The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 9, 1895, Page 20

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 1895. CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprictor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: DAILY CALL—46 per year by mail; by earrler, 16c T w SUNDAY CALL—$1.50 per year. WEEKLY CALL—$1.50 per year. The Eastern office of the SAN FRANCISCO CALL (Dally and Weekly), Pacific States Adver tising Buresu, Rhinelander building, Rose and Duaze streets, New York. L THE SUMMER MONTHS. Are $ou going to the couniry ona vacation t It €0, it 18 1o trouble for us to forward THE CALL to vour address. Do not let it miss you for you will miss it. Orders given to the carrier, or left st Business Office, 710 Market street, will recelve prompt attention. SUNDAY... = __JUNE 9, 1895 e Hunt the suburbs. Spare the rod and spoil the liar. There is lots of scenery near town. The empty purse tempts to no folly. And Grover tries to Harmonize Ohio. Social life is crowded with unsocial peo- ple. Society people ought to work a while for a rest. The brightest jewels are the hardest and coldest. | There is such a thing as having & home too quiet. 1t is only the bachelor who looks for the new woman. | Alcohol fills even a modest man witha boastful spirit. In Chicago everything blows splendidly except the rose, Tramps have taken to stealing bicycles as & fleeting fad. We should have no name for goodness were there no evil. The passing show on the streets is often as good as a circus. Japan is now extensively engaged in making China 'ware. | Even a love-letter when typewritten sounds like business. Even Mrs. Grundy has decided to adjust herself to the bicycle. | | Dissipation is the candle of the soul burning at both ends. All kinds of suits at the summer resorts will be pressed this year. Ostrich tips have brought many a strug- gling married man down. If debts could be paid with thanks some people wouldn't pay them. Progress in civilization is merely the continual solution of new problems. The Hawaiian Islanders wouldn’t know what to do if they should quit raising cane. A thunder-cloud of anger on the brow always sours the milk of human kindness. There are some people so good thatithey inspire in us a certain respect for badness. The patient donkey has to draw the cart, but he gets there as soon as the fellow who rides. It is a proof of human wisdom that men take their hoiidays on the longest days of the year. Love and justice are reputed to be blind only because we do not see things with their eyes. The man who gets ahead of the world cuts a poor figure unless he has a good head of his own. Many a social gathering intended to be one of the sweets of life turnsout to be a case of mixed pickles. 1t is singular, but the rule of three can- not be successfully applied to 2 solution of the personal equation. ‘What does it profit a man to make a fuss about the bird on & woman’s bonnet when be has a bee in his own. Our painting angels with wings proves that our ultimaty hope is to solve the prob- lem of zerial navigation. The policeman who wanted merely to fan Police Commissioner Roosevelt raised & hurricane in New York. Many a younz man who aspires to a particular woman has to content himself with one who isn’t particular. 1t there were less sunshine in California there would be a less abundant production of engar, flowers and pretty girls. Soclety dudes find in the summer resorts an ample space for the enjoyment of life, liberty and the pursuit of an heiress. Even in a community where only a hun- dred people dwell there are some who re- gard themselves as the Four Hundred. i Eastern dreamers are waiting for science to change the climate for them, but their wise men take the railroad and come West. He is a rare old bachelor who has the wisdom to observe that he in himself offers the strongest proof of the benefits of mar- riage. Any minister who is not assisted in preaching by every member of his church earns much more than the salary he re- ceives. Gold standard advocatesare so prejudiced they would like to see every man who is wedded to bimetallism prosecuted for bigamy. ———— New inventions are multiplying so rap- idly that by the time industry has learned the use of one machine another sup- plants it. It is observable that even the birds that sing the sweetest and most are as faithful to their serious concerns as those which only croak. Under the natural law of compensation the most ill-favored persons are often the best, and this may explain the amiability of the horned toad. com s A No other city of equal size has 80 many or such excellent baths as San Francisco, and in no other is so large & proportion of the people capable of entering the swim. It is asserted that whenever a man takes his wife to a theater in Boston he runs the risk of baving the fellow who sits on the other side of her try to alienate her affections. TWO INTERESTING OITIES. In all the elements of the picturesque and bizarre the two most interesting cities in the United States are San Francisco and New Orleans. New York is vastly bigger than either and contains a greater diversity and complexity of population; but itsover- shadowing spirit and character are those of an American city, and in Chicago these elements are