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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Archbishop Farrar made over $40 600 out of
his three books, ''The Life of Christ" "The Life
of st. Paul" and early Days of Christianity
He was only comparatively unknown curate
when one OF his sermons attracted the atten-
ton of publisher, who Immediately commits
stoned him to visit Palestine in order to write
a biography of Christ. This was how his gift
of writing was first discovered.
Centenarians are somewhat drug in the
market just now, but the case of Nine. Ros-
towka calls for particular notice. She is 112
years OF age, served as yivandiere at the bat
tie of Waterloo and as a hospital nurse with
the Polish Legion in the Crimean war forty
years later. She has lived at Aniche ever since
the close of that conflict, and is still in the
possession of all her faculties.
H. P Nichols, for more than forty-seven
years station agent of the Western Railroad
and the Boston and Albany Railroad in Wor-
cester, has resigned his position, to take effect
June 1. Mr. Nichols has been in the employ of
the two roads nearly ffty-four years. and is
probably the Oldest railroad man in point of
continuous service in the country.
The Emperor William has requested Pro-
fessor Under of the University of Halle to
write popular history of the war of 1870.
One hundred thousand copies will be printed
and it is to be sold at a low price. The Emper-
or himself has sketched the general plan of the
work, which is to be completed by September 1.
well-known figure which has just disap-
peared from Oxford, England, was that OF Mrs.
Coke, widow OF III. o. Coke, for so many years
Bodley librarian. She was 80 years of age and
the mother of Mrs. John Wordsworth, the wife
of the Bishop of Salisbury. She was an accom-
plished scholar.
Miss Winnie Davis, the handsome daughter
of Jefferson Davis, is about to publish novel
called "The Yelled Doctor" Miss Davis says
she knows she is old-fashioned in her notions
OF love and life, but trusts there are many
story readers still left who like old-fasioned
notions.
Oronhyatekha, Canadian Indian, is enjoy
ing himself in London. He is a pure Mohawk
and is president of the Grand Council of the
Chiefs OF Canada, which comprises the Mo-
hawks, oneidas, Onondagas, Cuyugas, Senecas
and TuscarOras
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
PERSONAL.

F. II. Lang, an attorney of Salinas, is at the
Lick
A. F. Jones, an attorney Of oroyille, is at the
Palace.
E. Jacobs, banker of visalia, is at the occi-
dental.
DR.. and Mrs. J. F. Lewis of Los Angeles are at
the Palace.
E. E. Long, a merchant of suisun, is stopping
at the Baldwin.
DR.. A. G. Osborne of Eldridge registered at the
Grand yesterday
DR.. and Mrs. J. S. Sargent of Santa Rosa are
guests at the Lick.
L. B. Croker, ex-Mayor of Buffalo, N. Y, is
stopping at the Palace.
Thomas s. Ford, merchant of Nevada City,
is stopping at the Lick.
j. P. Sheridan, large landowner Of Rose
burg, Or, is at the Lick
s. Reinhart of the Hotel Arcadia, Santa Mon
lea, is guest at the Grand
DR.. George H. Worrall of Santa Clara regis
tered at the Grand yesterday
H. 2. Osborn of the Los Angeles Express reg.
istered at the Palace yesterday.
G. Fl. Dwinelle, fruit-grower of Fulton, was
one OF yesterdays arrivals at the Grand.
Jesse D. Carr of Salinas returned Yesterday
AAO4A tAO 4SooI uhu AcSIslcreu at Tie OCCluSuldl
L. P. Sage, the proprietor of the Congress
Springs at Saratoga, and Mrs Sage, registered
yesterday at the Lick.
J. B. Kerr, vice-president and chief counsel
of the New York, Ontario and Western Rail
way, and J. E. Childs, general manager of the
same road, and Mrs. Childs, are at the Palace.
Postmaster-General of Hawaii ]. Mort Dat
visited Postmaster McCoppin yesterday. He
will make thorough inspection of the work
ing of the San Francisco Office to-day with a
view of improving the mail service of the
islands.
John King OF New York, an ex-president OF
the Erie Railway, and Mrs. King, arrived in
this city yesterday and are at the Palace. For
the past two years and until about two months
ago MI. King was one OF the receivers OF the
Erie road and resigned on account of failing
health. He will probably go on to the Orient
from here in a few weeks.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
PRosTS AND FRUIT.

