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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29

WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST.
The area Of high pressure continues over the
Pacific slope. and there mas been but little
change during the past twelve hours. The
temperature has risen slightly over California
and the intermountain region. Conditions are
favorable for frost sunday morning in the
southern part Of the State.
Forecast made at san Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight December %.
Northern caifcrnia-Fair Sunday; light
norrncTly winds changing TO easterly.
Southern Calif0rnia--Fair Sunday: light
UCrtherly changing TO easterly; light to heavy
frost Sunday morning
NeEaGa--IFair sunday; light easterly wind.
san Francisco and Vicinity-Fair Sunday.
light northeIly winds changing to easterly.
ALEXANDER G. McADIE,
Forecast Official
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Weather Report

G20th Meridian-Pacifc Time.)
SAN FRANCISCO Dec. 2S-5 p. n.
The following are the seasonal rainfalls to
date, as compared with those Of same date
last season. and rainfalIs in the last twenty
four hours:
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Cash quotations were as follows

SIasII VuUValIUIIs WHY as !OIIUWs-
No red, S41 - dS6c; No. corn, 63Hc; No.
yellow, 63Ac: No. 2 oats 451a@46c; No. white,
47Aq41Rc; No. white. 466g47c; No. rye,
No. 1 flax seed. 81 IS; No. 1 Northwestern, 81 go;
prime timothy seed, So So; mess pork, per bar
rel, SIS S0415 co. lard, per 100 pounds, $40 05
@10 O71a short ribs sides Qoose). SIS 506S so:
cry sailed shoulders Cboxed), 79s971ac; short
clear sides (boxed), IS 5000; whisky, basis
Of high wines, 81 80; clover. contract grade
Sc so.
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Poytlan1s Business.
Northern Wheat Market.

PORTLAND, Dec 2s-cIearings, S2s3, 1871 !;
balances. S69,S77.
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NezU York Cotton Market.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2s-cotton closed I'M
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter
market was steady. Creameries, 15624hc
diaries, 1312@20c Cheese, steady, 91k@1O%c
Eggs, weak; fresh, 23624c.
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Morning Session.

~ ,Ineila poclars, Assn..............1T2 90
AissHs PACKERS Assn............172 30
Ok csia1+ Powder consolidated ...... 81 80
$1,000 EIap-aiiar n & : Co 5s........ 90 T5
AZ Opoynes Smear co .............-.-. % 90
S50Oo Z p Of Arizona CfgO9) ........113 70
"a Snrino VaIlev. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SO 90
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Dried Fruits, Mats and Raisins.

Choice Pears are wanted, but the supply is
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Cent L & P. Pa 2%
Eqt G L Co. 31s 3Is
Mutual $500. 80
o G. L & H. 511a 521A
Pac Gas Imp 81 y Al Il
INSUR
Firms End 245
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22
By Billy Mac.

