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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03

The manager of pretentiously
named publishing company-whose
publication, so fae as known, was a
single catchpenny compilation-has
recently been arrested and convicted
on con. plant of a victim who had been
induced to become his agent" The
false statements made as to the profits
that could be earned by the agency
were so glowing that the unwary vic
tim was led to pay handsomely in ad-
vance for the opportunity for employ
ment offered by the oily-tongued man
ager. 1t may be accepted as a safe
rule for guidance that men who prom
Use employment and require deposits
as ga guarantee of good faith" are
men whose reputation should be in
vestigated. Reputable business men
rarely adopt such methods,
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03

The accounts of the earthquake and
tidal wave that visited Alaska coast
the early part of September state that
the Hubbar glacier, with its two and
a half miles of sea front, thousands
OF feet thick, extending for miles back
to the summit OF the mountain, broke
from its moorings, and with grind
ing, indescribable roar that shook the
surrounding hills, moved bodily from
half to three-quarters of a mile into
the sea. Mountains were thrown down,
the sea opened and portions of islands
disappeared. The earth opened in
many places. Rumors are aAoat that
portion of Cape st. Elias and Khan
taak island have disappeared in the
sea. Without doubt, when scientific
exploration of the Mount ST. Elias re-
gion is had there will be found many
physical changes.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03

A New Orleans newspaper tells how
a Havana saloon keeper bewails the
passing of Spanish rule on that island
1--WE have not made much out of the
privates under either rule" he began.
1.-THE Americans have forbjsdon us to
sell liquor 10 them, and the Spanish
soldiers were too poor to buy. 1t is
the officers of the two nationalities
that / compare. In Weyler's army,
drinking was very heavy. The rebel
lion might have been ended in a short
time IL these officers had cared to at
tend to It. They we're making too
rnuch money and having q good time"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03
Celestial Matches.

A young hopeful sat in the window
long time the other night during a
thunder storm and contemplated the
scene with q wise look on his face.
Then he turned to his mother and
said: Mamma, the angels are
scratching matches on the sky"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03

Tommy, aged 5. was strutting around
the house in his first pair Of boots and
being told his baby sister wanted to
kiss him. said: I'll just bet cent
that kid takes me for her father"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03

The new president of Brown uni
yersity says that at Brown no one asks
who a mans father Is, but what he is;
not what he carries in his pocket, but
in his brains; not where he came from,
but where he is going.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03

"a Poet Acquires Fortune" is the
heading of a recent newspaper article.
He probably quit writing poetry and
went to work.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03

Miss Julia Arthur is presenting
more Than Queen" in Boston. A
play called more Than Admiral
would never do this year.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03

No man would like to be obliged to
say that he felt so.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03

The poor man may be just as honest
as the rich one, but he has fewer OPP
portunities to prove 1t.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03

The more successful some people are
the more cause they have for being
ashamed Of 1t.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03

A self-willed girl seldom has enough
strength Of mind to wear her glove
over a new solitaire diamond ring.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03

Some men speak their minds and
some women speak lot more.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03

Possibly the inhabitants of the milky
way think themselves the cream OF the
universe.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03

What man has done man can do
but the trouble is he won't do 1t.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03

There is generally a noticeable lack
OF rhetoric in malediction.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03

Suicides are persons who can't bury
trouble without burying themselves.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03

Reproof isn't evidence of guilt.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03

