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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-11-14
What Victoria Could Do,

As a matter of fact, our sovereigns
have rarely taken any active part in
politics since George HIS time, but
they could still do some very astonish-
ing things if they chose. The queen
could dismiss every Tommy Atkins in
our army, from the commander in chief
to the youngest drummer boy. She
could disband the navy in the same way,
and sell all our ships, stores and arse
nails to the first customer that came
along Acting entirely on her own re-
sponsibility, she could declare war
against any foreign country, or make
present to any foreign power of any
part of the empire. She could make ev-
cry man, woman and child in the coun-
try a peer of the realm, with the right,
in the case of males who are of age, to
a seat in the house of lords
With a single word she could dismiss
any government that happened to be in
power, and could, it is believed, pardon
and liberate all the criminals in our
jails. These are few of the things the
queen could do if she liked, but it is
not necessary to say that her majesty
never acts in matters of state except on
the advice of the government for the
time being. g.-London Tit-Bits.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-11-14
ANIMAL CURlOSITIES.
Tree Climbing Rabbits, Sheep Eating Par
rots and Sheep That Love Snails.

Tree Climbing Rabbits, Sheep Eating Par
rots and Sheep That Love snails.
1t seems almost stretch Of the i'm
agination to think of rabbits climbing
trees. Yet in Australia many rabbits
have somehow acquired the tree climb
ing habit, having been forced, on ac-
count of the prosecutions of dogs and
other animals, to drop burrowing and
initiate squirrels. An Australian sent
on to England recently the two front
feet of rabbit that had been killed on
an acacia, three yards from the ground,
and he wrote in his letter that this was
not at all remarkable thing, and he
had often found them, or at least the
traces of their claws, on the bark OF
trees four, five and six yards high.
For parrot to eat sheep is another
remarkable thing, and yet the kea of
New Zealand has become sheep eater,
having changed to this article of food
from a purely vegetable diet. The kea
has proved serious source of annoy
ance to the New Zealand herdsmen, and
methods have been taken for the destruc
tion Of the species. These gay colored
little birds will eat almost any kind of
meat, but 1t is sheep that they prefer.
They have been known to kill as
many as 200 in single night and have
done serious harm to the fooks. The
tradition of the island is that at cne
time these parrots were unable to OBJ
tain their usual supply of vegetable
food and that III desperation they invad-
ed the drying rooms and ate whatev-
er came to hand, finding sheep meat
agreeable. In Iceland almost all the
horses are fish eaters, for the reason that
the grain is scarce there and fish is
plentiful In England sheep are known
who delight in snails. The observation
of this fact is not new; it dates back
$50 years.
1t is we'll known that large number
of insectivorous birds become grain eat
ers whenever they find that they cannot
procure their ordinary diet of insects
New York World.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-11-14
Mrs. ]. E. Zimmerman,
WUV ARE WE0
III Ill THR0NG
WUKW Is The o
III uH1 ATTRACTION

Values
of immns Goods Millinery
comparing prices prices elsewhere will convince that this store
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-11-14
No 43
TRAFFIC IN TANGlER.
II Is Large and Continuous and Appar-
entity Conducted Under Difficulties.

