The San Francisco call., 1897-07-05

the paper is illustrated with fine half-tone
cuts and line drawings, and the printing is IN
the highest style of the art Ipreservative. The
paper used Is Of the finest quality, and alto-
gether the result is most pleasing.
According to the Los Angeles Times the
fruit-growers of Riverside County have almost
entirely abandoned the spraying OF their trees
to kill insects, and have taken to fumigating
them. The tents used for this purpose can be
had much cheaper than formerly and all the
cost of smoking them Is greatly reduced. so
that spray ing Is likely to become thing OF
the past.
The Inyo Independent Is authority for the
statement that Charles d. Lane, the wealthy
mine-owner, is at Buckeye, New, where he
will arrange plans tor constructing an aque-
duct from Alpine County to the famous Pine
nut mines, that are said to contain fabulous
amounts of gold. The cost of constructing the
aqueduct will be in the neighborhood OF
million dollars. Times will certainly be good
In that sectio n for some days to come.
The following story from the Trinity Journal
is convincing proof that there is pressing
need for shotguns up that way: ED Monta-
que had quite time with coyotes over by the
old Todd pasture field Tuesday. He was rid
ing along the ridge on the Browns Creek
side, when three coyotes jumped him and FOL
lowed him about mile. They were about
the size of shepherd dogs and were very saw
age. They kept leapfng up, swapping at him
and try ing to drag him from the saddle. He
was unarmed and had to ride with his feet
drawn up to the horn of the saddle to keep
out of the way. Here is a chance for some of
our local nimrods"
The Stockton Mail and the Fresno Republi-
can are both imminently contiguous to the
proverbial nailhead when they bring down
their editorial hammers on the pates OF the
prison officials at Folsom for tricing up by the
thumbs prisoner who refuses to diyulge the
whereabouts of hidden arms. The convict Is
put to this torture twice a day, though it is by
no means certain that he possesses the 1nfor-
nation the Warden desires to extort by this
inhuman method. 1t is true that many crimi-
mails are like wild beasts, but even wild beasts
are not allowed to be tortured by their keep
ers. There Is a way of subduing these men
without resorting to the brutal methods OF
bygone ages Besides, as the Mai points out,
the Warden 1: violating the constitution,
which plainly declares that there shail.not be
inflicted upon any person any cruel or un-
usual punishment.
The Stockton Independent stops scratching
its puzzled head, and breathes sigh of relief
at the move made by Alameda County to test
the new State road law, which it calls "that
riddle" The gist of its gratified comment on
Alameda's action foweth in the spirit here
following: "While the universities OF the
country are complaining OF defective teaching
OF the English language it would appear from
the turgid phrasing of legislative acts all over
the country that law colleges must be more
negligent than are other schools. Those col
leges should require applicants for admission
10 show their ability to draft legislative bills
in such clear language that it would be un-
necessary 20 resort to expensive suits 10 get q
Judicial explanation of their meaning. 1t is
just possible that the Supreme Court may de-
eide the whole law to be void for ambiguity
and absurdity, as it seems to be measure
that requires bricks without straw"