The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 19, 1895, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1895 CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: DAILY CALL—$G per year by mail; by carrier, 15¢ rweek. SUNDA —$1.50 per year. Y CALL Y CALL--$1.00 per year. Zastern office of the N FRANCISCO 10 Weekly), Pacific States Adver- ninel#nder bullding, Rose and Tk THE SUMMER MONTHS. u going to the country on & vacation ? If troubie for us to forward THE CALL to dress. Do not let it miss you for you will miss it. Orders given to the carrier, or left at 10 Market street, will receive JUNE 19, 1895 And now comes the great turnfest at Los Angeles. He must be very wise who can afford to be a Chis is the kind of weather that softens nd butter. Wherever there isa lottery ticket there isa disappointment It isa dnll summer for politics, but a g£00d one for busine on know how it feels to Denmark wi The X Kiel but v ave many guests at v few friends. Fruit is too cheap to be called a luxury, but the taste is sumptuous. The nether millstone keeps still, but it grinds as much as the bus The man who cuts a dash as a plunger in the swim often ends in a dive. California fruit has become as much a nec v as a fashion in New York. There is an unco long train of g}{osts shadowing the memory of Senator Fair. Every producer in California should be- gin preparations for an exhibit at the State fair. In the midsummer idleness of the East there is stiil talk of Grover for a third term. county in the State has a ict fight on hand as a side ctor Wise has almost taken our by referring to the “mnew ans are preparing to do a great deal of spectacular turning and twisting at original twist which disfigured the first news of the Colima wreck is being slowly straightened out. ‘When it comes time to pick fruit it is too late to pick workingmen, and the orchard- ist must take what he can get. ing mater between the silver n and the goin (uction of Kentucky Democracy shows signs of ending ina dog- fall. Mol P o The small attendance at the Topeka Bilver Congress gives the country hope that Kansas has at last got tired of poli- tics. —_—— 1f the consumers of the State do their duty by the home factories there will be no trouble about the prosperity of the coast. San Francisco is patriotic, says General Bchofield, and we must prove his words true in the celebration of the National birthday. The proposal to hold the next National Republican Convention in May will suit us as well as any other; our City is always egreeable. It is Uncle Sam who is now passing the hat for a celebration fund, and he has an uncomfortable way of looking very hard at mean people. Bicyclists, for fear of being left, are clamoring for a rule to keep to the right— which confesses an original lamentable ignorance of the law of the road. Experts have declared the Chicago drain- age cansl will lower the water of the Jakes only about an inch, but the lake cities fear if they give Chicago that she will take an ell. It might be interesting to inquire what has been the conduct of a man who fears that the publication of the truth concern- ing him might lead to” his assassination or Iynching? 8o prevalent is the joyous spirit in these parts that it is hard to keep account of the fiestas and festivals that dot the summer days of California like jewels in the crown of a queen. Now that the Government has decided that our Custom-house needs new furni- ture we have reason to assume that Cleve- land has heard of California’s admission to the Union. See to it that the name of a California manufacturer is on all the articles you buy during the rest of this month, and see how much happier and more patriotic you will feel on the Fourth. General Schofield has neglected to sug- gest that if this port should be bombarded we have abundant gunning material in the shape of silurians for wads and cobble- stones for missiles. The convention of Republican League clubs at Clevelana will attend to the work of organizing for the campaign, and leave the National Convention of next year to fix up the platform. Since we bave flowers enough to strew the streets of nearly every city in the State, we should be able to make a profit- able perfume industry out of the blossoms not actually needed for fiestas. The San Joaquin farmers who are insur- ing their grain crops at ridiculously low rates under the prevailing cutthroat sys- tem might reflect that it is rarely the best things that cost the least money. There 1sa grim irony in the fact that| France and\Russia have made the great German' festival at the opening of the Baltic and North Sea canal the occasion for making a particularly ostentatious dis- «lay of their alliance. DON'T BE A DUPE. If, as District Attorney Barnes says, it should not be necessary to change the laws in order to get reputable newspapers to cease the publication of lottery notices, s0 also it should not be necessary to arrest every ticket-seller in the City in order to stop the dealing in ticks The trade is so0 nefarious and the buying of tickets is such a wanton waste of money that no legal penalties should be reguired to in- duce all people who have even a fair de- gree of intelligence to quit playing the role of dupes. The Carr has published evidence show- ing that most of the