The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 30, 1895, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1895. THE SWIRL OF SOCIETY. Over in Oakland the Deux Temps Affairs Make Hearts Flutter. MANY COMINGS AND GOINGS. Soclety Thesplans In the Kenyon Parlors This Week—Delights of a Whist Club. The Oakland Tribune says: Of course y Temps first. It isin a fair way to be started, and we are all so glad. One hundred and sixty-five invitations have been sent out and every one accepted y a few of the San Franeisco people dec Clara Tucker and Mr. Williams declined although Marguerite Joliiffe has joined will dance in the first set with E The patronesses are the same. Mrs. Mofliti's vacant place being fi our own dear Mrs. Wheaton, whose niece, M The age limit, which heavily on the i pressed like a yoke so taken off. It has not been removed entirely, but it has been so that several girls 1t under the old rule are now eligible. »ung men about it. *<Are you girls?” 1 said, naming of the old cotilion set. | answered, doubtfully, “not S0 you see, sir, there are But Mardie Hutchinson, who was t year, has been invited, as well as er of other girls of that age, As , there are the Wheatons, all the 1'several of their contemporaries, u see the men, too, are getting older. It make the class' more of a real party. The cted the excessively girlish mus- 50 yo ied things didn’t look well ing flowered taffetasof the ere had to be some names dropped that were N e list last year, and now there are some yurnings and some Very angry young people who are seeking to cover their wounds and are anxiously inquiring whether the cards are out or not. It does seem a pity that they had to be slighted, but 1 suppose it was inev- itable. The n commiitee was remorse- less, and me very- sore hearts and talk of a rival ¢ that will not come to any- thing. It is hard to get them up. little while it looked as though the the soreheads were about to be an- here was great difficulty about the The curator of Masonic Hall broke his telephoned word and it was all & frightful mess. He let thekt or all the Satur: the Deux Tempers were in despair. aiter the invitations were out and acc here was talk about all, which is the best , anyway. Finally the diffi- eadjusted. The first party will be Hall on Saturday, October5. It er than the others, vrobably until But for 11:30 o'clock. be on the first and third F ace. The dates do not _conflic ay Night Club in this city, to which many of the ‘Deux s belong. first cotillon will be led by Roger Friend ¢ Requa, who has & mar- occasion. 1 am told Mr. e new figures, among ndon bridge, a rain figure, t will open’ aainty Ja ere will also be a drivi vors, I un &s before. of the yc have been asked, which guests, and as soon as &n club members b & modi figure. erstand, are as pretty ng married people a hole in the y engagements of become marriages the young people are barred. There will be more en- gagements in the club before the season is you want to hear about the Deux | a few of the others, | reenway. | Starett, has joined. | ders of our girls, has been | Moore is among the invited, and | over, Two have lately been announced. Just scrutinize the first set carefully and I think you will see at least two more.” Those in the first set will be: Miss Requa and Mr. Friend, Miss Mhoon and Mr. Magee, Miss Glascock and | Mr. Van Winkle, Miss Selby and Will Horn, | Miss Kellogg and Mr. Nicholls, Miss Palmer and Paul Seiby, Miss Jolliffe and Ed Green- way, Miss Alice Sterrett and Mr. Metcalf, Miss Lillie Strong and Mr. Parcells, Miss Myra Prather and Alec Baldwin. Won’c that be a pretty set? We are all longing for it. Mrs. Cone and Miss Josephine of Red Bluff, who have been visiting Mrs. and | Miss Alice Owen at their residence, 2101 | California street, have returned to their home and will spend the greater part of the winter there. A very nice party was Fiven Thursday to s Nellie Tracey by her mother, Mrs. | William F. Tracey, and her sister, Miss | Kitty D. Tracey, at their residence, 71 Clementina street. The guests arrived about 4 ». M. Following were the little | hostess’ guests: Master William Rich- | ards, Miss Vivian Ryan, Master Dick | Holst, Miss Agnes Tracey, Master Robbie | Carrick, Miss Sadie Tracey, Master Frank | Tracey, Miss Nellie Tracey, Miss Grace Richards, Miss Irene Notung, Miss Mar- | ion Brown, Miss Lizzie Brown, Miss Irene Johnson, Misses Li Alice Collins, Miss Alice Trace; Jes: Miss Hazel Miss Liz: Miss Pearl Kelsey, Miss Marg: Katie Holst, Miss Ella_Smith, M Tracey. In