The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 25, 1895, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, SEPFTEMBER 25, 18935. 11 LATEST OAKLAND NEWS, The Council’s Appeal to the Banks Meets a Ready Response. A YEAR'S CHARITABLE WORK. Barber Laro’s Wife Who Wore Bloomers Answers His Prayer for Divorce. OARLAND OFFICE, SAN FRANCIECO (‘\u.} 908 Broadway, Sept. The special committee appointed last night to protect the ’s credit did good work to-day and is dy in a position 1o report back to the Cc il. Mess Mott, Buckland and Towle started out this morning to interview the banks and see how far they would be will- ing to protect the city’s credit. Their task was easier than th nticipated, as one bank consented to assume the responsibil- ity of fyi the bondholders. The committee ri to say which bank had obligea them. A SUCCESSFUL YEAR. New Officers Elected for the Associated Charities. The annual meeting of the Associated Charities was held last night and new organizations included in _reported as to the relief ring the year, the expendi- follows: enevolent Society. 700: Lyon W.R. ; Young amount not 29 ; irst Baptist ¢ n Church, $7: rred to Oak- nsferres belance on hand’ Se ance on hand September The report of Mrs. Kelley, the superin- tendent, was as follows: mber of applications for relief, 931, against 1698 1 last year; calls made by su- perintend expended for men em- ployed in woodyard, $154 05; number fur- d employme Directors for the ensuing year were elected as follows: . Chapman, H. Redington, Wiand, A. J Mrs. J. Keller, R Reliance Tour May Fail. circles when it is known that the stern tour of the Reliance football team may be declared off. A week ago Captain Macmillan said that the team was late in ng because the board of had dilatory in closing greements wi owners of the grounds nd baths necessary for efhcient practice. ars that the directors have de- £ been the team’ stern tour will be a club venture on » far as the mem- bership of the players g The clv not assume the financial responsibil . 2nd it is the uncertainty regard- 1 ; Catho- § disappointment_will be created in | | | riage yows. 1 | and findings were waived. the prospective purchasers may want it. It is thought that the land is wanted asa terminus for the new electric road to Liv- ermore. May Buy ¢ The Times.”” E. B. Pomeroy, a well-known business- man and journalist, is one of several par- ties now negotiating the purchase of the Morning Times. Mr. Pomeroy spent sev- eral years in the newspaper business and has_since been engaged in the real estate business and at one time was one of the leading men in the enterprise of the Davie Ferry Company. Change in the Street Department. The Board of Works met to-night and made an unexpected change in the street department. Charles P. Visher, second deputy of the department and chief assessment clerk, was discharged and Clarence Bretz was put in his place. Bretz is a son of ex-Assemblyman Aaron A. Bretz of Alameda, and like his father, is a Populist. Visher has held the office for three years. A Singer's Complaint, . W. J. Batchelder, a teacher of vocal mu- sic residing in San Francisco, has brought suit in the courts of San Francisco for a divorce from his wife, Mrs. Olive Reed- Batchelder, the well-known singer of this city. Desertion is the charge, and there is no dispute over the fact that Mrs. Baichelder left her husband over a year ago. Cyclists Must Ring or Whistle. Street corners in Oakland to-night are places to be avoided, if possible. The new ordinance requiring bicycle riders to ring a bell or blow a whistle every time they pass a corner went into effect to-day, The police were specially ordered to-nightto see that the new rule was enforced, and as a result hundreds of whistles and gongs are being used, and the effect and noise entirely defeat any useful purpose that the ordinance may have been expected to pro- mote. Hundreds of wheelmen are on the streets, and 99 per cent, including a large bloomer contingent, have provided them- selves with whistles. Visiting Oakland. Fred G. Wilkins of Baltimore, son of Colonel George C. Wilkins, first vice-presi- dent of the Washington. and Southern Railway, is staying in Oakland, the guest of E. E. Bunce, the real estate dealer, 1008 Broadway. Mr. Wilkins is a young man who has traveled much through the States and his visit here combines business and pleasure. HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters OAKLA¥D OFFICE SAX FRaNcIsco CALL | 908 Broadw Sept. 24, 1895. Lena A. Koeler has sued for a divorce from George H. Donaldson. The default in the suit of Andrew Pierson against Emelia Pierson has been set aside and & new order of publication issued. The members of the Board of Education are | looking for a philanthropist who will give a fountain to be placed in the High School yard. Justice Clift has held Henry Semer to answer in the Superior Court for an assault upon little Myrtle Needbam. Bail is fixed in the sum of $2000. the notification of her mother Miss na Farrell has been licensed to wed Loui Richardson of Alameda. The young lady mede an affidavit that she was over 18 and the licen was issued. Annie J. Parsons was granted a decree ay from G. W. Parsons ¢ tter's violation of his mar- order was made for alimony T. Foulkes and Mrs. R. N. Getchell have con- sulted atto; s about a claim to some lots in | the center of Leadville valued at 400,000, to which they think they have & clatm, as belong- ing to their father’s estate. ing funds that has e it doubtful rer the team will go East or not. ction on the part of the directors in | ke the football tour a club such expenditure in view of hat the team was late in starting and that the pe ze of possi- pts is an elastic_quantity. st