and pierce the diameter OF everything
bad in the universe. Sin is a sibilant
word You cannot pronounce it with
out giving the siss of the flame or the
hiss OF the serpent. Sin! and then II
you add three letters to that word, 1t
describes every one OF us by nature
sinner. We have outraged the law Of
God, not occasionally, or now and then,
but perpetually. The Bibles declares
it. Hark! 1t thunders two claps: THE
heart is deceitful above all things, and
desperately wicked" "The soul that
sinneth, it shall die" What the Bible
says, our own conscience atiirms.
After Judge Morgan had sentenced
Lady Jane Grey to death, his con-
science troubled him so much for the
deed that he became insane, and all
through his insanity he kept saying:
Take her away from me! Lady Jane
Grey! Take her away! Lady Jane
Grey!" 1t was the voice of conscience
And no man ever does anything wrong,
however great or small, but his con-
science brings that matter before him.
and at every step OF his misbehavior
it says, Wrong. wrong!' Sin is lep-
rosy; sin is paralysis; sin is a con-
sumption; sin is pollution; sin is death.
Give it fair chance, and it will swamp
you and me, body, mind and soul, for
ever. In this world it only gives a
faint intimation of It's vlrulence. You
see a patient in the first stages of ty-
phoid fever. The cheek is somewhat
flushed, the hands somewhat hot. pre-
coded by a slight chill. "Why," you
say, typhoid fever does not seem to
be much of a disease" But wait until
the patient has been six weeks under
it, and all his energies have been
wrung out, and he is too weak to lift
his little finger, and his intellect gone,
then you see the full havoc OF the
disease. Now, sin in this world is an
ailment which is only in its first
stages; but let it get under full sway
and 1t is an all-consuming typhoid. oh.
If we could see our unpardoned sins
as God sees them, our teeth would chat
ter and our knees would knock to-
gether, and our respiration would be
choked, and our heart would break. II
your sins are unforgiven, they are
bearing you down, and you are sink
ing-sinking away from happiness,
sinking away from God, sinking away
from everything that is good and
blessed.
Then what do we want? A swim
mer! A strong swimmer! A swift
swimmer! And, blessed be God! in
my text we have him announced. "He
shall spread forth his hands in the
midst Of them, as he that swimmeth
stretcheth forth his hands to swim. 3"
You have noticed that when a swimmer
goes to rescue any one he puts off his
heavy apparel. He must not have any
such impeachment about him If he IS
going to do this great deed. And when
Christ stepped forth to save us he
shook off the sandals of heaven, and
his feet were free, and then he stepped
down into the wave of our transgres-
sions, and 1t came up over his wounded
feet, and it came above the spear stab
in his side-aye, 1t dashed to the LAGER
ated temple, the. high-water mark OF
his anguish. Then, rising above the
food, "He stretched forth his hands in
the midst OF them, as he that swim
meth spreadeth forth his hands to
SWIM"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03

l have sometimes thought what
spectacle the ocean bed will present
when in the last day the water is all
drawn off. It will be a line OF wrecks
FROM beach to beach. There is where
tue harpooners went down. There Is
where the line of battleships went
down. There is where the merchant
men went down. There is where the
steamers went down-a long line CT
wrecks from beach to beach. What q
spectacle in the last day, when the wa
ter is drawn off! But oh, how much
more solemn if we had an eye TO see
the spiritual wrecks and the places
where they foundered! You would find
thousands along our roads and streets.
Christ came down in their awful catas-
trophe, putting out for their souls,
spreading forth his hands as swim
mer spreadeth forth his hands to
swim; but they thrust him in the sore
heart and they smote his fair cheek
and the storm and darkness swallowed
them up. l ask you to lay hold OF this
Christ and lay hold Of him now. You
Will SILK NAlnOul I'm
to horizon not one sail in sight Only
one strong swimmer, with head flung
back and arms outspread.
hear many saying, well, would
like to be a Christian. l am going to
work to become Christian" Ny
brother, you begin wrong. When a
man is drowning, and a strong swim
mer comes out to help MIN, he says to
him: Now be quiet. Put your arm
on my arm or on my shoulder, but
don't struggle, don't try to help your
self, and I'll take you to the shore. The
more you struggle, and the more you
try to help yourself, the more you Inn
pede me. Now, be quiet, and I'll take
you ashore" When Christ, the strong
swimmer, comes out to save a soul,
the sinner says: That's right. l am
glad to see Christ, and l am going to
! help him in the work of my redemp-
1 ton. am going to pray more, and
that will help him; and / am going to
weep extravagantly over my sins, and
! that will help him" No; it will not.
| Stop your doing. Christ will do all or
none. You cannot lift an ounce; you
cannot move an inch, in this matter oil
! your redemption.
This is the difficulty which keeps
thousands of souls out of the kingdom
of heaven. 1t is because they cannot
consent to let Jesus Christ begin and
/ complete the work OF their redemp.
ton. why" you say, then is there
nothing for me to do?" Only one thing
have you to do, and that is to lay
hold Of Christ and let him achievC
your salvation, and achieve it all.
do not know whether ! make the mat
ter pain or not. simpy want to show
you that'a man cannot save himself
but that the Almighty Son of Coo
can do II, and will do 1t IL you asl
him. Oh, fling out your two arms
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03

