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EDITORIAL NOTES.

Premier Salisbury, while at Glasgow recently,
in abiding TO The intense Importance OF peace
to the commerce Of Great Britain aud the PRO-
gTess OF the world, summed up the situation by
saying: "Peace has been maintained from year
10 year, always with some misgiviags, with some
doubt lest the year that was opening might see
the hopes of previous years OverthrOwh by some
unforeseen accident; for it is impossible to con-
ceal from ourselves that the maintenance OF
peaee depends on other conditions than those
which belonged 10 it half a century ago. We
used 10 think il was common pT0VeTbial ObseTy.
alton that wars were more often produced by the
ambition of rulers or the intrigue OF rulers than
from any other cause; but as time has gone on
the risks Of war have become so tremendous, the
rover of devastation which Ii lets loose has be-
come so terrible, that there is no ruler that does
not shrink from the possibility that bis actions
may Involve war. 1t is my belief that every one
Of those who may share in shaping the deslinles
OF Europe, or any part OF It, Is deeply, intensely
aBXious 10 avoid the cause Of war. But on the
other hand deep moving, often obscure, popular
feelings, tremendous in their force and scrut-
able IN their action, exist in the present day. and
exist with yehemence which they derive from
the increased force OF The people and from the
greater enlightenment and education which pre-
vail. Although that enlightenment aud educa-
ton ought to persuade, and does persuade, TO
peace, yet 1t lends terrible force to the passions
OF men whenever HEY are moved to war"
The Chilean conflict has demonstrated the fact
that the torpedo will hereafter play a more
prominent part IN warfare. An automatic tor
pedo recently tried at HavTe before the military
and naval representatives OF various govern
ments Of Europe and America made a speed of
lwenty-four miles an hour, and was steered TO
the right and left and slowed down to half speed
at the Will OF the operator. AS IL is capable Of
carrying more than half ton OF dynamite on its
swift mission OF destruction the disastrous effect
upon an enemy can be imagined.
1t is said Of Canada's dead Premier that The
first expression OF sympathy with tile American
reople on the occasion OF the assassination of
President Lincoln came from Sir John Mscdon
aid, then at the helm Of Government across the
northern border. lie impaired tie sorrowru
tdings TO the Canadian Parliament, and In a
speech full OF Indignation al the crime moved the
adjournment OF The House.
There are many candidates for the new Circuit
Court Judgeships aud consequently when the
appointments are made. as announced, toward
lie latter part OF the year quite number are
bound to be disappointed. The Presidents de.
termination to exercise great care In making his
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THE TAINT OF DOODLE.

A special dispatch in Sunday CALL tells
bow a smart American bo0dler undermined
the house Of Barring Brothers. The story is
instructive as Illustrating the methods by
which seemingly immense fortunes may be
I'm paired. Tie Charles II. Sanford who set
cat To get rich by The use Of other peoples
money las hun BILE imitators in this city.
We bear one Of them once in a while de-
claiming against tie more solid element il
the community which does not lend itself 10
their schemes. Occasionally one with a
little more vanity than his fellows hires a
ball and tells people how they might become
rich If tley had little more Of what the
speaker calls public spirit" The careful
reader Of the rise and fall Of Sanford will
perceive that he believed firmly in what in
this country We call doodle" When he
presented an enterprise to a public official
VhO was in position 10 push It with public
money lie invariably helped the official to a
favorable conclusion by not leaving him in
doubt as 10 what there was in it Tor him.
He asked no one to steal for him for nothing.
When lie got the backing of the head of the
house of Barring Brothers to promote public
works in the Argentine Republic he pro-
Ceeded to bride the whole Argentine Gov
eminent with the Barring Brothers gold. 1t
is said that he paid President Celman
S500.0C0 for granting a great water-Norks
contract Sanford saw such profit in the
enterprise that he capitalized the stock at
double its natural value, leaving the differ
eHce between the real cost and the repre-
scented cost TO be divided among the stock
holders, who were himself and English as
sOciates, with such South Americans as
might lie taken in to give the enterprise a
local favor. il is estimated that Sanford
expended S3,000.C00 in preliminary work.
The cost of the water works was thus in
creased 10 a figure which its revenue during
the present generation cannot pay interest
on. Sanford as much too ShreWd to take
all his pay in water stock. He eXacted a
commission on all transactions, which was
payable in coin. When the Doodle Presi-
dent took 100000 for signing the grant
Sanford quietly raked down his commission.
The Sanford method has covered certain
provinces in the republic with debt greater
than the assessed value Of all their prop
eTty. 1t is supposed, however, that when
the population has sufficiently increased
these public works will become remunera-
tive. This is mere supposition. Sensible
people are not much in the habit of settling
in countries that are overwhelmed with
debt. The average man does not want TO
wait a quarter of a century to realize on his
investments. There are people in this city
doubtless who regret that Sanford did not
make San Francisco the field of bis opera
lions. The spectacle Of a city Of $500, COG, 600
Of taxable property, out Of debt, is re-
proaeh upon the capacity Of our local
boodleTs. They would gladly attach them
selves to the kite OF some imported genius
who could induce the people to mortgage
their property TO make San Francisco the
Paris Of America.
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ONE OYSTER FOR TWO.
Delicious Bivalves Foot Long Fried
Rutfer. EGGS and Crumbs

