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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
A LONDON CLERK.
The Salary He Gets Seems MeageF to an
American in His Profession.


We will take first young Tomkins. Tom
kins ST.. was something in the wholesale
line, says a writer in London Truth. and
his eldest son is following him in the same
direction. Mr.. Tomkins is the second son,
and he was taken from school at tbs age Of
16 and put into bill-broker's Office at $40
year. He is fairly smart fellow, with a
good head for figures. In the course OF
three years he rose to $50. ESQ and 9l5.
Then he saw a chance of lettering himself
in another Office. At 81 he was receiving
E120 year. He is now "a and is drawing
el50
On that he exists very comfortably. He
lives at home, rent and board free. He
dresses magnlflceHtIy; plays good game
and good many gaines of billiards; spends
Sunday up the river with other Tomkinses
or their sisters; belongs TO cheap COnserv-
alive club and considers himself one of
''the classes For Tomkns at four and
twenty clerks life seems fairly rosy. But
where Will T0mkins be at four and thirty?
| have specially interviewed him on this
point, and, for anything he knows to the
contrary. l find that lie will be where he is
now. He may get another rise OF el0, per-
hapS two. But he can scarcely hope for
more, and, as success has now made him
self-satisfed and Law, he may not get that
On the other hand, he may be much worse.
be may be in the position of Simkns, who
is in the very same Office Simkins is 30.
His record is very similar to Tomkins'.
Three years ago Simkins was precise ly
where TOmkins is now, including the Co n
sentative club. But at that point Simki ms
senior died. leaving a provision of goo a
year for his widow and four dau !hters.
Instead of living free at home. Simkibs
was reduced TO board and lodge himself
| and to contribute few pounds a year to
| his necessitous family-all out of ESQ per
| annum. Tie conservative club is gone; so
are the Sundays up the river; so is the
| young lady with whom, in the days when
| he wore patent leather boots and a flower
| in his button hole, Smkins became engaged.
| Simkins himself now is morose and disap-
pointed, shiny about the shoulders and
| ragged about the cuffs and none too well
| fed. Tomkns, with whom he used to be
rather thick, is ashamed to be seen with
| him in public and doesn't mind letting him
know it. Are things likely to improve with
| Simkins as he grows older? Not bit !;
| the prospect is all the other way.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
DRAWING A LINE.
A Punishment Even Greater Than Jail

Punishment Even Greater Than Jail
ing.
was sitting with the Sheriff in front of
the town courthouse, when he suddenly
stood up, shaded his eyes with his hand and
looked across the street, and then called out
Heah. yo'! is that yo', Jim?"
coiored man, about so years old, who
was slouching along on the other side, came
across the street and replied:
" Yes, Mars ReEtog, dis am mep'
- And what ar yo' doing heah?"
P2e just walkin' out, sab. Idnn thought
I'd drap down an see my darter''
" How did you get out?"
"Jist made hole frew de back wall,
sah."
'Look-a heah, Jim," said the Sheriff as
he sat down and picked up stick to whit
tie on. Il amt gwine to stand this fussin'
no mo-. This is nigh about seven times
you's broke out o jail"
"Yas, sab, nigh bout seven times sab
but doan' be hard on me-"
'You's got out by the doah, the window.
the floor. the ceiling and the walls. and
you's put me to trouble and the county
to expense. Now. you can't go back thar
no mop
please, sah!'
mo, sab; yo' can't do it! I've given yo' q
fair show, and yo' can't expect no mo-. Yo'
kin jist take yo'self orr
But Mars Renfog, IZe dun bin put in
jail ON a hog case, and Pze got to stay
dar till the Cote-house meets" protested
the man.
know you were arrested and examined
and bound over, and all that but I've got
tired Of the fussing. l amt going to stand
by ana let nobody damage the Jail. You's
got out and come back, and got out and
come back, and now ! wont abide it no mo- !
list take yo'self right off and don't come
back to my Jail again unless yo' want TO be
hard used. Ii | find yo' breakin' in I'll
shoot yo' shores yo'r bo'nr'
Won't yo' try me jist once mo- ?" pleaded
the prisoner.
No. sab. I've drawn the line, and now
yo' has got to 60 and take keer of yo'self.
I'm telln' yo' to scatter befo' / make yo'
turn to and stop up that last hole in the
WALTZ
The man scattered" in a discouraged.
detected way, and as he was lost to sight
down the street the Sheriff growed:
Durn niger who don't know when
he's being used like bon gentleman I'M.
Quad in the World
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
SWIFT RETRIBUTION.
A Doctor Dismissed From Office and
Expelled by the Fraternity.

