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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
The CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
The Junta has a hunted look.

There are signs that Rainey intends to
lose McNab as soon as he gets him in the
woods.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

There is promise in everything in
these days-even Congress shows signs Of
blossoming into an early adjournment.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

Some people in the festival counties are
quietly watching the battle Of the ballots
for queen, but most of them are hustling
for the ballots of the battle.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

There were enough Mckinley men in
the New York convention to make mo-
tion, but they lacked great deal of hav-
ing strength enough to keep it moving.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

Senator Davis may be the favorite son
of Minnesota, but in the Safe convention
somebody heaved a brick at him and the
subsequent proceedings interested him no
more.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

The Morton movement in New York has
been started well, is headed right and will
undoubtedly get to st. Louis with strength
enough to cut wide swath.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

The appointment of Senators Frye,
Brice and Wolcott TO draft funding bill
for the Senate is very good for the rail
roads and not altogether bad for the peo-
pie, inasmuch as it gives fair notice of
what we may expect.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

Bayard was right enough in saying at
recent banquet, "A man mnst not be ex-
pected to speak in tone that will suit
everybody" but that is no reason why an
ambassador should speak in q tone that
dosn't suit the country ne represents.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

Senator Mills would have Uncle Sam
say to Spain, ''Give Cuba local self-gov-
ernmcnt or l will and in such remark
there would be no bullying and good
deal of business.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

The ease with which Chauncey Depew
can manage the performance of arduous
labor is made evident by the fact that
when he travels thousands of miles to
look after railroads and attend to politics
on the side he calls it recreation.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

"How does Jibson stand prosperity since hs
came into his fortune?'
"oh, he stands it all right, but it is pretty
tough on his iends."-Cipcinnst Enquirer.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

SPECIAL Information daily to manuscture;s.
business houses and public men by the Press
Clipping Bureau tAllen's), $40 Montgomery
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

An American woman who recently visited
the ruins OF the House Of the vestals, in Rome,
said to the guide, after he had given the history
of the place: "Say, mister, were these ladies'
of the Catholic or Protestant religionq'-New
York Tribune.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

The Lady-Now. hope you went spend
this money for that vile liquor.
The Tramp-Well, mum, I'll do ne best; but
I'm not u connysoor, an I generally has to
drink 1t afore can tell whether il is good or
bad.-Milwaukee Citizen.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

She-Why don't you talk to me as if you loved
me? He (absent-minded-Im SO horribly out
OF practicel-Detroit Free Press
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
Eternal Vigilance Necessary.

SdH JUSU
The friends of California must be vigilant if
they hope to defeat Mr.. Huntington's refund.
ing scheme.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
Health Better Than Wealth
San Diego Sur

san Olego sun.
As publisher Mark Twain went broke. As
q lecturer he proposed to recover his fortunes,
but If in the latter effort he loses his health
or life it will be bad GO for Twain broke
financially is better than Twain broke phys-
cally.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

The man who merely dabbles in mining
stocks is not a miner any more than man
who lies is lawyer
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

The appearance of ,Rainev, Kelly and
Mahoney in one combination is' such a
queer deal as to suggest the possibility
that Buckley may have had something to
do with the shuttle.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

1t cost New York about $4,000 to re-
move the snow blown into the city by the
blizzard of the 10th and by the time the
job was done another blizzard came along
and blew in some more.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

THE chief reason for the marveous success OF
Hoods Sarsaparila is found in the medicine itself.
1t is merit that wins. 1t stands teday unequaled
for purifying the blood.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

By requesting our Navy Department to
make tests of the armor-plate they have
purchased in this country the Russians
have paid US compliment and escaped
the cost of paying for the tests.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

In all Republican conventions of the
year the principle of reciprocity is placed
side by side with that of protection, and it
is made certain that the great policy of
Blaine has become the permanent heritage
of the party.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

The fact that Fresno vineyardist has
begun to predict speedy beginning Of the
millennium may be taken as pretty fair
evidence that rabbits are dying out and
the raisin crop is looking we'll.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

Judging from the comparative amount
of public attention shown to the two stars
in the Vanderbilt Depew combination now
coming west, it is clear the American peo-
pie think ten times of brains where they
think once of money.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

collar and full sleeves. The gown may be re.
enforced in yoke shape for extra strength at
The collar may be neatly edged with narrow
band OF Hamburg embroidery, or q frill OF
narrow lace, but is in itself very effective when
made OF plain white collar cloth, batiste or
lawn. The neatest trimming and the least ex-
pcnsive is tiny insertion Of valenciennes. let
tns about its width from the edge Of the collar,
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
FROM WESTERN SANcTUMS.
Not a Hoax.

