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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-03
MUCH USELESS TALK.

AS might have been expected it is intel
ligent wbeelmen and not physicians and
other theorists who are saying the most
sensible of the things which are now going
about concerning the pastime of bicycling.
The recent death of wheelman from
meningitis of the form called railroad
spine" started all this idle talk and turned
loose the doctors with long discourses on
curved SpiLas and jar to the nerve ganglia.
They are celebrating the dangers of the
wheel to the observation of its benefits.
The intelligent wheelman understands
the subject better than any other person.
He knows that so far as nervous jar is
concerned it is not so great in wheeling as
in walking, and he is not to be frightened
with elaborate disquisitions on compac-
tons of the inner edges of the cartilages
separating the vertebre and the creation
thereby of a rigid medium for the trans
mission of conclusion to the cerebellum.
He knows that the jar is no worse than
that given by buggy, and he is fully
aware of the fact that the splendid athletes
who startle the world with achievements of
speed on the wheel bend low on the ma
chine and are perfect specimens of physi-
cal manhood.
1t is all a matter of carrying the exercise
to an extreme. That is the beginning and
end of the whole question. Thevery fact of
the keen enjoyment which cycling affords,
the exhilaration, the feeling of freedom
and health and strength which it imparts,
is the strongest possible evidence of its
value and the explanation of its excessive
indulgence 1t is familiar fact that even
in spite of this overindulgence bicyclists as
rule are in much better health than they
were before they adopted the wheel.
Wisdom will come with experience, and
experience with time. It is the good, not
the harm, which wheeling produces that
gives it its great charm. If the experience
of the rider shows him that wheeling
makes him dull and i'll it will inevitably
lose its charm for him, and thus will come
an end of his overindulgence. The whole
problem solves itself, and to a rational
person that should be regarded as the end
of it. If in few cases the pursuit is fol-
lowed in the face of manifest injury we
may safely regard them as evidences of
natures wisdom in devising new scheme
for Kidding the earth of material for which
it has no use. AS excessive drinking and
other injurious indulgences accomplish
the same end, we should welcome the
bicycle as the cleanest, most respectable
and least e1traneously injurious of all the
agencies for the self-destruction of the few
whom nature would have got rid of by
some other means if the bicycle had not
been invented.
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PERSONAL.

DR.. G. A. Ruggles of Stockton is staying at
the Grand.
w. H. Clark of Los Angeles registered yester-
day at the Grand.
DR.. L. S. Wilcox of Champaign, ILL.,, regis
tered at the Grand yesterday.
T. 8. Phelps of the navy was one of yester-
days arrivals at the Palace.
F. W. and S. C. Williams, mining men OF
Sonora, are guests at the Lick.
Superior Judge A. P. Catlin of Sacramento
was one of Yesterdays arrivals at the Lick.
Mr.. and Mrs Isaac Upham returned from
their place in Napa County yesterday to the
Palace.
i'll. Robinette, one of the editors of the CAL
ifornia Odd Fellow, Sacramento, was in the
City Yesterday.
Dr. Hans Wagner of Stralsund and Bernhard
Mas of Vienna were among yesterdays arri-
walls at the Palace.
Raphael Strauss will leave next week for
Paris, France, where h e will take up his resi-
dence permanently.
General T. w. Sheehan of the Record Union
came down from Sacramento yesterday and
registered at the Occidental.
IS. Wilson of Oregon and r. c. Wilson of
Arizona, both cattle men and sons of ex-Sena-
tor FL. c. Wilson of Tehama, are at the Grand.
Colonel William P. Harrington, a banker of
Colusa and member of Governor Budd's staff,
came down yesterday and put up at the Palace.
John Markley, secretary of the State Board Of
Examiners, came down from his ranch at
Guerneville yesterday and registered at the
Lick.
Superintendent Fillmore of the Southern Pa
cific returned yesterday from Los Angeles after
a three days visit to the southern part OF the
State.
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THE SIDE OF THE PEOPLE.

