The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14

Clueuly pungent- witness tn e following:
New York has snubbed Verdi's superb opera.
sThrow 'Em Down, McCioskey," or "The Man
That Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo,p to capti-
Vate the esthetic playgoers OF Gotham.
IL Pueblo has got through with making peace
with the Almighty let her get down to business
chnery.
Dick Croker's racing experience has taught him
that he doesn't know much about the turf, either
In this country in England. With the turf in
Ireland Mr.. Croker would be right at home with
his coat or
Don't be slovenly or careless Clean the ice off
your sidewalk.
Colorado has some boiler inspectors who go to a
furnace look at the fire. glance at the watergauge
their money and walk off. If they know a steam
noller from Kansas cornsheller they don't say or
DO anything to give the fact away.
italian newspapers brag that Baratieri's army in
Aoyssinla On account of scarcity of water, went
twenty-five days without washing. America can
beat that. Coxey's army went ninety days with
out washing, and was in sight of during the
entire period.
Bill Morrison's candidacy for the Presidency on
mirer the ground that morrison can take de-
ieaS with more philosophy and don't ca eadama-
tlVeneSS than any other man in the party,D The
qualification is sufficient
Under the heading "Cockroaeh in the Cake"
few moneyed men of Wall street, aided and
aDested by some Colorado capitalists, are
accused OF bearing" Cripple Creek stocks so
that the combine" can get hold of the prop
erty at low figures.
Cripple Creek will not need Home Pro-
ducers' Protective Association q Half-million
Club or anything OF that kind so long as the
editor OF the Journal is encouraged in writing
paragraphs like this:
TAKE YOUR FEET OUT OF THE TROUGH.
A Bennett-avenue groceryman, between First
and Second streets. whose place OF business is
about the middle of the block on the south side of
the avenue says that unless Cripple Creek printers
VIII DO his Job work at figures as tow as those
offered by Colorado Springs he viii send his work
TbP cranflQ N
overlook, from his own experience, that rents,
materials and expenses are higher here than at the
Springs. Following his example the newspapers
should publish his name and advise people 10
send to Colorado Springs for their groceries.
Damahog.
The advertisement columns are indicative of
life and hustle and relate mostly to mining,
smelling, stock buying and selling, assaying
and the like. Even the modest want eolum ms
that elsewhere deal principally with the de-
sires OF chambermaids, cooks and walters look
ing for employment, in Cripple Creek take on
an added dignity by reason of their more
weighty themes. Below Will be found few
samples:
w WANTED-To SELL GOOD GROUP OF FOUR
W claims on Big Bull Mountain; $4,000
w WANTED-PURCHASE FOR FIVE CLAIMS
w on Cow Mountain and fourteen claims Bear
Mountain.
WANTED-GOoD PATENTED CLAIMS I'M
W mediately; we have cash customers; prefer
owners TO call.
WANTED : GOOD FIRsTCLAsS MINES;
w will pay spot cash.
w ANTED-WE HAVE MONEY READY
W for the development of limited number OF
good properties for an interest the property:
the title must be good and all important conflicts
settled; we can only deal with owners directly
WANTED-To FURNISH TENANT WITH
w hrst-class location for mercantile business;
viii pay big rent If location suits.
Typewriter girls are evidently not numerous
in the camp, judging from this:
WANTED-coMPETEN sTENoGRAPhER
w and typewriter wanted. MCLAUGHLIN d
SEVoY, 118 North Second street.
Among the odd advertisements is one beto-
kenlng an appreciation of hen-fruit:
A HARD BOILED EGG GOES WITH EACH
"a drink at the Montana saloon.
George Arthur Rice, leading real estate
broker, takes for his motto at the top of his ad-
vertisement the Latin legend, "Senatus Popu-
lusque Romanus," though he fails to explain
what the Senate and people of Rome have to
do with the price OF brick blocks and corner
lots in Cripple Creek.
The nomenclature of the vicinity is wild and
woolly TO degree that would satisfy the exu-
berant yearnings OF the most exaeting mule
puncher. In the immediate neighborhood they
have Pappoose Mountain, Squaw Valley, Gold
Hill, Bull Mountain, Cow Mountain, Raven
Mountain, Jack Pot mine, PaupeI lode, Sella
Girl ledge, Skinned Horse Gulch, Overalls Can
yon and dozens of other localities with names
equally picturesque and descriptive.
Present prosperity is not sufficient to satisfy
the aspirations OF the City of Bat Masterson
show:
1t is timated by visitors from the East that
this district will receive an increase OF $4,000 in
its population within the year. Many will come
intending only to make money to send to the folks
at a.; home es6 some OF them VIII bring their fam
made permanent location in Colorado.
AS there are not beds enough for more than
half the population at present, it might be adj
visable for prospective visitors to take their
own blankets to the new camp.
Cripple Creek has half dozen churches.
lodges OF all the leading secret societies. in
cluding the Elks, and last, but not least a
Press Club. of which Dean Burgess is secretary,
the charter members of which were rounded
up for photographing last Sunday.