The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 13, 1896, Page 9

NALS MEREURX . D ' TIDINGS. Republican. i ¥-1wo pages. GHLY UP-TO-DATE. n. > Carv’s Christmas date number in every FOR A NICKEL. FULL OF INTERE Yuba City Independent. Francisco CALL issued a hand- \ber full of onginal information con- atter and chmond Bann The holiday CALL was entirely devoid of the usual cheap write- sparkling and h choice literary bon mots ten sketches EXCELS ANY. istmas edit? of THE Cawr ould be made up in pamphlet form and ven general alation. It excels any per ever issued in California. THE BAN E EDITION, Calaveras Citizen ¢ The San Francisco CALL issued the ban- or Christmas edition. Its fifty-two pages full of choice reading matter, and the A WHOLE E BOOK IN ITSELF. fer Ensign San Francisco CaLL issued a splen- lid page Christmas edition. It is a whole book in itself, and every one should have & copy tiled away for futire reference. T UP WITH THE CESSION, Benicia New Era. TaEe CaLv's fifty-two page Christmas edi- tion came as a pleasant surprise and was a most sensible and readable journal. THE CaLL keeps up with the proc all right. P Antioch Ledger. The big Christmas CALL was a stunner. It was not filled with buncome and idle twaddle, and Editor Shortridge stands ac- 1 d for imposing such a monster paper n a long-suffering peopl EXAMPLE OF INDECISION, FEurexa Watchman, Tre MorxiNG CALL issued a fifty-two page paper on Christmas. We hardly know whether to praise or condemn so great a mass of printed matter published in the form of a newspaper. IT SPEAKS FOR AL Burbank News. _The Christmas number of the San Fran- | o co CALL contained fifty-two pages of splendid matter, setting forth the beauties | of that end of the State and the many in- dustries. Tue CaLLis for everybody. A REGULAR BUDGET. Por A regular budget of it, fifty-two pages. ‘0 CALL gives its readers as an in- al Christmas gift. If you want a k’s good reading purchase THE CarL. GOT THEIR MON WORTH. Santa Ana Herald. Christmas editions have been the rage the past week. The San Francisco CArL printed a magnificent fifty-two-page extra. California readers certainly secured their money’s worth in their Christmas papers this year. BEST EVER ISSUED. Ventura Democrat. The Christmas edition of THE CALL was, in many respects, the best paper that has come_under our observation ever issued in San Francisco. The once !leepK CaArr, uog a grand daily, is forging to the front in fine s T EDITION., Mountain View Register. The San Francisco CALL issued a mag- nificent Christmas edition, consisting of fifty-two pages filled with excellent arti- cles on the industries of California, each written by some prominent authority on the subject. A MAGNIFIC GREATEST OF BIG EDITIONS. San Diego Tribune. The fifty-two page Christmas number of the San Francisco CALL is the best edited and presents the neatest typographical ap- pearance of any of the monster editions publisked by the San Francisco dailies in recent years. DESERVES ATTENTION. Gllroy Gazette. Tre Cawv's forty-eight-page Christmas | THe MorxIne CALL was an excellent paper. . | paper deserves more attention than the [ Though so large as to be rather ues a splen- | ietor can be justly proud of his effort. | casu al newspaper reader is generally able to give. Very many prominent men and able writers contributed to make it an ex- cellent number. A CREDITABLE ISSUE. Del Norte Record. The Christmas edition of the San Fran- cisco Caru contained fifty-two pages of well-selected matter pertaining to th cultural and mining r of Cahfor- nia. The edition is a credit to the State and Editor Shortridge. WELL-SF L_ECTED READING. Cresce: The Christmas edit Record. | writers ot the ion of the San Fran- | cisco CALL contained fifty-two pages of | well-selected matter pertalning to the ag- ricultural and mining resources of Califor- nia. The edition is a credit to the State and Editor Shortridge. FINE STROKE O ERPRIS Mail. Francisco CaLL issued one of the most valuable special editions on Christmas day we have ever seen. It was a fine stroke of enterprise, and must have surprised even those who had come 0 ex- pect much from THE CALL SOLID R Stoc The San GOOD, DING. Chico Chro e-Record. The Christmas edition of the San Fran- cisco CALL is one of the best papers pub- lished in that city. Unlike the special edi- tions of most