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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-08

The delightful climate of Napa makes it
surprising that even the inmates of its jail
should try to escape.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-08

Remember homemade goods to-day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-08

Instead of buying another lottery ticket
let the dupe of the lottery fraud invest
the money in some table dainty of home
manufacture and see how much more salts
faction there is in it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-08

The desertion of the bay is a pleasing
consideration in view of the fact that all
the ships are away bearing abroad the
products of the State.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-08

If all State commissions were as ener-
getic and earnest as the Bureau OF High
ways, the ancient demand for rotation in
office" would have fewer promulgators.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-08

The discovery of lubricating petroleum
at PIeasanton is another of those delight
full surprises which study of the natural
resources of the State is constantly bring
inC
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-08

The generosity with (which THE CALL s
exchanges praise its enterprise in increas-
ing its pressroom facilities and extending
its telegraph service shows what the best
OF all possible newspaper critics think of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-08

1t is singular fact, which may yet lead
to international complications, that the
first victim of the new Mexican law author
izing peace officers to execute highway
robbers without trial was an American
citizen.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-08

Every workman, mechanic or artisan
employed in an industrial establishment in
this State should be loyal enough to his
fellow-workman to purchase only home
made goods for his own use whenever it is
possible to do So
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-08
The holiday season, flies.

THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-08

American railways are not equal to the
possibilities of American engineering
simply because the earnings are used up in
paying dividends on watered stock instead
of having surplus to be employed in i'm
proving the roads.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-08

The Arabic saying that all who have
sought Allah have already found him is
applicable to the Fresno committee, which
will start tomorrow to raise $50, 600 or $75,-
600 for the Valley road, for its assurance
that the amount will be quickly raised
ought to mean that it is only waiting for
them to call for it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-08

What more forcibly illustrates the folly
of the habit of buying Eastern articles
than the shipment here of carload of
step-ladders from Michigan? With all the
various cheap woods and idle carpenters
on the coast it would seem that the neces-
sity for the importation of step-ladders
might be overcome
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-08

In view of the fact that the Republican
National Committee is to decide next De-
cember on the place for holding the Ma
tional convention, it is time that all the
States west of the Rocky Mountains were
organizing fight in favor of San Fran
cisco.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-08
SUBSCRIPTION RATEs-Postage Free:

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-11-25
MONUMENT TO FIELD.
Public Sentiment In Favor of q Memorial
to the Children's Laureate.

to the Children's Laureate.
Everybody says, Let the children
build monument in memory of their
poet, Eugene Field" There is but one
opinion. Artists, educators, teachers,
men and women of letters and of affairs
in general are unanimous in support OF
the idea The children, too, have taken
up the project with as much enthusiasm
as they would if they had conceived it
themselves. Hundreds Of little ones
whom Eugene Field first introduced to
the fairyland Of poetry are putting
their candy money in little tin banks,
80 that they may have a share in the
memorial when it is built.
81. 1t is the general opinion that the
memorial, whether tablet, statue or
monument, should be placed in park,
and Lincoln park, Chicago, is favored.
Harriet Hosmer, the gifted artist
whose genius adorned the Illinois state
building during the exposition, has sew
eral ideas in mind.
"Now If l were to suggest right Off
hand" she said, Il would say some
thing like this: First, nothing in mere
portraiture, nothing like bust or ex-
act representation. Something ideal is
what we want-something poetic. If it
is to be large statue, it would be sym
bolic to have child guiding his pen,
or if it were to be smaller child writ
ing the name Eugene Field On stone
or laying a laurel wreath upon his
name. l think the finest thing would be
to have life size figure Of the poet sit.
ting in chair-a chair supported by
the winged muses.. Have him sitting IL
an attitude Of deep thought, as if wait
ing for an inspiration, and little chile
at his knee touching his pen. And have
it in bronze. Chicago Record.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-11-25
MOUND BUILDERS CORN.
After Burial For Centuries 1t Grows Like
Seed Grain.

After Burial For Centuries 1t Grows Like
Seed Grain.
A.curious experiment was made this
GUNNER by Charles Graham, nursery
man Of Ohio Falls, Ind, and the result
lies upon the desk before your CORE
spondent as he writes. Last year Mr.. A.
A. Graham of Mount Vernon, Ind,
made a visit to the vicinity Of Alton,
Ills, and called upon a friend who had
just opened mound builders burial
mound.
Upon the mound grew several large
trees, among them an oak feet III
diameter, and thus the age of. the mound
was established as considerable. In it
were found the crumbling remains Of
bones, and among other utensils large
pot, containing a maize very much like
our present common red corn. OF this
Mr.. Graham secured several grains, and
on returning home planted it. 1t grew,
and the result was that he produced a
strain of corn which is most likely the
ancestor Of the corn we now cultivate.
In spite Of having been in the grave
for certainly not less than 400 years, 1t
grew very rapidly and produced large,
we'll shaped ear upon fairly tall stalk.
The ear is well set, the grains being
somewhat smaller than any of the pres
ent varieties, except popcorn. In shape
| the grain resembles dried sweet corn,
being rough and wrinkled. In taste it
| is sweet and agreeable. Ind ianaIohc
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-11-25