Expelled by the fraternity.
Retribution, swift and severe, has come
to the Maryland doctor who. a few days
ago, cut the stitches with which he had
sewed up an ugly wound in a mans leg. be-
cause. after the operation, the patient did
not pay for the operators professional SER
vices. The physician was DR.. Craigen of
Allegheny County. Nd, in which the city
of Cumberland is situated. Besides being
the physician in charge Of the Jail. the aims
house and the insane asylum, Dr. Craigen
was also the Secretary of the United States
Pension Board Of Examining Physicians for
that district.
Publication was made of the fact that
friends had carried wounded man to the
ofnce OF DIR. CTaigen, and that he, after
dressing the wound, put several stitches in
II, and then demanded 81 as his pay; that
the friends OF the patient,were surprised,
surprising that as he was the county phgsi-
clan, there would be no charge; that the
doctor told them if they did not paw him he
they were penniless, and that the doctor
thereupon, with the remark that he didn't
intend to do that kind of work for nothing,
deliberately cut the stitches.
The case was brought to the attention of
the Pension Bureau, and a telegram was
promptly sent TO the Mayor of Cumber-
land, asking him if the charges against
Dr. Craigen were true. The Mayor
replied that in all respects the pub
lished statement was correct. Immediately
upon the receipt of this reply the Pension
Office forwarded letter to DR.. CraigeD, dis
missing him from the place he had held as
Secretary of the Board of Pension Examn-
ing Physicians at Cumberland. Almost sim
ultaneously with the action of the Pension
authorities in Washington, the authorities
of Allegheny County, Md, dismissed DR..
Craiger from the several public offices he
had held, and the State Medical Association
expelled him from membership.
DR.. Craigen has been endeavoring to in
duce the Pension Bureau to rescind the or
der of dismissal and to reinstate him in
office. He does not deny, but, on the con-
trary, admits that he cut the stitches as al
legged. He defends his action by asserting
that the wounded man had plenty of money
in his pockets and was abundanty able to
pay dor yne SERVICES he re-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
FOUNDERS DAY.
Hastings College Students Celebrate 1t by
Banquet.

Hastings College Students Celebrate 1t by
Banquet.
The Hastings Debating and Moot Court
Society. composed of members of the Hast
ings College of the law, celebrated. as is
the annual custom, Founders day, last night
by a banquet at the Nevada Restaurant on
Pine street. Covers were laid for fifty
guests, and the excellent menu received full
justice President P. A. Bergerot occupied
the chair and was ably assisted in his duties
by Vice-President C. ii. Reynolds. Treas
urer Robert Burnett and Secretary +. IL.
Jung. Alter the table was cleared tie
toast-master, Joseph McGwinns, proposed
list of toasts 10 which responses were
made as follows: 1.-THE Faculty." by Su-
perior Judge Slack; THE Society,"" by p.
A. Bergernt; The Glass of 49," bv James
O'Keefe; THE College," by 7. c. Kierulf;
The Bar" by r. J. Lukins; THE Glass OF
49," by o. X. McMurry; Our Graduates
by II. 5. Gregory; "The Glass of 49," by NJ
u. WOodworth.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
ARMED WITH RIDING-WHIps.
Cape May Teachers Ready to Suppress
Troublesome PUPILS.

Troublesome Pupils.
Cape May is agog over sensation in the
public schools. The teachers have been
greatly annoyed for some time by the insub-
ordination of scholars. Their pranks be-
came nnbearable. Scolding was of no avail
and expulsion caused disputes and hard
feelings between the parents and friends of
the pupils and teachers. In desperation the
teachers consulted the principal of the
schools. and at his suggestion tried several
modes Of punishment, all of which proved
failure.
AS a last resort the City School Board was
asked to counsel the teachers in the matter,
The board talked over the matter of disci-
pline for several hours. They hardly knew
what to do to stop the trouble, but finally
decided to buy half dozen good riding
whips of the "whaiebone ORDER" which
were intrusted to the complaining teachers
with instructions not to spare the rod, but
give the ringleaders in the uuruly move
ment sound furnishings.
Five teachers are now reported to have
their new whips in readiness for immediate
use. When the news was circulated that
ridingwhips had been purchased for use in
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
Democratic League.