of the other papers its s is not filled with illustratigns, but good, solid reading matter. VAL Morgan Hill's The San Francisco CaLL issued a Christ- mas edition of their paper containing fifty-two pages. It was, as usual, replete with most excellent reading and would be a fine paper for future reference, as it con- tains valuable information. STRICTLY THE FASHIO Jackson Dispatch The San Francisco CALL got out a mam- moth fifty-two-page edition on Christmas day, which contains a large amount of in- teresting reading matter. Itis getting to be quite the fashion lately to get out mam- moth editions on almost every occasion. VALUABLE PAPER TO KEEP. Bridgeport Chronicle. TrE CarL on Christmas gave its sub- scribers a fif WO page issue—a valuable paper to file away to read at one’s leisure. It contains over a column article abont our Bridgeport travertine quarry and an arti- cle oo pioneer journalism’ by Jim Town- send. “THE CALL” AT THE HEAD. Kingman (Ariz.) Miner. The San Francisco CALL issued'a 50-page souvenir number on Christmas that sur- passes any paper in the United States for excellence of matter and make-up. Tug CarLis at the nead and will stay there while under the present able manage- | ment. OF WORLD-WIDE CREDIT. Yerington (Nev.) Rustler. The Christmas edition of the San Fran- cisco CALL, containing fifty-two pages, is not only a credit to the coast, but is a credit to the English-speaking countries, and demonstrates the fact that the Pacific Coast dailies now head the list of metro- politan journals. AN Bodie Miner. -two page Christmas number of the San Francisco CALL shows great enter- The fift, prise on the No liberal-minde« part of the publishers. | cord to the enterprising CALL much credit | | | | for its unrivaled production in literature and illustrations. el SR THE CALL IS UP TO DATE. Logan (Utah) Republican, The San Francisco CALL came out on Christmas with fifty-two pages, devoted largely to California. THE CALL is a great paper and is coming to the front at a rapid pace. Those wishing Pacific Coast news cannot find a better and more up-to-date publication than THE CALL. REPLETE WITH INFORMATION. Yreka Journal. The Christmas edition of the San Fran- cisco CALL, containing fifty-two pages, is replete with information ‘regarding the financial, agricultural, educational, viti- cultural and climatic resources of our State. It isan excellent edition, and great credit is due Editor Shortridge. AN EXCELLENT PAPER, Placer Representative. The 52-page Christmas edition of T Morxing CALL was an excellent paper. Though so large to be rather clumsy, the matter 1t contained was especially valuable to any one interested in our great State, and makes us very willing that it should be a giant rather than a pigmy. A GIGANTIC PRODUCTION, Newcastle News. The fifty-two-page Christmas edition of journalist can fail to ac- | the matter i any ontained was espe, al- ne interested in our great vy willing that it pigmy. ue of the Pacific Coast tof Christmas. Full fifty-two pa, choicest of matter by some of the ablest replete and con- and best d by its with the tributed ENERGY. i tte. The Christmas edition of TrE CATL was a mammoth affair that displayed enter- prise and energy. Unlike most editions, THE CALL ained well-written articles that were read by all. 1t was full of nse- ful informati d is a splendid paper to send to friends or to lay away for special reference. ALTOGETHE THE BEST. Alameda Argus. Tre CaLL’s Christr number was alto- gether the best of the special issues of the big dailies so far this year. It was origi- nal in m of its features, including its aphy, and getting out of t type almost as important as matter. are all good reading. to The fifty-two pages of THE CALL EXPOSITOR OF OUR RESOURC i 1) Pilot. The San Francisco CaLr Christmas number of fifty-two pages was fully up to the standard of that greatest of Pacific Coast papers. Every page was filled with historical, biographical, statistical and other highly interesting matter, and the whole paper was a grand expositor of Cali- fornia and her resour DERTAKING. Stockton Record. Tue Cany's A GREAT 1 Then com magniicent | Christmas edition, devoting scores of col- | easily leads them all. \the top of the heap. umns of careful matter to the ind fare of the Sta taking, and C. roud over his succe ven his paper everywhere. se: ected, well-written tries, resources and 1t was a great under- Shortridge must feel Tacoma Union. The holiday edition of the San Francisco CaLvis a journalistic gem and evidences a degree of journalistic taste and ability that is creditable to the profession, not alone on the Pacific Coast but the entire coun- try, It contained fifty-two pages, pro- fusely illustrated and filled with interest- ing and entertaining features, GE ALL THERE. Whatcom (Wash.) Reveille. 