~
bum start but, unlike Chris he forgotten the past
and had his ideas Of the real behind
the gum He hated to look in iterate slob maxi
ing good.
chris. the moment the boat bumped against the
DOCK gave 1t out for publication that considered tho
fleet connected with honor enough go round but
the belated admiral had easy-hearing butons
and, with tho dscoverer pushed to the
other side ne was regular busy suggesting that
the crew move to G. Colunbo start choW-choW
party Perhaps the crew wanted to mix things but
tho great admiral remained close piece of scan
ling and trouble averted.
With the assistant admiral much to the bad as a
rngeader the little chorus without Incident
and again Chris raised the section OF lumber for ST.
1ence.
"As live" shouted the great man. but you ara
sure bum lot OF waTbeGs You will never be blamed
for some Of the future foreign that arc to bs
unoaded in this country.
Il am now about to push back into this gathering
OK Indians and this time Chris Coumbo is 10 mako
good his dscoyerer title. He Is also to make good
Indians and Wnen he concludes with reckless Willie
ne met up with at the Indian council large crowd of
Borrowing indian relatives will be provided with an op
porunit to ascertain the present market yaus Of cut
flowers and crepe
Get Industrious, six seven Of you Intended fruit
merchants and push the adrnraPs launch down into the
water Chris Coumbo Is going to land again, and this
time ne will command the attention OF the boy work.
ing the spotlight"
AT o'clock that afternoon Chris Co.71ibo with the
cabegTam to Queen Isabella his pocket gave
the high sign and his launch again started for te In
dian village.
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dug The tobacco crumbs were shaken out of
1t, and then the old read:
go flip the topper of Goodbye Jim,
Goodbye, old Jim, goodbye
If my fist Holsters clam claw
Would squat darned old topper till almost die"
At this time Jim in his dory came bobbng up to
the wharf He stubbed his toe thwart
started to run forward and catch the spiln' He fell
Hat amid great chatter Of Then he swore long
with breezy and great volublity.
awful gorm, that Jim Is" calmly remarked tho
skipper, looking unmoved at Jims frantic efforts
to recover himself. ''Jims head SO high amongst
his projicks that he can't to set his hucks
Jim clambered up and sat down the string piece
questions about the news at Outer Heron but Jim
IDENTIFY had something else his mind The CONVERSE
ton therefore wasn't satisfactory.
How's the green 'uns comm up Jm?" asked the
old smacksman.
''Afiddlin': say-y-y -
"Nothe-easter bother We much?"
"Consid rable; didn't pull pots for tew days Saw
felers-"
"Hev We heered about the wardens gittin four hun
dred shorts down to Port CIyde?"
"Yaas; say L"
This epizootic that's ragn, aain,t got to Her
on, hes it?'
~, Mop were fust class Ase Dodge friz the pick
the other day-thats all. Say-y-y, l."
what We over for?'
Jim looked the questioner shrewdly
"Northin' much special" said he at last run out
OF torbarker and saleraus But present SEQ
that he had something else his mind.
The crowd, however, wanted to ask him more aues-
tons about the little happenings Of Heron Jim
wouldn't have it. He plunged along through
talk to him, like tug breaking through an Ice JAM
Finally the crowd resigned itself with patient despair.
They all understood what Jim when he got started
on projick.
DO ye know what the other nght?" he asked,
looking from one to the other. No said any,
thing.
DO We know what the other night?" he re-
peated. his voice rising in excitement.
wall, what did ye see, Jim?" asked an man re-
Eignedly, leaning forward with his i his hand
and rasping his wiry beard with his rough thumb, as
ne listened for reply.
oval. sr han't askin' anyone to go into this with
me not fer mint" he said choking back his excite
ment Il ha1nt askin' I'd rather hey IL
alone. But want to show that hain't hog"
and he glared around the circle defantly.
No one hain't said the sort, JIM"
replied the old with mild rebuke
''You fellers all know went Jim, "that jest
knockin round here this winter,
the circle from eye to eye ST haint got no call to
ishn' touches projicks. lobster shin gives
the other night?' he excitedly. He stood
up and gestured.
Il was pulin pot off Punkin Knob at jest about
light in the morTn'. 1t kind o. gray all around
and the waves shmmerin' with fog Wal, s'r, all
to greet white shape doomed up right aginst
me and went shdin past sef it foatin ile II
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22
CHAPTER VIII.
Columbus Decides to Do
or Die.
% PAGES TORN FROM history. - By Billy Mac
Or Die.


While all Spain blowing off the discovery of the
world Chris Columbo continued of the sedu-
lous existence. During his somewhat prolonged
journ along the water front the great admiral had be-
come Joseph to many clever plays. Old panhanders
had often pointed the danger of Tipping freight
with the muscles of the relaxed, and when Chris
returned to the flag yacht from his first middle with
the Indians he mad the Coumbo anterior limbs tight
ened up to the right degree. Chris could his
ar1npits every time he w!ggled his dgits.
In just day the Indian band had convinced the
great discoyerer that ne waving for rough
every time he attempted Indian terri
tory but now Chris back board the flag yacht
the sea, he agitating a revival
The first loot and the entire merry sailor band were
willing overlook all exciting incidents and ia
vored hiring tug that could get the to
Wide expalse of brine in a hurry but the great
admiral insisted that he had eoppered every play
the game and that the foreign party with
him, even if ii became necessary for Mrs. Ferdinand
to collect the marine insurance the The new
world to be discovered by Chris Columbo Chris
Columbo TO establish another precedent for the
children of the Ghetto.
About this time Chris Columbo again walking in
the rough district The mariners. who but few days
before, wiling pronounce great discoverer
the shrewdest Of the shrewd collection again work
ing the grindstones in the forecaste and Christie
could hear the steely his merry rubbed the
lamentations out of their trusty blades
looked another course with the marlin sniles HIT
the great admiras goodthng package was st omen ar
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22
Copyright 1901, by
Robert Howard Russell


