The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 6, 1900, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1900, @ T S S S O S N R St SO SR S+ e 5 AR S0 e NG S SR N SR SRR+ R SRR S LR ST N Koo Mo 4K e 48 ° - B $o ’ Fd : $ @ S A e R e AN S 000 2 R R SR 4NN NN SN0 SR A [N SRR SRR SRR SRR SRR RERIR RN IRIR AR O et @ TAXING ITS OWN BONDS ROBS STATE OF WEALTH THROUGH WITh A Securities and Interest Money Driven Away by Bad System. Millicos Are Wasted Every Decade to Enrich Bond Buyers of the East on Whom Golden Showers Descend. P+0404040 4040404040 404040+ 040404040 404040404 040404@ HEN the the Eastern buyers of bonds, the them. This condition compels the W BEciosodBadE 04BN [ Ly are indications | nt will be made f the posed cons | amendment in this State which 1 be s hereafter issued by of California, or by any b ipal corpor; or district, 3r wl, reclamation and irriga- t the commonwealth, | £hall b xempt from taxation. | This s pr as a it ¥ Association of 3ank Commissioners, the ectors of savings banks in | in other parts of the State n are among those who rging the doing away with | » all State, county and muni- The general argument ad- | r o the exemption from | e classes of bonds enumer- | tax drives the securities & continual and wholly upon the State to pay 1 foreign holders 0!] | ment has also been | g so0id ebroad, | 1 by the esti- | a where they wing arg ] cent of it, | the counties | the extra in- | ancisco, thereby upposed to be rela- rge sum to_pay | ul, who is om- | tances. addressed by | Call to the appropriate { counties and muni- ascertain the | s possible, that an- | te in payment | e general conclusion the bonds that this | Jjust voted, which the interest on of the State s described before. )f this city and | e awakened much n in regard to this matter usly been manifested. y xt to San Francisco > payment of interest is Los Angeles. Ac- | st official returns the Los Angeles is about nds represented in this | is, 4% per cents and § exception of a small g to %0 on which the interest rate is 7 per cent. Practically all this interest moncy goes out of the State. There Is no ¢ bt that all the interest on the new sues of San Francieco also g0 1 { the State under the existing conditions The rates of interest POSTUM CEREAL. A COFFEE SLA\;E Released by Postum Food Coffee. “To my surprise, I discovered that the coffee habit was fixed upon me, and I Jooked forward to the beverage at | aneals as indispensable. | “I felt that I would rather do with- out the balance of the meal than the ! coffee, and became impressed with the fact that my free, independent man- Lood was practically gone. “My heart gradually became weaker | end weaker, until it was 8o crippled | that my feet and hands were always | « , except immediately after drinking | coffee; and after the effect of the cof- | fee wore off 1 had that horrible, relax- ed, rung-out- -a-dishrag feeling that made me feel like an old, decrepit man | e of 35. 1 awakened to my condition coffee and took up Postum | »0d Coffee, finding it & most | end perfect beverage. My has recovered its mnormal palatable heart strength and I am again a young and healthy man. It is very plain to me now that coffee was robbing me of my strength and vigor. Postum helped me quit and bullt up my nervous system. “My wife also has been wonderfully benefited by the use of Postum Food offece, and we have been engaged in e crusade in its behalf. Have und many people who had turned down Postum solely on account of not making it properly. It is easy to make f one will use four heaping teaspoons the pint of water and allow it to il long enourh. We always use good, rich cream and sweeten the cup to taste. It is a delicious beverage. “The following persons were affected very much as I was and have recovered their health by the use of Postum Food Coffee: Dr. J. A. Schuelke of the United States Army, also Mr. John Corcoran of South Omaha, with the Cudahy Packing Company. “With best wishes.”—W. H. Spauld- Ang, 1610 Cass street, Omaha, Nebr. & bonds recently authorized by the city and county of San Francisco are issued there will be upward of $15,000,000 of the bonds—State, county and munic- ipal—representing the people of the State of California, which will, as the Btate constitution now stands, pay interest principally to of this State and preventing the savings banks from holding in taxes to pay interest on the bonds than would be the case if the bonds were not taxable; also a steady drain on the resources of the Btate goes on, and, in addition, the purpose of the tax is largely de- feated by persons who, taking the bonds out of the State, are able to conceal them and so evade taxation. to the extent of over $11,000,000. | 1878, $751,000. tax upon them crowding them out taxpayers to raise more money San Francisco is interested 40404040 4040404040404040¢ 1+ O# 040 0404040+ 040+ 0+040 +0+04 0+ 0O+0+ 04040+ 0+0+0+0+P Franecisco issues of On the improvement on the park extensicn The lowest State and d not fall under 1§ per This woul ot let the California older of the bonds get over 2 per cent on the higher interest bonds and 1 per cent on the lower inter bearing one: No savings bank would hold them, se the banks are compelled to make repo; r annum to the Bank Commissioners showing up all their assets and other items of material concern, and the bonds could not escape taxation while n the hands of the banks. The responses to the circular letter sent out by the editor of The Call were quite eneral. The answers in several instances lustrated the fact that it is very difficult to locate the bonds after they have been sold. The hoiders, wherever they are, dodge the payment of the tax. 1f they are in the East they find evasion easy. Some time ago a plan was proposed by Professor Plehn of the State University to deduct the tax from the interest be- fore the interest was paid to the bond- holder, and he had an idea that this would reach the foreign holder as well as the owner of bonds at home. This plan has never been adopted. Where many of the bonds of the Btate, counties and munici- alities are no one is able to say. This has made it _difficult for the county and municipal officials, when answering the ueries of The Call, to give definite in- on the San latest uthorizati » classes ref 3 sold to Rollins & $25,000 at 5 per cent; Ne ena, $79,676; Quinc %; Redland: ; Redwood Salinas, San Bernar- San Diego, $289,000; San Luls | Obispo, $116,000. There are other communities in the ftate having quite large sums outstand- ing in bonds, but from these no informa- tion has been definitely received as to where the interest is pald. The State has $400,000 of the ferry bonds, issued to raise the money for the ferry building, that are held abroad. Concerning th Controller Colgan writes: “All State bonds, with the exception of San Francisco depot bonds, amounting to $400,000, are held by the State Treasurer in trust for the schools and the university. These are as follows: In trust for the school fund, funded debt bonds of 1873, $1,626,500; San Francisco depot bonds, $200,000. In trust for the university, funded debt bonds of The remaining depot bonds, amounting to $400,000, were originally held by Farson, Leech & Co. of Chicago, but by whom they are held now 1 cannot say. They bear interest at 4 per cent. The funded debt bonds bear 6 per cent inter- est. The county of Sacramento has a bonded indebtedness of $426,000, of which the State holds $323,000 in the school fund. The Bond Commissioners of the city of Sacramento hold $77,000, and the balance of $29,500 is held in San Francisco. Rediands is paying annually to New York parties the sum of 3390 for interest on its bon ds; Riverside is paying § per cent on $117,000. The annual interest paid by San Diego outsjde of the State is $13,- 277. San Luis Obispo sends away 5 per cent on $116,000 annually. The municipal bonds of Stockton amount to $192,250. Where the interest is paid does not appear by the answers received. Ukiah sends | 82400 out of the State for interest annu- | ally; Watsonville sends 5 per cent on $40,- 000 o New Jersey; Woodland sends 5 per cent of $75,000 to Boston. The largest amount to be pald out annually to foreign holders of bonds issued in California will be paid by San Francisco. This will amount to $186,543, of which $86,000 will go annually for the park bonds and $99 annually for the improvement bonds. There are some places in the State where bonds have not been taxed, accord- ing to the returns of the officers. One of these places I8 Ventura, where neither State, county nor municipal bonds have been assessed in eighteen years. Mayor Burke of Santa Barbara writes that nel- ther State, county nor municipal bonds are nssesscd In the clty or county of San- ta Barbara. A Santa Barbara bank holds $11,000 of sewer bonds which are never as- sessed for taxes. Auditor Schauer of San- ta Barbara County takes the same view, that neither the bonds of county, schoof nor municipalities are taxable in this State. The total of State, county and municipal bonds that will soon pay interest abroad is rather over than under $15,000,000. As has been shown, there is no way to reach the exact amount for the reason that the authorities say they do not know where | the bonds are held. But, allowing that the average interest payment on this sum is 3% per cent per annum, it agnem that the amount of $525,000 will be diverted an- nually to outsiders in interest money, and the outsiders are able to evade the taxes by taking the bonds away. At the same time the California taxpayers are com- pelled to pay a higher rate of tax to meet the higher rate of interest on the bonds made necessary by the tax imposed upon the bonds. UNAPPORTIONED FEE FUND. City Attorney Explains Certain Pro- visions of the Charter. City and County Attorney Lane yes- terday addressed a communication to Sherift-elect Lackmann, in which he ex- plains certain epecified incongruities in the new charter respecting the paying of fees into the city treasury. After al sections referring e advises as fol- all enumerating the sev. to the subject, Mr. lows: It will be seen by close visions that they were or com be received by any public officer The eonclusion reading of these pro- drafted with one pur- ry all the fees tion for officlal service which may other than his