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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1895. CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprietor. | SUBSCRIPTION RATES: | DAILY CALL—46 per year by mail; by carrier, 150 per week. SUNDAY CALL—$1.50 per year. WEEKLY CALL- astern o of the FRANCISCO Another week for progress. The climate never wears out. Th isa good time to develop your en- terprise. Whatever helps the State helps every- body in it. Weather like this puts a halo around | every life. Things are Hale and hearty atSan Quen- in just now. The gas that Stockton is advertising her- self with is natural. Staying qualities are good, provided you don’t stay on the fence. The Santa Rosa fiesta will be the next living picture of Californ Gold can be found by digging around any vine or fruit tree in California. The thing that is now expected to throw light on the coming man is acetylene. The prevalence of red noses hereabout is not wholly chargeable to the sunshine. No city that keeps itself weighted down with cobblestones can ever expect to be on top. The cap on the climax of the Los An- geles fiesta was a madcap, but it fitted well Give home products a trial this week and see if they are not better than Eastern goods. ‘We have got over the shock of the Emmanuel Church tragedies, but the trial is coming. The successful competitors in the spring exhibition of pictures will be tempted to paint the town next. buckled on a atly to fight for d prosperity. Everybody in Stockton h: sword and gone forth vali independence According to the present outlook we shall have not only a good year for fruit, but a good year for prices also. Once more we remind you that if you care anything for Californ patronize the spring exhibition. There is no use in wearing a sour face after learning that San Francisco is to have her usual 125 The organization of the Russian River Valley Improvement Society is another evidence of the spread of progressive ideas. The only thing that gives Democracy strength enough to kick is the suggestion of nominating Cleveland for a third term. No intelligent man can give any serious study to the possibilities of California without becoming an enthusiast for prog- Tess. Venezuela proposes to erect a monument to the author of the Monroe doctrine, but shows no signs of honoring Grover Cleve- land. There are still lots of people in San Fran- cisco who can’t think of anything except the time when the water came up to Mont- gomery street. An Esteemed Contemporary met a Demo- publican Organ on the street yesterday, and each suddenly saw something ex- tremely interesting across the street. The key that Stockton holds to the de- velopment of the San Joaquin Valley is somewhat rusty from disuse, but the lock is discovered to be in perfect working order. To strangers who inquire why the top of California street is called Nob Hill it might be explained that it is because of the numerous excrescences that make ‘its sky line so lumpy. San Francisco can never expect to be a great city until her merchants systemati- cally and persistently urge upon their customers the wisdom of buying home- made articles. ‘When we are informed that there has been a ‘‘national gathering of leather men’’ at New York, we begin to realize how thankful we are that no women are con- structed that way It is to be hoped the Portland syndicate that has gone into the business of pack- ing horse meat will be content with the foreign market and not try to introduce it for home consumption. According to a London medical journal, the desire to rise early, except in those trained from youth to outdoor pursuits, is commonly a sign, not of strength of char- acter and vigor of body, but of advancing age. It must be consoling to the “solid eight” of the Board of Supervisors to learn that the retail grocers of the city fear that some- thing crooked would happen if the “solid eight” were entrusted with the issnance of bonds. The Valley road may have to zigzag a good deal to touch all the towns in the San Joaquin Valley that are bidding for it, but it is better to have even a crooked fence than a lot of cows eating up the corn as fast asit grows. Guards on the electric-cars to push people aside instead of letting the cars kill them are well enough, but in the absence of guards having eyes and even a modest supply of brains they will not completely supply the need. The Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association, in requesting that the Board of Bupervisors give preference to home pro- ductions in the awarding of contracts for supplies, has by that act made an appeal to every resident of the city. In saying, I consider the Santa Barbara festival the finest