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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-06

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-06

esting puzzle If the offer is acceptable. Now,
please don't refuse US this favor. Many of
your young readers wish it whose motives are
not mereenary. 1t gives them above all
great pleasure to be able to show with legiti-
mate pride these rewards as results and tangi-
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1igence and to receive tho congratulation OF
friends, urged on thereby to greater efforts.
''THE CALL speaks for ALL" Just for this one
time allow your puzzle-solve-s to speak for
themselves. NJ. /. SELIG.
DUNsMUIR, Siskiyou County, CAL, Sept2
Dear Editor; have seen so many letters in
THE CALL that I thought would write one,
too. 1 have piece of poetry should like to
have published in next Sunday Children's
Corner, if it is worthy a little space. We are
camping in the mountains, and are having
nice time, running over the hills and visiting
the mineral springs. We have been on visit
to the Upper Soda Springs and also to Masons
cave. Our camp is near ''Shasta Retreat" and
we have lots of friends there. 1t is fine place
for summer resort. and great many people
are camping there. There is a spring at
Hedge Creek camp. am 10 years old. I re-
main, yours truly, BEATRICE V. COLEMAN.
SAN Francisco, Cal, Sept 1, 1896.
Dear Editor: This is my first letter to any
news paper. 1 am a boy II years of age.
have three brothers besides me-Arthur, 8
years of age, Alfred, z, Hugo, 4. Ny papa. has
been taking THE CALL since three years and q
half was promoted from the sixth grade to
the seventh. Ny old teacher was Miss Keat-
ing, and my new teacher is Mr.. Kingsbury.
He is a man. always wished to be CALL
carrier. 1 hoped / could get route if you
need any. WILLIE GERCKE.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-06

Lottie Mailman.
Harry Sheehan.
Jessie NJ. " ellis.
Frank Mitchell.
Ethel Lucas.
Emma Hollenbeck.
Eva Navone.
Bessie Orchard.
Clara Orchard.
Edna Rouner.
Ella AhlerS.
Ethel Nichols.
Eta Peabody.
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HERBERT BROWN.
SAN FRANCIsco. cal. AUG. %, 1885

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. %, 1886.
Dear Editor: l went up near Bonner Lake
this summer and had very nice time, playing
outdoors and going fishing. There were so
many wild flowers, picked a bouquet nearly
every day. We had playhouse outdoors by
the creek that we called 1.-The Bower" 90 TO
school and am in the Second Reader" am
6 years old. have a brother named Charlie.
This is my first letter. Your new friend,
RUTH E LEWIS 222 Gnarra 70 street
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-06

B. Williamson.
Tina Bidekoff.
Hazel Toof.
Arthur Blint,
al ce Bell.
Norman Buchner.
Hilda Lippi.
Pearl Moore.
Eva Prizes.
Mabel Clayton.
Beckie Heino.
Beatrice B. Coffman.
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KELsEYvILLE, Cal. Aug. so, 1896.
Dear Sirs: This is my first letter TO you, and
hope you will be pleased with it. Ny father
takes THE CALL, and I read it every night
1 am IL years old. My birthday comes
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l sent him some pictures, and about two
months afterward received this letter from
him. Now L want some of you children to
send him something or write a letter to him.
Your friend, EVA NAvoNE.
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such a nice dog. l sit in my chair all day. At
night Mamma props me up with pillows, but
sometimes 1 cannot lean against them for
coughing. WILLIE.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-17
BIG FIRE IN PETERSBURG.

Petersburg, Va, Oct. 16.--About $50
D. M, fire was discovered in the print
ing establishment of the Mitchell
Manufacturing Company in the third
story of building on Sycamore street
in the heart of the business part OF
the town An alarm was turned in,
and the entire fire department. re-
sponded After a stubborn fight Of an
hour, the flames were subdued, but not
until the entire plant of the Mitchell
Company had been consumed and the
building Quilted.
Pritchett g. Company, stationers,
on the ground floor, were burned out.
The loss of the Mitchell Manufacture
ing Company is about S25,000; insur-
ance, $4,000 Pritchett & Company's
loss is about S4,500, covered by in-
stnance. The stocks of the China
Palace and Plummer & Wheeler,
hardware dealers, on either side of the
burning building, were slightly dam
aged by smoke and water. The build
ing, owned by Miss Maud Taylor,
valued at $1,000, is a total loss; insur-
ance not ascertained.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-17

