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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06

Joseph related to him what he had done.
why, what a lucky fellow you are,
joe" said the friend, smilingly; you have
guessed the turn exactly. ] have Just
played your namesake for $50 on the
strength OF straight tip, and l guess IN
put another $50 on the horse for luck"
The actors feelings were aroused; he
felt as if luck was on his side. and that his
chances OF making "a killing" were OF the
very best.
Look here. my boy" retorted the actor,
IF you are going 10 put another $50 on
that horse, just let me in for flyer on the
stake"
"Oh. make it sos. Joe. and we will stand
to win an equal division" suggested the
comedians friend.
NO, ns. | can't possibly do that This
is the largest amount / have ever bet on
anything that walks, talks or runs. Take
this 50. my boy" and the actors fingers
trembled as he handed the coin TO his
mutual friend.
The most interested spectator If the race
was the man VINO had wagered SO on the
horse Joe Murphy. The animal failed to
put his nose under the wire i'm advance of
his opponents, and as a result the actor
rode home in a street car much wiser but
Sadder man. 1t was his first and last ap-
pearaDce at the Bay District track, and,
strange to say, since that time the horse
Joe Murphy has won several races, but
the actor could not be induced 10 try b s
luck again or listen t. any remarks in
reference 10 the Bay District track or the
horses that are tipped to win in a walk.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06
NEW ALLOWANCE.
To Aid the Registration of
Chinese.
The Chinese New Years Festivities
Cause a Decided Decrease i'm
Applicants for Certificates.

There was a marked decrease In the
tration certificates yesterday as compared
with the rush which there h as been at the
WashiDgton-street bureau during the past
week. This fact is attributed to the Chi
nsse New Years festivities, which COM
menced Sunday night. and have evidently
had tendency to keep the celebrants at
home. Only thirty certificates were issued
yesterday, while the average daily record
for some time past has been from two hun
dred to three hundred.
The returns from the interior show an
equal proportion of registered Chinese to
those of San Francisco, and if the work
continues as it is going on at present the
majority Chinese population in this district
will have received certificates long before
the expiration of the time named in the
McCreary act.
Internal Revenue Collector Welburn
has received a telegram from acting Com
missioner Wilson at Washington, stating
that his request for additional allowances
for carrying out the McCreary Chinese
registration act has been granted, and the
sum of So. 800 has been added to the for
mer allowance. Office-seekers, however,
need not feel too jublant of new appoint
ments, for of this amount some $1,000 will
be needed to carry the present forcs 20 the
expiration of the act, as the first allow
ance was only sufficient to pay the present
force To March 10. This would leave some
$500 Tor income of clerks, leaving only
two or three for San Francisco, and it is
generally understood that the men are al
ready selected for these places.
The allowance thus far is S26 470.
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incomparably fine It is Picturesque Cal
ifornia." Every scenic beauty of this State
is delneated therein by the most talented
artists of the coast. There are 600 en-
cravings executed In the highest style of
art Many of the pictures were taken ex-
clusively for this work and are not to be
had elsewhere.
A visitor making a comprehensive col
lection of notable scenes would take not
less than one hundred photographs. Thess
would cost him $50 and then he would
still have only a part of,tbat.which good
taste would desire.
Ii he secured THE CALLS premium he
would be certain to have a compile souvenir
of California. 1t has, everything which
can be shown by photographs and in far
better form than camera products. In
possession of a complete copy Of "Pictur-
esqUe California" the visitor is assured OF
having an artistic representation Of every
scene in the State worth preserving.
The entire collection is issued in thirty
parts. which THE CALL offers at 10 cents
each, SO for the complete work, the price
of six Photographic views.
Residents of the city and suburbs who
are expecting friends will do well to
on 1t will be practically impossible to get
back numbers without considerable ex-
pense. LithograpEic work cannot be done
at low prices, except when the quantity
turned out at one time is large. The
necessity OF securing the early numbers at
once must be apparent TO all who have en-
idea of how much labor must be performed
upon so greats production.
AS the excellence of the work becomes
known the demand steadily increases.
Yesterday hundreds who came to the
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Market-street branch .for part bought
also the first two parts. Every one who
brings copy becomes walking adver-
tisement among his neighbors.
Nothing to be bought for so small an
amount as SO will be valued as a souvenir
so highly by Eastern visitors as "Pictur-
esque California" A present of six photo
graphic views which cost So, while accept
able, would be commonplace; but what
would the reel pient say to collection of
600 fine views of the grandest and most
picturesque country in the world?
Such gift Is to be had by subscribing
for THE CALL now. Part is ready for
distribution, and the new supply of parts
1 and 2 is not yet exhausted. The prac-
tical benefit which this State will derive
from wide circulation of THE CALLS pre-
MUM throughout the East is incalculable.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06
JANE adams.
The Founder of the Hull House to
Be Entertained.