the evening the children’s elders dined with Mr. and Mrs. William F. or of 832 Sutter street will v York Octover 1. esident of Goldberg, Bow- left for New York Sat- inst., for a, two months’ ] 2 & return from N J. Goldberg, 1 en & Lebenbaum urday, the 2lst visit. Golden Gate vites their frie entertainment ar Union-souare H ircle No. 23, C. of F., in- | s to attend their grand d ball, October 2, 1895, at | 11, 421 Post street. Lincoln Reliei Corps No. 3 will givea | lunch and bazaar in the old Y. M. C. A. Hall, 230 Sutter street, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the 3d, 4th and 5th of Octo- | ber, for the bencfit of their relief fund. | | The public is cordially invited. i Dr. and Mrs. M. E. Gonzales leave to- | day for an extended tour of Europe, to re- ‘ main about a vear. At St. Dominic s Church festival, now in progress in St. Dominic’s Hall, Pine and | Steiner streets, 'St. Rose Table” is pre- members of Branch No. 19, Mrs. Charles D. Wheat of this City is | stopping at the Broadway House, Los | Gatos. | Among those registered at Paso Robles | are: W. W. Gragg. F. 8. Holt, C. F. Con- | ard, J. E. Terney, Miss Oxnard, Miss M. | D. Oxnard, L. H. Garrigus, George F. | Roesch, John Wear, A. M. Campbell, James R. McElroy, C. A. Jullian, V. Bo- gen, M. M. Harriss, W. Chamberlain, M.J. Merrill, Mrs. Merrill, J. M. Rothchilds, Easton Mills, fills, J Brown, R. H. Spotwood, . Tompkins, Mrs. J. Tompkins, D. McTiddy, G. Dutton, W. Woods, M. H. Sheppard, Mrs. E. Geritz, O. B. Hostmer, Mrs. Hostmer, Miss F. Fulton, Mr. and Mrs. Savidan, W. A. Ross, Miss A. Carroll, Miss B. Hester, L. Becker, Mrs. M. Pray, Mrs. C. E. Bancroft, J. Hicks, J. B. Colem D. P. Torpy, T.( Mintre and wife, Mr. and Mrs Mrs. H. H. Manzard, Mrs. B, W. Wilson, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Mrs. James Smith, Mrs. Lane, E. F. Burns. A very pleasant ty was given to Viv McNeill at the residence of her parents, | 2201 Geary street, on Wednesday last, the occasion being the eighth anniversary of | her birth. 'The young hostess was the re- cipient of many 1dsome and useful presents. Among those present were the Misses Edith, Alice and Louise Plageman, | Adelaide Carles, Hazel Law, Gertie Saw- | yer, Clara Hirsch, Daisy Jackson, Howard | and Harvey Sparrow, Eugene and Joe 2 | vey, | summer home *“Barnabee,” Carles, Reuben Sawyer, Rudolph Plage- man, Malcolm and Ralph McNeill. Mr. John F. Merrill and Mrs. Merrill will spend a few weeks at Paso Robles. James R. McElroy and James M. Roth- child are registered at Paso Robles. Rev. V. Bozer of Honolulu wili spend a month at Paso Robles. Invitations are now being issued for a grand reception tendered to the lately mar- ried couple, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Close, to be given on Monday evenirg, October 14, 1895, at Mission Opera Hall, under the aus- pices of Puckett's Dancing Academy. Among the interesting events of the| POO! | frightened kitten that had been posing in coming week is the fifth matinee musicale, to pe given by Professor Volmer Hoff- | meyer and Henry Bettman, Saturday, Oc- | tober 5, at 26 O'Farrell street. Only a limited number of guests have been in- viled, who expebt much pleasure from the unusaally beautiful programme, which comprises selections from Grieg, Wieniaw- ski, Schumann, Chopin and Beethoven. A pleasant Au‘?rise I‘_ynr!,y was tendered Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Feader at their resi- dence, 73 night, by the members of the S. P. Society, it being given in honor of the latter’s re- | turn from a visit in the southern part of the State. A candy pull wasenjoyed dur- ing the early part of the evening. fol- lowed by music and dancing until a late hour. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Feader, Mr. and Mrs. F. Har- Mrs. T. McLeod, Mrs. A. L. Jenness, Miss Edith Howland, Miss Emily Andrews, M. Andrews. Y. L. L. No. 7 will give a dramatic enter- tainment and social at Union-square Hall on October 16. Dr. and Mrs, Luke Robinson are occu- | pying their new home, 2506 Fillmore street. ‘Their daughter, Miss Leeta, is still a guest of Miss Fruth of Seattle in her beaatiful of Lake \\'nshinfton. near Seattle, where she has by her charming personality made many warm friends. A very pleasant surprise party was given to Miss Tessie Olsen by her many friends last Monday evening, on her return from Los Angeles. At midnight a sumptuous supper was served, after which dancing and games were indulged in until the wee 1 hours of the morning. Among those pres- | ent were Miss