carried to their hardest, high- est and least picturesque development. Philadelphia displays the finer American characteristics in their most charming aspects, and Boston is the American city richest in reminiscences of that delightful early civilization on which the greatness of the Nation is founded. But we are speaking now of charms which these cities do not possessand which have their origin largely in the influence of a strong foreign population. It is in this regard that New Orleans and San Fran- cisco are unique and strikingly picturesque, and yet each is different from the other in its way. In New Orleans this quality has a finer grace and softness; in San Fran- cisco it is bolder, sharper and more dis- tinct. In the former city time, racial peculiarities and climatic conditions have produced a gentle and alluring quaintness, while in the latter there is a newer, larger and more aggressive independence that elevates quaintness to the picturesque. In place of the indolence of New Orleans we have the untempered restlessness of many strange races who are hardly as yet in the beginning of adjustment to alien conditions. They are here to better their fortunes and their ordinary conduct betrays the adventurous spirit which brought them hither. Just as most of the picturesqueness which foreigners have brought to San Fran- cisco is to be found on the southern slope of Telegraph Hill, just so the French quar- ter of New Orleans lies below Canal street. But the “Barbary Coast’’ of San Francisco is more extensive than the French quarter of New Orleans and contains a vastly greater variety of foreigners, generally living in settlements each distinct from the other, and thus including viliages of Ital- ians, French, Greeks, Spanish and Portu- guese, a city of Chinese and scattered na- tives of Japan, Arabia and Turkey, and of course a generous number of Germans all over the city. A stranger could hardly imagine the wonderful variety which these foreigners lend to the external aspect of the City, but far more interesting than that are their equally various pleasuresand modes of life, and the great vivacity with which they seek enjoyment. On Sundays and holidays they display a zest in outdoor pleasures which Americans might emulate with profit. A radical difference between San Fran- cisco and New Orleans is that of topog- raphy, and this gives San Francisco an edvantage on the score of pictaresqueness over every other city in the country. Itis the only one of the larger cities that con- tains so many high, bold , and that presents from these elevations so handsome pictures of mountain, bay and sea; and a finishing touch of perfection is 2 bland and exhilarating climate, which offers no check to a zest for the pleasures which it creates. NEVADA THEMES. _The commencement exercises of the Nevada State University disclosed the fact that the young men and young women of the Sagebrush State are decidedly prac- tical in the trend of their mental ac- tivities. The subjects chosen for their theses were strikingly illustrative of the up-to-date inclination toward common, everyday affairs. For instance, Samuel Durkee took for his subject, “Butter; its another centennial of the discovery of this country, another Columbian Exposition and necessarily another National Commis- Lsion. Then will all the promises of 1893 be gloriously realized in the consummation of 1993. The exhibitors of the past, in the persons of their great-grandchildren, will receive the dipiomas due to their honest efforts. Thus will the memories of the great Chicago fair be revived and the proud boast of the Chicago press be fulfilled that the far-reaching work of the exposition would not cease to pulsate through the world for a hundred years. PLEASURES ENLARGED. Into the already delightful and whole- some pleasures of an ordinary summer outing in California some unexpected new elements have been infused. Already many have been made familiar with the joys and benefits of the established ways in which outings are taken, including a visit to some friends in the country, a trip to the Yosemite, camping in families or parties and a season at the mountain, lake and seaside resorts. But the full possi- bilities of an outing were never compre- hended until the camera and the bicycle entered the field. These two pleasant aids to a summer jaunt have been acting without concert and in a desultory fashion for some years, but it has not been until this year that composition and adulteration.” This is entirely appropriate fora commonwealth in which cattle-grazing and dairying are carried on to so greatan extent. The min- ing feature of the State was represented by Albert J. Flood’s essay on “Experiments in chloridizing ore by roasting.”” Then came Joseph Durkee’s paper on “The un- avoidable losses in the crucible,” and Ralph L. Osborné told of “The unavoidable losses in the scorification assay.” Frank H. Baxton devoted his thoughts to “The cyanide process for the extraction of gold,” and Winfield John Flood told what he knew of the production of “‘Alum- inum bronze.” Peter J. Frandsen gave figures on the “Cost of living in Nevada.” Coming to subjects more remotely re- lated to everyday life, William Henry North traced the “Evolution of represen- tative government.” Gabrielle