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The morning call., 1891-07-07
HE DRAWS A LINE
And He Draws 1t Along the Edge of the
Thesis, Near the Ribbon.

Thesis, Near the Ribbon.
When the writer was boy aud went to
school in the State now famous for its
wooden nutmegs, says Sam Davis, in the
Carson Appeal, he was annually called upon
TO produce what was known in those DAYS
as a composition" on some subject given
out by teacher who had bald head and
wore cOlored glasses.
No one but male was ever asked to
write a composition; girls. SO to speak, were
not in it.
Then came The era of the paper" Bows
wrote "papers" on the general character.
istics Of an old back number known as
Tacitus and Horace. Virgil and Homer uc-
casionaliy got swipe on commencement
day.
Then the girls began to write, and they lit
with both feet on these occasions in what
they called treatise" 1t was written on
large tirst-class paper and had a blue ribbon
tied about it.
Now the sweet girl graduate, who, by the
way, grows sweeter every year, comes to the
front with thesis" "thesis" is some
what longer than treatise" and has a
purple ribbon, not tied about it, but let into
the back of the Thesis" through three
holes made by harness-naker's punch. 1t
is very delicate and utter, and embOdies the
mature ideas Of girls who know more about
the old Roman Emperors and Grecian poets
than people who lived in the day and gen.
GRAFTON Of the aforesaid
1t is a cold day for the editor now who
refuses to publish Thesis" written by a
girl. We once did so and the father of the
lady, who runs store, has never advertised
since in the Morning Appeal
The only consolation we have is that we
would rather lose his patronage than print
nine columns of anybody's thesis
Our newspaper has to draw the line some
where. and we stretch il gently along the
edge OF the thesis" about an inch from
the ribbons.-Carson Appeal.
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ORGANIZED LABOR.
A Great Brotherhood viii Aid
the holders.
President Valentine Resigns to Go East
Help for the Box-Makers-Carpen
May Not Leave the Council.
Joseph F. Valentine, is about to leave the

Joseph F. Valentine. is about to leave the
city, and has already dropped the mantle
OF leadership upon other shoulders.
One year ago Valentine was elected Vice
President of the International Molders'
Union with an attractive salary. He ac-
ceptee the Office but has not yet performed
any of its functions. Last week he was
notified by the President of the Inter
national Union that he must begin to dis
charge the duties of his Office at meeting
of the International Executive Committee
to be held in Cincinnati on July 21st.
Last night President Valentine resigned
his Office TO the deep regret of the union,
and will start for the East next Sunday. He
cannot tell how long he will be absent from
the city. but he expects 10 do yeonan's SER
vice for his union in the East.
ID. Gum was elected President in his
stead. L. K. Harper was elected Vice
President and the following were elected
delegates to the Federated Trades: j. S.
Collins, E. r. Harper, William Buchanan,
j. Barnes.
PRACTICAL SUPPORT.
The following self-explanatory communi-
cation was read amid irrepressible outbursts
OF applause:
RICHMOND (Va.), June 10, 1891.
To the Officers and Members Of holders Union,
No. 1854, of San FrdncjSco-GENTLEMEN AT
the third annual convention OF the National Asso-
citation OF Machnists. held at PItsburg, Pa, be-
tween June Ali aud 18Th last, the following res
olutlous were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The iron mulders of San Fran
cisco, California, have been engaged for the past
sixteen mouths in a struggle against a reduc-
ton of wages and 10 uphold The principal unions
OF the Pacific Coast, and in all this time there
has been desertion Of but i've from the
strikers; therefore be it
ReSOtred, That the National Association Of
MachiBists, in their third annual convention
assembled. extend 10 tie moIders on strike in
San Francisco hearty aid and sympathy. and
That lie incoming Grand Master Machnist is
hereby instructed 10 communicate this resolu-
ton under he seal OF the Grand Lodge TO Iron
mulders' Union, No. 16i. and IS further III
strucIed In call the attention Of the local union
OF this International Association OF MachinIsts 10
this strike, and TO recommend that they cOntri-
butte such assistance may be IN their nower.
j. j. DREAMER, Grand Master.
w. L. DAWLEY, Grand Secretary.
The International Union of Molders has
called upon all unions in its jurisdiction to
remember the strikers of San Francisco; to
keep their members away from this city,
and 10 be careful to refuse to work upon any
castings ordered by members of the Iron
founders Association of San Francisco in
the East
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THE FIRE RECORD.
Eight buildings on Antonio and Jones
Streets DamsPed

