The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10


old and had mastered Hebrew
before he was 10, should be given to
every boy. no matter what his surround
ings are.
For instance, sign painter should
receive classical education. He has
the classics. and if ignorant of classical
history then his value is so much the
less.
Il was once connected with a railroad
company which had a number of barges
and the first one was named Ajax.
After a short time we built another
barge and we decided to have it also
named Ajax.
Il sent for our painter and told him
we would have a series of these boats
and would give the same name to all.
" Did you say you was going to have
series OF them AjaXes% he asked.
"Yes'
"A few days after we went to look at
.Bjax. The next vessel he named
-Cjax,' and then came and asked us
what the tom fool words meant
II want compartment" wrote an in
terror correspondent to the Pullman car
people in this city, ''on the train going
east on Monday. Let me know If l can
be accommodated
The Pullman car clerk answered that
it was impossible to meet the wish, as
all the compartments were taken.
Can you let me have two opposite
lower berths?" asked the correspond
ent and Instructed the Pullman people
to wire the answer.
One in the affirmative was sent, but
when the traveller got aboard the train
somewhere up the line he found the two
lower berths were opposite, all right,
but one was at one end of the car and
the other at the opposite end of the car.
This is the spirit of the Pullman car
people" remarked an experienced trav-
eler, whenever they can make it dis
agreeable for any one they never fail.
That is their conception of their duty to
the public"
Two prize hogs, valued at 50 900, are
confined in pen al the Wabash rail-
road stock yards, Peru, Ind, and have
been there for more than year as the
result of controversy. The two hogs
with another equally valuable, were
purchased from man in Missouri by
John II. Miller, we'll known stock
breeder and exporter In the purchase
agreement it was stipulated that the
hogs should reach Peru on or before a
certain date, at which time Miller was
to make a shipment of live stock to
Buenos Aires, Argentina, but the hogs
came day after Miller had left with
his stock.
The wabash took possession of them
and reported to the shipper, who called
on the Missouri Pacific for damages.
The road refused to settle. The claim
agents for the two companies have held
frequent conferences, but the matter
still remains Open In the meantime
one hog valued at 81 900 has died and
more than $500 worth of feed has been
eaten by the two remaining.
Il desire job in a railroad COM
pany," wrote a young man to the office
of a railroad II have been working for
sordid commercial firm which refuses
to acknowledge my ability, for 1 have
been with it for one year and 1T has not
raised my salary.
Il am man of many parts, and
though I have had to slave at work
which my soul turns from in horror, ]
found time to write a novel. 1t will be
1000 pages of printed matter when
published. This fruit or my brain I
sent to publishing firm in England,
and, imagine, they promptly rejected it,
II wrote to this firm and demanded
the reason of its rejection and some
man, a hireling. answered me that ii
was not acceptable on account OF my
apparent inexperience and innocence.
"The ignorance of these English pub
fishers, Imagine my being inexperi-
enced; I. sir, l innocent! Why. sir. |
have lived all my life in San Francisco
and have been at Burlingame.v
J. S. Leeds, in charge of the Santa Fe
refrigerator dispatch. is in the city, ac-
companied by his representative on the
coast, Williamson Dunn. Leeds says
that oranges are moving freely east
and that about 100 cars a day are going
forward. According to the statements
of railroadmen who have arrived re-
Gently from the southern part of the
state 1t is estimated that there are
Iabout 10000 cars in southern California,
which is said to be about 500 cars more