prominent members of the night at the club: of other br that itis time a change was number of members are football enthusiasts, but we do not all feel that way. We would like 10 see the team go East and win as much glory as it can, but it is not in accordance with the titufion of the club to provide for such enterprises. The club’s money is needed at home, and if a section of members cau raise the funds to go abroad, all well and good, but it is not the province of the club to guarantee their expenses. We shall all be very sorry to see the scheme fall through, but we cannot afford to cripple the club finageially in many ons for the sake of gratifyinga dozen 11 enthusiast Several members who were in the club to-night agreed with the above statement, nd thought too much attention had been to football. Mrs. Laro’s Reply. William Edward Laro, the barber whose experiences in the matrimonial line have not been harmonious as the husband of Lulu F. Laro. and who has tried to settle his difficulties in the divorce courts, is not going to have things his own way, for Mrs, Laro has filed a cross complaint in which | she makes a general denial of the charges of cruelty and misconduct alleged in her | husband’s complaint. She asks the court to allow her to resume her maiden name of Lulu F. Redmon, also $25 a month alimony, $150 attorney fees and the custody of the child. Trial of *‘ Pacing Billy.” The trial of William Butts, “Pacing Billy,” charged with the murder of Wil- liam Green on October 1, two vears ago, came up to-day in Judge Ogden’s court. That the case did not go to trial was due to the fact that a number of important witnesses for the prosecution could not be | found. The case was continued until to- morrow. At that time it is said Attorney Frank Breat ho represents Butts, will move for & dismissal on the ground of ina- bility to get material witnesses together. Bonding Water-Front Lots. Some interest has been created by the bonding of several large lots of land in Fast Oakland, contiguous to the water front. Captain W. D. Thomas, M. Christ and others have bonded their property, but are not able to state for what purpose LOSS OF MANHOOD. {URED IN 20 DAYS - by DR. EDISON’S ELE TRIC BELT ALIZER or money refunded. 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DAHLBENDER & CO., Druggists, 214 Kearny St., San Francisco, Cal. saraed very favorably by the | embers of the Reliance | ) feel that the finances will not | &t i | cover $10,000 for injuries alleged to have been | | The Chinese lottery jointon the south side of Tenth street, between Broadway and Frank- lin street, was raided again by Oflicer Curtis this morning and the Chinamen in the place carted off to the city prison along with & sack- ful of evidence. Rev. Anna Shaw, the distinguished female lecturer and reformer, will lecture in the First Prespyterian_Church in_this city next Fi nder the auspices of the F Her subject will be ““The In- Public Adminfstrator Knight is after Wil- n Norris, & painter, who lives on Valley et. Norris is suspected of having concealed ;ankbook belonging to John Curry, who died in Fabiola Hos SOme WwWeeks ago. There is & credit balance of $4000 in the book. Sarah Frisbee has sued Dr. E. F. Card to re- received througn an operation he is said to have performed on her ey claims blood-poisoning set_in and swelled her head o an enormous size. She isa professional | nurse. END OF A CHURCH WAR, Ebenezer Colored Baptists Give Up Their Place of Worship. The Pastor From Texas Lost His Power and Was Asked to Resign. OARLAND OFFICE SAN FrANCISco CALL,) 908 Broadway, Sept. 24. | The Ebenezer Colored Baptist Church has gone out of existence, and to-day a sign was nailed over the entrance to the pretty little building on Sixth street stating that the church can be hired for hall pur- poses. The church has had a varied and | romantic struggle for existence and has had several pastors, but the last one has gone and the building no longer resounds with the lively choruses that have been sung there for years. Rev. Mr. McGuinn was the first pastor, and after a few months’ worship there was a split in the congregation, the two factions separating The McGuinn party organized a church on Sixth street, near Harrison, that has prospered since, and is contemptuously spoken of by the remaining Baptists, the anti-Guinn crowd, as “McGuinn’s white- colored folks’ church.” A Those left behind organized a mission in a hall on Seventh and Jefferson, and Rev. George Gray was installed as pastor pio tem. until some arrangements could be made to reorganize the charch. Two years ago Rev. 8. H. Smith of Waco, Tex.,came to Oakland highly recommended as & man who could ‘“revive spiritual interest in dead churches, and as a most wonderful financier.” ] This seemed a grand opportunity for the small band of worshipers, and Mr. Smith reviewed the situation, and concluded to become pastor of the Sixth-streetchurch. The church was repainted, an organ put in, and seats that outnumbered the con- gregation fonr times or more. For a few Sabbaths Mr. Smith preached eloquent sermons to about a score of people, a room full of empty chairs, and kept serene in spirit all the while. Ere long the little church was filled to o\'erflowin{: and many | white persons were pleased to listen to the | sermons of Rev. Smith, who proved him- | self a good iwreacher. At the height of his gmspcrity Rev. Mr. Smith begun to lose is power over his people; they accused him of being *‘too sharp after monev.” Then another ditliculty arose; the neigh- bors began to object to the lateness of the hour the enthusiastic meetings were held, sometimes as late at 1 A u., and the shout- ing and singing was considered a nuisance. Mrs. W. F. Delainey, the