Once more the people of the Eastern
States have been taught that fruit-growing
in their climate is at best an uncertain
business. This time the lesson has been
given over the wide region of the northern
Mississippi Valley, extending from Mime
sofa southwark TO Iowa and eastward to
Ohio. While we were undergoing the
experience Of one of the hottest waves on
record in May, severe frost occurred in
that section, and it is believed that not
only have the tenderer fruits been injured,
but that even the hardy apple crop has
suffered.
Heavy frosts of this kind coming late in
the season would not be so disastrous to
Eastern fruit-growers If it were not that
they have to compete with the production
OF fruit on this coast, where such frosts do
not occur. Without such competition the
loss caused by the frost might be compen-
stated by the enhanced market value of
that which was saved. With a RAPIDLY
increasing supply of fruit from the Pacific
Coast entering the Eastern market how
ever, this compensation is likely to dimin-
ish every year. Sooner or later and sooner
perhaps than is now foreseen, it will be
impossible for a fruit-grower in the uncer-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
sENsELEss REPORTS.

The repeated reports that come to us
from the East of movement to bring
about the nomination of Grover Cleveland
for third term, Justify a belief that in
that section of the Union the silly season
has broken out this year with an unusual
violence. It is difficult to understand why
such stuff is thought worthy OF telegraph
ing, for it is more futile than report that
Wilkes Booth is not dead, and more tire
some than the reiteration of the twice-told
fish story.
Politics is proYerbially full of surprises,
but there are some things which cannot
occur in it even amid its widest aberra-
tons. Within its domain no more than
elsewhere in the world, does burst bub-
BILE reunite, a millwheel turn with the
water that is past, or a donkey lord it as
a lion among animals when once his bray
has been recognized and the stolen lion
skin stripped from him. Clevelandism is
burst bubble The stream of popular
delusion and folly that ground his politi-
cal mill for him has gone by, and will
grind for him no more. The sound OF his
many brayings during the last two years
has made his real nature known, and,
moreover the leaders of his own party
have stripped from him the lion skin of
leadership and revealed to the public the
humiliated donkey.
The men who talk seriously of move
ments to renominate Cleveland must be
afflicted with paresis. The courts ought
to appoint guardians to look after their
politics, and see to it on election days that
they do not throw their ballots to the dogs.
There is no political party nor any faction
of party in this country that would NOM
mate Cleveland for any Office. If a con-
vention should find it impossible to get
another than him for the Presidency, it
would unanimously demand the abolition
of the Office. In short, all reports of a
movement to renominate the deficit Presi-
dent, the man of many muddles, are
symptoms of coming midsummer mad
ness that may result in gibbering idiocy
if those who take the reports in earnest do
not exercise the precaution to restore q
sane condition to the brain by paying
some attention to the realities of Ameri-
can politics, and finding out what the
people intend to do.
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TAR MAKING IN MEND0CINO.

The experiments now being made to ex-
tract tar from the frs and pitch pine of
Mendocino County promise to open a new
industry and to provide California with
another source of revenue. If the expert
ments prove successful, other pine and fir
districts in the State will profit by them,
and eventually the industry may develop
into one of no little magnitude and i'm
portance, yielding profits large enough to
materially aid in the upbuilding of the
communities where it Is carried on.
Should the sanguine expectations of the
experimenters be realized and tar be ex-
tracted from our frs and pines in COM
mercial quantities and at profitable rates,
it is to be hoped the owners of such forests
will be careful to conserve the industry as
well as to push it forward. In no Ameri-
can industry has there been more reck-
less wastefulness than in that of extracting
tar. Vast regions of pine forests have been
ruined in the Carolinas and Georgia by the
eagerness of the owners to get the biggest
possible yield at once without regard to
the future. The consequence is that forests
which might have been made family for
tune, to be transmitted as source of a
exhausted in comparatively few years
and the land abandoned as barren and
worthless.
While our own rich pineries have been
thus destroyed, those in Europe, being
properly cared for, increase in the output
of tar and turpentine every year. They
have learned in those countries how to
preserve their forests as well as to use
them. California therefore has an ex-
ample to follow as well as one to avoid. If
any man in this State has forest which
he can find it profitable to work for tar it
will pay to use it with the economy of Eu-
rope instead of the recklessness of the
Eastern States. If properly cared for such
forest will yield not only good revenue
to this generation but prove a valued heri-
tage for generations to come. In short, if
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

