The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-17

tell you they are really thicker than the
Chinese as it is, and it would be good plan
for the United States to shut down on them
Something ought to be DONE"
''Oh, don't know that it's SO bad as that
Stradley. I think they are doing good work,
Mr.. Cannon remarked.
"Do you mean to tell me that people who
work cheaper than the Chinese are doing the
country any good?"
Certainly"
"In heavens name how?"
'By driving the Chinese out"
This seemed to throw Stradley into a coma
tose condition, but he came back with the state
ment that he would prefer to see the Cinnamon
remain if it came to a question of choice.
speaking of immigration business, Stradley,
what kind of people do you find the easiest to
handle in transacting business for the Govern
ment," inquired CALL reporter.
'The people from the Colonies They always
have money; they are clean and understand
the customs of the country pretty well. Then,
again, they are better able to take care of them
selves and also speak English 80 I really have
no bother at all with them"
"There is the whole secret of Stradley's pref
erence," said Mr.. Cannon. "They can do
everything NECESSARY to take care of them
selves, which relieves Stradley of the labor
Professor NJ. C. Jardine, who was for several
years connected with the Johns Hopkins Insti-
tute in Maryland, is in this city. The professor
is great traveller, and is authority on ento-
mology. t'Bugology," in fact, is his hobby
and in discussing this subject yesterday he
took exception to what he termed nonsen-
steal beliefs of many travellers regarding the
poisonous effects of bites from tarantulas,
centipedes and scorpions.
''The bite of the tarantula," said he, ais very
severe and painful, the scar lasting for long
time, but although it produces violent in
hammation for a short time, it is not dan
gerous to life.
"The centpede may be classed as much in
the same category in this respect Its bite in
warm climates is sometimes excessively yiru-
lent and painful, though at other times the
poison causes little inconvenience, and do
not believe that it is ever fatal
''The sting of the scorpion is very painful in
deed, and it is dangerous in proportion to the
size OF the animal, its age, and the state of
irritation in which it may be. There are known
cases in which its sting was followed by fatal
effects, but such are very rare. The centipede
is by nature a very timid creature, while the
tarantula is, on the other hand, very
courageous. The latter does not hesitate to
attack even human being if the necessity
arises"
"You don't often hear of sailed mine in
Colorado these days, or, in fact in any other
mining country" said Gage H. Horton, a we'll
known miner from the State mentioned, at the
Lick yesterday. "That used to be favorite
and paying pastime for INSCRIPTIONS indf-
viduals, but when public sentiment crys-
tallized into the belief that the only effective
preventive was a short shrift and ready
rope, the practice fell into disuse. recollect
many years ago in the district now known as
Cripple Creek a fellow named Mason sailed q
mine, which he sold to en- innocent-looking
individual named Peck who had lots of money,
but who most people thought was short in
brains. However that may be, Peck was not
lacking in one manly characteristic, and that
was nerve. After Mason had secured his cash
he 'sloped, and a short time after Peck dis
covered he had been duped he also disappeared.
We never heard of either for about two years.
when word reached Denver that Peck had Just
run Mason to earth in Little Rock, Ark, and
had filed him so full of lead that the Coroner
brought in a verdict that he had died from lead
poison. There have been q good many hang
ing bees in Colorado in years past for just this
kind of practices, and, as l said before, it has
become so unhealthy for the perpetrators
thereof that the vocation has lost its following
entirelyu