The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 4, 1900, Page 7

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All trains via e connect with Ban Pablo avenue eventh and Broadway, Oak: ine via Alameda mole con- | ablo avenue cars at Fourteenth akland. These electric cars 5 ffteen misutes. AMUSEMENTS. LORTAR | The London and New York Success | Repeated Here. David Belasco's Charming Japanese Story ueturning—Traine leave the track at 4:i5 and | 44 p. m. and immediately after the last race. THOMAS H. WILLIAMS JR., President. R. B. MILROY. Secretary FISCHER’S ©© NCERT HO Adminsion 10: USe. COGILL A PER'S COMEDIA THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER. A HOST OF srr/ui,r.Fn-:s AND MUSICAL ACTS! Reserved seats 2 Matinees Sunday. Preceded by the Howling Farce “WHERE IS TOMPKINS?” SEATS—15¢, 25¢, 35¢, 50c. Aaunee Saturday and Sunday, " SCHUMANN PIANO RECITAL ¥ _WILLIAM PIUTTL Century Club Hall, 1212 Sutter st.. next THUREDAY AFTER- NOOX, Dec. 6, €3 oclock, Tickets, SL. At principel music stores. Piano used. —1t has now been | Attorney Ashley In- | nd had not reported it to the police | At that mo- | _Jumes Assn., 52 Elm st., Cinclnnati, O. | DENDCRATS TRITNPE I 105 ANGELES Snyder Wins Mayoralty by a Plurality of Two Thousand. BACKED BY LIQUOR INTERESTS —_— 'HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, BANK WAEIKE] BY EXPLOSION OF DYNANITE Silverton Burglars Flee Without Stopping to Obtain Booty. A TAKE A SHOT AT THE CASHIER PR L | Republicans Capture Five of the Eight City Offices and Have a Large Majority in the Council. pi AEaF L Spectal Dispatch to The Call LOS ANGELES, lve Democratic Dec. 8.—To-day’s de- c viotory—so far, at | le | cerned—following so closely upon the No- vember election, when the city gave Mc- Kinley 2500 plurality, has been a surprise to every one. he Democratic candidate for Mayor, Meridith P. Snyder, who oe- cupied that office in 1897 and 1898, is elected over Herman Silver (R.) by 2000 plurality. | Snyder was the acknowledged candidate of the liquor interests and that element is rejoicing to-night. Herman Sllver has been president of the Council for two successive terms and enj reputation a sound Snyder was_vigorou Of the four daily paper The Republicans ha: the eight city office: m opposed by three captured five of The successful can- Democrat. athews, Republican. ¥ \ger, Republican. Coll or—W. A. White, Republican. Engineer—Harry F. Stafford, Republi- can. Street Superintendent—Hugh J. Guire, Democrat, Assessor—Ben BE. Ward, Republican. a The contest for City Treasurer is still in oubt, E: Hance, V. B. M Me- is probably elected over W. A. Hartwell, the Republican incumbent. The complexion of the Council will be seven Republicans to two Democrats. The Councilmen elected are as follows; t Ward—W. H. Plerce, Republican. cond Ward—G. P. McLain, Repubii- | can. ====== | Third Ward—Frank Walker, Democrat. Fourth Ward—P. W. Powers, Republi- Eifth ward—N. M. Bowen, Republican. h Ward—A. A. Allen, Republican. enth Ward—H. E. Lander, Republl- R. A. Todd, Democrat. | inth Ward—E. L. Blanchard, Republi- | ca: “At mldnight com out of the 9% preci lete returns from 65 cts gave yder (D.) The vote polled is - a city election. In district, than at the Pre: The election p a single arre: election. was made during the | BOLLINGER WILL CASE | DRAWING TO A CLOSE | Legal Fight for Property to the Value | of a Hundred and Fifty Thou- sand Dollars. SAN JOSE, Dec. 3—The contest of the will of the late Christlan Bollinger, which | has occupled the attention of Judge Hy- land's court for the past twelve weeks, is drawing to a clc timony will elos be given to the jury Bo Friday or Saturday. llinger, who died a couple of years| ago, lefs an estate worth about $150,000. | Most of thie he gave to his children. | Mary L. Bollinger, a second wife, was | given a home In Santa Clara and other property, the val 10,000, e of all not exceeding She at once began a contest of the , alleging unsoundness of mind and undue influence on the part of ex-Sheriff G. Y. Bellinger, a son. It was also claimed that property heid by George Y. Bollinger to the va aarly $100,000 be- longed to the estat The co: stant died before the case came to trial and the con- test is being conducted by her heirs. ¥ w - SCHOOL WAR RENEWED. Eastland Seeks to Remain an Inde- pendent District. N RAFAEL, Dec. 3.