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The morning call., 1892-07-23
CONGRESSIONAL TIMBER.
The Republican Fights Assam.
ing Shape.
Sam Rainey and the Supervisors fol-
the Sacramento Convention-Popper's
First Circular.

The various contests for the Republican
nominations for Congress are beginning to
assume definite shape, and il is more
easy to form something like definite
conclusion as to the outcome. The hardest
struggle seems 10 be in the Second District
between Grove l.. Johnson OF Sacramento
and John f. Davis of CalaveIas, with the
latter looking like a winner. Johnson is
the candidate of the powers at Fourth and
Townsend streets, and by little shrewd
manipulation on his part managed to secure
the vote of the entire Sacramen TO delega-
ton. lie will also receive the support OF
San Joaquin owing to a misunderstanding
between George b. Sperry and Alexander
Louttit. The latter was favorable to Davis,
but Sperry started in to knock him out and
Louitit grew angry. The result was that be
succeeded in flooring Sperry and will give
his aid to johnson. Beyond this, however,
Davis has all the best of il and will have
the almost undivided support of Butte, AL
pine, Placer, Nevada, suffer, Amador,
IDyo. Mono, FL Dorado and Mariposa. This
will give him the strength necessary TO carry
him through, and out OF the 10l votes in the
convention he should have 80 on the first
ballot.
In the Fourth District there has been
slight hitch, but G. .. Alexander will be
Damed. protest against him has been
made by the members OF the u. A. k, who
claim that in the matter of appointments on
the water front they have been ignored.
Their objection was a very vigorous one,
but was oVerruled and AleXan der will make
the race.
T.. f. Loud, ii is practically settled, will
be renomnated in the Fifth. hard fight
was made against him, AMI at one time it
looked as if lie would be beaten, but his
friends rallied 10 his aid and succeeded in
pulling him through. AS the district is
safely Republican he should have no diff
Guilty in beating Ryland at the polls.
In the Sixth District Heryey Lindley of
Los Angeles is decidedly in the lead, and
should have little trouble in raking in the
prize. Much depended upon the primaries
IN his own county. which were held yester-
day and which we're all in Lindley's favor.
In the convention he will have q leverage
which 1t will be hard TO overcome.
Congressman Bowers has little or no op-
position i'm the Seventh and will be Tenomi-
mated barring accidents or political up
haaVals
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SHE WANTED TO KNOW.
Vermont Farmers Wife Who Was
Full of Curiosity.
New York Tribune

81 have often read of the nborn curiosity
Of the genuine Yankee" said a Westerner
on visit TO Gotham, ''and of the unccn-
Sclously impudent way in which he will
cross-eXamine the merest acquaintance.
Out in the West il is not only bad manners
but often dangerous TO ask too many ques-
tons, so we don't do it. Therefore ] was a
little surprised when | first met one OF
these i wan Ito knows; but / quickly de-
cided to humor her-it was a woman this
time-just to see how far she would go.
was travelling up into Vermont to take
some presents from a friend Of mine in CAL
ifornia to his father and mother on the old
homestead. The car was pretty full, a nd
had to make room on my seat for farmers
wife W tn a big basket of groceries. She
apOlogized for crOwdiDg me. and | was
rash enough to say that l did not mind it
at all.
That broke the ice for her, and she be-
gen: Coin to Plum Corners?' Yes DO
tell. That's where / i've myself. Coin to
stop at 3 inks HoteiY No That's all the
hotel there is at Plum Corners. Guess you
must be goin' TO stop with friends there!
Yes Who% James S;ebbins" DO
tell. Oil Jim Stebbins? l. he any relation
Of youTnp No Just an old fFiend, ell q
Never saw him in my lie i want to know.
cure Sherif's man, / guess, come out TO
serve VIII On MIN, Ell i always knew
jim SteDDlnS WASN'T as well fixed as lie pre-
tended. What business has farmer with
a fast trottin' horse anyway? ] always
knowed lid lead him inter debt.
and l amt sorry it, the onneigh-
borly old curmudgeon. Say. how much
is the Judgment fer? I've been expectin'
this for years. L have no judgment against
him. ] have come 10 tell him something
about bis sem What! Young Bill Step
bins? Is he dead@ Not SO bad as that
Not quite SO bad. Ell? In Jail, mayhap.
Well. never could see nothing to admire
in Bill, anyway. a humbiy sort Of Teller
to look at be always was, and after he
threw over my darter and went out West
l knOwed he'd go TO the bad. What sort Of
Il scrape IS ne IN now, stranger? A bad
one. I'll be bound; hoTse-stealil' or arson,
ehp'
:" No serape at all. madam | answered.
He's just been elected County Judge, and
I've come to tell the old people that he's
about the most respected man in those
parts. 'Humph,' snorted the old woman.
That was all she had to say. but she made
it mean great deal"
The morning call., 1892-07-23

