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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25
RAILROADS IN THE SOUTH.

H CCORDING to Eastern authorities boom in / \ railroad building seems to have struck the Southern States, and it is said the indications are that during the present year track will be laid south of the Potomac and Ohio than in all the rest of the United States and Canada together.
 The Washington correspondent of the Chicago Record says conservative estimate of railroad build ing in the Southern States for the year promises up ward of 5000 miles of track which is 30 per cent more than was constructed in the entire country last year and four times much built in the South It is said that upward of $4ooooooo in bonds has gently been hoated for roads and the extension of old ones. Much of this money has been obtained in Europe, and in the financial centers of the North where confidence has been restored in South enterprises and sure profits are expected from investments
 It is not in railroad building only that the South ern States going forward by leaps and bounds. The development of that section is notable in every line of industry The manufacture of cheaper grades of cotton goods in that section has forced the we'll established mills of New England to reduce the wages of operatives in order to profits for their owners The iron industry has expanded until Pitts burg fears the competition and the shipments from Southern ports have increased as to seriously affect the commercial prestige of New York
 Many causes have combined to bring about this remarkable industrial development in a section of the Union where the people have long been re- garded unenterprsing and comparatively stagnant The fall in the price of cotton has compelled the Southern capitalist seek other industries for the employment of his money. The firm establishment of the protective system has given an opportunity for the upbulding of Southern factories and the break ing down of Bourbon Democracy in several leading Southern States in the last Presidential campaign has encouraged Northern capital and enterprise to enter the South and help in its advancement
 Conceding as much of Southern industrial progress to these factors be claimed for them there re- mains considerable proportion of that progress which mainly due to the energy and sagacity of the Southern people in advertising the resources of their States by means of expostons maintained on a scale sufficiently large and splendid to attract national at tention. Thousands of clear sighted Northerners visited Atlanta and Nashville among the crowds of sgttseers the expostons in those cities and saw ill the exhibits displayed there abundant proofs that the South is promising field for enterprise of all kinds. The South, therefore, is reaping what she sowed She has achieved success because she has earned it.
 The Great West find profit in following the
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25
COLLECTED IN
 THE CORRIDORS

P. A. Buell. of Stockton is at the Grand. At the Palace is A. R. Katz of New York. T. J. Field, the San Jose banker. is at the Palace.
 John N. Mcbride of Chicago is guest at the Palace. the Occidental. George J. Coote arrived at the Palace from St. Louis.
 Francis Jones of New York is registered at the California.
 T. H. Harvey Is registered at the Pal ace from Kansas City.
 Attorney F. D. Nicol of Stockton is registered at the Lick. I. Bird, the Merced attorney, is at the Grand for a few days. E. w. Runyon, the Red Bluff banker, Is guest at the Palace.
 T. Duggan, mining man of Denver, is staying at the Grand. W. D. Pennycook, a newspaper man of Vallejo, is at the Occidental.
 E. c. Banard is registered at the Occi- dental from Washington, D. c. l.. w. Falker, District Attorney of Mer- ced, is at the Grand with his wife. Professor E. H. Griggs has come up from Stanford and is at the Grand.
 w. S. King of San Jose is at the Cali fornia with his wife and daughter.ss c. F. McCandles of New York is at the California with his wife and daughter. Nathan Cole Jr. and wife arrived at the California yesterday from Los Angeles. R. Wilson, mining. man of Wallace.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25
THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE.

And they have thrust our shattered dead away in foreign graves, Exiled forever from the port the homesick sailor craves. They trusted to Spain, They're trusting her again! And with the holy of our own sacred No, mo- the stripes and stars Must wave above our tars
 Bring them homei On a thousand hills the darling dead of all our battles lie, In hooks of peace, with flowers and flags. But they seem to cry From out their bvouac: Here every good man Jack Belongs. Nowhere but herewith us. So bring them back And the Cuban gales ghostly rumor walls,
 Bring us home!' Poltroon, the people that neglects to guard the bones, the dust, The reverend reliques its warriors have be- queathed in trusti But heroes too. were these Who sentineid the And gave their lives to shelter us in care less ease Shall we desert them, slain, And proffer them to Spain As alien mendicants-these martyrs of our Maine?
 Nor Bring them home, Rupert Hughes in New York Sun.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25
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story to illustrate the transcendent versatility and magnif1- cent mendacity of the average citizen of Illinois when the reputation of his State is at stake:
 was once passing through Illinois, ' said MT. Henderson, fin company with another Californian. The train was r,,n- ming through a long section of farming country, and, as we sat and looked out Of the windows of the smoking room. we commented on the great fields of wheat that, commencing at the fence which ran along about twenty or thirty feet from the track, stretched away in the distance as far as the eye could reach.
 We compared the appearance of the grain to the appearance of that in the valleys Of California, and passed many unfavorable remarks on the poor show ing 1t would make If brought into compar- 1son with the luxuriant and magnificent growths produced by the fertility of our own unsurpassed soil and climate. Sit- tlns opposite us was a quiet individual Wno had been listening intently to all we mad said. Just as my friend had finished more than ordinarily severe criticism. he leaned over toward us and said: Gen tlemen, l don't wish to interrupt you. put, as you seem to be rather severe in your opinions on the wheat growth of this State, which is, as is everything else In Illinois, the finest of it's kind in the world, want to ask you how far dis tant you think this wheat we are pass- Ing through Is from the train?
 ! looked out of the window and said,
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