Riverside Searchlight.
Hoke Smith would like TO go to the United
States Senate. This is not hoax, but desire
of Hokes.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

Congressman Barham was right in tell
ing the Pacific Roads Committee ''The
people of California are almost unani-
mously opposed to any sort of refunding
BILL" That is exactly the sentiment of
the State.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

DIR. SIEeERr's Angostura Btters is known all
gestive organs.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

FoR BRONCHIAL AND AsrHMArIc COMPLAINTS,
"Brotcns Bronchiat zroches" nave remarkable
curative properties.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

FINE eyeglasses, 15c, S115 Fourth, NJ. barber
{note number). Sundays, 73S Markst street
(Kasts shoestore).
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
HUMoR OF THE HOUR.

Mrs. Johnson-Hateful, stuck-up thing! How
proud she was of that new dress of hers. She
would hardly look at me. But 1 got even with
heri"
Mrs. Jackson-How did you do it?
Mrs. Johnson-Oh, told my servant girl
where she could get dress just like it-somer-
vile Journal
Distinguished Naturalist lin Africa by Joye,
my boy guess Pm your breakfast But just
wait till you commence to feel in your own in
side the pangs of the dyspepsia I've had for the
last twenty years, and you'll wish you had let
me alone-Harlem Life.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

SOLID chocolate cream eggs, SC. Townssnd's. =
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

EASTER eggs at low prices. Townsends
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

CALIFORNIA glace fruits, soc lb. Town,snda.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

FACE VALUE-Subscriber, Virginia, New. A
ten-cent piece of the year 1885 is worth to coll
leetors of old coins only its face value. Dimes
of that date are not scarce.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
BOGUS Miners.

Bodie Mining Index.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

The chair left vacant by Ambrose Thomas at
the Conservatoire should fall either to Mas
senet or Saint-Saens. Both of them are most
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

maintains excellent discipline, as. well as
being able to excite the interest and ambi ton
of her musicians. The new departure has ex-
cited great interest both in Denmark and
abroad
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-06-06
THE CRIMINAL INSANE.

The windrath trial renews the urgen-
cy Of demands for reform In the meth
oil Of treating insane criminals or Grim.
inals pretending insanity.
Windrath was sentenced to- death for
the murder Of Carey Birch. a receiving
clerk for street railway company.
AS the date for the execution of the
sentence approached the prisoner de-
veioped symptoms Of acute mania. ON
the representatio of counsel the exc.
cution was postponed ami the prisoner
put on trial for insanity before Judge
Baker.
The evidence developed the same OK
trrnordinary difference Of opinion he
tween the experts that has been dis
ture. Allenists employed Ivy the friends
of the prisoner testified that Windruth
IL insane: alienists employed by the
state swore that lac II shamming mad
ness. Considering the extreme fragil-
ity of the line between sanity and In
sanity. the multitude of false symptoms
and generally the extreme Indefinite
ness Of the science Of plychOpathOlOgy.
II would he unjust to assume that either
array of witnesses testified with the
notion Of serving their client rather
than with the purpose Of furthering the
ends Of Justice. hut no far as expert
evidence tended to enlighten the Jury
that body was helpless to determine
the mental condition Of the condemned
man.
The scandal to the medical profes.
sion through the contradictions Of ex.
pert testimony must lie heavy on the
souls Of medical men who cherish the
traditions Of their calling. II an &C.
casiOnal expert retained for the de.
Tense were to throw up his commits.
sion and give evidence without price
for the prosecution. II every expert did
not appear to have his evidence made
out In advance for him. there would he
some ground upon which to base Op.
position to the widespread belief Of the
public. often reflected In the Obiter
dicta Of the bench. that expert evidence
Is wholly purchasable and that the doc.
tor who goes on the stand In a criminal
trial Is less witness than advocate.
These episodes do not end with
general impairment OF confidence In
the professors Of medicine. They too
often thwart justice. bring the law into
contempt ana AFFORD means whereby
interruptions lawyers bleed the rcla.
tives and friends OF criminals.
The remedy appears to lie In a State
lunacy commission. composed Of
physicians whose duty It shall he to
investigate the cases OF the criminal
Insane and make decisive report to the
court. Otherwise there can he no
judgment entirely satisfactory to the
public. Herald.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-06-06
PRODUCTS or THE DAiSY