wife of the Oakland correspondent of the Elevator of San Francisco, considered the late hour services such a nuisance that she person- ally circulated a petition in the neighvor- hood to that effect. Matters went on from bad to worse un- til the church refused to recognize Mr. Smith as its pastor, and stopped his salary of $40 a month. Still he hung on untii no one went to church, and he carried the key in his pocket while the overdue rent kept accumulating. The deacons and other officers came to the point where they saw plainly that some action must be taken. They calied a meeting, where the final trouble culmi- nated by Rev. Mr. Smith’s resignation be- ing asked for and received. F. A. Koeler and Rhoate D. Donaldson from | on the | in April, 1894. She | DENY THEY ARE PIRATES, Oaklanders Hold Titles Land in Lower Cali- fornia. to THE GOVERNMENT INTERFERES Federal Officlals Will Watch the Preparations of the Schooner. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,} 908 Broadway, Sept. 24. The dispatch from Washington referring to the fitting out of a schooner in Oakland Creek for the purpose of taking possession of some land in Lower California caused much interest in this city, where the plans of the expedition have been common talk since the story was first published in THE CarL on September 10. The name of the vessel, Satana, although chosen for the schooner has not yet been printed on her stern, and this element of mystery has doubtless helped to baffle the Custom- house people at San Francisco, who se- cured orders from Washington several days ago to see that the neutrality laws were not violated. The vessel on which the explorers in- tended going has been dismantled, and it too much to prepare her for the trip, and 80 a vessel now lying at Hunters Point has been surveyed and will be substituted. The Satana was an old whaler, which has been out of commission for some years and coudemned, which accounts for the name not being on the Pacific Coast register. Nearly all of the promoters of the expe- dition live in this city, and since the affair was made puplic in these columns may have expressed their desire to take stock in the enterprise. One of the leading spirits is Alired Baroteau, who was a member of the firm of Bethune, Friers & Baroteau of San Francisco, which flour- ished ten years ago. “The Government has evidently a wrong idea of our plans,” said Mr. Earoteau to- night. “There is nothing to conceal, and 1 do not fear arrest or confiscation. Sev- eral years ago Hanbury, Garber & Co. were the agents of the Ensenarda Land Company of Lower California. At that time the land in Lower California seemed to be anybody’s who had pluck enough to take it and hold on to it. Some of the settlers had deeds, somehad Mexi- can grants, and some had obscure convey- ances, and others had nothing but the fact that they were thereand preferred to stay. The Ensenada Land Company had large offices at the corner of California and | Montgomery streets, and many of the dis- | puted claims were intrusted to them to o erinea Latterly several of the claims were given to the firm of Bethune, Friers & Baroteau for services rendered the clients of Hanbury & Garber. =I was the interpreter and general claim agent of our firm because of my ability to speak five languages. When our firm broke 1p the partnership several of the deeds came into my possession and I have them yet, and it is on one of these papers that we intend to assume possession. Some are in English, some in Spanish. but they are all either deeds, plats, convey ances or Mexican grants. Of course, as you know, possession is nine parts of the Iaw, and that if we are on the ground we shall be greatly strengthened. The Gov- ernment must have overestimated the ¥ |amount of arms we are taking with us. | We shall only take suflicient for hunting purposes. We do not propose to slaughter anybody we find on the property.: That is the history of our claims.” Major Ellis Powell of the firm of Lodge & Powell, Fruitvale, knows the property | to which Baroteau lays claim, and was | down there several years ago. *‘Part of the land consists of an island,” said the Mayor, “and I do not believe there is a soul living on it. I was left on that island once when I was cruising down there, and was deserted for a joke by my companions. I was on the island for seven days, and itis one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. Thou- sands of Angora sheep rup wild, the vegetation is very luxuriant and there are several kinds of minerals to be found there. I had an experience there that I shall not soon forget. While lying down in the old deserted cabins I counld hear as istinctly asif I were at a telephone. The sounds of sheep breathing and of insects many yards away could be heard with wonderful distinctness, and it can only be accounted for by the fact that the ground must be largely composed of mineral fore. tis a perfect garden down there, and the land would be a bonanza to any one who would settle on it.”’ LATE NEWS. OF ALAMEDS Alameda Driving Association Is to Build a New Track. Electriclan Weise Shows That the City Can Manage Its Own Electric Plant. ALAMEDA, Sept. 24.