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The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
THE PARTING OF THE WAYS.

AS this country reached the parting OF the Ways is It
considered and decided that we are to forget the advice
of Washington and assume position that will compel
into the complications which the countries of the Old
World2 1t to be hoped that for of expediencv
not respect for the Federal constitution the annexation
of Hawaii will be rejected and will continue within the
safe and prosperous lines followed heretofore.
Americans children, crying for something because
is pretty. Our Government is under written constitution
and senior to that the Declaration of Independence which
defense before the world and justification for the
formation of government resting the of the gov
erned That idea working policy has survived in full
strength until Its erment caused the antslavery aga-
tion That institution held be inconsistent with our
professions obnoxious to the principles OF the Declaration in
nonconformy the spirit of free government To
conformity made at cost of billions of dollars and
a million lives.
Is possible that after this supreme sacrifice propose
to Hawaii practically by conquest and against the
unanimous protest of the natives whose sovereignty of that
soil is their bthrght in order that may govern them
without their consent, and therefore unusty matter what
the merits of that government may be
The whole proposition lies outside constitution.
In that instrument warrant is found for distant colonial
system 1t contemplates continental system only, by the
absorption of territory that be erected into States and guar
anteed republican form of This be
done with Hawaii unless make the State there consist
of about per cent of the population highly probable
that the Americans will exceed that percentage of the
tota for climatic which annexation change.
Our labor laws be conormed the industries of the
islands, and these to continue there be system
colonial labor laws differing from those of the home Govern
ment Out of this necessary divergence of necessity will
spring method of government at right angles that pro-
vided by the Federal constitution 1t will be semeuda in its
nature and the world will be amused the spectacle of the
republic Initiating monarchy in its colonial system, while
mouthng about the rights of man in its continental system
Self-government is trial in this Our instu-
tons brought face to face with danger more nsdous
than was Southern slavery. We asked to sacrifice
Individuality republican character, peculiar position
among the nations and stain escucheon with policy that
has been their odum. If do it, then instead of
beaconght guiding the world the way the enfranhse
ment of man, jaoo Lantern betrayng mankind into
deeper me. If do it. let the great etgy of Liberty
Tightening the world that holds its torch high New York
habo be crowded from its pedestal by figure of Janus
god of two-faced nation.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
FIRST sclEN IFlc KlTE-FLYlNG.

Appletons Popular Science Monthly for DC. ober.
The famous kite experiment. is des cribed by
franklin in a letter dated October 10, 1852:
"Make small cross OF light sticks OF cedar,
the arms so long as to reach to the iour corners
OF a large, thin silk handkerchief when extend
ed. Tie the corners OF the handkerchief TO the
extremities OF the cross, SO you have the body
OF a kite which, being properly accommodate
with tail, loop and string, will rise in the air
like those made of paper, being made of silk is
better fitted to bear The wet and wind OF q
thunder gust without tearing. To the top of
the upright stick of the cross Is to be fixed
very sharp-pointed wire rising foot or more
above the wood.
''To the end of the twine next the hand is to
be tied silk ribbon, and where the 81 k and
twine join Key may be fastened. This kite
is to be raised when a thunder gust appears TO
be coming on, and the person who holds the
string must stand within a door or window,
or under some cover, that the silk ribbon
may not be wet, and care must be taken that
the tw1ne does not touch the frame of the
door or window. AS soon as the thunder
clouds come over the kite the pointed wire
will draw The electric fire from the em and the
Kite, with all the twine, will be electrified
and stand out every way and be attracted by
an approaching finger. And when the rain
mas wet the kite and twine you will fnu the
electric fire stream out plentifully from the
Key on the appr oach OF your knuckie."
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
NON-PARTISAN FREEHOLDERS.

