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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07
PERSONALS.

S. MeyerStein, a Ventura merchant, is at the
Lick.
Frank A. Cressy of Modesto is registered at
the Lick.
R. NJ. shackelford of Paso Robes is guest at
the Occidental.
J. D. Biddle, banker of Hanford, is reg
istered at the Grand.
I. ]. Field, the railroad man, of Monterey, is
at the Palace with his wife.
S. w. Knowles, prominent farmer of Clover
dale, is registered at the Russ.
Henry r. Levy. merchant of San Bernar-
dino, is in the city on business.
Lieutenant r. s. Phelps Jr. of the new cruiser
Olympia is a guest at the Palace.
Hugh Hume, a well-known journalist of this
city, leaves to-day for Chicago.
Colonel George Hager and daughter, Of Co
lusa, are registered at the Palace.
John Mulroy, mining man of Grass Valley,
is among the guests at the Grand.
F. P. Chandler, capitalist of Elmira, accom-
panied by his wife, is at the Lick.
DR.. ]. A. Frazer and bride, of San Jose, are
among the guests at the California.
w. J. Daggett, lately engaged in the livery
business in Santa Rosa, is at the Russ.
Frank Mattison, Assessor of Santa Cruz
County, arrived at the Grand yesterday.
George T. Dunlap, who owns q large ranch
near Gllroy, is registered at the California.
Thomas Couch, one of Montana's leading
mining men, is late arrival at the Palace.
Samuel R. Stern, counsel for Pinkerton's De-
tective Agency in Spokane is at the Palace
II. J. Small, general master mechanic of the
Southern Pacific at Sacramento, is at the
Grand
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GrIZIlu

that such blurred and distorted views should
be obtained. Now let us compare with the
sectional lens system against which so much
pressure and opposition is brought to bear.
Figure shows two such lenses. The frames
or matrix of each lens holding the glass Sec
tons has the same co-efIicient of expansion
and contraction, on an increase up or down the
same distance. This insures the center OF each
opposing section being still relatively in the
same proper straight line. In other words,
each pair of sections will be similar to the
small telescopes which the professors claim are
not so much affected by the atmospherical dis
turbances. By careful examination of these
simple illustrations we can readily see that
changes of temperature, combined with the
unmechanieal construction of the large tele-
scopes, is the principal difficulty, and explains
why on such beautiful, clear, crisp nights,
when the stars are bright and sparkling, Pro-
lessor Barnard should find his large telescope
almost useless, and that on such night "the
images are a mass of boiling and quivering
light" But on such a clear night, or any
other time when an instrument OF, say six
inches disk, gives a good result, tele-
scope OF any size built on the sectional
lens system can also be used at
its full power. This is one of the principal adj
vantages OF the sectional lens, besides the we'll
known fact that in using small pieces OF glass
finer and superior quality can be employed.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

to frame schedules or tariffs thereon.
They would make middle of the job,
and half the time a majority of them
would be tools of the company.
The true remedy for railroad extor-
ton is competition; that is the only
remedy which is consonant with sound
business principle. When the San Joa-
quin railroad is built there will be no more
complaints of exorbitant rates from people
in the valley. Transportation is COM
modify, like grain or groceries; its price is
regulated by supply and demand; but it
differs from other commodities in that
people are compelled to use it, and thus
the people at large are entitled to some say
in determining its value. The only effect
i've method of giving effect to that say,
however, is by constructing competing
lines; all other devices are makeshifts
which are likely to aggravate the evil they
were intended to cure. The new era of
reasonable fares and freights will date from
the hour the Railroad Commission is abol-
iShed
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

