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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-24
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If English warships should be built in Amer
lea, Squire John Bull would be so small that he
would have TO look at himself through a mag
nlfying glass.-New York Tribune
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Poor old New York; After building lot of
uptown fancy hotels it is reduced to the grim
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Senator Brice has declared for about the
fortleth time that the tariff bill will pass. Ohio
people will soon begin TO wonder where the
Senator gets his ilformation.-Ohio Bee.
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The scheme for the admission of Utah to the
Union having taken another start, Chicago will
have 10 turn to other directions in her grand
work of MISUNDERSTANDING Dispatch.
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Sheathing the new war vessels in the armor-
plate afiidavils that have been reported to have
been piled up ought 10 make them impervious
to every other prOIectile. Press.
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If Matchmaking Is lucrative profession
among New YORK politicians il is only because
men who pay for peace Will not help TO enforce
laws made to protect Them against black
mailers.-New York World.
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Hoke Smiths grip on Georgia seems to be
nearing the stage where It will become incum-
bent on him to let go and perform the operation
OF the man who feels that what he Is holding
on to is rapidly slipping from his grasp
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-12
MONDAY MORNING EVERYTHING

Underwear will be offered at ex- tremely low prices the coming week. All grades and prices.
 Corsets are to be sacrificed the coming week. Don't fail to examine.
 Shoes! Shoes! We will continue to slaughter Shoes at prices that have never before been heard of. La dies, Misses, and Children's Shoes must be sold out. We offer you the best brands only. Our prices are lower than those that handle un- reliable brands. All we ask is an examination of the goods.
 Hosiery will be offered extra low the coming week.
The Van Buren press., 1894-05-19
1t Looks Easy.

1t Is amusing to watch the green con-
ductor trying to place trolley on the
wire. To a practiced hand it is easy
enough, but to the prentice it is a
work of woe indeed. One Of these men
found to his sorrow that it is not SO
easy as it looks. 1t was at night and
the passengers were rudely disturbed
in the perusal of their papers by the
lights going out, and soon after their
equilibrium was upset by the car com.
ing to dead stop. There was nothing
to do but to wait until the conductor
replaced the trolley. He tried for some
minutes, but the festive wire eluded
him. The trolley would bang against
1t in tantalizing manner and make q
fine display Of blue sparks, but the vex-
alton continued until the passengers
were becoming angry and had about
made up their minds to get out and
walk, when a conductor of one Of the
long string of cars behind the stalled
one went to the rescue and adjusted
the trolley and the tempers of the pas
sengers with the greatest ease imagin-
able.-Buffalo Express.
The Van Buren press., 1894-05-19
CutlCtS of Live slave.

A French missionary is responsible
for this cannibal story from Africa.
Certain tribes living on the banks of
the Ubange exc out a monotonous
vegetable diet by joints of human
flesh, and slaves are specially fattened
up for sale in the local market. The
usual system followed by dealers is to
exhibit the slave alive, marking of
with piece of chalk the various fillcts
and outlets ordered by their custo
mers. The slave is not killed until the
last pound of him is sold, and then he
is cut up and distributed according to
orders. The priest, certain Father
Allaire, was foolishly shocked at this
economic practice, but he was evident
~ circumspect in expressing his feel.
ings upon the subject when on the
banks of the Ubange. Possibly II oc.
Cured to him that the cannibals mipht
have regarded French missionary as
an agreeable and wholesome change
OF diet, and under such circumstances
who would not be circumspect2
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the extraordinary session of congress-
convened, and he was followed there
bv Mr.. Cousins, new member from
Iowa, and one Of the youngest men In
the house of representatives from any
state, Senator Allison's private secre'
tarv, Joe Morgan, followed these two
Iowa representatives to the same hos
telry. and Congressman Hull, of Dei
Moines, came nfter them. Represen'
tative Gear, of the First Iowa district
went to the same place, but has since
changed his location. In no other In
stance in the city have SO many repre-
seutatives from one state come to-
Qether to reside under the same roof
A great many of the senatorial pal
aces have been deserted by their
originators and builders, because OF
their retirement from public life. Sen.
ator Sawyer, the Wisconsin millionaire,
lived but one year In his baronial stone
castle, when his successor was elected,
and Senator Sawyer went back to Osh.
kosh to live. Senator Hearst, of Cali.
fornia, died before his term was com
pleted, and his palace is now rented
and occupied by another. Senator
Palmer, of Michigan, left his scna.
torial palace to become minister tG
Spain. and he has never since occupied
it; but it is understood by his friends
that he would be willing to take an.
other term in the senate if the people
of Michigan should insist upon 1t. Sem
ator Stanford. of California, one of the
most benevolent of rich men, and one
of the most beloved in the memory Of
his friends, left his palace last sum-
mer, when he was called to one OF the
mansions of the blest.
But, despite the fact that the great
men of our country are making homes
for themselves in the national capital,
there are very many who like board
ing house life. 1t is not an uncommon
thing for fledgling statesmen to be-
come preoccupied with the charms
and destinations of the daughter of
the landlady Of the boarding house.
Every landlady has a daughter. l
don't know how it happens, but it is q
fact that every landlady has u daugh-
VcT. IL lS uOb diN uyo VhO CttSO VaaO Cuo
daughter is beautiful, but she is young
and attractive and the boarders ell
like her. She goes to church, to the
theater and to balls with the congress
sional boarder; and she usually works
her way into some government posi-.
ton by judiciously smiling and be-
guiling the statesman. That is the
reason the District of Columbia has
more than its quota of officeholders
while many OF the sovereign states are
clamoring for favors for favorite sons
and favorite daughters.
1t would probably be interesting tc
you to know something about the
houses which statesmen Of the past
used to occupy and the entertainments
which they gave, but that will be the
subject of another letter.
SMITH D. FRY.
The Van Buren press., 1894-05-19

