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-: ( O O o o o S )tk Speculation in San Francisco. A San Francisco correspondent of the N. Y. Times writes: "Everything seems to be subordinated to the mining stocks and to speculations in mining. Here thev are not satisfied with one board, but they must have tllree, although the popu lation of San Francisco is barely 270,000. There U the Pacific Hoard, the California lioarJ, and the San Francisco Bnard, eacli of which has its Stock Exchange and is independent of the others. This is pretty much as if there should be in New York City an Atlantic Stock Exchange and a New York City Stock Exchange. But though the business transacted in Gotham represents a population of over two mil lions, one Stock Exchange has hitherto been found amply sufficient. It is ob--vious from this one fact that gambling in mining shares must be a very general pursuit, and indeed it is. The man who resolutely confines himself to the strict channels of his immediate business is looked upon by the community with those mingled feelings of contempt and admiration which a thorough-paced drunkard feels for a teetotal friend. lie envies his wealth, and admires the calm blood which courses through the unfav ored veins, yet, after all, he thinks the man is a milk-sop, too cowardly to know the joys of Bacchus. So here in San Francisco, everybody take3 a nibble at the treacherous bait. The merchant down town, whose capital is just suffi cient for his importing business, is on the sly bearing Ophir, while the wife of Ins bosom has bought the same stock for a rise, llis clerks are all embarked on small speculativeships of the same kind, and condemn themselves to voluntary poverty in hopes of making a great raise, and then going into business for them selves. Even the very cook in the kitch en is enabled, through the discriminating business tact of some brokers, to share in the delirious dance, fjr with so small a sum as a foliar one can venture in. "The method by which the single dollars of the poorest classes of the community are raked in by the sharks of Leidersdorlt" and California streets, is the familiar put and call of Wall and Broad in our own delightful city. Here you can have a put or call upon a single share of Oj hir or any other stock iu the market for one dollar. The consequence is that the minds of almost the entire adult popula tion are riveted upon mining stock. Bul letinajof the prices current are circulated every tialf hour, exposed iu all the bro ker's offices and iu all the money ex changes, and sent to all the leading hotels. The large broking offices, where 1... i . , ' uioiiiusa is uoue on a granu scale, are furnished with enormous black-boards on which the dill'ereut stocks are painted in legible white characters, and the fluctua tions are marked in chalk every hour. In front of these offices hundreds of men gather every day, coming as early as 9 l'clock and lingering until the final quo tations are marked, when they slowly re- xire. sometimes, when there is a jrreat excitement in the mining shares, there arc thousands of loiterers, the sidewalks are chocked, and to pass on one must walk iu the street itself amonr the bust ling vehicles. fhey are essentially a queer crowd, composed ot speculators and 'Joafers. Not that there is any intrinsic dilTerence between them, for the specula tor of this character is simply a loafer who lias raised a stake ami is awaiting results, and the loafer is a speculator who is penniless and is awaiting a stake trora some fortunate comrade. You may know easily the men who are in luck from those who are out. The former have decent habiliments, anil heavy watch-chains of gold quartz in broad setting; the latter are clad in rusty western cloth from which the dye has faded, leaving the color au indescribable kind of purple. They have neither watches nor watch chains, and dinner is a problem to be solveieither by abundant cheek or by the spirit of carnadcrie which such a pur suit is calculated to evolve. There they staud, the lucky and the penniless, iu rain and sunshine, during the livelong day, watching that miserable speculative pot boiling. So long as they can make a lucky hit or tw, or can borrow from others, they continue this extraordinary kind of life. When they are what is emphatically called "played out," the euterprisiug seek the mines, and the shiftless drift into crime. "This is eventually worse than the lot terries, ft.r with them the gambler's ener gies are not paralyzed, and he can work for his living and buy lottery tickets too. But here it is not so. The mere fact that a man has got a put upon some favorite stock, seems to entitle him, in his own mind, to a positive respite from any ac tive occupation until the turn is decided for or against him." A French Soldier's PuxisnMEXT. Desi-rtiou, though far from being an un common offense in the French army, does not yet seem to Piave attained