The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 1, 1895, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1895. 11 LATEST OAKLAND NEWS, The Wheelmen Turn Out in Great Numbers for the Parade. ARREST OF CAPTAIN HUNT. He Desired to Speak on Topics of the Day Without a Permit. Captain F. W. Hunt, who isa veteran of the war and a bit of a politician and phil- pher, spent last night in jail because of e to show that the ordinance st street meetings was not intended eligious persecution. The captain, who mends watches, electrical machinery or anything else that comes his way in his little Eighth-street shop, had heard remarks to the effect that the arrest of the Salvation Army and “Cowboy” Rice and his wife was intended to suppress open air religion, and said that he would prove that any one could et arrested under the ordinance. 8o last evening he announced from the curb at the corner of Tenth and Broadway that he n the topics of the day. cely begun_when a stalwart minion of the law demanded his permit to toa crowd on the public thorough- s, and none being forthcoming took the veteran into ¢ dy and locked him up at the City Prison.” He was released ter and now speaks of fighting the ordi- nance in case the Salvation Army war- riors, who were recently arrested, succeed in ed. arade. is of people lined the sidewalks and other main thorough- :h the bicycle parade passed the object of exhibition, call attention to the Fabiola nd racetrack to- Thousa particularly me in sight. a band in a carry- the Olympic Club o clad in white their wheels erns swung from the them came the Reliance heir natty uniforms, their d fore and aft with > Acme Wheelmen, who came next, white sweaters and a profusion of lanterns and flowers, which the small | boys, who scar ave them room to | move, took great aelight in extinguishing riking them with sti o riders on the old s cre: hioned ordin- | ment as they h the crowd, towering aloft. gz Club followed, azoned on their They also carried a liberal nters fornia Cy club_emble white caps. supply of lanterns and flowers. They were more numberous than the members of other Unattached riders to the number of eral hundred brought up the rear. As the procession passed the_headquart- ers of the Fabiola Assoc Broadway, a large quanti tion, at 906 of fireworks c Owing to the crowd which pressed close up to the procession the line became much eiongated before many blocks had been ed, but the cyclists took their fre- dismounts to avoid collisions with I trians cheerfully, and no accidents marred the occasion. The Fete To-Day. 1 11 society will compete at the trotting k during the afternoon, for the enter- tainment has been arranged by the acknowledged leaders of the Athenian swell set, and there are many features tha merry-makers geners arly this morning until about 6 there is to be one constant round of ecially so during the afternoon, when all the principal sectionsof the pro- me will be carried out. to noon the entertainment will be for children. There will be greased and horizontal bars, a Punch and merry-go-round and several other features. Children will be admitted o’clock. o’clock the entertainment proper will commence, for at that hour Grand Marshal Thomas and his seventy-five mar- shals will form the parade decorated car- riages, which will move off at1 sharp. It is anticipated that the parade will consume about an hour, for it will encircle the tr i nd as it passes the grand stand for the last time the battle of flowers ts will then take possession of th , and the meet should be one of the most important ever held in the State, far the following clu articipate Acme Wk , Bay City Wheelmen, College Ci lab, California Cy- cling Club, Garden City Cyclers, Imperial Cycling Club, Olympic Clab Wheelmen, Press Cycling Club, Reliance Club Wheel- men, San Jose Road Club, Young Men’s an Association and the unattached. The races will be as follow Mile handicap, class A; one-mile scratch, class B; two-mile handicap, class A; two-mile pandicap, class B; one-mi. ndem, class A. The one-mile scratch race will be the crack eventof the tournament, for the starters are pearly all celebrities in the wheel world. They are Osen, Castleman, 3 Jones, Bald, Harvey, Smith’ and H. C. Smith. The officers of the day will be as follows: For the horse mee E. Hackett, Dr. Hi Dalton; starte e bicycle meet—Director, G Plummer; judges—L.'A a, F. H. Kerrigan, L. H.'L. Gilbert, H. F. Wynne; timers—L. W Hardee, G. . P. Wetmore, C. N. Ravlin, Ibert; scorers—J. G. North, Ed Griffiths, D. C. Vau_Court, M. R. Gibson; clerks—J. Conuor. J. W. Finegan, E. B. Jerome, . Brown; umpires—J. Stanley, S. Swain, J. Young, Charles Larkey; announcer, Wilbur F. Knapp. A New Assignee. After spending many