Henry l.. Bettman, the only pupil of Ysaye in
America, told some interesting facts about the
great violinist to some friends in the Baldwin
Hotel yesterday morning.
81 studied under him in 1887 and 1888 in
Brussels, said Mr.. Bettman, sand it was there
that / learned how devoted man could be to
his chosen profession and also to the welfare OF
his pupils. Our hours Of study in the Royal
Academy were from to three times week,
but he generally held to his post until nearly
8. This additional tuition was without extra
charge and his entire time was at the disposal
OF the students under his care. We were In
vlted to his home, and our success was his hap
piness. He is man of kindly heart and instincts,
devoted to his family and married to his violin.
Like all men apart from the great mass OF peo-
pie he is at times eccentric. / have seen him
light dozen cigarettes in five minutes and
lay them all over the conservatory. This occurs
in moments of great excitement, generally
brought on by the excellent rendition OF
piece OF music. Good work sends him into a
fit of animated and vociferous satisfaction"
What is it, Henry, that makes Ysaye such a
sympathetic player?"
II will tell you the basis of his wonderful
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

To some of the Southern Californians who
accompanied the Half-million Club excursion
to Orange Vale, in Sacramento County, it was
surprise to learn that citrus fruits do well so
far north. They might have also noted the
| TACT that owing to the earlier ripening of such
fruits IN the northern counties there will never
be any injurious competition between the
orange-growers of Northern and Southern Cal
ifornia respectively. The oranges grown in
this part of the State may all be marketed at
good prices each season in November and De-
cember, before those of the south are in fit con-
dition for sale.-Placer Republican.
"Your money or your life" emphasized by a
pistol in the hands of masked man, is high
way robbery and a crime, the perpetrator OF
which is punished by all nations. "Your
money or your county," backed by powerful
battleships, is great victory, and one of the
most frequent modes of modern warfare as
practiced by European nations.-Ventura Free
Press.
Nature always seems to have compromising
advantages. Here in this country where wood
and coal for fuel are scarce there is being re-
vealed wealth of petroleum that is q cheap
substitute for them. The prospects are good
for such an extension of the oil-producing dis
trict that every county in Southern California
will have its quota of wells.-Pasadena Star.
1t has been simple enough in this county to
know in what direction we should move if we
desire that this city shall become town of ten
thousand people. We must endeavor to in
crease the population of the county TO fifty
thousand. And the fifty thousand must be
producers.-S Luis obispo Tribune.
From every standoint of political foresight
and judgment the formation of a new party
would be mistake and could only injure the
cause of silver and delay the triumph of sound
money and the honest dollar of our daddies.-
Los Angeles Express.
It's easy enough to organize an Improvement
club. Getting the improvement club to do
something after it is organized is where the
hard work comes in.-Merced Sun.
There are no silver onometallists. Every
advocate of silver favors the use of gold to the
fullest possible extent-San Bernardino Times
Index.
The time has gone by when it was the fash
ion with Democratic papers to apologize for
Clevelandism.-Placer Argus.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
OUR DRINKING WATER.
1t Is Filled with Impurities in Every
Part of the Land.

