Langley's San Francisco directory for the year commencing 1890, Part 11

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Publication date: 1890
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There is also in connection with the church a paro- chial school conducted by four sisters and one teacher.

St. Teresa's Church.

Location, east side of Tennessee street, between Butte and Solano, Potrero. Rev. P. O'Connell, Pastor. Rev. F. Pintinelli, Assistant.

Masses on Sundays at seven and ten o'clock A. M.

Church of the Holy Cross.

Location, Calvary Cemetery. Rev. John McGinty, Pastor ; Rev. John Rogers, Assistant; residence, 1826 Eddy street. Masses on Sundays at eight and half- past nine o'clock A. M. Sunday School after last Mass.

St. John the Baptist Church.

Location, north side of Eddy street, between Oc- tavia and Laguna. Rev. M. D. Connolly, Pastor ; pas- toral residence, 1122 Eddy street.

Masses Sundays at stx, seven, nine and half-past ten o'clock A. M. Vespers Sundays, at half-past seven o'clock P. M. Sunday School at half-past two o'clock P. M.

St. Brendan's Church.

Location, northeast corner of Fremont and Harri- son streets. Rev. John F. Nugent, Pastor ; residence, 320 Harrison. Rev. M. P. Scanlan, Assistant Pastor. Daily masses at half-past seven A. M., and on Sun- days at six, half-past seven, nine and half-past ten A. M .; Rosary and Benediction at half-past seven P. M .; Sunday School at half-past nine A. M., taught by the Sisters of Mercy.

Yglesia de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe.

Location, north side of Broadway street, between Mason and Taylor. Rev. A. M. Satandreu, Pastor ; pastoral residence, 908 Broadway street. Rev. Antonto de Benedet, Assistant Pastor.

This church was organized for the benefit of the Spanish and Portuguese residents.

Services are held in the Spanish language at ten o'clock A.M., on Sundays and Festival days. Masses at seven, nine and half-past ten o'clock A. M. Vespers at half-past seven o'clock P. M. Masses on week days at half-past aix and seven o'clock A. M.

Sts. Pietro e Paolo Church.

Location, northeast corner of Filbert and Dupont streets. Rev. Raphael de Corolis, Pastor ; Rev. Cheru- bino de Romanis, Assistant Pastor; residence, 1600 Dupont.

All Hallows' Church.

Location, east side Susquehanna street, near Rail- road avenue, South San Francisco. Rev. Timothy Fitzpatrick, Pastor. Masses on Sundays at half-past seven and ten o'clock A. M., and on week days at half- past seven o'clock A. M.

Church of St. Charles Borromeo.

Location, northwest corner of Shotwell and Eigh- teenth streets. Rev. P. J. Cummings, Pastor ; Rev. Patrick E. Mulligan, Assistant Pastor. Masses on Sundays at half-past six, half-past seven, nine and half-past ten o'clock A. M. Sunday School immedi- ately after the nine o'clock mass.

Sacred Heart Church.

Location, east stde of Fillmore street, between Fell and Oak. Rev. James Flood, Pastor; Rev. M. Lagan, Assistant ; residence, 550 Fillmore.

Star of the Sea Church.

Location, northwest corner of Point Lobos and Eighth avenues. Attended by the clergy of the Holy Cross.

Chapels.

In addition to services held at the different Roman Catholic churches throughout the city, religious exer- cises take place regularly at the following institu- tions : Presentation Convent Chapel, Powell street; St. Rose's Convent, corner Steiner street and Golden Gate avenne ; Sacred Heart Convent, corner of Taylor and Ellis streets ; St. Mary's Hospital Chapel, corner of First and Bryant streets ; Magdalen Asylum Chapel, Potrero avenue, near Twenty-first street; St. Vin- cent's Orphan Asylum, South San Francisco ; Sacred Heart College, corner of Larkin and Eddy streets ; St. Francis Technical School, corner Gough and Geary streets.

SWEDENBORGIAN.

First New Jerusalem Church.

Location, north side of O'Farrell street, between Mason and Taylor. Rev. John Doughty, Pastor ; resi- dence, 1508 Leavenworth street.