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mon franks AMI seemed deHghted with the

mon franks ami seemed delighted with the
smooth, easy action of the vehicle.
There have been 100 cars ordered from
the Stephenson car works. and these, as
fast as they are completed, will be put on
the line and will gradually supersede the
old ears now IN use.
The grip apparatus is admirably simple.
Tie grip and brakes will be worked by
levers IN the hands OF the man on the front
platform, and the conductor instead of
furiously jerking at bell rope, will touc h
with his foot a tiny plate on his platform
and cause bell to ring over the drivers
head.
In appearance the cars are the most al
tractive that have ever appeared on New
York streets. They are 80 feet long-six
feet longer than the old ones-and weigh
1850 pounds. They are feet 6 inches wide.
with feet inch aiSleS. The platforms are
generously proportional, being 4 feet 3
inches in width. There are double auto
matically opening folding-doGrs, the inven-
tion of Mr.. II. A. Newell, the supeTinten-
dent. Eight brass-m0unted windows are on
each side, and light is given at night by
three handsome lanterns. There are no
headlights, their places being occupied by
b veled mirrors.
The interior of the car is ash and birdseye
maple, and the seats, covered by neat pat
termed carpet, will accommod ate IS people
on each side. The yentilatoTs are done IN
frost work, and tie cost of each ear will be
$3.50. a salient feature is q guard running
round the car wheel, just one inch from the
ground, which will prevent any one falling
In the way OF the car from being run over
hy fha " heels
The morning call., 1892-07-23
WAS EVE A BLONDE2
Speculation Concerning the Complexion
of the First of Womankind.
Ladies, Hnma Journal

Speculation Concerning the Complexion
of the First of Womaukind.
Ladies' Home journal.
1t almost goes without saying that we'll
bred woman does not dye her hair. If in
some moment of. was going to say tenn
porory insanity, she should be Induced to do
il although it would be notifying and she
would have to perm it herself 10 look like
striped zebra for short time, still 1t will
be wlsest to face the situation and allow
her hair TO grow back TO its natural color
The fancy for blonde hair, which has been
credited u the fact that the beautiful En-
press OF the French possessed if, NAV really
be traced as far back as history goes. 1t is
always said that Eve was a blonde, while
the hair OF Venus was, so il is told n per-
feet golden. Lucretia Borga, Lady Mae
Geth, Queen Elizabeth, Anne of Austria.
Marie AntoiDette were all light haired
Mowever. this does not make less marvel
Gus the beauty Of black hair, which from
the jet black, which shines like ebony. to
me dark brown, with glints OF gold, cannot
be surpassed.
The explanation as to the difference in
the hair is told very funnily in an cid book
1t Is said that heaven sent upon earth
many women with golden hair so that they
nj ght charm the other half of humanitv
Seeing this the devil, who hates men, sent
cooks. These, with their sauces and ragouts.
dlsordered the human liver and produced
the desired rcsult-dark skin and hair"
However, the color most esteemed lust now
Is an ashy blonde, aud which, as it must
have a clear white complexion accompanv
ing 1t, as well as black brows and lashes, is
counted by artists al once the most peculiar
and artistic contrast. All hair is beautiful
that is well cared for. ard If il be remeu-
hered that smooth erimps are best suited to
uarg halr and fluffy ones 10 light not so
many mistakes Will be made in arranging
the culture.
The morning call., 1892-07-23
THE RATTLESNAKE'S TAIL.
How the Peculiar Structure Is Formed
and Added To.