entity Conducted Under Difficulties.
The traffic in Tangier is large and
continuous. There is no footpath proper.
and the foot passenger has often to pick
his way among heavily laden donkeys
and camels. Sometimes he is jostled by
Jews in dark blue jelabs and skullcaps,
the distinctive badges of their race;
sometimes his progress is stopped by
burly negro slave, all in white or faded
yellow, bearing on his head tray of
bread from the public bakehouse; some
times he is swept into a miry corner by
half q dozen of the sultan's cavalry,
whose richly caparisoned steeds, flow
ing robes, flintlocks or spears, make up
altogether an imposing spectacle. Per-
haps also he may find himself confront
ed by a huge packing case borne down
the street on the back of donkey and
supported on each side by men of color,
who alarm the neighboIhood with shouts
of "balak "
The most interesting sight in Tangier
at least, from an artistic point of view
is the sok, or large market place for
country products. 1t lies Immediately
outside the wall in the upper of
the town and is approached t ~agh
the old slave market, now con rtcd
into shoeing forge In tie fo.eu it
is too crowded to be interes, ing, in
the afternoon, when business has me-
what slackened, scenes of varied liter
est may be observed.
Yonder is a water carrier, with large
goatskin bag slung over his shoulder,
attracting your attention with the tin
kle of bell TO the refreshing draft
he offers Here is a gaunt Arab from
the Riff mountains, bareheaded, blank
ct draped and flashing eyed, interview
ing with fierce and threatening gestures
an obdurate looking Jew, who is evi-
IDENTIFY demanding his pound of flesh.
Near them is country woman seated
behind small semicircle of milk jars.
Her shriveled, wornout features can
be discerned through the folds of her
coarse haik, which she holds carelessly
together with her left hand, while with
her right she lifts the lid from one Of
the jars Good Words.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-11-14
What She Would Do.

johnnie, DEAR" said his mother,
who was trying to inculcate lesson in
industry, "what do you suppose mamma
would do for you if you should come to
her some day and tell her that you
loved your studies9" Lick me for tell
ing falsehood, said dear little john
ME, with the frankness Of youth. Pitts
burg Bulletin.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-11-14
Ratiocination.

Rector-Duggan, attention Asyou re
an old Balaklava soldier ! am inclined
to make allowances, but this is the
third time 1 have seen you under the in
fluence of drink How is this!
Sexton-Well, you see, sir, when go
down town, one fellow says, "Duggan,
will YOU have drink" and another
saws the same, and get drunk without
knowing 1t.
Rector-But, Duggan, when l 60
down town, no one asks me TO take a
drink.
Sexton-Yes, but .ou're not nearly
such popular man, you see. Punch.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-11-14
A Stride to Freedom.

Which" asked the unsophisticated
young person-"which is the proper
side Of horse for lady to sit on!'
Both responded the severe lady
with the short hair and seal brown
bloomers. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-11-14
It's All In The Making.

whether clothes fiji we'll or not. That IS
where we excel. Whether we succeed or
not you can judge by the fact that the
best dressed men i'll Butler almost with
out exception patronize us.
Poorly Made Clothes always look cheap
while those well made have an elegant
appearance. The clothes we make are
put together thoroughly. No slop shop
work is tolerated Try us, and see if we
do not answer this description.
Cutting Your Cloth to suit the size and
shape is a good thing to push along, also
the cutting of our prices to suit the de-
mands of the public. You'll be astonlsh-
ed at the low prices at which we are max
ing up our large and elegant stock OF
Foreign and Domestic Woolens. Call
and examine our large stock.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-11-14
DIg UaIgaIIS
HERE'S THE BARGAINS:

clored awoo patterns
alvalue. size, ,ealvau
yard
eealvaue
cold cotton blankets
inches wid real value,
alw
inches wide Blankets all coIors
Chidren black
inches ide ereava lue
a6 nc; wide,re realva value
Heeced cotton rlphe
stnoet realva
a-woo
ca value 800
Rohhd mixed
value, doc
SIooin
q
infants Anqa Trimmed Elder good
Down CIoafs value, 500. &c.
~ Ia a calico fanrers lined sheetngwith price
ayalue sr.2
1nedea
cool Seen untfels
value
is but few of
inn andga with
Dontf tina twea ire s
Dontfo tina tive S
fashionable priced stock
lineryin of Butler
tfogtth tueha opened Department
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-02