'he Christmas edition of the San Fran- cisco CaLL is a whale—fifty-two seven-col- umn pages, with an admonition that if we do not read every word we shall miss some- thing good. That’s all right for those who can spare the necessary week. The num. Ler is one more proof that when Tue CArLy starts in to come out ahead it gets there, ON THE COAST, Visalia Delta. It is safe to sa tion of the San Francisco Moryixa Oary, edited by Charles M. Shortridge, was the best edition of a paper ever issued on this coast. The best writers on the coast con- tributed articles to the issue, and the sub- | cisco CALL is a magnificent production, [t jects took a wide range. All were ably treated and were interesting to the reader, PRAISED BY A ISALTA EDITOR. Visalia Times. “Of the big papers, the Christmas Cary, To our mind it is the most valvable paper for the State ever issued in_California.”” Another editorial praises Major Berry’s article, and a full column is given to 1. W. Hellman’s finan- cial prospects, ‘‘that shouid be read,” says the Times, ‘‘by every grumbler in the State of California.” UNEQUALED FOR RELIABILITY, Oceanside Blade, The San Francisco Carv's fifty-two page Christmas number was by far the most reliable paper ever got out in California in the history of the State. It was nota compilation of ‘“‘wash,” slammed together without regard to facts, as too many of such issuesare. It wasnotonly a credit to California journalism, but also to that of the whole country. BOUND TO GET TO THE TOP, Amador Record. The San Francisco CaLr Christmas edi- tion of fifty-two pages was one of the ablest and most complete newspapers ever got out in the State. Editor Shortridge does nothing by halves. When he under- takes to do any certain thing it is sure to be well done. TrE CALL is bound to get to Long life and success to TeE CALL and Charles Shortridge. CREDIT TO JOURNALISM, . Crescent City News. The News is under obligations to News- dealer Frost for a copy of the Xmas edition of the San Francisco CaLn. It s and the reception | 3 s PHON | \WRITES UP THE RAISIN INDUSTRY. | TrE CALL on the morning of | | aBLY | two pages of reading matter, elaborately | and there were articles upon ‘every con- | brightest writers in the Golden State. tkat the Christmas edi- | | valuable matter, dealing with all the con- contains fifty-two pages, and is replete | garding the agricul- ultural, educational s of the State. Much credit is due the publisher for the edition. T e | It surely is a credit to California journal- | REPLETE WITH CHOICE MATTER. | is OUTRIVALED COMPETITION, | Galt Gazette, hristmas editions of the San Fran- | cisco v newspapers were marvelous to | behold. 1t is the opinionof the Gazette that the letter press of TuE Carr, the sub- ject-matter treated, the valuable and in- | teresting information presented, taken all in all, was the superior publication, and that it outrivaled competitors in each and | every department of news, literature and | miscellany. The ( EXCELLENT AND VALUABLE. The Palo Alto. issuea a fifty- morning production. Every leading industry in the State was made the subject of a concise and interesting paper by some well-known v upon the sub, From a lit- cal voint of view, the number was & very creditable production. ON THE HEAD. | HIT San Francisro Volksfreuiid. THE CALL bas hit the nail on the head with its Christmas edition. It isremark- able that there should be so much really | readable matter in the 364 columns, when | we take into consideration how much non- | matter is generally presented in | the English newspapers. The proprietor | of THE CALL is a practical néwspaper man. | The leading article, ““Jesus of Nazareth,” | surpasses all others. | Coulterville Miner. The fifty-two page Christmas edition of | TaE CALy is a marvel of newspaper enter- | vrise. It is California clear through, and handles every detail concerning our wonderful State ina