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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
THE STATE TAX LEVY.

1t is reported that the State Board of
Equalization will find it necessary to fix
the State tax levy at or about 66 cents on
each 500 in order to meet the current ex-
penses of the State Government for the
| present fiscal year. This figure is so far in
advance of the expectations of the people,
and so much in excess of the rate to which
each of the political parties pledged itself
to confine the limit of State taxation, as to
warrant an inquiry into the reason for the
increase. This reason it is not necessary
to go far to find.
When the Legislature was in session
only few months ago the constant and
increasing scandal of its entire career was
its reckless and wasteful expenditure of
the public funds. Early in the session
THE CALL directed attention to this waste
and to the means by which it was accom-
plished and throughout its entire course
continued to oppose its extravaganza.
This opposition, however, availed but
little and down to the very last days of the
session the Legislature continued to en-
ploy useless clerks, to pay high
salaries to needless employees and to
equip expensive junketing expeditions
as they were useless and unnecessary, in
spite of the fact that the members of both
of the political parties were expressly
pledged to keep the State tax levy within
the limit of 90 cents on each 800. The
members of the Legislature, without re-
spect to party or to party pledges, threw
| this limit to the winds. The consequence
is to be seen and to be borne by the people
of the State in and by the rate of taxation
which the Board of Equalization finds it
necessary to affix.
There is a needful though expensive
lesson to the people of California to be
| found in this experience. So long as the
Senate and Assembly districts continue to
send to the Legislature obscure and I'M
worthy men; so long as the two political
parties are dominated by elements which
find such Legislators useful for the accom-
plishment of their sordid purposes; so
long as the State treasury is deemed to con-
tain the proper funds upon which to draw
for the necessary means to reward political
henchmen and heelers, just so long will
the people of the State of California be
punished by excessive tax levies, and by
the wanton and willful breach of party
pledges 20 keep the rate of taxation within
reasonable bounds.
1t is not intended to assert hereby that
the last Legislature is solely responsible for
| the excessive tax levy of the present year.
The State Board of Equalization is itself
to be held liable for portion of this in
crease. But that's another story.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

who are DESTROYS of doing their duty in
such cases, but generally the majority is
composed of men who are moved solely by
the desire to employ all the funds as sal
aries to friends and dependents without
reference to the real needs of the depart
ment 1t is not in the amount of salary
paid to any teacher that the fault is to be
found, but in the creation of unnecessary
positions and the consumption of the fund
in this way to the injury of the teachers
themselves and of the department as a
whole.
This matter is mentioned because it is
largely.a consequence of a fault which the
State law commits. In framing the school
law the Legislature committed the stupid
blunder of failing to set aside a fixed per-
centage of the revenues for building pur-
poses. This is the sole and simple expla-
nation of the fact that our school buildings
are so inferior and so wretchedly cared for
The thrifty majorities of the school board
who secure their own election are urged
thereto largely by consideration of the
fact that such a restriction does not exist
and that they are therefore unhampered in
their desire to divert the funds to the
1t would be difficult to find in the United
States city half the size of San Francisco
that is not provided with handsome and
commodious brick or stone schoolhouses,
which appear as palaces in comparison
with the poor sbanties which do service
here. True enough, when we reflect on
the ancient local folly which regarded
wooden houses as being safer than brick
or stone, and see it manifested in the
wooden shanties which our older million
aires erected on Mob Hill and which with
delicious guilelessness we call mansions, !"
some excuse for wooden schoolhouses may
be found.
That excuse is not permissible in these
enlightened days. The main fight which
the progressive spirit of the time is max
ing is against silurianism, OF which the
wooden shanty is an able exponent. 1t
will be becoming in the people to see that
the next Legislature sets apart fixed per-
centage of the school revenues for build
ing purposes, and that out of it shall grow
schoolhouses adequate to our needs.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
OPINIONS OF EDITORS.

