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The morning call., 1892-12-25

| and tunes is the history of profound and
striking religious experiences of various
kinds.
The hymn.
lam so glad that our father In heaven,
Was suggested to p. b. Bliss by hearing the
chorus. "Oh. How Love Jesus" 81 have
sung long enough of my poor love to
sing OF bis love for me-" With this thought
In mind be wrote the hymn.
II Am So Glad that Our Father in
Heaven" by p. 2. Bliss. was the heart and
soul of the first volume of the GOSPEL
Hymns" The hymn was the rallying song
of the great Scottish revival
The words and music of 'More 10 Fol-
low" were by p. 7. Bliss (1S3S-1S76). Mr.
Moody says that the hymn was suggested
by the following incident:
A vast fortune was left in the hands of
minister for one of his poor parishioners
Fearing that it might be squandered il sud-
denly bestowed upon him, the wise minis
ter sent him little at the time. with note
saving: This is thine; use 1t wisely (;
there is more TO follow" Brethren. that's
just the way God deals with u.s." said Mr..
Moody.
The narrative Of "Tell Me the Old, Old
Story" is given by DR.. Doane of Cincinnati:
u did not write the words, and there are
very few persons who know how they
originally came into my possession or by
nuOiu tuty Mcio MIlltc.is hey were pr0-
dueed by Miss Kate Hankey. an English
lady OF distinction. In 1867 i was attending
the international meeting of the 7. NJ G. A.
at Montreal. Among those present was
Major-General Russell, then in command Of
the English forces during the Fenian excite
ment. lie arose In the meeting and road the
words OF The song from sheet of foOlscap
paper, the tears streaming down his bronZed
checks as he read.
81 was much impressed, and Immediately
requested the privilege of making a cory.
He gave me the copy from which he had
read. i wrote the music for the song while
on the stage-coach one hot summer after
noon between the Glen Falls House and the
Crawford House, iii the White Mountains.
That evening VIC sang Ii In the parlors Of
the hotel, and thought it pretty, though we
scarcely anticipated the popularity which
was subsequently accorded it. 1t was after
ward published in sheet form In Cincinnati"
Miss Hankey was the daughter of an
English banker.
whatsoever WILL" by p. p. Bliss. was
written during the winter of lS69-7O. after
hearing Henry Mo0rhouse of England
preach from the text God so loved the
world that he gave his only begotten son,
that whatsoever believeth in him should not
perish. but have everlasting lfe"-John,
Iii :i6. Mr.. MOoThouse preached in Chicago
every night for a week from this same text,
ness of the Gospel TO sinners that many
Omissions at that time received are we'll
expressed in Mr.. Bliss hymn.
Rescue the PeTishing" has become the
faVorite song OF workers among the tempted
and uDschOoled classes in all Christian
lands. or this, il is said, Miss Fanny
Crosby, the blind hymnst was the author.
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40 ~~'s'V' Illc WIN
home life. or IL he thought such was the
case.
''Of course you know am young and
unmarried man, and / suppose the married
men could tell you more about how clubs
disturb their domestic relations" be went
on, "but as matter Of fact do not think
clubs do any harm.
"They do not interfere with the home life
Of anybody who has q home, and they fur
nish home for those who are without one."
Then Mr.. Castle told how married men
came to their club only occasionally any
how. and young men without family ties
found club life ever so much preferab bic to a
homeless, nondescript existence.
take a man who has no homo and no
friends In big city like San Francisco"
said he, "and introduce him sufficiently, SO
that be can become member of frst-ciass
club, and he will forever be grateful TO you,
because you open for him the avenues
through which he will, IL he Is the right
kind Of fellow, make his way to future
prosperity"
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and tunes is the history of profound and
striking religious experiences Of various
kinds.
The hymn.
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Albert Gerberding he was approached with
the home and club lite question.
There is no real Rntagonism between
mans hons and between his club" he con-
tinued, ''because the sensible mothers and
wives realize that it throws him among the
right kind of companions and polishes him
up, so TO speak"
Mr.. Geberding then spoke of the busy life
the average San Francisco man leads, and
said that every business man worked de-
eidedly too hard every day Of his life.
NOV" said he. you take a fagged-out
fellow right from his Office and put him on a
car bound directly TO his home, and the
chances are he arrives in his loving family
circle cross and tired
"He won't take his wife or bis children 10
the theater. he won't be ready to receive
company, and he will act bearish and ugly
all during the evening hours.
LET the same fellow stop an hour at his
club before he goes home and he will get
Frightened up, be will meet friends and get
into cheerful conversation which makes
him forget the cares of business, and he
viii 60 home in SO pleasant q frame of
mind that his family will never know that
he has just passed day OF trouble and
worry.
"The clubs are generally supposed to be
lswless places of wild hiIarity, but to the
contrary young men are great deal more
stictly bound to keep straight when they
are member of club than they would be
had they no restraining influences TO watch
their career.
III they are of q convlvIsl turn of mind
there are always men around who look
after them, so that they may not 90 too far"
In conclusion M. Gerberding said that
man who is permitted to join a club very
soon finds his level, and il be Is made OF
the right material he Is bound to make
friends who will be Of value to him In his
business and social relations as long as he
remains true TO the unwrittsn code of chiv-
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oh. there'n be rare fun The Unfortunate Boy,
on the bay tonight. Iccles are hanging
from every lamppost and telegraph wire.
The trees are white.
The city has leased California street from
Mob Hill TO Montgomery street to big
toboggan syndicate and a hundred coopers
are now turning out toboggans as fast as
possible.
Golden Gate Is frozen shut. though the
water still comes in under the door.
Every beggar has broom and shovel now
and wants 70 clean your pavement for o
dime.
Along the business thoroughfares the
snow Is piled six and eight feet high on
each side of the cartracks. II you want to
cross Montgomery or Kearny street now
you must 60 to the crossings, where the
| snow banks have been cut through.
Everything sounds different When any,
thing drops there is a veritable dull thud"
and If 1t is very heavy Ii makes dull,
sickening thud," such as you hear in the
play when they smash the wet newspapers
with spade at the death OF Nancy Sykes.
Your own voice has queer. heavy sound
when 1t breaks loose out of doors. and only
the Jingle of the sleiGhbells sounds natural.
| The Cogswell fountains are frozen and
| people are melting snow to make coffee.
Icecream is q nickel q quart-wth two
| spoons-and roses ard chrysanth emums are
q dollar apiece.
Ex-senator Fair Is In poor health and
| needs delieacies. /, is said he exchanged a
corner lot on Market street and the fran
ehise for his Van Mesa avenue electric line
| yesterday for q quart of strawberries.
Jack Frost has built Ice castles and air
palaces on every window-pane, and stall
| nc.ites dapgle from the gables and cornices
| and window-sills Of every house In town.
| Every butcher in town is laying In a
| supply OF Ice from the ponds In the out
lying districts. and three Ice companies
have already filed insolvency papers.
Business Is generally suspended
| Only the gasman and the plumber are
still in the ring. The latter are getting
rich fast. The gossips had it last night I'll al
Senator Stanford's mansion on Mob Hill
had been sacrificed to pay the plumbing bill
| at Fourth and Townsend streets.
Perhaps that's lot entirely true. 1t may
only be that the plumber holds mortgage
on 1t, but it is true that the greater portion
Of the real estate In San Francisco has
passed into the hands Of the plumbers with.
In the last few days and that an exclusive
plumbers arislocracy Is fast closing II.
doors against the sons and daughters of Tho
old railroad kings and mining milllonaIres
The students skated over from Berkeley
last evening and have been pummeling ouI
citizens-except the plumbers--with snow
balls ever since.
At the Receiving Hospital hundred
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Death of DIR. w. q. Winter