—The Mill Valley 1 war promises to be renewed. Last summer, when Mill Valley was incorpor- ated, it became a new school district. The citizens then petitioned the Board of Su- isors to merge it into Eastland dis- of which it had previov part. This the board did. people of Eastland presented the or annul the order mergin, The petition sets forth t To-day the a petition to the districts, | at the board | of contention Is a $1 00 bank account ly- to the credit of F stland district from e of school bonds voted and made be- the incorporation. Kastland wants money for herself, and Mill Valley | s not want #o lose her interest in the | funds. ST St e | LINEMEN RETURN TO WORK. Sunset Company the Only One to Hold | Out Against the Strikervs. | SACRAMENTO, Dec. 3.—The Yuba| wer Company and the Folsom Poweri mpany, engaged in furnishing light to | Sacramento, have acceded to the demands of the striking linemen and the men em- | ployed by those companies who have gone | out on st have returned to their work at the ne age schedule. The only com- pany which has thus far declined to ac- cept the terms of the strikers is the Sun- set Telephone Company, the Capital Tele- | phone Company having given the men what they asked for soon after the strike was declared. Yolo’s Election Contest. WOODLAND, Dec. 8.—Judge Gaddls to- day fixed December 17 as the day for hoid. ing a speclal sesslon of court to try the Nelson-Vaughn contest over the office of Supervisor in the Fourth District. Judge v of Butte County probably will be asked to try the case. fore the P ATAILOR-M Commands respect. The ready-made man seldom gets it. Suits at Joe Po- heim, The Tailor, are perfect in fit and appearance amd are moderate in price. Serge Suits to order..$13.50 to $25 Dress Suits to order..$15.50 to $35 Overcoats to order ... 815 to $40 Pants to order.... ..$4.50 t0 810 sUF POHEIM, 201 and 203 Montgomery street, 1110 and 1112 Market street, San Francisco. ADE MA £43 omth: SpruY sbeecl Loy JuEGley ast, as the Mayoralty contest is con- | an_enviable | 0 of affairs. contains the ten- | e votes were cast | 1 ed without Incldent and | It is expected the tes- | to-morrow and the case | Supervisors asking them to rescind | The Shock Blows Open the Safe and Spreads Ruin Throughout the Interior of the Building. —_— Special Dispatch to The Call SILVERTON, Or., Dec. 8—Dynamite, used by robbers to open a burglarproof safe, wrecked the Silverton Bank at an early hour this morning and aroused the inhabitants. The cashier, who heard the report, rushed to the bank in time to be shot at by one of the fleeing robbers. Be- cause of the interruption, the burglars did not have time to obtain any booty, The bank was a complete wreck, the damage probably reaching $2700. ' The force of the shock blew the outer door of the safe off its hinges and ruined the bank’s furniture, smashed two large plateglass windows and blew fragments of the safe across the street. Among the first of the citizens to reach the bank was the cashier. He saw the two men and got near enough to order one of them to halt. For reply the rob- | ber sent a_bullet in the direction of the | cashier. The latter ran back to his room to get his revolver, but the men had made good their escape. CAUSE OF COGSWELL'S SUICIDE NOT YET ENOWN Affairs of the Bank of Which He Was Cashier Found to Be in Prosperous Condition. LODI, Dec. 3.