The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-30
SNAPSHOTS ALONG THE COAST.

And yet the Herald Of Gridley presumes to
predict the marriage Of Florence HlncKiey IN
spite of the fact that Acknowledgement Hart
declares she will marry no Moore
According to the Salinas OwI boy down
that way ate buttercup and died. thereby at
testing still further the propriety OF letting
that song about "sweet Little Buttercup' faoe
from memory.
IL there is no objection. we move That II Anoree
finds The Dorh po e, it's his-to hold and p, eserve
bv squatter's sovereignty or any old thing
Whedttard -Four Corners
We second the motion.
The Free Press OF Redding remarks that
pros perity is haunting the farmer, which, OF
course, places the experience OF being haunt
ed among the trials of the flesh that are not
particularly hard to bear.
To its statement that "the Populists are de-
veloping the grea-e hostility 10 further at
temDts at fusion" the Vallejo Chronicle neg
leets to add the logical inference that the pros
pect for fusion is growing brighter.
The assurance of local paper to the effect
that, in their ostensible meeting to discuss
preventive medicines, the doctors are not
likely 10 60 far toward ''killing the goose that
lays the golden egg" doesn't insure the prevail
Ing kind OF geese against anything.
The editor of the Vallejo Nea0s says that if
man wants to hit target with bullet, he
does not start firing round in general sort of
way in the hope that one bullet Will hit some
thing Which simply shows that the Nelos
editor has never studied the San Francisco
policeman.
Because Queen Lii s coming to California,
the San Leandro Standard doesn't care
whether Joaquin Miller comes back or not"
But we do. The natural esponsibility which
we feel for the safety of Queen Lii while she is
our guest inspires preference that he do not
come back
The statement Of the Napa Register that the
Mare Is, and Navy yard disbursements,
amounting 10 100000, keep Vallej moving
every month just shows how contrary some
things CO. There are other towns where an
absence OF money causes the people to move
every month.
1t is interesting to learn from the st. Helena
Sentinel that the prices of prunes in Sonoma
County are ranging from $16 to $22 a ton,
according to size. When waiting world has
been apprised of how many sizes a ton attains
TO in that extraordinary region the interest
will be complete.
When the Berkeley Advocate declares that
the rise in silver Is keeping pace with the rise
In wheat it not only adheres to an obsolete
political habit of last year but evolves a new
and distinct species OF campaigning which
tolerates Mr.. Bryan.
The claim OF the woman men toned in the
Coming Observer as having discovered gold
mine near Reddiug, 10 the effect that she will
found" an Adamless Eden on the spot, is di-
vested OF some of It's effectiveness by the fact
that an Adamless Eden cannot be found, either
there or anywhere else.
The circumstance that a traveller toward the
Yukon gold fields paid $1,000 to have his bag
gage carried over the pass enlarges the eyes Of
the Oakland Tribune editor, though that
were a thing TO marvel at. Mr.. Bryan would
give ten times that amount 10 have even a
single blanket drawn over his pass.
This gem of philosophy is culled from the
Santa Cruz Sentinel: "The people who go up
10 the Trinity County mines can come down
again. What goes up must come down" The
merciful view to take of this j. that Editor
Mcpherson did not have in mind at that
particular moment his lofty reputation as a
poet
1t is noted in the Folsom Telegraph that
certain individual recently tried to reconcile
the erratic ideas of a calf with his own notions
OF a bicy Gle, by hitching the calf and the blcy-
Gle together. The circumstance that his in
vestigations resulted in disaster, merely con-
firms the natural presum ption that he would
succeed.
The Oakland Enquirer needn't feel so dis
couraged over the escape of Mr.. Hill from hang
ing. That profound action of the court was
probably designed as an Instructive ject les
son to illustrate the advantage which civllizs-
ton derived from the calling out of the militia
in Colusa the other day to save murderer
from mob law.
The gods that rue the destinies of weekly
newspapers have again ordered a change of
editors for the Saturday Press, Oakland's one
time literary organ. John 7. Bell succeeds
John II Delahanty, to whom he pays a certain
stipulated sum for the distinction. A restora-
ton of the paper to its former size and station
is among the things that one nigh hope for it,
without at all wishing the new proprie tor any
harm.
The sugar beet editor of the Watsonville
PdjdrOniGn has compiled the following Stats
tics relating to the leading industry OF the Pa
jaro Valley: Beet hauling commenced in
this valley on Monday. About 100 tons per
day are being delivered. The delivery from
Salinas Valley commenced last Wednesday
huo nus o'cfaBeu @oo toiis per ud!. FROM San
Juan and northern points the delivery COM
menced last Friday and has averaged $50 tons
per day"
"The Board of Town Trustees" says the
Netcs of Sausalto, should pass an ordinance
at its next meeting making it misdemeanor
for any one caught maliciousiy turning in a
false alarm II Sausslito does that it will
merely place itself at the head of an age that
is un doubtedly des tined to usher in a system
OF Furnishing offenders, not tor their offenses,
but for their stupidity in getting caught. Then
il viii only be necessary tor them to report to
the police when they have picked a pocket or
blown up safe in order to iorestall the incon-
venience OF b.ing arrested aud jailed for 1t.
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