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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19
Women Gamblers.

Said a man of my acquaintance re-
Gently:
do you know that I believe women
would be the most desperate gamblers
on earth if they dared"
"Nonsense!" was my remark
Its not nonsense" he argued warm
ly. I've watched them, old and young,
pretty and homely. light and dark, and
even In the small games that their
pocket-boo and their consciences al
low them to play their excitement in
winning or losing is something terrific"
And he caused me to do a little think
ing on his side, though not for the
world would 1 have admitted it to him.
1 remembered a game of cards that
caused the separation Of two of the
dearest and sweetest women in the
world three years ago.
OF course it was poker.
Poker seems to be played everywhere,
or was at that time, and this diabolical
cluster of ''fulls,' 'straights," two
pairs "threes of kind" "fiushes" and
"fours' has caused more misery and
made more mischief among the women
of this city than will ever be ex-
plotted
able boarding house up town, and 1, as
a caller, made six.
Rain had ruined a matinee PROPOSE.
ton; there was nothing to read, and
dullness descended.
Lets play poker said Mrs. c.
Splendid" was the general ejacula-
ton.
Two of the ladies fa0 never played,
but they were soon instructed. Then 1t
was discovered that there were no
Chips" But a descent upon the cook
produced 300 or 400 white beans, which
Mrs. c. took charge of.
TIL be banker" she said, as she
counted out the beans in lots of 100
each We'll play scent limit and you
shall have S. WORTH
The two amateurs gurgled with
amusement.
How awfully funny" they said.
why, we feel like real gamblers
1 declined to join the game, believing
that S. in the pot was worth $40 in the
Jackpot"
The game proceeded amid much
nervous excitement and many "Ohsi"
and "Ahs!" and Dear meSi" and re-
marks of that sort.
why, isn't that a f1ush?"
why, your hand wasn't as good as
mine. I think you're real mean"
Then somebody asked:
What good are four queens?"
Whereupon all laid down their hands
and the inquisitive one gathered in all
there was in sight, with the remark:
Il didn't have four queens, but just
wondered"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19
ING TO SAVE THE OLD MERCANTILE LIBRARY
Committees Hard
at Work
To Free 1t From Debt.
80 resides II is against the law. -

curse. Besides It is against the law"
"Get the law changed. Everything
shall be perfectly legitimate, they were
answered.
Henry Haight was Governor at the
time. The Legislature passed bill au-
thoriz,ng the association to hold three
Gift concerts at which articles Of value
should be distributed, providing the pro-
Goods are devoted to the liquidation Of
the Indebtedness of the association"
Those for and those against the lottery
besieged Governor Haight, one side to
veto, and the other side to sign the bill.
II became a political issue, and the city
was much excited, but at last the Gov
eruor signed the bill and the lottery was
made possible.
General Barnes, President Ralston of
the Bank of California and Mr.. Selig-
man had charge of the arrangements.
The brides ranged from $4,000 to IS and
chances were sold at IS each. There were
at this time 1000 subscribers to the library
and every one, both in and out of the as
ISOLATION wanted a chance. On the night
of the first drawing $500, 900 was lying in
the bank from the sale of tickets.
Financially the lottery was a great sue
cess for all debts were paid and still
balance of SIC, 900 was standing to the as
sociatfon's credit at the bank.
This was in 1870 the time of the library's
greatest advance. Many of the most
valuable works were purchased and the
library has many rare volumes, more than
the visitor at the library may imagine
But values of real estate and rates of
taxes were growing rapidly. The building
in the heart of the city was with every
year becoming burden harder to carry.
Finally the building was sold to the tele-
phone company, which occupies it now,
and the library was moved then to it's
present building on Van Ness and
Golden Gate avenues.
Now the library is in trouble again. No
interest has been paid for two years,
much less any principal. I've can pay
expenses and buy a few books. but the
interest is beyond u.s. said Mr.. Newhall.
1t is too good a library to have closed,
and 1t is too venerable to be left to want.
The other libraries of the city may be
more convenient to reach, but not one
has the "booky" atmosphere for real
study and quiet reading which pervades
the Mercantile. II. GREY.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19
"Kickingv Worth While.