I ever attended and I have seen those in France and Italy,” Beatrice Harraden, the author of “Ships that Pass in the Night,” has given us praise that is worth having. We did, in- deed, expect to surpass the old world aftera while, but to be told by a discriminating critic that we surpass their festivals already is certainly a just cause for pride. a art, you must | | ment in this great valley. STOOKTON'S ATTRAQTIONS. In Saturday’s issue of the CALL appeared & review of the material conditions which have operated to make Stockton important not only as the natural entrepot of the San Joaquin Valley, but also conspicuous by reason of the intelligent work of her res- idents in utilizing the many natural re- sources which belong to the city itself. In an article of that kind the limitations on the purpose of the writer necessarily ex- cluded some matters which deserve separ- ate consideration. The friendly contest which arose between Stockton and San Jose to decide which should secure the initial route of the peo- ple’s railroad from San Francisco to the San Joaquin Valley found Stockton in the enjoyment of peculiar natural advantages. San Jose made a generous bid for the road, and doubtless will secure a part of the line in good time. Stockton’s great advantage is that it stands at the head of navigation of the San Joaquin River, and hence at the natural point where the products of the San Joaquin Valley, on their way to the markets of the world, find water transpor- tation. It is easily supposable that if Stockton, years ago, had constructed a rail line of its own on however cheap and prim- itive a scale up the San Joaquin Valley for any considerable distance, or had con- structed a canal in or alongside the San Joaqumn River, it would have been the leading interior city of California. In such a position it would have been the agent, both in a receiving and a distribut- ing capacity, of the great industrial inter- ests running into and issuing from the val- ley. And as the valley under that stimu- lus would have developed with great rap- idity we long ago should have had a vast interior empire to whose treasures Stock- ton would have held the keys. At this late day—at a day so late that it is a wonder the opportunity still exists— the golden apple has fallen in Stockton’s path. It will never be of any great con- cern to itif there is or is not rail communi- cation with San Francisco. It is true that such communication now exists, and that it will be doubled in time by the construc- tion of the Valley road; but so long as Stockton has the San Joaquin River to the bay, no matter how tortuous and shallow it may be so long as it is navigable by steam, that city must always and inevit- ably remain the key to the San Joaquin Valley, and must always represent in its size and prosperity the extent of develop- Even a road by way of San Jose could notcut off from Stockton a splendid territory capable of supporting more that a million persons. The San Joaquin River will always re- main a priceless possession, for its presence necessarily prohibits any permanent mo- nopoly of transportation to the sea. The intelligent residents of Stockton seem at last to have grasped the glowing possibilities of their city. No conceivable adverse fate can now overtake it, and its ure prosperity is largely a matter under its own control. That is to say, whatever adventitious circumstances may contribute to its growth, such as the independent de- velopment of the valley, every achievement in that direction accomplished by its own efforts will be an addition to its own pros- perity. SMALL INDUSTRIES. One of the best evidences that the pre- vailing enthusiasm for progress in Califor- nia, is infused with a sagacious spirit of business enterprise, is to be found in the fact that public attention is being directed not only to great railroad undertakings, which will require large capital to carry them through, but also to the thousand avenues of local industry where success can be attained and profits achieved by men of comparatively small mears, if only energy and good judgment are used. These evidences come to us from all sides. The tendency toward the develop- ment of local industries is observable every- where. Scarcely a county in California is not at the present time the scene of an active investigation into the means of diversifying its industry and manufacturs ing its raw material. The vigor and the brains of the State are no longer directed exclusively to booming land and selling town lots. The impulse now dominant everywhere is to provide new employment for workingmen rather than to solicit the incoming of rich people, and while in some cases there is observable some of the