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Evening journal., 1903-08-28

Professor Goldwin Smith had talk
with newspaper reporter the other
day on vital questions Of today, and
the correspondent ends with this:
Professor Smith did not consider him
self competent 10 give a horoscope Of
the future" He couldn't get job on
O yellow journal.
What Is the use of hooking n locomo-
tive to some men when you can easily
haul them around with small string
OF hattery?
He was once making money,
Much more than he could use.
Detectives caught him at il,
And now he's making shoes.
Has Bryan left his party, or has the
party left him? This IS question for the
debating societies.
Evening journal., 1903-08-28
Little winie-what are divdend

Little Wllie-what are dividends,
pa?
Pa--Dividends, my son, are what the
set after the directors APP
propriate their share"
Mrs Fmtterby doesn't show her
age. does she?n
We'll, no, not so much as she did
before she sent those grown-up chill
dren of hers abroad.'
mo one should work for man like
Rockefeller, he should die rather than
assist in supporting men like Rookie
feller.n-roistoi. Does the Russian
sage want the whole American nation
TO die on.
You know MISS Golden?"
YES; the rich girl"
The same. She's engaged to Jack
Cadley"
"Yes2 The poor girii"
Some people say there is no such
thing as luck, and yet two ST. Louis
boys opened n box of dynamite with a
hatchet and still live.
Evening journal., 1903-08-28

Advertise N the Evening Journal.
Evening journal., 1903-08-28
FINANCIAL.
The Equitable
GUARANTEES AND Trust 20.
NINTH AND MARKET sTRMErs,
Wilmington. Del.
Capital full paid)$5OO, 10000
SyRPFg55p zSp FE5pIrs. $35O,OOO.OO

Trust Department.
Executes Trusts Of all kinda. acts a.
Executor, Administrator, Guardian.
Trustee, Financial Agent. Registrar and
Transfer Agent of Bond Issues and Cay
ital Stock, Receiver ana Assignes.
Real Estate Department.
Collects Rents, sells properties. makes
improvements, looks after insurance
pays taxes, rendering accounts monthly
OF as desired.
Safe Deposit Department.
Rents Safe Deposit Boxes in Fire ana
Burglar Proof Vaults at rentals OF from
$500 to 800 per annum. Receives silver
ware. etc, on storage.
Money Department.
Receives money on deposit and pays In
terest thereon.
Issues Letters of Credit and ForedE1
Drafts.
WILLS RECEIPTED FOR AND SAFE
LY KEPT FREE OF CHARGE.
Evening journal., 1903-08-28

OFFICE,
N, w. Cor. Ninth and Market SITS
WILMINGTON. DELAWARE
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
Counties Rejoice
Over Bright
Prospect.
speelal Dispatch 70 The Call.

STOCKTON, Dec. 20.-The weather
County this fall. Flowing is now in
full progress, both on the islands and
on the west side" or foothill country
The rains were followed by dense ISL
and fogs. which prevented field work
for some time, but clear and cool
weather came last week and gave the
ranchers a chance TO get at the ground
which is in splendid condition.
one Of the scenes on the islands is
the plows hauled by the great traction
engines. which have been turning the
sod TO the extent Of about 600 acres
day. The horse as a motive power on
the big island ranches is much out or
date and half q dozen Of the big en-
gines do as much work as a company
Of farmers working with the old single
ploRs and teams.
The rainfall thus far has been a good
average, but the heavy fogs have left
the surface ground quite moist. There
is now abundant feed and the country
looks quite green. In the northern end
OF the county OICndEQ anu whey dA "a
work is well under way. 1t looks as if
there viii be a heavy increase in vine
yard acreage above Lodi There have
been but two or three heavy frosts so
far
At this time no very reliable estimate
can be made on the probable division
Of the acreage or as TO the kind Of
crops to be put in. but the profits made
in potatoes this year viii likely cause
considerable island land to be taken
from grain and put TO tubers. Onions
viii probably have an increased acre
age. Considerable increase of crops
may be expected from the Manteca
country owing 10 the completion of the
big irrigation ditch. Irrigation is now
receiving more attention than ever. be-
fore. Viewed as a whole the outlook
for this county is regarded as most
promising and one reason for this is
the making Of smaller farms from the
big tracts. Realty dealers report a
stiff demand for farming lands.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21