and Added To.
Quarterly Review.
The structure from which the rattlesnake
takes bis name-the rattle-cOnsists mainly
OF three or more solid. horny rings. placed
around the end OF the tail. These rings
themselves are merely dense portions of the
general outer skin OF the body, but the rat
tie has also solid foundation of bone. For
the three last bones of the tail become united
together In one solid hole or core, grooyed
where the bones join, while they increase
IN size toward the hinder end of the com
pick tone thus formed, This bony core is
invested by skin also marked by grooves.
which correspond with those at the iunc
tons OF the three bones. and this skin be-
comes much thiekeDed and so forms an in
eiplent, Imperfect rattle of such Young
snakes as have not yet cast their skin.
when II is cast the skin investing the tail
close TO Its termination is not cast Of. bur Is
held last by the enlarged end of the bony
core before mentioned
The piece Ut skin thus retained becomes
loose ring IN front OF the incipeDt rattle
ana thus forms 1fst joint or ring of tile
future perfect rattle. The same process ia
repeated at each mott, a fresh loose ring or
additional joint to the perfect rattle being
thus formed every time the skin is shed
nus the perfect rattle comes ultimately tn
consist OF mum Der of dry, hard more or
less loose horny rings, and ia this way q
rattle may consist OF IA many as q CO.
existing rafting rings. 1t is the shaking of
these rings by violent and rapid wagging
Of tie end of the snakes tail which pro-
duce- he celebrated rafting sound-a sound
while may be compared to the rattling of a
number OF peas in rapidly shaken paper
bag.
The morning call., 1892-07-23
Sunke and Turkey.

Mr.. G. W. Sharp Justice OF the Peace of
Ruth Township. Mo. met with n strange
sight on the road past one of the fields of
b. /. StultZ. MIR. Sharp is man of truth
and his statement of the facts cannot be
dcpied. While riding along the road Mr.
Sharp noticed full-grown wild turkey at
one side Of the road which seemed to be in
trouble. As he came up he saw an immense
dark-coored snake. with a body as large
around as bootleg, had caught the turkey
and was attempting to swallow it, When
he came up the snake took alarm and let
the turkey 20 and then made its escape 1t
was certainly over II feet long and Of i'm
meme size. Mr.. Sharp, though a man of
undoubted courage, when he saw the snake
pass across The road in front of him, con-
eiuded 1t was not prudent 10 attack and so
let il 60
The morning call., 1892-07-23

and his rosition j. fully Endorsed by
such practical railroad men as +. St. John.
general manager OF the Rock Island; II. T.
Royce, division Superintendent of the same
company; j. ID. Besler, general superin-
Iendent OF the Burlington; w. j. Allen.
assistant general manager If the Rock
Island; General Thomas of the Chicago and
Western Indiana; A. j. Earring, general
manager Of the Chicago, Milwaukee aud 81.
Paul, and J. NJ. Whitman, re eral manager
Of the Chicago and Northwestern.
These Endorsements, coming from the big
roads of America. are abnut rs satisfactory
as anybody could wish. They are particu-
larry gratifying to Mr.. Randolph, who has
devised the scheme.
Mr.. Randolph Is well known in Chicago.
He Is direct descendant of the famous
John Randolph of Roanoke, but Of that he
lets his friends tell. He is simply an en-
thusiast in his profession, and in the matter
OF Worlds Fair railway terminals believes
he has good thing.
Briefly stated Mr.. Randolph's idea Is 10
have continuous double loop at one cen
trail point. so that trains arriving from
either north or south may land their pas
sengers, and then continue on their way.
The morning call., 1892-07-23
PREPARING FOR ELECTION.