The Railroad Commission will meet
again this morning and take up the use
less task of investigating grain rates from
the railroad point of view. The four or
five able and astute agents and officials of
the Southern Pacific Company will doubt
less be present with reams of statistics and
yards of maps, all of which they will pro-
coed to introduce in evidence and thereby
make up the largest part of the record
from which the commission will deduce its
conclusion at the close of this investi-
cation.
Has the thought ever occurred to any
member of the Railroad Commission, as he
sits and listens to the endless array of
arguments and figures presented by the
railroad officials, that the side of the peo-
pie is entirely unrepresented in this in
quiry2 The railroad company has three of
its most cunning wizards of finance before
the commission acting as its experts upon
railroad rates. The people have no
expert there to search out the sophis-
tries and analyze the schedules which
the railroad experts present The COM
pany has also on hand its most skillful
attorney of long and varied experience in
phases of its cause before railroad COM
missions. The people have no attorney
there to make head against the specious
attorneys exposition of the railroads case.
The Railroad Commission is there. it is
true, but the prevailing opinion among its
members is that it is sitting as judicial
body. If this be true, then it cannot rep
resent the side of the people, and it is EVIL
dent that it does not do so.
From this condition of things what
other result is to be expected than
that which would follow in an Or
binary cause at law in which the
witnesses for the people were absent,
the Prosecuting Attorney did not appear,
and the only evidence before the court was
that presented by the witnesses and coun-
sci for the defense? The verdict, of course,
would be an acquittal, and this will doubt
less be the result in the case of The People
VS.. The Southern Pacific Company, now
pending before the commission.
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PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

The Rev. C. F. Gates has been elected presi-
dant of Euphrates College in Harpoot, Turkey.
Mr.. Gates is from Chicago, and has served for
fifteen years as missionary in Mardin, Mesop-
otamia, under the American board. Euphrates
is the only college in Armenia, and is under
American control.
John Norton, who is SO years old, has lived
all his life in his house near Compounce Lake,
Conn, and, although he has been in sight of
both the Northampton division of the Consol-
idated and of the New England Railroad, he
never rode in car of any kind until recently.
The old man is hale and hearty, with all his
faculties keen and alert, and has good pros
pect of living to be 100. He seemed to enjoy
his ride very much.
The Marquis Paul de Montaghari, who has
recently become an attache of the Italian en-
bassy, SPEAKS English perfectly. He is en-
gagged in the settlement OF claims between the
Italian and Colombian governments.
Mrs. NJ. Louise Thomas. whose son married
an elder sister of Alice and Phoebe Cary, has
purchased Clovernook, the old homestead of
the poets. and it will be preserved in the fam
lily as q memorial of the gifted pair Mrs.
Thomas viii restore the place by furnishing it
with her old mahogany furniture, her rare
blue china, her Revolutionary relics and other
valued antiques. The place, which is near
Cincinnati, contains about twenty-six acres,
and the house and barn are in good condition.
The number of members of the new Parlia-
ment who have the same Christian name and
surname is unprecedented. There are three
John Wilson's, two George Joachim Goschens,
two William Abrahams and two Robert Wal
laces in the House of Commons. With the
exception OF the Goschens, who are father and
son, the other men who are namesakes are not
related. One Abraham is a Welsh, the other
an Irish member. Both the Wallaces represent
Scotch constituencies, and are English barris-
tiers. Robert Wallace, the member for one OF
the divisions of Edinburgh, is Scotchman by
birth and training, who held at one time
chair in Scotch university but Robert Wal
lace, Q. c., the newly elected member for Perth,
is an Irishman by birth, antecedents and edu-
cation
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TEHUANTEPEo AND NICARAGUA