11.5S inches last season at this date.
Sonoma County has had two heavy
storms this season, during one of
which seven inches of rain fell in
three days, and on Tuesday night last
there was n downpOur of 2.25 inches
in twelve hours. Sufficient moisture
has already fallen to insure splendid
crops, but there will be considerable
more rain in this vicinity before the
winter season ends. Grass is making
a splendid growth. and is almost large
enough to nurture stock, and In some
places stock has already been turned
out to Craze. Early sown grain is
doing splendidly, especially in the vi
cinity of Forestville. Farmers from
that vicinity declare that they have
never seen the grain looking so we'll
at this season of the year. Trees and
vines are looking well, and give evil
dence of good crops during the COM
ing. year. The past season was one
of the most prosperous Of years in
this county harvests being abundant
and prices excellent. Grapes, which
constitute one of the largest crops of
the county, sold lower than last year,
but in everything else the prices were
satisfactory. Sonoma County people
are among the most prosperous and
contented in the entire State. Crop
failures are absolutely unknown in
this county.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
SANTA CLARA NOT ALARMED.
Soil Is Damp for Flowing and Down
pour Is Expected.


SAN JOSE, Dec. 20.-The rain of
Wednesday has aided the farmers in
their plowing and seeding, and the
threatening weather since has dispelled
the fear that was forming of an ex-
tended dry spell. So far this season
the rainfall has been 2.2S inches. Up. to
the same date last year 4.19 inches had
fallen.
Most of Santa Clara County is de-
voted TO the fruit industry, and no
alarm is felt because of the lack of
rain. A late winter is preferable to the
orchardist and always insures a large
crop. An usually large acreage is be-
ing plowed and seeded in the foothills
this year. Some of the land was get
ting a little dry, but the rain that fell
Wednesday has, put it in good condition
again. The warm weather has brought
up the grain already sown. Feed upon
the cattle ranges is growing rapidly,
GILROY, Dec. 20.-The rainfall up to
date amounts to 80 inches. In the
mountains east and west the precipita-
tion has. been much greater, giving feed
a good start. Much land is plowed, but
very little is sown as yet. The farmers
as a rule are waiting for another good
rain before sowing. 1t is the late spring
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
FLASHES WORDS
BY THOUSANDS
New York Man Invents System
Which, He Says, Is Forty
Times Faster Than Present
COST OF SENDING Is LOW
Operation Has Been Thoroughly
Tested and Company May
Be Formed at Once

NEW YORK, Dec. 2o.-Patrick B.
Delaney, an electrical inventor, who
lives in South Orange N. j., has per-
fected telegraph system which he
says will send messages at the rate of
5000 words per minute. Another tele-
graph company, it is expected, will be
organized, which will compete for the
sending of long messages to principal
cities. The cost will be little above pos
tai rates.
Delaney has been working on his sys-
tenn for nearly ten years and he has
made announcement OF it's commercial
practicability after. experiments on
lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad near
Altoona, Pa.
The hardest problem he had to over
come has been to counteract effects of
the static" as the charge is called,
which accumulates in wire during the
sending of a message. Delaney has
made that Static" do the work for him
and cuts 1t off by a wave of opposite
polarity when he finishes.
The working machinery Of this sys-
tenn consists of a transmitting instru-
ment which sends messages punched
out on tape to distant station. where
1t Is received on a machine which prints
1t on chemically prepared tape in reg
ular Morse characters. which can be
readily translated. The electric cur
rent decomposes the chemical solution
and the tracer bearing on the tape
leaves an indelible blue mark which
forms the letter. The machine tele-
graph. 1t is believed, will transmit for
ty times the amount Of matter now
sent in a given time.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
SALINAS VALLEY WAITS.
Dampening of the Ground Is Needed
in Many Sections.

