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The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

| An o,d lady in Brussels who recently ceIe-
| brated her one hundredth birthday relates
that when Napoleon passed through her ma
| tive village of Fumay in 1910, peasant
having fallen on his knees to ask favor the
Emperor said: sect up, and never kneel ex-
| cept to Godr'
Joseph Arch. the well-known labor member
| of Parliament, met with financial reverses
some time ago, and is now in stralteneo clr-
cumstances. His friends are sbont to make
National appeal for funds with the view of
purchasing modest annuity and keeping the
veteran aeitator from penury in his old age.
Sir Hercules Robinson, who has been ele-
waited to the British peerage, was born In 1874.
The second son of Admiral Robinson OF KOS
mead County Westmeath, Ireland, he married
IN 1ad6 Miss Annesley, daughter of the tenth
Iord yalentia. Sir Hercules has two surviving
daughters and q son and heir, Hercules Robin
son. born in 1866.
Inits comments on the death of Sir Augustus
Harris the London Chronicle says: "And
sin ce II must pay or die, his death seems to
mark the death of opera in England. Inere
is absolutely no outlook for it at present. IL
has no future discernible to human eyes.
Coyent Garden as we know 1t was his creation.
He carried IL on his shoulders, and there is
none who can take up and carry the burden.
The late George Augustus sala in his early
days was most impecunious. At some festive
gathering where Mr.. Sala was present MI.
Attemborough, the famous pawnbroker' was
also guest They recognized each other ana
shook hands s'How do you do, Mr.. Attem-
borough said the journalist; 1--WE have orten
met before, but think this is the nrst Time
have ever seen your legs"
An English paper tells Q story of the late
Earl of Portarlington, who was always forget
ting the names of people whom he had met.
Once, on receiving gracious nod from Queen
Victoria at Marlborough House garden party,
ACCOMPANIED by few words of kindly inquiry
after his health, he replied: "You are very
kind. madam Your face seems strangely
familiar to me, but for the life of me Icannct
remember your name"
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
THE SUNDAY GALL.

To-morrow's issue OF The CALL will be
another splendid example of thoroughly
Californian Sunday newspaper. 1t will
contain large number of beautiful illus
trations drawn especially for The CALL
and by THE CALL artists right here in San
Francisco. And these illustrations will
be accom- panied by descriptive writings of
particular interest, because they are the
work of California men and women and
are mainly con ncerning large variety of
topics of intense human interest in this
City and State.
THE SUNDAY CALL is not a pictorial
paper, but most of it's features are hand
somely illustrated. The pictures, how
ever. are subsidiary to the reading matter,
and not vice versa. Ideals in journalism
vary as in all departments of human ac-
tivity, but THE Calls ideal of what q
Sunday newspaper ought to be-while per-
haps never quite attained, as ideals never
are-seems TO coincide with the public's
ideas on the same subject. Wespeak now
with the subscription books in mental
view. After all, it is the subscription list
that tells which newspaper is the best
newspaper, for while individual taste
varies greatly the consensus of public
opinion in cultured community like
California does not err in matters of this
kind BY all of which is meant to say
that THE SUNDAY GALL is the most popular
Sunday paper in California, as its con.
start tIy increasing subscription list clearly
demonstrates. The SUNDAY CALL too, is
copied by the Eastern newspaper more
than is any other Sunday newspaper on
tine Pacific Coast.
Some of the features of tomorrow g
issue are contained in the following list:
A San Francisco Renaissance.
Weird Melodies of a Strange People,
now all the fad in musical circles.
The Social Status of Jack Tar and His
Temptations Ashore.
What a Schoolmarm Saw Behind the
Swinging Doors.
Seven of the Minor Tragedies of the
Week.
Society at the Sum mer Resorts.
Gold-mining by Poor Men - Where,
When and How.
A San Francisco Girl Three DAYS in the
London Season.
An Old Mans Pitiful Tale of Starvation.
The LATEST Mule in rhe World.
Crests and Emblems of the San Fran
cisco Clubs.
The Mountain Lakes of California.
And host of new things, strange
things, things of human interest, pictur-
esque things, good literature.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
PERSONAL.

