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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23
NEW TO-DAY.
About
Shoes

"Well-wisher" writes us:
"Talk more about your shoes
less about prices.
AS if it were best to talk
least about that which dis
t1nguishes us most!
It's admitted that our
shoes are all right; good
shoes-shoes of the day.
But so are those in good re-
tail stores.
Why should you come
hereto the factory-why
leave the beaten path unless
to save money? Easier to
stay in the rut, and better
if nothing's to be gained.
We w ILL talk about
prices-the good, cold, COM
portable coin we save you.
SHOES RETAILED AT
FACTORY PRICES.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23
ARE TO SELL THE ROAD,
The Los Angeles Consolidated
Railroad to Be Reor-
ganized.
President Brown Says That Exten-
sive Improvements viii Be
Made.

On August Is the Los Angeles Consoli-
dated Railroad Will be sold ostensibly to
the highest bidder, but really to the bond
holders, they having already formed a
company TO take charge OF its affairs.
Since the consolidation OF the various
electric and cable roads of Los Angeles,
their affairs have been in a complex state.
The present company has no title except
by lease, and TO create perfect title,
and at the same time form company
financially able 10 put the road on pay
ing basis, is the reason assigned for the
coming sale.
The road has bonded Indebtedness of
s., 000,0o0 most of which is held by San
Francisco capitalists. It is understood
that the Bank of California and the Pacific
Rollin mills are large bendhoIders, and il
IS mainly at their instigation that the
forthcoming sale is TO be made. In April
last Thomas Brown, cashier of the Bank OF
California, was elected president of the
company now controlling the road, and il
is believed that he will hold the same posi-
ton with the new company. Mr.. Brown
also owns a large block of the bonds.
most of the bonded Indebtedness of the
Los Angeles Consolidated Railroad is held
by San Francisco parties" said President
DTOWA last night. lie august safe Is at
their instigation, and IS merely a means OF
arriving at legal formation OF a new COM
pany. The mortgage, as is well known,
was foreclosed a few weeks ago. Just be-
fore that time we thought to make a
thorough investigation of the condition OF
affairs and the probable cost of needed i'm
provements. So with that idea in view we
sent down Hassell and Hunt, the Mid
winter Fair electrical engineers. They
have zone over the road carefully and
Mr.. Hassell viii file his report with me in
few days.
I'VE are now building three or four miles
OF new road, though more extensive con-
structIon will take place after the sale An
order for ten new cars has been put in, and
it is probable that this will be duplicated
within the next sixty days, and after the
sale the entire system will be changed from
cable to electric and other improvements
beneficial to the road made.
sit has been enormously reported that
the Bank of California held large amount
of the stock of the consolidated road as
collateral security for a loan made the Pa
cifc Rolling mills.
THAT is mistake, for the bank has not
one dollar of stock as collateral, and the
bonds held by the rolling-mills are free
from debt of any description. Just who
does hold the bonds in San Francisco | am
unwilling to say, for the simple reason
that the parties interested might not wish
it known. | can say this, however that
the bank is not interested in any way, ex-
cept that it holds few bonds, though if
will take no active interest in the manage
ment of the affairs of the road
Gas soon as Mr.. Hassell makes his re-
port will be in better position to tell
Just what will be done, but until then
had rather not go into any further detail
than l have"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23
DR.. MCNULTY.

THIS WELLKNOwN AND RELIABLE sPE-
4 cialist treats PRIVATE CHRONIC AND
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Discharges: cures secret Blood and skin Diseases.
Sores and SwellIngs: Nervous Debility Impo-
tence and other weaknesses OF Manhood
he corrects the Secret Errors of Youth and their
terrible effects Loss of Vitality Palpitaton OF the
Heart. Loss of Memory, Dependency and other
troubles Of mind and body. caused by the Errors
Excuses and Diseases OF Boys and Men
He restores Lost Viger and Manly Power re-
moves Deformittes and restores the Organs 70
Health. He also cures Diseases caused by Mer-
curry and other Poisonous Drugs.
DR.. McNulty's methods are regular and scien-
the he uses no patent nostrums or ready-uaade
preparations. but cures the disease by thorough
msdicel treatment His New Pamphlet on PrI-
xate Diseases sent Free to all men who describe
their trouble Patients cured st Home Terms
reasonable.
Hours-s to 8 daily; $50 to $50 evenings sun
days, 10 TO IL only. Consultation free ana a.
Greedy confidential Call On address
p. ROSCOE McNULTY. ND
2612 kesrny ST., San Francisco, Cal.
Ee Beware OF strangers who try to talk to you
about your disease on the streets or elsewhere
They are cappers or steere-s for swinding doctors
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23

