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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1896. CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprictor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES—Postage Free: Dally and Sunday CALL, one week, by carrier. u::a: Daily and Sunday CaL1, one year, by mall Daily and Sun Dally and Bunday CALL, three months by ma! Daily and Sunday CALL, one month, by mall.. Bunday CaLL, one vear, by WEEKLY CALL, One yesar, by mal THE SUMMER MONTHS. Are you going to the country ona vacation? It 0, It 18 no trouble for us to forward THE CALL to your address. Do not let it miss you for you will miss it. Orders given (o the carrier or left at Business Office will recelve prompi attention, NO EXTRA CHARGE. BUSINESS OFFICE: 710 Market Street, San Francisco, California. Telophane. ........... cereesees MAIN—1868 EDITORIAL ROOM 517 Clay Street. Telephone. Main—-1874 BRANCH OFFICES : 630 Montgomery street, corner Clay; open wntll ? o’'clock. 539 Hayes street; open until 9:30 o'clock. 713 Larkin street; open uatil 9:30 o’clock. £W. corner Sixteenth and Mission strests; open wntll 9 o'clock. 2618 Mission street; open until 9 0’clock. 116 Dliuth street; open until 9 @'clock. OAKLAND OFFICE% €08 Brosdway. EASTERN OFFICEs Rooms g1 and 32, 34 Park Row, New York City. DAVID M. FOLTZ, Special Agent. e e e e e PATRIOTISM, PROTECTION and PROSPERITY. FOE PRESIDENT— WILLIAM McKINLEY, of Oblo FOR VICF-PRESIDENT— GARRET A. HOBART, of New Jersey ELECTION NOVEMBER 3, 1896. an can only say of his invasion of ‘I came, I saw and 1 decided to | decided to let Sewall out between them- 1t seems Bryan ha and Watson fight i selves. There is no longer a Solid South, and Bryan hasn’t even that much of a base to build on. You never hear of a Business Man’s Bryan Club norof a Workingman's Free- trade Ciub. The Democrats will never dodze the tariff issue until they succeed in dodging the country. Paying wages in 50-cent dollars may suit the free-traders, but it won’t suit the | workingmen. | Since the action taken by the gold Dem- ocrats of Kentucky we may count that State for McKinley Bon & { If there were nothing else to drive Popu- lists from the Bryan camp, Democratic trickery would do it. There is really no chance for Demoecrats this vear. The people are not going to vote for another panic. The gold Democrats of Kentucky have not put up much of a platform, but it will do s a roost for Carlisle.’ The unemploysd men of this country demand work and wages, and Democracy tells them that isn’t an issue. After three years of Democratic condi- tions, what the average man needs most is a chance to earn some money. Sewall’s son has come out for McKinley, | and it seems the old man cannot carry his family, much less his State. The best campaien literature of the can- vass has been furnished by McKinley in | his short speeches to workingmen. TaE SuxpAY CALL of to-morrow will be ful1 of good things, and the way to make sure of getting it is to leave orders for it to-day. So far from talking this year about ‘‘opening the world’s market,” the aver- age Democrat would walk around a block to avoid hearing of it. The Democrats were as enthusiastic for Cleveland four years ago as they are now for Bryan, and in four years more they will be denouncing Bryan as they now denounce Cleveland. The plan of fusion devised between the Democrats and the Populists of this State puts a very thin coating on the Sewall pill, and it will take a very tough-throated Populist to swallow it. When the Democrats enacted the Wil- son tariff they put a tariff issue before this country that will stay there as long as that mill-closing, delicit-making measure remains on the statute-books. There never was a statesman in this country in closer touch with workingmen than William McKinley, nor one more keenly interested 1n advancing their work, their wages and their welfare, The difficulty in the way of fusion be- tween Democrats and Populists is that the Democrats wish to be trusted in every- thing and the Populists know them too well to trust them in anything. The veterans of the Grand Army may be relied upon to know what is the best for the Republic they fought to save, and nearly every one of them is a supporter of McKinley and the Republican party. s ey As- Boston papers are noted for the classic accuracy of their epithets, it is worth while calling attention to the state- ment of the Herald of that city that Bryan’s New York speech was *‘a fizzle.” Four years ago the Democrats promised | that if Cleveland were elected wheat would rise to $1 25 per bushel, and as it is now worth 50 cents the farmers can very easily figure out just what a Democratic promise is worth. From all parts of the West and South come reports of th unwillingness of Dem- ocrats to deal fairly with the Populists and the Teller Republicans, and as a con- sequence the chances of fusion grow weaker every day. A new weekly, The Linguist, bas just been launched