Delicious Bivalyes a Foot Long Fried in
Butter, Eggs and Crumbs.
We often laugh at the innocent young
housewife who ordered "half dozen hall
but" for dinner. Had she lived in the
South Pacific Islands she might have been
equally laughed at for ordering half dozen
oysters, not to say pint. The author of
Oysters and All About Them" gives some
examples that nearly match the giant clans
and abalones of the California coast, says
the Youths Companion
Pliny mentions that, according to the his
tOrians of Alexander's expedition, oysters a
foot in diameter were found in the Indian
seas, and Sir James K. Tennent was uuex-
pectedly enabled 10 eorTOborate the correct
ness of this statement, for at Kotiier, near
Trincomalee, enormous specimens Of edible
oysters were brought to the rest hOuse. One
measured more than eleven inches in length
by half as many in width.
But this extraordinary measurement is
beaten by the oysters of Fort Lincoln, in
South Aus tralia, which are the largest
edible ones in the world. They are as large
as a dinner plate and of much the same
shape. They are sometimes more than a
foot across the shell, and the oyster fits his
habitatiOn so we'll that he does not leave
much margin.
1t is new sensation when a friend asks
you to lunch, at Adelaide. to have one oys-
ter fried in butter or in eggs and bread
crumbs set before you, but it is a very
pleasant experiences; for the flavor and deli
cacy of the Port Lincoln mammoth are pro-
verbal, even in that land of luxuries.
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A POLITE HIGHWAYMAN.
There Was No Fuss or Feathers About
Him, But He Got There.

There Was No Fuss Feathers About
Him, But He Got There.
''The modern highwayman doesn't UNDER
stand his business" said an old traveller as
he looked up from an account of man be-
ing "hed up" Hes brutal - unneces-
sarily So
"Do you want him to take off his hat
when he stops you?" he was asked. "Do
you want him to beg your pardon?"
''0h, no. You quite misunderstood me,
Pm not an admirer of Paul Clifford. But
why jar a mans nerves or mar his beauty?
Whyhit him on the head with sand bag
or scare him to death by jumping out at
him from an alley?
- / was held up once in a way that | adj
mired. No force, no serious shock to the
nervous system and no affected courtesy.
I've been IN a good many different countries
and heard or read of all the different meth
DDS, but for the quiet and quick transaction
of business of that nature without any I'M
necessary trimmings commend me TO the
man who got my watch.
He was sauntering along the street
ahead of me quietly humming a tune. He
wasn't keeping in the shadow OF the build
ingS and he wasn't doing anything else that
was suspicious. He was just sauntering
along with his arms folded on his breast.
was walking faster. so / had TO Overtake
and pass him. l passed him on the left
that is, | started to pass him on that side
When 1 got even with him he said;
- / sayY
ut was said quietly and didn't even star
tie me. None of this absurd courtesy aud
nothing sensational in it. Of course
looked toward him and l saw the tip Of q
revolver resting on the crook Of his left
elbow. His arms were still folded, but
had an idea that his right hand was on the
other end Of the revolver.
Just take it easy he added.
80 L sauntered along with him. and at
his suggestion transferred my watch and
money to his pockets. Then lie said:
"'GO on, and don't look back
And | went on and didn't look back.
But have always considered him a man
who could do a job with neatness and
dispatch, and without unnecessary trouble
and excitement That wouldn't have hurt
a man with heart disease. Chicago Tri-
Oule,
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TEN MILES LONG.

