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The Hawaiian airs rendered by the quar-
tet in connection with the presentation
were received with enthusiastic applause.
At exactly midnight, amidst darkness,
for suddenly nearly all the lights went
out, Leo Cooper, disguised to resemble
Charles Dickens, read a selection from
''Little Nell, while deep bell tolled. max
ing the scene very impressive. Jean Mar
quardt gave a violin solo; Ferris Hart
man, disguised as Mayor Sutro, made a
fiery speech on the octopus. He gained
great applause, but not more than did Mr..
Myrtle, in the guise of Judge Wallace,
reading ''a charge to the jury"
J. J. Rafael and Antoine Schott were
repeatedly recalled, as others had been,
for inimitable selections, these being of
course musical. Judge Hunt at intervals
read kilograms brought by uniformed
messengers. They were from various men,
living and dead, and each dispatch kept
everybody IN continued good humor.
General w. H. L. Barnes, at the low
jinks, made two eloquent speeches. He
began by saying that he had discovered
that night was really the best part of life.
He did not wonder therefore that his
friends about him refused to go home on
such an occasion as this.
He said men might think it strange, but
only about two years ago had he begun to
give the subject of astronomy any serious
attention. He had since then taken it up,
and he had been amazed at the extra.
ordinary pleasure he had found in it,
Then he spoke about the consultations
that were marshaled in the blue vault,
From this he alluded to the A. P. A. and
the Y. M. l. and spoke humorously of his
recent experiences at Sacramento as
correspondent for he had been introduced
as the youngest journalist in the audience,
his experience having been confined to
two days. Everybody wanted Barnes to
talk on, but it was not till some time later
that he was dragged forth again.
Wells Drury, who has had large expert
ence in all departments of newspaper
work, read ga Country Paper" 1t was
an unusually interesting production. He
illuminated his paper with some pungent
verbal expressions, by way of comment,
thus hayoring the subject to the taste of
those present. 1t was a feature OF the
unique links. Part of the paper IS repro
duced at this time.
In his opening remarks Mr.. Drury said
that it was popular with some to look
upon the country papers as inferior IN the
| quality that goes to make up true journal
ism. with such view do not agree"
| said Mr.. Drury. 'My relationship with
some of the interior papers served to i'm
| press me most pleasantly and to teach me
| that ONLY the vital news of the day or week
may be expected from the rural press.
|
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call the hoof; that the pastern, or ankle
joint of the hind foot corresponds to the
joint of the toe, and that the hook was
once his heel, and rested upon the ground.
The necessity to travel at speed over long
distances has produced this remarkable
change in the conformation of the horse,
and there are certain characteristics about
the hind legs that to-day stand for
strength, speed and endurance, and these
should be familiar to every one who de-
sires to become good judge of horse.
In particular the hook should be we'll
formed, for upon its conformation de-
ponds in a great measure its liability to
certain ills that attack it, its ability to
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coupled with fiat leg and large, well-set

coupled with fiat leg and large, well-set
hoof
Herein lies part of the description of a
good horse. While the fore legs bear the
weight and sustain the burden of concus-
sion in travelling, the hind legs are really
the driving wheels of the equine engine,
and should be noted as carefully as the
forward ones In "siziug up" the animal.
To know what a good hind leg should
be, we must first consider what it is. In
time gone by 1 have in these columns
traced the evolution of the horse from the
small, fve-toed creature who skipped over
the plains in "the early eocene.' 1t will
not be necessary here to recapitulate his
history, but it is well to remember that
the animal is DOW travelling on what " as
once his middle toenail. which we now
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Do you remember the description of
Mare Swallow, the famous steed ridden
by Hereward, the outlaw, whose bones lie
somewhere in the boys beneath Deeping
Fen to this day, because Hereward slew
her, rather than that any man other than
himself should bestride her. She had
long, dropping quarters and tucked.in
tanks, a chuckle- head and low set tail.
"All head and no tail'' is how Martin
Lightfoot described her. But the great
mare had both speed and endurance. If
her hind quarters dropped. yet her chroni-
cler tells us they were long and muscular,
the thighs well let down into the hooks,
and that these were large and strong,
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The San Francisco Press
Club Covers Itself With
Glory.
Judge Hunt as Dean-General
Barnes Talks About the
Heavenly OrbS.
Wells Drury Presents Unique Coun.
try Journal-The Head of
Famous Warrior.

