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The morning call., 1892-09-25
TWELVE FEET APART.
The Rule Th,t Governs Vehicles In the
City of Philadelphia.

The Rule Thrt Governs Vehicles In the
City of Philadelphia.
There are great many things to admire
in your city," said recent arrival from
Philadelphia to a representative of THE
CALL yesterday. You have a most adj
mirable system Of railroads, but the manage
ment If it is not what 1t ought to be. and
that l noticed particularly at your ferry
landing"
"Only this morning." said the Philadel-
phlan, l stood at the ferry and watched your
cars coming and going, expecting every
moment to see some woman OF Child
run over and crushed, but somehow or other
they all escaped.
Take for instance your Market-street
cable line; | believe that is what you call
il; why, in their rush TO and from the turn
table they follow so close to one another,
that one would SUPPOSE that they were
coupled together. Why, ct times, when l
saw people rushing between cars to get on
the other side, it made my flesh creep to
think OF the chances they were taking OF
being struck by some car going in an oppo-
site direction"
The representative admitted that they
did assume great risk.
Then" continued the Philadelphia,
"why do not the people Of your city adopt
the Philadelphia rule 10 regard TO vehicles
on the public streets?"
''What is ihat?"
1--WE have an ordinance that provides that
no vehicle shall, while on the move, ap-
preach nearer than twelve feet to the one
in advance. 1t applies to street-caTs as well
as 10 carriages, carts and wagons. II is a
good ordinance, and infOTced as it is in our
city the danger of accidents is very much
lessened, and the fO0t-passengers have
rights which the drivers and stTeet-car
companies must respect"
And the idea is not bad one," added
fba representative
The morning call., 1892-09-25
JACK IS A TOUGH ONE.
He Makes His Bed in {
Mud Puddle.
NO HOME AND NO FRIENDS,
4 Wild Han Who Roams at Will Through
the City-He Is Evidently Well
Educated

Jack is living the life of Wild man in
civilized San Francisco.
Nobody knows the rest Of his name.
Many people have seen him about the
streets for years.
He has no home other than the place
where he lays his head.
That Is as often in a mud puddle ss else
where.
He makes various parts of town his head
quarters at different times, but at present is
freouenting the lumbeT-yardS near the foot
of Beale street.
He will disappear for days at a time and
nobody seems to know or care where be is.
Jack was seen on the street by CALL
reporter yesterday and accOsted in a friendly
manner. But he did not wish to be familiar
with strangers and made some disgusting
remark in answer.
All efforts to make him talk amounted to
nothing; 1t seemed as il he could say moth
ing but what was filthy.
At last be became angry aud made rush
at his interviewer. He certainly looked
than a cat, and The CALL mans effort to
repel him had the effect of throwing him on
the ground.
He got up and stepped back a few feet
where he felt he would be safe, and de-
lvered a voley of profanity and vugarity
that was mast disgusting.
He waved lis arms wildly, and shook at
the knees as il he were ready TO fall.
His appearance at this point was sugges-
tive of some Of the pictures in Dante's
Inferno"
more horrible creature it would be I'M
possible to find, with his disheveled hair.
glaring eyes and general appearance Of
Yiduess.
After one more effort he waved his arms
like windmill howled out something
utterly unintclligible and staggered off
down the street.
He was seen again few minutes after by
the reporter and seemed TO be perfectly
calm. He looked around blankly and did
not show any signs of recognition.
Men In the lumber yard said he often
acted that way, but was harmless, as he had
no strength.
His clothes are rags and most foul-smell-
ing. He sometimes wears some kind of
head-coyerlng. but appears TO be Indifferent
whether he does or not.
He is man about 90 years of age. His
face is much wrinkled, except his nose,
which Is a Shapeess lump Of purple flesh.
1t must be years since he last washed
himself, as the burrows in lis face and the
corners of his eyes are filed with dirt.
lis hair and beard were scraggy and
matted with filth, as we'll as being filled
with bits Of saWdust, straw and sand.
He sleeps outdoors in all sorts of weather
ana acts as if he were iuSensible to the ele-
mentS. He has often been found asleep in
a mud puddle.
How he came to this condition is not
known.
It's very likely that he was a man In
good circumstances at one time, as ne can
use good English. and when he reaches the
height OF his wrath he makes use of words
that are mostly used by scholars.
1t seems strange that he should be at
large. as he is q disgrace 10 society, if not a
danger.
The morning call., 1892-09-25
THE BAPTIST SPARR0WS.
So Called Because of Their Tricks in
Madison Square Fountain.