—The funeral of Francis Cogswell, late vice president of the Bank ot Lodi, who committed sulcide here on Saturday, will be held to-morrow. It will be under the auspices of the local Odd Fellows and Masons. Rev. J. W. Brier, | who officlated at the marriage of Mr. | Cogswell, will deliver the sermon. It is now definitely known that the sui- cide of Banker Cogswell was not due to business affairs of the bank with which he was connected. Cashier Ferdun says that a balance was struck last week, showing the institution to be in a pros- perous condition; in fact, it is one of the soundest in the State, being in better financial conditon at present than at any | time in its history. e business men of | Lod! took strong measures this evening to show their faith and good will toward the bank. At a public meeting a resolu- tion_was unanimously adopted indorsing the Bank of Lodf and expressing full con- fidence in its financial standing. - WILL BE OPERATED UPON. | District Attorney McIsaac of Marin | County Has Appendicitis. BAN RAFAEL, Dec. 8—District Attor- ney Hugh J. Mclsaac of Marin County is at the Lane Hospital in San Francisco and is about to undergo an operation for ap- ‘ pendicitis, He has suffered for some time past and last Saturday decided to go un- der the surgeon’s knife. The chances for | his speedy recovery are cqpsidered excel- ent. | ATTORNEY GENERAL FILES HIS ANNUAI) REPORT TUrges That Congress Provide for an Appeal on the Part of the Government. WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Attorney Gen- eral Griggs to-day sent his annual re- port to Congress. It opens with a state- ment of the condition of the work of the United States Supreme Court, which ehows that 370 appellate cases were dock- eted and 371 were disposed of, leaving 303 cases still pending. On July i, 1899, there were 3137 United States convicts in the various prisons and reformatories of the | country, against 2033 at the close of the { last fiscal year. : | _The aggregate amount of the judgments | rendered in favor of the Umxeaj States in | civil sults during the last year was | $663,209, and the amount actually collect- | ed on ‘these judgments was $52,78, while | $52.748 was obtained during the year on judgments rendered in former years for the United States, and $27,130 was other- avise realized in civil suits. The aggregate amount of fines, forfeit- ures and penalties imposed during _the year in criminal prosecutions was $705,137, and the amount of these fines, forfeitures and penalties collected during the year | was $104.020, while $8203 was realized on fines, forfeitures and penalties imposed in_former years. The Attorney General repeats his rec- ommendation of last year that Con, provide for an appeal on the part of the Government In cases of decisions adverse to the United States by the courts on de- murrers interposed to indictments. — REMAINS OF OSCAR WILDE BORNE TO FINAL REST Few Attend the Modest Service in the Church of St. Germain des Pres. PARIS, Dec. 3.—Funeral services over the remains of Oscar Wilde were held to-day in the Church of St. Germain des Pres, one of the oldest in Paris. The cer- emonies were of the most modest charac- ter and only a few friends, mostly liter- ary personages, attended. The body was removed from the hotel where the deceased had stopped recently, followed by flve carriages. The cortege proceeded to the church, where the casket was placed before the chapel of St. Jo- seph, behind the main altar. Many flow- ers covered the coffin. Mass was cele- brated and abaolution was given. Wilde embraced the Catholic faith three weeks ago. The interment occurred here in the Cemeta%de Bagneux, on the outskirts of Paris. e Marquis of Queensberry acted as chief mourner. Among the litterateurs present were De Witty, est Jeunesse, Paul Faure and Henr{ Duseroy. A KING OSCAR'S HEALTH STILL IMPROVING Monarch Joins in the Festivities of Oscar’s Day at Stock- holm. STOCKHOLM, Dec. 8.