The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 13, 1897, Page 8

! { THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 1597, WLL SOAR TO | A NEW HOME Press Club Secures Magni ficent Quarters of Dr. G. B. Scmers. Negotiations Now Comp'eted for Commodious and B auti ut Rooms. ; Whep Ready for Occupancy They | Will Be S:ccnd to Nene in America | The more than gratifying Incressed | membership of the Press Club during the t few months has demonstrated to the ard of managers the inadequacy of the | present quarters in the Thurlow block to the needs of the orzanization. Many yropositions have been receivel from | property-owners to house the club prop- | erly, but up to now no favorable consider- | ation has been givan to their offers The last oue, Lowever, made by Dr. George B. Somers, who is about to erect a six-story ouilding on E s street and Anna lane, has now been accepted, only a few minor details remaining to be justed before the papers for a five years’ ease are signed. The structure, a description of which has alreedy appearsd in THE CALL, will be known as the ¢ s Club Building,” the { Press Club occupying tne fiith and sixth | floors. No more pleasant, convenient nor | commodicus quarters could be desired than those oatitned by Percy & Hamilton, | e architects of the building. As will be | seen by the accompanying diagram, the entrance to the c'ubrooms wiil be im- mediately from the elevator. | o floor ot the lobby will be tiled in such manneras to bring the crest of the | club out in bold relief. The ballways | will all be tied on this floor and the wainscoting will be California marble or | onyx. | The flooring throughout the clubrooms | proper will be of polished woods, over which, according to the designs of the furnishing committee, will be distribured rugs of colors harmonizing with the tints | of the different rooms. The bar will have a beautiiuily grillea arch surmounting it, snd wiil be made es gratifying to the eye as to the palate. The artists of the club wiil have the sole supervision of the decorations and arrangement of the li- | brary, which will be one of the most com- | foriable and attractive rooms in the club, | being so situated as to have th- sun all nd made homelike at nizht b seven-foot old-‘ashioned fireplace,in whi ge logs reposing on andiro; rmth and comiort at night. The billiard-room will be fitted up with | the latest improvements, will contain a | billiard and pool table. and be spacious enough to accommodate a large number of spectators in the event of a tournament a h s will give being held. In this room a seven-foot fireplace will consume fragrant logs that will give forth heat and incen-e. | The grand staircase lauding from the | lounging-room on this floor to the quar- | ters above will be an imposing affair, the plans calling for quartered oak 'and | ba usters of an artisticdesign. On the first | lauding a newel post of exquisite work- | manship will shed its rays Ly nizht, while in tha daytime a cathedral window, in which will appear the crest and motto of | the ¢ ub, will absorb the sun’s light and shed it in prismatic rays over the polished | floors end stairway. | Tuis stairway w1l open on the music- Toom on the sixih floor, a compartment 19x24 feet, which wiil also be used for re- hear=al purposes for jinks or similar events in the ciub, and also as an annex to the macnificent jinksroom, which will | be the feature of this floor if not of the | clubitself. There will be no ornate deco- | rations here nor many pictures hung | upou the wa..s, as everything wiil be | subordinated to oustic properties, | From this room Is the entrance to the | jinksroom, the pride and boast of the ! club. Iisarea will be 32353 feet, and at | tbe south end will app-ar a miniature stage, perfect in every detail. The walis will be tinted and frescoed appropriately, while a polished mapie floor will reflect the myriad lighis in | artistic fixt that will embellish the | hall. | ‘The ceiling will be a magnificent dome | of crystal with uniqus border of colored | glass and by night or dav the j.nksroom | will present but little d.fference as far as brilliancy is concerned. On eithier side of the stage every neces- sary accommodation in the nature of ing-rooms and accessories have been provided for and the appointments will | be absolutely comrlete. While the ele- | vator will be used on cala ni nts to reach | this floor the shaft will be jacketed in so | that no nois> will be conveved through