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The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
RAPID TYPESETIING,
New YORK Times.

The "record" in typesetting made by Will
lam Duffy while operating linotype machine
in Philadelphia recently was astonishing. and
all the more so because the operator is also a
typesetter who in the days of movable types
was distinguished among his associates for
the rapidity and accuracy of his work. In
those days the possibility of one man setting
469, 300 ems of type In six days was undreamt
Of Dufy's average was 9192 ems an hour.
In actual typesetting the best record did not
greatly exceed 210O ems an hour. But that
was a 'spurt." record of 1900 ems an hour
was brilliant and in the printers flush days
typesetter who could work as well as that
could make big wages. But if Duffy had been
paid at the OLD rate of 55 cents per 1000 ems
for his week S record OF 469 800 ems his wages
would have been far beyond the hopes OF the
fastest printing man OF the palmy days.
The linotype operator does not actually sc t
type, however, and the printers case with its
boxes full OF movable types is practically a
thing of the past. The operator sits at a key
board and proceeds much as the operator of
the typewriter does. The machine is as nearly
but the operator who gets the best results
from it must have quick brain and a sure
touch. OF course he need be no match in dex-
terity for some OF the heroes of the old type
setting contests, whose sense of feeling was so
highly cultivated, and whose rapidity of mo-
llon was fairly amazing. The advent OF the
machine has brought into play new faculties
and a new sort of skill. 1t has also greatly in
creased the vol ume of printed matter, and has
been the cause of some new and interesting
varieties OF typographical errors.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
THE NEW TARIFF MEASURE

Californlans have reason to rejoice over
the benefactions accorded them in the
new tariff bill as finally agreed upon by
the conference committee of Senate and
House of Representatives Never before
have Pacific Coast interests received such
large and favorable recognition in tariff
measure. The bill is as broad in its scope
as the great country whose conditions,
financial and industrial, it is designed to
i'm prove.
The pledge contained in the National
Republican platform of last year has been
fully complied with in providing ample
protection to American industries. Every
section of the country has received careful
consideration, and hence there is heard
no longer the cry that tariffs are framed
chiefly in the interests of Eastern manu-.
facturers.
Among the particularly good results
with reference to our own State may be
mentioned the com promise rate of 40
cents per gallon on still wines, adopted in
place of the Senate rate of 30 cents. T
rate on brandy was made 81 25. The tariff
OF 80 cents per gallon on olive oil is very
gratifying. Almonds are placed at and
6 cents for shelIed and unshelled, and fl
berts and walnuts at 3 and cents in the
same conditions; the conference having
made a general advance over the Senate
rates on nuts.
A protection of l cent per pound on
citrus fruits will make the orange and
lemon growers happy, and the rate OF
cents per pound on Zante currants will
give this State further cause for gratifica-
tion. For apples and other deciduous
fruits there is rate of 25 cents per bushel
with cents pound when dried. The 81
rate on white pine is restored, and suffi-
Gent protection placed on grain bags and
burlaps to materially help those engaged
in their manufacture here.
1t is not unlikely that our quicksilver
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
FOURTH OF JULY REFORM"

A lew weeks ago the proposition of a
Sabbatic Memorial day was advanced by
somebody in the East, the argument
being set forth that the people of the
Nation INDUCED in gay festivities to so
great an extent on the Goth of May that
the day was deprived of the solemnity
which ought to characterize it. 1t was
maintained that the decoration ceremonies
should take place on the last Sunday in
May, when grave religious influences
would wrap them selves about the occa-
sion and preserve it from becoming too
largely day of pastime and pleasure.
The suggestion created talk in the press
for day, but not very serious talk. as a
rule. That odd idea about changing Me-
mortal day, however, has hardly been for
gotten when an Eastern newspaper springs
up with the declaration that the citizens
of this country ought to reform the
Fourth of July"
The Chicago paper wants to have
the "iniernalism OF torturing nolses'' re-
formed out of the cele brations of Indepen-
dence day. 1t observes that at the recent
Queens jubilee 1.-The sounds are said to
have been more impressive than the
scenes" But "those sounds were some.
thing very different from "ths execrab BILE
brute noises OF the com m on cracker and
suchlike idiotic, ear splitting bang.
whangs."
Our contemporary thinks these noises
threaten TO spoil the days glory and glad
ness for the great masses of the people"
That is mistake; the glorious Fourth
can never be spoiled by "ear-splitting
bang whangs." To reform" all the Gus
tomary expression of ebullient patriotism
out of day which stands as the greatest
monument to the greatest reform in the
history of nations it will be almost neces-
sary 30 change the republic back to the
form OF government which we glorify our
forefathers for annihilating in this favored
land.
Americans surely ought to be able and
willing to stand the "pang- whangs" on
this one day out of 365. The masses OF
the people are not clamoring for pro.
lection against the noises OF the firecrack-
ers and bombs on the Fourth of July.
The masses of the people rather enjoy the
bang -whangs."
The glorious Fourth will continue to be
celebrated in the future pretty much as in
the past. 1t will be sorry day when we
of freedom just because he isn't as musi-
cal as some of the Gagged songsters of roy
atty. Without the soaring and the
screaming of the eagle and the ''whang-
banging of the frecracker and the tor
pedo the Fourth of July wouldn't be itself
at all.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21

