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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
THE SHEEP ARE STARVING,
Pitiable Sights in the Grazing
Regions of the
South.
A. B. Brown Tells of Cruelty in
Santa Barbara County, Where
There Is Plenty of Food.

A. B. Brown, the principal of private
school for boys and young men at Los An
geles, has called the attention of the san
Francisco Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals to an extreme case of
suffering inflicted upon lower animals in
Santa Barbara County.
Mr.. Brown had occasion two weeks ago
to travel by stage through the grazing dis
trict of the southern county. On that
ride he saw numerous large droves of
sheep, one of them numbering 10000 head.
The animals were all in a starving con-
dition. 1t was necessary several times to
stop the stage in order to lift the diving
animals out of the road. Some that were
still able to stand were too weak to walk
and the stage-driver and passengers were
compelled to carry them out of the wav.
1T was the most pitlable sight I ever
saw" said Mr.. Brown. ut was also the
most inhuman, for there are thousands of
stacks OF straw in the county and feed is
cheap"
Secretary Holbrook explained that the
society in this City has no jurisdiction in
the case, and referred Mr.. Brown to the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals with headquarters at Santa Bar
bara. The gentleman left, declaring that
he would in person make an indignant pro-
test against the tolerance of such abuses.
He will stop at Santa Barbara for that
purpose on his return to Los Angeles.
81 do not know who the owners are.n he
said, land | don't careh
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
CALIFORNIA; VICTORIES.
J. A. Filcher Speaks Of the Elk.
hibit at the Atlanta Ex-
position.
Why Florida Declined to Enter Into
the Competition on the Citrus
Display.

J. A. Filcher, manager of the State Board
of Trade, has just returned from the At
lanta Exposition, where he has been in
charge of the exhibit from this State. He
has worked hard to make the exhibit a
success, and how far he succeeded may be
judged from the fact that California car
ried off lit medals, and from the glowing
accounts and praises given by nearly every
paper in the South and by the thousands
of people who visited the exposition. It
is to Mr.. Filcher's credit that California
was repre- sented at all.
Mr.. Filcher was filled with enthusiasm
last evening over what has been accom-
plished at the great Southern fair, and he
discussed the many victories of the Golden
State with great pride. His story of how
California got away with citrus premiums
was interesting.
He said that by some oversight he failed
to learn that special gold medals would be
given for the best exhibit of citrus fruits
until the 1st of December. The Judges
were to pass upon the merits of the fruits
on the 10Th. He went to the committee
on awards and protested that he had not
been informed. although the Florida peo-
pie had been and had their exhibits on the
grounds. He asked for delay OF four
days, in order to send to California for ex-
hibits. The committee said that the idea
prevailed that Southern California fruits
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not be misunderstood the secretary was
directed to send copy of the resolution to
the institute trustees as an answer to the
letter.
Since that action was taken statements
have been published purporting to have
emanated from the officers of the Mechan-
les. Institute, in which the latter make
light OF the threat of the association di-
rectors to build big pavilion and run
opposition to the Mechanics Institute.
Yesterday the secretary OF the association
followed the instructions and sent an &C
acknowledgement of the letter mentioned
and the resolution passed by his superiors.
The sting of the published statements al
luded to was evidently felt, for the letter
concluded with the following paragraph,
which was intended as broadside volley
into the institute:
We notice your request for our active coop
Grafton to make success of the next eXh1bl-
ton of the Mechanics Institute, but feel COM
PEELED to decline such cooperation. This re-
tusal can be explained by the fact that the Me-
chanics' fairs held by your institute are COM
posed not only of exhibits of California manu-
features and products, but are used TO large
extent by Eastern manufacturers as means
of advertising their wares. The objects and
aims OF this association being directly adverse
TO the interests of said Eastern manufacturers,
we could not take any active part toward max
ing q success of an exhibition, where even one
Eastern manufacturer is allowed to exhibit his
wares. Yours truly, /. R. MEAD, Secretary.
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frst-class journalistic expression about
him. All these liberties were agreed to,
and the modeler went about his business,
but all the while keeping his eyes open for
just the right man.
Some time later or rather at the Christ
mas iinks Mr.. Dobbertin encountered J.
Ross Jackson in one of his happiest moods
in full possession of his celebrated smile
and general good fellowship.
"That's the man I want" exclaimed
Dobbertin, and before the evening was
over Otto and Ross were talking quietly
over in a corner about something that only
came to the ears of other club members in
small fragments. "Well, l should say
acknowledgements bust-always on ex-
hibition p" was heard from Ross. ''No,
rack
81 insist, Mr.. Jackson SAID the sculp-
tor, g-friends-founder of
first press club San Francisco-insist."
At this juncture the conversation be-
came SO. indistinct that the rest of it was
not heard. Ross tried to call it all off, but
Dobbertin brought some of the other club
members into the discussion, and Jackson
finally agreed to sit for the bust If some of
the boys would come along with him and
make it pleasant for him while he was
looking the best he could. This was
agreed upon, and yesterday the work was
completed preparatory to going to the
terra Gotta works to be burned the right
color.
1t is modelled in clay and is just little
larger than life size. The Simon pure
Jackson expression is visible in every line,
and Mr.. Dobbe-tin is to be congratulated
on his success in catching that expression
which is so familiar to every one of the
journalists acquaintance.
The gift will be unveiled at the next
jinks or smoking party given in the club
rooms, or perhaps on the next ladies
day. which the directors and President
Coe contemplate in the near future. 1t
will be mounted on proper pedestal, and
while every member of the organization
may doff his headgear roit, no one will use
it tor hatrack.
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MEAD'S REPLY.
The Manufacturers Association Answers
the Mechanics In
stitute.