SUPERVISORS ARE YEAR'S BUSINESS Railroad Franchises Considered. MAYOR'S VETO SUSTAINED P, P e WILL MEET AGAIN ON NEXT MONDAY MORNING. ettt The Board of Supervisors met yesterday afternoon In its last regular meeting and ansacted the little business that re- mained for its attention. The most im- measure which came up for deration was the application of the Coast and Bay Rallroad for a franchise into the city to Eighth and Brannan streets. The resolution, which was passed to print, provided for a double track for a steam line. The route laid down was from the county line of San Mateo County at a point due southwest of Dessing street, and between Dessing street and the San Jose railroad right of way, where the latter curves into San Mateo County; thence through private property in & northerly direction to Palmetto or Rall- road avenue to Liebig street and San Jose | avenue; thence through private property to Wyoming avenue; thence along Wyo- ing avenue through private property to Springdale street; thence along Springdale street to Mission, and under Mission by stone culvert to Canal street; thence along Canal street and through private property to Crescent avenue; thence along Crescent avenue to San Bruno avenue, to Marengo avenue; thence along Marengo avenue to Loomis avenue; thence alon Loomis avenue and Barneveld avenue an through private property to Tulare street, to T s street; thence across Texas street and through private property to Sonoma or Twenty-fourth street; thence along Sonoma or Twenty-fourth street to Illinois street; thence along Illinois street northerly to Mariposa, westerly to Penn- lvania avenue; thence by Pennsylvania avenue, Seventeenth street, South Connec- ticut street along Sixteenth street to Eighth and Brannan streets; also along Berry street to Fourth street. The resolution giving Felix McHugh per- mission to lay sewers in California street between Twenty-first and Twenty-secon avenues, and in the crossing of California street and Twenty-first avenue, was re- jected. The agreement entered into between Bateman Brothers and their sureties, the Pacific Surety Company, by which the latter agrees to complete the Hall of Jus- tice, was accepted and approved by the board. On motion of Supervisor Algeltinger, the sum of $5598 was transferred from the Su- pervisors’ expense fund to the park im- provement fund. The San Francisco Turn Verein and R. L. Knapp were given permission to hold masquerade balls. The pavement Army strect, frlom was conditiona Mayor Phelan’s veto of the original tel- ephone ordinance was sustained. The board adjourned to meet at 10:30 o'clock Monday morning. ——e GRAND JURY COMMITTEES. The New Body Will Pursue Its In- vestigations. The Grand Jury met yesterday after- noon and resolved itself into the follow- ing committees for the investigation of the various offices and departments dur- ing its official term, the chairman and secretary being ex-officlo members of all committees: Board of Publioc Works and Park Commis- slon—W. F, Ambrose (chairmen), B. H. Par- rieh, M. M. Regensburger. Dives end Social Evils—O. F. Lurmann (chairman), Henry Whitely and Altred J. Van- der White. e Department, Fire Alarm and Fire Mar- P. D. Code (chairman), Paul Kingston 3. H. Bremer. Recorde: ection Commissioners and Pub- le Administrator—George H. Luchsinger (chairman), H. J. Burns and Conrad Herrmann. Sheriff and County Jails—H. J. Burns (chalr- man), Conrad Herrmann and A. Repsold. Tax License Collector—Paul Kingston (chairman), M. M. Regensburger and Jol H. Bremer. Board of Education and Schools—J. H. Bre- mer (chairman), C. R. Winslow and Paul King- ston. Assessor, Auditor and Treasurer—M. M. Reg- r'(chairman), P. D. Code and H. M. and Morgue—A. Repsold (chairman), hul and George H. Luchsinger. Courts, Superior, Justice and Police—~B. P. int (chairman), Chbarles L. Field and O. F. rmann. County Clerk, Justices Clerk and Police De- artment—Conrad Herrmann (chalrman), E. H. arrish and W. F. Ambr District Attorney and City and County At- torney—A. L. Vander White (chairman), E. R. Rock and B. P. Flint. Public Library and Mngduel& uxmm—h id and P. D. recently completed on Valencia to Guerrero, accepted. Altschul (chairman), A. Repeol Code. Health Department, Almshouse and City Physician—H. N. Whitely (chairman), C. L. Field and C. R. Winslow. Mayor, Civil Service and Board of Bu sors—E. H. Parrish (chairman), Alfred White and W. F. Ambrose. FARNHAM-BOLAND CONTEST. Recount Begins Before Judge Sea- well — Feusier May Contest Brooks’ Election. The Farnham-Boland contest for the office of Public Administrator commenced before Judge Seawell yesterday. M. C. Hassett appeared for Boland, Public Ad- ministrator-elect, and the contestant was represented by B. G. Somers and C. W. Green. Before opening the ballots Judge Sea~ well appointed clerks of his own selec- tion to keep tally and then the count was on. During the day four precincts of the Twenty-eighth _Assembly District were counted, and Farnham, the contestant, made a net gain of eight votes. Boland ained one vote in the First Precinct, Farnham gained one yote in the Becond, Boland lost four In the Third and Farn- ham