SALINAS. Dec. 20.-Unless the wet
season begins very soon Monterey
County viii not yield its average crops.
Flowing. which had commenced
throughout the valley, has been
stopped until after the rains. The pre-
cipitation has been very slight for the
season. Around Salinas and the upper
end Of the Salinas Valley the downfall
has only been about an inch and a
half for the season, and reports from
Soledad and San Miguel show still less.
The feed on the hills which had
started after the early rains has dried
up. and without some heavy storms
soon the outlook for the cattle and
sheep men will be dark. An inch this
month viii brighten prospects consid-
crably for the coming year
KING CITY, Dec. 20.-The crop con
ditions here are favorable In Kings
City and the vicinity 81 Of an inch Of
rain fell last Wednesday night. Late
rains viii be needed for good crops.
The rain table for the past thirty years
shows that the best years in the Sa-
linas Valley have been dry up to this
time. Those in which the rain came
late and proved highly profitable had
less than the present amount at this
date.
SOLEDAD, Dec. 20-The acreage un-
der cultivation in the immediate neigh
borhood Of SOledad is about 35, 900, ex-
elusive Of 260O acres under irrigation,
on which alfalfa, sugar beets and po-
tatoes are raised. So far not a large
portion OF the acreage has been plowed
and but a few hundred acres have been
seeded on account Of the scarcity Of
rains. The farmers are waiting for
rain to resume plowing and seeding.
They are hopeful that the rainfall dur
!ng the next three months and the
April showers viii be sufficient to in
sure fair or good crops. The seasonal
rainfall at The close or December Of
last year was twoNand a half inches,
as against the seasonal rainfall this
year Ct sixty-four hundred.hs of an
inch TO date
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
SAN LUIS oBIsPo HOPEFUL.
Ranchers Hasten Operations to Be in
Readiness for Rain.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Dec. 20.-San
Luis Obispo County has derived very
little benefit from the rainfall so far
this season. There have been two or
three rains, aggregating about rs of an
inch, which has been general over the
county and sufficient to keep down any
serious alarm regarding coming crops.
The dairy and live stock interests have
suffered for the time being, but there
has not been scarcity of water in
wells and springs, as last years rains
were copious.
The ranchers are hopeful and are
pushing farming operations as fast as
possible under existing conditions. A
third of an inch Of rain has fallen gen
orally throughout the county within a
week. Sales of farming lands, which
have been many during the past year,
continue. Several notable farming and
seed growing enterprises have been
launched within the past few weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
CROWDED LINER
STRIKES SHORE
Steamship Finland of the Red
Star System Strands During
Fog on the Netherlands Coast
IS LIGHTERING HER CARGO
Vessel Carries Six Hundred
Steerage Passengers En- Route
From Antwerp to New York
Special Dispatch to The Call.

ANTWREP, Dec. 20.-Six tugs were
engaged throughout the day in efforts
to float the Red Star Line steamship
Finland, from this port for New York,
which stranded during thick weather
yesterday, near Flushing. This even
ing the steamship commenced to unload
her cargo into tugs. It is believed she
will come off when lightered. There
are only a few f1rst-class passengers
aboard.
The Finland was steaming at sixteen
knots when she struck. The place
where she is ashore is at the mouth OF
Scheldt, nine miles from Flushing. Her
position is dangerous. She has 500
steerage passengers aboard.
The fog continues thick. 1t is hoped
she will be got af1oat when the weather
clears.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
SOUTHERN SOIL PARCHED.
Several Counties Require a Heavy
Fall of Rain.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20.-Weather
conditions in Los Angeles County dur
ing the past six weeks have been
anything but what ranch owners had
hoped for There have been rains in
the counties both north and south
of Los Angeles, but in the belt which
includes Los Angeles, Orange, San
Bernardino and Riverside, the season
has been as dry as it was during the
years of drouth. Practically no rain
has fallen here, since the first week in
October. There have been a few
slight sprinkles, but nothing which
wet the ground so as to make the
ranehers cease irrigating. AS yet the
conditions can not be said to be very
serious except to owners of stock, but
rain is badly needed, so badly in some
sections that Bishop Conaty has been
asked to set apart day of prayer
for rain. This request came from
some of his clergy in the country dis
tricts.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
VENTURA COUNTY DRY.
Stock Raisers and Fruit Growers Wait
81 Anxiously for a Storm.