Tessie Olsen, Miss Kate Cassasa, Miss Edith Halpin, Miss Mary Murray, Miss Mamie Jones, Misses Winnie and Mary Olsen, Miss Lizzie Egan, Miss Brady, Miss Kate Kelly, Miss Mamie Graney, Miss Madge Spottiswood, Miss Annie Grant, Miss Tillie Laws, Miss Albina Holmes, Miss Katie Walsh, Dennis Sheerin, Frank Suliivan, George Olsen, Edward Charles Cassasa, Dr. John Messrs. Egan, McClellan, ichols, Walsh, Edward Regan, Patrick Wilson and George and William Halpin. A most enjoyable time was had at China Cove, on Angel Island, and around the bay on the launch Norwood, where the Tragur Quartet sang three merry glees and ditties suitable to the occasion. After sailing around they landed and partook of a handsome spread, prepared by the ladies of the party. Singing and stories were in- dulged in till Jate in the afternoon, when all sailed homeward bound, charmed with their outing. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tragur, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Grant and many others. Miss Lucia B. Gere leaves for the East this evening. Joseph D. Redding left for Los Angeles on Saturday morning and thence East, on a short business trip. Mrs. Joseph D. Redding and daughter have gone East, where they will spend the winter. Mrs. G. B. Bayley and Mrs. H. H. Haight are guests at Ktna Springs. Mrs. H. P. Gregory is visiting her 11 Treat avenue, last Saturday | on the shores | rents, Rev. and Mrs. David McClure of ‘aledonia avenue. Mrs G. E. Brinckerhoff of Albion street has been called to the Hast, owing to the sudden death of her brother’s wife. On Friday evening the young men of the First Congregational Church of Oakland gave a social to the Christian Endeavor members. The affair was unique, espe- cially the Punch and Judy show, conducted by Herbert Kellogg. Thé policeman in the Jittle play wasdubbed Chief Schaffer, much to the amusement of the audience. Frank Leach made a good auctioneer when the time came for receiving bids for a poor, a showcase during the evening. There were all sorts of absurd surprises to amuse one, and the young folks declared it was one of the most successful socials of the year. Last Tuesday evening Miss Pearl Ola Humphrey made her debut as a dramatic reader at the First Unitarian Church of Oakland. Following is the programme as given: Andante and variations, from “Kreutzer | Sonata,” for violin and piano (Beethoven), Mrs. Carr ana Mr. Beel; “Honor of the Woods” ‘g.\(liromh k Tales) (W.H. H. Murray), Miss Tumphrey; Polonsise in Dmajor (Wieniawski), Mr. Beel; (a) “Beauty Deyoid of a Heart,” (b) Their Wedding Journey” (by request) (Anon), Miss Humphrey; sonate, “Op. 13" (Greig), Mrs. Carr and Mr. Beel; (a) “Revenge of Reine” | (iranslated from the French), (b) “The Same 0ld Story”’ (?hl)ecilu}' arranged for Miss Hum- phrey), Miss Humphrey. Saturday at 2:30 p. M. the members of the Ebell Society of Oakland enjoyed the following programme: Heroic march (T. J. Armstrong), the Au Fait Banjo Club, directed by Miss Daisy Wendell; vocal solo, “Ch Fair, Oh Sweet and Holy” (0. Cantor), J. H. Toler; pen portraits of some re- cent Spanish_writers, Miss Lilian O’Connell; iano solo, “Valse Caprice’” (Rubinstein), Mrs. 1. G.Thomas; Darktown patrol, (H. A. Burr); the Au Fait Banjo Club, Miss Daisy Wendell, Mrs. E. J. Cotton, Mrs. Elmer Drew, Miss Tewey, Mrs. Don Mac Nicol, Miss Bertha Crouch, Miss Irene Baker. Friday evening the Seven-Thirty Whist Club of San Francisco was entertained at the home of F. M. Campbell. There were three tables, and much enthusiasm was shown at playing. Mrs. Albert Lyser was the fortunate winner of the ludy’s prize, a | dainty “Trilby” chain, while Mr. Taggard | carried off a satchel-tag of silver. The parlors were decorated in yellow, and the dainty lamps shed a mellow light upon | the players. After the prizes were awarded the guests repaired to the dining-room, where, lighted by pink-shaded lamps and candles, and decorated with pinks and smilax, stood the table with covers laid | for fourteen. At each place was laid an envelope bearing a verse to the owner. Upon opening the envelopes cards were | found, each one being decorated with a | little bear in some attitude appropriate to | | a member of the club. Verses written | | upon these cards were read, and the club members were obliged to guess for whom each piece of home-made poetry was in- | tended. Much merriment ensued, and at the close of the evening all declared it was one of the pleasantest affairs ever held by | the