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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
SIWASH SUPERsTlTION,
Seattle Post-Intel igencer.


Superstition holds sway in the Indians
minds just as It does in their superior cousins,
but In them the trait looks fantastic and
wildly grotesque, If not ridiculous. They be-
lieve that the Chinook wind dance drove
away the snow from the pastures where their
horses should be grazing. The tamanowash
men, or DOCTORS called upon the gods OF wind
to drive the snow away, and with knives the
more frnatical slashed their bare arms. In
questionable contrast to this the enlightened
white man fasts and meets In churches to pray
for rain.
Chief Seattle did not want the city named
after him, because, ne said. every time that
his name was mentioned ne would turn over
in his grave, and IL would disturb his rest.
One OF the curious usages Of the Indians is
to bury the possessions of dead Inriian with
him. One old kootchman of the Quiniault
tribe was possessed of three $50 gold pieces
when death overlook her. When she was laid
away in the woods one of these gold pieces
was put in each hand and one in her mouth.
There is good imitation OF the faith cure
among the Indian supersitious.. They have
wooden images which they pound on the floor
TO drive away disease without medicine. The
noise Is enough 10 kill an invalid, but very
olte n he gets we'll instead.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
Alameda Argus.

THE CALL favors the condemnation of the
lots that stand between Market street and the
San Francisco City Hall and turning them
into PARK. These lots once belonged to the
City Hall plat, but were estransed from it
and sold more than twenty-five years ago.
Why such emasculation permitted is
NOT apparent now. Perhaps somebody
prohted, but more likely the prospec CT
was represented would meet the expense OF
erecting the building and thus relieve tho tax
payers of all burden, was the real reason why
worse than folly 1t was to sell these lots and
have coops and shacks erected thereon as q
foreground 10 the municipal pile. How much
grounds interviewed between the cfty's chief
thoroughfare ard the imposing building.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
BE MERRY WHILE YOU MAY.

Talking about freaks-A Kentucky man last
week patented a water filter.-Kansas City
Times.
''Ha, sc0undreli' exclaimed the stage lover.
"You have reached the end of your rope!"
81 know il" calmly replied the stag villain,
shut there are Others"
And he threw away the remnant of the
cheap cigar he had been smoking and lighted
another.-Chicago Tribune.
"They have appointed a woman to clean the
streets in Chicago"
81 hope she won't follow the example of my
wife"
why so?"
Because if she does she'll take everything
out of one street into another before she COM
mences to sweep."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mechanically friends, life is as dear to the
dumb animals as 10 man, and IT would be
impossible ior me to satisfy a want that neces-
states the taking of their lives.
Individual (pointing to vegetarian's shoes)-
Say, did the calf that once owned the hide in
those shoes die natural death Judge
Life on earth would certainly be
A peaceful delicious dream
II women were only as Cd as they LOOK
And men were good as they seem
Chicago News.
"Dah Is some friends" said Uncle Eben.
"dat is like de rainbow. Dey looks Fl ne an
bends polite, but dey's gone when de sun ain
shiniL'. "-WashiDgton Star.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

The Prince of Wales now finds it necessary
to practice abstinence from bread.
General Blood is in India just now, but there
is General Slaughter in London. The latter
is on the retired list.
The Duke of Connaught has made himself
very popular at Aldershot. At no time has
auy member OF the royal house shown such
energy and originality in military affairs.
So-Mayou who has just received his diploma
from Cobb University School at lewiston,
Me-. is the first heir to an African throne
who ever graduated from an American col
lege.
Professor Vallauri, the Latin scholar, left
his whole fortune of 800. 900 to the Turin
Academy of Scien ces to found prizes for the
best works on physical science and on Latin
literature.
Elizabeth Barrett Brownings carefully con-
eealed age is exposed to a rude world on a
tablet In kelloe parish church, near which
she was born, March s, 1906. SIC was, there
fore, six years older than her husband
Colonel Michael V. Sheridan, who has Just
been transferred to the Department of the
Missouri by orders from Washington, is a
brother OF the late Phil Sheridan. Mike
Sheridan was Little Phirs chief secretary
when the latter's headquarters were at Chi
cago.
A. j. Sampson, who has just been appointed
United States Minister at Ecuador, lives in
Phoenix, Ariz He is lawyer by profession
ana was the first Attorney-General of Colo
RADIO after that State was admitted into the
Union. He was the United States Consul at
Paso del Norte, Mexico, during President Har-
rlson's administration. He is a native of Ohio
and about 50 years of age.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12

