMh at 10 a.. m. from Pier AZ. North River foot of Morton street.
 LA NORMANDIE. .................s.......DecS Si LA GASCOGNE.. ..................,....Jan. [ LA CHAMPAGNE... .......................Jan IA LA BRETAGNE. ......................Jan 21 LA N0RMANDIE. E.......................... Jan 28 First-class to Havre, s9o and upward, per cent reduction round trip. Second-ciass to Havre, $45, 10 per cent reduction round trip. GENERAL AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES AND CANADA, Bowling Green, New York J. F. FUGAZI & CO. Pacific Coast Agents Montgomery avenue. San Francisco.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-12
HOUSE.

Third reading of House bill IS, re
lating to appeals from decisions of
District Magistrates and amending
Section IS of Chapter 81 of the Session
Laws of 1892 Unanimous passage.
Consideration of Resolution l, deal
ing with the appointment of a COM
mission to bring in bill on taxes on
incomes at the next session of the
Legislature. Rep. POgue moved for
the passage of the resolution. The
whole tax matter could be settled by
the commission and he was sure the
President would appoint the very best
men to that body. The ayes and noes
were taken and the resolution was
unanimously adopted.
Under suspension of rules Minister
of Interior ad interim presented the
answers to questions prOpounded by
Rep. Gear in regard to the Richards
street slip.
This report was referred to the spe-
cial Committee on Contracts and Pub
lie Improvements.
Third reading of House bill 20, re-
lating to cemeteries. Unanimous pass
age.
Senate bill II, relating to the regis
tration of vessels was reported on by
Rep. Atkinson. The committee recon-
mended the bill pass.
Report 102, relating to wharves and
harbOrs. laid on the table.
Second reading of House bill So. re-
lating to internal taxes, set for Tues
day.
Second reading and passage accord
ing to the recommendation of the
committee of Senate bill Il, relating
TO the registration of vessels. Third
reading set for Thursday.
First reading of Senate bill SO. re
Iating to the Land Act. Referred to
the Printing Committee to have
amendments printed.
Second reading of Senate bill 80, re-
lating to appeals and bills of excep-
ton. A part of the bill was considered
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

when a recess until 100 p, m. was
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-12

AFTERNOON SESSION.
Under suspension of rules Rep. Kaeo
asked the Finance Committee when
they would hand in its report on the
examination of the books of the Pos
tai Savings Banks. Rep. Pogue, as
chairman of the Finance Committee
stated that the committee intended to
hand in a report bearing on all the
departments at some early day. How
ever, if the House desired a report on
the books of the Postal Savings Bank,
such a thing could be brought in a
couple of days. Rep. Kaeo stated that
the affairs of the departmnt mentioned
had been quite generally talked about
in town and that was his reason for
asking the question.
Continuation of consideration of
Senate bill 80 and passage with amend
ments recommended by the committee.
Consideration of Report 113. relating
TO tide lands with the resolution bear
ing on the subject. Made the order
of the day for the 18th.
House adjourned at 2 p. m.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-12
Pure

and made right.
SchfIIfne 5 Best costs more
. make than any other bal,-
e powder Cos
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-08-11
Harcour.,s Beaconsfie1d Aneodote,

Sir William Harcourt has one quite
unique memory of the support he gave
in old days to the public worship regu-
lation act. That was an invitation
which he received to visit Lord Bea-
oonsield at Hughenden Manor.
Taking his guest-the member of a
family representing the ownership Of
broad acres-round his minute demesne,
Lord Beaconsfeld said, Excuse the
vanity of a landed proprietor!' The
young politician accompanied his host
on Sunday to the village church, and
on the way thither was warned that
some hints of the high church move
ment had penetrated even that sylvan
solitude. envy friend, the vicar, - said
the lord of the manor, twill take what
I call collection and he calls AN offer
tory, and afterward what I call plate
and he calls an aims dish will be placed
on what I call table and he calls an
altar. London News
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-08-11
Buried In the Wen where He Died.

Speaking of strange and sad occur
rences, none could be more remarkable
than the death and burial Of Charles
Garter, a well known farmer residing
near Russell He was cleaning out an
old well when the quicksand suddenly
caved i'll on him, leaving only his head
and chest exposed. When the alarm
was given, hundreds of people assem-
bled and went heroically to work to
save their neighbor. 1t was found that
nothing could be done toward removing
the sand about Carriers body, SO a par
allel we'll was dug and tunnel run
from it into tho cid we'll, but even then
the tDdy could not be removed SO close
ly WIS it graspod by the sands It was
found that a rope attached below Gar
ter's arms would pull the body into
parts without withdrawing its covered
portion, and that method had to be
abandoned. Carter was conscious and
talked with his rescuers, but at the end
OF SIS hours he died. By this time an
enormous crowd had gathered, and all
sorts of plans were suggested for recov-
ering the body, but finally it was de-
termined to make the yell the dead
mans tomb, and it was Tiled up after
religious services had been held upon
it's brink The well was 48 feet deep,
and perhaps no other Kansan ever found
quite so strange a burial place.
sas City Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-08-11
Saint Norah and the Potato.

