The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 24, 1895, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1895. CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES—Postage Free: v and Sunday CALL, one week, by carrier.§0.15 ;:::}.\'mml Sunday CALI, one year, by mail.,. 6.00 Taily and Sundey CALIL, six months, by mail 3.00 Taily and Sunday CALL, three months, by mail, 1.60 Daily snd Sunday CALL. one month, by mail .65 Funday CALL, one year, by mail. 1.50 WEEKLY CALL, one year, by mail. 1.50 BUSINESS OFFICE: 710 Market Street. Telephone... Main—1868 EDITORIAL ROOMS 517 Clay Street. Telephone. ,....e-- Hayes street: open until 9:80 o'clock. * Larkin street; open until 9:30 o'clock. SW. corner Sixteenth and Mission streets; open until 9 o'clock. £618 Mission street; open until 9 o'clock. 116 Ninth street; open until9 o'clock. OAKLAND OFFICE: 908 Broadway. EASTERN OFFICE: Pacific States Advertising Bureau, Rhinelander tuilding, Rose and Duane streets, New York City. THE SUMMER MONTHS. Are you going to the country on a vacation ? Tf ¢, it §s no trouble for us to forward THE CALL _lo youraddress. Do not let it miss you for you will miss it. Orders given to the carrier, or left at Business Office, 710 Market street, will receive prompt attention. SATURDAY THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. The people will never see any good in a tariff that always keeps another bond issue in sight. Sacramento intends to welcome the Na- tive Sons with about asmany arch ways as & summer girl has. vland for the Republicans of political purification Carrying Ma is the best pro; in sight just now. The deficit in the National treasury is one phase of the money question that all Democrats agree in dodging every time. Ransom will, of course, be pleased with his new commission, but he will not be thoroughly happy until he gets his back pay. The Popul of Maryland have had strength enough at any rate to get together in convention and throw down the Social- ists. St odin L There isa promise of good business in the prospect of oil from Los Angelesto grease the wheels of San Francisco enter- se. dging from the experience of Eastern cities there is nothing causes so much dis- turbance on Sunday as a law to keep it quiet. High taxes for the people and low taxes for the railroads may be called equaliza- tion, provided a man does not care what he says. In making a vigorous fight against the lotteries, Fresno sets an example that every town in the State would find a profit in following. The platform of the Utah Republicans declaring for free silver, protection and reciprocity is a good enough platform for all Republicans. Olney will not have to go all the way to Venezuela to start his vigorous foreign policy. There is plenty of room to operate it on the Alaskan boundary. If the Spanish Government does not like expressions of American sympathy for Cuba, it had better put a stop to the shoot- ing of Cuban prisoners of war. There is no telling what it cost Brice to bold his convention in Ohio, but when the people get a chance to vote on it, he will find that they regard it as a give-away. From the way that Wat Hardin and Joe Blackburn are advocating free silver in Kentucky, it appears that Carlisle’s victory in the convention was but a barren ideality. The Nebraska Democrats are to be com- mended for coming out straight for free silver, even though they had to get off the National platform and shake the adminis- tration to do it. Although the whisky trust is said to be dead, the incorporation in New York of the American Spirits Manufacturing Company with a capital of $7,000,000 looks as if it might be born again. The zeal of the British to act as pro- tectorsof-Christian missionaries in China is fuily explained by the statement of the Standard: ‘‘Great Britain wants more Consuls in the interior and more markets for English goods.” The threat of the Mayor of Quincy, IlL, to carry out the Sunday-closing law to the extent of shutting up the churches as well as the saloons, promises to give that town either more rest or more ruction on Sun- day than any other town in the country. The enlarged demand for Chinese lan- terns, brought about by the numerous fetes of the year, has sed acorner in them on a sudden, and it also raises the question why they should not be made here instead of on the other side of the sea. It was reserved for the Democrats of Ne- braska to get in the neatest blow at Cleve- land by a resolution approving his past declarations against the ‘‘pernicious ac- tivity” of Federal office-holders in trying to control party conventions, and recom- mending the renewal of that policy. OB A s As anegro is to be one of the official guests of the directors of the Atlanta Ex- position, and will make one of the princi- pal addresses on the opening day, it seems clear that the problem of the races in the Bouth is in a good way to be settled by the Southerners themselves, and settled right. The complaint from Washington that all officials of the Government are leaving the city on junketing tours is unjust. No one can be expected to swelter in that hot locality all summer who can possibly get away, and if the people of Washington were wise they would cease their com- plaints and follow the official example, According to the statement of Balfour that he would not favor an international monetary conference at this time, because good results are not probable and an abor- tive conference is undesirable, there is little hope of any international agreement on the subject, and the people of this country must decide whether they will wait on Europe indefinitely or manage their owa affairs, without regard to Europe. WHY THE TAX LEVY IS HIGH. In announcing that the State tax levy for the present fiscal year will reach the excessive sum of 66 cents upon each $100 worth of property the State Board of Equalization must not expect to cast upon the last Legislature the entire blame for this excess above the expected rate. The board itself must bear a Jarge portion of the censure which the imposition of such a tax levy invokes. If railroad valu- ations had been placed by the State Board of Equalization at a proper figure the tax rate for the entire people would have been much lower than it is, notwithstanding the reckless extravagance of the last Legis- lature. A few fizures drawn. from the official records of the board will show the truth of this assertion. In the year 1887 the rail- roads of California were assessed at a valuation which the courts have since sus- tained and declared to be legal and just. In that year the Southern Pacitic Rail- road Company of California had 1022 miles of road which was assessed at a total valuation of $16,500,000, upon which at the rate of 50 cents upon each $100 there was or should have been paid into the State treasury in taxes the sum of $82,500. 