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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15
PERSONAL.

Edward McGettigan,a politician from Val.
lejo, is at the Russ.
R.. l.. Thomas, an Assemblyman from Navajo
County, is at the Russ.
E. ]. Cody, the St. Louis vinegar man ia
housed at the Palace.
+. ]. Brandon, the San Jose politician Ia
booked at the Grand.
w. S. Pond, q Seattle insurance man. Is stav.
ing at the California Hotel.
Abe Cohp, q Carson City clothing merchant
is in the City from Nevada.
A.V. Wadhams of the United States steamer
MICHIGAN is at the California Hotel
Colonel c.. C. Duncan, an Indian agent from
Washing ton, is q guest at the Occidental.
Daniel O'NeilI, chief clerk of the Redondo
Hotel at Redondo Beach, is at the Lick House.
Colonel Young, proprietor of the Russ House.
has returned from the East. He was aecompa-
i MED by Mrs. Young.
Captain sheehy of the National Guard viii
leave for Chicago to attend the Irish-American
convention in that city.
A. E. HawIey of the Arlington Hotel, San
Bernardino is in the City for few days. He
is guest at the Occidental.
Rear-Admiral Beardsley of the United States
Navy accompanied by his aid, Lieutenant
Charles E. Fox, is registered at the Occidental.
r. Fl. Dwyer, trainmaster Of the Louisville
division of the Illinois Central Railway, is at
the California Hotel. Mr.. Dryers home is at
McComb, Miss.
John Harpst, one of the lumber merchants of
Arcata, lis at the Grand Hotel. accompanied by
his newly made bride. The couple are on
their wedding trip.
William Remley and wife are registered at
the Russ. Mr.. Remley is wood contractor
from Carson City, New, and is In the City on
his honeymoon.
G. E. Tarbell, one OF New York's leading In
surance men, is guest at the Palace Hotel.
He is out on the coast looking into the dis
turbance In the compact.
LIE Baron R. Olivi and wife are registered
from San Jose at the Russ. The Baron has
large coffee interests in Central America, but
spends great deal of his time in California.
Brunt Good, the owner of the Lyceum Thea
alter, New York, is at the Palace Hotel. He is
accompanied by Miss Kate Good, Harry II.
Good, Miss Colwell, H. Gilman and Miss Oak
ley. The party is travelling for pleasure.
Associate Justice Stephen J. Field departs for
Washington tonight, via the Union Pacific, in
a special car. He win be accompanied by Mrs.
Field, Mrs. Condit Smith and her two daugh-
tiers. Mr.. Field leaves the coast greatly i'm
proved in health, ana quite ready for the work
before him at the United States capital.
Colonel George P. Norris, a member of the
bar of Philadelphia, Pa, and Washington, d.
c., was yesterday admitted to practice in the
Supreme Court OF the Territory, on motion of
Judge C. W. Bennett. Colonel Norris, after
several months inspection. has decided to To-
cate in the City of Zion but it Is not his inten-
ton to engage much in the practice of his pro-
fession at the present time, as he is engaged in
mining and other operations. 1t is said that
Colonel Norris is representing Eastern and
California capitalists in this section.-Salt
Lake Tribune.
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A PERMANENT SPUR.