—The health of King Oscar contiunes to improve. He was in excellent health and humor on Oscar’s day (Saturday), when he at- tended the state dinner given by the dip- lomatie corps. Baron Daelman, the Bel- ian Minister, proposed the King’s health. inister of Forelgn Affairs Von Lager- helm proposed the health of the sovereign and chiefs of nations. Both toasts were drunk standing, but no speeches were made. The city and harbor were decorated with flags, the batteries fired salutes and all Stockholm enjoyed a holiday. During “t,:a. w_i_l‘l.l: ‘the cit, swum finely lgmnln. ars an Wi 8t°he United States legation. - = noisted T Land Case Decided. WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—The TUnited States Bupreme Court to-day rendered an opinion_In the case of the Las mas Land Grant Company vs. the United States, on appeal from the decision of the Court of Private Land Claims, refusing to take jurisdiction In the cise on the ground that the grant had been disposed of by Congress prior to ti® enactment of the law cnltir* the Court of Private Land Claims. To-day's opinion affirmed that verdict. The claim covers about 4,- 900,000 acres of land in Southeastern Cola- rado. Camera Supplies. Cameras, photographic supplies, kodaks, albums for unmounted photographs, print- ing and developing. Sanborn, Vail Co., 741 Market strest ar DECEMBER 4, 1900. BATILE T RACING STRF AAD 1Y SEA Crew of the Fischer Broth- ers in Close Touch With Death. e CAPTAIN DIES FROM EXPOSURE Passengers on the Centennial Bring Full Details of the Stranding of the Alaskan Schooner L W DS Spectal Dispatch to The Call TACOMA, Dec. 3—Further particulars of the wreck of the ill-fated schooner Fischer Brothers were brought down by passengers of the steamer Centennial. They tell a thriliing story of the hard- ships and sufferings endured by the pas- sengers and crew of the unfortunate ves- sel, which was commanded by Captain A. M. Flagg, whose death resulted a few days later from exposure Incurred during the wreck. Captain Flagg’s body was brought down by the Centennial. The Fischer Brothers was driven ashore and went to pleces about the middle ot October on the rocks off Cape Rodney. For an hour the vessel pitched helplessly in the water, gradually working in toward the shore. When within 300 feet of the beach she hung hard and fast but futile effort was made to get a line ashore, Barrels and casks carrying lines were thrown into the water. ese were washed to within forty feet of land, but the undertow caught them and they be- came tangled In wreckage and carried out to sea. In time, men from an Indian vil- lage brought a boat, but no canoe oould live In the raging surf. One was dashed to pleces in the effort to reach the wreoked schoomer. ¥inally Joseph Patton undertook to swim ashore with a line. Dropping down from the jlbboom, he was caught by the waves and washed over the rocks like & cork. Meanwhile Samuel Archer, one of the owners of the vessel, held the end of the line. Patton persisted in his attempts to reach land and finally succeeded thmuih the ald of those on shore. With this line the rescuers later got a rope ashore, and with this and a life boat, which ventured out to the last reef but one, the crew was taken ashore. The rope became icy and several times the hold of the men was broken by the waves. Some narrowly escaped drowning, but were rescued by those in the boat throw- ing ropes to them. ptain Flagg was the last man to leave the schooner. It was several hours after she struck before he got ashore. Throughout the ordeal he bore himself as a brave seaman. shipwrecked men sought shelter in the village, and there dried thelr clothing. .Archer then set out to walk to Nome, a distance of fifty miles. He reached Sinrock River, twenty miles distant, before nightfall. ' His clothing became frozen and at times progress was next to impossible; yet he pushed on, and the following day reached Nome, having been less than thirty-six hours en route, with the news of the disaster. He at once | arrapged to have the crew taken to | Non When Captain Flagg reached thers he was unconscious. He was taken at once to the army barracks, where he died two days later. SIGMA CHI MEMBERS TO HAVE A NEW HOME Amother Handsoms Lodge Will Be Added to Those on “Fraternity Row”’ at Stanford. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec. 83— Another residence is to be added to the row of fraternity houses on the Stanford campus. This time it is the local mem- bers of the Sigma Chi fraternity who have broken ground. The house will be located on Lasuen avenue, between the | Delta Gamma and Kappa Kappa Gamma | lodges. This is the street that Mrs. Stan ford has set aside for ‘“fraternity row,” and it Is already famous in the college world for the beauty and variety of its architectural structures. The new home which the Sigma Chi boys are building will be a handsome one. The house will be two and a half storles in height, massive In its style of architec- | ture and beautiful both in exterior and in- | terfor finish. The ground floor is planned with a view toward entertaining. The large reception hall, living-room, library and dining-room may be thrown open into | one vast room. Back of the library, which is on the right of the entrance, is a smoking and chapter room. There are second and third floors. The house was to have been built early in the fall, but the lease of the ground ad to be sent to Europe, as Mrs. Stan- ford's signature was necessary. Thorpe Lentz of San Francisco are the archi- tects, while R. C. Andrus of San Jose is the contractor. The following are the members of the fraternity at Stanford: F. W. Bennett, ’01; A. G. Thies; Robert Roughan; A. G. Page, '02; J. F. Cowan; E. K. Potter, "02; . _A. Miller, '03; G. {.,{ut erding; Nk L. Barr; J H. L. Younger; Daggett, " i p ol HEALDSBURG WOMAN GORED BY ENRAGED COW Animal Repeatedly Charges Upon Her and She Is Seriously Injured. HEALDSBURG, Dec. 8.—Mrs. M. @. Ross, a widow, llving a mile from this city, was shockingly mutilated by a cow while attempting to separate the animal from her young calf. xld lady was thrown heavily to the ground and the in- furiated beast charged at h many times, goring her refenedlz efielp ar- 0 save the woman's rived barely in time She is badly Injured about the hips ine. Ortega’s Petition Denied. BAN JOSE, Deo. 3.—The petition of the attorneys of ‘‘Jack" who was sentenced on Friday last to life imprison- ment for a criminal assault upon Grace haheas corpus was denled by Jud, Rhodes this afternoon. The valldity of the City Justice Court, before which Or- tega was committed for trial, was at- ;nckfid. it beilé:gd c‘lllme% '3: foz‘i\" ‘was not ega vided for and that the a = At oF uatice Oneal, who Drestded at tnat time, was not properly made. Judge TRiodes held that the court was a proper cne and remanded Ortega back to ?.u, Chinese Highbinder Arrested. SAN JOSE, Dec. 8.—Lim Yut, a Chinese highbinder, was arrested this afternoon by Detectives Haley and Pickering for the murder of Yu Tue. The crime oc- curred a week ago. The other murderer has not yet been captured, but the police expect to have him in custody In a few days. Aged Man Commits Suicide. MURPHYS, Dec. 8.—Lin Barrett, an old Frenchman, living a secluded life near Esmeralda, this county, committed sui- cide yesterday with a shotgun. He was more than 70 years of age, and leaves no NOTICE. On Sundays, commencing December 9, 1900, the Southern Pacific Company’'s City Ticket Office at No. 613 Market street, Grand Hotel block, will be closed. For the accommodation of the public our ticket office in the Ferry building, | foot of Market street, will sell all classes of tickets, local and overland, and reser- vations will be made for Pullman sleeping accommodati car ons. = 3 MAN, General Passe n E. 0. McCORMICK, o % 004 lo Manager, From daylight until 10 o’clock a persistent | accommodations for eighteen men on the | Gamble, to obtain his release on a writ of | NIGHT SCHOOL: H OW TO DO THINGS. Copyright, 1900, by Seymour Eaton. NIGHT SCHOOL COURSE. BLUNDERS. BY PROF. H. G. BUEHLER. In the Use of Pronouns. A pronoun is a word used to stand for a noun. Pronouns in English are not nu- merous, but