1In 1895 the same railroad com- pany had 1860 miles of road upon which the present Board of Equalization placed a total valuation of $16,250,000, and upon which at the same rate there would be paid into the treasury $81,250. A comparison of these figures will show two results. The first of these is that with an increase of 838 miles in 1835 over the mileage of 1887 this railroad has actually been assessed ata valuation $250,000 less than it was eight years azo. The second result is even more significant. If the valuation per mile of 1887 had been adopted for the assessment of 1895, as it should have been, the Southern Pacific Railroad Company of California would have been ued at $30,022,806 instead of $16,250,000. This would have been an increase of $13,- 22,806, and at the rate of 50 cents per hun- dred dollars would have netted to the State treasury $68,774 more than it will receive under the assessment which the Board of Equalization has made. By applying this comparison of assess- ment between the years 1887 and 1895 to the Central Pacific, the Northern Railway and the other lesser lines leased by the Southern Pacific Company, it will be found that the State Board of Equalization has caused the sum of over $150,000 to be lost to the State and to its revenues for the present year. If this increase in the amount of taxes assessed to the railroads of the Southern Pacific Company had been compelled by the State Board of Equaliza- tion at its recent session, the general rate of the tax levy for the whole State would have been far lower than it seems it will have to be. In view of these facts and figures the attitude of the State Board of Equalization in bringing the officials of the various counties before it to show cause why their assessments should not be raised should subject them to the scorn and contempt of the people of California. For this de- parture from duty there is no justification and only one excuse which it is possible for the members of the board to offer. The majority of its members are new to the office, and may be able, therefore, to plead that they were unfamiliar with the history of railroad juggling in the matter of assessments during previous years. It may be possible, that the people of California will be willing to accept this excuse for a season and bear the injustice which has been laid upon them for the year. The excuse, however, has been outworn by a single using, and will be vainly urged and relied upon an- other year. When the time arrives for the State Board of Equalization to make its next railroad assessment, they will be ex- pected to act in the light of what they now know, and to reirieve themselves in some measure at least from the outrage, injus- tice and dishonor of their action in the assessment and equalization of property for the present year. REWARDS FOR DILIGENCE. The new rule of the Police Department offering special rewards to polizemen who capture certain kinds of lawbreakers is commendable. It provides that the officer or detective who overhauls a burglar shall have a holiday of two weeks and that the one who captures a peddier of lottery tick- ets shall have three days. Already the good effect of the rule, which at first was made to apply to lottery agents alone, has been seen in a large number of arrests and a conspicuous reduction of the evil. Burg- laries also have become so common of late that it is hoped the new rule will work with equal efficiency in their case. There is nothing wrong in the offering of these extra rewards for a performance of duty. It is a common experience that they bring good results and have no de- moralizing tendency. A holiday 1s one of the best forms of extra rewards and will operate with especial force in the case of policemen, whose holidays are rare and who meanwhile bave very little time for recreation. This is the time of the month when the leading newspapers of the City, Tne CarL excepted, begin to publish the results of lottery drawings. These advertisements are paid for at heavy rates, and among the results which they produce is ademand for lottery ticketsand the appearance of agents to supply the demand. An increase inthe number of ticket-sellers increases the chances of policemen to make arrests and secure holidays. If our contemporaries would extend their policy a little further and assist burglars in looting the houses of citizens the number of burglaries would be increased and hence the number of op- portunities for policemen to earn holidays would be enlarged. And so the relation between the police and the newspapers which assist their chances for earning a holiday by encouraging crimes ought to be mutually pleasant. THF SILVER FIGHT. ‘Whether or not it was a matter of deli- cacy that kept the silver miners away from the free-silver convention, held in San Francisco this week, it is still a fact that among the 540 delegates there were only three silver miners. It was more notice- able still that the delegates were moved by an idea of a National financial policy, which was entirely distinet from a sec- tional interest in the rehabilitation of the white metal for selfish reasons. In other words, the