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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28

70 the CITY Letter Express. The crimson
stamps issued by Carnes are not OF mucn vaIue
to collectors. Dealers offer them for % cents.
The Carnes letter express did not nave an e4-
press business with the interior.
UNCLE sAM-A. E. H., Davisville, Cal. The
origin of the name Uncle Sam Is as follows:
During the war of 1912 Ebert Anderson OF
New York, Government contractor, visited
Troy, on the Hudson, where was concentrated
and where he purchased large quantities OF
provisions, beef, pork and the like. One OF the
inspectors of these articles was Samuel wilson,
who superintendent large number OF WorK-
men, and who was generally known IS Uncle
Sam" The articles selected by the contractor
were marked E.A and U. S. One OF the work
men who was marking the packages, Wnen
asked by some of his fellow workmen the mean
ing of the mark, replied that he thougnt IL
meant Ebert Anderson and Uncle sam,
alluding to Uncle Sam Wilson. At That Tune
but little was known of the abbreviation OF
United States to u. S. and when IL was ois-
covered that mistake had been made by the
workman, it was shoughta good thing to name
everything marked u s. Uncle Sam" wilson
died in New York in 1854 aged 81 years, ana
in noticing his death the Albany Argus gave
what is stated as the origin of the term Uncle
sam as the sobriquet OF the United States'
RAILROAD CoMM1ss1oNs-W. B., Campbell,
Fresno County, Cal. The following is list Of
the States that have Railroad Commissioners
and the names of the different secretaries:
Alabama, C. P. Jackson, Montgomery; Arkan-
sas, II. B. Armistead, Little Rock; California,
S. Newman, San Francisco Colorado, Fl. c.
Hamill, Denver; Georgia, j. D. Massey. At
lanta; Illinois, ]. w. Yantis, Springfield; In
diana, w. D. Owen. INDIANAPOLIS; Iowa,
W. w. Aipsworth, Des Moines; Kansas,
B. F. Flanniken, Topeka; Kentucky, D.
c. Hardin. Frankfort; Maine, E. c. Earring
ton, Augusta; Massachusetts. W. A Crafts. Bos-
ton Michigan, E. A. Rundell, Lansing; Mime
sofa, A. K. Telsberg, st. Paul; Mississippi, s. L.
McLaurin, Jackson; Missouri, James Harding,
Jefferson City; Nebraska, j. W. johnson, Lin
coin; New Hampshire, H. M. Putney Chair
mani Manchester; New York, C. R. de Freest,
Albany; North Carolina, II. C. Brown, Raleigh;
J. II. Wierick, Columbus; Oregon, L. Baker,
Portland; Pennsylvania, L B. Brown, Harris
burg; Rhode Island, E. L. Freeman, ProvI-
dence commissioner; South Carolina, NJ. T.
Bartlett, Columbia; South Dakota, C. B. john
son, Watertown; Texas. J. ]. Arthur. Austin;
Vermont, F. G. Smith, st. Adams; Virginia, E.
G. Eckers. Richmond; Wisconsin, Jere c. Muir
phy, Madison
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TAMALPAIS AND SAN RAFAEL.