to the dig nity of a regular profession among our neighbors. The French military code is sternly carried out. Tims the career of a man named Joseph Boulanger has just been summarily cut short by a court martial for offenses w hich in England would have been visited with compara tively gentle reproofs. Boulanger en listed on the 15th of January, 1873, in the First Regiment of Infantry, and de serted on the Gth of May following. In no long time, however, he was caught and sentenced to four years' imprisonment, instead of the four mouths usually meted out to a deserter from the British army. Nor is a French military prison by any means a pleasant residence for loungeis of the criminal class. The work is hard, the tare more than plain, aud the dis cipline strict a convict may say cruel. During the few months of his sojourn in the penitentiary, Boulanger had spent titty-three days in the black-hole a species ot confinement which seems to have ultimately rendered him somewhat irniauie. lie lore jus cioaK to pieces one night, and was put in irons as a punishment, lie was theu rash enough to strike oue Sergt. Ilotot a blow in the fate with his fist. For this last offence Boul Anger has been condemned to death Mount Ararat. The present fashion ot luountaiu-climbing counts another tn umph. Mount Ararat has been success fully ascended by Mr. Bryce, of Lincoln's Inn. This is believed to be either the third or fourth ascent, the first having been made by Parrot iu 1834, and the second by Abich in 1830. The mountain is 17,212 feet in height, and the last 4,000 feet had to he climbed alone, the Cossack escort refusing to go further. The Ar menians of the neighborhood believe the mountain to be accessible, and insist that Noah's ark still remains upon the summit. As mountains go, however, Ararat is not a particularly hard climb. The peak is a sugar-loaf peak of volcanic origin, cov eied with suow, and as no glaciers de scend the mountain there are none of their added dangers to meet. A Convict Guide in Servia. A correspondent of the London Tele graph writes: The oddities of Belgrade lite, normal and abnormal (certain feat ures of the Russian occupation taking a conspicuous place in the latter category), would nil a small and singularly divert ing volume; but there are serious, even tragical times, during which one hesi tates, even under the strongest temp tation, to lay stress upon, or even call attention to, the comic aspects of men and things Servian. Nevertheless, one trilling incident of recent occurrence strikes me as being so intrinsically and harmlessly funny that I cannot forbear narrating it, as nearly as possible, in the words of the person to whom it happened, a Young Russian of my acquaintance here. This gentleman, having demanded and received permission to inspect the citadel, was conducted over the works and the Konak by the Servian command ant, a somewhat stout officer, who, how ever, when my friend expressed a desire to ascend to the top of the minaret hard by, from which an extensive view of the surrounding country is commanded, ex cused himself from accompanying M. De to that "bad eminence," but offered him a trusty guide, and called up a strap ping young fellow in a sort of fatigue uniform of drab-colored canvas, whom he instructed to conduct the Gospodin. Ar rived upon the tiny platform, M. De first took in the panorama at his leisure, and then bent his eyes downward toward the place fronting the Konak, where he noticed several exceptionally line men, clad iu a costume exactly similar to that worn by his companion. "Tell me," he exclaimed, turning to the latter, "who may those men be, and to what branch of the service do they belong f ".Look, Gospodin," replied his guide, "that one there is the brother ot the Minister ; he has twenty years; it is because he killed his wife. That other one, the tall youth with the sweeping mustache, he will not be here so long. lie is the son of Senator . He only killed a man who oliended him." And thus he went on with his catalogue. It should be re membered that my friend, a slight and somewhat delicate young fellow, was en tirely alone with his interlocutor, a sinewy giant of truculent aspect, upon a narrow ledge ot stone sixty or seventy teet above the level ot the ground. His toeliugs may be more readily imagined than described when this ventleman iu drab, who had just reveileJ himself, by implication, to be a galertano, turned to him with hid eous jocularity, aud, slapping him ami cably on the shoulder, observed in a tone of restraine I pride, such as is assumed by modest merit, "I also am a twenty ye.trs' man, for you see I too have killed my wife." My friend replied, in as steady a voice as he could command tor the mo meut, "That is indeed very remarkable and interesting. Perhaps I am keeping you from your regular avocations! think, perhaps, we had better go down." When thev got to the last step of the staircase, the amiable