The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 1, 1900, Page 6

THE SA OUR CUBAN POLICY. T last Cuban affairs are getting through the /;\ 1maze and out of the confusion in which they ave been so long involyed. The lurid writers and speakers who urged the country into the Spanish war were guilty of wholesale and retail misrepresenta- tion of the Cuban situation.. They told the country that there was a Cuban Government in full operation, under a constitution like our own, with an ex- schools and school books printed by the Government and in all respects and able to discharge its domestic and inter- joined in the The major SATURDAY JOMN L. SPRECKELS, Froprietor. Address A Communica ions to W, S. LEAK MANAGER'S OFFICE. ... FUBLICATION OFFICE. . Telephone Vre EDITORIAL ROOMS....217 to 221 Stevensom St Telephone Press 202. ¢ of motives Delivered by Carriers. 15 Cents Per Week. Coptes. 5 Cemts. ing Postage: false declaration. DAILY CAlL : """‘“:"K :":m‘n‘;;: ';:, 1ong them seems to have been greed. Cuban bonds | 1 CALL dncluding & o i - . » , .e CALL dncluding Sunday), 3 1% | had been emitted by the junta in New York and if the CALL By Singie Mont 5 f 2 government could have been set up behind | these bonds its recognition would have validated them 5 00 made them a lien on the revenues of the island. nber now that Mr. Brya; sampie ccples wi Lxcs orth wt to remw : | on of that mythical government as | { of =adress should be ND OLD ADDRESS in order | correct compliance with their request. | eubscribers 1n the declaration of w: t But it y resisted by President McKinley. As ba is not burdened with 1118 Mromdsas canEAAD OFFIC AMUSEMENTS. several hundred millions of bonds which were placed = among Amer poli s and newspapers, but is rana - able to be st the work of seli-government i a clear o ok and ledger. The people of the ng cleared away and are face to members of a convention to have h cf constitution. Considering the cir- g . " mendable progress has been made. ¥ m and Sixteenth streets 1 revolution began, formally, in 1776. this a Schramm £ 1d tintil 1783 and the constitution was the Union formed until 1780. So it vears to reach a ‘point at which Cuba an half that time. All partic ipressed with the solemn import- y have recently com- Sunday, September 2 1e greatest good feeling prevailed rrounded the building and cheered as the ¢ passed out to them by interpreters. 21 Wood said in his speech, which unquestion- of people uet was represe the ediate future of Cuba is independence ore begged of them to sink. personal and nces and passions and elect men to the convention renowned for honor and nd competent to draft a constitution. He ided impressively: I care not what your party poli- tics, bu the present, party considerations must be suspended for the sake of the great end in view; d that wi fect the welfare onal FRANCISCO CALL, 1 Wood, our military rep- | d the wishes of President McKinley, | Mr. Bryan from Grea bor- on Britain ect public sentiment un- people ple of the United S make history and 1 Cuban people; Avoid making Cuba a sec nd Hayti. You want liberty for-all and for no particular party. The United Stutes insists that you shall have it.- This is ea possible. We have said it to the world. Tt lies with you to help us to make our word Your ene The peo- good vies predict vour failure. es and r representatives hope eir predictions. 1f we were not seek the best yu defeat t to see vy iends we would not men you reas his reorganization of the | have, but rather the disturbers and the malcontents g r y revenue questi to represent you ‘in constitutional - convention. POt We seek and demand the best have. “Again I say, send’ people to the convention who will make se guilty ¢ »m the scene of the the enforcement people to this patiert working out of the policy: of r Altgeld | President McKinley. Had the hot and interested rict J On the | counsel of his enemias been followed and the mythicai | ¥ a ge Ives not | revolutionary government recognized, Cuba would t m ection of have been left’ to disturbance and disorder which In this State lor Rogers and n's policies. He es in the shape of to carry out his solicitude about stable gov . but we want also stability ay not at once comprehend the the revoluion to which Bryan is »wn that conservative Democrats of h greater aversion than al nd it stands all peop MORE MONEY NEEDED. the committee in charge of the fina ial comes the announcemen verality with which man; d. there is still need expense of the elaborate ar been devised ior the sever days of the festival. Therefore it is timely to once more urge upon all progressive citizens who have not vet subscribed to the fund to do o at once. Itisa matter which concerns all and all in pronortion to s should promptly respond. f the celebration is near at hand. There for extensive canvassing. The asked for by the committee is not excessive ty of the occasion and the wealth and of the city are taken into consideration We are rejoicing in an abundant prosperity and all > 'y the conclusion that even brighter Every circumstance of the situation erefore tends to prompt to liberality in providing