Gates and let them run it for all there
is in it.
COULD NOT REACH THE STAND.
A brief stop was made at Albion,
where yellow ribbons were in evidence.
jackson was reached at $40 o'clock,
and the reception there accorded the
candidate proved to be the greatest
of the day. A multitude of people
were gathered about the station, and
the streets wore holiday appearance.
Several bands of music, and number
of free silver clubs, met the Bryan
party at the station, and a procession
was formed which trayersed the main
streets of the town. When the car
riage conveying the nominee got
within two blocks of the stand where
Mr.. Bryan was to address his first
audience, it was stopped by the dense
crowd which surged back and forth
about the vehicle.
The crowd was so great it was inn
possible for the candidate to reach
the speakers stand. He climbed to
the drivers seat and was there intro
duced by Thomas e. Barkworth, the
candidate for Congress in that district.
IL WAS lnhiiy u1IIluUCSs hcWCFCit -.
fore Mr.. Bryan could proceed with his
address and he was often interrupted
by the demonstrative evidences of the
affection of the crowd.
There was but five minutes left for
Mr.. Bryan to speak at the section meet
ing when at last the driver had suc-
ceeded in extricating the carriage from
the crowd When he arrived at the
place of speaking he found repitition
Of the first scene. He could not make
his way through the crowd to the
stand and again addressed the people
from the carriage. Brief stops and
short platform talks were made at
Leslie and Mason before Lansing was
reached.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-17
BUTLER ON THE SITUATION
FOUR STATES IN WHICH FUSION
HAS NOT BEEN ARRANGED.
Indiana and Kentucky Safe--Senator is
Satisfied With the General
Outlook

Washington, Oct 16.-Senator But
Ter, Chairman of the Populist National
committee, returned from Chicago to-
day. He expressed himself as satisfied
with the result of the meeting of the
Populist Executive committee, and
also with the general outlook.
There are only four States he
said, "in which fusion has not been
arranged-Georgia, Florida, North
Carolina and Tennessee. An adjust
ment viii be reached in Florida and
Tennessee without doubt. So far as
Georgia is concerned the State will go
either for Bryan and Watson or Bryan
and Sewa1. An adjustment in North
Carolina is difficult because the Demo-
Gratis rejected several very fair propo-
sitions which we made. Regarding the
Middle Western States, Ohio can be
classed as doubtful; Indiana with fu-
sion arranged is safe for Bryan; Illi-
nois, Michigan, Minnesota and Iowa
are in the same balance. / regard it
safe to assume that the chances are
even in those States; that is, that two
of the four will go for Bryan and sill
YER. Kentucky is safe; West Virginia
and Maryland are doubtful, with the
chances, / think, strongly in favor OF
Bryan in the former. In Maryland the
result win depend upon the Republi-
E.
affection among them to offset the
cold Democratic detection in Balti-
more, Bryan will carry the State. For
the population, there is a greater
Democrats detection in Baltimore,
think, than in any city west of New
York y
Senator Butler at noon stated that
be mad not received Mr.. Watson's let
ter of acceptance, which the latter is
quoted as saying he had mailed to the
Senator on Wednesday. Mr.. Butler de-
clined to discuss the probable char.
acter of the letter or to say whether
ne Nould give out the letter when re
cexed.
Senator Butler and the National com
mittee are represented a su'b-commit
tee who are now on their way to Geor
mittee are represented by sub
committee who are now or
their way to Georgia to con.
fer with the Vice-Presidential
candidate and they will be joined
by other members of the general com
mittee in case there is any call foI
their presence at the conference.
The purpose of the visit is under
stood to he to prevail upon Mr., Wat
son to accept with good grace the gen
eral committees address issued from
Chicago as the proper policy for the
party, to leave the detail of party
management to the committee and tc
cease his public criticisms of the com
mittee's course.
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TOM WATsoN's LETTER.
He Says Chairman Butler Must Decide
Is to Giving it Out.

