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The morning call., 1892-11-12
THE STREET LAW.
Judge Finn Decides That 1t Shoal5 n
Literally Construed,

Literally Construed.
Judge Finn yesterday rendered : de-
cision in the suit of G. M. Perine sgafnss
Catherine Erzgraber and the Hiberr u saw
ings and Loan Society, an action iuvolgi1a
an important construction of the str-es
law. The suit was for street work 3ae On
Laurel avenue between Larkin an Poih
streets. The following was the courts de-
csion:
MI, Inc act OF March "A. 1889, providing isF wcsk
Win Win streets ana the construction OF saNerx
provisions shall be Literally Construed n affe,ss
me ends OF justice. This is the require IN * az
Tue iegisiaiVe power and cannot be disrs arde5.
therefore the proceedings In this case nfsf re-
ton. ~ S'~ N''Fs'-S
The notice OF the passage OF the resoI zion OF
ntentlon contained a brief statement OF me work
proposed o be done and referred to the f-sols:-
ZION Tor Iuriher particulars. This refasencs
a,aue tle resolution Itself part OF noe aHd
gave the pfoperty-owDers full and ey3es de-
serlDtion OF The projected work.
AS 10 the failure TO post The resoluti0r 90
not tbink that posting was requisite. suDds-
vision of section 81 OF the act only scgirss
publication In daily newspaper In ciiles whsre
sueh newspaper Is published. The ssluire-
ment OF posting only applies whe "a put 1aiiOH
10 newspaper cannot be made. II Ia 10 tbat
section contains The words "pubIIsised aud
posted" put these words are controlled nd tx
lhem, which make the manner OF notice dcD=ad@
enI on me PROVISIONS OF section 81.
On Tue last point made ey defendant itat rne
provision OF the act giving to certain docus1asfs
pima face eff CT as evidence of prior er.,a9 4
ihgs IS unconstitutional, must hold. OF tha "a.
tnOIlty OF Smith W. Med rmott 90 c. ~
that those provisions are not special In mel
nature, Tor they do not apply 10 any sTaoIaI NJ
limited Class OF persons. hey are app ble 10.
ali who may wish TO commence an aclius ~ zig
chaiaeter and the act Itself extends TO a0a ainfs
all within the Jurisdiction of the laY mak q
power.
nd
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LEON GUGGENHEIM.
A Poor Young rlan Is Better Off
in the Country.