club. | _Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Follansbee, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lyser, | Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Naylor, Mrs. L. G. Babcock, Mr. C. C. Ward, Mrs. Leonore Kothe, Mr. and Mrs. E. Taggard, Miss | Campbell, F. M. Campbell, Miss Grace | Campbell, Marston Campbell. Among the entertainments arranged for this week is the Adeline Jones-Ceam bene- fit recital, to take place Tuesday evening. Among those to assist are mentioned Mrs. | Olive Reed-Batchelder, Mrs. Carrie Brown- | Dexter and Richard Milliken. | "The organization of society amateur | thespians, known as the *“Manhattan Che- ater,” will play | Than Sinning” at the residence of Charles “‘More Sinned Against | 1 | Kenyon, Fulton and Leavenworth streets, | next Friday night and Saturday afternoon. The cast is as follows: Squire Hilton of an illustrious family, Frank Garreviere. Marmaduke, his son, Charles Kenyon. Alphonse Belhaven, an Irish land agent, J. Dougherty. 1)Dick Harvey, an unscrupulous villain, W. early. Mayor Lookout, a jolly good fellow, R. Jackson. Teldy Neal, a rare sprig of the old soil, W. Burbank. Captain De Balzac, armament of the Empire, Roy Jack. Andy, Tom and Joe, smugglers, Claud Comp- ton, G. Thompson and H. Barter. John Jimpson, a servant of olden times of the Seventy-sixth Battalion, Albert Kenyon. Scene glin(er for the Manhattan Theater, William C. Spiegel. THE FREE LIBRARY. A Change to Be Made in the Style of Borrowers’ Cards. Librarian Clark of the San Francisco Free Public Library will soon introduce a new system in the library that will prove | Goyernor Budd appointed as one of the of great benefit to borrowers and attaches in the matter of time, of tinding books and keeping trace of them. In place of the borrower’s card which is now issued, there will be issued an envelope of stout manilla | paper, on which will_be printed the fact | that the holder is entitled to draw books | from the library. This will be presented, | as is the present style of card. Within each book there will be affixed a paper pocket, in which there will be a card | giving the number of jthe book, and on this will be kept a record of the number | of times the book goes out and to whom it | was loaned. ‘When a borrower calls for a book he will hand in a list of suck as he may desire, in case the first one is mnot on the shelf. When one of the list is found it will be handed to him and he will surrender his envelope. In this will be placed the card | taken from the pocket on the inner side of | the cover and then the envelope will be filed away. An examination of the card | will enable the officials to determine at a | glance how long the book has been out and enable them to, without delay, prepare delinquent notices. Under the present system, when & borrower turns in a list of books which may have taken him a half an hour or more to prepare from the cata- | logue, he is required to surrender it when he receives a book, and when he comes | again he is forced to spend another half hour or more in preparing another hst. Under the new system, his list will be re- turned to him and he can keep it and save himself the trouble of making another until he has secured all the books on his list. Mr. Clark has also in view the prepara- tion of small handbooks that will contain a list of the best books of fiction, of travel and other classes of work. Under each title will be a brief review of the work. By this means the borrower will have an opportunity to know what kind of a book be would like to draw from the library. | If this is adopted, it will prove of great | value to the patrous of the library. . For Clean Streets. . President Dohrmann of the Merchants’ As- | sociation is dissatisfied with the failure of the | Board of Supervisors to call for bids for street- cleaning. Heis fearful lest the experience of | | | | the association be disregarded and the work | be carried on indefinitely by the Superinten- dent of Streets instead of in'accordance with the association’s plan. He asks: “Can the work be done economically and satisfactorily through the Superintendent’s office, or is it | better to have it done by contract?” In a statement issued yesterday Mr. Dohr- mann compared the cost and_efficiency of work, concluding with the belief that with certain changes “there would beno reason why the present slyflem could not be continued and made successful.” | several stations out and escort me to the 5 MRS LUCY MCANN'S M Wants to Advertise California at Atlanta in Proper Style. IS A NATIVE OF THE SOUTH. Mayor Sutro