'weIl,'' said the little woman, 'ff
woman is going to make a success in life
she must do queer lot of 'hustling' I
know that is slang, but 1t seems to be
really the only word which fits the case.
The way woman has to keep on the go
all the time to make a success of any
business she undertakes puts me In mind
of a little story 1 Gee heard about two
frogs.
ga farmer carrying his milk to market
one morning stopped at a brook to water
his milk as usual. In dipping up the water
he scooped up two frogs, and into the
milk they went.
One frog said to the other L am go
ing to drown. l cannot keep myself alive.
Well. am not replied his companion.
am going to kick tor all am worth
When the farmer reached his destina-
ton and the can was opened one poor
froggie was lying dead at the bottom, but
the other had kicked to such advantage
that he was quietly sitting on fair-sized
lump of butter. And that is what I am
going to do. I am not going to give up
now and allow myself to drown but am
going to kick for all I am worth"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

izing If q girl takes care of her
Il self It's the dissipation, not the
~ work. that wears one out. Heavy
midnight suppers, wine and loss OF
sleep are the things that, like rocks ABOUT
her neck drag a woman down TO the low
est depths, both morally and physically
1t is the never-ceasing pursuit or pleas
use that is destroying the present genera
ton.
When I was young we just hadn't time
10 think of anything but work and travel
studying our parts and rehearsal. MY
gracious. brandy and sodas, cocktails.
gin fizzes and highballs-why, we never
thought of such things!
Those were days of hard work. There
was a change of programme every night
One night we would play a rollicking
farce, the next a tragedy, then vaude-
Vile or one Of the pretty old-time roman
tic plays, followed by Shakespeare or
grand opera I've played all sorts of
parts-boy, girl, ingenue, heavy; all
things at all times. The stock companies
in those days didn't carry understudies,
and when a man fell Ill or was otherwise
incapacitated I was frequently called
upon to play his part. have played with
nearly all the great actors of my time.
What men they were, to be sure! What
would happen if David Garrick, Edwin
Forrest, Kean and others whose
names appear in lurid letters upon
the pages of dramatic history were
to come back and act in the
same manner as they did when living?
They wouldn't be accepted ut the old
rates. There is vast difference between
the acting of to-day and that of fifty
years ago. To-day it is ratural acting
g; that people want. Then 1t was all bus
ter and rant and noise
My first appearance on the stage was
half a century ago as a small boy in
white duck knee breeches and sailor
blouse, dancing on the stage of small
. theater in Sydney, Australia. 1 was An
ME Griffiths on the bill.
In the entire cast that night there was
no happier or more self-important mem
Der than myself.
When 1 was -15 my father apprenticed
me to a circus. 1 was taught to ride, to
walk slack wire and to do all sorts of
evolutions on the poles and aerial swings.
In fact, I did everything from riding in
the entree to the character and double
acts. oh, how my small bones used to
ache and what terrible falls and accidents
I used to have. Still, liked the life, even
travelling as we did from one mining
camp to another packed like sardines in
springless wagons that bumped the breath
out of us every time we struck a stone or
rut in the road.
One day another circus marched into
the little Australian town of Adelaide,
where. was playing. With its bright red
wagons, its German band and all it's other
many attractions it fairly staggered the
inhabitants of the little village. With the
outfit was a New York comedian named
Ned Yeamans. Soon afterward we mar
RED joined the same circus and trav-
eled with 1t to Java Singapore, Shanghai
and Yokohama. In Shanghai the manager
of the company took i'll and the company
disbanded. Ny husband and 1 gathered
together little band of stranded actors
and gave plays twice a week in bunga-
low theater which Mr.. Yeamans had built.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

Wolseley. The hilt is set with brilliants
and is valued at 1000.
In payment of football bet a Boston
actor rode through some of the main
streets of the Hub recently in an open
carriage dressed as a Spanish troubadour
and waving Spanish flag. A curious
crowd followed the unfortunate actor and
he was treated to some expressions of
what the sidewalk contingent thought of
man who had the audacity to wave
Spanish flag on Washington street. The
expected shower of missiles, for which
the actor had prepared himself. did not
materialize. however. and he paid his bet.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

Some time since we saw an account of
how Bismarck, at the time when 1T was
thought Germany wanted to get foot
hold in Holland, was entertaining the
Dutch ambassador with a review Of the
German army. AS one fine body of men
marched by, Bismarck said to the Dutch
ambassador, What do you think of these
menu"
Fine soldiers" said the ambassador,
''but not tall enough
After another body marched by the
same inquiry was put and the same re-
ply made. Then came the regiment of
grenadiers, between six and seven feet
tall.
What do you think of those?" asked
Bismarck.
Fine soldiers. but not tall enough"
was the reply.
? What does your Excellency msan?'
II mean that we can flood Holland eight
feet Deep, replied the ambassador
Hell want you to understand no
woman ever made a fool of mel
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

beans represent money. You owe me
S.
why, you're talking nonsense"
Mrs. C.s lips grew very white.
do you mean to say" she asked,
that you didn't understand that we
were playing for money!"
''Of course 1 didn't
Mrs. c. swept the beans into recep-
tacle, dabbed the cards into the table
drawer, cast look of whitening scorn
upon her late opponent and stalked out
of the room.
The two women have not spoken to
each other since
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