members of this convention, representing all the higher walks of life and composed of men wholly removed from crankiness, come together to battle for a principle, the success of which would mean no more to theém than to any other intelligent and responsible citizen in the United States. If it be said that proximity to the natural sources of silver may account in a measure for the prevalence of a free-silver senti- ment west of the Missouri River, it must be admitted that this would explain also the influence of Great Britain, Wall street and the Cleveland administration in the pro- duction of a gold-standard sentiment in the region directly affected by such in- fluences. If we admit the first of these propositions we must accept the second, and if we do that we make an appeal to American independence and patriotism that every citizen can understand. Noth- ing would be more gratifying to the higher intelligence of this country than the rais- ing of such a question. The work which the free-silver men of the West have laid out for themselves is one of business and patriotism, not poli- tics and spoils. Their firm suppression of all suggestion looking to a politi- cal organization showed their tem- per and measured their sincerity. They are now preparing to organize working bodies in ail parts of the West for the pur- pose of educating the people and impress- ing their influence on existing political organizations. They are neither Republi- cans, Democrats nor Populists, but inde- pendent citizens, each possessing his own ideas on other matters ot political policy, but all agreed on the one great question. As intelligent and observing men they must know that every 8ay makes it more and more hopeless for them to expect relief from the Democracy, and that the Repub- licans and Populists of the West are heartily in sympathy with them. This should be sufficient for them to know in what direction they may best exert their energies, and might be acceptea by tlie Republican party as both a notice and an opportunity. COMPETITION NEEDED. If anything was needed to bring to the farmers of the San Joaquin a realization of the need of comvetitive transportation facilities, the agitation which has grown out of the dereliction of the Railroad Com- mission should prove sufficient to thatend. A large education is furnished in ihe atti- tude of the Commissioners toward the Southern Pacific in their apparent desire to base a schedule of freight charges on what is claimed to be the company’s right to a fair income on its investment. This includes the company’s alleged right to charge to the traffic all the un- necessary expenditures incurred in the construction of the road, besides ignoring the fact that even had the road been hon- estly built its cost would have been much greater than that required for a similar road at the present time. Thus a dauble burden on the prosperity of the valley was created, and the inference from the con- duct of the Railroad Commission is that both of them will be recognized and charged to the people. One thing evident above all others is that the San Joaquin Valley Railroad will cost much less for construction than the old road and that it can afford to charge less for freights. The simplest of all busi- ness propositions is that encouragement extended to the new road will be the most efficient curb upon the rapacity of the Southern Pacific. The Valley road could charge a lower rate and make a larger profit, so that a beneiit is apparent to shareholders as well as to the growers in the valley. The material benefits which the new road will bring will be only a part of the good which it will accomplish. We have seen that the State authorities commis- sioned to secure the relief which the peo- ple need have proved inefficient, but we know that competition, wherever it has arisen in this State, has most effectually brought the Southern Pacific to terms. Out of this competition have grown the discriminations which bear so heavily on ‘some of the most productive sections of the State, the San Joaquin Valley being one of the greatest sufferers from this cause. It is true that the constitution forbids discrimination and that 1f the Railroad Commission would do' its duty it would cease; but we know that competi- tion, wherever it has appeared, has abol- ished the evil by the natural operation of business principles, and this should be a sufficient reason for encouraging compet- ing lines. “THE SUNDAY CALL.” In the development of a highly cultured people, art, science and literature are of as much importance as the more material things of life and cannot be overlooked by any who take a comprehensive view of the whole. THE CaLL, in recognition of this fact, is as earnest to advance the purely in- tellectual side of Western life as to promote its industries and wealth, and for that rea- son makes the Sunday issue a distinctively Pacific Coast production in its most im- portant special features and main attrac- tions. The issue of to-morrow will well illus- trate the talent of the Pacific Coast. Science will be represented by two notable articles, “‘The Marvels of Modern As- tronomy,” by Rose O'Halloran,’ and +Kinetic Stability,” by Robert Stevenson. Both deal with important and instructive subjects, and the authors are of National repute in their respective lines of work. Scarcely any living American is more eminent in the domain of poetry and poetic prose than joaquin Miller, and one of the best of his shorter sketches will be found in Tue CALL to-morrow containing an interesting ‘Study of Japanese.” There is also a weirdly impressive poem, “A Motley of Midnight,” by Adeline Knapp. Other articles of more than passing interest are ‘“Colonel Strong’s Recollec- tions’’ by E. C. Stock, giving incidents of old times in San Francisco; “Horachio, the Tattooer,” adescriptive sketch by Rob- ert H. Davis, and a critical review of the works of the brilliant young Hebrew novelist of London, Israel Zangwill, by Emanuel Elzas. In