THE action of The Republican, Democratic and Popust
county organizations Wednesday evening agreeing
non-partisan Board Of Freehoders be at the
charter held December 81 will be approved
great majority of The community. 1t is unfortunate
that Citizens Charter Committee coud in
forego the pleasure of nominating independent
Had coaesced with the regular organizations
might have obtained substantial recognition
is will rally its ticket the support large
body of citizens and only Non-Partisan party
Sullivan Doodle newspaper behind
hardly fail lose all its candidates Indeed if the
this drab in olemnly assuring the public
of the Citizens Committee every in San
Francisco unconneced with its organization a rascal
backguard of campaign
that the good work committee
meetings will wholly dscredited
The of the Feehoders nominated the fusion
lists discussed. They all old resiuens
thousands who know testify their in the
city and for future welfare To that fifteen
citizens owned the political Bosses will be fre
queny asserted by the Doodle sheet referred that if
they vii strive which
rights of class Will be protecedeven the right of bood
ling ply their nearious rades
manifest absurdity. No credits for
the allegation that they have nominated make char
the corporations corruptons hen the bosses
kind work they different
This fusion OF the political of
the of getting charter bright
enng There practically opposition to partisan
organic this city. The Board Freeholders
by Citizens Committee composed equal political
and unless Decent Der 81 give
partisan favor, which unlikely
partisan convention. already
charter above party poll
tics and the rights and foster the OF all classes
We think the event will verify this judgment
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
NEW TO-DAY.

Many persons cannot take
plain cod-liver oil.
They cannot digest it.
1t upsets the stomach.
Knowing these things, we
have digested the oil in
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod
liver Oil with Hypophos-
phites; that is, we have
broken it up into little glob-
ules, or droplets.
We use machinery to do
the work of the digestive
organs, and you obtain the
good effects of the digested
oil at once. That is why YOU
can take SCOTS Emulsion.
soc. and $i.oo, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, New York.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
RONTGEN RAYS-ChU ING THE
BLIND TO SEE.
Wsstminster Gazette.

Westminster Gazette.
Some interesting experiments with the X
rays among the blind at Carlisle are reported
by Mr.. Hodson of Hulme. The results in the
case OF Barwise Storey, who has been blind for
twenty years, were very remarkable. Expert
ments were continued for about an nour. On
entering the room he was sensible of the
brightness of the ordinary electric light, but
on the Y rays being turned on he saw much
more than this He could distinguish the
greenish hue of the light, the globular form
OF the glass in which it is contained, and
separa ted from this by what appeared to him
as dark line, the incandescent tube below
through whicn the light is conveyed to the
globe.
Later on he even able 10 distinguish he
dark line OF the Crookes tube inside the glass.
he described al these accurately to persons
present tefore he was allowed 10 touch them.
On being allowed to handle the globe he
found ii exactly corresponded TO the impress
sion made upon him by his eyes except hat
to the eve 1t appeared much larger than TO
the hand Perhaps the most remarka bic thing
OF all, however. was that on coming out of the
chamber. into the open air everything ap-
peared much brighter. 1t is oticeablc that
all the blind persons experimental could
distinguish the greenish hue of the X rays
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
CONGRESS AND DIPLOMACY.

w TELL-INFORMED correspondents at Washington an
Wv that in his forthcoming message Congress
President will devote much attention Cuban affairs,
but at the time desires Congress will take
the subject lest may bring
the Sranish Government in interfere
efforts put end to the
If this should be the policy administration shall
this winter revival of the old concerning
diplomatic affairs of the nation that
during the Cleveland administration Congress passed
resolutions which the President ignored The question
whether the power beigerency
independence country exclusively the
Executive Department of the Government
gress has control of the
1t strange that point government
machinery settled. raised
several and there only authorities
be cited both sides of controversy. The
precptated by the action of Cleveland
virtually for the i've. may taken as
that Presidents permit their
in foreign affairs forced by Congress how
majorites in both houses may o
Outside question right the argument
favor OF leaving the initiative foreign affairs uvely
Executive Department Foreign na
direct dealing Congress. no dipo
matte machinery by which Congress its
other nations and it into effect President
who through the State Department. with
foreign and receives embassies them and he
therefore, declare the country toward
any foreign people
In the of the controversy during Cleveland ad
mnistraon it suggested that If joint
nzng pendence of passed by both
of Congress and be ignored by President
proceedings against ibustes
and the would then be called
recognition of begerency by Congress a recognition
ty United States Government
IL other could such contest arise all other
nations the of dealing with foreign and
recognizing the revolving states
revolutions established clearly
the hands of the executive. 1t would be we'll the
question with determined Congress
have nothing to do with the recognition foreign
tries ought time discussing on such
subjects
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
PER ONAL

