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The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14
IRRIGATION AND POWER.

The people of the Poso irrigation district
in Kern County have reason to rejoice
over the completion of the great fiume
which is to irrigate 10000 acres of their
land. The instant water is turned on the
value of the land is at least doubled, and
that makes a splendid addition to the
wealth of the State.
Attention cannot be too early called to
the fact that where there is water for irri-
cation there is water for generating cleo
trical power as we'll; that the same water
may be used for both purposes without in
jury to either, and that where the two are
worked in conjunction the cost of the COM
bined plant is much smaller than either
would be if kept separate. More than
that, the separate installation of irrigation
and power plants will tend to restrict the
utility of water without securing CORE
spending benefit.
1t may not generally be that both power
and irrigation are presently needed at any
one source of water supply, but the double
need is sure to arise sooner or later. Take
the case of Poso as an illustration. The
bringing of 10000 acres under irrigation
means the abolition of broad unsettled
acres devoted to grazing or grain and the
incoming of dense population cultivat-
ing paratively small farms devoted to
fruits or other valuable crops. Such a set
tlement will require a town, which means
facilities for the transaction of business
and for the enjoyment of social and re-
ligious advantages. The town will need
electricity for light and other purposes.
The water which makes the town neces-
sary can produce electricity as well as
irrigate the land. This combination of the
two utilities will reduce their cost and thus
tend to the more rapid development of the
community.
This suggestion should be considered in
all schemes either for irrigation or the
conversion of water-power into electric
ity. These are two of the most important
lines upon which the future development
of the State is to proceed, and it is for
tunate coincidence that they are so clearly
related. 1t is true that, as a rule, the de-
mand for electricity will follow the de-
yelopment caused by irrigation, and that
when electricity is needed iU can be fur
nished by the irrigation company. This
opens up new line of discussion. If the
Supreme Court of the United States sus-
tains Judge Ross overthrow of the Wright
law the business of irrigation will pass
largely into the hands of capitalists. The
private ownership of matters SO vital to
community interests as irrigation and
electricity means monopoly of those
functions. The Wright law might con-
ceiyably enable q district to secure it's irri-
CATION without cost other than that of
construction, as it is easy to imagine that
an electrical company would ordinarily
be glad to perform the service of irrigation
in exchange for the privilege of using the
water for the generation of electricity.
Not sing lie element of monopoly would
present itself under such circumstances.
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THE POOLROOM FIGHT.

1t was doubtless surprise to Judge
Wallace to read in THE CALL the suspicion
that the poolroom case which he tried and
in which he decided that so much of the
Ellert ordinance as prohibited the down
town acceptance of betting money to be
placed at the racetracks ION commission
was unconstitutional, was cooked" for
the purpose of deceiving him as to the true
nature of these establishments. 1t may
interest the Grand Jury likewise to hear a
rumor TO the effect that the policeman de-
tailed to place money was expected by the
pool-seller, and that his money was i'm
mediately sent to the racetrack to be
placed.
That this pretense of doing commission
business was pure sham and that Judge
Wallace was imposed upon has never been
doubted by well-informed citizens but alb
solute proof of the absence of anything
like commission business has been fur
nished within the last week by the wild
mistakes made by the downtown pool
sellers in posting hor ses since means for
securing information from the track had
been shut off. For that matter, the very
fact of shutting off this information makes
it physical impossibility for the down
town establishments to do commission
business. This is so self-evident as to re-
quire no argument.
Even under Judge Wallace's decision,
therefore. the downtown poolrooms are
illegally conducted, for, having no longer
that decision upon which to stand, they
manifestly come in conflict with the pro-
visions of the Ellert ordinance left intact.
In addition to that their operations clearly
come within the prohibition of the general
laws against fraud and disorder, as they
are nothing more than bucket-shops, hav-
ing no legitimate relation whatever to
racing.
Prosecuting Attorney Dare is perfectly
right in declaring that we have sufficient
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AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