lotteries operating in this City are unmitigated swindles. Of the lotteries making a pretense to the honesty of gamblers who pay their bets, one half the tickets are rank counterfeits. Of the tickets that are genuine, not one in a thou- sand draws a prize. Over 500,000 tickets have been confiscated by the police in this City during the last few years, and not one of them drew a premium. On this show- ing what chance can any intelligent man see for his money in the game? There ought to be a limit to the credulity, even of the most innocent and the most san- guine. To persist in spending money for the purchase of tickets which may be for- geries, may be fakes, and which have but an infinitesimal chance of winning under the best circumstances, is to afford another evidence of the truth of the saying, *‘A fool and his mopey are soon parted.” These facts are so well established and so well und¢rstood that if new falsehoodsand deceptions to delude the public were not put forth every month, the common-sense of the people would be sufficient to prevent any widespread injury from the selling of tickets. Unfortunately, however, such de- ceplions are easily put forth by the publica- tion of alleged prize drawings, and we re- gret that some of the best journals in the City are not above making these publica- tions for hire. Persuaded by these much- advertised notices that certain ticket-hold- ers have drawn prizes, many otherwise intelligent people are led to indulge the hope that they may draw prizes next time. By this means the lottery flourishes, the swindlers have their profits and the peovle lose their money. We are confident our contemporaries would cease the publication of these de- ceptive notices if the consequences of their acts were impressed upon them by the Civic Federation and other organizations made up of men of weight and influence. Failing this, we must appeal to the people to cease to be the dupes of swindlers. A single dollar is worth more than a thousand tickets of the best lottery that ever existed in this country, and more than ten thou- sand of such tickets as are peddled about our streets. To buy tickets is not only un- lawful, but silly. The law has made the lottery a crime, and the lottery bas made itself a fraud. THE CONTEST BEGINS. The fact that the Washington Post deems it expedient to open a fight against the proposition of holding the Republican National Convention at San Francisco is suficient to indicate that the matter is receiving serious attention in the centers of political activity. Thatis a fine point gained. It is reasonable and generous to assume that the Post, in arraying its arguments against San Francisco, is perfectly sincere. Its objections, briefly stated, are inade- quacy of hotel, railroad and telegraphic accommodations, and the distance and time involved. That is all. ‘With regard to hotel accommodations, the CALL has shown that outside of Chi- cago and possibly New York, San Fran- cisco has more extensive hotel accommo- dations than any other city in the country; that the commercial and family hotels alone can accommodate 8000 strangers above their usnal business, by reason of the fact that there is an extraordinary number of these establishments in the City. This is accounted for in the fact that we have no apartment houses and that the greater cost of maintaining pri- vate establishments gives rise to this peculiar condition. These accommoda- tions can be nearly doubled by the remark- ably large rooms-to-let, restaurant and private house accommodations. If we can arrange, as we did several years ago, to accommodate 12,000 persons, on the ocea- sion of the National Encampment of the Grand Army, we can easily accommodate more than 15000 now. New Orleans, a smaller city, has cared for 25,000 visitors at its Mardi Gras celebration. It is not likely that the National Convention will bring more than 8000 visitors, and the regular hotels, boarding-houses, lodging- houses and restaurants can accommodate them. The assurance given by the president of the Hetel Association that not only will there be no overcharging, but that dele- gates will receive special low rates, ought to be consoling, especially when it is re- flected that the ordinary rates here are low, and the restaurants are the best and cheapest in the world. As for the objection that the distance is great and the time occupied in covering it would be long, that is true; but this hap- pens to be one of the sirongest arguments in favor of the proposition, as we shall show. That any objection shounld be raised on the score of inadequate railroad facilities is miserably absurd. The South- ern Pacific alone can handle the travel, and this leaves out of the account the Santa Fe, the Union Pacific, the Northern Pacific, the Great Northern, the Canadian Pacific and other overland lines that have terminal facilities in S8an Francisco. This brings us to a consideration of the telegraphic facilities. It is true that these do not offer a large margin for newspaper “specials,” but it is also true that all the news agencies can be fully accommodated, besides all the private business appertain- ing to the convention, and all this in addi- tion to the regular business from the coast. If there is a newspaper in the Union that would not be glad to be