q Co.. .and with the New York Herald,
Sun, Times and Tribune to draw from Tor
the news of the world | should imagine
that IN very short time it would be right
IN the front ranks OF journalism IN the
United States Its reputation for local
news Is already established"
81 have maintained right along that the
CALL was the peer If not the superior OF
any paper published in San Francisco, y
was the comment OF Commissioner Cole.
1T gives the news III Just the shape tnat
the business man wants II, and TO my mind
one OF its greatest qualifications Is Its
cleanliness. No man need 10 be afraid 10
take ii home into his family. There is
never anything in it TO offend a man s
sense OF decency. and you can always find
the news IN II. In its new departure il Is
shown that Mr.. Shortridge Is a man who
thoroughly understands his business and
knows what the public wants. Ii is great
stroke of enterprise and the paper is en-
titled TO the success which viii surely
crown its efforts"
Il am glad the CALL is taking The United
Press dispatches" said Congressman
Samuel G. Hiiborn, ''as we shall now get
al the news all the time. II the CALL
keeps up its improvement in news-gather-
ing facilities and advances as rapidly in
ideas 1t viii become the great leader OF the
Western press. It's improved service since
Vie 34SH ul1lldBcnSIL LOOK IlOlO anu HIS
generous devotion 70 the affairs that in
terest the people of the Pacific Coast is
winning friends for it daily. The sensa-
tionalism OF the press in general will regu-
late itself IN time. but the determination
Of the CALL to give space to the news OF
the world in general and to the Pacific
Coast in particular. in preference TO the
unsavory sensational stuff that is interest
ing 10 only small number OF readers, will
give the paper the prestige when the pub
lie gets done with trash. You may depend
upon IL every move toward improved
news service viii be appreciated by the
public. | bespeak for the CALL great sue
cess and great name"
W. D. Woodbury., civil engineer, said ::
THE CALL is a live newspaper and this
added news service makes it great news
paper"
Dana Perkins, State Librarian of Sacra-
mento, was enjoying the paper in the cor
r1dor of the Grand Hotel and remarked APP
preciatiyely: THE CALL is mailing good
paper and is getting better all the time.
We all take it up our way. 1t isclean and
newsy and easily enough the leading jour
nal west of Chicago"
II. c. Whiting, general manager OF the
San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad,
said: THE CALL has made great advance
ment recently"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23
SANTA ROSA'S CITY BONDS
They Have Been Declared to Be
Illegal by the Supreme
Court.
They Were Not Made as the Original
Call for an Election Described
Them.

The bond issue of S165, 600 which was de-
cided upon at recent election in Santa
Rosa has been declared illegal by the Su-
must be recommended The validity OF
the bonds was decided upon in an agreed
case, in which w. G. Skinner, who repre-
sents himself as taxpayer of Santa Rosa,
sues to enjoin the City Council from sell
ing the bonds to Robert Effey, the Mayor
of the city. The Superior Court of Sonoma
County dismissed the injunction, but the
Supreme Court has issued the restraining
order and reversed that part of the de-
cision of the Superior Court which related
to the validity of the bonds.
The reasons for the reversal of the
Judgment are that in some particulars
the ordinance upon which the bonds were
finally issued did not exactly coincide with
the advertised description of the bonds
upon which the people voted and upon
which it was decided to make the issue.
In the original description the bonds were
made payable at the treasury of Santa
Rosa. but as they did not meet with a
ready sale this was changed to make them
payable in the Chemical National Bank of
New York, also changing in a slight de-
gree ine dSSregate rate OF interest upon
them.
The Supreme Court holds that the usur-
patton of this privilege by the City Council
is dangerous as well as illegal. If such
were its power an issue of bonds coula be
advertised for and decided upon by the
people, low rate being set, and then the
council could do as it pleased in changing
it. 1t nullihes the desires of the people, as
expressed in an election, and therefore the
aDpellate court holds IL illeva1 ond ;oe,oa
the injunction prayed fof.
The bond issue was decided upon an
order to procure water system for Santa
Rosa.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23