gained one, and in the Fourth Pre- cinct Boland lost three. Representatives of Louls Feusier, Re- publican nominee for Treasurer, were present and watched the count. As Feu- sier and Brooks ran very close it is the former’s intention of attacking the elec- tion of the Democratic candidate if the results of the snap tally now being taken will warrant the undertaking. ‘ander PHELAN HARRIED BY A CLAN OF JOB CHASERS Adroit Plans of the Mayor to Elude His Angry Pursuers. In Secret Conference District Leaders of the Democratic Organization Appoint a Chasing Committee of Five. T was a conference sub rosa to talk about the distribution of patronage to the districts and to appoint a com- mittee of five to walt on Mayor Phelan.” The foregoing sentence was spoken by one of the district leaders of the Reform Democracy, with a reference to a secret meeting of patronage-loving statesmen at Native Sons’ Hall last Wednesday even- ing. In describing the character and scope of the conference the Democratic district leader remarked: “There was no actual outburst of in- dignation, but the anxiety was so pro- found that angry protests were feared. Jasper McDonald was present and told the district committeemen that Mayor Phelan intended that the Democratic or- ganization should be recognized."” Jasper McDonald, the chairman of the Reform Democracy, was asked last even- ing if it were true that the Mayor had romised to look out for the organization n the award of patronage. Mr. McDon- ald sald he could not speak for the Mayor, but he ventured the presumption that the Assembly districts would considered in_the distribution of official favors. Park Commissioner McDonald failed to convey to The Call desired information regarding the proceedings of the sub rosa conference. It was his recollection that a committee was appointed to see the Mayor, but he was not advised whether the committee had seen Mr. Phelan. ym modern and enlightened sources within the domain of regenerated Democ- racy The Call ascertains definitely that a committee was appointed to wait on the Mayor. Moreover, M. C. Hassett of the Fortleth Assembly District was desig- nated chairman the committee. those present” at the conference V. Whiting, M. C. Hassett, John . Grady, John F. ler, Jasper McDon- ald, P. J. Tomalty, Mr. Hansen (Gavin McNab's representative) and others. The gtory is told in Democratic club cir- cles south of Market street and in the wigwams of the Iroquois that the Mayor was at once apprised of the meeting, and immediately laid his plans to avold a con- ference with the indignant committeemen from the districts. It is further told that the committeemen who attended the secret meeting became hysterical in their anx- lety. They refused to accept the general statement of Jasper McDonald that Mayor Phelan intended to recognize the organiza- tion, but resolved that a committee should see the Mayor and demand such recogni- tlon. The committee was directed to make a report to the district leaders at some é"n‘;)o“nt later than Saturday, January As the Reform Democrats, with the as- sistance of weak-in-the-spine Republi- gans, carrled every Assembly district in San Francisco for Mayor Phelan, every district is entitled to recognition. States- men of Democratic faith will not listen to the Phelan plaint that there is no ple in the new charter. They hold that the pie is big enough to go round if the cor- morants north of Market street are clubbed away from the counter. Before the election many of the Demo- cratic statesmen who assembled last Wednesday night at Native Sons’ Hall | were spoken of derislvely as job-chasers. They went Into_the fight for progressive §overnment and fat offices, with Mayor 'helan on the ple wagon at the head of the column, and now they propose that their young and brilliant leader shall ap- portion the spoils of conquest. Whatever the followers of Phelan were in theory before election, it is plain now that they are job-chasers in practice. The Mayor cannot dodge Hassett's committee by re- treating to the Pacific-Union Club or tak- ing shelter under the wings of the owl at the Bohemian. The members of the com. mittee are out for the promised jobs, and are prepared to pursue the Mayor to the latform of the proposed pro-Boer meet- ng. Phelan, indeed, is hard pressed. His people at home are clunorln? for office, and from far away South Africa comes the cry from Hearst, “Esola must be ap- pointed Chief of Police. In yesterday’'s Call Charles Fay was given credit for having an ambition to be appointed secretary of the new Park Com- mission. his was an error. It is Phil Fay, Charlie's brother, who aspires for the plum. Charles will remain as he {s— Mayor Phelan's confidential secretary and right-hand man. WEBSTER DOES NOT AGREEWITH NEW OFICALS Deputies’ Salaries in Controversy. DENMAN BEHIND TROUBLE S e The economical plans of School Direc- tor-to-be James Denman have set the In- coming Board of Education up against Superintendent Webster, and the row that is on between the two branches of the city’s educational department is a merry one. Denman has publicly announced that he considers $150 per month enough salary for