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The age-herald., 1899-10-08

Editor Children's Department. Age-Herald.
 I have just gathered a bunch of beautifua flowers and since you think so much oa cbildren perhaps you may enjoy other things that poets write about, so l shan send you this, hoping they will give you as much pleasure as It ooes me ,o .lp. senr thono knew you will let me in with other Advance Club members I ann going to suggest that you let us have some reading as well as writing to do I love to reaa req, very much. I read everything on the cnil- dren's page. I spent some of the sunhiler r away from home near AsneViiie, N VI hers about some things saw at this beau- tiful place. AT DpoxyN
The age-herald., 1899-10-08
WS .s ,4uaIHfARE. She shudders When She Realizes the Danger and Pain of Child bearing.

There is so much suffering and danger in store for the young mother, that her happy anticipation soon gives way to feeling of dread at the thought of the pain which she must undergo. This constant fear so preys upon the mind of many women that it fills them with ter TOT and makes baby's coming a source of the greatest anxiety and dread.
 All the suffering and danger of the ordeal can be avoided by the use of Mothers Friend" which prepares the body for this important event. It relieves morning sickness" and many other unpleasant conditions which ex. ist during this time. Thousands of women prniso "Mother's Friend" for bringing tkc;i. safely through the most critical period of their lives.
 Every wolnan should send their name end adGelss ,n the Bradfeld Regulator O.. k' n..n., ;l. and receive free, s...a -!e o.i tle subject.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

Birmingham, Mamie, the younger, received the largest number of votes in Mississippi contest for the prettiest child in the state. The award was a tiny pony and cart, which the little maidens have enjoyed greatly.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

Editor Children's Depar tment, Age-Herald.
 l wonder if any of the little boys and girls who write for the children's depart ment have lived in Texas. When I was about years old I lived 4n Waco. There are great many pretty drives around Waco and a great many pretty country homes We lived about a mile from town and had some very pretty horses to drive.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

There Is on eplace called Lovers Leap, which is one of the most romantic spots in Texas. They had some beautiful schools there Baylor's college is one of the largest in Texas, but that is for the larger girls. It is great fun to drive out into the country and play in the Buffalo clover The girls would go down and have much fun in the natatoriums They had two large ones, but one of them burned. All of the water there is artesian water, and much better than the river water. I would be glad to see some other letter from girl or boy rom Texas.
 Although Texas has a pretty bad name, the little girls do not wear spurs; neither do the boys carry Colt revolvers in their pockets CAHoL LA"ooN'
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

The object of this department is self improvement, and the terms of admission letter. Any one is eligible to membership who writes us his name age and address. and an occasional letter.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

THE RETURNED MANUSCRIPT You eager are, my boy you say to know If it was who got the prize! Importunate words your sympathies would show
 No more than do your sparkling eyes. You've patiently awaited the result,
The age-herald., 1899-10-08
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE ADVANCE CLUB

Correspondence and Original Produce
 tions by Our Young Readers
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

Jessie Carter and his brother and sisters are the owners of this beautiful cart and pony. It is the delight of their hearts and afford them many happy hours recreation.
 Jessie has been quite a busy boy but is now busy with his books and the cart is invaluable because of the distance from his home to the school. He Is expert in handling the reins and delights in nothing so much as taking his mother or sisters for a drive.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04
NO BLANKET TICKET.

DEPORTS TO the effect that the Republican
~ County Committee is considering the advisable
ity OF preparing blanket ticket for the entire
city at the approaching primary elections disclose the
fact that there is a possibility the committee may
commit blunder at the outset which will seriously
compromise the campaign. 1t is safe TO say that a
blanket ticket would be unsatisfactory to great ma
ority Of the party and would result in no advantage
sufficient to counterbalance the dissatisfaction it
would give.
In arranging for the primaries every effort should
be made by the committee get close to the peo
pie as possible. Il IS OF course not expected that
there should be separate ticket for each voting pre-
c;nct That would entail too much expense and IS not
necessary. There should be, however, separate
ticket for each Assembly District Such tickets
would not cost very much more than blanket ticket
for the whole city, and would be in accord with the
desire OF the voters.
This is a Republican year, and San Francisco is a
Republican city. Unless some bunder is made in the
management OF the campaign or the nomination OF
candidates the Republicans will carry the city and the
government under the new charter will be organized
and inaugurated by a Republican administration.
Victory however not so well assured that the party
afford to take risks. Nothing must be done that
is likely to offense to give dissatisfaction to
the voters, upon whom the candidates OF the party
must rely for success
The Call has already pointed that the Demo-
have been unusually active thus early in the year
in preparing for the contest Phelantes Raineyites,
Buckleytes and all the other factions have been busy
organizing clubs and ralying their followers for the
struggle TO control the party nominations. These
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04
THE FRANCHISE GRABBERs ROUTED.