The Attorney-General of the United States
has placed Coils P. Huntington on the free
list That official declares Huntington to be
above the law, and that no charge for any in
fraction of it can hold against his nibs. This
declaration affords solid basis for the expecta-
ton that the next move of the Attorney-Gen-
eral will be to indict the members of the United
States Grand Jury that had the temerity to in
dict and thereby annoy the august magnate.
The letters as. p" which usually follow the
name of Huntington, must hereafter be con-
strued as meaning, Supreme Power.-Alameda
Criterion.
County Clerk Condee is in receipt of a letter
from George Fl. Maxwell, the San Francisco at
torney, who is out in the PERKS irrigation dis
trlct working up financial support for the fund
to engage Judge Choate OF New York to appear
before the Supreme Court of the United States
in October, to represent those who desire to see
the recent decision of Judge Ross sustained, to
which it is stated that the people under the
irrigation systems receiving their supply OF
water from the Bear Valley Company are all
subscribing literally. The full amount neces-
sary will, doubtless, be subscribed within a
short time.-San Bernardino Sun.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Bismark's head was measured by Schaper
the sculptor, who made his statue at Cologne,
and from the measurements the French scien-
tific journals are trying to calculate the size OF
his brain. The head is enormous, being 212
millimeters from forehead to occiput and ITO
millimeters between the temples: the average
figures for German heads are 1876 by 155 MILL.
meters. The volume of the skull is 1865 cubic
centimeters, the average being 147S and the
greatest recorded 1860; from this the inference
is that the brain weighs 1897 grammes, 80 pei
cent above the average weight.
J. Howard Moore is known as the champion
Prohibition orator of the United States. He is
studying in the University of Chicago and is
the president OF the University Vegetarian
Club. He thinks it is as wicked to eat meat as
to drink liquor. He believes in woman sui
frage, has curly hair and soulful eyes, declares
that this country is the land OF the boss and
the home of the sot, but hopes to change all
that by a frequent delivery of his prize grafton,
"The Scourge of the Republic" He is full OF
youthful enthusiasm.
Since Bishop Potter of New York has taken
up his residence in the slums of that city he
has had some very interesting and amusing ex-
periences with the street urchins that swarm
around the Cathedral Mission. According to
the New York World one of these arabs re-
Gently approached the eminent divine and re-
spectfully inquired: "Say, Bishop, be you any
relation to Mr.. Potter of Texas"
All the personal memorials of Carlyle con-
tanned in the Chelsea house, lately turned into
museum, consist, according to Truth, of a
battered trunk, walking stick, q wretched
tin bath, marble-top washstand and stove
pipe hat under glass case.
Mile. Jeanne Benaben, who took her bach
elor's degree when only 10, two years ago, has
just passed brilliant examination for the
licentiate OF philosophy at the Paris Sorbonne.
Archduke Robert Salvador of Austria, the
ninth child OF the ex-Grand Duke of Tuscany,
died recently from the effects of cold bath in
the lake of Constance. He was 10 years old.
Antonio Maceo. the Cuban revolutionary
leader, is a mulatto and man of great culture
and refinement. He is well educated, and is
said to be scrupulously neat in his dress.
Rob Roy McGregor, who is said to be lineal
descendant of the famous Scottish chieftain,
Rob Roy. lives in Washington. His house con-
tains many relics of the great warrior.
Ex-Justice Strong, it is said, gave up an in
come of 500, 900 year from his law practice to
accept the place on the Supreme Court bench
offered him by President Grant
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
EASTERN EDITORS.
The Aldermen,s Flag.

The New York Board of Aldermen, after much
deep cogitstion and expenditure of brain, have
adopted flag, and now that they have it they
don't know what to do with it. It's very
pretty flag, according to all accounts. The
body OF the nag is white, like the consecrated
flag of the Bourbons-a fact which should
commend it alike to the Fenian members of
the board and to those of Blue Grass proclivi-
ties. Then there is circle of stars, a star for
every Alderman. Inside the starry circle, and
deriving luster from it's serene light, are
blazoned the arms of the city of New York.
It's a great flag and the Aldermen are very
proud of it.-Brooklyn Times
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
Silver and Ozone.

good and easy way to discover the presence
OF ozone in place is to wear silver trinkets
If they grow black, as if near hot sulphur
springs, you have it in a large proportion.
Silver jewelry keeps white in the low-lying
towns of Norway, but gets black in the hillside
pine woods. If one walks in meadow after a
thunderstorm one will find the silver money
in ones purse discolored.-NeW York Times.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
TO STABLE A BICYCLE.

To obviate the necessity of taking the bicycle
into or out of the house when it is used an
inventor has patented case for 1T, which Is
shown in the accompanying illustration.
The case is intended to be securely locked or
otherwise fastened to q building, post or
other fixture so as to prevent its removal. 1t
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
Politics in Iowa.

