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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
EVADING A DUTY.

Corrupt politics in San Francisco Is
doubtless enjoying good cheer over the
incidents attending the impeachment of
the new Grand Jury. The original list of
thirty names drawn from the Grand Jury
box contained those of numerous strong
citizens, whose large interests and close
familiarity with the needs of the City
would have qualified them eminently for
jury duty. Better than that, they were
above suspicion of political-boss domina-
ton.
Many of these gentlemen failed to appear
at all in answer to the summons. Doubt
less they sent excuses which were salts
factory to the court. In the absence of
specific knowledge concerning the adequacy
of these excuses it would be unfair and un-
just to say these citizens we're either afraid
to do their duty or were not willing to
make personal sacrifice in its perform
ance. We can imagine, however, that it
must have required very urgent reason to
restrain citizens from serving who have no
fear and who are anxious that San Fran
cisco should have decent government.
On the new jury list appear the names
of some citizens of known integrity, fear
VI
Others are not so well known to the gen.
eral public, but that argues nothing against
their worth and is no ground for fear that
they will fail in any way in the perform
ance of their duty. On the contrary, they
now have one of the rarest opportunities
that ever falls to the lot of a private citizen
for making their worth and power felt
The interests centering in the forming
of this Grand jury are far more important
than some of them possibly realize. The
splendid work of the old Grand Jury has
imposed an obligation which the new cam
not afford to ignore. 1t set standard of
intelligence, fearlessness and industry that
will serve both as guide and an inspira-
ton. The most important of the consider
atoms in the matter is the fact that the
old Grand Jury did not complete its work.
1t was hot on the trail of numerous iniqui-
ties and showed the way to discover and
uproot them,
This good work by the old organization
rallied to its aid the earnest and disinter-
ested assistance of numerous citizens in
individual and organized capacities. This
voluntary assistance represents the senti-
ment of decency in the City. It's services
will be as freely at the disposal Of the new
jury as of the old. and the extent to which
it is employed and encouraged will meas
ure the intention of the present body. The
new Grand Jury will be subjected to pub
lie scrutiny whose observation nothing will
escape. Its task, therefore, will be hard,
but that is what good citizen likes. If
this jury carries out the wishes and ex-
nectati0nS of the p,1h1jc II uil1 cecura ~,
enviable position in popular esteem and
will be performing service which the peo-
pie know how to reward.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
A PLEASING DEPARTURE.

One has but to take glance through the
Western Addition of the City to observe
the striking change that has come over
the taste of the more progressive citizens
in the matter of architecture. Until
lately San Francisco has been incredibly
stupid in this regard. 1t hss been the last
of all the cities west of the Mississippi
River to exhibit intelligent progress in
house-building. Besides acquiring taste
in design and color, our builders are secur-
ing an approach to comfort in making
walls and floors which exclude the winds,
and it is not too much to hope that in time
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

The Oldest guest at the Lick House is Alex
ander Mcdonald, who has been there since
August l, 1851, when James Lick, the philan.
thropist, opened the hotel to the California
public and the people of the world.
Tens of thousands have come and gone since
then, intending the eccentric millionaire, and
many monument has arisen in many differ
emit places to mark the permanent character of
their going, but Mr.. Mcdonald continues al
most as hale and as fresh as when, almost
thirty-five years ago. he came as guest.
he is credited with having plenty of money.
Whether he has or not he has enough to sat
isfy all his wants.
Years ago he became interested in the fron->
tier trading firm of Schwabacher Brothers &
Co. of Walla Walla and Seattle.
This firm has grown and waxed rich in the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

horse for years after all other horses had dis
appeared from 1.-THE Blue Grass" but finally
the Lexington City Council passed an ordi-
nance requiring him to keep the animal off the
streets, as it interfered with bicyclists! Heart
broken, he allowed his pet to die of old age in
his paddock at Springhurst. SO firmly was the
saddle-horse idea fixed in Mr.. Raileys mind,
however, that he at last evolved the bright
thought of inventing a wooden horse to run by
electricity after the fashion of the motorcycles.
Taking the famous Trojan horse as a model
success at length crowned his efforts, and he
announced public exhibition of his motohip-
pique. But judge of his dismay when he found
that this horse, which he had expressly built
on racking!
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
might have to purchase peace on terms in the
last degree humiliating and disastrous.
New York Times

