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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12
HOW CALL ELECTIONEERS.
The Senator Has a New Scheme Evolved
From Johnsonian Simplicity.

The Senator Has a New Scheme Evolved
From Johnsonian Simplicity.
The popularity of Senator Call is entirely
with the lower Classes-the cracker ele-
ment-who consider him the greatest man
on earth, and who will not vote for legis-
lative candidate unless he agrees to sup
port the Senator for reelection whenever
his term runs out. When Congress ad-
journs, Mr.. Call comes home, puts on a
gray hickory shirt, a pair of ragged
breaches, coat with large holes at the
elbows, an old an-colored, perspiration-
stained SLOUGH hat, and gets into his sulky
for an electioneering tour through the
State.
He travels over the sapdhills and through
the pine forests, stopping at every cabin
"to pass the time of day." He kisses all
the children, asks for ''snack'' to eat, and
when the farmers wife offers him butter
he always prefers sorghum on his bread.
When night overtakes him he puts up
at the nearest farmhouse no matter how
uninviting it may be, and when he goes to
bed holds out his ragged trousers to his
host and says:
day, and I'd be under everlasting obliga-
tions if your good wife would mend them
for me-"
OF course, the woman would sit nm all
night to patch the garments of a United
States Senator, and she puts in her pref
test stitches, but he rips off the patch in q
day or two and plays the same game in
the next county. The name of the women
in Florida who have mended Senator Calls
pants is legion, and it is the proudest event
IN their Ilves.-Chicago Record
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victoria's Oldest Subject,

1.-THE oldest living subject of the Queen"
is the title which may be fairly claimed by
Mrs. Mclaughlin, who is now in her
one hundred and eleventh year. All her
long life has been spent at Limavady, the
home of Thackerays famous "Peg."
Mrs. Mclaughlin is tall Is feet inches),
well set up and dignided looking. She is
able to see and hear well, and her mind is
quite clear. She has had eighteen chill
dren, fifteen of whom have died.
Mrs. McLaughlin's husband served in
the corps of yeomanry commanded by DIR.
Ross grandfather in the beginning OF the
century, and her good memory enables
her to recall interesting events connected
with those stirring times. Apart from the
danger and disaffection caused Dy the re-
bellion of 179S-"The War" as the Irish
call it-life and property were frequently
threatened.
A famous gang of robbers, known as
"Acheson's Gang" was terror to the
county. 1t consisted of seven men and two
women. They were identified in a lodging
house in Limayady, where the landlady,
soldiers wife, shook the printing out of the
pans OF their pistols at night. All the
members of the gang were captured, and
Captain Ross sent them to Derry Jail, with
an escort of yeomanry. They managed to
break out of jail, and at midnight mes
senger galloped to Limavady to put Cap
tain Ross on his guard. They were subse-
quently captured and executed. Since
their execution no one has been hanged In
Derry Jail. In such times did Mrs. Nc
Laughl1n spend a great deal OF her life.
Her latter years have been tranquil, and
all will join in wishing her peace at the
last. The Gentlewoman.
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Mirrors in Folklore.