The argument employed in defense of
the spur track to the park Is that it is
needed to haul the street sweepings from
the City to the park, where they are useful
as fertilizer. Mr.. McLaren, the Super
intendent, asserts that there are 1000 acres
of sand in the park and that constant
fertilization will be required. The con-
clusion is that the spur track will be as
necessary ten or a hundred years from to-
day as now, and that the people of the City
are thus brought to face with the PROPOSE
ton that if the influence of the park authori-
ties is to govern in the premises the spur
track will become a permanent institution.
There seems to be no way OF avoiding this
logic.
The presence of the spur track works dam
age to the public in a mum Der of ways. The
spur franchise was secured for a specific
purpose, namely, to facilitate the work of
installing the Midwinter Fair, and the
railroad company secured the franchise
under those terms and solemnly bound
itself to abide by its conditions. 1t I'M
doubtedly secured large revenue from
the Midwinter Fair. In refusing to remove
the spur it has violated its agreement with
the City, and accordingly is maintaining a
privilege without making any payment for
it. Its protection in this procedure is the
support of the Park Commission, an official
body entrusted with certain authority,
but grossly exceeding it In backing the
determination of the railroad company to
maintain the wrong. The track destroys
the ocean boulevard, in which the City
took great pride.
The com pany sneeringly remarks that
it will refuse to construct cars for trans
porting the street sweepings by cable or
electric road, and that if the City wants to
employ that method it must construct it's
own cars and pay whatever the street COM
panies may be pleased to charge for haul
ing them. This is clearly threat in
tended to effect the permanency of the
spur track, and shows that the railroad
company, which owns the street lines as
well as the spur track, is anxiously desir-
Gus of perpetuating the spur nuisance by
making it evident that it offers the best
means of transporting the sweepings to
the park. In view of all these considera-
lions it is exceedingly amusing to read that
Mr.. Huntington would have taken up the
sPul ioiS aSo IL tHe Idfk OoiuHiSsioHcrS
had not begged him SO hard to let it re-
main.
ALI parties to the maintenance of the
present condition of affairs may as well
understand that the intelligence OF the
public is in no danger of being led astray,
and that if any evidence of such q danger
presents itself it will be promptly disposed
OF. The whole situation is as uncompli-
mentary to the intelligence of the people
as the spur track is damaging to their in
terests.
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CALIFoRNIANs AHEAD.
A PENNSYLVANIA CHANGERS PICNIC COMPARED
WITH OUR CAMP RoAcHE MEETING.

A PENNSYLVANIA CHANGERS PICNIC COMPARED
WITH OUR CAMP RoAcHE MEETING.
Editor Call: The Changers of Pennsylvania are
accustomed to gather yearly at Williams
Grove in that State for what is called an "Inter-
state Farmers Picnic" The picnic lasts one
week and is annually attended by many thou
sands of people. We give the programme
of the one just held that those who
are familiar with this years programme
at the Grange Summer School at Camp
Roashe, fully reported in THE CALL, may see
how far the Changers of California are in adj
vance of their Eastern brethren in matters
relating to their own educational advance
ment.
The exercises at the Pennsylvania meeting
included the following subjects in the order
Bounty on Agricultural Staples; "National
Legislation on Savings Banks; Interests of
the Pennsylvania Farmer in legislation;
'The Kelley Remedy; "Disease of Alcohol
ISM; woman Suffrage; address by lecturer
State Grange; two more addresses on "The
School and the Grange" and Farming and
Butter-maktng in Denmark" the whole con-
GLIDING. with Grand Army day. occupied
with addresses presumably on patriotic sub
jects.
Such programme bears the marks of design
to bring together those interested in the larg-
est possible number of subjects, thereby swell
ing the crowd and making the most possible
business lot the railroads., from Wn1Cn stand
point the meetings are said to be very successful
We presume also the lectures are usually in
teresting and instructive, and the occasion en-
joyable, which is all 1t pretends to be. 1t is,
however, evident that such a programme has
no end, aim or possible result except the emo
tons induced by large gathering and fleet
ing intellectual pleasure or WEAKNESS accord
ing to the character of the addresses. Nor can
the picnic be much more properly called
farmers picnic than Grand Army picnic or
w. C. T. u picnic.
We do not criticize the exercises of q gather
ing avowedly for recreation, and yet including
much that must be morally and intellectually
stimulating, but if this meeting, as we believe
is the case, represents the Eastern idea of the
growing feature of the annual Grange work for
the advancement OF farmers, we commend
them to the serious study of the methods at
Camp Roache, where small number of farmers
gathered in a quiet retreat to pursue for two
weeks definite courses of study, not under the
direction of popular orators or advocates Of
any cause, but Of learned, cool-headed and non
partisan university professors, profoundly
expert in the sciences they taught. The picnic
is good in its place, but the California ideal is
for nobler and more useful. Z. w. A..
San Francisco, Sept. IA. 1895.
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rapidly coming to an end for the season.
Most of the crops have been already har-
vested and disposed of, aud the remainder
will be closed up before the glorious days
of autumn in San Francisco have passed.
This is the best of all times of the year for
residents of the inly,rior to visit the City.
The local residents have returned from
their summer out:.--g, for nothing could
induce them to foi':go the delights which
await them at hons in the autumn. The
promenades are gain crowded with
pedestrians. prese .sing, especially on
matinee days-Satrts day and Wednesday,
a spectacle worth 4lany miles of travel to
see. 1t is on esealays particularly that
the healthy beauty of the women whom
this invigorating climate has nourished
can be seen in all its glory.
Golden Gate Pars is the rendezvous for
all the diverse and ticturesque varieties OF
human nature Astounding here. The
dazzling bloomer girl shares the admira-
ton which the Costly equipages of the
rich attract, and on the days when the free
public concerts are held there is such an
outpouring of humanity as only city of
Europe could show. Gorgeous autumn
blossoms have succeeded the daintier
children of the summer months, and
already the State Floral Society is prepar-
ing for its annual show.
But better than all these attractions is
the delightful climate of September and
October, possessing no element of harsh
ness, but dry, clear, balmy, healing and
restful. 1t is the best tonic that could be
prescribed for any resident of interior
California
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The Press Club Skull.