Iowa's coming State elections are rendered
doubly problematic as to results in the threat
ened revolt of the free-silver Democracy
against the Marshalltown platform. There is
no certainty as to the exact extent of the dis
affection, but it is sufficiently widespread to
hint at the defeat of the Democratic ticket.
from all parts of the State and from repre-
sentative people in the free-silver wing of the
party the cry has gone up against the platform
and against the alleged meddling OF Federal
ofhce-holders in the recent Convention
Chicago Record
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
The BICYCLE Face.

The current talk about the alleged "bicycle
lace" has little basis in fact, but it has served
to enliven dull season. The supposedly set
look on the faces of men and women riding
bicycles is largely mythical. though if it exists
III ought not to awaken surprise in view of the
condltlon OF many of our pavements and OF the
numerous cars and vehicles which the bicycler
has to look out for. But it is no more charac-
ter1stlc of the man or woman on wheel than
OF most men and women when they enter a
crowded railway car or even when they walk
down the aisle to their pew in church.-New
York Tribune
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
Cleveland La Human.

And so Grover Cleveland is like other or
binary everyday people after all-people who
spend the summer in the country and find the
time hang heavily upon their hands. He goes
to the village postofice daily and inquiries
whether there is any mail for him. Well who
would have thought it? Cleveland, human!-
New York Tribune
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

"Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup"
Has been used over fifty years by millions of moth.
ers for their children while Teethtng with perfect
success 1t soothes the child, softens the gums al
Laws Pain. cures Wind Collie regulates the Bowels
and is the best remedy for Diarrh@as, whether
arising from teethng or other causes. For sale by
Druggists in every part OF the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 200
bottle.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
What the People Should Do.

When corporations buy Aldermen and Alder
men betray their trusts and violate their
pledges there seems to be but one thing left
for the people to do, and that is to follow the
suggestion of member of Denver's City Coun-
Gil and confiscate the property of the corpora
tion.-Iowa State Journal
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
The Same Old Tammany.

Tammany has "reorganized" itself, but not
reformed or changed for the better. The ere
organization" consists in putting the same old
leaders forward and retaining the same old
methods.-New York Herald.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
Ohio Knocked Out.

Six hundred thousand tons of Ohio coal
which should have been shipped from Lake
Erie ports last year was replaced by Pennsyl-
vania coal a result of the fierce war of prices
which the Pennsylvania operators started. Not
only that, but Ohio miners lost hundreds of
thousands OF dollars in wages as o result OF
that business contest.-CleYeland News and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

is a sort of box with bottom raised above the
ground to prevent dampness. In the bottom
are parallel guides in which the wheels are
set, and nearly opposite to the handle BAR at
the top and sides, are straps by which the ma
chine may be held SO as not to move in the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
No More Laugh.

On one account it was beneficial to hold
silver conference at Washington. The East
will be taught that the coinage question is no
mere incident of commercial depression but
great political problem which viii endure
until 1t is settled by order of the majority of
American YoterS-St. Louis Repuhlic.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
Big Doinps in Korea.

Korea is progressing and may soon be able to
give us points. An independence day has been
established and a law for the strict observance
OF Sunday adopted, there being no Korea Tam
many to prevent. New Years is to be observed
by continuous holiday of eleven days, but
TINS is not positive departure from our
system, for many of our citizens after celebrat-
ing voluntarily for one day are accustomed to
celebrate involuntarily for ten more. Korea
Mail and Express
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
Big Crous but Little Money

Our legislation of late has been of such a
character that the people will not get as much
benefit from the big crops as they would if leg
islation had been wise. The tariff has been so
changed as to throw many men out of work ;
and while the necessares of life are generally
cheap, that does not help those who want the
dollars to buy them.-Colorado Springs Ca
Zette,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
Too Elegant for Politics.

1t is an incontestible fact that many persons
have become too elegant to soil their hands
with anything SO vulgar as practical politics.
People have learned to believe that the Govern
ment is great organism quite apart and dis
tnct from themselves and that it can easily
get along without their participation. Ma.
chine rule has come in and taken the place of
be mass in which the individual citizen is
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

That the progress of one enterprise in
variably leads to others is well illustrated
by the fact that the provision for COM
peting railroad at Stockton has led to re-
newed energy there in the way of manu-
featuring; and the prospects are that sew
eral large establishments will be getting
their machinery in motion before year
passes.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
CALIroRNIANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 22.-Californians
registered at hotels to-day: San Francisco
F. o. Young, Grand Union; Y. C. Lawson,
Everett; G. Greenzweig, Astor; Miss Aronson,
Imperial. San Diego-H. r. Wildreth, St.
Denis,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