a Prairie Hamlet, far from the madding Depart
ment Store where arrogant Wealth did not faunt itself
before the Humble, where the People were SO Prm-
tive that they did not know how to get Money except
by Working for it, they making large Preparations
to tear Things wide open at Christmas
All through the abbreviated Community, the Women
Folks feverishy popping Corn and cracking Hick
ory-Nuts Flat-Iron and making homemade Candy
The Unmarried We're secretvey working on Yarn
Mittens
There was to be a Tree at Church and preceding
the Distribution of Presents there was to be Show,
alias Methodist Vaudeville, which consists Of Pieces,
Responsive Readings the best that the Choir do
The Druggist in this Village had laid in what he called
Elegant Assortment of Holiday Goods He had all
of Will Cartoons Poems and Counter covered with
fragile Toys that Paint attractive
Line of Perfumeries and Toilet Sets. One of
these Toilet Sets the Prize Exhibit of his Stock
The Comb and Brushes of Cenuloid, the Amber
and White being scrambled in very effective Manner.
The Druggist willing to give Guarantee that the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22
"PR0JICKIN jim"

Jim McClntock swinging into New Harbor, his
dory driven by handful of sail and swimming cockiy
the trimming ground swell.
That's Jim remarked smacksman while the
dingy little clot of yet afar out That's
Jin en- tell his gait jest IS fur off We it,
he went pudging the tobacco into his black pipe
The land-1ubber standing by wondered what sort
OF sea gait It was that revealed in the swing
ing lift of dory tossing frothy around Kickstone.
"Wal,' admitted the old he borrowed
match like enough wouldn't notice it if didn't
know JIM But that dory's got Jms gait all over, and
spot it fur's eye squirt. But 1 can't
from the inland could loosidate to the gait of
the sarb'd, to the cock laig kicked UP
over the gunl. Jn's projicker know.
The old smacksman looked first into
then the other and that the byStanderS didn't
"Oh, projicker haint nautical talk Projicker Is
wal, proeker sggerfies chap catches in
the driftwood and straightabou sets out prockn'
how he'll build to that spar three-master with
windlass and slew o. brass work round the
the pinnacle. A fellers lucky to be procker. His
tails allus He en- scuff door knob Of the
dirt he walks along and immejitly he's tckled
that he don't to notice that the house that
ought to go with that door knob is mssin.
you see, he's got the door knob a projick; and
to him door knob and a projick is better any time
than door knob and house Ye the house that
happened to be 'tached door knob might suit
The projick aus be slicked up jest right the
mind of the projicker"
The old hauled hauled the black pipe from
among his tangle of whiskers expectorated into
green depths the long nautical squnt
at the approaching dory.
Jim's projckin agn,' he remarked as he inserted
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Yellow Satin Card marked hSold The News spread
Ike ldFire that some blown himself to the
Limit There but one Question agating the whole
Village for the next two days Who will the Toilet
Set for Christmas Speculation ran rife and every
Girl who kept Company hoping against Hope, even
though her cold Judgment told her that in all likelihood,
her Fellow had not seen $3.50 in six long Months.
The Druggist had been pledged to Secrecy and it be-
evident that the Popuace would have to wait until
Christmas have its Curiosity appeased So it waited
with lot of Impatience.
The Village Wag, whose name was Amos, had been
of Several who looked the Toilet Set and counted
their Money and passed He loved Girl named
Lucia, but he had Frugal Mind. 1t seemed to him
that it would be Sensible to his Money and
make First Payment Home. Besides, the Poultry
Business had little Slack couldn't him
self giving $3.50 for dosh-burned Gimcrack That
Account except to look at. So he gave up GO
Cents for Autograph Album and let it at that He
would have gone ahead and bought something for
Dollar only Amos thought he had Cncn. His only
Rival for the Hand of Lella Talmadge N. Crock
EFT, proprietor of the Livery and Feed Stable. Amos
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22
nmn PLAIN TALES IN pKOSE AND VERSE;