Kinney avenue at the time. He heard
the wild engine laundering down the
track. For a moment he thought of
giving it the open track. With his
hand on the switch lever he awaited
the signal, two short blasts of the
whistle.
But the signal was not given and Kel-
leys blood began to run fast through
his veins. During brief interval he
saw. in imagination, wrecked engines,
dead bodies and exploding boilers.
The signal was not given. Then 1t
was all over. The switch was not
turned.
Callahan's engine was careening and
humping over the ties ut the Seventy
first street crossing The window
glass in the cabin was broken and the
headlight shivered. The crazy engi-
necr and the cab of the engine were all
bespattered with flying oil. The
wheels cut deep into the sand and the
engine stopped. Callahan reversed the
lever and then tried to go on. Before
he could go any further on the sand
the large, hard fist of Hostler Gless-
ford descended upon his head and he
saw double.
At the last moment Switch Tender
Kelley had decided not to give the blind
engine the main track. He cast up
the chances and in the instant given
him for decision concluded that a
wrecked engine was easier to account
for than list of dead. That was why
he let the wild engine into the siding.
In the excitement that ensued Gala
han escaped, but Glessford picked up
his hat and policemen were sent ont to
look for him. Patrolman w. j. Sim
mons arrested him and he was locked
up in the Grand Junction police sta
tion. A wrecking crew was summoned,
and after daylight the engine was
taken back to Jackson park.
Callahan said that he simply wanted
to have little fun. Kelley said that
If the engine had gained the main
track it would almost certainly have
run into belt line or Michigan Cen
tral train at Brookdale, two miles
ahead. Callahan was fined one hun
dred dollars for his fun.
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never lightened, and Harry stepped
on to the ferry at Jersey City feeling
very much worse than he had felt
when his marriage was imminent He
spent the night at a hotel on Broad
way, and woke next morning in thor
oughly bad temper He tried to un-
derstand himself "What do ! want,
anyway?" he asked himself. explosive
ly. II want to get off being married, and
get off. ! want to 20 abroad, and
here am on my way abroad. I've got
everything l want, and never was so
internally miserable in my life! l am
an idiot"
He hunted up some men he knew
about town, and found most of them
about TO be married. That is what
people do in June in New York. One
youth confided his raptures to him and
worked Harry up so that he produced
a photograph Of Lulu and showed it
enthusiastically as that of his fancee,
and did not remember until the youth
had gone that he had no fancee. That
ended the pretense OF the day, and
Harry frankly owned up to himself
that the one thing he did want ON
the face Of the earth was-Lulu.
For very shames sake. he let three
| days elapse-as abominable three
days as he ever spent, and during
which he discovered for all time that q
fling" without her was no fling at all
and then he went back to Balling-
wood.
Did Lulu forgive him? Oh, yes
eventually. But the year she is MAX
ing him wait is dragging very slowly
for youth who every day asks the
blue sky if there was ever before such
an unutterable fool as himself. She
went to the worlds fair without him