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be
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While this form Of jail adapted
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
IA PRISON AS INTRICATE AS A MAZE.

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such way tho Will OF the oma
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s
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
INSULTING THE AMERICAN HOG

Philadelphia Ledger.
The manner in which public sentiment in
Germany is being worked up against Ameri-
can pork and other food products is exposed
by the trial of a wholesale PORK merchant at
Cologne, who was arrested for selling diseased
meat. He asserted that the pork came from
America. On investigation it was found that
all the spoiled meat, and there was an enorm-
Gus quantity OF it, came from Servia. There is
but one apparent reason why the knavish
merchant should have misrepresented the
source of his supplies, and that is that he
thought it would please the authorities to
have such an accusation against the United
States and they would be disposed 10 deal
more leniently with him. Fortunately COR
this country, the Judges were not Influenced
by political considerations and pushed the in
vestigation 10 the discovery of the truth.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
TOO HIGH.


Ten years sgo me an Mary Scrugss
Was sngin' in the choir,
A hol lin of the same by nc n book,
An shown nigh and higher:
And folks turned round TO look and hear
Their N usic sweet, an when her
Sopranner strucg mp loud an clear
come in with my tenor.
Last night she sung In our town
Miss Marie Scfngini.
Ard went to the opery house
Ter buy seats, ike z eeny.
Two svats-hve dollars each" they says;
backs off quick an then her
SO ranner So, OK up loud, and l.
staid out with my lenneE.
Detroit Free Press
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
THE ELECTIONS OF THE YEAR.

THOUGH what known as an off year in polite.
~ there be in November sufficient number of i'm.
porant elections to show the public sentiment
and demonstrate whether there has been any
change since the Republican tidal of year In some
these contests the campaign being great ardor
both sides and the issues be determined
slight
Massachusetts,, Ohio Iowa Virginia to elect Cover
nor Ohio Maryland Legislatures which will
United States Senator's is to elect Chief
Judge of the Court of Appeals Kentucky
OF Appeals and Nebraska Judge Supreme Court and
regents of the university In addition these State
there to be several important elections including
in New York City, which, when all things taken into
consideration perhaps the notable the
1t is conclusion that the carry
Massachusetts the Democrats Virginia. the onv
interest in the elections in those States that by
the rivalry between the radical the
of the Democratic party In Iowa keener be-
OF the alliance of Popu and Silver Republicans with
the Bryanes but there Democrats
put ticket of their doubt of Repub.
can victory nharmonou that are
The campaign in Ohio promised time exciting
but Democrats and Poputs hope that thew
have well nigh abandoned the field The Republican
being made with vgor by Governor
Hanna Foraker while opposition hardly been be
nave massmeeting large enough attention out
side the locality where it occurred.
In Maryland Senator German is making fight for his
political fe Discussions the Republican party State
give the astute Democratic leader wn and he
knows we'll how the best of In States
the strife between the
ties continues divide the party. managed to
platform satisfactory to both fac
tons IN Maryland and be the of
harmouizer and organizer achieving where all
the trend of public sentiment against him.
The contest in Kentucky comparatively minor
Office of clerk OF the Court Appeals strangely
OF the most exciting of the Conservative Democ-
that State led by Carlisle supported by the Courier
Journal contendng with Bryan ing for SUPREMACY and
the struggle is being waged with ali
OF kentuckians.
Either wing would prefer Republican triumnb 10
that of the rival faction The Office is ANAL hpt tb.
question whether Carlisle Blackburn
sent the majority of the Democratic Kentucky OF
vital importance politician therefore the
paign fought with all desperation of
who that end Waterloo for one side or the
other
|
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
New YORK Press.