sold by Grant Holden. Yale.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-30

expression of opinion as one of the COM
mittee on apportionment
My own idea is TO give the people
square deal" he said. Let the dele
gates he elected by district or some meth
cd which will bring the body of delegates
close to the people I am not in favor of
blanket ticket. The county committee
has long been a dummy body and it is
time for it TO assert itself, showing the
people that there is life, action and man
hood behind it, l for one am tired of
this mysterious power which controls the
county committee and STILES its life"
Not much applause greeted Savage'S
burst of eloquence on the side of purity.
Then followed Ruef who told his fell
lows that great crisis in local Republi-
can politics was imminent and must be
faced. If any member had suggestions for
the special committee he would be pleased
10 act upon them. Tom Riordan wanted
a few bushels of information on the
primary law and the work accomplished
by the committee on apportionment,
which enlightenment he subsequently re-
ceived from Ruef, who presented some
six plans on which the committee had
been working. Ruef admitted that as yet
there had been no agreement, only one
other member having assisted him in his
plan. and that was Savage.
Inc schemes presented TO the committee
We're: To elect one delegate from each
precinct; to have an election of a certain
number from each district: to elect as
many delegates as there are precincts; to
elect ticket at large; to mix things: to
give each precinct one delegate and four
or five delegates at large from each dis
trict.
After a few cursory and scattering re-
marks the cup of speech was passed.
Savage again took the floor and expaJi-
ated upon the corruption. iniquity and
general noXiousness' of blanket tickets.
He said that it was "a rotten system" and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-30
PHELAN'S GREED
PROMPTS SHARP
OFFICIAL REBUKE
T he. Street Committee
Retaliates.
THE MAYORS SELF-INTEREST
WHY HE FAVORED THE LOOP
FRANCHISE.
THE MAYORS SELF-INTEREST
WHY HE FAVORED THE LOOP
FRANCHISE.
The Railroad Secures From the Com
mittee Every Valuable Conces-
sion It Sought Except the
Geary-Street One.

The Street Committee of the Board of
Supervisors took a most unexpected
and, at first glance, mysterious action
yesterday in reference to street rail-
road franchises. Investigation subse-
quently proved, however, that the COM
mittee had a very thoroughly defined
purpose in what it did. Every franchise
asked by the Market-street Railroad
Company, with the exception of that
on Geary street and two unimportant
ones in Richmond, We're recommended
for adoption by the board. The commit
tee was in satirical mood and sarcas-
tically urged the representatives of the
railroad to wait awhile and they might
even get the Geary- street franchise.
The members of the committee were
disguised at an unexpected turn of
events in reference to the franchises.
Mayor Phelan had thrust himself into
the affair and, what appears to be from
a purely personal, selfish motive, had
attempted to gain certain concessions.
The granting of these concessions
meant a jeopardy of the crosstown rail
road and the Street Committee took
SuCn measures DIS lHey uetlIleu HtCcS-
sary to protect this road to the mer-
chants.
When the corkscreW franchise was
offered for sale the Grant avenue and
Bush street loop was not included in
the franchise. 1t was not wanted by
merchants and formed no proper part
Of the crosstown railroad. An amend
ment proposing it was therefore de-
feated at the last meeting of the board.
Then a sudden revival in it's favor took
place. If it can be offered for sale next
Monday it will still be within the power
of the board to grant.
Since the meeting Of the board which
was held on Monday a petition faVOring
the loop has been circulated. People of
prominence and influence. who have no
possible interest in the matter have
been impOrtuned by representatives of
Mayor Phelan to indOrse the loop and
eXpatiate upon its advantages. The
same representatives have sought sig
natures to the petition and it was not
long before the reason became known
Mayor Phelan has personal private
reasons for urging the adoption of the
franchise. The Phelan estate owns
some property on Grant avenue and the
loop that will not be of general benefit
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-30