Suggests That the Chamber of Commerce Take Actlon, Mrs. Lucy McCann of Santa Cruz, whom | two commissioners to represent this State at the Atlanta exposition, the other being | Colonel A. Andrews, was a guest of Mayor Sutro, at Sutro Heights yesterday. If proper arrangements are made Mrs. McCann will probably leave early this week. She will take with her a magnifi- cent collection of stereopticon views of California scenes if she goes, and intends to present the advantages and opportuni- ties of California life with all the eloquence and grace a widow of an honored pioneer can command. Mrs. McCann has a double advantage in being a native of the South. Her birth- place was Bowling Green. Her father, Warren L. Underwood, represented the Third District of Kentucky in Congress for fourteen years, and her uncle, Joseph R. Underwood, was a United States Senator from the same State for twenty years. They were Unionists and the rebels were wont to say “‘the Underwoods had Ken- tucky in their hand.” Abraham Lincoln sent Warren Under- wood to Glasgow, Scotlaud, as Consul, on a very important mission, namely. to pre- vent any more Alabamas from being sent from the shipyards of the Clyde. There were six more ships ready to start outon the business of interfering with American shipping, but Consul Underwood succeeded in preventing them from going. uring the war General Buttner con- demned the home of Mrs. McCann’s father in Bowling Greep for military purposes, and it was soon afterward burned to spite the Underwoods. Mrs. McCann has been in this State since | 1857. Judge George F.J. McCann, her hus- band, was on the Superior bench of Santa Cruz County when he died two years ago. She is one of the few lady attorneys of the State. “If I go to Atlanta,” said Mrs. McCann yesterday to Mayor Sutro, “‘I would like to be abie to represent the State in a manner fitting to California. Ihavebeeninformed that a delegation of ladies will meet me exposition, and I am assured ttat I shall be received with the open arms of a South- ern hospitality that has become proverbial. | “Unfortunately, however, the State has made no provision for anything of the kind. Governor Budd was sick in_bed | when he made my appointment, and the Legislature neglected to do anything to | cover the incidental expenses naturally en- tailed by such a mission. S far as I am personally concerned I could get along very n!ce{v‘ hut when it comes to doing | good and effective work in the Way of ad- vertising this State’s resources and its inducements to investment and immigra- | Sarsaparilla. | overload the tion it seems to me that the commercial and industrial interests here would be best served by having sufficient means pro- vided to insure a proper and fitting pre- sentation of them.”’ Mr. Sutro was of the opinion that the neglect of the State to provide the neces- sary means was sadly indicative of lack of foresight. The only way now open, he thought, was for some of the cnmmerpul or manufacturing bodies to take action. He believed the Chamber of Commerce ought to see its way clear to do something in this direction. Boy Brigands Go Railroading. The train from Napa late yesterday afternoon was nearly derailed by small-boy brigands & little above Vallejo. The youngsters, one of whom is a son of & Mr. and Mrs. McGiunis,went to reilroading for pleasure with a section gang’s flatcar, which they had stolen. They were coasting along a grade when the train thundered into view. The boys fled, leaving the car on the track, and in a few moments it was scattered all over the right of way. The cow-catcher of the engine was badly dam- aged, but the train stopped for only five minutes HEALTH LAWS. DAILY. Exercise moderately. ) Sleep from six to eight hours. Retire at 10 o’clock. s If you don’tsleepsoundly use Joy’s Vege- table Sarsaparilla. It will clean the organs of the body, and you can sleep refreshingly. * I you wake tired, you need better health, and Joy’s Vegetable Sarsapariila will bring this. e When nervous and restless take moder- ately long walks, and use Joy’s Vegetable * % * The heart, lungs and stomach are gov- erned by nerves originating in the brain, and these nerves are quieted by what you take into the stomach, if you take Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla. X Twitchings of the eyes and muscles of the face are symptoms of nervous prostra- tion. You need rest, change uu& Joy’s Vegetable Sarsapariila. ¥ S A nervous man or woman should never stomach. Moderation in everything, even Joy’s Vegetable Sarsa- parilla, is esscntial. o Nervousness, melancholy and a torpid liver go hand in hand. Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla will stir the liver, quiet the nerves and banish melancholy. * % ¥ After using one botile of Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla you will agree it is good medi- cine. * Substitutes are poor, but poorer are the peogle who take the proffered substitute for Joy’s Vegetable Sn:snpflril!n. 4 * Insomnia or wakefulness is one of the first symptoms of a disease of the mental and nervous systems, and these are cured by the use of Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla. * % A Chorea, or St. Vitus dance, is also a dis- ease of the nervous system, due to a lack of nourishment in bloodless persons, and, if you put the blood in good order, and the stomach in fine condition with Joy’s Vege~ table Sarsaparilla, your nerves will %)e strong. * A nervy man may offer a substitute for Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla, but you can refuse the substitute. “THE CALL’S” COURSE IN DEALING WITH PUBLIC AFFAIRS APPROVED. OLLOWING are a number of edi- torial comments taken from vari- ous newspapers. These show how the course of THE CALL in regard to public affairs is approved of in all sections, and these show also that the | certainly has the cov tions. | lar, either commerci | shortdrive about the city will convince the | most skeptical that our people are any- | & first-class newspaper should be are ap- , preciated. | Courage of His Convictions. The editor of the San Francisco CALL of his convic- | e says: | isomely provided | now making next spring, In a recent issue Los Angeles, having h for an exhibit at Atlan preparations for a grand and in the meantime San ncisco continues to play the role of a passive spectator. It is refreshing to find one paper of the northern metropolis that has the’ courage to speak right outin school and tell the truth, even though by speaking the truth it shames the San Franciscan. That City has too long played the part of the ‘“‘pas- sive spectator.”” Meantime Los Angeles has played the part of the active participant in all eventsand undertakings which would advance the interests of Southern Califor- | nia in general and Los Angeles in particu- | or socially. A | thing but ‘‘passive spectaiors.’” THE CALL has been paying considerable attention to this city in the way of inves- tigation and placing before the public ac- curate information as to our resources and | industries. The articles have been well | written and to the point.—Los Angeles | Herald. It Is Consistent. The San Francisco CAvw declares that it T €T KL FI | AL L.r"l | will encourage the Western author with | does not believe in strong praise and in- his Western theme. THE CALL evidently dorsement of home industry in its edi- torial columns and the simultaneous re- jection of literary home industry from its literary columns. It proposes to be con- | sistent. The other great dailies supply | ' The * Call’s’’ New Home. measures taken to make the paper all that ] | camp life by Rev. J. H. V their readers with French, English and | New England literary bills of fare, but fail to give us an occasional tonic in the shape | of California literary bacon and beans. | Tre Carr’s latest example of home en- | couragement in literary matters is the publication of a short story of mining- | vthe Jr. of this | “From the Lowest Level,” in man- city. | uscript, was read by the writer of this some time ago, and its perusal then con- vinced him of its superiority to much that is being hashed up in magazine and news- paper. Fully a score of California writers of merit recognized in the Fast would have remained in obscurity had they depended Its Contemporaries Commend It for Its Reports of the Durrant Trial and Its War on Lottery--=Resolutions by the Union for Practical Progress. The Leading Newspaper. upon California recognition to bring them to light. “Who reads an American book?”’ was | the taunt of literary England a century ago. That sentence, remodeled to suit present local conditions, would read: “Who reads the literature of the West with its crudi- ties, exaggerations and suggestions of bowie-knives and fields of honor?” The first taunt was killed many years ago by the facile pens of Irving, Cooper, Haw- | thorne, Thoreau, Emerson, Holmes, Whit- tier, Longfellow and Lowell. The second will fade, let us hope, before the powers of a company equally great. fornia literature be patronized by Califor- nia readers,—U. 8. Parsons in QOakland | Times. “The