VENTURA, Dec. 2O.-Not a drop of
rain has fallen in this county since last
May Last season TO date the rainfall
was over seven inches. The ground is
very dry, and the stockmen and or
chardists are anxiously waiting for
rain. Many of the stock raisers have
big punches Of cattle scattered about
the ranges and there is little feed. The
ground is too dry for plowing. Lack of
rain may kill fruit trees. The price of
hay is tending upward. Early in the
season hay was sold at IS per ton, now
it is from $12 to $14.
The sugar beet farmers have not
planted any yet and will not do so until
the first rain comes. The lima bean
growers are not worrying, especially
those who have their crop on hand. The
price will soon reach three cents. Many
are holding for this amount. The
weather is ideal for the harvesting OF
the large walnut crop. Rain is wanted
in this section.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
OUTLOOK IN SACRAMENTO.
Farmers and Orchardists Have No
CompIaint About the Weather.

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 20.-The farm
ers and orchardists in the country sur
rounding Sacramento are more than
satisfied with the weather conditions
this season. While the rainfall has
been nearly an inch less than that reg
istered at a corresponding date last
year, the precipitation has come at
times favorable to the farmer, and the
prevalence of damp fogs has aided in
preparing the ground for plowing.
The farmers declare that they will have
a splendid crop of grain, while the fruit
outlook is good, so far as the period of
the year enables the orchardists to
judge.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
GOOD CROPS IN MERGED.
Rainfall Is Below the Average, but
Conditions Are Promising.

MERGED, Dec. 2O-The rainfall for
the season so far is two inches, or an
inch less than that Of last year at even
date, and below the average. Notwith-
standing this the crop conditions are
good and plowing and seeding are in
progress.
Grain that has been sown long
enough TO make a showing is doing
very well. Feed is growing luxuriantly
and has been for some weeks. The pre-
cipitation on the 18th was almost half
an inch and removed for the present
all apprehension of a dry winter. A
somewhat larger area than the last
will be sown in grain If the present
favorable conditions continue.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
SATISFACTION IN CoLUsA.
County May Equal Record of Twenty
Three Years Ago.

COLUSA, Dec. 2O.-The prospects for
crops in Celusa County never looked
more favorable at this time of the year
than they do now. The rainfall here
up to date measures 5.55 inches, which
is. AZ of an inch more than at this time
last year, and the fall has been dis
tributed just where 1t would do the
most good. The acreage sown to grain
this year is greater than for several
years, and if the present favorable con-
dition continues there is no reason why
Colusa County this season should not
equal her record of 1880, when she pro-
duced more grain than any other coun-
ty of a like size in the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
RAIN WILL HELP FRESNO.
Good Wetting of the Ground Is De-
sired for Flowing.

slfeu lOE IIONAD&s
FRESNO, Dec. 20.-The rain of
Wednesday last amounted to .SS of an
inch. Since then there has been no
rain. Another downpour is needed bad
ly, for the rain UP to date has been
far behind the average fall Of previous
seasons and has been barely sufficient
to moisten UP the ground for plowing,
However, little damage has been done
so far in the valley, and with late rains
to make up for the deficiency good
crop can be depended upon. In the
mountains feed for cattle has been very
scarce, and the situation was getting
rather serious when the last rain came,
several cattlemen asserting that there
was danger Of their stock starving. The
rainfall in the mountains was particu-
larly heavy and there is no further
cause for worry.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
soNOMA is REJOICING.
Rainfall Has Already Greatly Aided
the Farming Lands.