Windrow. to present at the next meeting
& scheme Of apporuonment.
In the regular order Of business last
night a report from the committee was
called for. The fact was then disclosed
that the chairman, ]. NJ. Chretien, was
not present. after a spirited discussion
of the subject Of apportionment another
adjournment was taken until Thursday
evening, July s. Decisive action must be
taken before July s, as the new primary
law requires the plan to be filed by that
date.
A J. Raisch, chairman of the Republi-
can County Committee, understands that
Chretien has resigned from the appor-
tionment committee, On this topic Mr..
Raisch after the meeting last night re-
marked:
4 saw Mr., Chretien to-day and asked
him if he proposed TO attend a session OF
the committee about to convene. He re-
piled that he did not propose to have any
thing more TO do with the business and
would not attend another meeting. l I'M
derstand. therefore, that he has resigned,
but have not his resignation in writing"
Chairman Raisch was asked if Chretien
had also resigned as a member of the eX-
ecuive committee representing the Forty
second Assembly District. Mr. Raisch
replied:
Il do not know whether he intends to
resign from the executive committee. but
I understand that he has resigned from
the committee appointed at the last meet
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-30
DEMOCRATS GET TOGETHER.
Rival Clubs in the Fortieth District
Con solidate

The Democrats of the Fortieth Assem-
bly, District have adjusted their differ
ences Heretofore there have been two
brands of Democracy in that section, one
being enrolled on the banner of the club
of which E. 3. Rock was president the
other being monopOlized by the Organi-
cation headed by Bernard Bienenfeld
Now there is but one, a blending of the
two brands of Bourbonism having been
effected last night at q meeting held at
Bear Hall, corner of Post and Fillmore
streets.
Overtures looking to the consolidation
of the rival clubs in the district have
been made from time to time for several
weeks past. These resulted last Thurs
day night in the appointment of a joint
committee. to hear the report of which
was the principal business before the
meeting last night, to which members of
both clubs and their friends had been in
vited
and asked for the report of the joint COM
mittee. 1t was presented by d J. Cor
don and recommended that the clubs be
officers: Bernard Bienenfeld, PRESIDENT
William f. Shean. secretary; Pearson
Durbrow, corresponding secretary, and T.
p. Riordan, treasurer. 1t was also recon-
mended that there be five vice presidents,
as follows: D. J. Gordon, E. z. f. Troy
r. w. O'Connor, Joseph Napthaly and
II. L. Brandenstein. 1t also recommended
the following executive committee L. NJ
Manner A. w. Do1lard. r. l.. OConnor,
f. ]. McLane, Joseph Laib Jr.. w. w.
Ackerson, E. l.. Fitzgerald, John T. Nc
Mahon. James T. Riordan. c. w Moores.
]. Stoltz, S. NJ. Van Wyck Jr. and James
Kelly.
The report was unanimously adopted
and the new officers declared elected
President Bienenfeld was introduced and
made a short address. Short speeches
were made by number of the members
and volunteers were called for to act at
the primaries The chair was empowered
to name a committee of seven and the
meeting adjourned to the call of the
chair.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-30
will be. of special advantage to the Phe-