elected 1t is possible that these big
railway corporations may find more
courtly persons for conductors, but
you'll keep pegSing away. Every ad-
vanced nation is stodgy as whole, but
there are always individuals rising up
who modify that stodginess and improve
the country i'll spite OF everything. |
noticed the growth Of the many cities
very steady, he aspiring houses, the
architecture. All, the architecture-that
is what have been wondering at / say
that if YOU go on during the next 100
years IN the same way as IN the past 20,
constantly improving, vying with one
another in producing these costly struc-
lures and completing your ideas OF
architectural art, people will be swarm
ing over here from Europe to wonder at
your buildings in the same manner that
you Americans have been swarming
over to Europe. Europe is at stand
still in these things. What surprises
you over there are the wonders Of the
past-the antique and medieval-but
what will surprise Europe will be the
audacity of the modern age as exempli-
fed in your grand buildings"
"Aren't you shocked at some Of our
skyscrapers that look like chimneys, all
punctured with lsfes for windows?"
"Oh, nor said this broad gauged
citizen Of the world. "They don't shock
me because think there is great deal
Of common sense in the building Of tall
structures. The great apprehension was
that you could not raise these immense
buildings without constant danger from
fire, but by putting in steel frames and
making the rest of the material fire
| proof, and with the conveniences of lifts
| and SO on and electric communication,
| there is no fear that the prodigious
height Of your buildings will interfere
with the safety of their occupants. -
Julian Ralph in New York Journal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-11-25
BRICE OF OHIO.
He VIII Enter Politics In New York and
Has Great Aspirations.

He VIII Enter Politics In New York and
Has Great Aspirations.
One result Of the recent election, I
hear ON good authority, is the disappear
ance Of Calvin S. Brice from Ohio. A
year from next March his term as Unit
ed States senator from tho Buckeye State
will come to All end, and by that time
he will have acquired legal residence in
New York. The dust of Ohio will be
forever shaken from his feet.
In New York Mr.. Brice expects to 60
into politics. He is ambitious and be-
ieves he has q future. Still a young
mamie is just 50-Mr. Brice has plen-
ty Of time. Some day he hopes to be
president. A friend of the senator tells
me Mr.. BriCe has determined to be pres
ident of the United States before he
dies, and Brice is man who believes
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-11-25

who will then constitute the senate, as
suming the Du PCnt case is undetermn-
ed The Democrats have been cut down
to 3S and cannot be expected to continue
in domination. 1t therefore follows that
whatever arrangement j made, whether
it be between the Republicans and the
Democrats or the Republicans and Pop
uhsts, the Republicans will be obliged
to insist that their superior numbers
shall be recognized, and the leading
committees be placed in their charge. -
]. NJ. Carson in Philadelphia Ledger.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-11-25

he can do anything III this world he sets
out to do He has a sublime faith in
himself, and we'll he may have, for he
is unquestionably a remarkable man.
Those who imagine Mr.. Brice to be
simply money maker and vulgar
sort of politician, with checkbook at
his command, mistake the man. There
is in public life today no more alert stu
dent of affairs, no man with keener
scent for the trend Of public opinion, no
more searching analyst of men and
events, than Mr.. Brice.
am reminded of what Mr.. Dana said
of Brice few days ago. Being asked
his opinion Of the Ohio senator, he re-
piled: Il do not know Mr. Brice very
we'll, but in my opinion he is the stron-
gest and ablest of all the young men of
the day. think he may fairly be con-
sidered man Of his times" Coming
from Mr.. Dana, this was pretty strong
praise - Washington Cor. Chicago
Times Herald.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-11-25
NEW IDEA FOR WOMEN.
Mrs. Cotton Wants Government Recogni.
ton For Her Sex.