be Entertained.
Jane Adams, the founder of the famous
Hull House, Chicago, will arrive to-day
from the southern part of the State, where
she has made short sojourn.
She comes under the auspices of the
Association of Collegiate AlImne of the
Pacific Coast, and while mere she will talk
on her favOrite scheme of social democ-
racy. These talks will be but In two
cases open to the general public.
During her sojourn in this part of the
State she will be entertained in Berkeley.
Receptions will be given her by Mrs.
Martin Kellogg OF Berkeley, Mrs. Charles
Webb Howard of Oakland, Mrs. James
Spiers Of Berkeley, also by Mills Sem
mary, the State Normal School at San
Jose and the Century Club of this city.
Miss Addams' plans are at present as
follows: At 3 O'Clock this afternoon she
will deliver her first talk In the assembly
room OF the university at Berkeley. This
evening she will be rendered reception at
the residence of the president of the uni
versity by Mrs. Martin Kellogg.
On Wednesday evening there will be
reunion of Rockford College Alumn&, OF
which Miss Addams is one. at the resi-
dence of Mrs James Spiers, on Durant
avenue. near Dana street. Berkeley.
Thursday morning she goes to Stanford
University, where she gives talk IN the
evening.
On Friday she goes to San Jose and will
speak IN the afternoon at the State Normal
School. and in the evening will be rendered
reception by the faculty and students.
Saturday morning she returns to this
city, and at 2 O'clock will meet the Asso-
citation of Collegiate Alumna at the Gen.
fury Club parlors. 1915 Suffer street.
On next Sunday evening she will occupy
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06
ACTOR JOE MURPHY.
His First and Last Appearance at the
Bay District.

Actor Joe Murphy made one trip 10 the
Bay District track this year and he says
that it will positively be his last. He was
invited by friend to 90 out and see a
representation of an Irish steeplechase and
he accepted the invitation to a free ride be-
hind two fast trOtters.
When Joe arrived at the course he
scanned the board upon which figured the
names of the horses that were to run.
When his little optics dropped on to the
name Joe Murphy" the actor trembled
In other words. he could not believe his
eyes and he speedily dashed his fingers in to
his vest pocket. pulled therefrom his gold
mounted glasses, flung them recklessIy on
his Celtic nose and took another peep at
the black board.
well. if that amt funny" muttered the
actor to himself. II can't see how any man
would be so foolish as to name a horse
after me as | never had reputation of be-
ing fast, although my luck has been pro-
verbally good. Well, perhaps the plug
will win; Ill put flyer on him anyhow"
The actor stepped up 10 the nearest
boOkie, planked down So piece and called
for Joe Murphy to win.
When the comedian was handed his
ticket he examined it closely, and then
slowed it away carefully In his pocket
book.
His friend happened along just then, and
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06
WELL RID OF HIM.
Joseph Roberts Has Left
the City.
He Is One of the Boidest Confidence
Men in the Country - Many
Suits of Clothes.