addition to these special articles there are the usual departments: The Drama, Book Reviews, Fashions for Men and Women, Events in Society, In Child- hood’s Realm, and a varied miscellany of subjects of current interest. The issue will be handsomely illustrated in the best style of newspaper pictorial art. It can be had usually wherever newspapers are sold, but owing to the increased demand for the Sunday issue it will be safer to leave orders to-day and thus make sure of ob- taining it. Brice is one of the Democratic Senators whose votes on the tariff bill were de- nounced by Cleveland as ‘“‘perfidy and dishonor,” but such phrases as that do not prevent connubiation in . the goldbug camp. A GOOD TIMES PRESCRIPTION. An Eastern jewelry-house is sending the fol- lowing lines, neatly printed on a card with its trademark, all over the country as an adver- tisement: Talkin’ good times makes 'em good; man's & fool that frets; Know the sun’ll rise agaln, every time he sets! ‘When the storm is sweepin’ an’ the thunder shout- in’ loud, See the rainbow peepin’ through the winders of the clond! Tl!léln’bzood times makes 'em good; ain’t a bit o’ oubt, An’ talk i8 0 amazin’ cheap, no risk o’ ranning out ! What's the use in grievin’? don’t make the wagon Jes"keep on beiievin', an’ the Lord'l make it 8ot —————————— She turned upon him imperious!; “What have you to say for yourself?” The dude cowered before her, abashed, and then passed through the door without a word. She shook her head sadly. ““Once more is the old saying verified, ‘It goes without saying!’ ” She gently locked the door behind him.— Truth. C ¢ AROUND THE CORRIDORS. There has always been a good deal of diseus- sion over the qnestion of classical and popular music. Very often musicians have felt the pulse of their audience by playing & little of both in a medley and then drifting off into the one that seems to have the greatest number of admirers. Isaac Frohman, ex-secretary to Senator Stewart, but at present associated in law prac- tice with Attorney Garber in this City, has re- duced the case to its actual value from both standpoints. “While in Washington,” sald Mr. Frohman to some friends in the Palace, ‘I had anex- cellent opportunity to study the Question, and as I was interested in music I was more or less concerned. To illustrate it: Suppose there is an entertainment going on at the residence of some Senatorand at that entertainment a great tastes and interests were wide, and he often regretted that he had not more leisure to culti- vate them. General Campos expresses full confidence in his ability to suppress the insurrection in Cuba before the end of the present year. In the meantime the insurgents, to the number of two-thirds less than the Spanish forces, con- tinue to take possessien of additional prov- inces. One of the American women delegates to the Geographical Congress in London, Miss E. R. Scidmore, has been made rauch of in London. The Princess 6f Wales gave her a special invi- tation to call, and at a garden party of the Baroness Burdett-Coutts she was the guest of honor. Count Maximillan O’Donnell, who died re- cently at Salzburg, happened in 1853 to be in ISAAC FROHMAN COMPARES OLASSICAL AND POPULAR MUSIO. [Sketched from life for the Call” by Nanklivell.] many people have been invited. It would naturally follow that some of them at least would understand classical music. I say some of them, because the percentage is generally very light. A musician takes his scatat the pi- ano and plays something from Chopin, or Wag- ner, or Beethoven, or Mascagni. What is the re- sult, if he has made classical selections? Why, the guests remain perfectly quiet, the old-timers look boreg, the waiters stop distributing punch and there is a sort of wet blanket thrown over the scene. When the professor at the piano concludes somebody recognizes the tact that a slice of classical music: has been handed out, and a small-sized round of applause sweeps up and down the rocm. Itis generally too faint to justify a repetition, and it takes the guests about half an hour to get back on their feet again. “It is very often the case, however, that some young fellow who knows enough of the world to realize what is wanted, takes his seat at the piano, and after a bricf introduction of harmony and touch gets ri popular. He sways ba: while the music takes possession of him, and in about five minutes he has absolute control of the listeners. He blends his harmony and melody with some old refrain and weaves the popular airs of the day into his playing. Every- body livens up, and the waiters begin to move around with the refreshments, and inside of ten minutes there is a generalairof satisfaction all over the room. The oid timers come in from the veranda, peek in the door, throw their cigars awayand get’ right into the thick of society, perfeetly content with the surround- ings and absolutely delighted with the musie. When it concludes there is a burst of applause that would make a debutante wild with joy, and the player is simply forced back to his ition and has to play some more. “Now, I do not know that the average society man thinks of such a lesson, but it is never- theless true that classical music is for piano teachers and musicians, not for the average assemblage, unless the composition is played by the man who wrote it.” “San Frenciseo is under agreat disadvantage 85 (0 its reputation asa theatrical or newspaper City in the East,” said L. R. Stockwell &t the Baldwin Hotel yesterday. ‘‘You see, when Eastern people criticize this City as to its the- aters they compare it with New York, Boston and Chicago, and not with cities of itsown size or even larger cities outside of those three, such as Philadelphia, St. Louis and Baltimore. Ihavenodoubt thatany theatrical man will tell you that 8an Francisco is a far better town than either of the last three I have named—ail much larger citles, too. But, as I say, when this City isto be criticized she has to show her paces with New York, Chicago