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The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
PERSONAL

b. F. Brooks OF Riverside is here.
Y. de Bethune of Bordeaux is at the Palace.
James Hickey of Silver Peak, New, is in the
City,
f. c. Stewart, business man OF Portland, is
in town.
District Attorney F. G. ostrander of Merced
is at the Lick.
Deputy Clerk J. T. Best of Los Angeles left
1or home yesterday.
silas Carle, a contractor of Sacramento, ar
rived here yesterday.
J. B. Chinn, the extensive fruit-grower of
Vacaville, is in town.
]. w. Bennetts, business man of Coos Bay,
arrived here yesterday.
W. A. Mcdonald, a railroad contractor and
lumberman of Seattle, is at the Palace.
n. Wines, the wealthy stage-line owner and
mail contractor of Santa Barbara, is among re-
cent arrivals here.
Charles Wilcox of Chicago, who represents a
firm handling more California canned fruit
than any other in the country, is at the Occi-
dental.
George F. Smith, the wealthy ship-owner of
this City and Santa Barbara, who has been
here for several days on business in connection
with his vessels, left for Santa Barbara yester-
day.
r. c. Williamson of Palermo, who is largely
interested in fruit ranch of several hundred
acres in the Feather River bottom, on which
oranges and many other kinds of fruit are
grown, is at the Occidental.
T. S. Delafeld of New York, who is an ex-
tensive dealer in dried fruits from this coast, is
in town. He says he looks for higher prices and
says that for the first time in history the Cali
fornia dried fruits have driven out foreign i'm
portstions of fruit in both New York and
Chicago.
Lyle NJ. Fletcher, general agent here of the
American Refrigerator Transit Company, and
Reid Northrop of st. Louis, president of the
company, returned from Monterey yesterday
Mr.. Northrop is cousin of George Gould. The
company of which he is president is intimately
connected with the Missouri Pacific.
Theodore H. Davies, formerly British Consul
at Honolulu, who has been looking after the
education of Princess Kaiulani of Hawaii in
Europe and who arrived here day or two ago,
sailed on the Australia yesterday for Homo
lulu. He has preceded the Princess in order to
prepare for her return, which will be in about
one month. Mr.. Davies two sons accompanied
him.
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he 1ntimated that it was akin to the
Pythagorean idea ofrhythm as the basis OF
life. In other words, the Almighty, the
source of all life, was the center of rhyth-
mic pulsations which permeated all space
and gave life to organized matter. Ii liv-
ing creatures could bring themselves into
perfect harmony with this pulsation they
would enjoy in the flesh the Immortality
which belongs to the spirit.
1t is interesting to reflect that the idea
OF the Keely motor is based on principle
allied to this, though shorn OF its Har-
risian sublimity. 1t was claimed by Harris
that he was able to communicate instantly
and at will with his adept followers in all
parts OF the world. If he is still believer
In bis old doctrine he has given 10 the pub
hc no recent evidence of the fact.
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a REMARKABLE MAN.

Thomas Lake Harris, who few years
ago was the central figure of series of
strange occurrences, had so completely
dropped out of sight that he might have
continued to live in obscure luxury in
New York to the end of his days had not
little Mary Harris committed suicide at
Fountain Grove the other day and started
train of grave suspicious. But her pitt
full death drags forth the shadowy memory
of the odd philosopher of Sonoma County
and carries it far back to the tragic days
when Lady Oliphant denounced him to
the world for having stripped her gifted
son Laurence of his fortune.
Harris founded a community in Sonoma
County having the double feature of q
strict communism and quest for unend-
ing life on this earth. He announced the
discovery of law whereby it was posi-
BILE for human being to escape the pangs
and penalties Of death. He assured the
writer hereof that he himself had mastered
the law and would never die. That is
som ething which it must be left with time
to prove. He gathered about him a num-
Der of persons of considerable means, and
they all made over their property to him.
Among these was japanese prince. who
Is now the manager of the property.
The farm under admirable care produced
famous fruits and wines and enjoyed great
prosperity. Harris lived in quiet content,
retreating now and then to the mountains,
there to perfect himself in the mastery of
the law of everlasting life. He was man
of superior intelligence, refined tastes and
wonderful power. 1t is interesting here to
say only that while he would not (because
he claimed he could notl impart the secret
of the law to any except those who had
undergone severe training for its reception
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A DOG AND A CAT ASSESSED.