Eight Buildings on Antonio and Jones
Streets Damaged.
There was lively blaze in the vicinity Of
Ellis and Jones streets at 2:3O o'clock yes
terday morning and the Fire epart
ment was summoned on an alarm from
Box 10, as was briefly noticed in YES
rday mornings issue of The CALL.
The fire started in the two-st0ry frame
building at Antonio street, owned by Mrs.
{. Helphen and by occupied Mrs. NJ. Lieb-
enberg, who lost all of her personal property
The flames quickly communicated with the
following buildings, which were also badly
damaged: Twe-stOry frame at Antonio
street, owned by {. Curtin and occupied by
4. hamilton; two two-stoFy dwellings in
the rear OF 800 OFarrel street, owned by c.
Curtin and occupied by the families of A.
Bernlochner and c. Gardner; twO-story
frame building at 413 Jones' street, occupied
as grocery and saloon by }. II. ReiSe and
dwelling by Mrs. Celestiue Helphen; two
story frame at 4l5 Jones street, owned by
Mrs. Rose Goldsmith and occupied BY Ii.
Williams; two-story frame, al Jones street,
owned 10y c. Cantenburg aud occupied by
X ID. Schroeder; two-StOry frame al 42l
Jones street, occupied as carpenters hop
By PaulSon & Sanders
The rear Of the Marechal Mel Hotel. on
the corner OF Ellis and Jones streets, was
also badly scorched and damaged to the eX.
tent of $500.
II is believed that the fire was caused by
the Throwing Of Lighted cigar or cigarette
into pile Of rubbish under the front steps
OF Mrs. Lie benberg's dwelling. The total
loss is estimated at $1,000.
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BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG +!
OLYMPIC ASSEMBLY HALL
TRUSTEES SALE.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND
i under the authority OF certain deed OF trust
HICKMoTT and ABBIE H. HICKMOT'T (widowj.
parties OF the first part, to HENRY c. CAMPBELL
part and the SAN FRANCISCO sAvfNGs UNioN.
OF the third part the same being dated Jan 10 1889
OF the County OF Fresno. State of California in
Book's0 of Deeds, at page 229 and following, and
day OF May, 1891 by the Board OF Directors of said
SAN FRANCISCO SAVINGS UNION. n corpora
cure payment of which the aforesaid deed Of trust
was executed, declaring that default had been
made in the payment OF the principal sum, and
other sums due under said note and deed of trust,
and requesting and directing HENRY C. CAMP
the real estate deserted therein to satisfy in
debtedness. We. HENRY c. CAMPBELL and THAD-
DEUS b. KENT, Trustees do hereby give notice.
that on UESDAY, the 2lst day of July. 1891 at
10 o'clock of that day in front of the Court
Fresno, State Of California, will sell at public
auction TO the highest bidder for gold coin
land situate in the county OF Fresno State of Cali
fornia, described follows, to wit: According to
eminent OF the United States: In Township thir-
teen (!S) south. Range twenty-three (23l. East
ty-one (2l). the north half IN III and the south
west quarter (SW. AZ: OF Section twenty-five CPD
the west half Of the southwest quarter wv. ~ OF
Sw AZ; of Section twenty seven I'd the west half
OF the northwest quarter (W. IL of NV. "a: of
tSE ~. the north nslf of the southwest quarter
IN. u OF SW. IA and the northwest quarter (Nw
the northeast quarter IS. ii OF NE. Il J. aud of
Section thtrty-three (33). the northeast quarter
me "a. containing in the aggregate 1850 of
land, more OF less, together with the appurte-
nances.
States: 10 per cent payable to the underS cned on
the fall OF the hammer. balance on delivery of
deed; and If not so paid unless for want OF title
(ten days being allowed for scarcely. then said 10
per cent TO be forfeited and the sale TO be void
Acts OF sale at purchasers expense.
HENRY C. CAMPBELL. ,-
THADDEUS b KENT, trustees
je30 jy3 7 10 Ia IT II
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NOTES.