and Boston. It may not be quite fair, but then it is greatly to her credit. metropolis, and much is expected of her. New York or Chicago people don’t compare San Francisco newspapers with those of other cities in her class as to population, but with their own. It will do no harm in the end for San Francisco to have so much expected of her.” Frank Adams, ex-County Clerk of Placer County, was speaking the other day with some Auburn people about the new courthouse being built there. “The old building was not a show place,” he said, “but many great law- vers have made their reputation there. The courtroom was about as dingy and dilapidated as any in the State, but 1o one noticed that when listening to old Gen- eral Jo Hamilton or E. L. Craig addressing a jury. It was the custom for a great many years for the clerk to keep & box of fine-cut chewing tobacco in the courtroom, at the ex- pense of the county, for the use oi the Judge, members of the jury and bar and other officers. Not much money was wasted on carpets in those days. Manilla - matting was good enough. The principal ornaments were cus- pidors,” A MODERN JOURNAL, (Acrostical.) The civilized Nations have risen, Hopefully out from their prison, Endeavoring false prophets to wizen. San Francisco can boast of her dower, And well may be proud of the power, Noxlous belligerents to cower. From far and from near she is spoken, Rich Is each praise-given token, Advanced with a pleasure unbroken; Nay, by a fauit-finding Nation, Calling to task her high station, In her progress toward civilization. 80 has she worthily rendered, Cause for the tokens tifhs rendered, On ability nobly engendered. Call on the lore-laden sages, Advancing the truth of the ages; Learn from their plaudits and pages Lore which the lliterate assuages. Speaks there a man of a journal, Prating on news non-suprnal, Enjoying a fame that's eternal, Acquaint him with one in this west land, Keeping in touch with the best land, Striving to reach the undressed land.* For such Is the journal T mention, Of the facts there need be no contentlon, Rising where trath is prevention. All know the journal thus lauded, Let your efforis conform to applaud it, Learn its uame in this acrostic so odd writ. HuGH MURPHY. 207 Eleventh street, San Francisco, Cal. *Uncivilized countries. PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT. Congressmen Reed uses the typewriter in indicting most of his letters to his friends. The youngest member of the new House of Commons is Viscount Milton, who is only 23. Field Marshal Count Blumenthal, the Crown Prince’s chief of staff during the wars of 1866 and 1870, has just celebrated his eighty-fifth birthday. Andrew Carnegie has subscribed $400 to the testimonial to Dr, 8. F. Smith, the author of “America,” making the desired total of $2000. In Bulgaria the late M. Stambuloff ranked among the first orators, and could talk excel- lently in French, Russian, Turkish and Rou- manian. All of these were entirely selt-taught, and, though his French might occasionally be faulty in grammar, his fluency and force of ex- | pression in that tongue were remarkable, Hi San Francisco is looked upon ssagreat | attendance as aid-de-camp on the young Em- peror Francis Joseph of Austria when the life of the latter was attempted by Lasso Emenghi, & discharged soldier. The miscreant had in- flicted & slight wound on the back of the Em- peror’s neck and was raising his hand for a more_effective stroke when O'Donuell, by & well-directod blow, deprived him of his knife. The rescuer received the title of Count, many decorations and still more substantial rewards. Authors and publishers are keenly alive to the advertising value of Mr. Gladstone. Any book reviewed by the old statesman is certain to have a big sale, no matter what he say about it. “Robert Elsmere” was one example, and “Marie Bashkirtsef’s Memoirs” another. Fisher Unwin tried to get Gladstone to review “Sonya Kovalevsky,” but so far has not suc- ceeded. SNAP SHOT AT A SENATOR. FARMER ENUTE NELSON IN HIS MIDSUMMER UNCONVENTIONALS. United States Senator Knute Nelson has a law office in Alexandria, Minn., and spends his summers on his 550-acre farm on the outskirts of that pretty little city, A St. Paul Globe re- porter who visited Alexandria a few days ago writes: Failing to find the Senator at his office, and being informed that he could be | seen at the farm, I drove half a mile south and had no difficulty in locating the old cam- paigner, He was in the barn directing the energies of an industrious carpenter, who was THIS 18 A UNITED STATES SENATOR. constructing & ‘‘lean-to” for the accommoda- tion of Lizzie and some of her associates. The Senator himself declared that he was only en- gaged in “directing” the work, but the appear- ance he presented when the accompanying snap shot was taken would indicate that his precepts were being applied in practice, for he was in his shirt sleeves, had a saw in his hand and was perspiring like an Afro-American ata cake walk. Jumping into the buggy he took the reins himself and led the way all-over the farm, pointing out the meadows, fields, cows, pigs and other features of the farm as delightedly as though it were the first time he himself had seen them. To a request for an expression of opinion on the silver question he responded with a.degree of enthusiasm which was like manna to the starved reportorial soul, but which was nevertheless a delusion and a snare. “Why, certainly; yes, sir, Ican give you the solution of it in two minutes. Look over into that fleld there—eighty acres of wheat, twenty- five bushels to the acre, 75 cents a bushel. There you are, my boy. That will settle it all. { There are multiplied thousnnds of just such wheatfields all over the Northwest, just wait- ing to be thrashed out and turn a stream of goldand silver doliars into the pockets of the farmers.” Then, chuckling a little at the man- ner in which he bad raised and crushed my hopes of an “‘expressive” interview, he contin- ued: *‘And if that isn’t enough you come with e over to the lake, and I'll show you a catch of silver bass which would stop the «silver ora- tory of all the financiers in the couptry.” SUPPOSED TO BE HUMOROUS. “Talk about dogs not having reason!” ex- claimed the man. “Why, there's Ponto. He can’t speak, to be sure; but, bless your heart, he knows every whit as much as I do.” “Very likely,” replied Fogg; “but I don’t exactly understand how that proves the animal to be possessed of reason.” : “My hair,” remarked the bald-headed man as he rubbed his bare poll in areminiscent “was the most ambitious thing about _ “Ah?” responded his companion question- ingly. “Yes; it always came out on top.