The morning call., 1894-11-21
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

A. L. Cook, prominent fruit grower and
horticulIurist of Southern California, who was
at he Lick yesteI day, has Just returned from
trip East aud while there his attention was
called 10 the introduction OF whal Is at present
species of amusement, but which, he thinks
may ultimately prove a menace to the agricul-
tural interests. IAN enIerprising individual
recently commenced the shipment into the
States OF large quantities Of what were called
Mexican jumping beans" said he. "They are
in sha pc and size something like a beech nut,
and when exposed to The rays of The sun or TO
artificial heat for short time they commence
TO hop about. Those who have Investigated
the matter claim that his motion is caused by
the existence Of a small worm on the in side of
each b an. and a gentleman whom 1 recently
met, and who Is familiar with the matter, says
that when these beans are deposited in the
earth the worm becomes hatched out, and that
it Is strong agency in the destruction of vege.
table life. We all know what a curse the in
PRODUCTION OF the English sparrow has been TO
this country, and IL would not be at I'll surpris-
ing If the new fad should turn out TO be an
equally disastrous matter. noticed the beans
in almost every drugstore WINDOW In the East.
ern cities, and people were purchasing them In
immense numbers"
1.-The next time you take walk down Mar.
ket street stop into the rooms OF the State
DOdIu vi 1tduc duu tdke Il IOOh aL Inc eXnlDlLS
there" said gentleman from Alameda In the
Palace yesterday. "Y0u will find the products
of every fruil-growing county In tn State there
with one exception and that is Alameda. Upon
the failure to give us representation hangs a
tale. After the Mdwinter Fair closed the
board made arrangements to secure all the ex-
hib s made by the raisln counties for their
Market-street rooms. These exhibits were
gratultous, but IL so happened that Chicago
company which has large land Investments In
this STATE wanted the Alameda display and
offered round sum in cash for IT, which was
accepted When the members OF the state
board heard Of this action they resolved that
Alameda County should have NO exhibit in the
rooms, and that Is the explanation OF why one
OF he best counties in the State is absent from
the list of exhibitors"
"Wnile on recent trip to San Bernardino
and other POINTS In he southern part of the
State, l observed a rather curious contrast to
mod tn methods Of operating a railroad" said
Fl. d. Booth OF Los Angeles at the Palace yes
terday. lover on the Nrvada Southern road
they have but one engine and it is now In such
a bad condition that IL cannot be used, conse-
quenty the road is blocked. An application
was made to The officials of the Atlantic and
Pacific road Tor the loan OF an engine so that
The road might be reopened. but the applicaii ion
has as yet failed TO meet with favorable re.
Spouse. The disabled engine Is out on the road
at point from which II cannot be moved until
its leaky f1ues have been repaired ana WIZ
left San Bernardino the official who has charge
OF the road was negotiating with a boiler maker
whom it was proposed to send out 10 plug up
the holes"
Z. j. Richardson, for many years purser OF
the Pacific Mall Steamship Company, and whose
efficiency and popularity have given him de-
served prominence, has secured wider and
more profitable sphere of action, to the loss of
The Pacific Mail. Mr.. Richardson has resigned
his position to accept the management of the
great Hong-Kong Hotel in Hong Kong Mr.
Richardson has earned an enviable reputation
on the Pacific Coast and in the Orient and the
pToprietors of the hotel are TO be congratulated
on their good fortune In securing his services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson will leave for Hong.
Kong on the oath inst. by the steamer Peru.
E. 7. Waugh OF this city and G. A Harp of
junction City, Or, are the inventors of patent
mileage ticket for passengers which is adapted
for all local business on any load. The pas.
senger who wishes TO travel to a place fifty
| miles distant buys a ticket good for fifty miles
The name of the station Is not on the ticket.
In fact, one feature TO recommend the new idea
is that 1t does away with the necessity for
printing great variety of tickets To suit the
printing and also saves clerk hire. The ticket
agents generally think wrll OF tbs idea.
Budd Doble the owner of Nancy Tanks, and
one OF the greatest hOrsemen this country has
ever produced, is at the Baldwin with his wife,
He Is simply out here for pleasure. but will of
| course give some attention to the track while