months in trying to settle the affairs of the defunct Life and Annuity Association and considerable more time in attempting to get out of his job Assignee Charles E. Lioyd was per- mitted to resign yesterday and Assistant District Attorney Lin Church was ap- pointed in his stead. The main bone of contention in the set- tlement of the affairs of the association is the guarantee of $5000 which was deposited with the State Treasurer at the time the company incorporated, Mr. Church de- clares that in case he sncceeds in convinc- ing the Treasurer that the money should be given up he will see that all to whom the association was indebted get their “share. His bonds were fixed at $5000, ° James Barracks Arrested. As a result of the action of the Board of Bupervisors in granting James Barracks a permit to sell liquors at a roadside inn near Fitchburg, Barracks and his wife were arrested on Monday evening and charged with keepinga minor in a dis- orderly house. The residents of the district protested against the granting of the license and have determined to drive Barracks from the place by any possible means they can devise. They say that a 13-year-ol girl whom the Barracks claim to haveladopted is kept in the house and that the place is generally disreputable. of Town Trustees was held on Monday evening. At the request of the Street Committee, they were granted further time on the matter of opening Prospect street, West Berkeley. The protest against the sidewalking of the north side of Handy street from the eastern limits of the town to Adeline street was overruled, after much discussion. Through a petition of twelye property-owners on Alcatraz avenue, the vroceedings for grading and macadamiz- ing that street were rescinded. The License Committee reported in fa- vor of granting permits to_secure liquor licenses to H. Osterman, Nammany & Tinn, J. A. Munson, Herman Peters, John Wieman, Mark Gimbel, A. Blomberg, John Hirschfeld, Frank O’Brien, Charles Petersen, J. J. Higgins, D. Duggan and Elie Geutterie. The report of the commit- tee was adopted and the permits granted. The officers to serve at the election on May 13 were chosen, consisting of eight men for each of the seven wards. [ =3 Populist Mass-Meeting.] The Populists are arranging for a mass- meeting of the voters of the Fourth Ward, to take place in the Ashby-avenue Hall, on_Friday evening, May 10.” The meeting will be addressed by Ben Morgan, the Peo- s party candidate for Trustee from the th Ward. Itis expected that Mayor Davie Judge Gibson of Oakland will be present and give short addresses. Class Day. The senior class committee, in charge of the commencement festivities, has decided upon an order of exercises for the day. Saturday, May 11, has been chosen as class day. There will be an ivy-planting and band concert in the morning and a Grecian spectacular performance in the afternoon under the oaks on the campus. Farewell Reception, The students of the University will ten- der the athletic team which leaves for the East to-morrow a farewell reception this afternoon and evening in Stiles Hall, Refreshments have been donated by a local firm, and the proceeds are to go toward paying the expenses of the team. Reduced Liquor License. Yesterday the new liquor license law in Berkeley went into effect, reducing the revenue from $200 to $100 annualiy. ALAMEDA. Mrs. Mamie Brown, the young widow of C. W. Brown, who was connected with the American Sugar Refinery, has been com- mitted to the Stockton asylum on the testi- mony of her father, William J. Elder, and Captain H. S Lubbock. The case isa sad one, and is not without its pathetic side. The fact of her commitment, which was made necessary by the failure of her faculties during the past two months, will b eat shock to her many friends and acquaintances in this city. She was edu- cated in the public schools of Alameda, and was married ten yearsago. Her be- reavement at the loss of her husband was taken sorely to heart. He died on August 16, 1891, while on a vi to his brother’s ranch near Guerneville. He was in ill- health, and had gone there to recuperate, but died very suddenly. The widow brooded over her misfortune until her mind became affected. She imagines that she is dead, and at other times wants to kill herself. Mrs. Brown is 30 years of age and was, before her trouble, a very beauti- ful woman. City Hall Cornerstone. The cornerstone of the new City Hall will be laid on May 16 at 2o’clock in the afternoon. Arrangements have been made with Architect Percy to have everything in readiness, and City Clerk Ben Lamborn has been instructed by the City Trustees to invite all the civic societies of Alameda to participate in the ceremonies. The pupils of the public schoois