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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

CTS are hard to buy. They have many
 opportunities to sell themselves, but
 they do not do it. I have lately heard
 the charge from a lawyer that any re-
 porter could be bought The man has
 an idea now that he erred, or else his
 mind is not subject to ideas. It struck
 me as peculiar charge anyhow, to come from lawyer, member of craft
 which is for sale to the highest bidder always, and not reckoned a worthy member until worth purchasing. I re-
 member a man named Johnson, who was a reporter for me long ago on the Denver Republican. He is dead now, but there others of his type. He used to get very drunk, but in the intervals was model of industry. Johnson was the mining reporter. One day he heard of strike in a placer claim near the town of Boulder and went to see the owners about it. There were three owners. One I have forgotten. The second was pillar in the church, but should have been pillar in the pen itentiary. The third was a. poor pros pector who worked while his partners supplied a grub stake. Johnson found the first two, but they begged him to say nothing of the discovery. When he wanted to know why, they ex-. plained that the working partner was in New Mexico; If he heard of the strike he would want a full share: if they could keep him in the dark he would sell out for song. The prop osition, I am glad to say, did not ap- peal to Johnson favorably. It seemed to him an attempt at robbery and to make himself accessory. Then the pair delicately broached the subject of bribe. Would $500 be any object? This was all l knew about 1t then, John son turned In his copy, giving a full account of the strike. He was wear ing shabby oyercoat at the time. The facts were related to me by the pillar" who made great show of indignation. but failed to blush, and did not ap- pear to be pleased when I gave him an opinion as to his moral status There are exceptions, of course, just as there are honest lawyers; but the reporter who can be induced by the offer of money to be unfaithful to the paper employing him Is despised among his fellows and put upon the same plane as the upright gentleman who offers the brtbe and shudders at the venality of the press
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27
DANISH, DIMPLE, DAMAGE.

@ HE girl from whom nature has withheld the
 boon of dimped cheek IS apt to pine for one
 Helen Brooks of Denver into the world handicapped by the absence of this adornment, and she grew to years of indiscretion her yearning to be thus ornamented developed into a passion. Helen had visions of her own 1oveness enhanced and gorifed as 1t would be by the presence of a dirnple cute little depression deepening with each smile and seeming to radate beauty as hole created in the placid bosom of frogpond by the casting of pebble throws about itself a series of shimmerng rings. So Helen went to a doctor who claims the ability to dimples while you wait and Helen bought dimpe. She still has it, but 1t seems to her msft As she stands before the glass in con temptation of what should be her chief facial atrac- tion she IS conscious of inward pain She pro- nounces the thing
 To acquire dimple is simple matter Anybody may take shoemakers aw and punch into her own damask cheek many dimples as she thinks it will conveniently hold. However when dmple comes it is not a transitory affair It has the element of permanence. The only way to get rid of it is to have the countenance amputated. Helen is not, ap- parently, girl much given habits of thought but that this course would be greater mar to comeli- ness is probably clear even to her. Possibly Helen got tired of seeing herself making dimpled grimaces at herself every time she glanced mirror It may be that the sudden stoppage of the family clock whenever she sought read the time of day became annoying. At any rate Helen sued the dimpe ar chitect and builder for damages
 It IS to be hoped that she will recover the full sum asked. It Is unlikely However, that she would be wise enough to invest it properly and therefore little friendly counsel in advance will not be anss. She ought to spend part of the money in getting a copy ot that valuable work How Not to Be Fool. Even It One Of Our Sex, and With Never a D1mple, the joint product of Ruthe Ashmore and Charlotte smith Of course the most faithful reading will not remove the cavity already obtained but it may induce Helen to refrain from indulgence in more freaks of idiocy until she sinks into dimpled dotage and IS no longer responsible
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27
: EASEMENTS.

Baldwtn-Lecture.
 Calforna-Black Patti Troubadours. q Columbia" Shall We Forgive Her" Aloazar-"Charley's Aunt"
 Morosco's-"The Last Stroke" Tivoli-"The Vice-AdmfraL" Orpheum-Vaudeville.
 Bush-Thana German-Hebrew Opera Company. Han-Marno, the Violin Ylrtuoso, eaurday afternoon. March D. Sherman Clay Hall-Piano Recital Thursday even ing, March g.
 Olympia Mason Eddy streets-Specaltes. The Chutes-Chquita and Vaudeville Mechanics Pavton-Mning Fair and Kondike Exposition Pacific Coast Jockey ClnbRaces at Inglesde morrow Coursing-At Union Coursing Park, this morning
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

Senator Proctor announces that his visit to Ha- vana has significance. This statement invests the affair with importance. It must be remembered that the Senator has studied diplomacy and has at least progressed so far to state frankly exactly what he doesn't mean.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

The widow of the late President Barrios of Guatemala was Miss Aga Benton, and was for some time an inmate of the Pro- testart Orphan Asylum of Mobile, Ala She afterward became an actress in New Iork. and it was during her stage life that Barrios met her.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27
AUCTION SALES.