in this City, and is to be published in English, Spanish, Italian and Slavonian, Thenitial number, which has just been issued, presents a good ap- pearance and gives promise of developing into an important and useful periodical to # large number of readers. | personal fitness can be urged by the sup- | them at St. Louis. | at the polls. THE PLAN OF FUSION. The plan of fusion by which the Demo- cratic leaders of this State hope to capture the Populist vote for Bryan has at last been made public. It proposesan elect- oral ticket on which there are to be five Democrats pledged to Bryan and Sewall and four Populists pledged to Bryan and Watson. The Populist who votes the ticket will therefore give five votes for Sewall to four for Watson, and will help to put the millionaire banker above the farmer in the vote of the Electoral College. ‘Whether this form of fusion will be sat- isfactory to any large number of Popu- lists remains to be seen. Certainly it will not be pleasing to those earnest men who have made the party whatitis and who care more for principle than for the spoils of office. This was made manifest by the action of John 8. Dore, one of the Popu- list members of the conference committee, who positively refused to approve the pro- posed plan of fusion and stood out with unshaken loyalty for the ticket which the Populists at the St. Louis convention had offered to the country. There can be no question that the Popu- lists at the St. Louis convention went as far as self-respecting men could do toward establishing a system of co-operation with Democracy during the campaign. They placed at the head of their ticket the head of the Democratic ticket. They fashioned their platform as near to that of the Democrats as could be done without making it a travesty on Populism. In re- turn for this they asked only that the Vice-Presidency should be given to the Populists. They named as their candi- aate for that office a man who, to say the least of it, is more eminent in politics than Sewall, and has cut a far greater fig- ure in National affairs. No breath of scandal or suspicion assails the character of Watson or nis reputation for honesty and honor either in public or private life, and no objection therefore on the score of porters of Bryan against the acceptance of the Populist candidate for the second place on the ticket. If it had been the intention of the Demo- cratic leaders to deal in any way fairly with the Populists and the Teller Repub- licans they would lomg ere this have shown some willingness to accept the generous terms of co-operation offered 1If Sewall cared for the cause more than for his own prestige ana for the noforiety the campaign will bring him he would at once have stepped aside gracefully and made way for the leaders of his party to accept the St. Louis plan of fusion. This would have brought about a co-operation of the two parties in & spirit of temporary harmony, and might have given the combination a chance of success Urder no circumstances is a permanent alliance between Democracy and Populism possible. They might combine for a cam- paign, but they counld not unite to conduct a government. Kven on the silver ques- tion the views of the two parties are only seemingly in agreement. This fact has been well known to the abler leaders of both parties, and has made them half hearted in their efforts at fusion. No true union can be brought about, and the best thing the Populists can do is to putupa ticket of their own and make a straight fight for the principles they believe in. HOW TO MAKE $100,000,000. There is a plank in the platform of the Republican party which should be of deep interest to the farmers. It says: “The Republican party favors such protection as will lead to the production on Ameri- can soil of all the sugar which the American people use, and for which we are senaing abroad annually more than $100,000,000 to foreign countries.” The meaning of this declaration is that the $100,000,000 which we send abroad every year to pay for sugar should go into the pockets of American farmers., There are localities that are not favorable to the growing of sugar material, but they are not many; besides, if localities which are so adapted were encouraged to raise sugar beets more especially the regions in which grain is more indigenous to the soil would have less competition, and hence all agri- culturists would be materially benefited. The soil of C-}Hornia is well adapted to sugar beets, ahd were the industry ex- tended to the utmost a very large percent- age of the $100,000,000 now going akroad annually to pay for sugar would be dis- tributed among the farmers of this State. Moreover, large production of sugar in Cal- ifornia would stimulate all manufacturing enterprises in which sugar enters as one of the materials, such as in fruit preserving. And, again, the tendency of sugar-beet culture would be to cut large tracts of land into small farms, which ‘would add very materially to the