Services are held every Sabbath at eleven o'clock A. M. Administration of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper at the close of the morning service on the first Sundays in February, May, August and Novem- ber. Sabbath School at half past twelve o'clock P. M.

Second New Jerusalem Church.

Rev. J. Worcester, Pastor : residence, 1407 Jones. Meet at Druids' Hall, 413 Sutter street. Services at usual hours.

UNITARIAN.

First Unitarian Church.

Location, southwest corner of Geary and Franklin streets. Rev .. Horatio Stebbins, D. D., Pastor ; resi- dence, 1609 Larkin street.

The public religious services of the church are held on Sundays at eleven o'clock A. M. and half past seven o'clock P. M.

Other ministrations of the church are carried on by the Sunday School, which numbers about three hun- dred teachers and scholars. The Society for Christ- ian Work, including about fifty ladies, is the Chan- ning Auxilliary, which numbers about one hundred and twenty : and the Starr King Society, of forty members. The object of these societies is religious teaching, the care of the charities of the church, the cultivation of religious studies, and the distribution of religious literature.

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Mariners' Church.

Location, northeast corner of Sacramento and Drumm streets. Rev. Joseph Rowell, Pastor ; resid- ence, 1416 Sacramento street; Rev. W. D. Bishop, Missionary.

This church finds a wide field for usefulness, in the usual church services, a large Bible Class for seamen and strangers, a free reading room, monthly meetings of the S. F. Marine Temperance Society, and Sailors' W. C. T. Union, several Prayer meetings on week- day evenings, preaching on the Sabbath, and per- sonal labor on the Sabbath and during the week at the U. S. Marine Hospital, distribution of bibles and tracts on shipboard, boarding houses, and elsewhere, and missionary labors about the streets wharves and shipping, and on board seagoing vessels. It is an un- denominational missionary church.

There is connected with this church a Bible Class and Sabbath School, numbering nearly one hun- dred teachers and scholars ; meets at half-past nine o'clock A. M. Services every Sabbath at eleven o'clock A. M. and half-past seven o'clock P. M. Prayer meet- ings every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings, at half past seven o'clock P. M.

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SOCIETIES.

Bible Christians.

Place of worship, Foresters' Hall, 20 Eddy street. Services every Sunday at eleven o'clock A. M.

Brethren.

These Brethren had origin at Plymouth, England, about fifty five years ago, in which country they are generally known as Plymouth Brethren. They, how- ever, disclaim being called by any name that would make them sectarian. They simply meet to the name of Jesus. George Müller, of The Orphans' Home, Bristol, England, is among the first Brethren who came out in England. They meet in this city in Gospel Hall, 826 Howard street. All correspondence to be addressed to Charles Montgomery, 319 Sansome.

Church of Christ (Scientist).

Meets in Alcazar Building.

Services every Sunday at eleven o'clock A. M., and Bible Lessons at three o'clock P. M.

Advent Christian Church.

Location, Church street, between Twenty ninth and Thirtieth. Thomas Howell, Elder, residence, 20 Derby, off Taylor street.

This Society was organized in 1870. Services are held every Sunday at eleven o'clock A. M., and half past seven o'clock P. M. Sunday School immediately after morning service.

Seventh-Day Adventists.

Organized, 1871; place of worship, Laguna street, between Golden Gate avenue and McAllister street. Elder H. A. St. John, Pastor, residence, 916 Laguna street.

Services every Saturday, at eleven o'clock A. M., and Sundays at half past seven o'clock P. M. Sab- bath School every Saturday at a quarter before ten o'clock A. M. Prayer Meeting, Wednesday evenings at half-past seven o'clock.

The Independent German Congregation of San Francisco.

Incorporated July 1, 1870. Lectures by the Speaker, Mr. Fred. Schuenemann-Pott, held at 310 O'Farrell street, every Tuesday at eight o'clock P. M. Sunday School at half past nine o'clock A. M .; number of scholars, one hundred.

St. Johannes B. M. Kirche.

Place of worship, north side Army street, between Guerrero and Dolores. Rev. Fritz Relser, Pastor, residence N & Army between San Jose Avenue and Guerrero.

Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (San Francisco Branch) .

Organized 1863. George S. Lincoln, Presiding Elder. Meets every Sunday at half-past seven o'clock P. M. in Lincoln Hall, 71 New Montgomery street.

Russian Church.

Place of worship, 1713 Powell. Rev. Vladimir, Bishop; Geargi Chudnowsky, Priest; residence, 1715 Powell street.

Services every Sunday at nine o'clock A. M. and seven o'clock P. M. and Saturday at seven o'clock P. M. Sunday School at eleven o'clock A. M.

There is a school in connection with the church held every day during the week except Sunday, for the instruction of children in religion and preparing them for the church.

Salvation Army.

Headquarters of Pacific Coast, 122 O'Farrell street. Barracks (S. F. No. 1.) 632 Commercial street, be- tween Montgomery and Kearny. ,

Barracks (S. F. No. 2) not located.

Barracks (S. F. No. 3) 25 Turk street. Meetings every night at eight P. M.

SOCIETIES.

Religious.

AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY .- (Pacific Agency.) Geo. C. McConnell, Depositary and Superintendent of Colportage. This society was organized in 1825, to diffuse Gospel truth through the printed page.' Its headquarters are at 150 Nassau street, New York.

Its depository, at 735 Market street, is also the de- pository of the American Sunday School Union and the Congregational Publishing Society.

CALIFORNIA BIBLE SOCIETY .- Organized Octo- ber 30, 1849. Depository, 735 Market street. Meet- ings of the Board of Trustees are held by appoint- ment, on the Tuesday after the first Sunday of each month. Annie Merrill, President ; Wm. Abbott, Sec- retary ; Edward P. Flint, Treasurer ; Superintendent, Rev. John Thompson ; residence, 1350 Franklin street, Oakland; Geo. C. McConnell, Depositarv.

JAPANESE MISSION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH .- Rev. M. C. Harris, Superin- tendent; Kanichi Miyama, Assistant. Location, 531 Jessie street, between Sixth and Seventh. Object: the Christianizing of the Japanese, teaching of the English language, and giving aid to the needy. Re- moved from 920 Washington street to present loca- tion in November, 1886.

LADIES' PASTORAL AID SOCIETY OF TRINITY CHURCH .- Organized 1873. Meets every Friday at Trinity Church, after morning service. The object of the society is to take under its care the destitute and friendless within the bounds of Trinity Church parish, to find employment for those requiring it, and to pro- vide clothing and assistance for such as may be in need of it; to visit and comfort the sick and the afflicted; to endeavor to bring to the church those who are neglectful of its services, and particularly the poorer and friendless classes; to gather children into the Sunday School, and to aid in providing active and competent teachers ; in short, to do all in its power, under the guidance and direction of the Rector of the parish, to advance the interests of the Church of Christ, and to extend to those around the privileges and blessings of the gospel.

METHODIST BOOK DEPOSITORY. - (Pacific Coast Branch.) The Book Concern was established in 1789 on a borrowed capital of $600.

The San Francisco Depository, 1037 Market street, between Sixth and Seventh. Rev. J. D. Hammond, Agent, was established in 1864, and entered its own present commodious building in 1877. The National Temperance Publication Society of New York, and the Publishing House of the M. E. Church South, of Nashville, are represented by full lines of stock. Pacific Coast Agents for the Chautau- qua S. and L. Society publications.

PRESBYTERIAN MISSION HOME. - 933 Sacra- mento street : carried on by the Occidental Branch of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church ; organized March, 1874, and has for its especial field of labor the evangelization of heathen women on the Pacific Coast. Thirty-one auxiliary societies have been formed on the coast, seven of which are located in this city. The society purchased in June, 1876, the property at 933 Sacra- mento street for the purposes of the Mission Home. Daily school in English and Chinese is maintained, and Chinese women are in cases of persecution afforded shelter in the Home ; the largest number of pupils at any one time in the Home being thirty- eight.