old- time reliance on outside capital coming in to develop the resources of the community, in most places there is manifest a determi- nation on the part of the progressive resi- dents to make the development themselves and reap the profit from it. That the new order of things will prove more beneficial to California than the by- gone booms is beyond question. There is more wealth to be gained by developing the resources of the State and working up into its most finished forms the raw mate- rial we now send abroad than can possibly be gained by advertising for immigration. There is not a county in the State that does not offer a profitable field for the op- eration of one or more well-managed man- ufacturing industries. When these are established an increase of immigration will follow, for wherever the work is the work- ers will come. Those who seek the work, moreover, will not be always men without money. There are thousands of energetic young men of small means in the East who are looking for a place to set up for themselves. They have hesitated to come to California be- cause they have argued that if California afforded a good field for small factories the Californians would engage in them. As soon as our own people, therefore, have shown sufficient confidence in the field to undertake the work, it won’t be long be- fore Eastern men will follow the example. The day of small industries invariably precedes the day of great things, and the surest proof we have that the great things are not far distant in the future is to be found in the evidence that the day of small industries is at hand. AN IMPORTANT COMMITTEE, It is reported by the Ban Jose Mercury that at the meeting of the Grange in that city last week a committee was appointed to make a thorough investigation of the amount of imported jams, jellies, marma- lades and other fruit preserves sold in that city, and also of the possibility of es- tablishing the manufacture of such pro- ducts in San Jose. The committee has apparently a promis- ing field to work on, for during the dis- cussion of the subject in the Grange it was stated that preserved fruits and jellies of well-known brands from England are daily being sold in large quantities in San Jose, as well as elsewhere throughout California and the East, at prices far in excess of anything that can be realized for goods of the same and even better quality that are put up here. It was said more- over that the trade obtained by the foreign vackers is the very best and the most prof- itable. The goods are sold to the most wealthy people and those who do not care anything about price so long as they get what is choice, or is supposed to be choice. The facts contained in these statements are not new to Californians. Attention has been called to them repeatedly. The importance of the discussion in.the San Jose Grange is dependent therefore not upon any new facts brought to light, but upon the evident determination to make the discussion lead to action. The ap- pointment of a competent committee to gather exact and comprehensive data on the subject sounds like business. It is more than probable the report of the com- mittee will furnish information from which sagacious business men can figure out a profit from the work of putting up fruit preserves, and if such a showing is made, the first great step in the enterprise will have been taken. It is certainly only a matter of time when California will manufacture the raw material which she produces. Her people are too energetic and too wide-awake to go on forever picking up penny profits on raw fruits and allowing Eastern manufac- turers to pick up dollars from preserving them, The tendency of modern industry is to join the factory to the field. The cotton factories are rapidly going south- ward to where the cotton is grown, and by the some economic process the fruit- preserving factories of the country witl tend to seek a location as near as possible to the orchards of California. The report of the San Jose Grange, by making evident the profit of the industry under present conditions in California, may materially hasten this result, and for that reason it will be awaited with more than ordinary interest. SCIENOE OR SENTIMENT. A breach of promise case is attracting considerable attention in London because it involves a controversy between science and sentiment, with the law acting as arbiter between them and deciding in favor of sentiment. The facts of the case are very simple and were admitted by both sides. A physician named Snell, who was engaged to be married to a Miss Froud, broke off the engagement and refused to marry her because he had discovered that the young lady’s mother died of con- sumption and