The father of the British navy, admiral of
the feet, the Hon. Sir Henry Keppel, has just
celebrated his eighty-eighth birthday. De-
spite his advanced age he still remains on the
active list.
DR.. c. A. Stephens of Norway Lake. Me-, who
believes that death is on y habit, which will
eventually be overcome is writer of stories
for boys, and naturally wants mankind to re-
main forever young.
Mrs. Helen Campbell has accepted a call
from the State Agricultural College OF Kansas,
dean of the woman's department with the
chairs of household economics and hygiene,
and begins work there in September.
The salaries of the professors of Glasgow
University last year amounted to f23, ,733, the
best paid OF them being Professor Clelend,
who received f1645, while the smallest emolu-
ments were those of Professors Simpson, Molr
and Becker, each of whom received 5000.
NJ Fremiet, the sculptor, who has been COM
missioned 10 execute the statute of NJ. Ferdi-
nand de Lesseps to be erected g. the entran ce
to the Suez Canal, says the monument will be
of colossal size, four times life size. NJ. de
Lesseps will be represented standing with the
plans OF the canal in one hand and the other
hand pointing toward the entrance. Upon
the granite pedestal will be medalllons repre-
senting in bas relief the portraits of the three
Khedives who encouraged the construction of
the canal.
John I. Blair, of Bairstown, N. j., now in
his ninety-ffth year land worth $40, ,OOO, ,OOO
made by building railroads and speculation In
their watered stock, laughed heartily the
other day when he heard the report that he
was dying II feel stronger and better now
than l have for some months past" he said.
getting M
stouter now. You see, l eau scarcely span my
wrist. couple of months ago my fingers
Tapped over. 1 am picking up, and hope TO
live many years yet"
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
A GENUINE AMERICAN POLICY.

The Spanish authorities in the oppressed
island of Cuba have discoveTed the differ
ence between the sturdy American policy
of President Mckinley and the excuse for
policy offered during Mr.. Cleveland's
term of Office. 1t appears that there has
come down TO this administration the
legacy of many claims Tor damage to per-
sons and property of American citizens in
Cuba; and the main reason for this lies
in the fact that whether the cause was
murder or a ruined sugar-house the last
administration simply filed the claim and
allowed the matter to rest right there.
American victims of Cuban outrages de-
SPARED of redress under The Cleveland
regime, but they have become ENCOURAGED
since the vigorous hand of a genuine
American President has begun TO be felt
in affairs of this country, and especially
in its foreign relations.
Minister Woodford has been instructed
to push the just claims of citizens of this
country and to insist that they shall no
longer be ignored by Spain. He can be
counted on to fulfill his instructions to the
letter. The claims are no light affairs.
They will make a heavy drain on Spains
borrowed finances. One of the claims, Tor
instance, is for S77S, 900. 1t represents the
entire destruction of a sugar estate, in
Guiding houses, sugar mill, telephone,
railroad fences and all improvements,
and the claimant is francisco Seigle,
whose papers of citizenship o are now before
the State Department. Then there is an
indemnity demand of 800, coo for impris-
Of No
York doctor, and numerous property
claims of from SAC, 900 to 500, 900 each.
1t will be remembered that during the
last few months of Mr.. Cleveland's term a
warm correspondence was carried on be-
tween Consul General Fiizhugn Lee at
Havana and Secretary of State Olney.
General Lees appeals to the Secretary re-
garding Weyler's disregard OF treaty
rights met with indifference in Washing
ton, and were left unanswered for weeks.
General Lees position became a very un-
enviable one, on account OF the lack of
support from his home Government, and
he threatened to resign.
A Republican administration took up
the reins of power, and General Lee is to-
dav in thorough accord with Secretary
Sherman upon the defense of American
rights in Cuba. There was antagoaism
between the Cleveland administration
and the Cuban consuls of it's own ap-
pointment. There is to-day harmony of
action between President McKinley's Gov
ernment and the Demo ocl attic consuls of
Cuba, not one of whom has been changed
thus far.
In the first two months of the
Mckinley administration more Amer
leans were released from Spanish jais
than in the two full years of Cuban revo-
luton prior to March 4 last, and since
this latter date the Spanish authorities in
Cuba have ceased to imprison American
citizens in defiance of treaty rights. AS
Secretary of State John Sherman de-
clared, it will be one OF the aims Of the
present administration to see that mo
American citizen shall be wronged of his
rights and prosecuted and prosecuted un-
Justly by any power, great or small.''
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
WOULDN'T TRUsT THE JoNAHs.
SYDNEY Bulletin.