At the annual meeting of the Young Mems
Democratic League the Secretary reported
that itbad expended during the year $40 so
upon public meetings to advocate the prin-
ciples Of tariff reform, and that there is a
balance ON hand of S149 o.. The following
officers were elected: President. Jeremiah
f. Sullivan; Vice-Presidenrs. Emil Pohi
and w. r. Daingerfeld; Secretary, +. T.
Drehring; Corresponding Secretary. A. G.
Eells; Treasurer, George II. Maxwell; His
torian, l.. S. Vassault. Board of Directors
"A +. Morrison, j. J. Dwyer. j. d. Pheian,
Gavin McNab. J. NJ. Klein, Henry Eick-
hoff Frank Il. WhitcOmb Thomas Claary
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
CHRISTMAS CHEER.
The kindergarten Pupils Remembered by
Their Friends.

The kindergarten Pupils Remembered by
Their Friends.
A number Of kindergarten schools belong
ing to the Golden Gate Association enjoyed
their holiday festivities yesterday.
In the morning Stanford schools, Nos. 8
AMI 4, comprising $50 pupils, had jolly
time at Eighth and Brannan streets. Del
sarte songs and exercises were performed,
and later on an Immense Christmas tree,
loaded with candy and popcorn for each
pupil, became the center of attraction.
The Pope, Hazel Montgomery and Emily
P. Walker kindergaTiens neid joint exer-
cises at 2l1 Ninth street at later hour.
The pupils marched around a Christmas
tree laden with dishes. kites, trumpets and
candies, and after singing several pretty
songs the presents were all confiscated, the
parents as well as the children being re-
membered.
In the afternoon Stanford School No. 5
and the Emily Faithful kindergartens held
a Joint celebration at 1868 Mission street.
After the specially prepared exercises were
concluded, tokens of Christmas cheer were
distributed to all.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
PERSONAL NOTES.

Frank A. Kimball, the pioneer capitalist
Of National City, is at the Grand.
District Attorney W. 5. Barnes will go to
Chihuahua, Mexico, about the Goth inst. TO
be absent fortnight
Surveyor-General w. Ii. Pratt has been
confined to his residence with bronchial
trouble, but is now convaleScent.
Superintendent w. C. Shockley Of the
Mt Diablo mine arrived in the city yester-
day and Superintendent J. III. jackson Of
the Candelaria will leave for home to-day.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
A Wreck Cast ashore.

A dispatch was received at the Merchants
Exchange last night dated Newport, Ore
gon, December 18th. stating that the wreck
of large vessel. supposed 10 be that of the
bark General Butler. came ashore six miles
south of Newport, on Tuesday morning.
The vessel is total wreck. A life-preserver
marked New York" also came ashore.
The Butler was abandoned about ITO miles
off the coast and was rapidly breaking up.
After her decks were lifted out OF her no
doubt most of her cargo floated off and then
the wreck. driven by wind and currents, was
cast ashore near Newport, thus disposins of
a menace to navigation
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18

the public schools many of the Cape May
residents smiled and said they didn't be-
leve It. The fractions scholars also heard
about the new purchases, and when they en-
looked expectantly about, but no whips
could they see.
While the whips have not been put into
use as yet, the fact that they are in the
possession of the teachers has resulted in a
vast improvement in the conduct of the pu-
Dis-Tha World
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
st. Matthew's school.

The three new buildings on the line of the
Southern Pacific. Coast Division, between
Milbrae and San Mateo, will shortly be oc-
cupied by st. Matthews School, hitherto
located in the town of San Mateo. The
main structure will be named Kip Hall.
after Bishop Kip. The stained-RIas
windows of the old Church of the Advent
OF this city. will be placed in the chapel of
the new school
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
ANOTHER SAFE CRACKED.
The Coliseum Strong Box Opened aut
Emptied of SI6O.