misogynist turned short around upon M. De , and, stretching out his "red right hand,'" ejacu lated, "I like thee, thou art a good man Let m cordially shake hands." What was my unfortunate' friend to do? Let us mercifully drop a vail over the inevitable accolade the culminating horror of this tragic comical, eminently Servian episode Moslem Priests in the Field. Had the Turkish soldier been well led, he would have goue straight to Belgrade, and the whole busiue-s would have been set tied forthwith. It has always been a beautiful sight to see him go into battle Even the Softa battalions caught the spirit of the soldier and went into action like men. I remember a very striking instance. It was towards evening time when TcIiernajetFs newly-arrived Rus sians were trying to fight their way up the face of our position at Resavel. It was clear somebody must stop them, and they were sheltered from Cur guns by the wood below. The Softas were called up, got into line, "dressed," and ordered to double down the bill. For a moment there was comparative silence, naught but the rattle of musketry aud artillery was heard. The priests were gathering inspiration it was their first battle-field. Then with one voice they shouted "Al lah !" and with this religious appeal they dashed into the woods. Ill fared it with Russian and Serb, that day; for the Sofcas went on passing between the trees and searching f r the fue, which, when fY-uud, they incontinently destroyed. There wa9 no more cheering until we reached the village at the end of the wood aud the last Serb had fled. Then there was another loud shout, which told that the priests had won their maiden fight and were victorious. London Tele graph. A Question of Boxes. Whilst travel ing along the coast of Morocco, I once made the acquaintance of a deserter from the French Algerian army,wlio had settled in that town some ten years previously. During that period he had employed him self in the collection of the bones of the ani mals which were rejected daily by the ad jacent burgs of Rabett and Saleh. When at last his courtyard became choked with an accumulation of bones of every de scription, estimated at some 4,000 pounds weight, he made an application to be al lowed to ship them to Marseilles. "What do thej- want all those bones at Marseilles for?" the Kadi asked. "Out of them they turn knife-handles and buttons, and a great many other useful articles," replied the Frenchman. "I will allow you to export these bones," the Kadi returned, "but with the condition that before shipping they shall be examined piece by piece by a tribunal of four butchers, whose services you will have to pay, in order to state that no bones of Moslems are found amongst the lot, for you understand that I never could consent to have knife-handles and buttons turned out of the sacred remains of my forefathers." The bones in question are lying yet at Rabett. Lon don Standard. W hex Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer in Illinois he and the judge once o-ot to bantering one another about trading horses, and it was agreed that the next morning at nine o'clock they should make a trade, the horses to be unseen up to that hour, and no backing out, under a forfeit ure of $23. At the hour apjminted the judge came up, leading the sorriest-looking specimen of ahorse ever seen in those parts. In a few minutes Mr. Lincoln was seen approaching with a wooden saw horse upon lus shoulders. Great w ere the shouts and the laughter of the crowd, and loth were greatly increased when Mr. Lincoln, on surveying the judge's animal, set down the saw-horse and exclaimed, "Well, judge, this is the first time I ever got the worst of it in a horse trade!" Ocr very mistakes in life may be over ruled for a higher end, and our tears wa ter growth that may be rich with immor tal foliage and fruit. The Charmers of Hindoostan. Many of these Hindoo jugglers who live in the silence of the pagodas, says an India correspondent of the Franco-American, perform feats far surpassing the prestidigations of Robert Houden, and there are many others who produce the most curious phenomena in magnetism and catalepsy upon the first objects that come across their way, that I have often wondered whether the Brahmins with their occult sciences have not made great discoveries in the questions which have recently been agitated in Europe. On one occasion, w hile I and others were in a cafe with Sir Maswell, he or dered his dobochy to introduce the charm er, in a lew moments a lean Hindoo. almost naked, with an ascetic face and bronze color, entered. Around his neck. arms, thighs and body were coiled ser pents of different sizes. After salutinf us he said: "God be with you. I am Chibh-Chindor, son of Caibh-Gontnalh-Mava." . "We desire to see what you can do," said our host. "I obey the orders of Siva, who has sent me here," replied the fakir, squatting down upon one of the marble slabs. lhe serpents raised their heads and hissed, but without showing any anger. 