—The Board of City Trustees met last night. The report of City Electrician G. A. Weise pleased the taxpayers, showing that the arc lights cost less than they would have done under the best offer ever made to the city. The electrician’s efficiency was most favorably commented upon, and upon the motion of Mr. Fletter the report was received, placed on fileand a vote of thanks extended to Mr. Weise. The Health Officer informed the hoard that the $400,000 appropriation to complete the tidal canal did not include the cost of gates to control the waters of San Leandro Bay. and suggested that the cost of those gates be ascertained so that the amount might be included in the appropriation to be asked for. The clerk will communicate with Colonel Mendell as o the cost, and the committee to draw up the memorial is to consist of City Clerk Lamborn, City Attorney Taylor and Health Officer Mc- Lean. Driving Association. The Alameda Driving Association held a meeting last night in the office of H. P. Moreal & Co., and discussed the proposi- tion of building a kite-shaped or circular track. From a spectator’s pointof view the boulevard speed track is a failure; from a horseman’s point of view it has no su- rior in the world. The remaining races for next Saturday afternoon were briefly discussed, but much_attention was paid to the matter of arranging better facilities for the public who love to see horseraces. Dr. C. George Bull, Sanferd Bennettana A, K. Cohen were appointed as a committee of three to see what could be done toward building a kite-shaped track. The present track will be used as a carriage driveway and exercise track. It is also proposed to erect grand stands and judges’ stands and to arrange a first-class racetrack. Four hundred dollars was promised as a starter, and more can easily be obtained. A Suit for Damages. J. E. Janes, the sidewalk contractor,with headquarters at H. P. Moreal & Co.’s, the real estate agents, has entered suit for $10,- 000 damages against Peterson & Samuels of the Juanita Stables, in Oakland. On the 30th of last June Janes hired a horse from defendants, which was said to be gentle and easy to drive, but he says that it turned out to be a vicious brute which was discovered Saturday that it would cost |, ran away with him and kicked him in the leg breaking the bone. Since his hurt Janes says he has been unable to work, and his enforced idleness has made him lose $40 a week. Not Jealous of His Wife. E. E. Kogelmeier explains in regard to his comglsmt for the arrest of George Ball, a photographer, on a charge of dis- turbing the peace, that he is not at all &a]ous of his wife. He denies that he has en in the habit of going over to Alameda of late to see her, and maintains that Ball, whom he met acpldent?lly, was the ag- greszor in the conflict which ensued. Encinal Yacht Club Cruise. Though the destination is kept a secret the Encinal Yacht Club will have a cruise next Saturday afternoon, leaving the club- house at 2:30 o’clock and arriving at its destination between 5and 6 o’clock. When they do get to the mysterious place a com- modious tent will be spread and all hands will indulge in a clam bake and general jollification. The fleet will return home on Sunday afternoon. Two Alamedans Chosen. F. H. Fisher of 450 Taylor avenue has been spEointcd general superintendent of Sutro’s baths, and J. J. Kellenberger, the owner of the fruitstand at the Park-street narrow-gauge railroad depot, will be the manager under him. The New Railroad Depot. The open ground about the new depot, east of Park street, will be bituminized at private contract by the railroad company and property-owners on Lincoln avenue. LATEST BERKELEY ITEMS, Butterworth, Yale’s Famous Fullback, Arrives to Teach Football. A Chlld of Charles R. Wilson Burned to Death—Reception to Ladles of '99. BERKELEY, OCaL., Sept. 24.—Butter- worth, Yale’s famous fullback, who is to coach Berkeley's football team for the an- nual game with Stanford on Thanksgiving day, reached here this morning on the overland train from Chicago. About the first thing he did after reach- ing Berkeley was to go down to the foot- ball field and offer some snggestions as to how the soil might be munch improved, so that accidents from falling and turning the { smoothing a strip along the south every one and is certainly good news for | F.S. Butterworth, Berkeley’s Football Coach,as He Appeared Yesterday on the University of California Campus. [Sketched for the “Call” by Quinan.} ankles will be less frequent. Two men were immediately set to work raking and touch- line. h “The practice will necessarily be light at first,” said the coach; “but it will not be long before the men will be able to buckle down to solid training. It may be found advisable to have the team do a certain amount of gymnasium work each day be- fore going on the field, but that will be de- terminea later. Kicking and falling on the ball will be the order for the first three or fourdays, and then we will have the boys line up, for a change. 1 think it ad- visable to have the training-table set within about ten days, when the training rules must be obeyed in every detail. It will be our purpose not to allow any of the men to know whether they will have a Plnce on the 'varsity eleven until the very ast thing, so no one can be said to have a cinch on any position.” After drill twenty-seven men appeared on the field to be put through a course of exercise for the first time under their new trainer. They came from the gymnasium in a body led by Sherman, unfi following close behind was Butterworth. As he came down the campus the Yale yell oured forth from tlhe throats of 500 stu- ents. The time was ssnem in line work and in falling on the hall, and at the close the coach expressed himself as being favorabl impressed witn the appearance and worl of the men. ¥ Butterworth is 23 vears of age, and stands 5 feet 11 inches in his stockings. When in perfect condition he weighs about 160 pounds. Burned to Death. The threa)(esr-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Wilson of Le Conte avenue was burned to death last evening. The child was playing about a bonfire with some little friends when his clothes ignited, and before aid could reach him his garments were burned nearly off. He died