y T the meeting Q; the Board OF Supervisors
| ! yesterday clean, complete and decisive VIC
tory was won for the people il the fight over
the street railway franchises By majority OF seven
70 five the su65eo. was indefinitely postponed which
means final defeat OF the franchise grabbers, as It
Is now too late ior them 10 accomplish anything be
lore the new charter goes into effect
Under the law franchise offered Tor sale must be
advertised Ten days, exclusive OF Sundays and hol-
days and an additional twenty days must elapse be-
lore the sale takes place Il IS further provided that
no franchise shall be granted within ninety days pre-
oed.ng general election. Had The franchises under
consideration been passed TO print yesterday there
would have been just time enough 70 carry out the
sale within the time required before the November
election The posrponenent OF yesterday. therefore
Is defeat OF the whole scheme and the people need
have no longer any fears on the subject
The fight TO prevent the consurnmatoa OF the pur-
posed outrage has been by no means an easy one The
crusade made BY The Call in defense OF the rights OF
the people and the municipality has required unceas
ing vigilance. 4 campaign OF education the issue
was begun as soon as the scheme developed, and has
been kept up necessarily. There was never moment
when the struggle could be relaxed, for the railroad
forces have been in this in all other schemes Of the
kind tire,ess, cunning and unscrupulous
All IS well, however that ends well. The victory
has been accomplished The danger IS over. No
franchise can now be granted until the new charter
goes into operation The JOY in the celebration OF
the national holiday can be the brighter in this city
because Of the success achieved in uphoding public
rights against the greed OF graspng corporation.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04

seventy days, due to light winds and and
S;S not make n knot an hour and others
when She actually lost ground. II is over
a year since the Tacoma was on the qry-
dock and that also helped TO retard her;
The freight transport Wyefield sailed
for Manila last night. She carried over
s6sso tons of supplies for the army III the
Philinpines and ISS horses for the cavalry.
lieutenant Slavin. L. S. A, was in charge
Of the ship, and with him were eighteen
men 10 look after the horses.
Tba naval reserve boys are getting
ready for their cruise on the Badger. The
warshfp is expected here on the 2Sd inst,
and the first and second divisions and the
ing the first four days the men Will be
drilled in regular ship duties. such as
abandoning the ship, fire drill anu IN &C
ton.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04
ACROSS JHE CONTINENT
ON THE AUTOMOBILE
take NV argonautic spree.

I take my argonautic spree.
From Herald square / sally,
By Riverside and Tappan Zee.
And through the Mohawk valley;
With here and there a little stop
To tinker up a puncture,
And here and there a little flop
At some unlucky juncture-
Yet in my epoch-making race,
With gusto and devotion,
I'm out TO make the record pace
To the Pacific Ocean.
I discount accidents before
The willy Fates present them,
And laugh at hills with rise no more
Than 25 per centum;
And. caracoling noiseless, feet
Around the awful glacier;
I make back numbers obsolete,
The sample brands of last year.
Yet. where the cyclones soar above,
Through furnace-heated regions,
I guide the sure precursor OF
More automobile legions.
H F. RODNEY.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04
TEACHERS CROWD
OVERLAND TRAINS
Moving Westward To-
ward Los Angeles.
FAMOUS EDUCATORS NOW ON
THE WAY.
snecla1 pIs1ateh . The call.

