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EFFICIENT WORK OF
q. S. LIFE SAVERS
OF 1900 Lives Imperiled by Sea 90
Per Cent of Them Were
Saved

What the life-saving service did in 1892
IN rescuing human beings and property
imperiled by the sea is told in the an
nual report Of the general superintendent
The number Of disasters 10 documented
vessels was 3S5. or more than in any year
before except lS9S and 1901. These vessels
carried 3424 persons, Of whom nineteen
were lost. In addition there were 3e1 cas-
ualties 10 undocumented craft-sailbOats,
ToWboats, etc.-carrying 1856 persons, six
uf whom perished The total loss of life
was therefore twenty-five. which is far
below the annual average.
The estimated value Of the d0cumented
vessels was s9,253630, and that Of their
CargOes S5.139 $50, making a total of Sl4,-
393.0l0. OF this amount s12, ,125. .220 was
saved and s. 267 .790 lost The amount of
property imperiled greatly exceeded that
Of any previous year owing TO the unusual
number Of large vessels involved No
fewer than fifry-fOur vessels of more than
1900 tons burden, Of which number thirty
three were steamers. suffered disaster.
Iifty-one vessels were totally lost.
The value Of the undOcumented vessels
that were wrecked is estimated at s174, ,I20.
of which Sl67,575 was saved and SG545 was
lost
The life-saving crews saved and assist
ed in saving 434 inperiled vessels. valued,
with their cargOes, at $500. DO. The crews
also afforded assistance to Col other yes
sells. exclusive Of 237 instances in which
vessels running into danger We're warned
OF by the stations patrolmen.
The net expenditure for the mainten-
ance Of the service during the year was
s., ,654 .3g2-NeW York Herald.
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" " the track at Oakland yester-
day was in excellent condi-
ton The card had a scrambled-up look
about it and the downfall of four favor
ties caused no surprise OF all the disap-
pointments, Billy Cahilps Hermencia
wrought the worst havoc. The chestnut
horse has shown some inclination to run
in his work of late, and in the betting on
the mile and a sixteenth selling fixture
he was played down from fours to to 5
favoritism. Sweet Tooth and Bessie Nc
Carthy were scratched, which left but
five 10 face the barrier. But even with
these two smart ones absentees, Hermen-
cia stubbed his toe. Nigrette, an S4-
FOUNDER, with Connell on her back, sailed
out in the lead, and refusing to show any
signs of .'yaller'' streak, headed the
favorite from start to finish, winning by
a length in 1:47l4. 1t was undoubtedly
the best race the black flly has run all
winter, and Connell rode a perfect race
Lewis on Frank Woods rode ridiculous
race, finishing fourth, behind Dupont.
Donnelly took the first event, six
furlong selling affair, with Harry
Thatcher, a to l chance. The outsider
was never headed running in four
lengths ahead of CatheEo, another out
slider. Fairbury, the favorite, warmed up
sore, and c. Kelly was unable TO land
him among the first four. Donovan, on
Frank Pearce, gave exhibition that
should have earned for him a short va
cation on the fence.
Garnet Ferguson's Prince Royal colt
Andrew Ring finally escaped from the
maiden class after many trials and tribu-
lations. The three-year-old, with Minder
on his back. ruled a to favorite for the
mile run, and won ridden out from Mer-
wan The latter gelding cut out the pace.
but the last eighth of a mile caught him
all in. Young NARROW finished in the
show.
The two-year-old scamper at three and
half furlongs fell to an unknown guam
tity, Rose Farr The ring laid all the way
from 20 to 40 to 1 about the filly, and pi-
loted by "Handriding'' Kelly she was
never headed. Hoceo. the Burns & Wa
terhouse entry, ran second and Floriana
Bell third. TroXler astride the favorite,
met with repeated I'll luck, never being a
contender.
Nearly all of the wise ones unloaded on
Barklyite TO capture the six-furlong num-
Der. fifth to be decided. thinking 1t was
just like getting a free ticket to the cir
Gus The four-year-old made a good
showing, but Bullman could not quite get
him up in time to nab Laura f NJ, which
hlly got the decision by neck. The
vreaklyridden MeXicanna was third
After careful handling Green Morris got
Cunard up to a race and the Goldfinch
horse went into the starters hands a G
to chance for the closing mile purse run.
He led throughout the running and
dGwned Proper less than a length in a
mild drive. The distance was covered in
1:z0 fat.
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NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 19.--Crescent City re-
suits:
First race six furlongs-Spec won, Royal
Deceiver second, Safeguard third Time,
1:2O As.
won, Peat second, Benson Caldwell third. Time,
1:45
Third race six and half furlongs-Bard OF
Avon won, Lady Alberta second Ben Frost
third. Time, 1:2S. Belvino finished second,
but disqualified
Fourth race. seven furlongs handcap-Ran-
kin won, Miss Stanley second. F1intlock third.
Time, :35.
Fifth race six furlongs-Mamsele won, Par
amount second, Fair Lass third. Time, :21.
Sixth race. and eighth miles, selling
Potheen won, Erne second, The Way third.
Time, 2:03 3-5
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Now Canning Pumpkins.