New y 0rk Advertiser.
A number Of little English sparrows made
a queer show of themselves in Madison
square fountain yesterday in the presence
of fully 200 spectators. The ''sparro ~" po-
liceman. an admitted authority on the sub
ject, said it was the first time he had ever
witnessed such performance.
When the reporter. attracted by the
crowd, saw the tiny birds, there were abont
six of them perched on the ledge of the top
Of one of the series of basins, and in sue
cession they would fly upward one by one,
p0ise on their wings in one of the flowing
jets of water, and, after becoming thor
oughly soaked. would allow themselves
suddenly to drop into the little top basin,
and with the aid Of their wings swim out to
the basins ledge again. This performance
they repeated time and time again, and the
little children gazing on it became quite
wild with delight
Isn't 1t curious ?" said the sparrow"
them birds bathing in that basin again and
Their than stand on the edge and dip
their bills and heads and wings In
the water. These must be a lot Of
visiting immersion Baptist sparrows.
| never knew before that the little
miscbievous devils could swim, and I've
often heard tell il birds wings got thor
oughly soaked it couldn't fly. There amt
any truth in that. saw them when they
began it. One of them looked up at the
stream of water as if calculating the dis
lance. and suddenly flew up and tried the
spray bath. The others looked on and as
soon as he had come another tried it,
The morning call., 1892-09-25

Literary NOtess
Archibald Forbes paper on .What Saw
of the Paris Commune" will appear in the
October Century.
nelly is now working is said to rival Bel
lamy's Looking Backward" in the same
line.
In the Political Science Quarterly for
September Professor j. B. Moore completes
his series of articles On Asylum in Lega-
tons and in Vessels"
Ella Wheeler Wilcox Is writing society
novel, the scene of which will be located IN
Chicago during the Worlds Fair. 1t will
be out before the fair is opened.
"The Berkeleys and Their Neighhors." a
novel by Miss Molly Elliott Seawell, will be
published shortly in new and revised edl-
ton in Appletons' Town and Country
Library.
Mrs. Kate Douglas Wigsin, the author of
The Birds Christmas Caro-" "Iimothys
Quest" etc. will furnish the leading serial
story for the new volume of st. Nicholas
magazine beginning In November
In the October number of The Forum the
question of reciprocity and the tariff will De
discussed on the one side by Senator Al
drich OF Rhode Island, aud William l.. VIII
son, member OF Congress from West Viz
ginia. on the other side.
The October number of Romance, the
stcoHu III tlat magazine notable series Ol
special issues, illustrating the fiction OF
different nations, will be special German
number More than half of its contents
will be translated from the German.
The Bancroft Company has published a
book of 200 pages entitled "Oak Leaves"
being collection or poems that have been
written by Miss Mary Lambert of Oakland.
Many Of the pieces possess much literary
merit and beautiful sentiment.
Colonel Richard Henry Savage, author OF
"My Official Wife," prince SchamyPs
WOoing.' etc., will have his fourth book
out on the 31st of next March. IL is claimed
that this novel will be the most brilliant Of
all efforts Of this brilliant and versatile
writer.
''The Dryburgh Edition" of the Waverly
Novels, the first volume of which is an
nounced by the MeSsrs Macmillan IL Co.
for November, promises 10 be one of the
best yet issued. The text has been most
carefully collated with the interviewed copy
on which Scott made his last corrections :;
and the illustrations are made a noticeable
feature, each volume being entrusted to one
artist Among the well-kn0wn wielders Of
the pen engaged are Charles Green. Gordon
Browne. Hugh Thomson. Walter Paget.
Frank Dadd, w. II. Oyerend and Stanley
Berkeley, besides members Of The Royal
Scottish Academy.
The morning call., 1892-09-25
Reeds Touchdown Argument.


A most amusing incident happened dur
ing Mr.. Reeds speech at South Berwick.
He was about half through HE speech and
had just made most telling point in an
argument on the tariff. The last words of
a really fine period had been spoken, when
a man who was leaning back in chair in
the very front Of the house lost his balance
and fell to the floor. at the same time over
turning two chairs in the immediate vicinity.
The accident created great comm0tion
and man and chairs mixed up on the floor
presented most amusing spectacle. Mr..
Reed was very quick TO appreciate the Sit
uation and before the big audience had time
TO burst out laughing he remarked, referring
to his last sentence and pointing TO the man
on the floor:
"A perfect knockdOwn argument. you
see."
This convulsed the hearers and shouts of
laughter went up that lasted for some time,
and not the least amused in the hall was
the victim of the accident.
The morning call., 1892-09-25
WILL NOT REGISTER.
Chinese Preparing for Resistance All
Over the State.

Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue
". S. Davis has returned from trip to
Fort Bragg, Mendocino City. Point Arena,
Gualala. CaZadero, Duncans Mills and
Guerneville. He reports lumber business
as being brisk in number of places visited
by him aud general feeling Of confidence
prevailing.
Mr.. Davis has talked with number of
Cinnamon in regard to the new law Tequir-
ing them to register and have their photo
graphs made. He says that most os them
have received instructions from the SIX
Companies to refuse to obey the law and
most of them will follow their Instructions
This leads one TO wonder how their refusal
will save them any money. 1t will cost
them about 81 head to get their pictures
taken and thus obey the law. To defend
themselves they will be called upon to pay
the Six Companies 81 at the start. with
prospect OF having to pay more. and the fiue
the law imposes if they lose their suit.
Where the economy comes in on this propo-
sition perhaps a Celestial can see, but a
white man cannot discover 1t.
The morning call., 1892-09-25
SACRED HEART PARISH.
It's Ladies VIII Have a KettIedrum Mex
wednesday.

Its Ladies VIII Have KettIedrum Next
Wednesday.
A kettledrum. under the auspices of the
ladies Of the Sacred Heart Parish, will be
given at the residence Of Mrs. Katherine
Mohemann. Ais Oak street, on Wednesday.
the 2Sth inst. The ladies, under the direc-
ton OF Mrs. NJ. D. Nolan, Miss Alice Bailey,
Miss Monte F0garty and few others, have
worked with untiring energy TO make the
affair a success. A very fine programme
will be rendered from 3 TO 3 o'clock in the
afternoon and from to 10 in the evening.
Tickets 81. There will be nothing for sale
The receipts Of the entertainment will GO for
the furnishing Of the new pastoral residence
connected with the Sacred Heart Parish.
The ladies on the reception committee are ::
Mrs. NJ. ID. Nolan, Miss Monte Fogarty.
Miss Dorothea Moran, Miss n Maxwell,
Miss Farley, the Misses Cooney. Miss Cor
bett and Miss Hennebury.
The morning call., 1892-09-25
What a clumsy"
Why tho Paper Was Late.

The publisher of newspaper in Arkan,
fluctuations which compelled him to post
pone the publication of his paper on the
usual date. In the next number he ex-
planned the matter. He said that his staff.
including the editor. had lost certain bets on
sporting events, aud that as 1t was not con-
venient for them to settle Immediately, the
winners took possession of the office and
the press and refused TO give up the estab-
lishment until payment was made. That
was on Monday afternoon, and when the
Office staff went home that night the enemy
was left in possession OF the Office On
Tuesday morning the entire staff, with the
typos and printers devil, assailed those in
possession, and after hard-fought battle
routed 1t, They would have bean able to
The morning call., 1892-09-25
PERFECTLY LEGITIMATE.
A Sea Captains Notion of the Traffic In
"Blackbirds."


CAPTAIN Scott who formerly commanded
the steamer West Indian, lost on the Mexl-
can coast last spring, and who is now in
business in Nanalmo. was in the city last
evening He told a Times man that he had
received word that the Montserrat, Captain
Blackburn, carrying cargo of blacks fIOm
the South Pacific Islands to Guatemala,
had been oyerhauIed by British warshIr,
but had been allowed TO proceed
THAT was perfectly proper, too," said
Captain Scott. The cruise of the M0ntser-
rat was not Shaving expedition, but
perfectly legitimate one, as also was that Of
the Tahiti. lost on the Mexican coast You
see these men are hired from their own
rulers for a period of three years, are paid
a salary themselves and are well fed and
well housed while at work. A passage
home afterward is also guaranteed them.
Before my steamer was lost | ran up 70
Guatemala and investigated the business,
and | found it just as l tell you. l saw how
the blacks were treated, and it is just as
good treatment as laborers get anywhere.
You may now understand why the British
man-of-war found captain Blaekburn's pa
pers perfectly regular. and allowed him 10
proceed on his VOYAGE"
The morning call., 1892-09-25
ronv cake. VIII Retire.

