davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The morning call., 1892-01-03
ROD AND LINE.
SpOoning for Hook Bills in Paper-Mnl
Creek
MICHAEL DoNovAN.

SpOOnIng for Hook Bills In Paper-Mnl
Creek.
When the present storm subsidies and the
waters of the PapeT-mill become clear an
glers can expect good sport catching steel
heads (salmo gairdneri). These are very
gamey fish, and when hooked fight "every
inch Of the road" and are never counted
upon until safely landed on terra frma.
Salmon Creek will be a favorite resort for
some anglers who know the lay Of the land,
so TO speak. South Of this city there are a
few tirst-class streams, which will be pat
TOniZed 0y John Gallagher of Oakland and
Z. K. Swain, disciples of Walton, VINO
could write IAN interesting book on the
fishes and streams OF California.
just before the present storm few days
OF great sport was enjoyed by the anglers
who took in" Point Reyes. Hook bills, a
they are called by the boys who have made
angling PRACTICAL study, were numerous 10
the deep pools above and below the bridge,
which is crossed by people who visit Point
Reyes from the Oema side Thirty fish,
the largest of which was captured by A.
wilson, We're killed on the 25lh ult. Various
bats were used on the c0pper-colOred fishes,
which in characteristics and general appear
an strongly resemble tue rainbow trout of
the klamath, but only one f'the many lures
proved killing and that was the spoon.
IIOIe6oOI tTklUS DdSkcIeQ nine spGOnleS.
a. Wilson. Familiarity known as "Old Per
sistency," landed bakers dozen, and DR..
Banker Lad the pleasure Of knocking six Of
Gardeners fishes on the head. SignOr Hippo
BaUtu captured two six-pounders, without
the assistance Of spoon or hook. He re-
ports that the hOok-6iIs are not gamy fish,
as he had very little trouble in landing his
prize. He would not divulge the secftt by
which he managed TO secure the new ar
rivals from old ocean. On Sunday the creek
raised six feet and finished the sport so far
as hook billing is concerned.
The Fishing Gazette states that most of
the rod and net fishermen and river-watch-
eTs on the North Esk, Scotland, hold the
opinion that grilSe never become salmon.
Charles g. Atkins, than whom there is no
better authority in this country, calls atten-
tion to the fact that the great run of grise,
which is so prominent a feature of the sal
mon streams in Europe and Canada. is al
most entirely absent in the rivers of the
United States. In America the male grisle,
or adOlescent salmon Is sexualIy mature,
but not the female. Some years ago, at the
request Of the late Professor Baird, an
angler caught 10 the month Of October
few young salmon, planted in the spring Of
the previous year. and sent them to Wash
ingtOn that their growth might be noted.
The young fish had the bright silvery coat
of the approaching smOlt stage, but the parr
marks had not in all cases entirely disap-
The morning call., 1892-01-03
SECRETARY TRACY

Twelve knots used to be considered a
high speed for the war-ships," said Mr..
Tracy. "Now we expect nineteen or twenty,
or even more The twin screws are great
assistance in turning vessel; by revolving
them in opposite directions, we can wheel
her about almost on her heel, as 1t were.
The power of the machinery has kept pace
with the increaSed~weight and momentum.
Yes, | should say one of our modern IRON
clsds could be more easily handled tnan one
of our old men-Of-war."
Have any dry-docks been built In ac-
cordance with the recommendation In your
report for 1892?
designs have been made for drY-dock
on our northwestern coast," replied MI
Tracy
Upon the whole. what is your opinion OF
present naval situati0n?
1--WE are now doing the best we can to put
ourselves into a proper condition OF de-
Tense We have been rather slow in begin
ming, perhaps, but now that we have begun
we are losing no time. But there is no use
10 Disgusting the fact that we are not ready
to defend ourselves if attacked now, and we
cannot be in less than three or four years at
the earliest. But if all goes well during the
next few years we shall be all right in the
end, and once we get into defensive state
there is no reason why we shoule not con-
tinue to do So"
left the Secretary of the Navy with the
conviction that the office was In good hands.
Copurfcht 1891 JULIAN HAWTHORNE
The morning call., 1892-01-03