any of the deputies Webster | proposes to appoint. About all they will have to do, according to Mr. Denman, is visit the schools daily and make monthly or bi-monthly reports, and he does not see why they should command higher pay than the average principal of a grammar school. Superintendent Webster, to use the par- lance of the day, says Mr. Denman is a “lobster” and ought to have been out of the school business the day he entered it. Also he says he will not demean himself by asking any one to work as his deguty for a paltry hundred and a half, and he is demanding of the new board that it fix the monthly stipend at just $100 more, Webster some time ago iroflmd three of his four deputyships to L. A. Jordan, his resent assistant; A. Kingsbury and . L. Walker. At that time it was flg- ured that the salary would be (PSO a mol;leudl and all of the three promptly ac- cepted. . hen Denman made known his economi- cal tendency and Kingsbury and Walker promptly declined to serve for any such amount. Jordan as promptly accepted. Webster took up the fight and has an- nounced that unless the salaries are fixea at at least $200 & month he will not make an appointment and the School Depart- ment will have to do without deputies and shoulder the responsibility. he board will hold a quiet little caucus this after- noon, and it is the intention of Webster to sgpear before It and make formal de- mand for $260 a month, with an alterna- tive compromise of $200. If he falls on both figures he will give officlal notice that he will make no appointments and will leave that matter solely with the e Cecil M rector Cecil Mark i swords: potnts With 140 of the mem ners. hen they met the other day to bers. draw lots for the long and shor rms Mark got the two-year term nl:d‘eb(r!. Mary Kincald got the one-year slip. Mark did some quick flguring and aftera painful few minutes gallantly offered to exchange with Mrs. Kincald. That lady at first re- fused to accept, but upon pressure b: Mark finally succumbed and exchanged. Now Mrs. Kincald's friends are sore, for the reason that they are of the opinion that Mark wanted the short term because i“m 9900000000000 000 AN HONEST DRUGGIST WILL ALWAYS GIVE YOU | Hunyadi Janos If you Ask for the Best Natural Laxative Water. Others will give you a ¢ make a few cen substitute on which more profit. ' For Constipation or Stomach Disorders Hunyad! Janos Has No Equal. | effect that the Hea turned to hi | Mayor Phelan will have the appointment of his successor, and he figures upon get- ting the appointment. At the end of the first year the short term Director will be succeeded by If, or another, for a term of four years. The first year will end under Mayor Phelan's administration, and Mark figures that he is strong enough to pick the plum, and his confreres say he was figuring on five vears in office when he urged Mrs. Kincaid to exchange. The Mayor is hoping, however, that to-day's lttle caucus will heal all dissensions and gut1 the new board on a smooth running asis. The new Fire Commission has had sev- eral quiet meetings during the past few days, and it is practically settled that George Maxwell, the present secretary, shall succeed himseif. Mr. Maxwell has been an excellent and efficient officer, and notwithstanding that the “organization’ 1s said to have groml!ed his place to F. B, Perkins, the deputy County Treasurer, three of the commission are with Max- well, and_that is enough to elect him. Mayor_Phelan, accompanied bg his at. torney, Daniel Murphy, visited the health office at noon yesterday and expressed a desire to see one of the members of the Health Board. Health Officer Lawlor told the Mayor that none of the members were present, and the latter remarked that he presuméd that the published stories to the th Board would refuse to surrender their offices were untrue. Dr. Lawlor replied that the intention of the board which he served was simply te retain possession until a grave question of law had been decided by the courts. TUpon the Mayor asking for information on this point Bookkeeper Edward Niles, who has studied up the matter, answered: “‘Section 19 of the constitution of the | State holds that the Legislature must pro- vide sanitary protection in all cities and counties.” Attorney Mur h{ecmmed that the char- ter repealed al! gislative enactment but Niles answered that the charter was in direct conflict with the constitution, and the proposition would have to be set- tled on these lines. Later the Mayor stated that he would meet the Board of Health at its session to-day at noon and ascertain if some set- tlement could not be made. FREUD IS PRESIDENT OF CIVIL SERVICE BOARD HIS COLLEAGUES INDUCE HIM TO ACCEPT THE HONOR. - Competitive Examination for Segre- tary to Be Held Next Monday Morning in the Mills Building. At a meeting of the Clvil Service Com- missioners yesterday Richard J. Freud was elected president of the board. He concluded togaccept the honor only after much persuasion on the part of his ccl- leagues, Commissioners Quinn and Mec- Carthy. The Commissioners decided to hold the competitive examination for the office of chief examiner and secretary of the