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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-08
Berkeley News Notes.

BERKELEY, March 7.-Professor Hill gard of the agricultural department has just received from Dr. l.. Trabut, director of the botanical garden at Algiers, Nortf Africa, a dozen cuttings of new tree tamarix,. .orientalis, which grows. on the deserts of North Africa. The tamarix is a valuable timber and ornamental tree and the department will experiment with it on the Mojave and Colorado deserts.
 The following football players met this afternoon at the gymnasium, listened to g few remarks by Coach Cochran and signed the roll for the coming season McCabe, Thane; Hopper, Wolf, Kerfoot Morgan, Allen, Specht, Mehlmai1, Tarpey Bartlett, Greisberg, Ely, Burke, Kaars- berg, Ellis. Hall, Powers, Masters, Horn lein, Hughes, Haskins, Craig, Whipple Prtngle and Hooper.
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MORE AFFIDAVITS. Commissioner Chnie Swears That lie Is Not Actuated by Malice or
 Other Rad Motives

Insurance Commissioner Clunie filed in the United States Circuit Court yester- day a batch of affidavits in the insurance cases. particularly in the matter of the injunction proceedings brought against him by the companies. In these af- f1deyits MT. Clunie denies that he has been actuated by malice in his Headings with the foreign insurance connnanies and alleges that the Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific Coast is . hody whose chief purpose is to prevent and suppress competition and to control the rates of premiums on insurance.
 The matter will be taken up by United States Circuit Judge Morrow next Mon- day.
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Alameda News Notes.
skaeuay Weekly "Gold Fields"

e OAKLAND, March With an adver- Using contract for s5000 with the San Francisco Board of Trade Augustus Muchmore of this city and (: c. Morrison Humboldt for Skaguay, Alaska, with a complete plant for the publication of a newspaper in that city. They expect to new sheet will be known as the Gold Fields, and will ts a weekly. MT. Much more Is well known here in fraternal and of the Jordan Printing Company.
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Steamer " Monticello"

bought my first supply of Ripans Tabuies more out of curiosity than anything eise,t and was very much surprised at the good results which followed theis use had often seen them advertised, but being little preudiced against patent medicines thought they would do me no good. In future never want to be without them had been troubled with indigestion and dyspepsia for a long time, and although l tried many kinds of medicine l never found anything really to do me much good until l tried Ripans Tabules.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-08
CHOPPED ON THE WRIST.
Marrow Escape From Fatality in a
 Quarrel Between Two Men.

ALAMEDA, March TT H. Kearney and Andrew Bangs are neighbors, one living on Railroad avenue and the other on Clement street Both are dairymen on a modest scale and both have been stalking cows on a vacant lot at the cor ner of Eagle avenue and Mulberry street, where there is some good grass. While the two men were putting their cows out this morning a dispute arose, winding up with more than words. Kearney had an ax in his hand with which he had been driving stakes, and when Bangs ap preached he aimed a blow with the weapon directly at his head. Bangs in the nick of time threw up his left arm blade of the aX penetrated 1t and severed an artery, which bled profuSely. Bangs at once had the wound dressed and then swore out a warrant for the arrest of his assailant.
 Inherited Small Fortune. E ALAMEDA, March 7.-Arthur Gale, young man of this city about 1s years old, ronto Canada that by the death of an uncle in that place he has fallen heir to a modest fortune of about S35 900. Young Gale Is a hard-working youth and is at present employed as a clerk in Oakland. He lives with his parents on Broadway. The young man takes his good fortune very coolly and says that.he does not pro- pose to ''blow 1t in," but will invest 1t so that 1t will bring him an income
 A House With a Hoodoo
 ALAMEDA, March 7.-There is a house being built on Webster street, near Santa Clara avenue, the men employed upon which think has a hoodoo. Four of these men have so far been injured while at work. and the house is not yet finished. One had an arm broken in two places, one has had three ribs broken and suf- fered internal injuries besides, and two others have had bad falls and sustained painful bruises.
 Alameda News Notes.
 A fire in the old Bacon House on Fourth avenue did a little damage this after noon. It originated from the furnace.
 A meeting of the Peoples party will be held this evening at Liberty Hall, 1727 Minturn street.
 lar meeting this evening. The revised license ordinance will come up for pas
 A special service will be held at Christ Church tomorrow evening under the au- spices of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew. The St Cecelia choir of fifty voices will supply the music.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-08
For San Jose, Los GatOs & Santa Cruz

Steamer Alviso leaves Pier daily (Sundays excepted) at 10 a. m.; Alviso daily Saturdays excepted) at D. Freight and Passengers Fare between San Francisco and Alviso soc: to San Jose 75c. Clay street, Pier l. Al North First street, San Jose.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-08

In Russia it is the custom of duelists to breakfast together before going out to fight.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-08

lfeves it was on Grant avenue. He is very anxious to have the police find the place and recover his money
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New Mining Corporation.