A Postal Clerks Perilous Ride In the
Sitting Darkness.
thrilling experience, although not end
ing fatally, was had by railway mail clerk
who acted as distributor on a local train
He had a car to himself, and at one station
up in the Allegheny Mountains had left his
car for a moment to run forward to the en-
CINE, which was taking water, says the
Washington Star. The water-tank was di-
recty west of the great tunnel, and when
the tender was filed and the train started
the clerk sprang for his car. The entrance
TO the car was on the side and a solitary
handle was grasped. whereby the clerk
pulled himself up to the door. To his hor-
rOr he found the door had been Jared shut
and could not be opened from the outside,
and the second he discovered this fact the
train shot into the tunnel. With desper-
alton born of a terrible death staring him
in the face the clerk hammered and kicked
on the door and shrieked aloud for help,
but the noise OF the train drowned his cries,
and with both hands graspinG the handle,
his feet on the iron step and his BODY glued
TO the side OF the car, for fear of being
dashed off by the Jagged sides, he was car
ried through the tunnel.
AS the tunnel is Il mile long and the
atmosphere therein is almost sitting, the
ldChIeSS Mali clerk ) experience can De pet
Ter imagined than described When the
train shot into daylight again the engineer
looked back. as is the custom, to see il his
train was following all right, and diScov-
cred the clerk in his narrowing position.
Quickly stopping his engine the engineer
ran back, ana, with tie assistance of the
conductor, helped the almost demented man
TO the ground, where he utterly collapsed,
the strain upon his nerves being too great.
For six months he was under physicians
care, and after he had become q well man
again, said: Il thought that tunnel was
ten miles long. and my head, l imagined,
was hollow, with the dense smoke rushing
IN my mouth and nostrils and coming out
ut my eyes like steam pipes. v heneYer |
think of that ride my brain reels and | feel
myself crouching as l did upon the outside
Of the car during that horrlfying expert
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WEATHER PREDICTIONS.
SIGNAL SERVICE Z. s. ARAIY,O
DIVISION OF THE PsCWTC.

DIVISION OF THE PsCIFIC
SAN FRANCISCO. June T. 1875 P. NJ.
Synopsis for the Past Tw eDty-f four Hours.
The barometer has fallen 10 Southern California,
Arizona and Western Oregon; elsewhere It has risen
slightly. The bsrOmetric trough Of low pressure
still extends from Southern California northwest
ward to Dakota giving rise TO high westerly winds
and cooler weather in California and Nevada. The
barometer is slightly above the normal Ia Wash
lHEt0n; elsewhere il is below. II is highest the
Washington coast 80 lO), and lowest IN Southern
Nevada (2G.5S) The winds have been generally
westerly in all districts aud the force light to fresh
except brisk IN Northern California and Nevada.
Winpemucca southwest, 80 miles; Eureka north
west, 20; san Francisco west, i. The temperature
has fallen IN all districts, except slight rise in
Arizona, Western Oregon and Western Washington.
1t is below the normal in Washington. Oregon and
on the northwest coast OF California Light rains
have fallen in oregon and Washington; elsewhere
lair weather has prevailed. Fort Candy, OO2 OF an
inch; Port aud, 0O2; Spokane. trace.
Forecast TIL = +. NJ. Monday.
For Northern Caifforuia-Fair weather; westerly
iuds fresh to brisk; nearly stationary temnera-
ture. except cooler at keeler, Sacramento aud san
Francisco. and warmer at Eureka
For Southern CaIfornia-Fair weather, except
light aius on the southwest coast: south 20 west
winds; cooler. except nearly stationary tempera-
tUre az san Diego.
Fer oregon and Washiug0u-Fair weather. except
light rains in Northern Washington: winds gen
orally westerly; warmer. except stationary tenn
peraIuTe on the Washington coast.
JOHN p FINLEY,
Lieutenant Ninete enth Infantry, IN charge.
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Italian Residents.

There must be at least $4,000 Italians in
the city who were unable to comprehend
the spectacles Of Decoration day. 1t was
interesting to stand amid group of them
looking at procession Of veterans or militia
regiments or patriotic societies. 1t was easy
to find out that many OF them had never
heard Of our war, could not understand the
notices or Inscriptions, found it hard to
utter the name of Grant, and were unable
to pronounce the names of places at which
battles we're fought A reporter who min
gled with the groups along East Broadway.
and in the Hebrew quarters, says that he
found the same kind of ignorance prevalent
there, and that much wonder was displayed
by the newcomers who beheld the various
features of the turnout on Decoration day.
Many of these newcomers then obtained
their first lessons IN Americon history and
patriotiSm.-N Y. Sun.
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The Youngest suicide on RECORD.