The Coliseum Strong Box Opened and
Emptied of SI6O.
The safe-cracker has visited the Coliseum
saloon at the corner of Market and Ellis
streets. The safe was cracked at an early
hour yester day morning and S160in cash was
secured. The police are confident that the
work was done by the same men who
cracked the safe of Tillman & Bendel at
the corner of Clay and Battery streets a
week or so ago. From the fact that the
exit was made by drawing a staple on the
inside, the burglars must have played the
old game of slowing themselves away until
the premises were closed. The safe was
cracked in the same way as that of Till
man 81 Bendel, the spindle having been
first broken off and the combination forced
In with a punch,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18

The members of the joint committee of
the ChautauQua assemblies at Pacific Grove,
Long Beach and Lake Tahoe for the SAM
mer OF 1892 are arranging to procure lee
turers and speakers of national reputation,
and TO divide the expense between the
three assemblies. The meetings of the com
mfttees will be held at Los Angeles and
Rev. A. c. Hirst and Rev. Thomas Filben
Of this city have gone to attend them,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
FRANCISCO FRIDAY DECEMBER 1se-E1GHT PAGES

tree entertainment in the gymnasium of the
senior middle class. The closing musicale
was given on Saturday afternoon. Five
cars were required to convey the returning
parents and guests. On Tuesday evening
before the school closed the teachers re-
ceived all the students and delightful re-
union closed the proceedings of the term.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18

AT meeting of the Austrian Military and
Benevolent Society held on Wednesday
evening John l.. Radovich received the in
dorsement of the society for Austrian Con-
sui in this city, which practically secures
his appointment. The society elected Mat
ito Scranatich. President; Felix Benner,
V ice President; Z. l.. Lindwelt, Treasurer;
y, Bollinger, Recording Secretary, and
cnsuinp term
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18

The Seamen's Friend Society has pub
lished its thirty-ffth annual report, which
states that the managers OF the Sailors
Home are well satisfied with the work of
the past year and have made many improve
ments and additions to the equipments.
Reference Is made to the appointment of
CAPTAIN Staples as Superintendent, in place
of Fletcher resigned
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
The sarrn Old story.

Property-ownera along the line OF Oak
street. from Bakel to Stanyan. are COM
plaining loudly about the condition Of the
street, and say that they are unable to get
the city to do its portion of the necessary
work. at present riding, driving or walk
ing in the section referred to is almost ini-
possible.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
FulIy Identified.

The woman who died in saloon at Cali
fornla and Hyde streets Tuesday after
noon and who was partly identified as Mrs
Mary Banks mother, was fully identified
last night by her son, William Edwards OF
764 Folsom street He said she was his
mother, Mrs. Genevieve Edwards, whom he
had not seen for ten years
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
PoIxcIinic Lecture.

An interesting lecture. under the auspices
of the San francisco Polytechnic, was given
last night in the Standard Theater by Solly
II. Walter, on Criticism OF Pictures and
Carcatures." The lecture was illustrated
by very clever crayon examples drawn by
the lecturer, emphasizing fully The different
points made. There was very large at
tendance, every seat downstairs being &C.
I'D
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
The Blythe Estate Loses.

Judge Hunt yesterday refused to grant
new trial in the case of S. Mattingby
against P. Roach. Mattingby claimed and
was given judgment for Sl25, 900 against the
Blythe estate, of which Roach was admin
strator, for selling the capital stock of the
Blue Jacket Mining Company.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
10Th EIhnws Rrnlsen.

Leonard Misch. an old man living at 315h
Stevenson street, was knocked down and
run over by wagon at Bush and Kearny
streets last evening. His right elbow was
fractured and the left broken and dislo-
Gated. The injuries were attended by DIR.
Berry at the Receiving Hospital The
wagon was owned by the firm of p. & G.
Simj wine merchants,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
southside Improxemen,

The San Bruno Road Improvement Club
has decided to petition for water and fire
hydrants, also to have streets parallel with
Howard TO PotrerO extended to Army street
and severed,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18

The second trial of ex-Policeman Joseph
Wallace for the murder of George II. Rice,
a "dive-keeper." is in progress before Judge
Trout. The witnesses heard yesterday
were Mrs. Dora Rice. the widow, ex-
Deputy Coroner J. j. Maluney and Alfred
E. Bluitt, a colored waiter.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
The Divorce Courts.

