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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-17
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SAUGERTIES, N. T., March g, 1S9S
 Editor San Francisco Call: I notice in your issue of February 13 an item which speaks of vivisection being used in the writing of books as an illustration. This is surely a good thing, because so many people are ignorant of the subject, and 1t is well to call their attention to it in all possible ways. Perhaps you will make room in your paper for the following:
 We often find those who object to all forms of cruelty except those which have for their aim the benefit of mankind. Such people disapprove of vivisectional experiments intended to demonstrate already known facts, and yet they speak of the actions of Lister. Koch and Pas- teur," as needing no justification. If this be so, why Is it that they carefully try to justify them by the somewhat exploded theory that the end justified the means?
 If a man be so much better than dog that by force he may subject the helpless beast to incalculable agony in the attempt to benefit himself, in what does his vaunt- ed superiority lie? Surely not in justice, nor in self-Sacrifice, nor in tenderness, nor in any of those qualities which we have been wont to look upon as the crown and glory of mankind.
 that man with his firm hope of future existence may lawfully make the present life (which is. generally supposed to be all a beast will have) a long anguish to the brute, simply to give himself less pain allowing this, we may yet well ask, Are the factions of such men as Lister and Koch and Pasteur' actions that need no justification?" Have the means they em- ployed gained any end but death and filth and contamination?
 From the Pasteur institutes of Europe almost 400 patients discharged as cured have returned to their homes-for what? To develop rabies and die from the effects of that disease. Many noted physicians in Europe and in our own country claim that hydrophobia has never existed unless artificially induced. Others of great ex- a rare malady that it has never been found in this country, and that only few cases are on record. If, then, rabies Is so seldom met with, how did so many people in such a short time develop it? Simply from the so-called preventive inocula- tions."
 Government stepped in to forbid his slaughter.
 And Lister? Noted physiologists are coming out in defense of the microbes he has taught doctor and patient to dread. and these scientists claim that the tiny living things set forward and neither hinder nor prevent recovery.
 Let us throw off all these barbar- ous methods, which in truth not only need justification" but which can nowhere find it, and let us seek in the clean, wholesome and undegrading study of sanitation that advance which will be truly scientific as well as really beneficial to mankind. JOHN VEDDER, MD. President New York State Anti-Vivisec-
 tion Society, Saugerties. N. Y.
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FIVE NEW DRYDOCKS.