The opening of the Tehuantepec Rail-
way to the traffic of the world and the
construction by the Mexican Government
of spacious and convenient docking IA
cilities at each terminal, will forestall to
some extent the greater transportation
advantages to be derived from the Near
aqua canal. 1t should also serve as a
stimulus to our Government to hasten
work on the canal. 1t will never do for
the United States to lag behind Mexico in
the important task of providing speedy
communication between the Atlantic and
the Pacific. The good effected by the
railway will only emphasize the need of
the greater good to be effected by the
canal.
While the action of Congress on the
canal this winter cannot be absolutely pre-
dicted, it is fairly certain it will be favor
able. AL reports from Washington con-
firm this belief. 1t seems to be well as
sured that the investigating committee
provided for by the last Congress will re-
port in favor of the undertaking, and will
estimate the cost at not TO exceed $116,-
100000. This is somewhat in excess of
former estimates, but not sufficient to
make material difference or to delay
action, and with such a report to
strengthen their arguments, itwould seem
the promoters of the work have good rea-
sons for expecting the support of both
branches of Congress.
The political situation at Washington
during the coming winter will certainly
be favorable to such legislation as that
asked for by the advocates of the canal.
With the administration in the hands of
the Democrats, the Senate so nearly tied
that the Populists hold the balance of
power, and the House strongly Repub-
lican, no party measures of any kind can
be advanced with hope of success Nom
partisan legislation, therefore, will of
necessity mainly occupy the attention of
Congress, and in such legislation the
canal bill cannot be overlooked
While we are looking forward to canal,
however, our commerce and industries
will not fail to profit by the advantages
and reap the benefits of the railway which
the wise craftsmanship of President Diaz
has provided. The railway is not a great
one in itself and can hardly be accounted
much of an engineering feat in this age of
the world; but none the less does it reflect
credit upon the statesman who devised it
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THE BRONCHO.

few words about this horse-the horse of
the plains. Whether or no his forefathors
looked on when Montezuma fell, they certainly
hailed from Spain. And whether 1t was mis-
s1onaries or thieves who carried them north
ward from Mexico until the Sioux heard of the
new animal, certain it also is that this pony
ran wild for century or two, either alone or
with various red-skinned owners; and as he
gathered the sundry experiences of war and
peace, OF being stolen, and of being abandoned
in the snow at inconvenient distances from
home, of being ridden by two women and a
baby at once, and of being eaten by bear, his
wide range of contretemps brought him q wit
sharper than the street Arabs, and an atti-
tude toward life more blase than in the united
capitals of Europe. / have frequently
caught him watching me with an eye of
such sardonic depreciation that felt 1t quite
vain to attempt any hiding from him OF my
incompetence: and as for surprising him,
locomotive cannot do 1t, for have tried this.
He relfshes putting man in absurd ositio ms,
and will wait many days in patience to COM
pass this uncharitable thing; and when he
cannot bring man to derision he contents
himself with steer or buffalo, helping the
man TO rope and throw these animals with an
ingenuity surprising any circus. to my thin f.
ing. A number of delighted passengers on
the Kansas Pacific Railway passed by
MEXICAN VaQuero, VINO nao Deen sent out
from Kansas City to rope buffalo as an
advertisement for the stockyards. The
train stopped to take look at the soil
tary horseman fast to buffalo in the midst
OF the plains. Jose, who had his bull safely
roped, shouted to ask If they had water on the
train. "Wen bring you some," said they.
"Oh, come get" said he: and jumping off he
left his accomplished pony in sole charge of
the buffalo. Whenever the huge beast strug-
gled for freedom the clever pony stiffened his
legs and leaned back as in tug of war, by
Jumps and lodges SO anticipating each move of
The boy got his drink, and his employer sent
out car for the buffalo, which was taken in
triumph into Kansas City behind the passen-
ger train. The Mexican narrated the exploit
to his employer thus: "Oh, Shirley, when the
train start they all give three greata big
cheers for me, and then they give three mucha
.sThe Evolution of the Cow-Puncher," by Owen
WisteT. in Harper's Magazine fog September.
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OPINIONS OF EASTERN EDITORS.
A Majority Verdict.

The recent trial and conviction of Colonel
Romero in the City OF Mexico for killing
Verastigui in a duel has more than passing
interest for US, because it illustrates a
phase of the jury system to which we may
be compelled to have recourse. A Mexican
jury numbers nine and q majority decides.
In the Romero case all nine were unanimous
on all but two of nine questions, but these two
were the essence of the crime charged. "Did
Romero act in legitimate defense of his
honor?' Two votes answered in the afirma-
tive; seven in the negative, "Did Romero in
votes in the negative decided that the killing
was deliberate and intentional. The result is
a serious and unexpected sentence, the first
under the law against dueling. Under our
system there would have been disagreement
and new trial. And yet no doubt substan-
tial justice was done by the two-thirds vote on
the essential question.-New York CONNER
cial Advertiser
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-03
Mrs. stanford's Sacrifices.