Brigade headquarters has been nicknamed
1.-THE tannery," because of the tan bark
spread before it and smelling loud TO
: heaven.
kx-Assistant Adjutant- General and ex-
Labor Commissioner j. j. Tobn was in
camp to-day.
The Second Artillery Band gave a con-
cert at headquarters yesterday morning
during the inspection of quarters and their
sanitary inspection by Lieutentant- Colonel
Pardee, Brigade Surgeon.
Nsrney Gaskill has been about camp to
see that things are all straight, and more
particularly that Captain S. j. Rudden is
all right. that he may report to Mrs. Il.
William Z. Darge and William L. Bond
OF the Oakland Evening Tribune visited
camp on Sunday evening, and were much
pleased with what they saw of the earnest
work Of the soldier boys.
Company streets are fast being put in
order. and awnings are going up. The Ma
tionals' street, which was in o. X and
apple-pie order on Sunday morning, is
visited by all the camps to note the knick-
knacks Of Quarlermaster Sergeant Koch.
in the Fifth details have been ordered to
do police duty. prisoner is a rara avis,
and the polcery must be done.
Captain j. j. OConnell, First Infantry,
u. ). A, inspected the drills yesterday
morning, devoting most OF the time TO the
skirmish and firing OF the First infantry
Captain OCOnnell has been detailed by the
Secretary OF War to report upon the camp
The water pipes laid in camp include 1900
feet of eight-inch mains and 1000 feet OF
three-1Ourths-inch pipes, all laid below the
surface. The water supply is the best yet
iad at a caWp.
The electric lights of the camp might be
improved. There are six arcs on the
Irounds-twO at general headquarters and
.ne earh at regimenLal headquarters be-
iides two lights on tie approach.
10 Tide down to the Drarl is The Donnl ar
ad with the mounted officers, both 70 see
md TO be seen. The riders OF Camp Mark
oam are General Dickinson, Colonel Mac
ionald, Lieutenant-Colonel Roster and
Captains SINE and BIumenberg
LIeuteDant-Col0nel Edwards, A A. G.,
las pretty mount and can't help talking
.bout il.
Among the visitors to regimental head
quarters oT the Second have been Mrs. Meg
Ter, the wife Of the notary public. and the
Misses Megner; also Miss Millera, belle of
Alameda; Mrs. A. III. Vail, the mother OF
he regimental Q. NJ; Mr.. Mrs. and Miss
Castle. the father, mother and sister OF Col
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ISABELLA, THE QUEEN.
Harriet Hosmer Describes Her Statue {
Cnium bus, Hafrnn