Delmas advocated the “Government ownership of the telegraph,” Annie Margaret Foster read an essay on “Money,” Walter C. Lamb analyzed the “*Civil government of the country,” and Frances E. Longley in- troduced her opinions on the “Income tax.” Herbert B. Maxson took “Co-oper- ation” for his subject, and John W. Wright ended the intellectual entertainment with “The Clearing-house.” Sir Walter Scott spoke lovingly of his native land as Scotts, stern and wild, Meet nurse for a poetic child. Nevada, by many considered barren and uninviting, has evidently turned the thoughts of her children to the higher and more practical themes of the world. IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME. As if the Cleveland administration did not have trouble enough arising from its own incompetency, a new trouble has arisen for it out of the ashes #nd debris of the World’s Columbian Exposition. It will be remembered that among the features of the exposition, common to all affairs of the kind, there was provision made for the distribution of diplomas to exhibitors. These diplomas have not yet been distributed, and as a result there is dissatisfaction and kicking all around the globe, from Greenland’s icy mountains to India’s coral strand. While not directly responsible for the delay, the accidents of time and circumstance have shifted the storm center of dissatisfaction from Chi- cago to Washington, and Cleveland and his accomplices have to stand all the wear and tear of the racket. The exact condition of affairs seems to be this: The law under which the Colum- bian Exposition was held provided that the United States Government should issue the diplomas, but they were to be delivered to the National Commission for distribu- tion among the fortunate exhibitors. The Treasury Department has the diplomas all ready for delivering, but there is no longer any National Commission to receive them. That body, once so solid, angust and pon- derous, seems to have not only thawed, melted and dissolved itself into a dew, but evidently the dew has evaporated into a thin streak of morning mist and vanished in the infinite azure of the past. Hence the complexity of the situation and the perplexity of sll concerned. The Govern- ment is there, the diplomas are there and the exhibitors are everywhere, but there is a missing Jink in the chain, and the machine of distribution stands still. No one who has any right conception of the manifest destiny of the United States can doubt that it will ultimately accom- plish all that it undertakes. The Colum- bian diplomas will some day be awarded. In the fullness of time there will be they have combined forces. They have gone even further than this, for they have induced their devotees to organize them- selves into outing clubs. The bicycle has suddenly become as ad- Venturous a rover as ever the camera was, but as the camera needed legs and the bicycle a recording vision, a copartnership between them makes a perfect combina- tion. Recently eight ladies of Qakland, unaccompanied by a man, rode bicycles through the beautiful northern region to Clear Lake, taking the mountain roads with ease. Theidea has now been enlarged to the organization of clubs of considerable size, composed of men and women, each of whom will ride a bicycle arnd carry a camera. None but they can form the least concep- tion of the delights which they will find in such an outing. They are free to move on from one town to another, and in what- ever direction they travel they will always be able to find comfortable accommoda- tions for the night. The speed, ease and economy of bicycle travel are hardly less valuable considerations than its superior health-giving advantage, and it will intro- duce thern to a wider and more varied field of camera work than they could easily find otherwise. RELAXATION. In commenting upon the death of Secre- tary Gresham, whom he declared to bea victim of overwork, Chauncey Depew said to a New York interviewer: “I have learned from observation that three things surely happen to a man who works steadily without relaxation. In the first place, he becomes nervous, irritable and hard to get along with. In the second place, the grade of his work falls off and he is liable to err in his judgment. In the third place, he dies suddenly. Itisan in- controvertible law of nature.” The American people constitute the only large community in the world upon whose attention it is necessary to urge the truth of Mr. Depew’s statement. Other peoples are, perhaps, more inclined to underwork than to overwork. In all European coun- tries holidays abound and holiday pleas- ures are common. The people of Asia and South America take life leisurely at all times. We only among the inbabitants of the earth seem to regard man asa machine, to be worked at high pressure until worn out, instead of a creature endowed with faculties of happiness, and having not only the duty of labor, but the right to enjoy the fruits of labor. 