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The San Francisco call., 1898-11-09

rasa,,tlance to the sound of the words than it has to the number of syilapies III the statement which the insect IS sup Dosed to iterate so deIernlneoiy.
 HIn beginning his song for the evening" the katydid does not say Katy did as th, a1i, He-only the males are supplied Wlln tne nIlsicai apparatus-beginS the song very low, very slow, and with single Syllaple; After time he adds another syliaapi1e, ya.i sI,e he raises his wings, because that's where lne noise comes from. ,., ,| sound and adds still another syllable. 1C was at this time, with the accent on tn9 third and final note, that the origlnat+ 4I1e tha sIInerficfaI observer named the insect the kafydid. But the song does not end here, bv any means. More syllables,. or notes, are added the volume or Iar suufa ioi seven or eight. Such number IS not alWays nHo is reached, however. The kay katyqIbb lb,, s2ig i} has served it's purpose of attracting mate. One may always tell the approach Of the shy and o blqahng at Gf tbe Wcong maie His orchestra stops the rhythmic and monot- onous sing-song; It breaks R up into 6 Ion1 snors: plays katy did or whatever movement in the upward scale itddanlv ne was and beens sp1n sdp@ething Ee ike stopi this: Kate! Oh Katel Katy! Katy, Katy, Katy! IT the slenS der Katherine is true to the instincts r or her sex and for the proper perloQ re-
 mains coy, the gentleman will, perhaps' pursue her Perhaps, on the other hand, he will Sulk. That uSudlly lle1o of bringing about definite understand ing. It may be that she rejects him ap- solutely, and merely to prove that he does not care straw, he will reflect upon the other pebbles. and once more take up his chant.
 ''The people living in the country have prophet He begins his song, they say, exactly six weeks before the first frost This is another popular opinion gone broke. The Katydid is an Irish prophet he prophecies backward. His song begins after the last frost
 'The song of the katydid Is, properly speaking not a song at all. It is an tn- strumental solo. His musical apparatus is at the base of his wings, and it is as curiously constructed as some of those mysterious instruments of Wagnerian orchestra about which one always won- ders what it would be like if somebody tried to play a solo on it. The katydid' g method seems to be a cross between the method of the bass violist and the man with the big drum; He scrapes with his legs and beats with his wings, and if he corresponded in size with a human or chestra he would be capable of rendering life unfit to live in place of the size Of New York State."-New York Sun.
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RUSSIA'S OLIVE BRANCH.

FROM the first there has been suspicion that
 the olive branch waved by the Czar of all the Russias is loaded This is confirmed by the circumstance that the Czar has about many sol diers as anybody disarm, but keeps right drill ing them He talks peace and acts aggression. The bear is trying to like dove, and somehow the result fails to soothe.
 Lately Russia has indicated willingness to take the part of Spain in her troubles with this country Now if his game is really the promotion of brotherly love- the Czar would be wise to have the cards cut for a new deal The monarch as we'll the person. who attends to his own business does much in the direction of acquiring esteem. If the Czar think to scare us he has been viewing the United States through a glass reversed. We are not impressed by his olive branch, do shudder because 1t pro- trudes from rifle
 Now the suspicion concerning the Czar's nsncerity becomes certainty for he has received the admiration of Editor Stead of London. "I thank God for him, says this journalist "If that young is spared he will go far" Not we trust too far. There does not appear any valid reason for thanking God for the Czar or for any other potentate It may be reason able to express gratitude for the goodness which has set them at such distance. Stead seems to be in that condition best described as 'rattled The Rev Dr. Talmage once had the experience of dining at the palace of Russian royalty, and has been gibbering about it ever since Stead apparently, has been similarly sweled He thinks that olive branch is all rohf
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CALIFORNIA TO THE FRONT.