the girl herself was tainted with the disease. The defense claimed that a man has a right to guard his pros- pective children from hereditary disease, and that when he found the woman to whom he was engaged afflicted with that malady he was justified in refusing to marry her. The jury took an opposite view of the case, gave damages for £1000, and now London is engaged in discussing whether the jury did right or wrong. People who look at marriage from a scien- tific point of view rather than from that of sentiment contend that the physician acted rightly, not only for himself but for the girl and for humanity, in breaking the engagement. They assert it to be a duty imposed upon men and women to take every possible precaution against bringing unhealthy children into the world. The transmission of hereditary disease from one generation to another is not only a curse to the children born under the malady, but is a menace to society at large. it is claimed that no physician would ad- vise a healthy man or woman to marry a consumptive, and, therefore, that the rea- son and commonsense of the community should prevent such marriages as far as possible. Against these arguments of science there is ureed every consideration which appeals to sentiment and affects the emotions of men. The jury evidently acted upon the belief that marriage is a matter of love and not of science and that a man has no right to break his pledge with woman simply because he wishes to fulfill some fancied duty toa possible posterity. The Judge agreed with the jury and refused a stay of execution. The law was on the side of sentiment, but the defendant in paying his £1000 in damages has the com- fort of knowing that his case has made him noted as a physician, and that a large number of people believe he acted right. UP TO DATE IDEAS. A statement was made a few days agoin these columns that the United States naval authori- ies were looking into the merits of an English ice for stopping up shot holes in a vessel's side to keep the water from pouring in and sinking the craft, says the Philadelphia Record. The credit of the invention really belongs to an old sailor, resident of this city, who, nearly ten years ago, patented in this country a device of this kind, which may be superior to this scheme. The American patentee is William Winchester, who is now an inmate of the Sail- SHOT-HOLE PLUG. ors' Home in this city. The English patent was described as an arrangement not unlike an umbrella, which was thrust through the shot hole and then opened, staying the flow oi water. In the event of the shot striking at the coal buunkers it would be a difficult matter to get at the opening from the interior of the boat, but the Winchester plug makes provision for this. The working of the plug can be readily under- stood from the cut. The shot hole having been located, the plug is lowered over theside of the boat to the vicinity of the opening, and the suction of the water will take hold of the air ball and carry the plug into its place. The braces have already been adjusted to the size and thickness of the plate, and they automat- ically open after the cover has adjusted itself over the break, and hold the plug in place. This will almost stop the flow entirely. If the hole can be got at from the inside the plug can be tightened up by means of a nut and screw, entirely stopping the inflow of water. PERSONAL. A. M. Duncan, & merchant of Ukiah, is at the Grand. Edweard Roddom, a merchant of Oakdale, isa guest at the Grand. John F. Kidder of Grass Valley and Mrs. Kid- der are at the Palace. George B. Katzenstein of Sacramento arrived at the Lick yesterday. J. H. Jenkins, a merchant of Valley Ford, is stopping at the Grand. C. E. Lindsey, an attorney of Santa Cruz, is stopping at the Grand. J. P. Sargent, a cattleman of Monterey, and his sons, are at the Lick. Senator L. A. Whitehurst of Monterey regis- tered at the Lick yesterday. Bishop Montgomery of Los Angeles i3 in the city, a guest of Archbishop Riordan. D. D. Porter, proprietor of the Knutstord Hotel of Salt Lake, is at the Baldwin. H. C. Fisher, a big cattleman of Austin, Texas, is among the guests of the Palace. A. Markham, & railroad man of Santa Rosa, and Mrs. Markham, are registered at the Lick. Louis Dean, & leading cattleman of Nevada, has come down from Reno and is stopping at the Russ. . Frank H. Gould, chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, came down from Stockton yesterday and registered at the Cali- fornia. AROUND THE CORRIDORS. J. J. King of Los Angeles arrived in San Francisco yesterday from the scene of the fiesta, brimming over with congratulations for the people of San Francisco. In the corri- dors of the Oceidental