At length there was battle royal
on between Mrs. c. and one of the be-
ginners.
1 happened to sit right behind the lat
ter and saw her hand
1t consisted of three aces and a pair
of kings. Nothing but -four of a kind
could beat it.
Back and forth, back and forth, bet
and raise" more bets, more raises, y
until the holder'of the full hand had
exhausted all her beans and clamored
for more.
The banker gave her 100 more and
made a memorandum of It.
The betting went on as hercely "a b.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

When the cholera broke out we went to
Yokohama, where we gave performances
that quite delighted the simple Japs.
Soon we made enough money in Japan
to leave for America in 1868.
My first engagement in San Francisco
was with old Charles Wheatleigh, so long
member of Days company. He and his
wife had a theater here and she was en-
gagged to dance a highland fling and Irish
jig between the acts of melodrama that
was then playinP
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

The Novosti of st. Petersburg gives
a description of roses that are jet black
in color, and which are the result of ten
years toll and thought by a florist
named Fetisoff, in Woronesch, Russia.
This man has produced some remark
able effects in the garden world.
His latest success with the black
roses has stirred up quite a sensation
among the lovers of flowers in Russia.
Some specimens were sent to the Car
by Fetisoff, and a beautiful collection
of them has been sent to London to be
exhibited a the coming annual flower
show.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

fore. I felt like giving the full hand"
lady a hint that she was betting her
hand too high, but Of course could not
do so.
At last the banker called" and
threw her hand on the table.
-Four sixest"
Dear me-" sighed the loser. st
thought I'd surely win. What a lot I
bet! Lucky it wasn't real money!"
Mrs. C. stared at her.
What do you mean?"
why, it's lucky they were only
BEANS"
you must be crazy, Mrs. B. The
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

Is an old-fashioned place, surrounded
by high brick wall, and looking out
on the tiny village green. 1t is called
the Films.
rockingham is a delightful survival
from the last century, watering place
unmarried by railway facilities, and
only connected with the outside world
by a coach which runs to Brighton. A
greater contrast could scarcely be i'm
agined than that which exists between
the great, fiorid city last mentioned.
and its out of the way, pictur-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

Perhaps the most precious sword in eX-
istence is that of the Goekwar of Baroda.
It's hilt and belt are incrusted with dia-
monds, rubes and emeralds, and it is
valued at 81, 200. 900. The Shah of Persia
possesses a sword valued at $50 600 His
father wore 1t on his first visit to Europe
There are some costly swords in India
sess jeweled sabers of great price. The
most valuable sword in England is the
one presented by The Egyptians to Lord
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

90 o o o Q o Q Q o @ 9%S 900
a
arOldfh rical family
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

The Loan Society would wait no longer
for its interest on the mortgage
There was a young actress singing III
the city at that time. Her name was Ca
milla Urso. -
Cannot we give musical festival?
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

Wife-What would you do if YOU had
no wife to look after your mending, I'd
like to know?
Husband-Do? Why, IN that case
could afford to buy new clothes.-Phila-
delphia Times.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

place is doubtless dear TO him Tor Old
associations sake. 1t was here that
he spent his holidays during the period
of his career at Westward Ho! School.
All the old villagers remember him:
when, as the nephew of Burne-Jones.
he was known throughout the parish as
"the little Indian The Kipling house
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

measures, and desperate measures had to
be resorted to. The expedient adopted
was a lottery. Bitter disputes were had
and bitter fighting engendered.
eff we do succeed in raising the money
in such a way" said some, sit will be
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

The people here are liberal to musicians
she asked.
we have no talent and It will mean
endless labor and more expense. We are
AFRAID of it, the association answered.
Then let me do it myself she replied
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

TAGE life is no harder than any
other life, nor any more democrat
izing If g girl takes care of her
self. It's the dissipation, not the
work, that wears one out. Heavy
r.,,r,ranrS 11rina and loss OF
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

Hell want you to understand no
woman ever made a fool of mel
She-IndeedI Who did it, then p
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

Special to The Sunday Call.
- UDYARD KIPLING has an
parently settled down in the lit
. tie Sussex village of Rotting-
dean, some four miles to the
eastward of Brighton. The
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

Said a man of my acquaintance re-
Gently:
DO you know that I believe women
would be the most desperate gamblers
on earth If they dared"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

T HE council of the Mercantile L.
:. brary has been very busy in the
g.. past week forming committee OF
one hundred members to raise 500, 600.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

@ o o o @ 9 o Q o @ o o o %
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-18
HACKFELD COFFEE MILL.
Capable of Handling All the COT
fee About uilO.