lady, at whom it was aimed, among her
classmates IN college.
GAS for giving DIR. Hengstlera slam, that
would be the last thing that l would do,
for he is personal friend of mine.
81 saw Professor Bacon yesterday and he
said that what appeared in the Blue and
Gold concerning HIM made no difference
so far as he was concerned.
Il will admit that some of the jokes in
the miscellany and che Josh on
the faculty meeting were little
harder than they ought to have been, and
I to the outside public seem much in the
nature of SANDER, but they were all given
with the best of feeling and highest re-
spect for the persons concerned. l regret
very much that the jokes are looked at in
the wrong light by some few persons, and
I feel satisfied that the staff will come out
all right at the meeting of the faculty COM
mittee tomorrow. In a matter of this
kind the whole staff is responsible. and
whatever one suffers they all will suffer.
1.-THE probable outcome of this matter
will be that the miscellany of future edi-
lions of the Blue and Gold will be prohib-
tied.
mot word has ever been intimated to
me by the faculty with regard to the ex-
pulsion, and [ fear that fate the least of all
things"
The committee on students affairs,
which will meet to-day at IL O'Clock, con-
sists of Professor George Edwards, Frank
Soule and Thomas r. Bacon.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-02
MADE HEAVY DISCOUNTS,
Big Cut Announced in the
Cost of Electric
Light.
How the Edison Light and Power
Company Is Able to Make Uu-
expected Reductions.

A new schedule of discounts for users of
incandescent current in arc lamps has just
been announced by the Edison Light and
Power Company. The cut rates go into
effect to-day and range from to 50 per
cent, according to the amount of current
consumed. Hitherto the discounts have
been confined to two-20 per cent on a con-
sumption of from $4,000 to 10000 watts,
and 25 per cent for current ranging in
amount from 70, 900 to 10000 Watts.
1t is a year ago since the experiment
was first made of lighting arc lamps with
incandescent current in this City. The
usual method of using the arc lamps had
several disadvantages among them, the
facts that the light was not subject to the
control of the user, and that they had to
be turned on and off according to the con-
tract with the consumer, whether the
lamps were needed or not. The only OBJ
lection to the new method, that of using
itican descent current, was the additional
cost to the company supplying the light.
This was due to the need of much higher
grade of carbon for the lamps and the fact
that unless the engines could be run so as
to keep the underground system fully
charged they would be running at loss.
In view of the fact that the increased out
put reduced the average cost of production,
every effort was made to increase the uni
form use of the light. In this the compile
ton of the underground conduit system
was a great aid as, though much more
costly than the overhead system to estab-
lish it is productive of more economic re-
suits.
So well has the company been able to
put into general use the new style of lamps
that it is now able to make announcement
of discounts, which it was not thought
would be possible for two or three years at
least, The users of the lamps are gamers
in other ways, for they have at all times
complete control of the amount of current
they use, they have a fine light and have
it only when they actually need it, not be-
ing tied down to any set hours.
The first experiment with the lamps was
made in the Occidental Hotel, which in
parts is one of the best lighted hotels on
the Pacific Coast. Since then the lamps
have come into very general use; thus the
big store on Market, Taylor and Golden
Gate avenue known as 1.-The Maze" uses
no less than thirty of these lamps, Will &
Finck in the Phelan block use twenty two
lamps, Eugene G. Davis bazaar uses eight
lamps, and such establishments as the
White House, Raphael's Incorporated
Roos Brothers, The Hub Clothing Store,
the Chicago Clothing Company and the
Grand Hotel bar are large and constant
users of the new lamps.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-02

among the faculty concerning these artl-
cles seem to have emanated from one
source, and that source is Mr.. Henshaw, a
fellow in philosophy.
He sought immediate revenge upon the
man who was responsible for the publica-
ton of the piece of poetry bearing on his
intended and himself.
1t was on the night following the day
upon which the publication appeared that
his wrath boiled oyer, and at IL o'clock he
went to the house of the Beta Theta r
Fraternity to seek out Associate Editor
Galen NJ. Fisher and Mr.. Brown, the sketch
artist.
After being told that these two gentle
men did not live at the ''frat' house be
Raymond Russ at the Delta Kappa Epsilon
house, arriving there at o'clock IN the
morning. AS Russ lives in Oakland, the
fellow in philosophy did not find him at
the second fraternity house which he VS.
tied. Mr.. Henshaw was given the Oak
land address of Mr.. Russ before leaving
and was told that he might find him there
At $50 o'clock A. NJ. Mr.. Russ Sr' was
awakened by the continued ringing OF the
doorbell, and dressing hurriedly, he went
downstairs to see what was the matter.
He was accosted by Mr.. HenshaW, who
said he desired to see Raymond Russ
against whom he had a grudge concerning
certain things that appeared IN the Blue
and Gold, for which he was response bic
The conversation wsxed warm, and 1t be-
came necessary for Mr.. Russ to use few
dictatorial sentences before the excited
man from Berkeley could be quoted.
Finding that he could not see the editor,
bo iaft and Of once endeavored to secure
reparation for the wrong done through the
aid of the faculty. -
The result was that the faculty met for
short session on Monday afternoon and re-
ferred the matter of complaint on the part
of Mr.. Henshaw to the committee on
students affairs, who were to report at
some time later in the week.
Tins the difficulty over the articles in
the Blue and Gold arose, and as other per-
sons in the university began to peruse the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-02