Mr. King snid to & CALL Teporter yesterday: “Up to a few months ago T lived in England, but Tam frank to admit that California is & Dart of the world that no traveler from abrosd can afford to miss. 1 do not want you to imagine from that that I am not a native American, but for the last eight years I havo trotted all over the globe. From Japan and Asia to the Central American republics and the pieturesque mountains of South Amerlea I have wandered, and the crowning featuro iy the living natural picture which seems to have been set down on this coast. I feel as though I have just lefy a garden of roses, beds of Toses, streets of roses and acres of flowors. Los Angeles is alive with the light and pomp Of the fiesta and from all over the State peoplo are pouring in and the day and the night are blended with the festivities.” “Which coast city sent the largest delega- tion, Mr. King?” “‘San Franeisco. The representatives of the Half-million Club, the various parties and the private citizens from here gave the town an appearance of fullness that will not oceur again for some time to come. To be sure other cities sent many visitors, but the day the San Franciscans landed it looked as though the se- commodations would run short. However, the Angels had anticipated & full house, and no- body was crowded or neglected. “In truth, I was rather surprised to observe ALL APPROVE THE CALL. Its Interior Press and Very Friendly Crit- icism. The WHAT COUNTRY PAPERS SAY. Clean, Fearless, Free From Oblec- tlonable Sensatlons, That Is e the Verdict. COMMENDS THE ANTI - LOTTERY STAND. Californian Christian Advocate. The Advocate marks with pleasure the stand taken by the CALL of this city on the lottery and other questionable advertise- ments. Its recent editorial, “Appeal to Clergymen,” to preach and organize to overthrow the dangerous lottery business in this city is timely. The Advocate hails itas a good omen. In the earlier days MR. J. J. KING, FROM THE FIESTA. |Sketched from life for the “Call” by Nankivell.] the warmth of feeling among the people from all parts of California, and it reminded me very much of the traditional happy family on a large scale. “‘By the way, I want to compliment the CALL on the surprise it gave the people of Los An- geles when 1t produced those telegraphic pic- | tures, which have been a feature. I well re- member the day the paper arrived, following the opening of the fiesta, containing on its front page & scene taken from the pageant. Following this came the illustration of the Fresno float and others in quick succession. The people talked about it as though it had a miraculous conception, and it took them some time to acknowledge that it was done through the application of a perfected method. I be- lieve it created more curiosity and interest than any other newspaper accomplishment ever attempted by & coast paper.” “What do you think of the possibilities of an increased population?” “I can readily understand how reasonable the proposition is. You have a magnificent strip of land here, and, what is very unusual, itcan produce anything claimed forit. The various zones are here and climatic conditions hardly paralleied anywhere else in the world exist in California. The beststep you could make is to increase the population and take from the earth the riches it is waiting to yield | up to thos® who demand it with labor.” “The refusal of the Supreme Court to enter- tain the appeal of Fredericks, the man who so brutally murdered Bank Cashier Herrick, prac- tically kills any hope that he might have had of escaping the full penalty of his crime,” re- marked a prominent clergyman, as he sat in the rotudna of the Grand last night. “I have just returned from San Quentin, and have never seen a more deplorable, and yet grotesque, spectacle than Fredericks now pre- sents. He is absolutely dumbwhen questioned, except for a deep, guttural sound that resem- bles closely the disturbed gruntofa pig. His dress consists entirely of undergarments, with sleeves reaching only to the elbows, and lower limbs bare to the knees. This strange suit is bedaubed with paint of many hues, while from the knees down a perfect network of tatooed figures and painted shapes are to be seen. “He wears a mask, on which are painted some hideous-looking objects, the holes for the eyes, nose and mouth creating a weird, fright- ful picture that one is not likely to forget. He, as I said before, absolutely refused to talk to me, meeting every question put to him with a grunt. His keeper, McNulty, sticks closely by the unfortunate fellow, placing it almost be- yond his power to inflict any serious injury on himself, if he should ever feel inclined to at- tempt such a thing. “Ican't