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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19
AROUND THE coRRrDoRs.

Edgar B. Raymond, one of San Francisco's
barristers, has been close student of natural
history and has succeeded in gathering some
very interesting information regarding the
birds of the air, the beasts of the land, the
fishes of the sea. incidentally, he has been
able to collect few snake statistics.
81 once knew of case,' said Mr.. Raymond
to some ready listeners in the Occidental Hotel
last night, wherein snake displayed not
only an unusual affection, but great deal OF
courage. II appears that some years ago pro-
lessor of natural history from an Eastern uni
versity was sent to the southern part of Yucca
tan to investigate the snakes OF that section. 1
might state that he was a very humane man
and frequently displayed it. One afternoon
while walking over desert, thinking OF little
but the time he would arrive at camp, he
heard peculiar rafting sound that seemed to
come from under pile of rocks. He at once
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19
SUPPOSED TO BE HUMOROUS.

"It's an outraged exclaimed the public man;
San outrage, sir, that such charges should be
brought against me-"
Then why don't you demand an inyestiga-
tion?'' -
81 intend to, but, you see"
ssWell?'
"why, I'm afraid they might really investi-
gate"
"And are you the Living skeleton""
ayes, SIR Sc
'Poor fellowl And how did you manage to
get so thin-you're nothing but skin and
bonesp'
"sir," replied the Living Skeleton, 81 was
once an author, but wrote for the magazines
that pay on publications."
She had fdgeted in her chair for good hour
until she could stand it no longer. She said
in accents which told how she had suffered
"GeOrge McStayer, you are not Indifferent to
me. / will be your wife if you will only ask
me, and if you don't want me say So But
there is one thing you must understand once
for all: This is not a continuous-performanc
house" boston Transcript.
A little girl whose parents recently moved to-
another city, and who is now enjoying her first
experience in living in block, thus described
1t in letter to another child "This is very
queer place. Next door is fastened on our
house."-Evangelist.
DR.. Bowless-In the first place, you want to
take six or seven meals daylight ones yon
know-instead of eating only three times.
Mudge-That is going to be an awful lot of
bother.
DR.. Bowless-And take glass of whisky
straight before each meal
Mudge-I guess 1 can find time to attend to
it somehow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19
A Revolt in Bohemia
The following letter ia self-eYp1an ato

Editor Cdll-SIR: In an article which ap-
peared in your issue of Monday entitled IA
Revolt in Bohemia" was surprised to find
of the Bohemian Palette Club" and still more
surprised to find that my mother, Mrs. X. L.
Stevenson, had been elected an honorary mem
Der OF that body. 1t is an ungracious part to
repudiate compliment, especially when 1t is
honestly and kindly meant yet under the cir
cumstances feel constrained to disavow, both
in my mothers name and my own, any con-
Bohemian Club, / should not care to place N.Y.
self in so ambiguous position as to join a
seeding section, nor can think that the I'M
authorized use of Mrs. Stevenson's name was
either right or becoming. remain, sir your
obedient servant, LLOYD OsBOURNE.
August, 1895.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19
EASTERN EDITORS.
An Improvement on Steam.

Even though it be granted that q speed of
$50 miles an hour is greater than is practical
Bile, oreven desirable, yet it is all but certain
that steam shortly will be displaced by cleo
tricity as motive power on the great railways.
Much will be gained by the people when the
change is made. The hideous noise of escap-
ing steam and of the laboring engines in
freight yards will be done away with. Night
will not be made terrible to sick or nervous
persons by the engines that run through the
city. The nuisance of smoke and cinders no
longer will annoy the traveller. A higher rate
of speed will be attained; fifty or seventy miles
an hour will be- common instead of excep-
tional. Ultimately the cost of travel will be
reduced.-Inter Ocean,.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19
A HEAVY CABLE COIL
Causes a Blockade on the McA1lister.
Street Line.

Street Line.
At the power-house of the McAllister-
street cable line blockade occurred yes
terday afternoon, lasting nearly two hours.
4 mountainous reel of cable-wire stood on
the tracks at the ent rance of the yards,
its wide wheels half way to the hub IN the
sandy ground.
Eight horses strained without any effect
and fifteen men hurried to and fro, adj
iusting and readjusting ropes. A final
supreme effort succeeded only in breaking
the two-inch steel hook fastened to the
tacble.
By this time fifteen cars had halted on
the Market-street side, and things began
to wear serious and discouraging aspect,
when a bright idea of somebody trans
ferred the ropes from the truck to the coil
This was soon rolled away and the track
cleared.
Around the reel was wound $1,000 feet OF
wire. The combined weight OF wire, truck
and reel aggregated sixty-five tons. Eight
hours were consumed in moving it from
the Pacific Wire Works to its destination,
and fourteen four~horse teams were neces-
sary to transport it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19
Society Personals.