81 don't think" said Leon GucgenheIm
of Mack Il Co.. that those early-day men
had much better chances than we of to-day.
l can give you numerous instances Of men
even in our own employ-several of them
who live on less than $50 month, live well
and prosper, accumulate. and so on.
1--WE have several men in our employ who
90 well on their incomes.
There are two OF them. for instance, who
receive So month. They own the houses
they live in and rent out another, each of
which Is theirs.
"And then there is Mr.. -. He worked
along till he bought a house, and then
bought ranch, and now he is comfortably
farming 10.
at is better for a man to 60 to the eoun-
try. He mixes more on an equality with
people than he does in a city. He there
fore learns their ways aud acquires more
information. Suppose he is clerk in a
store. OF an evening he will play In the
same game Of billiards with the Superior
Judge, the County Clerk and the bank
manager. He can't do that in a city. He
also gets a more general knowledge OF
business; he is not confined so closely to one
line, and his experience becomes wider and
more extensive
''lf after gaining country experience he
wants to try the city let him TO do so, but my
advice is Tor him to stay where he is and
grow up with the place.
HE must be steady, not contract ex-
pensive habits, live well within his means
When these things become part OF his char
acter he should rise to any height.
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rent is a heavy item in a mans ex-
penses, and one which cannot be avoid
ed; but other calls upon him for his
sustenance are very reasonable. Hence, a
man ought TO be able to get along very
comfortably on $50 a week. He should be
able to save something also. which he could
either place in a savings bank, so as to pre-
pare for rainy day. or he might invest it
in buying a little home On the monthly in
stallment plan. In what way would you
like me to expatiate? ?"
What would be your own personal idea
OF managing this income?"
IL will do better than that. l will give
you in brief short biography Of friend
Of mine.
II know gentleman who came to Cali
fornia about thirty-three years ago He
settled in Los Angeles. His estate. stock
In trade or possessions consisted of pretty
coed personal wardrobe orsuppIy of clothes.
He obtained a situation at $50 month,
ont Of which he paid for board and lodg-
ing $50. Yet out of the result of the first
years work he had accumulated $780, His
employers raised his wages to SIS per month,
and during that year, through continuing his
mode OF living, that is, practising economy,
he had laid by $500.
real estate, and he bought a pretty good
sized lot for $50. He still owns that lot.
and 1t is worth to-day at least 500. Geo. and
the man himself is several times million
are."
What chance has young man with $50
a week at the present day?"
IF he keeps away from barrcoms and
avoids expensive habits. such as fine clothes,
expensive cigars and other unnecessary lux
uries, he should be well able 10 live on $50
quite as well now as my friend did thirty
years ago, and, il he has good common
sense. he should become millionaire also.
He must follow good advice, and, after
working steadily for some years, he will see
his future as bright as he could within reason
possibly wish"
What about middle-aged man with
fsmily7"
IF he be an elderly man and his habits
are good and he devotes his time and atten-
ton to his future. although he is a I greater
disadvantage than is a much younger man,
still he should be able to live comfortably,
and If he bad the intelligence to seize op-
portunities he would prosper
THE best start to make is, of course, a
proper beginning as early as possible, aud
the mode is TO lay sure and solid founda-
tior. Ia this way any kind of structure
may be raised"
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themselves TO circumstances, while others
can only do one thing or appear TO under
stand one kind Of business, and If they do
not get that one thing they are lost.
III l were living in the East / would
constantly reiterate the advice of Horace
Greeley. Go West, young man, 90 West
iGo want to 60 where there is plenty of
land. and there is plenty of land here. The
further East l would be living the further
west would say a man should 20.
Where do you find the best menp Why,
In new country. In starting out one must
have purpose and stick to that purpose
with tenacity. Lots Of men think they have
ability. Perhaps they have; but they wait.
You must not do that You must start at
the word 90 and keep going.
Look at the countless numbers of ex-
petitions which Were fitted out to cross the
plains in the early days. You will see the
remnants and wrecks of many of them scat
tered along the road. Some got no farther
than thei start. while others never started
at all.
Il started with nothing, and since then
/ have been in every kind of business and
succeeded In them all. / have had a
cattle ranch, hogs, jacks. jennies. fruit.
everything. Many men would frequently
have failed-it looked blue to me lots of
times-but pulled through all right by at
tending well to my business.
'ssSome men will start corner grocery and
never make anything OF it, not make ex-
penses: while others will 90 and buy such
men out and make fortune.
Suppose now 1 were to allow this hotel
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sAh,' said he. I would like to meet him.
Do you know when started for California
made up my mind that whatever else l
saw or did not see l would not leave until L
had seen him. What sort Of a man is he p
Now. you look at me. examine me
well. He's a man about my size and
weight and looks exactly like me; in fact
you would not know us apart
WHAT You do not mean to tell me
that you are Mr.. Spreckels, do you?'
~ do so.'
"'Then, must say, although I do not
wish 10 be offensive. that l do not believe
it,
Il had been expecting my wife from the
city, but she had not come. l had ordered
the carriage for her and was waiting for it
in order TO go home in it myself. so / said:
GU would perhaps know me II you
were to see ME in San Francisco, but any
way there will be n handsome carriage and
pair here directly. Now, if you see me get
into that carriage in my dirty old clothes
and order the coachman where to drive TO
willy you be conyinced?'
This was agreed and presently the car
riage arrived. / stepped in, seated myself,
and 1t drove off. l looked around at my
late companion, who Immediately took off
his hat and waved it around in the air.
- es. sir. l think man can live on $40 a
week and even $40 month, and If he can,
he also has as good chances to eventually
get on as / had"
The cigars were now finished and so was
the interview.
The morning call., 1892-11-12
ADOLPH TACK.
You Can't Get Many Luxuries on
Double Eagle a Week.