plain, truthful and | highly interesting manner. It may well | be termed a California encyclopedia, and people can do no better service for this sec- tion than to send a copy to their friends throughout the world. Riverside Enterprise. { James Boyd of this city has a very reas- | onable and practical article on raisin- growing in Southern California in the | Christmas issue of the San Francisco CALL. The article gives the early history of the | business and its progress to the present | time. The present conditions of the busi- ness are also written up, and a prophetic glance at the future of the raisin industry is furnished. The article is well written and well worth perusal. e REPR CALIFORNIA. Salnia (Utah) Press. The greatest Christmas edition of any newspaper to reach this office was that of the San Franci LL. It contained fifty- illustrated throughout, £ e The resources of California were magnificently depicted ceivable subject from the pens of the It ably represented California—the land of flowers, fruit and sunshine. BECOMES DAILY MORE POPULAR. Woodlana Home Alliance. The Christmas number of the San Fran- contains fifty-two pages of interesting and ditions and advantages of our State, writ- ten by our most eminent and learned men. Tue CaLL is making rapid strides under its new management and is becoming more popular every day with the most.in- telligent readers of the State. A NOTABLE SPECIMEN. San Rafael Journal. The Christmas CALL was a notable speci- med of a great daily. Among several ar- ticles on the schools of the State was one by Sugenntendent Furlong, descriptive of the schools and school work of this county. Mr. Furlong shows the rapid advance that has been made 1n methods of teaching in the past few years, which place the pupils of to-day on a much higher plane of priv- ilege than their elders enjoyed. ACHIEVEMENT TO BE PROUD OF. Merced Star. No other journal on the coast came any- where near the high standard issue of the San Francisco CALL on Christmas day. it was a history in itself and was an achieve- ment that Mr. Shortridge has reason to be roud of. Every department received care- ul attention and the subjectstreated made very pleasant and interesting reading. THE CALL is easily in the front rank with the leading journals of the country. —_———— NEVER ONE LIKE IT, Bakersfield Californian, One of those papers which are laid away for reference and preserved for the fund of valuable information afforded 1s the Christmas CaLr. There has never been an issue of any California paper like it, and in every detail it shows that the man at its head is a thorough newspaper man in | Sax has asain proved itsright fo the |}y haper. The Chronicle did not publish every sense of the word. THE CAL rapidly growing in circulation and bids fair to become the leading paper on the coast. = | COVERS THE IRE RANGE. } Selma Enterp The “Table of Contents” Christmas edition is a grand index to the teeming riches which should make our California Christmas a merry one indeed. It covers the euntire range of industries in progress, in contemplation and the poten- tialities. 1In its Christmas edition Tre to THE CaLL's | motto, “THE CALL speaks for all,” and to | be designated a thoroughly up-to-date journal. A PLEASURE TO PERUSE IT. | Berkeley Advocate. ! The Christmas edition of the San Fran- | cisco CALL is, in many respects, the best | ever issued on the coast. It is not only | thoroughly representative, but thoroughly readable. Mr. Shortridge took care to | avoid publishing page after page of dry statistics which no one cares to wade through. Instead, his paper is filled with | matter of interest to every one, and so | carefully and entertainingly written up | that it is a pleasure to peruse. | EXCELLENT TO ND AWAY. Weaverville Journal. | The San Francisco Carv’s Ciristmas edi- tion was another valuable contribution to the newspaper literature of the State, and | is a splendid edition to send to one's | friends. It was filled with interesting and useful matter, and the general arrange- ment and make-up of the paper was first olass. The onward strides that THE CALL has been making under its new manage- | ment cannot be better exemplified than | by its mammoth holiday edition. | TOO MUCH FOR ONE DAY, Modesto Herald. | The San Francisco CALL got out a mag- nificent Christmas number — fifty-two | pages—the greater