J. B. Casserly arrived from the East on
Thursday and left Immediately for Del Monte
John Doyle arrived from the East on Thurs
day.
Mrs. w. S. Duval, accompanied by her two
daughters, Miss Catherine Duyal and Miss
Robson, are at present donieiled at the Grande
Hotel de Londres in Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ Thompson and
Colonel and Mrs. j. D. v. Middleton are visit
ing Yellowstone Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery S. Currey and Miss
Frances Currey will leave Castle Crag this
week for Del Monte.
MI. and Mrs. John j. Crooks have returned
from their trip to Alaska and are now at the
Hotel Rafael, where they will remain some
time.
The Misses Juliet and Hannah Williams Will
return from Del Monte on Tuesday next:
Miss Anita Dibblee and Albert Dibblee are
visiting relatives in Santa Barbara.
Mrs. ]. H. Condit-Smith and the Misses Con.
dit-Smith left Thursday afternoon for Del
Monte.
Miss Hoffman, Miss Alice Hoffman. Mr.
Southland Hoffman. George de Long and George
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

F. and r. N. Whitney returned yesterday from
Del Monte, where they wentto play at the Jour
nament. -.
Colin NJ. Smith is the guest of Mr. and MIS-.
W. H. Croker on their trip to Northern CaI-
fornia. ne
Judge and Miss Belle McKenna leave this
week for Del Monte.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Lunstedt leave on
Monday for Los Angeles and Catalina, 10 De
gone month.
Mrs. Frank c. Havens of Oakland, Miss Ida
A. Harper and Miss Winnifred Harper q
Chicago have been at Sea Beach Hotel. santa
Cruz, for the past fortnight. They will go to
Del Monte in few days, and intend remain
ing there some time.
Miss Martha Ososke returned on Friday from
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Indig in Redwood City
Mrs. H. B. Sinclair of this City is in Portland,
Or, visiting relatives and friends. She Will be
absent for several weeks.
Mrs. Ida E. Neal with her niece, Miss IDA
Ruckdeschel, and Master George ii. Neal nave
returned from Caiente Springs and are located
at the Palace Hotel.
Mrs. Lulu Nervieze, Miss Mamie Bolton ana
william McClelland, who have been the guests
of Miss May Boston, have returned to their
home in San Jose
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19
Free Trade and Slavery.

No fact in all American history is more i'm
pressive to the studious observer than the
close connection which he everywhere finds
between the cause of free trade and the cause
of negro slavery. From 1882 down to the out
break of the war, the political party which was
the conspicuous champion of the one was the
ardent partisan of the other. Nor was this any
mere accident The one sought the degreda-
tion of the white, the other of the black labor
ing man, and as such they were almost equally
the fees of National unity and National pro-
gress-BoSton Journal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

q novelist? Well, soon afterward I was in
New York and wrote short story founded on
this incident, which Isshowed to Archie Gun
Their. That's clever, said he. write it as
novel and I'll publish it, I had written
sketches for the San Francisco papers when
was boy. This, however, was new. But
ground away for thirty days, published the
novel, which has been translated into fifteen
Languages; and thus was an author The
Russian episode made my fortune, but spoiled
my gallautry''
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

- Nj rs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
Has been used fifty years by millions of moth.
ers for their children while Teething with perfect
success 1t soothes the child softens the gums al
lays Pain, cures Wind Collie, regulates the Bowels
and is the best remedy for Darrheas, whether
arising from teething other causes. For sale by
Druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and
bottle.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19
A Southern vice-President.

The nomination of q Southern candidate for
Vice-President would be an earnest of Republic
can plans for a strong Southern Republican
party. 1t would show, too, that the Republican
party was determined to be sectional no longer
Such nomination would not be unpopular in
South, which, it must be confessed, has not yet
seen the Democratic party venture since the
war to nominate Southerner for President or
Vice-President.-NewY York Sun.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19
New Names for Old Factions.

The names of Cleveland and Hill, that d.
vided the last national Democratic Convention
and made it one of the most turbulent and dis
graceful gatherings of party leaders held in re-
cent years, may not be head in the next
National Democratic Convention. But the fac
tional influence of these two names is destined
to make it's appearance again. and whatever
the names presented as candidates. they will
probably be designated as Cleveland men and
Hill men.-Inter Ocean.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19
Sunday Piety in New York.

New York's Sunday shaving law has been
declared constitutional Notwithstanding its
discrimination in favor of New York City and
Saratoga as places where the prohibition does
not apply. That is to say, the State may de-
thing to be done in certain cities which may
be done in one or two cities without de triment
to morality. General Hancock's famous OBJ
servation concerning the tariff as local issue
seems to apply to Sunday piety in New York
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19
Illinois Getting Rich.