In the pleasant regions of folklore the
mirror holds fairly prominent place. To
break one is considered an unlucky affair,
a notion which is one of the most prevalent
and persistent of modern superstition. In
many parts of England seven years of
trouble is considered the penalty for such
an accident; but the still more serious
Scottish people regard it as sign that a
member of the family will soon die.
In the south of England it is looked
upon as bad omen for bride on her
wedding morning to take a last peep at the
glass before starting for church, and the
struggle between superstition and vanity
is no doubt very keen.
The Swedish girls are afraid to look in
the glass after dark or by artificial light,
lest they should forfeit the good opinion of
the other sex. Most people still appear to
regard it as bad omen to see the new
moon for the first time through window
pane or reflected in a mirror.
In some districts the practice of covering
the looking-glass or removing it in the
presence of death still exists. The reason
for this is not very obvious, though Mr.
Barring Gould says there is a popular
notion that if person looks into a mirror
in the chamber of death he will see the
corpse looking over his shoulder. Such
superstition seems to suggest near APP
proach to the primitive modes of thought
of the men who found mirrors in stones
and glasses in the running brook.-Cham-
bers' Journal
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public schools here conducted herself
properly on all occasions. She had de-
cided fondness for the drama, and early
manifested desire to go upon the stage.
Miss McAleer made her debut in a farce
played at Mission Opera Hall some three
years ago by an amateur troupe. She did
not consider herself adapted to farcical
roles, and, like most feminine aspirants
for hlstrlonic fame, she decided to study
the part of Juliet. After some months of
study, she announced that she would ap-
pear in that character, but her plan was
spoiled, as among her limited acquaint-
ances there was none who would or could
play Romeo to her Juliet.
The young girl once appeared as vestal
virgin in a tableau at the Pavilion. On
that occasion she met young man named
Smith, who complimented her upon her
excellent portrayal of the character es-
future in his hands, and having won a
good record on several barn -storming tours
over the coast he thought himself qualified
to give her counsel that might aid her in
carrying out her plans for the future.
The girls aunt, Mrs. O'Sullivan, pro-
tested in vain against all this. One day
Miss McAleer disappeared and Mrs. O'Sul-
livan related her story to Secretary Nc
Comb. The girl was found without diff
Guilty and taken to her home. a few weeks
ago she disappeared again, and another
complaint having been filed the girl was
found at $40 Bush street, where she lived
in proximity to Smith and a dive
actor. She was promptly arrested, but her
promises to do better in the future fell
upon stony ears. When the facts of her
case were related to Police Judge Low he
decided that the Magdalen Asylum was
the best place for her, as in its quiet re
treat she could resume the study of the
drama, which her acquaintance with
Smith had for a brief period interrupted.
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SCIENTIFIC CLOTHES CLEANING
An Expert Formula That Will Help the
Home Renovation.


The chemistry of cleaning clothes is set
forth in a scientific magazine, and while
women will care little for the technical
part of the operation the story of the
actual process suggests useful modus
operandi. Take, for instance, says the
American Analyst, shiny old coat, vest
or pair of trousers of black broadcloth,
cashmere or diagonal. The scourer makes
a.strong, warm soapsuds and plunges the
garment into it, souses it up and down,
rubs the dirty places, and, If necessary,
puts it through second time, then rinses
it through several waters and hangs it up
to dry on the line. When nearly dry he
takes it in, rolls it up for an hour or two
and then presses it. An old cotton cloth is
laid on the outside of the coat and the iron
is pressed over that until the wrinkles are
out, but the iron is removed before the
steam ceases to rise from the goods, else
they would be shiny.
Wrinkles that are obstinate are removed
by laying wet cloth over them and press
ing the iron over that. If any shiny places
are seen they are treated as the wrinkles
are-the iron is lifted while the full cloud
of steam rises up and brings the nap with
it. Cloths should always have suds
made especially for them, as in that which
has been for white cotton or wooden clothes
lint will be left in the water and cling to
the cloth
In this manner the same coat and trou-
sers can be renewed time and time again
and have all the look and feel of new
garments. Good broadcloth and its fellow
cloths will bear many washings and look
better every time because of them.
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ent prosecutor. She went on at the top of
her voice:
you haven't heard the news, have
your"
Everybody strained their ears to listen
for it.
"Marys going to be married"
The young man nerved himself.
All I'm very glad to hear it."
Eyes. You know, just after you found
out she didn't have any money Bert
Drexel came up from Bloomington
Pm very glad indeed" repeated the
young man. rising hastily, while a broad
grin spread over the dress circle as it real
lied that it was witnessing first-class do
nestle comedy free of charge, "but here s
my street"
The old lady looked up at the lamppost.
Gone three blocks further south,
haven't your"
But the young man had thrown himself
from the car. The fight died out of her
honest brown eyes and the red from her
indignant face, and the set expression
on the wrinkled lips melted into ripple
of mirth-provoking laughter. II guess [
done George up in great shape, pa. Didn't
""
The old gentleman who was with her
simply nodded his head. He didn't seem
to see any fun in the situation. / thought
to myself that he might have had some
such an experience himself in the days of
youth and I fell to thinking how seldom
the curtain is lifted from some of the
dramas of life.-Chicago Dispatch.
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THE OLD LADY WANTS TO KNOW.
Everybody Else in the Streetcar Found
Out Also as She Inquired.