DR.. Washington q. Winter died suddenly
at his office, 2o6 Kearny street. early ycster-
day morning.
Friday evening he attended the installa-
ton OF officers of California Commandery,
K T., Of which he was the retiring com
mander. About 2 o'clock yesterday MORN
ing, together with Mr.. Hurlbut, Masonic
friend, he went TO his Office apparently In
his usual good health. While arranging the
sofa for his friend he fell forward on his
hands. Noticing that he did not move Mr..
HuTlbut went over 10 him and found him
speecbless. He at once telephoned for q
physician, but before he arrived DIR. Winter
had expired.
DIR. Winter was very prominent in Ma
sonic circles, being member of the Com
mandery aud also Of the Scottish Rite. He
was installed as Master OF Excelsior Lodge.
f. and a. NJ. Wednesday night and on
Thursday he attended the installation OF
officers of Doric Lodge. +. and A. M,
Death Is supposed to have been caused
by spoplexy. He leaves widow, but no
children.
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Niuo liio is cuucdtlduAA W. Greer Hsrrison.
and 1t is social necessity. 1t makes mar
ried men like their homes better for the
other six days Of the week. II they have a
chance to spend one night away from them.
"As for the young men l admit they
are slower to seek matrimony when they are
members Of weil-appoiuted club, than
they probably would be had they no home.
But l consider it best that they should
not marry too early in life and l cannot
find any fault with the clubs on that &C.
count Besides clubs allow only gentle
men among their members and mans moral
character is elevated by being In constant as
ISOLATION with people of the better classes
only.
his views widen and the rough corners
he may have in his character are being
smoohed by bis con slant contact with
gentlemen"
The morning call., 1892-12-25
SILK UMBRELLAS.