1 hen taking a small pipe, attached to a wick iu his hair, he produced scarcely audible sounds, imitating the tailapaca, a bird that teeds upon bruised cocoanuts. Here the serpents uncoiled themselves, and one after another glided to the floor. As soon as they touched the ground they raised about one-third of their bodies, and began to keep time to their master's music. Suddenly the fakir dropped his instrument and made several passes with his haDds over the serpents, of whom there were about ten, all of the most deadly cobra species of India. His eye assumed a strange expression. We all felt an undefinable uneasiness, and sought to turn away our gaze from him. At this moment a small shocra, w hose business was to hand fire in a small brazier for lighting cigars, yielded to his influence, lay down and fell asleep. Five minutes passed thus, and we felt that if the man ipulations were to continue a few seconds more we should all, fall asleep. Chondo theu rose, and making two more passes over the shocra, said to it: "Give the commander some fire." The young ser pent rose, and without tottering came and offered fire to its master. It was piuched, pulled about, till there was no doubt of its being actually asleep. Nor would it move from Sir Mas well's side till ordered to do so by the fakir. We then examined the other cobras. Paralyzed by magnetic influence, they lay at full length on the ground. On taking them up we found them stiff as sticks. They were in a state of complete catalepsy. The fakir then awakened them, aud they then returned and again coiled themselves arouud his body. On asking us if he could make us feel his in fluence, lie made a few passes over our legs; and instantly we lost the use of these limbs; we could not leave our seats. He then released us as easily as he had paralyzed us. Chibh-Chondor closed his seance by experimenting upon inanimate objects. By mere passes with his hands in the di rection of the object to be acted upon, and without leaving his seat, be paled and extinguished lights in the furthest parts of the room, moved the furniture, including the divans upon which we sat, opened and closed the doors. Catching sight of a Hindoo, who was drawing wa ter from a well in the garden, he made a pass in his direction, aud the rope sud denly stopped in its descent, resisting all the efforts of the astonished gardener. With another pass the rope again de scended. I asked Chibh-Chondor, "Do you em ploy the same means in acting upon in animate objects that you do upon living creatures?" He replied, "I have only one means." "What is it?" "The will. Man, who is the result of all intellectual and material forces, must dominate over all. The Brahmins know nothing beside this." A Burning Island. Some thirty-rive years ago thero ap peared iu the Mediterranean sea a little island, thrown up by volcanic action; it was in fact a crater, from which steam and cinders were still issuing, to the height of several hundred feet. The spectacle was a very grand one as witnessed by sea men, the eruption being accompanied by a loud roaring noise, and discharges of forked lightning within the ascending column of hot steam and cinders. About four months after this, the spot was vis ited by a British frigate, having on board Walter Scott, who was on his way to Malta in seacch of health. The volcanic action had so far ceased that he was able to land and examine the little dependency of Great Britain, and, having considerable interest in anything out of the common course, he decided to do so. Mounted upon the shoulders of a stout sailor, he rode almost to the top of the island, where he found two dolphins aud a robin, all dead, no doubt, from the hot temper ature. On one side steam was bubbling from the ground, which spread itself all around the base of the island, surround ing it as with a cloak. The atmosphere, strongly impregnated with brimstone, was almost suffocatiug; and if a hole was dug iu the ground, it was at once filled with boiling water. Shortly afterward the island disappeared aa suddenly as it sprang into existence in a night. A Nondescript. The Providence, Rhode Island, Journal says: Tuesday one of the oddest aud ugliest specimens we have ever seen was caught in the trap of William Weaver, off Taylor's Point, Canonicut Island. It is about three and a half feet in length by about oue aud a halt leet in breadth in its widest part, with skin like that of a shark; an ugly mouth, with four rows of teeth, aud its shape is something like that of a bellows fish. Its mouth is on the head extremity, and not at all underneath, while its side fins are more like the clipped wings of a lowl. It was very savage, and when an attempt was made to take it from the trap with a large, iron-rimmed scoop-net it sprang forward like a snapping turtle and seized the rim of the net and hung to it until it was placed in the boat. One of the fishermen afterward attempted to poke him with a short stick, and the fish seemingly contracted his body and then sprang savagely forward, seizing the man's finger and laceratingitseverely. The nondescript weighs over thirty pounds. A niece of Mungo Park, the African explorer, is living in destitute circum stances in Scotland. She is seveuty-three years of age. A subscription paper is goiug the rounds for her benefit. It. is hoped the money will reach her before it becomes necessary to use it for her funeral expenses. 