lines in the several pieces of doggerel,
they too felt that they ought to complain
a little'in order to be in fashion.
Raymond Russ, editor-in-chief of the
Blue and Gold, when interviewed yester-
day by CALL correspondent said:
II have been grossly misrepresented
with regard to my relations with the fac
ulty concerning the edition OF the Blue
and Gold OF which / was editor, The
statement that | was summoned from
Santa Rosa, where l had gone with the
Glee Club, is wholly erroneous.
''After my return l was informed the
committee on students affairs desired to
meet the gentlemen members OF the stafI
on Thursday. AS to the articles which
have been the cause of so much comment,
will say that they were in no case pub
lished with malicious intent or with the
purpose of giving any one dig
1.-The. poetry, which relates to Mr.. Hen
shaw and his tianeee, was written by one
of the most highly respected ladies in col
lege. and approved by the staff before it
went to press.
1.-THE term college widow was meant tc
convey the idea of the popularity of the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-02

Mr.. Henshaw tblushing and stammering)-
On, really, now I'm not prepared, you know
why. er-pretty hard on fellow, er-er-
DR.. Hengstler with becoming blush and
frown)-Really that seems quite irrelevant and
unnecessary.
Professor Putzger-I may be allowed to re-
mark, perhaps, that 1t seems to me emlnently
proper, for the young. ladies, who are ideals,
an! yes, more than that, they are idols, let me
say idols. Is 1t not right that in the freshness,
the dewy freshness, the blushing sweetness
(what more can say, yet don't express their
perfectionO, should choose strong and noble
Hereuleses to-to-to be in love with them.
IL ees case OF right and wrong, as | said to
my sophomore class the other day. / said to
them:
''The Regents, with the noble kindness which
distinguishes all their acts, have asked of me
to accept q assistant. And | hat said to my
class: Shall | give over my sophomore class,
/, who have made the course so popular, shall
give it to another? Shall 1 put sophomores
who have expected, hoped to have my instruc-
ton into the hands of some one else? Is it fair,
is 1T just, is it honest, when they might have
me to give them another? So it is here. Is it
not to be expected that such young ladies,
booteful and blooming, should, like the sopho-
more class, fall in love with some strong, some
brilliant young
Professor Lange-Really, we never get down
to the question. 1t seems to me that we ought
to be able TO find men who are engaged or mar
rled and fill the vacancies with them. This
would prevent the alarming crisis that now
threatens US.
Mr.. Henshaw-As my fellow sufferer has said,
really, you know, this seems little supertu-
Gus, a--a-a little, well, little; why, you
know there ought not to be much danger, the
California girl. you know, well, you know is
so strenuous, you know, and, well, there are SO
few that one would care, you know,to 80
DR.. Hengstler (angrily)-I don't agree WIN
you at all. Every one knows that the eaillqr-
mia girl is everywhere regarded as one OF me tl
best specimens mentally and physically, OF the
noblest womanhood. OF course, there are
few sentimental
Mr.. Armes (cynieally)-Don't grow exclted'
my friends. The California girl may pc good'
but she is not by any means perfect now,
Professor Putzger (eXcitedly)-fou 70 laih.
You, at your age. and have never found among
all this garden of bootefu1 flowers one 10 sun
you'll All you should have shame tor pelng
so cynical, SO criticizing, So lVolce ron IN
table in low tone, "Perhaps tits not MS lauit.
should think you would hat fear tnaG Las as
punishment, some day, when you are waIni1g
In the University Park the gods will allow 10
befall you the same fate which to your 1aVorlte
Eschylus befelI. Ha! Hal! Hall!
President K.-Well, you'd all better tnin lt
about this question. I've got to eaten tne mex
train to be present at a Regents meetng lhls
evening. fAs he rushes out)-And that coin-
mittee work
Dr.. Hengstler (quietly)-Move we adjourn.
Chorus (briskly)-Second it.
[Exeunt omnes.
All the complaints which have arisen
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-02
TOUCHED WHERE TENDER.
"BIue and Gold" DiSpleaSeS
Certain Professors at the
University.
EDITORS MAY BE PUNISHED.
Made Merry at the Expense OF the
Faculty - Hints at Dire
Discipline.

