The morning call., 1890-12-16
MEN ABOUT TOWN.
Short Stories Gathered Among
the Street Gossirs.
Papers at the Public Library-Wanted, Fresh
Air-Fancies Of Smokers uiniue
for Seasickness.

"There Is one peculiar fact In connection
with the management of the Public Lii
brary OF this city," said weIlknown man
about town, "to which attention has never
been called. and which fully illustrates the
warnings Of the Democratic party. Just to
satisfy yourself some time, look over the
files of the various daily newspapers pub
lished in the Eastern cities and you will find
that, almost without exception, they are
Democratic in their politics. Republican
papers seem to have been rigidly tabooed,
and certainly this cannot be attributed to
chance. The fact of the matter is that the
Democratic officials have used the library in
a sly way to educate the voters to their doc
trines. and no better illustration could be
had of their constant efforts to use their
offices for arty purposes.
A BIG "CoME DOWN."
There was dramatic scene at the Custom
house yesterday. A prominent Federal Of
fetal sat at his desk when in walked an ad-
vertising solicitor for a prominent New
York journal. Approaching the Official
who is one of the most urbane of men, he
explained that he was engaged &C commits
sion to write up the prominent men and bust
ness houses of San Francisco, and that he
would be pleased for $1c0 to give the genial
pressed himself as averse to that kind Of
not0rety.
"Well." persisted the solicitor, "Pll make
1t $50, and send you as many copies as you
want for distribution"
The official was still obstinate.
Give me $50, then, and I'll fix you up
all J. right Nd not . amt v.. ~. a.+.rm,n. 81
ply.
you the truth I've been on time with the
boys and am dead broke. I'll go out and
drink with you and call 1t square,"
They drank.
WANTED FRESH AIR.
Dan Cole, who wanted to sit as member
Of the State Board OF Equalization, but who
failed because the other fellow got more
votes, is in the city. He came down from
Eureka with George knight, and the latter
IS now laughing at his expense. George says
that he strolled on the deck after dinner and
found Dan leaning over the rail intent on
studying the color of the sea. At least he
was gazing steadfastly into the bosom of the
deep, and at times an almost imperceptble
hudder could be seen to steal over his frame
George took compassion ON him, and said
in his most cheerful tone: "Brace up, Dan
ME. my boy; you'll be all right in few
minutes"
Pm not sick, George" came the feeble
reply, but I've eaten too much dinner, and
L u
pure air. That Is all I'm doing now"
QUININE FOR sEAsICKNEss.
Judge John j. de Haven, who is at the
Grand, says that he has found in qunine a
most satisfactory antidote for seasickness.
For many years" he said last night,
travelled between this city and Eureka. aud
no one who has not experienced the feeling
can ever know how l suffered. mentioned
it to a friend, who told me to try quinine,
and found that it worked like charm.
When leave here In the forenoon l take
three grains before breakfast, and during
the entire trip l am entirely free from
nausea; in fact l do not even grow dizzy,
no matter how heavy the weather.
HOW THE ENGLISH REGARD IT.
w. b. ID. Hart, the newly elected Attor-
ney- General, says that the Blythe case at
tracted fully as much attention in England
cisi0n was rendered the London Telegraph
issued an extra edition of $4,000 copies,
which were sold on the streets of that city
within an hour and a half after they came
from the press In an editorial printed at
the same time they commented upon the
case at some length, and made the asser-
ton that four disputed points OF interna-
uonal law had been forever settled.
"As result Of this, continued Mr.. Hart,
"a firm OF international lawyers in London
cabled Inc an offer of $1,000 a year for the use
of my name as member of the firm, they
to give any bond might desire, and to agree
to continue the contract at my pleasure"
FANCIEs OF SMOKERS.
"Do you know" asked Kearny-street
cigar-dealer, that the faneies INDUCED in
by smokers as to the superiority Of certain
brands Is largely the result Of pure magma
ton? The TACT of the matter is that men
who have INDUCED the smoking habit for
many years are unable, as a rule, to deter
mine at all, for the reason that in time their
sense of taste becomes impaired to such an
extent that they cannot tell one cigar from
another except by looking at it. AS evidence
of this you will find, should the opportunity
present, that the average man, when placed
In dark room with cigar. will invariably
look for the light on the end of his cigar to
learn if it is burning, and unless he does so,
in nine cases out of ten will puff away on
one that has gone out long before, without
0etectinp the difYerane