Even the professional Joke writer gets the
tables turned on him occasionally. Mr. Car
penter the gentleman who writes the "Out of
Iune Column on the Post. is the latest victim.
me story is best told in Mr.. Carpenters own
words, uttered in the What Cheer House to q
most OF friends from the water front yesterday
afternoon about dinner time.
III tell you how it came about" said he
USED TO lind it difficult thing to get sutfi-
cient quantity of humor to fill up the column,
and in many cases was somewhat dou btful as
10 Whether or not various bon mots that sue
ceedeo IN generating would be received by the
readers OF our paper, SO I concluded to try
them on some one before gave them to the
pupllc over my signature. The person I Sc
iected to receive them IN all their infant
purity was watchman at the City Hall. He
USED 70 wait for me near the Clerks Office
apoutS o'clock. I always turned loose q dozen
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SEEING ONES OWN BRAIN.

The following experiment taken from Pro-
fessor Lloyds new book, "Etidorhpa," is quite
interesting. The experimenter provides him.
self with lighted candle and enters a per-
fectly dark room. He stands before black
curtain or wall, or any other dark fiat surface,
so that details cannot be seen by the candles
feeble light. The candle is moved laterally 10
and fro in front of the eyes, keeping it about
six inches from the face and just below the tip
thin mist, seems to grow before the eyes. 1t
becomes more definite and gains outline. Soon
one can distinguish the venations and the di-
braini A change of position of the candle viii
bring out other portions into view, but as soon
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or two, and at the conclusion of each one he
would lean up against the wall aud nearly
burst with laughter. He finally got so he
laughed whenever he me coming. He had
a perpetual smile on ready to hear one of nv
jokes. He SO pleased me with the rapidity
with which he saw the point that 1 used to
treat him twice day. There, boys, is where 1
made the fatal mistake. He was simply after
the drinks. Well, it went on for some time
and whenever he laughed concluded that the
story Yves good and ran it in the paper.
lone afternoon Clarence Webster came up
and called Inc Off to one side. Look here
Carp. said he; that watchman is an imposi-
ton, and you have been worked. had talk
with him to-day, and tried the experiment of
stopping in the middle of story long before
the point was reached, and he invariably went
all to pieces with hilarious laughter. 1 not
only tried it once, but several times, and when
ever hesitated, as though the point had been
reached, he got right in and laughed all over
the hall. Go and try it on MIN and see for
yourself
"I concluded to take Webster's advice, and
the next day greeted the watchman with the
old smile and the information that had new
joke to tell him. Give it to u.s. he exclaimed
eagerly, getting his mouth ready for roar. I
then began a story which was utterly without
point and suddenly stopped in the most un-
interesting part of It. He looked at me sec
ond or two and then grabbed his Sides while
he reeled around the place in commissions of
laughter. 1t made me pretty hot to see how
he had been dragging me for drinks and 1
reached for his coat lapel. Look here, you
scoundrel,' l roared, shaking him up pretty
roughly, you have worked me for enough
drinks, and I want to know why you laughed
at that last joker
For the same reason that 1 laugh at yer
other jokes he answered.
y hat joke had no point to it, replied.
Neither did any other l ever heard you
tell, Mr.. Carpenter
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the ten years war, his troops, with his knowi'
edge committed dreadful outrages IN the
Province of Santiago, and especially IN the
Camaguey.
Buddhism OF late is gaining quite number OF
adherents among the intellectual leaders IN
Germany, such as Georg Ebers, Gabriel Max,
julius stinde, f. Hartman, and they have Just
begun to issue monthly at Brunswick under
the title of Sphinx.
Evangelist Smith, who is conducting series
OF successful revival meetings at the Peoples
Temple, Boston, is full-plooded gypsy, and
was brought up in New Forest, England. He
is described as most picturesque, forcible and
eloquent preacher though at the time OF his
conversion he could not read.
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LUCK THAT COMES WITH WORK

The boy who's always wishing
That this or that might be,
But never tries his mettle,
Is the boy that's bound TO see
His plans all come to failure,
HIS hopes end in defeat,
For that's what comes when wishing,
And working fail TO meet
The boy who wishes this thing
Or that thing with will
That spurs him on to action,
And keeps him trying still
When efforts meet with failure,
Wlll some day surely win,
FOR ne works out what ne wishes
And that's where .luck" comes in!
The ''luck" that believe in
is that which comes with work,
And no one ever finds it
Who's content to wish and shirk.
The men the world calls slucky"
VIM tell you. every one,
Inat success comes, not by wishing,
But Dy hard work, braveIy DONE
EBEN e. RExFoRD.
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CURRENT HUM0R.