will have z vacation on that day, and all of the business houses of Alameda will close In the afternoon. The ceremonies will be conducted by the Grand Lodge of Masons. The Appointments Made. The City Trustees paid no attention to the opinion of City Attorney Taylor, and appointed a new Library Board. Three new members were appointed, and John G. Brick and John Lutgen of the old board will hold a meeting on Friday night, when the action of the City Trustees in appoint- ing a new board will be considered. Engineer Contest. The hearing of the contest over the elec- tion of Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart- ment will be resumed before the City Trustees_this evening. About forty wit- nesses will have been examined before the case is disposed of by the Trustees. Increased Pay. The salary list for the month of April, amounting to $4021, was allowed by the City Trustees Monday evening. The in- creased pay for the drivers of the Fire De- partment will begin May 1. Endeavor Convention. The sixth semi-annual convention of the Alameda Christian Endeayor Union will be held in the Presbyterian Church to- morrow evening, commencing at 7:45 o’clock. TROUBLE AMOKG AGENTS The Cutting of Passenger- Ticket Rates Causes a Disturbance. Southern Pacific Ticket Cases Re- moved From the Local Agencies. The railway ticket agents met again yes- terday in the Palace Hotel and got a little further along with the foundation of a local association which is intended to put a stop beyond all doubt to cutting of rates of passenger tickets across the continent. The committee appointed at Monday’s meeting to draft an agreement for all local agents to sign presented its report with a draft of an agreement. Some changes were deemed advisable, and when they were made the agents present stated their in- tention of signing the contract just as soon as the docurment is drafted in its complete form. Three agents were not present, nor were they represented. Agents Hitchcock of the Union Pacific, Snedecker of the Denver and Rio Grande Western and Stern of the Canadian Pacific declined to participate. Hitcheock said he had all he could do to attend to his own business without taking part in such proceedings. He did not think that any defection” from the ranks would cause & rate war, as there would be a tacit understanding that rates shall be mnl}r;tm'ued. = *“But it wou! a great thing for Cali- fornia,” he added, “1g( there wegre a rite war. It would bring a great many ople to this State from the gEast, and that is what California is clamoring for just now —immigration of a good class of settlers.” Agent Stern of the Canadian Pacific Railway explained that he was too busy to attend the meeting, and he did not regard it as a fair proposition to be asked to join whti'le two important companies remain ou The Rio Grande agent has a grievance against the Southern Pacific in altogether another direction, and for that reason de- clined to attend. The whole trouble was brought about by Clinton Jones of the Rock Island and W. D. Sanborn of the Barlington route claiming that they should be either given “cases” of Southern Pacific tickets or the cases should be taken from the Rio Grande office. The Southern Pa- cific Company took the latter course, and also removed their cases from the other of- fices, excepting the Santa Fe. Telegrams were sent to the head offices of the recalcitrant companies, and it is hoped by the majority that all will be in the cam{ination in & few days and rate- : BE%KELEY. The regular weekly meeting of the Board cutting through brokers will then cease. ——————— England imports $5,000,000 worth of potatoes every year, LOWAL LEGION CONTEST. Colonel Warfield and Major Hooper in the Field as Rival Candidates. ARMY OFFICERS TAKE A HAND. The Regular Ticket Opposed—The Palace Hotel to Be the Bat- tle-Fleld. Gentle peace has long held sway in the Camp of the Loyal Legion, commandery of California. Mr. Smedberg, who has been the recording angel of the bond, since the legion was borr, has never had anything more exciting to note than the number of gallant companions who sat down at the banquet board at 9 P. M. and the number that arose with the first flush of early dawn. True, his historical record attests in the highest degree the staying quality of the California companion whether he feasts in Los Angeles or banquets in San Francisco. With automatic regularity the ticket proposed by the regular committeee has always received the registered sanc- tion of the order, but nowa change comes. Peace departs and contention appears, and here is an account of the transformation: The regular nominating committee, con- sisting of Past Commanders W. H. Dimond, T. H. Goodman, A. G. Hawes, W. 