dents and making mistakes all the time:
Onr men are more intelligent, careful and
efficient. y.,x
the Secretary. there are some serious taultS
In our system. AS things are DOW, our
lieutenants are between nifty ana Sky
wears old before they can be promoted:
They have been subordinates so long tnat
when the time for them to occupy an nue.
pendent position comes they have not the
nerve to fulfill its duties. No man VINO
reaches fifty without having had the dlscl,
pline Of responsibility is TT to be entrusted
with responsibility afterward."
us there no remedy for such state OF
thlngs?"
creasing the number of Rear-AdmiralS from
six to ten. There ought to be new ADJUST
ment generally. The number OF Lieuten-
nt-COmmanders might be advantageouslY
ncreased-might be nearly doubled, In TACT.
Then, again, there should be changes in the
manning. rating and command OF vessels
with view to bringing the younger men
into more responsible positions. The eDgl-
neer corps should be enlarged and It's train
ing perfected, to meet the requirements Oh
the complex and delicate mechanism Oh our
ships. But, with the best that we can do,
the situation is open to grave criticism
''In case Of war how many Seamen nave
we?"
"Why, very few; only enough to make
nucleus for an effective force. But quite
lately something has been done toward
forming naval militia at various points
along the coast, qualified to be available In
case of emergency. Organizations haVe
been established at Massachusetts, New
York, PENNSYLVANIA. Carolina, Georgia
Texas and California" i am not sure t1at
other States were not included-"and the
department sends officers and provides ships
for their periodical drilling and instruction.
They st little or nothing and are Liable at
any moment to become of the greatest prac-
tcal value"
"Are our present heavy ships as easily
handled as the old shps% l asked
The morning call., 1892-01-03
YOU'RE AN AMGBE
And YOU'RE ANOTHER.
That is Just What We Are ALI Found
Ont To Be at Last.
a Chunk of Cosmic Protoplasm, Multiplied
and Diversified, Is What You Really
Are-Chat With a Psychologist.

The inner man had just been satisfied
and small glass of the latest gastronomlc
agony, creme de menthe, had stimulated
the digestive apparatus, says writer in the
Chicago Sunday Herald. However, the
extreme indulgence bred by good dinner
was strained taut and ready TO break, when
Cobb, the wld-eyed philosopher of the club,
remarked in his usual sepulchral voice:
''And to think that after all we're nothing
but amebR; that we've fed our myriad
cells of ameb3 with this dainty TODD; that
we've poured this rich grape juice over
them to keep them in good humor. All,
boys, methnks we're all Of us shams and
pretenders, for what availeth us a good
dinner. since it is really the am@bR-i. e.,
the innumerable, senseless, rude and IN
couth entities composing US, making up our
persons and our very selves-that alone
draw profit and sustenance from it?"
We all looked at Cobb. Hes gone daft"
said one in whisper. "Not after such a
The morning call., 1892-01-03
NO PROTECTION
AGAINST CHILE.
Secretary Tracy Gives Ills Opinion Of
Naval Affairs.
Mr.. Tracy Talks With Julian Hawthorne
About the New Navy-What Chile Would
Do in Case Of War

WASHINGTON, Dec %, 189l.-The office of
the Secretary of the Navy is up one flight Of
stairs, on the east side Of the enormous pile
of masonry that contains, not that depart
ment only. but the Departments of State, of
the Army. and Il believe) of the Interior.
The room is simply furnished, and round
the walls are cOlored portraits of our new
cruisers and lne-of-battle ships.
Mr. Tracy is massive, powerful man Of
about sixty, with close-cut white hair and
bear, strong nose, gray eyes. and chin as
firm as the PROV of one of his irOnclads. L
could easily have taken him for an admiral,
who had weathered thousand gales, and
hundred fights
About the first thing he said, however,
showed how much | would have been mis-
taken in my surmise. II didn't know
thing about the duties of the Office when !
first came here" he said. 'Tve made them
study. Ny profession has accustomed me
The morning call., 1892-01-03