The Manufacturers and Producers As
ISOLATION is more determined now than
ever upon holding grand exposition of
California manufactured goods and
products in the spring. The first move
made in that direction was discouraging.
a special committee called upon the trus-
tees of the Mechanics Institute to learn
what the rental of the big Pavilion would
be for six weeks in March and April. The
committee was told that the association
could not have the Pavilion for such pur-
pose. The institute Will hold its annual
lair later in the year and the associations
exposition would interfere with the lnstl-
tute fair However, the trustees extended
an invitation to the association TO exhibit
an the wares and products its members de-
sired at the institute fair. a letter TO this
eIect was sent to the association.
Inc directors of the association were not
pleased with the refusal and they did not
take Kindly to the offer. They passed
resolution to the effect that the association
WiH hold its exposition, institute or no in
stltute, and build a pavilion of its own
II necessary. In the resolution was
cause deploring the action of the insti-
tute trustees, and that their stand might
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do every year Mr.. Filcher said it was
surprising how little the people of the
East and South know about California and
what the State is capable of.
Mr. Filcher was, of course, annoyed by
the letters that have been written from
several people at Atlanta to the State De-
partment Committee in this City, and his
comments upon the writer's were not at
all complimentary One, he says, beat an
Atlanta bank out of 500 and the officers
are now hunting for him.
Another, so Mr.. Filcher saws. swindled
dozens of people on the pretense of being
the manager of the California exhibit, and
the third is stranded in Atlanta without
money enough to get back to California.
In conclusion he said:
Aside from these people and the department
committees woman lecturer / challenge any
one to find anybody who has any fault to find
with the California exhibit or the way in
which it was managed, considering the money
al our disposal So far as am personally con-
cerned worked for the glory OF the State and
nothing else
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
It Is to Be a Present to the
Press Club From Otto
Dobbertin.
a REMARKABLE RESEMBLANCE.
The Subject Is an Old Newspaper
Man and One of the Founders of
the Organization.