G. g. Nixon OF Nevada is a guest at the
Palace.
Isaac Bird, merchant of Merced, is at the
Grand Hotel.
DR.. J. w. Jesse of Santa Rosa is guest at
the Grand Hotel.
H s. Lustre and wife OF Santa Barbara are at
the Cosmopolitan
A. ii. Ducker and wife of San Jose are regis
| tered at the Cosmopolitan.
Hervey Lndley OF Los Angeles registered at
the Palace Hotel yesterday.
O. H. Reichling, the well-known hotel man
OF Jackson, is at the Grand.
j. l.. Bruml, merchant of Lockford, regis.
tered al the Grand yeste rday.
P. Carroll, a wine man of Petaluma, is in the
city, guest al the Grand Hotel.
Peter Music, Stock ton merchant, is in
town, stopping at the Grand Hotel.
D. W. Maratta, ex-Consul 10 New Zealand, is
In the city, guest at the Grand Hotel
F. S. Wensinger, n dairyman of Freestone,
regis tered at the Occident tai last evening.
Ed Mathle, general superintendent of the
Los Angeles Brewing Company. is in the city.
J. E. Poingdestre, wel-known mining man
OF Yuba, registered at the Grand Hotel yester-
day.
F. Ellis, W. Cook and A. E. Hartshorn are
among the recent arrivals at the Cosmopol-
itan.
James Shesgreen, agent of the Louis James
Com pany. registered at the Occidental Hotel
| yesterday.
Charles W. Hammond of Upper Lake arrived
In town yesterday and is stopping at the Cali
| for MIA Hotel.
Frank G. Newlanis of Nevada arrived in the
city yesterday morning and is sojourning at
| the Palace Hotel
George R. Stewart of Crows Landing. who is
shipping cattle to Honolulu, is in the city,
stopping al the Grand Hotel.
l. NJ Wood of Copper River. Alaska, arrived
in the city yesterday and inscribed his name
on the Palace Hotel register
DR.. S. ]. Call, surgeon of the United States
steamer Bear, arrived in the city from the
south yesterday and registered at the Grand
Hotel.
Herman schussler, chief engineer of the
Spring Valley Water Works. returned TO the
city yesterday from business trip to New
York, Boston and Harrisburg. The business
re ated 10 the purchase of iron and steel.
Governor Budd was in the city yesterday
attending to some private business affairs. He
will soon confer with the Adjutant-General on
the proposition 10 provide an artillery regi-
ment of the National Guard from the existing
infantry organizations.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
THE EALLAu OF THE GRIDIRor

Biff I! and bang. and the fun begins!
Thump and a thnd, and he horns are locked
Sprint and Scurry and save your skins,
Legs are twisted and kulls are knocked
over the field swee S wolfiSh pack,
over he field with Gu ing yell:
Surely the seen DO III no hing lack
Holding the mirror to Dante's hell.
Padded and plated the men are lined.
Braced ana ba a1dRged they wait The word
Seem hey TO yon OF human ;;ud-
Are they not like to a savage herd
Shaggy the hair on each nIattei head.
Fiery the by the cushioned nose
Silent they wait till the wo IS said
Pitching them forward against the foes.
All in a angle the fighters fall,
egs wi div waving from under the heap
Sc The limp form ON the midst That they haul
Dead He's no dead--he is only asie eep.
Strained is each muscle awaiting the VOID,
Thrilled with excl ement behold one and all
Fiercely tn v mix up-the sigma Is heard
Crushing and tram pline-aud his is football
&C eveland lam Dealer.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19

locomotive travelling in New Jersey has
covered one mile in thirty seconds. 1t is
hoped to lower that record with better pace
making.-PickMe-Up
ayes" said the nice little woman with gray
eyes, 'T buy all my husbands cigars and neck
ties strive to anticipate his slightest wish"
al wonder who it was said the Jealous
maiden lady near by, "who first said 'Antici-
patton is better than realiZation.' "-Cincin-
nat1 Commercial-Trlbune.
1.-The tandem bicycle is failure go far as
conrtship is concerned
"Why?"
''The girl can't look the man in the eye t.
see whether he is in dead earnest. .'-Chicago
Re cord.
Husband furiouslyl Heres my best meer-
schaum pipe broken? How in the name of
sense did 1t happen?
Wife, don't know. except that when got
up this morning found your meerschaum
pipe on the front doormat and your shoes on
the parlor man telpiece.
Husband (mildiy)-Oh, well, accidents will
ppen.-Tit-Bits.
"Well, you know, "a woman's as old as she
looks''
ain the morning, or after she's ready to go
oWntownT-Chicago Journal.
"Pa, is woman ever pessimstP"
''Tll have to refer you to your mother, my
boy.'-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
OUR MAYOR FROM OAKLAND.