population by immigra- tion. ‘With so much additional money thrown into the avenues of business there would be increased activity in every line cf trade, and it would be permanent. That is to say, if the sugar-beet industry in this State were developed to its uttermost, not only would the annual volume of general busi- ness be greatly increased, but it would be a permanent gain. However, all this is contingent upon a system of protection and bounty laws, such as is promised by the Republican party, and, it may be said, the only way to make California a great sugar-producing country is for the people to approve the St. Louis platform by elect- ing Major McKinley, for Mr, Bryan is on record as saying that he regards the en- couragement of sugar-beet culture by pro- tection and bounty as little better than highway robbery. THE REVOLT. The so-called sourd-money wing of the Democratic party is developing surprising numerical strength in all the States. It is now claimed that at least forty-two of the States will be represented in the Indianapolis convention, but it is not certain that a ticket will be nominated. The sentiment uppears to be growing that the convention should declare the plat- form and candidates of the Chicago con- vention are anti- Democratic, and then call npon Democrats everywhere to give their support to McKinley as the safest and suredt way to release their own party from the grasp of the Altgeids. It is claimed by some of the leaders that every true Democrat could better afford to sup- port their old enemy, the Republican party, for this one time than to let the Altgelds get permanent control of the machinery of the party, which Bryan's election would give them. Cotonel Breckinridge voiced the senti- ments of the anti-Bryan Democracy in his Louisville speech last Thursday when he said ‘‘the duty of the Democratic party is to defeat Bryan.” Itisa curious state of things when a party sets out to defeat it- self, but there isTo doubt atail that the Chicago convention iried to turn the party’s back upon the principles and tra- ditions of the party and depart as far vossible from all former declarations. The strongest argument that is made sgainst Democrats supporting Bryan is the admission of the regularity of the Chi- cago convention coupled with the denial of the right of the convention to pledge the members of the party to principles which the Democracy came into existence to battle against. The Louisville gathering was made up of “the old wheel horses” of the party, and its action is the equivalentof an ad- mission that Kentueky will give her elec- toral vote to McKinley. But the same determination of the old-line Democrats 1 Kentucky to defeat Bryan not only pre- vails among the old leaders of the party in all the States, but it is growing stronger among the rank and file everywhere. A fortnight ago even those who were u:g bit- terest in their opnosition to the nominees of the Chicago convention were not very outspoken, but the fashion now is for one to go out of his way to denounce plattorm, candidates and all the other work of the convention. If the sentiment against Bryan in his own party keeps growing he will scarcely get 20 per cent of the elec- toral vote. It is noticeable that very few of the distinguished and influential men of the party are fayorable to his election. CHAIRMAN JONES ANGRY. Chairman Jones of Bryan's managing committee says he has made the discovery that the Chicago newspapers under favor- able circumstances can print falsehoods. The trouble with Jones is nearly all the great Democratic dailies are urzing the people to defeat Bryan. Had only a few bolted the nomination it would be differ- ent, but when substantially the party’s entire press insists that the election of the party’s candidate would be the greatest calamity that could happen the people there must be something very rotten and very dangerous in such candidacy. Jones, by command of the Bryan family and contrary to his own best judgment, has removed the National Committee’s headquarters to Chicago, where every newspaper of consequence is opposing his candidate’s election. Naturally he is not quite as happy as he would like to be, but what is more distressing is the admission the removal makes that the entire East is sure for Major McKinley and that Bryan’s only hope lies in carrying the West and South. *‘Claim everything’’ was Jones' original programme, and with such a dec- laration for the rallying and booming cry ‘Washington would be the natural head- quarters, but he had to yield to the “un- developed and emotional young man,”’ and in his wrath he pitches into the news- papers, E g But the anti-Bryan newspapers do not need to lie, nor do they need to tell more than half of the calamities that would fall upon the country were Bryan elected, to give the people enough eye-openers to let them see for themselves that Mr. Bryan is trying to bring about a collision between labor and capital. One-half the opposition