0. Gould, S. W. Backus and C. Mason Kinne, recently met and nominated First Lieutenant Richard Henry Warfield United States Volunteers, for commander. The work of the committee did not give uni- versal satisfaction by any means, and hence the opposition” placed in the field commander, Brevet Major Willard B. Hooper, United States Volunteers. Circu- lar No. 7, from the headquarters of the commandry, announced the following as sustaining~ the candidacy of Major Hooper: iam M. Graham, George H. Hendell, L. 8. Babbitt, Evan Miles, Thomas Mc- Gregor, W. R. Parnell, William Hawley, C. A. Sumner, John Lynch, 8. Hoffman, R. Z. Johnson, G. H. Powers, C. G. Strong, L. Kempff, F. B. Upham, W. F. MeNutt, Wilcox was a Freemason, and his Southern brethren had pledged them- selves to see that his son should reach his grandmother in California. The boy was started on his travel to this State with a card hanging to his neck, giving his name and destination, and commending him to the care of the fraternity generally. He was never out of the custody of one until he reached his destination. N. Greene Curtis of SBacramento was at the time grand nraster of the Grand Lodge of California of Free and Accepted Masons, and when young Wilcox reached Sacra- mento, the grand master took him in charge. : He was subsequently delivered to the care of his grandmother in Oakland, but not, however, until the Grand Lodge of Masons had formally adopted him, as it were, as its ward. Mrs. Cary died about five years ago, but N. W. Spaulding, then the grand treasurer AN\ Walter Cady Wilcox. of the Masonic Grand Lodge of the State, was appointed Wilcox’s guardian and the youth has resided with the sl?auxdings ever since at Highland Park, East Oak- land, becoming in the meantime a mem- ber of the family in everything but name. Mrs. Spaulding spe of him affection- ately as “my boy.” The elder Spaulding treats him as his son and the younger Spauldings regard him as a brother. Last January Walter Cary Wilcox be- came of age and declared his desire to join the Masonic fraternity. He has since been COLONEL WARFIELD. MAJOR HOOPER. P. W. Ames, George C. Perkins, Williem Alvord, E. Woodworth, M. Judah, Wil- liam Norris, and many others. The rival candidates are hotel-keepers. massive caravansery on Bush street—the Californis_Hotel—and Major Hooper di- rects the destinies of the tar-famed Occi- dental Hotel, on Montgomery street. The legion knows of joy in both the establish- ments; so, no matter how warm the fight may be waged, none will invoke a plague on both the houses. But for obvious pur- poses of strict neutrality the annual meet- ing and election will take place according to the order at the Maple room: of the Palace Hotel, May 15, at 8 P. M. There surely will be a great rally of the legion. Voters will come from Sacra- mento, Oakland, San Jose, Los Angeles and San Diego, for the choice of compan- ions must be registered at the annual meeting. There can be no voting by proxy. ‘While veterans of the Union army who did not hold rank as commissioned offi- cers are not eligible to membership in the Loyal Legion, all honorably discharged soldiers are entitled to belong to the Grand Army of the Republic. Both Warfield and Hooper are members of the organization; and the former is past department com- mander and past genior vice-national com- mander, with a_steady eye on the position of commander-in-chief of the Grand Army. Many a time it has been said at national encampments by the great delegations from New York and Pennsylvania that California could get the highest honor that the order can f:estow if Pacific Coast comrades could unite on one man. When Colonel Smedberg’s star seemed to be in the ascendant the Warfield influence was withheld. When Colonel Warfield seemed to be ready to grasp the prize the Smed- berg following declined to assist him. It is in the natural order of things that the contest in the Loyal Legion will extend to the Grand Army. The United States army officers are also” taking a deep interest in the ferthcoming election. They had hoped that Colonel Shafter of the First United States Infantry, the present senior vice- commander, would have received the honor of a nomination to compensate in some measure for his turning down as an aspirant for brigadier-general in the regu- Jar army, but they were disappointed. The names of gromim-m United Btates army oflicers on Major Huoper’s call attest the fact that he will get strong support from that quarter. The election promises to be the most interesting ever held in the patriotic circles of California. The contest will warm up from this time until the eventful evening of May 15. WARD OF THE MASONS, An Initiation That Interests Members of the Craft in Two