J. II. Hill of Port Townsend is at the Russ.
Mayor H. N. Baggs of stockton is at the Lick.
w. E. Gerber, a banker of Sacramento, has a
room at the Grand.
Louis Kahn, merchant of oakdale, is a
guest at the Palace.
James seadler, Sacramento architect, is
staying at the Grand.
Francis Boughton, United States navy, is
visiting at the Palace.
I. W. Wells, a business man of Sonora, is at
the cosmopolitan Hotel.
y. d. Vance, lumberman OF Eureka, Is at
the Grand on short visit
X. g. Whittlock, the travelling salesman, is a
guest at the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
Jonn Thomaun, a wineInaker of st. Helena,
LOOK room at the Grand last night.
.. r. Northcutt, a rich farmer of Salem, Or,
Is guest at the Cosmopolitan HoteE
}. H. Anderson and wife of Seattle are among
yesterdays arrivals at the California.
District Attorney Edwin Swinford of Colusa
county registered at the Grand last night.
DR.. John Mccoy, practicing physician of
Los Angeles, is a recent arrival at the Lick.
Thomas H. Nichols, a mining man from
Dutch Flat, arrived at the Grand last night.
X, Matsnoka, wealthy japanese tea mer-
chan I, Is registered at the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
4. w. Pogson and wife, of the great TETON
kanchos in Kern County, arrived at the Palace
yesterday.
). d. Kayander. mining man from the
City OF Mexico, arrived at the Russ yes
terday.
MRS. Charles B. Wing of Stanford University,
wlie OF Professor Wing of the civil engineer
ing department., arrived at the Russ last night
with three children and maid.
n. W. Smith, who was for a number OF years
general agent of the Great Northern Railroad,
and who resigned from that position some time
ago, Will leave here in few days for Chicago,
where he is to be cashier In large insurance
company.
Among the arrivals at the Palace yesterday
were William D. Murphy and wife and w. D.
Murphy Jr., of New York City, and A. B. At
kins and wife, of Washing ton, D. c., party
That recently came here from the East and
has just returned from visit to the Yo-
semitic.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08

workmen would have to come down to the
English level of wages or the American
factories would have to be closed. 1t IS
even shown that free trade would work
ruin by reason of Canadian competition.
Several prominent American manufactur-
ers say they can make agricultural imple-
ments in Canada for American consump-
tiop cheaper than in the United States,
owing to the disparity of wages between
the two countries.
1t will be borne in mind that the rem
edy of William jennings Bryan for these
evils and for other industrial ills is free
trade. 1t is seen, however, that the great
industries of the country fail one by one
when touched by the blight of free trade.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
BRYAN A FALSE PROPHET.
How the Democratic Candidate Is
Viewed by Newspapers of His
Own State

HOW the Democratic Candidate Is
Viewed by Newspapers of His
Own State.
Columbus Journal: Four years ago Bryan
predicted more prosperous times il the Demo-
cratic ticket was elected. His prophetic gift is
no greater now than it was then.
Weeping Water Republican: Four years ago
Bryan wanted free trade to reduce prices. Now
he wants free silver 10 raise prices. Neither
free trade nor free -ilver will give man more
money to spend; neither will it give him work
to earn it; while tariff for protection will do
both, and advance prices, too.
Ashland Gazette: Billy Bryan, the candi-
date for President in an era of triumphant
Democracy. and wheat only SO cents bushel
and oats starting in at centsl Billy prom
ised us four years ago that If we would only
vote his way we should have 81 25 bushel for
wheat. Are we going to have that promise re-
deemed with new lot of promisesY The for
mer promises have gone to protest and the
party that made them is busted. The people
will not trust them this time.
Gretna Reporter: tMore money is the cry
of the Bryanites now. Four years ago it was
free trade. What II will be four years hence
no one can tell. Should they by any accident
four years SIS they do of their tariff legislation
to-day, alt is failure; II won't work" When
you can once teach Populist that it requires
money 10 conduct the business OF the Govern
ment you will have taken the first step toward
ciyiliZing men.
Plattsmouth Tribune SO far the Bryan
men have failed to show up in this locality.
The only indication of faith in Bryan is the
fact that the farmers are still trying to hold on
to their wheat until Bryan's 1892 promise of a
dollar bushel comes true They have been
faithful TO his promise of rs cents per bushel
for corn as long as Democratic good times
would let them, and are now selling for II
cents and are glad to get 1T. Altogether 1t ap-
pears that the opposition to Bryan is getting
stronger and more determined every day.
Creighton Courier: Two years ago this fall
w. }. Bryan was stumping the State Tor Tree
silver land Bryan for the United States Sem
ate). He was denouncing the goidpugs in
every speech and at the same time was giving
his support to Goldbug Boyd as against D..
in the Second District II Mr.. Bryan was sim
cere in his advocacy of free silver, why did he
want the people to send this goldbug to Con-
gress instead of man in favor OF the free and
unlimited coinage of silver? He had traded
his "principle' for the support OF gold men in
the Legislature.
Sidney Poniard: In the campaign, of 1892
Billy Bryan and all other Democratic orators
told the farmers to
VOTE FOR CLEVELAND
AND GET 81 20
FOR WHEAT.
Did their promise come true?
work the same old confidence racket, and
VOTE FOR BRYAN
AND GET 81
FOR WHEAT.
DO you think they can keep their ptom1se
this time in the light of the dismal failure
they made of the other attempt?
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
VIEWS OF WESTERN EDITORS.
The Political Sideshow.