Deep in the bosom of the hills it lies, round
about 1T they cast their protecting strength
like mighty bulwarks, leaving no breach
whereby the insidious fog may penetrate, to
erwrap their cherished nursing in its cloak
Of chilling cloud.
AS giant among them all stands Tamalpais,
away to the south, guarding the point where
the cold white breath of ocean would first come
crawling round Tamalpais, which watches
over the little town like brooding spirit,
rugged In outline, ever varying in hue, with
the weird human eounteaance, hewn by ma
lures hand, upon its crest, ever gazing, gazing
up into the sky as if lost in serene contempla-
ton OF those ineffable mysteries which deepest
searehings OF heart and brain and agonies of
vain desire cannot penetrate. Severed only by
the waters OF the bay from the busy center OF
faclhc Coast life, he stands unruffled like a
hoary sire with his children, the little towns
and villages of Marin County, gathered rever-
enLty about his knees, among them San Rafael
the pride, the beauty and the eldest born.
On the eastern side OF the valley the hills
fall away and the plainland slopes down to
meet broad expanse of the beautiful, curry
Ing bay, the ground sinking into O. wilderness
OF reedy marshes along the shore. From the
heights on the north the entire panorama lies
enrolled, the clustering houses round the
courthouse and the scattered dwellings vari-
Gus in colors and design, standing cool amid
green trees and tropical wealth of blossom
and palm.
AS one of the fairest stars in the galaxy of
the Golden State it seems, when viewed from
this position at the hour of q summer sunset
Iamalpais, bold and clear in outline stands in
lofty pride against the glowing sky his base
bathed in softest violet, his summit crowned
with the rose and gold OF the heaven
ly brilliance above The nearer hills,
their steep sides clothed in their mid
summer garment OF dry grass-like shaggy
yellow fur, reflect the colors in every clear har-
monious shade, fading in the west to the ten
derest neutral tint, and appearing over the far
streak OF water ana more distant eastern
heignts IN delicate touches of turquoise and
amethyst Below the radiant mountain and
his lesser glowing brothers come deep dis
tances OF hazy olive green, more darkening
tawny slopes, then the dotted dwellings en-
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accessible area of consumption so suddenly
overstocked that disaster overlook many
growers, particularly in Fresno County,
and in both sections extension of planted
areas abruptly ceased.
Santa Clara County has taken warning
from those experiences and proposes to
have market ready for all the prunes it
can prod This market must be found
or profits will disappear and stagnation
ensue. If such precaution had been
taken in Fresno its marvellous progress Of
few years ago would have proceeded I'M
checked--the Southern Pacific Company
willing.
That a profitable market can be found
for all of the rare fruits which California
can ever produce is a matter easily
demonstrable with mathematical pre-
cision. OF course the fearful burden of
railroad charges, governed without re-
straint by powerful monopoly, is pres
ent stumbling block, but that is sur
mountable and in time will of necessity
disappear. For that matter such of our
fine products as are not perishable, as
prunes, raisins, dried apricots, wines, and
some others, have the ocean convenient,
anu GA e11t%t VIC ACCQ W QO 10 DIOlcCL UlOSe
articles against ruinous extortion is to de-
velop the facilities which the Pacific offers.
A factor, therefore, in the extension of a
market is lettering of transportation
facilities. The orange interests of South
ern California were redeemed from ruin
by the advent of the Santa Fe road. Like
wise the raisin industry of Fresno will be
rehabilitated by the Valley road. ALI of
the drawbacks which appertain to fruit
culture in California are artificial and re-
movable by earnest and united effort But
the fruit-growers of the Santa Clara Val
ley should bear in mind that in devising
ways and means for extending their
market they must give just as severe at
tention to the question of transportation
as to that of making known the merits of
their products. With cheapened trans
portation would come an increase of the
local consuming population.
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A Greek merchant named Schilizzi has
erected Greek church in Paris on the Rue
Bizet at a cost of $500, 900.
Jules Cheret's posters have procured for him
the commission to decorate one of the com
mlttee-rooms of the Paris Hotel de Vile.
Gilbert Stuart, whose portrait of Washington
made him famous, was buried IN charity
grave on Boston Common sixty-six years ago.
A Hungarian scientific expedition under the
lead OF NJ. E. Szaley has just left Budapest for
Ceylon, where it will collect geological and
typographical material.
The Duke of York's latest son is soon to be
ehrlstened in London, and Queen Victoria will
be present at the ceremony. 1t is said that the
young bud of royalty viii be named st. Felix,
as he was born near the church bearing that
name in Norfolk.
12-year-old colored boy preacher named
Ralph PiXley has been conducting revival
services in the district about Farmland Ind
during the past week or two and has attracted
great crowds OF listeners and made many con-
verts among the colored people.
The most interesting physician of the present
time in Europe is Herr Asst the shepherd
doctor, who prescribesfor thousands OF patients
at Radbruch. He diagnoses disease by exam
lining a lock of the patients hair, and his uni
yersal charge for advice is about q quarter of a
dollar.
Colonel Stoffel famous for his services at the
French Embassy at Berlin before 1870, and the
real author of the "Vie de Caesar" is at work on
Waterloo de has obtained through the oe-
seendants of General Foy diary by that dis
tinguished soldier-politician which is said to
be of some value.
Jules Simon, 80 years old this month, says
that the most exciting moment of his life was
when he was trying TO obtain a concession on
tariff from a foreign diplomat with whom Pres
ident Grevy was playing billiards. He whis-
pered to Grevy to lose the game, but Grevy in
sisted on playing to win, and relented only
when he observed that the Minister was in an
guish
Congressman Miles Crowley of Galveston,
Tex, would furnish material for highly
spiced novel. He has been : cowboy, a steve
dore, and finally lawyer. According to his
own account, his business at one time was that
OF tramp, and many a ride did he steal on
freight trains in those days. He declares that
he drink more whisky than any other
member of the House.
Yvette Guilbert subscribed to a press clip
pings bureau when size reached these shores
She intended to keep a scrapbook of notices
connected with her artistic career in America
She has not recovered from her amazement at
the energy and persistence of the American
press. The number of clippings she has re-
ceived has necessitated the purchase of five
mere serapbooks, and Yvette has grown weary
of scissors and mucilage.
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A TIMELY ARRIVAL.

Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Suter,
who succeeds Colonel Mendell as Govern
ment engineer for this State, has arrived
with a storm whose depredations give
eloquent proof of the need of hisintelli-
gent services. He comes with so hand
some record, both as an engineer and a
soldier, that uncommon things are ex-
pecteo of him. He will have the adyan-
| tage of Colonel Mendel's work and inves-
! LEGATIONS, but more important than they
will be the present evidence of his own
senses with regard to the needs centering
in our waterways.
The rivers making down from the Sierra
east and northeast of San Francisco to the
bay are now raging and threatening.
These are the Yuba, Feather and Am eri-
can rivers, which, besides having an i'm
mense watershed, have suffered a great
diminution of their carrying capacity and
are thrown together at the most difficult
point in the Sacramento Valley fol re-
straining their turbulence. The San Joa-
quin does not behave in this fashion,
partly because it has never been subjected
to filling process and partly because it is
relieved by numerous great systems of irri-
cation.
Proper treatment of the Sacramento
River would open it to navigation as we'll
IS abolish the danger of annual overhows.
In neglecting its duty in the premises the
| Government is extending benefit to the
railroad company and inluring the State.
1t is true that the State has not done its
own part in the matter, but its negligence
is no excuse for that of the Government
Colonel Suter might turn his attention
also to that part of the San Joaquin River
lying between Stockton and San Pablo
Bay. This tortpous and inadequate chan
mel might be made into one of the most
important highways of commerce in the
country by little widening and straight
ening through easy ground. If so inviting
an opportunity for developing rich native
resources existed in any State east of the
Mississippi we may be sure that an appro-
priation would be secured from Congress
without delay. 1t devolves largely upon
the Governments engineers to press the
| needs of the sections in which they have
been stationed.
The harbor of San Francisco, the Alyiso
Channel and Napa and Petaluma creeks
are eagerly awaiting attention from Col
onel Suter. Meanwhile our citizens should
bestir themselves and place all these mat
tiers before him. Being new in the field he
will the more readily appreciate the
beauties of the State and the possibilities
of its development. He has come at a
most opportune time and it is hoped that
nothing showing an appreciation of the
fact will be left undone.
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A WISE PRECAUTIoN.

A circular has been issued calling a
mass-meeting of the fruit-growers of Santa
Clara at San Jose on the Sth of February.
1t is signed by large number of leading
fruit-growers, and as it recites an ap-
preaching condition of affairs which exists
in other parts of the State it is deserving
of wide attention. The meeting is called
for the purpose of devising ways and
means for extending the market of the
fruits produced by the county.
The circular recites the need of earnest
and intelligent efforts to extend the
market and adds: I'm 1895, with q crop
below an average for the bearing acreage,
with no foreign competition, with an
export demand of some magnitude. and
fruit of the best quality ever produced by
us, the supply appeared to be amply sufii-
Gent to meet the wants of trade and COM
merce. 1t is believed by many, and it is
approximately true, that but one-half OF
the planted acreage is in bearing. 1t must
be remembered that the prune crop OF
1894 was more than three times as large as
that of / $50, and that that of 1897 or 1898
will be three times that of 1894, or upward
of 100000 pounds"
To an alarmist it might seem that the
calamity of overproduction stares the fruit
growers of the Santa Clara Valley in the
face, and if such danger threatens them
1t menaces also many other fruit-growers
In the State. But the crop here under
consideration is prunes. The profits of the
industry in Santa Clara County have been
SO generous that planting has steadily pro-
ceeded, and the growers are now endeavor-
ing to anticipate and make provision
against the causes which some years ago
stopped ralsin- planting in Fresno County
and orange-planting in the southern part
OF the State. In those two sections pro-
duction was SO rapidly expanded and the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
THE LITTLE COUNTRY TOWN.

