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The morning call., 1894-04-08

The dog made an Investigation and took
the bogus coin to his master. But il you
wanted 20 go ON jag and have good
time what would you take?" He quickly
took the twenty-dollar piece il his mouth
and wagged his tail comicaly.
His next trick has the stamp Of impnssi.
bility upon it, but Victor responded
promptly. The visitor was informed that
the dog would make change of dollar in
any amount asked, and a bill was made
ups cents for eggs, 25 cents for butter
and Is cents for fruit in the market. IS
cents in all. Now, what change should
get, Victor?" asked the Stranger.
Victor went about this problem with a
show of elaboration. and then he picked
up 10 cents and again % cents, after which
he laid down, complet tired out. The
nine digits we're taken from a calendar and
placed before him. with a request that he
take out figures to make a total of fourteen.
This he did by picking up 2. 8 and 4. He
was asked to pick up the figures of the
be selected them as follows: 1884
He distinguished between right and left
gloves and shoes without making a mis-
take. For final trick handkerchief was
dropped in corner of the room after he
had gone into the hail. His master W liked
down the street short distance and told
Victor about the handkerchief. Presently
the dog dashed in through the half-open
door, looked around hastily. grabbed the
handkerchief in his teeth and was off like
a fash.
"These are only some of his tricks" said
Mr.. Weismann. But l could keep him
going all day if necessary. BE waits on
me at home. brings my paper or slippers
and does all sorts of things around the
house."
EYES," interrupted the doctor, land If
you keep him at that every day that dog
will have softenlng of h. brain In year"
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.

spent some minutes in thinking and walk
Ing over the cards, but he accomplished
all that was asked OF him. "That is about
all a dog can do at cards." remarked The
owner. patting Vcto' sffectionately. By
this time Victor began to show signs of
WEAKNESS. as he would run under tahle
at any opportunity and close his eyes, The
performance always tires him so that he
is not himself again for hou,s. The best
tricks were kept for the last, and incredible
as ii seems they were performed without
an error. nor could any collision, such as
directing him by looking at articles or Civ
ing signs, be detected.
Two STUDS, two knives. purse, watch,
bunch of keys. eigarette-h0lder and play
ing-card were laid upon the floor about six
inches apart. These were picked up by
Victor as directed, and the dog distin-
guished between the stud and knife which
belonged to his master. Then a row of
coin was spread out in the following
order: $50. 81, 10 cents, 5 cents, % cents.
So, a counterfeit quarter dollar aud so
cents. 1t is claimed that Victor can de-
tect bad coin.
IF man asked you for something on the
street. what would you give. Victor?"
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more than a slight suggestion of mist
Eacn hour of the day shows certain spot
IN different light, but a rainstorm turns
the whole canyon into place of enchant-
ment.
The summer rains ALWAYS come suddenly
aud are very heavy while they last
One moment the sun will be shining. as
1t only can shine in Arizona, and in sec
0nd, 1t seems, brilliant cumuus cloud
appears over the mountain top, gradually
spreading until glnom and silence hangs
over the rocky wall and crystal pools
Suddenly there is burst of thunder, and
then strange ominous roar is heard far
over the mountains. Gradually it grows
nearer and louder. and then it Is all
around, filling air and sky-it is the sum-
mer rain.
To say that it falls in bucketfuls only
family describes it. Nor can it be de-
scribed so that one who has never seen it
can understand the steady downpour. The
water comes down so thickly that person
cannot see ten feet around him. and then
as suddenly as it came the storm ceases
and the sun appears. brighter than ever,
from behind the clouds.
For few moments a deathlike silence
prevails, and then roar comes from the
canyon wall. Like magic the rugged
cilfs are covered with sparkling water
falls. Hundreds OF feet, in to the depth of
BILE, breaking into foam and throwing off
myrlads of prsmatic rainbow tints. The
water increases in volume and rises on the
bottom OF the canyon until the pools all
disappear and raging torrent is tearing
among the rocks.
For possibly half an hour the display of
natures water-works lasts and then there
is gradual shutting off until only few
streams trlckle over the sides of the cliff
and the pools in the canyons bottom again
pear. but now looking like LIQUID mud.
In few hours, though. they settle, the
birds come from their hiding places and
nature shows no sign of the rainstorm.
This strange spot in the wilds of Arizona
Is not likely 10 ever be visited by many
people. and at present there are not a
dozen year who explore more than mile
from the mouth. Last year party of
three made trip from one end of The can
yon to the other. They were gone FIVE
days. and returned TO civilization feeling
that they had seen one of the most won
derful places in the world.