Longfellow was slow to talk about his
own poetry, but from hints given by his
biographers it is evident that he considered
" Evangeline" as his best, and his transla-
ton OF Dante as second in point of merit.
Many OF ms admirers will agree with him
as to the first few as to the second. He
once said: eff were to rewrite sHiawatha'
/ would use different meter,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23

Swift never talked about his writings
and seemed to regard them merely as
means to an end, this being his own per.
sonal advancement The 'iTale of Tub
got into print without the knowledge or
consent CT the author, but Swift had suffi.
Gent regard for his own fame to publish a
correct edition as soon as he read the gar
bled version that at first appeared.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-24

ding custom that is very ingenious as
a money getter, and takes the place
of wedding presents. After the
wedding feast follows dance
that sometimes lasts twelve to four
teen hours and even longer. The
chief honor is TO dance with the bride,
and this is decided in curious man
ner. The mother of the bride takes
her place in one corner with plate in
her lap. which she takes very good
care shall be built after the plan of an
eating-house coffee cup. The gallant
who wants to dance with the bride,
and all are in honor bound to do so at
least once, must pull out piece of sill
yer and endeavor to chip or break the
plate by throwing their money upon
it, and only those who succeed in chip
ping or breaking the plate are allowed
the coveted honor. Let those who
think it easy to break an ironstone
plate, try it. Few succeed in doing it
for less than fifty cents, and it is not
an unusual thing for the brides money
10 amount up to seventy-6ve dollars OF
one hundred dollars, even where the
crowd is apparently as poor as church
mouse, and it may GO even higher
when the bride is pretty and popular,
ALI the money goes to the bride, and
In backwoods country fifty dollars TO
seventy-fve dollars will start happy
couple nicely in housekeeping.-pe
tyoit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-24

whats she got to do with the
game?" asked Bill in surprise.
Nothing much. l guess, but good
deal with me-"
"How?" and Bill picked up the pack
and began shutting the cards aim
lessly.
''Oh, don't know"
Stuck on her?" inquired Bill with a
laugh. which struck his companion as
rather harsh.
Not exactly, | guess"
''She's the purtiest thing in this VAL
ley" said Bill admiringly.
Il know it." admitted the other. 81
was down there last night and she was
sweeter than ever"
Well" impatiently, what are you
going to do about it?'
''What would you advised"
THAT depends upon what kind Of
advice you want"
81 was thinking about marrying
her"
Bill gave a long whistle and stopped
shutting the cards.
what. marry halfbreed, and You
having the kind of folks you have back
in the east?" he said seriously. d.,
Il don't see how I can get out of
It honorably," he reluctantly con-
fessed.
Nothing between you, is there?"
was the nervous inquiry.
ooh, no; but you see I've been going
down there to see her for six months
now. and she has been kind of ex-
pectipg me to come / didn't think
much about it at first, but now,
blame me if / don't think about her
pretty much all the time. The last
four or five times I've been to see her,
She showed me straight that she
thought a lot of me, and last night she
told me everything, and said if left
her her heart would break and she
would drown herself in the river. /
can't stand that, You know, and be-
sides, I'd rather marry her myself than
have anybody else marry her"
shell git old man Slocum's property
when he goes over the divide" said
Bill, thoughtfully, land that's worth a
pile"
Yes, but don't care for that. It's
the girl and my own honorable action
in the matter"
They talked until the sun had sunk
behind the mountain, and by that time
it was decided that Bill would go with
his friend Joe, and settle the business
with the girls father, old man Slocurn.
Early the next morning they set ont,
and before the sun had reached the hot
place in the heavens they were at
Slocum's.
where's Meg?" asked Joe, after they
had passed the compliments of the
morning.
"Oh, she's skipped" answered Slo-
cum, with laugh.
Skipped" gasped Joe.
eyes: skipped some time in the night
with, Pete Smiley, and she needn't a
done it, for Pete was agreeable to me"
and Re laughed again.
Joe felt something rise in his throat
and drop back again like a piece Of
lead. Bill looked al him curiously.
Gals will be gals. said Bill. turning
to Slocum, "but what we coma down
here TO see you about. Mr.. Slocum. is
cattle" and he carried il through no.
bly.-Detroit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-24