rid of the enor- mous extra expense of several pages of special telegrams daily, costing incredible sums of money, we should be pleased to know where it is published. The advantages of holding the conven- tion here are these: The intelligence and patriotism of the Republican party can see and understand the needs and resources of a vast territory in which the future devel- opment of the country is to find exercise, and that is where the advantage of the long trip is found; the expense would be hardly any greater than if the convention were held in the East; a vast annoying rabble of hangers-on would be left behind, and, best of all, the visitors will find in Californla a lavish hospitality, the hearti- ness of which the severer conditions pre- vailing in other parts of the country effect- ually prohibi — BIMETALLISM AGAIN, ‘We took occasion a short time ago to call attention to the way in which trimmers on the money question have been juggling with the word “bimetallism” in an effort apparently to deceive the people. The latest sinner in this respect is the New York Press, which gravely informs a cor- respondent that bimetallism means the use of both gold and silver coins, and that as the United States uses both metals in this way, 1t already enjoys therefore a bimetal- lic system of currency. The objection to the definition given by the Press is that if the use of silver as well as gold in our coinage givesus bimetallism, the use of nickel gives us trimetallism, the use of copper gives us quadro-metal- lism, and, inferentially, as the United States not only uses all these metals for money, but also makes use in addition of a considerable quantity of paper money, it might be said that our currency is based on a quadro-metallo-papyral system. Papers and politicians who undertake to instruct the people on the monetary issue might as well understand now as later, that in the coming campaign the people are not going to be influenced by the de- ceptive use of technical terms. Free- traders might as well attempt to carry this country again with their old cry of “tariff reform,” as for the gold-standard men to try for victory with the cry of bimetallism. ‘We donot mean to imply that the gold standard may not win, for it is too early to prophesy about 1896. We do say, however, that if it wins it will win on its merits, and there will be no honor in the victory for any one who tries to deceive the people into the belief that this country at the present time has a bimetallic system of money. AN EASY JUSTIOE. The dismissal of the charge of assault to murder in the case of J. K. Emmet Jr. seems illustrative of the peculiar light in which justice is regarded by some of the magistrates of this City. We respectfully suggest that the following colloquy, re- ported in yesterday’s CALL, furnishes an exceptional inspiration to some author of comic opera. It should be first explained that on the night of June 8, according to a prevalent account, Emmetshot at his wife, but that her arm, acting under an instinc- tive ascending impulse, struck the pistol upward, and that when she found herself in the Receiving Hospital she was pleased to learn that the mark on her temple, sup- posed at first to have been made by a bul- let, was caused only by a blow from the butt end of the weapon. Now comes the pretty colloquy in the Police Court: ‘“When the case was called husband and wife were present. Judge Campbell asked if the complaining witness was present and Mrs. Emmet stood up. The Judge re- marked that no complaint has been sworn to. “‘No,” said Mrs. Emmet, ‘I will not swear to a complaint against my husband.’ ““ ‘Then you refuse to prosecute him?’ 4 5Ves; air.’ ¢ *Has he been in the habit of ill treating you?’ ¢ No, sir. He has always been a good husband to me and he has promised to be good in the future.’ ‘“ ‘As there is no complaint,’ said the Judge, ‘Iwill have to dismiss the case,’ and husband and wife walked out of the courtroom together.” If this performance was meant to be seri- ous instead of an amusing comedy it seems to mean that according to this particular committing magistrate’s idea of justice Mr. Emmet’s offense was against his wife and not against “the peace and dignity of the people of California,” and that if Mrs. Emmet condones, the people would be rude to interiere. It is a wise custom, sanctioned by usage and public sentiment, that accords to judges and magistrates a wide latitude in the exercise of a personal judicial discre- tion. Thisis fortified in cases of the Em- met kind by a prevailing sentiment that any sort of interference with family jars bears a character bordering on the sacri- legious. The judge or magistrate who at- tempts to steer wisely between his duty to the law and bis exercise of a personal dis- cretion must be either weak if he is over- rigid or greatif he isoverlenient. To what extent this particular magistrate feels it proper to rely on a reputation for sagacity that would enable him to exercise a discre- tion which makes the law secondary to a wise public policy it is not necessary for us to discuss. But all of us retain the privi- lege of beHeving that the magistrate who | has taken the course that has been fol- lowed in this c must be so powerful in private worth and official prestige that his overshadowing