was greatly amused yesterday, in COM
pany with a round forty of my fellow-pas-
sengers, at the neat dressing-down that
was given to a young man in a Cottage
Grove avenue car by an elderly lady who
am given to understand was laboring at
the time under not unnatural irritation.
it being the first time that she and the
young man had met apparently after some
perhdious conduct on his part toward a
niece of the old lady's. At least should
gather all this from the conversation. The
old lady got her victim where she was
certain he could not get away and then
went for him in a voice that rivaled Ia
magno's In power and penetration.
"Got back from your wedding trip, have
you? Hope you enjoyed yourselves.
The young man grinned. A man and a
woman opposite nudged each other.
When are you going to be at home TO
your friends?n
"Oh, come up and see US any time"
Shall | bring Mary?'
A cold dampness began to display itself
under the young mans hat-lining.
Certainly. Bring your niece along. My
wife will be delighted to see her."
II see you've got the hang of it pretty
quick. He, he, he! You say my wife as
if you'd been married three years instead
of three weeks
The. audience began to get interested.
They bent their glances in the direction OF
the young man and his merciless, persist
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relatives who have been so long spelling
upon this fortune, upon which Il had con-
centrated all my affections, you are not
going to touch penny of it; and not one
of you will be able to boast that you have
squardered the millions which the old
Marquis d'Aligre had taken so many years
to hoard up"
Sir Robert Devil, one of James I s Off
Gals, did not even spare his wife. Il give
unto my wife tenne shillings in respect she
took her sonnes part against me and did
anymate and comfort him afterwards.
These will not be forgotten"
And the Earl of Stafford who married
the daughter of the Due de Grammont,
wrote: ITO the worst of women, Claude
Charlotte de Grammont, unfortunately my
wife, guilty as she is of all crimes, l leave
five and forty brass halfpence, which will
than her father can make her"-Westmi n
Ster Review
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American Songs in Japan.

One of the pleasantest sights to be seen
here and in Yokohama is the group of
handsome schoolboys one meets in the
street. These little fellows all wear blue
caps and carry their books in satchels
swung over their shoulders. They are all
bright-eyed, chubby faced, merry and
sturdy looking. They love school, and you
can plainly see in them the future sover-
eigns of Japan. / have yet to see school
boy who was not both handsome and in
telligent looking. The public school sys-
tenn in Japan is thorough. There is coedu-
cation of sexes, and the system is based al
most entirely upon ours. A few nights ago
our hotel in Yokohama was serenaded by a
band of youths from one of the normal
schools. They were neatly uniformed, and
they played most excellently Marching
Through Georgia" and John Brown s
Body" These tunes, by the way, have
become almost national in Japan. The
bands in all the professions play them; in
fact, l have heard little else in the way of
outdoor music.-New York Herald.
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KOHLsAATS BREAD SIGNS.
An Amusing Incident of the Chicago
Anarchy Scare Recalled.

"Chicago is SO thoroughly recovered
from the anarchy scare, said an attorney
while waiting for the court to arrive,
'that it can afford to laugh at many things
that happened about ten years ago.
81 remember that about a year before
the Haymarket bomb was thrown the
town was considerably worked up over the
anarchistic meetings on the lake front. the
professions with red banners and all that.
There was considerable talk about the So
cial revolution, and the leaders OF the
movement were becoming very prominent.
Zone morning when | came down town
| noticed on the walls and fences big post
ers showing blood-red flag with the word
Bread across it in white letters. There
was something very significant in the de-
sign-the red flag of anarchy and the
threat of blood behind the demand for
bread. Every one on the car was talking
about the posters and seemed to think 1t
was a pretty serious matter.
We'll, sir, those things had been put all
over town during that one night. 1t
seemed as if there must have been thor
ough organization of the revolutlOnlsts to
put up SO many of the posters. l remem-
Der that one of the prominent anarchists
was interviewed as to the meaning OF the
red flags and the demand for bread.
"He said it meant that the social revolu-
ton was at hand; that the workmen were
organized and would get bread for them
selves and their families even if they had
to destroy the capitalistic class to get it.
He said the bread placards were simply
put up to give the capitalists warning.
ga few mornings after that more posters
bearing red flags appeared in all parts of
town, but this time each flag bore the
words 'Aerated Bread
The whole thing was scheme to adj
vertise new kind of bread being baked by
H. H. Kohlsaat, who was then the big
baker of the town, although he had not be-
come so well known as he is at present.
1t didn't appear that he intended to
brighten any one. He simply chose a
novel method of advertising his improved
bread, and people were ready about that
time to attach "a dark significance to any
thing that was red
But the attempt of the anarchist lead
ers to adopt Mr.. Kohlsaat's aerated bread
scheme was one of the most amusing Incl
dents of the entire scare. "-Chicago Rec
ord
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BABY WAS DRUNK.
An Inhuman Mother Gives Liquor to
Her Infant.