and made him stay in Ballingwood.
She has further announced an inten-
tion OF passing the season next winter
in New York, SO that II can have one
more good tune before / settle down
with dear old Harry"
! And dear old Harry" uses q good
deal of choice language; but, in view
of mis- own New York experience, de.
cides to wait for her.
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tions to its going on indefinitely.
but what have l ever done," he
asked himself. miserably, "that should
get married?"
Not In love with his betrothed? OF
course he was. Lulu was the dearest
girl In the world, and, even by unap-
prociativc outsiders, acknowledged to
be the brightest and prettiest girl In
Bnllingwood. After year or so he
would be quite content to marry her
and settle down into model husband.
But he never Thought Of speedy mar
riage when he engaged himself to her
never! Why, man alive, he had just,
last month, completed his law course;
and before that he had put In four
years Of severe labor ut his university.
II ever he were going have fling In
his life, now was his chance. Ifever II
manieserved good time after all that
grind-he was the man. If ever he
felt more like letting himself out than
he did this summer-Oh! confound 1t!
How had he got into this hasty affair
anyway? Looking backs Harry couldn't
In the least remember Lulu had been
as passive In the matter as himself
As nearly as he could recall 1t, their
respective families had with malicious
malicious in the light Of Harry's sub
sequent feelings-and unwarrantable
haste settled the final arrangements as
soCn us their several consents had been
obtained.
"Well, suppose we must not keep
the young people waiting too long"
remarked Papa Boulton, facetiously.
And Mamma Boulton chimed in 81
really caunot have Lulu ready before
September
September! Harry groaned within
himself. He had thought vaguely Of a
couple of years.
1T would be nice to go to Europe
together, wouldn't it?" suggested Har-
ry's sister; ''and September ought to
be nice month there"
So the deed was DONE Before Harry
had quite grasped the situation, he
and grounds, both of which required
immediate and close attention. The
worst of 1t was, that there seemed no
help for 1t. To explain his state of
mind to anyone but Lulu would be to
involve himself in unsympathetic ridi-
cule. TO expose it to her was out Of
the question. He wondered If any fell
low had ever before been in so absurd
and pitiable a position--that of being
hurried into marriage against his
will. There was no reason on earth
why they should be married now. Both
were young enough TO wait. Again.
there was no reason why they should
not be. There was plenty Of money
and the union was suitable. Not o
loop-hole presented itself.
AS the days passed on in the madden
ingly swift manner they take on to
themselves when anything unpleasant
ID ahead. Harry got desperate.
At last a thought came to him; 1t was
. wild-eyed thought, but it had dawn
OF reason somewhere. perhaps Lulu
feels as | do about 1t. She does not
seem over-anxious about the weddin g.
This hopeful train of ideas was plaus-
IDLY carried out "She naturally would
not like TO tell me any more than like
10 tell her. Sho may be dreading it
even more than am. But then, again,
she may not. And II she doesn't, and
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THE oLp POSTMASTER.