or | by it to disturb the proceedings. | The clubrooms will be lighted through- out by electricity, the system employed being unique and unlike anytbing beiore attempted in this City. The switchboard in the steward’s room controis the lights in each apartment, yet the system 1s o periect that the lights may be controlled | from any 1oom at the will of the members. The dome of the jinksroom is especially | designed for artistic hting effects and | will be a marvel of beauty when com- vleted. From the full glare of a hundred lignts the tone can be softcned 10 a twi- light effect or blaze forth at the will of the elictrician info a prismatic Gisplay of color. The lighLing will be entirely on the the ater plan to betler preserve the acoustic properties. T. H. Van Frank of the build. ing committee has rpecial charge of the lighting. The commitiee alluded to wil: offer suggestions from time to time in freference to the completion of various | paris of the interior of the rooms and wilt call to their aid the artists and architects | of the club. This 1s according to the con- | tract and specifications. i 1f the present negotiations are brought to & successful climax the club will enter its new auariers about January 1 next, an event which the members look forward tc with great expectation. The opening jinks will be an event in club history never 10 b forgotten. Mus cal Service at Calvary, A unique musical service will be ren- derea at Calvary Presbyterian Church | this evening, comprising seiections of tue most popular bymns and tunes with a description of their authors by Dr. Hemp- Lill. A fine programme has been pre- pared, and it is expected the congregation will join hesrily in singing the same. Solos will be renderea by members of the excellent choir, under the management of Walter C. Campre who 1s the choir director. Mr. Camubell will sing “Tne Lost Cnora by Arthur Sullivan by spec al request. Mre, Priest-Fine will be heard to auvantage i an excel'ent com. position by Adam, “The Holy City,” and | Miss Valesca Schoreh', a recently arrived pupii of Jouchim, will render the ‘*Adag- ieto” by Bizei.' Miss Schoreht will be remembered as having played at the Tre- belli concerts. Rev. Thomas Phillips, pastor of Bt. Joseph’s Chnreh, Berkeley, will celebrate the twenty-fiith anniversary of his ord:- nation on Thursday, the 24th inst. — o o ADVANCES made on_furniture and planos with or witkout tenioval. Noouan, 1017-1075 Mission, | 1 \ : o| Louwem e Room ;= I === RECEPTION Room L(M’a/foafir AR FooM DRESSING ‘flnejs Room | L GHFL oor Roorm Jinws RooM ING FATH Room = I} FE‘ o ' JIRECTORS Room S=— Plan of the Two Floors to Be Occupied by the Press Club. BARNES WILL BE THE ORATOR Unusual Preparations for Bunker Hill Day Celebration. General Observanc: of June 17 as an Occasion of R jicing. Judge Belcher Will D liver the D:d- icatory Address—Other Prep arations. Unusaal preparations are being made | for the proper celebration of the one hun- dred and twenty-second anniversary of the ‘“‘Battle of Bunker Hill.” Salutes will be fired from ali the forts in the har- bor. Moyor Phelan will ask onr citizens to fling the starry banner to the breeze and will see that every piece of bunting in charge of the City wil float on that day. In the pubtic schools appropriate exer- cises will be heid, and Superintendent Webster will give his personal attention to every detail that will do honor to the day. Turough J. L. Willcutt, secretary of the Southern Pacific Company it, has been ar« ranged thut the orchestra at the park will play on Sunday next, June -13, the “Sword of Bunker Hill"”" and other patri- otic and National airs, in bonor of the 17th. The orchestras of the different theafers will also be asked 10 honor the day, by adding 1o their musical progranimes patriotic selections. Hon. W. 8. Barnes will be the orator of the day at Los Gatos, where the Bunker H:ll Association, the Sons of Vermont and Eons of the American Revolution unite in celebratng the day. There Rev. George Elward Wzlk, rector of Trimity Church, will be the chaplain, Poems, writien ex pressiy for the occasion, wiil be read, and Hon. Edward A. Beicher will deliver the dedicatory address on the opening of the | new Bunker Hi'l Park at that piace. E. P. Vicing, general manager of the Market-street Railway Company, and the various division superintendents, have directed (hat flags be raised on all ihe car- houses und cars of that compan; Many societies are making extensive arrangements lor