New YORK Press.
girl will never admit that her appetite
isn't generally delicate.
II people thought as they spoke, the devil
would speak as he thinks.
The microbe in woman's tear has one eye
opened and one eye shut.
Every woman will believe her husband is
good to her If he XII SEES her often enough.
A really broad man is one who doesn't ciai m
that he Is better Christian than any one els Q
who says he isn't.
In every woman's ideal of house there is q
corner somewhere fixed up with q lot of
Hfndoo cloth and head portiere.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
GLAD OF 1T.
ork Tim. s.

Up at Stromsburg farmer sold his wheat,
paid his mortgage and floating Indebtedness
bought his wife new range and sewing
machine, took 500 to go to Buffalo and gave
himse Il and his poor tired vile an outing and
had $500 left. When ne had finished all the
business he VIII ed his brow with his shirt
sleeve and remarked, 81 voted for Bryan last
iall, but I'm - glad wasn't elected"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
POPPY AND cHRYsANTHEMUM.
Santa Rosa Republican.

santa Rosa Republican.
The chrysanthemum should be the State
flower of California. with all Tue Difference TO
the eschscholtzia, whose golden chalice m ade
il appropriate for this distinction, for this
queeniy flower nowhere reaches the noble per-
lection that 1t attains under California;
skies; and the name, etymologically, is Flower
oil gold" Why not let the ppy and CHI vs.
antnamum share the throne, the former
ruling in the semi-year when it dots the land
seape with Its shining nuggets and the latter
holding regal sway in the autumn DAYS when
1t attains It's royal grandeur.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12

Iathrop San Joaquin County, CAL. on theN
14th day OF August, 1889.
SALVATION ARMY-H. T., Visalia, CAL For
information bout the Salvation Army colon
ization scheme address u commun cation to
salvation Army headquarters, 1883 Market
street, San Francisco, Cal"
yorERs-P H., City. In those States OF the
Union in which aliens who have declared
their Intention 10 become citizens are per-
mi,ted TO vote, such aliens have the right to
vote at all elections. The right 10 vote is
regulated by the States
WEST Po1sT-w. p, City. For information
about qualification, ETC., for entrance to the
military academy ut West Point write to the
Congressman OF the district in which you live
and he will forward you printed sip con-
tanning all the requirements
To AMADoR CouNrY-s, City. The bicycle
road to lone, Amador County, is from San
Francisco to STOCKTON via Livermore IS miles.
to LODI 4 miles, to Calf 10 miles to Lone 70
miles. To reach Jackson i'll the same county
travel twelve mics teyOnd lone.
PARDoNING PowER-Subscriber, City. The
President OF the United States has not the
power to grant pard an TO an lndlyIouaI con
victed of crime in State court he mas the
power 10 grant pardon 10 lndlvlo uals con-
victed of crimes against the United States
GLOVE CoNTEsT-W. H. W, Oakland, Cal.
If in glove contest between Smith and Dixon
w. takes Smith and d. takes Dixon ana the
referee declares the affair draw. then each
party draws down HIS money. II on the otner
hand w. bets that Smith Will win ana u. thae
ne will not in the event of the fight being de-
clared a draw W. would lose, because smith
did not win the fight.
A BALLooN-P. C.. Oakland, Cal. The buoy
ancy OF balloon depends upon the weight OF
gas with which it is inflated, compared with
the weight of common air, bulk for bulk.
Hydrogen is the lightest of all known SUBJ
stances, A cubic foot of atmospheric air st
temperature OF "a weighs 527.04 troy greNFSA
while Gu bic foot of hydrogen is about FOUR
teen times and a half lighter. Coal gas is
two aud a half times lighter than ii
balloon having q capacity OF 1000 pounds of
atm sphe ric at "a degrees was filled with
coal gas il would weigh, including covering
gas and appendages all told, about 600 pounds
and would rise with a force equal 10 the dr.
ference OF these two numbers or about 400
pounds. The cost of balloon depends on
the material used, and the size.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
A LACDA BILE DESIRE
st. Louis Republic.