e fete. of mo that h: time await us We have an opportunity to demonstrate W © try the wealth of California and the State patriotism of her people and we should do it on 2 scale that will make California the talk of the nation for months to come. Where all give something toward a fund of this kin{ is not needed that any one should give much. To every citizen then -ome the questions: contributed to the fund? o so to-day? The joys and the glories of the celebration will he shared by all. The benefits to trade will be common to almost every sort of business. FEither directly or indirectly the whole mass of citizens will profit from the presence in the city of the throng of visitors who Have you If you have not, why not will attend the celebration. Then why should not every | ore help to defray the city’s share of the expense o7 the great day? Let us give the committee all the poses the unsettling of all that | people are, to the orderly | he judicial rationalizing of the | I e and permanent.” Wood ordered the Cuban rid the patriotic emotions system work 1 ed over the pa ple were g 1e peo general in the United States The island will begin the experiment of an have. attended the in- ish-American republic d them have origi- ental law. These d we may expect 1d libert a against in Cu ence of la invite the t n of the American We especia would ha e made her government a farce and her peo- ple a laughing stock. g however, she has cooled without cracking. s of her revolutionaty period have abated. Party spirit is confined to a competition "of wisdom er than folly and ker people, ‘sobered and in their ht mind, can appreciate the blessings: of self-gov- ernment which they are about to secure in form most »vorable to permanence. @ RCOF-RAISING JOB, HEN the Braurhart resolution; calling for the construction of @ mansard rooi upon the :City Hall, is considered from all points of view, it will be found to i‘n\'ol\-e a job of the first magnitude. | T+ will entail an expense,-the full extent of which ‘can« lculated, for within the big job rot at this time be jobbery may not.be reached for years to come, The people of San Francisco' have had ample ex- perience in City Hall constrizction. begun long ago :and its course has been marked by about -every form of waste and fraud known to the financiering of politicians. Therefore, when the prop- ion is ‘made to have the roof taken off the build- ing so as to reopen it for new jobs in the erection os upon it of a loftier roof. the protest of the taxpayers is likely to be sharp, ioud and earnest. In the preamble to his resolution Braunhart sets forth first. that “the City Hall roof by reason of a wrong system of construction is continually cracking, necessitating constant repairs and expenditure of money fof the purpose of preventing leakage.” and | second, that there is “a growing demand for library ac- commodations, -both for the Free Public and Law libraries, which are whplly inadequate for the present | | requirements of these institutions:” third, that “the { original design of the building contemplated a man- sard roof to be constructed, which for beauty and utility is considered /most desirable for the present contingency Such are the specious reasons assigned for opening the way new career of City Hall jobbery. As for the leakage of the roof, it is to be borne 1n mind that all large roofs leak. That on the City Hall has not leaked worse than others. No extensive repairs have been necessary upon it since it was put in place. The construction. is that which is most' approved by good architects and is generally used in fireproof build- ings. In such a'roof when leaks occur they are read- ily discovered and easily remedied, = As for the claim that the: Public. Library requires better and Targer accommodations, that will be conceded. by all, but few will favor the scheme that has been proposed for increasing them. San Francisco ought to have a Public Library building. but there is nothing in that fact ‘to justily a2 mansard roof on the City Hall. Tt ie to be borne in mind that the rooms and offices in the City Hall now used by the Police Department and the Police Courts, the City Prison and probably umstances more favorable | e will be a host of minor jobs and thé end of the | The building was | SATURDAY, | of the removal of those branches of the municipal ad- | ministration to the Hall of Justice. With that addi- tional space available it will be quite easy and con- ! venient to give an increase of office room to the | libraries and the departments tifgt are to remain lo- cated in the City Hail. \ | We repeat it is not easy to estimate how much the .. The advocates | job will amount to when all is done. |'of the scheme promise that the mansard roof can be put in place for something like S200,000. There are cther authorities who calculate the cost at more than $1,000,000. Experience shows that in municipal work the highest estimate is always nearest the truth. The various organizations of the city which have been formed to protect the interests of the taxpayers and to prevent the waste of money needed for genuine improvements should give their