Call’s”” Enterprise. Under its new management the San Francisco CALL is forging to the front with Then wiil Cali- | giant strides and dailv gaining in popular | | favor. In its issueof September 13 it gives | an elaborate and minutely accurate map | of the mother lode through El Dorado. | Amador, Calaveras. Tuolumne and Mari- | posa counties, supplemented with an able article on the world’s greatest treasure | vault, from the pen of A, J. Brooks, who treats the subject with a master hand, as only a practical miner thoroughly versed with the country and its possibilities could. Since the active resun ption of quartz- mining on the mother lode none of the other leading journals of San Francisco have deigned to notice it or give it the at- tention it deserves. It waited for the busi- ness sagacity of Tnr CALL'S management to invade the field, from which they will reapa rich return in the way of extended circulation. The local agent at Conlter- ville found it necessary to order fifty addi- tional copies to supply the demand, so eager were the they appreciate Mariposa Miner. (Feuyle to show how much the paper’s enterprise.— Recognized as a Leader. San Francisco commission fruit men have again been at the work of dumping hundreds of crates of good fruit into the bay, because they would neither sell it at a price low enough to make it go, nor give it away to the very poor who could not pay any price at all. So it was wantonly wasted. Such practices are little short of criminal, and we should think that severe condemnation by the San Francisco news- papers ought to diminish the practice, if not entirely stop it. We look to THE CALL to lead, of course..—Redlands Citrograph. Treatment of Men and Affairs. The San Francisco OALL has improved “THE CALL” COMMENDED. Appreciative Resolutions Adopted by the Union for Practical Progress. lowing resolution was « THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL " is steadily growing in the esteem of the people. this is the straightforward course pursued by * THE CALL the editor agrees with the promoters of certain movements or not, the views of such persons are given respectful attention, and in every case the actual news, is fairly and honestly presented to the reading public, without the prejudice and bias that hitherto may have been noticed in some newspapers. meeting of the Union for Practical Progress held in San Francisco Tuesday, September 24, 1895, the fol- adopted : ** in dealing with all public affairs One reason for ‘Whether At a WHEREAS, During the past fifteen or twenty years the press of the United States, as represented by the great dailies of our large cities, have developed a tendency to ignore or misrepresent the move- ments which have been inaugurated for the welfare of the common people, and whereas, instead of presenting to their readers the propositions, facts and arguments of persons who claim to have the public welfare at heart, the press has frequently misrepresented their speeches and acts. The newspapers owned by wealthy men and corporations allied together ina powerful association have demonstrated that they are no longer conducted by men who are true to the fundamental principles of our Government. We notice the absen ce of the advocacy of principles of equality, justice, liberty and freedom for the masses. Instead of comment and publication of proceedings involving the grand principles to which we owe our National life we notice that the daily press of our large oities are disposed to publish the horrible details of murder trials, the indecent scandals of divorce proceedings and the insipid And whereas, while deprecating the degeneracy of the capitalistic press as a rule, accounts of the doings of the aristocracy. matters of vital importance, and since “THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL” | we are grateful whenever any of their number show a disposition to correctly publish the local news and information regarding Has manifested a disposition to give to its readers valuable information regarding the public ownership of land and water and electric light works, while all the other papers have remained silent on these vital subjects, RESOLVED, That we extend our thanks to “ THE CALL" ¥or its unbiased publication of such information and news, and commend it for the course it has taken regarding the Durrant trial and the lotteries. immensely under its present management and is to-day one of the few representative papers west of Chicago. Its treatment of men and affairs is broader than that of any other San Francisco paper, evidently real- | izing that whatever advances the State as a whole also inures to the town by the | Golden Gate. Horticulture and agricul- ture have come in for a large share of its attention, the latest evidence of this fact being a series of papers entitled “Plain Talks With Farmers,” by Edward F. | Adams.