the ceiebration of the day. Tue Young Men’s Christian Associ- ation will go to Mouterey; the Society of Pioneers, the Sonsof Veierans, U.S. A the Daughters of Liberty, El Dorado Cour cil, California_Council, ‘the Starr King Council and James A. Garfieid Council of the National Union, Aita Parior, Nian- tic Parlor, Junior Order American Me- chanics, Sons of Michigan, Twentieih Century Club anl many other societies unite with the Bunker Hill Association and the Sons or Vermont at Los Gaios. Besides these the Veteran Firemen, 1he Tuolumne Society, the Builders’ Ex- change, the Avrabam Dincola Council, the Pioneer Yacht Club and many others will make a gala day of the 17th, BERKELEY LITIGANTS, George Bates Sues for Over 872,000 Damages From Two of His Former Employes George Bates of Berkeley has instituted a sensationsl suit against John J. Moran and James Blackledge, of the same place, in which he seeks to recover heavy dam. ages. Mr. Bates nlieges that he estab'ished the Berkeley Gymnasium in 1881 end suc- cesstully conducted the same as a high class school, realizing a net income of | $5000 out of the same until the year 1896, when his school wes closed by and throngh the deceit, fraud, conspiracy, treachery and wrongful acts of the de- fendants. He says that both tue defend- ants were employed as teachers by him and that he trusted them implicitly, but | that they proved recreant to their trusts. He is particularly bitter in_ bis denuncia. tion of Blackiedge, whom he describes as incompetent to teack the branches for which he was employed. Coming to the specific allegations of conspiracy hesays that thedefendants de- siring 10 establish & school of their own called Peralta Hall University Academy | conibined to arouse the distrust of his pupils, servants and creditors, and in pur- suance of thisobject caused an attachment 1o be levied on his property, thus com ling him to tile a petition 1n insoivency in order to save himself from ruin, as he be- lieved ; that h= had no notice of the con- templated atiachment and was not pre. pared to meet tne sudden demauds | thus presented; that the unr-ndunu} {joined in opposing his discharge from | Insolvency and succeeded in tying up bis | property until they could stari the:r own school; that Blackledge took his private letiers from the waste-basket and showed them to attorneys who were opposed to | him in litigation, who secured from him a written contract whereby he was sup- | | posed to bein a position 1o realize $1500, | but that they bragged that the paper was illegal and that the p'aintiff would never eain anything thereby; that thev em- ployed Uaroline Bates, a sister of the | plaintiff, to teach for them, agreeing to supply her with good bozrd 'and lodgins, | but that they failed 10 this and her health was consequently impaired; that she feil ill while at their house and would have d ed of sturvation, as they did not nutily him of hi ster's condition, had not a ; chance visit froin a friend revealed his sis- | dire danger. Because of all these matters Mr. Bates alleges that he isentitled to $73,850 dam- ages, ana he accordingly asks the court to | compel the defendants to pay him ibat | amount, ——— | W. C. T. U. Work OAKLAND, CaL, June 12—The W. C. J. will heid tis regular meeting Mon- day evening at 7:30 o’clock, in room 5, First M. E. Church. Devotioral exercises will be condurted by Mrs. Hinbley. It being so near Flower Mission day, letters from Miss Wiliard and others on the life and work of the late National superin- | | tendent, Miss Jennie Cassiday, will be | read, also some letters written by Miss | Cassiday before her death un the work of flower missions will be read. —_— (PLAY BALL FOR CHARITY. | The Reliance Team Defeats the | Heesemans in a Close j Game the Heroic Firemen’s | F milies Increased by th Lirge | The Fund for 1 ; Attendance. | | Baseball like you read ab>utand seldom | see was played at Central Park yesteraay afternoon. Base hits in large quantities, | errors in abundance and stupid plays pre. dominating made up the incidents of the Rellance-Heeseman game yesterday. It was a contest f5r gore. and when the day sport was over the Heliance representa- tives had bedraggled the colors of the Heesemans deep into the mire. The score at the finish was 5 to 4. The two teams competed for champion- hip honors and the eatire proceeds were | devoted to the unfortunate relatives of the firemen who lost their lives at the | Folsom-sireet fire last Sunday. About | 3000 enthusiasts turned out to see the | zame, | The score was as follow: RELIANCEA.C. AR R | BIL 8B Po. A | McGuire, 1b. o i 10 0 1 | [ T O S ST | Lange. s. SRS T B S R SR | Newon, 81 atos cxivg N Doyle.p.... 5203050000 3 el Walion, . £ 23 Bas ey Dean, 3 b B 20k 50 1. 