The Douglass Mining Company incor- porated yesterday with capital stock of S1, GOO 000. The directors are F. R. Web ster, H. R. Mann. T. C. Coogan, w. E. B. Mills and A. NJ Burns.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-08
STOCKTON STEAMERS

Leave Pier No. 3, Washington St.. at 6
 D. m. Daily.
 FREIGHT RECEIVED UP TO 5:30 P. M- Accommodations reserved by telephone. The only line selling through tickets and giv- ing through freight rates to all points on the Valley Railroad.
 T. c. WALKER. CITY OF STOCKTON. MARY GARRATT, J. D. PETERS Telephone Main So5. Cal. Nav. and Impt. Co.,
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That Death Curve.

OAKLAND, March 7.-Attorney G. w Baker appeared before the City Council by the Southern Pacific Company, so as to enable it to build the bridge ordered by the War Department at the foot of Harrison street; He tt rather I surprised the sition of Messrs. Davie, Doane and Cam eron, which was made So apparent two stated that the block bought by the com pany at First, Second, Harrison and Web- ster streets would be kept open by the company so that there would be a clear view across 1t. He also proceeded to show on the blackboard that such fran chise would not create death trap
 MT. Rowe moved that the offer of MT. Baker be put in the ordinance and it was sent to the committee to be so amended.
 Fall of Meteorite.
 OAKLAND, March 1.-The discovery of what is believed to be a meteorite is re- ported by Messrs. Daniel Auseon and Fred Hoyte of Elmhurst- The find is the center Of attraction at Elmhurst, where night, about 10 o'clock, the gentlemen named were returning to the power-house at Elmhurst from their last run as mo- torman and conductor of one of the Hay wards electric cars When about half way between Baker avenue and Fitch burg Motorman Auseon, who was sitting falling star. After half an hours hunt Hoyte picked up a hard. burnt-looking bali, about the size of his fist, round as "a ball, except where a side seemed to have been broken off.
 Must Have Been Murder.
 OAKLAND, March IA male infant S body was picked up in the bay off the Alameda mole yesterday by H. Anderson of 360 Second street and was turned over to the Coroner. An autopsy showed that the child had been alive. It was well dressed, but there was not the least means of Identification.
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Conlpagnie Generale Transatlantique

French Line to Havre.
 company's Pier (new) 42 North %fGAe r,fZ,er foot of Morton st. Travellers 4EETN bv b this line avoid both transit by .<ss=117aH" Ppyreiish py railway and the discomfort of crossing the channel in a small boat. New York to aiexsndria Egypt via Paris. first class Sl6O; second class S116- ., LA GASCOGNE --........,-- Marcn 16' !0 d. Ill., LA NORMANDIE -..----- March F. !o a. Il- LA CHAMPAGNE ............ Marcn 70 !U a. rl- LA PPPETACNE ............April g. 10 a. rn- ro A. FORGET, Agent,
 No: g. Bowling Green. New York. JF FUGAZI & CO, Agents. Montgomery ave- San Francisco.
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OCEAN TRAVEL.
Pacific Coast Steamship Co.