Is be equally ready for attack or defenseP
Then he leads, and you ask yourself is he
good, straight hitter? If one man hits
straight, clean blows, while the other
swings, though they land the same number
Of times, l would give the fight TO the for
mer, other things being equal.
Watch each mans movement on his feet
He who is supple and easy scores a point
from him who is stiff and awkward, for
the former would have the better chance of
firing bis opponent out In long contest.
Clever feintiug is point.
Does the boxer betray his intention or
does he deceive his adversary? A blow
well parted counts for the defense as
surely as a blow well landed counts for the
man who delivers ii. In general. the az
Rressivae fghter should get the decision
over the one who is trying to win by his
counters. This principle is sometimes car
ried too far. There is no skill in blind and
aimless leading. 1t requires long ex.
peTience to enable referee to decide Just
how much credit should be given for az
gressive work.
All these points are familiar to every
wished to emphasize the necessity of giving
every excellence its proper value. Some
referees are too ready to order another
round when there has been enough to de-
termine the winner. A referee who makes
II a practice to order another round In al
most every case where the judges disagree
Tails In my estimation. ! think him more
ready TO encourage slugglDg and inish-fght-
ing than scientific boxing for points. OF
course there are many cases where il is
The morning call., 1892-01-03
COURSING.
A Big Meeting Which VIII Be Held at
MADEIRA.

Big Meeting Which VIII Be Held at
MADEIRA.
COursing, like many of the field sports is
becoming yearly more popular on this Coast.
1t is an amusement which can be enjoyed
by rich and poor alike. 1t does not require
a man to be in afffuent circumstances to
own brace Of greyhounds, and in cOnse-
quence clubs have sprung up within the past
few years in many of the interior towns
which are within easy reach Of country
ADAPTED for this kind Of sport.
Although San Francisco cannot boast Of
even one thoroughly organized club, there
are probably 100 dogs of the long-tail kind
owned by men who are interested in the
paStime. Professor Canayan has on exhibit
ton in the show-windOw OF The CALLS
branch office on Market street lot Of hand
some prizes, which will be given to the
owners of the winning dogs on Sunday, the
10th inst. The display includes gold
watches, clocks, Guns and various other use
full and ornamental trophies. The contests
will be open 10 all dogs, and large number
Of fleet animals are now IN training for the
event.
The coursing men of MADEIRA are making
arrangements To hold series of races some
time in March, and they are in hopes of
giving good prizes, as the people of the
town have promised the cOursers their finan-
clal support The programme for the meet
ing will be issued this month.
1t must be amusing to many of the old
courserS here TO read in every issue Of the
American Field some diatrbe on the Pearl
OF Pekln and ChcOpee Lass. 1t is time
that the matter be laid at rest" as it is
becoming nauseating 10 lovers Of the sport,
with few EXCEPTIONS
The morning call., 1892-01-03

mineral dust, the am9ba throws 1t off again
after while. When. however. its ten
tacles (and those of amHba princeps actually
are the c0unterpartof those If the devil fish
only being infinitely smalleD do not at
once grasp bit of food during its hungry
moods, it will form new tentacles and send
them out In new directions. Thus, it will be
noticed, the amnba actually behaves like a
being endowed with life, motion. digestion
and intelligence. And after awhile, when
its growth has attained certain point, it
will divide into two, both divided parts Of the
whole then having exactly the properties
and the powers of the original. Thus, then,
the power of procreating its own species is
inherent in the am9ba as well. The phe-
nomenon, therefore, is that nature, in her
wonderfully stocked warehouse, first creates
a small speck of jelly-like substance. en-
dOws it with ifS and apparently with intel
ligence as well, and cunfers on it the power
to beget beings like itself.
The morning call., 1892-01-03
ATHLETIC.
The Olympic Club Wrestling Tourna-