Illinois under Governor A1tgeld is not bank
rupt yet If it goes right ahead and collects the
fines for "violation of the game laws" of the
State. H. C. Merritt has confessed to having
$1,000 game birds in cold storage. while he
amounts to $3.50, 500. The rest of the fell ows
in the same boat have not been heard from.
Let Altgeld proceed to collect the fines and pay
enormous surplus" left in the treasury.-Inter
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19
Raceptions.

surprise party was given to Miss Eta
Sandman at her residence on Ridley street
last Wednesday on her return from So
journ in Portland, Or, where she has been
visiting relatives the past few weeks. The
rooms were prettily decorated with flowers
and evergreens. The guests enjoyed them
selves with dancing and games, followed
by supper. Among the guests We're:
Mrs. Rich and son of Portland, Or, Miss-G.
Warshawski, Miss r. Silver, Miss II. lsaaes,
Miss Sarah Harris. Miss Hattie Cohn, Miss
Pauline Sandman, Miss Pauline Harris, Miss
Jennie Cohn, Mrs. Warshawski. Mr.. and Mrs
S. Kaminski, Mrs. Sandman, Mrs. McCord,
Mark Warshawski Abe Silverstone Mr.. Strauss,
Mr.. steinart, Mr.. Sandman, Mr.. Silver, Edward
Isaacs.
Mission Parlor, No. SO, N. s. g. W., will
celebrate its eleventh anniversary next
Wednesday evening at Mission Parior
Hall, Seventeenth street, above Valencia,
with a dance.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19
Mark Twain's High Prices.

Mark Twain isn't so cleaned out financially
as not to feel able to decline some very hand
some offers for his work. They say that while
he was planning his lecture tour around the
world he was asked to furnish twenty letters
of about 1000 words each for q lump sum of
$40. 700, or $500 letter. Some years ago he
accepted a proposition to write twelve Eu-
ropean letters for which he received $1,000
apiece, and that is believed to be high-water
mark for such cOrrespondence.-Bost Herald
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19
Oakland Gossip.

OdHl0Iio oOSSfps
Warren Olney Jr. is to be appointed an
assistant instructor to Judge Slack at
Hastings Law College, from which he was
graduated year ago. Mr.. Olney is also a
graduate of the State University at Ber-
kelley (class of '91), and later finished a
course at Harvard.
Judge and Mrs. J. HI. Boalt have re-
turned to this city after enjoying an ex-
tended outing at their country home near
Cloverdale.
Will Gorrill, who graduated with high
honors from the University of California
this year, will enter Harvard Law College
this coming term. His sisters, the Misses
Addie and Carrie Gorrill, will attend Smith
college.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. McGlauflin of Ala
media have gone to Los Angeles, to remain
fortnight.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Smith and family
and Miss Violet Ransome have reached
New York City and are stopping at the
Fifth-avenue Hotel.
All arrangements have been made for
the phantasma to be given by Oakland
evenings and Saturday afternoon for the
benefit of the Woman's Exchange at the
OAKLAND Theater. ALI the orphans from
the West Oakland, Thirty-fourth Street
and Chabot Home will be admitted to the
Saturday matinee. There is no trouble in
finding plenty of people to take part and
an interesting show is promised.
Mrs. Charles Webb Howard gave a re-
ception Saturday afternoon in honor OF
her youngest son, Harold Howard, who is
home from the East on his vacation.
On Wednesday afternoon Miss Mamie
Barker gave reception at her home on
Castro street. in honor of Miss Ethel
Hornick. 1t was very delightful affair
The halls, drawing and dining rooms were
tastefully decorated with flowers and
graceful vines. A numb of small tables
were exquisitely laid in the dining-room
and delightful menu served. Miss
Barker was assisted in receiving by he1
mother, Mrs. 7. L. Barker, Miss Ethel A.
Hornick, Mrs. H. II. Haight, Mrs. English
and Miss Foote.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

The silver convention is to be called nom
partisan. but it will speak for all parties of
the Greater West.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

Wherever there is a Democratic conven-
ton in these days there is faction fight
and bolt
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

Steamship Pomona to Santa Cruz and Mon.
terey, leaves Saturdays, 4 P. NJ due back Mon
days, 5 A. NJ Ticket Office, New Montgomery
street
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

The London market will be bonanza
for our fruit men if they can get their fruit
there in the right shape.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19
soldiers Coming Home.