The midsummer jinks given by the
Press Club and sired by Judge Hunt has
been the talk of the town for week past.
1t was a remarkably interesting entertain-
ment, and the proof of this was seen by
the presence of almost every one in the
throng till the links was over. 1t did not
end till 2:30 o'clock, and then low inks
began.
The last half of the first entertainment,
as well as the low jinks, was fully equal
to the first half of the programme, of which
the daily papers have told.
Seasoned clubmen, who for years have
been attending the best entertainments of
the leading clubs of New York and San
Francisco, say the Press Club inks was
the equal of any, and superior to nearly
all others. This statement is believed to be
fully within bounds.
No sire has previously surpassed Judge
Hunt in his inimitable humor and superb
tact in saying the right thing at the right
time. He began with no speech, but at
once started the entertainment by reading
some dispatches from eminent statesmen,
poets and others, extending congratulate
tons to the club.
Alter L. l. w llidHlS AulOIOuS story OF
the brief lives of some city editors he had
known, the editors being illustrated by
Swinnerton, Mr.. Crabbe whistled different
operate selections. Hugh Hume's paper,
Editors on the Warpath," criticism of
the judiciary, was read by julius Kahn.
Frank Coffin sang the ballad "Sally in Our
Alley" and other songs, being enthusiastic
cally applauded.
Then Harry Melvin read one of the ex-
cellent papers for which be is noted, end
ing with poem which brought down the
house." The Loring and Press Club quar-
tets gave some selections. These selec-
tions followed an address by Superior
Judge J. G. B. Hebbard on Kanakamuki,
an ancient Hawaiian fighter. The speech
closed with beautiful poem, the skull Of
the ancient islander being exhibited be-
fore him as he spoke. With the skull was
an inscription, reading:
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the quarters and the way the gask1n, or
lower thigh, comes down. 1t should be
strong and long. In a good horse, say nj
teen and three-quarter hands high, with
fair turn of speed, it should measure, from
the stihe-j Joint to the point of the hook,
twenty-eight inches.
Ore of the best examples of "speedy
quarters" I ever saw was the famous Cali
fornia mare, SunoJ, who at one time held
the worlds trotting record. Sunol is no
handsomer, it may be judged, than was
the famous mare, Swallow. In fact, she
seems to tally very closely with William
of Malmesbury's description OF Here
wards mare, as glance at her picture
will show. She is big mare, standing
sixteen hands half an inch forward, and
sixteen hands two and half inches be-
hind This is a very unusual difference
between the hips and withers measure
ments, and has doubtless much TO do with
the mares great speed. She is built like
grey hound, and so was Swallow, but the
/ Californian mare hes a small, blood-like
| head.
horse that stands much in stable will
often be troubled with swelling OF the hind
| legs, particularly in spring or fall, and
| this sometimes happens with animals just
brought in from pasture. Such animals
should be given regular work, not too
heavy, with a judicious use OF hand-rub-
| bling and bandages The rubbing should
extend along the lower thigh and at the
back, never in front, along the cannon
bone. The reason for this is that there
are no muscles covering this bone and
rubbing along the anterior surface is likely
to bruise the skin and integuments.
When horse is not kept thoroughly clean
a scurfy eruption is apt to appear on tn g
skin in the bend of the hook, correspond
ing to similar difficulty known as mall
| lenders, which occurs back of the knee.
The parts should be bathed daily in tine
ture of sulphur weakened with about six
parts of water until the eruption disap-
pears, and the sulphur may also be given
in five or six drop doses night and morn
| ing. Miss RUSSELL.
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A STORY OF THE SHAH.
He Was Ambitious to Shoot Corks
From OFF a LadY,s Head.

He Was Ambitious to Shoot Corks
From Off Lady's Head.
The London Daily News vouches for the
truth of the following story of the late
Shah: On his last visit Lord Salisbury
gave garden party in his hono- at Hat
field and for the Shah's amusement in
vited an exhibition of shooting by the man
who shot corks off a lady's head.
The Shah, seeing it was so easy, asked
if he might try, and holding repeating
in the direction of Lord Salisbury and
many of the guests. not little to their
CONSERVATION. The lady performer re-
fused to allow herself to be shot at and
the Shah then invited his Prime Minister
to take the Iady's place. But to this
for his Persian confrere, decisively OBJ
iected, and, in the end, the Shah was dis
armed.
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THE QUEER FREAK
OF AN old Dog.
She Insists Upon Walking on
Her Front Feet.
The Trick Came Upon Her Very
Sudden and Without Any Pre-.
vious Training.