| @ ALIFORNIA will receive the congratulations | | of her sister States this morning upon the splendid vote of yesterday The combination of Democrats Populists, Silvertes, single taxers, calamity howers-all the foes of society and thrift led on bv their ables most aggressive and most dan gerous leaders, has been met and utterly routed. It is victory which will add to the repue Of the State throughout the Union, strengthen her prestige and confirm her prosperity.
 The man under whom the conservative elements of the people have achieved this notable success bene fcia to the general welfare is well worthy of the honor When MT. Gage entered the canvass he was a comparatively unknown to the greater portion of the people. He had never been an oflce-seeker. He had never desired notoriety. He had lived the
 life of hardworlling lawyer and only to his neigh bors his clients the and the bar his splen did abilities and sterling character known.
 As soon as he entered upon the canvass, however, the force and the charm of his personality felt The people came to know him and to recognize in him the qualities that make up genuine manhood The directness and the earnest sincerity of his speeches won popular favor. He made friends wher- ever he appeared His strength increased as the paign progressed and had the time for the canvass been longer his majority would have been larger than 1t is
 Many factors have undoubtedly conduced to the great victory Mcguire and his radical followers, but it beyond gainsayng that the personal strength of MT. Gage was one of the most potent With a leader of less force and capacity the ardor of the party would have been fully aroused; with one of less integrity of character the independent vote would not have been so warmly attached to the Re publican standard It s therefore, to large extent Gage victory. The coming Governor has not only won the honor but deserved 1t.
 For the commonwealth the victory is most no table one. We shall, perhaps, never fully know how great was the danger that menaced prosperity in the Mcguire movement. We calculate the injury that would have been done to landowners by pre- cipitatng single agitation led on by the Gov ernor and can estimate the evil that would have been inflicted upon all forms of industry by the election of an avowed enemy of capital to the position of chief executive of the State but the indirect evils resulting from such agtations and alarms we can never under take to compute
 Fortunately, the danger is The menace has ceased Maguireism has been utterly routed. Cali ornia takes front place among the great conserva tive and progressive commonwealths of the Union. Capital will seek her fields for investment, her labor will be in demand She will continue to merit the title of the Golden State, and her wealth and pros perity will grow with the years.
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MILES ON THE WAR.

N GENTLEMAN named Miles, having it is / \ affirmed, military reputation, and connected with the army, has sent report to the Secre- tary of War concerning a recent misunderstanding with Spain. Perhaps this is not presumption on his part
 However there is every to suppose that Miles has compiled his statements without having once consulted with Richard Harding Davis He has not drawn upon Creelman for facts Probably he has failed to include the information that one of these gentlemen the ablest tactcian in the San tiago campaign, and that the other did most of the fighting Yet do they not modestly acknowledge this themselves?
 It is true that old soldiers laugh at Davis but old soldiers grow cynical It is true, also that Creelman has been given more space for idle boasts and self
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COST OF LIVING ABROAD.

Those people who, from what they have been told, have formed the impression that living is cheaper in Europe than in American might not so hastily jump to this conclusion if they would follow the advice of Robert Luce in Going Abroad" '" and demand that when man claims that he has spent less in a year abroad than in a year at home he shall go into details as to what he got in return for the money expended Ask him if he kept house." says Mir. Luce, and did he have a bathroom? Was there a range in his kitchen? Was the house heated by hot air hot water or steam? Was it an apart Were there set tubs in the laundry These questions, 1t is claimed, are more than likely to force him to confess that he really did lack some of the convent ences in Europe which he cannot live without in America. If interrogated on the matter of food he will admit that the European cost has not differed much from the American. But continues the writer, "ask him about clothing and at last he will smile triumphantly and tell you how cheap he bought a suit in Lon don or gloves in Naples. If however, you demand How did they wear? and How did they fit? he will evade the ques- tions" In conclusion: "The assertion that living abroad is cheaper than here is a half truth, deceptive and dangerous. Undoubtedly, most Americans who go the reason is simply that they are con- tented with less From necessity or with out unhappiness they. dispense with many things that in America they deem indiS- pensable either for bodily comfort or to maintain social position
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THE OLD RUSTIC BRIDGE.