Otto Dobbertin, the sculptor. attended
a links at the rooms of the Press Club
some weeks ago, and not long after that
indicated his desire to make bust OF one
of the members of the organization who
was blessed with characteristic face and
lots of friends among his associates.
Mr.. Dobbertin was informed that such q
gift would be appreciated, but he said it
would be some time before he found Just
the right kind of face to grace the rooms
III a life-size terra Gotta work. He further
stated that he would like to take his own
time about it and select man who had
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would not be ready until January or later,
Filcher said he would send to Northern
California, which greatly surprised the
ommitteemen. The extension of time
was granted, ana Mr.. Filcher at once sent
word TO half dozen towns in the northern
part of the State.
The fruit arrived in good time and in
splendid condition.
The manager of the Florida exhibit was
staggered when he saw what kind of
oranges, lemons, etc., Porterville. OroyiiIe
and the neighboring towns could send
forth. The first sight settled the medal
question. Florida declined to compete.
and California took every medal and prize
offered for citrus fruit.
Another feature that Mr.. FiIcher laid
particular stress upon was the dry-fruit
cooking exhibit. This feature was inaup-
urated by the State Development Commit
tee, who placed Mr.. Crandall in charge.
Shortly after it was suspended for the lack
of money and fruit, but SO much good had
already been accomplished that Mr.
Filcher took it up, furnished the fruit and
paid Mr.. Crandall's salary.
The people of the South hardly knew
that this State produces large quantities of
dried fruit until then, but the cooking fea-
ture opened their eyes. AS a result Of the
exhibit forty-seven carloads of California
products were shipped to the Atlanta
trade during the fair, where not over four
carloads year entered the State of Georgia
before. During the last month of the fair
nineteen carloads of fresh deciduous fruits.
two carloads OF beans, one carload of nuts,
one OF raisins and one of cabbage were sent
there.
Nearly every one who visited the Cali
fornia display expressed a desire to visit
this State, and hundreds promised to DO
SO, instead Of visiting Europe as many
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
WANTED FOR FORGERY.

Warrant for the Arrest of j. r..
Ramacciotti.
Bernard Donnelly, 1901 Fillmore street,
swore out warrant in Judge Lows court
yesterday for the arrest of j. f. Ramac-
ciotti, a small politician, on the charge of
forgery.
On September last Ramacciotti passed
check drawn on the First National Bank
for $21 90, payable to himself and signed
7. w. Smith, on Donnelly, which was pre-
sented for payment and declared forgery.
Donnelly has since then been on the
lookout for Ramacciotti, and learning that
he was now in the City he yesterday
swore out the warrant for his arrest.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

TO-DAY place sale the entire
Cloak and Suit House. formerly by ALBERT MULLER
CO., the fashionable retiring from
the retail business and therefore closed everything
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ON THE DOLLAR OF ORIGINAL COST
MAKING
This stock consists chiefly TAILOR-MADE SUITS JACK
Els and CAPES and giving the
eft of the PRODiGOUS DISCOUNT by offering
elegant garments the following
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
Will Pay Counnns

The appeal in the case of Charles Altscru.
against Treasurer Widber, to compel the pay-
mept of certain coupons of Dupont-street
bonds which ne held. has been dismissed by
stipulation. This means that the coupons Will
be paid. The case does not affect the suits
upon the questions involving the bonds them
selves.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
NEW TO-DAY.

Do you know
t b e difference
between a ma
chine-nade and
a b a n DIM a d e
cigar !?
The c. G a r
m a d e by ma
chine is loosely
wrapped {; made
or V a T 1 0 u S
lengths of to-
bacco and when
lit burns I'M
evenly.
In the hand
m a d e ci G a r
every piece of
t o b a &C o runs
clear through
from e n d to
end, and being
closely wrap
ped it is bound
to b u r n uni
for1nly to the
finish.
T h e o n l y
hand made CT
gar sold at a
popular price is
t b e Robert
Mante11. y
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Next to Nothing Prices!
LADIES' JACKETS.


motled effects, worth $ will be closed a
91.5o.
in
notified effects and solid dark worth IS
Be
SHORT
cloths dark and medium shades worth so will be
and dark shades and eot
s.
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NOTARY PUBLIC.

CHARLES II. PHILLIPS, ATTORNEy-AT.
" law and Notary Public, 63S Market ST., oppo-
site Palace Hotel. Residence, 1920 Fell ct. Tele-
phone $40. Residence telephone: "Pine 26el.n
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LADIES' CLOTH CAPES.