| On such beautiful cold, clear night as Pro-
| lessor Barnard mentioned / recently had ocea-
! sion to compare the Evanston 1S.5-inch instru-
ment, 'the one with which Alvan Clark discov-
| cred the companion OF Sirius" With my 4
inch sectional-lens telescope, principally max
ing observations on Jupiter, was surprised to
| note the superior definition of my much
! smaller instrument. The sectional-lens system
is entirely in accord with the laws OF physics
| and optics, and it is yet too early to place any
limit to the power to which instruments can
be built according to this method. am sorry
and surprised to note the stand that Professor
Barnard and few other gentlemen have taken
in regard to the sectional lens. The least that
they should have done in the advancement OF
science was to accept my invitation to make
observations with my instrument. Had they
taken this slight trouble ] am sure that their
views would have been changed, and that they
would now be the hardest workers in this most
interesting field of progress.
Some one in New York has invented ma
chine to melt the snow in the streets. The
Herald says of it:
The Street Cleaning Department yesterday
experimental with two of the new snow-melt-
ing machines at the corner of Washington
square and Fifth avenue. Street Commissioner
Warnings deputy, Mr.. Moore, expressed him.
self as perfectly satisfied with the work of the
engines.
In appearance they look much like large
sized iron fire engines, with large perpendlcu-
lar screens on the rear end and barrel-like
reservoirs on the front. These hold the naphtha
by which the machines are operated.
When the snow is shoveled upin heaps along
the sidewalk ready for the melting the engi-
neer touches up double row OF Jets ranged
along underneath the perpendicular screens
and sheet of fame shoots up. Then the men
shovel up snow against the screens and the
heat melts it and it trickles out into the gutter
and runs into the sewers.
The operation is very simple, but last night
it appeared very slow. The explosions of naph-
tina in the engine make great noise, and this,
with the intense glare of the fire, frightens
horses, and as the machines have to stand well
out in the roadway traffic is partially congested
while the work goes on.
The question to what extent the pneumatic
tire, so familiar on bicycles will be adopted
on the wheels of other vehicles is one OF con-
siderable interest. According to London sci
entific journal for cabs and broughams in Eng
lish cities the rubber tire, wi tn an iron hoop
outside, is steadily growing in favor, and thou
sands of them are seen. Since, even on the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

Lady Halle (8Irne. Norman-Neruda), VINO Is
perhaps the best known OF woman vlolnlsts'
has Just told an interviewer the story OF her
first efforts on the violin. She was born at Bre-
men. Ernst's native town. Her family had been
musicians for generations, and her father was
the principal teacher of music in Bremen. AS
child Lady Halle could not be persuaded 10
take any interest in the piano, though she was
greatly attracted by the violin, an unheard-ot
instrument for a woman at that time. Her little
brother played the VIOLIN and the child took 1t
into her head to practice while the Others were
out of the way. This went on for some time,
until one day, her father came in suddenly
and hearing, as he thought, his son playing,
remarked, any boy certainly makes great
progress" Judge of his establishment when he
discovered that the musician was really ms
daughter, who had never had lesson IN her
life. The little girl was terribly trlghtened'
and, thinking she had done wrong, burst INTO
tears and cried, ooh, 1 won't do it again" Her
father, who was highly pleased, at once decided
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UP TO DATE IDEAS.

LOUIS Gathmann, the Chicago man VINO mas
invented the sectional lens for large tele-
scopes. has written the following to the chi
cago Times:
Having read an interesting article by Pro-
lessor Barnard on "The Possibilities OF Future
Great Telescopes, beg to differ with him in
regard 10 the number Of working hours OF the
future great instrument, and also III regard to
his theory OF hindrance due to atmospheric dis
turbances. Every intelligent person interested
and posted In the science of physics ana OF op-
tics should know the reason ofthe oft occurring
distortion of the true image of large telescopes,
While smaller instruments used at the same
time still give very satisfactory results.
Any instrument using two objective lenses
cali obtain true focus under one temperature
only, viz: that under which it was manutac-
tured and corrected. This cannot be other
wise, as the difference in expansion and con-
traction OF crown and flint glass is consider
able. To more clearly understand 1 refer to
Figure /, which shows the large lenses as used IN
telescopes OF the day. Now, suppose these
lenses, manufactured and corrected.at q tenn
perature say OF so deg. Fahrenheit. At
this temperature the center lines OF both
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07
THE REFERENDUM.

The bills now pending in the Legislature
for the adoption of the referendum and
the initiative will, if they pass be expert
ments. They are in the nature of appeals
from the Legislature to the people at large;
we have cognate examples in the constitu-
tional amendments which must be ratified
by the people before they acquire the force
of laws The only country in which both
the referendum and the initiative are used
is the small republic of Switzerland, which
has a territory about as large as Maryland
and population about equal to that of
Missouri
The Swiss have always been accustomed
to take a direct interest in public affairs;
they are jealous of their Legislatures,
federal and cantonal. In cantons of Uri,
Appengell and Underwald, the people
meet to this day in the open air to make
their laws, and choose their officials, just
as the Athenians used to do in the great
DAYS of Athens. Most of the cantons, like
the republic itself, have Legislatures, but
the people keep a close suspicious watch
on them. When given number of citizens
want law passed they sign a petition to
that effect; this is transmitted to the Legis-
lature, and acted upon by that body.
When a law is passed by the Bundles
Versammbung, $4,000 citizens may, by
signing petition to that effect, require that
it be submitted to the people for ratifica-
ton OF rejection; it does not go into effect
till it has been ratified.
This plan appears to be satisfactory to
the Swiss, and it certainly has the effect of
bringing the Legislature into close contact
with the people, which is supposed to be a
good thing. 1t is not certain, however,
that it would work as we'll in this State.
It would introduce an element of uncer-
tainty into our legislation. 1t would null
tiply the number of elections, to the dis
turbance of business and to the diversion
of the mind of the people from their own
affairs. 1t is not at all certain that the
people would always prove wiser than
their representatives. As to petitions with
thirty or fifty thousand signatures, they
can be got at any time on either side of
any question. Some people in this city
seem to make a business of getting up such
documents, and scandal-mongers will have
1t that the names are sometimes copied out
of old directories by expert penmen.
On an important, clean-cut issue, to
which the answer is simply yes or no,
there is merit in the European plan of a
plebiscite, though the vote by which the
second empire was established in Fral, e
shows that plebiscite is not always
reliable test of public opinion. Still, pie
biscites have advantages which the refer
endum cannot claim.
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SUPPOSED TO BE HUMOROUS.