n MOTHER good result has from the / \ stimulus given to Congress by the crisis which threatens war with Spain. The House Committee on Naval Affairs has decided by vote of to three to recommend the construction of five drydocks, each of which shall have capacity sufficient for receiving the largest ships of the navy
 The need of these docks has long been known Efforts to bring about their construction began years ago. Congress, however, seem-d incapable of under standing the urgency of the matter, and for req son or another refused to the appropriation qured to provide them. The same policy of neglect and indifference concealed under the gulse of seem- ing economy would probably have continued ndeh- nitey had not the present emergency arisen and aroused members of all parties conception of what economy is and what the naval equipment of the nation requires
 It is to be regretted that the members of the Naval Committee not unanimous in making the re- commendation. The opposition in the committee presages an opposition the floor of the House, and the moral effect of unanimous vote so notable in the passage of the bill appropriating $so,oooooo will be lost There is, however, reason to doubt that the appropriations will be made. majority of three in the committee is fairly good guar anee Of majority in the House sufficiently large to pass the bill promptly as it is brought up.
 A feature of the recommendation which is partcu- 1arly gratifying is the decision of the committee to recommend that of the docks shall be To- cated at Mare Island spacious dock in that loca- ton is almost necessity to the effective of the navy on this coast. Without it the naval station here has been inadequate and inefficient even in times of peace and would have been if war had come with naval power strong enough to operate aggressvely along the coast between here and Puget Sound.
 Fortunately the long fight for the docks is about end in victory. With the present feeling in favor of all forms of national defense and naval equipment Congress may be relied oh to grant lib- era appropriations for the work and make them inn mediately available. In that construction will soon begin, and in few years shall have dry dock accommodations proportioned to the greatness of our needs.
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HONOR ID ST. PATRICK
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T O-DAY throughout the length and
 breadth of this broad land, and in
 every nook and corner of the world
 inhabited by Irishmen the great
 Saint Patrick, the patron saint of the Emerald Isle, is duly honored; and closely associated with the honors accord ed him is the shamrock, which is some times called the trefoil. The shamrock has been especially dedicated to St. Pat rick because the old tradition says that the saint in teaching the doctrine of the Holy Trinity made use of the trefoll in explaining the great mystery. Be this as 1t may, the shamrock has been the na- tional emblem of Ireland for many cen turieS and no enthusiastic lr1Shman would be willing to appear on the IIth or March without his Sprig of trefoi, so em- blematic of the Emerald Isle and the great Frenchman who converted 1t td Christianity; for St. Patrick was born passed much of his early life in that coun- try. There have been many disputes as to the particular plant which St. Patrick used in explaining the Three in One doc urine of the Blessed Trinity. However, the plants which are generally sold as the national emblem in London and Dublin on St. Patrick's Day are the Dutch clover and the black nonesuch. Many writers, however claim that the wood sorrel, which was called in olden times shamrog, and which was formerly much eSten py the Irish was the plant used by St; Fat rick in explaining the mystery or the 1Trinifv Tn art St Patrick Is often repre- sented holding the trefoil in his hand, which Is called by Irishmen the cross or St. Patrick In the early part of the VIC fleur de lis in the royal crown or hhs-
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way in which he has borne his official responsibilities. He has not for mo- ment forgotten himself or his duty of seff-control A demagogue would have seized such an occasion to play be1ore the country; but he has acted without a sign of bluster or excitement. He has gone about his duties with a quiet com posture firm grip of the situation; a calm balance of judgment that has steadied the nation and commanded it's confidence He has been tested and has proved that clamor and excitement can not sWerve him from the line of patient. reasonable conduct which he marked out for his administration.-New York Inde- paD6ent
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Where's the good, Mister Edgar

Where's the good, Mister Edgar, No kids to annoy? Play Boston" for fun!
 Was you ever a boys Dye take us for sissies,
 So shy and so coy, Who play "holey" for funr
 Was you ever boy? Might as well be a baby, That can't use a toy. ''Three-hole py" now, for fun! Was you ever boy? There's one thing 1 tell you It's surer that poi Is to Sandwich Islanders
 If you was boy
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-17
GRATIFYING ExHIgITs OF EXPORTS

Our exports for the seven months end- ing with January were $706,569 I'll, an in- crease of nearly $65 900 900 over the same period of the previous year. As was to be expected under the circumstances of good crops here and poor ones elsewhere, most of the increase was in agricultural prod ucts. in which there was gain of nearly s5e, ,OO0, 900; but it Is gratifying to know
 that there was also an increase of S6, 900 = GOO in American manufactures. That we can feed the world is an old story. That
 our manufactures are beginning to go
 inc period mentioned-is more of pleas
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WAR AND THE FOOD SUPPLY.