An inquest has been held at Worcester.
England, TO inquire into the death by sui
eide Of Kate Hughes, little girl II years of
age. The evidence showed that the at
greatest deliberatiOn and under conditions
which could hot fail to succeed. The I'M
fortunate child went under railway bridge,
where she was hidden from the gaze of any
passer-by, carefully removed her clothing,
and put it into a tidy heap. Then she
climbed up the embankment to the railway
track. and watching till the express came
laundering along she crawled out and lay
down deliberately with her head on one side
OF the rail and her body on the other. The
train cut through her thin little neck and
completely severed her head from the trunk.
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She Cannot Compare with the soIano.

That is great ferry buat that carries the
fast Washington express across Baltimore
harbOr. On her deck are laid six lines of
rails, so that two trains or three trains may
be run upon her at once and she can carry
fifteen cars at once on the three tracks. In
stead OF having clumsy Buffers fastened
ries automatic buffers that boy could
work, but that, once set, an engine could
not demolish. Traps in the deck are opened
between the rails. handle is grasped and
pulled, and from the hold rises great beam,
counter-weighted at the inner end. A 8 the
beam rises second counter Weighted beam
rises under it; when the buffer is in place it
presents an obstacle like V reversed The
left arm is pinned fast and the buffer is i'm
movable; but remove the pin and press
down the left arm and tho whole thing fiat
tens down like pair of scissors
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nomination in the belief that it was Max
well or nobody, but it is now said that a
majority of the State Board is convinced
that nobody is better than Maxwell. There
is reason to believe that if California unites
upon fit man the Office of Chief of the HOr-
ticultural Department may yet be given to
this State
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sURsCRTPT1oN RATES.

DAILY CALL Gneludlng Sundays. S. per year by
D ail, postpaid IS cents per week, Is cents per
calendar month through carriers. DAILY CALL
I've copies three months, SIS %. SUNDAY CALL
sixteen pages). 81 80 per year, postpaid SUNDAY
CALL and W EEkLY CALL, s. 80 per year. post
laid. WEEKLY CALL (eieht pages. 81 % per year,
Los1 alu. Cubs of ten (Sent TO one address,, $40
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APPETITE FOR BREAKFAST.


Suggestions From a Medical Standpoint
as to How to Acquire 1t.
Breakfast is rather a failure as a meal
with town men. That ought not to be.
There is something wrong when a man is
not vigorously hungry in the morning.
Where is the fault? Is it in the late dim
ner? Not in the dinner, probably, as much
as in what is drunk at dinner; in that and
in the nervous strain Of the times. 1t does
not matter whether we dine in the middle
of the day OF in the evening. so long as we
dine judiciuusly. But the man who has
much work TO do, and particularly brain
work, cannot dine in the middle of the day.
Ii he does he must make up his mind to
lose at least an hour OF his most valuable
time.
A light luncheon at midday, with no stim-
ulant stronger than 4 cup of coffee or a bot
tie of ginger ale, is the suitable thing. But
this must on no account be used as a substi-
tGte for dinner. He who lunches in this
way at midday must dine in the evening
and dine well. The business man should
dine at half-past s, or at latest half-paSt T.
The lazy man may dine wheE he likes. The
man who has earned his dinner should have
a good One-nOt heavy, but nutritious; not
too elaborate, but well selected and well
cooked
Dinner should be the last meal of the
day, except for those who cannot sleep
without little food in their stOmachs.
These may take a cup of cocoa, with a lit
tie thin bread and butter, just at the moment
OF going to bed. If attention be paid to
these suggestions very few people will fail
TO be hungry at breakfast.-Hospital.
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SPECIAL NOTICE FOR THE SUM
MER MONTHS.