Nothing Is more remarkable In con.
nectiOn with the export Of American
products than the falling or In the
quantity Of butter shipped to Great
Britain. According to the report pub.
llshed by the State Department. the
total exports Of butter to the United
Kingdom from all countries In 1880
were 2G0,54O.1GO pounds, valued ut
$50.O77.271. In 1904, they amounted
to 2ss.341,52 pounds, valued at $O5..
4SO.D7. Yet the export Of American
butter amounted to - $3.50. 900 pounds In
1880, as compared with $3.50, 552 pounds
In 1904. The American butter tmdc
may therefore Ike practically said to
have died out In Europe. France ana
Denmark have captured the business.
In 1904 the imports from Denmark
were 123, 470, ?16 pounds, valued mt $2S..
430. $50. being a little more than oa3
cents n pound. American butter import.
ell In 1904 realized only 10 cents u
pound. 1t Is clear from these figures
that the reduction In our exports In due
to some unsuitab lencss Of the article
made In this country as compared
with TINT made In France nnd Den.
mark. 1t In to be regretted that the
dalrymen and farmers do not endeavCr
to revive trade which IL almost dead
and one for which there IL SO large
and profitable market. What Is said
Of butter applies with equal force to
the manufacture of cheese.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-06-06
TIVE WAY our.

President Healy has been quick TO
take advantage of the suggestion Offer.
cd by the Times-Herald that instead of
wasting his time In chasing the shadow
Of county consolidation he should de.
vote his attention to the dlscontlnuance
Of the township organization.
The method Is plainly prescribed by
the statutes. and if leading men are
earnest In their desire to throw OFF the
yoke Of oppressive assessments and de.
wise system whereby an equitable
tax will I've laid and collected they ought
to he able to accomplish the first great
step In the reform at the November
election. Emergency laws passed NJ
the next session of the Legislature will
complete the work.
Equitable assessments and the honest
collection Of taxes are practically i'm.
possible In existing circumstnn noes.
Only blow at the roots Of the system
can effect permanent Improvement
Times Herald.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-06-06

The terrible accident Mt Moscow cast
n blight upon the Russian cOrOnat ton
festivities. 1t Is stated that the Cxar
wept mt the news Of the disaster. The
world will hope that this IL true. Hard
indeed would he the heart Of n ruler
which would not melt In the presence
OF this shocking catastrophe to his sub.
jects. The dance Mt the French en-.
bassy, however. was In nowise dis.
turbed by the fearful loss OF life. One
lesson Of the event IL the lesson Of the
superiority Of civilization over barbar.
Ism. The Russian peasant IL perhaps
the most degraded In Europe. His hOl.
lday means mad carOusal Of vodkl.
Without doubt theHOdynsky plain was
crowded with people temporarily bru.
tallxed by strong drink. Chicago day
during the Worlds Fair more than 100.
600 human beings were massed tOgeth.
or In the exposition grounds. They
went, stayed and came away without
the loss Of life from mOb.panIc. Thou.
sands were trampled to quick ana hOr.
rible death Mt Moscow. BY just 80 much
Ii American civilization In advance OF
Russian seml.savagery. The climax of
social development with races, rs with
individuals, IL the perfection of the
qualities Of self.knOwledge, self.disci.
plIne and self-contrOl.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-06-06
NEW WOMAK-NEW WORLD.

