The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-15

cites to the complete satisfaction of himself
and the mystifcation of the groundlings. 1
tell you, gentlemen, that the people of this
State are rapidly degenerating into a greatly
misunderstood, and l might say, hesitating
population. They mean to become possessed
of those things which are valuable acqusi-
tons to progressive mentality, but the circum-
stances which surround and intercept their Or
iginal theories as to the conduct of State are
so discoloTed and dismantled by designing as
sociates that the natural outcome is the COM
plete elimination of righteous desire and the
consequent enthroning of misleading and mu-
tilated information.
"Here we are on the yawning edge of q great
issue, which is now causing great minds to
throb and pulsate in vain endeavors to solve
the probable outcome, and at the same time
intelligently cope with the stupendous in
fuence of the monopoly. There is but one way
TO do it. and that is to decimate every sugges-
ton OF the mountebank and let the masses see
with whom they are dealing. The reaction
Will then be apparent, and the curse of an
offended race will fall upon the usurpers of
our rights with more terrible consequences
than those produced by the inquisition. The
public must have their
"What are you going to have Judge Ma
loney?" came from the bar, and in a few mo-
ments his Honor was plunged into the discus
sion OF the opera hat and its relation to the
grand stand at the racetrack.
Frank Smith, half owner in the 'Sammon"
gold mines of Oregon, said last night at the
Russ House that everything was very dull up
in the Webfoot State and that he sometimes
wished that it were twenty-five years ago, when
he used to do general advertising work in New
York City. "Those were the days when we
hustled, and made money, too" continued Mr..
Smith. az was well acquainted with Hubbard
CT New Haven, Conn, and have heard him re-
late the story of how he went into large dry
goods store one morning, the proprietor of
which was never known to advertise whatever
Taking a counter stool near the door, he sat
down and awaited results. This was at
clock in the morning, and by 8 he
had been approached by at least
dozen clerks, who asked if "they could
do anything for him.; always receiving
the reply that che was only resting they went
their way. He kept this thing up until IL
o'clock, standing off clerks and foor-walkers
alike, but by this time he was the center of
much concern. At last the proprietor in per-
son came to him and said, ''You seem to be
very comfortable here, but maybe l can do
something for you" "Oh no,' replied Hub
bard, ~ am only resting. You see 1 have been
very poorly OF late and my physician advises
perfect quiet, and having learned that you
never advertise In any shape l thought that
this would be spot equaled in solitude to the
enyirons of the pyramids of Egypt and in quiet
to the primitive forest" Hubbard says he was
put out, but the little joke bore fruit in after
months, and even to this day the concern in
question is a large advertising one.
cold Orizaba is threatening another erup-
ton see" said Milton Caldwell, who knows
Mexico from end to end, as he sat in the Occi-
dental yesterday evening. ''To most Ameri-
cans" he continued, "Orizaba is but name
To the schoolboy at his geography it is known
as one of the highest peaks in the world, but to
the man who has ever sailed on the Mexican
Coast it is known as the barometer. Going
from New York to the City of Mexico, by the
steamer route, Old Orizaba is the first wonder
ful sight. AS the ship approaches Vera Cruz
the time-worn old volcano crest is seen long
before the coast is visible. 1t is locally Judged
to be nearly Is, 900 feet above the level of the
sea, and while the curvature of the earth hides
the shores of Mexico that peak is seen way up
among the clouds. This geographical logic
has to be forced on many persons aboard the
steamers before they will believe that the pink
spot in the clouds is the volcanoes crest 1t is
seventy miles back from Vera Cruz, but is seen
long before that city. The Mexican sailors on
the coast call it the barometer because they
say that when Orizabas peak is clearly seen
no 'norther' is probable within the next
| twenty-four hours. The 'norther' is gale
that sweeps down the coast and wrecks nearly
everything in its path. Big steamers need all
their ground tackle or plenty of sea room to
Withstand its force Orizaba may threaten,
but hardly think she will ever become really
active. If she does part of Mexicos most fer
tile land will be laid waste"
"The best-paying branch of work for the
newspaper man to-day is in the advertising
field,'' said George T. Burroughs, who has held
almost every position in newspaper work on
the largest dailies of the East, and who was at
the Occidental yesterday. "The business how
ever, requires genius, and the man who pos
sesses that faculty in the largestdegree will of
course meet with the greatest measure of sue
cess | know advertising men IN the East who
are easily making 800 to $3.50 week now who
when they were ION the staff were lucky if they
made one-fourth of the amount Speaking
about advertising reminds me of peculiar