Atlanta, Ga, Oct 16-ThomaS e.
Watson, Populist candidate for Vice
President, to-day wired the Atlanta
Journal as follows regarding the pub
lication of his letter, mailed to Senator
Butler, accepting the nomination;
'Mr. Butler must decide as to the
letter / did not wire Butler not to
come. On the other hand I expressed
la willingness to see abe committee
here"
Mr. Watson was informed by tele-
graph that Chairman Butler had ex-
pressed himself as preferring that Mr..
Watson give out his letter for publica-
ton and the Vice-Presidential candi-
date was asked to authorize it released.
To this he replied with this brief mes
sage:
mir. Butler must decide
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-17
September Exports Exceeded
Imports by $35,OoO,OOO.
CoMPAREDWITHLAsT YEAR
The Excess Nearly $3O,OOO,OOO
Greater Than Then.
eRAIN-MovEMENT. MAIN CAUSE
The New Conditions of General Trade
Are Favorable to an Early improve
ment-- Large Volume of Wheat
TO India and Australia,

New York, Oct. t6.-R. G. Dun &
Company's Weekly Review of Trade
tomorrow will say:
The one commercial change which,
more than any other, ensures better
business in the near future is the ex-
cess of merchandise exports over i'm
ports. In September exports were
$85,09S, ,594 and imports only $50, 1925, ,7O5
and the excess of exports was S34,-
272, ,889. in payment for which net i'm
ports of gold were $34,249, 1873. Last
year the excess of Merchandise inn
ports was $6,765,257 in September and
net exports of gold SIC, SOC, ,55s. In the
four principal classes exports increas-
ed $20,641, 134 more than half in cotton.
In two weeks of October the exports
from New York have increased 30.6
per cent against 31.2 in September,
Wilde imports have decreased "a per
cent against 35.2 in September. Con-
tinued shipments of gold from Europe,
not including $4,000, 900 from Austria
liza, now amount to $58,250,000 since
the movement began, of which $52,-
250,o00 has already arrived and have
not been arrested by measures taken
by the great European banks.
The heavy movement of grain is the
cornerstone. After an increase OF
SIS, ,923, CTS in exports of breadstuffs in
September, there have been shipped
the past week from Atlantic ports
al,ne 2,134,774 bushels, -four included,
and 4,203, 845 in two weeks of October,
against 3,51O,271 bushels last year. A
more important fact is that all avail
able grain freights have been engaged
for months ahead here and on the
Pacific coast.
Western receipts fall q little below
last years and for two weeks have
been 14,235,0 ,016 bushels, against 15,0S4,-
483 last year. Wheat has advanced
41s cents for the week and corn 2
cents.
Confidence as to the future makes
trouble in some industries because
speculation in materials raises prices
so that demand for finished products
is checked.
The cotton manufacture has started
more spindles, but the demand for
goods scarcely increases and print
cloths sell at 2.65 cents. Failures for
the week have been 32s in the United
States, aginst 263 last year, and 40
in Canada, against 46 last year.
New York, Oct. 16.-BradstTeet's to-
morrow will say:
While the volume of general trade
has not increased materially, new
conditions are favorable to an early
improvement. Notwithstanding many
interior merchants prefer to wait until
after the election before plac-
ING orders, and others willing
to order subject to cancella-
tion, should the movement for free
coinage of silver be successful, senti-
ment at larger business centers regards
the success of the campaign for sound
money as assured. In some instances,
merchants are discounting that view
of the situation by placing orders.
Features Of the business week are
the continued advance in price and
strength of wheat and the mainte-
nance of a large volume of wheat eX-
ports, notably to India and Australia.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-17
WINsLOW COMMITTEE FOR TOMMY

Chicago. Oct 16.--Messrs. Wash
burne and Reed, Of the Populist Ma
tionad committee, left at 6:30 p. m.
tonight for Thomson, Ca, where they
are to meet Mr.. Watscon. Mr.. Wash
tburne said that owing to the necessity
of Senator Buffers presence in Wash
ington he would not be present ait the
meeting
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-17
LoAD OF BOGUS MECHANICS.

Canton, Ohio. Oct Congressman
James H. Coddington, of the Fifth
district of Pennsylvania, led a delega-
ton of several hundred people from
the Lehigh Valley to the Mckinley
home this morning, and introduced
them as miners, mechanics, business
men and other citizens representing
that territory.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-17
GUII.FORD TO EXHIBIT.
One of the Best Yet Made-Guilford
VS.. University in Greensboro.