Mamma, can invite Freddie Sanborn over
to slide down our cellar door?n
won't you enjoy it just as much alone?"
"No, there are too many splinters in it now"
Lille.
Teacher-Bobby, can you tell me what the
word respect means?
Bobby-Yes, ma'am; it's the feeling fellow
only eight years old has for one who is
eleven.-Harper's Bazar.
Bawker-Is it true that ..Chadleigh has come
in for fortune?
scales-I think it must be, for now he holds
his head so high that his Roman nose is ac-
tually beginning to turn up!-London Fun.
First citizen I'm agin' this candidate for
the Legislator. Don't you remember when he
ran before how he said he wouldn't wear no
collar?
Second citfzen-An' did he?
First citizen-Did he? friend of mine seen
him wearin' a collar ana tie.-Brooklyn Life
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TELEPHONE MAIN III.

The Gas Consumers Association, the old com.
pany SIG Post street. The Standard Autom.
attic Gas Regulator is attached to the meter,
controlling the pressure automatically, keeping
the fame steady, and allowing no waste or
blowing, preventing breakage of globes and
saving from 20 to 40 per cent.
New tips and burners are supplied, leaks and
n!ckerlng lights remedied, pipes pumped out
with the gas electric bells or gas lighting
apparatus are attended to-
The monthly dues are according to the aver.
age gas consumption and the quantity of cleo
trio apparatus in use.
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HOW MANS BRAIN LOOKS TO HIMSELF.

as the lateral movement is stopped, however
the view, whatever it is, soon fades away.
The example given is very simple. Accord
derful in seeing an object almost touching the
organ of sight than in seeing the most distant
stars, hundreds of millions of miles away.
a counter-irritation of the nerves that conduct
the impression of sight to the brain. The
current is reversed, and the brain is pictured
on the retina. Then the impression returns
through the nerves, and affects the brain SO
that we see it. The explanation may or may
not be true, but the fact remains that one sees
something marvelously like what one would
imagine brain to be, in its natural environ
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as they appear upon the great seal of the
United States.
The circle containing twenty-three stars rep
resents the States which were admitted to the
Union up to the close of the civil war.
IL is intended that these two features in the
oeslgn snouid never be changed. The first
great event which brought our flag into exist
Sucs, anu tne second great event which has
haue us NE doubly secure shonld both be
represented upon our National emblem.
:, me outside circle of nine stars represents
tne states which have been added to the
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14

Sitting on the fence. Mr. Dumley gloomily
contemplated the house which he hsd Just
erected from the $1,000 plans especially pre-
pared by an architects publication.
1t had consequently cost him $5264.
what color are you going to paint it?"
asked the sympathetic passer-by.
"GreenP' snapped Mr.. Dumley. with an en-
phasis that left no uncertainty as to the state
of his feelings.-New York Recorder.
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THE STARS ON OUR FLAG.

correspondent OF the New York Sun sends
that paper design showing a new arrange
lnent Oh the stars On the field of our National
flag.
In this design the center group of thirteen
stars, representing the thirteen original
states, are arranged in exactly the same form
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CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. I3.-Among recent
arrivals are: J. NJ. Chase, Grand Union; L. v
Corbelyon, II. Dobson, Continental; Mrs
Gibbs, Park Avenue; DR.. H. NJ. Pond, St
Stephen; ]. Wallace, Broadway Central; W. L.
Marcy, Plaza
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CoIN-DEALERs-B. McC, Grizzly Bluff, Hum
boldt County, Cal. This department has an
noupced time and again that it does not pub
lish the names of firms that purchase coins,
Tor the reason that such publication would bs
an advertisement of the firms. Hereafter com
munications asking for that kind of informa-
ton will not be noticed. This department has
for all coins
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parish clerk was taxed with having misap-
propriated some of the offertory money.
you know, John,'' said the parson, "thst
only you and have access to it,
90 Then, sir" replied John, "you pay the one
half and Pll pay the other, and wen saw no
more about it."-Spare Moments
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14