help but feel sorry for Fredericks since I have seen him,and now there is very grave doubt in my mind as to his sanity.” Charles Danforth Cobb, an Eastern capitalist who has been spending the winter in Southern California, is at the Lick House. *‘I was ex- tremely impressed by the Los Angeles fiesta,” he said enthusiastically last night. ‘It was particularly well managed and does‘the city great credit. In spite of the dense crowds that filled the streets every day I neversaw any- thing approaching a row or a scuffle. Indeed, it would be hard to imagine a more courteous, good-natured set of people. The school pro- cession was especially well managed, and I think that interested Eastern people—particu- larly those from Boston —most. The visi- tors really did not expect to find the schools so thoroughly well organized as that procession showed them to be, and the children were all so intelligent looking and handsomely dressed. Another thing that struck me was that all the lady teachers marched with their classes—not one was riding in a carriage. All the people in the town seemed to take the same interest in the success of the fiesta, and there is no doubt about it being both a success and a great credit to Los Angeles.” BAcON Printing Company, 508 Clay street. * e CrEAM mixed candies, 25¢ 1b, Townsend’s.* gaitn Bty e PLAIN and silver-mounted leather goods for spring trade are now here. Sanborn, Vail & Co.* —— 'WINE-DRINKING people are healthy. M. & K. wines, 5ca glass. Mohns & Kaltenbach. 29 Mkt.* e NEW tints and shades in fine writing papers at low prices. Sanborn, Vail & Co. % e —e—————— MARK Hopkins Institute of Art Annual ggrln' Exhibition. Open daily. Admission, cents. b In London until recently no_theatrical rformance could begin before 5 p. M. by a w of George II. Now the hour is 1:20 P M. | good men were wont to look tothe CaLn and the Bulletin to oppose iniquity, and now that the new management of the | former takes up these great questions in a 1 manly way, itisa matter for public congrat- { ulation. TLet us hope that our other great dailies will fall into line. These are great days for California. Awakening to new energy in material things, this great State shows unmistakable signs of the be- ginnings of a new moral life. It ought to stir the blood of every son and daughter to | nobler endeavor. Let the people who love righteousness and hate iniquity rally to the standard of those who would lead us out to nobler things. We extend our band | to the editor of the CarL and hope he will i goon. A daily newspaper that will stand for righteousness in San Francisco will not be second in popularity and power. WATCH THE ¢«CALL'S” COURSE. The Argonaut. The following communication has been received at this office: Editors Argonaut : 1 would like the candid opinion of a competent and unprejudiced party in regard to a matter of business and have de- cided the Argonaut would be the best authori- | ty. The case 1§ this: Is there room and « field for a clean, decent daily newspaper, either morning or évening, in San Francisco 2’ Tknow of a man who would try the experiment if he could see some encouragement. The journal should be perfectly fearless and honest in every sense; a paper that will not publish obscene articles, nor lottery schemes, nor assignation- house advertisements, nor puffs of quack med- icines, nor permit any so-called doctor to dis- iay his portrait in ifs columns; & paper that s not given to sensation and seare heads—in short, a respectable journal, one that would not be a' dangerous visitor ia the family cirle. Could such a paper exist in San Francisco? A reply in your columns would oblige The question is rather a difficult one to answer. Many observing men believe that the taste of San Francisco readers has be- come so debased by long reading of inde- cent dailies that a decent daily would die. However, there isa move being made to the right direction. The CALL, under its new management, has banished all lottery matter from its pages. It further an- nounces that it will give only the barest mention to such scandals as the infamous English one with which its 8an Francisco contemporaries have lately been defiling their columns. It kept its promise in this regard—it gave the matter but a few lines. If it keeps its various promises concerning cleanliness and decency, it may force the other dailies to be decent despite them- selves. In that case, our correspondent may find it necessary to advise his friend to start a new daily here. Let him watch the course of the CAry; if it failsin its commendable attempt to purify daily ournalism in S8an_Francisco, it would be futile for his friend to try; if it succeeds, his friend’s attempt would be