General Shafter and his crowd of soldiers
will leave Monterey, where they have been
camping the last four weeks, tomorrow Tor
home, Angel Island. They will come by way
of San Jose.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

Quicksilver poured in a glass will not
fill it to the brim, as it forms convex sur
face, and is higher in the center than at
the hrim
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

There is safer and broader standing
room for bimetallists in the Republican
party than anywhere else.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

SCRoFULA in its severest forms yields to the
potent powers of Hoods Sarsaparilla. Blood poi
sonng and salt rheum and many other diseases Of
the blood are permanently cured byit. Try Hoods.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

Japan seems to be having about as much
trouble in annexing Formosa as Spain has
in holding Cuba, and she ought to have
made China pay the cost of delivering the
goods.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

A convention for free silver and an expo
sition of home products do us proud this
week, and besides we have a circus.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

.. The convention is with us ano we are
with the convention.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

If Kier Hardie, the defeated English Ia
Dor leader, comes to this country to lec-
ture, we ought to even up things by send-
ing Uoxey to lecture in England.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

The feeling in the Cleveland Democratic
convention toward the fisherman of Gray
Gables was too deep for words; the resolu-
tons never mentioned him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

According to Acting Attorney General
Conrad; unless our Minister to Mexico can
provide some ransom for his salary there
will be no salary for Ransom.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

No matter how long Kaiser Williams
presence may have been expected any
where, he always makes his visit a sur
prise party before he leaves.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

If either Lord Wolseley or General Rob-
erts is appointed Commander-in-C Chief of
the British army, another long step will
have been taken in getting the high offices
of that country free from the rubbish of
royalty.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

THE CALL has secured the right to pub
lish this charming story in serial form, and
the first part appeared Saturday, Aug. IL.
Readers of THE CALL declare the story to
be one of unusual interest. The next in
stallment will be printed next Saturday,
Aug "a. 1t is customary to publish such
contributions in the Sunday edition of THE
CALL, but the author has conscientious
scruples against having any of his produc-
tons published in the Sunday edition of
any paper and in Difference to his convic-
tons THE CALL has agreed to print this
story in the Saturday issues only.
THE GALL devotes great deal of attention
to excellent articles on Western Themes by
Western men and Western women.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

1t is now said that if Lieutenant Gov
ernor Willard does not come back to a
yearning people inside of six days he will
have to drop his Office and return as pri-
vate citizen, if he ever returns at all.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

In the retirement of ]. f. Thompson of
the San Jose Herald, California journalism
loses one of. its ablest most independent
and most successful men. The loss will be
strongly felt in the journalism of Santa
Clara County, and indeed by the people at
large, for he has long been one of the most
jealous promoters of the interests of the
community, and through the medium of
the Herald was at all times an efficient fac
tor in advancing both the moral and the
material welfare of the city and the county.
It will be difficult for the Herald to find an
editorial writer fitted to fill his place, but
the people of the county have the satisfac-
ton of knowing that he will continue to
make his home among them, and that his
Individual influence will be hardly less
potent than that which he welded so well
rs the editor of one of the foremost papers
n the interior of the State,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

The Fresno mass-meeting called to ask
for a reduction of freight rates on grain,
should go beyond the call and ask for
reduction of all freight charges to reason
able rates.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

The Golden Gate is always open to the
silver sea.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

Military celebrations in Germany are
about as common as carnivals in Cali
tornia, and it is proposed to keep them up
until January if they do not bring on
war in the meantime
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

The anti-railroad mass-meeting did well
in forming public sentiment, but the main
thing in fighting the monopoly is to en-
force the law against the commission OF
specific wrongs.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

Whenever you wish to see good move
ment for the State just cast your eye over
the San Joaquin and watch the Valley
Railroad grow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

AS Corbett got married on the day after
Fitzsimmons applied for admission to citi-
zenship, the advertising honors are even
at the close of the round.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

If the Silver Democrats of Ohio have
their way Mr.. Brice will be kicked out of
the party before he has chance to retire.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

After the convention don't forget the ex-
position.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

There is still chance that the Railroad
Commission will do something for all the
shippers of the State as well as the grain
growers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

Mark Twain's jokes will probably be
strictly honest hereafter, as he is now lee
turing to pay his debts, and not for the fun
of the thing.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

In place of -Four More Years of Grover"
the Democrats will now substitute as
campaign song "Oh, No; We Never Men
ton Him."
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

Free silver deserves the freedom of the
City.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19
Ocean Excursions

APR1cor Buttercups, 25c ID. Townsend's.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

PICTURE cards. Roberts, 22o Suffer. :
BACON Printing Company. 5O5 Clay stras.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19
THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.

Welcome silver men.
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FROM THE LOWEST LEVEL. /.
A STORY OF MINING LIFE IN
CALIFORNIA.

BY THE Rev. j. H. WYTHE JR.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

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