1t is observable that nearly all the total bic
addresses thus far delivered at the Mothers
National Congress, in Chicago, have come
from ladies' before whose names the title
"M1ss'' is prefxed. This may be accounted
Tor on the theory that many of these excellent
lem ales desire to show marriageable men
what they could do if they had a chance,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
THE CITY FALL PARK.
apa Register.

II THE CALL has its way those old rookeries
out in the immediate vicinity of San Fran
cisco's City Hall will be removed and in their
place city park, beautiful for situation, will
be established. In the promotion of this
scheme our cheers are for THE CALL. It will
cost something, but every thing worth having
costs something
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
HOPELESS.
New York Mail and EXPRESS

NeW 1urA Mali and Express.
Evidently Spain is now mad at America.
simply because this Government has not taken
radical ground with regard TO Cuba Appa-
rentiy there is no use in trying to please poor
old Snain. . - -
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
EDUCATION GETS HIGHER.
Providence Journal.

ITUVIuenCe Journal.
Inc cause OF higher education advances
with steady strides. From several OF our uni
versities come reports of additions to the
grand stands in preparation for the football
season.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12

SPECIAL INFO rma ton daily TO manufacturers
business houses and public men by the Press
Chipping Bureau tAllens), $40 Montgomery
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

DAVID S TERRY-A. F. R., Redding, CAL
David s. Terry was killed by David Neagle .ate
Lathrop. San Joaquin County, Cal, on theN
14th day OF August, 1889.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
REPU BlI,AN LUCK.
Baltimore American.

There will be six eelipses in 1898. There
were only two this year. There seems TO be
more Of everything under this business admin
tration.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12

SALVATION ARMY-H T., Visalia, CAL For
information about the Salvation Army colon
izstion scheme address a commun cation to
sSalyation Army Headquarters, 1883 Marker
street San Francisco Cal"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12

The death of George A. Taylor journalist well known
locally will be much regretted Taylor honest
able and his chosen
and to the last brave in the face OF adversely.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12

New York detective on charge of
indicates that he had overlooked cIew
| guilty he had a chance o record
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12

oALIroasrA glace fruits. soc ID. rownssuas.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
A PROSPEROUS UNFORTUNATE.

Philadelphia Inquirer.
Kansas farmer lost a $500 diamond in his
wheat-field the other day and still the cranks
say good times have not arrived
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12

Manuel Fellows is 20 be congratulated in San Ouen
tin under of DEATH and but
entertainments of old age to tear.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12

Thrty.fve people Portland meekly while two
other people robbed them. added however tn.
credit OF the hirtyve that
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12

According to recent is in the toy pistol
While have taken the saying this IL has
a amounting almost tn bel
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12

voTERs-P. H., City. In those States OF tne
Union in which aliens who have declared
THAR Intention 10 become citizens are per-
mi,ted TO vote, such aliens have the right to
vote at all elections. The right 10 vote Is
regulated by the States.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12

Professor Ross doubtless treated able sub
iec, How Best TO Deal With Criminals omitted the
necessary rules First catch your criminals" matter of
fact much sentimental nonsense is written this topic
object Of shutting burglar foopad murderer not
tc reform him but protect society," and jail neither
qualo ntoast PRAYER going to make him better.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12

There is a tina. Luegert will graduated from tn
court to dime museum which, if confirmed will streng he
common impression that the ought general principle
TO be hanged.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12

Judge Cooks ruling against police
be heartily Endorsed The best ever Ii,
has right draw pay the President of
United States.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12