superfluous. e A SPECIALTY OF COAST NEWS. Bishop Creck Register. . Editor Shortridge of the San Francisco Carv has inaugurated a new and better style of metropolitan journalism and de- serves a alapqort which will prove that the people of California appreciate clean news- papers. He has shut off all coupon busi- ness—a formn of enterprise on which the city papers have made neat profits. He announces that no lottery advertising of any nature will hereafter disgrace his columns. His paper will make a specialty of home, State and coast news. This is bound to do a %‘reat deal more good for the West than the heretofore prevalent system of big padded make-ups, which no one has time to read, given once or twice a year, while the rest of the year's issues reek with foreign scandal or unimportant doings, for which no one cares. Success to the CaLL and its new methods, and success to any other journal which will follow its lead and get zut thfe zimel-worn and tire- some groove heretofore 10l i Some. s ollowed by city St WIDE AWAKE, CLEAN, HONORABLE. .. Los Gatos Mail. . The Mail is not much given to flattery, in fact, it has an instinctive dislike to the empty gush and fawning so common to the country newspaper, but it cannot re- {rain from joining in the chorus of univer- sal commendation which is being heard throughout the State whenever the San Francisco Cary is mentioned. The won- derful strides which the CaLi has made since passing into_the hands of Mr. Short- ridge places it easily abreast of the old San | Francisco dailies, and, in many respects, it is superior to them ke, enterprising, clean, honorable, and edited with exceptional ability, we predict that the CaLL will soon be at the very head of all the great dailies of this country. TR A CALIFORNIA PAPER. San Bernardino Times-Index. The San Francisco CArL under its new management at once stepped to the front as a metropolitan paper. Its management is not provincial, but is broad gauged. Formerly it was a San Francisco paper, now it is a California paper, and is taking an intelligent and helpful interest in the progress and development of all parts of our great State. This is being felt and ap- preciated everywhere, and the demand for the Enper is increasing largely on account of this policy. THE ¢“CALL” A NECESSITY. Visalia Delta. The CALL is coming to the front mgidlv under the editorial management of C. M. Shortridge, and its growing popularity is due to merit alone. The CALL, without fuss or bluster, is making itself a necessity, and its circulation is increasing daily, not be- cause its subscribers hope to draw a town lot or a sidehill-plow with their subscrip- tion, but because they want the news its columns contain. People who read want a newspaper, and Mr. Shortridge is giving it to them. ITS SUCCE! ASSURED. S8t. Helena Star. The San Francisco Cavr, under the man- agement of its new proprietor, Charles M. Shortridge, is making wonderfully pro- gressive strides. Its %ntest move was to change the location of the business office from Montgomery street, where it has been for thirty years, to 710 Market street. Improvements are noted almost daily in the appearance and different departments of the paper. The success of the CALL and its proprietor is assured. e SUPPORTED BY THE BEST CLASS. Willows Review. The San Francisco CALL under the man- agement of Mr. Shortridge is becoming a power in the land. It is full of spice, up with the times in every department, talks fearlessly to evildoers, and is fast gaining the uttermost respect and support of the | best class of California’s ci e WILL BUILD A NEW HOME. Grass Valley Unfon. The San Francisco CaLL is about to build a magnificent new home worthy of that able, progressive newspaper. It will be a new steel-frame fire-proof building, at the corner of Third and Market streets. s THE LEADING DAILY. Escondido Times. The San Francisco CALL, under the able management of Charles M. Shortridge, has rapidly forged to the front as the leading daily of the Pacific Coast. It isa news- paper in every sense of the word. Sl HAS NO SUPERIOR, Red Blugf News. The CALL has no superior asa newspaper, and the persistent pursnance of the policy it has adorted will make it the most popu- lar journal in the Stat — SIGN THE PLEDGE. Bakersfleld Democrat. ‘We think the scheme of the CALL a good one, to pledge shippers and merchants to atronize the valley road, if freights and ares are equal. IS CONSTANTLY GAINING. Colusa Gazette. The CALL is constantly gaining in this place. It is the boss paper of the city by the big pond. PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT. The collection of old lace belonging to the Princess of Wales is worth $150,000. Lily Price, the Duchess of Marlborough, is from Troy, N. Y., and is doing much to elevate the English peerage. M. Maurice Boucher has finished his trans- lation into French of all the songs found in Shakespeare's works. 