The pumpkin is coming TO its own. but
not swiftly enough for The requirements
OF trade. The demand far exceeds the
supply. Those few farmers or CONNER
cial pumpkinists who grow this popular
vegetable for market viii receive twice
as much for il this season as ever before
The canning factories want 10 can more
than million cans, but the raw material
is not forthcoming The Importance and
growth of the pumpkin industry will be
more fully realized when IL IS known that
one modest cannery in Northern Ohio
pays $4,000 for its pumpkin supply in a
seasOn.-Atlanta Constitution
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injured when Red Man bumped the fence one

injured when Red Man jumped the fence one
day last week. is on the road to recovery.
Shaw the crack Eastern lightweight rider
writes friend that he will be here inside Of
a fortnight. He is in Mexico.
"Skeets' Martin and johnny Reff viewed
the racing from the ground Reiff will spend
most of his time while in California at San
Jose.
Jake Hoffman took his turn at the starting
gate yesterday. making some excellent starts.
Dick Dwyer will put in his time shooting
ducks for the next three weeks
After being given long rest the ground
the stewards decided yesterday to renstate
Lee jackson on probation.
At the annual meeting of the New California
Jockey Club held in this city yesterday the
old set of officers We're reelected, without
change of any description.
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Completed the Quotation.

An old gentleman Of pronounced re
ligiOus Views-a friend Of our family in
scotland-wished 10 have cut over the
door Of new house the text, MY house
shall be called a House Of Prayer" He
left the workmen TO carry out his wishes
during his absence, and on his return his
horror was great TO find the quotation
completed But ye have made it a den
Of thieves" We had a wee thing mair
room. ye see, so we just pit in the end O.
the verse, was the explanation given by
the Bible-lOving ScOt.-The Westminster
Gazette.
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A Case of Excessive virtue-

curious example Of the reward of ex-
cessive virtue is the case Of certain Brit
ish pickle manufacturers who have been
making their pint bottles hold a little
more than a pint, TO be on the safe side
OF the British law. When these pint bot
ties arrived in Canada they found that
there was q law in operation which pro-
Vides that any package measuring more
than pint must pay duty as a quartz
Indianapolis News
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-20
Loss on Exposed Coal.

Certain kinds of coal deteriorate rapidly
in the open air. and Lord Charles Beres-
ford has expressed the belief that the to-
tai loss may reach 50 per cent. Storage
under water is the remedy of an English
experimenter, who. noting the fine quail
ty of coal dredged from harbor, has
kept MOnmouthshire steam coal under
seawater two months with a loss Of less
than 1 per cent in heating power-Brook-
lyn Eagle
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Our Highest mountains.

The three highest mountains in the
United States. not including Alaska. are
Mt. Whitney, California, il 89S feet;
Blanca Peak, Colorado, 14;464 feet. and
Cerro Blanco. New Mexico, 1929 feet. 1t
is claimed that Mt. Rainier Washington,
is 1860 feet high.-Indianapolis News.
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O. X. q N. co

Geo. w. Elder sails Jan. IS. 2s. Feb 7.
II. %
March A.
Only Steamship Line to PORTLAND OR
and short rail line from Portland to all points
east Through tickets to all points all rail- or
steamship and rail. at LOWEST RATES
Steamer tickets include berth and meals
Steamer sails foot OF Spear ST.. at II a. m ID
w. HITCHCOCK. Gen. Agt I Montgomery st
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NOTES OF THE TRACK.