THE sudden projection into the international
 situation of the immense emergency and de-
 fense funds of the United States, Great Britain and Russia suggests the great increase n the cost o that is due to modern armament and conditions
 But there is another element in the modern situa- tion which returns the nations to the primitive con dtons which existed before the of gunpowder, when armies fought with catapults, spears bows and short swords and carried shield and buckler. Then the food supply of armed legions was Of prime importance. Now that supply not only for armies, but for the people of the nations which support then is one of the first considerations of statesmen who talk of offensive and defensive preparations.
 It is probable that of the great powers only Russia and the United States count the ability to produce their own bread while they fight.
 In struggle involving many nations only those that can feed their people without the risk of having their food cargoeS captured at sea can now survive in supreme fight to the finish.
 The navy of Great Britain IS as much to defend her food supply in transit to protect her coasts from invasion and her colonies from conquest.
 The United States independent of all risk of that kind We live not from hand to mouth. We are not in dread when gales abroad upon the oceans lest famine follow the loss of fleets bringing food to people Our annual surplus always more than carries to the next seasons production and our borders wide and climates so varied seed time and harvest are in part of vast domain going at each solstice and each equinox that independent of unpropi tious weather, that cannot be prevailing as to bring universal failure even inconvenent shortage Our railway and inland lake and river transportation system is complete that the surplus of favorable season and favored section so fills the vacuum left by scarcity in any part that people the pinch of famine is unknown The rest of the globe may fail to produce single cental of grain, but plenty is with us.
 In war our table is spread in the presence of enemy and have but to count the cost of defense and ofense in lives and cash As is we'll under stood abroad herein lies the vastness of strength in war.
 If the other nations grapple surplus must feed them while they fight In and in peace this country is the worlds granary and meat barrel.
 They may not like policy manners, or our progress. They have to like our food for without it they cannot set squadron in the field in war nor feed their workmen in peace
 Let one think that having this strength we ever propose to use 1t with the unreason of giant. If we give take challenge to combat 1t will be for justifable to God and that will be vim dicated in our time and in history.
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COLLECTED IN
 THE CORRIDORS

A. N. Jenson. U. S. N. is at the Palace F. Monahan of Needles is guest at the Grand.
 J. M. Ledgewood of Chicago is at the Palace.
 John c. Callin of Sacramento is staying at the Lick.
 Andrew Jaicks of Chicago is a guest at the Occidental.
 A. Hilbron, cattleman of Sacramento, is at the Grand.
 M. H. Foley contractor of St. Paul, is at the Palace.
 Solomon Jewett of Bakersfield is regis tered at the Lick.
 A. Woods of Wheeling, W. Va., is a guest at the Palace.
 J. P. Gabbitt, U. s. A., Is at the Occi- dental with his wife.
 w. Castle Steuart and wife of New York are at the Occidental.
 MT. and Mrs. I. N Peyton are registered at the Palace from Spokane.
 G. A. Penniman, fruit grower of San Jose, is registered at the Grand.
 Captain Worral registered at the Occi- dental yesterday from Port Costa
 John H. Sheehan of Utica, N. Y, Is at the Palace, accompanied by his wife.
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I say, Mister Edgar,
 Just tell me what joy There's in playing for fun?
 Was you ever boy? To play fats" for fun!
 Why, our game you'd destroy. l say, Mister Edgar,
 Was you ever boy3 If a chap can't play keeps" The thing'll soon cloy. Tell me, Mister Edgar,
 Was you ever a boy?
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-17

Secretary Long seems to have idea that for an executive officer to be drunk duty aboard ship is breach of propriety, and perhaps he is right Naval commanders in emergency ought always to make a point of being sober, and emergencies likely to arise at any time.
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A ROCK OF SAFETY.

Every American citizen who has any powers of observation knows very we'll that MT. Mckinley is not going to em- bark upon a war policy until the moment comes when a policy of peace would be a greater national calamity than a policy of war. Such a President is rock of safety.-New York Times.
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THE GOLDEN TIDE.