Guilford College, n. c., Oct. To-
(Special) al)-Guilford will be represent
ed at the State Fair. The exhibit is to
be in charge of Mr.. II. Gilbert Pear
son, curator of the museum. 1t is one
Of the best yet made.
She football game between Guilford
ard the University played in Green's
boro, will be of much interest. Gull
ford expects to make a good score
on her worthy opponents.
Miss Ruth c. Worth will come down
to the Fair the first of the week.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-17
TOM REEDS VOICE GONE.

Fort Wayne, Ind, Oct. 16.-Speaker
Thomas B. Reed, of Maine, who spoke
here last night, is unable to resume his
speaking tour. His voice has given
out and he is unable to speak above a
whisper. His engagements at Cam
bridge City and Peru have been can
celled He left for Chicago at p. m.
to-day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-17

Louisville, Oct. 16-Dates and places
for the Kentucky speeches to be deliv-
cred by Secretary Carlisle have been
arranged as follows: Covington, Octo-
Der %; Bowling Green, "a; Owensboro,
26; Louisville, 2S, and Lexington, 80.
This arrangement allows him to speak
in five Congressional districts.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-17
CAN WIN WITHOUT IT.

Chicago, Oct. 16.-Hard luck seems
to wait upon the Democrats in their
efforts to hold another parade. Chair
man Jones vetoed the first date fixed
upon. Sunday, November /, and now
Chief of Police Badenoch says they
win not be permitted to parade on the
night of October 81, as was the inten-
ton, because of Cook county clubs
fling, a previous request for this night.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-17
WANTED TO HEAR WATSON.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct 16.--A special
TO the Star from Fort Scott, Kans.,
says: The fact that VicelPresidential
candidate Watson's Kansas date had
been cancelled was not received in the
country and towns along the Kansas,
Nebraska and Dakota road, and to-day
at nearly every town ON that railway
large crowds assembled from the sur
rounding country to see and hear him.
Some farmers drove twenty miles to
be present and the crowds were great
ly disappointed at the nominees fail
ure to appear.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-17

Water Valley, Miss, Oct. 16-Senator
j. Y. George, who was billed to speak
here tomorrow night, is seriously i'll
at his home at Carrollton, and cannot
therefore keep his appointment.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-17
MR.. HERBERT BINGHAM DEAD.
Succumbed to Typhoid Fever After an
Illness of Ten Weeks.

AIebane, N. c., Oct. 16.-(SpeeiaD -
Mr.. Herbert Bingham, principal of the
Presbyterian High school and son of
the late Col. William Bingham, died
at his home here this morning at
o'clock of typhoid fever, after an ILL
ness of ten weeks. Mr.. Bingham was
young man with the brightest fu-
ture before him and was highly es-
teemed by all classes. He was ruling
elder in the Presbyterian church here,
and was jealous Christian worker
The whole community monrns their
loss and sympathizes deeply with his
family. He was taken i'll when at
Red Springs, Moore county, eanvassing
for his school.
WANTED TO HEAR WATSON.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-07-31
COURT DATES.

Be it enacted by the legislative
assembly of the territory of New
Mexico:
Sec. /. The terms of the district
CONT hereafter to be held in the coun
ties of Santa Fe, San Juan. Rio Ar,
riba and Taos, shall be held in said
counties beginning at the times here
matter fixed and continuing until az.
journed by the order of the court, to-
wit:
In the county of San Juan. on the
Sd Mondays in April and October.
In the county of Rio Arriba, on the
first MONDAYS in May and November.
In the county Of Taos, on the third
Mondays in May and November,
La the county of Santa Fe, on the
second Mondays in June and Decem-
ber.
Sec. 2. The spring 1893 term in the
county OF Lincoln shall be held begin
ming on the second Monday in April in
stead of the second Monday In March,
as now fixed.
In the county of Chavez, beginning
on the fourth Monday in March instead
of the thud Monday in February.
In the county of Eddy, beginning on
the second Monday in March instead of
the first Monday in February.
In the county of Dona Ana, begin.
ming on the third Monday in March
the third Monday in September.
In the county of Sierra, beginning on
the fourth Monday of April and the
fourth Monday in October.
In the county of Grant, beginning on
the third Monday in May and the
third Monday in November.
Sec. 3. After the spring 1899 term
all terms of court for the counties of
Lincoln, Chavez, Eddy, Dona and
Grant, shall remain as fixed by the law
of 1891.
In the county of Colfax, on the 4th
Monday in March and the I'd Monday
in October.
In the county Of San Miguel, on the
second Monday IN April and Novem.
ber.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-07-31
CHINESE ETIQUETTE.
1t Is Very Elastic and Permits of an Oc-
casional Breach.