81.5o
SINGLE CAPES
with braid
a
LADIES SHORT AND MEDIUM LENGTH SINGLE
a each
DOUBLE SINGLE
a
LADIES SINGLE AND DOUBLE CAPEs, cloths
of of
becl out at each.
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LADIES' WRAPS.


elderly
others wib
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2--GREAT SPECIALS N DRESS MATERIALS


40INCH ALL-WOOL
"A
INCH EXTRA HEAVY STORM
SERGE, reduced
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CHILDREN'S JACKETS.

AT IS 90.
CHILDREN'S DOUBLEBREASTED JACKETS, in
So and 81, will be closed ont at 81 each.
AT 8 80.
CHILDREN'S DOUBLE-BREASTED JACKETS, Of
and scarlet, solid colors worth SIS and Sc. will be
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
LADIES' SUITS.

b
LADIES OUTING SUITS suitable
finished, worth S. and &c. will be closed
LADIES' oUTlNG SUITS dark shades with double breasted jackets
New-York tribune., 1896-08-30

undlsturbed In these newspapers lay the secret
ope NJ than which looked 10 the audience IKE an
ordinary newspaper spread out. was really pas'eu
a trap I'm the stage. In pretending TO unio'd an"
suread out the other papers the magician 'o"-
trIvcd to uncover this one the part OF 1t where
the trap was. and then he placed 'he '''''' ''
over' tho nan The seat Of the chair was also a
ttap The sheet was fitted with wires, so as 10 ne
seIf-sunnortinc after the woman gone. and az
soon as she was covered with IT, down went ''e
seot and the trap in the newspaper and the trap
I'm the stage They were replaced the next instant
the chair was uncovered and the audience could
scarcely believe its eyes. A much more elhpora'e
trick and also "A very beautiful one. was Mr.. KEEL
lars blue Room" which he presented Few
months ago at Days Theatre. 1t Is known to
magicans as the Walker trick. from the name OF
ito inventor and IS a modification Of the famous
Pepper ghost trick. which has done such good ser
vice for 50 long It was described in the papers at
that time and the method of doing 1t was also set
forth A. a general rule illusions accomplished
by one or OF three means. mirrors hghts ana
trans and the novelty. II there Is any, is In the
notifications and combinations OF these
Eut the professional magclans would scarcely
support "A manufacturer OF apparatus. 1t takes the
amateurs to do that. II Is not generally realized
how many amateur magicians there are In this
country. There are hundreds OF them. and In point
Of ability they range all the way from the young
man who can do Il few OF the simplest card tricks
20 the i'm lustrious and thorough student VINO can
do almost anything that professional can. II
is from these that the dealer in magical goods gets
his money There are many of these dealers. OF one
New-York tribune., 1896-08-30
GETTING RID or 4 BORE.
From Longman's Magazine.


quite small men occasionally find # necessary
10 expedite the departure OF bore. and IL is both
interesting and helpful to br told how biz do
90 Dr. Holmes kept hand nttl" pile Of Au-
toeraph extracts from his writings. and when the
visitor had reached the extreme limit OF Il call
Vet seemed unaware of the fact, he Won. kindly
hand him one Of these extracts coutteOusy ask
ing him to take 1t keepsake They can't
stop after that however tough" hc said Il call
the extract my lubricant il greases the way to
send them of
l know humble Scotch parson. who in such a
case arises and says: But ] must not deialn
you any longer" Bishop Harvey Goodwin. Of
Carlisle told me how an extremely eminent man
I'm the Anglican hierarchy used 10 do. Getting
upon his feet and arectionately taking the yis-
tors hand In both Of his he said. In trtmuous
voice: And must you 10 away Then TIE
Bishop OF Carlisle Gt WAS at Bishop WOrdsworth's $
table, arose warmly grasped my right hand and
went through the entire proceeding with sad
dened face. | could not but say that had the
great man so addressed my lOwy self ! should
have hastencd 10 reply II just going. but
az you seem anxious should stay with you
! can wait little longer" The sentimental eX-
preston passed from Bishop Goodwin's strong
face and he rejoined with hrmness. "YOu couldn't {
say that if you the way In which the Tx arch
did 1t all" And am entirely convinced the Bishop
right. Some men can carry a thing OF. others
New-York tribune., 1896-08-30