Officers .- Mrs. P. D. Browne, President ; Mrs. Ad- ams, Recording Secretary ; Mrs. J. G. Chown, Corresponding Secretary ; Miss M. Culbertson, Super- intendent. Under this management is conducted the Occidental Chinese Mission Day School, 753 Clay street, Mies M. M. Baskin, teacher.

PACIFIC PRESBYTERIAN UNION .- Organized Oc- tober, 1875. Composed of the clergy and laity of the several Presbyteriau churches of the city.

The Union meets quarterly at the different churches. The Board of Directors meet on the first Monday of each month.

Sabbath Schools are maintained by the Union every

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SAN FRANCISCO DIRECTORY.

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Sunday as follows : Hall southeast corner Second and Folsom streets, H. S. Blackwell, Superintendent ; services half past twelve P. M. Corner Jersey and Sanchez streets, Edward Kerr, Superintendent; ser- vices half past twelve P. M. Universal Hall, Pacific street, near Powell, H. S. Blackwell, Superintendent ; services at 9:45 A. M .; and Bernal Heights, Mission street, near Thirtieth; services at half past three P. M .; J. F. Hawley, Superintendent.

Officers .- E. J. Bowen, President ; Thomas Magee, Vice-President ; Wm. Romaine, Recording Secretary ; J. I. Husband, Corresponding Secretary ; H. L. Van Winkle, Treasurer.

SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS' UNION .- Incorporated June 6, 1884. Location, 714 Bush street, near Powell. This Society offers to self-supporting girls, between the ages of ten and thirty-five years, a home where they can be sure of friendship and protection, and cau have an excellent table at moderate cost.

Advice and aid in procuring occupation in all lines of work are given freely to every girl who becomes & member of the Union, by the payment of an annual fee of $1 (one dollar).

Officers for 1889-90 .- President, Mrs. E. W. Steele, 2608 California street; First Vice-President, Dr. Laura A. Ballard, 205 Powell street; Second Vice-President and Recording Secretary, Mrs. E. L. Campbell, 1522 Broadway street ; Treasurer, Mrs. R. R. Haskell, 1618 Jackson street.

SAN FRANCISCO PORT SOCIETY. - Organized March, 1860. Objects: The moral improvement of Beamen and others connected with the sea, in this port, by aiding the American Seaman's Friend Society of New York, in sustaining the Mariners' Church of San Francisco, and in such enterprises connected therewith as the society may approve. Any person may become a member by paying $5 a year, or & life member by the payment at one time of $50.

Officers. - Oliver Eldridge, President ; J. G. Jack- son, Vice-President; J. Rowell. Secretary ; Robert Balfour, Treasurer ; Ira P. Rankin, Robert Balfour, George W. Gibbs, David Pool, S. S. Smith, J. W. Whiting, J. G. Levensaler, Charles Ferris and J. Rowell, Trustees.

SOCIETY FOR CHRISTIAN WORK .-- Organized Oc- tober, 1873. This society is connected with the First Unitarian Church ; and is under the auspices of the ladies of the congregation, every one of whom is ex- pected to aid in its support. The objects of the so. ciety are to relieve the sick and destitute, distribute clothing, seek employment for needy women, and assist the unfortunate in all practicable ways. Con- tributions of reading matter are distributed to the prisons, hospitals and asylums. The money needed for the prosecution of this work is obtained by the Sewing Society of the Congregation, which meets every alternate Monday at two o'clock P. M. in the church parlors, to which all are cordially invited.

GENTLEMENS' SODALITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY .- Organized November, 1861, for the spiritual Improvement of its members. The society is governed by a Director, who is one of the Fathers of St. Ignatius Church, S. J. Also by a Prefect and two assistants ; a Secretary, Treasurer and other officers, as well as a council of twelve consulters, elected an- nually. Its present Director is Rev. Joseph M. Neri, S.J. Sodality meetings held on all Sundays and holi- days at half past seven o'clock, A. M., iu their chapel, basement of St. Ignatius Church, on Hayes street, west of Van Ness avenue. Number of members about five hundred.

It possesses a reading room and select library of about 3,000 volumes ; opened also to non-members on payment of a small fce, every Sunday afternoon and on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings from 7:30 to 9 o'clock.