The machinery for the Hackfeld cot
fee mill has all been received and is
now being put in place says the Hilo
Tribune The mill will be ready for
operation within the next three or four
weeks and is capable of handling all
the coffee tributary to Hilo. The mill
will be of the most modern construc-
tion throughout and the machinery is
all of the latest and most approved
kind. The capacity Of the mill is 2jO
bags OF cleaned coffee per day and is the
largest affair OF the kind in the Islands
The putting in operation of this new
plant will probably do more toward in
creasing and keeping up the price OF
coffee exported than any steps yet
taken for that purpose. One great
fault with the Hawaiian coffee pre-
viously sent away has been the rough
and unprepossessing appearance it pre-
scented, and on that account would often
bring a lower price than it otherwise
would. With the facilities soon to be
had, the coffee for shipment will pre-
sent as clean and finished appearance
as the product of any other country
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-18
Police Court.

Ling Hee, larceny second degree.
continued TO July is.
Fourteen drunks paid the usual fine
of 50 and costs.
Three Portuguese. selling liquor
without a license continued to July
Goth.
Jno. Kalauao. larceny second degree
was given six months Imprisonment
Chong Sing. opium in possession. was
fined $50 and costs.
All Met. opium in possession, was
sentenced to one month Imprisonment
Al Tuck, having che IA tickets IL
possession. was fined $50 and costs.
.Kapono. assault and battery on a po
lice officer. continued over TO thi:
morning.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-18
PLANS FOR GUAM
Deputy Governor Stafford
on Education
Deserving Immigrants WiIi b. En-
Monday fer HIS Island Home.

When | get to Guam and establish
my residence l shall endeavor to- do
my duty by the people there. especially
in the matter OF education. which has
long interested me-
Deputy Governor w. +. Stafford thus
announced one of his plans to a friend
in the city yesterday. Lieut.. Safford's
erudition and many accomplishments
have made him most desirable and
enjoyable friend and acquaintance. as
many resident of Honolulu can testi-
~. In his new field of labor Lieuten-
ant Stafford will have charge of many
of the minor details under Governor
Leary, and one of the first things he
will probably do will be TO encourage
american and Hawaiian immigration
to the fertile island of Guam.
AS starter he will install his
sister. young lady now residing in
the East. as mistress of his home there
and gather about him as fast rs pos
sible the comforts of civilization. II is
q source of pride TO Americans here
that a man is sent to authority in
Guam who is so Loyalty and intelli-
gently an American as Lieutenant SAT-
ford. Like his bosom friend. the late
Lansdale. who died 1T the
front in Samoa. he would as soon fight
as eat and never wants odd Glory"
to cease waving in the Orient.
Lieutenant Stafford was spoken of
the great desire of many of
the Spanish families here formerly res
ident in Guam, who, exiled by oppres-
sive rule, had always wanted TO re-
turn. He said that all lie could he
would willingly do to assist deserving
The Brutus will sail about next Mon
day for Guam, where she Will be per-
stationed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-18

Chief Hunt of the Fire Department
is quite i'll at his rooms in the Central
Station.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-18
At Thomas Square.

The band will render the following
selections at Thomas Square this even
ing, commencing at I:SO o'clock:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-18
Minerva nlirilIO

LIS mild and pleasant, but exceeding
ly effective aperient, keeping the blood
pure, regulating the liver, clearing the
complexion, removing equity matter
from the system, and generally ward
ing off disease. Made from, and con-
taining all the valuable properties of,
ripe fruit. Priced by travellers, sea-
faring men, and residents in hot eli
mates. A sure preventive of diarrhoea
and delightful invigorator of the
constitution. When used simply as an
efervescing beverage, it has most sal
utary results. Valuable for all persons
OF sedentary habits, removing de-
preston and head affections, and gen.
orally bracing up the nervous system.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-03

His enemies shall lick the dust.-Ps.,
lxxii, g.
They reel to and fro and stagger like
drunken man and are at their wits
end.-Ps., evil, n.
He that is surety for stranger shall
smart for it.-Prov., XII Is.
Tyre, the browning city, whose mer-
chants are princes.-Is., xiii, 8.
The Lord of Hosts shall make unto
all people a feast of fat things, a, feast
of wines on the lees.-Is., XIV, g.
The nations are as a drop in the
bucket, and are counted as the small
dust of the balance.-Is., XII, 49,
AS if a wheel had been in the midst
of wheel.(A wheel within wheel.)-
Ezekiel, X, 10.
1t was not the patriot Henry Pat
rick who exclaimed:
Peace, peace, when there is no
peace!"-Jer, vi, IA.
These are but few instances and
very many more may be discovered by
diligent seekers, so search the script
ures and when found make note
off,
In the Book of Common Prayer of
the Church of England we find:
To keep my hands from picking and
stealing.
There is one familiar quotation all
most invariably attributed to scripture
authority:
God tempers the wind to the shorn
lamb"
1t is by Rev. Laurence sterne and &C.
ours in his Sentimental Journey"