Silk Umbrellas, "
Sterling Silver Handles.
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SYDNEY v. SMITH.

Sydney V. Smith, the president Of the
University Club, is out of town, but the
reason for his absence is sufficient proof OF
the fact that as far as he is person ally con-
cerned the club does not interfere with his
home life, for he Is spending the holidays
% 10 Marin County with his family.
There IS hardly any doubt but that the
ladies look with favor upon the Universe ty
Club. aud that the members of that institu-
ton never have any occasion to defend their
position as clubmen In their homes.
Tho reason for this assertion IS that only
recently the club opened ladies' depart
ment and extended the privileges Of a cafe
opened especially for that purpose to their
lady friends and relatives, who are now
frequent visitors TO the club. A. MAY.
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~ and $I.5o-Ladies' Silk Undervests i'm
80 black, ecru, white, pink, sky blue.
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sA""o'SS' hugo Hothschild.
I'm the first place." said he. "the married
men hardly ever visit the clubrooms more
than one evening during the week. When
they do come, which is mostly On Saturday
nights. their object is solely to meet friends,
read the European papers on file. play a
game Of whist, or pass the evening In some
other social way.
''1bere is no dissipation nor carousing
going on, and our families know IL well that
the Vereiu would not tolerate any thing of
that kind.
Now, why should they object to club
life?"
OF course there was no question as to the
sincerity OF Mr.. Rothschilds opinion, and
there was speedy ending to that in terview
but ne insisted to be permitted to add that
for the single men the Vercin opened far
better opportunity to spend their evenings
than The public resorts OF the city would II
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I member of club although il may perhaps
be true that some men spend moro Of their
time at the club than their wives think they
ought to.
"But these differences Of opinion are
nearly always caused by desire on the
woman's part to have more Of the mans
company.
"If he goes down town at all evenings.
she certainly would rather know that he is
at the club than elsewhere"
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It has frequently been said that club
life In te rferes with home life to such an
extent that it causes much domestic I'M
happiness
The wives and mothers have been repre-
sented a. looking upon elubdom with dis
favor, aud the clubs the mselves have been
portrayed as gambling bells, homes of
fntoxication and places whore every kind
of wild dissipation fiourishss.
"Does club life sffec. home life I'M
favorsbIy9' was the question asked OF the
ten leading club presidents of San Fran
cisco. Their replies are given I'm the fol-
lowing columns.
The morning call., 1892-12-25
About Scrap-Books.
New York Tribune-

A man who has had much experience
with scrap-bOoks says: 81 have found out,
as no doubt many others have done, that a
regularly bound book of any kind is the
poorest foundation for a scrap-book. This
l did not know until l began to examine
manuscripts 10 libraries and public
archives. Now, however, my separate
sheets OF paper can be added to az pleasure
and bound when / choose. IL any profess
sional scrap-book maker who may read this
still purchases these rather fancifully bound
volumes prepared for the purpose let him
once try using stout folio sheets. such as
dry-goods dealers use. and / think he will
never adept any ether meth od.'
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The black diamonds are much rarer and
more costly than the transparent ones.
The postman delivers his letters on
skates; every boy in town has brand new
sled. and the slaughter-house at Baden is
doing an immense business.
On every street corner you will find an
Eastern man telling group OF native sons
about the big storm OF 18- back in New
York or Chicago. His exact words are to
this effect:
"Oh, this is nothing at all. Why, like
this. You ought to have been in Chicago
in the winter Of; snow ten feet deep and
the lake froze over solid"
And you wish the Eastern man would go
back East and take his ice and snow with
him, or else keep his mouth shut while 1t
lasts.
A uniformed messenger boy delivered q
package at THE CALL Office yesterday In
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Police as Firemeu.