attention to this job at once. It will be money in their pockets and a benefit to the municipality to crush the scheme promptly. A FLEA FOR IRRIGATION. \ ATER and forest conservation is a matter of Vso great and so immediate impgrtance to the people of California that every evidence of an increasing interest in the subject is a cause for grati- fication. It is not to be expected that the earlier sug- | gestions as to the best means of dealing with the problem will receive the assent of a majority of the people, nevertheless, all suggestions of a definite char- | acter are timely and valuable inasmuch as they tend to provoke discussion and assist in that campaign of | education which must precede the adoption of a set- tled policy of action. The increased thoughtfulness of the people on the locpsiips A5 i i ber of | subject is made evident by the increasing numbe: f P e position. | son is evident, for if any degree of con- contributions to the discussion from persons in all parts of the State. One of the more notable of these is embodied in a letter to the Sacramento Record- nion by Samuel M. Coppin of Pleasant Grove. -His | Jetter deals with the conservation of water for irriga- | tion purposes in the Sacramento Valley and is a ple1r for united effort on the part of the residents of the | valley to provide a comprehensive system of storing the flood waters of the mountain streams. Mr. Coppin says: “I have in mind for a commence- ment of such a system within our State that area of swamp and overflow lands on the east banks of the Sacramento and Feather rivers, running contiguous to those streams a distance of thirty or forty miles, eight | to ten miles wide. Look at the number of people | and accumulated wealth this would represent to those counties and the State at large, besides utilizing them in a manner which would and must necessarily take labor or industry of all occupations. hence bringing | into use that which is a detriment to society and a danger to our country.” There is certainly a wonderful' wealth to be gained throughout the Sacramento..Valley by the develop- ment of a comprehensive system-of storing and using the flood waters that run to waste in the winter sea- son. Whether Mr. Coppiri’s plan be the best for making a beginning is a matter of detail which can be determined only after elaborate investigation. Tt serves, however, to awakén attention to the problem and therefore merits consideration. This is one of the issues of which agitation is' desirable. It may be asserted that the imperative need of preserving our forests and conserving the water supply has been demonstrated by the resistless logic of facts and the f | sooner we agree upon some method of doing so and get to work the better it will be for all parts of Cali- fornia. ] OUR STATE FAIR. | ITH the growing improvement of the State W Fair there has come as a natural consequence a growing interest in it among the people of all parts of the State. It is rapidly becoming an in- ctitution in which State pride finds an occasion for manifesting itself. In many localities where the fair was at. one time regarded as a Sacramento enter- prise, or a facing meeting mainly, the people are now beginning to perceive that it is a genuine State Fair and that within its scope is included the prometion and improvement of every form of industry known to our civilization. The -wholesome change which in thig respect is coming. over the people of the State has been noted by the Redord-Union, which, in commenting upon it, d recently: “We have not in many years seen so many and approving announcements of the State Fair as'now appear in the interior press. Very many of the papers speak of the fair exposition as ‘our State | Fair,) a designation not before used. It is evident ! that a better understanding of the character and pur- | poses of the annual State Exposition is growing up | and a broader and less sectional view is taking the place of what before largely was injustice and miscon- ception concerning this annual event.” Hardly any of the many evidences of increasing public spirit ‘and State patriotism which are now ap- parent among the people is more encouraging than this, The California State Fair ought to be an an- I nual exposition of the industrial ‘achievements and | progress of the Pacific. Coast and one of the most notable expositions of the Union. ~ Before that can be | attained, however, it must first be made thoroughly | representative of all California. Counties and pro- ducers who neglect to take advantage of its many | opportunities for acquiring benefit stand in their own | light. - All are taxed to provide an appropriation for | the fair and all should“share in the advantages it of- | fers. Tt is truly “our fair” for all Californians and it | is ‘gratifying to learn that the people of all sections have begun to speak of it as such. The young teacher who insists that in our too much | governed local School Department “merit” means “pull” certainly ought to win the admiration of the schemers if not their:support. She has simply ex- pressed what a great many others only dared to think. el The local