1 "Wisdom That Pays. Inducement for Visitor to Siton at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. THE UNANIMOUS VERDICT OF LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. xVs it is certain that during the present month there will he a great influx of visitors to this city, both from the interior and other states, the question of the most desirable hotel to stop at is au important one. It need not be said that by universal consent San Francisco has the reputatiou of being pro vided with the finest caravausariws of any city in the United States, and also that the management is eminently ellicient and satis factory. Without any intention, therefore, of making the least invidious comparison, it may be honestly stated that by a large number of ladies and gentlemen, who have visited this city from time to time and re sided here at the Cosmopolitan liotel, on the corner of Bush and Sansome streets, S. F., this elegantly finished aud perfectly appont ed establishment is pronounced the most1 pleasant and comfortable on the Pacific Coast. They all say that, while stopping at it, they re ceived prompt aud courteous attention, occu pied handsome and cheerful apartments, were served with sumptuous meals, which in cluded all the delicacies furnished by the market, and M ere charged so reasonable as to remove from their minds till ideas of extrava gance which, as a rule, are inseparable from living at a first-class hotel. The ladies have all been warm iu their praise of the cosy warmth and elegance of the sitting-rooms de voted to their use, aud the geutlemeii ppeak in equally flattering terms of the comforts of their sitting and reading-rooms, with grati fied references to both the bar aud billiard saloon. The fact is, II. II. Pearson, the ex perienced proprietor of this favorite caravan sary, is ever alive to the comfort of his guests and overlooks nothing that will contribute to lhe popularity of his house, lie supervises all the departments himself, and excuses no carelessness or inattention on the part of the employees. All visitors to San Francisco will therefore be wise to stop at the Cosmopolitan Hotel during their stay in this city. S. F. Daily 1'ost. Dr. Price's Special Flavoring Ex tracts. These Flavoring Extracts have won their way to public favor from their met its. No housekeeper who has flavored a cake, pud- diug or cream with Dr. Price's .Flavors, will ever return to the use of the cheap Flavor ing Extracts that flood the market. Holiday Presents. The new colored Spherical Photographs now being produced by Messrs. I. W. Taber it Co., 28 Alontgomeiy street, S. F., are just the thing for holiday presents, lhis style of picture is entirely new, and as the process is patented no other hou.se can produce them. Don't fail to see them when you visit the city. Unshaken. While other articles of their kind are large- adulterated. Dr. Prices Cream Bakiuir Powder holds its unshaken position as the purest, best and most reliable. In all par ticulars that constitutes perfect results, it canuoi De approaciieu ny any otner liaking Powder in the market. Land Owners Without Patents Should enclose $2 with their receipts to Col. Li. liingliam it (Jo., Attorneys lor Claims, &c Washington, D. C, and receive their Laud raieuts. Done His Best. Dr. Price has done his best to make his American Perfumes superior in sweetness, Iresnness ana permanency of odor to those made iu this or any other country, and ladies of most exquisite taste have decided that his intentions have been successfully carried out Cancbii can bs Cuuko. 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JIOOKH S HAIR lMtODIC er," lOtt Market street, San J-'ranciiwo. jeT t v ii i r o r ' i r it I .-t r h Heart Disease ! NtTltK fl'KK. II.OO per nottle. Address Ir OyHter. Paola, Kan. $250 A MON Til Agents wanted everywhere. BiiHiness bouorable and lirst-class. Par ticulars sent tree. Address .1. WOUTH fe CO..M. Louis. Mo. AWAUDED TO FALMEK'S EDGE TOOLS, by the Mechanics' Institute Fair, 1S75. Manulactorv. ci. . , . . .. I . i r-. i A r - . J oi., l.T-fcwccii tin auu ni ii. oan r rancisco. 