"Such men as Baldwin. Perkins and any
amount Of others Of that class had better
chance than people have now" said Adolph
Mack
They came over the plains in the early
days, or arrived in some such manner
Their wants were few and they had no op-
portunity of going into extravaganza or
living in an expensive manner, as we are
called upon to do now. There was no So
ciety, there were fewer calls upon a man
who was steady.
"Of course am speaking of steady men
in fact, just such men as Baldwin, and as
said before men of his class, men who can
spend money freely. who can enjoy the
good things OF this life to their full, but who
take care TO earn their right to them before
applying for them Do you understand?
"A man on $40 week could get the ne
cessities Of life, but not the luxuries or
many of the pleasures.
You see there are so many things being
constantly introduced into domestic and
social life. which when they appear first
are looked upon as Injuries A man par
takes Of them sparingly at first-a little here
and little there-not much for each thing
but they tot up amazingly, aud from Gus
tom in using he looks at the luxury or con-
venience as a necessity, and after while
he can't get on without 1t. This would be
a heavy tax.
He can't get much on $50 week.
The morning call., 1892-11-12
A NOTABLE WEDDING.
1t VIII Take Place To-Day at the Church
of the Ascension in Vallejo.

1t VIII Take Place Day at the Church
of the Ascension in Vallejo.
To-day, at noon. at the Church of the As
cension. in Vallejo. Scipio Craig, the
veteran newspaper man and prophet of
Southern California. will lead to the
hymeneal altar Mrs. Mary Linde Hoffman
of San Francisco. a lady well known in
literary and social circles in this city.
For the past year and a half Mrs. Hoff-
man has been student in the Law School.
University of California, in which institu-
ton she purposes to complete the full course
leading up to the degree of l.. Il B. She is his
torlan OF the Law Club. of this city, and also
historian of the San francisco Chapter of
Daughters OF the Revolution, besides being
a delegate to the Women's Congress of the
World. which meets at Chicago, mex year.
and where she will represent the Pacific
Coast W0men's Press Association
Mr.. Craig is ono of the best known Jour
nalistS on this coast. is president of the
Southern California Editorial Association,
and v iee-pTesident of the Northern Asso-
citation. The happy pair will spend their
honeymoon in attending the editorial con-
yenti0n at Pasadena, and in making tour
Of Southern California. They will reside
part OF the time In San Francisco and part
OF the time at Mr.. Crag's PHEASANT home in
the midst of a typical Redlands orange
grove.
The ceremony to-day Will be performed by
the Rev. MI Bollard, rector of the Church
OF the Ascension, Judge McKinestry of the
Law Sch00l giving away the bride.
The morning call., 1892-11-12
LIVING ON TWENTY DOLLARS A WEEK.


to take care of itself. what would become
of it? We have to take care OF it aud look
after the guests and see that every detail
is properly carried out or it would
quickly go to the wall and the guests would
carrom off.
''No, do not believe.in luck. Every man
makes his own luck. There is nothing in
luck. l worked hard for my luck with
determination and push.
There is plenty of land here and land is
the foundation Of everything, so to speak
that is. it produces everything for our sup
port.
81 see lots of opportunities everywhere
around, and If people would only sieze
them they would be all tight; they should
not expect to make fortune in year. but
work and wait.
mo. there was never any critical period
with me; it was gradual rise
What was your greatest dfficuity?"
My greatest struggle was the obtaining
OF the first thousand dollars, not the first
hundred. but the first $1,000; that was the
hardest Of all-much more so than the first
hundred thousand. L had looked ahead for
the first thousand and thought was rich.
~ had good education in one respect-a
practical one. My father apportioned for
my brother and myself two pieces of land
on the farm; they were our individual pos
sessions to do with what we chose, without
question; work as we liked and realize as
we best could. This was great encourage
ment, and as we continued to cultivate and
operate these little trusts for five years, it
was also excellent practice"
"Can man make money as well now as
formerly. Are there as good opportunities
in California as in the past?"
Yes l consider that money can be
made as fast if not faster than formerly. 1t
may require more money TO operate, but it
Is surer There are plenty of opportunities
for growing young men. Why, if they buy
little land and leave ii alone it increases
in value rapidly. They must use judgment
and buy cheap-eventually they may make
fortunes in this way. San Francisco is
bound to be very great city in the near
future, and you can get outside land at
very low figure.
II think on $50 week man would be ali
right Personally. L would make myself so
useful that my employer could not well
get on without me, but would still at the
same time be always looking out for
chance to improve my condition. If man
is honest and industrious, an employer al
ways notices it; he soon finds cut.
"A young man in starting out need not
remain in city. Let him go TO the coun-
try, where there are plenty of opportunities.
That is what people used to do in former
times, and the main things they took with
them were an AK and determination to get
on. But those kind of people seem to be
gone out. In those days everything used
to be produced as it was wanted. Both the
men and the women turned in; the sheep
and the cows and the garden produced the
food and the clothing; the cloth and the
leather were all prepared on the farm.
Il have the splnning-wheel which my
mother used in making our clothes, and the
same wheel was used by her mother before
her,"
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cIined to get along will do so, but
ne cannot reach the top notch In the
world Immediately. He must be pa
tent. persevering, steady and Industrious.
Any man can see la an hour that this Is the
cheapest State and place in the world for
provisions when compared with Its oppor-
tunties. And the opportunities necessary
for man to elevate himself are here.
Yes, l always had some personal or
financial advantages at my command,
though not much at first. Still / had some
But l would have gotten along without
them. 1t would have been more difficult,
however
II feel confident that / could get along
Just the same now as then. In fact. con-
slider any one could get along even more
easily now than he could have done in the
way-back years.
There would be more free discussion,
or rather more room for elaboration IL the
sum were different, for. of course. man can
live on $50 week. How | could live on
$50 might be answered In very few words.
In fact 1 did so answer it in my frat re-
mark"
The morning call., 1892-11-12
BOY CHOIR FESTIVAL.