Mrs. Cotton Wants Government Recogni-
ton For Her Sex.
A new idea was advocated before the
Federation of Woman's Clubs at At
lanta few days since. Mrs. Sallie
Southall Cotton Of North Carolina, one
of the brainiest women in the congress,
put forth the idea and championed it in
a strong speech.
She spoke for the recognition Of wnm-
en- by the government in some such sub
stantial way as men are recognized i'll
the schools at West Point and Annapo-
lis OF course she did not want to make
soldiers and sailors out Of the women,
but she wanted to make them relatively
as useful to their sex and their country
in some capacity suited to their talents,
and she wanted the government to pro-
vide for them to be trained.
The idea is one that has not been ad-
vocated to any extent, and, put forward
in the strong manner in which Mrs
Cotton presented it, it created wide in
terest.
Mrs. Cotton is a native of Virginia.
She moved to North Carolina very early.
She married Robert R. Cotton Of Tar
boro, N. G. She is the mother Of six
children and was the lady manager OF
the World fair for North Carolina. She
lives on farm, is devoted to domestic
duties and is not an advocate Of woman
suffrage. Atlanta Constitution
A baby Crusade.
A novel crusade is proposed by some
women in Brooklyn. 1t is to be directed
against the practice some mothers ano
nurses have of leaving their babies IL
baby carriages in the street outside biz
stores while they are inside shopping
The crusaders are moved to act by sew
eral considerations. First and foremos
of these is the fact that the exposure ant
the neg lect are bad for the babies. Thel
the babies interfere with traffic by col
lecting crowds. Lastly the reformer
think>that such treatment of infants ha
a bad effect morally Oh the children ant
their mothers. New York Sun.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-11-25
A LIGHT CONTINENT.
WHAT HENRY M. STANLEY CALLS
THIS HEMISPHERE.

Proud of Being an NJ. P.--His First Period
Of Real Rest - Canada Rediscovered.
Finds Fault With Our Railroads Our
Splendid Buildings.
Henry M. Stanley, once the greatest
of newspaper correspondents, then first
among explorers and now a member Of
parliament in England, is now on a
visit to America exploring the Light
continent" as he calls it. He looks in
splendid health. His cheeks are plump,
his eyes are bright, and his physique is
ROBUST. The only traces Of his African
hardships are in his hair. 1t and his
mustache are white, and only his eye
brows retain their original brown hue.
Asked 4 he could imagine himself
gong to Africa again, he said it was
poss. BILE that he might go upon a COM
mercial errand, but as an explorer never
again. II have wife now," said he,
"and che has something-everything, in
fact-to say about that. 4"
He had to attend parliament into the
hot autumn, and the extraordinary habit
parliament has Of sitting up all night
wore on him, so that he was glad to get
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-08-31
TELEGRAPHIC.
MESSAGE FROM DENNY.
Hixson Did Not Proceed without Having
Authority.

Hixson Did Not Proceed without Having
Authority.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-The de-
partment has received cable advices
from Minister Denby, dated August
27, that Hixson, consul at Foo-Chow,
started for Kut Elm under orders from
him: to Investigate the recent riots in
the early part of this month. Hixson
went with the consent of the Chinese
government and under the protection
of an escort furnished by the provin-
cial authorities. He was accompanied
by Commander Newell, of the Detroit.
The Flu Cheng commission will begin
work as soon as the British consul at
Chung King can leave his post.
The late viceroy of Szu Chuan, Liu
Pin Ching, has not been appointed by
the Peking government, as its COM
missioner for the investigation OF
either the June or August riots, but
has received orders from the emperor
to remain at Cheng Tu until his con.
| duct prior to and during the riots has
been thoroughly investigated. The
| first paragraph of the above statement
completely disposes of the story sent
out from Washington few days age
to the effect that Consul Hixson had
proceeded hastily and without author.
ity.
The whole statement also dispose:
of another baseless story that Minister
| Denby's course is unsatisfactory, an6
he is likely to be recalled. 1t is stated
at the department that matters arc
progressing in China in an entirely
satisfactory manner.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-08-31
GOVERNMENT RETENUES.

The East Oregonian still continues
welded to its anarchistic and commu-
nistic ideas, and imagines that the
present status of society and govern
ment is all wrong and needs remodel
ing. 1t believes the only relief will
come when land will pay the taxes of
the country, and all products of labor
bear no burden of government.
In yesterdays issue it says:
''The Dalles Observation-Disclosures
argues in the usual strain that property
pays all the taxes and that the great
burden of taxation falls upon property
and not upon toilers and workers.
Property only pays tax during hard
times and in doing so decreases in
value and, in short, is confscated. In
normal times property is taxed and the
tax is transferred to the user-the con-
sumers of property, and the property
escapes. To the extent that property
the product of mans labor-is forced
to pay tax it is confscated. Toilers
and workers pay all the taxes, and it is
a dense economist who is not aware of
this self-eyident fact in this day and
generation"
The taxes to which We had reference
were those levied for the support of
the general, and not for state, county
or municipal governments. Of course
the latter are supported by tax on
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-08-31
OUR NORTHERN NEIGHBORS.
The Manitoba School Question The Issue
In Canada.