. reu, trick two or three times can usually
how II is done. at least how II might be done.
and patents not OF much use, because the lmi-
tator usually contriyes to vary or Improve the
trick in such way as to escape the charge or In
frngement.
BETTER TO SELL A TRICK THAN TO LOSE 1T
The inventors of tricks not always magicians.
perhaps not even usually. They are oftener me-
chanics who have clever notions and sell them to
the nearest magician. short time ago, for in
stance an American electrician invented and sold
to IA leading magician one OF the best systems OF
..second sight" that have ever been devised The
American maglcians carefully read the London pa
ners that report the new wonders Of Maskelyne &
Cook and some OF them even employ agents TO at
tend their exhibitions regularly. The makers OF
magical apparatus are also watching them all the
time and the other leading magicians as well.
When one magician sees another do something
that he thinks Is worth copying he simply copies
u for himself II he If he cannot he tries 10
buy it. II the owner Of IT Is dealer In such things
IT is Of course only a question OF price, and If the
owner is a magician 1T Is probably only question OF
price too for he knows well enough that somebody
Will get the Of the trick some time IN spite OF
him and he may az well sell # and get something
for IT,
II II is a magician who Is selling the trick the
price paid is for the secret and the plans and de
signs Of the apparatus Then the buyer takes the
plans to IL maker OF magical apparatus and has
m build ~. cninerA. or II l. bullt by his own
men IL lie has any. II the seller of the trick Is 1t
regular dealer in such things he may make and
sell the completed machinery. or he may sell the
uans and the magician may have the machpery
built for himself This is the usual way n the
case Of the prominent mIgiciaus Mr.. k~llar. Mr..
Hermann and Mr. Bancroft all have shops OF their
own for the construction OF their apparatus. The
last named is young man who l. not yet well
known In New-York but who hopes. with the aid
OF the results Of a tour in India which he has just
finished 10 make an attractive exhibition this
SON Their men are carpenters cabinet makers
and even metal-wOrkers. though much OF the
metal work Is given to others. When an elaborate
piece Of metal work Is TO Ice done. it j. the custom
to divide il up among different shops y drawing
of some one part f. sent TO one shop and the part
IL made there while the other parts are made from
drawings In different shops. and nobody who works
on the machine has the least notion Of what II Is
look like or what 1t is to be- for when II * done
TIE GOOD OLD VANISHING LADY" TRICK.
one OF the simplest pr.ttest. nentest and most
DE Kolta's 'vanishing lady" A woman was placed
the stage. seated I'm chair. large sheet was
thrown over her and over the chair, and removed
a moment later. disclosing only the empty chair.
TO show that she did not go through trap In the
stage the magician spread down number OF news
papers and then set the chair upon them and after
the woman had disappeared they were seen TO be
New-York tribune., 1896-08-30
.cAN BE FULLY EQUIPPED

tau hat up into the roof mending. ironing ana
polishing il on the way. for 81. and You can get
the plant for the dove omelets good deal cheaper
that that.
good and complete magical outfit is pretty
expensive affair. a well-cqupped professional ma
gician. for instance. may carry about with MN on
his tour the value OF 10000 or so In machinery Tor
his smaller tricks. called technically hand tricKS
not counting what he spends for the building OF
the more elaborate illusions In spite OF all thelr
boasts of originality and the reputation of Yankees
for nventiveness il is sad fact that the American
nagcians do not perform great many tricks mat
are really OF their making. The great fountain
head OF the now tricks Of magic is Maskelyne
Cook OF Epvptia1 Hall London. They give
show OF magic all the year round and all the other
magicians Of the world watch them TO see what
they do. They do not make a business Of selling
tricks and they have no distinct ambition to sup
ply the world but expert magician who sees