GovERNoRs-J. NJ. Vallejo, Cal. At the State
elections held in 1895 eleven Republican and
two Democratic Governors were elected,
namely: Republicans in Iowa, Kentucky,
Massachusetts,, Michigan, New Jersey, New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and
Utah; Democrats in Mississippi and Virginia.
THE PRESIDENTS PowER-C. NJ. F., Madison,
Yolo County, Cal. There is no difference in
the power of the President of the United States
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BABY'S BIG SLEEVES.

Baby with his bishop sleeves is right in the
fashion. The epaulette trimming, too, is up to
date, but may be omitted If simpler gown is
desired.
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leno, or Sacramentan, or Fresnoan. There
is too much glory in this world to make it ad-
yard. Gentleman, we all are Californians; let
us pull together as such.
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CoRoNADo.-Atmosphere is perfectly dry, soft
and mild and is entirely free from the mists COM
mon further north. Round-trip tickets, by steam
ship including fifteen days board a. the Hotel del
Coronado, $50: longer stay 81 so per day. Apply
New Montgomery St, San Francisco.
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Edson's Consumption Cure.

hIVersIue enterprise.
The world is looking TO DR.. Edison with re-
newed hope of the discovery OF a remedy for
consumption. As a seventh of the human
race die of consumption the scientist who dis
covers a remedy to successfully combat tuber-
chlosis will be benefactor indeed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14

AT this season good blood medicine is needed
to give strength and feeling of health and vfgor
to the whole system. To do this nothing equals
Hoods SarsaparilIa. Try it.
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SPEcIAL information daily to manufacturers
Clipping Bureau (AlIen's), $40 Montgomery.
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To JoHANNEsBURG-F. A., City. The shortest
route from this City to johannesburg is via rail
to New York, steamer to Liverpool, thence by
steamer to South Africa. The fare depends en-
tirely on the style in which person wishes to
travel. The most convenient route from this
CITY is by way OF Australia on the steamers
sailing from this port
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! Union since the civil war. New stars can be
added to this circle without changing the gen.
era1 appearance of the design
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No Admiration for Atrocities

Phoenix (Ariz.) Herald.
The government of the Sultan should be
wiped off the face of the earth.
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The Republican party is offered Quay
for a valentine, but Democracy is still
hunting for somebody.
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ga QUESTION OF LAVE. A. g., City. This de-
partment win state what law is when such q
question is asked, but it will not undertake to
decide the rights of individuals under the law.
That is a matter for attorneys and courts to at
tend TO.
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Huntington once boasted he had never
dropped quarter, but it now looks as if
he would drop his whole wad.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14

Pennsylvania is determined to be known
as the Quaystone State.
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The next thing is to get ready for Wash
ington's birthday.
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A LESSON TO RAILROADS.

Railroad presidents and railroad stockhold.
ers have hadimany interesting 'object lessons''
since 1893. They are not quite so ready now
to say that the tariff has nothing to do with
the railroad business. They thought it had.
though. in 1892. Then they were expecting
to order more engines and more freight cars SO
as to be able to supply the demand of SINNERS
OF farm stuff as soon as they began to rush
their products forward in their effort to can
ture the markets of the world. That breach n
the wall OF protection was TO let farmers get
their stuff out of the country, and the rail.
that it might lose no time in getting ont snJ
incidentally paying freight bills. There is
everywhere, significant silence now as to how,
many markets were captured. Let us try to
fathom the mystery. Here is a table showing
the total receipts of grain at Atlantic seaboard
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1t is pleasing to learn that Huntington
is blocked, but we wish to see him stumped.
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1t is evident that among reviving things
we are TO have this year revival of the
inspiration of Abraham Lincoln.
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1t used to be Lincoln and em&ncipa-
ton" but now it is Lincoln and protec-
1ionn
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GENUINE Eyeglasses, Specs, ,15c up. s11z 4th mr..
barber. Sundays, 73s Market, East's shoestorea
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and the Queen of England in regard to making
laws, for neither has that power In the United
States Congress makes the laws and in Eng
land Parliament makes them.
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Quay is in the ring, and there is room
for one more.
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VIEWS OF WESTERN EDITORS.
Let Down the Bars.