States. Waliter Cady Wilcox, Who Owes Much to the Order, the Candidate. The 11th of May will be, in one respect, a red-letter day in the history of Free- masonry in two States— Louisiana and California—for on that day the fulfillment of a promise made in the former State during the yellow fever epidemic of 1878 will be accomplished. Sixteen and a half years ago a bright boy 434 years old started from New Orleans, via New York by rail, consigned to the grand master of Freemasonsin California, and confided to the care of members of the craft on the way. The juvenile traveler was Walter Cary Wilcox. Both of his parents had fallen victims to the plague. The little orphan had also been stricken, but had survived the attack. His only living relative was a grandmother, Mrs. Cary, then living in Oakland. The elder | land Lodge No. 188, F. and | organization his guardian was the founder The regular nominee commands at the | initiated as an entered apprentice and has assed to the degree of felloweralt in Oak- A. M., of which and for six or seven years worshipful master. On the 11th of May Wilcox will be raised to the degree of a Master Mason, which has been the dream and ambition of his life since he has been able to think for himself. Although no_official steps have been taken for anything more than the custom- ary formalities attending the ceremonies of the Master Mason’s degree, so much i terest has been manifested in young Wil- cox’s antecedents and romantic careers and his relations with the Masonic Grand Lodge of the State have been so close for nearly seventeen years past, that many of the leading Freemasons of the State are likely to assemble in the Masonic Temple at Oakland on the night of the 1ith of May, to witness the admission of the Grand Lodge’s ward into full fellowship in the fraternity. Past Grand Master N. Greene Curtis has signified his determi ation to make a special trip from Sacra- mento for the occasion. The grand master and other grand officers and a large dele- ation of distinguished members of the irand Lodge will also be, informally, in attendance, for the event is regarded as one of the most interesting in the history of Freemasonry in California, A FIGHT IN THE CAMIP Weigher Rhodes and His As- sistants Are at Logger- heads. Collector Wise Has Ordered an Investigation In Conse- quence. There is trouble again in the Custom- house. This time it is in the weigher's department. Arthur P. Rhodes, the chief weigher,and his deputies areat outs, and in consequence Collector Wise will start an investigation to-day. As a result of the trouble R. H. Gans, assistant weigher, has been suspended,- and a revolution in the administration of that department is expected. Gans and Rhodes are both Democrats, but, strange to say, they have been at log- gerheads ever since they wefe appointed. Gans, being a subordinate, has not been much in evidence, but Rhodes, in spite of his lack of training, has made an excellent officer. Still, he kas been charged with being autocratic, and the present tronfle has resulted. When spoken to about the trouble Col- lector Wise said: “There is nothing politi- cal and nothing in the shape of a scandal in this matter. That there is trouble in the weigher’s department nn\‘ly that Mr. Gans has been dismissed I won’t deny; but as to scandal in any shape or form there is none. I will hold an investigation some time to-day, butit will be more as a matter of form than anything else, as I think it is just a kick against established ‘mthorit;.” Mr. Gans is supposed to live at 2705 Laguna street, but within the last few days he has moved to 808 Green street, Yester- day he went to his brother's home in Qak- Jand, and in consequence could not be seen last night. His friends state, however, that he has an excellent case against Weigher Rhodes for a breach of the civil service rules, and they assert that anin- vestigation will resultin his reinstatement, The sea galley in tropical seas is very | dangerous g bathers. One of these crearty- ures fastened to the body causes a pain so intense that swimmers have been known to faint ere they could reach the shore. The pain has been compared to that of a very acute attack of inflammatory rheumatism, THE FARMING COLUMN, A Prosperous Outlook for the State at Large This Season. IN ORCHARD AND VINEYARD. Some Interesting Reports on Vari- ous Subjects Connected With Agriculture. A correspondent of the Los Angeles Rec- ord suggests that a supply of water might be cheaply obtained at many points along the coast from the ocean. There are few points, indeed, where fresh water cannot be as cheaply obtained, and the use of salt water would eventually kill nearly every species of plant to which it was applied. Beveral hundred