Harriet HOsmer Describes Her Statue of
Columbus Patron.
The following letter from Harriet Hosmer.
who was engaged by the Queen Isabe LA
Association to design statue of the pa troness
Of Columbus for the Woman's Pa vilion at
the Worlds Fair, has been receiv ed here:
ROME, june 9, 1891.
Dear M DiCktnson-If you will raise YOUR
eyes from this paper you Will see Queen Isabella
Ia The act OF Offering her jewels. That Is to say
mat Is what see, and so would you il your ewes
were here Instead OF the other side OF The wafer
have been thinking of reporting myself for a
long tine, but then reflected that, as the greater
interest must cenIer In Isabella, 1t were well to
wait until L could tell you exactly how she
looks. have represented her IN the act OF
Stepping down from her throne because the
action gives greater play of line and move.
ment, and she wears her crown because IL
was In tile character OF Queen that she be-
fflended Columbus. She wears a side girdIe
and on her breast Is the ornaniented cross which
be leaving Rome, taking isabella with me- OF
course, aud alter a little stay In England shall
set sail and be with you In the early autumn [
VIII add that am very well pleased with the
model, and TO those who would like 10 see IL done
better will say let themtr Here Is one OF the
Inscriptions L have selected: The great lisa.
bella, 10 whom Castle owed Granada and the
Indies and history; The falrest model OF a WIFI
mother, and Queen" Yes, l hear that Isa.
bella has had some hard knocSs. SO was Column
bus knocked about for eighteen years, but lie
Game Quito AaerIea-all right after all and
50 doubt not Will she.
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EDISON'S LIGHTS.
They Will Soon Be Placed in Operation
in This CITY.

They Will Soon Be Placed in Operation
in This City.
The Edison General Electric Company
will soon have plant established in this
city. On the LIST inst. the Edison Light and
Power Company was incorporated with a
capital stock of $1,000, ZOO, and on the day
following the entire plant, franchises and
other property of the California Electric
Light Company USED in the central station
for lighting this city, was transferred to the
new corporation. The consideration for the
transfer was S1,00O,CO0 worth of capital
stock in the new company
George Ii. Roe OF the California Company
says the new company will at once begin
the construction Of a large central station,
and Will expend $4,000 within the next six
months. The wiles will all be placed uu-
derground. The arc-light machinery Will
be transferred from the Jessie-street sta
ton to the Townsend-street station, and
the former place is to be- used exclusively
for supplying Edison incandescent lights.
As soon as possible the company will es-
tabiish additional stations in various sec
tl0uS Of the CITY
The morning call., 1891-07-07

who have the courage to say no and mean it.
man may be great in many things. but
intellect teaches him he should say no, be
weakens, and we more often hear him say
II don't think So" or some such indefinite
semi-negative. 1t is much easier to say
yes-this flatters or pleases. But even if
decisive no displeases your hearers it is
much better, more honest and more manly
to use the direct negative when you believe
it should be used. Many a life has been
made unhappy by the indecsion which fol-
lows an advice where the counselor was too
weak to say En.-EX
The morning call., 1891-07-07
TITS Better to Run Than Re ~.

An old and famous policeman insists that
police club is a clumsy Instrument only
in the hands of clumsy men.
Artistic clubbers, he says, find that to
handle q CLUB well is to learn deep and
nice science. The perfect master of club
can hit blow that will crack crown. or
he can deliver thump that will stun a
man and yet raise no hump or sign of a
bruise; better yet, true adept can hit a
man SO as to make clean, fine cut as with
a knife-blade.
While the police told what could be done
with a club his hearer thought of the ad-
vice OF distinguished New Yorker ut
teerd years ago:
Don't ever let policeman hit you with
a club. No matter how brave Won are RIM
before you're hit. blow with locust
may develop insanity or paralysis ten years
afterward. Chicago Herald.
The morning call., 1891-07-07
SECOND THOUGHT.
The German Carpenters May Go Back I
the Council.