Charley Hodges, small boy who lives
near the corner of Bush and Powell streets,
is the owner of an old Scotch terrier dog
that has suddenly taken strange freak.
The dogs name is Mary, and she is about
6 years of age.
Until within the last few weeks Mary
has been content to go around on all
fours, in the same manner as cher an
cestors, and has always exhibited the
dignity to be expected from the mother oil
forty puppies. She is a good-natured little
animal, but nobody ever gave her credit
for any great amount of dog sense. In
fact she seemed more stupid than the rest
of her tribe, and showed not the slightest
inclination 10 perform tricks. She has
never been taught anything, but Is now
as well able to go around on her front feel
as an y dog in circus.
What caused Mary to take the strange
freak is past understanding, but one morn
ing she started in to walk that way anC
has since refused to walk any other. D
course she doesn't walk as much as sht
used to, nor as gracefully, but she man
ages to get around. No matter what dis
lance she has to go she covers it on he
front feet. She can walk all the wa,
across the sidewalk without resting, Blu
If she has to go farther she makes it in
succession of quick runs with intermis
| sions of rest. When she is not walking
she IS lying down and appears to be in
semi-conscious condition. If she is called
suddenly she makes a jump onto he
front feet and sort of wild run until sh
reaches the person calling her.
Mary affords great deal OF amusemen
to the people who happen to see her. Blu
she has queered herself with the rest @
the tribe. All seem afraid of her, an
even her own son gets out of her wa,
when he sees her coming along in her will
| grotesque fashion.
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A STUDY OF THE HOOKS OF HORSES

line should be clean, firm and well-de-
fined There should be no pufiness or
swelling for these indicate disease. The
bones should be large and prominent, and
the hook should not be too straight nor
too much bent. In the first of these events
there will be too much conclusion, the
animal will be "hard-goer," liable to
bog. SPAWN and thoroughly pin, and the
bent hook is peculiarly liable to sprain and
curb. Viewed from behind they should
not incline too much inward or outward,
as in either case they will be weak. The
tibia, as said before, should run down into
the hook. This is what is meant by the
hooks being swell let down." 1t is usual
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Hons smell TO nigh heaven. Snail We a.
| low this TO pass unchsllengedf We vot
not. This journal takes within its scope
all the interests OF the present and OF
future generations yet 10 be.
| No psnt.up Utica confines our powers.
I ne whole OF Gods green universe IA oars.
= The Bernsi Eeights Palladium OF Lib
srty and Warm Belt OF the Mission Horne
blower takes coRnizancc Oh the warcioud
that Is lowering over Europe aud part Of
New Jersey, yet II the Powers will only lis
ten to our advice that cloud may br dis
dpated; not di.sipaied like Ptess Club
pedro. player, but more like 81. Louis
cyclone. The expressions OF the dorn-
trodden Armenians We intend TO alleviate.
primarily by our intercess,ous in thelr be-
half With the indispensable Turk. and !:
that fails we shall exercise our pull With
Chris Buckley and the Gar Of all the Rus.
elias, who had 5000 people for his corona.
tion breakfast the other day. theteby beat
ing the Nevada record. Speaking OF pulls
and abuses brings US again to q Subject
Dear TO our heart. already touched uPon 10
thi, here article. namely. TO wit, that We
demand rescission Of tho vote whereby
our>>veneEable father-in-law was gouged
out OF the contract to paint the fsgpole OF
the Eleventh Ward Improvement CLUB
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withstand conclusion and give due lever
age to the muscles in travelling. There are
no muscles below the hooks, only tendons,
which act as levers, upon the foot and
cannon-bone. To afford these strong
and serviceable insertion, the hook
should be large and well formed,
and in order that the driving wheel" may
work effectively the tibia or leg bone
should run we'll down into the hook. The
hook IN reality consists of six bones but
until we bring the cathode ray into our
examination of the animals it will only be
necessary for the layman to De able to
judge from external appearances whether
or not horse has 'good hooks. When
viewed from the side the joint should ap-
pear wide both above and below This
lateral width indicates strength. The out
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jack Tars No Loncer.