A little cloud mo bigger than mans
hand" hangs over the University of Cali
fornia. The cloud is little now, but the
men of wisdom who guide the course of
the institution of learning at Berkeley be-
lieve that it will ere long overspread the
heavens and discharge torrent of wrath
upon the heads of those who are response
BILE for its existence.
The students of the university publish
an annual called "Blue and Gold" which
contains rosters of the faculty, the schol-
ars, the fraternities and clubs and So
cieties connected with the institution.
Blue and Gold also contains a choice
collection of filings at professors and I'M
dergraduates, and jokes more or less grad
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ple," said President Colnon, "and ] am
not in favor of changing it."
Attorneys Ford and Stratton expressed
themselves as sharing in this belief.
There is no use of my saying anything
further" said Mayor Sutro, resignedly.
1.-THE committee is against me, and can
do nothing"
"You must remember, Mayor" said At
torney Stratton,' that there are two mem
bers of this committee, MIR. Ford and my
self, who have no voice in the action of the
Commissioners on the report. You have a
vote in the board and can there express
yourself You need not sign the report or
the lease either if you are not soinclined:"
'That is so" said the Mayor, II will
wait. / certainly shall not sign the re-
port, and l will insist upon my amend
ments being heard at the meeting of the
board"
The meeting adjourned, and the
whole matter will be again gone over this
morning before the Harbor Commission
ers, the attorneys, Mayor and Governor:
E. F. Preston, attorney for the Valley
Railroad, was of the opinion that Mayor
Sutro was not opposed to the leasing OF
China Basin for terminal facilities to the
competing railroad. On the contrary, he
is inclined to believe that Sutro's motives,
although prompted by unreasonable fears
or suppositions, are honest enough. mas
much as it is apparently the Mayors hobby
that no possible chance of transfer OF
China Basin to the Southern Pacific Com
pany may be left open.
'Sutro is not in an attitude of opposition
to the granting of China Basin as termi-
nus for the San Francisco and San Joaquin
Valley Railway" said Attorney Preston.
HE would be hurt if we thought that he
was opposed to it. His idea is substantially
that there should be every safeguard around
the lease of China Basin, so as TO prevent
possible divergence of the land from the
uses for which it was originally intended.
II think that limitations in the lease
give that protection and that Sutro's pro-
posed amendments are too drastic. The
effect OF his amendment on the financial
status of the company should it ever go
into the market with bond issue would
be very bad. This enterprise goes into the
millions, and it is question which de-
serves very careful consideration.
"Mr. Sutro has amendments which we
could not possibly provide for. We had a
covenant in the lease providing that China
Basin should never be used except for ter
minal purposes. There is also proviso
in the original lease which would make it
impossible to transfer the land to any
other corporation for terminal or other
purposes, and it was furthermore ex-
pressly stated that the lease shall become
void if any transfer was made. With re-
gard to the Southern Pacific it was pro-
vided that the property should never pass
into the hands of any railroad company
having terminal facilities on the bay of
San Francisco"