The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 28, 1897, Page 17

\ \ | . the fisher’s children. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY - 17 fessed to think Mrs. Folsom (as she was then) to be the maid, that it was speedily | drovped. When the President’s wife | drives alone she sits in the right-hand cor- ner—the place cf honor, The lady of the White House cannot Washington whose flagstaffs mark the foreign embassy or lezati not go without the P and as an of the country it represents the President could not g£o—so that she never sees the inside of a diplomatic house as long as | The President dines only at Cabinet | bouses and his wife cannot dine any- the Presidential landau, but the peopie | where without him. laughed at it so immoderately and pro- | dined with Judges of the Supreme Court set foot within those splendid houses in | She could | | embassy or legation is technically a part | she presides at the execative mansiqn. | President Artaur and with Senators, bul as he had no wife the whole system was very much simplified for bim. The President’s wife may, if she chooses, g0 1o luncheons where there are no gentigmen, or to te: both being regarded as strictly informal; but the danger of giving offense by accept- | ing one invitation and declining anotier is so great that it is seldom or never | risked. e | When Morocco's Sultan decides to mar- | | Ty, the whole country becomes shrouded | in gloom, as every subject must contribute u wedding present. The Sultan is about | to take a second wife and much discontent | is reported. gVER in Mil Valley, in Mariny County, beneath the shadow of | N Mount Tamalpais, where the great | redwood trees rear their massive tranks | heavenward and the freedom and beauties | of nature abound, the energetic citizens | bave attempted an exper ment in the im- | | portation of songbirds with a degree of success that has attracted tke attention of other favored communities. which, it is safe to say, will follow Miil Valley's ex- ample, and the feathered songsters of foreign climes will become scattered over the broad expanse of the State to multi ply in vast numbers. Were the birds only | pretty to look upon and a pleasure to listen to their propagation might be considered in the nature of a luxury, but the greatest benefit is the protection which the birds give by assailing every insect that lives | upon and destroys the plants. The de- vouring caterpiilars which feed upon the | delicate leaves and marthe natural beauty | of the trees are quickly disposed of by the birds. The exveriment made by the people of | | Mill Valiey reamired buta small outlay. The sum of $266 90, al! of which was raised | by popular subscription, is the total | amount expenced by the society, and through their courte: THE CaLyL is en | abled to give the figures and expenses in more detail. The aviary cost §61 65 and | | was erected on tile property of one of the | members of the society, Dr. Barkan. | Keeper's febs, seed, manure, provisions | | and carriage hire amounted to $27 75. Ten | I pairs of skvlarks at $1 a pair, 10 pairs | "\ gHE' lived in Placer County, not o) far from where the pretty town of N Auburn now stands, for it bap- ed many-years ago in the early '60's, nd Texpect that but few now re there hav recollections of the y' consisting of her father, ter, her mother and little brother, iwelt:in a.small shaniy erec vér of a convenient ledge. vas @ miserable structure of two T ut it leld"whet many failed to contain, a he mother lay sick with ned the rother, or: r littie t The father g until late the little Incom of miners, the ant powder in the | the present case was con- placed in an oid box that | ihe foot of the bed where lay the reat res v from early mor at- his work, and und plenty to do. the custor % 4 store of The upper part of the sloping board roof. stowage place for old and-. rubbish. One night the sent in the mine, on nig some me he shanty tcok m the cracked and delec- | iey. Carmen awoke to | was afice and sparks hin the ro she loudly cried to and Tommy, but the wecame frightened and hid his the covers of his bed. Car- to lift him from the bed a shower of sparks falling Recogniz the mpted 10 leave the the overhanging bedciothes 1ito the floor, breaking her thigh Unasble to arise, the brave girl vled to the box of powdsr, and dravw- | hersélf up, covered the box witn her | mother had by this time suc- | ded in getting out of bed a ide the now fu ¥ managed to take wi The cries of Carmen: Toi out, won't you!” turned for a the mother's thoughts from her ter’s danger. The fire had aroused meof the neighbors, who speedily ran 10 Lhe burning shanty