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The advocate., 1895-11-27
A Modern Joan Of Are.

Miss Cleora Eugenia Cook, II years of
age, is said to have been a mighty force
in defeating German in Maryland. From
what we can learn we Judge that she
and her father are Populists, but she
probably joined hands with the Repub-
licans as the most practical method Of
downing German, whom she bitterly de-
nounces as the enemy Of the farmer, the
poor and even Of decepcy. She is ex-
ceedingly eloquent, it is said. During
the campaign she challenged Senator
German to meet her in public debate,
and in the challenge used these words
"The most serious crime of which you
are guilty, however, and the one which
has prompted me, a girl only II years
old, to give up my home and studies to
travel from town to town publicly de-
nouncing an enemy Of my race by op-
posing you, Is the fact that you have for
decade Indignantly wronged the chill
dren of Maryland. You have robbed
thousands of poor children of education
by defeating the free school bill. You
have by scheming manipulation diverted
funds which should have been spent in
increasing the efficiency of our public
schools, to channels in which they could
be eaten up as salaries for those who do
your dirty work, and for ten years you
have defeated every measure brought
forward to abolish child labor, thus plac-
ing yourself on record as the prop and
bulwark Of the cruelest form of slavery
and child torture that ever cursed the
world. By perpetuating child labor you
have not only been the means Of blasting
the lives Of thousands Of mothers dar-
lings, but you have helped the monopo-
lists to use the little ones as a club TO
knock down the wages Of their fathers
and mothers, thereby making yourself
the eternal foe of labor and Of humanity"
There is no mistaking the meaning of
language like that, and this young girl
has set an excellent example to every
man and woman in this country who be-
lieves that there is need Of reform. To
reform existing evils we must sacrifice
something and have the courage Of our
convictions.-FGrmers' Voice, No0em-
ber IS.
The advocate., 1895-11-27
He Can Wear Boots Now.

One Of those who attended the official
canvass of the vote Friday in Belvidere,
N. j., was James Willets, who has not
worn boots since November II, 1868. He
wore boots Friday.
Twenty-seven years ago "Uncle Jim, "
as Willets 10 called, kept q shoe store
The advocate., 1895-11-27
CAMPAIGN EXPENSES.
what It Costs Candidates for the Bench
and for the Senate.

[The following dispatch will give the
reader an idea Of what it costs to be
elected to Office in the State OF New
York. In some instances the election
expenses exceed the salary Of the
Office. In such cases, Of course, the
honor of holding the position must be
sufficient reward for the service rem.
dered the public. At least we must
adopt this inference or one less COM
plimentary to the officials elected.
One thing at least we must conclude,
and thstis that NO poor man can be
elected to an official position in the
Empire State. How much do other
States differ from New York in this
respect P-EDIToR.
ALBANY, November 13.-The fol-
lowing certificates of election expenses
were filed to-day with the Secretary Of
State:
John d. Teller, Democratic candi-
date for Associate Judge of the Court
of Appeals, expended $2,788, of which
$1,000 went to the Democratic State
committee and 5000 to the Cayugs
committee.
Russell r. Stuart, the Democratic
candidate for State Engineer, ex-
pended $2,5O7. The Democratic State
committee received $4,000 of this
amount as ''donstion," according to
Mr.. Stewards certificate.
John B. Judson, the Democratic
candidate for State Comptroller, gave
1880 to the Democratic State COM
mittee and $3.50 to the Fulton COM
mittee, his other expenses amounting
to 800.
Edward w. Hatch, the Republican
candidate for Supreme Court Justice
In the Eighth district, distributed $500
among the county committees of his
district.
Robert G. Titus, the Democratic can.
didate for Supreme Court Justice in
the same district, gave $3.50 to the
Erie committee.
Martin J. Keogh, candidate for Su-
preme Court Justice in the Second dis.
trict, expended SO, ,956, of which 90, ,45O
was distributed among Democratic
committees.