The stern condemnation that belts actual
disloyalty in time of war is appropriate to any
discuss ion of the behavior of men who now
go about organizing opposition to the Federal
Government at time when there is no pros
pect of war, almost no possibility of war, but
when there has arisen grave question of the
National honor and selfrespect, qualities
which can be maintained only when they are
rooted in the hearts of the people, and when
the people cherish them above everything else
on earth, above even life itself
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

is used, braiding, embtoidering or design
done in braids, spangles or both is rich and
effective. A very rich waist of royal blue
velvet, to be worn with blue crepon skirt,
was made in this way. The embroidery was in
multi-colors, the design being field flowers. A
waist of green cloth, on the mignonette shade,
had sleeves and underwaist Of rich China
silk to match. An edge OF sable finished the
edges of the cloth body. A ruff OF green ribbon
four inches wide was gathered into the top of
the collar, in novel and extremely stylish
way.
A waist, to be worn with black satin skirt,
had sleeves and of black satin, the body of
ox-blood red cloth. This was edged with Per-
sian lamb fur, and was well covered by small
black spangles sewn on lrregularly all over
the surface. A ribbon of black and red stripes
was used in the same way as shown in the
illustration over black. satin collar
brown crepon dress had plain skirt the
waist being entirely of erepon, excepting the
VS., these were of blue velvet The trimming
on the edges of the crepon was sable. Another
home dress had VS. of black satin. wi tn fancy
braiding on the upper edges of the cloth bod
ice.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

than was comprised in the entire Libraries
available to the average American citizen hfty
years ago. There are not less than ninety
seven (by actual COUNT signed articles by
writer's eminent in various professions and
pursuits. of from one to three columns IN
length. covering almost every field of interest
very commemorate in comparison with many
of the mammoth sheets published in the past.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Dec. 2S.-Among recent
arrivals are: DR. G. F. Dyer, Aston; ]. Sylvester,
Broadway Central; w P. Hammatt, Vendome;
G. A. Walker, Westminster; r. C. Hartmann,
Grand Union. Mrs. l. L. Requa and Miss NJ. J.
Croker, got up party of eight and had pox
at the opera to see Tristan and Isolde"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
New York Telegram.

When the Republican, Mr.. Hit of Illinois,
introduced bill carrying out the Presidents
recommendations in regard to Il Venezuelan
commission, although some members of his
party were aflaid Cleveland might make
little political capital out of it, yet the bill was
passed unopposed. That is the proper spirit,
the country first politics afterward.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
OF Inestimable Value.
Fresno Republican.

The Christmas number of the San Francisco
CALL is one of the very best editions of the
kind that has ever been issued on the Pacific
Coast. The special contributions to its col
umns are not only by the ablest writers in the
State, but in many instances by the men who
represent all that is best and most su bstantial
IN the progress and development OF this coast
In every particular. Such a paper as the
Christmas CALL is of inestimable value to Cali
fornia. and its enterprise deserves the substan-
tial encouragement OF every citizen. 1t en-
phasizes the fact that the CALL Is one of the
great newspapers OF the great West.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
AND THE EAGLE SCREAMED.

Dunraven, mad as pestered bee,
In wrath set sail, and over the sea
Came. wild to prove that the yachting Yanks
Were crew select from the rascal ranks.
He came; delivered hearsay tale
To worry the Yanks he could ne'er outsail;
The judges laughed at the empty charge,
And the Yankee fame was never so large
AS after his Lordship skunk from sight
Withdrew-twice whipped in a single fight,
To sail in wrath back over the sea-
A Briton. mad as pestered pee.
CHARLES d. SOUTH.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
TURNED OUT A RACKER.

A triumph of invention was recently exhi-
bited on the streets of Lexington, says the Chi
cago Horseman. Before the horse disappeared
Charles L. Railey won great reputation as
handler of saddle horses. and catered to high
priced New York trade in walk-trot-and-canter
saddlers. After the bicycle had wholly sup
planted the horse, Mr.. Railey grieved and re-
fused to be comforted. He owned q saddle
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
A Square Deal All Around

San Francisco has concluded that there is
yet chance to get the Democratic Convention.
We sincerely hope that it may secure the
prize. The convention would secure square
deal al around, and the differences between
San Franciscan hospitality and the crashing
disposition of st. Louis would be SO marked as
to attract universal attention.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
Utica On. w Press.

England is one of the largest customers in
trade the United States has. Should there be
war between the two countries we would lose
our best customer while it was in progress
That would be less of calamity, however.
Tor us tn an for them. That country depends
upon this for raw cotton and for food products
to an extent which would seriously embarrass
it if the supply were stopped.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
Syracuse standard

Aside from the controversy over Venezuela,
the United States has no occasion for imme-
diate trouble. and is exposed to no danger that
will not vanish when it has a navy, an army
and Notifications suited to its rank among
nations and to the magnitude of the territory
over whose safety it keeps guard.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
Remarkably Interesting.
Sacramento Bee.