Preparations Under Way for 9rsas
Musical Trent.
A very remarkable event In nasssaE
circles is promised in the near f. 'urs. ia
which the combined male choirs u ibe
Church of the Advent, St Luke's af 81
Johns will be the participants.
Great musical festivals OF the MAJ thoirs
are prominent features of the musleal nfs
of the cities of the East, where the material
is sufficient in number and training o uaase
them possible.
They have been introduced in5o this
country from England. where the highlv
trained choirs from several of Ii gfaas
cathedrals combine for the purpose Fusie
of the highest character and by tie most
gifted composers is always selected for
these events, which draw audiences II
enormous size and OF the highest Culture %
the performances.
With the nucleus of the three ehOirs
mentioned volume of $50 voices aill De
provided as start for the chorus OF the
proposed festival. This number It is is-
tended to augment TO at least 90 voices,
which. assisted by CONS etent cbestra
and effectively led, would assure s grand
muEiPai
The morning call., 1892-11-12
THE MINERS ASSOCIATION.
Their Annual Convention
Next Tuesday.
Representatives From Every Mining County
in the State Are Expected to
Be Present.

The annual convention OF the California
Miners Association will meet at Pioneer
Hall next Tuesday morning, November 10,
at 10 O'Clock.
The headquarters will be located in the
reception-rooms of the Palace Hotel, where
the delegates from the different counties
will report. These quarters will be opened
on Monday morning and remain open until
the end Of the meeting, which is expected to
last two days.
w. Z. Ralst0n, the secretary OF the asSo-
citation, said yesterday afternoon that the
regular tine for holding the convention was
the second Tuesday in October. but on ac-
count OF the election it had been postponed
to the 18th of this month.
From reports received Mr.. Ralston stated
that the meeting would be large one, as
about 400 members had signifed their in
tention of being present.
As far as known every mining county
Will DO represented; Sierra sending fifty,
Nevada 100, Placer sixty, Shasta fifteen,
Siskiyou fifteen, FL Dorado between fifty
and sixty and San Francisco thirty.
The object of the association is to protect,
develop and foster the mining industry of
the State of California In all its branches
and its formation was brought about by the
existing differences between the farmers
ana miners on the debris question.
This year they will discuss and receive the
reports of the different committees as to
what progress has been made in the past
year and also lay out the work for the ensu-
ing year.
The annual election OF officers will take
place and the forming of new executive
committee.
Besides the regular delegates expected
invitations nave been sent 10 all the Con-
gressmen-elect. and all are expected to be
present, with the exception of Marion Can
non and w. w. Bowers from the southern
counties.
Governor Markham will also attend.
On Wednesday evening. November 16,
grand banquet will be given at the Palace
Hotel ut which all the prominent mining
men or California will be present, making
it a fitting windup of the proceedings.
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been working before the mast as a seafar-
ing man for two years at 81 month.
Then got Sl2 month.
81 think a young man ought TO get along
very comfortably Oh $50 week. ana save
| money.
''The company which / in part represent
pays its fremeD, coal-passers and sailors
from forty-five TO sixty dollars month,
while the lowest pay walters IN saloons ana
other such places get is twenty-five dollars
and board man can get along well on
such sums and save money. l did well with
twelve dollars aud sixty dollars. A man
should be able to succeed in life who is re-
celying twenty dollars a week.
"A young man who starts out and makes
an effort and keeps up his vigor will sue
coed, and the young man placed amid
similar circumstances and who throws up
his hands in face of obstacles will fail.
This is a sure thing.
MANY young men in the city have all of
the necessary talents and devote their best
energies to their pursuits but fail-fail.
With others the reverse is the case. Appa-
rently without effort all they Try prOspers.
But of course there may be some inner
reason which does not appear on the sur
face.
Now we have In our employ In the ship
ping department one professor, two uniyer-
sity men and one Hastings law graduate.
1.-The professor is in the stewards depart
ment. They have the ammunition requisite
to make an assault on success, and If they
mad the power, or would apply the power IL
they have 1t, they ought TO better their con-
ditions.
Don't forget Mr. Micawber's warning:
Another piece of advice. COpperfeld,' said
Mr.. Mieawber; annual income twenty
pounds, annual expenses nineteen pounds
six; result, happiness
Annual income twenty pounds. annual
expenses twenty pounds nineteen and six;
result, misery
p" In the latter case the blossom Is blighted.
the leaf is withered and-and-in short, you
are forever hoored.' | think there is a
whole story in that quotation"
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BATTERED BY HEELERS.
Assemblyman GateIy Badly Benton
Kelly Crimmins Thugs.

