The morning call., 1892-02-20

mems and his whole time is taken up with a
study Of the mineral He has never quite
forgotten his first love, however, or the
palmy days when he manipulated great
political schemes for his friend Stanford.
Isaiah w. Lees, the veteran captain Of de-
tectlYes, has very pronounced fad which
he has followed with unceasing zeal for
many years. The captain is great collec-
tor OF rare books and of literature pertain
Ing to California He has also a large COL
lection OF photographs of all the great
criminals of Europe and America.
General Manager A. n. TOWne of the
Southern Pacific cares for nothing in thu
world outside Of railroads and pictures
The former is profession, the latter fad
in the best sense OF the word. His elegant
home on California street is filled with
paintings from the old masters, and when
in Europe Mr.. Towne spends most of his
time in art galleries.
If Vice-President J. c. Stubhs of the
Southern Pacific has any fad outside of his
profession, no one has ever been able to
discover 1T. He thinks of traffic by day and
night, and when he dies will probably stop
to argue with the recording angel
concerning cut rate. A few years ago
he developed penchant for vocal
music, and had attained fair degree OF
proficiency when he was dissuaded from
further effort in this direction by his wife
on account of throat troubles. 1t is said
that when at the height of his power in this
art he could MARBLE Alice, where art
thOu?" in most touching manner, and
equal to the best effort of Charlie Reed
Sarah AIthea Terry's latest fad is the
water-cure for spiritualism.
James ID. Phelan's fad is horseback eXeT-
else.
Joe Readings Fad:
Joe Redding's fad is singing in a comic
opera, clad in tights and silken hose, which
reveal his physical projections.
General w. Ii. l.. Barnes has for years
collected every newspaper item, no matter
how unimpOrtant, in which his name or that
of his son is mentioned. The cole ton now
embraces several ponderous volumes Of
sCrap-bOOk literature.
Colonel John p Irsh's fad is neckties.
Ramon =. Wilson's fad is fish stories, and
Freddie Webster's, trlumphs with the shot
gun.
Young Mr.. Mearns' fad is his fancied re-
semblance to young MI Hearst, which be
cultvates assiduously. All that he lacks is
a guinea pig.
Daniel O'ConnelPs fad is Welsh rarebit
T.. Carey Friendlander's fad inclines to
leather.
Colonel Theodore c. Marceau's lad is a
wig. So is J. DOwnie Harvey's.
a. L. Hatch's pet lad is his trOtting. horse.
Robert Duncan Mines fad is science.
Having given the Gi-ehlOTide a fair trial. he
Will now give whisky an equal shOw-all III
the interest Of science.
Louis SlosS' lad is Chinese impersona-
tons
Jack Follansbee's fad is violets. He is
never seen without bunch in the lapel If
his coat, and be never wears less than
'twO-bts'" worth
General John II. Dickinson's fad is bis
muStache.
Colonel W. H. Chamberlain's fad is his
military title.
Colonel Joe Grandlemeyer's fad is news.
paper men, of whom he is very fond. he
frequently remarks that he will do any
thing for reporter, and proves his asseT-
ton in highly practical manner.
If Sheriff c. 5. LaumeiSter can be said tC
have any particular fad Of his own, over
whelmed as he IS by the multiplicity Of his
official duties. ana the cares and RESPONSE
bllItIes OF his private business 1t is that Of
wearing white hat Speaking to an old
friend the other day he said, My ambition
as boy was to sport white plug hat when
l grew up. never change now except at
funeral or in wet weather"
Legal Lore.
If there be a man who is wrapped up, not
to say buried, in legal lore, it is that well
known member of the bar Percy Wright.
Very few lawyers or laymen can truthfully
say they saw that legal luminary without
either law-book, brief or documents OF
some kind under his arm. 1t has been
limited, indeed, that he eats, sleeps and goes
TO chuTch Win them. de invariably spends
his evenings in the law library amidst his
favOrite books.
II. d. Riordan, the well-known lawyer in
Chinese cases, can never hear fire alarm
without making ''bee line" for the scene,
unless actually engaged in court. He viii
leave his dinner, his game Of cards and
nearly anything 10 view a conhagration,
and sometimes drags a client with him.
Every one knows little 5. H. Seymour.
the proprietor of the Russ House. For the
past forty years he has never taken a drink
before 5 o'clock in the day After thai
hour if he took several drinks Of his IA
vorite whisky you couldn't make him be
lieve that he has taken more than
four. -Four is my limit" he says. 'and
Tom Fay here will prove what say"
Dan McCarty's fad is his hat, which is
always Of the w0olly species and usually
light brown or gray.
Joe Tobin's fad is his linen, which is
striped pink or red The hobby of his
brother Dick Is his London tailor
Charles II. Mclnt0sh's fad is his guitar.
john Washington Tubbs' fad is his ruddy
beard. He removes it every four weeks,
and during the following thirty days sits up
at night to watch it grow.
T. NJ. Greenway's fad is recommending
caterers, florists and musicians to San Fran
cisco h0sIesses just prior to their entertain
meEts.
Joe Choynsk, the popular pugilist has
developed a liking for the bicycle.