53 ItftlM-rol, CAKIIM. or 35 AMSOIIT ed SnowUake, Embossed, etc., with jour name printed on them lor cts. A vent U'atited. ii samples ior stamp, iso postals answered. l. V. trooi.KV, ROf:KTo.v. Mass. ixvai.io i'kxsioxs ixch:asi:i ii v a. i ne enactment ot receut law. AXKI1ICAS Mild FOKKIOX I'ATESTS: How to obtain them. Address Ge.n'l L. Bingham & Co., Attorneys for Claims and Advocates in Patent ana i.nnu i me cases. asiungton, J. J. J I.. CiSVKI.IS DO . TAL liUOMS, ssao Kearny St. near Hush. Etukr or Culorofoki administered. A lady assutant in at tendance. uBaduatbs only em ployed to operate. rjMIE BEST AND CHEAPEST r- i i-.j-si tS-i'J.'S, Bed Spreads, Lace Curtains. Muslins, Flannels. Dress U.iiiHh KilL-a Will i:i.iv... o.wl il 1. 1 1 . . , . . . . ... ..... (niu an r i ii ii i in i7ry a Fancy tioods, selling at 30 and SH Third St., S.F, MAXGi: A II INK. Tcutfd)C& gRotctpqarcn cfeftoft. TEETH SAVED. TMLLTNG TEETH A SPECIALTY fiOI.TI STT.v X and Hone Fillings warranted. P.i'untitui ..tu EK Teeth for !IO and upward. Laughing Gas adminis of lereu. i en ears constant practice. UtNcc, IZOSl ter street, above Moutiromerv. San Frmwim-n Tu Slit the Elevator). 1)U. MoUFFEW. Dentist, ike FOR SAX,E! A HALF IXTEP.EST IN A WELL-ESTABLISHED buMuess, on Sans-oine street, San Frncis-o Cal Parties ilesirous of entering into a first-class business are invited to investigate. Ao Auentu tieed avulu Address M , P. O. Box -Z7l, S. F.. Cal. " DIVIDEND NOTICES, DIVIDEND NOTICE, NO. 3. COLLATEIJ L Loan and Savings Bank has declared a dividend of Two per cent, for November, payable December 5th to stockholders of record November 27th. FS. CAUTER, Sec'y. C10LLATETIAL LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK i corner Post and Kearny sts., S. F. The shares this bank are offered for subscription at JSlti per t-hare during the month of December. In January the price will be advanced to !S15 per share. The shares are now paying regular monthly dividends of se per cent. COMMERCIAL HOTEL, MONTGOMERY AVENUE and KEAIINY ST., San Francisco. A new and commodious four story Hotel, with 175 first clas light rooms, elegant ly furnished, and a strain elevator. Free Coach and Carriages to the House from ail points. Charges, S'-S.OO pur day. JO II' KF.LI.Y,Jr.,JIanafr, (For 6 year Prnprlctor'of tlie IIROOK A.Y." IIOTKL. N. r.) INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, 844 ami S20 Kearny St., Nan Frauclsto. 91 SO and ! OO PER DAT. H. C. PAT RIDGE. Proprietor. Two t'onrord Coaeliew. with the name of the Hotel on, will always be in waiting at the landing to convey passengers to the Hotel free. 8i?Be sure you get into the right Coach; if you do not. they will charge you. KRUG-CHAMPAGNE. PBIVATK Ct'VEE, In quarts and pints. KIIIELK, In quarts and pints. Pit Kit 12 l'AMTE, In quarts and pints. For sale by HELLMANN BROTHERS & CO. SOLE AGENTS, SAN FRANCISCO. 912 a day at home. Agents wanted. Outfit and terms Iree. TRUE & CO., Augusta, Maine, COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY TTMTVTTR.TTV CSV rATTTTlDMTA CALVERT'S CAKBOIJO SHESPWASH ti pe.T gallon. T. W. JACXSON. Ban Fran cisco, Sole Auent lor Ca 'ior nia and Nevada. ( vF7 C. & P. II. TIEESLL & CO., IMPOST US AND MAMUPAOTUBSK8 OF BOOTS AND SHOES, MO. 4 ID CLAY 8TKKKT, Between Sansome and Battery, SAN F KAN CISCO. dren a FINK CALF BOOTS. uraers solicited and promptly filled. All sixes and Qualities made at the lowest market prices. cAnuuuc l iic kuuub sun prices. GOLD AND SILVER SAVING. Manhattan Ore Treating Co., by Jbecor s Process. XTTOIIK ORES IN LOTS FROM FI FT Y TOUNDS V T to a number of tons. Also FOR SALE the machinery appertaining to Secor's method of working ores by amalgamating under steam pressure, whereby quicksilver is thrown up to the top of the pulp, tne forcing It into contact with all the fine gold. By actual trial, ores worked cold, and with the tteain pressure, produced a difference of from 30 to 40 per cent. In favor of the latter. For particulars apply at tlie office. Room 89 Steven son Building, San Francisco. CHAN. K. NKCOIt. Vrrsldrnt. It?:r,o3-:r,:ess! THERE IS MONEY IN IT! THE PACIFIC Artesian and Prospecting (Patented July 25th, 1ST6.) ADAPTED TO ALL KINDS OF WELL-UOK1AU Slmiilr, Ikuraltle and Ktlit-ient. State and County Rights lor Sale. Semi f..r Circulars, giving price, etc., to t iii . jhfih..t, SA hLAMI I UIA 1, Li. ACIFfiC ISusiucss College, 320 POST STKEET, OPPOSITE UNION SQUARE, SAN FRANCISCO. The oldest and most complete Commercial Col lege on the coast. Elegant halls; new furniture: thor ough instruction ; practical teachers; high standing with tne puoiic. biuuent8 can commence at any time. Day and evening sessions. Circulars may be had iree on application. LAUREL HALL B0AEDING SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES, SAN MATE.0, CAL. IlEV. E. It. CIIl'KCII.A.H., Principal. riMIE NEXT SESSION BEGINS THURSDAY. JAN, L 4. IS J 7. With went, improvements lu build im;s and apnoi ntmenls the best fucilities are offered young ladies for a thorough course iu English, the Modern Languages. Music and Art. Those wishing to secure places for their daughters should address the Principal at an early day. WHITNEY & HOLMES The Finest Toned and Most Durable