they occur very frequently, and require more care than almost any other part of speech. ‘We begin by remarking that in forming the possessive case of pronouns no apos- trophe 1s used by good writers. They write " “yours,” ‘“hers,” “its,” “theirs.” In this respect, you observe. the possessive of pronouns differs from the possessive of nouns. “It's,” which ofts ccurs in writing, is a contraction for “R 1s,” the apostrophe denoting the omission of a lecter. The word “I” is always written as a capital letter, Our next practical cautlon is that good writers and speakers never use the word That is, they freely say “those apples,” “those things,” but never say “‘them ap- ples,” “them things.” In its place “them' is a perfectly good English word, but it should always be used instead of a noun, not with a noun; as, “I am looking for my glasses. Have you seen them ?" Errors in the use of the number forms of pronouns often occur in connection with such expressions as ‘“anybody,’ “‘everybody, ach,” “either,” ‘‘neither and “‘nobody.” Such expressions, in spite of the comprehensive meaniug of some of them, are grammatically singular; and in literary English they are referred to by singular pronouns; as, “lf anybody calis, | ask him to wait’’ “Many a brave man | has met his death in the Spanish war, | “Let each take her turn,” “Kvery kind | of animal has its own proper food,” “No- | body went out of his ¢ her way to make | me Teel at home.” % | The relative proncun ‘“what” is some- times misused. = Writers, however, will | have lttle difficulty with it, if they re- member that, when used &s a relative pronoun, it is equivalent to ‘‘that which. ‘We now come to a kind of blunder in the use of pronouns that is perhaps more troublesome than any other. These er- rors are sometimes commitied even by well-educated people; yel they are almost instantly detected by a cultivated eye or ear. The fact is that to avoid them a per- son must have a clear insight into the structure of sentences, kuow the differ- ence between what are called the “nomi- native” and the ‘‘objective’’ forms, and be perpetually on his guard. Insight into | the structure of sentences one can hardly hope to have without such a course in Euglish grammar as it is impossible to give in these columns. The difference be- tween ‘mominative” and _“‘objective” forms, however, can be explained here | with & concise statement of their proper use. | 'Seven English pronouns have different forms, according as the pronoun is used as the subject or the object of the sen- tence. For example, we say “I like her, and she likes me,” changing the form of the pronouns that denote the speaker and the speaker's friend when the relation of these pronouns to the verb changes. | These different forms, marking different structural relations in the sentence, are called cases. The form of a pronoun that marks the relation of subject is called the nominative case. The form that marks the relation of object is called the objective case. It is clear, therefore, that | in order to use these seven pronouns cor- { reotly we must distinguish their nomina- | tive from their objective forms, and ob- | serve in every instance the relation which ] the pronoun bears to the rest of the sen- tence. This, as we have said before, is not easy without previous training in the analysis of sentences. The most that we can do here is to print the forms ana | mention their prineipal uses. | The seven pronouns havi; different | forms for the nominative and objective | cases are the following: | Nominative. Objective. Nominative. Obfective. 1 me &ha her we us they them thou thee who whom he him | =1, we, thou, he, she, they, who—are used | mainly in the following relations: | .1 Subject of a verb: as. “I am young” “We are coming”; *“He fell"; ! laughed”; “They live in New Orleans.” | 2 Attribute comple: B 1 4 e “Was it_was they. Exception—The attribute complement of | the infinitive to be is in objective case If the infinitive has a subject, as, “He knew | | it to_be me.” | 8 Vocative, as, “O thou who hearest | prayer.” 