0 | Braley £ B @ 0@ B8] Artiett . 1., 350,085 1w ] Treland, £ 250008 "0 1 009 | Totals. B T o T C. J.HKKSEMANS AB. R BILSE PO A K Kes P $-2 39 9 AT B 1 16 3.9 o¢ 4787 a0 Al | S0 1 0L g 4o 0 N e &40 1 g g ey B0 0. 00 8 N0 00 510,10 0 w1 s a0 wiiehean of 4 8 06 14 8 . | 001002025 12238030 6| 01001000— 4/ 02000111 8| #I'wo men out when winnine run was made. Earncd runs—Reliance 1. Hoesemaus 8. Three- base hits—Burland. [wo-base hits—McIntyre, Doyle, Nealon Keating, Feeney, Borland, gan. First bage on error.--Reliance 4. Hossemans First oase on calied balis—kKeliance 8, Heese- mans 1. Leti on ba es—Keliance 11, Hues-mans 9. 5 ruck oui—Doyl -10, Nolan 1. Hit b plicher—Mc- Guire an i Boiland. Double plays—Nolan to Keot- | ing 0 Smith. Wild pitches—Doyle 1. Time of | game—L br. 25 min Umpite—Charles Geggus | and Carroil.” Official scorer—Lew —_————— Thought Himsef to Death. The peculiar case ofa man thinking | himself to death came under the notice of a Coroner's jury in London recentl: A Dr. Richard-on sustained injuries by a fail from his bicvcle a short time ago, but none of a serious nature so far as could be determined. Under the care of a brother physician he was progressing favorably, | | and seemed on the way to a speedy recov- | ery. Buta week aco Sunday he said to | the doctor: *‘Iknow I am voing to die of t tanus next Sunday” (just a week aiter). As thers was no indication of that disease there was no attempt to dis- abuse his mind of the idea, but he in- sisted on being treated with antitoxin, On the following Thursday tetanua had developed, and on Sunday last Dr. Rich- ardson died from the effects of tuis ter: ble disea: Probably there never wasa cl arer in<tance of the disea-e-producing power of imagfnaiion than this.—Chicago Times-Herald. . Thedog is mentioned thirty-three times in the Bible, | c Answers to Correspondents. .. L. H., Vacaville, ation as the one on. NO SUCH ORGANIZATION— Cal. There Is no such orga: named in your communica SERGEANT MCKENNA—N. N., Clty. Sergeant McKenna of the San Francsco Police Depart- ment aivd on the 5th of March, 1897. VaGraNcY—J. J. T., City. A man working at honest labor all the time may be convicted of vagrancy if he keeps the company of dis- reputable peop'e. ALAMEDA AND EL CAPITAN—J. B., City. The collision on the bay of San Francisco between the ferry-boats Alameds and Ei_Capitan oc- curred on the 19tn of February, 1879, BASEBALL CMaMPlONsHips—A. H., City. The baseball championship 1885 was won by Chi- cago; 1886 by Chicagu; 1887 by Detroit; 1888 by New York; 1889 by New York and 1890 by Brooklyn. CHEAT—F. M. M., Rio Vista, Cal. Chesat is a volunteer growth that appears sometimes in wheat and at others in oats. It manifests it- self in lowlands, and is a result of grouna that is too moist. ATLANTIC LINER—A. S., Alameds, Cal. The largest Atiantic liners are the Campania and Lucania. Each_measures: Gross tonnage 12,952, net 10,267; length, 601 ; breadth, 65.2; depth, 378 feet. Extst-J. L, City. In the following en- tence the word exist and not exists should be used. here ‘exists’ in all tobacco grown more or less wrappers, which, when put on cigars appear aark. DENTAL COLLEGE—M. MeD., Hemet, Riverside County, Cal. There is a dentil college con- nected with the University of California. It is located in the Donohoe butlding, Sixth and Taylor streets, Sau Francisco. Corxs—J. G., City. Dealers in cofn do not offer any premium for a half-doiiar of 1827, norfora $5 goid plece of 1837. From $20 to £30 is offered for & fifty-cent piece of 1853, provided it is without arrowhesds at ine dete and without rays about the eagle. PRIVATE YACHT—A. S., Alemeds, Cal. The largest private yacht sfloat is said to be the Margarita, owned by A. J. Drexel. Her length is 285 jeel, breadth 36.6 and depth 1 Meieor, being built ior Ogden Goelet, : Le. gih over a! 11 feet, water line 250 feet, breadth 33 and depth 320 —J. T. E, Ross Valley, e for barbed wire for fencing purposes is about $2350 per 100 pounds. It takes about 152 pounds of wire to buid a three-line fence around an acre of ground. That is an estimate on the basis thatone pound of wire wiil messurs one rod. BARBED Wire FENC The market p: TEXTBOOXS—S. A., Oakland, Cal. It an in- dividual