New York City on recent day consumed
n, 900 900 gallons of water. At least one mill
lion gallons OF impurities were contained IN
this quantity 1t is, therefore, not surprising
that the question of purity OF drinking water
has invaded the business office. Rleh men
who are vexed by slight physical ailments, or
who are the victims of nervous troubles, are
not slow to discover that there is danger in the
water cooler. Many of them have their water
boiled and chilled by refrigeration before they
will drink it, Others have in their private
offices jars of mineral waters. Many bank and
railroad presidents are particular about hav-
ing the water they drink free from poisonous
germs. People who would avoid the dangers
which arise from water impurities at all times
should make practice of taking little pure
whisky each day. Even should germs have in
vaded the system this will effectually destroy
them. 1t will keep the blood free from faint
and in healthy motion.
Great care should be taken, however, to have
only pure whisky, and it should be remem-
bered that there is but one acknowledged pure
medicinal whisky, and that is Duffys Pure
Malt 1t is not like other whistles 1t is palat-
able strengthening, nourishing, and does just
what is claimed for it. Do not permit any one
to convince you otherwise.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
CHEAPER TRANSPORTATION.
Prospects of a New Railroad Between
Santa Rosa and Petaiuma.

Prospects of New Railroad Between
Santa Rosa and Petaluma.
James W. Keys, representing com bina-
ton of Alameda, Santa Rosa and Peta-
luna capitalists, who propose to build a
narrow-gauge line between Santa Rosa and
Petaluma, with water connections to San
Francisco, will leave in few days for the
towns mentioned for the purpose of COM
plotting contracts for the right OF way. Mr.
Keys declines at present to give the names
OF those who are interested in the enter
prise, but says that he will do so within a
few days. From q reliable source it is
learned that George McNear of Petaluma
is prime mover in the scheme. The
proposition has met with great encourage
ment thus far, and if the liberal offers of
several landholders may be taken as a
criterion, no difficulty Will be experienced
by the promoters on the right of way
question. For example, Mr.. Page of the
great Cotati ranch, which is situated on
the route of the proposed line, has offered
free right of way through his territory, a
distance of some eight or ten miles. This
reduces the right of way mileage to about
seven miles.
The company guarantees to have the
line ready for operation within six months
after the signing of contracts to maintain
daily freight and passenger service, and
to reduce present rates on freight from 1715
to 20 per cent.
Mr.. Keys, VINO is in close touch with the
people of the section interested, expresses
himself as confident that the road will be
built.
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tain climate of the East to compete with
one who has the advantages of the climate
of this coast, and consequently in many
kinds of fruit our growers will have prac-
teal monopoly of the American market.
In view of this probability it would
seem to be certain that the manufacturers
of fruit preserves and connections will ind
it to their advantage to establish their fac
tories on this coast. The manufacturer in
California can be reasonably sure of getting
his fruit every year in abundant quantity
and excellent quality at his very door. In
the Eastern States he has no such GER
tainty. 1t not infrequently happens that
some of the big fruit-packers in Eastern
cities have to send half across the CONT
nent to get the material to put up the
amount necessary to make it profitable to
run their machinery, and under such Cir
cumstances they cannot be sure of receiv-
ing it in such condition as to make really
good article when packed.
This being so, it would seem the most
notable development in our fruit industry
during the next decade will be in the direc-
ton of manufacturing the fruit into its
most finished and finest form. The reasons
AOA PldSlAS SOItOh Ie&StOliSo LCdl thC SOIIOh
fields are not half so potent as those for
placing fruit factories near the orchards.
1t is not so easy to ship fresh fruit as to
ship cotton, and in the end the cost of
the transportation of the raw material will
count heavily against the Eastern manu-
facturer of jams and iellies. If the late
frost in the Mississippi Valley should
prove to be as destructive as has been
feared, good many of the packers there
may this year see the advantage of moving
their plants to California and establishing
themselves where the fruit never fails.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
SUPPOSED TO BE HUMOROUS.