1t is easy to understand why this is so. In the United States the rewards of indus- try are =0 great that only those who are utterly lazy and unambitious can resist the temptation to work for them incessantly. Our annals are crowded with the names of distinguished men who broke down from overwork, and in the ranks of the undis- tinguished workers of the country the pro- portion of victims to the same overzealous industry and ceaseless toil is equally large. These men in their eagerness to obtain the rewards of labor have lost the best of it. They have failed in the very midst of their apparent successes, and died when they should have been in their prime. It is because so many Americans have made this mistake in life that Mr. Depew’s ‘words are 80 worthy of general attention. It will be noted that even if we concede work to be the chief end of life, there is still an argument in favor of relaxation. An occasional holiday restores the normal temper of the mind, and saves a man from nervous irritation. It refreshes the brain and body, and endows both with a greater capacity for work. Finally it lengthens life and makes up in added yearsof health- ful vigor far more time for good work than it takes away. The season is pertinent to considerations of this kind. Every influence of nature from mountain, woodland and sea invites men to enjoy the recreation she has pro- vided for them, and every fiber of man’s nature, except his will, responds to the in- vitation. It is time for us to surrender the will also tothese influences. , Since life has been given to us in a world full of beauty and sweetness, it is wisdom to make the most of it and enjoy all we can. A MODERN AL RASCHID. The zeal with which the newspapers are following up and recording the exploits of Theodore Roosevelt, and the intense pleas- ure with which these accounts are read by the public, show both how remarkable a thing it is for an officer in Roosevelt’s posi- tion to display zeal, courage and conscience, and how delighted the people are to dis- cover an officer who does. And the people are always eager to reward such & man. The political history of our country is crowded with such instances, from George Washington down to the obscurest con- stable who risks his life in the arrestof a dangerous criminal. Unfortunately these rewards are gener- ally for services of a picturesque kind. There are thousands of faithful officers the tame character of whose work duties pre- vents their becoming conspicuous. Hero worship is one of the most deeply seated of human bents, and it is a running of risks and a display of courage in the pur- suit of duty that determine the hero. Itisin this light that Roosevelt is shin- ing now. Not only has he shattered in In- spector Byrnes the idol of a great detec- tive, and sent him forth stripped of his reputation, but like Haroun al Raschid he prowls the streets in the small dark hours to observe how the police are discharging their duties. His adventures in this par- suit are almost as amusing as were those of the adventurous ruler of Bagdad. Of all the numerous policemen whom he would have encountered the other night, bad they been on guard, he found only six, and they were not attending properly to their duties. When he asked them why they were not, four resented his imperti- nence by threatening to ‘““run him in,” one by ordering him to move on or take a beating and one by declaring that he woula ‘“fan him, and fan him hard.” He saved himself by disclosing his identity and or- dering them to report next morning, and thereupon a thrill of terror throbbed the Wwhole length of Manhattan Island. And so Theodore Roosevelt has become the hero of the hour. If he continues to pursue this course he will be able to choose the honor which New York will be eager to bestow on him. It would seem that the reward which nearly always falls to an officer of his character would be alone sufficient to in- duce more men like him to seek office. If in our politics there are fanlts which keep such men at a distance it is better politics rather than better laws that we need. EUROPEAN WAR OLOUD. The latest and most interesting theory concerning the European war cloud which has been advanced by any one having the authority of an expert on the subject is that of Assistant Naval Constructor Hob- son, who, about five years ago, was sent to Paris to study naval architecture, and while there succeeded apparently in learn- ing to draw war conclusions about as well asa warship. According to Hobson’s theory England is the storm center of the war cloud, and its wrath is likely to break upon her shores in a short time. The causes for the ap- proaching war are to be found in the Rus- sian desire for Constantinople and the French desire for Egypt. These desires being already felt, ana being moreover subject to continuous irritation, both France and Russia are inclined to war and are awaiting only until their naval prepa- rations shall have given them a superiority to England on the sea. At the present time the British navy is stronger than that of France and Russia combined, but owing to the activity of the two latter powers in building warships, Mr. Hobson believes the supremacy of force will be on their side by 1897, and he fixes that year as the date for the beginning of the war. The outcome of such a conflict would be the destruction of the British sea power and the consequent loss to that country of all her fortresses on the Mediterranean and her prestige in Europe. England having been thus disposed of, France and Russia would then obtain the co-operation