l have been waiting for the Sun to find
some new name for our man-of-war's men.
To my idea they are no longer Jack Tars.
There is no more tar used in the new nayv
as we used it in the old. There is no place
to use it on. You can't even get the smell
of it when aboard one of the new ships.
This note is norehection on the new sailor
but hope you will find more appropri-
ate name for our smart new-navy men,
G. B., in New York Sun.
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TELEGRAPH News.
By the United Pre,,.r

| NEW YORK, N. Y. May 3o.--Bob Davi
and Frank MAXWELL have Just arrived
and we're met on the turnpike ten mile
\ out Of town By representatives, OF the Eea
York Press Club aud Art Institute, anC
| asked 10 return at once to the Pacific
Coast. Mr.. Davis received tbs delegation
With naughty GOODNESS, bot at length re-
Taxed his dignity enough to be humorous
and wir.ily replied that he couldn't think
OF such thing as be had no idea OF tnck
ling such long walk as that twice In q
lifetime.
HAVANA, CUDA. April is (by the Asso.
ciated Pressl-Charley Nicholson, for
merly 3 boaemisn of San Francisco, has
lust broken into MORO Castle. aud the
Spanish authorities are threatening 10
prosecute him Tor burglary. He promises
10 leave Cuba for life il they will agree TO
withdraw the charge and Withdraw the
charges from the rifles Of the ding squad.
lie has csbled for Sam Shtrtridge TO come
on and conduct bis defense.
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PERSONAL.

Mrs Mehitabee Jones. widow OF our
whilom friend and pitcher. the late Colonel
Sydney Jones. laid an egg on our table
one day this week, tho which measured
TX inches in circumference around it. 1t
was tine looking egg and had two yelks.
Call again. Mrs J.
Our agriculturalist friend, Frank Lane.
cane in from his Livermore ranch last
Thursday and left slsack of potatoes in
our cellar to pay for q years subscription.
Such acts as these warm the cookies OF the
heart Of ye scribe and make OF life more
than q moekery and show. Frank shall
have our support for Sheriff at the regular
fates OF dollar line>
Jules Tavernier has painted another sand
dune, and the resl-esiate brokers are lsy.ne
it out in lois. ConttacS for grading viii
soon be let.
James G. Harrington OF Ocean View, who
is one Of the most polished and accommo.
dating OF the electric railroads conduc'
tors. IS Ioshnr sboul tho Mis'ion pretend
ID to 70 nursing eos 1Aunb thaa D.
SAYS vas mashed IL q recent colnsieo. We
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ANSWERS mo- CORRESPONDENTS.

Correspondents OF tho Bernai Heights
Palladium OF Liberty and Warm Belt Of
the Mission Hornblower are required 10
sign their names 10 all COMMUNICATIONS
and checks before forwarding Same to this
Office. Not necessarily for publication,
but as guaranty Of good faith. Anony-
nous letters will not be noticed. We 90
Got care to waste our time answdring such
fictitious petsonages as John Doe, C. M.
Cos. Richard Roe or C. A. Low.
ANXIOUS MOTHER North Beachl.
There is no truth IN the report that the
nre Emperor Noston was once president
d the San Francisco Press Club, although
two of his portraits adorn the clubrooms.
Won are probably thinkingof Billy Naugh
ton. sporting editor the Examiner.
POLITICIAN Warm Springs. Alameda
County,. No, dear SIT; you are mistaken.
Chris Buckley is not dead-he Is only
sleeping. That was how he lost the tgbt
. In Los Angeles.
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rather op,ne that Jimmy's lsy-on wss
superInduced by his being mashed on ons
OF our local sehoolmsrms, and We expect
that hs will soon be digging up two sirno-
Icons to Day Tor Q marriage license, II what
we saw on the isdy's porch last Saturday
night is any criterion to Judge by. a siy
cog IS that same James @,
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SILUTlTORY.