AYOR PHELAN communicates to local paper n re-
Vl gard his interest alnight ferry ween
Francisco and Oakland.
Mayors residence in Oakland doubt led him TO
iuter-cty of getting
Mayors office in the City Hall across the
bay We however that he things out OF his
calculation There will anght on the
railways in both cities what shall or
else be landed the shore on
side hour that which graveyard yawn
walk We admit that being Mayor
living other give rise emergency trans
potation might get loose or A. M
and but the Mayor could tighten the walking
The is wet But has the Mayor the effect
upon people Mayors but those hours
sleep when the Mayors train laundering through the
town putting end to their rest?
1t that he night leave municipal screw.driye
with Colonel Sullivan might is great work of
uniting the local Democracy.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
JUNKETING PRISON WARDENS.

al the jGnketing trips that in recent years have
| abed officials pend money for private jolfcation
not has been idle more useless aggra-
waiting taxpayers and nexcusable grounds
than Wardens Au and Hale recently took to
Washington the invitation it of the Attorney Gen.
of the State
assigned for this trip is that the AtorneyG
era thought would be necessary or Au Hale
when Durrant hearing before
Supreme Court. Why lie thought their
sary what he expected them do has not been
pubic Supreme could hardly be expected
them explain the law. and My the Attorney
thought they would be wanted
The OF the dignitaTies in fact to
have designed pleasure expedition made for the
pose helping Attorney General have good time
To the journey Washington and the sights
quired absence the Wardens their posts a
the expenditure of about $1,000 Whether pr
profed anything by the absence of the Wardens
clear but certainly the taxpayers have proed nothing by the
expenditure of the money Even had there been need Tor the
officials Washington the allowed for the journey
would been and the expenditure
tlgated waste of public funds.
There have been complaints in California OF the evil
OF unkeng trips public the of officials
Such expeditions in the have always had at least
sembnce OF public business justify them In this
however sembance of business for
teigent will the that the Wardens
needed the Durrat hearing The proceeding constitutes
something like scanGa in prison administration and the
directors who auhorz junket voted $1,000 for it
the public explanation of this well OF good
other things they AS affairs going appears that
California penltentiary soft snap for all from
the convict o Warden.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
SEE
BRET HARTE'S
GREAT STORY
IN
THE CALL
NEXT SUNDAY.
1t Is one of the best he
has written.
REFLECTIONS OF A RAcHELoE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

New l Ofk IreSS
woman can strike harder blow with her
back lair than she can with her fist
When man looks ad miri ngly at a girl with
short bicycle skirt il is generally her nerve
that strikes him.
All through life it's generally the man who
was too lazy TO cast any vote that talks about
what "we'' did
Ba bies and women always have an advan-
tage over other people because they know they
are irres ponsiDle.
The story that man once walked up his
baby 10 see II laugh was got up by girl with
no married sisters
When some men get to heaven they will
expect 10 see everybody fall down fat on his
lace while they walk up front to let the Lord
congratulate them
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
COLONEL HEAPS NEW BUOY LIGHT.