*—Detroit Free Press. “I don’t know how it is,” said Adolphus; “but there is always something or other run- ning through my mind.” “How fortunate,” replied Kate, “that it isn’t a train of thought.” —Boston Transeript. The parson was bending over his desk, hard at work on his nextSunday’ssermon. Presently his young wife bustled in, with a sad smile on her face. She intended to give him & pleasant surprise. She succeeded, for it was her first appearance in bioomers. “What do you think of them?”’she asked gayly. ‘“‘Are they on straight?” “I think,” he said, observing a hiatus be- tween the upper and nether garments, and a general tendency to sag fore and aft, “that you have left undone the things that you ought to have done, and done those things thatyou ought not to have done.”—Truth. PERSONAL. F. H. Conant of the navy is at the Otcidental. F. A. Schneider of College Park is'at the Lick. C. C. Martin, a land-owner at Glenwood, isjat the Grand. 7 A.J. Harrell, a banker of Visalis, is a guest at the Palace, Charles Rule, a lumberman of Duncans Mills, is at the Grand. i E. F. Taylor, an attorney of Sacramento, is staying at the Lick. W. F. Knox, a lumberman of Sacramento, is staying at the Grand, B. V. Sargent, an attorney and cattleman of Salinas, is at the Lick. J.T. Shubert, & prominent business man of Red Bluff, is in the City. Thomas W. Peterson, a big brickmaker of San Jose, is a guest at the Lick. D. A. Bulmore of the New Almaden mine registered yesterday at the Lick. John L. Hudner, an attorney of Hollister, registered at the Lick yesterday. J. T. Smith, a mining man of Placerville, registered at the Grand yesterday. 8. Remmelsburg, & merchant of Colusa, was one of yesterday’s arrivals at the Grand. Attorney H. W. Hutton will leave in a few days for a visit to several important Eastern cities. Captain Milo M. Potter, proprietor of the Westminster Hotel, Los Angeles, is staying at the Palace. There arrived at the Palace yesterday a Ray- mond & Whitecomb excursion party bound for Japan, in charge of W. B. Jones of Boston. The members are: Mrs. M. E. Gleason, Brookline. Mass. ; Mrs. E. M. Woodward, New York; Mrs. G. M. Heller, Chicago; Miss Frances Chaffy, Winnipeg; Horace F. Young, Holyoke. Msss. ; L. F. Chapin, North Adams, Mass.; Philander Moore, Holyoke, Mass.; and Justin Spaulding, Chicopee, N. Y. CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 23.—Californians registered at hotels to-day: Los Angeles—P. W. Hople, Westminster. San Francisco—M. D. Cohn, Imperial; Miss Blankenberg, Mrs. A. Korn, Marlborough; C. H. Eastman, Astor; H. B. Calsher, Coleman; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Camp- bell, Miss Campbell, Marlborough; C. M. Hoff- man, Sturtevant. California—Mr. and Mrs, W. Adamson, Grand Union. OUT-OF-TOWN FPERSONALS. Santa Rosa, Cal, Aug. 23.—Ernest Downs is back from his trip to the southern part of the State. Hon. W. 8. Staley of Kenwood is in Santa Rosa. Miss Ella Duncan of Fresno is visiting the family of W. F. Cowan. W. T. Mor- gan has returned from a visit 1o Los Angeles. P. Cline, a Sonoma merchant, isin Santa Rosa. R. J. Baker returned to Santa Rosa from a month’s visit to British Columbia. H. G. Hahmean has returned from a month’s visit to Mendocino County. J. Murray and family have arrived from Madera County and will make Santa Rosa their home. Captain Dun- barisin San Francisco this week. W.T.S3ny- der has returned from a trip to Southern Cali- fornia. County Superintendent Davis is spending the week visiting schools on the coast. Miss Florence Drysdale and brother have returned from & vacation spent on the coast. Miss Bessie and Allete McMinn have gone to San Francisco to spend a month with Mrs. Folz. Judge Overton went to San Fran- cisco. He will return Saturday. Assessor Van- derhoof is camping near Skaggs Springs. His &arly includes his family and Mr. and Mrs. erbert Vanderhoof of Sacramento and Miss Harris. Miss Adelaide Elliott has gone to San Francisco for a week. Rey.J.T.Shurtliff and wife have returned from a visit to Napa. Mrs. 8. Gannon and her daughter Susie left this week for Cambridge, N. Y. Paraiso Hot Bprings, Monterey County, Cal., Aug.21.—Mrs. L. Butler and Miss T. Relly of the Palace Hotel have returned home aiter a two weeks' stay at Paraiso. J. M. Calaghan and wife, L. G. Rowell and wife, M. J. Sheehan, A. P. Bailey, George A. Russell and Miss A. Russell, G. Musgrave and George Renacre have left Paraiso after a pleasant stay. Among the iatest arrivals are: Mrs. Major W. Hardy, Mrs. Dr. L. Bazet, child and nurse, Dr.Bruant, Captain Ball ‘and wife, Mrs. T. D. Alexander, Miss D. Alexander, Charles Builer, Dr. G. B. Richmond, George W. Elder, Rev. J. C. Sim- mons, Rev. Samuel Brown, Rev. Mr. Parker and wife, Mrs. E. Gluck. Mrs. G. F. Volz, Mrs. F. Doyle, Miss K. Doyle, William Palmtag, wife and children, Mrs. William Palmtag, Miss Clara Casady, William F. Dixey, G. S. Tyle, C. T. Rovine, George W. Hart, D. J. Spence, Cej tain O. Cayer, Mrs. Harvey Abbott and chil- dren, Miss Belmorer, Mr. and Mrs. P. Leonard, Mr. McAllister, Eugene Kelly, Father R. P. Brannan, Mr. and Miss W. Morris, Claus Wreden and Frank J. Veen. ZEtna Springs, Cal,, Aug. 22.