The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-18


these melons can be bought on the GROUND LOT
cents apiece or less. Deerng thought ne saw
an opportunity for a fine investment, aho NC
went down into the locality mention one sea
son and bought three or four carloads OF the
fruit. These he shipped 10 Chicago ana care
fully stored away in his celai-fifst, however
having given each melon an outward coat OF
TWO OF varnsh. He had caught the idea that py
shutting up the pores In the rind and thus ex-
GLIDING the air the melons would keep until
Kingdom come. His secret was guarded care
fully until midwlnter, when he unf0ideo MS
plans to friend, who persuaded him TO cut one
OF the melons open, when he. OF course, Iouhu
the juicy substance within was reduced 10
water. 1t must be said, however. that ne lost
nothing on his investment. as ne sold al the
melons out as curiOsities."
"John Graham, the eminent lawyer who re-
Gently died In New York. was in many ways
remarkable man, said MIR. o. F. Moore. at tDe
Palace yesterday. HE probably became pest
known to the country at large through his con-
nection with the Tweed case. but the list Oh re-
markable liigations with which he was ldenti-
fed was large one One case which In many
respects was more noted than that OF Iweeo
was Mr.. Grabam's defense OF General Dan
Sickles, who shot and killed Philip Barton hey,
United States Attorney for the District Oh
twenty days. acquitted Sickles as wroDeeu
husband. Another similar case In "hich mi.
Graham was the chief counsel for the aeienso
was that of Daniel Mcfarland, VINO snot Aioo oo
d. Richardson at the Tribune ONCE III ,ooy
Mr.. Graham's death. as you are piou@o5
aware, followed the amputation OF his fignt ies'
He was the son OF David Granam' oios' =.
guished criminal lawyer, and was gfaoua.eu W
Columbia College when but 10 years Oh avg.
n VI
that OF Alderman Jaehne OF ne" 1oin, ~
was convicted of embezzling the clty's Iuhas.
In his early life Mr.. Graham was noteo ioi nis
pbyslcal strength, and it is related OF MN ina,
one night In meeting OF local nose co' r"ny
O! which he was member lie seizeu Tue ie'o.
carriage, weighing 1900 pounds, ana swung "
as though 1t had been brand. MT. 0iahan
was, perhaps, the best living authority on oiu
New York, but OF late years he leu seciuuou
life and met but few people,
"The extortionate rates charged by pawn
brokers throughout the country VIII. III Ne"
York State at least, be but short lived II present
indications go for anything" said r. ID. Carroh
of Roches err yesterday. "Ihe experiments
made In individual cases OF establishing pawn
shops for the benefit of the poorer classes and
the success with which they have met has
caused the introduction OF a bill in the Legisla-
ture of my State 10 amend the business corpora
tons law and allow the incorporation OF provi-
dent loan associations. The W0man's Club OF
Brooklyn, and many other charitable organlZa-
TONS are backing Ii. and Ii is bound 10 go
through Ii is for the purpose OF establishing
an association at which the poor cali pledge
their goods as at pawnbroker's, but at cheap
rates OF interest The bill provides that In
terest on sums Of more than 500 shall be per
cent per annum. and in sums of less that 500
81 ANN AVn n i'm a nc
over the dividends shall go to form special
fund, aud when ;his indemnity fund equals 10
per cent OF the outstanding stock the rate OF in
terest shall be reduced from time to time. No
officer of the Incorporation Is TO receive any
compensation, and IL is said that the W0man'S
Club OF which l spoke will largely supply the
list Of incorporators."
Among the many people who will rejoice at
the selection of Colonel P4trick Walsh OF the Au-
gusta (Ga.) Chronicle 10 fiji the unexpred term
OF the late United States Senator Colqutt none
will be more sincere In their congratulations
than his newspaper friends" said L. NJ. Kelley,
knight of the quill from Atlanta, yesterday.
mo man is better known throughout the South
than pat Walsh. as he is Familiarity known TO
everybody, aud the many visiting newspaper
men who have from time 10 time come In con-
tact with him will bear me out In the assertion
Hospitality and generosity. When tn yellow
fever plague swept over Florida few years ago
l had occasion 10 visit that section on newspa-
pyr business and / remember with no little
gratitude the rescue from quarantine OF myself
and two comrades which was due TO MI.
Walsh's efforts, and which came at time
when detention meant loss OF news to the
papers which we represented and the results Of
which men In the same line of work can best
appreciate"
Sup In Minnesota we have under projection
scheme for utilizing water.power which rivals
in magnitude that at Niagara Falls" said M.
o. Hobert Of Duluth, yesterday. ION the ST.
Louis River, at Cloquet. 1t is proposed to build
a dam 1000 feet long and 80 fee high, by
which back water on the 81. Louis will be ex-
tended sixty miles.:and the largest dam of
water in the world Will thus be secured. A line
OF steel piping to the hills above Duluth will be
laid, where reservoir Is to be built, and where.
under a 600-foot head OF power, electricity Will
be generated and distributed. Water will also
be furnished for fire protection and also. when
desired, for drinking purposes. The project has
been submitted to the War Department, which
controls the river, and has received its APP
prevail, and also that OF the great sawmliing
interests at Cloquet. The Fond du Lac reserya-
ton, which is valueless for timber or agricul-
mated that the enterprise will involve the ex-
penditurs OF almost $4,000,00O"
"The people OF Los Angeles are proud OF the
success with which young lady OF that city is
meeting in the Eastern musical world" said Ii.
b. Voorhees, of that city yesterday. II refer to
Miss Ellen Burk Van, whose vocal range re-
Gently startled the attendants at one OF the
Damrosch concerts In New York. Three octaves
and halt is the extraordinary compass which
Miss Vans voice is competent to cover. Miss
Van was for some time favorite singer In
local circles in Los Angeles, but 1t remained Tor
Eastern visitors to discover her latent capablli-
ties and urge their cultivation. Besides her
wonderful voice Miss Yam Is possessed OF a
very pleasing personality is about 20 years OF
age and has many warm friends who admire
her many admirable traits Of character"
'In one of our show windows In our New
York office we have on exhibition the model OF
a machine for typewriting which was invented
as early as IVA" SAID the representative OF
one OF the large manufactures OF the article
designated yesterday. mo practical use Was
made Of the machine at that time, OF course,
but 10 was on the same principle as most Ok The
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