remarkable story of coincidence and sailor
superstition was told by the survivors of the
John Carey on their arrival the other day at
Auckland, New Zealand. The John Carey,
trading brig. ran into dirty weather and
sprang leak, which at last forced the captain
and five others 10 take to the only boat left
uninjured They were picked up by the Lady
bird. another trader, which next day went
ashore total wreck. Two days LATER, q third
trader, the Brightwell, hove in sight, and
being signaled by the castaways, sent a boat
to take them off. The John Carey's men were
the first to embark and, going through the
SURF, the Brightwelps boat was upset and the
occupants were drawn on board half-drowned.
At this disaster the Ladybird's crew set up
cry OF Jonah" The ]. C.'s people, they
said had been twice wrecked, and to EN- bark
with them again was certain death. And so
firm was their faith in the Old superst tition
that when the Brightwell sent q second boat
they actually refused 10 be rescued, preferring
to stay where they were and take their chance
of another ship coming that way, to sailing in
company with crew of Jonahs Accordingly
the Brigntwell sailed away with the six sur
yivors, who must have experienced lively and
varied emotions when, the very next day. q
heavy sea broke on board, stove one of the
boats. and carried away portion of the bull
warks! However, the weather cleared, and
the much-harassed and luck-tormented John
Careyites were eventually landed in safety at
Auckland.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
WITH YOUR COFFEE.

'You have injured my reputation, young
man. You said in your paper that got off a
new joke"
Begging your pardon, DOCTOR" said the
soit-eyed reporter, "you are under a misap-
prehension. said you got the joke off for the
first time."-Indianapolis Journal.
Farmer Honk-You are from Boston, aim /
ye?
Summer Boarder-Yes, sir.
Farmer Honk-Wa'al. now, do you live right
in the Hub or out in one OF the hubbubs p
Puck.
"Papa, how do the people in the Weather
Bureau find out what kind of weather we are
going to have 2"
~ didn't know that they did, my son.
Yonkers Statesman.
The Rescuer-How did you come to fall inH
The Rescued didn't come 10 fall in;
came to tish,-Harper's Weekly.
Amy Allright-What is the best thing you
ever did?
Little Gofast-Cholly Van Million.- Town
Topics.
"What is apathy?"
"Its astrange and dangerous condition that
a man sometimes falls into-a condition in
which he has even been known to lend his
bicycle."-Chicago Record.
''Whatever made you make Brackins pres
ent of a pocketcomb? He's as bald as a bill
lizard ball"
"Thats just 1t. wanted to make him think
l never noticed it."-Tit-Bits.
Slmson-Some one gave my boy drum for
birthday present, but it turned out all right.
INSTRUMENTATION so?
II gave him pocket-knife. detroit Free
Press.
First Populist-Wouldn't you like to see the
railroads carryin' US all free?
Second Populist-I dunno. l think the mil
lonaires ought to be made to pay their fare. -
Puck.
'Look at that girlr explained Mrs. Prim at
the seashore; 'she might as well have nothing
on as that bathing-sut!"
"Never mind, dear, IL cover her with my
glasses" said Mr.. Prim, sympa the tically, suit
ing the action to the word.-Ben Franklin.
she-Is the bicycle taking the place of the
horse in Parish
He-No, indeed! There isn't any old bicycle
that was ever made that is good enough to eat.
Yonkers Statesman.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
PERSONAL.