Councilman Woodward of Oakland who said last Friday T have not yet studied the water rates" and on Tuesday said T have studied water rates for twenty-sx years IS the latest statesman whose ex- plantations require diagram to be understood. Perhaps the statement made by the Councilman on Washington's birthday designed by him to con- vince the people of his ability and willingness to do a certain thing which Washington could not do
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25
"Mrs. winsIow'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 Colic reg ulates the Bowels and is the best remedy for Diarrhoeas. whether arising from teething or other causes. For sale by Druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 25c bottle.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

CORONADO.-Atmospher is perfectly dry, soft and mild. being entirely free from the mists common further north. Round trip tickets, by steamship. including fifteen days board at the Hotel del Coronado, ss5: longer stay, g 50 per day. Apply New Montgomery street. San Francisco, or A. W. Bailey man ager. Hotel del Coronado late of Hotel Colo rado. Glenwood Springs. Colorado.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

pr. Margaret M. Traill Christie, who has been appointed by the India office to study the bubonic plague in the hospitals for native women in Bombay, is a very young woman, and it Is only two years since she got her degree from London University.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

about twenty feet, while my friend guessed about thirty. That's where you make your mistake, gentlemen, said tAe stranger. On these level plains there IS | A tremendous mirage. and that wheat that YOU think so poorly of Is five miles dls- tant if it Is a foot. Could you see It close, in fact, as your fancy makes you believe you do, you would never say an other word about the wheat of California, which compares to 1t as ooes sciuo oah to a giant redwood. "When we recovered sufficiently to speak. the first use we made or our voices was to ask the veraclouS stranger what he would have"
 Idaho is at the Occidental with his wire. H. Robey arrived in the city last even- ing from Baltimore and went to tiie dlT ace.
 pr. and Mrs. Leon Harvey have arr rived from Denver and are at the Occi' dental.
 E. S. Churchill, a wealthy banker ot Napa. is at the Palace with his wife and family.
 H. A. Jastro. big politician and banker of Kern County, is one of yesterdays ar rivals att the Grand
 A. Lawrence, a mining man of Catskill,
 
 on a business trip to the city.
 F. S. Morris, R. L. Durham and R. p. Moody are three railroad men who ar rived at the Palace last evening.
 0 o Some days ago o a gentleman who LITTLE a resides at a hotel COIORED where they em- a c.DC.om ploy colored help SARCASM. decided to tip some of them, so Q Q o Q Q Q calling the waiter who attended him at table he told him that he had a coat, vest and pair of shoes that he did not want and that he intended to give away and for the waiter to name his choice of garment as he could not have the entire suit. The black boy was unable to make up his mind what he wanted most, but said he would think the matter over and hand in his decision in a day or so. That evening, however. the generous guest saw the porter, bell boy and elevator man and disposed of all the articles. The next evening as he seated himself at the dinner table the waiter to whom he had spoken first came up to him and said: ''I'se sorry fo dem dar niggers yuh glib de close to. De one yum dun let hab de coat hab cotched cole frum de breez dat blowed thrugh de holes an de man what am got de shoes IS CT walkin' hise uppers an de boss man am dun sarnt away de coon wid de vest fer gibin' fleas to hise dorg."
 The only reason that "nigger" is still working is that the gentleman's sense of humor was stronger than his sense of of- tended dignity.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25
ADJUSTMENTS.