a.The NEXT thing in our political sideshow," !"
the Snowman remarked. sis the free silver
chameleon, which possesses the remarkable
property OF assuming the color OF almost any
thing that approaches it. AT present, ladies'
and gentlemen, 1t is of a dark alfalfa hue, IN
dicating that q Populist is in the immediate
vicinity. Now it changes to that rich amber
color characteristic of the Kentucky beverage,
and it is evident that a Democrat has ap-
preached it. That vapid, lifeless, ambiguous
color which it now assumes indicates that q
representative of the so-called silver party Is
not far away. / will speak the words 1ree
silver ladies and gentlemen: Observe: as =
It's heart and opens its mouth In an enort 10
say something. 1t is very Interesting
creature.
brated educated Populist flea, Direct LegisIa-
ton. so named because when you put your
finger ON him he is not there. observe now
mysteriously he disappears. IL IS pres presumeid me-
lows him, but for this we do not youcn, merely
calling attention to the fact that he dlsap-
pears whenever he is wanted 1t may pc tnat
he is merely an optical illusion and that there
really is no such thing, but our patrons are
left to decide this interesting question ior
themselves.
Tnis, fellow citizens, is the celebrated
Democratic goat, Dividedweiall, which butts
with both ends Observe that when say
Grover to this end it rushes at me 1urlousiy,
and when / say 'Altgeld TO Lne otheI Gnu ~
butts at me no less madly. The explanation
of the phenomenon is simpler During the last
four years the creature has played In poiitlcai
cream, and as consequence IL got 10 DC GIL
butter.
"Next in order is the celebrated panoramic
portraiture of the Popudemolistic procession.
1t will be observed that the Democrats ana
Populists, while they are following the same
leader, are standing with their backs 70 eaen y,
other, and the former are advancing wnl!e the
latter are retreating. 1t will be observed also
from the notices they carry that each party
believes it is marching in different direction
from the other. In the foreground is Bryan,
Carrying in his hand the campaign motto,
Wherein at?
se1'his closes the entertainment, ladies and
gentlemen.l 1t will reopen in precisely ten
mint utes, and everybody is invited 10 return
and pay the price of admission. The Demo-
cratic band will now strike up. Attention is
called to the fact that this is The only band In
the country which can play two tunes at one
and the same time without missing single
note or soaring a single Populist out OF the
tent. With married Populists 1t Is diferent.
Their teeth emore apt 10 be cut"
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
SLIGHTLY DlSFIGURED.
Visalia Delta.

The fight has been fought and won. Four
teen hundred sturdy Populists travelled in the
"middle of the road" to St. Louis, carrying
with them the planks they have been twelve
years in hewing and planning and framing,
with which they expected to build . platform
for their chosen leaders to stand upon. They
met Democracy in disguise, saw 1t and
were conquered. They were considerably
permitted to erect their platform. and
then ready-made candidates were placed upon
1t Tor them. IN the contention that followed.
were beaten disfgured and Knocked out of the
ring, and are now coming home and plodding
their way cross lots.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
STEW ART ON WEBSTER.
New Yorx Press.

Father Abraham Stewart, the Sheik Ilderim
OF the silver forces, Is at the Hoffman House
with his white-yellow whiskers. The Senator
from Nevada is only 50 years old, but looks
100. His arguments on the "intrinsic'' value
OF silver remind me of one of Coolidge's
stories. In speech in the Senate he used the
word in peculiar sense, whereupon Senator
Doiph ventured the suggestion that Webster
did not sanction such usage.
'Webster? What WebslerT demanded Mr..
Stewart, savagely.
"Webster's dictionary" said Dolph, softly.
"Webster's dictionaryr' exclaimed Stewart,
with sneer. II never want to have that
book quoted to me again. Why, every school,
boy in the United States knows that Il is moth
ing but tumble of wordsr'
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
IRON AND FREE TRADE.