Iris just a common rustic bridge, And spans a common stream; Where mild-eyed cattle slake their thirst And shadows glint and gleam- The goldenrod and asters flame Along the sedgy bank; The grass Is thick, and lush, and green, The weeds are tall and rank. But it Is fair, this quiet stream, Where minnows dart and play; Where willows droop and blackbirds call Through all the livelong day. The blanks are old, and gray, and
 warped,
 The rail is broken down. But it is dearer far to me
 Than any bridge in town.
 MARY M. REDMOND in Donahue's.
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HUMoR OF THE DAY.

Biggs-Can I use your telephone? Dfggs-Sure Who do you want to talk to?
 Biggs-sluggs I understand he made a derogatory remark about me, and want to tell him just what l think of him. Chicago News.
 sIt's all up with us now" he remarked as he raised the umbrella. . No" she replied, you mean it is all over between us. And if was not laughter that shook the ribs of the umbrella, 1t must nave been the ewind.-Philadelphia Bulletin. Tommy-I dunno whether that new boy nex door is coward or jist smart. MT. Figg-What have you been up to now? an he said l ought to go in the house an, get him something to eat.-Indianapolls Journal.
 ''They should send a regiment of inn munes against those Indians ''Immunes? '.Yes; bald-headed men.'-Cleveland Plain Dealer ..It seems to me that I recognize the features. but the picture is somewhat blurred around the mouth.'' ''Yes; that is a speaking likeness of my wife."-Judge.
 When horned owls toot
 Their sad salutes,
 While still the wicked flea;
 If in pursuit,
 The arrow roots,
 Why can't a cat nip tea?
 l
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nia. nY 'Ti The first son D'S born is Brown No I, the second is Brown No; z. dPose HsIf 9@f blood is the relation between persons of of the same father or mother. but not or the same father and mother; ter BroM she be-. be- comes the niece of her fathers halI
 brother (Brown No. 9, and as the law in California, such a marriage would De ts void. In such case, the consangulnlty is not, as the correspondent suggenssSSfi M naSf brother confused with step-brother.
 TWO PARKS : P. M. C.. Angels, Cal The Yellowstone National Park Is in the northwest corner of Wyoming, bounded on the north by Montana and on the west by Idaho. It is about sixty two miles long north to south, and about fifty-four miles wide east to west. IL is nearly a rectangle in shape ana con tains 3312 square miles.
 The Yosemite Valley is cleft in the western slope of the Sierra Nevadas, III Mariposa County near the center Of Call fOrnia It's location is 155 miles soutn- east of San Francisco.
 COINAGE BY PRIVATE PERSONS Subscriber City. It was not until the early part of 1860 that Congress passed law prohibiting private individuals rom cofning money. The constitution provides that no State shall coin money, put IS silent as to individuals. In the early part of the sixties the attention of Secretary Chase was drawn to the fact that repu- tahle firm in Denver, Colo. was colhlng money, and when he inqulIISSu IS ttornny, aitto ots matter he was informed by the AtloIHey General of the United states thaL tHsre asr's was no law against it and that the nrIn had a right to coin such. That leo e9 tie passage of the law prohibiting !nuiVluuais from coining money or eStapllshlhs Pii Vate hints.
 GIADSTONE-M R. and others, City. The following is given as resume or the n,Iblic work of the late w. E. Gladstone and is from an article written by w. l. Stead:
 He completed a revision in British finance @ which Sir Robert Peel began; estaphsneu iee trade and threw the ports or the eihpird d ren dared a cheap press possible; reduced the auty on cheap light wines in the interest , or ~ i, perance; prepared the way Tor a hedNy ya, iai come in the death duties and steadlly reuuceu fhe national debt; he was the most potent Iorcss in the electoral revolution which oenordllIeIj i first the urban then the rural electortte, alI then directed the attack on onI'Iar Ing ri2ed the foreign policy of England-it supported y9ui,s neoples struggling to be free; cnalIlpiotieu P.i garia against the Turk and defended the PriL1 1 ciple of the European concert as the germ oll the united states of Europe; he conQuereu Egypt gave up the Ionian Islands, the Irahs- Trans, yaai Afghanistan, annexed Fiji ana Southern n New Guinea and either granted oT @ Q nd South African companies; in the case oL tue Alabama he established the principle or ar bitration as the right way of settling interna- tional disputes between EngliSh-SpeaKlng peo- ples. he abolished church rates and university tests and isestablished and d1sendoWed the Irish church; he attempted to do justice 10 the Irish peasants and closed his career py an uii availing effort to pass measure or home rue for
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glorifcation founded fancy alone, than any other living lying correspondent Nevertheless, the two seem to be regarded worth consideration, both by yellow editors of dailes and lead-colored editors of magazines.
 Miles is in delicate position Supposing that he run counter to Davis and Creelman where will he be at? Would he not better have permitted them to write the report for him? Then they would have been satisfied even if the rest of the world had to remain in doubt as to what happened in Cuba.
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SONG OF THE KATYDID.