is shrewd and can manage to bor- row books or get nto a law office to read la books, then the Cost of textbooks used in the Hastings College of Law need not exceed §50. It he wishes 10 buy the booxs new ana keep them for his library the cost wou.d be some- thing over $100. LiGuTHOUSE DEPARTMENT—H. A. T., City. At preseut the Lighthouse Department of the United States is waiting for rules to be formu- lated by the Civil Service Commission for guidance in the examination of individusls who shall apply for positions under its con- trol, ana until such are given out the depart- ment cannot tell what examination appli- cants will have to undergo. MINING—S., Sen Jose, Cal. The following nre some of the books of reference on the sub- jeet of gold mining* “Goid; Various Forms in Which It Occurs in Nature,” “Goid Mill- ing,” by H. O. Hoffman; ““Gold; Its Occur. rence and Exiraction,” 'G. A. Lock; “Gold Milling” (handbook), H. Lawis There are books on quariz mining, which any firsi-class bookseller can procure for you. BETTING ON Poots —A. H. P., City. Not knowing the conditions of the bets in the perticular pcol named in your communication, 1t1s fmpossible for this department to tell if the payment of the money was right or not. 1f the hoiders of the pool-box did not see fit to sy & bet you could not enforce its collection, for the reason that courts will not enforce con- tracts that are against public morals. GOVERNMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN—A. 8, City. The Government of Great Britain is of the kind known as a constitutional monarchy, in which the sovereign accepts of his dignity under an express agreement to abide by cer- tain preseribed conditions. The supreme legielative power is wiven to Perliament by the con tution. Parliament is summone by the writ of the sovereign issued out of chan- cery, by advice of the Privy Council, at least thiriy-five davs previous 1o ita Parliament is divided into two houses of legis- lation, the Lords and Commons, and that form | dates from the midd.e of the fourteenth cen- tury. The exclusive Government of Great Britain and Ireland is vested neminally in tne crown, but practically in a commitice of Min- isters ‘commonly ca led the Cabinet, whose existence is dependent on the possession of & majority in the House of Commons. BILL Davis—Subseriber, City. Bill Davis, the old-time vrize fighter, first became noted in thering in 1860 or 1861 when he defeated Pear- son and Smith on the Pacific Coast. The first fmportant match in which he figured was at Port Wine, Sierra County, when he defeated Tom Daley for $1000 in 54 rounds in 54 min- utes. June 14. 1864, he defeated Patsey D .ley in 7 rounds fn % minutes. He went 1o New York in 1864 and offered to fight any man for $2000. Jim Dunn accepted the chailene. Toe fight Look place in Fike County, Pa, sna Dunn won in 43 rounds in as many minutes. On tne 19th of September of the same year he fought Mike McCool- and was defeated in 34 rounds.” At Point Pelee, Canada, May 10, 1867, Davis whipped Chrley Gallagher in 44 rounds, ad at Chateau Island, June 12,1869, Davis whipped Tom Alien for $2000 3 rounds. He .hen returnea to the Pacific S.ope. These are nofed fights in which Davis 100k part. This department i< unabie to furnish the exact number of fights he won and lost for the reason that sporting records are not care- fully kept. EXECUTION—]. C-—S. Cit; In California all goods, chattels, moneys an other property, both real and personal, or any {nterest therein THE END OF THESMASH-UP! NEW TO-DAY—CLOTHING. In last Sunday’s papers we announced that if we continued to do as large a business this week as we did last we would have to discontinue this sale. Ve Have Doubled Last Week's Business And in consequence thereof thissale will end next Saturday night. The goods are going fast, AND THIS BEING POSITIVELY THE LAST WEEK, you should by all means take advantage of the opportunity. THESE GOODS AT THESE PRICES! READ THEM - The Remainders of all our $10 Suits, Men’s - - $4.85 The Remainders of all our $13 Suits, The Remaindars o f all our $15 Suits, The Remainders of all our 83 Pants, The Remainders o The Remainders of all our $3 Boys’ Reefer Suits $1.45 The Remainders of all our $4 Boys’ Reefer Suits $1.95 f all our 86 Youths’ DON'T MISS IT! "o - 8645 - 8145 R 1N L LONG pants Sits $2.95 =HATS, FURNISHING GOODS AND CLOTHING=: Not herein mentioned, for Man, Boy or Child, all goes at 50c OIN THE DOLI.AR! THE BALDWIN CLOTHIERS, 924-930 MARKET STREET (BALDWIN ANNEX). MAIL ORDERS WILL RECEIVE PROMPT AND_CAREFUL ATTENTION. of the judgment debtor not exempt by law, [ ond all property and rights of proverty sciz=d | and held under attachment in the aciion are iabie to execution. Property may be at-| tuched in au action upon a contract, express or implied. for ihe direct payment of money | when the contract is made or is payable i1 | this State and Is or lien upon teal or personal property or sny pledge of personai property, or if orig- | inally so secured and security has without any | actof the pluint!ff or w the person to whom | the s rity was given become vaiuoles: a | an action upon a contract express or implied | egainst a defendant not residing in the State. | The following property is ex:mpt; Chairs, | tables, desks and books’ to the vaiue of $200; necessary househoid table and kitchen rurni- ture, inciuding stove »nd furniture, wearing | anparel, beds and bedding, hanging p'ciures, ‘ ofl paiutings and drawings, drawn and painied by any member of the tamily; pro- visions to last three months; three cows with sucking calves, four hogs with sucking pigsand ‘ fo0d for such for one month; farming utensils or implemeuts of husbandry, two oxen, or horses o: mules and harneis. one cart or wagon and food jor such animals for ome h; seeds or grain to the vaiue of $200; | five beehives and one horse and | vehicie belonging Lo a crippie requiring such in business; the tools or implements of & mechanic or artisan necessary v carry | on hs trade: the seal, records and | office furniture of a notary; (he insiruments and desk of a surgeon, surveyor or dentist | necessary to the exercise of tieir profession, with thelr professionsl libaries-and necessar oflice_urniture: professional libraries of atto ney, judges. ministers of the Gospe , editors, schociteacners aid music-teachers and their necessary «ffice furniture; alsomusical instru- men's of musical teachers actually used by them in giving instruc jons; and a.l indices, | abstracts, books, papers, maps and office fn ture of a searchor of recoras usc in his pro- | fession; the cabin or dwelling of a mimer, not | excred/ng in value $500, tools, etc., not ex- ceeding $500. two horses, mules or oxen used | in_mining operations aud uining elaim actually worked by him not excesding $1000; | animals and vehicie used by cartman, truck- | man, huckster. peddier, ho.ckmen, teamsier | or the laborer to earn & [iving not exceeding two horses, mules or oxen ana harness and food for one montn; one horse and vehicle | and harness used by a physician, surgeon, | constable or minister of the Gospti in the | legitimate practice of proiession or business; | one fishiug-boat and met o the value of $500, | thie property of any fisherman by lawful use of which he earns a Livelihood; poultry not exceeding $25; the eurnings of a judgment | debtor for his' persoual services rendered at any time within ibirty days next preceding the levy of execution or »itachment, when it | appears by the debtor's affidsvit or otherwise | that such earniugs are necessary for the use of his inmily residiug in this State, supported in whoie or in part by his labor, but where debts aro incurred by any such person or his wie or family, for the common necessaries of tife, the one-hulf of such earnings mentioned nevertheless subject Lo executive garnish- ment or aliotment 1o satiefy debts so incurred. Public property is also exem pt from execution. RICE AT WEDDINGS—F. M. U, San Jose, Cal. The throwing of rice at the bride and groom is the revival of a very ancient custum in Spain and probably in other countries, rice belng substituted for wheat. In “The Cid’s Weading” (Lockhardt's “An- clent Spanish Ballads") is the following: Then comes the bride Ximena: the King he holds | her han i Andth: Q scen; and all is fur and pale, the nobles of thie land. Al round (he xtreets the ears of wheat a: Xime a fiving: But the King 1ft: off her bosom sweet whatever | tere is Iying. The wheat ears scattered at weddings doubt- less symboiiz fertility. In a deseription of a Corsican wedding in “Sweet Ann Page” is the following: ““Girls from the balconies of Tola Rossa strewed flowers and grains of wieat as the bride passed, and & baby in swaddiing clothes was placed in Flordilse’s hands, and they sang: Dio vi buno fortuna, Tre di mashi ¢ femmina una. Rice enters largely into_the marriage cere- monies of tie East. In Persia and on the Malaber Coast of India rice is scattered over the heads of the