three hours later. Foundation Ready to Be Laid. Work on excavating for the proposed new Presbyterian Church is nearly fin- ished and the concrete foundation will be put down at once. It is expected that the corner stone will be Iaid in about ten days. Reception to the Ladies of '99. A reception was tendered the ladies of the freshman class this afternoon at Stiles Hall by the co-eds of '97. ' OF INTEREST T0 RANCHERS Letters as to the Cause of Hard Times in Kern County. THE PROFITS OF HOG-RAISING. Every Farmer Should Seek to Pro- duce Nearly All That He Consumes. The Kern County Echo has been pub- lishing letters from farmers in its vicinity in regard to the cause and cure of the pre- vailing hard times among them. The edi- torial summing up at the close gives the following as the judgment of the Echo in view of all that the correspondence de- veloped : “We emphatically believe there will never be genuine prosperity on our small farms until grocery and nrovision bills are reduced to the minimum. Naturally mer- chants like to sell their goods, but we sel- dom or never hear them discussing this matter but whatthey say the farmers con- stantly buy articles which they should pro- duce at home, and they do not bring to market things for which there is a con- stant demand. “We know how the editorial agriculturist is prone to theorize on impracticable plans, but we cannot see why, in this country, the farmer’s table should not be provided with such a variety of home-produced deli- cacies and substantials as few Eastern peo- le can dream of. Jellies, jams, marma- ades, pickles, syrups, butters in rich pro- fusion come from such fruits as we pro- duce; enough alfalfa to keep a cow can_be grown on the roadside; eggs to use and to sell can be had without cost or nearly so; a dozen neighborhoods can be found in the colonies where neighbors can take week or day about killing a pig or sheep for fresh meat—we know neighborhoods in the mountains where this identical thing is done. “Nearly every writer spoke about hog- raising and_its profits. ow many of the colonists will raise hogs enough to buy the family shoes this year? And is there any good reason why a few nice fat sheep should not be sent to market from time to time from a small farm? They are docile animals, requiring slight fences and no special care in this climate. ““We have heretofore said that with fruit prices at the present low ebb more land should be cultivated. This we think can be secured by renting, and the grain, hay or beets produced can be converted into beef or pork or mutton with some profit. ‘We hope the day is not far distant when each farmer can get a few cattle each fall to feed on shares if he be not able to buy some thin steers. “‘Small farms call for a close watch oi small things. And not a few farmers who will think us impertinent for these re- marks will see the day when thie degree of prosperity on a small farm will be meas- ured as much by what is not bought as by what is sold. In the meantime this writer will be ridiculed and in some cases roundly cussed.” The spirit of the above cannot be too highly commended. Every farmer should and must seek to produce as nearly as possible all that he consumes. But it is hardly true that every farmer in all parts of california can raise all the agricultural products he requires. The twenty-acre orchardist cannot unless he hasother land, nor can he afford to pay what the best fruit land has sold for to put out in alfalfa or hay for stock. There is no profit in hogs unless all their feed is produced on the place, and grain farmers and dairymen do raise hogs. There are many farmers in California who cannot profitably raise their own potatoes. There are others who could raise them by planting in the fall or early winter, but do not. In most parts of Cali- fornia no profitable summer garden is pos- sible without more water than some can command. There are many natural lim- itations to the possibilities of diversified farming in California. If it were easy it would have long since become the general practice. But the doctrine of many farm- ers of the State that it is best for them to produce one or two things and buy every- thing else is bad. The effort should con- stantly be to raise everything possible for their own consumption, and to exercise all their ingenuity to discover what they can raise which will answer the purpose of what they cannot raise. J. F. Tibbet, the representative of a large leather company of Berlin, Germany, bas proposed to establish a tannery in San Bernardino County, provided that he can secure 1000 acres of canaigre roots. With such a promise he will put in a 100-horse- power plant in time to handle the first season’s crop. As canaigre grows wild 1n Southern California the proposition is meeting with great favor. In this connec- tion the S8an Bernardino Times-Index says: Once established the plant will be en- larged to handle all the canaigre that can be given. There are now large quantities of wild canaigre available, but it is an un- certain quantity to depend upon and put in a plant on the idea of using that alone, besides the cultivated root 1s far superior in tanning qualities and_can be raised in enormous quantities and at_large profits. ‘We have plenty of hides right at our door that now have to be sent away to be tanned, but which could be tanned re by the canaigre process and then fac- tories would start to use the leather here, and thus one industry begets others. By all means commence the raising of canaigre at once. A. D. Pryal, one of Alameda County’s horticultural commssioners, furnishes the Santa Rosa Republican with an interest- ing description of how phylloxera operates to the injury of grape roots. He says the