1t is said that Ibsen rewrites each of his plays several times. This leaves him with absolutely no defense as & playwright. Lord Rosebery has been a victim of insom- nia for years, and has found nis only relief in vachting. He cannot indulge in that narcotic &t present. While suffering from his recent attack of influenza Felix Faure, President of France, absolutely refused to obey his doctors and abandon smoking cigars. Achenbach is the real name of Herr Max _Alvary, the famous tenor. He speaks five lan- guages, his latest acquisition being Russian. He is & photographer, blacksmith, carpenter, electrician, architect and soldier, having served a year in the German cavalry. SUPPOSED TO BE HUMOROUS. Beez—Why did that man getup and go ou when they started the song, “Shall We Gather at the River”’? Weez—He's & milkman.—Philadelphia In- quirer. First Girl—Mr. Snifkins just told me I was looking charming this evening. Have you seen him? Second Girl—Yes. He told me he was dread- fully worried because he was getting more nearsighted every day.—Washington Star. Johnnie—Whew! This medicine you have to take is awful tasting stuff. Jimmie—Well, 'm glad of it. Johnnie—Why. Jimmie—Dll have to eat a lot of thingsto take the taste out of my mouth.—Chicago Inter Ocean. Tramper—Don't go in that house, Rags—Why not? Won't they give you any feed? Tramper—Plenty of it, and good; but they handicap it. Rags—How? Tramper—They make you wash before meals. Exchange. “Charlie Miller asked me to become his wife.” Allie—Poor fellow. ““Yes; that's the very reason I refused him."— Chicago Inter Ocean. Dolly Dott—My father’s weller off than your father. Dottie Doll—Huh! Idon’tcare. My father's got the most money.—Boston Courfer. Hood’s Sarsaparillais the only true blood puri- fier. This means that Hood's Sarsaparilla is the greatest curative agent in the world. All scrofu- lous troubles and blood diseases yield to its power. S e “Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup’ “Has been used over fifty years by millions of moth- ers for their children while Testhing with pertect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, al- lays Pain, cures Wind Colic, regulates the Bowels and Is the best remedy for Diarrhoeas, whether arising from teething or other causes. For sale by Druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. 25c a bottle. ———— BARTHOLOMAY'S Rochester Beer is universally acknowledged to be the best Eastern beer in the market. Try it. T One of the valuable treasures in the Lenox Library is an unbroken file of the }_A)ndon Times from 1805 to the present ime. Jnfant Health SENT FREE It is a matter of vast importance to mothers. The manufacturers of the GAIL_BORDEN EAGLE BRAND CONDENSED MILK issue a pamphlet, entitled “INFANT HEALTH,” 8 e Paana inevery home. Address, NEW YORK CONDENSED MILK CO., 71 Hudson Street, New York, Frequent Occurrence ¢ Pedal cut through the sole of my shoe. Besides the blamed thing don’t seem to be comfortable. Kind of pinches the big toe.” “ Serves you right. Why don’t you get a decent shoe?” ¢ What kind do you use?” “Why! the best! UCKINGHAM & HECHT'S ICYCLE SHOE” MEN’S Oxfords (Black) - $2.50 Lace (Black) - = $3.00 Oxfords (Tan) = = $3.00 Lace (Tan) = = = $3.50 LADIES’ Regulation Lace $3.00 These Shoes are all made on a specially gotten-up last, allowing plenty of room for the play of the muscles. The soft, pliable material will give as the foot swells from | heat and exercise, yet will stand the strain without breaking. | e 9 Kasts 738-740 Market St. Headquarters for BUCKINGHAM & HECHT’S FINE SHOES. HONTGOMERY & CO. GROCERS. For the ensuing week we quote : EAGLE CONDENSED MILK, Per dozen............es....$1.80 EASTERN HAMS, Best brands, per 1b......12%c BEST CREAMERY BUTTER, BEST RANCH EGGs, Per dozen . The Dried Fruit season is drawing to a close. We are giving extra value in order to clean up our stock. 31 Nixth Street, 118 Third Mtreet. 1645 Polk Street. SAN FRANCISCO. CONFLAGRATION PROCF, Royal Insurance Company, STORES Norwich Union Fire Ins. Society OF EINGLAND. ASSETS OVER FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS. Surplus Over All Liabilities, $12,000,000. STRONGEST POLICY ISSUED IN THIS CITY RATES GREATLY REDUCED on preferred business. Owners o REAL or PERSONAL PROP- ERTY will do well to apply to MAIN OFFICE: BRANCH OFFICE: Montgomery and Sac- | 421 California Street. ROLLOY, AT, 1. . HAXWELL, MANAGER ) N GEQ. H. FULLER DESK CO, 638 and 640 Mission Street.

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