bride and bridegroom and prayers arc offered by the prie<t lor the froit- fulness of the new.y wedded pair. Among the Hindooy rice is burned by the bride while | pravers are.recited. At tne marringe of ‘a | Brahmin couple the bridegroom throws three | handiu s of rice on the bride’s heed and she | does the sume 1o him. in Java rice forms | part of the marriage least, both bride and | bridegroom partake of it from the same dish A token of sharing their future fortanes to- gether. In Elba tae mother of the bridegroom, on the'arr.val of the hanpy pair it tneir new home. throws rice behiud the bride to warn Ber that from that time forth she is expected | round | to ;ievau berseif to the dutiesof a good house- wife. In the earliest times the oe-latchet brougnt luck, just as the shoe ilsell dtd, sxpe- | are with Europeens. cialiy when filled with rice or corn and thrown after the bride. Those who do this at weddings do it al! in yain unless they cry o in Hebrew -‘Peru—Urphu” witn ail tieir might when the shoe rlled with rice js cust. The words mean “increase aud muitiply. Mrs. Browning in her poem **A Romance ot not secured by any mortgage | the Ganges' has the frllowing dire:t allusion | head. to the custom of cast.ng rice upon the head of the bride at a Hindoo marriage ceremonial: An ea-thly fook had Lull, 1 hough her voice wi s deep as prayer, I he rice Is gathered from the plain To ci8t upon her hair. dwin scribing the Sir rriage of with the maid Yodoshara, has the following: A willinz spoil: and when the stars were guod— Biesha—the Ked Ram being L eaven— The marringe feast was kept as Sakyasuse, he g0ld+n gudi 81, the carpe: spr ad, The wedding g .rlands - ung. The sweet cake broke, the rice and attar thrown. Miss Ferre n “*Old Daccan Days,” acoliec- tion of Hindoo legends, has Anna Liberia de Souza, one of the charace s the wedding of Cnemdnm R:jik or P sandal-woou with the Saffrou Princes the Drahim brought his Shastra (sacred books and married them and scattered rice and flow- ers in the presenc of the fam With Hindoos rice is a symbol of fertility, and suffron being regarded as auspicious is as indispensable at a wedding as orange blossoms A preiminary rite is to place an eartnen v ed with water on a exp of rice. The Brahmin then repeats sev I invocations over the vessel, calling ¢ Varma, the 2od of the waters, to sanetil contents which are then poured over the h of the bridegroo: d In the next stage of the ceremony three female relatives wash the feet of the young couple three times with milk while they are seated within pandalin a swing. hey are then swang while the women chant the praises of Kirshns, the gcddess of snep- berdesses. Ba ls of saffron mixed with tige are then thrown toward the four points of the compass. This is an offering tv the gods, all of whom are supposed to b present. As the father gives away the bride he presents the groom with grains of rice tinged red w.th the leaves of the betel. Theu followed the eating of the Mahu Parkham in aucfent times, but nowadsys of parcned rice, which is substi- tuted for the fermented preparation. And last of all the Hindoos distribute to the guests betel leaves. with the nuto! the areca paim and grains of rice colored red GREATEST SWELL IN PARIS A Prince Who Makes a Curled Darling of His Sweet Self. The greatest dandy in Paris is, accord- ing to Le Figaro, a German aristocrat, the Prince of Thurn and Taxis. He spends incredible sums for his hobby. He employs twelve tailors, who work year in and year out for him, as he wears a new suit every day. seldom wearing a suit of clothes more than once. All his apparei is scented with a perfume for which he | pays 200 trancs per liire, or ahout §400 a quart. H- purchases annually 200 pair< of suoesand 1000 neckties, ana spends 375 - 000 trancs ($75,000) a year on his apparel. Bicycling 1s one of bis hobbies, and he keeps at bis residence some fortv wheels of different mukes. The young Prince is only 30 years old, and a Bavarian by birth, He is married to an Austrian Arch- duchess, and through his mother is & nevhew of Empress Eiizabeth of Austria. Le Figaro publisned an editorial about the Prince in a recont number, in which “Tout-Paris” is informed that it is. n Ger- | man who must be considered the greatest swell in Paris, g - Curse Cards, Curse cards are a novelty which have lately been introduced into Prussia, Sax- ony and Alsace, though they originated in Calvin’s land. 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