isn't real silk: and do see how the sun
you imagine stately danes in rustling
brocades and powdered hair sweeping
through these rooms, gossiping with
gallant beaux. Wen take our meals
here, you know, where they used to
have afternoon teas and receptions"
We had our first meal IN lodgings
that evening. and, barring the fact that
the little Irish maid who waited on us
was SO sooty you couldn't see the color
OF her skin, everything passed of quite
rne1Tily.
You see, we have gas in this room
as we'll as the lamp" said the lady,
exultantly.
But what's the matter with your
FREQ" the man inquired after gazing
silently at the handful of Goals strug-
Cling to burn in the CRATE
why, the fireplace Is pretty nearly
filed with brick. l ordered Mary Ann
to take them ont. but she said they be-
longed there and s,r- didn't dare take
them out. L suppose it is TO save the
coal"
''An admirabi- scheme You can't
have fire enough 10 warm a mouse"
''Yes, clever, isn't it? If didn't feel
SO cold I'd admire them very much for
being SO smart"
That evening the lady and the com
panion were sitting before the expiring
e,r,bers of the fire having little conf
dental talk. They had discovered that
there was no oil in the elegant looking
lamp. but that fact had not disturbed
them very much, as they preferred the
gas The lady was in the midst OF
little story when the light flared up,
then faded 10 a blue flame and went
out, leaving the room in total dark
ness. What IS the natter" cried the
companion, trying TO reli@ht it
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-24

her, so she finally went TO Dublin 20
him, and they were married. And then
followed more trials with Martins rela-
tives. his uncle and aunt, with whom
they lived for time.
One day the lady came in looking de-
termined and desperate.
Are you thoroughly satisfied with
our lodging experiment."
The first day satisfied me-
Then pack your trunk"
That evening we were comfortably
housed In large hotel, with plenty of
towels, hot and cold water and gas, and
sat down to dinner IN large dining
room where well trained walters were
moving softly about.
Now. this is something like life
said the man, in satisfied tone.
Yes, am so glad to get back again.
We've been living in book Here
after I'll be content TO simply read.
them"
but we lived very insxpensively in
the book MATT GRIM.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-24
..I,makes lie one cont,nual struggle. :