''The common names by which insects are known, remarked a man who knows something about orchard life, 'are so often misleading and out of keeping with the characteristics and habits of the in- sects that the naturalist feels sometimes like exclaiming that all popular opinions are fallacies. There Is the katydid, for instance. The katydid was named after his song, presumably; but, as matter of fact. the song of the katydid has no more
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A GALLANT SOLDIERS REWARD.

C GOD for Corporal Healy He went as
 7 a private to Manila, having been among N| the first to enlist in the First Reg- nent To take up for his country he esgned from a good position The Call. He
 vas in the battle before Manila, and for gallant luct was promoted to be corporal. Notwithstanding is attention military duties Heay has found time end to this paper of the best letters the public as had from Manila His writings have been marked vividness of description and never-faling modesty hch kept the writer's personality in the background nd throughout have been enriched by quaint hu- nor Now Corporal Healy has been made Superin- endent of Schools in Manila There is doubt that the new position he will be as attentive to duty as le was when earning reputation as good news ,aper man, and later brave soldier in gallant cgiment.
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.Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup"

Has been used over fifty years by millions of mothers for their children while Teething with perfect success. It soothes the child. softens the gums, allays Pain, cures Wind Collie, reg ulates the Bowels and is the best remedy for Diarrhoeas whether arising from teething other causes For sale by Druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's s Soothing Syrup. 25c a bottle.
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4 ADJUSTMENTS

BaIdwin-"AIistakes Will Happen California 'Finngans Ball" Columbia-Kellar, the Magician. Alcazar-''Dr. Bill" Morosco' 's-"Stranglers of Paris. Tivoli-" "Girofle- Giroha.' Orpheum - Vaudeville. Comedy-'The Heart of Chicago Olympia corner Mason and Eddy streets-Specialties Chutes-Lillian F. Smith, Vaudeville and the zoo' Orpheum-Concert Thursday, November II. Columbia Lecture Thursday afternoon. Native Sons Hall-Beneht to MT. Frank Mathieu Sutro's Baths-Swnming. Oakland Race Track-Races Rosenthal-Comng December
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COLD RLOODED

A fish trust is being organized. It Is sim cerely hoped it may. not put the price of necessary brain food out of reach of the yer Post.
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A New York girl broke her arm shaking hands with her beau. That's what she gets for treating him to such a formal greeting.-From the Philadelphia North American
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Through Tourist Car to St. Paul.

This car is nicely upholstered in leather. leaves every Tuesday night, change. Goes via Shasta route and Northern Pacific Rail- way The scenic line of the continent Tick cts on sale to all Eastern cities at lowest rates T. K Stateler. general agent, 63S Market St., San Francisco.
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cAL1FoRNIANs IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Nov. S.-Philip Lippitt of San Francisco is at the Savoy; J. H. Langtry of San Francisco is at the Nor mandie; F. E. Titus of San Francisco is at the Girard.
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Hopkins Institute of Art.