IL lb very anu VI IN Wv
casiOnal Breach.
Don't be frightened by the tremend-
'ous formality that the books talk
about. In half an hour, if you are gay
yourself, every constraint disappears
and iollier companions could not be
found. They have that genuine polite
ness that annihilates constraint, says a
writer in Temple Bar. Full of tact
they do not press you with attentions
or observe by the slightest sign your
mistakes in language or etiquette, un-
less your mistake is so obvious as to
make non-observance forced.
| remember once was endeavoring
to get hold of sea-slug away in the
middle of the table; when | did grip it
with the chopsticks cut it in half; one
minute: no notice. got one, and
dropped it half way? no remark, except
lively continuation of the converse,
ton. I tried again. was fond of
them. My under chopsticl1 slipped,
and l flipped the soup and half slug
across the table. ALLOW me-" said my
host; that's slippery customer, out
far too good to let go. for want of a
net" and he handed me one over in q
spoon. II am extremely fond of them
myself; but | never attempt the chop
sticks. l like to get a good mouthful,
so use my spoon" Of course he had
never done so in his life. OF course he
commenced eating them himself-with
a spoon. Fortunately l recollected "a
pun on spoons and politeness, and
brought it out, full of wrong tones and
Wadifed conceits. The most hearty
good mirth followed The dinner was
as heartily enjoyable and full of real
fun and laughter as if we had been old
chums reunited.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-07-31
PATRIOTISM IN JAPAN.
An Instance OF Their UnseIfish Love for
Country.


An Instance OF Their UnseIfish Love for
Country.
In japan there lives q native scholar
and writer than whom no one has done
more toward introducing education and
civilization into his country. Repeat
edly he has refused both titles and re-
munerative Offices.
This man, says the Youths Compan-
ion, had never sought for wealth, but
he had acquired during a long Life of
usefulness a moderate sum for his sup
port in later years-about ten thousand
dollars in our money. When the war
with China broke out he at once gave
this money to his government as his
contribution toward the war expenses,
saying that individuals must make sac
rifices for the cause of patriotism.
This splendid example of love for the
native land illustrates the intensity of
the patriotic spirit in Japan. The gen.
eral absence Of this unselfshness in
China has been one cause of her de-
feat. Office has been used to satisfy
personal greed. The government has
been feared and cheated, not loved and
strengthened.
A Japanese student in this country,
talking with an American, said naively.
sin Japan | was Christian; here | do
not know what | am. / do not under
stand your young men. They do not
want to do anything for the country.
They want to make money, or get to
congress, or marry rich widows and go
to Europe. In Japan every young man
wants to do something for the country"
Devotion to the general good, earn
estness in advocating what is Cor the
interest of all rather than for that of
the class or individual, willingness to
give ones own time and trouble to ad-
vance needed reform--these are quail
ties that should be universal. In them
lies the hope OF the future
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-07-31
WOMEN OF THE DAY.

In Glasgow, Scotland, 15,74Q women
have municipal suffrage.
MISS ELLA L. KNOWLES, of Helena,
Mont, who recently appeared as a can
didate for attorney general of her state
has been elected.
WoMAN's CENTURY is the name of q
new weekly paper to be published in
Weimar, Germany. 1t will be devoted
to the advancement Of women in the
fatherland.
AN absolutely unique position in
German Jewish journalism is that oc-
cupied by Israelitische Hausfrauen
Zeitung, of Leipzing, a journal which
has just started upon its career 1t
will confine its efforts to the interests
of Jewish women.
Miss PATTERSON, of Ireland, is one OF
the few women to win the degree of
doctor of music, and the only one in
Great Britain, except the princess of
Wales, whose title is complimentary.
Miss Wilson has received, also, the de-
prees of bachelor of music and bachelor
of arts from the Irish universities.
THE Ladies' club in Sydney is the
only club in the city which is not in
debt. The rooms are in central and
convenient locality, where tea, coffee
and cocoa are served atany hour, where
dainty lunches are enjoyed by the
members and their friends, and where
private reception rooms are furnished
to ladies who wish to entertain their
friends. The club numbers nearly one
hundred members.