Made. NEW STYLES. NEW SOLO STOPS. Warranted Five Years. Send for Price Lists. WHITNEY & HOLMES ORGAN CO.. Quincy, 111 THE RISDON Iron and Locomotive Works, COB. BliLE 1ND HOWAED 8T8.. SlK FKANCISOO. Manufacturers of Steam Engines, Quartz and Flonr Mill Machinery. Steam Boilers ( Marine. Locomotive and Stationary), Marine Engines (High and Low Pres sure). All kinds of light and heavy Castings, at low est prices. Cams and Tappets, with chilled faces, guaranteed -M) per cent, more durable than ordinarj Iron. KENDALL'S Improved Quartz Mill QTJAETZ MINING REVOLUTIONIZED ALIGHT, CHEAP and POWERFUL MILL at one half the cost of the usual style. Send for Circs lar and Price List to STEPHEN KENDALL, Car of K. A. II ii tit In x ton, 148 and 145 Fremont St.. Man rranefneo. Cal. LADIES, ATTENTION! riHE UNDERSIGNED, HAVING ESTABLISHED J- a Purchasing Agency In san Francisco, will at tend promptly to all orders for Ladies' and Children's Furnishing Goods, Millinery, Patterns, &c. A com mission of ten per cent, will be charged. Satisfaction guaranteed. Tlie nion y must accompany each order. Letters cheerfully hjkI promptly answered. Samples of goods sent if requested. For responsibility refer to the editor of this paper. Address Mm. M. A. WHKELKlt, i:tl O'l'ai-relt fit.. J". '. DUR YEA'S GLEN COVE STARCH BKCKIVED TUB Highest Award and Medal AT THR CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION. AS FHASCISCO BUAXCH OF TBI National Wire and Lantern Works, Of New York, (Howard 4 Mobsb, Propr's). 420 Sansome St., San Francisco. f ANLTACTURERS OF BRASS, COPPER. STEEL lTl and IRON WIRE CLOTH Specialties: Itra smlNtrrl ICattery Nrreenn. I.nrnnintivr Wlro Clotli, anil Heavy Mining: Cloth. Ornamental Wire Work. KtdilleH.MIeves. Mlilp an1 Itailroail Lanterns, Wire fence. Kallintr, tnariln, etc. Represented In San Francisco by JOIIX I. II Kit I NO, I.rfte Manager with EcVrfeldt Co. MACHINIST TOOLS, Minini an Saw Mill Machinery. TEALER IN ALL KINDS OF NEW AND SECOND hand ENGINES AND BOILERS, And other Machinery Bought and Sold. J. IIEXDY, 3 Fremont St., San Francisco. 1)OUTADLE MILLS, BOLTING CLOTH. MILL Machinery of all descriptions. Flour Mills built by contract or by lhe day. Call particular attention to our Feed Mills for Farmer's use. Send lor descriptive circular and price-list. JOS. WAGNER & CO., 1 1 3 and Hit Mission St., San Francisco. 9 ARTIFICIAL LIMBS. (Dr. Blt's Patent). MANUFACTURER BY MENZO SPRING, NO ltttt Tehama street, near Third. San FranrUm Sendfir Circular. AGKENTS WANTED To s 11 the lalrat ' - . let and eheanewt KXPOMITIOX lOK published : also the fast-selling b.ok, "GKXKKAl CLSTER," the great Indian fighter, and the fa mous Mark T waiii'M hist book. Apply or address A. ROMAN & CO., 11 Montgomery street. San Francisco. PATENTS. FA. LEHMANN, Solicitor of Patents, Washington V. C. No Patent No Pay. Send for Circular. Men's and Boys' SUITS, OVERCOATS, Shirts -AND- UNDERWEAR, ReaflF Me TO ORDER. J. & P. COATS Have neen awarded a Medal and Diplo ma at tlie Centennial Kxwoaltlon, and commended by tlie Judge lor "SUPERIOR STRENGTH -AND- EXCELLENT QUALITY OF SPOOL COTTON." , a. T. GOSHORN. Director-Gen'l. 6kal. J. R. HAWLEY, Pres t. v Alex. R. Botklkr, Sec'y pro tern. KITTLE & CO.. A sent a for Pacific Coast. m so - CO m LU CENTENNIAL SUCCESS ! OUR HOME SHUTTLE SEWING MACHINE was awarded the first and highest prize and di ploma at the Exposition in Philadelphia, and any company claiming U have received any higner honors does so to deceive the public. AVe sell "the best sewing machine for the least money." and challenge compe titi'in. Every machine is furnished with the cele brated Hall treadle (a f 12 attachment), without extra cost, and warranted for live y-ars. Country agents and city canvassers wanted. Call and examine be fore purchasing elsewhere. JOHNSON, CLARK & CO., IT Xmv Montgomery St., Man Francisco. Factories Orange, Mass. THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA OTSTEIS AND CANNING COMPANY. rpiTE BOOKS OF THE COMPANT ARE NOW -L open for subscription for a limited amount of capital stock. Address or apply at the office of the Company, No, 6 LeidesdorfF Street, Hayward'B Building, San Francisco, California. C3?"Shareho1ders will have the preference In the purchase of goods. Orders for stock can be sent through Wells, Fargo. & Co., addressed to the Secre tary of the G. C. O. & Co. W. SALTEK MANNING. Sec'y. CUMMINGS& SONS, 327 Kearny St., S. F. AK3TTS FOR AMKRICAS WALTHAX (Mars.) WATOHKN. Examine our prices of American Waltham Watches, by sending for our price list, which are marked exceedingly low. and convince yonrelve. All Watches sent by ex press; persons have the privilege of not only looking at them before buying, but can deposit with Weils. Fargo & Co. the amount of the watch, and have atrial of at least two or three weeks before the money is sent to us. If the Watch Is not what you sent for, or does not keep the correct time, or you art in any tcay dir sa titlea with, it, our instructions to Wells, Fargo & Co. to refund the money. We are determined to build up a reputation on this coast that will give satisfaction to all. Hen d for price-lid t. frice-luit ent free. SAN FRANCISCO Journal of Commerce. TUB LARGEST, MOST RELIABLE. 