the pipe stem in the his tooth. IF you
land fellers had my eyesight We could rubber
boot on J1ms lag gon teetery jggery He allus lays
on his back, throws his laig his knee and fops
his foot as regular as though he pumpin ideas
into his head If teller only nad Jim's IDEAS
Jim only had some other feer's git-up-and-git, by
CORY the coast along here would sprse the Atlantic
ocean into Mysteries But here is Jim jest knockn'
through the winter ne says He's trappn' Holsters
ON Outer Heron. He's forty-two, come April, Jim is,
and ever sense I've knoed him he has aus been dom
the same-jest knockn' through winter summer
say that he jest feolinwith lobster fsnin till he
got his latest projck worked out Jim says that lob
ster fishin is the best job for brain worker like
him, anyone else foller Land there MOTH
in like it for putin mind in order for think
in. Jim That's why he sticks to 1t, he says,
while he's projckn'. Jim that Daniel Webster
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Pacing up and downsthe quarter deck of the flag
yacht, Chris thinking of the hand laundry and
the family at home A longing a quiet bucolio
existence had half-nelson dscoverer and he
wanted call the whole play off, every time he
patted plank with his left twinge of pain re-
called the No boot of the Indian the keys and
Chris booked himself get particular Indian or
die an outcast in this world.
Chris padded up and down the commanders path
for about thrty-seven minutes but the pain tied
right up to him. All this annoyed the great discov-
erer. He decided that being unable lose the ACHE
ne would take it with him, and with thought in
mind-the finish of the energetic Indan--le pulled
hurry-up alarm. The crew tumbled deck and,
clutching short piece twoby four representa-
tive of Mrs. Ferdinand mingled with them.
Fellow countrymen, but the same time slob
collection, began Chris he wrapped his bread grab
bers tighter around the scanting carefully
remembered not to relax his muscles, You
crobes, I'm wise to your little game and upon
this appropriate time to tip off that the boy starting
trouble will miss the boat bound for home.
Il, the great Chris Colurnbo, am slated by future
historians the enteTprsng hustler holding No. in
the original list Of discoveries and distribute
right now the fact that the who hung up Mrs
terdinands diamonds for the price of this pleasure
trip Will either make good start this entire
impng In its walk. Any hypoed UP to
believing that truly is in at this
stage Of the had better oil his guess machine
We are here to collect the goods we Will deliver
them to Mrs Ferdinand. viii listen while this
merry mariner bunch MARBLES God Save the Queen
While the great discoFerer walloped time with the
sawed-of two-by-four the sailor boys raised their
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22
By George AIDE.

Class to conclude a Carol Amos saw on a Table the
magnificent Toilet Set with $3.50 Mark still it.
He drew nearer to read the attached and almost
tainted with Horror when he saw the Name of Luella
IN the well known Handy Writing of Tallmadge N.
Crockett The Shock great that everything
Swan before his Gaze, the in a Natatorium.'
He could not see anything his Finish. When
Lucia came to the superb Toilet Set and the
60-cent Autograph Album, he knew that he would
be One-Two-Seven. He inspired to a Desperate
Action. He happened to remember that Celulod
tains Gun Cotton and Camphor and other high Explo-
sives. The Infant Class stood between him and the
Congregation. Stealthy he plucked lighted Candle
from the Tree and dropped it the Toilet Set.
he leaped the Rail. There terrific Report a
flash of Fire, odor of Camphor and the Air
Of Infant Class Panic ensued Throwing off his Dis.
guse Of White Cotton WIliskers. Amos gathered
Luela in his Arms and carried her Place Of Safety
She called him Preserver and refused to let Of him.
When Quiet was restored there nothing left of the
Toilet Set except the Clasp and the letters spelling
MERRY XMAS"
MORAL: True Love will prevail against the Vul-
gar Bank Roll, at Chrstmas-Time.
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dream that he was to be killed, but both
were shot dead. So, after ALL the facts
Wers not greatly in favor of belief in
dreams, but officers and men of that
brigade who knew of the conversation
between Fahnestock. Harmon and Fell
lows just before the charge was made
accepted all that happened as sustaining
a belief in dreams
Belief in dreams or premonitions had
very little to do with the actualities of
BATTLE said the major. zone of the best
men in our company at Stone river
dreamed on the night Of Dec 80, 1862,
day. He was sick all that night, and
took his place in line the next morning,
with two blankets worn shawl-fashion
about his shoulders. He shook like
man with the ague, but ne would not
leave the ranks, even when the surgeon
peremptorily ordered him to the rear.
He told me privately Of his dream, and
said that he was not going to evade tho
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22