of the man to everything that is calculated to protect farmer, wage- earner, mill, factory, shop and society against hostile invasion of their rights is ail that need be told to make all true Americans take up arms (the ballot) against him. It is the truthand not the falsehoods which the Chicago newspapers are telling that hurts Chairman Jones’ feelings. Mr. Jones was a proud, stiff- necked Southern Bourbon Democrat until he fell in with Tillman, Bryan and Alt- geld, and he is making the mistake of running a Popocratic campaign on lines he used to employ when he was shouting for John C. Breckinridge. “THE SUNDAY OALL.” There will be plenty of good reading in to-morrow’s edition of THE CALL to please everybody. It will coversubjectsinwhich all are interested in the most attractive and pleasing manner and be profusely illustrated. “Where ie the Earl of Gasket?” is the title of a brilliant story by a new Califor- nia writer. It is amusing in tone and every line is interesting. “The Companionship of the Barth and the Planet Mars” is the translation of a highly interesting paper from the pen of the great French astronomer, Flammarion. “A History of Genuine Bohemians in San Francisco'’ is a story about people you are sure to know. A living Indian who saw Father Juni- pero Serra is the story of one of the oldest men in California and who, when over 70 years of age, acted as General Vallejo's body servant. “The Art of the Pre-Raphaelites” 13 an account of the greatest art movement that ever took place in England. “The Psychic Effects of Campaign Ora- tory” must be read to be appreciated. All the departments that have added so much to the interest of THE SuxpaY Carn will be fully up to the high standard al- ready established. Remember that noth- ing will please your Eastern friends better than a copy of THE SUNDAY CALL. LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. THOSE JAPANESE STEAMSHIP LINES WHY Nor DEAL As LIBERALLLY WITH OUR OWN CITIZENS AS WITH FOREIGNERS ? To the Editor of the San Francisco Call—DEAR Sir: The offici of the various Japanese steamship lines which are about to absorb the trade of the Pacific Ocean must feel inwardly & contempt for the business acumen and pat- riotism of the people of this country when every seaport on this coast has bowed down before them and impiored them with cringing mien to make it a terminal point. They came, no doubt, prepared to find our people antagonistic to foreign invasion. In- stead, they fina that they have only to ask—or rather, demana—what they want and boards of trade, chambers of commerce, etc.. tumble over one another in their haste to outdo each other in their offers. Is it possible that we cannot see the danger whean its presence is thrust before our eyes in such sn unmistakable fashion? Are we so blind to our own future as to supplement the efforts of the Japanese to control the trade of the Pacific Ocean by welcoming them with out- stretched hands? Yet we are erying for pro- tection against their industries; we are trying to blow hot and cold in the same breath. Can- not we realize that we ere, by onr present at- titude towerd thess utsgmhip compauies, hammer¢ng nails into a coffin to bury the Iast vestige of American merchant marine on the Pacific Ocean? For God’s sake, let us get off our knees and stand up like men. If wethave any bonuses to pay or cargo to guarantee or free docks or irge anything to offer—offer it to American owners. Plead with our own Gov- ernment to counteract the action of the Jap- anese empire by dealing as liberally with our own citizens in the matter of subsidies. Give our sailors a chance to live, or our boys a chance to live as sailors. Keep the freight money to spend in this country; give our ship- yards a show, and don’t let this century go out with the Japanese flag flying over ail the steamships trading in the Pacific Ocean., We inyitea the Chinese to our shores and then made it National issue to drive them away. Do we want this history repeated? ERICK & SAMUELS, FRED] San Francisco, August 21, 1896. LITTLE THINGS. The preacher spoke of jittle things, Their influence and power, And how the Jittle pitted speck Made all the apple sour. He tola how great big, sturdy oaks From little acorns grew, And now the tiny little stone The burly giant slew. But the cyclist sat there unimpressed By all the er’s fire, Until he went outsid ln‘z‘follnd 'A'pin had plerced b pinhee F W ilkesbarre News-Dealer. ‘HE CAN'T HELP IT. New York Press. We don’t see how the boy orator can help beipg o silverite, since sllence is golden, PERSONAL. John M. Fulweiler, the attorney, of ‘Aubufn, isin town. The Rev. C. C. Herriott of Minneapolis isat the Ramona. Professor E. H. Griggs of Stanford University is on & visit here. G. W. Smith, a business man of Fresno,isat the Cosmopolitan. T. 8. Grider, & wealthy rancher of Tulare, is at the Cosmopolitan, y J. P. Du Quesne, a business man of Culiacan, Mexico, is at the Lick. N. W. Kibler, a druggist