Judge CARRIER has divorced Martha from
Porter Sanborn for willful neglect. and
Johanna from Henry Frerichs on account
Of his intemperance. Judge Finn divorced
Anna from M. Heckenbury on account of
his willful neglect.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18

Hermann Schmitt was tried by Judge Xix
yesterday for having lottery ticket in his
possession. 1t seems that he was playing
informer upon a lottery-shop On Commercial
street, between Kearny and Montgomery,
and showed a ticket which he had pur-
chased there, upon which he was arrested.
The case will be decided to-day
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18

Two-base bits-Everett, Notz. Sacrifice hfts-Mc-
Work Parrott. First base errors-San ,Joses
Port.ands2; First base on called balls-San Joses
s. Portlands % Left bases-San Joses z port
lands 7. Struck out-By McNabb 3. Hit by pitcher
wilson. Double plays-Stallings TO Dooley; Ey-
erett to RetZ 20 DOGGY; Harner Spies TO Dooiev
Time OF game-one hour 80 minutes Umpire:
Sheridan aud McDermott ofciai scorer-StapIe-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18

And clean your mouth aftcrward with SOZODONT
and your teeth will be In condition to do their
for years. Thousands OF dyspeptcs boIted their
food because they had DO good teeth to masticate
properly. Chew fine. cat slow, and use SoZODoNT.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
Successfully Demurred To.

Judge Finn sustained the demurrer of the
Southern Pacific Company to the complaint
OF E. c. Lucey to recover 500, 900 damages
for injuries received by being thrown from
car.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18

Judge Joachimsen held Michael Ryan in
5000 bail to answer the charge of burglary.
He entered the house Of the parish priest at
Brennan, on Wednesday night.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
A BURGLARY Renn,ted

Burglars visited George A. BARRIERS up-
holstery store at 1909 Market street. They
did their work on Sunday evening and
secured about $50 worth of goods.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
Mills College Closed.

The closing of Mills College for a three
weeks vacation on Wednesday was pre-
ceded last Friday evening by a Christmas
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
sIx Months Tor Renton

Frank Benton, arrested on Tuesday morn
ing with skeleton keys on his person, was
sent to the House OF Correction yesterday
for six months by Judge Morley.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-19
THE PASSING THRONG.
Topics Talked of in the Hotels
and Streets.
SOUTH DAKOTA POLITICS.
prominent Democrat Discusses Them
British Columbia Sealers-Ohio
Solid for Major Mckinley.

yesterday Judge and Mrs. Bartlett. Trip. of
aaA1on; M and Mrs James c. Drake, OF Ia
colaa, ana Mr. c. H. Dillon, Of Mitchell, S. OAK.
were al the Rainier hotel Mr. Dillon, who is q
PIolninent lawyer. is q sou-in-law Of Judge
ihpp HE latter is one OF the best known
nen OF TIE West. Born in Maine, he came TO
DaAo'a ana settled in the southeast part of the
aii'ory over twenty years ago. He soon as
sdineu leading position at the bar OF the terri
.oIs, ana Tor four years held the Office of chief
,ostace. Last winter, although he had never
peaole plunged very deeply into politics, he
was the Democratic candidate for United States
senator, IN the remarkable contest when the
Dalauaing lasted over six weeks.
Inc outlook in the Dakotas 10 unusually
pioinising, said he last evening, "for we have
nau an unusual amount of rain and the wheat
~ ~ nrsf-class condition. Everything points
toward good yield
Aoout politics? Well, think the Dem
oeiss VIII make considerable gains in Dakota
anu al the Western states You see We are 8
farming community Farmers are naturally free
uaoefs, ana as such opposed to the high
taiin policy of the Republican party.
:" hat the Farmers Alliance will do cannot
say III h strong, but no one can calculate its
exact strength. Thus far il has drawn more
nom the Republicans than from the Democrats
Inc Democratic sentiment in Dakota, as in most
OF TIE Western states, is now almost overwhelm-
lngiy Tor Cleveland. But there may be dozen
changes within the year"