DR.. J. j. Stephen of Petaiuma is at the
Grand
B. c. Wright and wife are back from their
Salt Lake trip.
F. S. Hortman OF Guatemala is stopping at
the California.
C. W. Rush and wife of Lincoln, Nebr., are
at the Cosmopolitan.
James F. Peck, an attorney of Merced, is
stopping at the Lick.
E. G. Carson, banker of Denver, is regis
tered at the Baldwin.
j. NJ. Schaeberle OF the Mount Hamilton
obseryator is at the Lick.
Walter E. Wyman, mining man of Sutter
Creek, is at the Occidental
Mrs. H. Thorn ton and daughter, of Los
Banos, are at the Cosmopolitan.
William Niles, large stock-raiser of Los
Angeles county, is at the Occidental.
M. Canning, prominent merchant of Port
land, Or. is stopping at the Occidental.
X. j. Bentley, an attorney of Sacramento, is
In the City, and is registered at the Lick.
A. B. c. Dowdel, merchant of st. Helena,
is on visit to the City. He is at the Baldwin.
ID. F. Verdenal, the well-known newspaper
correspondent, arrived from New York last
night.
NSoiSS L. raw OF GOnZaleS Is on VlSlC 10
San Francisco He is registered at the Occi-
dental
F. s. Wensinger, the well-known dairy man
OF Freestone. Sonoma County, is at the Occi-
dental.
r. A. Him, the millionaire lumber mer-
chant of Santa Cruz, is up from Santa Cruz
he is at the Occidental.
Ernest Otto Meyer of Hamburg arrived yes
terday from Valparaiso, homeward bound. He
is stopping at the Palace.
District Attorney w. S. Barnes has been i'll
for several weeks. He expects to be able to
resume work next Monday
John T. A. Arundel, who is largely interested
in guano islands In the South Seas left for q
cruise in the South Pacific yesterday.
F. S. shacklett, q banker of Nevada, Mo, is
stopping at the Grand. He is making tour
OF the State, accompanied by his wife.
Maratno Lapas, R. Zeisz and E. de Miranda
OF Guatemala arrived here from the East,
bound for Central America. They are at the
Palace.
+. Temple Lynch, a prominent coffee plan
ter Of Guatemala, is on his annual visit to this
City with his wife. They are registered at the
Occidental.
J. A. Wilson, who recently sold claim in
Arizona for $4,000, is stopping at the Grand
Hotel. He is making preparations to leave at
the earliest day for the Klondyke TO try his
luck there
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
CALIFORNIA; INVITATION.

Patriotic Californians, without regard
to political creeds, at an enthusiastic
mass meeting last Monday evening re-
solved to extehd a general invitation to
President Mckinley to pay a visit to the
Golden State. Supplemental TO this, there
will be individual invitations from the
Grand Army of the Republic. the San
Francisco Chamber Of Commerce, the
California State Board of Trade, the local
Board OF Supervisors and the various
labor organizations.
Only twice in its history has California
entertained President during his term
OF Office, and 1t is eager now to have the
honor Of welcoming to her domain the
Chief Executive, whose unwavering cham
pionship of the best interests OF the
American people have made him re-
spected and loved from one end of the
country TO the other.
AS one of the speakers Mt the mass
meeting observed, the President has
shown his interest in California by giving
it the first Cabinet appointment 1t had
ever received. The regard for the State
shown by this appoin tment has increased
the popularity OF the President, and he
will be hailed not only as the chief execu-
tive of the Republic but as tried and
proven friend of California and its people.
The President, on his vacation trip, will
visit Yellowstone Park and he can hardly
decline the warm popular invitation to
extend his tour to the City OF the Golden
Gate. His own neighbors at Canton,
Ohio, could not give him heartier greet
ing than he will receive here if he comes.
1t is not partisan matter. The whole
people will glory in the visit of their
President, and no effort should be spared
to bring about the realization to Califor-
MIA OF such pleasure and honor
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
WHAT BECOMES OF THEM7
Chicago News.