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Hon. John F.
Stairs. one of the conservative leaders
of the Dominion parliament, in an in
terview said: "The issue in Canada is
the Manitoba school question. Pro-
testants in Manitoba outnumber the
Catholics four to one. This is recent
preponderance. Ten years ago the
tide of immigration set toward the
Northwest, and at that time tie
schools were separated. Most OF the
settlers of late have been Protestants.
There is practically no annexation
sentiment in Canada. Canada has too
much national pride to desire annex
alton to the United States. AS for q
reciprocal union. it is not desired, be-
cause such a condition would wipe out
our manufactures and make us a de-
pendency of the United States. We
have no desire to lose our autonomy,
political or commercial. Canada is a
protection country, and the conserva-
tive party is protective tariff organl-
zatiou. We want protection to Cana
da's indurtries.
"With regard to the imperial feder-
alton plea, l do not know where we
stand. We are virtually Independent
of England, and the question arises
only on the right of veto concerning
matters of legislation which come up
in the Canadian parliament.
GAS to the financial troubles in New
foundland, Premier Whiteway is in
control, after having been deposed
from office. 1t is my belief, though,
that Newfoundland is going to find it
rather hard to meet governmental ex-
pences."
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-08-31
OUR FRLFNDS.

A correspondent in another column
has an inquiry regarding the patrons
of the D. P. & N. Co., which we be-
lieve proper to answer. He asks
whether Mr.. Pease, of the firm of Pease
& Mays, patronizes the Regulator or the
railroad. Of course we have no means
of ascertaining the amount of goods
he receives, but after careful inquiry
at the office of the D. P. & A. N. Co.
we are apprised of the fact that nearly
all the goods for this firm are received
by the o. r. & N. Co., and have been for
the past year. There have been only
few shipments by the boat, when
they were more convenient than by
rail. Of course this inquiry is per-
fectly pertinent by Wool-Grower,"
because the Regulator line has reduced
freight rates to the minimum, and
all feel friendly towards it and
should know who have been and are
its friends. Opposition boats ON the
river was a scheme that received the
sanction of every one interested in the
development of The Dalles and vicin-
ity, and their support has been mat
ter of the purest patriotism with bust
ness men and citizens. Those who
expect to live by the community should
support those enterprises that tend to
its amelioration from railroad control,
or, r,nS, fos1 L.
regard they are not true to their |
faith to the people or to the best |
business concerns of the county. 1t is |
a privalege, we grant, for any business |
man to ship goods by any line he
desires, and where he can reap the |
most advantages: but if in so doing he |
antagonizes his former customers he
alone Is responsible for the re- |
suit. Simply stated the facts are about |
as follows: The D. P. & A. N. Co. have |
reduced freight rates to the minimum,
and the farmers and producers have
been iaagely benefited thereby. Only |
two firms at The Dalles-the Wasco
Warehouse Co. and Pease & Mays
have refused to ship by it, and these
expect the patronage of those directly
benefited. We hold it as principle
of action in all the relations of life,
that friends should be favored in pref
erence to enemies, and that the former
should always be remembered with
gratitude and the latter never for
gotten. Those who live by the COM
nunity should support home interests,
and any who oppose enterprises that
tend to the development of natural
sources should receive little considera-
ion. Support every enterprise, and
industry that tends to the development
Of local resources or relieves the COM
nunity from obstacles to growth and
prosperity are principles that should
govern every citizen in his actions to
,he commonwealth, and he should ex-
,rcise careful discrimination against
hose who do not follow this doctrine of
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-08-31
AN ABUSE.

We have heretofore considered Ore
gon free from corruption in any of its
public institutions; but the Salem
Statesman makes some sweeping
charges in reference to the practice OF
admitting patients to the insane asy.
lum. That paper says:
Saturday last Superintendent
Paine, of the Oregon state asylum,
having commenced work on system
attic wedding out of that Institution,
discharged from the asylum four
patients who were not insane and per-
haps never had been. They were old,
decrepit, feeble, or harmless persons
who had. perhaps years ago. been COM
mitted to the asylum because the coun-
ties from which they came found it too
expensive to care for them"
The same paper states that the wards
are crowded with just such charges.
and the abuse of consigning friendless
paupers to the asylum for insane has
been growing steadily ever since the
abuse was instituted. During late
years the institution has been used by
several counties of the state as poor
farm, and the inmates supported from
the public funds. Those unfortunate
persons who, by reason of disease or
heredity, have been deprived of the
use of their mental faculties, should
receive the kiudest treatment at the
public expense. 1t is often necessary
that they be isolated, from the COM
munity on account of homicidal ten
denotes, and there is no institution
that appeals more to the benevolent
instincts of the people than asylums for
the insane. But this benevolent senti-
ment of any community is abused
when the poor and INDECENT are sent to
these institutions to relieve the comfy
from their care and support.
The Statesman claims that out of one
thousand persons committed to the
asylum, not over three-fifths are really
insane. Our contemporary may be mis-
taken in these figures; but it is suffi-
cient to know that the abuse exists in
more less magnitude, and it should be
remedied. A careful examination