State Engineer Adams expenses
amounted to $l,17O, the Republican
State and Oneida county committees
receiving 81, 900 between them.
The following successful Republican
candidates for Senator filed certiA-
Gates:
T. E. Ellsworth, of Lockport, ex.
pended 1881, Of which $500 each went
to the Genesee and Niagara county
committees and 5000 to the Orleans
county committee.
James Bsllentine, Of Delaware, gave
$500 to the Sullivan county committee,
.$40O to the Chensngo committee, and
$285 to the Delaware committee. His
other expenses amounted to $l86.
Joseph Mullin, of Waterton, spent
1915. OF this amount the Jefferson
county committee got $500 and the
Lewis county committee SIPS.
The expenses Of Benjamin NJ. VIII
cox, of Auburn, were $786. The Cay.
uga county committee got $500 and the
Seneca county committee $3.50.
Nevada N. Strsnahsn gave 300 to
The advocate., 1895-11-27
HE
Railroad
Question.
A Historical and
Practical Treatise on
Railroads, and
Remedies for Their
Abuses,
BY
William Larrabee,
Late Governor OF Iowa.
limo, cloth extra, gilt top (4SS pp.), sl.5O
Paper binding, same size, so cents.

I.--HIstory Of Transportation. 1.-THE His-
tory OF Railroads II1-History OF Railroads
portatlon Y.--RailFOsd Abuses. VL-Stock
and Bond Imitation. VII ordinations
YIII.-Railrosds In Politics. TX, X.-Railroad
Literature. XI.--Railrosds and Railroad Leg
islation in Iowa. XII.-The Interstate Com
meree Act. XIII.-The Rate Question. XIV
Remedies. APPENDIX Tables and St4tistics
There is also photography on the subject OF
Railroads, embracing ninety-elght titles, and
q carefully prepared alphabetical index.
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It was my rare good fortune to spend an
entire winter among the pines of Mendo-
cino County; to see the autumn with its
glory of golden oaks impalpably subside
into the purple hues of winter with bus
tering storms of rain and snow, and to see
the gradual emergence of spring-fresh
and buoyant and inspiring as in the East
ern States. February was an uncertain
month, but March was joyful with the
glow of renewed life. The open glades
were shimmering with the fresh, tender
green of the new spring grass. The brooks,
swollen with the winter rain and snow,
were lifting their joyous voices to every
mountain top that watched over them.
The willows by the stream had put forth
their downy catkins, and the hazel bushes
were hanging their pendulous blooms be-
meath the pine trees. What days OF JOY
are these, when the tree squirrels are bark
ing and chuckling over their love-maklng,
when the salmon are spawning in the
mountain brooks, and the birds are crowd
ing back to their old nesting places! One
by one the spring flowers push their tender
green shoots through the woodland mold
the hounds-tongue with its clusters of
blue stars; the fair, pale, dog toothed violet
and the trilium. The mountain quail
sounds its loud, restless whistling litter
from the highlands, the valley quail crows
below it, and away up among the pine
trees grouse is booming its love calls.
To know these birds in the market hung
UP with limp bodies and rutf1ed plumage is
a very different matter from an acquaint-
ance with them in their native haunts,
breathing the same sweet air of the pine
woods that they breathe and feeling the
same thrill of spring life. The mountain
quail habitually frequents higher levels
than the valley quail, although during the
winter their range sometimes overlaps. 1t
is a somewhat larger bird, with long
slender double plume projecting backward
from its head. Its back is brown, shaded
with olive, the throat and under parts
being chestnut interrupted by broad
patch of blush slaty color on the breast.
On each side of the throat is line of black
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bordered with another line of white, and
The sides of the bird are broadly marked
with black and wavy white bars, thus
marking the bird IN very striking man.
her. Altogether It is a very snowy species,
with quick, active, alert manners, generally
rather shy in its habits and less abundant
In numbers than its more familiar cousin
Of the valleys.