The canvass of the Fifth Ward which is now
being made by the anti-combine organizations
has developed outrageous padding of the As
SCISSORS lists, says the Philadelphia Record.
The sensational developments which followed
the canvass of the notorious Twelfth and Fiji
teenth divisions were yesterday equaled by a
partial canvass of the Sixteenth Division, in
which Assessor Watson has registered over 400
alleged voters. nearly one-half of whom, it is
claimed, have either moved or were .faked'
on the list.
In some places squads of voters were regis
tered from empty houses, and in one place,
where men had evidently run out, 1t was
found that pug dog and cat had been
placed on the list under the names of Peter
and Elwood Parker
1t was at 623 Middle alley that Peter and
Elwood Parker were distinguished by Assessor
Watson. Six alleged voters were registered
here, including "Peter Parker, laborer," and
"Elwood Parker, laborer." Mrs. Louise Frisby
who lives there, stated that there are only two
voters in the house. The names were read off,
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
THE LABOR COUNCIL.

Representatives of the various trades
unions of San Francisco have organized a
council, which is to remain in session in
definitely, for the purpose of rousing re-
newed interest in the cause OF labor and
to come to better general understanding
among themselves of the needs and hopes
of all.
1t not infrequently is the case that an
earnest and intelligent movement by the
working classes to improve their condi-
ton is diverted from its high purpose by
agitators employed either by unscrupuIous
politicians or alarmed capitalists to bring
the movement into disrepute. In all the
world there is but one escape from the
multiple perils which wait upon the or
ganized efforts of labor. That is educa-
ton. Just as it is impossible for an litter
ate man to acquire without study and a
trained observation an adequate under
standing of the principles which govern
society so it is all the easier for educated
men to take advantage of the ignorance of
others.
Fortunately there is little or no danger
from any of these evils in the associations
of American workingmen. Our citizens
training given in the public schools, but
all OF them of mature age have received
that broader education which comes from
political freedom and incessant activity in
the practical conduct of parties. In the
labor convention which has Just assem-
bled in this City there were men as we'll
fitted to administer municipal affairs as
any that could be found, and in the gem
eral tone of the resolutions submitted for
discussion there is shown directness of
purpose in attacking existing evils that
gives promise of q genuine sagacity in
dealing with them.
Almost all Improvements in social con-
ditions have derived their first impulses
from two classes of men; those of leisure
and learning who have had the time and
the ability to study and to understand the
causes of prevailing evils, and those en-
gagged in the hard struggle for existence
who have been taught the full force OF
these evils by a bitter experience. When
the philosophy OF the thinker and the
earnestness of the workingman combine,
reform movements begin, and it then de-
pends upon the common.sense and busi-
ness sagacity of the great middle class to
take them up and direct them safely to the
desired end.
In land OF free speech and among a
people of vigorous intellectual activity
there will always be agitators, and not a
few of them will be cranks. Workingmen,
however, are no more in danger of being
led away by these than any other class of
citizens. The new organization in this
City, therefore, is only another of those
numerous associations whose various
energies directed to diverse objects
tend to mutually assist in promot-
ing the general welfare. There is
certainly a promise that much good will
be accomplished in this instance. Some
of the evils complained Of such as viola
tions of the eight-hour law and the un-
sanitary conditions amid which many
workingmen have to work, ought to be
remedied at once. At any rate the work
has begun we'll and there is every reason
to believe it will continue SO to the end.
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and black edges These latter being made
adjustable, the gown could be changed en-.
tirely by fichu of blue chiffon. with velvet
belt and collar of the same shade of blue. A
narrow pIeating of chiffon trimmed the edge al
the fichu. eS "
A dress of cheviot showing many bright co,.
ors had a collar of drab green velvet, with sew.
eral rows of black soutache braid for trimmine
A brown serge dress was frightened by col.
checks.
A blue alpaca had collar of black and white
checked velveteen trimmed with gold braid
A gilt belt was worn with this
A waist of Dresden silk in brown was made
with collar of the silk. Pale green velvet
formed belt and stock collar.
"A batiste dress OF the new plaids, showing
blue and yellow threads, had a collar hiua ds
sole the soft silk with a satin finish. belt
and stock collar completed this dainty gown
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
IF LOVE WERE KING.