—The arrivals at this resort are again increasing, which is not surprising. as the recent comers embrace several who are regular autumn visitors. Many regard this season as the time for a sojourn in the country, and certainly Eina is a charming place just now. Following are re- cent arrivals: Mrs. E. J. Paddock, John Hig- gins, Mrs. G. H. Jeffers, F. H. Torpey, Louis Metzger, Syl Pearl, Capiain Matherson and wife, H. de Breeze, J. H. Cooper, Theo Cooper, Mrs. F. L. Paddock, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Deer- ing, Miss Mabel Estee, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Upham, Mrs. W. L. Bunting, San_Francisco; W. C. Covile and wife, Miss Covile, S. Koste, W. B. Webber, Mr. and Mrs. Schultz, ttiss Pauline Schultz, Oskland; Ida M. Bunting, Camden, N.J.; Mrs. B. C. Schartzer, San Jose. Gilroy Springs, Aug. 23.—Following are the latest arrivals at the Gilroy Hot Springs: J.J. Lane, John Eagen, A.T. Orr, L. G. Flannigan, Miss M. Flannigan, J. Koenig, Mrs. J. Koenig, Joseph A. O'Sullivan, Mrs. L. Wilson, Mrs. N. V. Ewing, Master Floyd Ewing Berry, F. K. Phillips, Miss Mabel E. Phillips, C. B. Baldwin, H.T. Dyer, John M. G. Morrison, John Frank, George Seitz, Mrs. G. Seitz, Mrs. Huff, Mrs. T. Seip, L. F. Stockwell, Mrs. T. V. McClellan, VHSn Boswick, Mrs. J. V. Boswick, Theodore Lawrence, Miss Hoff, Miss Ella Regan, Mrs. S. J. Schnieder. FROM EASTERN EDITORS. No Entangling Alliance. Our Government may well go slowly toward accepting Great Britain’s overtures for a plan of co-operation between the naval forces of the two nations in China for the joint protection of American citizens and British subjects. American influence cannot be used a catspaw to pull John Bull’s chestnuts out of the fire for him, and somehow in_every such proposition to the United States our peo;;le instinetively suspect a sinister motive. It is altogether likely in this instance that England’s ardent desire for the help of the white-hulled Amen- can w;rshiga is not entirely disassociated from acunning desire to use American prestige to promote her own seifish pretensions to new commercial and political advantages in the Orient.—Boston Journal. o Enemies in Politics. “We love him for the enemies he has made” is apt to be a rather dangerous principle in American politics. It is too likely to lift int bold reliefpthe 1ndividuality of oge man, ung to inspire a_feeling of uneasiness among the conservatively loyal element of the people. As an abstract political axiom, therefore, it can scarcely be thought wisely philosophical. The ability to make enemies is not often con- ducive to permanent political strength. Con- ciliation and kindness, so far as they are con- sistent with honor and a sense of right, havye not yet lost their power to win and hold votes— & power which in a republic governed by the party system is imperatively important. Votes still elect.—Philadelphia Recordl: A Difference in Wind. A yacht may stagger in English waters under & spread of sail which she could carry with ease on this side of the ocean. The explana- tion offered for this singular phenomenon is that the air in England holds more moisture, or has more grit,” as the British yachtsmen say. It is heavier and a 20-knot breeze which would compel the use of shortened can vas in England might be encountered in our waters with club topsails spread without the risk of anything bein‘ictrned away. Perhaps this characteristic of the wind may account for “tenderness” occasionally ascribed to Ameri- can yachts when racing in British seas.—Phila- deiphia Record. The Origin of the Word Dago. The Times-Herald has recently had several inquiries as to the meaning of the word “dago.” It éflinnt an Italian word nor a legitimate word in any language. Itis derived from the Spanish rolwl§ .n‘:mo Diego, pronounced Dyago, which is the most common Christian name of men in Spain, St. Diego or St. James being the tutelary seint of that country. All Spanish mothers name one #on aiter the saint, and theresult is tiat Diego is the Christian name one oftenest hears among the Spaniards and on the borders of the Mediterranean.—Chi- cago Times-Herald. Thunder and Lightning. The latter part of the present summer threatens to achieve at least a nine days’ fame for its numerous thunderstorms. Earlier in i unusu- the season such phenomena were 1ot ally cons leuo\m,‘:nd the month of Jl:g ";:: on the whole, fairly free from them g:lvent of orarily cool, to boot. But with flmf tonsely ugust the celestial batteries became in Signt, active. Day aiter day, or night nf%er R rere drenching showers accompatied by oing lightning and thunder prevailed, °"";‘1me-w much damage to property, apd some Iimb and life.—New York Tribune. Payments in Silver. However contemptible it may look for Secrl: tary Morton to pay such employes as henevem. bimetallism in silver, we suggest if his exa ; ple could be followed and all vhe_wnze—asrn?;l in the United States could, for a single mon 7 be paid off in silver dollars, it wonld odine more nearly settling the silver question theft any other plan and would put that much silve! in actual circulation.—Salt Lake Tribune. Depends on the Horse. As to horseflesh, it all depends on the horse. Noman wants to eat a porterhouse cut from one of Yerkes' streetcar animals, neither does the appetite crave an equine fillet from the shanks of the faithful animal that pulls the truck-wagon. A nice iulcy hamburger made from the round of the loin oi a frisky young colt, however, is said to be far more edibie and luscious than bear steak. A Possible Deluge. There is nothing like a receiver's sale to squeeze the water out of trust stock. The whisky trust, for instance, which was capi- talized for thirty-five millions, went under the hammer, bag and baggage, vesterday for ,800,000. 1f all the trusts could be sold out in the same way and on the same day there would be quite a deluge. Bimetallism Will Do It. Give idle labor employment at living wages and the farmer will get along all right. The free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 will do this. The bounty move- ment is probably gotten up for the purpose of sidetmcfmg the main issue.