;|.'. } : HN Steamers leave Broadway VSKam wharf, San Francisco: H Eg NNNA March ?. :, 12 r. 22, 27 April E4MSS Aa l. Transferred at Seattle. E#ASS For Alaskan ports (from AeN5#MdA Spear street wharf,, 10 a. m, S$SEEN March 2. G. 10, 14, IS. 22. 26, 30.
 Transferred at Portland, Or. For Victoria, Vancouver~eB. O, Port Town send, Seattle, Tacoma, Everest. Anacortes and 12, IT. 22 27 and every fifth day thereafter. connecting at Seattle with company's steam CTS for Alaska and G. N Ky, at Tacoma with N P Ry at Vancouver with c. P. Ky. : For Eureka Humboldt Bay), 10 m,. March 3, g. 15. 21. 27. and every sixth day For Santa Cruz. Monterey. San Simeon. Cayucos, Port Hartford (San Luis Obispo), fSayiota Santa Barbara. Ventura. Huenerne. San Pedro East San Pedro tLos Angelesl and Newport, 9 a.. m., March g. s, 10, IA, 1S. 2, eG, 3o and every fourth day thereafter.
 For San Diego. stopping only at Port Har- ford (San Luis Obispo) e Santa Barbara, Port Ios Angeles and Redondo (Los Angeles), II .. m: March 4, s. 12, 16, 20. 24. B. and every fourth day thereafter:
 cabo Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosa lia and Guaymas (Mex.). 10 a. m., March 8. April 8 and 2d of each month thereafter.
 The company. reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers, sailing dates and ho,IrS of sailing.
 GOoDALII PERKINS & CO.,, Gen. Agts.,
 10 Market street, San Francisco.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-04-16
ONE OF THE BLEsT.

Her face was beautiful with perfect calm.
Peace sealed the brow, and peace the
tender mouth;
To wounded hearts her gentle gaze was
balm,
the south.
Her eyes were wells Of luster sweet and
still;
Sometimes you felt they mirrored hid
den things
You might not read. but only feel the
AS il there flashed an angels passing
wings.
And on that face shone always a white
light.
A soft TRANSPORTED splendor. till you
Only a glory fallen from the light
OF Heaven itself such lovely marvel
wrought
Serene she went her way through grief and
strife.
Trouble was not trouble where her pres
ence came;
She bore about with her a joy of life,
Love burned within her breast fragrant
flame.
You heard. while wondering how every
loss
She carried lightly as bird half-lit,,
"A gracious spirit say: There Is no cross
Where no self IL to suffer under It.
And you remembered that in ancient law
BY the broad arrow was the kings tree
known
Through the dark forest. and believed you
The Lords broad arrow mark her as
His own.
Harriet Prescott Spofford. in Congrega-
tionalist.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-04-16
A PRETTY INCIDENT.

The Kindness of Spanish Lady to q
Lone Soldier Boy.
A recent traveller in Spain describes
touching scene witnessed at the depar-
ture of regiment for Cuba. All day
long there had been heard the meas
ured tread of soldiers marching through
the street; all day long gayly bedecked
boats had been passing to and from the
vessel that was to take them to Havana.
The twilight began to deepen when the
correspondent saw a startling and
pretty sight"-the impetuous action OF
portly, good-looking and well-dressed
lady, who noticed young soldier walk
ing dejectedly along down the pier in
his travelling gray, with knapsack
strapped over his shoulders. All the
rest of the men had friends, their
novias, mothers. relatives, and made
the usual gallant effort to look elated
and full of hope. This lad had no one,
and it might be OWNED that he was car
rying a desolate heart over the seas.
The handsome woman burst from her
group of friends, took the boys hand,
and said: my son has already gone to
Cuba. He is in the regiment of Andalu-
STA, and sailed two months ago. You.
may meet him. Pope g.; take this kiss
to him." She leaned and kissed his
cheek"
An English boy would have shown
awkwarness, but these graceful
southerners are never at loss for a
pretty gesture and prettier word.
The boy blushed with pleasure, and still
holding the lady's hand, said with quite
natural gallantry, without smirk or
silly smile: "And may not take one
for myself as well, senora?" The lady
REDEEMED, laughed little nervously,
and bent and kissed him again to the
frantic applause Of soldiers and civil
ians, while the boy walked on, braced
and happy.-Blackwood's Magazine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-04-16

A book of receipts for all kinds OF
cookery, which is specially valuable for
use upon the trail or in the camp. is
published by the Royal Baking Powder
Company, of New York. The receipts
are thoroughly practical, and the meth
DDS are carefully explained, SO that
the inexperienced may, with its aid.
readily prepare everything requisite
for good, wholesome meal. or even
dainties ii he has the necessary ma
terials. The matter in in compact
though durable form, the whole book
weighing but two ounces. Under q
special arrangement, this book will be
sent free to miners or others who may
desire it. We would recommend that
every one going to the Klondike pro
cure copy. Address the Royal Baking
Powder Co., New York.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-04-16
Boone,s Gun.