bug. Now gents. II We want to go In this shell
out your for I've got be Bostin tornorrer
mornin'. l."
The strangers in the little had been impressed
by Jtms earnestness But those who knew Jim arose
and looked at him with much reproach in their eyes,
Jim said the old man with the knurly chin, speak,
Ing slowly and with grief I'VE han't never said word
when We got projicky with the boarders, an
trimmed EN-. call 1t. There haint no close time
on summer boarders In this section. when We cit
so pushed up that gittin' projIcby with your
friends and your neighbors. ye en- massey.
Jim yed better chase that Ice bug, chop of corner
on bind 1t onto head It II We good But ye
can't do
Then the crowd filed off to the "tarvern' to play
crib. Jim looked after them
I ort to cut nerrln belly for Ames bait''
said he at last But Age over island said the old
cuse d bite at q bare hook"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22
MoDERN FABLES

Bristles Real This Toilet Set reposed in puck
cred Nest of Yellow Satin The Box of Blue Plush
with neat Clasp and the Lid the Following, in
Silver Letters Merry XMAS
Every Girl in Town came into the Drug Store and
leaned the Showcase and gazed longingly at the
Work of Art 1t evident that the local Beau who
loosened up $3.50 gave that Toilet Set to his
regular Sunday Night Dulciana would win in Canter
But there general Doubt as to whether anyone
would be Reckless to fork $3.50, just for
Foolshness. All who went into the Drug Store and
stood Solemn Silence, admiring the Blue Plush the
yellow Satin and the cleaning Celuloid conceded that
the Outfit Purity but they allowed it too Fine
for Actual Use 1t supposed that the Box alone
would to So. Some said the Letters on the Lid
were genuine Silver Others contended that they
merely Plated
every Household the Toilet Set fruitful
Topic The general Verdict appeared to be that in all
probability the Druggist would either have to knock off
something the Price else be Stuck There had
Offers of SIS the Piece de Resistance,
but the Druggist claimed that ne had paid more than
that for it Wholesale.
Three Days before Christmas there appeared on the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22
The Modern aFable Of the Clt-np Who Came veru Near
Losing Mis- Ticket but Who Turned Defeat viotorq


much more Comic Conversational than Tall
madge and had such Taking Way that he wasn't for
a Minute afraid Of being Cut Out by Talmadge.
Being the recognized Village Wag, Amos called
to impersonate Santa Claus at the Christmas
Entertainment. Amos born Romp, and the Con-
gregation was sure of many a Hearty Laugh when he
in as Sanity and began to cut Didoes.
Amos borrowed Buffalo Robe, Strand of Bells and
a Fur Cap. He rugged Set of Cotton Whiskers and
prepared to be Funnier than usual.
On Christmas Eve the Church put them in the Aisles,
so great was the Interest in the Tree The Supern-
tendent of the Sunday School, looking unusually pale
and scrubbedup and smelling of Bay Rum, stood up
front Of the Tree, and made Address that Fa-
cetious from his Point of View TIE Choir sang O
its hardest Anthems and after three other Stunts
Amos, the Merry Andrew, in as Santa Claus and
did some of his best Comedy Acting He galloped up
and down the Aisles and scared several Children in
Arms into Commissions. Then he up to the Tree
to assist the dron Superintendent in distributing
ents. AS Team they expected spring great
many timely Quips, right the Spur of the
While standing by the Tree, waiting for the Infant
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Fred Tennyson any other of them big felers
thunk and lobster shed at the time they would
have turned out good stuff than they did give
the world as it is He says thattakin it in his
says he couldn't projck to save his life less he
sailin to the beds hauin' pots overhaulin the
lobster cars. Between you and me-" added the old
with grin, she couldn't projick less
for he'd starve to death if he projicked for Twin.
The smack skipper from Portland says he's surer of
fndin' Jim Outer Heron aevsry winter than any
other lobster man that halls from Bristol Yit ev'ry
trip Jim tells the skipper tina nights well say good
bye, for he shant there when sloop comes round
agn. Says that atast he's got things to- goin' Jest
he wants EN-. Thesskipper has bid Jim goodbye
chalked down the clddy door the cooks writ
it some portry Say, that cooks quite Teller
with pen! I copied OF that Svarse that he writ II
I haint mistook it's in my wescot som'ers
After some hunt serap If crumpled brown paper