Green Gates-Is your son doing we'll at col
lege?
Halsey Putnam-Not as well as expected
he is only playing center field. - Brooklyn
Eagle.
Judge-And you are accused of throwing g
mug of beer at the plaintiff.
Defendant-Anybody who knows me will tell
you that that is inconceivable. - Fliegende
Batter.
"Money talks" said the confident man.
eyes," replied the melancholy citizen. "But
when it is conversing with poor relation it
usually talks in q whisper" - indianapolis
Journal.
"Who," asked the pastor, evil undertake to
raise the money for the church,"
The converted counterfeiter arose in his pew.
"I'll raise it if somebody else viii pass 1t" he
said.
Obviously that was all he could do.-Detroit
Tribune.
First Boweronian-I dropped inter de Saliva
ton Army last night an never heard so much
prayin in me life 'cept once.
Second Boweronian-When was dat?
First Boweronian-When the Paddy Diver
pleasure clubs barge banged onto rock of
Coney Island.-Judge.
First Thug Gn terror)-Dat teller we knocked
out IL die and we'll git der 'leetric chairl
Second Thug (reassuringly)-Come off We're
too slick fer der police detectives.
First Thug-What do care fer dem? But
look; dere goes reporter.-Puok.
First Humorist-That new man on the Blat-
ter is writing some funny stuff, isn't he?
Second Humorist (gloomily)-Yes, but con-
found him, he is spelling the business.
First Humorist-How so?
Second Humorist Still more gloomily)-He
invented new joke the other day.-SomerYille
Journal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
JEROME B. O0X's ESTATE.

His Two Daughters Are Appointed to
Administer 1t.
Judge Slack yesterday granted petition
for the appointment of Mrs. Ada w. Mar
tin and Mrs. Genevieve Cox Bancroft as
administrator of the estate of Jerome B.
Cox, who died April Ii, 1895.
The deceased left purported will which
bequeathed the estate to the two daugh-
tiers. Yesterday, however, it was shown by
one of the witnesses to the will, Hoover,
that he had signed the will as witness
without seeing the testator sign. Mr.. Mar
tin, having stated the probable value of the
estate, the bond of the ADMINISTRATORS
was placed at $14 200.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14

new brand, and advertising costs great deal
of money. There is, in my opinion, good
field here for capital to be invested in cigar
man ufacturing. I believe that if man of
means was to start up cigar factory in this
city, and would put up two or three good
brands and advertise extensively, he would
get the trade of the town. California people
are ready to patronize home industries if some
body will only give them chance to do So"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14

Placed end to end in continuous line,
the streets of London would extend from
the Mansion House across the entire con-
tinent of Europe and beyond the Ural
Mountains into Asia. The number of in
habitants exceeds the population of Paris,
Berlin, Vienna and Rome put together,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14

the new industry is rightly conducted it
will be benefit to the State so long as
civilization endures, but if not it may lead
to more rapid destruction of our forests
and prove in the end more pernicious than
beneficial
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14

1oc to SOC each; pencils, 1Oc to soc per dozen
tissue paper, sc to SOC per roll; playing-cards,
10c to 40c per pack. Visiting cards and inyi-
tations printed and engraved at the lowest
prices. Sanborn, Vail d. Co., 741 Market st. =
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14

The health authorities of number OF
States have recently made exhaustive ex-
aminations of the baking powders with the
uniform result OF finding the Royal supe-
rior to all others.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14

FOR ALLAYING HoARsENEss AND IRRITATION
OF THE THROAT, use 'tBrol0gl's bronchial TFoches
25c box. Avoid limitations.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14

HUSBANDS CALCINED MAGNEsIA.-Four first
premium medals awarded. More agreeable to
the taste and smaller dose than other magnesia.
For sale only in bottles with registered trade
mark label.
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Whenever Cleveland has lucid interval,
he goes fishing.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14

When acetylene comes in, gas will be
the light that fails.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14

THE wonderful cures of scrofula, salt rheum and
other dreadful diseases of the blood prove the great
curative blood-purifying powers OF Hood Sarsapa-
rilla. Its effect is often magical.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14

So far as streets and highways are con-
cerned the bicycle is the wheel horse of re-
form.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14

For dyspepsia collie and exhaustion, no remedy
like PARKERs GINGER TONIC.
PARKERs HAIR BALSAM is life to the hair.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14

MARK HOPKINS INSTITUTE OF ART
Spring Exhibition open daily. Admission
25 cts. Thursday even, admission 80 cts. =
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There is a ''good time coming" for every
one who coaxes it inteligently.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14

In San francisco every prospect pleases
and only the streets are vile.
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Suspicion without wisdom is an orange
tree whose only fruit is thorns.