I'VE have an old relic up in our coun.
try" said gentleman from eastern
Kentucky, (which could tell thrilling
story if it were only provided with
tongue and brain. 1t is an old rifle
which is said to have been owned by
Daniel Boone, the great pioneer. On
the stock is notches have been cut and
these are said to represent the number
Of redskins the indomitable Daniel
slew during his numerous expeditions
in the wilds of the then young state of
Kentucky. On the stock is cut this in
scription in rude letters: 'BoOnes best
fRIN. The old fiintlock was given to
an uncle of mine by a trapper named
Dedmon, who lived on Powell's river in
Virginia, and whose grandfather had
hunted, fished and trapped with the
hardy Kentucky woodsmaD on many an
OCCASION"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-04-16

a millinery store on her way home, and
had concluded that she would be merci-
full and not push the case against the
pickpocket.
The policeman told this story to the
court, evidently with great regret. 1t
was apparent from his manner that he
still regarded the prisoner at the bar
as pickpoclet, and if the prisoner
were not guilty in this instance it was
because the woman had left her purse
at the millinery store and didn't have it
with her at the time the prisoner at
tempted to pick her pocket. Doubtless
he would have taken the purse if he
could have done So
The prisoner was discharged, and the
policeman seemed to think that the
young man was in luck to escape SO east
ly.
Strange to say, the young man was
still complaining.
whats the matter?" demanded
Officer Reddy. "Didn't he discharge
your"
"Yes," replied the suspect, and he
went home without waiting for any
apologies or retractions. - Chicago
Record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-04-16
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The radiation of the heat from the
sun is not eternal; it had its beginning
and will have its end. If the sun radi-
ates light and heat in all directions it
cannot be more than 1o0,OO0,0OO years
old. This is Lord Kelvin's estimate.
At the present rate the sun will con.
tinue from 100000 to 15,OO0,0OO OF
years, but the end will surely come.
The nervous system, says Prof. w.
H. Thomson, has greater store of re-
serve vitality than all the other bodily
systems together, and is the only tex
ture that does not lose weight in death
by starvation or other cause. 1t is
the last to grow old. AS to the mind,
it need not grow old at all, provided
1t be supplied with the mighty stimulus
called interest, by which it will grow
steadily, even while bone and sinew are
wasting through age.
According to reliable computa-
ton, single tree is able through it's
leaves to purify the air from the car
bonic acid arising from the respiration
of considerable number of men-as
many as a dozen or score. The vol
ume of carbonic acid exhaled by hui
man being in the course of "a hours
is estimated at 100 gallons, and a single
square yard of leaf surface, counting
both the upper and under sides of the
leaves, can decompose about gallon
of carbonic acid in a day.
Prof. Snelso says that the age of fish
is almost unlimited. AS to the length
of the life of fish, it is said that the or
binary carp, if not interfered with,
would live about 500 years. He says
that there are now living in the Royal
aquarium, in Russia, several carp that
are known to be over 600 years old, and
that he has ascertained, in number OF
cases.. that whales live to be over zoe
years old. The ordinary goldfish has
also been known to live over hundred
years.
Human perspiration has been
proved to possess toxic qualities, and
the poisonous qualities of the exuda-
tons are shown to be greatest after Wig
crous muscular exertion. Guinea pigs
and rabbits were killed during the in
designations of French scientists by in.
oculation of perspiration taken from
the flannel shirt of a young man in per.
feet health, who had sweat profusely
while dancing. That taken from q
glove worn by young lady heated by
the same exertion was equally deadly
In M. Arloing's recent experiments.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-04-16

There is no doubt that the number O,
women who indulge in the cigarette is
largely on the increase, and it is no
longer true to say that the only women
who smoke are Bohemians. There
could be no better proof of the vogue
which the cigarette is enjoying among
womenkind than the fact that various
branches of trade have started to cater
for women smokers. All the smoking
implements are constructed in the cost
Hest and prettiest fashion. The Gig.
arettes are made up in satin cases with
pulled sides which might be used as
Jewel caskets when empty. Cigarettes,
If often used, leave tell-tale stain on
the thumb, SO to protect my lady's pink
fingers cigarette tongs Of the prettiest
description are manufactured. A ia
vorite smoking cap is the Turkish fez,
which is always becoming to pretty
face, especially when worn in conjunc-
ton with smoking coat or Japanese
kimono.-Tobacco Trade Review.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-04-16
He Had Flung Up.