Been runnin' Of the once
For fifteen year an more:
Heat all the other candidates.
Walked In an locked the door.
He wears two pair o. spectacles,
His sight II growing aim;
He knows each man that ever
Had : letter writ 70 him
He says: ''Bin Brown, here's somethin'-
Handwfitin's kinder slant;
tguess It's from yer daddy,
Or letter from yer suntl"
He strikes yaller envelope
With printin' on one end;
He hans It to the groceryman:
..About them goods, my friendl"
Knows everybody's business,
An tells 'em OF It, too:
"A letter from your sweetheart"
Or Another bill fer you!"
No politics kin hurt him,
No matter who may win;
He sees the preridents 60 out
While he keeps stayin' In
But the truth about the matter
To all is mighty clear;
He's had the blamed ole thing 80 long
They've done fergot he's there!
IF. L Stanton. in Atlanta Constitution
The Van Buren press., 1894-05-19
Gallant.

A really polite Frenchman can be
complimentary in the face Of unkind
remarks
Such man, who had been bestowing
upon lady many compliments, asked
her why she kept large and apparent
ly savage dog which had just entered
the room.
81 bought him only yesterday" she
answered. fippantly, land l am going
to keep him in my front hall to eat up
my admirers.
"Ah. re poor ANIMAL" exclaimed the
Frenchman, 40 die of indigestion!"-
Youths Companion.
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STOLE A LOCOMOTIVE.
Michael Callahan Has a Few Min.
utes' Hilarious Fun
After . Nights Debauch He Founo =
Live Illinois Central Engine ana Ass
II Run wiid-Prompt Action
Avoided Disaster.

M,obae, Callahan, of 6s02 Kinney
avenue, Chicago, was going home early
tho other morning in a ''dazed" condi-
t;on. He had been drinking all night
and when he reached the terminal sta
t;on at the worlds fair grounds at four
o'clocl, in the morning he was in con-
dition to do nything requiring no keen
illinois Central locomotive No. was
being used for switching cars at jack
son park. 1t was standing soath oi .,io
terminal station with steam up, out
without an attendant, when Callahan
nassed it. The day crew had gone nome
and Hostler James Glessford, who lives
at 671 Seventieth street, was keeping
the fire up. just as Callahan came up
Glessford, in company with Charley
Ericsson. left the engine and went to
n shanty nearly to fill his oil can.
Callahan is not an engineer, Dut ne
Knows how to pull the throttle open.
THAT idea occurred to him then. lie
reeled along the fence until the two
men were some distance from the en-
gine.
Then he made a flank movement,
climbed into the cab and pulled the
throttle lever. The engine leaped for
ward. Attracted by the noise Gless-
ford and Ericsson looked around.
With wide-open mouths they watched
the engine gain speed as it bowled
down the track. The next instant
Glessford was shouting at the top OF
his voice and running after the loco
motive.
Not a quarter of mile distant was
the switch which led from the side to
the main track. 1t was toward this
switch that the engine was speeding.
II it reached this junction and gave
the proper signal it would be given the
right of way to the city. The thought
of what might result added speed to
Glessfords legs.
William Kelley was sitting up In the
block tower at Seventy-hrst street and
The Van Buren press., 1894-05-19

fayette square within long stones
throw of the white house. 1t is one of
the oldest buildings in the city and
formerly belonged to Commodore
Rogers, Of the navy, who purchased the
lot originally from Henry Clay; and all
that he paid for II was q fine Anda-
lusian jackass. The story goes that
Clay was very anxious to possess the
animal, and that Commodore Rogers
said that he would sell 1t for no other
price than that particular lot Clay
said that he believed that the jackass
was worth more than the lot Of ground,
and he very gladly made the exchange.
That single lot would to-day bring at
least $50, 900 at auction, In spite Of the
depressing condition Of our business
affairs at this time.
Senator Mcmillan, Of Michigan, one
of the wealthiest men In the senate, is
the owner Of q splendid house on Ver-
mont avenue, only three or four doors
from the residence of Senator Allison.
The residence OF Senator Mcmillan is
one OF the most beautifully and richly
furnished in the city, and the enter
tainments which are given there are
like picnics in fairy land.
The home of Senator Sherman, of
Ohio, on X street, is one of the most
valuable pieces Of property in the city,
and is furnished most elaborately, al
though the main object Of the senator
seems to be In everything the further
ance of his own home comforts during
the latter period Of his life. He is. as
is generally known throughout the
country, not only one Of our ablcst
financiers, in the sense that he under
stands the science of political economy
80 far as the government is concerned.
but he is also and always has been q
great financier in the matter Of the
direction of his own business, and Is
many times millionaire.
it's singular fact that the two sem
ators from each state and the ropre.
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sentstives from the various districts OF
aach state do not seem to harmontze
when they come to Washington. That
u 70 say, 1t very seldom happens that
the two senators from one state oc-
cupy contiguous seats in the senate, or
that the representatives OF any one
state select contiguous seats in the
house OF representatives, 1t is also
fact that the two senators from one
state never live together in the same
hotel or in the same boarding house.
Tho nearest approximation OF har-
mony In any state delegation, SO far as
surface indications are concerned, Is to
be found in the Iowa delegation at the
Hotel Normandie. Col. Hendersone
the oldest member in the house from
Iowa, in point of continuous service,
went to that hotel last August when