The Olympic Club Wrestling TOurna-
ment.
The Olympic Club is making extensive
preparations for its annual New Years
wrestling tournament which will be held
this month. Professor Meihling is working
tooth and nail to have his stable of young
wresilers in the best possible condition for
carpet maneuvers. The contests will as
suredly be interesting, as the boys who will
take part have been training assidgOusly
for months.
The Olympic Clubs boxing tournament
has been declared off, as the boxers, with
few exceptions, all asked for gold watches,
chains, etc.
The New York Sun says: The New York
Athletic Club has dropped from its rolls
Harry MOTrell, champion hurdler; w. S.
French and G. l.. CatIin Jr., and George
SchwPgler, eX-champiOa hurdler, for taking
part in the tabooed Seventh Regiment
games. Other members were allowed to 60
scot free, because ''the four men disciplined
were simply athletic members, while the
others held regular mem bership and paid
full dues"
Malcolm w. Ford, the noted athlete, is
of two months duration.
The Olympic Club will give a ladies' night
in February at which a musical comedy will
be produced by the best local talent.
The Boston Amateur Athletic Club thipks
1t has found way Of overcoming slogging
matches by the following rules:
First-Tbe a. A. L. rules shall govern all con.
tests except as they conflict with these rules.
Second-Thele shall be three classes, as fol-
lows: Class /, all under feet Inches; class 2,
all under feet inches; class 3, all others.
Tbird-Contests shan be decided entirely on
scientific points. The question OF strength, en-
durance and condition shall not be considered.
FOurth-ConteSts shall consist OF two four
minute rounds, with an interval OF one minute
fer rest
Fiith-If, In the opinion OF the referee, a COM
petitgr shows determination TO slug OF iniuTe
cautions the Ohensc is repeated. the referee shall
diSqualiiy the offender.
SlXtb-If, during the contest, a disabling acct
dent shall happen the decision shall be given on
the points made previous 10 Tie accident; unless,
IN the opinion of lie judges, one Judge and the
referee, the accident was caused deliberately In
which case tile offender shall he disqualified.
The morning call., 1892-01-03
~ 10
-.S-~ %f5
g. 3 @ g & Ga

noticed that It has life and motion, and that
it discharges the two essential functions of
purely animal life-it feeds and it pro-cre-
ates itself. Watch the little speck of sticky
matter under the glass! A moment ago it
had about the form of a ragged ink-stain.
Now one Of its ends reaches out further
and further. AS it does so of course
the whole body becomes more elongated.
The horn or hook that this end of
the Shiny body forms extends until it comes
in contact with an inflitesimal piece Of
food. Instantly there is a change in the
little animal Motion Is impaired TO It's en-
tire viscd body And this motion is intelli-
gently directed, for it approaches the de-
sired object as quickly as circumstances per-
nit Having reached thu Object-a tiny bit
OF food-the body again assumes different
shapes. at last embracing the object and
swallowing 1t up. e., making it part of
the whole sticky body. And then, slowly
but surely, this bit of food is assimilated.
II the object prove 10 be indigestible, as
for example a minute particle of coal or
The morning call., 1892-01-03
LINES FROM SORROWS BARD.

TO X. J. X.
Oh, thou whose form ev'n now is glassed
In lovely Leman's limpid wave,
In vain might pure affection crave
desrer token than the last
That friendship gave
And II, dear one, dare to Irvine.
OF flowers from the ParnasSan grove.
wreath such as Torquato woye
For farest Leonore. assign
The cause TO love.
To love? An, yes! for deem me not
Bereft of that celestial zeal;
If have mouTEed bitterer lot,
Than dull oblivion deigns TO blot,
Yet can Heel!
And feeling deem that there may be
For love bestowed a love returned;
That friendship claims one devotee,
Whose heart with pure sincerity
Has truy burned.
am not what have BEEN nor
Long hope TO be what am now;
Yet deeply versed In misery's lore,
Can scOrn the woes life has IN store
TO scar my brow.
A strange fatality has wrought
With myyoung years a wretched change;
And IT, at times, bitter thought
OerSteppins reason. came uuSOughtt
'Iwere nothing strange.
There was a time-it needs no name,
BY blest Almara's maple grove,
When was happy-thou the same,
And born of happiness sprung the fame
OF mutual love.
Through banks of pleasure-wafting flowers.
OR lives. mingled current. flowed;
And all of peace that learning showers
On careless youths congenial hours
Was then bestowed.
But this is past, and childhood's morn
Has blent its hues Ia sunless noon,
And hearts with whom 1 might have DO ~
The storm more nobly nave been torn
Apart too soon.
The friends o. youth how soon they passeV
Like leaves In autumn's gray decline;
Beloved the first and mOurned the last,
Few. few have fed SO strangely fast
Asmost OF mine!
In vain 1 cali them! all In vain,
And empty echo mocks the tone.
While TO her bosOm's secret pain,
Regretfu memory turns again,
10 weep alone.
But II recurring Ills have rent
This heart. twas but to dull their sting,
Grief's bubbling venom has but lent
An antidote TO bear unbeut
What time may bring
Not thus with thee the barque that bears
Thy gentler soul Is waited hence
On more cougenial tides, and shares
The halcyon calm that peace prepares
For innocence.
Ger thee, my friend, IL ever friend
(That earthly rarity) were mine,
The hues OF fate more brightly blend,
And all Of JOY that life can lend,
MethinkS is thine!
Pure as the purest Alpine SHOWS,
When sunsets mirroced beauties burn,
Thoughts virgin tablet mildly CLOVIS
And purely deep thy soul as flows
The blue Lucerue.
Well art thou loved who art unskilled
In all that mars degenerate youth;
Unschooled Ia vice-untaught to build
DissinulatlOn's web or gid
The golden truth
Impractical thou to coin or wear
Deception's eounterfeiIed smile;
Unknown TO fill the urn Of care,
Or In a trusting heart prepare
joys funeral pile.
What thought transient sorrow chill
Our mated hearts thus rent in twain,
When time and distance but instill
A love that binds them stronger till
1T Yields the chainI
The pang that severed friendship deals,
However rude its shaft may tear,
But proves the worth OF him who feels
For every gushing wound reveals
Loves essence there.
San Francisco, November. 1897. CALYPSO.
The morning call., 1892-01-03