The superior court was in session and
the little mountain town was crowded
with people. Along about the middle
of the day when the judge was worried
with tedious trial, Bill, Williams, of
the Lick Creek settlement, began gal
Looping up and down the streets on his
little red mule, firing of his pistol,
whooping like Sioux, and otherwise
dispensing the energy which liberal
supply of corn liquor had inspired.
"Mr. .Bailiff," commanded the Judge,
sternly, "go out and arrest that man
and bring him into court"
The bailiff went timidly out Of the
courtroom and the judge attempted to
proceed with business. But williams
racket outside did not cease. It grew
worse and the judge looked over the
room for some one else to send out, and
observed the bailiff sitting conplacent-
ly on one of the back seats.
Look here, Mr.. Bailiff, why did You
mot arrest that disorderly man? Are
you not an officer Of the court?"
Yves" replied the bailiff, quakinR
with fear, II wuz, but I've done flung
Journal.
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LExINeToN's LAST DAUGHTER.
Hind and TOOthless, She Is Cared For
on q Kentucky Farm.

Hind and TOOthless, She Is Cared For
ON q Kentucky Farm.
There is one remaining daughter OF
Lexington still living. 1t is old Astelle
She is bay mare and was foaled in
1870. She is out of Mary Churchill, a
good brood mare by Alex Churchill.
Astelle would not be living to-day
however, had it not been for the tender
heart of Kentucky woman. The old
mare is the property of j. Breckenridge
Wiley, of Woodford county. He has
owned her for many years, and her
produce has brought him in thousands
OF dollars. In talking of the last daugh-
ter of Lexington, Mr.. Wiley said:
II am ashamed to acknowledge it, but
1t is true that gave a man one dollar
a few days ago to take Astelle out into
the woods and kill her. My wife heard
of the cruel bargain had made, and
she entered such a strong protest
against destroying the old mare that
cancelled the contract, and l now in
tend to keep her in the best possible
style until nature removes her. / al
ways knew my wife was tender-heart-
ed, but / did not know how deeply she
loved our horses until she came to me
with tears in her eyes and begged me to
spare old Astelle. She said that the poor
old mare had been worth SO much
money to us that we ought to be in duty
bound to care for her in her old age.
/ really felt ashamed of myself for hav-
ing even considered such cold-blood-
ed thing as killing the old mare, and /
promised my wife that would give her
the best box stall on the place and feed
her with as much care as I would
child. Astelle is blind. Her teeth are
gone. We have to feed her on cooked
food. She may survive the winter, but
l doubt Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
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THE STEAMERS CHIMNEY.

Some Details of interest Regarding
Its Construction and Use.
The stroller along the wharyes who
should see rising from the smokestacl
of big steamer small, and at the
start perfectly defined, column OF
smoke, which seemed to come from 8
small smokepipe within the big one,
might wonder if the great smokestacl
was filed with smaller stacks, one foi
each boiler. AS matter of fact it is
not SO filed; but there is within it one
smaller smokepipe, called the donkey
stack, which is the. chimney for the
boiler of the donkey engine, which is
used when the vessel is in port in hoist
ing cargo in and out. 1t is from this
pipe that the small column of smoke
is seen to issue.
The donkey stack is placed some
times against the forward inner side
of the big stack, sometimes against the
after inner side. 1t may be complete
pipe, or it may be formed of iron in the
shape of half pipe, with fianges riv-
eted to the main pipe.
If a single one of the larger boilers
were used, as it might be when the ship
is in port, it might be connected with
the donkey stack, but in their regular
and common arrangement and use the
uptales of all these boilers run into
the great chimney, whose whole inte-
rior is open, except for the braces run
ming across it to strengthen and sup
port it.
The chimneys of all large steamships,
however, and of many other steam YES
sells as well, are built double, with an in
ner and an outer shell, with space be-
tween varying according to the size
of the vessel; it may be from five to
ten inches. The primary purpose of this
chamber around the smokestack is to
afford ventilation for the engine room
and the stoke hole. In at least one
modern passenger ship ventilating
pipes from the passenger quarters
have been carried to these chambers.
incidentally the space between the
shells helps to keep the stack slightly,
for, thus constructed, the chimney is
cooler on the outside than it would
otherwise be, and so il holds paint thu
better.--N. Y. Sun.