The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-05
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

VI shall never forget my first experience with
an annual pass" SAID the editor Of a promi-
nent publication in this city while engaged I'm
4 desulIoTy conversation with several gentle.
men at the Palace Sunday evening The yalu-
a bic piece of pasteboard was given me some
years ago, and / recollect that 1 received IL
early in The week. My duties would not permit
me 10 get away before Sunday, but l had
planned a trip to Monterey on that day and
could scarcely await Its arrival 1t was moi so
much the trip which excited me as the novelty
OF travelling on pass-and an annual at that.
My train left early In the morning, and when
awoke on the eventful day found had but a
few minutes to reach the depot. My precious
pass had been laid carefully in sight on The
bureau, and, after DOMINIC my best suit of
clothes, placed it carefully in my pocket and
hastily made for the train. A few minutes
after the conductor had passed through the
train discovered that had come awav from
home without penny, and. as l knew nobody
in Monterey determined 10 state NAV case TO
the official mentioned and request a small loan
until we returned TO the city. When made
known my wants lie looked at me rather sus.
piciously, and, after a pause OF moment or
Two. asked me TO let him see my pass again. 1
quickly handed 1t to him, but l must confess |
was never so nervous In my life, for 1t quickly
dawned upon my mind that he suspected me
when he politely asked me to sign nv name
on piece OF paper. and the result of nv at
tempt was woefully unlike the signature had
placed upon the pass. All my letters and papers
were in my other clothes. i couldn't rernem.
Der the name of the man who had issued me the
pass, and absolutely was so embarrassed that
l felt relieved when the conductor told me
must leave the train and lie would retain the
pass. left my watch with the operator at San
Mateo and got back home all right, but kept
q In
years afterward."
DIR. Isaac n. Quimby, surgeon, OF Jersey
City, is the vice-president or the American
Medical Association at present In session in
this city and will preside over the deliberations
OF that body IN the absence of Dr. S. N Davis.
the president DIR. Quimby, In a short talk last
evening upon the radical changes IN methods of
treatment of surgical cases which had been in
troduced in the past few yeara, incidentally
mentlOned appendicitis. which, he said was not
new disease, as many persons thought but
had lately been brougn into more prominence
than it had formally occupied in surgical or
medical practice. II is caused by foreign
substance finding Judgment in the veriform ap-
pendix, and is treated both by the knife ana by
less radical measures. The doctor stated that
within the past year he had had twelve cases,
in only one OF which had he found an operation
necessary. PeritoDitis, be SAID, frequently as
sumed the same symptoms as appendicitis, and
consequentlyiwas liable to be mistaken for the
latter disease.
1.-The histories Of early days sometimes
speak OF men who followed the somewhat I'm.
certain means OF gaming a livelihood by seek
ing out the haunts of wild bees and pilaglng
their nests OF their sweets, but l had until re-
Gently supposed that the vocation was not
pursued IN these modern times" said 4. w
Elliott OF Santa Cruz yesterday. "a few days
ago, however. l ran across man named
Taylor, who lives near Monterey and who is a
bee-hunter by professional iu may be termed
such. He is the possessor OF numerous hives