Donnelly was the only rider to pilot two
winners.
Rose Farr, winner of the two-year-old dash.
is product of a b. Spreckels Napa Stock
Farm She is by Creighton. the Australian sire,
from the fast mare Sevens. The latter will
be remembered as having raced in the colors
OF the deceased turfman. N S. Hail.
Rudolph Bon, the groom who was so severely
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Accompanying this statement, which
is not only correct in addition, date and
detail generally, but correct even to the
minute according to my books, was the
request, please don't get freted with me
for am pore an neady an has family
10 care for 1t gives fairly good insight
TO the negro character-that is, the av
erage negro character. Here was a hard
working honest and faithful negro who
keeps his own record of time, not 50
much because he is afraid of being
swindled out Of what is coming to him,
but because he likes to mind his own
business and always wants to know
when the days work is over just how
he stands. OF course, all the black men
are not of this type. but the type is by
no means rare. and it is always a pleas
ure to deal with them. You have no idea
the amount Of pride many OF these ne
groes take in keeping their accounts, and
ia the fact that they are able to do it.
They look upon ii as no small achieve
ment, and do not take kindly to the ne
gro who doesn't take enough interest in
his own affairs to keep books, as they
call it.'-New Orleans Times-Democrat
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-20
Takes Servants Life and His Own.

SPOKANE, Wash. Jan. 19-Ella Mont
a domestic. was shot and almost in
stantly killed this morning by a man
named Spencer, who then shot himself.
The tragedy took place at the home OF
Sydney Schulein, where the girl was en-
ployed a domestic There was no
witness, but letters left by Spencer in
dicate that the crime was committed be-
cause the girl would not marry him.
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SELECTIONS FOR ro-pAx,s RACING AT OAKLAND.

First Race EdinbOrough,
Evander, Stella Perkins.
Second Race-Bacchus, Bonnie
Lissak, All About.
Third Race-Lone Fisherman,
Sir Hampton, Lena.
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Racine Results at New Orleans.

rest of the party and home they are,
vindicated.
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OCEAN TRAVEL.

@CN Steamers leave San Fraa-
q !. !: !:
TXNS2N cisco as follows:
N,GA For Ketchikan juneau.
f21 WA ~ Skagway. etc. Alaska-11 a
RA / m, Jan 16 n 26 81, Feb
l \ \EA9A 5. Change to companys
N0A Nj ko/ steamers at Seattle
N<N az For Victoria Vancouver.
\1HSH@ Port Townsend. Seattle Ia
coma Everett Whatcom-11
a. m. Jan. 16, 21 26 81 Feb. g. Change at
Seattle to this company s steamers for Alaska
and G. n Ry.: at Seattle for Tacoma to ". P
Ry.: at Vancouver to @ p Ry.
For Eureka CHumboldt Bay)-Pomona. 1:30
p. m. Jan. 16. % IS Feb. 81 Corona, !: 30 D
m. Jan 10 %. 81. Feb. 8.
For Los Angeles (via Port Los Angeles and
Redondo) San Diego and Santa Barbara
Santa Rosalia. Sundays. a m.
State OF California Thursdays, a. n.
For Los Angeles (vfa san Pedro and East
San Pedro). Santa Barbara. Santa Cruz. Mon
terey San Simeon CayUcos. Port Harfore san
Luis Obispo Ventura Hueneme and Newport
C'F1amona only)
Ramona. a. m Jan IT. 25 Feb 2
Coos Bay a. m. Jan. p. % Feb g.
For Ensenada. Magdalena Bay San Jose del
Cabo, Mazatlan. Altata. La Paz. Santa RosaliA
Guaymas (Mex.)-
For further information obtain folder.
Right reserved to change steamers OF sailing
date
TICKFT C-FICE-4 New Montgomery
st. Palace Hotel
Freight office 10 Market St
c. d. DUNNANN. Gen. Passenger AEt
10 Market St. San Francisco.
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man in Calaveras County is Matching
pheasants in incubators
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HERMENCIA Is HEAVILY PLUNGED ON
AND N|GRETTE WINS ALL THE \
Four Favotes Are Beaten at the Track Across the Bay
Cunard Captures a Race in Fast Tme--Barklyte Led
Out by Laura F. M---Rose Farr Wins at Tempting Odds

UV 7HILE there was every indi-
M ~ 4 cation of rain. none fell. and
" " the track at Oakland yester
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anu uoes II promptly and effectually.
,; - purifies and invigorates the thin
acid blood, and builds up the entire svs-
tenn; then the unsightly eruption and sores
neal the skin becomes smooth and soft,
ano al signs OF the Eczema disappear.
Our special book on Skin Diseases free.
The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Winter Eczema
OR letter 1: s.s9 s9e 4.4i.t1s: st tes
Of fbaf ~