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more approachabe than reporters, and re-
porters wers not so plentiful. Among the
men that Swan interviewed were SheT-
man, Fremont and other lesser lights of
California history. The old gentleman
also likes to refer to the fact that be served
on the first jury ever summoned in Cali
fornia, doubtful though the honor may be.
II came about in this way. The AL
caldes of Monterey. as OF the other Next
can towns, had almost supreme ROVER.
and were jealous of it. In July, 1916. the
Rev. Walter Cation, who was chaplain of
the tTigate Congress. was appointed AL
calde Of Monterey. Cotton was very con-
scientinus and a firm believer IN trial by
Jury. Early in his administration a dis
pute arose between an Englshman named
Isaac Graham ard a FTenehman, Carlos
X ussllon, who was accused by Graham
of stealing lumber. Cotton summoned a
jury, which consisted Of one-thlrd Ameri-
cans, One-third Mexicans and one-third
Californians. The witnesses represented
half a dozen different languages, and all
the testimony had to be Interpreted TO
some portion OF the hybrid jury. Swan,
who was one of the Americans, says the
trial lasted all day, and the jury returned
q verdict which was quite in accordance
with It's queer make up. VI course, the
verdict was compromise. By 1t the de-
tendant was acquitted Of Intentional theft,
but he was ordered to pay for the lumber,
while the plaintiff was directed to pay the
expenses OF the trial
The small beginnings Of this frat news
paper in California are quite curious as
related by Swan. The original rress was
imported from Spain by Jose Figueroa.
the sixth Governor Of California under
Mexican rule Figueroa, whose term Of
Office expired early in 1885. imported the
press with the intention of printing his
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A CANINE MARVEL.
He Performs Wonderful
Memory Feats.
CAN REASON FOR HIMSELF.
Victor Knows Every Card in the
Pack, Makes Change in Money
and Calculates.
"Victor. come here"

"Victor, come here"
The command startled handsome bull
terrier that had been resting under his
masters chair, and he walked out in a
semcircle and looked up inquiringly d.
rectly in front of Otto Weismann, who
spoke to him. If there is anything in
facial expression the brute's face plainly
said. well. what do you wish9"
''Here. Victor, show the gen tleman what
you can do. SIT down, stand. over. walk
this way. Now turn around to the gentle
man."
The dog did everything as directed. al
though this was his Introductory perform
ance, and it ended with bow. He is an
extraordinarily intelligent animal. with
pedigree in a prize family and medal
winner himself. Bis breed. associated
with ideas of ugliness and vicious temper
ament has a splendid specimen of refine
ment of blood in Victor; limbs slender.
well-knit and slightly muscular, body SINH
lar in form to fox terriers. though larger
and stronger, and a head full of intelli-
gence ard spirit. His owner has such
high regard for him that the dog is per-
sonal friend, companion, attendant and
frequently court fool on special occasions
when entertaining at home. Victor is
circus in bimself-actor, acrobat. clown
and when not performing for the amuse-
ment of bis masters friends he can be use
iu as we'll as ornamental. When he looks
at you there is beam of intelligence in
his eyes that watch every movement and
seem to comprehend every word. He is
not quite years old, yet he is fully accom-
plished in various ways, and appears to
possess an understanding that belongs
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QUARTET AT MONTEREY WHERE THE PRESS WAS FOUND

official reports. His gubernatorial career,
however, was brief and stormy, and he
never found :ime to collect his materials,
much less print his reports; so the ma
chine was consigned to a storeroom in the
old Quartet, which wss the Mexican SOL
lay, together with a keg of ink. covered
with rubbish and undisturbed, until 1916.
This was the year when Cotton became
Alcalde, and, with characteristic Ameri-
can restlessness, commenced to stir things
up in the sleepy old town. The first thing
that be did was to commence n investigs-
ton of all the Government property.
Among this property was tie cuarel, and
here be found the cid press. Being man
of literary tastes and some experience, he
decided TO start a newspaper and utilize
his discovery. First. he selected part
ner, Robert Semple, and then began a
search or the requisite materials There
was in K and press, but the ingenuity Of
the pair was taxed TO restore the rules and
leads which had become separated from
the press and lost during its years of idle
ness.