Monday, February 2s, Oriental Rugs, ll6 Suter street o'clock,
 By Vincent Gallagher Monday Furniture at S63 Bush Il o'clock
 H. Umosen-Monday, March Real Estate at IA Mont gomery street. at F o'clock.
 Thursday March Real Estate at 621 a
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

No report that men dying by scores aIono the kondike trail serves to discourage the eager throng bound in that direction. Each man goes with the happy assurance that fortune awaits him. and that the others whose bones bleach by the pathway once were inspired by similar notions does not in the least check the spirit of the gold-seekers Human faith is queer thing
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

Abner C. Goodell of Salem, Mass, who has just celebrated his ninety-third birth day is said to have. perfected the design of the first printing press which printed on both sides of paper at once, and he also discovered the process of preparing steel ad copper plates for engravers
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

Get home: 5000 cash and $40 per month for a few years will buy the prettiest house in the prettiest suburb of San Francisco Call on R. E. McGill, IS Post st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 510 Mont gomery: street Telephone Main 1042.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

SECRET SOCIETIES-E. L. B.. Bel mont, Cal. Without knowing the particu- lar society to which you refer in your communication it is impossible to give an answer. The question is not one that admits of a general answer.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

Certain press correspondents have been warned to leave France and it might be comfort to absent themselves long enough to be able to express their minds freely concerning the way people are acting over there now
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

Acquittal of the persons arrested for violating the pool ordinance seems still to be accomplished with the old facility. It may be explained for the benefit o those not familiar with the matter that acquittal Ill these cases IS no indication of innocence
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

A choice present. Townsends California Glace Fruits, soc ID, in fire-etched boxes. .
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

Don't forget Waller Bros. Gift Day. Feb. 2s 1898. B Grant avenue, corner Geary street.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

CAsINo-M. B., City, In counting in casino the rule is that on the last deal the points must be counted in the follow
 ing order: Cards, points; spades, l point; big casino, points; little casino, 1 point; aces, point each; sweep, l point
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

CALIFORNIA EXCURSIONS-R H.. New Orleans, La. Round trip excursions from San Francisco to Yosemite Valley, including the Big Trees. is .$42; San Fran cisco to Sissons, the nearest station to Mount Shasta, round trip in summer, s14: San Francisco to the Geysers, round trip, via Napa or via Cloverdale. sS: round trip via Napa and return via CloverdaIe or vice versa, $S; San Fran cisco to Monterey, round trip Friday to S0
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

E. H. Black, painter, 12o Eddy st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

POISON TO ANIMALS-K., Blue Can yon, Cal. There is a section of the Code of California which says that "every per son who willfully administers any poison to an animal, the property of another, or maliciously exposes any poisonous sub stance with the intent that the same shall be taken or swallowed by such animal, is punishable by imprisonment in the State prison for a term not exceeding three years, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, and fine of not exceeding $50O.'' There may be some local county ordinance in regard to the placing of poison in the county in which you reside, and it would be we'll to com municate with the District Attorney of VOLT county
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

When Uncle Russell Sage openly indulges in war talkt may be concluded that the good is prepar ing to get on the bear side of something. :.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

Evidently there is false impression extant concerning the integrity of re- porters. 1 do not see how this has arisen. From an experience of years l have gathered the notion that report
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

Distressing reports come from the South that there is an epidemic of kiss ing in Atlanta. Still, strange as it may seem, there is nothing said about panic such as usually accompanies an outbreak beyond the control of science, and there is a total absence of quarantine restrictions. These, If in force, could not be of the or dinary kind anyhow. They would have to be directed. not against attempts to leave the stricken city, but against frantic endeavors to break in. No fa- talities have yet been recorded, an in- teresting fact since it disproves the malevolence of the various microbes which are supposed to be transmitted during the process of osculation.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

God help Spain," exclaimed Admiral Gherardi. hope the solicitude of the gentleman will be of no effect It may be true that Spain will need help, but she will not deserve it. Besides, if this country undertakes to lick Spain it does not want to go against, odds when the situation Is naturally in it's favor.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-14
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.
Sunday. February IS.