1t is shown in a local article in to-day s
CALL that the peculiar free-trade notions
of Bryan, applied to the iron industry,
would result in ruin to the manufacturers
and in pauperism Tor the masses.
England is fine example of the evil
wrought by free trade in an iron-manu-
featuring region, and 1t is shown by the
evidence OF experts and practical business
men that, under free trade, American
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
A willing Sacrifice.

A ropulist sat with Pancake on his knife
blade, preparatory to eating 1t.
''Alasp' quoth the Pancake.
''Why do you say .AlasT" the Populist
asked.
because am about to be swallowed"
s'I used to dread it, too," the Populist mus
ingly responded ere the Pancake disappeared,
"but it is nothing after you once are down."
Moral: 1t is unnecessary to try to make any
body see the moral who has not seen 1t before
this time.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
Arc Yon Going Eas.s

The Atlantic and Pacific Rafroad-sants n.
route-is the coolest and most comfortable sum
mer line, owing 70 It's elevation ana absence OF
alkali dust Particularly adapted :or the trans
portation Of families because OF IT'S palace draw.
ins-room and modern upholstered tourist sleeping
cars, which run daily through from Oakland to
Chicago leaving ut q seasonable hour aud In
charge of attentive conductors and portera Tick
ct office 644 Market street, Chronicle building.
Telephone, Main 1881.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
LOVE, THE scoRCHER.

Weep. sweethearts, forever!
Time no solaee brings;
Love has lost his culver
Love hath lost his wingsi
From no dewy gardens
Gardens of delight,
With shield of roses
Fares he to the fight.
AT Lucinda's lattice
In the mornings beams
Now no more his arrow
Feathered, fatal CLEANS.
Weep, sweethearts foreveri
Love is love no more;
From his wheel he wooes you,
Dust-blinded, at your doorl
FRANK l.. STANTON
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
Cheap Excursion to St. Paul.

The Shasta route and the Northern Pacific Rail.
road has been selected as the official route 70 AZ
tend the National Encampment OF the g. A. Rat
st. Paul. TO be held there September to 5. The
excursion will leave San Francisco and Sacra-
mento August 26 at p. N. Rates $67 80 for the
round trip. The above is open to all who Wish
to make the trip East Send your name and ad-
dress to T. K. StateIer, general agent, 63S Markes
treeh San Francisco for sleeping-car reservations
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
AS AN ENGLISH PAPER UNDER
STANDS IT.
Westminster fiazette.

At the Populist convention last night the
permanent organization, by vote of 758 to
564, selected Senator Allen of Nebraska as the
permanent chairman. This, says the Central
News message, is regarded as decided vic
tory for the Bryanites. Throughout yesterday
and right up to midnight there had been con-
slant secessions from the anti-Bryan party,
and the indications in the early hours OF this
morning were that the Populists would In
dorse Bryan, Sewall and the Chicago platform
of the Democrats by l6 to L.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 7-At the Plaza
w. Il. Hill; Murray Hill-W. H. Hart, s. Kelly
Hofman-W. Ralston. Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz
meyer left the Plaza to sail on the North Ger
man liner for Charkonro
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
KNICKERB0CKERS
DRAWERS.
LADY'S

A comfortable and satisfactory shape is
shown here, the yoke dispensing with all full
ness around the waist and hips
The same shape is used for bicycle trousers
of heavy satin or farmers satin to be worn
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08

"Free silver or bust" is the Democratic
cry, and the people are prepared to bet II
to on the bust.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08

From the way the workingmen are COM
ing out for Mckinley it is clear the free
traders cannot fool them again.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
Ready Rule to Ascertain the Value of the Silver IN
Coined Dollar and Its Ratio to Gold.


Coined Dollar and Its Ratio to Gold.
Weigh tot snv
weight d=2 1922 grains
Weigh silver . 81 LIS grains
so 90 80 ~ = 15sss+, almost 16
(0 grains Wneh grains arc
S130
the
When
s7k $3.50
dtake which divide
sgU 81 "a and t Boz : 3d.
the
ELSA and silver is 65
SILVER IN INDIA.
standar alloy 1l2
Rupep snyer=1 less = grains
1652l 371 25 grains
GOLD.
81 s2o6z
r cen asozieoo
wilbe Chicago
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
THE BROOKLYN TIMES PUTS GEN.
HARRISON IN JAIL.
From the Broo klyn Times.