and lent what aid they conld. Carmen was’ discovered and removed. Her rescuers found her almost liidden beneatha mass of burning cinder: hecback frightfully burned. Tender ha bere her to a aeighboring shanty, where all that could be done to alleviate h Wwas-eagerly bestowed. But human aid came too Iate. The brave little spirit | nigered until the followine day and then depiirted for a brighter land. It was no: bwn until after she had recovered con- ciousness, a short time before she died, that she had broken her leg. Her last words wvere, “Kiss me, Tommy, dear; 1've | saved you.and I’m so happy.” r suf- The world is prone to indulge in hero | ofship. And it is right and well that it stould doso. For the better qualities it goto make up our manhood snd momanhooa. grow and strengthan with the of our sentiment aroused in sym- pathy with heroic deeds. Yet the world | s apt te overlook the lesser in its contem- piation of the greater. The girl who on her homeward journey by way of the rail- #6ad-track discovered a broken rail, and, faking off ner petticoat, waved it toward the comiug passenger train, herself famous because of the cir- ch placed her act so prom- 1 ntly before the public. The press sang the praises of the heroine and placed her name upon the lips of the multitude; but the other gizl,who from childhood labored and slavea to support with the toil of her nds a sick mother and a drunken father 1til when death brought a blessed relief it ound her a woman in years, but past the eslization of a woman’s hopes, was a ster heroine althovgh unknown, oble deeds are not confined to the crowded battlefield. The seli-sacrifice mrade by humble hearts in lowly life, often sung, are fully as noble asare those s which performed in the full view of e world havs received the plaudits of the aititude. Out on the bosom of the Pa- be, sight of land iie the Farellon Islands, afew fishermen’s families reside of the-lonely rccks. The little children of e fishermen are by their utter isolation barred from partaking of the priceless eritage of the average child, the free edu- cation which crowns the American child aking. A San Francisco girl, culta:ad and-beautiful in feature, but more beautj- dulin heart, gives up the enticing pleas. ures of city living and takes up her resi- dence upon the dreary Farraiones to teach The act has no dra- matic side judged from the sensational ~tandpoint, but it is a most noble deed in | their fellow mortals | andinzs, bat no ports. | to be clothed from base all that womanhood. Y s the grand nobility of true more prominent s out the bravery of than even this | those heroines, , who in re- embrance of Him who taught and prac- | ticed charity are to-day dwelling amid the lepe s upon distant islands, seli- ostracized from friends, save through the | cold mediumshiv of letters, which are few and far between. Such bravery is more than noble, it is divine. be d to make ghtenment and Hearst and vossible the | betterment of | are deeds of noble | womanhood that add brilliant luster to the fair repute of genile names already clothed with grateful remembrances. Itis ot the province of this short article to enumerate the noble actions of scores of other true-bearted §: ancisco women. Unsung by earthly poets their heroisms will receive reco sweeter sor tunea 1o celestial harps immortal divinely harmonious. Itis but to c tention fo the fact that, amid the cl and crash of loud-voiced fame, there runs n of numan melody, sweet | needs that the strident | is heard— Full m White House Etiquette. When the President and his wife drive | ut the President sits on tie right hand and his wife on tue left, says the Iliustra- | ted American. | Ii there are others in the carriage, | whetner ladies or gentlemen, they must | sit with their backs to the hor<es. When Mrs. Cleveland was first marrled she tried the experiment of placing her mother te the Pres.dent and herself in the SPRING SCENE IN PICTURESQUE MILL VALLEY. {and Dr. BIRD-MUSIC 1N MILL VALLEY Success of the Experiment of Importing Feathered Songsters From Foreign Climes chaffinches at $3'a pair, 10 pairs thrushes 8 & pair and 10 pairs goidfinches at 5 8 pair amounted to $177 50. The idea of importine songbirds to fill the woods about Mill Valley with their merry bling was suggested aboui a year ago, and while many favored the ex- periment few could be found with suffi- ¢ient courage to undertake the work. Finally, through the’efforts of Anton Michalitschke, a few lovers of bizds came togetner for the purpose of thoroughly discussing the proposition, and shortly after this meeting the Socicty for the Ac- climation and Protection of Singing Birds