LOS ANGELES, July S-Los Angeles -
assuming a holiday garb in anticipation OF
the pig convention which will open III ms
city one week from tomorrow, ana me
Fourth OF July decorations now peihs
put into place on the public streets OF lhe
city will be allowed TO remain throughout
the time OF the gathering. The prlNate
decorations Of the city will not pe at
tempted for several days yet.
The movement OF teachers toward Los
Angeles from the cities in the extreme
East is well under way, and the santa
Fe overland which viii arrive on Wednes-
day morning will bring the first Install
ment OF these passengers. The train VIII
come in nine separate sections, one i'm
mediately following the other, the whole
bringing to Los Angeles a division OF
nearly ore thousand pedagogues and their
friends The Southern Pacific train from
the north to-day brought in six cars.
while the Santa Fe unloaded 1s5 passen-
eers at La Grande this morning. To-
morrow's Santa Fe overland Will bring
~ secretary tGS Irwin Shepard received a let
ter to-day notifying him that the special
party consisting OF President E o. Iyte
Of the National Educational Association
and family; A. G. Lane. chairman of the
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESS
MENTS-

Y SCISSOR DODGE has undertaken to effect
I ! something like revolution in assessing per
L sonai property II this city. From list pub
Ished in The Call yesterday showing the changes
made from the assessments OF last year in the per
sonal property OF but eghtyseven individuals, firms
and corporations It appears the aggregate has been
increased from S3515o56 for the last fiscal year to
S541sz1o ior the present one, thus adding in these
eighg-seven cases alone S2,oo3,154 to the municipal
tax roIs.
Il has long been known that throughout the
United States personal property has evaded TO
large extent the burdens OF taxation In the East
the evil has been even greater than this coast In
New York Chicago and Boston the evasions long
since reached the extent OF public scandal, and
rious legislative efforts have been made TO remedy
them but generally without avail. SO strong in fact
has been the desire 10 escape such taxes that many
wealthy men in New York have removed their domi-
Giles avoid them. and the advocates OF impartial
taxation have we'll nigh despaired OF succeeding
in making personal property bear equally with realty
the burdens OF public revenue.
What has been undertaken by Assessor Dodge may
therefore be assumed to be step in the right direc
ton The validity OF the assumption is confirmed By
the TACT that in nearly every the persons firms
and corporations included in the list published in The
Call have paid upon the assessments fixed for
the year and have made no complaint OF Injustice
From these IS fair to Judge the whole and It
IS therefore likely the increased assessments represent
accurately enough the true value OF personal prop
erty as compared with that OF real property.
The increased assessments will OF course entail no
higher or heavier burden OF taxation for municipal
purposes they viii enable the required revenues to
be raised By lower OF taxation on the dollar
The only effect will be to place more OF the burden
upon personal property and less upon real property
than in former years. Il IS likely however 10 lead TO
the imposition upon the city OF larger share than
ever OF the burden OF State taxation unless the State
Equalizers be relied upon TO require an equal
fairness in the assessments of personal property in
other counties The issue is one OF Importance for
the tax-shirking OF personal property rapidly be-
coming as scandaous in California as in the East
and Assessor Dodge has therefore done well in at
tempting to prevent it 1t IS to be hoped his ex-
ample will be followed in every county n the State
Now that the dollar limit has given assurances OF
coming 10 town hardly anybody appears willing TO
AL cd Asx,;- cd
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04
DEPARTURE Of
THE AUSTRALIA
FOR HONOLULU
Was Thronged With
Passengers.
NEW STEAMER FOR COAST
WILL RUN BETWEEN EUREKA
AND SOUTHERN PORTS.
Sailing Transport Tacoma Arrives.
Changes in Steamboat Captains.
New Schooner to Be
To-robeS
WILL RUN BETWEEN EUREKA
AND SOUTHERN PORTS.