number of which were | filled with special articles of general im- portance relating to the welfare of the | State. Yet not one-twentieth of this mat- ter was read by one in a hundred of the | Cavry’s readers. There was too much of it. Had the CALL published one of these ar- ticles every day or two in its regular is- | sues, they would have been read and ap- | preciated. | AR QUALITY ALL RIGHT, | THE Woodland Democrat. Nearly all the San Francisco papers is- | sued special Christmas editions, but TrE | Garr was by far the largest. It contained a great many articles of unusual interest, | contributed by the leaders m the profes- | sions and in the industrial life of Califor- nia. Our greatest objection to it was its size; the quality was all right. It is too much to expect one to read with care and a full appreciation of its merit a daily newspaper of fifty-two pages at this par- ticular season of the year. THE EDITION CAPS THE CLIMAX. Centralia (Wash.) News. We bave seen a good many Christmas and other holiday editions of great news- papers, but the 52-page Christmas number of the San Francisco CALL is the dandy of them all. This not so much on account of its size, but because it is filied with matter relating to the material welfare of every section of California upon subjects of in- | terest to every person on the Pacific Coast. Tue CaLu hasrecently done a iz_ocd many great things in the newspaper line, but its Christmas edition caps them all. READING ENOUGH FOR WEEKS, Yreka Union. The Christmas number of the San Fran- cisco DarLy CALL was an immense affair, consisting of fifty-two pages, and consti- tuted a_full book, numbering in all about a hundred separate articles, including news of the day, original stories, poems, agricultural, horticultural, mining, educa- tional and other matters, and had many illustrations. The Christmas Cary fur- nishes the reader or a family circle enough interesting reading matter to last for weeks, and then should be put aside for fu- ture reference or comment. ONE OF THE VERY BEST. Colusa Sun. The Christmas CaiL is one of the ver best papers ever issued on this coast. It has contributions from thirty or forty of the best-known writers on_the coast, each in his particular line. Claus Spreckels writes on the Valley Railroad and the beet industry, Richard Gird on beet sugar, I. W. Hellman on finance, George C. Perkins on navigable waterways; in fact, almost every subject of interest is treated by the best recognized authority. Luella Green Harton, a Colusa giri, has an article on Father Junipero in Alta California, BRIGHT AND FRESH, Martinez Gazette. The Christmas edition of THE CALL was a mammoth number of filty-two pages. The average ‘‘blanket sheet’” attracts but little attention, as it is too fre uent? filled with boom advertising and stale read- ing matter, but the Christmas Cavw is bright and fresh from the first to the last page. 1t contains in addition to the usual news of the previous day many timely ar- ticles by the ablest writers and thinkers of the age. In fact, Charles M. Shortridge has cessful scoop of all his contemporaries. LEADS IN SIZE AND QUALITY. Reno (Nev.) Gazette. The big San Francisco dailies have sued their usual Christmas editions. THe CALL this year takes the lead, both in size and quality, with the Examiner sec- ond, with its school children's number. The latter was hardly up to the expecta tion, but probably when it is considered that it was edited and managed by inex- perienced hands it should be considered a but little more than its usual edition and not as much matter as is generally found | in its Sunday numbers. ONE OF THE BEST NEWSPAPERS. Yuma (Ariz.) Sentinel. _The Christmas edition of the San Fran- cisco CaLL contained fifty-two pages, or 364 columns of matter. ~Every page is brimful of descriptive reading of the City | and her surrounding cities and country in general. It is profusely illustrated with views of the City and pictures of her prom- inent men who have the City’s interests for mary years. Charles M. Shortridge, the editor ‘and pro- rietor, since he has been at the helm of Tre CArLL, has made it one of the best newspapers on the Pacific Coast. A GREAT IMPROVEMENT. Deeth (Nev.) Tidings, Charles M. Shortridge of the San Fran- cisco Cann has proven himseif to be a thorough newspaper man. By his in- domitable energy he