This paper has Come to fiji long.
felt want. twill be-now and for.
ever the exponent Of the true in
terests of the people, We point
with pride to the fact that our paper
IS started just as the campaign is
about to get warm and remunera-
tive, but we warn our loathed and
loathing contemporaries thatwe are
not a campaign sheeN Far other
wisei On the contrary, we repeat
that we are here to stay, and again
we point with pride to the fact that
we shall stand like the tribunec Of
old, like a Gibraltar against the
hordes Of rich and soulless corpora
tons and syndicates that are suck
iEI the hearts blood of the Repub-
lie. We view with alarm the de-
generacy Of the majority Of the
papers on our exchange list. But
VT shall remain pure and uncon-
taminated.
There shall a fearless Press the
peoples rights maintain
Unswerved by political pull and
unawed by GAIN"
But we think we hear some Of
our shauing contemporaries ask
Nyw-~eSsA4.s.. s.s,s e,susoo
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A Sporty Club.

The Press Club ought TO be regular
old sledge or seven-ap organization" said
Billy DreypoIcher TO US last evening as ne
looked over an old list Of mem berShip.
"How so7" We asked. not expecting 9
frivolous pun from the lips of this in
innate friend ana associate Of the email ad.
We'll. there's GAVIN D. High. Judge
Charley Low and Jack Boduct.'
But where do you get your gamer" we
inquired triumpbantiy. seeking in vain
to becuile our astute friend.
"What's the matter with Ross Jackson 2"
he thundered; amt no gamer" aud DO
laughed loudly At hie own ioke
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what we are here for. Let the pee
pie whose lives and fortunes W
guard answer for US. Here is
letter from Butchertown, near tn
Potrero. that speaks volumes in Oh
behalf
To the Editor Of The Bernai Height
Palladium Of Liberty and Yam Bel
O Tie Mission Hoynbloue7-SiR
Permit ah old-tImef-ln fact | may
say an argonaut, one who CANT
here IN the fall of '4o or the spring
OF 50, when the bay came up K
montgomery street and drinks were
two bits apiece, with everything
else IN proportion-permit me,
say, to express my highest apPre'
Cation Of yourself personally, MI
Editor, and your noble paper. youi
progressive, enterprislng, pure
heightened. high-falutin' journal,
the Bernal Heights Palladium Of
Liberty and Warm Belt Of the
Mission Hornblower. Some OF the
caPtlous may object that the name
OF your paper is too short, Old
Pro Bono Publico intimated as much
in one Of his letters, but he was
well answered by my friend and
fellow pioneer, Colonel NIX yoma
lea, who so beautifully expounded
the truth when he said: "ThA
Befnal Heights Palladium Of Liberty
and WafQ Belt of the Mission
Hornblower is the epitome ogall
that IS desi1able in modern journal
ism. 1t represents the best CHARGE
teristicS OF its envious contempo-
raries Of San francisco. II is an
Examiner into the merits of all pub
lie affairs, it furnishes a true Chron-
icle Of important facts and it never
fails to Call for a square deal. it
sends forth an honest Report of all
affairs municipal, State and Ma
tional, is always prepared to Post
its readers in regard to their best
and | feel confident that
It will ever continue to Bulletin
rogues and pretenders, keeping
them in the pillory of public con-
tempt until they hide their dimin-
shed heads beneath the odium Of
condemnation" Yours
truly, Signed:
VOx POPULl SOX DEL. f..
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Thisi what an old subscriber saws OF uss
We could produce myrisds more Of Eks
import. some with aftdavits ttached, but
modcsty forbids that We should gratui-
tously speak favorably Of ourselves or al
low others to do SO. II is only when
forced TO the wall that we permit puffs Of
this character to appear In our already
over-crowded columns
But We digreis. We started i8to tell
why We are here. and how we arefhere TO
stay. II is because We believe Se are
needed TO resenerate the Affairs 10 the
Eleventh Ward Improvement CLUB, where
an effort has been recently promulgated 10
beat our respected lather in.law out Of the
contract for painting the new decrole th-t
rcsrs ITS naughty q est above the storsDlid
clubhouse. Such reprcbensibie machine
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By telegraph.
UNITED PRESS

ASSOCIATED PRESS.
AUGUSTA. Fla. June 1.
AUGUSTA. Mcine, June II
Professor Joseph Blanther and Colonel
Charles Durham arrived on an EXCURSION
train to-day They report having enjoyed
the trip very much. as they had 20
trouble dodcine tho detectives. II their
plans are not interfered With they expect
TO eat their Fourth OF July dinner ct
suuo's Baths at the Cliff House, and cor.
daily invite Chief Crowley and Captain
Lees to Join them IN o bowl Of vine.
This shows bow tho same men may BE-
in Two places az the same time.