of Italy for a general reorganization of the Continent. France would concede Nice to Italy for her assistance in recovering Al- sace and Lorraine and she would be per- mitted also to annex the Austrian prov- inces on the Adriatic. The Austrian empire would be blotted from the map and Germany would fare almost as badly, for France would extend hex borders to the Rhine and Russia would take all of German as well as Austrian Poland and several of the Baltic provinces besides. In this forecast of the probable result of the coming war it will be seen that Mr. Hobson assumes that England would be left to bear alone the brunt of the first French and Russian attack. Of course ifany first-class power should go to the assistance of the British the whole course of events would be different. The task before France and Russia, therefore, is one of diplomacy as well as of naval construction. They must isolate England from European alli- ances as well as surpass her as a sea power. It would seem that the diplomatic task would be difficult, and yet the favor with which Germany regarded the action of Russia in the Orient recently would sig- nify that it is not impossible. Perhaps Germany ana Austria are confident they have no need of England to maintain the balance of power on the Continent and would be willing to see her driven from the Mediterranean. . If this is 2o, the fore- cast of Mr. Hobson may be fulfilled. At any rate a general European war seems certain to break out before long, 2nd this being so the estimate as to the probable APPRECIATED IN PARIS. LETTER FEOM A SAN FRANCISCO YOUNG LADY ART STUDENT. To the Editor of the Call—DEAR Si: 1 have read with much_interest the articles on the progress of art in San Francisco, published in your paper during the past few months. The article headed “Joullin’s Pupils Promise Well” hes led me to give expression to my thoughts on the subject. 2 Mathews’ pupils promise well. In fact, the Eopkins Institute of Art may well be proud of her representatives in this great school, where hundreds of students are gethered together with one purpose, one aim, to work for art alone. A visit to the different ateliers—wherealmost every State in the American Union is repre- sented—will soon show to the intelligent ob- server that California’s representatives have had the proper foundation for the work,and none have come better prepared for aTfull ap- preciation of the great privileges afforded the ert student in Paris. Ask & student what he now thinks of the school he left in San Francisco—he will reply: “I realize as never before the advantages which the Hopkins Institute provides. Joullin, Mathews and Yelland are strong men and should be appreciated.” To the ambitious student of San Francisco I would say. Do not be overanxious to get t0 Paris. Be earnest and loysl to your present advantages, and success will the more readily come when it is your great privilege to be here. Many students are discouraged and unhappy because they have accomplished so little in two vears’ studyabroad. It can readily be seen why they have done so little; simply because they were not prepared for the great opportunities which came like the opeming of s floodgate upon them. They lacked knowledge in drawing; facility in execution; sentiment and feeling in color—all of which come only with study. Many perhaps bad copled a few pictures, had painted on fabrice and chins and thought themselves prepared for Paris, where the wonderful “art atmos- phere” existed, so salubrious, so full of prom- ise to talent the most mediocre. Now, with & sigh—money all gone, talents yet undeveloped—they will say: “I am going home to study and appreciate the trainingl might have had before coming here.” Come here if you can, but do not neglect the preliminary training which can be got in the “grt atmosphere” of your own City. San Fran- cisco has advantages and many talented and earnest workers, and their ambitious aspira- tions should be fostered by e justand kindly influence from their masteis and the art-loving people of our glorious country in the Golden West. A knowledge of the French language is an absolute necessity for the art student in Paris. Our best masters are French—their criticisms are of course given in French, and he who does not understand cannot get the whole spirit of the criticism. He not only loses part of his own personal criticism, but the sdvantage gained by hearing the criticisms on the work about him. The atmosphere of the classroom if full of French sounds, and it is a sore trial to the ambitious American student to hear and not to comprehend the words which mean to him the very nourishment of theart life within him. Itis the universal impression that the’ art student’s life in Paris must necessarily be the most Bohemian; that it cannot be otherwise if he locate himself in the “Latin quarter”—in the genuine “art atmosphere.” 