In Colton's diary there is description
OF the paper. Under the date OF August
10, 1876. be writes: "1c-day the first news
paper ever published in California made
its appearance. The honor, if such 1t may
be, Of VIII ing the prospectus falls to me.
1t Is to be Issued everv Saturday and is
published by Semple & Cotton.
Little ola l think when | relinquished
the editorship If the North American in
Philadelphia that my next feat in this line
would be off here liz California.
NV partner, Semple, is an emgrant
from Kentucky who stands feet 8 inches
in his stockings. He wears buckskin
dress. a foxskin car, is true with his rifle,
ready with his pen and quick at the type
case,
"He created the materials OF our Office
ont of chaos Of a small concern which
Jose Figueroa intended to use io printing
official reports.
"The press is old enough 10 be pre-
served as curiosity. The mice had bur-
rowed in the balls. there We're no rules nor
leads, and the types were rusty and all In
pi. 1t was only by securing mat the Iet-
fers conld be made to show their faces.
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NOT ALL PLAY.
An Insight of Life on Board United
States War VESSEL.
New York Tribune

New York Tribune
Every nation loves it's navy, and the
heart of tina landsman goes out to the poor
fellows who are cooped up for life within
the steel walls of a man-of-war. And yet.
when one pays visit to such ship as
the new cruiser New York. he is filed
with envy of the captain. the lieutenants
and even the ensigns. When he stands
upon the spar deck and gaZss around he
realizes that he has beneath his feet prob
ably the finest warshiD In the wnrd, and
feels that he would like to be part of her
He addresses himself to a Lieutenant
enthusiastically:
'I'd give evenything I've got in the
world 10 be an officer on this vessel!'
Take my place and let me go ashore"
was the reply, quick as flash.
If it were possible would exchange
with yon to-day. WheIa time you have
Pets of the government, PETS OF women.
Nothing to do but feel proud of your ship
and yourself. Wear the hsndsomest uni
form in the world. look splck and, ready
for business whether in love or war; All,
what lie ~
The lieutenant seemed sad.
"You know not what you are saying"
he answered. ~ ou can have no idea how
hard life we lead. Look at that and tell
me # we lie on bed of roses!
Opening alocke he flung out OF overalls.
blue, greasy, painted, oily, rusty. At
sight of them the landsman filled with
tears of sympathy. And he, that beautiful
officer, so Spiek and span, actually wore
those nasty things!
sis it possible that you, too. have to help
scrub the deck? My conscience! / should
never have thought it. l believed that was
left to the jack tars and midshipmen. 1t
must take you q couple o hours every
morning even with the assistance OF your
800 seamen. don't believe I'll exchange
with you"
What makes you think l help scrub
| decks? never said So"
"Chose filthy things. What do you do
| in them? Rub up the guns, maybe ?"
"Oh. no. Once week | have to inspect
the inside OF the hull, and 1t is necessary to
crawl though some very small holes. so to
save my uniform l nut on these overalls."
"Once a week? Is that all you have to
do?
"Well, no, I drill some of the men in
the mornng-three mornings week.
/ have Just finished drilling a squad ana
feel exceedingly tired. i was al IL at least
| an hour and quarter.
Anything else disagreeable?
/. 81 have to go on watch occasionally"
"You don't tell me so! 1t Is pretty
| rough, amt 1t? l never dreamed you
fellows had such terrible amount of hard
work to do. The life of an officer is not
Jolly one. Do you ever Pave sas ao1loays
/ Oniy Two week. 1ne nisI ! Nui 80
tired that lie around the ship o get rested.
| The second | have to make a few calls,
and when they are over | hurry back to
get ready for work the next day."
'.WelI, old fellow, / svmpathize with you
| from the bottom of my heart I'll GO ashore
and stay there. Can l send you anything
to make life more pleasahtr
"Thank you, no. The city OF New York
has given US everything We need. silver
| service and ALL"
'Are you ever allowed to take a dtink?"
"Oh, yes, a little nip now and then"
"a mates nip?"
ANY size you like"
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STRANGE SIGHTS.
To Be Seen in an Arizona
Canyon.
WONDERS ON ALL SIDES.
A Waterfall That Comes From the
Face of Solid
Rock.
WONDERS ON ALL SIDES

The Grand Canyon OF the Colorado is
looked upon as the great natural wonder
of Arizona. and it deserves all that can be
said of it in the way Of grandeur and vast
ness. But there is smaller canyon in the
Territory much more interesting in many
ways that is seldom heard of. This. how
ever. is not strange. considering the fact
that survey has never been made of it
and but one Photographic instrument ever
carried within its rugged walls; and that
was only a small hand-camera.