com- mission on next Monday morning at 9 o'clock in the temporary office of the com- misston, Mills building, seventh floor, room 1. Citizens desirous of entering into this competitive examination may apply at the office for the necessary blanks to be filled out before the examination takes place. These application blanks will be ready for distribution to-day, and each applicant will also be advised of the scope oF the proposed examination, which ‘?u embrace questions ?ertllnln‘ to the va- rious departments of the city government under the new municipal charter. Through the courtesy of the Election Commissioners the board has secured of- fices in the basement of the City Hail, opposite the registration office, and will occupy them next Monday at noon. A clerk will be provided for the ration of applicants for the position of laboror. A plll’cnuon blanks will be ready for dis- bution to applicants for entrance into the civil service of the municipality. CLERK RUSSELL ON DUTY. Popular Official Returns to His Post After a Long Illness. John A. Russell, chief clerk of the Board of Supervisors, who has been con- fined to his home with a severe att: paralysis during the past two mont] fi) t of duty yesterday morn- Russell's condition has t has never been considered dangerous, and with proper attention he will soon be entirely recovered. He was ln t busy all day receiving the congrati- ations of his friends, the attaches of t)':“' office and the members of the , who | Bl ‘Cxpreased iheir satistaction at ueln‘l popular official on duty once again. THE DINING-ROOM AND TABLE SERVICE. Copyright, 1899, by Sermour Eaton. HOME SCIENCE AND HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY. Contributors to this course: Mrs. Kate Gannett Wells, Mrs. Louise E Smith, Miss Emily G. Helen Campbell, Hogan, Balch, Miss Lucy W heelock Mrs. Margaret E Miss Anne Barrows, Mrs. d others. Sanaster. Mary Mrs. Roberts XIIIL. THE DINING-ROOM. BY MISS ANNE BARROWS. The dining-room should stand for social life for the family as well as its guests, since there are many households where the individual members rarely meet ex- cept at meal time. The end and aim of our table service, therefore, should be to further the social life rather than to cater to epicures or display costly furnishings or make a display of the latest fads in table service. The fashion of the furni- ture of the dining-room and the style of service are of less importance than the ease and comfort of every Individual con- cerned. A meal may be eaten In the kitchen when necessary and yet all the laws of good breeding be observed. while even in elegant dining-rooms meals are not always served decently and in order. Few of us can build our houses and de- cide upon the location of the dining-room, the number of windows it shall have and the point of compass that they shall faca. Probably fewer yet can follow the sun and serve each meal in a different room. Light is essential, but if either room must be in a dark corner of the house let it be the dining-room rather than the kitchen. Artificial light will make the dining-room cheerful, but the commonest processes of the kitchen need the full sunlight to in- sure perfect cleanness. If the outlook from the dining-room is not pleasant, col- ored glass windows are a possible remedy. The separation of dining-room and kitchen is supposed to have been a con- cession to the esthetic nature of the hu- man being and to indicate an advance in civilization. But succeeding generations may find it possible to reunite the kitchen and dining-room under different conditions from those of the past. Straws that show which way the current sets are the favor shown the chafing dish and the gradual introduction of the gas stove, the Alad- din oven and electrical appliances for cookery. Any of these means of cooking food might properly be installed in an al- cove of the dining-room. The modern idea of higher civilization is not to move away from unsightly sur- roundings, but to improve them, removing the disagreeable features. Much is said about co-operative housekeeping, and con- servative men and women object to the plan, forgetting how many processes have been put outside the individual home since the days of our grandmothers. Many would be ready to give up the individual kitchen, but would wish to retain the fam- ily dining-room. This might be done in many households to-day were we willing to simplify our manner of living and do a little more work with our own hands. The first requisite for comfort at meal time is that the dining-room shall be well aired. Air is as essential as food, and In- deed should be considered one of our most important foods. We are afrald of odors from the kitchen, and yet even a fresh smell of frying is less disagreeable than the stale, close odor of an unaired room. It is not wise to shut up a dining- room after a meal without first alring it. The removal of bad alir should be at- tended to as regularly as the gathering up of crumbs. Excessive heat is a common fault in the dining room. When hot foods and drinks form the main part of a meal the temper- ature of the room should be lower than that of the