tory of an old human skull of very singu-
lar appearance. Yesterday President Coe
of the Press Club called at the Palace to ask
him up to the club to look at the skull which
has been presented by c. A. Wetmore, but the
professor had left for the East. at was" says
Mr.. Wetmore, ''found in the mountains of Peru
more than twenty years ago and belongs to
one of the ancient races there, probably the
Incas. 1t is supposed to be the skull OF an I'M
usually intellectual man."
Ii is particularly remarkable in having a
double forehead. About or above where the
hair line was the second forehead or dome be-
gins. The junction is not unlike the crease in
a double chin. In addition down the front
of the skull is an extra pronounced suture.
Mr. Wetmore says that skulls of this sort are
unknown in our day, and have not been
known of for 400 years. President Coe sug-
gested that the owner of it had plain ordi-
nary head until elected governor, president OF
an Inca press club, or something OF that sort.
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rate the merit of novelty. 1t will be an
innovation of sufficient originality to en-
title the show to the epithet 'sunique," but
whether it will be anything else of value
remains to be seen. The chances are it
will have the effect of transforming the
show into mere social function, at which
the flowers will play part hardly more
important than is usually ascribed to them
at such functions where they form a large
portion of the decorations. Premiums
offered at exhibitions do something more
than engender rivalry among the ex-
hibitors. As they are presumed to be
awarded by experts having a full knowl-
edge of the true standards to be attained
and of the comparative excellence of the
exhibits made, the bestowal of the pre-
MUM serves as an education to the public
by giving every visitor the chance to learn
from this judgment of recognized authori-
ties what is best of its kind at the show.
Such object lessons are OF value in forming
public taste. Judgment and criticism are
needed in all things where higher educa-
ton is desired, and in no matters are they
more important than in those where cor
rect judgment depends upoh scientific
KnOWleuSe or cultured taste.
A few days ago Colonel Robert Ingerson
went over to Elmwood, ILL.,, to deliver an
address at the reunion of his old regiment
There was, of course, an immense crowd,
and some reports say 10000 people gath
cred to hear the great orator. Ingersoll
has grown mellow and loving with the
years, and his speech, which in many re-
spects was a masterpiece of eloquence,
maintained by impassioned argument the
creed that man is but the creature of con-
ditions. "If you wish to stop crime, I" he
exclaimed, you must treat with it prop
erly. The condition of society must not
be such as to produce criminals. am in
favor when you put a man in penitentiary
of making HIM work and paying him what
his work is WORTH so that when he leaves
his prison he will have from 5000 to $500
as breastwork between him and tempta-
ton and a foundation upon which to build
a nobler life." After the speech there was,
of course, congratulations and much
handshaking. When the colonel was free
from the crowd he discovered his pocket
book had been stolen and he was short
about $3.50. An unexpected loss of this
kind under such circumstances would irri-
tate even the most genial philosophers.
Ingersoll was fustered. An old comrade.
however, consoled him. "Never mind,
Bot" he said. "Just remember this fellow
has got his breastwork against temptation
and a foundation for nobler life without
going through penitentiary."
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=
Queen Victoria is great tea drinker, and is
SO particular about her favorite beverage that
when away from home she always makes it
herself.
ambassador Bayard's family have been hold
ing office continually under the United States
Government for 100 years, James Bayard, the
ambassadors grandfather, having been elected
q delegate to the Federal Congress in 1896.
1t is reported that Algernon Sartoris the only
son OF General Grants daughter, Mrs. Nellie
Grant-Sartoris is engaged to wealthy young
lady of New York City. Her name has not yet
been made public. Young Sartoris is not yet 20
years OF age.
Chopin, the pianist and composer, was very
gentle man, and scrupulously considerate of
the wishes of others. During his long illness
his character seemed to change completely, as
is often the case with chronic invalids He be-
came selfish, petulant and hard to please.
King Humbert of Italy brushes his hair on
end and has boisterous cavalry mustaehe of
monstrous proportions. He is confirmed
vegetarian, and lives almost entirely on bread,
potatoes and oranges. He used to smoke an
endless chain OF green cigars all day, but his
bronchial tubes became SO permanently de-
ranged that he had to give up smoking alto
gether, and has taken to playing checkers and
chewing cemphor-quill toothpicks. His wife
Queen Marguerite, is not fair, but she is fat
and forty and dabbles anonymously in litera-
ture. Her success as an author. however has
not been unmitigated, a novel which she re-
Gently sent TO more than one of the Italian
magazines having been returned with
thanks"
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SUCCESS AND FAILURE.