''ItmaKes lire one continual struggle"
! grumbled the companion
What do you care, if we get what
we want?" said the lady, cheerfully.
'But don't think we are getting just
what we expected. know this butter
will melt and run through the paper
presently"
There were some sharp contrasts in
our surroundings, for if we had
gentlewoman on one side, we had some
of the lowest types of civilized human
ity on the other. Our back window
opened out over an alley with only
garden the size of pocket handker-
chief between. That alley swarmed
with active life from morning until
night, and half the night. Men, women
and children, donkeys pigs, geese, dogs
and cats were indiscriminately mixed,
and we were often entertained with
choice examples Of Irish wit, though
not couched in the choicest terms One
evening we were startled by wild
shrieks of murder! murder!" in a wom-
ans keen, bigh-pitched voice. Other
voices were quickly added, the dogs
barked, the donheys brayed and pam
demonium seemed turned loose. We
were terrified, but the lady was brave
enough to open the window and look
out.
"Is-is she dead?" timidly inquired
the companion from under the pillow.
mo, indeed. Did you ever know
dead woman to create such disturb
ance as that?'
But Mrs. Twombly, our landlady,
came to the door to reassure US.
'You needn't be frightened. It's
only Sarah Brady drunk again, and r
husband is trying to get Ter orne. She is
hartful creature, and wants to make
everybody believe 'e's beating 'er. But
she beats i'm, not e 'er. Martins gone
hout to see habout hit"
After time we became used to the
rows, for great many words but few
blows seemed the order of the day with
our excitable neighbors. Besides
Mrs. Twombly had absorbed the atten-
ton hitherto given to the alley. She
was perpetuaily excusing her grasping
disposition with this remark:
on see, ulH, NGTtu manu- me dr6
young, hand ave our way to make. We
ave Ugh rent to pay, and must keep
these rooms set"
She was always "setting" the rooms,
and we finally discovered that it meant
renting them TO dodgers. She told us
her family history, also the long court
ship with her husband.
''Hi waited for i'm twelve years. hand
don't YOU think hit was time for i'm to
keep is word to me? Time hand time
again is mother said: 'Arriet, hi want
you hand Martin TO marry. You know
is ways, hand you are the wife for i'm
But e was over ere in Dublin 'aving
good time, hand me ard hat work. You
see, 'um, hit was this way. May father
was land steward to the dock o. Bed
ford, hand we children were sent hout
to work has soon as we were hold
enough, for my father loved the little
lords hand ladies more than e loved us,
hand e was afraid we'd be in the way
on the hesitate"
1t was pathetic and funny to listen to
all these things and the unfolding OF
the trials of her married life, for she
unconsciously betrayed all the angles
and mean places in her own character.
Martin would not go to England after
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-24
..no you suppose they nave turned IL

do you suppose they have turned IL
OFF,"
Turned it off? What for? They
cant think we are such idiots that we'd
blow IL ...,----'
mo, but to save the gas"
"Oh!"
The clock in the church near BY
struck ten.
eyes, believe they have turned It
off" said the lady. solemnly. Get the
candle out of the bedroom while 1 ring
the bell"
The companion CROPPED her way down
the dark, chilly length of the bedroom
and lighted the candle. The sooty
Mary Ann came panting heavily up
stairs.
what is the matter with the gas?"
inquired the lady.
Faith. an the master turns it off at
ten O'Clock, mum"
1.-The ideal" exclaimed the eompan-
ion, Indignantly.
Tell him never to let it happen
again." said the lady in her haughtiest
tone.
'.Yes'm. I'll tell him." and Mary Ann
giggled softly to herself, as though she
thought it a great joke that anybody
would send down such an order.
1t was little later in the night.
my soul, this bed is awful"
1t was the lady, and no ono ever
heard such an expression from her IN
less called forth by extremity Of woe.
The companion had gotten up softly,
and was sitting upon the edge of her
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-24
SHE WAS A WOMAN.
For This Reason There Was No Occesloa
for Surprise.

The sun beat down that blister;ng
afternoon on the little adobe cabin
just beyond the arroyo. and on the far
side in the shade sat two sweltering
cow-punchers with pack of cards be-
tween them. 1t was too hot for even
this mild exercise. but it served 10 kee p
their minds CT the weather, and they
played lazily along. At last one %
them threw his cards down.
BY gravy, Bill be exclaimed. II
can't play any more"
What's the matter" inquired Bill
Too hot for voue"
mo: faint that, though the Lord
knows its most hot enough Cor any
thing. It's that little girl down there
at old Slocum's-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-24
CURIOUS WEDDING CUSTOMS.
odd Phases OF Social Life in Northern
Michigan

odd Phases OF Social Life in Northern
Michigan
Many curious customs are in vogue
among the foreign population of north
ern Michigan, especially in social mat
tiers When French couple get mar
ried a carriage or a sleigh ride Is in
evitable. according TO the season OF the
year. The couples are not packed to-
gether IN one wagon or sleigh, but
each fellow and his girl have al indi-
lvidual rig, the bride and groom taking
the lead and the Others following like
a funeral procession; bat there IS moth
ing funeral about Il. especially the
pace set After the procession has
been riding for hours. dance ends the
festivities
The Polan6ers have a curious we'd
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