Last week of the exhibition Last con- cert Thursday, November 10. Will close Sunday, 18th inst. Members must regis ter their names for the distribution of paintings on or before Thursday evening, when the distribution will take place.
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HOTEL DEL CORONADO-Take advantage of the round-trip tickets. Now only s60 by steamship, including fifteen days board at hotel; longer stay $2 50 per day. Apply at New Montgomery street. San Francisco.
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 Sack is ever associated in my mind with ck-jacks, perhaps from the old rhyme:
 The great blackjack
 Well filled with Sack, etc.
 These bombards sometimes held sew eral gallons. In the inventory of the goods of Sir John Fastolfe, who died in quartletts. four "galon pottis of lether'' three ''pottelers of lether," etc. The blackjack made a good tavern sign. From the window of the Black Jack in London leaped Jack Sheppard to escape arrest
 The old festive song, '"The Leather Bot tel" is 200 years old. A bottle had a stop- pie; therefore the song asserts the bot ties superiority over jug or blackjack in these rhymes:
 Then what do you say to those black pots If a man and his wife should not agee, Why. theyd tug and pull till their liquor doth
 spill.
 With leather bottel they may tug their fill, And pull away till their hearts do ake, And yet their liquor no harm can take. So I wish In heaven his soul may dwell That first found out the leather bottel.
 Black-iacks and leather bottles were used for a time by the American colo nists. Governor Winthrop had leather bottles among his belongings, and he sold a blackjack to Governor Endicott for Is Sd. In the inventories of the Connecticut colonists leathern jacks, bottles and cups are named But few, however, now are in existence in America; their bands and handles of silver have been taken off and melted and the stout leather vanished. The two Narragansett survivors are ex- ceptionally good existing examples, and were exceptionally handsome black-jacks even in their day and time. Few now can be found even in England. They were in use In Winchester College, however, until the year 1S40.-Chap Book
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MOKI TEA POSITIVELY CURES SICK headache indigestion and constipation. A de- lightful herb drink. Removes all eruptions of the skin producing a perfect complexion, or money refunded. At No Percentage Pharmacy.
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Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 510 Mont gomery street Telephone Main 1042.
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KERNELS OF TRUTH.

Springfeld has corn on exhibition, the stalks of which are seventeen feet in length Another evidence that this is Republican year.-St Louis Star.
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REMOVE the causes that make your hair nfeless and gray with PARKER's HAIR BALsAM.
 PARKERs GINGER TONIC cures inward palms
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sERVED HEIR RIGHT.

Commercial lunch. Il to ?. Among the Bar rels. S63 Market st.
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United States vessels are going to Samoa. Per- haps there will be some objection to this, which is an excellent reason for sending them.
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It is worth remembering that under the single tax 5lan Mcguire would not pay single tax.
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For cramp in the foot, pressing the hoIlo,I of the foot against something round and hard.-Good Housekeeping.
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For sudden hoarseness, a lump of borax the size of a pea dissolved in the mouth.
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President Mckinley consumed just minute and six seconds in voting Evidently straight ticket was good enough for him.
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"Hollows'' in the front of the neck are easily filled up when you begin to breathe deeply, instead of from the top of the lungs. Try it, keep at it, and tell others
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When the Maria Teresa went down it sunk in a depth of 26oo fathoms Even Hobson will concede that 1t has gone to stay.
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For headache, application of hot water to the back of the neck and the feet.
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It seems to be the plan of Spain to charge the United States stiff figure for the lodging of troops in the Philippines Probably it will next be bringing suit for damages based on the harm done its boats
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STATE ELECTIONS-Rea City. The State elections in Montana and Washington will be held on November 6, 19O0 The year was omitted in the printed answer given a few days since.
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Now that the election is over theSe is chance tc look forward to the next one.
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BONDS-A. S., City. United States bonds do not specify that they shall be paid in "goId or both silver and gold - but that the principal and interest shall he maid in cnin
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BLACK JACKS. LEATHER BOTTLES. Sack is ever associated in my mind with black-jacks, perhaps from the old rhyme:
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Cal. glace fruit soc per ID at Townsend'ss
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GENERAL SCHOFIELD-S. s. T., Presidio. Cal. General Schofield was re- tired with the rank of lieutenant general.
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There are naturally signs of discontent in relation to army promotions among the Philippine forces. This is always to be expected. California is not com painng much, but does make bold to affirm that her Colonel Smith of the First deserves to be general now
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ON THE NILE-P. E. C., City. The article descriptive of the building of the great dam across the River Nile appeared in The Sunday Call of August IA, page 22.