The name of Mrs. Leland Stanford will-or at
least ought-go down in history beside that of
good Queen Isabelle. Indeed, it will have
greater luster, for the proud Queen of Aragon
doubtless was well persuaded by the eloquence
of Columbus that new empire was awaiting
her, and it is easy enough to risk even crown
jewels when an empire where jewels are as
Stanford in making personal Sacrifices to keen
open the Stanford University, has no empire
for herself in view, and her, sacrifices are all
the more noble because they are made to open
the empire of knowledge to others.-Woman-
hood, Springfield, Ohio.
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AROUND THE COR R1DoRs.

John Markley, the secretary of the State
Board OF Examiners has been up looking at
his orchard in Sonoma County. There are a
number of hopfelds in that county, and speak
ing OF this years crop Mr.. Markley said last
evening at the Lick: II understand that q
large proportion OF the hops in Sonoma will
not be picked at all on account of
the low price that prevails this season. You
know that hops outside of California are oflen
troubled with insects or disease. This year, it
happens, there is a good crop all over and
the prices are consequently much lower than
usual, and will notin many cases pay for the
cost OF picking, which is considerable,
The hop crop is generally good in this State.
as there is little trouble from the hop louise or
any diseases upon the prevalence of which in
other hop districts the price of hops the world
over depends to large extent"
The railroads are already advertising excur-
sion rates to Austin, Tex, for the coming fes-
tivities. The star fea lures billed are conyen-
ton of the Christian Church, q State Fair and
the Corbett-Fitzsimmon fight. T. II. Goodman,
the general passenger agent of the Southern
Pacific, yesterday at lunch in the Lick House
restaurant said of this: 81 like the neat way
which the Houston and Texas Central has
of wording its circulars to avoid hurting the
sensibilities of the church people and at the
same time getting all the features OF the great
show on the bill. On their bills they say: AT
tractions-Christian Church Congress, Fitz-
simmons-Corbett ply steal culture exhibition
and Texas State Fair "
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-03
CALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. 2.-Californians
registered at hotels to-day: San Francisco
Miss E. Sullivan, G. E. Pancoast, Everett; w.
Edwards, w. D. Knight. W. A. Davis, Hoff-
mann; Mr.. and Mrs. H. Pagot, G. Daily, Hol-
land; A. R. Wells, Park-avenue; Mrs. n. Deane,
Fifth avenue. Sacramento-Mr. and Mrs. A.
A. Van Voorhees,, R. n. Van Voorhees,, Hoffman.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-03
SAN FRANCISCO.
Iron the Hills.I

From the HlIIS.J
Mid sedges tall this summer day lie
And hear the waves fall softly on the sand.
So pure the air, it seems with outstretched hand
One cen might touch that veil cali the sky.
From DER the sea the wind with fretfu sigh
Betakes its way across the fertile land,
Whose Haunting peoples form golden band,
And dance before the suns voluptuous eye.
Beyond the dunes city, young but proud,
Rears its bold front in sunshine through cloud
The fairest jewel on our country's breast;
A man-made city, whose strong voice shall sound
In days TO come life's truths the world around,
And wake earth's leaders from their gold-drugged
rest. HOWARD V. SUTHERLAND.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-03
The report that Don Dickinson is willing

The report that Don Dickinson is willing
to accept the Democratic Presidential
nomination next year, provided the tariff
and silver question are eliminated and the
issue is made solely on the record of the
Democratic party, can hardly be accepted
as true. Don Dickinson is not very wise
man, but neither is he tool enough to get
off any sort of platform and ride through
a campaign on rail-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-03