highbinders. it is formally announced, are prepared to go to war again. Perhaps it might have been better if we had accepted Ho Yow’s proposition to bundle a consignment of Chinese off to the Orient to fight the Boxers. | The Oakland burglars who were lighted at their work by the lights of the city’s police station must have been inspired by some purpose more sinister than a desire for plunder. They ought to make good policemen. —_— There appears to be a reasonably good chance that some of the Herrin, Kelly and Crimmins followers may be landed in jail. It would be difficult to suggest a more appropriate place for their permanent resi- dence. The recent baseball contest at the Presidio between civilians and soldiers demonstrated at least that the bluecoats are more expert at smashing heads than balls. g The ingenuity exercised by several recent suicides suggests that there may be somewhere a code of the money needed for the work. Put up the coin to-day. . the Receiving Hospital, will soon be vacant by reason | latest fads in the art of self-murder. SEPTEMBER 1. 1900 TEACHERS BEG FOR PROTECTION "~ FROM SCHOOL BOARD OUTRAGES Prominent Instructor in the Department Gives His Reasons for De- claring the Present Board Unworthy of Public Trust. made of the injustices which they munication which follows is from b Call to publish -anonymous communicati simple reason that the present Board of Education seek it. An expose of School Board SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. 31, 190. , Editor of The Call—Dear Sir: I have| noticed that you have been disposed to give the teachers of San Francisco jus- tice, so I have presumed to ask for a lit- tle space in vour valuable paper. First, 1 wish to call attention to the standing of the teacher in law. The State law gives the Board of Education the power to elect teachers into the depart- ment under _certain conditions. He must obtain a certificate which entitles him to teach in certain grades—that fs, in pri- mary, grammar or high schools. Hav- ing been elected and having been granted | | | | | | | HE teachers in the public schools of San Fran cisco have become arouse have received at the hands of the prese a teacher of prominence in the departme ns, has shown a disposition to s methods as a teacher in the department which is his salary. Teachers Robbed of Their Salaries. | The present board and its predecessor have consolidated out a large number of teachérs. Some teachers have been out of work nearly two years, others less. New teachers have been elected. Evi- dently all these teachers are entitled to| their salaries, and any court of justice will give them judgment for it. The| salaries due these teachers probably | amount to $75.000 or more. - Each year in- | creases the sum that much or more. | What they may earn in the meanwhile | will not more than pay their lawyers’ recital which The Call has of Education. The com- it is not the policy of The d over the nt Board nt. While the name of the writer of the article which follows is withheld for the tifle justice by punishing those that sees them is as follows: is permitted to charge exorbitant rates pending an appeal to the Supreme Cou notorious breakers of the law, as po sellers, saloonkeepers and divekeepers always permitted to continue their b ness until final judgment is rendered the plea of means of a livelihood: but tho teacher is deprived of his means of a live- Ithood witNout any notification, without any hearing whatever. He 1s not even given the same privilege of the wors: criminal. The criminal is held m cus- tody, but given his board and lodging, while the teacher is deprived of his means of a livelthood without any aid. I ask, Is it right, is it just, is it the law of the a certificate upon credentials or examina- | fees, as they have to sue on a percentaged ;ung 13" 1t the will of the people of San tion, the Board of Education has the | pagis. It requires about three years to | prancisco that a corporation, that a pool- power or authority to ussign him work. | The teacher having been elected, having | obtained a certificate and having beep | assigned work becomes possessed of Mr'i tain valuable rights. The law plainly | states that he cannot be dismissed with-| out cause and specifies the cause. This | | clause has been interpreted In a number | f cases to mean that a teacher in the | San Francisco public schools cannot be | The rea- | | | | solidation or degradation should be per- mitted it would nullify the law. If a| power of attorney abuses his privilege the rincipal is held responsible; if a Board | of Education elects too many teachers, | he city is responsible. To permit the consolidation of one teacher out| of work. would permit the consolidation | of any teacher out of his positiop; | it | would mean the resforation of that per- | nicious system “to the victor belong the | spolls.” The law does not grant the Board of Education the power to con- | solidate out the poorest teacher, the lnst‘ teacher sent to a certain school, the ald- | est teacher, or the teacher recommended | to be consolidated out by any. principal, | but it specifically