reason that the resistant vines repel the advance of the pest is because their roots have smaller cells; that when the root is bored by the pest, the cell being so small, the sap flowing out soon forms a gum which closes up the opening, preventing further flow of'the sap. But with the European vines, the cellular tissues being different—the cells larger—when they are tapped the flow of the sap isentirely urob- structed and the vine becomes a quick and an easy victim to the pest's ravages. He says that the resistant vine is a great thing, but he firmly beiieves that a para- site exists that will completely undo phyl- loxera if properly Landled. A correspondent of the Dairy World who lives at Ferndale, Humboldt County, Cal., states that the valley in which Ferndale is located is about twelve by six miles; that there are 50,000 milch cows in the valley: that they produce about twenty tons of butter a week. In this little valley there are thirteen creameries; the largess farm is 160 acres. The correspondent men- tioned has 100 acres of valley land, and keeps eighty cows on it the year round. He states that there are a number of fami-| lies in the valley that make their living from five acres of land. The land rentsat from $10 to $14 per acre. Tweniy to forty acres is a big ranch. The New Crop for Arid Lands. Advices received from reliable authority in Arizona and New Mexico—where canai- gre is indigenous—seem to show quite pos- itively that this new tannic plant responds readily to cultivation, and that its profit- able production on a commercial basis has practically passed the experimental stage, says the Rural Californian, Plantings up to date seem to indicate that a yield of from twelve to eighteen tons peracre can be safely relied on under favorable conditions, which is certainly sufficient to be profitable if the price shall continue from $6 to $7 per ton, as at present. Of canaigre some 90,000 tons will be required ann\mll¥ in this country alone to take the place of the xml}mrred xambier used at present. P to the present time nearly all of the canaigre root finding its way to market has been harvested in its wild state, no systematic effort having been made to groduce it as a cultivated crop, though it as commanded attention, and we believe a number of piantations have been started. About 400 carloads of the dried and siiced root have been shipped abroad during the past few years from Arizona and New Mexico, while the extract works situated at Deming have exported con- siderable guantities of the essence to Eastern tanneries and abroad. In Glas- ow, Scotland, the dried and sliced root 1s quoted at from $35 to $40 per ton. Con- stant croppinf has already played havoc with the fields of canaigre within reason- able distance of the railroads, and unless husbanded and cultivated this source of supply will soon become exhausted. It can hardly last more than two years at the present rate of destruction. The horticulture and agriculture of the arid region by means of water develop- ment and irrigation is constansly affording new surprises and disclosing hidden wealth from unexpected sources. Thus we see canaigre—a species of dock—for years growing innocently by the wayside, its economic value unknown to man. But now that the value of its tannic acid has been established it bids fair to become a crop of the first importance to the farmers of a large portion of the arid West. Being indigenous to those regions it flourishes with but little attention, is not so subject to peculiarities of soils and climates as many other crops, and hence is more cer- tain to yield profitable returns to the growers. Since the supply oi oak and emlock bark is_being rapidly diminished in this country, it follows™ as a natural se- quence that tanning material must be se- cured from other sources. The culture of canaigre on a commercial basis seems to offer a constant supply, profitable alike to grower and consumer. The sub;ect has commanded some atten- tion in California, and where conditions are favorable, itssuccessful cultivation can be reasonably expected. We believe there are portions of the San Joaquin Valley where some effort has been made to pro- duce it in quantities. Other localities are also giving it atteniion. As the country develops and becomes populated it will be found that certain crops are best adapted to certain areas—as the cotton is the Eltmt. of theSouth, corn of the Mississippi Valley, wheat of the Dakotas, and so in time canigre may be the principal product of a large section of the arid regions, pro- ducing the tanning material necessary to the manufacture of leather with which to shoe a great nation. But like all new ven- tures, we suggest it should be approached with caution, by first giving it experi- mei)tal culture before planting op a large scale. POTRERO EXTENSION. City and County Attorney Oreswell’s Advice to the Supervisors. City and County Attorney Creswell has handed the Board of Supervisors an opin- ion, advising them to drop the suits hing- ing on the Potrero extension. There are two cases at bar on the ques- tion: Helen A. Landers vs. the Board of Supervisors, and A. C. Weber et al. vs. Street Superintendent Ashworth. Each suit was brought to prevent the extension of Potrero avenue, from Serpentine avenue to Army street. In discussing the matter, Attorney Cres- well said: ‘The proceedings for the extension of Potrero avenue were based upon an act of the Legisla- lature, approved March 23, 1893. The consti- tutionality of this act must be examined to determine the validity of these proceedings. By the terms of the actof the Legislature it is made applicable only to any municipality or city, and cities and counties containing 40,000 inhabitants. The