personality is more benefi- cent than the law. AT KIEL. Over the great banquets which will cele- brate the opening of the Baltic and North Sea canal, as hung over the feast of Damocles, hangs a sword suspended by a single thread. The flag of France will be gallantly displayed with those of other nations in the grand naval parade, but the world will not miss the significance of the order of the munici- pal authorities of Toulon that in their city the tricolor shall bang at hali-mast. The Russian flag will float also in the proces- sion, but it will be so allied with that of France as to be affected somewhat by the Toulon incident, and will rather threaten than promise aught to the Kaiser. Thus, however rich and sumptaous the banquet may be, the presence of the menacing sword will be everywhere visible, The presence of this menace, however, will not mar the general gayety of the fes- tivities. In fact, the threat of war in Europe, like the cry of “wolf” in the old fable, has been so oiten repeated that the world has ceased to be alarmed by it. Even the ostentatious display at Kiel of the French and Russian alliance will not cause any serious disturbance among the nations. The stock exchanges will not be affected by it. Even the men who are the most certain the war must come sooner or later are comfortable at present in the be- lief it will not break out this year. The sword above the feast is, indeed, visible, but all are assured the thread will withhold it from falling. in this condition of present peace, con- fronted by the imminent possibility of war, the diplomatists of the nations will vie with one another in giving assurances of peace, and every effort will be made to show honor to each. It is almost certain therefore that the banquets and other fes- tivities of the occasion will be the most lavish, splendid and brilliant exchange of international courtesies the world has ever seen. The naval pageant will, of course, far exceed anything of the kind ever before attempted, and this will be a stimulus toward making the fetes on land equally impressive, beautiful and splendid. Taken altogether the spectators will probably be treated to the most superb display of power, magnificence and glory the world has seen. and yet over it all falls the shadow of that heavy unsheathed sword. - It will not be for nothing that as the superb array of battle-ships move together along the new canal the flag of France will hang at half-mast in Toulon. There is in these great vessels, with their steel armor and their mighty guns, a vaticination of | days of mourning when other flags, as well as that of France, will droop from the staff. No man can foresee when those days will come. There may be many years for mer- chant vessels to pass undisturbed to and fro along the canal in peaceful commerce before its waters are fretted by the passage of a fleet going forth to war, and it isin that hope the people of Germany and of Europe generally will reioice during the week. (n the meantime there is dread, for the Kaiser is to speak, and it is known the Kaiser’s tongue has more than once threat- ened to very suddenly bring down the impending sword. EVIL COMES WITH GOOD. The bicycle is responsible for the raising of certain ethical questions which will require new adjudications. We can over- look the fact that it has developed as an efficient agent in the progress of the train- robbing industry, for that is a practical rather than an ethical consideration; and now that the doctors have declared judi- cious exercise on the machine to be whole- some, the only matters with which we have to deal are those which concern the bearing of the pastime on moral questions. It was announced recently that an East- ern church decided that “wheeling” on Sunday was unbecoming in the members of the congregation, and that riding to church on a bicycle was not to be tolerated. More recently has come the assertion that teachers of a certain school secured per- mission to dismiss their classes by reason of the great heat, and that on the same day and in the same heat they were detected in the aot of enjoying the day on their bicycles. However lightly some persons may be inclined to regard these evidences of the demoralizing effect of bicycling, it is the part of wisdom to accept them as the heralds of more general and far-reaching disturbances. The time was in_this coun- try when the fiddle was regarded as Satan’s special implement of soul-destruction, and even the railroad and the telegraph were thought to fly in the face of Providence. It is only very recently that the Chinese in California became convinced that a pho- tographer did not capture their souls with his camera, and the outgrowth of their information is a number of photograph galleries conducted by Chinese themselves. Such is the experience of all radical innovations; and the world never grows so old in wisdom but that the nations thereof look for evil rather than benefit in im- provements which are new and-startling. In some parts of Spain and India vaccin- ators and sanitary officers are still greeted with stones. The bicycle is undergoing this test, and it must combat that instinct which leans toward conservatism. It is not necessary to inquire if there is some- thing of the divine in this almost fierce