lions exactly like the ameba. Such, for in
stance, are the white blood corpuscles. The
are almost alike in size and shape and are
certainly the same as far as the substance of
their composition is otoplasm,
pure and simple. To that extent, therefore,
your friend of the club is right in saying
that we ourselves are amHb9.
The similarity between man and ameb8,
however, might be carried much further.
For according 10 DR.. Belfeld, the distin-
gushing feature of the am9ba is that, at
times. it is ''all mouth" (when it feeds), at
others (when it digests) ''all stomach" and
still at others (whrn it reaches out for food)
'all legs" though it has neither mouth nor
stomach, nor legs 1t will be at once noticed
that in these characteristics the amebe is
strikingly like many specimens Of the genus
homo. And, doubtless other points of sim
ilarity will suggest themselves to the mind
of the Obseryant reader. Thus, at all
events, the close relationship between our
prototype, the amBba, and the human race
seems 10 be pretty firmly established.
However. it remains the sad task Of the
present faithful chroncler of the doings of
the amG1 fe to point out one more striking
The morning call., 1892-01-03
spread as this" murmured another. "What
do you mean by this TRADE, anyway ?" re-
M ri ad

spread as this, murmured another. "What
do you mean by this TRADE, anyway ?" re-
marked third.
Exactly what | said. Darwin, Huxley,
Tyndall, Lyell, Herbert Spencer and Stuart
Mill are all chumps, n. z. They've wasted
their time. What is the use Of talking
about eVOlutions as long as we. after all,
are nothing but enlarged, multiplied and
diversified chunks of prOtOplasml Yon may
not take the idea" and the old reprobate,
lrredeemable cynic that he is, grinned with
hendish glee, "but that's all you and l are"
"Oh, come off" was the chorus of I'M
believing ThOmases; and they all once more
resumed slipping their coffee and putting
their cigars.
"Ye fo0ls" solemnly declared Cobb, and
strobe off.
1t seems. then, that the amG6a, rs known
up to lately is very small animal, hardly
One-thOusandth of an inch in size. 1t comes
to existence in ditch water, stagnant pools.
etc, and the microscope shows it to be moth
ing but tiny speck of prOtOpasm or jelly,
vlscld mass of uniform conSiStence. 1t
possesses no organs, no limbs, no brain. NO
stomach In fact, it doesn't seem to be an
animal at all And yet it is. for, con tnuing
observation under the microscope, ii will be
The morning call., 1892-01-03

troit Athletic Club, ths Boston Ath-
letic Association, the Southern Athletic
Club of New Orleans, the Olympic Club OF
San Francisco. The name of the club
should be a sufficient guarantee that its
representative IS genuine amateur. There
should be men who are boxers to take charge
of such matters, and TO pass upon entries.
Not everybody who has had hand in such
matters in the A. A. L. has been fitted by
experience 10 do il.
By some such organization as I have sug-
gested the amateur ring could be purified;
and we should be able to get some firSt-rate
men into it who now stand aloof. [ do not
wish to appear as q Pathfinder, but would
like to see everything that has to Go with
the sport TO which | have devoted most Of
my attention for a good many years as
straight and square and genuine as human
nature will allow.
MICHAEL DONovAS