1t seems almost superhuous to describe
The valley quail, so familiar to the average
californian it has become, but word of
contrast may not be out of place in the
present connection. Its most distinguish
ing feature is its crest formed by series
bf beautiful erect black plumes broadening
1t their terminals and giving the birds
head much the effect of plumed helmet.
When surprised or alarmed this snowy
lppendage is thrown forward over the
beak, but habitually it stands erect,
trembling and quivering with the restless
MOTORS of the head as the bird runs
hither and thither over the ground in
Iearch of food. The general color is sIaty
blue, the throat black bordered all around
With a rim of white. The neck is finely
notified with white and the under parts,
which are chestnut in color. have the
feathers tipped with black, producing a
curious scaled effect. The familiar call of
his bird is a Gu cuck< Gu, the accented
lyllable pitched on higher key than the
bther two. When suddenly startled from
The covert flock of these birds take to
wing through the brush with a loud
Ehirring, of wings and a promiscuous
high chuckling CALL but if the approach
bf danger is not too sudden they prefer to
.lude pursuit by running into the dense
nnderbrush.
The dusky grouse is exclusively a bird of
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plant for the railroad from an Eastern
manufacturer. Attention was called to
the fact that the streetcar franchise was
granted upon the assurance that all the
material used should be of California man
ufacture, excepting such as could not be
obtained in the State or was covered by
patents.
Yesterday w. C. Little, the secretary of
the Sutro Railroad Company, sent letter
to the association, in which he denied
that the company has purchased other
than Californian articles or articles
not governed by patents. This is not
wholly satisfactory to the officers of the
association, and next week they will send
another communication to the company.
In the letter Will be set forth that the COM
pany has ordered a Babcock Il Wilson
boiler, and that while it is true that this
style cannot be obtained from the local
manufacturers because of the patent there
on, still in this State there are several
STYLES of steam boilers made similar to the
one mentioned. and which they believe
are equally good. The letter will set forth
further that as the railroad will in a great
measure depend upon the laboring class
for its support the association thinks 1t
would be well for the railroad company to
countermand its order for the Babcock d
Wilson boiler, and order in its stead a
boiler made by California manufacturers.
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FOLSOM-STREET PLANS,
The Board of Supervisors Is to
Be Again Asked to
Pave 1t.
Action on the Sidewalk Question Is
Deferred Until the Result
Is Seen.

The South Side property-owners most
consplcuously identified with the move
ment to have Folsom street bituminized
concluded. when they met in Attorney
George D. Shadburne's office yesterday
afternoon, to take no action yet respecting
the sidewalk notices recently served by
the Street Department Instead they will
make one more effort to get the street
paved as they desire.
George L. Center, A. B. Mcguire, George
A. Raabe, John Rafferty,, 1. Schwartz, H..
McEwen and DR.. T. A. Rottanzi met with
Mr.. Shadb urne at the hour appointed and
fully discussed future plans.
There have been several Supreme Court
decisions on the street and sidewalk ques-
ton, notably that in the Parker case,
which Mr.. Shadburne recalled. 1t affected
all the streets accepted prior to 1870, and
the court declared that the City accepted
the sidewalks along with such streets.
The natural inference would be that such
being the case the City was in duty bound
to keep the sidewalks in repair at its own
expense.
Since that decision the Board of Super
visors has usually accepted only the road
ways, leaving the sidewalks to be taken
care of by the property-owners. Part of
Folsom street, said Mr.. Shadburne, had
been accepted previous to 1858.
There was q general discussion of the
tax levy and the various appropriations,
and of ways and means to best bring about
the desired object. Mr.. Mcguire said he
was unalterably opposed to having any
thing less than the whole of Folsom street
bituminized, though Supervisor Hobbs
had asked him if he would be satisfied
with a $4,000 appropriation and the BIZ
tuminizing of part of the street. Mr.. Ma
guire explained that he would continue to
insist upon the paving of the entire street
on the ground Of consistency and out of
consideration for all the property along
that thoroughfare.