menting disease called Eczema. 1t slum-
bers through the summer and breaks
out in winter. The head, feet and hands
are the parts most often attacked, though
it sometimes appears on other parts of the
body, the skin hardens, cracks open and
bleeds, while the itching and burning is
at times almost unbearable. Scratching
only makes it worse. sores and scabs
forming where the skin is broken.
In this form of Eczema brownish white
sanS1s form whic1 sG%sI%sf sea1e off SKIN CRACKS
In fine particles,
leavingthe skin raw AND BlEEDS
and infaned 1t is
especially painful and severe when con-
fined to the hands, which often become so
badly affected that the sufferer is unable
to perform the hghtest work This, like
all other types of Eczema, is due to acid
poisons in the blood and not to local
causes. The trouble is more than skin
deep, and washes, soaps, powders and
salves nor anything else applied to the
surface can possibly do more than soothe
the burning and itching or relieve tempo
rarlly the Inflammation and pain.
1t is the acids thrown off by the blood
and which are forcing their way through
the pores that cause the skin to harden.
crack and bleed, and produce the irrita-
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-20
THE TIME ACCOUNT
KEPT BY A NEGRO
An Example That Is Worthy of 1mi--
tation by Others Of
All Colors.

1.-The negro may not be able to spell
correctly, and his sentences may be very
awkward" said a man who is connected
with one Of the railroads. but he has his
own way of looking after his business af-
fairs, and when ii comes to keeping his
accounts straight, even TO the minute,
where they work on time. he is more
careful than the average white laborer. l
have before me a recent example in let
ter sent to me from another city. Here is
the way il reads:
Mr. Bob timekeeper Dear Sir please
look over my time and see of thear ar
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-20
SKIN CRACKS
AND BLEEDS

ton and S serene SIS.
S. S. S. neutralizes
these acid poisons
and cleauses the blood
of all irritating sub
stances and humors
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-20
Fifth race-One and an eighth miles; selling;
foIfr- vear-olds and inward

Sixth race-seven furlOngs; selling: three
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
A STEEL ROAD.
Satisfactory Experiment in a New
York City Street.
New York Letter.

New York Letter.
In view of the widespread demand for
better roads throughout the country, the
experiment here with a steel roadway on
Murray street is attracting much atten-
ton. Steel roads In Germany and in Spain
have more than met the expectations of
the engineers who devised them. The test
on Murray street was arranged for by the
Automobile Club of America, with the CO.
operation of officers of the United States
parallel twelve-inch plates, four and half
feet apart with downward fangeS resting
In broken stone, and very slightly raised
edges as guides for the wheels; the stone
guides and about an inch above the general
surface of the plates, but sloping toward
them. so that wagons drift naturally into
the wheelway, but turn out of 1t without
any difficulty.
The road has been favorably received,
and the highway department of the city
is considering Its application to various
lines where heavy trucking exists, or
where it could be drawn from other
streets to the relief of the streets and ave-
ment engineers are hoping to get it on
some of the piers where the traffic soon
destroys the planking. and possibly on
West street. where there. is still much
congestion. The State engineer wants a
steel road from the Ulster slate quarries
to the Hudson river to carry the ten-ton
loads, which now ruin every other kind of
road there. The United States government.
steel for road in the District of Columbia,
and Commissioner Budd, of New Jersey,
favors a steel road across the Hackensack
Meadows.
1t is estimated that steel roads of the
best class would not cost more than 81 600
mile. and advocates here of their con-
struction believe that within few years
their use Will become general.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08

uLon the subject to which your remarks
refer. 1 had often heard some such sug-
Eestions made and had greatly desired 10
Know the truth of the matter. That after
noon sir. Charles Lewes accompanied me
down Ftairs to the hall door, and by sue
den AMI overpowering impulse / was lei
to ask Ej.n whether il were true that his
rather had lef. his mother owing 10 tie
Influence of George Eliot 1T is a wicked
falsehoOd," was his answer. my mother
had left my father before he and George
Eliot had ever met each other. George
Eliot found a ruined life and she made II
into beautiful life. She found Us poor
little motherless boys, and what she dl1
Tor us no one on earth Will ever know
and his whole face lighted up with emo
ton and the tears came TO his eyes a. ne
said this TO me. He then continued IN these
words: II am the son OF the woman Who
people say was wronged by George Ehot
and by my father. / have told you the real
truth of the matter. and you have my au-
thority to repeat it wherever and When-
ever such a statement is made again IN
your presence" A few months later Mr:
Charles Lewes died in Egypt, and Should
have had no second chance OF learning
what ! did on this undeniable authority.
do not know whether Mrs. Charles I.eWes
Is in England and have no time 10 mo out
being on the eve of sailing for Burmah.
But as your obituary notice distinctly IN
fers that the family separation was the
act OF AIR. Lewes and not OF Mrs. Le"es
i am obviously bourd by promise 10 the
dead to repeat what the son OF Mrs. Lewes
then said to me.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
A HUMAN DOCUMENT.
When You Want a Boys Book Get a
boy to Write 1t.
Chicago Post.