of Mifl Valiey was formed. Arrangement. were immediately made for the purchase of a consignment of foreign songbirds Barkan offered the society the free use of his vroperty on which to erect the aviary where the birds could be kept until they had become acclimated. The membership of the new organiza- tion increased as inferest in the project was manifested and the following well- known gentlemen compose the societ A. C. Hinz, Lovell White, Anton Mic tschke, C. F. Runyon, F. W. Marvin, Captain Henry Bingham, C. Toobey, Gus- tav Schroeder, A. Eloesser, A. Roullier, Charles Mayer Sr., Max Schmidt, Henry C. Campbell, Eldriage Durbrow, Ernest L. § Hueter, William McCann, Oscar Cappel- man, Prison Director Daniel E. Haye D Barkan, J. P. Filzgerald, Gustav Marcus, D. C Mr. Mic and in the face of discouraging remarks utschow. THE FIN) HE G Fort Ross and flows northerly, paralleting | velop its unknown possibilities. the ocean’s shore, until it empties into the | However disconraging the ocean view of t on the dividing line between Men- | the Sonoma coast may be, a journey Sonoma counties. It flows | throngh the region by land affords some country that alternates from | of the most entrancing pictures that can sea j docino i occasional clearings, where the dairyman | satisfy even the most jaded of nature's finds sweet and abundant fodder for his | worshipers. % 10 a rezion ciothed in thedensest | Lovely valleys are found, stretching | have so far been undisturbed | into the interior, in which some of the v the woolman’s ax and with a prospect of continuing in that state until the com- | mercial demands for the products of the finest farms the whole fertile county of Sonoma exis Tne climate is moderated by the cool breezes from the ocean, and redwoods encompass the fall of these | the effect upon the growth of fruits, for monarchs of forest growth. | instance, is shown by the quality of the The coast presents the same c cter- | productions. The peaches, plums and istics that distinguish the whole line from | apples of the coast valleys are surpassed San Francisco Bay to Oregon. Biuffs ex- nowhere for their size and flavor. tend along the antire distance. There are | Quite as celebrated are the dairy prod- The whole aspect | ucts of West Sonoma. of the country from the ocean is wild and | Through every valley and down the pre- forbidding ana affords endless vistas of | cipitous canyons of the range flow the rolling hills and rocky headlands, with | rivulets and tributaries into the Gualala, the Pacific ever dashing in- fruitless vio- | to swell the volume of the parent stream. lence against the shore. These rivulets abound in trout which have From the sea tnese low mountains seem | sported in their cool shady pools for cen- ummit with a | turies, undisturbed by the fisherman. The valley of Sonoma, encompassed dense growth of forest. Che ciearings are | NEST TROUT REGION ualala River region is sur-|inshore and the few landings are not T" passed in picturesqueness by no | visible. The aspect is that of aountry D other section of California. The | given up to nature entirely, abandoned er itsell rises in the neighborhood of | and awaiting the advent of settlers to de- | | round about by the lofty elevations of the Coast Range, affords every variety of view that the most exactinz observer can de- mand. A section of unparalleled fertilit; ilxs range of production varying from the | orange to the hardier fruits of temperate climes, such broad acres of ‘grape: peaches, and a o plums, pples, sach billowy fields of n cannot be equaled in ‘all the States It is no wonder, therefore, that so | thrifty and prosperous a people shonld | have been attracted by so lovely a spot— well watered throughout its length and breadih, with crops of such abundant yield as to astonish all who are unfamiliar | with its capabilities. | Though settled early in the history of | the State, there remain at this day por- | tions of the county which are almost as nature created tuem. This 1s particularly the case in that section lying beyond the | summit of the range bordering on the ‘coast. There are no harbors to speak of, and approach by the sea is possible only in exceptionable weather, when the resi- less Pacific calms down and its mon- strous rollers cease their reverberations for a while. Then small steamers can ap- proach the shore, and by means of chutes extending 500 or 600 feet receive their | loads of lumber or merchandise. These steamers always approach this const under great aporehensions, with steam up and in shape for a hurried departnre, Numberless wrecks are chronicled along [ this coast, wh eh has been the grave of many