1t was finally decided to have anothe r
petition presented to the board-a very
brief one reading thus:
To the Honorable the Board Of Supervisors OF
the City and County Of San Ffqncisco-G EMILE
MEN: We, the undersigned, property-owners on
Folsom street and contiguous thereto, pect-
fully petition:
That your honorable board order the road
way of Folsom street bituminized from Steuart
street to the south side of Nineteenth street.
This all the gentlemen present signed.
Copies will be at once circulated for sigma
lures and the petition will be presented
next Monday, to be followed up with a
strong personal appeal to the Street Com
rGittee by large numbers of property
owners on Thursday.
The explanation of this was: The board
has set apart 100000 for street purposes
part of that appropriation can be devoted
to the paving of Folsom street, so no
special levy is necessary the board will be
asked, therefore. to order sufficient
amount out of the street fund already pro-
vided for, to be applied to Folsom streets
illuminating. If the result of the new
petition proves disappointing a fight on
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most experienced ear will oftentimes be

most experienced ear will oftentimes be
deceived.
These mountainous pine forests are the
home of a host of smaller birds. The barn
and cliff swallows are once more in their
old haunts. after a winters soiourn in the
South. Amid the pine branches are flocks
of chickadees, necessarily in motion.
Bands of Oregon snowbirds are fitting
from bush to bush in more open places.
The loud, sweet call of the robin rings out
cheerily from the white oaks, which are
now putting forth their first buds, and
regularly as the sun wheels into the golden
west the flocks of Brewers blackbirds re-
turn from their foraging excursions in the
valleys below. At first they assemble in
small squads, flying directly to the top of
great dead pine tree that forms their
evening rendezvous. AS their mum bers in
crease, the melodious clamor of innu-
merable voices resounds through the
twilight air. Finally, as of one accord, they
leave their perches wheel back and forth
through the air a number of times and
finally settle in patch of tules in an old
pond. Suddenly all is silence. The pine
tree grows blacker and blacker in silhouette
against the saffron sky the timid deer
comes out in the open from the somber
fringe of the forest, an owl boots in the
solitude, and before we are aware of it
night is upon US.
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TWO DOORS.
Actor Olmi Opposes an Active
Siege by Deputy
SheriffS.
The Actor Won the Suit for the
Furniture-Now He Is Going to
Sue for Damages.

The interesting story of the lively siege
of Actor George Olmi's house by six active
Deputy Sheriffs to capture lot of furni-
ture was told before Justice of the Peace
Kerrigan yesterday.
Olmi bought the furniture of Henry
Hufschmidt on the instalment plan. The
two other bills of furniture and owed
something like $3.50. By monthly pay
ments he reduced this sum to less than
500. Then came a revision of the Tivoli
payroll and Olmi missed several payments
That settled the matter with the furniture
dealer. He demanded the property under
the terms of the so-called lease. Olmi not
only refused to surrender it but he barri.
caded himself within doors to defend it to
the last stick. Then came the famous
assault LED by Collector Blumenthal.
backed by six lusty Deputy Sheriffs.
The Olmi fertilization had two an.
proaches. an upstairs and downstairs
door. Olmi, armed with a painted poker
and belligerent spirit, stood behind one
of the locked doors. Mrs. Olmi, surrounded
by her big dogs and armed with a stout
wire, defended the other. Three Deputy
Sheriffs attacked the lower door and three
of them tackled the other door in hopes of
dividing the attention of the defenders.
Attorney Julius Kahn dragged their ex-
asperating experiences out of them in
court yesterday.
1--WE tried to get keys into the doors, so
as to unlock them" the Deputy Sheriffs
testified, shut as fast as we poked them
into the keyholes they pushed them out
with wires from the inside. We worked
over two hours at that game without max
ing any Roadway. Then we tried to rattle
them, so as to distract their attention
Some of the men kept running up and
down stairs while the rest of us kept peg
glng away at the door to gain an en-
trance"
Did you get .in?" demanded the court,
very much interested
Yep said the deputy with grin.