constitution of the State permits the Legiahture. by general law, to classify cities and towns in proportion to population. In furtherance of this perinission the Legisla- ture by & general law approved March 2, 1383, classified the municipal corporations of the State. By this act there are six classes: the first class haying a population of more_ than 100,000; the second class having a population of more than 30,000, and not exceeding 100,- 000; the third and fourih, fifth and sixth classes each of less population than the third class, By this act of the Legislature there is no class containing 40,000 inhabitants and over. The Supreme Court of this State, in the case ot Darcy vs. Mayor of San Jose, held that an act of the Legislature creating a class of municipality different from that created by the general law and legislating for it would be special and unconstitutional. Judge Slack held, in following this decision, that the act approved March 23, 1893, was special legisla- tion and unconstitutional, and that no pro- ceedings under it had any validity. In my opinion an appeal would result in affirming the decision of Judge Slack, and would result only in an expenditure of money Dby the City without any benefit arising there- from to the City. If the Supervisors adopt this view of the case, all the street extension commissions may be revived. HEALTH LAWS. DAILY. Cold produces pains; carelessness, scanty clothing and draughts bring on the cold— avoid them. o A pain in the back means a disordered kidney, often produced by a cold. e ¥ A pain in the face, neck, head or chest is too often neuralgia—hot applications are beneficial and be sure to use Joy’s Vege- table Sarsaparilla moderately. * % Painsin the joints and muscles are rheu- matic pains, produced often by exposure and cold and cured often by the moderate use of Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla. x> « Pains in the bowels may mean a disor- dered liver, a cold in the bowels or chronic constipation; if you use Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla these pains will disappear and mean nothing. A% Pains in the stomach spring from dis- ordered digestion and spring out again when you use Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla. %% ¥ Away with substitutes, they fill the coffers of the druggists and that’s all. * ¥ Headaches, pains over the brow, painsat the back of head, pains on the top of the head or temple are relieved and completely cured by Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla. % 0 Pains in the shoulders usually mean a torpid liver, but this torpid liver can be made active by the use of Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla and the pains will cease. % "’ Violent pains in the region of the liver, caused often from gall-stones, are relieved by the use of Joy’s Ye:zauble Sarsaparilla. 5 If you wish to use Joy’s Vegetable Sar- saparilla, ask your druggist for it. If he at- tempts to substitute leave his place and try another druggist. This is certainly fair. AUCTION SALES, FRANK W. BUTTERFIELD WILL SELL THIS DAY, At 11 0'clock 4. M., 303 LOTT ST., COR. PAGE, MAGNIFICENT UPRIGHT PIANO. ‘Elegant Parlor, Chamber, Dining-room and Kitchen FURNITURE; Gentleman's Bicycle; Carpenter and Garden Toals. FRANK W. BUTTERFIELD, Auctioneer, 16 McAllister st. MEDICAL NEW PROCESS—NO 2 INE, I i ments or worthless pills used; every woman her own physician for all female troubles; no mate ter from what cause; restores always in one da if you want to be treated safe and sure call on men pliysician ;knowledge can be sent&used at home;all cases guaranteed. DR. POPPER, 318 Kearny st M3ES, DE. DALE - QUICK RELIEF FOR irregularities, whatever cause; practiced since 1872 San Francisco; 40 years’ experience; trav- elers helped: no delay: no instrument used; home in confinement; pills $1. 1328 Grove st. HE FEMALE'S FRIEND; SAFE, SURE AND reliable; trial boxes 50c: Lotti> Leconnt’s spe- cialties for females; mail orders prompily attended to. English Remedies Company, 6 £ddy st., 8. F. R. RICORD’S PILLS, EXPRESS 82 50; SAFE, sure, reliable; Ricord’s specialiies. females. Maison et Cie, agents. ROOT’S, Sixth and Howard. PROFESSOR A. L. CURRY, WOR) speclalist, has removed to 921 Market st., bet. Fiith and Sixth: consultation free. URE CURE FOR ALL FEMALE DISEASES, from whatever cause; a home in confinement with every comfort; satisfac:ion guaranteed, by MRS, DR. GWYER, 226 Turk s LL FEMALE IRREGULARITIES RE- stored in a few hours: safe and sure rellef at any time; travelers helped at once: finement: F pilis guaranteed MRS. DR. WYETH, 416 Post st., near Larkin. \ JHY THROW AWAY MON FOOLISH! on worthless pilis and humbugs when we guar- antee 10 restore irregularities in 8 hours with our new discovery, which is safe and_sure. Price $5. Call or address MME. KARKOW Woman's Dis pensary, 1206 Market st. 1280 TRI EMARY, sure cur LL LADIE ROUBLE CO MRS. DR. SCOTT, now o 119-121 Powell st the only reliable specialist in San Francisco: $500 paid for a case I cannot curs, no matter whai cause; special attention to disease of the ey HE “INFALLIBLE PREVENTIVE,” FOR either sex: send 2c_for Information or 50¢ fo trial jar. TAYLOR CHEM. CO. . F. 156 women; WIN, 1870 M. M £S; DR WEGENER RUBBER_GOOL cat’l. ACME RI NCH SPECIFIC NE fails 10 correct any female irregular whatever cause. Price $5. Agent, EDW JOY, Powell and Market sts., San NG RHE inflammato: for chronic or remedy on earth: price $3. ) Company, 2231 Mission st., S. F. g AUDET’S APHRO TABLETS—THE GREAT modern remedy_for the cure of neurasihenia, impotency, aud all disorders of the sexual organs: boxes $5: send for circular. WIDBER'S Store, 14 E1lis st., sole agent. i LPEAU'S FRENCH PILLS, A BOON TO Jadies troubled with irregularities: no dangers safe and sure: $2 50 express C. 0. D.; dou’t delay until too late, OSGOOD BROS., Oakland, Cal. FIRREGULAR OR ANY FEMALE DIS see Mrs. Dr. Puetz and be content. 