1find that life in this quarter 1s much like life with the frugal American in any city. We live and move with the freedom of an American, receiving only civility and politeness from all with whom we have any dealings. Tnis quarter, tnough it has not the air of lux- urious Rue de Rivoli, nor the gayety of Champs Elysees, has many things which appeal direetly to the student of art. Helives and moves in surroundings which stimulate his art sense. Here you find the atelierscf Collorssi and Dele- cluse, the Montparnasse Academy where Collon and Ame Jean give their criticisms so gen- erously; and not far away, the famous Julian Academy and the Besux Arts. The Luxem- bourg and the Louvre are like two great mag- nets, drawing the anxious student to their shrines and permeating his whole system with & current of inspiration. Volumes may be'read as you walk in the gar- dens, slong the avenues and boulevards and look upon the fountains, arches snd pillars; wherever the eye rests there is outlines of face and form of men great in the annals of the nation—a population of statues. Inot only indorse that statement, but add, result, by a man having such advantages { of studying the situation as Mr. Hobson, is | sufficiently important to prove of current | Paris, just now, is infinitely beautiful. The great streets are perfect bowers of verdure, interest. UP TO DATE IDEAS. The Scotte steem omnibus is described in the Scientific American as one of thelate inven- tions in vehicles which is attracting attention in Paris. The carriage is fifteen feet in length, fragrant with spring blossoms. From evety 'no.o‘k“ comes thaplcam of lilacs and violets. Every window-box is radiant with crimson | flowers. The salons are open, and students may be seen from the earliest till the latest hour scrut- inizing, eriticizing, and, with emphatic ges- ture, declaring their opinions, all going out THE NEW STEAM OMNIBUS. six feet wide and carries seven passengers and the driver. Ithasa vertical boiler, which fur- nishes five horsepower, the consumption of water being from three to four gallons per mile on & level and from sixteen t¢ twenty in moun- tainousdistricts. The consumption of coalalso varies, being from six to ten pounds, according to the r¢ and the speed. The mgi 18 provided with 8 top and with curtains. Windows are substituted for the lat- ter when it is desired to make it & closed car- riage. The top is arranged to carry baggage, when necet . Peflemio:::’uhiflu of this kind has not by any means been reached, but it is believed in Paris that the self-moving carriage will soon come into general use, for both private and public purposes. —_—— PEOPLE TALEED ABOUT. It is said that the Marquis of Queensberry gives away more in proportion to his means than any other man in the British peerage. Plancon proposes to become an American citizen. He likes the United States and expects to invest most of his savings in land here. The Duke of Coburg hss invited the Hun- garian prima donna, Tika Palmay (the Countess Kinsky), to visit London in June and sing be- fore the Queen. The Prince t of Bavaria and the Wit- telsbach family have decided to erect a chapel on the borders of Starnberg Lake in memory of King Louis IT. Phil Sheridan, the 14-year-old son of the ‘warrior, is s grest wheelman and is seen dally spinning about the fashionable ave- nues of Washington. Dr. Max Nordau has turned from theories of “degeneration” to lighter literary labors. He is at work now on a play for the Lessing The. sater in Berlin and a novel. Maurice Courant is suthority for the state- ment that the invention of, printing is due to Htai Tjong, King of Eorea, who had movable types cast as early as 1403. It 1s said that the strict Presbyterians in Scotland are making strenuous efforts to have Professor Henry Drummond called to account on the charge of heresy. The grounds for the charge are contained in his memorable lec- tures on evolution, delivered in the Lowell Institute in Boston two years ago. with one thought, one aim, to paint something worthy & place in the salon, satisfied even with & high altitude—only to be there. M.E.N. Paris, France, May 24, 1895. The Santa Cruz Venetian Water Carnival committee, baving about finished its work in this City, closed its headquarte:s in the Grand Hotel, where rooms have been furnished them free of charge for the past month by Manager Thorn. Secretary Christy left last evening for Santa Cruz. All information about the carni- val may be obtained from Morris Newton, the representative of the committee in this City, at 105 Front street. Among prominent arrivals on the Monowai yesterday afternoon appears the name of Rev. Dr. Closs, pastor of a Congregational church in Sydney, N. 8. W. He is en route to the In- ternational Christian Endesvor Convention, which meets in Boston, Mass., next month. He is s delegate from Australis and will preach in Plymouth Church this evening. SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. Blot out as far as possible all the disagree- ables of life. They will come, but they will only grow larger when you remember them, and she constant thougnts of the acts of mean- ness, or, worse still, malice, would only tend to make you more familisr with them. Oblit. erate everything disagreeable from yesterday, start out with a clean sheet for to-dsy and write upon it for sweet memory's sake only those things which are lovely.—Dixon Tribune. It would not surprise us to see the Demo- cratsin the West working agsin for separate silver agitation in the West. They cannot win on their own weak free-trade arguments. Re- publicans will remember the curse thatcame upon Colorado by such movement and not give in to any third-party policy until no hope at all remains wita the party that aever breaks its platform pledges.