Chicago Post.
When a literary man wishes to please
himself he writes a book about childhood.
H %tins Stephen crane, William William Alien
White and others of less note have put
down their records of young America, and
we all read and reread them But at best
they are memories or studies made from
the remote attitudes of forty or fifty years.
The trait of the adult is over them all.
What should be really authentic is a rec
ord of boy life written by the boy I'm
fortunately, we realize this only when ii is
too late.
At last. however. we have a document
bearing many of the marks of such au-
thority and put forth with every assurance
OF authenticity. 1t is THE Real Diary of
a Real Boy written by Harry shute., alias
of Exeter, N. III. Harry has now the dig
nifty of years and judgeship, being Judge
Henry A. Shute, of Exeter.
One day recently, says Judge Shute, he
was rummaging in his attic when he un-,
earthed a yellow copy book, which, upon
inspection, he discovered to be a diary he
had written when boy under the impulse
of reward of a quarter week He now
offers it to the world that loves the hu-
man boy. Here are some excerpts from
which the reader may draw his own con-
clusions:
Dec. Z, 1856. Got sent to bed last mite for
smoking hayseed cigars, and can't go with
wont let me go with Benny becaus he is tut,
and Pewts father won't let Pewt go with
me becaus i'm tut. Beany's father says if he
catchs me or Pewt in his yard he will lick
time out of us. RAINY to-day.
December S Skinny Bruce got licked in
school to-day. Skipy Moses was in the
wood box all the morning.
December 9, brite and fair. speakin' day
to-day. missed in Horatius at the brige.
Jan. II. nobody got licked in school to-
day, CESS why, becaus there wassent emmy
school. old Francis was sick. went skat-
ins.
Jan 20. father is sick becaus he ct to
mulch salt fish and potato and pork. he is
auful cross and hit me bat to-day becaus
/ left the door open. / CESS he will be sorry
when am ded.
Feb. p. have got a new pair of britches
at erl and cults. i CESS Beany amt the
only one which as good clothes Gather
Mar when my father was a boy he
was the best filter in this town.
Mar 81. April fool day tomorrow. / am
laying for Beany. old Francis licked fell
lers to-day becaus they sung rong when we
singing speek kindly it is better far to
rule by luv than feer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
At the Opera In Chicago.

From FRANK NOrriSS The Pit"
The opera continued. The great soprano.
the prfma donna, appeared and delivered
herself of a song for which she was famous
with astonishing eclat. Then In a little
while the stage grew dark, the orchestra
ton lapsed to a murmur, and the tenor
and the soprano re-entered. He clasped
her in his arms and sang half-dozen bars.
then holding her hand, one arm still about
till she occupied the front-center of the
stage. He assumed an attitude of alteration
and wonderment, his eyes uplifted as if en-
hanced, and she, very softly. to the accom-
paniment of the sustained. dreamy chords
of the orchestra. began her solo.
Laura shut her eyes. Never had she felt
so soothed, so Graded and lulled and Ian
guild. All, to love like that, To love and
be loved. There was no such love as that
to-day. She wished that she could loose
her clasp upon the sordid, material, mod
ern life that, perforce, she must hold to.
she knew not why. and drift, drift off into
the past, far away. through rose-colored
mists and diaphanous wells. resign her
self, reclining in silver skiff drawn by
swans to the gentle current of some
smooth-howins river that ran on forever
and forever.
But discordant element developed Close
blythe lights were so low she could not
tell where-a conversation. kept UP in low
whispers, began by degrees TO ntrude it.
self upon her attention. Try as she wouId
she could not shut ii out, and now as the
music died away fainter and fainter till
voice and orchestra blended together in a
single. barely audible murmur, vibrating
with emotion, with romance and with senti-
ment, she heard, in hoarse masculine
whisper, the words:
THE shortage is a million bushels at the
very least. Two hundred carloads were
TO arrive from Milwaukee last night"
She made a little gesture of despair turn
ing her head for an instant searching the
gloom about her. But she could see no one
not interested in the stage. Why could
not men leave their business outside: why
must the jar of commerce spoil all the har-
mony of this moment,
However. all sounds were drowned sud-
denly in long burst of applause The
tenor and soprano bowed and smiled across
the footlights. The soprano vanished, only
TO reappear on the balcony of the pavilion
and while she declared that the stars and
the nisht bird together sang He loves
thee. the voice close at hand continued:
'-one hundred and six carloads
-paralyzed the bulls
fifty thousand dollars"
Then all at once the lights went I'D. The
act was over.