of Visalia, and Mrs. Kibler are at the Ramona. H. A. Heilbron, the wesalthy cattleman, of Sacramento, is at the Grand. W. L. Long and Sherman M. Bell of Cripple Creek, Col., arrived here yesterday, and are at the Lick, D. P. Simons of Los Gatos, who has extensive lumber interests in that vicinity, is at the Ramona. Dr. 8. V. Hinckling of Washington, D. C., ac- companied by Miss Hinckling, is at the Baldwin. J. E. Rigard and M. Trenchant of Paris, who are initerested in Western gold mines, pre at the Grand. W. W. Phillips, a prominent resident of Fresno and formerly a banker of that city, is at the Cosmopolitan, James H. Wadsworth, s pioneer mining and business man of Yreks, is at the Lick, accom- panied by Mrs, Wadsworth. g Charles L. Hayes of Bridgeport, Mono County, where he is interested in mining, is among recent arrivals here. Ira G. Hoitt, formerly State Superintendent of Public Instruction, came up from his home at Burlingame yesterday, and is at the Baldwin. Lieutenant Panl Kolbe and Mrs, Kolbe, a Princess of Samos, sailed ‘by the Monowai for their home in the Bismarck Islands of German New Guinea, D. W. Hitchcock, general passenger agent of the Union Pacific, who, with Mrs. Hitcheock, has been for some time at Lake Tahoe, has re- turned to the City, Henry Borgwergt, Sheriff of Kern County and owner of asixth interest in the rich El Campo gold mine, in the mountains on the line between Kern and San Bernardino coun- ties, isat the Russ. He brought up a large number of specimens from the mine, all of which are bespangled witia gold. C. W. Townsend, representing one of the largest manufacturing-houses of Louisville, Ky., is at the Baldwin Hotel. He says that all through the South there is enormous interest in the pending campaign and that everywhere he went, from the Ohio River to Texas, men were energetically discnssing the issues of the campaign, and business, he said, was rather better than he could, under the circumstances, have expected. Thomss R. Bard, the banker of Hueneme, who is heavily interested in the important petroleum oil wells of Santa Paula, Ventura County, isat the Oceidentsl. Mr. Bard is one of the early residents of Ventura, and'is one of the wealthiest men n that section of the coast. His name, as will be recalled, has several times hitherto been mentfoned in connection with the Republican nomination for the Governor- ship. Hueneme, where he lives, though a smell place, is one of the busiest shipping points in California, owing to the ofl, hesvy bean crop and other products. General Manager J. A. Fillmore ot the South- ern Pacific, Mrs, Fillmore and Miss Fillmore; W.S. Booth, Mrs. Booth and their son and daughter; R. McMurray, Mrs. McMurray; Miss Marie McKenna, daughter of United States Judge McKenna; Miss Ella Birdsell of Sacra- mento, and Congressman J. ¥. Aldrich of Chi- cago, returned here yesterday on the steamer Queen after nearly four weeks in Alaska. At Bitka they were entertained by Governor Sheakley. Congressman Aldrich is a Repub- lican and represents the First District in his State. Heis a civil engineer by profession and formerly one of the Commissioners of Public Works of Chicago. EDITORIAL PLEASANTRY. Old depositor—~Have you change for a $50 bill 7 Bank cashier—Yes. How will you have ft— Republican or Democratic? Proficient bicyclist—Well, old chap, how are you getting on? ¢ Commencing bicyclist — Thank you, not badly; butIfind I can get off better.—From Punch. 5 Gablow—You ought to attend the special ser- vice for bicyclists at our church to-morrow. Holrey—Why? £ Gablow—Rev, Mr. Wheelaway is going to de- liver a sermon on the evils of walking, “I'm the machine that can get a head of humen beings,” boasted the guillotin ‘‘Well, I sometimes take & hand m; plled the buzz-saw, World. ‘‘Henpeck hes bought his wife a bicycle. Shrewd fellow, that Henpeck.” “Yes, she blows up her tire.””—Town Topics. ANSWERS T0 CORRESPONDENTS. THE MINT—E. A. B., City. The United States Branch Mint is open daily except Sundays and the days when it iy closed for annual settle- ment. To VIStT THE IsLANDS—E. A. B, City. In or- der to visit Alcatraz or Angel Island a permit must be obtained at army headquarters in the Phelan building, LApY WOLSELEY—A., O. 8., City. Sir Garnet Joseph Wolselei‘n the field marshal of the British army. Miss Anita Theresa Murphy of this City married Sir Charles M. Wolseley. M1s8 COLLINS—M. M., Oakland, Cal. This de- gl:]lment is unable to state whether Miss Edith ollins, & wealthy young society lady of N York cn(, is & member .ol 2D ,ol U.{l m:: charitable institutions of the Empire City. A letter addressed to her in New York City will reach her. _“8PUD"—E. G. 8., Livermore, Cal. *‘Spud” is provincial for anything that is short and thick ana is usually used in contempt, and itis because potatoes are as a rule short and rather thick for their length that the term ‘‘spud” is lied to them, A sel or pota 3‘.’ i iy seller of poor potatoes is BULLION AND Corxage—W, L., Stockton, Cal. All denominations of sitver coins are coined at the mints at this time with the exception of the trade dollar and the twenty-cent piece. Bullion owned by the Government and minted into standard dollars finds its way to the various avenues of trade through the United States Treasury and the Sub-treasuries. If s rson takes silver to the mints it will be run nto bars for & small charge, but the mint can- not conyert it into coin for the individual, nor can the indiviaual have the bullion exchanged for coin. Tie silver which there is in gold deposits is taken at the mint and paid for by the Government at & price fixed from time to u::eby the director, according to the market v . PLATFORM OF 1892—Subscriber. In the sev- enth plank of the platform of the Democratic National Convention, held in Chicago in June, 1892, was the following in regard to gold and silver: Weliold to the use of Loth gold and silver as the standard money of the counl‘ryn. and to the coinage of both gold and silver, without discriminating agaiust either metal or charge for mintage, but the dollar unit of coinage of both metals must be of coual intrinsic value, or be adjusted through international agreement or by such safeguaras of legisiation as shall insure the main- tenance of the parity of the two metsls and the eq) Ppower of every doller at all times in the markeis and In the payment of debts, and we de- mand that all paper currenoy shall be kept at par with and redeemable in such currency. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—E. A. B., City. Arti- cle I, section 8, of the constitution provides that Congress shall have power ““to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may be by cession of particular States and the acceptance of Congress become the seat of general government of the Unitea States.” This confers upon Congress the ex- clusive legisiative control over the District of colnmb‘:acnndu it has not made T VO lor Pres! n el 1801 Congress took complete’ control of the district, and the {nhabitants had no represen- uuo:i lle‘d t.m: bto'd.y n&lfl 1871, when e other Territories of United States. By the actof June 80,1874, & overnment by three com §I the Prumz’nt\vu estal , 8l ce the strict has been without a delegate in Con- 8ress, modestly.—New York | AROUND THE CORRIDORS. Among the arrivale at the Lick Bouse & day or two ago was Dr. A, Milliken of Susanville, Lessen County, who years ago was located at Halfmoon Bay. Dr. Milliken has been at Su- sanville for the last eight years. He has come down now for quite & stay, as he needs a change atter his long residence on the plains of Lassen. The doctor suys that things are not active in that part of the State. “If we had a railroad,” said he, “we would have the liveliest kind of a country, but we have to go by wagon for a long distance before we get to a railroad. “‘We have got & county there 60 miles wide by about 240 long and in the whole of it there are 3000 people. Eight huudred of these iive in Susanville. “There is a lot of good grain and fruit land there, but prices for products are low. Some view, while soon the dark rays of Copernicus and the brilliantly white crater of Aristarchus assume a somber tint and finally disappear in the encroaching shadow which advances over the central plains and mountains and before 11 P. ). reaches the western lunar limb. One- fourth of the disk on the north side escapes the nmbra and shines crescent-shaped with the scarcely noticeable dimness caused by the penumbra. If in imagination we place ourselves on some of the lunar hills we will find that the earth’s disk, (ou'r’ times {lbeh'dhm‘f;o‘rw% :g: moon, is obstructing suni par crescent and nomp!etsly from the darkened otion. 2 “To return to an earthly standpoint, it is found that even in a partial lunar eclipse the sunlight refracted through the earth’s atmos- phere faintly illumines the shadowed part of the moon’s disk, as was noticeable in the par- tial eclipse of January 15, 1889. This affords an opportunity of studying light when it has passed through redoubled layers of terrestr al atmosphere and thus ob- taining of it an effective spectrum. ‘At tne central phase, the occultation of [/ Dr. A. Millikem, Who Has Arrived From the Plains of Lassen After a Long Absence. |Sketched, from life by a *“Call” artist.] farmers have to drive their stock and haul their grain 100 miles. That isa great deal of & hardship. “If we had a system of irrigation such as the rich plains require it would be s great thing. But it would cost a very large sum. The Esgle Lake irrigation enterprise that has been be- tore the people was not pushed through for ‘want of sufficient funds, and it will be a long time probably before it is put through. “I think it is safe to say that it would take $150.000 to do it, The lake is 1000 feet above Susanville, and unless the water was tapped and controlled just right it would flood all of Honey Lake and prove another Jamestown affair. “It is lucky