The Oceanic Steamship -Company's mail
steamer Australia sailed for Honolulu
yesterday. Since her arrival here on June
% she has been thoroughly overhauled
and IS now as stanch as the day she was
launched. Owing TO the fact that the
company's steamer Zealandia was re-
tained by the Government as transport
there was no vessel 10 relieve the Aus
tralia on the Honolulu run so the repairs
had 10 be made in a given time. In con-
sequence the work went on night and
day and all day Sunday. but the steamer
got away on her advertised time.
The CABIN PASSENGERS on the Australia
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04

Board Of Trustees; Dr.. Nicholas Murray
family Of Washington, United States
Commissioner Of Education, and Profess
sor l. f. Sedan, City Superintendent OF
Schools at S.. Louis, will reach Los An
geles on Sunday. All are now in the
Grand Canyon. and are travelling over the
Santa Fe. Vice-President Greenwood,
who is Superintendent Of the Kansas City
schools, is due 10 arrive here on Satur-
day.
Asbury Park N j. and Saratoca
Springs. y. Y. have added their names
TO the list Of places desiring the next con
vention, making five cities now in the
field for the honor. Montreal Cana Ga
Charleston, s c. and Boston are striving
for The distinction. The new meeting
place will not be finally determined here.
An expression OF opinion on the subject
viii be obtained during the Los Angeles
meeting, the trustees Of the National Ed
ucauoral Association later making the
choice in the premises.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04

clubs will be active workers in the campaign from
start 10 finish The Republican managers must be
active in their and careful well active, Any
such foolish proposition that OF blanket ticket Tor
the city should be put aside The adoption OF
such method OF voting at the primaries would be
..raw rclitics' Of the worst kind
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04
ADJUSTMENTS.

C-l1rbia-'TAe Adventure q Lady Ursula
Cz-l-l--la---.a Midnight Bell
C,r-,s--yl-T au5eytls-
-l,1..--S-a-1s 0 'B-5e0"
Alcaza---17a &c Bszan' and 'CnIy the Master
Shall
Grand Opera Eorsz-'--ze Beggar Student
AIEz--h-z-'I. T-ovsto-e.'
Chues 70 -Aeater-vz8dev4IIs every afternoon
Oy-np.a-Co-ne- &as-1 and ELS s;reets-specalties
Co. Market street near E-gsth-Bat-
tie Manila
S--ro Bz-1s-Sv.11uni-g Races, etc.
Glen Pa-k-Fgrsvc-ks tonight
Recreation -asehzu Today
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

- L
FITzsIMMONsM T., City. The wife
OF Martin Julian was the first wife OF Bob
Fitzsimmons.
A RAILROAD MAN-Nemo. City. The
address of James J. Hill. the railroad
man, is st. Paul, Minn.
GOVERNMENT sEwINGG. s, City.
Application for sewing on Government
work should be made at the quartermas-
ter's department.
TO ENTER A HoRsE-A. o. s. Oak
land, Cal. To enter horse for race and
for such information as you desire as 10
stable and so forth. communicate with The
secretary OF any raeecourse.
THE LATE wAR-B. F. R., City. On
April q. 1883. Spain formally declared that
war existed with the United States, and
on the following day Congress passed an
act declaring that war had existed since
April q.
THE NORMAL SCHOOL,, San Jose.
Cal. It is stated that there is a prospect
of the Normal School being opened in
San Francisco during the next term in the
old Normal School building on Powell
street, near Clay.
NASTURTIUM- Subscriber, City. The
pest that has attacked your nasturtiums
is an aphis. Such may be destroyed by
water in which tobacco has been soaked
that is. II you consider the plant worth
the saving.
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL-Niiss s F..
Newman, Cal. The Girls High School III
San Francisco is on Scott street. between
Geary and O'Farreil. For a list OF the
books required in that school address .
communication TO the principal with self
addressed and stamped envelope for reply.
MASCOT-Miss s F.. Newman. cal.
Mascot" is gamblers slang for a luck
piece, fetish or talisma1. The word is nov-
applied TO anything hat is supposed 10
bring good luck to the one possessing, st
It is also applied 10 r person whose pres
ele,. is supposed TO be the cause Of good
fortune.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04
Denied 8 New Trial.

John Shaughnessy, convicted OF an as
sault TO murder for having shot at VIII
lam H. Hughes IN the corridor OF the CITY
Hall, was denied g new trial by Judge
Lawlor yesterday morning. The convict
will be sentenced Saturday
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04

On July IS and "a the Santa Fe route viii se,,
tickets 70 Indianapolis and return at the very
low rate OF s76- occasioa-sanual meeting Q.
the EpwoTth League. Get full particulars a.
the Santa Fe offce, sSS Market street
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04
Police Pension Fund.