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NOTES ABOUT NOTABLES,

Thanks to the activity of Canon Rawnsley
a movement has been set on loot in England
for the erection at Whitby of a memorial il
honor of Caedmon, 1.-The father of English
poetry"
Miss Mary Rachel Dobson, daughter o.
Austin Dobson. is one of the most active
workers in the university settlement fol-
women in Bombay, India Their work /.
principally among the Parsees.
The report that there is only one surviving
schoolms te of Abraham Lincoln has been dis
proved. Mrs. Susie Yeager OF Rhineville, Ky.
now in her Goth year, was q schoolmate of the
great emanclpa tor at the first sch ool session
he attended.
The mem bers of the Philadelphia Academy
OF Sciences are still trying to raise the $50.
600 required to purchase for the academy the
archaeological collection of the late Professor
Edward Drinker Cope. Thus far they have
succeeded in getting $1,000.
The well-known stinginess of the late Alex
ander Dumas has given rise to variety o.
anecdotes. We are told that he was ones
asked whether he ever gave anything to the
poor, and he answered: "Oh, yes. When
come across bad piece of money always give
1t away to blind man."
Rev. DR.. Hiram W. Thomas, the famous lib
eral preacher OF Chicago, in speaking of the
lmpossioility OF busy pastor reading fol-
himself ali or even a ajority of new books
says he has frequently reviewed books in pub
lie that he never read for himself With re-
liable assistance, however, he has never been
deceived as TO the real thought OF q writer
few years ago. according to the Boston
Transcript, an inventor who had devised a
new sleeping-car took his plans TO Mr.. Pull.
man. The latter, after looking over them,
said: "There is an idea there will give you
100000 cash for your patents" The in.
ventor was poor man and he would not ac-
cept the terms. He said that ii the idea was
worth 500, 600 10 Pullman It was worth mil.
lions to him. The car was built and proved
a financial failure and it is be lieved that even
TO this DAY the invent or does not know where
the idea" was whose presence Mr. Pull.
man discerned in the working pans
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19

''fhe face of every woman is a history or
prophesy," said Mrs, Margaret Sangster at the
annual banquet OF the Emma Willard Associa-
tion recently. 81 have no sympathy with
women who try to efface wrinkles A woman
has no business to look younger than she is
There is history in every line OF her face"
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IS perfectly drv son
and mild. being entirely free from the mists com
mon further north. Round trip tickets by steam
ship, including fifteen days board at the Hotel 81
Coronado, $50; longer stay So 80 per day ApL.J
New Montgomery street san Francisco or A.
W. Bailey. manager Hotel del Coronado, laIe OF
Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs Colorado.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19

John Ssrtan, the artist who died few days
ago III Philade lphia had many interesting ex-
periences during his life of SO years He
knew Charles Dickens as a boy pasting
blscking labels in a Loadon factory. Thomas
Hoods THE Song OF the Shirt" and 'The
Bridge of Sighs" were first printed in a maga-
zine published by Sartaln IN Philadelphia in
the '40's
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
SCATTERING A POPULAR IDOL
Chicago Times.He erald.

Captain Jack Crawford. the poet scout,
should cut his nair row and come N from the
ervation. He has be trayed one OF the prlr.
clpal secrets OF his long haired fraternity. In
a recent interview he plains that breaking
glass balls with rifle from the back of horse
Is accomplished by using cartridges iii ed
with small shot instead of bullet, and adds I:
"A man ought 10 be able to ride streak OF
excited lightning and break glass balls with
such an outfit as that" Alas! Do all popular
idols have feet of clay?
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
KEEPING THE INVESTIGATIONS
Indianapolis News

1t is estimated that Europe has sent Us back
$57, 600 900 of our securities in the last six
mont.s the endeavor to prevent the ship
meIt of gold to our shores. Europe is well
come to continue the process SO long as sne
desires. We shall be able to take care of
hon
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup"

Mrs. "1nsIow's Soothing Syrup'
Has been used fifty years by millions of moth
ers for their children while Teething with perfecs
success 1t soothes the child. softens the gums
lays Pain, cures Wind Collie, regulates the Bowels
and is the best remedy for Diarrhceas whether
arising from teething or other causes For sale by
druggists in every part of the world. Be sure AMI
ask ior M rs. tnslow's Soothing Syrup 25caoosLl5
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
TYPICAL SCOOP ACHIEVED
BY YELLOW JOURNALISM


n
is
Of NOuembe The FRAMING Il
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
cALIFoRNIAN5 IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-At the Grand Union
Mrs. Diiks; Windsor-Mr. and Mrs. A. M.
Rosenbeum; AstOr-S. w. Jones.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19

o'RE1LLY AND o'RYAN-s., Cuffeys Cove, Cal
The O'ReilIys figure in history, but TINS oe
partment does not find any record OF the
O'RVanS.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
SIGNIFICANT OF A CLAMOR.
Washington Po

Washington Post
The clamor for cheaper sleeping-car ra tes.
so the officials declare, comes mostly from
people who never patronize them. There is
nothlng strange In that. They are doubtless
striving to get the rates in reach SO that thew
may patronize them.