When ex-President Harrison, who is at the
Fifth-avenue Hotel, New York, was asked this
morning by a reporter Ii he had anything to
say on the political situation, he said:
81 object TO interviews on political matters.
do not know If there is anything for me to
say or that want to say. If there is shall
say it in a speech or in letter"
He was sentenced to fifty days in jail.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
what We Need.

bDule MINING IHueX.
This country Can live within ITSELF II we
were surrounded by a stone fence as high as
the moon IL would not exclude single article
of prime necessity. All we want is protection.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08

What would it profit your business to
have the value of money suddenly shifted
from its present basis to that of the money
of Mexico?
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08

A tariff system that gives the farmer a
market at his own door for all his products
is certainly better than one which sends
him on a wild-goose chase, hunting for a
market all round the world.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08

SLIP OF THE ToNeUE-subscriber. City. slim
of the tongue is a colloquialism for An mad.
vertent mistake. malapropos remark, and II
was probably to prevent such that Catwp rave
the following advice to Talfesin, his pupil:
Think before thou speskest
First-What thou shalt speak
Second-Why thou shalt speak
Inlroiy-Io whom thou mavest have to sneak.
speak, sIs "
Fifthly-What VIII come from what thou rnavest
sxth'y-w What may be the benefit from what
seventhly-who may be listening to what tbou
shalt speak. ~s sno1
An anonymous jingle, probably founded on
the above, is as follows: -
II you your lips
Would keep from slips,
Of these five things beware,
VI whom you speak,
TO whom you speak,
And how and when and where
The French say; "Lest you speak word Won
would recall. turn your tongue seven tines in
your mouth before you speak,
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08

The free coinage of silver is less impor-
tant than freer circulation of gold. Let
US revive industry and set both metals
moving.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08

1t begins to look as if the Democratic
leaders were incapable of managing a
campaign much less government.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08

Watson, like Tillman, insists that this is
q sectional campaign and says Sewall
must come down, because he is an Eastern
man. 1t is not necessary to ask what
patriots think of that.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
NEWSPAPER PLEASANTLY.

They were anxious to break it to her gently,
for she is very fond of the nomely dog with the
pink ribbon around its neck.
"Where is Hector ?' she asked.
"0h, he's out"
"Play ying?"
sUm-yes-I guess you might call 1t
frolc.'
.'Where is he?"
sWell, the last I saw of him he was on his
way to pound party."-Washington Star.
He-Do you think you could ever learn to
care for me?
Ehe-I might in time
He-How long must wait?
iShe-Until find out whether any of the rest
Of the young men hereabouts in tend to declare
themselves.-Cleveland Leader.
f"You say he is a silverite %
"The most rabid you ever knew
"Oh, guess not"
"Im sure of it. Why, he has absolutely re-
fused to recognize his father ever since the
old man celebrated his golden wedding.-Chi-
cago Post.
'That's a curious typographical error" said
Mrs. Partridge. s"The title of this new book Is
printed The Viking Age"
"Well, why not?" asked Partridge, "What
ought it to be2'
"why, Biking, oughtn't its"-New York
Mercury.
''Come into the garden, Maud" but Maud
was much too wise.
Said she: 'Oh, no; the corn has ears, and
the potatoes eyes."-Indianapolis Journal.
"Will some little scholar please tell what
happened after the children of Israel had
marched seven days around the walls of Jer-
icho blowing their horns ?' asked the Sunday
school teacher. Tommy Taddells, you may
answer"
"Pease. ma,am,n replied Tommy, "they
tumbled to the racket"-Puck. -..fi
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08

The plumbers of Democracy when out of
Office hurt nobody but itself. but Demo-
cratic blundering in Office hurts the whole
country.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08

1t is one thing to applaud Bryan's fluent
oratory, but quite another to elect him
President and trust the Nation to him.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08

The road that leads to American pros
perity is hedged with protection to Ameri-
can labor, and as long as we keep in the
middle of that road and do not break
down the hedge we are all right.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08

The eremonetization of silver is strictly
business proposition and no intelligent
man of business is going TO intrust it to the
hands of incompetent men.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08

FAST WAR VEssELs-J. H., Berkeley Cal
Vessels OF the type of the Yoshino (Japanese)
making twenty-three knots an hour, are bull
at Elswick Yard, Newcastle on Tyne, Eng.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
LET SOMEBODY START A NEW
PARTY.
From the Fplton ans Iedoe,

FROM the Fulton (lli.) Ledger
Neither of the great political parties has
mentioned in its platform any proposed plan
for exterminating chinehbugs; all are paying
attention only to goldbugs, silver-bugs and
straddle-bugs.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08

People who wish to promote home in.
dustry must vote the home-industry ticket
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08

1.-THE platform OF the Chicago conven-
tion," says Tom Reed, sis not bimetal-
lie platform, and don't let them make you
believe that bimetsllism is what they are
after -