LADIES' SODALITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY .- Meets on Sundays, at half-past two o'clock P. M., in their chapel, over the eastern side aisle of St. Ignatius' Church. Number of members, two hundred aud fifty. Director, Rev. A. Maraschi, S. J.

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION .- In- corporated September 13, 1853. Reincorporated April 1, 1881. Location, 232 Sutter street. For the attainment of the objects of this association there is provided and

members of this association ; employment depart- ment for young men; monthly musical and liter- ary receptions ; evening educational classes. Mem- bership ticket, $5 00 a year. A reading room, well supplied with current literature, daily, weekly, pic- torial, secular, and religious papers, free to all such as conform to the rules and regulations issued by the Board of Managers from time to time. The library contains upward of four thousand volumes. There is also a gymnasium connected with the institution.

A Prayer Meeting, to which all are invited, is held at the rooms every day at twelve o'clock noon. Bible Class, on Friday evenings at eight o'clock. Services in the large hall of the association every Sunday at three o'clock P. M., and every Monday at eight o'clock P. M. Both services exclusively for young men.

The association has a large and handsome building on Sutter street, between Kearny and Grant avenue, owned by them and free from debt. The freereading rooms are open every day from half-past eight o'clock A. M. to ten o'clock P. M.

Officers .- George W. Gibbs, President; H. J. Mc- Coy, General Secretary ; John F. Merrill, Treasurer : L. B. Benchley, Librarian.

BRANCH ASSOCIATION .- A branch of the association, known as the Twentieth Street Branch, is located at 2319 Mission street. A complete branch of the asso- ciation in all departments is carried on at this point. The building is attractively furnished and fitted up. Mr. J. W. Butler Is Chairman of the Executive Com- mittee of the branch; Doctor W. Z. King, Treas- urer, and Mr. Robert S. Boyns, General Secretary. They also have a fine gymnasium, parlors, reading- room, library, hot and cold shower and tub baths, dressing, reception rooms, hall, etc.

German and deaf mute branches are also located at the main building of the association, 232 Sutter street.

YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION .- Organized September 9, 1877. Incorporated February 1, 1878. Number of members, about one hundred and eighty. The objects of the association includes the establishment of an industrial department for desti- tute women, a reading room and library for women and girls, the furnishing of advice, sympathy, tempo- ral aid and encouragement to friendless and homeless young women arriving or residing in the city, and the extension of moral and religious surroundings to all families needing such ministrations.

The rooms of the association are located at 12210'Far- rell street, and consist of library, reading and sewing- rooms. The library contains over one thousand vol- umes of well selected literature, and the reading room is copiously supplied with the choicest periodicals. The annual meeting is held on the first Friday in January of each year.

Officers .- Mrs. L. C. Redington, President ; Mrs. P. D. Browne, Mrs. W. O. Gould, and Mrs. G. W. Prescott, Vice-Presidents ; Miss H. Van Winkle, Re- cording Secretary; Mrs. I. H. Morse, Treasurer; Mrs. J. F. Merrill, Corresponding Secretary.

Benevolent.

AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR .- Organized in 1878, and incorporated under the laws of Massachu- setts, and is under the supervision of the insurance laws of the various States. Its special object is to give aid and protection to members' families or other beneficiaries that may come under its laws, upon the assessment plan, lu sums from $500 to $5,000, payable at death ; to relieve its members in case of disabili- ties, by advancing on their certificates from $4 to $20 per week. It has a guarantee fund of $500,000 to in- sure full payment of death claims; the surplus at the close of each year being divided pro rata among the membere. It has twelve hundred Councils throughout the United States and Canada, with & membership of sixty-three thousand. It disburses, annually, $2,500,000 in payment of death claims, having disbursed (since its organization) over $15,- 000,000. The organization is managed by a Supreme Council, with headquarters at Boston, Massachusetts.

The Grand Council of California was institutcd Au- gust 8, 1881, and meets biennially on the first Tuesday of May. Grand Secretary's office. 46 St. Ann's maintained: A library and bath rooms, free to all | Building, 6 Eddy street, San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO LUMBER CO.