Sunday. February IS. Br stmr Gaelic. Finch, 2s days 2o17 hours i'm Hongkong. via Yokohama r days 17% hours, via Honolulu days 15A hours,s Stmr Willamette. Hansen, s5 hours from Seattle.
 stmr Laguna. Peterson, AS hours from Hue meme. Up river direct. Bay.
 Stmr Cleone Walvig. 1s hours from Albion. stmr sunol. Dettmers, 1s hours from Usal. Bktn Mary Winkleman. Bennecks, l5 days from Kahuu
 schr Robert Levers. Goodman. IT days iron, schr La Chilena, Campbell. 10 hours from Fort Ross.
 schr Nettie sundborg, Johnson days from Eureka.
 schr Archie and Fontie Colstrup. 24 hours from Stewards Point. Schr Mary Buhne Ramselius. days from Eureka.
 schr Sparrow. Dart. Il days from Eureka. Schr Orient, Sanders. IS days from Willapa Harbor.
 schr San Buenaventura, Turloff. 20 days i'm schr Mary c, Campbell, hours i'm Bodega. schr Mary Etta, Nyman, 24 hours from Fisks Mill.
 Sunday, February 1s. stmr Homer, lessen, Eureka. Stmr Geo Loomis, Bridgett, Ventura.
 TELEGRAPHIC. thick wind w: velocity 12 miles,
 MEMORANDUM. Fer SunOl-Returneu 70 port on account or breaking breast and dragging head moorings.
 DOMESTIC PORTS. FORT BRAGG-Arrived Feb 13-Stmr Point Arena. from Mendocino. PORT LOS ANGELES-Arrived Feb 13-Str Greenwood, from Greenwood. sEATTLE-Arrived Feb 13-Stmr Lakme. i'm Roche Harbor: stmr Signal, from Alaska Sailed Feb 13-Stmr Hueneme. PORT BLAKELEY-Arrived Feb 12-Schr Vega. hence Feb 3. PORT BLAKELEY-Arrived Feb 13-Stmr Portland hence Feb s. SEATTLE-Arrived Feb 13-Stmr Lakme. i'm Dutch Harbor.
 TAToOSH-Passed Feb 13-Bark Fresno i'm Port Ludlow for Honolulu.
 FOREIGN PORTS. HONOLULU-Saled Feb 6-Br bark Gwyn- edd, for Portland, Or and not the 5th.
 TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. NEW YORK-Arrived Feb 13-Stmr Paula, from Rotterdam; stnr Arabia. from Hamburg. Sailed Feb 13-Stmr Spaarndam, for Rotter- dam; stmr St Louis, for Newport News QUEENSTOWN-Arrived Feb 13-Stmr Au- rania, from New York for Liverpool. and pro- ceeded.
 Sailed Feb 1s-stmr Campania, from Liver pool for New York. SCILLY-Passed Feb 13-Stmr La Bretagne, for Hayre.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-14
UNION LENTEN SERVICES.
Special Musical Programme at the
 Unitarian Church Last Night.

OAKLAND, Feb 13.-The Episcopal churches have arranged for union Lenten services on each Wednesday evening, be- ginning the Wednesday after Ash We'd nesday. The places of meeting and lead CTS are: St Johns, March 2 Rev. V. Marshall Law; St. Pauls, March g. Rev. James Hume; Church of the Advent March 16 Rev. R. Ritchie; St. Andrew S March g, Rev. John Bakewell Trinity March 30 Rev F. J. Mynard.
 Rev. Philip Graif of the Free Baptist Church began a series of sermons to- night. The full course will include "The Three Great Temptations of Our Age" "The Threefold Typical Americanism of George Washington" "A Three-Act Trag- edy of the Soul" "The Three Best Friend ships of Life" and "The Three Browning Graces of Religion"
 Rev. F. D. Butler of the First Christian Church will speak for the next few Sun day evenings on ''The Bible" His themes will be, '"rhe Gospel-Where and What Ii Is," Rightly Dividing the Bible" How nants," "Grace and Law"
 Rev. " Marshall Law of the Church of the Advent, Episcopal, spoke tonight up- on the subject of "Catalepsy, or the Dan- gers of a Living Burial"
 Special musical services were held to- night at the Unitarian Church, Rev. Theodore C. Williams delivering the ad- dress. Miss Nina Martin, Miss Amy c. Hicox. and Mrs. Carrie Brown-Dexter Lowell Langstroth and Miss Blanch Part ington furnished the instrumental num- bers, all of which were of the highest or der.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-14
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