has brought THE CarL second to none among the great newspapers on the Pacific Coast. Prior to Mr. Shortridge’s control of this journal it ‘was an unprofitable investment, while the meagerness of its news columns was ap- parent to all. But all this has been changed under the new management, and Tue CALL is to-day a great daily. Tue Carv’s Christmas edition of fifty-two pages was a credit to modern journalism. A JOURNALISTIC MARVEL. Nooksack (Wash.) Repeater. The fifty-two page issue of the San Fran- | cisco CALL as a Christmas offering to the State vride of California was an intellect- ual, typographical and pictorial marvel, From_ ordinary news to polemics it re- flected the genius of her sons and daugh- ters so brilliantly that all her sister States feel greater pride in California than ever. The possible in newspaper expansion has no limits, but to issue fifty-two pages of a morning newspaper, without an inch of padding and every article boiled down to avoid verbosity, is an achievement which we believe has never beiore been equaled. EDITION OF GREAT MERIT. Lodl Sentinel. The Sentinel was unable to comment upon the special edition of the San Fran- cisco CALL on Christmas day for the rea- son that it came to hand too late; but it would be doing an injustice to that enter- Erising journal not to at least mention its indness to our immediate vicinity. It seems useless to attempt to go farther into its merits than to simply say that it was a | c Only a | careful perusal of its columns can give a | great edition and clear up to date. proper conception of its full merits. In speaking of the Lodi and Stockton Termi- nal road it says some very kind things of our town and our lands. NO GROUND ¥FOR APOLOGY. Stoekton Independent. The San Francisco CArw apologized on Tuesday for its intention of inflicting a fiity»twurgsgc Christmas number on the public. The Christmas number came, but those who read it soufiht in vain for any ground for apology. Its pages were full of valuable matter, agricultural, artistic, his- torical, scientific, statistical, poetic, liter- ary and miscellaneous. It was largely de- voted to California—its products and pros- pects, its attractions and advantages, its men and women and its enterprises and resources. future reference and to send abroad to spread the gospel of California. NO RIVAL IN LOCAL RANKS. The Nation. The Christmas number of the San Fran- cisco CALL was the finest Christmas news- paper ever issued in California. It wasn’t the seasonable Christmas cake it was after —it fairly captured the whole bakery. To- day THE CALL has no rival worthy of the name in the ranks of the local press. Echipse is first and the rest are nowhere. The way to supreme success in the race of journalistic rivalry is doubtless hard, but where the present proprietor of THE CALL leads there are no ‘‘frozen ridges of the Alps,” as_the bard of Avon sut! it—lon, or short ridges at that—formidable ennugg to balk the victor at the winning-post. A WORLD'S RECORD. San Luis Obispo Tribune. The San Francisco CALL made 3 new world’s record for phenomenal editions in its Christmas number and established a new and incontrovertible claim to leader- ship among the great metropolitan jour- nals of the country. It wasa demonstra- tion that great bulk was not necessarily destructive of excellence in quality; that to multiply volume it is not necessary to use shoddy and refuse filling. We would say that the edition had reached the standard of a high-class magazine, but een identified with | It 1s a number to file away for | is | again stepped to the front in a most suc- | that, after all, might be a dubious compli- ment. The Christmas number of THE CALL | was_read. That is higher praise. Such | editions are usually only “hefted” and | glanced at askance. OF INTEREST TO ALL. Santa Rosa Republican. The Christmas edition of the San Fran- cisco CALL is a big thing every way it may be considered. The paper consists of fifty- two seven-column pages. These pages are | filled with the best thoughts of the best writers of California. Most of the varied | and numerous industries and advantages of the State are treated at considerable | length. Nearly a hundred writers contribe | ute special articles over their own signa« | tures. The paper is, indeed, a great jour- | nalistic feat, but the editor can scarcely | expect many