OF the 119 100000 old copper cents which
were sent out from the mint only 900, 600
have ever been accounted for and only now
and then is stray one OF the remaining 49,
900 900 seen in circulation.
OF the a. 50O,O 900 bronze two-cent pieces sent
out only 100000 ever found their way back
leaving 100000 to be accounted for, and
there are an equal number Of nickel three
cent pieces somewhere in the country, though
it is very rarely one is seen.
OF the 500, 700 of the half-cents not one has
ever been returned to the mint. few of this
denomination may be found in the hands OF
coin collectors, but the wherea bouts OF the
rest is a mystery.
1t is estimated that the daily supply of
needles for the entire world amounts to g.
OOO, 900 of varying shapes and sizes. while the
United States alone calls for yearly supply
OF 800 100000.
OF pins, it is said that some of the large de-
partment stores often order 100 cases al a time.
Each case contains 10S dozen papers and each
paper holds $50 pins, so little use of the
m duplication table will show what an i'm
mense thing even the one order means. The
yearly output of pins from the largest factory
in the United States, IL is claimed, would II
placed end to end reach three times around
the world.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
Golden State Parlnr

This evening that wide awake parlor
Golden State No. so of the Daughters of the
Golden West, will give one of its usually
attractive lat homes" in Balboa Hall, Native
grab-bag into which all may dip their hands
The committee, of which Miss Rosa Dsy
grand marshal of the order, is the Chairman
promises the friends of the parlor a pleasant
evenings enterta nment.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
Sons of BENJAMIN.

The following officers of Golden Gate Lod dge
NO. i13 OF the Independent Order OF Sons OF
benjamin were installed last Sunday night by
Dlstrlct Grand President Krause, assisted by
b. B.. Wachalder, who was conductor: Ex.
PRESIDENT. ]. Goodman; president s Stern
berg; vice president, A. Michaeis; recording
secretary, II. l.. Springer; financial secre tary'
L. L. Langley; treasurer, r. Rosenberg: out.
SIDE guard; l. Kuhn; trustee, !. Shapiro
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21

mines may soon resume their old-time
activity through the effect of the rates
made for the encouragement of such in
dustry, while our borax interests will
| kewise profit by the new measure. The
beet-sugar industry, which has already
served to better agricultural conditions in
different parts of California, is favored to
a considera bic extent in the sugar sched-
ule. and, on the whole, the Pacific Coast
has been treated remarkably well.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21

A picture by HolDein from the estate of Sir
John E. Millais has been bought for the Berlin
gallery. 1t is portrait of an unknown man,
and is said to be a mnsterwork. The work was
bought not by the authorities of the museum,
but by the Museum society, an organization
founded in Berlin for the useful purpose OF
acting promptly when prompt action is neces-
sary to obtain valuable works that come on
the market and are likely to be bought else
where while the Government authorities are
going through the necessary red tape prelim.
mary to purchase by them.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
CLOCK TO KEEP YOUR DATES.

The Indispensable tablets on which it is
meet to set down the thronging engagements
OF these busy days of ours need no longer be
silent rememtrancers, having been made
arucuiate for as by the latest development OF
the clock-maker's art. A clock Is now to be
had provided with set of ivory tablets on
which the nature of any engagement or ap-
po1ntment may be written. These tablets are
lnser ted in kind OF perforated disk at the
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21

it 10 Ogden in ventilated cars and there
transferring it to refrigerators has proven
to be successful. not only in preserving
the fruit better but also in reducing the
freight. Here, then, is a double saving e
That promises good results, and perhaps
1t Will not be long before we can be supply
ing London with fresh fruit as a steady
business without running great risks.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
Hermann's Sons.

The proceedings of the nineteenth annual
session OF the Order OF Hermann's Sons, held
in Woodland, Yolo County. on the 1Otb I1th
and 18th OF last May, have been nrin,ed IN
the German Language and issued in pamphlet
form. The proceedings cover sixty pages of
PRINT ana are concise and comprehepsiy i've
halt-tone picture of the delegates to and
grand omcers OF the grand body faces the
inner title page.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
Among the maxims OF the late Barney Bal

Among the maxims of the late Barney Bar
nato were the following: "Never let a man
put his hand on you without giving him
what for and always have the first hit"
you have no right to spoil another mans
game as long as he plays it cleverly; he will
expose himself soon enough when he ceases to
be clever at it." "Never play the game above
the peoples heads, bnt as they think tney un-
derstand it; you have bit in hand every
time them: and always wind up with a
good curtain. and bring it down before the
public gets tired or has had time to fad you
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
"Mr.. windows Soothing svr,,..

Has been used over fifty years by millions or
mothers for their children while Teethng with per-
feet success 1T soohes the child, softens IN gums
allsys Pain. cures Wind Collie. regulates the Bowela
and is the be st remedy for Darrhoas whether arI,
ing from teehiDg other causes or sale by drug
sists in every part Of the world. Be and ask
for MIS- Winsow's Soothing Syrup csc bottle