Mr.. Ulser-I have always been afraid of being
buried alive.
DR.. Pulser-No danger, man, I am your doc
tor.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
"Can write my name under the received
payment of this bil1?" asked the collector who
likes to put things as delicately as possible.
'sNo, thank you,' said Mr.. Brokely '1m no
autograph fend."-Washington Star.
Waiter Ito gentleman who is looking at nap
kin half full of holes)-I'n bring you another
napkin.
Diner-Never mind. The holes seem to be
clean.-Tit-B its.
The decision of a Baltimore Judge that steal
ing cat is not larceny was doubtless inf1u-
enced by the probability that the cat would
come back.-Kansas City Journal.
Buggins-Does Goldstein take much interest
in business?
Muggins-I should say he did. He's pawn
broker.-Philadelphi Record.
'Who killed cock robin?''
'I," said the sparrow.
"We1l, who hypnotized you?"-Detroit Tri-
bune.
HThis," remarked the rat as the trap fell,
s'this is the worst ever had sprung on me.'-
Indianapolis Journal.
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SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

Any one guilty OF bribing jury to acquit a
murderer should be given life sentence
Virginia City Chronicle.
There is but one thing to do with the Ha-
waiian Islands, and that is to attach them to
the United States Any other course will lead
to international troubles sooner or later
Phoenix Herald.
The present road law at least needs radical
revision. In parts, at least, it is imperative
and cum bersome. We need some practical and
sensible road laws and some progressive ideas
in road -building-Chino Champion.
Should the effort to foreclose the first mort
gage on the Union Pacific Railroad prove sue
cessful and the United States lose the amount
of its loan, the public will scourge this and the
next Congress that fails to compel subsidized
enterprise to fulfill its CONCENTRATIONS Re-
publican.
The Christian people of this sunshiny land
will to-day have an opportunity of praying for
the Arizona Legislature. Sin is abroad in the
land and vice is running riot among the law
makers of California, so let US get down on our
marrow and seek to establish g quarantine
against its appearance in our legislative halls.
Phoenix Gazette.
CaliforDiashas Endorsed by the action of its
legislative body resolution calling upon the
Representatives of that State in Washington to
work to secure the enactment of laws for the
free coinage of silver at ratio of 16 to l. This
is as it should be, and California is now ranked
with her sister mining States of the Pacific
Coast as true to its own interests.-Virginia
City Chronicle.
An institution has been inaugurated in Balti-
more, the object OF which is to train girls for
domestic service. The great necessity of the
hour, however, is some plan by which the
heads of these girls can be trained to look upon
household work as honorable and not degrad-
ing. Their hands can be attended to easy
enough. 1t is their thinkers that need to be
started right-Sacramento Bee.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

The big trolley strike in Brooklyn caused
tramps to flock to that city by thousands,
not for the purpose of helping the strikers
fight but to make ten strike for them
selves. Some of them managed to get $40
out of the strikers fund by making a bluff
of applying for work. They also got more
aid than usual from servants by represent
ing themselves as starving strikers. 1t APP
pears, therefore, that between labor and
capital the tramp is the most impartial of
citizens, and is perfectly willing to wipe
ant the one while sponging on the other.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

The renewed report that only $50 has
been contributed in Maine toward the fund
for the proposed memorial to Blaine raises
the suspicion that there must be some
thing wrong with the committee in charge.
Even if the committee were composed of
but three people, they should have raised
more than $50 before they started to pass
round the hat.
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1t is signal proof of the recuperative
power of the great West that its energies
have revived, notwithstanding the imbe-
cility of the Government in laundering
and bungling over every problem of in
dustry and finance.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

smooth wood and asphalt pavements of Lon
don, the rider knows at once whether his han
som has elastic or rigid tires, the contrast must
be still more marked on macadamized roads or
streets paved with granite or cobblestones.
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Civic Federation.