1HD Best Commercial Paper PUBLISHED ON THE PACIFIC COAST. IT COSTAIS8 A Complete List of Jobbers' Prices, And a General Review of all Goods sold in this Market. A MERCHANT WILL SAVE MUCH MORE THAN THE PRICE OK THE PAPER BY SUBSCRIB ING FOR THIS VALUABLE JOURN AL. Terms of Subscription, - $5.00 per Year. ry Sample Copies sent on Applica tion. S. F. Journal of Commerce Publishing Co., 414 CLAY STREET, lioots and Shoes. JOIIX KILLIVAS, N. E. cor. Bat tery and Jackson Sts., ian Francisco, oners to make to order the best French Calf Leather BOOTS at from H to 9: Cal- lrnrnln tputt, II . u . u . l- . " ., Oxford 1ie.JI; California, 3.50. Boys' o V "..1" " a"a "noes made to order. Persons in the country ordering Boots and Z.h the ,an,,ount of tli or more will! allowed a pT.r...i1 w fJurpr cent to ,,1ake the express MANUFACTURE ONLY. Boou and Shoes sent C. O. D. Positively one price. RUBBER, COATS ! Wholesale and Retail, Tyer's Rntter Store, 61 9 Sacramento St. San Francisco. Agents WANTED for the most popular selling BOOKS published. Address, for full particulars. A. L. Co., 731 Mabkit St.. S. F.J L&rgesT STOCK -IX- San Francis -:o:- rice! C 0. D. The Sunday School Times, of which H n bull and George A. Peltz areeditors and'jt , Jn maker is publisher, will, in 1877 .contain i" ?n,u'V sin lha Tntupn.ithm.il lu-ona 1. .. i . ' 1 l'l! tl. on the International lessons, by Profc T,'i.-UJMW and A. C Kendrick: a popular ei 'mvcV,.1 lfv9 lessons every week, by the Hev. Newmll",ii0?.u London: and a practical lical ailD'icutinn ..r .. ot truths, by II. Clay Trumbull. This iihinm,,. x- wt f ii nine win ii sent a SD.f imo Of the Scholars' Quarterly, the best ssundav ?"W lesson help for scholars published. w-toul specimens 01 tlie Weekly Lesson Leaf s,.m r he most complete leaf of any; although it m soidS Thei so low a priee. Add ress J'JILN L. WATTLES. Business Mana. 610 Chestnut Street, PuVl EVERY Farmer, Miner and Granger SHOULD SUBSCRIBE FOK TH SAX FllANCISCO WEEKLY POST. The Popular Weekly. Enlarged and Improved. The Best and Cheapest IT ADVOCATES THE RIGHTS OF SETTLES!. ONLY S2.00 A YEAR. ONLY S2.00 A YEAR. ONLY S2.00 A YEAR. Postage 20 eta. additional. tySend for Sample Copy. The low price at -wh!cli It la published commands for It a very larpe circuit tion. Every Farmer and Business Man Pticmld sub scribe for it. An unequalled medium for AdverUKrt, Tie San Francisco Daily lumi M Will be Enlarged and Improved. THE POPULAR JOURNAL OF SAN FRANCISCO. Sfrvfd by Carriers at 1 1-4 eta. pn week: by Mall, n year, 5.0-U months, 'i.50 three months, SI. 50. Postage 70 cts. additional. HALL'S 1 TYLER ST., 8AS FHAilHO. t3fSend for Circular. J"o Agent. Wheat Has Advanced! II VT PUMPS ARE LOWER. PUMPS, POMPS, PUK FOB Hand. ITouHe, Oarden, Farm, Field, for Ieei "Wells, or Shallow Wells, Force Pumps of Every Description, Brass Cylinders, Iron Cylinders, PITCHER SPOUT PUMPS, CISTEEN PUKPS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Trade discounts ptven on application. The Trade invited to call, or write for prices. gave money, study economy, by writing to CHAS. P. HOAG, IIS Bcale Street, near Howard. San Francisco General A jrent Kclipse Windmill". UNION WIRE MATTRESS CO. .liluillUiiiujill.illllliiilulJl.M-V i.ll.l. . J.JlUlllldMMl in.iriiiiii1.iitii.itTiFTTri I I Tfr.wfun eOMKTIUXU KXT1KKL.Y . O SUFKKIOK TO ALL. FOR STRENGTH, LIGHTNESS AVDDJRABlUTY UNSURPASSED. The only Mattresa THAT CAN BE TIGHTENED OR LOOSEN KD AT PLEASURE. . Warranted for five years. Send for Circular n Price List to TRUMAN S. CLARK, Sole Agent. 217 Bush St.. San FranciKCQS; 1 . . n CAR BE TREATED WITH SUCCESS Ateh KNIFE OS CAOSTICS and without pain. Addre Or. A. H. BROWN. I 'NEW HATKN. COS Correspondence from physicians also sollcliL- AITHnilSF AND RAYMOND rpiIE Best and Cheapest SelMieppljtinP Jnn. A. World. LiKhUDurablendSinii.leinCii-'r Send for Price-list to BAKKK A HA " i.: san rrsncisco ana sucrami-nm. LepiHT and ,y obtained. OB I W B AClr obtained Uff V J I W everywhere. dence Immaterial. Affidavits sufflcieni after decree. Address (with stamp) ,rRen. U K. 8 MARVY N. Washington St.. t.nic P.N. P.O. No-12 F A V OR FTE C 1 C ARn"TEFOR W E The only Comp Simple and Pr cal machine ever vented for iparei.i." Samples bynw- mtm. Address ELLIS MFG. Co., WalthaM'1 n H EALD'S EBUSINESS l0LgL 24 Fes ct. I Pupils rdacateJ i . thorouxhly lerKrnjr, I prartK-allr Wr S.F. Cat. I aaccMiIni ca Jyrsss rver ia liia. SHE253 tsaaBp rT i . . . i t .. .r r . . .. i . ...... . i. . . where. The Times is sent to new subscriu.V1' months on trial, for 25 cents; one year. 115. 3 ''-5v5SI?BEESSi M7I 3 S , ! gyj 1J iixu lift mum I :,,.Jr . --c -