When told the same about his nose.
Spare Moments.
"You say the trout weighed ten poundsT
eyes, sir; it was the biggest trout ever
saw"
"And 1t got away from you?"
eyes"
evil you make an oath to that?"
"I'n take no more oaths l swore enough
about it when he got away."-Tammany
Times.
We do not know the place he's gone;
We hope he's free from harm;
All that we know is-his son. John,
Is runnin' of the farm.-Atlanta Constitution.
She read: "Let life be one grand sweet song,"
And then, like f1rst-cass dolt,
She worried the neighbors all day long
BY practicing old "Ben Bolt.''
Louisville Courier-Journal.
eve will have to fight this time, sure" the
aid ventured to remark.
"And why this painful necessity" haughtily
demanded the Spanish general.
BECAUSE" humbly replied the aid, as he
bowed low, "the rebels have got between
US and the telegraph-ofice."- Indianapolis
Journal.
"what dat mule good tohg''
"He amt good fob much" was the reluctant
reply.
"Kin he pull er kyaht?"
mot fur"
"What's he good fur?"
"Well, I guess he amt good fur much 'cep
tradin'. rs jes' keepin' i'm fob 'er swappin'
mule. Washington Star.
"Do you think, professor" said the unsteady
ambitious youth, "that can ever do anything
with my voice?"
"Well," was the cautious reply, 'it may come
in handy to holler in case of fre."-Washing-
ton Star.
"Do you think, ma, it would make me real
sick If were to stay outdoors and get sun
stroke?'
"Why, I should think i. might. But you
don't want to, do your"
ONO, ma, not before Saturday; school
begins next Week."-New York Recorder.
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and the nation that constructed it. It
promises to effect great change IN the
course of trade between the Atlantic and
the Pacific, and of that change California
will be one of the largest benefciaries.
The road, under the control of the Govern
ment, is open on equal terms to all ship
pers and is therefore no inconsiderable ally
to our merchants in their fight against
mononOlY.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-03

The report that the people of the prov
inces in France are opposed to the pro.
posed Exposition in 1900, on the ground
that such great works draw worklngmen
away from the smaller towns and disturb
industry for years, augurs i'll for the sue
cess of the enterprise. France will need
to exert all her forces to surpass the
Chicago Exposition, and if her people
become divided on the subject she is fore
doomed to failure.
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Watch the Elections.

1t is amusing just now to hear Democratic
leaders prating about the present strength of
their party. What have they done to give the
people renewed confidence in them? When
and where have they shown signs of returning
sense? Watch the elections the coming fall.
New York Tribune,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-03
The Brave Deserve the Fair.

What degenerate age this would appear to
the staggering swashbucklers who followed
the profession of arms in the middle ages,
could they step from their graves and read that
two privates in the First Battalion of Rhode
Island cavalry had been dishonorably dis
charged for attempting to kiss fair maid they
met on the road while on their way from
camp.-Worcester (Mass.l Telegram,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-03
Cuba and Mexico.

The Monroe doctrine would not apply
against Mexican attempts to annex Cuba, but
such attempts are not probable. They could
not possibly succeed as long as Cuban powder
held out, and it would be likely to hold out
longer than that of Mexico.-New York World
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KENTUCKY is famous for its Bourbon WHISTLES
and its brands are numerous. Among those
that have stood the test of time and use is the
celebrated J. F. Cutter. The best judges have
declared it to be the most excellent in the
market. E. Martin & Co., ALL Market street,
are the agents for this celebrated brand. fof
which they have established a large trade.
They are also agents for the Argonaut brand
of Kentucky Bourbon.
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The report that Parliament will be called

The report that Parliament will be called
upon at an early date to provide for the
construction of railway from Lake Vic
toria to some point on the East African
coast is of interest to US as the under
taking of the work by the Brit
ish Government will save Mr.. Hunt
ington from further expenditures in that
direction, and there will be no longer any
need of skinning California.
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What Would Happen.
It was wise forethought in the trainers

IL was wise 1oretnougnt IN the trainers OF the
constitution which declared that no State
should coin money. 1t is certainly signif-
cant coincidence that this prohibition occurs
prohibition against granting letters of marque
and reprisal. Were it not for this constitu-
tional restriction there is grave reason to ap-
prehend that various States of the Union
would be coming different kinds of money and
issuing letters of marque and reprisal against
each other.-New York World.