Subscribers who intend going to the
country during the summer months can
have THE DAILY CALL mailed to them
fer week or longer at regular subscriP-
lion rates, I5c. per week. Give order to
carrier or send to business Office.
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THE CALLS CALENDAR.
NOTICEI
JUNE 1891

Any Of our patrons 19ho fail to .tfad THE
MORNING CALL for sale by train-5oys
oiIl confer a fagor By notifying this office o.
LeIact, Rnlning The drts and train.
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rrrhontcomery street. near Clay open until II
o'clock ?. n. BRANCH OFFICES: 10 Market
street near Kearny, open until y O'Clock midnight;
Sye hayes street open until 80 o'clock; sos
Isrkin street open until 80 O'Clock 2IlS Mission
street, open until O'Clock r. IL, and lI6 Ninth
Gtreet omen untiI O 40 n
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Women Should Take a Hint From

More than one Philadelphia woman has
recently said that at once the pleasure and
dread of her life is to have a new dress
made. Dressmakers arS so fond of having
their Own way and of assuming that then
customers know nothing about color or style.
" If miss was only blonde she could wear
this; if she did not have fiat shoulders she
could wear that, and if she vas not so thin"
etc. SO the tyrant dressmaEer prattles on
and women suffer in silence. How different
is mans lot with his tailor. Yesterday
Camden sport was struck" with Il certain
cloth in a Chestnui-S;reet tailOr's window
and determined on a new coat there and
then. He was measured by the dignified
tailor in dignified way, but that worthy
was "brOke up" by what followed. The
customer asked what the coat would cost,
and as he threw down the bills he put the
end OF faded cigar IN his mouth and said
Say, old sport | kin pay in advance. See?
An have that here coat done up nObby
Cause If 1t don't fit you'll never finger
blank flyer OF mine An see here; / wont
come back, and the boys will paralyze yer
trade. See?"-Philadelph Record.
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AUCTION SALES TODAY.

FuBNITURE.-By NJ. J. Simmons, at 1857 Market
ST. at II @ clock.
FUENrruRE.-Ry H. j. LeuthOltz & Co, at 1880
Page ST. at IL O'clock.
FUFNlTURE.-By Geo. F. Lamsou at 407 Mason
ST., at II O'Clock.
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At Gordon, Ca, during thunderstorm
a huzZard attempted to soar above the clouds.
when he was struck by lightning and fell
dead to the ground. The birds body was
badly burned.
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Mrs. winsIou,s soothing s,run,

Has been used over nifty years by millions OF moth
ers for their children while teething. with perfect
success II soothes the child softens the gums al
lays pain, cures wind collie regulates the bowels and
Is the best remedy for diarrhea whether arising
from teethng other causes. For sale by drug
gists in every part OF the world. Be sure and ask
for Mrs. Winsiow'S Soothing syrup. Twenty-Five
cents bottle
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Colored men digging the foundations for
hotel at Canton, Miss, discovered a large
jar containing over $4,000 in gold. The
treasure is supposed to have been buried
during the war
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POSSESSING just those powerst to purify the blood,
create an appetite and build up the system, which
nearly everybody needs. Hoods SarsapariIa is the
ideal Spring Medicine.
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LARGEST manufacture Cal glace fruits, zoe H.
IN Japanese baskets. Townsends.
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MALE HELP WANTED.

MAN rED-AMERICAN DRIVER FOR MILK
" wagon. $50; jobbing blacksmith and sheer So
TO 81 90 uay and board; = floor men, 81 % To IS
day; buggy washer $50; 2 sta6iemen $50 ana SIS
and board; Scandinavian laDorers about mill
$40 and board; 10 laborers for mill aud
woods, $50 and board; farmers for eultivating
orchard $50: mixers. $50; 10 laborers for canal
work $50 and found; teamsters, 81, 81 rs day and
$50: w0od-ehOBpers, 81 90 cord WOO 1men 800;
psper-hanger. S. day, and Others. apply To }.
Il. CROSElT a CO, 6zS Saeramentost 1t
IA ANTED-RESTAuRANT COOK, $50: CAKE
W baker for country $40 to $50: hotel waiter
country, $685. restaurant waiter country $50 dish
washers and others. Apply to j. Il. CROSETT AZ
Co, 62S Sacramento st, 1t
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THE MORNING CALL
PUBLICATION oFFICE:

Pas larger circulation than any othe
uewsp- per published in San Francisco.
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EXTRA nlince pies. SWANS. 2l3 Suffer street
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FER SONAIG

n EAT YOUNG GIRL WISHES TO MEET Ell
~ derry gentleman of means; no others; object
II. j.. Box %. this Office je9 2I%