a hardy mariner. Conditions are favorable on the western slopes for timber growth, which reahes here the limit of magnitude and variety. It is the ideal home of the redwoods, which for centuries have grown undis- turbed by the woodman's ax. Com- paratively little of the forest area has [ been disturbed, and there remain great { | forests of these majestic trees to excite the wonder of the present generation. The | oceupation of the reg:on is almost solely in lumber, though in time to come the | dairy interest will supplant it. For lum- bering the country is well adapted, near ! to the ocean and the great markets, while th Gualala River and its tributaries af- | ford abandant power for the millsand | easy ..ccess to the sea. To one unfamiiiar | | with the means of marketing lumbver a | visit to a lumber camp on the Gualala af- | fords a new sensation. A meander | through the silent forests will mduce re- flections 1n the most unimpressionable. There is a maiesty, a stillness in these mighty lanes of great trees that isapt to | seriously affect even ons whose sense of his own importance is of the most ex- | ageerated character. The great teams of | | sometimes forty oxen dragging one of | | those great redwood trunks to the mill is a sight for jaded intetlects, while the com- munion with the hardy and unconven- tional lumbermen, rough in manners and reckless in speech, is an experience that opens up a new vista of life. Those who know least about this venturesome and hazardous life are the ones who most enjoy a near view of it. | Aside from the industrial capabilities of | | fished. | to relate the experience of one day IN ALL THE WORLD the Gualala region, the opportunity which it offers to the person in search of recrea- tion'is indescribably fine. The river 1tself is a mountain stream fed by saffluents from the purest springs of the highest altitudes, | the very home of the California trout. Where else in the world can more com- plete and satisfying sport be found for the angler ving through a country where the population is comparaiively sparse, these tributaries of the Gualala are rarely The angler is the master of the situation. The number of trout that he may capture is unlimited. He need only catch on the Gualala to entitie him to the proud distinction of the champion prevaricator | | on subjects of fish in his club. The Gua- | lala is accessible from Cazadero by stage. ie route over the hills is romantic and ried. The traveler will find the people of the region most hospitable and accom modations excellent. The views were taken by Charles .Weidner, an enthusi- astic angler, who records some wonderful catches, — e e The clothing of the British army and navy together cosis the country between a million and a million and a quarter an- nually. litschke was the prime mover, { from people who prophesied ill luck and | failure, the work of the society progressed. During the first week of last November the birds arrived in Mill Valley, there be- g four varieties—skylarks, chaflinches, | thrushes “and goldfinches. The larks could not be caged. They sing only as ibey soar and experience has shown that | they are liable to injure themselves in cone flnement. They were consequently liber- | ated on the open hillside. One lusty male | took to the wing immediately, being evi- dently invigorated by the sunshine and | balmy air, and having soared high above the valiey burst into song. These larks have now commenced to sing and can be een hovering about the valley every day. A new difficulty confronted the society in the shape of the smail boy with a pop- | gun. If these lads were allowed to shoot At the imported birds the work of the society would have been for naught, and 8o Justice Thomas Fottrell was appealed to. He issued a manifesto that had the desired effect, and the dire punishment with which the small boy was threatened had immediate effect and no trouble was experienced from this source. Then the small boy and the popgun were turned to advanta.e, for the saciety offered a bounty for the scalp of all bluejays shot in Mill Valley. These birds not only attempt to kill the songsters, but rob their nests, break the eggs and kil the young. To | exterminate them the society proposes to adopt stringent methods. After being confined in the aviary since the first week in November of last year, | the thrushes, go!dfinches and chaffinches were given iheir freedom last Sunday morning. It took almost two hours to | drive the birds from the aviary. For ale | most four montus they had been confined | there, and they seemed reluctant to leave. | They flew to neighboring trees and filled | the air with song. The