The morning call., 1893-09-17
PERSONS AND THINGS.

sdoIne', the Sfare Dr. and his wife. g
young lady and three young men comprised the
same. They found themselves one night al
small hotel not a thousand miles from Moun-
tain View. and OF their experiences oeioIe
dawn the following story Is told: The notei
was small one; Indeed, 1t required all OF me
upstairs rooms. which were only three In num-
ber. to accommodate the visitors, and 10 place
these quarters at their disposal the Landlord
aud his netter-half removed for the time DelDg
TO room over the stable. Miss - was fright-
ened al the idea or being alone 10 what Sue
termed an uncanny place, so the doctors wiie
slept with mr.. The doctor and one OF the
young men occupied an adjoining room and the
other two bachelors the third. Tired with
days pilgrimage they were soon sound asleep
A loud report rang out followed by the sound
Of breaking glass. II was 1 O'Clock 10 the
morning and The sharp sound was followed Dy
shrek from the ladies. for the noise had pro
ceeded from the room occu pied by the doctor.
That Individual appeared in the hallway
second lat T, where, in spite OF their deshaolIe.
all were gathered. "a pistol-shot," SAID the
doctor. "The ball came through the window IN
our ROOM breaking the glass" at this mo-
ment loud rapping was heard at the front
door. The men took counsel None had re-
vOlYer, not a weapon save penknIVes. lheJ
blamed themselves for being caught thus un-
armed. The knocking al the door continued
and they remained in the hall 10 GREATNESS
silence. Ten minutes passed aud no more shols
were fired, but the strange TaDpngs at the door
kept up at int va!s. Ii was cold In the pass
ageway ana the ladies shiyered. They hnally
listened to the male persuasiOns and went 10
their room, but the doctor bad 10 sit by the oeo-
side and hold his wife's band While the young
lady nestled up close 10 her chaDeron. a nan
hour passed. There were no more shots, and
although the rat-a-tap kept up on the door no
attempt was made 10 force IT,
Finally one OF the young men ventured into
the DOCTORS room and went 20 the window. III
was sound not pane WAS broken. Then ne
began an Investigation; no glass was on the
floor He crawled under the bed and solved
the mystery. A broken beer-bottle was there,
1t bad burst, shatterIng the glass. Emooidehed
the discoyerer went 10 the front door. AS be
opened il Newfoundland dog walked IN. Inc
animal had been standing on the step wagglng
his tan, which had raped against the panel
probably canine signal 10 the landlord. VINO
al unconscious was snoring peacefully in the
stable The doctor and his companion went 10
their room, the wife and her charge 10 theirs,
the two young men settled down and all was
peace.
1t costs quite a sum TO send telegraphic mes
sages, and even the rates enjoyed BY the AS
sociated Press do not allow OF superfiuOus
words being used. On Lews dispatches ii is
customary TO mark the filing time, thus: Filled
$3.50" or whatever hour the message is sent.
These words cost money; signatures do not so
il is also customary 10 indicate by different
names the hours of filing. Charles Diehl IS
manager OF the Pacific Associated Press, and
he appears under many aliases during the
night At o'clock he is "PauI' Dlehl. at 7 80
Peter" at "John," and so on. The manager
OF the Associated Press at Chicago, who, of
course, has a key. can tell the filing time. The
dispatches received in that city are sent out in
manifold to the different newspapers just as
they are received.
Not long ago a new man was employed on the
Chicago Tribune telegraph desk He came
from Keokuk Iowa, and the details of the de-
partment were mystery TO him. He saw there
kilograms from san Francisco, murder story
at o'clock, a railroad accident al s, Honolulu
news at 9. ETC.. all signed by Diehl. but Peter,
Paul. Henry. ETC., appeared as the given name
he asked what It meant. "Have you never
heard OF the Diehl fsmHy?" asked the chief
telegraph editor. In apparent surprise. "WhY.
IT'S the most wonderful group Of newspaper men
in the world. There are thirteen brothers and
they work haTmoniously in San Francisco"
Several months passed, the man from Iowa be-
came initiated 10 what seemed all the intricacies
OF the business, ana he proved valuable
worker. But the surprise OF the boys at the
desk was great one night when a Keokuk friend
visited him, and in relating other stories of
newspaper life H told In perfect faith OF the
wonderful Dehl family. II was too late to IN
deceive him, and 10 this day be reads San Fran
cisco dispatches and DaIyels at the work of the
thirteen brothers, who dwell so in harmony.
At a free-for-all labor meeting the other night
a speaker injudiciously referred to many work
ingmen as hogs. Hogs are they?" exclaimed
a smoolh-shaven Individual who interrupted
him. Now answer this. Does not the laboring
man produce more than he consumes? ? Does
not the capitalist consume more than he pro-
duees? Now, who is the hog?" His questions
were unanswered. Vox.
Why not have a San Francisco yacht club
that can challenge the crack boats of the
world? The money to buv the material is
here: the talent 20 build them and the men TO
sail them. Nowhere can better water courses
be found; nowhere better winds. Several men
who are fond or this sport have been discussing
it the past week. and it is TO be hoped definite
action will be taken
The man-of-war Boston, now lying at Homo
lulu, has the best corps Of marines In the
United States navy. By best mean the best
drilled the finest looking and the most intelli-
gent. The records of This small body of marine
soIdiery recently sent to the Naval Department
at Washington demonstrate this. Lieutenant
Draper is the officer in command, and the effici-
ency of his men is due In a measure TO their
long stay on shore at Honolulu and the many
land drills they were abb to take part in.
''The service Is going TO the dogs" remarked
an old admiral years ago. II saw sailor and
marine walking arm in arm together" he
ADDED by way OF explanation. The old anti
pathy of Jack 10 the soldier on board is well
known, and notice that the proposition to do
away with marines is again being talked Of at
Washington. Men to handle the big guns are
needed. they say; not soldiers with rifles. But
these soldiers with rifles are needed; they are
ad mrable as policemen and avert much trouble