Her Infant.
A woman, evidently under the influence
of liquor, who was staggering along Second
avenue, near Fifty-frst street, says the
New York Sun OF recent date, dropped a
bundle that she carried. She picked it up
with great difficulty, but at the corner of
Forty-sixth street she dropped it again
upon the tagging. A policeman, who had
been following the woman, picked up the
bundle former, and was greatly surprised
to find that it contained a baby about a
year old.
The child seemed stupid, and the officer,
thinking it had been hurt, carried it to the
Woman's Hospital at Fifty-frst street and
Lexington avenue, after having taken the
woman to the station-house The doctors
examined the child and declared that it
was uninjured. but was drunk Suisse
quently the woman admitted that she had
given the baby whisky to keep it quiet.
She said she was Mary Ryan, 35 years
old, a widow, but she refused to tell where
she lived. The baby is her own. Yester-
day in the Yorkyille Police Court Justice
Deuel. committed the woman to the island
for two months.
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Flyin, Machines in Kansas.

"Tall1in' about flynn machines, said the
man from the prairies, ''they have had 'em
out in Kansas fer yeas.
Eyes, they have" sneered the man who
was never thirty miles from home.
"Well, they jist have. Material ones.
Not that would say they have growed
wings. Not at all. But they have growed
whiskers, and it is the commonest sight
YOU can think of at the right time of year
to see some Teller with handful of whis-
kers up in de air, his feet hangin' down,
soarin' around on them whiskers in the
wind like bird, it is. "-Chicago Tribune.
There is an immigration boom in the
State of Washington.
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and expected to return to San Francisco on
the next steamer.
Lambert himself wrote to his tather-in-
law, telling him he intended to come back
and bring his wife along.
1t is said in Oakland that If Lam
bert is compelled to stand trial his
defense will be insanity and that many
witnesses can be brought who will
testify that for a month before he disap-
peared he was out of his mind and not ac-
countable for his actions.
A police officer said last evening that he
had seen the defaulter walking up the
street staring straight into the heavens or
ahead of him and so oblivious to his sur
roundings as to fall against passers-by
without knowing it.
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The wealth of Nations

Charles James Fox, it has been asserted.
made the fortune of Adam Smiths wealth
OF Nations" by quoting it in speech made
in the House of Commons in 1888. In Mr.,
Rae's life of Adam Smith, recently pub
lished, the fact is established that the book
was quoted for the first time then and by
Fox, but that some years later Fox told a
friend he had never read the book. There
is something in all these subjects" he ex-
planned, (which passes my comprehen-
sion; something so wide that [ could
never embrace them myself nor find any
one who did. New York Sun.
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ANIMAL PAINTINGS ON VIEW
The Collection of the Late Marie Guise
Newcomb on Exhibition.