that the work has not been at- tempted if it could not be well done. The water has such a prodigious fall and there is somuch of it that there is a good deal of science in the problem of the best means of handling it. “No, just now ‘the population of Lassen is notincreasing. IV's & good country, with not only a rich soil, but there are enormous areas of magnificent sugar pine, fir and other timber.” PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON TO-NIGHT. It frequently happens that when a total eclipse of the sun is not of long duration it is preceded or followed by a partial lunar eclipse. Two weeks ago, when the moon’s shadow, within a few degrees of its descending node, swept over the northern hemisphere, the earth’s shadow was directed to within a few degrees of the opposite or ascending node of its satellite’s orbit, and as it has a compar- atively slow angular motion, it. has not yet gone very far beyond the node and is within the ecliptic limits. The moon in the mean- time having traveled half-way round the ecliptic passes the ascending node at noon to- day 2nd before midnight will have overtaken the shadow of its primary, the earth, thus re- versing the positions they held with regard to the sun on the 8th of this month, when the solar eclipse occurred. To terrestrial observers these counter- changes produce entirely different results. In the opposition from the sun the cone-snaped shadow of the earth projects into space to a distance of 857,000 miles, or nearly four times the distance of the moon. At night we are at the e of this shadow, but of the 1urther por- tion would know nothing except from theory if the moon never invaded its gloom. At 8:06 this evening when the full moon is far to the east, near zie boundaries of the constellatigns of Aquarius and Capricornus it will enter enumbra or region of partial sunufiht. and gotore an hour huflnmd those familiar with ":d?"fl' will readily detect a change in its ance. l As the diagram explains first contact with the darker umbra takes place at 9:24 and shortly afterwards it will be evident to any ob- server that the east edge of the lunar disk 101 degrees from its north point is assuming the gbomnhm usually seen two nights before n!lclmnon‘.m low magnifyin wer it may be ven wi geen that the du;‘:nler"}‘t.rmndi is lost to small stars may be discerned and ar exact ob- servation of this kind is an aid in the determ:- nation of the moon’s true position. Healf an hour past midnight our satellite will emerge from the umbra, the last contact occurring 27 deg. west of the south point, and before 2o’clock it will shine in the western heavens with_its usual radiance, having left the earth’s shadow completely behind. Even without magnifying power these pl s can be distinctly seen if the night be clear; and though these interesting phenomena have not the scientific value of a total solar eclipse, they are slways worthy of attention and ob- servation. ROSE O’HALLORAN. A GIRL'S GOWN. This design is destined to be popular for ‘wash gowns, as when made without a lining it launders easily. For dresses of woolen fabrics a fitting lining is used. 1Itfastens in theback. The yoke may be made seamless and hooked at the shoulder or buttoned in the center. A figured mohair of brown had & blue silk yoke with embroidered grass-linen in the natural color over it. Blue velvet formed a belt. The collar was of embroidery. A dress of woolen novelty goods of brown and green had a plain green cloth yoke and fiat belt. Plain natural colored linen with yoke of embroidered linen with turquoise blue satin or olive green ribbons makes & charming com- bination. The new gayly colored glnxh 8 are pretty combined with yoke and lawxt sleeves of a lain color. ? Colored piquet with white yoke edged with a 12:32°AM. The Umbra and Penumbra of the Earth’s Shadow and the Position | o o052 of the Moon at First Contact, Middle of Eclipse and Last Contact, rufiie of white embroidery makes & dressy combination. PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE. The Archbishop of Canterbury has been a bishop for nineteen years. He is 67 years old. Ouida never shakes hands. She declares it 0 be the most vulgar form of salutation. Queen Victoris, it is said, has taken quitea fancy to the young Duchess of Marlborough. The commender-in-chief of the Sultan of Morocco’s army is & Scotckman, McLean by name. Alady, Dr. Winifred Dickson, has been ap- pointed examiner in surgery in the College of Dublin. The masters of Eton College have placed a brass tablet in memory of Sir Joseph Barnby in the chapel of the college. Sims Reeves is about to make & tour through the British colonies, including Australia, where he gave & series of farewell concerts a few years ago. The Marquis of Salisbury keeps about seventy indoor servants, exclusive of dependents of a higher class, such as private secretaries, libra- rians and chaplains. The Empress of Japan and her ladies have taken t the steel horse and cycle on a maze of walks made “on purpose for them in a se- cluded part of the imperial gardens. The Khedive of Egypt will not be in a posi- tion to visit England this year, but desires to accept the invitation for gext year. There is no doubt that the Khedive has been less sus- ceptible of late in the attempts to capture his sympathies and influence on behalf of the French and other Continental interests. Grad- ually & distinet English bias has made itself felt in his entourage. e e ‘TOWNSEND'S famous broken candy, 21bs 23¢.