Tony Cakes. who for more than quarter
of a century has been known as the keeper
of a public house in Haywards, Alameda
County. has concluded to retire from bust
ness. Cakes was born in 1929 and is vet
eran of the Mexican war. In 1850 he came
t. this State and started hotel IN this city,
ana one year later opened one in the City Of
the Plains. Subsequently he engaged In
the hotel business in Nevada CITY, in Grass
Valley, and later in San Mateo County. In
1867 he ent to Haywards, here he estab-
lished himself and has continued in bust
ness there ever since
The morning call., 1892-09-25

deed every day." This association which
has not yet been in existence ten years
already numbers $4,000 members and
associates and is doing excellent
work in Canada. India and Australia. The
practical work Of the league. apart from the
moral good in encouraging usefulness and
kind feeling in the youthful mind, is the
making Of warm clothing, toys, scrapbOoks,
etc. Lady Meath has managed 10 start two
homes In connection with the Ministering
Children, which are entirely supported by
donations from the young members them
selves. Not content with having done this
considerable piece Of work, the Countess
also started the BrabaZcn Pauper Employ
ment Scheme, by means If which a con-
siderable number Of the poor people, now
spending dull and dresry lives in British
warehouses, have been put in the way of
having something to do.
Last year Lady Meath read a paper at
the po0r-law conference and her scheme
was highly commended by all present. She
is also n great temperance advocate, and
would like to see some kind of regular bard
working ssteThOods started in connection
with the various Protestant churches. For
tunately for her. Lord Meath tries in every
way to advance his wife's schemes, but all
this work does not prevent Lady Meath
from fulfilling her duties as hostess and a
mother, ard she often goes abroad in order
20 pick I'D new ideas as to the best way OF
planning out and managing many Of the
numerous charities in which she is inter
psted
The morning call., 1892-09-25
waited on the Park Breeze.
Australian sneo,aIists ,t War.

Public Notice Of a Fraudulent Combina-
ton" was the title of a circular recently
issued by DR.. James Mclean. The circu-
lar made uBcomplmeniary illusions TO
George McHenry and associates, who are
rival specialists of Mclean in an Austria
liam consumptive cure"
McHenry swore out warrant yesterday
that caused the arrest of Mclean on a
charge OF libel
The morning call., 1892-09-25
The Buena Vista Club.

At meeting of the Buena Vista I'm
proyement Club. held last Friday night al
Fillmore and Hermann streets, it was de-
cided to petition the Board of Supervisors
to limit the district within which market
gardens may be maintained so as to include
The Buena Vista district. 1t was also de-
cided 10 notify the Board of Health of the
existence Of tannery at Fourteenth and
Dolores streets, which the club declares is a
nuisance.
The morning call., 1892-09-25
The Latest Thing on Wheels.

Cycling of all kinds has become very pop
ular here, but the love for "wheels" has not
yet become craze as it has in some parts
of Europe. In London long tandem tri-
cycles. capable of seating eight or more pas
sengers. have been introduced, and one is
now being used as a rival to the tram or
street cars. The owner Of the vehicle occu-
pies tile front seat, collects the fares and
steers, but the passengers have to provide
the motive power and IL they don't move
their feet freely very poor time is made on
the journey. it is said that in London the
seats are booked and paid for a week In ad-
vance.
The morning call., 1892-09-25
THE COUNTESS OF MEATH.
All of Her Spare Time Devoted to Char
liable work.

Correspondence 81. Louis Republic.
The Countess of Meath has for the last
twenty years given up every instant of her
spare time to achieving charitable work on
a large scale. First as Lady Brabazon, she
started the Ministering ChildreD's League,
which gathers in thousands Of little ones Of
all ranks and conditions. rich and poor,
healthy aud sickIy. boys and girls. The
only rule given them is that every mem
Der must try and do at least one kind
The morning call., 1892-09-25
% g,l&||;:s
W MURPHY BUILDING, +
Market and Jones Streets.

get out their parer in time had it not been for
the fact that three whole days were required
to collect and arrange the forms and type,
which had been used freely as missiles dur
ing the battle The publisher says that he
could not get the police to assist BIN. be-
cause they we're suffering from a surfeit of
dinner and other good things which they had
enjoyed en- the holiday that came just before
10 no
The morning call., 1892-09-25

Lace Department!