Let Down the Bars.
Salinas Owl.
You can't build up town by keeping q
barbed-wire fence around it.
Progress and Brotherly Love.
Fresno Republican
1t is great thing to say, am Californian.
II is rather small thing to say, ! an an Ange-
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A drop of 123, 900, 900 bushels within
couple OF years must have sidetracked many a
freight car and rusted many an engine, No
wonder that 90 900 railroad hands were laid
oHin 1894. The tariff may have nothing to do
with the railroad business directly, but 1t is
mlghty significant that an average OF 244-
4oO0oO bushels of grain was hauled to the
Atlantic seaboard during the two years of pro-
tecton, 1892 and 1898, while the average was
only o!,0OO,oOO bushels during the two
years or the Democratic administration.
And this does not show the smaller
quantity hauled to our home m arket points in
1894 and 1895 owing TO the lighter con-
sumption. Nor does it take any account of
compile OF million barrels less -four hauled to
Aslat1c seaboard because reciprocity had been
fraud and was abolished. Honestly, now,
Messrs. Railroad Presidents and Stockholders,
don't you think it would be pretty good move
TO bulld up that wall of protection again, and
70 nave rev more reciprocity treaties, instead
OF iett1ng our foreign trade transactions result
for the benefit of the foreigners and against
ourselves?-American Economist.
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Let the Best Man Win.

San Jose Mercury.
The Republican party is too big to indulge in
8 feeling of sectionalism. Neither Reed nor
Mckinley. nor any other candidate, should be
favored or objected to because he is a "New
Highlander or ''Western man. or resident
of some other section. 1t is enough if he be
Republican and capable.
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PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE.

The favorite pastime of the Prince of Wales
when child was that of sailing little boats.
These were specially made for him and con-
sisted of every kind of river craft.
1t was in Cuba that General Weyler received
his title of "the butcher" While there during
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

SILVER HALF-DIME-G. w. B., French Corral,
Nevada County, Cal. silver hve-cent piece
of 1858 is worth its face value-no more.
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The reported discovery of the north pole
is one OF the things we must put under the
cathode ray TO find out what is in it.
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Johannis

Johannis
Ofexceptional purity and excellence.-London
Lancet =
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TAxAT1oN-P. H., City. The rate of taxation
in the city of New York is $l8 20 on the $1,000;
in Brooklyn. $2S AT; in Baltimore, $15 27, and
in New Orleans, 800.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14

PURE candies, 1Oc per pound, at Townsend's. .
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MIXED and broken candies, 1oc lb. Townsend,s.. |.
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The Chinese claim to have now driven
out the devil for year, but it won't be
long before they begin to raise him again.
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Ii the Republican speeches on Lincoln's
day were bound in the same volume with
the Democratic speeches on Jacksons day
the Republican party would ask no better
compaign document.
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The pcolroom fake;s think they are
fighting for life, but really they are going
through spasmodic struggle in the thross
of death.
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Perhaps the only sure way to get the
scandals out OF the Custom-house would
be to make clean sweep including the
officials.
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At last the Senate promises us a com
mittee to investigate the bond deals and
now we may expect to see how the thing
looks when turned inside out.
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The voice of the orators at the Lincoln
banquets in all parts of the country formu-
lated the course of the Republican cam
paign. The issue is protection to industry
and labor and the battle-cry is America
for Americans
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From the record of Wednesday it is evil
dent we need no National law to provide
for the observance OF the birthday of Lin
coin.
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The battle for the improvement of Fol
som street is virtually but Just begun
The chief part OF the fight will be to see
that The work is well done.
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If Gladstone should re-enter Parliament
to demand justice for Armenia it might be
not only dramatic, stroke in politics but
the impulse to a new crusade.