Joseph Roberts, alias J. D. Fisher, a
bold confidence operator. was released on
his own recognizance yesterday by Judge
Joachimsen on his promise 10 leave the
city at once.
Roberts was COMPANION OF j. II.
Knowles. an Australian crook. who was
sent to prison for six months last week
for passing confederate bills. He was ar
rested on Eddy street few nights ago by
Detective Gibson, who, on entering his
room, imagined he had struck a mems
furnishing store. Roberts had an extern.
sive wardrobe. comprizing thirty-two suits
of clothes, from the finest broadcloth to
the coarsest tweed, some in the height of
fashion, others not so.
In England ne was known to the detec-
tives of Scotland Yard as Rogers and Rob
erts. He came into prominence there a
few years ago by issuing a lot of bogus
checks, but made his way to New York
before he could be arrested. In New York,
where he assumed the name of FLEMING
he got mixed up Ia some crooked work
and fed to Texas. He f1eeced so many
victims in Dallas, Tex, that he had again
to SKID and he arrived here in November
last, putting up at the Baldwin with a
woman whom he introduced as his wife.
wealth and exhibited bankboOks issued by
bank in New York showing that he had
SS4, 600 at his credit. but they were simply
spurious and utilized to ingratiate himself
with those he intended to fleece.
Another scheme he adopted was to
write letter addressed 10 himself and
mail il to a prominent hotel. The letter
was apparently from some bank cashier
and represented his financial standing
with the institution. After getting his
victim he strolled with him to the hotel,
asked for his mail, and on perusng the
letter handed it carelessly to his victim TO
read, vino. of curse, was duly impressed
and fell an easy prey. Some of these
notes were found in his pockets when az
rested, and also spurious letters of intro
duction to prominent people in the coun-
try.
After leaving the Baldwin he took up
his quarters in the William Tell House
with the object Of more successfully
carrying on a Irritation with a rich young
widow in Berkeley whom be had met and
fascinated by his fashion able clothes and
supposed wealth.
The woman he took to the Baldwin re-
ceived letter few days ago from j.
Aldon, a hotel-keeper in Dallas, Tex,
stating that check given by her husband
in payment of a bill was spurious and
asking her to send On the money to avoid
trouble. This letter and Others are in the
custody of the police
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est bid received for doing the work as whole.
desire TO see the said contracts awarded sepa-
raiely rather than TO the higher bidder for the
work as a whole.
AS we are Informed that some question has
been raised as TO the financial responsibility Of
Wald Tarp, the lowest bidder for contract 54.
we hereby offer 10 remove any uOuDt upon THIS
we hereby offer TO become suretIes upon the
bond TO be given by the said Tarp TO sec ure the
faithful performance OF said contract 81 In any
amount and upon any terms which may be re-
quIred by your honorable board and thereby
10 guarantee fully the full and fa hfu per.
Torrance of said contract "a, including the
drawings. conditions OF contract and specifca-
lions accompanying the same.
In short, we stand ready 10 execute an ade-
quate bond for the faithful performance of
said contract 81, which shall be satisfactory in
every respect TO your honorable board so thar
there may be no doubt about the propriety and
wisdom OF awarding these contracts separately
10 The lowest bidder therefor rather than in a
lump TO the highest bidder.
IRVING Nj. SCOTT, a. L. WHITE, HENRY
CoWELL, c. S. HOLMES, q. ID. CLARK
On receiving these epistles the suspi-
clons OF the commissioners were aroused
Ii was thought strange that such an impe-
cunlous bidder as Tarp. whose bond could
not stand, should excite such interest in
such men as those who now came forward
TO lndorse him. Accordingly number of
caucuses were held and the whole subject
was gone into thoroughly. The result was
conclusion that ali the bids be rejected,
which was done yesterday morning.
Mayor Ebert said that the commission was
determined to award no contracts when
ever there was the slightest suspicion Of a
combination.
When the commission adjourned Nc
Bean went down to Secretary McCarthy's
office. He wanted Clark's $4,000 check. 1t
was given TO him in the presence of Tarp,
who made no claim TO il.
Il guess this is what did it," said Nc
Bean as he held the $4,000 check in his
hand.
The rejection of the bids means a delay
Of forty-tive days in the construction of
the dome
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06
GET" THE CALLS" PREMIUM.
Is Anything Finer to Be Had
in California :?
VISITORS WILL SURELY WANTIT.
The Opportunity for Eastern People
to Learn All About the Land
of Sunshine.