Police Pension Fund.
The Police Commissioners met as Pen
sion Commissioners yesterday morniny
L being their regular quarterly meeting
The only business transacted was passing
the usual accounts
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04

Special Information supplied datIy IN
business hodses and public men by ira
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's) SO Nont-
gonery street Telephone Main lo42
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04
AN ENDORSEMENT FOR HaVEMEYER.

DARELY in the annals OF American politics have
~ the statements OF man having any reputation
at all been so completely refuted, riddled and
ridiculed as those OF Mr.. Havemeyer TO the effect
that the present tariff is iourffths extortion and the
parent OF trusts. In such situation Mr Havemeyer
has doubtless been turning in every direction looking
for an Endorsement OF some kind from some quarter
and willing to accept it in whatever shape it should
come.
himself little for he has found friend OF Just
much loquacity and just little sense. That
genial indorser lives in this city and has the in
dorsement TO the Nebraska City Conservative in
which paper it has been duly published without COM
rnent It runs thus:
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04

Angosturs Bitters Is known as tire great reg
ulator OF the digestive orSans Get the reuu-
Inc Made by Dv. !. G. b SieSer1 & Sons
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04

Latest fashion adyices from Europe are to the effect
that in Belgium and Italy royal crowns are longer
worn straight.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04

The name OF Assessor Dodge will probably be
found in the profit and loss account OF good many
local merchants Or perhaps OF them would pre-
fer to consider him an unsecured liability
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04

In a recent wild debauch that lacked nothing in
spectacular effect except knockout drops United
States Consul J. c. McCook invited everybody to
kick him, amusement which he thoroughly en-
joyed. In exoneratng him from the consequences OF
his ofense the national authorities appear have
overlooked his request kick which would have
landed him out OF Office would have been well placed
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04

AIataafa is complaining that he is the victim of
broken promise He is lucky ii wasn't his head.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04

The local taxpayer whose personal property
ment was raised from SIoo to $4,000 probably doesn't
feel as cheap as he used to be.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04

Good morningl Have you paid up your fire in
surance policy
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04

Now that the dollar limit has given assurances OF
coming TO town hardly anybody appears willing to
acknowledge having invited the thing.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04

calslace fruit soc per lb atTownsend.. /.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04
Wells. Fargo & Co, Office of President,
San Era nciscn. Cal. June lh. 1899.


Dear Mr.. Morton: Referring to yours of June T.,
doubtless you noticed HavemeyerS testimony be-
fore the Washington commission yesterday and his
remarks upon the matter OF trusts, namely, that
the protective tariff is the mother of trusts in the
United States Of America I with him every
time on that statement think his observations in
general based on facts and good sense. Very
truly yours JOHN J. VALENTINE.
A draft upon human creduy drawn by Havemeyer
and indorsed by Valentine is certainly unique docu-
nlent even in the politics OF a country where the
canard and the roorback are common Fortunately
the names OF the parties well known and the
reputation OF each so we'll established that no one is
likely TO be deceived by the document The only ei-
fect OF the Valentine Endorsement will be to confirm
the judgment OF the public formed the original
statement. The main interest in the matter lies IN
the new evidence it gives OF Valentines craving for
notoriety. Wherever there is opening in a news
paper on platform or in pulpit, he is there 70
show that he shed language readily he shrs
taxes or cinches the public, and seemingly there is no
form OF iniquy he is willing uphold either by
precept or practice.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04

FITZSIAIMONS-M T, City The wife
OF Martin Julian was the first wife OF Bob
Fitzsimmons.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04
NEW STEAMER FOR THE COASTING TRADE.

bulta GaysH f ] R Co. n o
4 b g
reka te eourn imports S sister to Samoa S to e as no @
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04

TO ENTER A HORSE-A. o. S, Oak
land Cal. To enter horse for race and
for such information as you desire as 10
stable and so forth, communicate with The
secretary OF any raceeourse.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04

a RAILROAD MAN-Nemo. City. Th'
address of James J. Hill, the railroad
man, is st. Paul, Mian.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04

GOVERNMENT SEWIN+G. s., City.
Application for sewing on Government
work should be made at the quartermas-
ter's department.