* —————— CREAM mixed candies, 25¢1b, Townsend’s. * Spgige A NICE present—Townsend’s California Glace ¥ruit, 50c. Ib., in Jap baskets. 627 Market. * BUY your underwear, hosiery, etc., cheap at Pioneer Drs-goods Store, 105 Fifth street. * e Ir you want fine service, fine carriages, com- petent drivers, ring up1950. Pae. Carriage Co," ., SPEcrAL information daily to manufacturers, business houses and public men by the Presy Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Montgomery. * e shamed of the Old War Cry. Healdsburg Tribune. No Democrat now dares to renew those laud- ations of free trude and those denunciations of protection that he uttered so glibly in 1892, It is a new nostrum that the Democrats now offer to the country. Free coinage is the Dem- oc.atic ery in 1896 as free trade was in 1892, But the Democratic leaders still ere adverse to protective tariffs, and until tariffs again pro- tect industry and again create a demand for American labor money will not be plentiful with the people, even though it be coined at the rate of a billion a da; -——— Gold or Silver? Oue of the best publications on the great question which is now absorbing the attention of the people is the production of M. A. Miller, entitled, “Gold or Silver?” It is the most logical and clearest exposition on the subject et to hand, and should *be read by every man who has the welfare of the nation at heart. Price 15 cents. For sale by The Bulletin, 622 Montgomery street. = e e Silver Is all Right. Redding Fres Press. Since 1373 there has been coined $400,293,- 401 90 more silver than prior to 1873. And mind you, every silver dollar of this amount is 8 legal tender for all debts where not otherwise stipulated by private contract. All this goes lousho‘\v that this talk about degrading silveris all rot. ———————— If You Play Whist You will be interested to know that Town Talk of this week publishesa comprehensive article on that populaer game and its San Francisco devotees, together with portraits in half tone of leaders in local whist clubs and a copy of the caricature (by Bush), “The Long and Short Suit.” There is a vast amount of original and well-written matter in Town Talk this week, affording the reader as entertain- ing and instructive a journal for a dime as can Dbe found anywhere. Upon the front cover ap- earsa fine portraitof Mrs. George Crocker. Yoin s bl answers the timely question, **Hard Times—Why?"’ and Marie Corelle is ac- cused of plagiarism by a contributor. Read Town Talg if you would keep informed about matters uppermost in the world you live in. [ ——————— An Embarrassing Invitation, San Bernardino Sun. Will some one please rise and explain Presi- dent Cleveland’s position in the present cam. paign? ——— Red Star the Trademark. Everhard’s old English ’alf aud ’alf and Canada malt lager beer can be known by the trademark, which is a red star, on each bottle. These beverages are sold at every first-class buffet in town. Goldberg, Bowen & Co.,whole- sale agents. e e Molasses to Catch Flies. Tulare Register, “Free” this or “free” that catches a good many people who never stop to consider what it means. It seems like getting something for nothing, which is satisfacto: « Cheap Excursign to St. Paal. The Shasta route and the Northern Pacific Rail- road has been selected as the official route o - tend the National Encampment of the G. A. B. a5 St. Paul, 10 be held there September 2t05. Ths excursion will leave San Francisco and Sacra- mento August 26at 7 P.. Kates $87 90 forshy round trip. The above rate is open to all who wisa tomake the trip Fast. Send your name andal- dress to T. K. Stateler, general agent, 638 Marke: tree, ban Franclsco, for sleeping-car, reservaiioas Are You Going East? The Atlantic and Facific Rallroad—sants = route—Is the coolest and mpst comfortablesum- mer line, owing to its elevation and absencs »' alkall dust. Particularly adapted for the trany- portation of familles because ©f its palace draw- ing-room and mogern upholstered tourist sleepiag- cars, which run dally through from Oakland o> Chicago, leaving at a seasonable hour and ia charge of attentive conductors and porters. Tio&- etoffice, 644 Market sireei, Chronicle oullding ‘Telephone, Main 1531. ————— UsE Dr. Siegert's Angostura Bitters, the world- tenowned South American appetizer and invigora- tor of exquisite flavor. * e — “Hrz hair always looks so perfectly lovely.” ‘Why? 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