The San Francisco CALL published remark
ably able, readable, interesting and instruc-
tive Christmas number, full of good literary
matter and, what was far more beneficial from
a California standpoint, trimming over with
-eliable information concerning our State,
kind of holiday number to send to Eastern
relatives, friends and acquaintance, for 1t
told the story of this States wonderful advan-
tages and resources thoroughly and elo-
uueQtly.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
A VERY PRETTY WAIST.

The long shoulder seams of the 1880 period
have had a decided effect on the modes of this
season. One of the most charming models is
shown here The effect is best when two ma
terials are used-one for the sleeves and the
underwaist, another for the body. Or the
sleeves may be of the goods like the body If
preferred, using contrasting goods only for the
underbody, which is visible at the top in
shape both back and front. Ii one fabric is
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
New York SIM

war between Great Britain and this
country would not last single wear beforo
the English operatives and miners wonla h.
goaded by hunger to uprisings far moro
general and dangerous than the Chartist
riots OF fifty years ago. Thus coerced at home
fusing to refer minor dispute to arbitration
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
Worth Looking After.

Claus Spreckels speaks very hopefully of the
future OF sugar industries in this State in his
contribut ton to the Christmas CALL. He thinks
the result to come from it will be greatly bene-
fetal to all who engage in it. He says the
manufacturer will not have monopoly of the
profit, but there will also be money for the
grower of beets as we'll. This seems TO be @
reasonable proposition.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
Boston Post.

The whole fabric of that indefinite code
which we call International law Is nothing
more than common-sense applied to the re-
lations of peoples with each other. The same
common-sense rules which regulate citizens in
their conduct toward their neighbors, broad
ened to take in the wide scope OF national re-
lations, control the conduct of Governments
or ought to control it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
Far Ahead of Anything.
Marysville Appeal.

THE CALLS Christmas number consisted of
ffty-two pages and was featured so that there
was much to satisfy the tastes of every class of
manifest in the compilation of that big paper
deserve recognition. The publication was far
ahead of anything heretofore presented by
other paperS.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
Omaha Bee.

Doubtless everybody is now prepared to
admit that the navy must be made consid-
erably stronger than it is, not with view to
any offensive operations, but entirely with
reference to defense. A dozen great battle
ships would be none too many for this country.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
Pittsburg DIspatch.

The English, especially the Tory aris.ocracy
and their mouthpieces in the English papers
are so full of that British conviction, eomforta-
bic to themselves, but irritating to the rest of
the world. that they are the superior race and
that 1t is not worth while to consider either
the rights or feelings of any nation, that they
own race, should dare to assert rights not in
accordance with the British convictions.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
CHICAGO LIMITED.
VIA SANTA FE ROUTE.

new train throughout begins October e.
Pumans finest sleeping-cars, vestlbule reclining.
chair cars and dining-cars. Los Angeles to Chi.
cago, via Kansas City, without change Annex
cars on sharp connection for Denver and St
Louis Twenty-seven hours quicker than tbs
quickest competing train. The Santa Fe has been
put in fine physical condition and is now the bss;
transcontinental railway
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
Very Commendable

The Christmas CALL contained ffty-two
pages, mostly filed with solid reading matter.
The hopeful fact about THE CALL is that Mr..
shortridge, its proprietor. did apologize for its
enormous bulk, instead of boasting, as the
metropolitan papers usually do, over the big
bundles of paper they are able to besmear with
ink in single day. There is more reading
matter in this Christmas edition of THE CALL
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
Instructed While 1t Entertained.
San JOse News

The Christmas edition of the San Francisco
CALL was paper that reflected great credit on
the manager who conceived it and did honor
to the State. There was absent from its col
umns the skyrocket, razzle-dazzle usually
found in extra holiday editions, and its place
was filled with interesting and useful informa-
ton valuable to all classes of people. 1t was a
paper that instructed while 1t entertained-in
fact, 1t was model newspaper.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

There was romance in the history of the
late Professor Riley, the famous entomologist
of the Smithsonian Institution, whose death
was announced few days ago. His mother,
who was a member of an old and aristocratic
English family, was disowned for marrying
beneath her; but her father relented so far as
to give her son superior education, which,
with the use he made of it, was worth as much
as the name or legacy.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
A Valuable Reference Work.
Tulare Registt

The Christmas edition OF the San Francisco
CALL is a complete encyclopedia Of California.
If it were only in book form and bound in calf
it would be very valuable reference work to
consult hereafter
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

The Iroquois Club has elected new
officers, and Buckley continues out of poll
tics.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

Thomas-whats the matter with you? Can't
you take job?
Henry-Yes, from man who has plenty of
them; but I'd have you to understand that
am not so mean as to. rob the poor.-Boston
Transcript.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
Interesting and Attractive.
Lake County Bee.