goats were used recently on the Rio Santa Fe to puddle dirt on an irrigation dam. This reminds of the fact that a band of several thousand sheep were used for several years on Union Island, on the San Joaquin River, to tramp in wheat. The wheat was sowed on plowed ground, and the band of sheep was then driven back and forth across the field to trample the soil. The sheep served the.p\:ipoue of a harrow, and, the owners claimed, very acceptably. Telephones may now be had sufficiently cheap to warrant farmers in clubbing to- gether and erecting private lines from towns and cities throughout the country. A telephone saves many trips to town, and horseflesh, the wear and tear on wagons, as well as time, represent money. Even a strand of barbed wire fencing, if properly insulated, may be made to answer as the main line. As a rule it does not an to invest inany of the acoustic telephones. Nothing short of an electric telephone is satisfactory, and that is not always so. The Riverside Fruit Exchange has been making experiments with fruit en route East in order to learn the effect of ventila- tion. Ventilatiorsin some of the refrigerator cars were left open inthe daytime and closed at night, while in the other cars the ventilators were left open at night and closed in the daytime. fn other cases the ventilators were allowed to remain open continuously. The result showed that in refrigerators in which the ventilators were kept open in daytime and closed at nignt the fruit was best preserved. The varia- tion in temperature was trom 10 to 18 de- grees. ‘While millions of dollars’ worth ef fruit, jellies, jams and marmalades are shipped to the United States from England and Germany, there ought to be money in placing the best California fruit upon the market in the best manner. The Weisba- den fruit, which is put up in the most attractive way, seems small and insignifi- cant when compared with California goods. The Gordon & Bilworth goods are also well Encked, but that fruit can be put up in ngland, shipped to California, paying the duty, and then sold in competition with the local product, is an anomalous condi- tion. There can be no question about the quality of our fruit. The solution is larfely in the style of packing used in England and the lack of method In the marketing of the California product. The San Bernardino Electric Light and Power Company has extended its lines into the country several miles northeast of the _| city. and will rent power to farmers with which to pump water for irrigation. A portable pump will be used. This suggests the question as to whether power could transferred electrically a distance of say twenty miles and then used for pumping water from shallow wells more economi- cally than water could be taken that dis- tance in canals, providing water power could be had for operating the electric plant. There area great many places in California where water power may be util- ized by being transferred electrically to sections where it could be made available to pump water with. Often there is plenty of water running to waste on one side of a mountain range and none on the other. The benefits of one locality will eventually be transferred to other sections where they are lacking by the use of electricity. The agricultural and horticultural re- sources of California have been but par- tially developed, and there are vast areas of land now unutilizeda that might be made to produce valuable crops. The list of products now grown is an extended one, but may be largely added to. No one is war- ranted in supposing, however, that every- thing may be grown everywhere in Cali- fornia. There are tropical plants which demand conditions that cannot be met. The question is frequently asked, ‘‘Why do not some of our farmers try to raise tea, and why can’t we raise coffee, pineapples and cocoanuts ?” Experiments haye been made along these lines, and some of them needlessly. Tea will grow all right in various portions of the State, but it cannot be economically har- vested. Pineapples may be grown if af- forded protection from the frost, but their culture is neither profitable nor satisfac- tory. Bananas will grow and bear if given moisture and protection from the wind and frost. Coffee will not thrive if grown where the temperature falls below forty degrees, and will thrive better if it never falls below fiity. There is no locality in California which offers such_conditions, unless it be portions of Deatn Valley, and other neces- sary conditions, such as a humid atmos- phére and moist soil, are lacking even there. The adaptability of our soil for the rowth of the opium poppy is indicated gy the fact that several varieties of the poppy are indigenous to the State, and