—Topeka Journal. e ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. PROMINENT WRITERS—P., Alameda, Cal. Fol- lowing are the addresses of prominent writer: Anthony Hope Hawkins, London, England; George Alfred Townsend, ‘‘Gath,” New York City, N. Y.; Herbert Spencer, London, England; Christian Reid (Mrs. Tiernan), care of D. Apple- ton, New York City, N. Y.; Lew Wallace, Craw- fordville, Ind., and Julian Hawthorne, Scotch Plains, N. J. Music—C. C., City. There is no place in this City where ““a poor student can obtain ln(or; mation in relation to music, free of charge,” nor does this department know of any musi- cian who is willing to impart such _knowledge without cost. In the Free Public Library you can consult books on written music that may assist you in what you desire to know. NEGLECTED EDUCATION- ., City. If your early education has been neglected. and you desire to improve yourselt on matters on which you are deficient, you can do so by carefully reading some first-class encyclopedia, and if such is not sufficiently explicit you can con- sult the books noted in'the topic treated. COLONEL IRISH—Joseph, Oakland, Cal. When shown the question, “Was John P. Irish ever a member of Congress from Iowa?” Colonel Irish answered: *“No, nor from anywhere else. He ran for Congress in Iowa in 1868 and 1870, and in California in 1890, and was always beaten by from 3000 to 10,000 majority.”” STUART M. TavLor—J., F., City. Stuart M. Taylor resigned from a political clubof this City ana in a communiecation to the papers he gave his reasons for so doing. One of these ‘was that no gentleman could belong to the or- ganization and at the same time maintain his dignity. S1XTEBN TO ONE—H. C. W, City. Those who favor the ratio of 16 to 1 contend that a silver dollar should contain by weight sixteen times as much bullion as a gold dollar and that both coins should be legal tender at equal value. A CALIFORNTAN- P., City. Tt is perfectly correct to speak of the widow of the late Leland Stanford as a Californian, for Californian is a proper term to apply t0 a native or an inhabi- tant of the State of California. THE FRAWLEY COMPANY—A. 8., City. The Frawley Company will not return to this City to perform asa compeny until next year, Bacox Printing Company, 508 Clay strast. * ——————— MoLasses Buttercups, 25¢ a lb. Townsend’s.* - TYPOGRAPHICAL elocution. Making the types speak! The Roberts Printing Co., 220 Sutter. * ——————— Ocean Excursions. Steamship Pomona, to Santa Cruz and Mon- terey, leaves Saturdays, 4 . ., due back Mon- days,’5 A. M. Ticket office, 4 New Montgomery street. * e e GAs CONSUMERS’ ASSOCIATION, 316 Post street. Esteblished 1878.—Reduces gas bills from 20 1040 per cent. Furnishes new tips and burn- ers; Controls the pressure automatically, thus preventing the breakage of globes. Attends to all gas complaints, and also all complaints connected with electric' bells and gas-lighting apparatus. * ———. e Grasset, the designer of colored posters, has been commissioned by M. Lebon, Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, to make designs for the new French postage stamps, since none of those submitted in the competitive examination would do. THOUSANDS of women find their strength une- qual to the demands of duty. By building up thelr system through purified blood, Hood's Sarsaparilla proves just the medicine needed. = THE bast regulator of (he digestive organs and the best appetizer known s Dr. Slegert’s Angos- tura Bitters. Try it. L ‘What he said (the party stretched on rocks) This is simply delightful; the bracing air pu new life into me; besides it's a pleasure to get away from the heated city, from business—and my wife's — What the telegram said: “Will be down with mother and the children on the 12 o’clock train.”—Life. ROYAR. Baking Powder Absoclutely Pare - REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY Thos. Mages & Sons, REAL ESTATE AGENTS And Publishers “Real Estate Circular.” . 4. Montgomery Street, UN.0N TRUST BULLDITG, CORVER MARKET, INVESTMENTS, Ellis-st. corner; rents $274 50; $30.000; 90x126; covered with 6 2'story dwellings and 9 flats: both streets in good order. Rents 8181 50: corner Fulton and Octavia: 50x 75 and_substantial nearly new improvements; S-story building. NW. eorner California, beyond Laguna;: 53x80 and 3" 2-story and planied basement; houses in finest order: $1800 just spent on them ; rents $120; price §17.500: a/ways rented. Pacific Helghts: magnificent view: residence and large lot on Washingron st.; $37,600. o Post st., near Taylor: 23x68:9' to rear stréet; old buildings: 2 stores: rents $63; should be improved and will pay well: $10,500. Reduced to $9000; new residence; fine marine view; SW corner Gréen and Buchanan: 9 rooms saloon parlors, electric bells: attic and basement; very sunny and cozy; {Cr}' ens Tine residence and lot, 80x137:6: N. side Va- llejo, bet. Gough and Octavia: fine view, un- obstructed, from 2 upper stories: 11 rooms and modern convenfences: house cost $8500; leased at $75 & montn; only §10,250. Make offer: Vallejo and Octavia; corner: 25x 112:6, and very comfortable residence of 9 rooms and every convenience: fine view: $10.000. Pacific ave., N. side: best situation: not far from : or 120 feet front; panoramic view, nuot be shut off. house and loi; downtown, near Stock- iot 34:6x77:6, and Z-story house, 12 TR st bustnees 0s, bec B Bran- urth st.; business lot, bet. Bryant and pan; ¢ 25:30: ”‘“10617 & = uced fo $4100: Grove and Lyon: corner: 87:6x100: for business or residence. 7 mmflff: 10,82000; low 26x127:8; Tackson st.; nt view; betwe ust and Spruce; street work done: any -53" front. A st., N. side, bet. Walnut and Laurel; 2 2513716 $2775 eachi: tine view. o $3600—Fiats 6 rooms cach and large lot: 2 fronts: 26:3x120 on Hermann st.. N. side, bet. Filimore and Steiner, through to Germania st. Cheap— ; 2 flats and lot 41:3x137.6: flats have 5 rooms each; N. side Post s.. bet. Broderiol and Baker; street bituminized and + renta