Anyone who secs a pretty girl with
glowing cheeks and eyes sparkling
with pleasure. petlallng briskly through
the woods, happy herself and cause
Of happiness to the onlOOker, perceives
at once that the wheel has opened a
new world to woman. She IL Mt length
able to come and 20. unattended, with.
in vastly wilder limits than ever Ike.
fore. She may traverse the woods and
feel the charm Of solitude. Conven.
tional,ty Is laid aside. Climbing n
weary hill, she feels a new touch Of
nature In the muscular struggle that
feat involves. Consting down n long
incline, she experiences that delight Of
violent and swift motion. attended with
danger. Of which horrid man has TIL
nov had almost n monopoly. A new
position has evidently been gained for
woman in athletics rs well rs aesthet.
ens
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-06-06

or the means of lOcOmOtion In Maine
In pioneer days n Kennebec gentleman
says: Before the revolution there was
not a fOur-wheeled vehicle In Maine. In
1I6O twO.wheeled chaIses were first
seen In Portland, but they were used
only on gala days. They excited about
as much wonder as flying machines
would now. Augusta had Its first four.
wheeled vehicle In 1900. People tray.
eled on foot or on horseback In summer
ana used rude sleds In winter. Women
had side saddles or pillions for seats
behind the mems saddles, ana no con.
siderable journey was made by them
except In that way. Horse blocks for
ana dismOunting were Il me-
cessity, and We're found ut nearly every
mans door. Grain was carried to mill
on tho farmers back or the horses
back, and 1t was common thing to see
n small boy perched atop OF several
bags of grain on the back of the family
horse going to the mill All not Grip.
pied were great pedestrians, ana WON.
en- thought as little OF walking miles
then as they do of furlongs now"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-06-06

that the iceberg IL Of far greater utility
than the serpent, although possibly
not - picturesque. The sca monster
offered greater scope for the imagina-
ton and every resort could have its
own monster II Il desired. and was not
confined to any limits rs to size. The
same reckless prOfuslOu Of iccbergs will
not I've so easily attained and the resorts
will I've forced to wait patiently their
regular turn. Some system should be
devised, some route Of march. a. 1t
were. by which clash of dates may
l,e avoided. II would not do to have
two resorts widely separated claiming
the berg on the same day. The good
thing must be nursed with some diplo.
macy and business acumen. An Had
vised rivalry that developed too many
bcrgs and fiippancy In It's decorative
features would weaken public conf.
dence and the entire iceberg fabric
would fall to the ground. II there must
he an improvement In details over those
vOuchcd for in the Massachusetts case
1t should tc made gradually, II little
added ut each iceberg stntiOn.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-06-06

Could human helplessness I've more
pitifully depicted than by the particu.
lars of the sherman cyclone? Evening Is
drawing on-the hour for the home.
coming of shOp.keepers and laborers.
Somber clouds are banked against the
western sky. portending a storm. Sud.
denly a mass Of whirling. scurrying
vapOrs bursts from the darkening sky
and rusles down upon the town with
thunderOus roar. Pedestrians have
barely time to note the oncoming of the
black and ugly cloud; to cry a futile
warning; to throw themselves to the
ground or stand transfixcd with fear.
And then! A rush and roar; moment
Of mad tumult; the sounds of crashing
timbers and the agonizing shrieks of
human beings.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-06-06
OF INTEREST TO RAILROAD MEM,

4 new invention Of interest to rail
road men is an electrical weeder, whicl,
will run ut express speed and cut down
all weeds that line the track. An ordi-
may fiat car Is equipped with metal
brushes, which extend out over each
side of the car Their height Is regu-
lated so that they will brush the top of
the weeds as the cars move along. 4
dynamo on the cur, run while the train
Is In motion, Is connected with the me-
talllc brushes, which receive the full
force of the current. The circuit IS
then grounded through the wheels to
the track. When the current Is turned
on 1t passes from the metal brushes
through the weeds to the ground, thus
completing the circuit. The current Is
so powerful that the weeds, which
serve as a conductor, are Instantly
shriveled up. 1t Is necessary to wet tho
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-06-06

Life on the farm Is laborlOus nn,l
probably trife tedious, and the me.
chanic in the village and small city
may think that lie is deprived Of oppor.
tunities to advance In his work. Bn.
the advantages which the metropolis
affords are not the only things he es.
capes. The temptations, the pervcr.
slons and the humiliations which arr
common in the baneful environment Of
the city are avoided, and In TINT fact
there Is compensation for the losses In
the other respect. Besides that, the
health yields to the constant worry and
disappointment Of life In the poverty.
plagued city.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-06-06
IN HONOR OF the CZAR.