names the causes andi gives the teacher the privilege of de-l fense, and until he is dismissed accord-| ing to law the teacher is entitled to all| the privileges of his position, . one of| obtain an opinion from the Court. Supreme | cases, one of three things will happen: A larger tax levy will have to be made, the teachers’ salarfes diminished, or those who have suffered the burden of these lawsults will lose the most Important part, their salaries. The Board Unworthy of Trust. The Board of Education should not be blamed for demanding every privilege of their office, but it should be done i such a manner that no one should suffer. When by due process of law any one can obtain his rights, but instead does it In a mander that causes tne most sacrifices, no censure is too severe. The Board of Education at all times has been in a po- sition where by a test case every doubtful question could have been settled by the courts without in the least causing any friction in the School Department. Ir- stead it has adopted those methods which have impaired the efficiency of the depart- | ment's machinery and have caused a| great deal of expense and suffering on the | part of the teachers. In doing this ths | board has proved itself thoroughiy un- worthy the trust imposed. Outrages of Board Discrimination. | Notwithstanding an adverse decision in | the Superior Court the Southern Pacific | seller, that a saloonkeeper, that a dive- keeper, that the enemy of the people, that »w it the teachers win in all these|th. enemy of honesty, that the enemy of | the home, that the enemy of virtue, that | the devil himseif shall be allowed to gath er in the dividends accruing from their investments in nefarious practices, with the law of the land against it, while the teacher, the hope of the people, the advo- | cate of honesty, the protector of the home and of virtue, God's representative on earth, with the law in his favor, shall suf- fer for the necessitles of life? A Plea for Justice. The one takes his inheritance and n- vests it in what leads to destruc what is good, and on the plea that any terference destroys the means of a liveli- hood is permitted to continue in business pending the court's decisions. The other invests his capital In an education and, with the law for him, wants for the neces- sities of 1'fe while he remains at the me:cy of ‘the court, the Board of Education and the devil. Mr. Editor, The Call has a great influ- ence and has exerted it for the right. Won't you try tq devise some method by which these teachers can come into their rights without Incurring the enmity of the board and their principals of schools and sacrificing a large percentage of their salaries? By so doing 1 am sure you would have the good will of the teachers. Yours truly, A TEACHER. BUSINESS OF THE CHINESE RING | ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. | ITALIAN SCHOOL—C. P., City. There !1s no Italian free school comnected with | past IS DESTROYED BY THE CALL zen by birth of the United States, and his lawyer, Attorney Bell, told United States Commissioner Heacock that ' for that reason he should be allowed to land here. But the young man swore to one state of facts and his purported uncle swore to a different state of facts. Lawyer Bell cheerfully proceedged to explain that if two witnesses swore to the same thing in exactly the same way there was legal presumption or suspicion that they were lying, but if they told altogether different stories about the same thing the presumption would be fair that they were telling the truth. Judge | Heacock did not acquiesce in that view . of the law and remanded Chung into cus- tody for deportation. Said Judge Heacock: *‘There is always something about a good case that dis- tinguishes it from a bad one, oftentimes | as much or more In the manner of the witnesses as in the words spoken. In a multitude of these Chinese cases which I have tried I have never yet recommended a remand of one wWich upon subsequent reflection I regretted, while on the other hand I have sometimes recommefded the | discharge of a petitioner and thereafter upon further reflection I have regretted ; i’y Chief Dunn of the Chinese bureau re- ports that since the date of the expose in | The Call of the manner in which the Chi- nese ring was landing alleged native | YI_'.\'G CHUNG sald that he was a citi- & @ COMMISSIONER HEACOCK. @ American-born coolles the cases befora the bureau have dwindled down to about 25 per cent. ' PERSONAL MENTION. . J. H. Webber, District Attorney of | Santa Rosa, is at the Lick. ! Mark R. Plaisted, a newspaper man of | Fresno, s at the Caiifornia. W. H. McNinn, a business man of Mis- sion San Jose, is at the Lick G. C. Brokaw, a mining man of Quartz Valley, is a guest at the Grand. James Barnes Jr., a business man of Seattle, is among the guests at the Grand. | W. 8. Hopper, a prominent business man I of Honolulu, is staying at the Occtdental. John Ena, the president of the Inter-| tsland Steamship Company, is at the Call- fornia. Emile Dreyfous, a violinist and professor of music, well known here and in Stock-| ton, is spending a vacation in San