Assemblyman Gateiy Badly Benton By
Kelly Crimmins Thugs.
William I. Gately's Victory at ts rolls
was closely followed by crushing deleas
at the hands OF a crowd of heller AZ
every one knows Gately Is a Non-P Par sissn
and he was elected Assemblyman fcosn nc
Forty-ffth District. While celebra ing Lis
victory early yesterday morning BE en-
countered a gang of Kelly. Crimmins br0ls-
ers On Pacific street. Among ttoss rs
recognized were "Dogface" Smi and
skip Hogan. One of the men strues bins
on the nose with pair of brass knaeEisz
and the Others jumped upon him. Els rose
was broken, his face cut and his bod bsdlg
bruised.
After the brutal assault the thug can
pered of and Gately was carried to b 3 FOoas
on Vallejo street. When Interview yes
terday GatelY said he could not Il jUst
how the affair started. He thoug tha
first man who struck him was called Crars-
ley. When Gately is able to leave SIC sed
he will swear out warrants for the al rest u
the aeSailanfa
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John Ashton,s Danth.

Another session of the Coroner's jury In
the case Of John Ashton. the sailor board
ing. house keeper, who died from morphine
poisoning. supposed TO have been admins
tered by Lizzie Valentine, was held yester-
day. John Carlson testified that when
Ashton was in his saloon the woman paid
for the drinks. This showed that Ashton
had no money, and therefore was not
robbed. The evidence against Lizzie is
that number OF English postsge-stamps
owned by Ashton were found in her purse.
AS the chemical analysis of the dead mans
stomach has not been completed an adjourn
ment was taken until next Monday night.
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CHARLES HOLBROOK.
He Says 1t Depends Altogether
on the rIan.

Charles HolbrOok OF Holbrook, Merrill &
Stetson. merchants of Market street. con-
sldered that to properly review the question
would consume more time tn an he had that
day at bis disposal, as he was very busy.
How man can live on $50 week de-
Ponds on the man.
III be were farmer it would be absurd
OF him 10 come to the city and IL he is a
mechanic he would be unwise to seek agri-
cultural surroundings
Things are cheaper now than they were
formerly. A man such as [ was would
have better chance now than formerly.
Il came to San Francisco from the noun
tains twenty-seven years ago.
II obtained a situation with the original
firm from which our present firm has
evolved. received SO month and grad
ualiy worked up in the business until be-
came partner. | worked into the Sacra-
mento branch first and then eventually rose
10 my present position in the business. As
say, man can get along well enough on
go or S25 week, but it depends entirely
On the man."