The Collection of the Late Marie Guise
Newcomb on Exhibition.
There have been on exhibition and will
be sold at the Fifth-avenue Art Galleries
on Friday night some of the works of
young artist who must have won high rank
but for her untimely death-who indeed
might have ranked as the Rosa Bonheur of
America since she chose the same field of
work-animal painting. This artist was
Miss Marie Guise Newcomb. Good critics
ranked her as our best animal painter
among women. There are some eighty
paintings in all in the collection
nearly all of them having to do
with animals. There are pictures
of work horses in Paris, Arab horses
and, in fact, studies of all sorts of horses.
There are field scenes in which horses,
sheep and cows are shown. There are
camels from the desert of Biskra. Next to
horses come the dogs, and there is a
roguish artists dog, evidently beloved
model; bull terriers, fox terriers, massive
st. Bernards, handsome retrievers and
wise-looking settlers. Then there are
sketches OF still life, and picture of Madi-
son square at its busy hour. There are
Arab villages and camps, picture of the
North River by night, view Near Bar
negat Bay" An Adirondack Hayfield," a
desert scene, and other paintings from the
brush of Miss Newcomb that show that
the young woman had talent akin to
genius, SO that perhaps the cart Inter-
change" is right in saying that Sin the
particular field which she had chosen
that of animal painting-she leaves no
successor" Certainly no one can view the
collection and not regret the untimely
death of the promising young artist.-New
York Commercial Advertiser
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On the Stage at johannesburg.

Two curious incidents happened during
the progress of The Village Priest" at
Standard, Johannesburg. In the third act
Marguerite tells her mother that they do
not live in house of cards. and hardly were
the words out of Miss Atty Bevan's mouth
when fearful crashes of minor earthquake
kind were heard behind the scenes, the
wings" tottered and cabinet containing
fOwer-pots and vases was overturned with
great smash. A few sentences afterward
the Comtesse declared cher idol was shat
tered" and she gazed pensively upon the
fragments of the broken vases. Upon Miss
Atty Bevans exit voice from the goods"
warned her mot to go out there as she
might be killed." an apt sally, which, a
a contemporary says, produced general
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DIMMED A RISING STAR,
The Law Gives Miss McAleer's
HiStrioniC Am bition a
Death Blow.
The Young Dramatic Aspirant Sent
to the Magdalen
Asylum.

The artistic dreams of Mary Jane Nc
Aleer, pretty girl of II years, who resided
with her aunt, Mrs. O'Sullivan, at 735
Linden avenue, have been rudely dis
PEELED. Instead of fulfilling her am bition
to shine as a star before the footlights,
Mary is now at the Magdalen Asylum,
where, in all proba ability, she will remain
until she has attained her majority.
The story of Miss McAleer' career is full
of sentiment and romance. She is of
studious habits, and while attending the
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Hard and Bitter wi1,s

It was remarked by writer long ago
that there is no revenge so hard and bit
of the astonishing perversities of many ma
lures that the longer they live the harder
they hug their POSSESSIONS The most dis
interested affection is passed over, the
most faithful and the most valuable SER
vices are slightly and grudgingly re-
warded. This mental and moral disease
notably affiicts the richest. The Marquis
d'Aigre was a singular example. His will
appoint and insult his relatives, friends and
servants.
To the first it said: "As for you, my
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CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
A Young Man Who SwOre Falsely to p
Marriage License.

A Young Man Who SwOre Falsely to p
Marriage License.
Royal Goldberg, alias Royal Howard, was
arrested on the steamer Columbia on her
arrival by Officers F. Holbrook and H.
McMurray of the Society for the Proven
ton of Vice.
He will have to answer to the charge of
perjury in falsely swearing, while obtain
ing a marriage license in this city on
March 16, that Lizzie Behan was Lizzie
Stivers, and that she was over Is years of
age, when in fact she is not yet 16.
Goldberg married her and took her to
Portland where he put her in house of
i'll fame. He left her there and returned
to the city, when he was arrested as stated.
Goldberg is a young man, bnt is well
known to the police, and has been arrested
on many occasions.
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MEMS FURNISHINGS.

At S Cents.
MEMS FANCY BORDERED HEM
STITCHE D HANDKERCHIEFS,
large size and fast colors, regular price
$40 per dozen, will be offered at DC
each.
At 1215 Cents.
MEMS AND BOYS ALL-SILK WIND"
SOR SCARFS, with neat fancy dots
and figures, regularly sold at 25c, will
be offered at 1870 each.
At rs Cents.
1S5 dozen BOYS PERCALE WAISTS
AND BLOUSES, we'll made and in q
large variety of patterns, extra good
value for SOC, will be offered at 25c.
At so Cents.
48 dozen MEMS FANCY P Eric A L E
SHIRTS, laundried, neat patterns, col
lars attached and warranted fast colors,
regularly sold for 81, will be offered at
SOC each.