The patrol-box system of the Seven
teenth-street station district has been out
OF order since the hard wind of q few
nights ago. and yesterday 4 man was set TO
work fixing 1t. After he had been pone A
few minutes there was a call for the wagon
from one OK the outside boxes. and stimuli
whole cabinet where the calls are received
caught fire.
The officers who were In the station al
the time were badly ratified" bur soon GOT
to work and organized q volunteer FIRE
brigade. throwing enough water upon the
house.
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IN A HURRY.
A Farmer Who Was a Little Too
Quick Postmaster.
Wash In gton Post.

wash gton Post
The funniest after-election story Is told
by Representative Hopkins of Illinois. In
bis district Is the little crossroads postoffice
OF Ivanhoe, over which, in Cleveland's ad-
ministration, German Democrat presided.
When President Harrison came into power
Mr.. Hopkins had the Democrat succeeded
by Teutonic Republican. who died about
q year and half ago. His wife was there.
upon appointed postmistress. On the day
after election the German Democrat APP
peared at the postoffice.
Cleveland has won." he said, with ac-
cents OF the fatherland and of triumph de-
lightfully mixed. 1.-THE postoffice is mine %
The widow. knowing that Cleveland had
been elected. and tfnsuspectingly believin 2
that her official career was ended, did not
object when her predecessor brought a big
wagon and carted the entire contents of the
postoftice over to his store. He has been
acting as Postmaster ever since.
Yesterday Mr.. Hopkins reported the
facts TO the Postoffice Department. and an
inspector has been sent to convince the en-.
terprising Democrat of the error Of his way.
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quently accused OF doing.
"A sensible wife or mother Is proud to
have her husband or son elected a member
TO frst-class club. because she knows that
his being admitted proves that he is es-
teemed by BIS business and social acQuain-
taDces.
Besides he moves In the club only among
the best people in the city, and he is in by
far better company there than he would be
II he spent his .gights Off around town.
During tb o. on or twenty years OF my
life a. ely to 90 have not heard OF q
single cases..u rymestic trouble which
smanatsd from the fact that man was q
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The Autocrat of the Building.

The seedy gentleman with the bottle
green overcoat and serrated cuffs had en-
tered the office with a gentle modesty be-
coming his apparent station. So thought
the commercial CrCesus as he gazed some
what sternly yet encouragingly withal over
the tops Of his gold-rimmed spectacles.
You wished to see me?" inquired the
great man with a certain air of voluntary
condesceusion which is peculiar to those
whose watch fob hangs like a plummet.
'N-n-Do, SIR" observed the visitor with
evident embarrassment. 81 w-was looking
for the eievator-bov."
And the capitalist sank back In his great
leather chair overcome with sense of his
utter insignifcance.
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cases OF frozen noses. ears, toes and fingers
were reported yesterday. and the Health
Department has had TO employ twenty ex-
ira physicians to treat these cases.
small boy stuck his tongue against
lsmppost at Kearny and Market streets yes
terday and had to stay right there until
thswed away with hot water. He Is ma
tive son.
Everybody has fallen down at least
dozen times since the snow began to fall.
ana there isn't grown person in the city
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up as tight as safety deposit box. and
when 1t gets through showing and the sun
has been out long enough to raise the mer-
curry from degrees below zero to 10 de-
grees above you will hear snap In every
house in town. and then you'll know that
every water-pipe has burst.
Do you hear that strange. tinkling, must
cal sound?
It's made by the sleigh bells. Everything
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many evenings on which the fairer portion
of our household hopes we will put on our
overcoats and 60 to the club, he continued.
"1hc women know perfectly well that
first-class club is highly respectable place
and tn at the companions a man finds there
as well as the surroundings are refined and
free from all harmful influences"
Closing his remarks, made burriedly on
account OF pressure of business. Mr.. Raas
repeated his sen timent by saving:
MANY a married man would lead more
peaceful life at home If ne visited his club
more frequently"
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He Drank Poison.