natural opposition to innovation, for if we did so the whole question of evolution would be raised. It is more pleasant to watch the course of the bicyele as it tools gleefully forward, receiving more bruises than it gives, and presenting a front more cheertully audacious than that which aay other great innovation has aared to wear. THE FERRY FOUNDATIONS, The report of Professors Frank Soule and Charles D. Marx, who were appointed by the Board of Harbor Commissioners to investigate the ferry foundations, gives to the controversy of the subject a close that will afford no littie satisfaction to the public. It puts an end to the fears that the foundations were being badly con- structed, that the material used was unfit, and that when completed they would afford but an insecure base for the struc- ture to be placed upon them. y The professors find that the piling is substantial, the cement excellent, the sand satisfactory, the stone of good quality and the work of construction eflicient in every respect. Assuming that twenty net tons is about the load a pile should sustain, it was found by actual experiment that a load of forty-five tons per pile for twenty- four hours did not move the pile, and that a group of four piles sustained twenty tons per pile for four days without any signs of settling. The conclusions of the experts were that the foundations are sufficient in strength and probable durability to sustain the weight of the superstructure which it is proposed to rest upon tihem and that the tower designed in the plans adopted by the Commissioners will not be a cause of undue strain upon the substructure. These con- clusions, based upon the thorough tests made, and coming from men of such au- thority in such matters as Profeszors Soule and Marx, will satisfy all intelligent men of impartial minds as to the adequacy of the structure and the quality of the ma- teria) used. We may counsider, therefore, that the controversy on the subject is ended and the people will have no other desire now than to see the work pushed to a speedy completion. Santa Rosa has another live newspaper called the Morning Star, issued by Felix G. Head. At the head of the editorial column the following poetical enunciation of the Star’s position in the journalistic world appears: You may talk and you may boast Of the papers on the Coast, 2 But the Star of Santa Rosa takes the cake, It always will be eivil, But it fears not man nor divil, And you will always find it wide awake. Already the editor has found it incum- bent on him to advertise that a reward of $10 will be paid for information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of any person or persons caught stealing the Star. If he did not run such a good paper no advertisements of that kind would pe necessary. SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. Every farmer who lives in San Joaquin County can afford to give the right of way for the Valley railroad. It is the only mortgage lifter in sight.—Stockton Independent. If our own Bteve Elkins wants the delegation from New Mexico for President he can have it beyond & doubt. Elkins deserves any favor in the gift of the people of New Mexico.—Albu- querque (N. M.) Citizen. As yet the Lake Washington canal has not given employment to any considerable number of people, and the fact cannot be too widely known, for there is no use in people flocking to Beattle to get work on it.—Seattle Times. The investigation at San Francisco is bring- ing out abundant evidence that the Colima was badly loaded, badly commanded and need- lessly sacrificed. There 1s good ground for a damage suit in behalf of every person drowned with her.—Portland Oregonian. % The leading newspapers of both California and Washington report popular movements for the use of home-made goods. Oregon should not be behind her neighbors, and we should work also every day in the week to get more concerns turning out home-made goods.— Salem (Or.) Statesman. The life of the late Secretary Gresham, like those of Lincoln and Jackson,is another in- spiration for American poor boys. He was born in alog cabin in a then far western set- tlement; had to work for a living, eventually came very near to the Presidency, s=d died in next to the highest office in the land.—San Andreas Citizen. While looking after trainers of a suitable stemp to draw out the best within the chil- dren, we should not omit the essentials of the schoolyard-for recreation that will expand the lungs and give healthiul exercise to the limbs. Children active in outdoor games make the best students, for they are apt to show life and vigor in all they may undertake to master in the schoolroom.—Gilroy Advocate. The sincerity of Colonel Crocker in stating P that the Crocker Estate Company will aid the | right-of-way committee of the new road admits of no reasonable doubt. Itisagood business a i | | proposition for the Crockers. They have about #5,000,000 worth of land hereabouts, the value of which would be enhanced at least 25 per cent by the building of the new Valley road through Merced.—Merced Sun. The establishment of colossal manufacturing enterprises in & new country is always more or less hazardous, but smal: plants can live and increase their output as the growth of the country warrants. The tendency is io start in on too large a scale with too often disastrous resulis. In thelongrun the small industries Will prove of greater value to the community and more profitable to those interested in them.—Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Judging from the amount of foreign capital invested, the European men of money are more alive to the excellent opportunities offered by this country than our own capital- ists. The latter put entirely too much money into manufacturing, commercial and agricul- tural enterprises in the semi-civilized repub- lics of Central and South America. The re- turns from some of these ventures are good, but oftener there are no returns.—Inyo Inde- pendent. UP TO DATE IDEAS. The society to aid shipwrecked sailors at Boulogne, France, has recently adopted two improved life-saving appliances for use along the coasts: One is an apparatus for launching lifeboats beyond the surf line and the other is & new line device for carrying baskets inwhich shipwrecked men are pulled ashore. In L'Tllustration a description is given at some length of the method of launching life- boats beyond the surf line. In the launching apparatus an incline is built from the shore a good distance out into the water. The lifeboat is held in & horizontal position on a carriage which is let down to the water by means of a cable coiled around a drum. If the water reaches the boat in this horizontal position when the end of the incline is renched the Dot simply floats off. If the tide is out the boat can be made to incline by depressing the supports which hold it ina horizontal position, and the launch is almost as easy as when there i no necessity for this action. The carriage for the boat slides down two reils. The life-savers take their places in the craft betore it starts down the incline. A pllot stands in the bow with & boat hook o shove the craft off when it strikes the water, and another is in the stern to guide the rud- Figure 2 der. The inventor is an engineer named Poilly. The bostand slidiug appara the crew on board, weigh about ten to has been tried successiully, and has s the commendation of numerous life-saving so- cieties. The second contrivance is an endless roye in pulleys which is pulied on board the ship- wrecked craft by a small line that is shot out toit. The basket is suspended by the upper part of the ioop 6na the lower part steadies the carriage as itis brought in. Dr. 0. L. Barton of Rockland fs a guest at the Grand. S. Charies of Suisun fs staying at the r Thomas Flint of San Juan is a guest at the Grand. R. M. Green, & mining man of Oroville, is a guest at tie Grand. W. E. Griffin, a mining man of Reno, is stop- ping at the Palace. Thomas Derby, a merchent of New Almaden, is a guest at the Palace. Harvey Lindley, an attorney of Los Angeles, i a guest at the Palace. Archibald Young, en attorney of Hanford, is registered at the Grand. G. W. Woodworth, a banker of Stanferth, Vt., is & guest at the California. W. H. Ciary, & merchant and mining man of Sheep Ranch, is at the Lick House. Dr.J. W. Wood, U.S.N.. stationed at Mare Island, is stopping at the California. Judge J. C. Daly of Ventura arrived last night and is staying at the California. W. A. Rogers, an_Amalie mining man, came down yesterday and put up at the Lick. Charles Kerr, a stock dealer and raiser of Bakersfield, is staying at the Russ House. H. A. Unrah, Baldwin’s agent at Los Angeles, arrived last night and is staying at the Bald- win. P. McCrea, a well-known bridge and railroad contractor of Hanford, is registered at the Lick House. Captain William Banning, owner of Santa Catalina Island, registeied at the Palace yes- terday. J. T. DuBois, wife and son, arrived from ‘Washington, D, C., yesterday and are staying at the Lick. C. 0. Johnson, & railroad man of San Luis Obispo, was one of yesterday's arrivals at the Oceidental. = ‘Wallace T. Taylor, superintendent of the Kern County Land Company, registered at the Russ House last night. L. P. Sage, proprietor of Congress Springs Hotel, Santa Clara County, was one of yester- day’s arrivals at the Lick. W. N. Hilgarten, a capitalist of London, Eng., is stopping &t the California. Mr. Hilgarten is making a tour of America. Jemes T. McDougal, & merchant of London, Eng., is a guest at the Occidental. Mr. Mc- Dougel is making a tour of the world. A. J. Muir, division superintendent of the Southern Pacific Company of Los Angeles, is in town with his family. He was given a vaca- tion of thirty days, which he intends to spend in the East with his wife and children. —_— SUPPOSED TO BE HUMOROUS. ““Is Bunkins a8 good as his word?” asked one business man. . “I guess he is,” replied the other. “His word 1sn’t good for anything.”—Washington Star. I hear that you are engaged to a girl with an ideal. Youare likely to find thatsort of girl pretty hard to get along with.” ““Oh, I guess Tam all right. Yousee, I am the ideal.”—Cincinnati Tribune. Minnie—She is just full of tact,don’t you think? Mamie—I don’t know. She seems to find more room for ice-cream soda than any other girl can get.—Indianapolis Journal. Rubberneck Bill stood looking down at the inanimate form of his thirty-seventh. “‘For a greaser,” said Bill, “he put up a purty game fight.” “That’s what,” assented Soapless Joe. *Pity he had to go. Fer, if he was a greaser, his heart ’cune mighty near bein’ in the right lace.’ ““It is Iucky fer me that it wuz. S'posen when Iplugged him that it had been on the other side.”—Cineinnati Tribuna, AROUND THE CORRIDORS. Captain A. J. Hutchison, one of the largest orange-growers in the State, is stopping at the Lick House. He is much encouraged over the outlook for California oranges in the East, and is confident that in the course of time they will be used almost exclusively—that is, that they will be given the preference. In speaking last night about the orange groves around Lindsey, his home, he said: “Five years ago all that section of country was nothing but a vast wheatfield. To-day I can stand on my frontporch and see 1200 acres of young trees and all in a flourishing condition. The Lindsey Land Company first put in a few trees as an experiment. A season told us that oranges would thrive there as well a8 in any section of California, but first we must have water. The company developed & lot of fine wells, and to-day there is not a better watered section in all California. “The company divided the land into ten-acre lots, put the trees out, and sold only to honest enterprising settlers. In two years' time the trees on 1000 of the 1200 acres pianted will commence to bear, and then you will see a tidal wave of prosperity sweep over that entire section of country. Our oranges then havesa decided advantage over those in exireme Southern California in that they mature about six weeks earlier. This of course gives us am- ple time to get them off to market and of course secure the highest possible price. “I made a small shipment East this year that they might be compared with the Florida oranges. The result was in every particular satisfactory, and I am told by the Eastern deal- ers that they will take all I can ship. “This year we planted about 100 acres in young oranges, and so far have not lost a tree. Scale have not troubled them in the least. We also heve hundreds of acres in lemons, and they are doing just as well as the orange groves.” W. A. Shephard, formerly County Clerk of Tresno, tells of a novel means of providing cheap fuel at Clovis. Clovis is & town twelve miles from Fresuo that has grown up at the terminus of the lume of the Pine Ridge Flume and Irrigation Company which taps the lum- ber regions of the Pine Ridge fifty miles dis- tant. “On the completion of the flume they began foating down lumber from Pine Kidge,” he said, *and built & planing-mill and box factory. This they ran with the refuse lumber and saw- dust. Soon afterward s flourmill was built about 100 yards from the box factory. These were connected by a big wooden chute, and 10w the engines of the flourmill are kept alive by sawdust which is blown through the chute from the box factory. “This is the only reelly live part of Fresno to-day,” he continued. “An Eastern firm is going to huild large furniture factory there. The manager told me that because of the quan- tity and quality of yellow and sugar pine there were at least twenty-five articles that conld be made there cheaper than in the East. Then, 100, when they begin to conduet electricity from Kings River Clovis willi be twelve miles neerer the source of the power than Fresno and will have that much advantage.” James T. of London, ¥ world for the benefit of his health, accompanies him. “Ileit London last Christmas,” he said last night, “and I was just about as sick & man as yon eversaw. [visited all over America, but Tailed to find the slightest relief until. I struck the sunny shores of California. Iwent toSan Jose and visited the southern portion of the State in my traveis. To-day Iam a well man, and I attribute it all to the megnificent climate of California. “I have only been in San Francisco for a few days, but I want to say that you have a mag- nificent City. In fact I have fallen quite in love with the place. Your streetear system is tne finest I ever saw, and the people are the most businesslike set I have met with in all my travels. With your land-locked har- bor, almost large enough to hold all the ships in the world, and the increased railroad facilities that you are soon to have I see no reason why San Fran- cisea shouid not become one of the largest cities on the American Continent. From what {cDougall, a prominent merchant ,is making a tour of the His wife T cau learn of this country the gradual ten- | dency is westward, and of course allthis is bound to help San Francisco more or less. Yes, you have & graat City here.” Charles Kerr, the veteran horseman and stock-raiser of Bakersfield. Is spending a few days in the City, and is quartered at the Russ Houre. Mr. Kerr has a string of flyers at the Bay District track and one object of his present visit is tc lock after them. “Of course I am more interested in fine stock than anything else just now,” he satd, *‘though 1 generally stop long enough to see what Y5 going on arounff me. I am just from Bakersfield, and I can honestly say that I never saw things look so bright there as they do at present. The people are all in good humor; houses are being built right and left, and there is a general feeling that hard times are over. The crop outlook throughout that entire section of country is magnificent, which of itself is enough to make us all