The place referred to what is known as
Sabine Canyon, and it is a rift in the
southern side Of the Santa Catalina
Mountains. The mouth of the canyon is
about twenty-five miles northeast of
Tucson, ArZ., and the rosd to within
few miles of il is as smooth as an asphalt
pavement.
The size OF Sabine Canyon ranks with
the Yosemite and Kings River canyons,
but it has many features dstinctively its
own. 1t has no steep precipices like Ell
Captain and the natural beauty of grass
and flowers, common in Yosemite during
the summer, are absent. Bat Sabine Can
yon has cliffs that make one dizzy IT, look
up at, and surprises await the explorer a t
every side such as no other canyon of the
country can boast of.
The great popularity of Sabine Canyon
is the variety of vegetation th at can be
found within its walls at any season of
the year. From the mouth of the canyon
TO the place it ends there is difference of
5000 feet In elevation and as consequence
the vegetable growth comprises nearly
everything known to botany. At the
lower elevations giant cacti. palms and
even the wild lemon grow in prOfusion.
At tha top nothing can be found but snow
plants and lichens. In the summer the
snow plants disappear and the lichens
have struggle for existence in the barren
soil and rocks.
Sabine Canyon is about twelve miles
long and has general direction from
northwest to southeast, but twists and
spreads out among the hills, so at certain
places it seems to go in every direction.
In one place the canyon Is three miles
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only TO maturer years. even IN the human
species. His sire is Orndorff's Grille and
his mother is Ouida. both pure-blooded
terriers. In the last bench show he won
third prize In the ruppy class. What I'M
presses one most forcibly is bis wonder
fully Intelligent face and bright clear ewes.
All the minor tricks, such as rolling,
walking on two feet, sitting on chairs,
1um"ing, etc.. he will run through without
stopping, or as fast as orders can be given.
His record for a unning long jump in
tweDty-one feet, and in room he will leap
through mans arms as high as the aver
age mans breast. All these tricks Victor
peared to enjoy the fun. Then Mr.. Weis-
mann told HIM to do more difficult tasks.
Bring me your tail. Victor"
The dog began moving round in a circle
grabbing at mis- tail, which had knack of
keeping out of the way of his mouth. He
unders God the problem of making ends
meet without having to snar his teeth and
buIting himself. and Victor kept on cir
cling gradually bringing the two extremes
together. At last he caught his tail very
gingerly by a few hairs. But he had to
walk across the room to where his master
stood in one corner, which feat he accom-
plished by moving as cyclone does, in a
roundabout way. until he put his head
and tail in Welsmann's hand. A similar
trick was performed with difficulty. as the
dog took one hind leg between his teeth
and took it to his master by moving on
three feet.
what do you do If there's a crowd,
Victlr?"
Victor wagged his tail, trotted under
Weismann's legs and squatted down in
perfect security from the crowd. After
these tricks came exhibitions of memory
and what would certainly suggest reason
ing powers in the dog. This is where be
Shines" remarked the owner. MY friends
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FATHER OF CHEAP POSTAGE.

While Great Britain paid the highest
h0nors to the man who is chiefly RESPONSE
bic for Introducing cheap postage in that
country, few people know even the name
of the man who did more than any other
Individual TO bring bout our present cheap
and efficient postal system. Instead of
appreciation. James w. Hale, the gentle
man referred to, met with the greatest dis
engagements, for which the Federal Gov
eminent was mainly responsible.
Few probably remember the old postal
system under which this nation suffered
for many years until Mt Hale ca me TO its
rescue.
In 1913, little more than fifty years ago,
the folio notice appeared in one of the
Boston papers:
CHEAP PosTAGE.-I shall leave Boston on
Thursday. the 15'h. for New YOrS, and Will
carry ali letters which may be left at No. Is
Court street, before P. NJ, a. cents each.
JAMES w. HALE.
Mr. Hale expended $50 in advertising
his cheap postage scheme, and on the ap-
pointed day started with his !nail for New
York, notwiI hstanding the fact that he
had but three letters entrusted TO his care.
on all Of which the postage was TO be col
lected, no one apparently being willing to
risk even cents with the adventurous re-
AOI InlSs uOhtfcI, WAS tHo ACTUAL
Inauguration of cheap postage.