John Leonard. bartender living at III
Folsom street, accidentally drank guam
tity of cleaning mixture containing corro-
sIye sublimate thinking it was soda water.
Leonard soon learned his mistake when
the acid began 70 take effect, He was at
once taken 10 the Receiving Hospital,
where Dr. Samuels pumped him out and ad-
mlnistered the customary emetics.
Leonard had not taken enough of the
stuff to injure himself and soon recovered,
when he was sent TO his bome
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all the other cluo presl-
dents had said before
him. namely. that a
well : conducted, first
class club was a benefit
to mankind and could
In no manner OF form
be harmful to home life.
For men of family the
club Is simply 8 pleasant
place to while q few
hours pleasantly away
occasionally, and / can
not see how their doing
en- nap no nhia
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entirely whole. The
native sons can't stand
at all. and the Mayor
has ordered everybody
to put ashes or sawdust
on the pavement in front
of their houses.
Everybody has laid In
an extra stock ofpocket-
handkerchiefs and muf-
fiers. and WOODEN socks
are worth $40 apiece.
J The price of coal has
gone clear out Of sighr,
and the plumbers are
wearing bits of black
carbon In their shirt
frnnfo for p1nndc
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ness or professional
man belongs to one or
more clubs"
This was Mr.. Pages
way OF answering the
query as to the relations
between home and club
life and then he con-
tinued discussing the
subject In a general way.
women ought not,
and as a rule do not, in
terfere with the male
members Of their family
In the way they are fire.
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IS on runners now, even the cable cars and
milk wagons. Tonight there will be big
skating party on the bay.
Yes, you're hight. 1t is quite unusual
for salt water to freeze over solid. Even at
the north pole they say there's an open
polar sea. But this is an unusual occur
renee and California is no ordinary country
We never do things halfway here. And,
besides, our salt water was so surprised at
the sudden change of temperature that Jack
Frost got Iii his work on the bay before she
mad time to lash herself about and keep
warm.
The ferry boats have been put on runners
and sails hoisted. They make capital ice
ships. and by dint of lots of lacking in the
teeth Of southeast gale they manage to
make several trips across each day.
The boys are going to build big bonfire
on Goat Island tonight, and the sleighing
parties from San Mareo VIII all stop there
to warm up before the glowing red flames
Roasted chestnuts and mulled ale are on
tho programme for refreshments.
Every young lady and gentleman In the
city who are really fin de steele will either
be on skates or in cutters tonight.
And big toboggan slide has been made
from the summit OF Goat Island 10 the
frozen bay. There's sure to be lots of tun
to-B light and every surgeon In the city in
tends to be there.
They think they'll be needed, for they
say the Native Sons may have wings. but
they can't skate.
However, you never saw Native Son
daunted by the elements, and every parlor
in the city will be represented at the great
Goat Island fete tonight.
Some timid person: appealed to the Mayor
to stop the proceedings, fearing the ice was
not thick enough ard some might get wet.
But there's no danger of that. Experts
were saving through ii at various points
yesterday afternoon. They found it FIVE
and six feet thick some
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Cercle Francals.
81 actually believe that
most of our wives wish
we would go to the club
oftener and remain there
longer than we do"
said Mr.. Raas who was
found very busy in his
Sutter-street establish
ment.
ut is all nonsense to
think a woman wants
the men of the family to
stick in the house all the
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anu siA lctt tDiCh, SOlno
places even thicker. 1t
froze over at high tide
large. and when the tide
goes out 1t hangs to the
shore, leaving a big
space between it and
the water.
Air holes have been
cut In several places, so
that when the tide
comes In the conclusion
I'm - A. A.. .
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to their wives or other lady relatives"
said Mr.. Green, land for young men who
have no homes club supplies that want"
Mr. Green is very enthusiastic clubman
and considers social organizations, such as
the Cosmos or kindred climbs, necessity in
all civilized communities, because they
bring men together and permit an exchange
O! ideas. all of which are of great benefit to
the individuals and help in building up the
future Of the the commonwealth.
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what he thought OF the
sll-absorbing question
OF the interference OF
clubs with domesticity.
IF you will simply put
me down as not believ-
ing that there is any
such interference. you
will oblige me. for it is
really impossible for me
10 talk on that or any
subject just now"