You may talk about your cities
And your big brick buildings tall,
And your elevated railroads
And your fact'ries great and small:
But the rural rooster" lines up
When 1t comes 10 counting Joys,
And the city chaps not in it
With the homespun country boys.
Although we have no railroads
Our quick transit can't be beat.
And when we want to travel
Why-we get there with both feet:
our girls don't dress in boomers
NOR the boys smoke coffin nails.
And we do all our drinking
From spring that never fails.
Yes, we know that life in the cities
Is said to be all Joy,
And to mingle with the busy world
The hope OF every country boy,
But as years fly swiftly onward
And the sands of life run down,
The heart will turn in longing
To that little country town.
And again you'll see the cottage
Nesting there among the trees,
And the tinkling of the cowbells
WIN come floating on the breeze;
AND the sweetheart of your childhood
Long been gathered home co God
and lies sleepin' meath the greensward
Where the ox-eyed daisies nod
VIII come 10 you in memory,
~ Asyou saw. her years ago,
And again you'll hear the music
Of the sweet voice, soft and low:
And as page and page,you are scanning,
You'll lind page turned down,
Marked: "Some Loving Recollections
ORA Dear Old Country Town"
Hazel Green (Ky.) Heral
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and girdle. A dream in pink was of roll fan,
mel, with silk bindings, girdle and lining ali
in the same shade.
White flannel with lining of primrose vel.
low china silk is combination that is artistic
and can also be washed with good results
Bright red eider-down makes very servfcea-
BILE gown, which does not soil so readily as the
more delicate colors, but is still pretty. Satin
ribbon OF the same shade, an inch wide is used
to bind the edges. girdle OF the same shade
OF satin ribbon three inches wide is chosen in
stead of silk cord.
The cheaper outing haunels make very use
iul ana Inexpensive bath or longing gowns,
ana very dainty ordinations are possible.
Plain Turkish toweling is chosen by many,
and is simply hemmed or bound with cotton
braid.
Such gown as this is so simply made, and
may be made so cheaply at home that every
woman who appreciates comfort and neatness
will have one, for the cost will not exceed
81 5O-ten yards of outing flannel at 1917
cents and one yard of narrow ribbon TO bind
the hood. The girdle may be omitted.
The front is seamless. The back is cut in
two pieces. The sleeve is cut in one piece.
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CURRENT HuMOR.


Johnny Highf1y-Wear socks, do you? How
| do you make them stay up?
Johnny's Cousin Pete Grom the country
| With the calves of my legs, O. course. Do you
have to wear garters?-Chieago Record.
| young married man.
IA makeup box?" the confectioner echoed.
| "We don't keep theatrical supplies
81 mean box of candy to take home to my
wife. / promised to be home three hours
| ago."-Louisville Post.
she-Your college is not turning out many
surgeons now.
He-No; We need them. We've got five foot
ball teams.-Whim Whams.
Not Wholly Useless.-''There doesn't seem to
be much use for you nowadays" said the cod
fish, ''since they have found so many substi-
tutes for whalebone and blubber that come
| cheaper"
| -"No," sighed the whale. "About all 1 am
good for now is to furnish the pure codliyer oil
| of commerce. Tribune.
'Your crime" said the South Dakota Judge.
ais absolutely inexeusable. man who will
not take the trouble to get divorce deserves
no mercy"
And he gave the convicted bigamist the full
penalty of the law.-Puck.
Johanna, don't forget to dust the bric-a-
| brac"
mo, ma'am. Where do you keep the DUST
! Detroit Free Press.
Wright-Read my last novel?
| Reed-Yes. Kept me awake half the night.
"Come off. You are trying to flatter me-"
Indeed Pm not. I read it in the afternoon
and fell asleep and when night came 1 was
! wakeful. "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
"Beans?"
'sNo beans"
! "Of course do"
ado whatY'
"Know beans. you Indianapolis
| Journal.
She-I do so much love winter, particularly
the month of January. I wish it could last
forever.
He-Me, too. I've got draft coming due the
LIST OF February.-New York Herald.
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cALIroRa1ANs IN NEW YoRK.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. 27.--Jacob Muller
was among the passengers who sailed on the
steamer Saale for Bremen. Among recent ar
rivals are: A. Adelsdorfer, A. Pierce, Hoffman
2. G. Hunt, l. L. Requa, Netherland; w. c..
Martin, ]. G. Stubs, Windsor; A. G. Schwein-
fnrth, Hoffman; S. r. Williams, Sturtevant;
g. Rottbad, Holland; W. A. Ristenpart. Impe-
rial; c. J. Ahlborn, NJ. Lewis. st. Denis; II.
Ballenhagen, Belvedere; ]. Birmingham, Gill
sey; ]. L. Howard and wife, Holland; E. r.
Mauzy, st. Cloud.
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A MYSTERY SOLVED.