Baldwin-The Bostonians CaIifornia-Black Patti Troubadours. Columbia" Shall We Forgive Her." Alcazar-"Charley's Aunt"
 Morosco's-"The Last Stroke" Tivoli-"The Vce-AdmiraL" Orpheum-Va Vaudeville.
 Bush-Thala Hebrew Opera Co., sunday nlght Olympia corner Mason and Eddy streets-Specaltles The Chutes-Chiquita and Vaudeville. PavilonMning Fair and Klondike Exposl'lon Pacific Coast Jockey Clnb-Races at Inglesde to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

Princess Beatrice is the greg test photo graph collector in England. She has 800 photographs placed about her various rooms, while she has thousands safely slowed away. She has been an assiduous collector of photographs ever since she was little child
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

Chicagos good citizens loudly applauded Ben amin Harrison's appeal to the rich to pay their taxes but shall have to wait until the next assess en roll is made up in that city before we know how many thought the appeal was addressed to them and how many regarded it slam at the plutocrats of New York
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

Joseph D. Hen- derson, a wealthy insurance man of Los Angeles, is at the Palace, where he last evening told the following
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25
AUCTION SALES.

By Frank w February 25 Furniture a corner Post Hyde at Il o'clock
 By Frank W. Buerfeld-ThS day, beoruary zo IurKlsn at 2 P M
 Burke-Thursday March 5, Real Estate at oo Ia laf sfrpa af
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

Husbands Calcined Magnesia.-Four first premium medals awarded; more agreeable to the taste and smaller dose than other magnesia. For sale only in bottles with registered trademark label. .
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

The proposed grand exposition is the most appro- priate to celebrate the admission of California to the Union and it is gratifying to note that all the States and Territories of the gold-bearing region show willingness to unite with us in making it something more than State celebration As mat ter of fact the undertaking should be national for the annexation of California was one of the most impor- tant events in the history of the republic and merits commemoration by the Union as a whole
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

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., 1898-02-25

Get home; 5000 cash and $40 per month for few years will buy the prettiest house in the prettiest suburb of San Francisco. Call on R. B. McGill, IS Post st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

It IS surprising to learn that Chicago scientist who declares the present practice of saving the lives of persons who are mentally, morally and physically unfit to maintain themselves will result in reducing all civilized races to condition of lunacy or idocy fixes the date of that climax thousand years from now The general impression has beentfat Chicago is travelling much faster than that
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

The Oakland water fight is now in such shape that the people over there cannot take water without getting into the soup.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

Don't forget Waller Bros. Gift Day. Feb % 1898. 8 Grant avenue. corner Geary street.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

Getting up so-caed charitable subscriptions that yield 10 per cent rake-off to the collector and a whole hog grab for the managers of the paper seems to be the only means of making yellow journalism pay in this country
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

The excitement resulting from the destruction of the Maine has distracted attention somewhat from the explosion in the School Board in this city, but the neoole haven't forgotten.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

PRIZE FIGHTINGAE. McC., Angel Is- land, Cal. There is no Federal law against prize fighting except the one passed in 1896, February 2, by the Fifty fourth Congress, prohibiting prize fighting in the District of Columbia and in any of the Territories. Most of the States have State laws against prize-fighting
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

It is not certain who prepared the islander speech with which Councilman Nolting opened the gang fight in the municipal campaign in San Jose but it is safe to say the man who prepared it would not have uttered it, and the who uttered it could not have prepared 1t.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

John F. Thomas broke into store in Clayport, Ind. last week. The crime was committed early in the morning. The criminal had had his trial and the day, and before o'clock in the evening he had begun imprisonment for series of years within the walls of the Jeffersonville Reformatory
 versatile New Hampshire man who started in life as carpenter, later becoming an editor, changed from that employment to the business of a barber and subsequently, was ordained as a minis ter. occupying pastorate successfully for several years. Now he is back in the harness again as a newspaper man.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

Zoa's year of imprisonment will give him time enough in retirement to write realistic story of the Dreyfus case that will yield him sum sufficient to pay his fine of 5000 francs and hire lawyer to defend him for its publication
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

Cal. glace fruit soc per ID at Townsend s. .
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

COMMISSIONS IN THE ARMY-ser- geant, Angel Island. The purchasing of commissions in the British army was can- celed by royal warrant July 20, 1871.
 AN OLD-TIME PAPER-G. w., East Oakland, Cal. You ought to advertise in The Call the fact that you have such an old paper as you say you have, and in that way you will probably attract a buyer
 WEIGHT OF WATER-J. H., City To ascertain how many pounds of water a tank of given dimensions will hold. ascer- tain the number of cubic feet of the tank, then multiply the number of feet by 62 which is the weight of a cubic foot of rain water.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