Ohio Democrats succeeded in getting a
candidate for Governor, but they had to rob
a political graveyard to do it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

Peddler-That little book on Chow to Pre-
serve the Hair is key to the entire situation.
Baldy-I am very sorry, but haven't a sim
gle lock that it would fit.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

The convention is over, but the silver
men should stay with US for the rest of the
week and study the exposition.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

%. Senator Brice says Cleveland is the great
est of living statesmen, SO now we know
the words of the cuckoo's song.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

the unit. There is but one way to remedy this
evil. The people must &C back Immediately
and earnestly to the simpler, wiser, better
ways of their fathers-Philadelphia Times.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

The money question occupies the high
way of politics, and those who wish to
evade it must get out of the road.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

If the Beard of Equalization had as
sessed railroad property at its true value
there would have been no necessity to in
crease the taxes on the people.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

The gold men won partial victory in
the Democratic convention in Ohio, but
the success of the silver convention in
this City will more than offset the trick.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

In calling upon the police to enforce the
ordinance against sidewalk distractions
the Grand Jury can hardly be said to have
criticized anybody, but it sounds like it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

"Say, guide, what does that memorial stone
commemorate" ~ put it there. 1t is upon
that spot where tourist once gave five marks"
-Fliegende Batter.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

=. 'Look out for the phyIloxera" will be a
timely text for the rural press to preach on
in all the vineyard counties.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

TIRED women should stop and consider the dan
gers which thre aten them because of their weak
nesses and lack Of ambition Hoods Sarsaparilla
will purify the blood and give strength.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

Visitors from Europe, after one expert
ence with dry Sunday, declare that there
is no European city in which there is so
little individual liberty as in New York.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

If the reports are correct Olney's foreign
policy will be something quite sensational
as soon as it gets started.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
Omaha Not FIattered.

Jim Corbett, the champion bruiser, has mar
ried an Omaha girl. However, Omaha does
not feel particularly flattered.-Omaha Bee.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.

The phyIloxera is not seeking attention,
but he must have it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

Republican success in Maryland is now
accounted as one of the most probable of
all the political probabilities of the season.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

It is to be regretted that the State ex-
hibit at Atlanta is not 20 be better sup
ported; however, it is better to be there
with one foot than not to be there at all.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

After all the clatter about 1.-The bicycle
face" it is now said the whole thing was
started simply to make summer time
talk.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

After this we may expect to hear great
deal about Campbell OF Ohio as Presl-
Dental candidate.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

AS a general rule in all Eastern conven-
tions, so far, the gold men have drawn up
the platforms and the silver men have
named the candidates.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

GENUINE specs, 15c to soc. S113 Fourth ST., mr..
barber. Sundays, 73S Market (Kast's shoestore.)s
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
FROM THE LOWEST LEVEL
A STORY OF MINING LIFE IN
CALIFORNIA.
By THE Rev. j. H. WYTHE JR.

THE CALL has secured the right to pub
lish this charming story in serial form, and
the first part appeared Saturday Aug. IL.
Readers of The CALL declare the story to
be one of unusual interest. The next in
stailment will be printed next Saturday,
Aug. "a. 1t is customary to publish such
contributions in the Sunday edition of The
CALL. but the author has conscientious
scruples against having any of his produc-
tons published in the Sunday edition OF
any paper and in Difference to his conyic-
tons THE CALL has agreed to print this
story in the Saturday issues only.
THE CALL devotes great deal of attention
to excellent articles on Western Themes by
Western men and Western women.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

ALI summer long We have been hearing
from the East Of the coming overthrow of
two Republican bosses, Quay and Plat,
and two Democratic bosses, German and
Brice, but up to date all of them are still in
the saddle, and the broncos seem weary
Of bucking.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

The Miners Association is to be con-
graduated on having brought the Southern
Pacific land Office to a point where it is
willing to negotiate and suggests arbitra-
tion
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

According to ex-senator Reagan the
Democracy of Texas will not have Cleve-
land for third term, and moreover will
not support for first term any one who
advocates his policy.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

AS the steamer st. Louis has carried the
American flag through the English channel
at greater speed than any flag was ever
carried before, we can begin to look forward
TO the time when our flag will outstrip
those of all nations on every sea.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

The Democratic convention in Ohio was
forced to give Cleveland formal indorse-
ment, butlnrdemanding the enforcement
of the Monroe doctrine it got in heart
felt side wipe at him.