will be of special advantage to the Phe-
Ian estate
Members of the Street Committee
learned of these facts and acted accord
ingly Since a selfish interest of the
Mayor could do so much the Street
Committee determined to do more in
order to checllmate the Mayor. BY
granting everything the railroad people
asked the members of the committee
saw that the whole affair would be re-
duced to an absurdity and the members
Of the board would give nothing that
was asked
This policy was accordingly adopted
by the committee at the meeting yes
terday. The members recommended
the following franchises for adoption:
Grant avenue and Post street on Grant
avenue to Bush and on Bush to San
some street; Stockton street from Pa
cific street to Broadway; Battery street
from California to Sacramento street;
Stanyan street from Hayes to Fulton.
When the committee met the usual
delegation was in attendance. A. S.
Baldwin was there with the long petit
ton and an overlooking enthusiasm for
he has told so often and then gave
place to H. II. Taylor, who related
nothing new except that Father Otis
Endorsed the loop. There was practi
cally no discussion. Supervisor HOl
land declared that since the Grant ave
nue. loop was to be incorporated in the
franchise he suggested the Stockton
and Battery streets and Stanyan fran
chises.
Can you think of anything else you
want, gentlemen" he asked. turning
toward the representatives of the Mar
ketstreet Railroad Company. Just
ask for it. Anything you like. Take the
Thirty-second avenue franchise and
that for Point LobOs. Take them all.
If you wait awhile and we get some
more petitions you might get the
Geary-street franchises"
The reference to a franchise on
Thirty-second avenue brought Colonel
Little to his feet with protest. He
represents the Sutro estate and the pro-
posed franchise interferes with the Su-
tro road. Holland was simply in a
jocular mood, however, and did not
press his suggestion. supervisors Angel
finger announced that the four fran
chises indicated were recommended.
and there the matter ended. Henry
Lynch assured the board that rails are
already being delivered on SansOme
street He promises that if the four
recommended franchises are granted
the company will observe the provisions
of the charter in reference to contribu-
ton of receipts.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-30
Cheapest of All Excursions.

Remember the Lake Tahoe excur-
sOns which the Southern Pacific has
arranged for the Fourth holidays. Only
$11 80 for the round trip, including
steamer trip around the lake, tickets
good for return until Thursday, July
6. Plenty of time to see all the grand
sights of that magnificent lake. This
is one of the cheapest excursions ever
given. Tickets now on sale at 613 Mar
ket street, under the Grand Hotel and
al the ferry depot, for tonight, to-mor-
row night. Sunday and Monday, on the
6 o'clock train.
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ing to Irepare and present plan Of ap-
portionmant"
The Republican County Committee can
not afford to mince matters in dealing
with J. VI. rhretien. II he does not resign
from the executive committee promptly
and without ceremony he should be quick
~ displaced. If he does not at once re-
sign from the general body known as the
Republican County Committee he should
be instantly expelled. There are some of
lenses that decent citizens will not toler-
Hte or cOndone and one of these is graft
Ing IN the name OF patriotism. Chretien
stands convicted of using his position on
the Fourth Of July committee TO extort
Ior MS own use money contributed for
patriotic purposes. Prompt expulsion
from the committee followed the proof of
his guilt
The members Of the Republican County
Committee should perceive at once that
Chretlen membership can bring to the
organization nothing but disgrace and re-
proach. clean campaign cannot be
conducted by unclean men. Chretien has
no sense OF moral responsibility and is
utterly destitute Of patriotic principle
He Is an unprincipled CRATER. who preys
upon his friends and enemies alike. The
sooner the county committee gives him
his passport the better it will be for the
party and the community
The meeting last night was called to
order by A. j. Raisch, chairman of the
committee. The rollcall showed an at
tendance Of ffty-eight, which was a quo
rum and then the little business of the
evening began. But one committee had
anything to report. and that was only in
the way of labor done for the committee
on the apportionment of delegates.
Ruef acted as spokesman. He said that
the committee had not been able to reach
unanimous opinion as to a plan Of APP
portionment, and suggested that the re-
port be laid over for a week This was
put in the form of a motion and was
carried. Savage was called upon for an
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-30
Thirty-Fifth District Republicans.

A meeting of the Thirty-fifth Assembly
District Republican Club was held last
night at its hall Twenty-third and Mis-
sion streets. Thomas O'Connor in the
of the workings of the primary law The
club has a large membership, which is
constantly engaged in promoting the well
fare of the party. The next meeting will
a number of prominent speakers will be
present. A large attendance is desired