Some days ago a gentleman who resides at a hotel where they em- ploy colored help decided to tip some of them, so calling the Waiter
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

There is little reason for hoping that we shall ever get the new Hall of Justice completed long as the present contractors and architects are alive but for tunately they are mortal and in the next generation something may be accomplished.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

The sudden and stormy splutter in New York against so-called Indecent" plays would have more weight if the papers had been so careful to name the objectionable plays As it is the wordy rage seems very much like the latest theatrical device in advertising
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

Wounded sailors of the Maine are crying for vengeance, but just where they may be expected to it is trihe uncertain Some of the Americans who were captured with the Virginius also cried for vengeance, but there is no official record showing that they obtained it.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-25

RESIDENT GUTIERREZ has written letter frie this city telling what do in the revolution lets in lot of side light the forthcoming battle for the Pre- dency.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-02-09
To Clean Carpets.

Spring will soon be with us, and with
spring comes housecleaning. I have a
recipe for cleaning carpets that is very
little trouble and works like magic.
1t has been such comfort and labor
saver that [ send it to you for the
benefit of the sisters
Take one bar ivory soap: large 4
ounces borax, i ounces sal soda, !!
pint alcohol, 5 gallons water. Shave
soap. Add borax and sal soda and
soap to one gallon water boil until
thoroughly dissolved. Take from the
stove and add T gallons Of water and
J pint of alcohol. Make the night
before using. In the morning this
will be found 4 thin Jelly; pour lit
tie on carpet, scrub thoroughly with
bristle brush, and then wipe off clean
with coarse sponge dipped in clean
water.
Directions should be carefully fol-
lowed, and only small portion of car
pet should be wet at one time-Homc
and Farm.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-02-09

The spot where he was buried was one
fully exposed to tie Federal fire, and
suddenly a 3O0-pound Parrott shell
went screaming through the air and
fell plump on the soldiers grave and
exploded. 1t tore hole in the soft
earth as big as small house, smashed
the coffin into thousand fragments
and scattered the remains of the poor
fellow.
"I remained in the service during
the four long, weary years that follow
ed and escaped without scratch and
without being captured until We
reached Salisbury, N. c., 1865, when
we surrendered to the Fifteenth Penn
sylvania Regiment. Captain Wag-
goner was in command, and the boys
played sort of joke on me, telling
him that [ was the worst rebel in the
army and that l had fired the first shot
at Fort Sumter, and was responsible
for the whole trouble.
$50, said he, you are the cause Of
all this trouble? Why did you fire
that shot at Fort Sumter?'
because we wanted to captureit,
said l, trying to brave it out, for [
had horror of being sent to prison.
and 1 thought that the better plan
was to put a bold face on the matter
"'Well, said he, seeming to con-
slider the question a little, If give
you a parole will you promise to go
home and not bear arms against the
government of the United States any
more?
"sThat depends upon what the
other boys do, captain, Ireplied. If
they are ready to quit | am, but if
they get into it again l shall have to
help them out.
Captain Waggoner seemed to be a
clever sort Of fellow, for he gave me
my parole and ham and sent me back
to my command. We came home and
[ settled down here and have been
farming and trying to make living
ever since. But I have had the honor
Of drinking glass Of wine with Beau
regard, who complimented me on be-
ing the man who opened the ball at
Fort Sumter.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-02-09
The Judge in his Way.
For sale by Druggist.

The Sheriff Of certain county,
says the Atlanta Constitution, inter
ceptcd the following letter from a
prisoner who was charged with MUIR
der:
"Dear Bill Pleas kill the Judge
what's goin ter try my case. It's the
only way [ kin git a continuance wich
would give me time ter break out Nv
jail. I've hearn tell Nv a good many
people being shot from Ambush. Find
out if Ambush is in the Judge S cirkit,
an if so, locate thar an shoot him
with No. S buckshot. You will
Grately oblige me, Bill, if you will
do this much fer me, wich l will never
fergit, but alwais remember. Yours,
"JM."
"P. s.-Give him both barrels,
Bill"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-02-09

them compounded of fine and pure
materials.
To Have Ones Garments Sweet
Scented-Makc sachet bags and slip
them in the Innings of dresses. They
will, if good at first, keep their scent
for year or more. Fold the bodices
Of the scented gowns and lay them
away in air-tight boxes. This fills
them with scent. philadelphia Times