Gold will buy war ships and gold is just what we happen to be importing at pres ent. Some g, ,35O 900 more of the metal was ordered from London for New York yesterday, bringing the total for two weeks up to $9,S00, ,00O.-New York Mail and Express.
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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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GENERAL WOOLSEY-J. T., City. General Woolsey, commander-in-chief of the British army, was born near Dublin, Ireland on the 4th of June, 1883.
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ing novelty. If we keep on at this rate the American people. seeing that their may presently come to think better of them theuseives.-Phiiadelp Ledger.
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"Spain's credit wanes' announces line in the cur rent news. True enough but where is another nation able to show such wealth of dscredit?
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No meaner form of swindng is known than that which by holding out to working people false pros pect of employment cheats them of their last dollar. concern accused of doing this is now on trial in this city and if proved guilty, deserves to be sent to the penitentiary. This, however, would be hard ship upon the burglars and horse thieves already there
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If you lack appetite try half wine glass of ANGosTURA BITTERS half hour before dinner. Made by DR. T. c. B. SIEGERT S SONS.
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BARREL OF FLOUR-A- S., City. Ac. cording to the United States standard a barrel of flour weighs 196 pounds.
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Once more the rumor that the Maine blown up as result of Weyler plot has been revived. As it carries with 1t the statement that the guilty are to be executed 1t is impossible not to hope that it may be verified And yet there is fear that the opportunity for saying good-by 10 Weyler is paiuf1llv remote
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FOR BRONCHIAL AND AsTHMATIC COMPLAINTS q Bro,cns Bronchial Troches" have remarkable curati ve properties. Sold only in boXes
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COLUMBIAN HALF-DOLLAR-E. M. C.. City. Columbian half-dollars were made a legal tender the same as other half dollars.
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The vgilantes who trying to regulate the morals of Skaguay either lack the proper spirit or are short of rope.
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A handsome present for your Eastern friends, Townsend Seal. glace fruits. .50c lbs
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THE CAR LINES-A. S., City. The inc stTeetcars of San Francisco Is 32642.
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Inquiry from Madrid as to why this country has been buying battleships was delicately disguised piece of mpertinence
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TWENTIETH CENTURY-W. L. F., Oakland Cal. The twentieth century VIII commence January l, 19OL
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

DOLLAR OF 1S94-S., Napa City, Cal. Dealers in coins do not offer any pre- rnium for dollars of 1894.
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A STEADY PILOT.

The country owes our President debt of gratitude for the calm and dignified
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Sacramento has chance to show who is running it The gamblers think they and do not propose to be dislodged If the young Chief of Police is not equal to convincing them of their error he should give way to faro dealer and the present force be placed by lot of shell and pea men.
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DIME OF 1s94-W. F. C., Los Angeles, Cal. A dime of 1894 does not command a premium unless it is one of the twenty four coined at the San Francisco Branch Mint
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 TO EDGAR OF NILES. WAS YOU EVER A BOY 2"

Principal Edgar of Niles has forbidden the boys of the public school to play mar bles for Keeps on the ground that it's gambling.l
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TWO OLD COINS-M. S., City. A 25- cent piece of the coinage of 1881 may be purchased for 50 cents, and a dime of 1929 for 25 cents. Dealers do not offer a pre- miIm for either.
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There is no great probability in the theory that European nations will intervene between the United States and Spain It is no violation of confidence to remark that the European nations have troubles of their own.
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Since local sheet has taken down its sign an- nouncing itself as an American paper for American people there is some curiosity to know both what 1t is and what 1t is for
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METHOnISTS-

METHODISTS-CAT Fl. B re City. The latest figures show that therS
 are in the United States 5,121 ,666 Method- ists and 7,501, ,439 Catholics These figures
 are based upon the number of communi- cants in the churches of each denomina-
 ton. It is impossible to give the true number of each denomination as there is
 no register of the creed of each indi- Vidual in the United States.
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0 O o O o o o o o ( q THINGS HE ( o SHOULD C o HAVE KNOWN c