—Provo City (Utah) Enquirer. Some people growl about bonding & city or county because it puts a burden on posterity. Well, why not? What the present generation has done in the way of for the eom- fort of posterity it cannot take sway with it. It will leave value received for all that it asks posterity to pay, and a good desl more. A city without a public debt is a slow, poky concern, enyway.—Oakland Times. 1t would not be entirely without resson to demand of the Government the establishment of a lighthouse at either 8an Clemente or Santa Catalina. Here are two large islands twenty-five or thirty miles off shore, directly in the line of passing vessels and off the sec- ond most important port ot the Pacific Coast, yet there is nothing to warn the mariner.— Pasadena News. Southern California is likely to have a for- midable competitor for citrus fruits in the San Joaquin Valley. One tree man just from Por- terville tells us that they are putting out enor- mous quantities of oranges there and that they do well, growing finely and in that hot air being free from scale. With their cheap land they can make it hot for us if they try.— Pasadena St State pride is an element which should be cuitivated. Every child in our public schools should be familiar with the history of his State and take pride in its achievements, and he should realize that a measure of its future is in his hands.—Los Angeles Times. The old school readers used to tell how ambi- tion entered the chamber of the gifted boy. ‘What & lot of gifted boys the prospect of State- hood is raising up in Utah! And they are old boys, t00.—Salt Lake Tribune. What this country needs for elections is counting machines. The voting machines we have always with us, brought about by uni- versal suffrage.—Gilroy Gazette. This great State is just now fairly groaning with & wealth of production farin excess of any previous period in her history.—Santa Cruz Surf. PERSONAL. J. R. Waggener of the navy is at the Palace. C. F. Hutchins of the nayy is at the Occi- dental. H. L. Clement of Los Angeles is a guest at the Baldwin. J. S, Burt, s mining man of Arizons, is s guest at the Russ, J. J. McDonald, a merchant of Bocs, is & guest at the Grand. 'W. F. Jones, an attorney of Sacramento, is & guest at the Grand. B. G. Litle, a leading lumberman of Eureka, is staying at the Russ. R. M. Green, a mining man of Oroville, regis- tered yesterday at the Grand. T. C. Skaggs, one of tne leading merchants at Hoopa Valley, is &t the Grand. H. 8. Fletcher and wife of Watsonville are registered at the Palace Hotel. W. F. George, an attorney of Sacramento, reg- istered at the Grand yesterday. G. W. Strohl, a big rancher and stock-raiser of Napa, is staying at the Russ. J. R. Trainor, a prominent fruit-grower and shipper of Marysville, is at the Grand. F. M. Nicken and William A. Fruhling, of Los Angeles, stopping at the Grand Hotel. J. D. Spencer, an ex Clerk of the Supreme Court and a prominent attorney of Modesto, is &t the Lick. Adjntant-General A. W. Barrett came down from Sacramento yesterday and registered at the California. J.D.Bancroft and J. T. Smith of Chicago, who are interested in Californis mines, regis- tered yesterday at the Grand. William Posthelwaite, a prominent fruit- grower of Saratoga, and Mrs. Posthelwaite, were among yesterday’s arrivals at the Occi- dental. W. C. Peacock, s prominent merchant of Honolulu, and Mrs. Peacock came in yesterday on the Monowal and registered a2t the Occl- Aental. Baron de Choisy and E. de Bourgade, editor of the Matin of Paris, have returned froma trip 10 Nevada County, where they have been looking at some mines for the wealthy French syndicate which they represent. They are at the Palace Hotel, but will leave for home ina few days. SUPPOSED TO BE HUMOROUS. She—You're a newspaper man? What do you write? le—I—er—write on space! She—Oh, I doloveastronomy!—Syracnse Post. “Idon’t know what is the matter with me,” said Binks. “I don’t seem able to collect my thoughts.” “What do you want to collect your thoughts for?” asked Conder. “You'd learn more col- lecting stamps,”’—Harper’s Bazar. 1f nature never makes s mistake, how in the world does it happen that it allows a fiy to bother the bald-headed man who dislikes pro- fanity ?—Yonkers Statesman. How nice! First Gentleman (entering the spartment of second gentloman)—About & yearago you chal- lenged me to fight & duel. Second Gentleman (sternly)—T did, sir. First Gentleman—And I told you that I had just been married and I did not care to risk my itfe at any hazard. Second Gentleman (haughtily)—I remember, sir. First Gentleman (bitterly)—Well, my feelings have chenged; any time you want to fght let me know.—Household Words. Young Ledy on the Grand Stand—The um- pire called a foul, butIdon’teven see a feather. Her Escort—But you must femember that this is & picked nine. x “It seems to me,” observed Criticus, “that Seribbler’s book reads as though he were ad- dicted to the bottle.” “Yes,” assented Wagg. bottle.”