st. Norah was a poor girl, says the
London Punch, who prayed St. Patrick
for a good gift that would make her not
proud but useful, and st. Patrick, out
of his own head, taught her how to boil
a potato. A sad thing and to be lament
ed, that the secret has come down to SO
few! Since the highest intellectual and
physical life is dependent upon diet
since the cook makes, while the physi-
clan only mends-should not she who
prepares our pies be as carefully trained
as he who makes our pills?
Certainly whatever may be the
knowledge or the ignorance of the serv-
ant in the kitchen, the mistress of the
house, be she young Or old, ought to be
able, like ST. Patrick in the fable, out of
her own instructed head to teach Norah
how to boil potato or broil steak so
that they may yield their utmost of rel
ish and nutriment.
Until she can do that, no woman is
qualified to preside over household,
and since few reach adult life without
being called to that position in the
household of husband, father or broth
er, the legend of st. Norah has a wide
significance. " outh's Companion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-08-11
Male EeIinity.

"Talking about the humanity of man
and the felinity Of woman," said the
independent woman, "let me tell you a
little story of a man and cat. The
story was told to me by the wife Of the
man, who is a domesticated woman. It
seems that the family cat, besides being
of q sportive disposition, had more i'll
genuity than most cats Or understood
better how to relieve the tedium of q
domestic existence. This cat caught d
mouse. Being well fed, her sporting in
stinct came into play, and she kept the
mouse to a-nuse herself with. That is a
feline custom, as you are aware, but
where this cat showed superior mental
ity was in hitting upon place to hide
the mouse, thus protracting the amuse-
ment. She kept it in an old shoe in a
storeroom. The man Of the house dis
covered the proceeding, and was almost
as much amused as the cat. Did he put
a stop to it? No, indeed. For several
days he fed both the cat and the mouse,
after which the cat would take the
mouse out for its daily exercise, to the
delight Of both conspirators Then the
man s wife found them out. She took
the mouse away and let it go. New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-08-11
The Cause of LAUGHTER.

Balm suggests tie explanation that
laughter is provoked by what he calls a
degradation. meaning that we laugh
when we all at once perceive something
degrading, a trickery, a weakness Or a
pettiness in some person or object which
we respect, as when the infrmities Of
human nature disclose themselves in a
person of Importance or when some
trivial affair occurs in solemn cere-
mony to drag US down Or when the
wrong side Of some great thing Or some
great man is exposed.
'The occasion of the laughter is the
degradation of dignified person or in.
,terest under circumstances that do not
excite stronger emotion. In all theo-
ries of laughter the more Or less impor-
tant fact is marked x X that the feel
ing of the ludicrous arises when some
thing which we respected before is pre-
sented in mean light, for we have no
disposition to laugh when something
that we already regarded as such is de-
picted as tricky and vile. Popular
Science.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-08-11
Dan gerOuS Thief.

A French actress, travelling about the
country, had for use in one Of her plays
lay figure, skiilfully put together and
dEa5s9C IL a ttayeling suit. So says the
New zork Herald, which proceeds to
tell a comicai story about it:
At Marseilles it was left in the lug
gage room with other things. The Curl
osity of two Of the railway employees
being aroused at the sight of it, they
took eff the coverings and resolved to
play q joke Oh their comrades. They
placed the figure in an armchair at the
desk Of the cashier and shut the door,
When the employees on night service
came, they opened the door and were
surprised to see man sitting before the
cash box. They Immediately closed and
locked the door and ran for assistance.
A policeman arrived, revolver in
hand, believing, like the employees,
that he had to deal with a dangerous
thief. He called On the figure to sur
render and follow him to the station.
AS it did not obey the summons, the po-
Gceman shut the door and went in
search Of re-enforcements to surround
the place and thereby prevent the cul-
prit from escaping.
The door was again opened, the arm
ed force entered, and it was not till they
had suddenly bounced on the poor lay
robber that they discovered the joke.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-08-11
The Northwest Indian and His Ways.