o HAVE KNOWN O hostelry. His O O Shortco m n S o o co o manner of dress. freshness and independence nave been made the subjects for laughter for the English speaking world through the me- dium of the comic papers, yet the trials he is put to and the strain that his pa tience daily endures from the thousand and one foolish questions that are put to him and which he is compelled to an swer in a polite and agreeable manner are seldom, if ever, mentioned. The other day a gentleman was leaning against the desk of well known house, when a lady approached the desk and said: Gan you tell me where the White House iS?" "Yes, madam" answered the clerk; it is at the corner of Kearny and Post streets" How do you get there?" Just go across the street to the junction of Post and Market. directly opposite the hotel entrance, and walk up Post one block" 'I am sure I shall never find it in the world" q will send a boy with you to show you the way" "But suppose the boy don't know?" wen get an- other boy 'How many boys has the | hotel2'' I'm sure I don't know, madam. |" Well, ain't you. supposed to know?" "We are not all perfect" Well, bring the boy. The boy came and the woman started to follow him, when she turned and came back to say: By the by, we were discussing your city at breakfast this morning, and can you tell me how many hills there are here?" "I am un- able to tell you,' replied the unfortunate clerk, and the woman joined her com panion, remarking that an owl was bright compared to that particular clerk. and that she intended to complain to the management. Just as the gentleman who had heard the conversation turned to go away he heard a little girl ask the still unrufled clerk to please tell her where the tide went to when it went out
 T. B. Dillon, mining man of Amador is one of yesterdays arrivals at the Grand.
 w B. Williams, a large wholesale merchant of New York, is at the Cali fornia.
 M. J. Canning of Portland arrived in the city yesterday and went to the Occi- dental.
 George Baker of Providence, R. T., Is at the Palace Mrs. Baker accompanies her husband.
 w. B. Middleton and E. c. Maurice are two English travellers who arrived at the Palace last night.
 J. T. Brooks, vice-president of the lines west of Pittsburg on the Pennsylvania Railroad. is at the Palace with his wife and family. His visit to the coast is purely one of pleasure.
 R. R. Cable, president of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, ar rived yesterday in his private car from the southern part of the State, where he has been for some time past eIdeavoring to restore the health of his wife that has been shattered by a serious illness He registered at the Palace, but left last night for his home in Chicago. Mrs. Cable has been very much benefited by her trip.
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VIRGIN CHIMES-S., City. By "Vir- gin Chimes is meant the first chimes rung after 12 o'clock on Christmas eve. Also the first chimes rung on a peal of bells newly conSecrated.
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COPPER CENTS-E. M. C., City. Cop per cents of the United States are a legal tender in any amount not exceeding % cents If a conductor on a Streetcar should refuse to accept five copper cents for a fare and should eject passenger from the car, the company would have to stand a suit for damages.
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ENGLISH POSTOFFICE-W. H. B., City. The expenditures for the London postal department were: Postoffice, 97,- 466 400; packet service, s750, JAY; telegraph, 93149, ,125; receipts from sale of stamps, SIP 500 6S1; &191, ,734 collected in cash for packages and letters; G422 ,275 for pound age and postal orders; &3,2S7 ,61 for tele- grams, of which G365, ,162 was returned to fhR cahle cOmnanieS.
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The hotel clerk Is a much abused and thoroughly misunder S t O o q adjunct of a large hostelry. H i s shortco m 1 n g S
The herald., 1898-10-17

comes when the people want it they, will
have it, whether it be good or bad for them
But the only process by which our existing
system of revenue can be changed at all
is by constitutional amendment. Can the
governor amend the constitution! Hardly.
A Joint resolution for amendment-which
must first receive two-thirds of all the votes
in each branch of the legslature-has to be
submitted to the people at the next ensu-
ing general election, and after. having had
six or seven months time in which to con-
slider the proposition the legal voters Of the
entire state proceed to adopt or reject it.
And it is worthy of note in this connection
that among the 1856 constitutional amend
ments introduced into the legislatures since
the present organic law went into effect
July 4th, 1879, only fourteen have been
adopted.
In the light of these indisputable facts,
there is, of eouprse, not the slightest pos
sibility for the governor, whoever he may
kind of constitutional amendment, into
the fiscal policy of the state. Even Mr..
Gage, ignorant as he is of legislation and of
everything pertaining to the science of po-
litical economy, must know that much
about the powers of the chief executive.
Yet he and his party leaders are using every
means in their power to make the people
believe that if Mcguire were governor he
could and would speedily revolutionize the
revenue system Of the state, destroy the
peace and tranquility of society and confis-
of moderate means who happened to be
resident here.
Hence we are justified in designating such
campaign methods as dishonest and dis
graceful. RALPH HOYT.
Los Angeles, October 18th, 1893.