No careful coming of recorded history;
No shrewd suggestion and no subtle guess,
Can ere unseal the meaning and the mystery
OF those twin fates called "Faure" and "Suc-
CESS
Forever rises the perplexing problem,
To him whose pathway these two fates attend,
Which Is the one and which the other Of them:
Which is his enemy and which his friend?
The wise soul will not wage its hopes eternal
On either fortune, but with Will sublime
Move starward steadfastIy to some fate supernaI,
Beyond the nists and mysteries OF time.
J. +. n,
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CALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. 14.-Arrivals at the
hotels: San Francisco-E. E. Buchletol, W. ].
Luton, Murray Hill; P. Cahil1, Park avenue;
L. W. S. Downes Cosmopolitan; Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Fair, Coleman; L. D. Owens, Hoffman; Mr..
and Mrs. K. Dickerson, Bartholdi; F. G. Lewis,
st. Cloud. Oakland-G. T. Hawley, L. E. Money,
Ct11rtavept
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cAL1roRN1ANs IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 14.-Arrivals at
hotels today were: Mrs. v. f. Anthony, Mrs.
Anthony, Oakland, ST. James; j. D. Bruce, San
Francisco, Arlington Hotel; C. Wise and wife,
Oakland, National House; C. B. F. Lincoln and
wife, H. Mining and wife, San Francisco,
Raleigh Hotel; Hector 6. Reinold, Charles E.
Vail, ]. ]. Thomas, A. Rogers, Salt Lake City.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