During the next five months thousands
of families in San Francisco will entertain
visitors from the East who come to see
the Midwinter Fair. Their guests Will be
able to see the sunshine. the fruits and the
flowers of California and at the exhibition
within Golden Gate Park fine displays of
the products of the State, but they will not
see all of California.
Intelligent travellers, if;they can afford
the expense, seldom neglect the opportu-
nifty to get Photographic views of the scenes
they have visited. These serve as ever
present reminders of past pleasures and
never lose interest with age.
The CALL offers a souvenir for visitors
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06
THE PLEASURES OF LIE.

by oIR JOHN LUBBOCK, BART
This il one OF the most instructive as well as
the delightful books of the time lie is written
with Students devotion and interest, and the
authors enthusiasm infects every reader. The
book deals with the nteliecJual upbuildng and
informing of the modern man, aud will be found
well nigh an education in itself. The contents OF
the chapters are: Part I-Cha pier 1.-The duty of
happiness; Chapter 1.-The happiness of duty;
Chapter lila song of books: Chapter IV-rhe
choice of books; Chapter N-The blessing OF
friends; Chapter VI-The value of time; Chapter
VIl-The pleasures of travel Chapter VIII-The
pleasures of home; Chapter IX-Science; Chapter
X-Education. Part II-Chapter I-Ambition;
Chapter Nv ealth: Chapter lII-H ealth; Chap
ter IV-Love; Chapter V-Arti Chapter VI.
Poetry; Chapter VII-Music; Chapter VIII-The
beauties of nature; Chapter IX-The troubles of
life; CHAPTER X-Labor and rest; Chapter XI-Re-
ligion: Chapter XII-The hope of progress Chap
ter XIII-The destiny Of man.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06
inVigorating Ride.

There is one attraction within the Mid
winter Fair Enclosure that is daily being
patronized by thousands of young and old.
1t is almost invidiOus to say that this
fascinating amusement is an invigorating
ride on the scenic railway. which is under
the management OF l.. A. Thompson. The
trip extends over tbree-QuarteTs of mile
of hills, valleys and tunnels. giving the
patrons of the scenic road a grand piano.
romic view of the buildings, grounds,
Strawberry Hill falls and the throngs of
people within the gates. The starting
point for trip on the flying cars is close
to the last entrance to the fair grounds.
From thence q circuitous route is made
touching the Midway Plaisance The
shouts of the happy travellers over this
road can be heard within radius Of mile
of the railway. Ii is a popular pastime out
there. and the station is always crowded
with people waiting for their turn to ex-
perience the sensation OF fast ride.
Strange to say, it is impossible for the cars
to Jump the track, Notwithstanding the
many hills. hollows and turns In the road,
and Manager Thompson In speaking on
this point said that he never had an acci-
dent on any of his scenic roads during an
of many years.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06
SARTOR RESARTUS,

by I HOMAS UARLYLE
Few men have given mightier impulse to the
intellectual and moral life of his age than Thomas
Carlyle. He is perhaps the most profound, the
most dramatic. the most imaginative and the
most original writer of the century With great
acuteness of thought and marvellously forceful
power of description, he has enriched the litera-
ture OF the time no other writer has enriched it.
SGrtor ResartuS (Uhe tailor remade) Is of the same
unique type as Carlyle's own character It pro-
fesseS TO be review OF German treatise on dress
but it is this only in sllegOrica metaphys
sense 1t is in reality, under figure of veSture
or clothes, a yelled metaphysics, according to
which all things visible, especially we ourselves,
are but garment of sensuous appearance Every
object has double significance; but far down, in
the heart OF things, and under every apparition s
the fair and indeStructibie reality
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06
VICAR OF WAKEFIELD,

II.
This beautifully illustrated edition of a famous
English classic will increase its attractions for
those who recognize the claim it has essentially
a nome book" Tor the whole reading world.
Goldsmith has shed over the work the tenderest
light of his genius, and the pastoral scenes in it
are unrivaled, we had almost said unapproached,
by any other writer of fiction. AS Sir Walter
Scott said OF IL, 1--WE read the Vicar OF Wakefield
III youth and in age, and return to 1t again and
contrives so well TO reconcile us TO human
nature
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06
ONE OF THE PROFESSION.

A CHARMING THEATRICAL NOVEL.
81 am very glad to have your story" Mary L.
wilkins writes in note to the author OF One of
the Profession land IL interests deeply L
know nothing of the dramatic life which you de-
pict, and IL has for me the charm of novelty, al
though the strength or the story by no means de-
pends upon that. l have always felt that there
was great chance for good work in that field if
the W.T. ter came who was familiar with it"
The book chains the interest of the reader from
the first chapter, embodying all that Ease nation
and mysterious charm which the player, having
one life in mimic world before all men, and an
other mysterious unknown. wilt always have for
the people on the other side of the fooElIghts.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06
Judgment Reversed.