that all varieties so far tried have deve}- oped remarkabe thrift and size. There is in fact no question concerning the mere growth of the plant. The gathering of the um, however, can only be properly done fiy expert labor, which would tend to make the business unprofitable here, as labor is so cheap in the Orient that opium may be produced there and shipped to California more cheaply than it could be produced here. These difficulties may in time be overcome. i To plant poppies the soil should be very finely pulverized on_the surface and the seeds sown in shallow drills, or rather mere marks. The seeds are yery minute, and should be mixed in fifty partsof dry sand, then sand and seed sprinkled thinly on the surface and covered simply by 3‘-"' ing a light roller over them. These drills may be two feet apart, and when the plants appear they are thinned out so they will be%:om six to eight inches apart. ‘When the seed pods are properly ma- tured the milk{l juice isobtained b{ making incisions in the pods with small lancets. This requires great care, as the incision must not be made through the entire sub- stance of the pod; the surface only being scarified. The cutting is done in the after- noon, and the oginm is allowed to exude and remain on the pod till next morning, when it is scraped off, drop by drop, and thus collected in a small cup. " It is_thus seen that the process is slow and tedious. The work necessary in order mrepure the article for commence is also tedious, The import duty, however, is very high and poppies may yet be grown herein com- ‘mercial quantities. The camphor tree will grow well in Cali- fornia, as it is a native of Japan and rows under climatic conditions similar to those which prevail here. The camphor is obtained by chopping the wood or roots into small pieces and boiling them with water in an iron vessel till the cemphor begins to adhere to the stirring utensil. The liquor is then strained and the cam- ph(r:s concretes on standing. It is after- ward mixed with powdered earth and sub- limed from one vessel into another. In Javan the chips are boiled in a vessel to which an eartgen head containing straw has been fitted, and the camphor sublimes and condenses on the straw. Crude cam- hor very much resembles moist sugar efore it is cleaned. W. C. Ball and James Brunsdon of Bear Valley are not discouraged with prune cult- ure. Year before last their trees yielded them $1 15 each, and last season, although very dry, the trees brought them about 53 cents each, the two years averaging them about $84 per acre.—Escondido Advocate. John Coffey has a process for preventing fruit trees from being burned by the sun and also preventing them from being eaten by the rabbits. His process is the nce of coal tar, which he spreads over the trunk of the tree. He says he tirst made use of this process two years ago and the test was wonderfully beneficial to the trees.—Red Bluff People’s Cause. Last year J. A. McCune planted 2000 eucalyptus trees on some land in Green Valley and they have made such fine growth that he was encouraged to put out 6000 more this spring. He proposes to have a wood ranch as well as a fruit farm. The eucalyptus is a rapid grower and when seasoned makes a hot fire.—Salinas Index. In last week's issue notice was made of the blooming of a two-year-old orchard near town. Dr. C. S. Dickson claims a more precocious orchard than that, and states that he has trees, planted last spring, that are blossoming vigorously now.—Win- chester Recorder. J. L. C. Sherwin of Round Valley, Inyo County, has an orchard situated at an ele- vation of 7400 feet, which he thinks is prob- ably the highest orchard in the United States. He raises apples, grapes and mel- ons, and receives good prices for his prod- uce. ‘W. H. Mills of the Southern Pacific has organized a company to take the initiative in planting canaigre root, to demonstrate its value for tanning purposes. The first experiments will be made in Merced County. Agricultural implements are in Califor- nia often allowed to stand in the sun all summer and in the rain all winter. Even when placed in sheds they are usually in- adequately protected, being left where the wood is dried out by desiceating draughts, or swelled by rain from leaky roofs. Fine carriages are often much injured by chickens roosting on the seats. All car- riages should be protected by heavy duck- ing and im&)lements of all kinds should be Kniréted and kept from dust, dampness and eat. Young horses should not be shod too heavily and the shoe should be left wide open. The owner should see that the horse does not stand in rotten or wet litter, which frequently causes thrush. This disease will so cripple a horse that he can neither allop nor