What cruel wounds do mortals give
Each other in the day they live:
What bitter thoughts and savage curses
Hate In each angry heart rehearses:
what hours in mutual rancor wasted
Life done with half its Joys untasted!
Divine forgiveness, couldst thou reign
within each hateful heart and brain;
celestial love, couldst thou but mend
The broken ties twixt friend and friend,
Forgotten all the old past madness
Mems lives would glow in light and gladness.
No longer would repentance come
10 shed its tears upon the tomb:
No longer by their stubborn pride
Would mems affections be denied
But they would act the manifest part
Meet hand to hand and heart to heart,
FRANK PUTNAM in Chicago Times Herald.
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CALIFoRNIANS In NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Feb. 15.-Lewis P. Ho-
bart was one of the passengers who arrived on
the steamer Fulda from Genoa. Mrs. Sophie
Fuendeling arrived on the steamer Spree from
Bremen. Among other arrivals are: E. S.
Rothschild, Savoy; F. W. Turner, Plaza; E. F.
Caswell. Mrs. Y. Coughlan, S. G.. Kellogg,
Everett DR.. C. H. Catherwood, Gilsey; E.
Rocjat and wife, Hoffman; C. Wolipett, Impe-
rial; E. Saunders, st. Denis.
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WHEN PADEREWsKI PLAYED.

Now the instrument philosophical
In manner most profound;
Next tragedy witnessed,
All the actors grim arrayed;
Oh, 1 heard the sound OF color.
And l saw the hues of sound,
And the wind-up was a carnival
When Paderewski played.
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and when that of Peter Parker was reached she
smlllngly said: "Oh, that was pug dog had.
man who came here about the dog and the cat,
ana ana he said all right and put them down."
During the laugh which followed colored
for helped take 'em out TO the cat home.''
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MISSES ROUND WAIST.

The waist shown here is made with fitted
lining over which the goods is laid in one
piece for the back, and in the front is likewise
seamless with gathers at neck and belt The
sailor collar is adjustable, so that other trim
mingS or accessories may be worn.
A dress of white mohair designed for evening
wear had sailor collar of primrose yellow
velvet, with applique of guipure lace. The
belt and collar were of Dresden ribbon IN
white with yellow lines, rose -colored flowers
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

CUSTOMS E1AMINATIoNs-J. W., City. The
civil-service examination for positions in the
customs service will be held in the Lowell High
School in this City on the 9TH OF April next.
Applications will not be received after the I8 tn
of March - 49,
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

GLYcERoLE-Reader of The CALL, Fort Bragg,
Mendocino County, Cal. Glycerole of acetate
of lead is a mixture of sugar of lead in the
proportion of twenty-five grains with one
ounce of glycerine, dissolved by heat
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night an insurance agent, VINO has her lie In
sured for $4,000 and who was in the audi
ence, actually fainted!-Town and Country
Journal.
Downtown-Whats happened to Blifers? He
goes around in rags.
Upton-He has stopped renting and gone to
building.-New York Weekly.
Old Lige says that some of the worst ha bits
are found in the best society, and wonders how
they got there.
"a third term for Cleveland would be q ter
rible blow to at least one American industry"
Chow so?"
There wouldn't be a fish left in the whole
North Atlantic. Truth
Jaek-A woman doesn't know how to conceal
her feelings.
Jess-Doesn't, eh? She can kiss the woman
she hates.
Jack-Of course; but she doesn't fool the
woman any.-Puck.
"They say Tilly Tufthunter is bent upon mar
rying a,nobleman."
''She hasn't another idea in her head. Even
when she takes up q book she can never get
any further than the title page e.'-Puck.
"The kiss" wrote the dramatic critic, twas q
distinct disappointment. 1t lacked continuity
of plot, and might much better have been done
in three than in four acts. 1t dragged notice
ably toward the end
He stopped there. He did not wish to appear
harsh.-Detroit Tribune.
Hargreaves-You know that time was SO
| sick last summer? just heard that the doctor
gave me up once.
Ferry-I heard that he gave you up twice.
''Twice?"
''Yes. The second time after he had been
trying to collect his bill. indianapolis Jour-
nal.
Young Husband-Isn't that baby drinking
an awful lot of milk recently, Mary? 1t seems
to me wrong to give him so much.
Young Wife-Hew silly OF you to- say that,
John. Don't you know the doctor says the
poor little thing is cutting Its milk teeth?-
Brooklyn Life
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To ALAsKA-F. A. j., City. If you want to go
to the Yukon mines IN company with a num-
Der of strangers you must take your chances
with the company you go with. This DEPART
ment cannot say anything as to the solyency
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

