The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07

OAKLAND OFFICE:
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EASTERN OFFICE:
Rooms 81 and 80, "a Park Row. New York City
David NJ. FOLTZ, Eastern Manager.
HE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
THE SUMMER MONTHS.
Are you going 10 the country on vacation u
go It is no trouble for 10 forward THE CALL TO
your address. Do not let it miss you for you Will
miss it. Orders given TO The carrier left at
Business Office will receive prompt attention.
, NO EXTRA CHARGE. Fifty cents per month
for summer months
There are too many schoolbooks in
sight.
Compelling parents to buy more school
books is heavy burden TO lay on top the
tax levy.
Klondvke gold is not as good as Cali
fornia gold and what is more there is not
so much of it.
1t is about time 10 send balloon relief
expedition to the frozen north to look for
Andres and his pigeons.
The solid South is thawing out under
the genialty of this administration like
an iceberg in the sunshine.
Wait until the rush breaks good road
through to The Klondyke and then you
can make the trip at your ease.
Philadelphia will not be a slow town
this week. The bikers have taken possess
sion Of it and are running everything.
American merchants and ship-owners
cannot afford TO sit idly by and permit
Canadians to get the cream of the Dyea
trade.
If we cannot get President Mckinley to
visit California we may at least get Secre-
tary Wilson to come out and talk to the
farmers.
THE SUNDAY CALL tomorrow will be full
of bright, newsv and Interesting articles.
Make sure of getting it by leaving orders
for it to-day.
Weyler may not be able to pacify Cuba,
but he manages to pacify himself every
now and then by banishing q newspaper
correspondent.
The School Board should inculcate les
sons OF economy among the pupils of the
public schools by practicing a little of it
on suitabl e occa sions.
All experts on Alaskan travel warn in
tending prospectors TO wait until spring
before attempting the journey, and all
who have common-senSe will follow the
advice.
The story that German will retire from
the rae, for the senatorship in Maryland
is the latest confirmation of the report
that the senatorship is about to retire
from him.
The report that the Comanches and
Kiowas are putting on their warpaipt has
a terrifying sound, but perhaps it means
nothing more than preparations for dog
feast dance.
The determination of the Canadians to
enforce the alien labor law very strictly
means hard times for any American on
the Klondyke who fails to strike pay
gravel and has to hunt job.
Secretary Wilson estimates that the in
crease in the value of farm products over
last year amounts TO about $500, 600. 900.
1t will be seen from this that prosperity
has settled on the land and is growing
With the crops.
In the face of the heavy duties, fees and
royalties levied by the Canadian Govern
ment in the new gold diggings, the best
thing American miners can do is to wait
until spring and then prospect on the
American side OF the line.
1t now said the decision of the British
Cabinet in regard to the international
monetary conference will not be made
known for three weeks, and thus another
proof is given that when we deal with
John Bull we must 60 slow and exercise
patience.
recent story from Europe was to the
effect that the Sultan had paid the Kaiser
large sum OF money Tor support against
Russia, and now comes another that the
Dowager Czarina has conspired against
the Gear, so it will be seen the lily season
in Europe this year is raging with I'M
usual severity.
Now that board has been appointed to
consider ways ana means for the estab-
lishment of a Government plant for the
manufacture of armor plate, it is timely
for CalIfornians 10 MAKE an effort TO have
such plant provided for this coast as
we'll as one for the Atlantic Those who
seek nothing get nothing.
New Bedford, Mass, was once famous
over the world for the excellence of its
rum, later on the whale fisheries won for
1t the name OF the "Sperma City OF Amer
lea, but now the rum has been drunk and
the whales are dead and the town has to
get up civic carnival to remind the
world that it is still alive enough TO do
business.
Secretary Wilson is TO pay particular
attention to the agriculture OF the South
ern States this winter and hopes to dis
cover means to advance the welfare OF the
farmers there. HIS efforts will at least
have the effect of showing the Southern
ers that the Republican party is inter
esied in their welfare, and to that extent