trot. The most effectual remedy ?or it is a daily washing of carbolic acid lotion, keeping the affected feet well packed with tow and pine tar between the washings. LADIES AND GExTLEMEN: It affords me great pleasure to call the attention of the public to Yale’s Excelsior Hair Tonic, which is the first and only remedy known to chemistry which positively turns gray hair back to its original color without dye. It has gone on record that Mme. M. Yale —wonderful woman chemist—has made this most valuable of all chemical discove eries. Mme. Yale personally indorses its action and gives the public her solemn guarantee that it has been tested in every conceivable way, and has proved itself to be the oNLY Hair Specific. It STOPS HAIR FALLING immediately and creates a lux- urious growth. Contains no injurious in- gredient. Physicians and chemists invited to analyze it. Itis not sticky or greasy: on the contrary it makes the hair soft, youthful, fluffy, and keeps it in curl. For gentlemen and ladies with hair a little gray, streaked gray, entirely gray, and with BALD HEADS, it is specially recoms mended. All druggists sell it. Price, §$L If Anybody Offers a Substitute Shun Them. MME. M. YALE, Health and com- plexion specialist, Yale Temple of Beauty, 146 State street, Chicage. REDINGTON & CO., Wholesale Drug- ists, San Francisco, are supplying u-: §euTors of the Pacific Coast with all my remedies. San Francisco Women! Feeble, ailing women are made well and strong by that great modern nerve invigo- rator_and blgod puriffer, Paine’s Celery Compound. ~ Weak, shaky, tired nerves,on the verge of prosiration ieed nothing so much as this food for the nerves. Try it and be well. Weak Men andWomen SHOULD USE DAMIANA BITTERS, THE great Mexican Remedy; gives Health and rguns. Strength to the Sexual Oz NEW TO-DAY. TAKING CHANCES. ‘WOMEN ARE CARELESS. 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Verrill tells plainly what it has done for her:— “1 will write you a few lines to tell you what my troubles were before taking Lydia E. Pinkbam’s Vegetable Com- pound. It was the same old story,— my back and lower part of my abdomen and painful menstruation. Of course it was female weak- ness. The doctors (Ihavetried fivedif- ferent ones)called it chronic inflamma- tion of the womb. “I had leucor- rheea for over eight 5t years, ulcers on the A~ I G0 neck of the womb, terrible headaches and backaches. Your medicine completely cured me.” — Mgs. M. L. VERRILL, 223 Newell Ave., Pawtucket, R.I. — e AUCTION SALES. EDWARD §. SPEAR & €0, Anuctioneers, 31 and 33 Sutter Street, THIS DAY. ...May 1, 1895, salesroom, NOS. 31-33 SUTTER STREET, ....WE WILL SELL.... The Fine Parlor and Bedroom Furni- ture, Lace Curtains, French-plate Mantel Mirrors, Rich Upholstery, Body and Tapestry Brussels Carpets, Bedding, Fine Hair Mattresses and Mission Blankets of 60 Elegantly Furnished Rooms, removed to our store for convenience of sale. NoTE.~The above sale compr's-s very desirable goods and are worthy the attention o? EDWARD 8. SPEAR & C >0, 31 and 33 8. Wednesday. At 1 ors, iter siroet, COMMISSIONERS SALE. lfil]-Hichm@d Lots-160 AT AUCTION, Without Limit or Reserve. By Order of Court for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the San Francisco and Point Lobos Road Com- pany, a dissolved corporation. LLOYD TEVIS, J. B. HAGGIN, HENRY WADSWORTH, MONDAY. MONDAY...ccoevuiiensnnnees.. . MAY 6, 1895, At the salesroom of G. H. UMBSEN & CO., Auctioneers, 14 MONTGOMERY STREET, At 12 o'clock noon. 2 Trustees. IN SUBDIVISIONS. Bounded by Polnt Lobos, Clement, Twenty- seventh and Twenty-oighth Avennes, Block 208, outside lands, consisting of 50 lots; sizes 25x100 and 25x120; corners 32:6x100. Twenty-seventh and Point Lobos Avenues and Clement Strest. Portion of block 207, outside lands, consisting of 25 lots, various sizes. Twenty-seventh and Clement Street. Portion of block 155, outside lands, consisting of 30 lots, various sizes. Twenty-seventh and Clement Street, Portion of block 156, outside lands, consisting of 8 lots, various sizes. Thirtieth Avenue and A Street. Portfon of block 255, outside lands, consisting of 9 lots, various sizes. Thirtieth Avenue and A Strezt, Portion of block 812, outside lands, consisting of 2 lots, various sizes. A Street, Thirtieth and Thirty-flest Avenues. ‘Portion of block 264, outside lands, consisting of 19 lots, various sizes. & Street and Thirty-first Avenue. Portion of block 253, outside lands, consisting of 18 lots, various sizes. A Street and Thirty-first Avenae. Portion of block 814, outeide lands, consisting of 4 lots, various sizes. The California Title Insurance and Trust Company will issue policies on payment of $5 per lot. TERMS CASH. GUSTAVE H. UMBSEN, Commissioner.