Despite the disappointment he suffered,
Mr.. Hale made his deliveries as faithfully
as they ale made to-day by the Govern
ment EN- ployes and collected his Is cents.
The entire trip Included advertising, cost
not less than $50. aud hence each letter
! cost him nearly $50 times the amount Of
the fee he received for their transmission.
! The return mail from New York to BoS-
| ton received but little better encourage
ment for II began with only five letters !;
/ but the next trip there were nine and soon
the number increased 10 fifty and even
eighty day. 1t was some time, however,
before the public could grasp the full
value Of the boon thus conferred.
In the meantime Hale opened Offices in
New Haven, Hartford and other large
New England towns; also in New jersey
ana Pennsylvania; and gradually the
public began TO recognize the venture a
a permanent feature in the nations prog
Fess. New offices continued To be added
to the system until IL reached even as far
West as Ohio and Michigan. Baltimore
was among the favored cities, but Wash
iDgtOn, the nations capital, was left to
still! longer feel the inconvenience of the
Governments unprogressve spirit. Event
Gally Haie's system embraced 120 Offices,
with HOO employees, including agents anu
carriers. Its remarkable growth was due
TO the fact that IL was saving the public
from half TO two-thrds the Government
rate of passage. Blu its protector Nas not
satisfied with the great benefit already con-
ferred. and determined to make a still
greater reduction. To assist in this pur-
pose he designed prepaid stamp and had
it engraved, and this was really the first
p0stage-stamp ever used in America.
Meanwhile the POstoftice Department
became alarmed at the progress made by
Hale, and viewed the independent mail
service as anfllrgal invasion of its rights.
The ostmaster-General felt il his duty to
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would bet any money he could not do
what claim for him, but they would lose
every time. as | never wager on him."

would bet any money be could not do
what claim for him, but they would lose
every time. as never wager on him."
A pack of cards that Law npon the mantel-
riece was given to the visitor. who shuffled
the cards and set out fourteen on the car
pet at distance of six inches apart,
though without order, as all the prelim-
naries were done at random. Victor
looked on ntelligeDty. He was asked to
pick out the ace of clubs, the four of La
monds and black card, but be did not
make stir. go do what the gentleman
tells you." said Weismann. Whereupon
the dog walked unhesitatingly toward the
cards. like any old Snowman, went
through what might be taken as stage
gestures before he settled down to bust
ness. He walked backward and forward,
exami ing each card and finally pi ked up
the cards asked for. The next trick was
bringing two kings aud three aces, the
former first or not at all, which he did
without much delay.
This in a difficult trick, because it is
altogether feat of memory" said Weis-
mann, as he gave further directions to
Victor. "Now pick up the queen OF
spades, the tray of clubs. the king of
hearts and the king of clubs. Mind FL
tell you only once"
Victor appeared discouraged as he set
about this trick with a worried look. He
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report to Congress that the national postal
service could not be performed at lower
rates than those in existence. He also
began an official prosecution of Mr. Hale,
who was repeatedly arrested, until at one
time there were nearly 500 artions against
him in different United States courts.
Few of these suits. however, came to rial,
the main object being To annoy the urigina-
tor of the scheme and also to DESTROY pub
lie confidence in it.
General public attention was thus at
tracted to the controversy, and the senti-
mant that resulted induced Congress
eventually to pass bill for reduced
made cents. while over that distance it
was 10 cents, and these figures were
gradually reduced until the present low
rates we're established. At present the
old system seems incredible, and vet 1t
might have bel0 much longer had 1t not
been for the efferts of James w. Hale,
whose independent mail service was dis
continued only when the close competi-
ton of the Government made 1t unprofit-
able to maintain it.
The author of cheap postage in Great
Britain received a gif: from the people OF
a sum of money equal to half million
dollars, but James w. Hale's reward came
only from his own strenuous efforts.
1t may be added that Mr.. Hale's achieve
ments we're not limited TO America. lie
inaugurated cheap mail service TO Europe
fifteen years in advance of that started
under the auspices of our Government,
and he was also the first 10 send mail
across the continent to this State, two
years in advance of the 6 vernment. He
also orig mated the postal money order
system, which was made part of his inde-
pendent mail service, and thousands of
dollars were transferred at the low charge
If 8 cents for each remittance, without re-
gard to amount.
Mr.. Aale's death occurred about three
years ago, after an illness of but three
days. He bore the distinction of being the
oldest man in the city IF New York just
previous to his demise.