The Christmas CALL comes to us this year
with ffty-two pages, each and every one con-
tanning something interesting and attractive
The CALL does nothing by half.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
Well Written Matter.

The hristmas edition of the San Francisco
CALL is the best special edition of any news
paper ever issued in California. The matter is
excellent, concise and we'll written, and the
paper will long be preserved.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
New York Herald.

Economy is sometimes better secured by
free expenditure than by unwise penurfous-
ness, and in securing strong navy we shall
be merely paying out an insurance premium
OF very minute proportions compared with the
interests that need protection.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

SPECIAL three days sale, Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday only, 2-lb. baskets Cal. glace fruits,
our own make, 75c, reg. price 81 cream mixed
candies15c lb. reg. Csc h. Townsend's, 627 Pal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
Excellent Reading.

THE CALL issued fifty-two page Christmas
number which forms excellent reading and is
monument to the enterprise of that popular
and progressive journal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
A Wonder OF journalism,
Vallejo Chronicle.

THE CALLS 52-page Christmas edition is one
of the wonders of modern journalism This
great daily has been going forward with
mighty strides under the new management.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

SPECIAL information daily to manufacturers,
business houses and public men by the Press
Clipping Bureau (Allen's), $40 Montgomery.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
THE VENEZUELAN MATTER.
New York Recorder.

The spectacle of nearly seventy millions of
people welded together as one man in the as
sertion OF great principle is one of the grand
est and most impressive events of the closing
years OF the century.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
Johnnv Get Your Gun.

San Diego Union.
Figuratiyely the Queen has already issued
the order: Johnny, get your gum
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

Georgetown Gazette.
The San Francisco MORNING CALL issued
splendid 52-page number. It's great credit
to Mr.. Shortridge and an honor and benefit to
the Pacific Coast.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

NERVOUS troubles caused by impoverished
blood, the nerves not being properly nourished
The way to nervousness is to purify the blood
by taking Hoods Sarsaparla.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

Shall we have San Francisco carnival
this winter, or just talk about it?
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
An Apt Transposition.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The Kansas City Journal in its headlines,
says: 'Grover Stands Pat" 1t might more
appropriately have said: "Grover Pleases
Pat
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

The men who are to stand in the shoes of
the late Grand Jury should be equal to the
feat of keeping up the stride and getting in
kicks that will bounce the wrongdoers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

Pasadena has rose show, Truckee has
an ice palace and everything goes in Cali
fornia.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

Just about this time everybody begins
to expect great things next year.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

There is one Wilson in the Cabinet. an
other in the Senate and four of them in the
House, but fortunately they do not agree
in politics, so they can't swing the country.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

The maxim, at is better to give than to
receive" doesn't apply to New Years
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
Barry,s "staro 5 Cents

Beginning with the new year The Star will
be cents per copy. Liveliest weekly journal
on the coast. The peoples greatest champions
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

Chief Editor-Look here, Wagg, your column
of jokes this week is full of chestuuts.
Wagg-I'm very sorry; but see here, can't you
put at the head of the column reprinted by
REQUEST?
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29
,rort IN all unpatented mining claims during
&c raar aQ5 did not come to vote.

To YUKON. H. H., City. II prospec'os
starts from Juneau, Alaska, to walk 10 1ne go,u
fields of the Yukon country he is no more aD =,
to be held up and robbed than ne W man who
Undertakes such a journey must take MS
chances.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

For one who thinks Of the old year there
are ten who dream OF the new.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

Republican Congressman who oppose
the bond bill can hardly have reflected on
what would result from split in the Re-
publican party at this time.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

The New York Yacht Club has made a
mistake in conducting the examination of
Dunraven's charges in secret session.
When charges are publicly made they
should be publicly investigated.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

When Senators grow weary of their de-
bates they may be said to Lave pneu-
matte tire on.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

Mark Twain has had a. great reception in
Australia, where he has been lecturing and
having fun with the people.