usual living rooms. Therefore let the windows be open for a few min- utes just before the meal to change the air thoroughly and then close them that there shall be no draft. An open fireplace 1s an excellent means of ventilation and may be depended upon for heating a din- ing room except In the coldest weather. The location, size and shape of the dining room should be carefully considered when deciding upon its furnishings. In general, light colors, the softer yellows and browns, are satisfactory for the paper and woodwork. Corner closets, with glass doors above, should be put in wherever it is possible. They afford a safe resting place for the cholcer pieces of tableware and add greatly to the decoration of the room. A hardwood floor with a large rug that is not too difficult to keep clean, stm- ple draperies, if any, at the windows, and furniture that is graceful, strong and not ornate are the essentlals for the dining room. Decorations should be few: a bay window full of plants and the corner clos- ets or sideboard with some pieces of hand- some china are usually sufficlent. Uphol- stery is not desirable for dining-room fur- niture, though leather covers may be ad- missible. Hardwood without elaborate carving is the best for table and chairs; the latter should be well shaped and those without arms are usually preferred. Cane seats are not as durable, but rather easier than hardwood. The round and square table each have their admirers; something depends on the shape of the room. Where the room is small, with a bay window at one end, space may be saved by choosing a table with oval ends. A narrow table Is never satisfactory, nor should one be so broad that the center is not easily reached from the side. The relative height of chairs and table should be adjusted carefully. Footstools provided for the shorter per- sons will add much to their comfort. Where there is a chandeller in the dining room the center of the table should come under that. The table should be large enough to give a space of at least two feet to each person. Where there is a hardwood floor rubber tips on the chairs are essential, and there should be strong enough casters on the table, wherever it is, to admit of moving it easlly. Every article of furniture in the dining room may come in contact with foods, and hence in shape and substance should be such as can easily be kept clean. This should also be kept in mind when choosing the tableware, be it china, glass or silver. Perfect cleanness is the first essential, and it {s almost impossible to attain this with the intricate folds in the china, the filigree of the silver and the deep cuts In glass. That dishes are clean should- be apparent to sight as well as touch. Pood shows to better advantage in most cases on plain dishes. China with high-colored patterns becomes monoton- ous unless we have a variety of sets. In the average household it is more satis< factory to have a set of dishes plain white and gain variety through the use of odd pleces. It is not wise to buy all the noveltles, for no sooner do we become accustomed to the use of a new article than it goes out of fashion. This is {l- lustrated by the ups and downs in salt cellars and salt shakers, bone dishes, in- dividual vegetable dishes, water carafes and the lke. The table linen likewise should be of ‘white for general use and should be se- lected from standard patterns, with nap- kins to match. There should be an abun- dant supply of tableeloths of different sizes, that it may not be necessary to fold one under or to use two as the table is made smaller or larger. Center pieces, carving cloths and doflies are more satis— factory in the end where the ornamenta- tion is drawn work or plain white em- broldery rather than high colors; the lat- ter are sure to Interfare with the flowers or other table decorations which we want to use. The omission of the tablecloth al- together and the use of doilies on the napkins is not co! dinner napkins polished table is a fashion which holds in favor. Where the table pad is used, Whether it be felt, quilting or of the knit- , it should not be so thick that ch dish remains after is taken blecloth and napkins yuld be ire h as few folds as pos sible, and the el ate arrangement of red in the best taste, too much handling. Many re absurdly large and the use of them seems to {mply a doubt as to the table habits of our gues Ribbons, if used at all, should be care- fully placed, for nothing is moredisturb- ing than to see a grease spot appear on an elegant ribbon in the midst of dinner. Style of Service. What Mrs. A. may do with six servants Mrs. B. cannot do with one, and Mrs. C-., who keeps no matd, should not try to fmi- tate either of her neighbors. To serve a meal of several courses requires the whole attention of one maid, and she cannot well be cook also. Whatever our style of living, everything should be carefully planned in advance, that the machinery of service may be invisible and noiseless. Children should be taught to serve well and to wait upon the table in place of a maid when it is necessary. With a side- board and a two-story table on casters the hostess may remove