AT 25c Per yard.
30 pieces BLACK POINT D'IRLANDE
LACE, inches wde all silk. worth
35e, will be offered at 25c per yard.
AT 25c Per yard.
2S pieces BLACK MARQUISE LACE, all
silk, 3 inches wide, worth 50c, will be
offered at 25c per yard.
AT 35c Per Yard.
"a pieces BLACK MARQUISE LACE, all
silk, inches wide, worth 6Oc, will be
offered at 35c per yard.
AT $50 Per Yard.
20 pieces BLACK POINT D'IRLANDE
LACE, all silk, inches wide, worth
soc, will be offered at Doc per yard.
At 35c Per yard.
is pieces BLACK CHANTILLY LACE, all
silk, inches wide, worth soc, will be
offered at 35c per yard.
At 300 Per Yard.
is pieces BLACK RUSSIAN DRAPERY
NET, ali silk, 40 inches wide, regular
price 81, will be offered at SOC per yard.
The morning call., 1892-09-25

The editor Of El-Ahram. an Egyptian
journal, is a favorite with the Khedive, who
mas. as his latest means OF showing his ap-
proval. conferred the order Of the Chefakat
upon the editors wife.
The morning call., 1892-09-25

AT the siege of Jerusalem the Romans had
a catapult that threw a stone weighing 10
pounds distance of 500 yards.
The morning call., 1892-09-25
Literary Notes.

ural and pleasant manner. New York:
The National Book Company. For sale by
Payot, Upham & Col
The morning call., 1892-09-25
Ladies and ChiIdFen'S MerInO Underwear.

at 25 Gents.
20 dozen LADIES JERSEY RIBBED COT
TON AND WOOL VESTS. high neck
and no sleeves warranted not tn shrink.
color sky blue, will be closed out at 25c
each, regular price 75c.
AT rs Cents.
rs dozen LADIES SWISS RIBBED
MERINO VESTS, high neck, long
sleeves, color cream. extra good value
for 81, will be offered at 75c each.
At 6 1.25.
30 dozen LADIES CAMEL'S HAIR
VESTS AND DRAWERS to match
will be offered at 81 20 each, extra good
value tor 81 so.
At 25 Gents.
90 dozen CHILDREN'S CAMEL'S HAIR
VESTS AND DRAW RS. cdd sizes,
will be closed out at 25c each, regular
price 75c.
The morning call., 1892-09-25

Here's n pretty gop'
And my friend Clonartv, who is retired
miner with snug income flung down on
my table sheet of note paper. on which. In
delicate script, were engraved the words:
The morning call., 1892-09-25
Handkerchief! HandkGrchiefS !!

at 300 Per Dozen.
1000 dozen LADIES AND MISSES
0 L o r L d. BORDERED HEM
STIT II L d HANDKERCHIEFS
extra value at 81 per dozen, will be
offered at SOC per dozen.
at go Each.
200 dozen LADIES UNLAUNDRIED mi
TIAL HANDKERCHIEF AND
LADIES SHEER EMBROIDERED
HANDKERCHIEFS, regular price
81 10 rer dozen. Will be offered at 15c
each.
The morning call., 1892-09-25
Ladies' and ChiIdren'S
FL oS E Y

AT 25 Gents.
100 dozen LADIES BLACK COTTON
HOSE, extra fine quality. spliced heels
and toes. warranted the Burlington fast
black, regular price 81 per dozen, will
be offered at 25c per pair
At 331s Cents.
100 dozen LADIES BLACK COLT ON
HOSE, extra high, spliced heels and
double toes, onyx fast and stainless
black, will be offered at 331sc per pair.
AT 80 Gents.
rs dozen LADIES EXTRA HEAVY
FOUR-THREAD BLACK COTTON
HOSE. double heels. soes and toes. ONYX
fast black. extra good value for 75c.
will be offered at SOC per pair
At 25 Gents.
100 dozen EXTRA HEAVY BLACK
CABLE RIBBED COTTON HOSE.
made specially for boys wear, black
guaranteed fast and stainless, size Z to
10, will be offered at 25c per pair.
The morning call., 1892-09-25
W.:
W MURPHY BUILDING, +
Market and Jones Streets.
MRS. BALLINTOBBER'S PARTY

Written for THE MORNING CALL
The morning call., 1892-09-25

BEvIs-ThIs Is the title of a novel by
Katherine S. Macquoid, the scene OF which
is laid in England The heroine Is poor
Young woman, who Is blessed or cursed
just as you prefer-with rare beauty, but
temper awfuly bad and a selfish and am
bilious nature. 1t takes score of years
and many and grievous trials TO eradicate
some portions of these characteristics OF her
being. While the development OF the plot
is decidedly tame, the story Is told in nat