people to read it through, There is too much of it for busy peopla | who have a living to earn. At the sama time every one will find something of spe~ cial interest to himself in this great news« | paper. ENDEAVORS TO DO JUSTICE. Grass Valley Telegraph, The S8an Francisco CALL of December 25 is a special edition and in many respects a good one. The special articles by many of the leading men of this State on the particular line in which they are interested isa good feature. But the article about Nevada County’s schools does not do justice. We are entitled to more credit than is given, and if left to the County Buperintendent to write the article no doubt would havebeen more creditable. Nevada County has always been the banner min- | ing county of the State, yet we are hardly mentioned in an article by the State Min- eralogi We believe THE CALL was cone scientious in its endeavors to do justice, but in its write-ups in some instances | there is considerable lacking. OF A HIGH ORDER OF MERIT. Fresno Expositor. THE CArL’s Christmas number of fifty two pages is a paper that reflects uns bounded credit on all concerned in 1tg publication. It has several very valuabla papers from men who can speak with authority on subjects which they writa about, and they are men whose views cons cerning matters affecting the weliare and prosperity of the coast are worth attention from everybody who is capable of exerting a. healthful influence on public opiniop, And Tne Cain also had abundance of splendidly entertaining reading for those who read (o while away an idle hour or to learn whatsome of the brightest writers in the State have to say anent the Christmas holiday. Taking the contents of the Christmas number of THE CALL altogether ! they were of a very high order of merit. IT WAS A ¢“STUNNER.” Ukiah Herald. The Christmas edition of the San Frane cisco CALL was a ‘st .’ loaded with the best selected stati: to be derived from the history and progress of our won- derful State. Every page from the first ta the fifty-second, was filled with matter of | the most importance—facts that arae | backed up by preponderance of evidence, Every article was from tiie pen of men who are familiar with the great State of California, and more especially those from each county. Every reader in California should forward this edition of THe CaLn to a friend in the st. It will bring to us a larger population and one whom we will welcome as a needed addition. It is | not a boom sheet, but one devoted to the interests of our glorious State and the kind that places us before the people as we are, | WORTH A DOLLAR TO SEND EAST, San Luis Odispo Reasoner. The San Francisco CArn publishes & fifty-two-page Christmas number. Unlike many snch efforts on the part of thedaily press, it is not altogether an advertising | scheme padded out with trashy reading matter. The articles are carefully pre. pared by well-known men and women of the State, who sign their names to their writings. There are more than a hundred of these, and the range of subjects is wide, | not only including matters concerning the industries and advantages of different sece tions of the State, but treating of economi« cal, scientific, literary, artistic and other subjects. 1t 1s a most valuable production and reflects credit upon the energetic editor and his loyal corps of workers. The riceis only 5 cents, but it is worth a dol- ar to send to your friends who are inters ested in California matters. . MOST POPULAR DAILY. San Francisco El Comercio. This great and influential paper of the daily press came forth on Christmas morns ing with a mammoth eaition of fifty-two pages of varied and interesting matter and illustrations. In fact, the ion re« ferred to is a veritable encyclopedia, in which solid articles on scientific,industrial, commercial, agriculturaland statistical sub- jects as well as on those of art and banks appear, showing great enterprise on the art of our esteemed contemporary. THE Bt undoubtedly has taken the lead among the great newspapers published in this City, and has become the most popular and creditable one west of the Rockies, ag well as one of the leading among the many excellent ones published in the United States. We_ send greeting to T Cariand ourcompliments and good wishes toits intelligent and enterprising editog and proprietor, Charles M. Shortridge,