The Indian of the plains is far more
picturesque individual than his brother
or cousin of the coast. He does not erect
totem poles and has no timber for the
purpose if SO inclined, but he is suffi-
GENTLY spectacular himself without re-
sorting to grotesque carvings and paint
ed wood. His saddle, with it's leather
hangings and wooden stirrups, is in
itself remarkable aggregation, and
when set off with his goods and chat
tells tied in bags, rags, strings and
straps, the effect is remarkable. He
wears the cast off garments of his white
brother in such original combinations
that he looks like the personifcation of
secondhand store. Sometimes the
adoption of pair of guernseys as an
external covering gives him quite an
athletic appearance. He wears his hair
in Gertrude braids, and prefers ear
rings about the size of half dollar coins.
A mosquito net or handkerchief is his
favorite head covering, and if he as
sumes hat it is as an additional and
purely ornamental appendage Detroit
Free Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-08-11
CoCkatoos.

the coekatoos constitute a branch Of
the great parrot family, and, with the
exception Of the species which inhabits
the Philippine islands are peculiar to
the Australasian region.
Leadbeater's cockatoo is one of the
most beautiful Of the group, his white
plunaBe being tinged with rose color
W. I. Greene, the great authority on
cage parrots, describes itaptly as Grasp
berry and cream color-but as his
mental endowmeuts are by no means
equal to his personal attractions he is
less popular as a pet than species with
more intelligence than good looks. One
point III his favor must be mentioned
he is less determined screamer than
the majority of cockatoos. This, how
ever, is not saying much. In his native
woods Of South Australia Lea6Oeater' s
cockatoo is very shy and difficult to ap-
proach. The birds sent to Europe, no
doubt taken as nestlings in the MAORI
ty Of instances, remain usually wild
and suspicious, though they bear con-
fnement we'll and do not suffer from
the cold.
At home in Australia the cockatoo is
not beloved Of the farmer, and it can
be we'll imagined that flock of these
big birds, amounting often to thousands,
commit fearful havoc upon the crops.
Hence it is shot down SIS remorselessly
as the sparrow in England when it
grows too numerous to be acceptable to
the agriculturist. Like the rest Of the
genus, this cockatoo usually makes it's
nest in a hollow tree, where the hen
lays two pure white eggs.-St. Louis
ReDublic.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-08-11
KOrea'S Seven Wonders.

The seven wonders of Korea are: (1)
The marvellous mineral spring of Kiu
shanto, one dip in which is a sovereign
cure for all the ills that human flesh is
heir to. ,(2) The double springs which,
though far apart, have strange, mys-
FERROUS affinity. According to Korean
belief, there is a connection under
ground, through which water GIBBS and
flows like the waters Of the ocean, in
such a way that only one spring is full
at time. The water possesses won
derful sweetening power, SO that what
ever is cooked therein becomes good and
palatable. (3) The cold wind cavern,
whence comes never ceasing wind so
piercing that nothing can withstand it
and SO powerful that the strongest man
cannot face it. a. The indestructible
pine forest, the trees of which grow
up again as fast as they are cut down.
(5) The floating stone, massive block
that has no visible support, but, like
Mohammed's coffin, remains suspended.
(6) The warm stone, situated on the
top of hill and said to have the pecul-
iarity of spreading warmth and heat
all round it. % A drop of the sweat Of
Buddha, for 80 PAGES round which no
flower Or vegetation will grow, nor will
birds or other living things pass over it.
brooklyn Eagle. 81
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-08-11
SPORT as a Developer OF Character.

Every now and then there crops out
in this republic the notion thaJ if our
more cultured citizens were our rulc-s
that we should be much better OF. We
very much doubt it. II our more man
~ citizens could rule Us, GI,o4 10 doubt
we should be better Off. But there is
freakiness and finicalness, al inability
to give and take, general rubbing and
creaking Of machinery among men de-
veloped only on the one side Of the
mind, which always everywhere makes
them Objectionable as rulers. BOXING
is just as likely to make a man meek
as books, but if you have a bully to deai
with neither the boxing nor the books
will avail anything, and he becomes al
most more objectionable as an editor
than as a prizedghter. Of course sport
will fail, just as every other agency
will fail, with certain men. On the
other hand, for the great majority Of
men, well conducted sport will teach
them fortitude, gentleness, meekness
and fair play as no other agency yet in
vented by man can do.-Outing.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-08-11
A Funny Mistake.

A servant lass at an inn once made d
funny mistake Opening the door Of one
of the rooms, she saw, as she thought,
the handle of. warming pan sticking
out near the foot of the bed. "Bless
me-, she said, ''that stupid Martha
has left the warming pan in the bed ]
She might have set the place on fire. !"
Taking hold of the handle, she gave it q
violent jerk, when up jumped an awak-
ened traveller, shouting Justify: "Hel-
10, there! Leave my wooden leg alone,
will you?''-London Fun
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-08-11
UndisnaYed.

Counsel for the Defense Gentlemen,
appeal to you to return this unfortu-
nate to his little home, where tender,
loving wife awaits him, where his lit
tie children call him father
Judge tinterrupting)-I will call the
learned counsel's attention to the fact
that the accused is unmarried.
Counsel (undismayed, continuing)
So much the more unfortunate is this
poor man, who has no little home,
where no tender, loving wife awaits
him, where no little children call him
father Fliegende Blatter.