A branch of the United States Hydrographic Office. located in the Merchants Exchange, Is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard to nationality and free of expense.
 Navfgators are cordially invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sail ing directions of the world kept hand for comparison and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights dangers to navigation and all matters Of interest to ocean commerce.
 The time ball on top of the building on Tele- graph Hill Is hoisted about ten minutes before noon and Is dropped at noon. 120th meridian by telegraphic signal received each day from the United States Naval Observatory at Mars Island, Cal
 notice stating whether the time ball was dropped on time or giving the error. If any. Is published the same day by the afternoon pa- pers. and by the morning papers the following day. W. s. HUGHES.
 Lieutenant. U. s. N. in charge
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-14
RerkeIev News Notes.

BERKELEY, Feb. 13.-Reno Hutchin- son led the College Y. M. c. A. this after noon in a special meeting of prayer for students. The meeting was part of the observance of a universal day of prayer for students by college Christian societies all over the world
 The congregation of the First Baptist Church worshiped this morning at the Friends Church, as the Baptist Church Is being moved from it's former location on Dwight way to the corner of Oxford street and Allston way.
 A meeting of the senior class day con- mittee has been called for tomorrow morning by Chairman Creed, to begin ar engagements for the class day exercises on May IA.
 The sophomores at the university will elect an editor and manager for their Blue and Gold. Percy Dolman and w. B. Dunlap are candidates for editor, while for manager there are three nominees Clinton Miller, I. J. Muma and George H. Wilhelm.
 Rev. J. A. Cruzan began this morning at the North Berkeley Congregational Church a series of sermons on "The Beatitudes. His subject was '"The Poor in Spirit vs. the Poor-spirited."
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-14
FRATERNAL SOCIETIES.
FoREsTERs OF AMERICA.

Last Thursday night Court Sutro Heights had an unusually large attend ance, and on that occasion there was work in the comforting of degrees and an election for physician for the court. There being two candidates, considerable work was done by the supporters of each. The ballots disclosed the fact that the membership had by little more than a two-third vote elected Dr. l.. H. Gruening for the current term. At the close of the court business the commit tee on entertainment presented an ex- cellent programme and collation. for all. George J. Strong was master of cere- monies and presented many most enter taining numbers.
 The tenth anniversary of Court Golden West was celebrated by a ball and ban quet in Odd Fellows Hall last Thursday night About five hundred persons sat around the festive board.
 Court Seal Rock had an old-time so- cial hop last Thursday that was we'll attended in Pythian. Hall., During the evening s. A. Earle, who has been through several of the chairs, and Phil Gerhardt, who has been the courts treas urer for six years, were each presented with past chief rangers jewel and cer-
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-14
OCEAN TRAVEL.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

q Steamers amer leave ,o5,y Broadway wharf. A@. For ports In Alaska 10 a.. m., Feb. 5, 10, @ 25, and every fifth day thereafter.
 For Victoria, Vancouver (B. O., Port Town send Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Bellingham Bay, Wash), 10 a. m., Feb. 5, 10, 15 20, 25, and every fifth day thereafter. connecting at Seattle with con- pany's steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ky, at Tacoma with N. P. Ky. at Vancouver with C. P. Ky.
 For Eureka Humboldt Bay), steamer Ho- mer. 10 a. n. Feb. 13 1s. 25, March 8, [. IS. 21 27 and every sixth day thereafter.
 For Santa Cruz Monterey, San Simeon. Ca- yucos. Port Hartford (San Luis Obispo), Gavi- ota, Santa Barbara, Ventura. Hueneme, San Pedro, East San Pedro Qos AngelesJ and and every fourth day thereafter.
 For San Diego. stopping only at Port Har- ford (San Luis Obispo) Santa Barbara, Port Los Angeles and Redondo Gos Angeles), ii a. m:, Feb. 4, s. 12, 16. 20. A. 2s. and every fourth day thereafter.
 For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan Altata, La Paz, Santa Ro- salia and Guaynas CMex.) 10 a. m., March 6, April 8, and 2d of each month thereafter.
 The company reserves the right to change and hours of sailing.
 Montgomery st.
 10 Market st. San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-14
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.