WEST PoINT-W. P, City. For Information
about qualification ETC., for entrance to the
military academy ut West Point write to the
Cons ressman OF the district in which you live
and he will forward you printed Sip con-
tanning all the requirements.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12

Teegraphic advces state that the outlook Mrs.
Schofed Careful reading of the does uphold this
extreme view The thing Mrs. Schoed
the probability of conviction charge of murder This
involve particular hardship The depend
her conscience for punishment
nothing for jury verdiots
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12

PARDoNING PowER-Subscriber, city Inc
President OF the United States has not the
novar to Grant n pard IN TO an individual con-
victed of crime in State court He has the
power 10 grant a pardon 10 lndlVld uals con-
Yicled of crimes against the Un.ted States.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12

To AMADoR CoUNTY-S., City. The bicycle
road to lone, Amador County, is from San
Francisco TO STOCKTON via Lvermore 70 miles.
to LODI IA miles TO Calf 10 miles, to Lone 2o
miles To reach Jackson in the same county
travel twelve mics leyond lone
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12

Talking about freaks-A Kentucky man last
week patented a water filter.-Kansas City
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-10-26

You think it is because
your child is "growing too
fast that he fails to put on
flesh. More often it is
due to a gradual and general
weakening of all the forces
of the body. The child
may have no pain, may have
a fair appetite and yet lose
flesh. Perhaps the haPpiest
effects of SCOTS Emulsion
are in such cases as these.
1t gives the body a fat which
is easily taken up; alters
unhealthy action and sup
plies the best blood-making
food known to medical
science.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-10-26
IF ENGLAND PERMITS,

There was a UIne when the San
Francisco Call was ore OF The most
stalwart advocates of bim~tAll.sm on
the Coast, but after tn Republican
National Convention decided that the
monetary aft Irs o. this country could
only be arranged by the consent of
England, the Call became a convert
to the international Agreement
makeshift and it advocated doing
nothing for the financial betterment
OF America without the consent of
Great Britain. In the election it sup
ported Mckinley and the gold trust.
In Sundays issue it says:
The proposed international confet-
enc was mistaken by the adrninistra-
ton in good faith as a fulhllment of
the pledge of the Republican plat
form IN the last campaign. 1t was
right that an earnest effort should be
made to keep that pledge as we'll as
all others in the platform, but moth
ing is lost to the United States by the
refusal of Great Britain and Germany
to Join in the conference.
The Call knows, if it knows any
thing, that the pledge of Mckinley
to an international agreement was
not made in good faith, but a scheme
concocted by the party managers,
Hanna and Banker Morgan, to hood
wink the people long enough to tide
the party over another election, The
Call further says:
In this country, as in England, the
majority of the people are in favor o.
the gold standard and are opposed lc
any further agitation of the subject
When such issues are raised they
disturb finance, interfere with bust
ness, %iniure trade, check industry
and by creating doubt and uncer
tainty in the public mind come nea:
to paralyzing enterprises of all kinds
The money question was fought to
finish in the campaign agains
Organism, and the conservative com
nonsense of the American people i
as much opposed as that of the Brit
ish people to anything that will terC
to keep the issue in politics.
The Call all through the ca1npaig,
assured its readers that as O as tn
election vas owe Mckinley,
elected, would call an internatiOna
conference, which would cause til
triumph OF bi1netallism and hundred
of thousands of Republicans insiste
that they were voting for MCkinle
because they believed he would Civ
the country free coinage of silve:
At least two thirds Of the Republ
cans insisted hat they voted for NJ;
Kinley for hal eason That beir
the case there were six millions
people who voted for free silv,
straight, and two out OF three Repu1
licans voted for it believing, as the
claimed, that Mckinley's electic
would insure free silver COina&
which all told places the number
people in the United States, wi
favor free silver, al nearly elevt
millions. Yet the Call says hat II
discussion is over because the majC
ity of people do no want it. II
Call belongs to that class who w
only accept prosperity with the pc
mission of England.