—Rural Californian. Setting a Good Example. Tre CaLL of San Francisco, Cal., under the new management, is setting a good example to contemporaries in refusing to report the corrupt and sensational court- room details of crimes, etc. The daily paper is a most potent educator of the peo- ple, and it can do an immense amount of good or evil, according as it seeks to lead them to better ways of thinking and liv- ing, or merely act as a purveyor of mental and moral corruption. Clean journalism is a mighty power in the world. THECALL is taking a'great leap in progress if it uses 1ts columns to elevate the people, instead of pandering to their vicious thoughts by giving all the possible details of murders, etc., because it is supposed ‘““to pay.”—The World’s Advance Thought, Portland, Or. ““The Call’s”’ Honest Methods. It is evident that the Examiner and the Chronicle are no longer to be the “two great City dailies.” The gentlemen who are bringing THE CALL forward appear to be in earnest and in future there will be a triumvirate power in California journal- ism. The people of this coast should be gratified as to Tne CArL’s honest methods and should patronize the paper accord- ingly.—Angel’s Voice. Deserves Commendation. THE CALL deserves to be commended for the course it is pursuing in the Durrant trial. While the other aailies are devoting a dozen columns or more, and giving long drawn out repetitions which no one whose time 18 worth anything ever thinks of read- ing, THE CALL has published each daya brief, concise statement of the progress of the case.—San Francisco Endeavorer. Entitled to the Thanks of the Public. THE CALL is certainly entitled to the thanks of the public for expurgating its such details as are unfit for publication, An intelligent ovinion of the great trial can be formed without familiarizing the public mind with sickly details, and the cause of decency is best served by making these omissions.—Suisun Republican. . Has Set a Good Example. ‘We congratulate the San Francisco CALn on the policy it has adopted in reporting the Durrant case. As a rule the daily pa- pers of San Francisco are the rottenest of any we know of. No occurrence is too vile for them to spread open to the public in all the disgusting particulars that a cheeky reporter can nose into. It ought to be stopped, and THE Carr has set a good example.—Hanford Sentinel. For the National Convention. C. M. Shortridge of San Francisco has gone East to labor with the Republican National Committee in the matter of se- curing the meeting_of the next National convention 1n San Francisco. Other gen- tlemen go East for the same purpose at an early date. Twenty of the fifty-six com- mitteemen favor San Francisco now.— Hanford (Cal.) Democrat. To Eliminate Sensationalism. The San Francisco CALL will publish only the legal developments of the Durrant case, taking care to eliminate all that sensation- alism to which the other big dailies give so much space. Now, all those people who are continually crying against the sensa- tionalism of the modern newspaper have an opportunity to show how strong they are, and how sincere they are in their kick.—Woodland Mail. Hits the Nail Squarely. TRE Cann hits the nail squarely on the| head when it says: “That form of news-| paper ‘enterprise’ which finds exercise in the padding of disgusting criminal reports| to the exclusion of valuable news which costs money finds its reward in the praise of the ignorant and depraved.”—Newman Tribune. Doing Its Share. The San Francisco CaLwL is having quite a tussle to break up tbe lottery schemes, keep the Board of Supervisors straight and| capture the National Republican Conven- tion for San Francisco. This is no small task, but THE CALL is certainly doing its! share of it.—Lodi Sentinel. Into the Front Ranks. The San Francisco CaLyL has stepped into, the front ranks since C..M. Shortridge be- came the proprietor. It has fairly out- stripped all the dailies and is truly the people’s paper.—Haywards Journal. The Leading Newspaper. The San Francisco Cari, Charles M. Shortridge, proprietor and editor-in-chief,| is undoubtedly the leading Pacific Coas reports of the Durrant case and omitting newspaper.— W eavervllle Recora.