The Railroad Commissioners have be.
come promising body, and what is more
surprising they promise to go to work.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

The international yacht race put heavy
strain on the era of good feeling.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

We are now to have chance to see if
our climate agrees with Kier Hardie, and
If it does we may safely call it all things to
oil men
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

Now that the Mechanics Fair has closed,
lots of people will discover that they really
wished to see it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

The demand for new charter increases,
but it is not growing any faster than the
demand Tor new Board of Supervisors.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

Let US rejoice that Fitzsimmons had
himself naturalized and took the interna-
tional hoodoo off his prolonged unpleas-
antness with Mr.. Corbett.
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a flower show without premiums will at
least deserve premium itself as a novelty.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

The rapid improvement of private prop
erty strongly emphasizes the need of public
improvements.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

The events of the past week have been
good enough at any rate to encourage US
to hope for better.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

1t does not require frost to kill the
bloom of the average summer Irritation,
but most of them are liable to get one.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

Prepare for your shopping tomorrow by
studying our advertisements to-day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

The skirt divided against itself can not
only stand but shows signs of making a
winning race.
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AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

Dr. G. Schalbe, the eminent Strassburg an
thropologist, has just missed an oppor-
tunity to examine and tell the MS
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

Perhaps Pacific Coast syndicate could
build yacht that would make life interest
ing again for the New York fellows.
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If we are going to lead the procession of
carnival cities next spring it is time to be
getting ready.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

There are more people willing to saw
wood than to say nothing.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

The foreign goods in the fall openings
are beautiful, but don't forget to make San
Francisco home market.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

When you hear of a county that has no
new enterprise in sight you may know it is
not in California.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

A combination of the bloomer suit with
the balloon sleeve would make reversible
garment fitted for any extremity.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

Cleveland has evidently enough third
term vanity in him to assume the attitude
Of pointing with pride to himself.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

About this time the summer tan gives
way to lily bloom in complexion powders.
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In the West.-First Citizen Gin the near fu-
ture)-Who is that they're goin' to string upP
Second Citizen-That's the man that stole
Tornado Pete's bicyele-Puck
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Shelf every atom Of the human body IS re-
newed every seven years 1 cannot be the same
woman that you married.
He-rve been suspecting that for some time
San Francisco Wasp.
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In the social campaign as in politics the
money issue is the one that worries most.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

Time flies as usual, but not any faster
Just now than dirt on the Valley road.
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The yacht races did not go off well, but
the cup stays all right.
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FALL OpENTNG.-French pattern bonnets and
hats Wednesday and Thursday, September IL
and 19, at l. E. COnnor's, SO Geary street
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AS Mrs. Lease has announced her inten-
ton to publish book, the politicians of
Kansas will hardly think it necessary to
lay in the usual supply of fuel for the
winter
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

The beginning of competition is the end
ing of monopoly.
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Arizona is in the swim this year. Plenty of
rain, good range, excellent crops and daily new
gold mines beginning to produce, will soon fill
the vacuum in many depleted purses, made SO
during the past stringent times.-Phenix
Gazette
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

The next call on public spirit is to help
the State exhibit at the Atlanta Exposi-
ton.
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Cobbie-What do you suppose the worried,
anxious look on the faces of the bicycle riders
means?
Stone-Most of them haven't paid for their
wheels yet-New York Herald.
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"Where was Magma Charta signed?" asked a
teacher in South of London board school.
"Please sir, at the bottom" -Tit-Bits.
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SUPPOSED TO BE HUMOROUS.

Observation-Disclosures, what do you do for a
living?
Bunko Man (from Boston)-Your Honor will
pardon me if seem to take undue liberties;
but your Honors grammar is much at fault.
"What" can never be synonym for "whom."
Record.
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FALL medicine is fully as important and as bene-
fetal Spring medicine. Hoods Sarsaparfla
should be taken at this season to keep the blood
pure and the bodily health vigorous.