DIsEAsE-F s., City. AS this department
does not undertake to give medical advice tor
the cure of disease it cannot furnish an answer
TO the question asked about hardening of the
liver. Consult first-class physician
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

Huntington talks well, but when you
get on TO his curves you find they are
crooked.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

THE CITY HALL-A. s., City. The shape of
the City Hall is nearly that of a triangle with
the Hall of Records for its eastern end The
ground floor covers a little more than three
and three-quarter acres of ground
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

If paying high for Paderewski proves an
appreciation of genius, then We have it to
the full limit
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

Entertaining royal dukes and applaud
ing musical prodigies will soon be just as
common with US as any old thing.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
AN UNNECESSARY EVIL.

The recent shaking up which the fight
ing forces OF the Nation have received has
developed the unpleasant fact that the
engineers OF the navy are not on an equal
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

Two CENTs-F. s., City. AS your letter of in
qniry does not tell where the 2-cent piece
alluded to was coined in 1902 it is impossible
to answer anything about 1t.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

LAURA BURT-A. B., Redwood City, Cal.
Laura. not Madge Burt who played with the
"Old Kentucky" troupe, was not born in Cali
fornia, and was not a pupil in any of the
schools in this State, so Answers 10 Correspond
entS is informed
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

Poor old Saint Valentine is no longer in
the hands of his friends-the caricaturists
have got him.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

MISSIONS IN CHINA-M. F. B., City. The Ro.
man Catholics entered China and established
mission there in the fourteenth century.
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She-And are you sure, Algernon, that you
never loved any girl but me?
He (unblushing1yl-I never even thought of
love until saw you, my darling.
And just then the steam radiator clanked.-
Somerville Journal
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

THE SHAKERs-A. s., Sacramento, CAL The
answer to the question about Shakers in Cali
fornia was answered in the issue OF THE CALI
OF Thursday, February II.
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sELKIHK-R. P. NJ, Jasper County. Iowa
Alexander Selkirk, whose true name was Sal
craig, was born at Largo, Scotch fishing vii.
Iage In Fiieshire in 1876, and died on the sbir
Weymouth in 1923. He was a sailor snd a = =
supposed to have been De Foes original of
hoOlnson Crusoe. He was engaged in a bucca.
ne was sailing master of Cin1ue Port ID
IfO4 ne was put ashore on Juan Fernan Az
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

ROYAL FLUSH. g., Trinity Center, Trinity
County, Cal. royal flush is ace, king, queen,
jack and ten of the same suit.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

The almanac-makers may call for winter
in San Francisco, but it doesn't come.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

SQUARE ACRES. NJ, City. This department
does not answer questions in arithmetic nor
problems in geometry or algebra.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

GOVERNOR OF oHfo-J. Nc, City. William
Mckinley Jr. was twice Governor of Ohio.
His first term of two years expired January,
1894, and his second January last.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

To achieve any kind of political reform
we must trust the people, but keep a close
watch on the bosses.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

Even if the Norwegians do discover the
north pole the British will claim it anc
insist on arbitration.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

The only NOV ement visible in Presiden
tial politics so far is of the KIND known a,
"sloshing around"
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

SPECIAL infoIma .ion daily to manuiacturers
business houses and public men By the Press
Clipping Bureau (Allen'sl, $40 Montgomery.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

Just think what would happen if Mrs
Grundy should get hold of the cathode ray,
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