The Kegistrar at work - Questions for
Intending Voters Answer.
One of the busiest men around the new
City Hall just now is w. a. Brown, the
Registrar of Voters, who is engaged in max
ing arrangements for the coming election.
THESE consist in the selection Of a CORPS of
clerks. the fitting up OF new Offices in the
Larkin-StTeet wing Of the municipal build
ing, and an immense amount OF miscella-
neouS work made necessary by the radical
changes which the Australian system will
effect in the manner OF voting.
new form of application for registra-
tion has been prepared under the recent
act Of the Legislature establishing the new
ballot system. 1t contains FIVE new cues
tons which must be answered by each APP
pllcant These are directed to the height
complexion, color OF the eyes and hair and
the location OF visible scars or marks, If
any. The form OF application is as follows:
sPEcIAL NoIIcE-Resls- No............ -.
tain numB er OF room ASSEMBLY D,St "
occupied by applicant
for registration.
AFFIDAVIT OF APPLICANT FOR REGISTRATION.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
City anu County Of san francisco. ! 30
according TO law. say in 10 the foIIowInT
questions prOpounded 10 him touching his qualt6-
cation to register As a voter Ia the city equity
OF an Francisco
What your name in full? ....................
Nhat IS or age
lbe ncisntF
no eohipieAOh
The color
Inc cOtor OF har
The visible marks scars. # any. and their iocsi
ny
What Is your occupation ?........... ......
Where were you Dor n?-..-.-......-........
hAeIS 10 on teSs"e '.- street. between
-..-------......- streets. ---...-nOOr, no..
hdtuT0uzcd.
v hat time were you naturalized ?............ls
IA whit pace T...------. stale ot. ..-..-...... 80
by what court I..................... 49,.
Lost poprfs
What became OF your certificate OF naturaliza-
NiOh T. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
How long have you resided In the United States?
Bg virtue II J1tlei'S naturalization.
Was your fstAeT a cit zen OF the United states OF
America While you were und the age of
IA she Uuited States at that time g..
Where Ia you reside AT the time OF The naturaIza
ton OF your iatGeT g....................
To D. GnstDeged on at applicants.
Are you registered Ia any other county I'm this
state or precinct IN this city? ......
aud drPonent further says that he has resided in,
the state OF Cali Ornia over year ia the civ
in The preelhcL 30 days next preceding th,s eIee-
tioB aud Is al eector OF the c.ty and county OF
San Francisco.
Subscribed and sworn to be
fore me- this. day
o.. -lsBI.
WILLIAM A. BROWN.
Shegisirar OF voters for the city and County of san
francisco
ny --'..'s.----.--.......
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their dinners. At that time the line of milk
drinkers is the longest and the men move
I'D with their hands on each others shoul-
ders: a pint OF milk, supplied by the Dairy
mems Protective Assoc alton. Is given To-
each man, and buttered rolls are sold with
TIE milk al penny each.
The utmost good humOr prevails in the
crowd, which scarcely needs policeman to
watch it. Many children from the teeming
courts and alleys about the square profit
during the day by the IN wonted opportunity
thus offered 10 them. They take somew hat
longer to dispose Of pint glass than do the
workmen. who must toss Of pint almost al
draught to give their fellows a chance.
Should ne have another hot spell the gen.
crosby of the w. G. T. u. win be even
more appreciated than l. is now
The morning call., 1892-07-23
AN ENLIGHTENED RULER.