The German Carpenters May Go Back to
the Council.
1t is now considered probable that the
German carpenters will not Withdraw from
the Council of Federated Trades, as the
resolution TO withdraw was passed at meet
ing at which minority OF the members were
present.
The union has founded school at which
the members are instructed in draughting
and the rudiments of architecture. The
school is held every evening and Sunday
afternoon in Harmony Hall and is well at
tended.
The annual hall of the union will be held
in Harmony Hall on August 10th.
The following have been elected officers {:
John Schumacher, President; Louis Slien-
sen, Vice-Prrsident; +. W. Grost, Record
ing Secretary; T. Crosse, Financial Secre-
tary; j. j. Jordan, Treasurer; j. Surstadt,
Sergeant-at-Arms; John Better, Inductor;
TTustees-Bachstein, Erringer and Folks
Wrinkle Auditing Committee. Znkand,
j. Felix p Miller
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a WORD OF PRAISE.
The Firemen Commended for the Worl
at the Jomes-sfreet Eire

Inc tiremen Commended for the Work
at the Jones-street Fire.
The Fire Department." said a gentle
man. al one time member of the Volunteer
Department and since thu t time a close OBJ
server OF fires, apparatus and the manner of
handling fires, while in conversation with a
representative Of THE CALL, "has of late
been receiving more kIck3 than caresses, and
many Of these have been given for good
reason, but when the fremen do as good
piece Of work as they did at that fire on
Jones and Antonio streets yesterday MORN
had good start and was burning fercely
when the hall bell tapped the first blow, the
material upon when tue flames fed was dry
ana very lnfiammabe, and a pretty sharp
breeze was blowing. There were many
closely connected frame buildings in the
block, and on the south side Of Antonio
street the large four-st0ry frame, which
forms the southwest corner of jones and
Ellis, known as the Marechal Neil The heat
set the upper part of the rear of tais
building IN blaze, and for few moments
1t seemed as though it was doomed. Some
OF the boys, who fear neither smoke nor
flames, and know net what danger is
mounted the roof OF one of the build ngs, in
the Interior of which the flames wert. feed
ing on the walls and ceilings, and from that
point turned powerful stream on the
Marechal Neil, and in a few moments had
eXtIBgulShed the fire there. They had but
few minutes to work where they were, for
1t became intentionally hot, but in that
short period they did as good a piece of
work with stream as | ever saw. After
that the bremen, acting upon the orders
given them, made good use of several streams
and soon had the ire uuder control"
The morning call., 1891-07-07
FOOL QUESTIONS.
Professor Asks One That He Could

a Professor Asks One That He Could
Hardly Answer Himself
Perhaps one could not expect students to
have much enthusiasm for such a science as
political science, for instance, when the key
question Of one examination in great uni
yersity was this, which was given off-hand,
and to which a verbal answer, on the spot,
was required:
Give 4 complete account Of the amount
and nature of every issue of Treasury notes
by the United States Government, from
1893 to 1891"
Did the boy answer the question? No.
Could the professor have answered il? Not
within forty rows of apple trees. How long
would 1t have taken the Secretary of the
Treasury 20 prepare an answer to the ques-
uon? About week of his clerks time.
What did the professor ask it for? Did he
want TO roast" the boy? Who knows but
himself?-Bostou Transcript.
The morning call., 1891-07-07
SHERlFF'S SALE.
CAROJINFp aIIwuuRsrl SUPERIOR COURT,
We Department No. 5.
MARGARET A. T. RIX, 40 is,5oS.
cree OF Force oSure

TTNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF
superior Court, Department No. 5. OF the State Of
California, in and for the City and County OF san
Francisco, on the Sd day OF June. A D. 1891 In the
above entitled action, wherein Caroline Htnw hurst
the above named plaintiff obtained a Jud yment and
Decree OF Foreclosure against Margaret A. r. Rir
Alfred RtN and p ID. BARNARD. served rs John Doe
and John horstman ct al, defendants, on the 29th
the 18th day of May. A. D. 1891. recorded In judy
ment Book IL of said Court at page AIS. 1 am com
manded to sell all thst certain lot, piece or parcel
OF land, situate, lying and being in the CITY and
County OF san Francisco, State OF California aud
bounded and described as follows:
Commencing on the Sourhery line o. Pine street
at point distant tvs eny niue (2a) feet and six (bl
street. and running thence easterly along said
southerly line of Pine street twenty f2Ol feet !
thence at right angles southery sixty 100 feat 10
the northerly line OF Fella alley; thence at rigbt
angles westerly along said line of s alley twenty
l2o) feet: thence at right angles uurtheriy sfxty
t6O) teet TO Pine street. and the point OF beglnuin
together with att and singular the tenements
heredltament and ai.purtenances thereto beionS'
ing, or IN anywiSe appertaning.
fubilc notice Is hereby given that on wEDN ~ DAV
tne otn Gay OF July, A. ID. 1891. at II o'clock noon
OF that day. IN front OF the New City Hail. LarSfn-
street wing, In the City and County OF San Fran
cisco. VIII, In obedience to said order of Sale
anu Decree OF Foreclosure. sell the above described
properly, or so much thereof may be necessary
TO raise sufficient to satisfy said Judgment with
interest and costs, etc. to the highest bid
der, for gold coin OF the United States.
San Francisco, June l6 1891.
q. s. LAUMEISTER Sheriff
E J. and J. II. Moore, Attorneys for pIathtjf ~
Moatgomery Block. iel6 % 30 iy7 .
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IeIeIIed 20 at any t1nle.
MRS. LLOYD"

There are great many others who have been
them are: David Greig, % Erie street. san Fran
CISCO; Herman }. Bose, 1888 Folsom street; o. o.
Slayt9 G Niles Cal; Mrs MaEgarelha Kohler, San
Miss Julia Dooley, 1927 Market street; Hugh Nc
Sherry, 34l Fifth street; Miss Anna Lindebad, Oak
land; Miss Mary Townsend 70 Erie street, 5. F.;
James Bury. 776 Howard street; Miss Minnie Nae
gle, 605 Webster street, Oakland; Mrs. A. Fien-
terson, 22u oFarreI street, S. F.; orvie yelling,
road opposite Old St Mary'S College S F.; J. Hol-
mer, SO5 Minna street: a b. Adolf 6l6La Grove
street; Charles Rose. 100 Jessie street; Frederick
Brown, C0pperopoIis, Cal: Fred. Gronsand, 3l5
f. shook, 1927 Market Street & F. Siex. Wood
sos Seventh street; Peter A. And rson l30OI@
Stockton street; Mrs. ). J. Smith. 1905 Market
street; Jennie Johnson. Berkeley, Alameda County;
Mrs Downey, 2l1 Lily avenue, s. f.; Miss Bauer,
2SlS California street: Mrs. McGreevey Bartlett
Roundtree, SO4 OAK street: Mrs. Pauline Stewart,
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A Beautiful Exhibit.

The Leak Advertising Company's car has
returned to Fourth and Townsend streets
from Placer County, where it received the
exhibit of Placer County's products. 1t
was lighted up last night, the electric lights
working very nicely. Large crowds were
attracted and all expressed their admiration.
1t viii be brilliantly lighted up tonight at
s o'clock for the benefit of the public and
business men who wish to let the world
know they are still aliyr.
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The Core-makers' Union last night elected
the following officers: President, A. Green
how; Vice-President, NJ. Reilly; Recording
Secretary, 5. Lunnev; Financial Secretary,
L. Hubs; Inductor. I. Neilan; Door-keeper,
A. hubert; Executive Committee-N. Len
non, John Nolan. T. Schultze; Auditing
COnmiuee-A. GreenhOw, }. Nolan, NJ.
O'Conneh; Trustees. McGiynn, NJ. Len
non, S. Lunney; Delegates to the Federated
Trades-Juhn Nolan, T. NeIan.
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Six Small Fires.

Fireworks caused four small fires Sunday
night ana they were extinguished by En-
CINE Company s. summoned on still alarms.
The blazes were at 1120 Stockton street, 10
Bannam place. 9O6 Pacific street and 10
Salmon alley. In each instance about S.
damage was caused.
Engine 9 put out a blaze on the roof of
642 Mission street. and Engine 10 extin-
guished another at 16 Clara street