A Joint meeting of the Civic Federation
and the auxiliary committee composed of
the pastors of all the churches represented
in the Civic Federation will be held
this afternoon in the Mills building to
take action in regard to matters now be-
fore the Legislature.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

The prospects for retrenchment at Sac
ramento brighten daily, and there is a
growing confidence that the majority of
the Legislature will be true to the Repub-
ican tradition of keeping faith with the
people and observing campaign pledges.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

AFTER diphtheria which weakens and exhausts
the whole system, health-giving tonic Is needed
like Hoods Sarsaparilla, which purifies and en-
riches the blood and gives strength. Try it.
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The sooner the Railroad Commission is
abolished and the people are impressed
with the truth that only by competition
can they regulate freights and fares the
sooner will competing lines be constructed
and the true solution of the problem found.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

TIFF GENUINE Browns BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs'
are sold only in boxes. They are wonderfully
effective for Coughs, Hoarseness or Irritation OF
the Throat caused by cold.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

Since the organization of our mint il
1913, it has coined, of gold, 81 612, 405 375, so
and of silver, $669, 929, 1913.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

If newspaper is not worth the price
asked for it, it is the duty of the editor
either to diminish the price or increase the
value of the paper and not try to patch up
the difference with coupon scheme.
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PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Ii Hung Chang seems to be rapidly becoming
the Liliuokalani of China.-New York World
The most showily dressed woman in Europe
is the Empress of Portugal. She buys costumes,
bonnets and hats wholesale. Her pale COM
plexion and auburn hair permit OF any kind of
headgear.
Mrs. Helen M. Cougar, president of the
Woman's National Suffrage Association, Spring
field, Ohio, with her husband, has left for the
Holy Land in pursuance of marriage agree
ment to take big trip annually, with a view
of seeing the whole civilized world.
General Mich, the Chinese commander in the
recent fighting at Kaiplng, entered a carriage
and was leaving the field in dignified way
when the Japanese killed his horses and
wounded him in the thigh. By some strange
chance several plucky Cinnamon surrounded
the general and bore lin away to safe place.
Mich has sworn to leave such adventures as this
to his substi tute in the future.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

The would-be inquisitors who have gone
to Sacramento shouting 1--WE are the peo-
pie" are not numerous enough to form a
petty jury to try dog-fght case.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

1t will be recorded of Cleveland here
after that the only thing he succeeded in
doing during his administration was to
catch small fish in shallow water.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

In his new book DR.. Parkhurst asserts
that the pulpit is greater than the press,
but if he had really believed that he would
have contented himself with preaching his
book instead of printing it.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

The abolition ofthe Railway Commission
does not mean that the Legislature shall
regulate freights and fares, but that the
people should do it by building competing
roads.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

CUR-IT-UP heals wounds. burns and sores as
If by magic. Itcures chilhlains and poison CAL
IN one application. 1t relieves all pain.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

Since the Freeholders have made the
new charter so long let us hope that no
official will ever have occasion to stretch it.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

In the present condition of affairs in San
Francisco a State investigation would be a
farce comedy that wouldn't pay expenses.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

LADIES are greatly benefited by the use Of d.
Segert's Angostura Bitters, the renowned Soutl
American tonic.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

The only possible way for this Congress
to redeem itself is to drop the currency
discussion and pass the Nicaragua canal
bill
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

The important news comes from the East
that the cocktail tea has had its day and
the coffee cocktail is the latest wrinkle.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

The State is with us on every PROPOSE
ton from building railroads TO practicing
complete local self-government.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

Home rule means reform, and reform
means home rule.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

Inquisition don't go but the inquisitors
InuGt
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Do YOUR feet trouble you? Consult the best
Chiropodist BERNARD, 81 Powell street; elevator.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

Nearly all the news that comes in these
days Is good news.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

CRYsrALLIzED ginger, CSC lib, Townsend's. :
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Let the Legislature devote its investiga-
tons to matters of retrenchment and the
people viii be satisfied.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

In the vocabulary of a community that
is capable of self-government, there is no
such word as Lexow.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

The Democratic Congress provided an
income tax, but it will take Republican
Congress to provide the income.
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Whenever San Francisco helps herself
she takes the cake.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

Inquisitions are out of date and should
be knocked out of time.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

Wheat is cheap, silver is cheap, cotton is
cheap and labor is cheap, but nothing is
feeling so cheap as the administration.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

Santa Clara and the San Joaquin are
eager to clasp hands.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

The 100000 is in sight, with several
precincts yet TO be heard from.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

Whenever a man attempts to combine
fakes with journalism, ne soon becomes
more of faker than a journalist.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

The revolt in Hawaii evidently shook
things up Just enough to settle them.
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Uneasy lies the head that has a wheel
In /