MARK TWAIN WROTE 'THE PERSONAL RECoL-
LECTIoNs OF JOAN OF ARC"
The authorship of 1.-THE Personal Recollec-
tons of Joan of Arc" which has been appear
ing serislly in Harper's Monthly during the
last year and which has been credited to
nearly every well-known au thor, is finally de-
termined. Volume six of the National Cyclic
pedia of American Biography contains new
biography of Samuel L. Clemens Mark Twain,
which enumerates this work in the list of his
publications
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A PERFECT LoUNGING ROBE.

White eider-down was the material used in
making this useful and graceful gown.
1t was lined throughout with pale blue china
silk (the hood being lined with the same) and
had blue silk girdle, with cords to match,
holding the fullness of the sleeves in place.
White flannel or serge makes most sensible
garment as it may easily be Numbered at
home A binding of pale yellow washable rib
bon can be used on all the edges, and not de-
tract from its economy, for this so-called wash
able ribbon really washes, and does away with
cleaners.
A blue eider-down simply bound with white
ribbon is dainty. The hood is lined with white
china silk, which also washes well.
A gown of pink, blue and tan striped flannel
had bindings of blue, with blue hood lining
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fragile eucalyptus. Over the nesting town,
Wnere nights already twinkle, night begins to
oraW ner dark, diaphanous veil. Above, in
celestal, translucent sea, sails the silver shall
Top OF the moon, and tiny stars float trem bling,
SO lightly hung, another CULVER it seems will
send them showering down among the flowers
In drops OF crystal dew. ETHEL LEWIS.
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cABLR.cAR DIFFICULTIES.

Exasperated Citizen-Look here, 1 want tn
make a complaint against your confounded
cable-cars Yesterday got caught in block
ade and had to sit and wait for nearly an hour.
Observation-Disclosures just like you fellows.
never satisfied. Why, another man Just came
in and complained that the cars went so fast he
couldn't get on.-New York Life
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Wife-You saw Mrs. Browner last EVENING"
Husband-Yes; but not to speak to-.
Wife-What storyl They tell me you were
sitting with her for more than two hours.
Husband-True; but it was she who did the
talking.-Boston Transcript.
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NEW YORK HARBoR-J. ]. NJ, Hart. Shasta
County, Cal. A vessel drawing thirty feet O
water can enter the harbor of New York at low
three feet
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Injuries to property caused by lightning
are common enough at the East, but here
they are so rare the one at Haywards is
quite notable event, and the fact that it
occurred in an electric plant raises the
question whether the artificial generation
Of electricity may not be having some eff
feet in producing electrical disturbances in
the atmosphere.
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CATARRH is a constitutional disease. It REQUIRES
constitutional remedy which will build up the sys.
tenn and make pure blood. Experience proves thar
such a remedy is found in Hoods SarsaparilIa.
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The announcement that all the Amer
lean prisoners in the TransvaaI have been
paroled except one emphasizes the inn
portance OF protecting that one. There
are some rules to which this country
should allow no exceptions.
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The Goebel bill in the Kentucky Legis-
lature to repeal the Southern Pacific fran
chise may prove to be the little joker that
will euchre the MONOPOLY,
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1t would be money in the pocket of the
monopoly to discharge few lobbyists and
employ more trackwalkers.
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: Bismarck has opened his mouth, Ions
enough to tell the world it was no hat Of
his that the Kaiser has been talking
through.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28

The Senate will declare for silver and
then the goldbugs will have chance to
give Us some more solemn warnings.
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There is growing probability that Ken
lucky may prove very good sister to US
on the funding bill proposition.