2541 dth. PEST AND BEST IN AMERICA—THE KLY CALL, sent to any address in the States or Canada one year for $1 50, post~ U cumatism; best RTIN Remedy EDUCATIONAL FIOLIN, 3 DOLIN terms feasonable. IS, 104534 Valencia st ROF.F.LAUTERBACH,TEACHER ZITHER, Rooms 70 and 71, 305 Larkin, cor. McAllister. H ¢ ). PROF. 320 Post UTION—DRAMA, DELSAR PHY cal culture, voice culture, OLIVE HOFF SCHROEDER, 299 Hyde st.; call afternoon jor evening. S SINGING CLASS EVERY MON- day ng, commencing September 16. W. R. HERVEY, instructor, California and Broderick sts., church. CHOOL;HEALD'S BUS. COLLEGE ;24 :commercial, shorthand, English; low rates QLOCUTION — VOICE-CULTURE, RECITA- tion, Drama; class or private. W.1.R0SS,6 Kdd M LSS BOLTE'S SCHOOL29T SACRAMENTC AW board, English, French, German, piano, month; special daily French classes for adults, §: JORMER STANFORD PROFESSOR P pares students for the university (admission recommendation); law, medical college, civil service; day &eve classes. Room 333 Phelan bldg. F'RENCH—LEARN TO fallible method.. E. DU CAS (CHEM D ASS: ham's School, cor. Geary and Powell sts. FRENCH, GERMAN LIVING method; Larcher S It - JAN FRANCISCO BUSI 7 , 1236 Market; send for cat.; day and evening session. STON, TEACHER OF antoharp; lessons free,instrument. 131 Larkin. NGLISH LITERATURE AND MYTHOLOGY class or private. MRS. EHRMAN, 1234 Bush. OCAL TEACHER JOSEPH GREVEN IM- proves and beautifies even spofle voices, and procures positions to his pupiis. 82 Ninth st. TIOLIN, MANDOLI UCITAR, CORNET taught. Prof. L. easonable PPACIFIC ACADEMY, ACAD) bidg: thorough commercial & English t 'S LYCEUM SCHOOL OF AC Private theatricals arranged; pupils rehearsed onstage. R.5&12,1.0.0. F. block, 7thand Market. (CHOOL ELECTRICAL, CIVIL, MINING, ME- chanical engineering, surveying, assay: estab. '64. VAN DER NAIL £l TIEHL'S SHORTHAND AND BUSINESS College, 723 Market st.: dipioma course $30. INGLISH BRANCHES TAUGHT BY MISS DILLOY, 14 Mcailister, r. 46; private or class. JJEALD'S: BUSINESS COLLEGE. 24 POST Bookkpg, business practice, shorthand, typing, electrical engineering, telegraphy, modern - lan. guages rapidly tavght. Write for catalogue- HEAPEST AND BEST IN AMERICA—THE WEEKLY CALL, sent to any address in the Cnu'vd States or Canada one year for $1 50, post- ag_free. * REDITO DUFF, deceased. partment No. 10. Notice is_hereby undersigned, JENNIE HENDERSC CLEOD, executrix of the estate of LOUISE E. DUFF, de- ceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers within four (4) months after the first publication of this notice to the said executrix, at_the office of her attorney at law, P. ALEXANDRE BERGEROT, rooms 142-143, Crocker building, the same being her place for the transaction of the business of the said estate in the City and County of San Francisco, State of Califor- nia. JENNIE HENDERSON McLEOD, executrix of the estate of LOUISE E. DUFF, deceased. Dated at San Francisco, September 3, 1895. SSIGNEE'S SALE—THE UNDERSIGNED offers for sale, as per inventory, the stock of merchandise, consisiing of groceries, hardware, tinware, paints, oils, furnishing goods, etc., to- gother with the fixtures appertaining to same, for- merly_belonging to CHARLES E. POWELL, a¢ Lod, San Joaquin County, Cal. An inventory is at the rooms of the Board of Trade, 202 Market st.. San Francisco, Cal., anl also at the store at Lodi, where the stock may be inspected. A1l bids should he addressed to H. L. SMITH, secretary of the Board of Trade, 202 Market st, San Francisco, on or before THURSDA Y, Septem- Der 26, 1895, at 12 o'clock M., and be accompanied by a certified check for ten (10) per cent of the awount bid, returnable only in case of rejection, Right reserved to reject any and all bids. TERMS CASH, ERMAN J. SADLE nee. 770 HON. WM, 8 BARNES, I T N 1 torney of the City and County of San Francisc Please take notice that on or about the 7th day of October, 1895, an application will be made to_ the Governdr of the State of California for the pardon of JOHN COONEY, who was convicted on the 28ih day or January, 1887, in the Superior Court in and for the City and County_of San Francisco of the crime of robbery. JAMES H. CAMPBELL, - "Attorney for said JOHN COONE WEEK'S_ NEW:! M OF NEVILLE_ & CO ny, heretofore doing business at $1-33 Cal Tornia street, in_the City and County of San Fran- cisco, is dissolved. GEORGE H. BRYANT re- tires from the firm. SARAH A. NEVILLE and C. M. OSBORN, the remaining pariners, are au- thorized to transact all business in liquidation of said firm and have assumed all the obligations thereof, and all claims are to be presented to them. GEORGE H. BRYANT, SARAH A. NEVILLE, C. M. OSBORN. The undersigned have formed a_partnership un- der the name of NEVILLE & CO., and will con- tinue to carry on the same business transacted by the late firm 6t NEVILLE & CO. SARAH A.NEVILLE, C. M. OSBORN. FINANCIAL. T E CAN LOAN YOU MONEY ON S. F. AND Oakland real estate, first morigage, at 7 and 8 perce: F.JOHNS & CO., 632 Market st., rm. 9. A; SUM OF MONEY ADVANCED O your furniture, planos or real estate: lowest rate: call and state your propasition or write: opea evenings. J. NOONAN. 1021 Mission A LADIES GRILL ROOM Has been established in the Palacs Hotel N ACCOUNT OF REPEATED DEMANDS made on the management. It takes tho piace of the clty restaurant, with direct entrance from Market st. Ladles shopping will find thl desirable place to lunch. Prompt service a: erate charges, such as have given the gentlemen’s Grillroom an international reputation, will preval 18 this new depariment. { |