one course and substitute another with little effort. Where the service is elaborate it is often cumbersome to have all the silver for individual use put In place at the be- sirable to as it suggests ginning. In such cases it is d serve the hostess first, that by her own use she may ate the proper fork or spoon to be used for each course. A safe general rule for table service is to place everything ready for use Pass at the ieft the dishes to which t person helps him- self, but place individual portions, such as the plate of soup or cup of coffee, at the right hand. Before serving another course everything relating to the one pre- ceding should be removed; ordinarily the soiled dishes before each Individual are removed at the left hand A simple -dinner consists of three courses—soup, roast and dessert. The same foundation is retained for more elaborate menus, but other courses are placed between these principal ones: Relish. Soup. Fish. Roast. Salad. Dessert. Coffee. Some housekeepers seem to care move for the form and ceremony of a meal than they do for the quality of the foods which are served. To save the trouble of carv- ing and apportioning the different courses service a la Russe is very popular, and to this perhaps we owe the popularity of small molds and individual portions, even when a dish is served at the table. Gar- nishes should be simple and edible; there is a tendency toward excessive garnish sometimes seen which is really tawdr: and interferes with the best appearance of the food itself. Courses should offer a contrast both in appearance and flavor; brown and white effects should alternate. In family life, where the meat is especially substantial, like roast goose or pork, the vegetables and dessert should be carefully selected to balance this. On the other hand, if fish takes the place of meat the dessert may be more substantial. The housekeeper who would preserve a well balanced style of life for herself, her maids, her family and guests should oe- casionally ask herself such questions as these: Is the furniture in the dining room placed with reference to the saving of steps? Are dishes and their contents selected with reference to fashion or to the real needs and comfort of the household? ‘What is the standard of table service, comfort or fashion? Is there danger that the method of serving food is absorbing more of your attention than the quality of the food it- selt? Ay Boston, Mass. Courses of Instruction. Autumn-Winter Term, 1599-1900. Mondays and Thursdays: Popular Stnd- fes in Fhakespeare. Tuesdays: The World's Great Artists. Wednesdays: Desk Studies for Girls and Shop and Great Trade Studles for Boys. Fridays: American Statesmen. Saturdays: Science and Household Economy. courses wiil continue until February 15, 1900. Examinations will be held at thelir close as a basis for the granting of cer- tificates. AFTER DR. GARDNER'S SCALP. Gage Wants to Make Dr. Dozier Su- perintendent at Napa. The habeas corpus case of FHugh Buchanan still occupies the attention of the Justices of the Supreme Court. It also is bringing to the front the apparent fact that Governor Gage is interested In oust- ing Dr. A. M. Gardner, superintendent of the Napa Asylum for the Insane, in order to give his friend Dr. L. F. Dozier the place. It will be remembered that Buchan- an killed a man in Marysville four years ago, and during his trial it developed that he was insane, for so a number of the best medical experts of the State testified at the time. He was sent to Napa, fr which asylum his friends and other ine terested parties seek to have him released, claiming that he is sane and that Dr. Gardner is _illegally restraining him of his liberty. If this could be proved to the satisfaction of the Justices Dr. Gardner's tenure of office would be short. At the examination yesterday Dr. J. Robertson testified that the man is sane, and he was substantiated by other eminent experts on mental diseases. Dr. Dozier, the first assistant superintendent at the asylum, claiming to be an expert on such matters, deciared that Buchanan is sane. Dr. Dozler and his superior, so it is well understood, are “at outs,” not even consulting about the cases in_their charge, It is also conceded that Dr. Dozier is very friendly with Governor Gage. and that if Dr. Gardner could be ousted Dozier would be promoted to the first position. Hence the difference of “opinions” between the two doctors at the asylum as to Buchan- an’'s sanity. The case goes on again Tues- day, when Dr. Gardner will give his views on the petitioner's sanity. Fashions Fond parents all delight in having their children well ’ar dressed. There are proper styles for the little ones just as well as for grown- = up people. It is as £lff“ Ongs. casy to have the tots in fashion as out, and then, too, they look so much prettier. In next Sunday's call there will appear a page devoted to the most styl- ish garbs for children, illustrated by re- markably clear and weil selected photo- the graphs and printed as sharply as the best fashion plates in the country. Just up to date, too! ———— In France the long rubber tubes to fa- feeding bottles are prohibited. fants’