We shall never believe that Nansen ha,
discovered the pole until we see him reach
q persimmon with it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

WATcHMAN-S., City. Applica tions for the
position of watchman at the navy-yard may
be sent to the commandant at Mare Island
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

Electric energy promises to be as COM
mon in California before long as climate,
and very nearly as cheap.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

KALLoCH's OATH-If Isaac s. Kalloch took the
oath OF office as Mayor OF this City, that fact
does not appear of record in the Office of the
County Clerk, where it should be on Ele.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

The vote in the House on the silver bill
was not SO much division as split.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

With such weather as this to entice us
70 the park and the ocean, San Francisco
has something of quiet fiesta every Sun
day.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

Society does not exaggerate when il
claims to have had royal time last week
and shown itself princely.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

Those Eastern people who come to Cali
fornia as tourists and decide to stay as set
tiers make better name for themselves
than they left home with.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

There ought to be some provision in our
Government by which the Senate and the
House could refer their little deaalocks to
arbitration and let business move along.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

Those who believe the silver movement
is dead Will be called upon to believe in an
earthly resurrection when they hear from
the Congressional elections this fall.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

If the Government would provide a
means for reviving hydraulic mining Cali
fornia would soon turn out enough gold to
pay the Cleveland debt.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

RHEUMArIsM is overcome by Hoods sarsapA-
rila because the latter makes rich red blood,
neutraizing the Tactic acid, which causes the COM
plant. Hundreds tell of remarkable cures
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

The New York Yacht Club made a mis-
take in awaiting another letter from Dun
raven when it could have got rid of him
with electric dispatch.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

ELoCUTIoN-Reader, ST. Helena, CAL AS this
depar tment is not school of elocution it eau
not enter into an explanation of how certain
lines from the "Merchant of Venice" should
decided orally by a competent reader or elo-
cutiOOiSt
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

McKINsTRy-W. J. B., Santa Cruz, Cal. E. w.
McKinstry OF this City resides at 1887 O'Far-
rell street
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E. 81. BLACK, painter, 120 Eddy street
CA1IEoRNIA Glace Fruits, SOC lb, ,Townsend's..

Jester-I see that baggagemaster they sent to
the penitentary last week has been up to his
old tricks again.
Questioner-How is that?
Jester-Why, he "broke' jail yesterday
Richmond Dispatch.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

There are no candidates for the hand of
Miss Democracy in this campaign, but,
fortunately for her, it is leap year and
she can jump some fellow.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

This is good day for Folsom-street res
idents TO make up their minds to see to it
that the work of improveme ent there shall
be real work and not job.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

A SoNG-M. K, Alameda, Cal "When the
Hawthorne Buds Are springing," a song, was
not published in THE GAEL.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

To keep up with the interior San Fran.
cisco will have to devise a means of max
ing use of tidal power to generate elec-
tricity in competition with the mountain
streams.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

Turn the. cathode ray boldly on your
household closet, and you will probably
find that the skeleton you have dreaded
isn't there.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

Providing the City Hall with an angel
without wings is simply harmonizing it
with the environment. Every home has
one of the same kind
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
HUMOR OF THE HOUR.
her acting naturalq

Playwright-Is her acting natural?
Manager siastically)-Naturali Why,
when she appeared as the dying mother last
night an insurance agent, who has her life in
sured for $4,000 and who was in the audi
ence, actually fainted!-Town and Country
JOurual
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

An investigation into the enrolment for
the primaries in Philadelphia disclosed the
fact that in one of the wards there were
actually enrolled dog and cat as voters.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

BooTBLAcKs-A. c., Kelseyville, Lake County.
The San Francisco professional -bootblacks nsa
different kinds of blacking, each claiming that
ne uses the best; many use an American brand
The various kinds of blacking produce the
same luster; the secret is not in the material
~ is IN the manner IN which it is applied as is
boots, one Will put on an extra gloss and III q
other Will not be SO successful and the ono ,,.h =
the others work eoo'er
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BRIcKMAsoNs-H. E., City. II man wishes
to apply for a job as brickmason at Mare
Island he must file his application with the
clerk of the Board of Labor Employment and
then wait until he receives notice that he is
wanted. There is no civil service examina-
tion in that branch.