pant than In smaller communities. The ia rate oI taxation is necessarily high, for large revenues must be raised to supply the bands of corruptionsts who live upon the lootings of the public treasury.
 This is unpleasant. It is now in order for the Board of Trade and the Merchants Exchange to organize ex cursions to these places, bring these unappreciative populations here, show them our streets and public buildings (exeepting temporarily the City Prison), and then take them to Gier's convince them of the immaculate pur- ity of the purged political conditions of this city. After this, the residents of these towns will surely tumble over themselves in their mad rush to re- cord their votes for annexation, and Ben Lamborn of Alameda will be their leader
 The ladies of the Ebell Society who wish to preserve their eXcluSiveness and who do not wish to affiliate with any general organization of clubs, should make public the reasons for their belief in justice to themselves. If the 400 ladies comprising the Ebell have discovered by experience some phases of club life that might be helpful to others-and in the years of their exis- tence as club they surely have-lt is not CIldJ they SilOulO ueSlES tO keep this helpful experience to them selves. Nor is it reasonable to suppose that the Ebell is so perfect that 1t can not learn something from other clubs. There is such a thing as being too ex- elusive and the Ebell seems to have reached that point. A body of 400 ac- tive women, all desirous of doing good, can accomplish untold good in com munity like Oakland, but so far the Ebell has been so confined to itself that the city at large knows nothing of it's real work and the white Greek temple on Harrison street is regarded some what as a house Of mystery. There is a nobler work for 400 of Oakland's best women to do than to amuse and inter est each other, and that is to let those outside of the pale receive the full bene- fit of their efforts in some such manner as that outlined by Mrs. John Russ be- fore the club three weeks ago. These ideas will not receive the indorsement of many of the members, but they were given me by one of the ladies and are certainly worth consideration.
 STUART w. BOOTH.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-14
IN THE HANDBALL COURTS. The Ancient Game Kept Up With Unabated Enthusiasm by To-
 cal Athletes

The exhilarating sport of keeping a small ball In motion and against the three walls of court loses none of it's enthusi- asm among the San Francisco athletics The two San Francisco courts, those of the San Francisco at S5S Howard street, kept by Phil Ryan. and the Occidental at 12G Grove street, afford the boys every facil- ity for their indulgence in the game The games at the local courts yesterday were fully up to those of preceding Sundays. At Phil Ryan's San Francisco court, S5S Howard street, the following scores were made
 I. Steinhardt and E. Lynch beat F. Me- Donough, 2l-N, 17-21, 21-19.
 J. R. Bockman and D. J. Sheehan beat l.. Waterman and E.. McDonough. 21-15 17-21, 21-2o
 A single-handed game, G. Dali beat M. Basch, 21-16, 21-1S, 21-19.
 P. Ryan and G. Mcdonald beat E. White and w. Manion 21-1S -16-21, 21-17.
 J. Bowling and J. Kirby beat R. Hous- man and W. Hamilton 21-fc 1S-21 21-l7.
 M. Kirby and T. Foley beat R. Hous- man and P. Barrett, 21-14, 16-21, 21-1S.
 G. Smith and L. Carter beat M Pencer and J. H. Taylor. 21-15. 17-21, 21-16.
 J. Harlow and E. Toy beat J. Riordan and M. Basch, 21-15, 17-21, 21-19
 J. c. Nealon and R. Linehan beat T. F. Bonnet and A. Hampton, 21-16, 17-21, 21-19.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-14

attorney (owner), to 2. o. Field (contractor), architects. Tharp & Holmes; excavating, grad ing, brick, carpenter and mill work, timing and. metal owrk. mantels. plastering, rough hardware. painting and electric work for two two-story frame dwellings, with attic and basement, on line of Jackson street. 225 w of Walnut N 127:sA by w SIP; sS565. Mrs. N. M. Lund (owner) with William Hell two-story frame building on line of Fell street. 100 " of Broderick. 25 by 1876: s45oO.
 Caroline B. Watson, by attorney (owner), with w H. Bagge fcontractor) architect, Al Bert Sutton all work for two-story, attic and basement frame residence on Laguna and Clay, W 60 by 127:sia: s9000.
 w. H. Cameron (owner) with Marcuse & Remmel. (contractors). architect. J. W. John ston; all work for a two-story frame building s g by E. 120.