The Sultan of Johore VIII Visit the Chi
csgo Exposition.
Through the solicitation of the Hon.
Housewife Wildman, United States Con-
sui and Worlds Fair Commissioner for the
Strait Settlements and Borneo, his High
ness Aboukar. Sultan Of Johore, has con-
sented to visit with his suite the Worlds
Fair and to send over to the exposition a
complete Malay village. His Highness is
the only Independent ruler in the Malay
Peninsula, and one of the richest princes
In Eastern Asia.
The colonial government declines to make
any appropriation toward the fair, vet
through commercial and personal channels a
large number of merchants will cooperate
The morning call., 1892-07-23
DIMENSIONS OF HEAVEN.
They Are Based on Passage I'm Revela-
tions-Room for All.
Philadelphia Press

The following remarkable calculation on
the capacity Of heaven. which has fire.
quently been published, but is q Gu: iosity
in its way aud we'll worth a place among
our other wonders" is taken bodily from
Bombaugh's ''Gleanings for the Curious. ;"
The basis of the calculation, which will
furnish much food for thought, is found in
revelations xxi. I6. And he measured the
city (the New Jerusalem) with a reed, II. 600
furlongs. Ihe length, the breadth and The
height are equal"
Let IS see: Twelve thousand furioncs
1920, 600 feet, being cubed is 943. 0SS 600 COO
coo, 001. 00o, 100000 cubic feet. Half of this
we will reserve for the throne of God and
the court of heaven; half of the remainder
for streets, leaving balance of 12I, l32. Dr.
600. 600, 100000 cubic feet. Divide this last
By 4,096 the cubical feet in room I6 feet
square, and you will End that there is still
enough left for 30321, s43, 750, 600 600 rooms
We Will now suppose that The world al
ways did and always will contain 900, coo. 900
OF Inhabitants, and that generation lasts
33h years, making In all 2,970. 600 600 for
each century, that the world will stand 1000
centuries. making in all 900, GOO, OOO, 900 in
habitants. Then suppose there are 100
worlds equal 10 this in point of number Of
inhabitants and duration of years, making
297, 000, CO., 000, 000, Geo. then heaven, accord
ing to the measurement above is large
enough to all0t 100 rooms each 16 feet souare
10 each human soul
The morning call., 1892-07-23
SAVED BY HIS GOODNESS.
The Rather Singular Experience of a
Hoosier Veteran.
IndIanapolIs LonrnaI


When j was out on the Platte in 1872 4"
said the major. Il had an experience that |
wonder didn't turn my hair gray. was
camped all alone On the side Of that historic
stream. and had occasion to 90 for some
water to boil my beans in. First thing /
knew stepped plump into a quicksand. I
knew what was up at once and knew that I
was gone. And am willing to admit that
i was scared. In fact, that is how / came
to escape. As l stood there with that bcr-
rible sand dragging, dragging, dragging al
me Ike some living monster. L turned colder
and colder. Do what | could, my teeth
would keep on chattering, though | knew
that every vibration of my jaw was shaking
me further down in that Teady-made grave.
And grew colder and colder. Suddenly /
noticed that had stopped sinking"
Struck bottom, ELI? ?"
Bottom. nothing! / had grown so cold
from horror and-and fear-I may as well
admit lt-that / had actually frozen the
water in the quicksanf-frozen the whole
business solid. sir, solid %
The morning call., 1892-07-23
Committee Changes

There is a strong probability that the
coming State convention will make some
changes in the Republican State Central
Committee. While very little has been said
as yet there is a general Impression abroad
that the complexion Of the body as ut pres
ent constituted is not entirely satisfactory.
In order to Obyiate il, il is believed that the
executive committee will be increased
from 81 TO fl. and that a number of pro-
nounced Harrison men will be included in
the new men. So far as can be learned no
definite steps have yet been taken toward
effecting the changes. but that they will be
made is more than probable.
The morning call., 1892-07-23
Whitrlaw Reid Climb.