—Harper’s Baz: The New Woman (at the theater)—Well, I'm glad that act is over. Her Husband—Didn’t you enjoy it? The New Woman—Yes; but I've been dying for the last fifteen minutes o go out and see a “To the mucilage ers, and has succeeded so well with those who have taken the two trips that he was requested by a number of the participants in yesterday’s outing to_arrange another excursion at an early date. eonsented and_stated the third campers® excursion would go out June 23 and return the same night. : Tents can be rented for very little moneg right along the banks of well-stocke: streams, while overhead the great trees tower to the sky. NEVADA UNIVERSITY, Students Are Helped by the State ta Earn Their Expenses While in College. Professor Henry Thurtell, professor of mathematics and mechanics in the Nevada State University, is in the City. He will leave for a visit to his old home in Mich- igan to-day by the way of Vancouver and the Canadian Pacific. Professor Thurtell ‘yesterday said: “‘One of the growing instie tutions of the country is the University of Nevada. The State of Nevada, to be sure, has a small population, but is possessed of immense resources. A State university is to a large extent dependent upon the State for its support. While the support given to the University of Nevada for the next few years will be somewhat limited yebd with a corps of about twenty-five professors they propose to offer during the coming year five distinct university courses. ‘A Iiberal arts course has been in exists ence ever since the foundation of the ur versity, about eight years ago. A min course, with about twenty-five student; in existence at present. A civil engineere ing course has been organized, as also mechanical course and an_agricul a course. The normal course has be tended to a four years’ term. “The new dormitories, which are those students who are earn way, will render it possib! with energy and a real th to obtain at Reno a entirely by his own effo: ““University extensi organized in several the State, and the bene sity and contact with rofessors given to he actual enrollment ¢ the past year has been the influence of a popula vigorous young faculty crease that number during 1t years.” —— - An Ex-Husband’s Claim Anna C. Anderson, daughter o Amelfa 8. Anderson, has petiti Court for special le bher mother’s es gives as one reas that a claim ie son, husband tarily separated property of M nderson, who died consists of rea; d pers Francisco and Santa Cl Coffey granted th: is wife in 1%980. BACON Printing Company, 508 Clay street. = E. H. BLACK, painter, 114 Eddy SREe ey RENTS collected. Ashton, 411 Montgomery —_— CALIFORNIA Glace fruits, 50cIb. Townsend's® — - o WINE-DRINKING people are healthy. M. & K. wines, 5¢ a glass. Mohns & Kaltenbach, 29 Mkts e i Peru the only permanent structures in thig country were mounds. e It is remarkable how Hood's Sarsaparilla freshe ens and invigorates the tired body. It crestes ag appetite, purifies the blood and really doeés “make the weak strong.” Take only Hood's. pi A i A | TaE most efcacious stmulant to appetite are Dr. Slegert's Angostura B ware of counterfelts. P Ir affticted with sore eyes use Dr. Isssc Thom, son’s Eye Water. Pruggists sell Is a: 25 oasts. , NEW TO-DAY. He finally EY Outside of Mexico, Central America an@ § wom an.—Judge. There is & constant yearning in this country for a tramp who can make himself up to re. semble the tramps in thecomic papers.—Washe ington Post. “Know Colonel Trotter? Well, I should hope so! He used to be an old flame of mine,” said Mrs. Norris. “Humph! why dida’t you marry him, then?"” snorted her husband. Mrs. Norris smiled one of hersweet, womanly smiles. * “Because I waslooking for something easier,” she observed, simply.—Puck, Dodge—I attended a seance last night. The medium called up the spirit of Napoleon. Lodge—What message does hesend? Dodge—He denies everything and demands an investigation.—Truth. Mother—Johnny, you've been in swimming. Johnny—No, T haven’t. Mother—Was the water cold? Johnny—You bet it was!—Judge. — CAMPERS' EXCURSIONS. San Franciscans Have Enjoyed Them and Secure Locations for the Summer. 8an Franciscans enjoy a summer outing, but when they go they like to be “on their own hook.” Hundreds of families have taken advantage of the excursions to Santa Cruz mountains and are now either camped there or are preparing to go. The first trip was made April 16. It was advertised as a “tour of selection.” Over 1300 peovle took the trip, and the result is that not a cottage is left at Ben Lomond, Bx_g Trees, Bowlder Creek or any of the points adjacent. Yesterday morning a jolly party of 750 left the -gauge ferry at 7:45 o’clock under the idance of Excursion Agent Menton for Big Trees, Camp Felton, Bowl- der Creek and way stations. Every mem- ber of the pa‘rn:x was after a location for the summer was willing to take either cozy cottages or comfortabls tents. All the questions they had to prupomg thy he nlllnl:‘un e pleasures to be obtained were answered by Mr. Menton, but the final arrangements for sites were left to the parties interested. _Amge time was given at each stop View the sights and consult with the own- ers. Asaresult numerous places were se- and within the coming week Santa Cruz mountains’ woods will be full of San ciscans, Mr. Menton devotes his entire time to mmbnmdmbmtw:nol the travel. BARGAIN PRICES. e Dress bilks! 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