SANTA ROSA, Dec. 2O.-Although
Santa Rosa's rainfall began fully a
month later this year than in the pre-
vious season, the record was speedily
eclipsed after the rains started. The
total precipitation this season to date
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
KERN RAINFALL LIGHT.
Considerable Increase in Moisture
Needed throughout the County

Considerable Increase in Moisture
Needed Throughout the County.
BAKERSFIELD, Dec. 20.-The rain
fall so far this season has been very
light in Kern County. Only one shower
has fallen up to date, and this amount
ed to "a of an inch at Bakersfield and
less in most other parts of the county
It is early yet to make any predic-
tions as to the crops except that unless
there is a great increase in the rainfall
before long the outlook will not be
good. Last season the fall was heavy
during the early part and light toward
the end, with the result that the high
hopes of the farmers for a good year
were not fully realized.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21

PEABODY. Mass. Dec 20.-The George w.
Brown Glue Company Works at South Pea
body. operated by the American Hide and
Leather Company was burned to-day Loss
S100, O00 The fire Is believed to have been Of
incendiary origin
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
Moisture Needed
but No Alarm
Is Felt.

rains that are depended upon In this
valley. Many new orchards and vine:
yards will be planted the coming sea-
son,
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21

STAGES connect at Green Brae for San
Quentin; at Santa Rosa for White Sulphur
Springs; at Fulton for Altruria and Mark West
Springs; at Lytton for Lytton Springs; at Gey-
serviHe for Skaggs Springs. at CIoyerdale for
the Geysers, Bonneville and Greenwood. az
Hopland for Duncan Springs. Highland Sprinss
Kelseyville, Carlsbad Springs, Soda Bay Ia[s'
port and Bartlett Springs; at Ukiah for Vichv
Springs, Saratoga Springs Blue Lakes Ia,lreI
Dell Lake. Witter Springs. Upper Lake, Pomo.
Potter Valley, John Day S, Riverside Lieri,y' :
BucknelPs, Sanhedrip Heights HullffIIe Orr
Hot Springs. Halfway House. Comptche Camp
Stevens, HOPKINS, Mendoeino City. Fort Brass.
Westport. Sherwood. Cahto. CoveIlo. Iavten'
Vile. CUMMINGS, Bells Springs, Harris IN
and Eureka. 'i9
Saturday to Sunday round-trip tickets at re-
duced rates. - "
beyond San Rafael at half rates
Iicket ofnces. $50 Market street. Chonicls
H. c. WHITING, r. x RYAN
1en manager. Gen. Pass. Agt.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
MADEIRA is FRIGHTENING.
Showers Save the Cattle and the
Farmers Are Delighted.

EHTIIItT5 IATt DCIIgIIISU'
MADEIRA, Dec. 20.-Since the last
showers the crop prospects in this
county, which before were dubious are
looking brighter. The last storm
brought SO of an inch of rain, which
insures the early sown grain good
start. Cattle in the foothills have been
suffering, as there was little feed, out
the outlook Is much more encouraging
now. The stockmen are of the opinion
that the showers saved thousands Of
cattle from starving to death. The
farmers in the valley are plowing and
planting, and every one is jubilant and
hopeful Of a good year.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
LIGHT RAINS LOOSEN HEAVY SOIL
BUT FARMERS DESIRE A DOWNPOUR
RECORDS OF RAIN
FOR TWO SEASONS
IN THE COUNTIES

The following are tSe seasonal
rainfails TO date as compared with
these Of same date lest season and
rainfall In last twenty-four hoursi
Last This Last
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
TO Cure a Cold in One Dav-

Take Laxative Rromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund the money II it fails to cure
Z. W. Groves signature is on each box 25c.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21