Among the guests who assisted Mt the
coronation Of Nicholas II. at Moscow
were thirty-four princes and thirteen
princcsses Of foreign courts, and eleven
ambassadors representing powers not
sending royal princes. among these be-
ing the United States of America and
the Vatican. There were metropolis.
tans, patriarchs and archlmandrltes.
and for the first time the established
church Of England was represented Mt
a Greek rite by a member Of the Epis.
cOpal rank. More than 200 persons
were in this foreign group alone. There
were also deputatlons Of all the regi.
mcnts Of Germany, Austria and Eng.
land, Of which the Cxar Is titular chief.
The military pageant WINS unnpnral.
leled for numbers and magnlficencc
and civic enthusiasm IL described rs
boundless. No disaster or misliap up.
pears to have marred the dry. Splen.
did rs has been the coronation. what
Is to follow? VIII the second Nicholas
live better, die more, peacefully, thnn
40 many Of his forcfathcrp?
Let us sit upon the ground
And tell sud stories Of the death Of
kings,
Ii not inapt for any cOronntion; most
apt Of all for Russian. Nicholas hns
yet to prove that he possesses "thc
king.becoming graces':
Justice, verify, temperance, stnbleness.
Bounty. perseverance, mercy, lowell.
ness,
Devotion, patience, courage. fortItudc.
Ancestral traditions and grim expert.
ence may lead him to shy hereafter,
with Macbeth, II have no relish Of
them" May happy fortune wait upon
n career 40 majesticnlly begun! In the
hope that n constitution for his people.
extinction OF religious proscriptiveness
and extension Of personal liberty shall
make his future rs renowned rs his cor
OnatiOn has been radiant. the whole
world will wish that flowers shall
spring from the holy water sprlnklcd on
his pathway from palace to altar.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-06-06

A balky stage gun that refused to 60
on prevented Sarah Bernhardt from dy.
Ing In great agony at the close Of a
performance In New York. 1t was the
proper place for her to die, she had
never failed before to die there with
great dramatic success, but although
the unfortunate stage villain snapped
the trigger with cOmmendable pertinac.
ity 1t failed to work, and there was no
death scene. A repetition Of this Incl.
dent can hardly be condoned. The
Bernhardt must guarantee to die
whether the gun goes on or not.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-06-06
CiWL SERVICE REFORM VIM AN
~ EDGE.

In all probability, had not the civil
service commission taken an active In.
terest In the matter with the strong
encouragement OF the mayor, the dis.
graceful pay roll frauds In the depart.
ment Of public works would have been
clOaked up ana mere dismissal would
have been the penalty Of the Offense.
This was the common course under
other administrat tons. There was Il
time when ''stuffing" was an agreeable
pnstime. yielding enormous rewards II
undetected ana resulting In no very
disastrous punishment when found ont.
The politicians are learning that the
civil service law IL Il sword as well us
staff ana that the commission cannot
only reward merit but punish crime.
The money spent In the prosecution of
the present offenders will be we'll spent
II 1t shall convince the Iuasi-crimlnal
class Of political camp followers that
the methods once In vogue are now n
straight road to the penitentiary.-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-06-06

A Chicago man was stabbed by n
fellow-cltlzen because he refused to
give said fcllow.citlzen a Eight" for a
cigaret. Possibly, his efforts to convert
the f.-c. from the cigaret habit also had
something to do with the case. 1ndis.
criminate missionary work of this char.
acter Is dangerous. The clgaret victim.
being necessarily irresponsible, grows
violent on slight provocation. and any
slight allusiOn to his "habit" is like
waving red rag before a bull. 1t Is
safer and more profitable to cOnilne nd.
vice to the rising generation. and let
the risen generation alone, even giving
It a light II It Inns risen high enough.