Judges Mekenna and Gilbert, sitting in
the United States Court of Appeals yester-
day. rendered judgment in favor of the
defendants in the case of the Butte CITY
Railway Company against the Pacific Ca
BILE Hallway Company, on appeal. The suit
was for infringement of a patent for an
Improvement on the propelllng apparatus
OF cable-car.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06
THE LADY OF THE LAKE,

II.
This, the most popular of the great modern
trOubadOur's poems. is of the same chivalric type
as "MarmIon" and the Lay OF the Last Minstrel"
though IL is more richly picturesque, as well as
more interesting in plot. The same glow of
national eeiing breathes through the poem, the
same felicity OF description the same light and
color, the same instinct for and love of martial
ardor. with many inimitable touches OF tender
passion. Seott's fervid patriotism and love of
country equally distinguiShable in the poem
and animate and iilumine every line. In the
power OF simple narrative this famous metrical
romance Is almost uneQualed.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06
THE COMING RACE,


The Coming Race" by Lord Lytton. is a clever
and ingenious excursion into the realm of science
as the inventive mind of man may find it in the
coming time. 1t presents a curious but fascinat-
ing picture of the human environment as we may
see lt realized in the next century, when hum an
needs Will be served by every resource of electri
cal and mechanical contrivance-wheu 1.-THE com
ing race" for instance, will be enabled exchange
domestic helps for ingenious and murCury-footed
automatonS, and have at command every appil-
ance adapted to the marveously changed social
and industrial condition of things.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06

the pulpit of the First Congregational
Church in Oakland. and it is possible she
NAV sneak in this city in the morning.
On Monday. the 18th inst, she will talk
and be given a reception at Mills College.
On the evening of the 18th Mrs. Charles
Webb Howard will give her reception at
At 8 o'clock on Wednesday, the 14th, she
will talk before the Century CLUB in this
city, leaving the day following for Chicago.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06
PAUL AND VIRGINIA,

BY BERNARDIN DE SAINT PIERRE.
This idyllic story, by a classic French writer of
the wholesome romantic school, is an immortal
oook, and has won place for itself in the homes
OF almost every people who possess literature
ana can appreciate the work of genius. 1t may,
with some literary propriety. be termed an ideal
lzed Robinson Crusoe. and It has all the fascna-
ton OF that renowned work. 1t Is book that il
sure TO go down The centuries charming as we'll
as edify1ng generations yet unborn. Paul ana
Virginia" fifty finds place among the books or
the premium Library"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06
MORNINGS IN FLORENCE.

by JOHN kUSkIN, Ii. D.
There is no greater writer OF English prose than
RusKin; his dicti0n is magnificent while his feel
ing for the beautiful In art or in nature is unex-
amped. He is not only versatile art critic but
perhaps the most learned as we'll as the most en-
thusiastic exponent of architecture. His Morn
ings in Florence charming studies of the
beauties OF the historic Forentine capital told
with lovers interest in art, and with much eIe-
waited thought and inspiring reflection. The pas
sageS are many that fascinate the reader by their
eloquence and suggestiveneSs. None aas said
truer or finer things
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06
THE IDYLLS OF THE KING.


THE Idyls of the King" have for them
selves an abiding place in the political literature
OF the age. The work is a series connected
poems reviving the legend of King Arthur, Mer-
lin, and the Knights of the Round rab e, in which
the poet not only restores the age of chivaIry,
purified and elevated, but gives noble expression
to the ASPIRATIONS OF man, the hopes of ell igion
and the hdrmonies OF nature. 1t is distinguished
by much Imaginative passion, elevated thought
and wonderful poetic art. The work has taken
high'rank among classics of our English tongue
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06
DREAMS,
By OLIVE SCHREINER.

Though unlike the "Story of African Farm. -
"Dreams'' has many of the characteristics which
made Miss SchrenerS early work famous The
book is both interesting and suggestive, and, be-
sides its high meditative qualities, is rich in the
discussion of those mental and moral problems
which this cleye writer delights to PROFOUND to
herself and lay efOre the though fuI reader.