Principal Office and Yard, Pier 12 Stenart St. Branches, Third and Berry Sts., and Pier 3, Stewart St.

CHARLES LYONS, LONDON TAILOR.

1214-20 Market, and 300-2 Kearny, S. F.

SOCIETIES.

Grand Officers for 1889-90-91: James Malcom Gleaves, Grand Commander, Redding; W. D. Mans- field, Grand Vice-Commander, San Francisco ; Adley H. Cummins, Grand Orator, San Francisco; George W. Dixon, Past Grand Commander. San Francisco; C. O. Burton, Grand Secretary, 6 Eddy street, San Francisco ; John N. Besse, Grand Treasurer, Watson- ville; Rev. Thomas Filben, Grand Chaplain, Sacra- mento; C. G. Willman, Grand Guide, Los Angeles ; Frank Ey, Grand Warden, Anaheim ; Mary C. Sny- der, Grand Sentry, Grass Valley ; Ira G. Hoitt, Su- preme Representative, Sacramento; Wm. C. Flint, Supreme Representative, San Francisco.

There are seventy-two subordinate Councils under the jurisdiction of the Grand Council, sixteen of which are located in San Francisco, as follows:

GOLDEN COUNCIL No. 118 .- Meets every second and fourth Wednesday evenings in the month at 32 O'Far- rell street.

ALTA COUNCIL No. 147 .- Meets every first and third Friday evening, at Alcazar Building.

MYRTLE COUNCIL No. 187 .- Meets every Wednesday evening, at 32 O'Farrell street.

CALIFORNIA COUNCIL No. 250 .- Meets every first and third Monday evenings in the month, at 32 O'Farrell street.

BOHEMIAN COUNCIL No. 261 .- Meets the first and third Wednesday evenings of every month, at 32 O'Far- rell street.

SAN FRANCISCO COUNCIL No. 442 .- Meets every first and third Tuesday evenings at 417 Kearny street.

WASHINGTON COUNCIL No. 480 .- Meets every second and fourth and fifth (when occurring) Tuesday even- ings in the month at 320 Post street.

OCCIDENT COUNCIL No. 502 .- Meets every second and fourth Saturday evenings in the mouth at Alca- zar Building.

GOLDEN WEST COUNCIL No. 547 .- Meets every Satur- day evening in the month at corner Geary and Steiner streets.

GOLDEN STAR COUNCIL No. 548 .- Meets every first, third and fifth (where occurring) Thursday evenings in the month at 121 Eddy street.

PROTECTION COUNCIL No. 596. - Meets second and fourth Friday evenings in the month in Alcazar Building.

METROPOLIS COUNCIL No. 640 .- Meets every Satur- day evening at 320 Post street.

MYSTIC COUNCIL NO. 674 .- Meets every third and fourth Thursday evenings in the month at 103 Mont- gomery street.

GOLDEN SHORE COUNCIL No. 695 .- Meets first and third Saturday evenings in the month at 32 O'Farrell street.

PHOENIX COUNCIL No. 780 .- Meets every Wednes- day evening at 35 Eddy street.

ENTERPRISE COUNCIL No. 796 .- Meets on the first and third Thursday evenings of every month at 20 Eddy street.

ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS OF AMERICA .- The objects of this order are to unite fraternally all white males of good character. between the ages of eighteen and fifty years, to aid its sick members, bury its dead, give relief to their widows and orph- ans, to find employment for the unemployed, and all other benevolent purposes. There are about fifty Courts in the State, also branches known as Knights of the Sherwood Forest and the Companions of the Forest.

The supreme body of the Order is known as the High Court, and was organized in Minneapolis on August 15, 1889, having on that day seceded from the Ancient Order of Foresters in England. The High Court meets biennially. Next meeting at Brooklyn, N. Y., in August, 1891.

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Langley's San Francisco directory for the year commencing 1890, Part 11

Author: Publication date: 1890 Publisher: San Francisco : Francis, Valentine & Co. Number of Pages: 1646

Author:
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: San Francisco : Francis, Valentine & Co.
Number of Pages: 1646