I'VE ratified Olmi. He kept running up
and down stairs to see which door the
tramping deputies were going to attack,
and at last we got door open and jumped
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in, but we jumped out a good deal

Qu1Chtls
'Why?" demanded Attorney Kahn.
"Why, because Mrs. Olmi was standing
there with half dozen of the biggest and
fiercest dogs l ever saw in my life. But
we'd got into the house and we didn't pro-
pose to give way if we could help it."
Then it came out that pistols were drawn
and Mrs. Olmi was compelled to retire
with her dogs.
The best of the furniture was removed
and the Olm is were obliged to sleep that
night as best they could.
Next day they assumed the aggressive
themselves and consulted Attorney Kahn
on their rights.
Yesterday they defeated Collector Blum
enthal in the suit over the furniture. The
dealer will have to replace 1t as it was and
take his money like every other creditor
who is waiting for a balance or a bill.
There have been several cases similar to
this in the Justices courts of late and in
all of them the purchasers have defeated
the furniture-dealers.
The Olmis, however, dc not intend to let
the case rest here. They are going to
bring heavy suit for damages against the
collector on account of the way he besieged
their house and carted off the furniture.
Olmi hurt his feet in running up and down
stairs and altogether the whole matter is
very painful subject to him.
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thou ugly bald-headed harpy, banqueting
upon the offal of Iife's charnel-house, thou
hast only TO launch upon the air to become
sublime!
The red tailed hawk is screaming in its
ecstacy OF ove-making, and the meddle-
some blue-fronted Jay has the audacity to
initiate its cries. There are two distinct
species of the jay family commonly found
in California, one inhabiting the lowlands
especially and known as the California
Jay, and the other confined to the confer
Gus regions, called the blue-fronted Jay.
The latter is d larger and more snowy
bird with a conspicuous crest which is
wanting in the lowland species. Its back
and head are of a smoky black color, which
gradually merges into dull blue on the
upper tail coverts and on the breast. The
wings and tail are brilliant blue barred
with black, and a few streaks of the same
mark the forehead. The California jay is
smaller and less marked in its coloring
The under parts are dull white, streaked
with blue on the sides of the throat, the
back is blue, varied with gray in the center
while above the eye is a well-detined
streak of white. Both species are noisy,
inquisitive and vivacious in manners. The
note OF the California jay may be described
as a squawking inquisitive laughter,
while the ue-fronted's note is d loud
rattling kuck--kuck-kuck-ku making
the most hilarious clatter imaginable
Both species have great variety of sub
ordinate notes, the most interesting OF
which is the imitation of the latter bird of
the cry OF the red-tailed hawk. Jusl why
this jay should have cultivated this call
whether for the purpose of protection from
mimetic instinct or from pure love of mis-
chief-I am unable to say, but certain it is
that the imitation is SO perfect that the
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he pine woods, and although 1 have OBJ
leryed it to be quite tame in the high
sierras, it was very shy and retiring in
Mendocino County. Once during the late
Iutumn l startled flock of five or six of
hem in the dense woods, but during the
winter months they entirely disappeared.
In late February and in March, however,
heir curious booming was to be heard on
very side, although the author of the
lound was extremely difficult to detect.
The birds have habit of alighting upon a
pine limb close to the trunk at height of
rom twenty to fifty feet from the ground,
n which situation it is well nigh impossi-
lie to detect them, so dark is the shade OF
de foliage and so perfectly does their
ilumage blend with the tree trunk. Their
looming, too, is as elusive as the will-o.
Ihe-wisp. 1t may be described as low,
ieep, muffied boot, boot, sounding first
rom one direction and then from another.
Che general color of the bird is mottled
irown, grayer upon the breast and darker
in the back, with broad dark band at the
Up of the tail
Other game birds there are in this Eel