80 '''''''''"-*- 2O2 "a
Total ................ SOS 6of -
state Of California. City ard County 80
San Franchises. 'l
DO solemnly swear that I have Nan
sonal knowledge Of the matters cor+afr-s
IN the foregoing statement ana ~.
every allegation. statement. n19f+ar '.,.iy .y
thlnS tnereln contained is true. to ~.
best Of my knowledge and BELIEF 1--e
ROBERT J. TOBIN. Secretary
this 9TH day Of December. 1Q02 ne
GEO. T. KNOX. Notary p-,blf,
In and for the City and Couv+-- ~. -s
Francisco, State Of CaHforrfa 'an
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21

ADVEhI4SIs@AAA4 AA4
RIENNIAL STATEMENT
OF
The HIBERNIA SAVINGS
and LOAN SOCIETY

,r,6a ,o s,cordance with an act Of TIE the
State Legislature, passed IarOH 90
and hereto annexed, 70 WI - california,
'TThe people of the State OF OaIiIT O-lhIy do
renTasented in Senate and Assembly uo
enact as followS: .-..oy1, Of
section l. The cashier or seer a., S.aIS ~o-
every savings bank savings anu -,Iicb IG de-
ciety and every institution In WnIcn Wn'.arest et
posits Of money are made ana IN III ds2s
paid thereon, snail, within nIteeH +Ie
after the 1st day OF DeceHlDSsI, s,od IL and
ninetv-three, and within fifteen Gays "a
the ist day of December or eacn o. en- ~,
every second succeeding year IhSL S,S;- - sS-'
return to the Board OF Bdnh Bdo-,SIs the
sioners q sworn statement. snoWIns 1t
amount standing to his credlt' Ine asi ase
known place of residence or Fo5.odr1~ 5l,oll-o
address, and the fact OF deatn II MI kl.oT ~ -
to said cashier or secretary, OF every "a
positor who shall not have maze oe
poSit therein. or withdrawn theIeIt Ons ~
any part of his deposit, or any p1IS %
the interest thereon, for the P.eSi,,e,. Pe[LoSHi
more than ten years next preceu@lIlS @
and the cashiers and secretaries OA SuSi t
savings banks, savings ana Ioah SOL o'.
ties and institutions Tor deposit VI So %
ings shall give notice Of these depoSlts
in one or more newspapers puollshed IN
or nearest to the city, city ana county VI
town where such banks are situated dC
least once a week for four succesSIEo
weeks the cost of such publications 10
be paid pro rata out of said unclaimed us
posits; provided, however, that tnlS dGt
shall not apply to or affect the oeposIC
made by or in the name Of any person
known to the said cashier or secretary
to be living, any deposit which with the
accumulatiOns thereon shall be less thah
$50.
Sec. 2. The Board of Bank Commls-
sioners shall incorporate in their suDse-
quent report each return when snalI
have been made to them, as provided in
section of this act.
Sec. 8. Any cashier or secretary OF
either Of the banking institutions men
toned in section / of this act neglecting
or refusing to make the sworn state
ment required by said section shall be
guilty of a misdemeanOr."
In accordance with the foregoing the
following statement is submitted, as ap-
pears from our books at close Of bust-
ness on the 1st Day Of December, A d.
1903, to wit:
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
CALIFORNIA NORTHWESTERN RY. co.
LESSEH
SAN FRANCISCO AM NORTH PACIFIC

HALLWAY OOMPANX.
Tiburon Ferry. Foot OF Market Street
SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN RAFAEL.
WEEK DAYS. 80, 900, 1890 a. m; u; ;35,
$780, $40. $3.50 p. m. Thursdays-Extra trip
at IL 80 D. m.
saturdays-Extra trip at 80 and II 80 p. m.
SUNDAYS-S: 100, $50 IL 100 a. M; 1 80,
$3.50. 800. 500. II go p. m
SAN RAFAEL TO SAN FRANCISCO.
WEEK DAYS-6:05. 7:35, 1850. 9:20. IL 10
e. m. 80 3 40, SEQ, $50 p. m
Saturdays-Extra trip at 2:05 and 6:s5 p m.
sUNDAYS-s:00. 9:40 IL rs a. M; lao. $40.
4:55 sos. 6:26 p. m