feel good and at the same time kinaly toward each other. “By the way, the CALL under the new man- agement is one of the best thought .of papers that reach Bakersfield,” PEOPLE TALEKED ABOUT. The Mikado of Japan is fond of football and can kick & good game. Lionel Brough, the comedian, was the first publisher of the London Daily Telegram. \ Mr. Howell says that hereafter he intends to give his autograph only to such askers as can furnish proof that they have read some book of his. William Franz August Hermann Prosco- witsky of New York has just had his name changed to Williams. His friendsinsisted upon calling him *“‘Scotch Whisky,” and as he is not & drinking man he did not like it. Lord Dunraven has had the most versatile career of any peer of England. Besides being the most famous of British yachtsmen, he has been a successful war correspondent, a bril- lagk steeplechase rider, a daring big game hunter and a vopular society leader in the world’s metropolis. Senator George . Hoar of Massachusetts has found that John Sherman, the first town clerk of Watertown, Mass.,, who served about 250 years ago. was his ancestor,and also an an- cestor of General Sherman. This is proved by papers which have recently come into Senator Hoar’s possession. Field Marshal Lord Wolseley, by accepting his colonelcy of the Royal Horse Guards, be- comes a gold stick in waiting. The office was created by King Charles II, who gave to the } captain of the Life Guerdson duty an ebony staff with a gold head, making him responsible forthe safety of the King, while the second in command received a staff with a silver head. Erbardt Bruder of Newark has brought suit against the General Electric Company for $5000 damages alleged to have been sustained while at work at the mercury pumps used for exhausting air from incandescent lamp bulbs. He says that his system is thoroughly impreg- nated with the metal. Other men whose health has been damaged in this manner are watch- ing the case with interest. —_— e——————— BacoXN Printing Company, 508 Clay strest. * —————— STRONG hoarhound candy, 15¢ 1b. Townsend’s,* ————— PALACE sea baths, 715 Filbert street, now open for summer swimming season. > ———— FINEST seuternes, haut-sauternes and dessert wines. Mohns & Kaltenbach, 29 Market street. ————— The orange and the lemon are both sai to be fatal to the cholera bacillus. Pl.:;elg in contact with the cut surface of the fruit the bacteria survive but a few heurs. . TIRED people should consider the dan; gers which threaten them because of their weaknesses. Hood's Sarsaparilla vitalizes the blood Wwhich feeds the nerves and gives renewed strength. \ ‘‘ Mrs, Winslow’s Soothing Syrup’ Has been used over fifty years by millions of faoth- ers for their children whils Teething with perfect guccess. It soothes the child, softeus the gums, al- lays Pain, cures Wind Colic, regulates the Bowels and is the best remedy for Diarrhceas, 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. 260 a bottle o DRY GOODS. (ITYZPARIS SPECIAL LACE CURTAIN SALE. Fresh Arrival of Latest Patterns! BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED. 350 BAIRS HEAVY NOT- TINGHAM CURTAINS, 54 inches wide and full 334 yards $1.50 long. SALE PRICE.......... Per Pair CURTAINS, in handsome Brussels pattern. SALE PRICE $2.00 Per Pair 2* PAIRS NOTTINGHAM DY CURTAINS, in Guipure and Brussels e[fevs;.u‘E ERIOE 52_50 Per Pair 4()() TAIRS NOTTINGHAM OURTATNS, in “Hom- burg, Brussels and’ Guipure efe focts, SALE PRICE. oov.er *$3.00 Per Pais STYLISH and CHEAP Summer Jackets, At $6.50, $7.50 and $10.00 MOUSQUETAIRE SUEDE GLOVES. NEW: AT75C NEW! ALL COLORS, WITH BLACK STITCHING. L.VERDIER & 00, 5. E. Cor. Geary St and Grant Ave,, S. F. VILLE"PARIN BRANCH HOUSE, 223 SOUTH BROADWAY, LOS ANGELES. KENIG'S MONSTER CLEARANCE SALE Still Continues With Unabated Success. Special Sale of Tan Shoes This Week LADIES’ TAN OXFORDS, Louis $4 00 XV heels, reduced to........ 8old elsewhere at $6.00. LADIES’ TAN OXFORDS. Lonis XV heels, reduced to... 2 33-50 Sold elsewhere at $5.00. $3.50 LADIES FINE WHITE CAN- i~ VAS TIES reduced o, $2.00 GENTS’ TAN SHOES REDUCED ALSO TO BED-ROCK PRICES. LADIES' COMMON SENSE TAN OXFORDS reduced to ANY STYLE of HERBER'S _ONLY SHOES in the house for 400 ladies and gents . GENTLEMEN'S ENGLISH ONLY WAUKENPHASTS, calf or patent leather, in any style. $5.00 Store Open Snturda@enings 010 o’clock KCENIG’S 122 Kearny Street. FURNITURE 4 ROOT1S $90. Parlor—Silk Brocatelle, 5-plece sult, plush trimmed. Bedroom-—7-plece Solid Oak Suit, French Bevel- plate Glass, bed, bureau, washstand. two chairs. Tocker and table; pillows, woven-wire and top maitress. Dining-Room—6-foot Extension Table, four ol Onk Chairs. Kitchen—No. 7 Range, Patent Kitchen Table and two chairs. EASY PAYMENTS. Houses furnished complete, city or country, any- where on the cosst. Open eveniugs. i i. FRIEDMAN & C0., 224 to 230 and 306 Stockton and 237 Post Street. Free packing and delivery across the bay. T0 CORPORATIONS, HERCHANTS ARD AMANUFACTURERS! WELL-KNOWN BUSINESS MAN OF means is desirous of obtaining & POSITION of trost with a Jarge legitimate concern, where if e\'er{mnshuuu-cmry be can become person- ally interested after six months’ trial. Highest of banking and mercantile references given. ddress C. M.. Box 64, Call Office,