4. Nominative absolute, as, “He being | there, we sald nothing about 1t." The objective forms of these pronouns— me, us, thee, him, her, them, whom—are used mainly in the following relations: 1. Direct object, as, “Hel 2. Indirect object, as, “Give me your and. 3. Object of preposition, as, “Show it to them. 4. Subject of Infinitive, as, “Did you see him fall?" Blunders in the use of the case forms of pronouns are especially common when the pronoun Is coupled with a name, as in the incorrect sentence, “She invited Mrs. R. and I to go driving.” In this sentence “T"" should be “me,” if he stopped to think what the form would be if the pronoun were not coupled with a noun. No one would think of say- ‘lng “She invited I to go driving.” ersons who are in doubt as to which form of the pronoun to use often try to avold the difficulty by using one of the pronouns ending in ‘“self"—pronouns which have the same form for both the nominative and the objective case. many persons, uncertain whether to use “I” or “me” in the sentence quoted above, would say instead, “She invited Mrs. R. and myself to go_drivin This is no better than “Mrs. R. and or “Her and ** The pronouns in “self" are properly used only for emphasis, or in & reflexive R e Bazaar at San Mateo. BAN MATEO, Dec. 3—What promises to be a successful social affair is an- nounced for this week, it being the bazaar and sale of work by the ladies of the Con- planning for months to make this bazaar a success. Library Hall has been en- gaged and will be gorgeously decorated. A musical pgegramme of more than usual excellence has been prepared for Thurs- day evening, and on Friday the farce en- titled “A Chafing Dish Party.” by John Kendrick Bangs, will be presented by local talent. The local orchestra under the leadership of F. R. King will discourse music during the evening. Rev. Willlam D. Kidd is_the popular pastor of the church, and he is ably seconded in his efforts by a live Ladies’ Aid Society. the officers of which, who are in chnrfo of this bazaar. are as follows: President, Mrs. C. R. Kirkbride; vice president, Mrs. . R. Carrick; secretary, Mrs P. M. Roe- del; treasurer, Mrs. J. H. Doane. Regulating Nickel Machines. SAN JOSE, Dec. 3.—Three ordniances relating to slot machines were given their first reading at the meeting of the City Council this morning. One makes it a micdemeanor for a gatson to play slugs cor bogus coins into the machines; anothar a misdemeanor for boys under 18 years to play slot machines, and the third pre- scribes the same Punishmem for the pro- prictors of machines who allow boys to play. These offenses are to be punish- Rbia by fines not exceeding $100 and thirty cays’ {mvmonmznt. 3o . New Masonic Chapter, SAN DIEGO, Dec. 3—W. Frank Pleres of Oakland, the inspector T gen: Supreme_Counecll of the thirtv-third de- gree of Scottish Rite Masonry, arrlvedd;t noon from the north and to-night insti- tuted & new chapter of the ef; hl‘een!;l :lto- e Of the Scottish Rite. e new or- zation ) RS Constans ‘hapter, Knights ter ‘membership is good, = oo °° e ¢ -l v ‘“them’” instead of “those’”’ before a moun. | The nominative forms of these pronouns | us, O Lord.” | as any one would know | gregational church. The ladies have bean | O —— XV. HOW TO AVOID COMMON | sense—1. e., after a verb or a on to refer back to the subject OMI';I. It is right to say: “I will myseif “Carrie herself went to the door ;"God helps those who help themselves. It would not be In accord with the best us- age to say, “Harry and myself have baught a horse together.’ less or inexperienced writers some- times cause obacurity by using two or more different pronouns in the same sen- tence to refer to the same person, as. “One shuddered as the dreadful sufferings of the wounded flashed across you. “One’” should be changed to “you.") Pro- essor A. S. Hill lays down the following rule: Never change from one noun to another without a clear and sufficlent reason. ely allled to this error is the blun- de?.ozrth seen in advertisements, of be- ginning to write about persons and end- | ing ufiz we were writing to them. | XV HOW TO RECKON DISCOUNT | When & reduction is made from the face of a bill or account it is called & dis- count. The manufacturer or Wholesale dealer allows the retailer a trade dis- count, which is deducted at a certain rate per cent from the face of tbe invoice. By trade discount is meant a discount to the trader (dealer) which would not be given to a person not in the trade. The amount of such discount depends sometimes upon the size of the order and sometimes upon the terms of settlement. Frequently goods are sold at net prices; that is, at & fixed bottom price, no further discount being allowed. It is a common prastice lines of business to allow two or thus, :) unts in succession: | and 10 off" means 3% discount 10% discount from the remainder. Tllustrative Exercises. 1. Deduct 3% from a bill of $2,408.50. $2,403.50 $1,682.45 ‘We muitiply $2,403.50 by 8, earrying the ; § times 3 figures ome place to the right are 15, put down 5 and carry 1, 3 times 3 are § and 1 to carry makes 10, put down 0 and carry 1, and so on until we have the total amount of the discount—namely, 721.05. 2. Deduct 8% from a bill of 3684.96. 3634.96 05458 $664.41 We multiply 368495 by 3, carrying the figures two places ‘to the right. The amount of discount is really 320.55, be- e the fraction of a cent is more than one-haif. The student will notice that it isn’t ne- cessary to write down the 30 or the 8. In an actual bill or invoice the discount can be written down at once, the work bein done mentally. The discount is subtract: and the net amount carried at once to the column to the right. It will be an gxceptional case when It i necessary to o figuring on a separate s 3 8. Deduct %% from a bill o¥ nfiz’ 6.3430 $1,282.28 We first find 1%, which is $12.63. 1s evident without writing down any res. Now, %% Is one-half of 1%, so that we simply have to divide $12.65 (mentally) by 2 and put down the quotient, $6.34. Exercises for Practice. Direction—Find the amount of each bill, hlwns gflven the gross amount and the rate of discount: $1,080.00 less 7, 6%, 20. $6,000.00 less %% added 20% to the cost to get the selling price. From an article marked at $24) he allowed a discount of 2‘7‘,". What was the profit on that par- ticular article? | 22 A discount of %% Is allowed on a bill | of $2,408.50 if paid within a o time. | What will the discount amount to! | | Bommmoe oo . . $4,216.10 less 21. A merchant 23. Find_the net cost of 315 yards of cloth at $1.40 a yard, less a discount of %- 24. The price of a book is $3.60. It is | bought by the dealer at 30% diseount. | What per cent profit does he make? | B 9 rears : soap is not only the best | in all the world for toilet and bath but also for shav- ing. Pears was the in- | ventor of shaving sticls soap. All sorts of Peary’ soap, sorts | of oresacit k: eopeciaily dregamen Thus | DIRECTORY | OF RESPONSIBLE HOUSES. Catalogues and Priee Lists Matled on Applieation. r 2 enaa ATTORNEY. I C] . | %oa California. st., Cuate bullatng. | e e S SO | COAL, COKE AND PIG IRON. J.C. WILSON & CO.. /% Ratterg St | COPPERS MITH. | Ship Phu ;mboa C. W. SMITH. £ Wenr s aany 1ad | 18 Washington st Telephone Main 584l ELECTRICAL. D. D. WASS, Fleotrical Pngineer. 3 Fast st. FRESH AND SALT MEATS. JAS. BOYES & C0. 857", Saimim™ Clay. Tel. Main 128, GALVANIZING AND METALS, METAL. OILS. LUBRICATING OTLS. LEONARD & ELLIS, 418 Front st., 8 F. Phone Main 1715, PAINTS. Cylinder & Lubricating Olls, Schneider's oL & Tront 87 Candles. C. G. CLINCH & CO.. 3 PRINTING. E C. HUGHES, PRINTER. 511 Sansome st., & ¥. PRINTERS. BOOK BINDERS. THE HICKS-JUDD_ CO., 23 First st., San Francisco. STATIONER AND PRINTER. | roegaatc PARTRIDGE ™ Ghneewe WHITE ASH STEAH COAL, 13 % | DIAMOND COAL MINING CO.. at its RIVER cou.u:m:;. is the Coal In