The Whitelaw Reid Club organized last
evening at Sims Hall. 429 Green street,
and elected the following officers: Charles
O'Neil. president; Henry Pool. vice-presi-
dent; Joseph b. Grant, secretary; execu-
tive eommittee-William A. Moore, Charles
O'Neil, Henry Pool, J. B. Grant.
Resolutions were adopted indorsing the
action of j. n. 4. Wilson, D. S. Dorm and
DR.. X. c. Meyers in promoting harmony in
the Republican ranks
j. n. Il. Wilson, DIR. r. G. Meyers and
others addressed the meeting
Messrs. Harry and Louis Sim and Miss
Fanny Jackson contributed to the even
ing's entertainment by songs and recita-
tIOns
The morning call., 1892-07-23
KearneY,s Pin Game.

Phillip kearney, notorious individual.
who has been frequently arrested for work
ing the pin game" is again In the clutches
Of the law.
kearney buys a cheap plated scarfpin
which he drops on the sidewalk and picks
up IN the presence of some paSser-by. and
then offers to dispose of 10 the latter Tor a
consideration. He was about to sell n 80
cent pin Tor SO to al unsuspecling country
man, when Policeman Dawes spoiled the
sale and charged him with yapranev AZ the
Southern station " ~
The morning call., 1892-07-23
Canal Bonds.

According to statements made 10y Captain
w. l.. Merry, the Consul General of Mica.
ragua, aud others interested in the Nicaragua
canal, the merchants of San Francisco are
encouraging the scheme by subscribing for
bonds with gratifying liberality." They.
however, decline 10 give the names of sub,
scrlbers. FOR, said Captain Merry, "a
merchant might take stock who was n
shipper on the railroad. The tact that he
had assisted In the canal construction might
so dispiease the railroad that a ear or two
of his goods might be delayed, or something
like that
The morning call., 1892-07-23
ACCESS TO THE FAIR.
Plan for Facilitating Travel to I
BIG Exposition.

= Plan for Facilitating Travel to the
BIG Exposition.
The question OF how to handle the crowds
at the coming Worlds Fair has been one
that has given transportation managers no
end OF trouble. Every railroad manager in
the country is giving the subject thought
1t is not so much the actual transportation
of the vast multitudes that puzzles the rail-
road men as it is the problem of how to
land them at the Worlds Fair grounds and
get the delivery trains out of the way.
There Is a diversity of opinion about this
even among railroad men. Al do not agree
except upon one point. to-wit: That empty
trains must be got out Of the way as quickly
as possible. How to do this with the least
possible friction of machinery and danger
to lie and limb has been the study. There
Is gentleman in Chicago, Isham Ran
dOlDh. civil engineer OF repute and a gen.
tleman of the highest character, who
thlnkS be has worked out the problem,
The morning call., 1892-07-23

and I'll give you quarter" urged the re-
porter. 81 can't; Pm lame" she replied.
land must wait for my daughter" 1t was
evident that the poor creature was only too
willing to start homeward, so the reporter
and companion picked the organ up and
supported the old woman home. On the
doorstep lay the figure of woman. She
was the daughter, and Intoxicated. 'Ob,
sometimes she forgets me-" explained the
old woman. ''and I'm out all night but it
does not hannen very nffenn
The morning call., 1892-07-23
Electnrs-ai-Larra.

Preparations for the holding of the State
convention at Sacramento are being COM
pleted. and the delegates fIom this city will
probably leave here Monday. Martin Kelly
and Phil Climmins. accompanied by
Blinker' Murphy. will go up to the capital
in special car furnished by the Fourth
and Townsend people in time to he on hand
when the work begins. 1t is probable that
j. c. Campbell and George G.. Perkins will
be nominated for electors. at-large, and, as
both are strong men before the people,
should add strength to the ticket
The morning call., 1892-07-23
A Friend of the Working People.
New York So.

The late David Lewis of clothing firm
in Liverpool and Manchester beaueathed
all his fortune, except an annuity for his
wife and few small legacies, for the benefit
OF the working classes OF Liverpool and
Manchester. The fund is about 81, OOO. OO0
and may amount to S1,750,G0O. He directed
his resldnary legatees to use the money for
he benefit OF the poor of Liverpool and
Manchester. leaving i; to them personally,
In order 10 satisfy the law, anu trusting In