Mill Valley So- ciety’s work had been successtul. Freperick F. Ruxyox. The Movers. Parting was over at last, aud a had been spoken; the good-bys | Up the long hiul moved slowly, Bearing ihe mother and children, while on- ’ ward before them the father ide the wide-tented wagon | Trudged with his gun on his arm and the faithiul house dog beside him, Grave and sedate, as 1f knowing the sorrowful i thoughts of his master. | April was in her prime, and the day in its | dewy awaking; | Like a great flower, atar on the crest of the | easiern woodland, | Goldeuly b'oomed the sun, ana over the beauy tiful vall Dim with 1ts dew and shadow, and bright with | its dream of a river. | Looked to the western hills, and shoae on the | humble prozession, g with splendor the children’s eyes, and the heart of the mother. Pain Beauty and fragrance and song filled the air like a palpabie presence. Sweet was the smell of dewy leaves and | the flowers in the wild wood. Fair the long reaches of sun aud shade in the aisles of the forest. Glad of the spring, nnd of love, and of morn- ing, the wild birds were singing; Jays io cach other ca.led harshly, then mel- lowly fluted together; Sang the or.ole sougs as golden and gay as hig plumage. Pensively piped tho querulous quails their greetings unfrequent, While, on the meadow elm, the meadowlark gushed forth o music, Rapt, exultant, und shaken with the great joy of bis singing; | Over the river, loud chattering, aloft in the alr, the Kingfisher ilung ere he dropped, like a bolt, in the water Leneath him;* Gossiping, out of the bauk flew myriad twit- | tering swallows, | And in the boughs of the sycamore quarreled | and clamored the blackbirds, | | | Never for these things & moment halted the movers, but onward | Up the long hillside the white-tented wagon moved slowly, on the summit, that overlooked all the beauiiful valley, Trembiing and spent, the horses came to a standstill unbidden. from the wegon the mother in silence ot down wiiu her children, Cawe and stood by the iather, and rested her i hand on his shoulder. { Long together they gazed on the beautifal { vailey beiore them: Looked on the well.known fields thatstretched away to the woodlanas Where, In the dark lines of green, showed the | milk-white crest of the dogwood, | | T, | Then Snow of wild plums in bioom and crimson tiuts of the rosebud; Looked on the pasture ficlds, where the cattle { were lazily graziog, | Softly and sweet and clear came the faint, far | notes of the cowbells; | Looked on the o.t-irodden lanes elder aud blackberry borders Looked on the orchard, a bloomy ses, with its billows of blossoms; Fair was ihe scene, yet suddenly strange and sll unfamiliar, | Like as the faces of friends when the word of | tarewell hes been spoken. Long together they gazed; then at laston the iittle log eabin. | Home for so many years, now home no lonzer forever. Rested their tearless eyes in the silent rapturs of anguish. | Upon the morn{ng air no column of smoke from the chimney | Wavering, silver and azure, rose, fading and brightening ever; shut was the door where yesterday morning i the children were playing; | Lit with a gleam of the sun, the window siared up at them biindly; | Cold was the hearthstone now, und the place | was forsaken and empty. with their Empty? Ab,no,no! but haunted by throvg- ing and tenderest fancies. | Sad recollections of all that had ever been, of sorrow or gledness. Once more they sat in the glow of the wiae red fire in the winter; Once more they sat by the door in the cool of the still summer evening; | Once more tie mother seemed to be singing her babe there 10 slumber; | Once more the father beneld her weep o’er the child that wasdying: | Once more the place was peopled by all the Past’s sorrow and gladness! | Neither might speak for the thoughts that i came erowding their hearts so, Till, in their ignorant sorrow, aloud the chile dren lamented; Then was the spell of silence dissolved, and the father and mother Burst into tears aud embraced, and turned their dim eyes to the westward. WizLiax DEAN HOWELLS, in The Trotter and Pucer. | ———— ¥, Consul Muth, stationed at Madgeburg, describes to the State Departn:ent a farm where electricity is the primary motive { power. This ideal farm is iocatea at | Mecklenburg, Germany, and receives its power from a smail brook, which, by means of a dam, drives an _eighteen-horse turpine. This in turn drives the eleciric dynamo, whence power comes to operate tiie necessary farm machinery, pimp the water and light the farmhouse and barns, It has the merit of economy over steam or horse power, besides the virtue of being always ready when wanted.