Fran-| cisco, accompanied by his wife. For the | four years he has been teaching | music and investing in mines in Rossland. B. C. Professor A. G. McAdle of the weather bureau will leave for the country in a few days to make an Inspection of the weather bureau stations in the Scate, | upon which he will report to the depart- ment. He will also give close attention to the natural conditions of each locality visited, with the view of protecting tne fruit and nut crops from frost. His ad- vice to the citrus fruit growers of the southern part of the State has been of great value. —_——————— GLAD TO GET THE CALL. Manager The Call: Dear Sir—I thank you very much for a file of your paper from June 1 to June 15, both inclusive. Our officers’ mess subscribes for your daily paper, but that does not inciude the crew, and we are very gthankful for any reading matter sent that can be given them. In behalf of the officers and crew I again thank you. Very respectfully, E. K. MOORE, Commander U. 8. N., Commanding. U. 8. Helena, Ilollo, P. L, July 27, 1900. —_—ee—————— Still Against the Government. Hanford Sentinel. President Valentine of the Wells-Fargo Company is now being quoted as a strong supporter of Mr. Bryan. If he is eorrectly quoted he is certainly acting very consist- ently. Mr. Valentine is at the head of a company that is and has been against the Government ever since the war revenue tax was levied for the purpose of licking Spain and taking care of the resultsot that victory. His company has refused to pay its war tax and has had to be taken into court., and it is still there wrapgling and endeavoring to cheat the Government along that line, and meanwhile it is mak- ing the common people pay its part of the cost of maintaining the army and the navy. We are glad Valentine is with Mr. Bryan. McKinley can do without | The Examiner’s Pretense. ¢ Marin Journal. The Examiner pretends to despise the trusts but glories in the announcement that J. J. Vulentine will support B; A CHANCE TO SMILE. ONE CHORE OUT OF THE WAY. *Amelia, it 1s a shame for us to quarrel this way before we start out.” “Oh, not at all, Edgar: if we have a right goed quarrel won't have a thing to do but enjoy elves after we get on the train "—indianapolis Journal. DEAR OLD LONDON. “Why won't Willle Waster come away from that exhaust pipe? He'll spoil all+ his_cloth ““He says he doesn’'t care. The escaping steam looks so much like a London fog that he is rooted to the spot.”’—Washing- ton Star. THE POET. “Sir’" sald the Long Haired One indig- nantly to the editor, “the poet is born.” “Oh, is he?" retorted the editor. “Well, I'm darned sorry he is. But this isn't the place ‘where they take in the birth mo-| tices. You go downstairs to the business | office.”—Detroit Free Press. NOT IN HER CLASS. *“Did Mr. Sclomon really propose to you last night?’ asked the first summer girl “Yes,” replied the other. “He told me | 1 was the only il.—l he had ever loved."” “The idea! What did you say to him?” “Told him to get a reputation, of | course.”’—Philadelphia Press. MONEY AND MARRIAGE. | Perry—When ought a man marry? TUncle Jerry—When he has plenty of money or none at all. i Perry—Don’t understand why when hae has no money at all. | Uncle - Jerry—Just to | break your wife into belng poor as to have her break you that way. as comfortable THAT WAS DIFFERENT. “You women,” said Mr. Ferguson, ges- ticulating impatiently, ‘Sill go to more personal inconvenience and misery to keep up with the fashions”— | “Why, George.” interrupted Mrs. Fer- | v did vou get all those biis- “From my new acetylene bicycle lamp, said George, subsiding.—Chicago Tribune. | A WARNING TO LIARS. “YWhat was the happiest moment of your life, dear?” ‘she asked. “It was when you said yes, darling,” he replied. She sighed and permitted her cheek to | rest against his breast for,a lon; The;r she said: % . | “*Harry, do you remember that di ring we looked at in Blazem's? “9)?;':“2 spiendld Christmas present it would After he had reached the next whispered to himself: ot “That's always the way. Neéver told a e in my Hfe without having immediate gause {0 be sorry for it."—Chicago Times- erald. —————— The Examinerin Another Somersault (Sacramento Record-Union.) It 1s just one year and four months since | the San Francisco Examiner, in a stinging editorial straight from the shoulder deliv- ery. told Mr. Bryan that hid shout of “im- perialism™ was silly and his anti-e: sion views unreasonable and unpatriotic, It advised him to abandon both lines of the School Department of San Francisco. EDELYNE'S EXPERIENCE—C., San Jose, Cal. An article entitled “Edelyne’s Experience” appeared in the Children's Pp-ge of The Call May 23, 1597. ACCIDENT AT THE MOLE—O. B. City. The accident at the old Oakland mole caused by the fall of an apron as passengers were boarding the steamer El Capitan occurred on the 4th of July, 186, DRIED PLUMS—Subscriber, Kelsey. Cal. If a person has a quantity of dried plums into which a few worms have found their way the only thing to do is to sort them over and separate the wormy ones from the good. PEDRO—H. D. L., Vallejo, Cal. In the game of draw pedro the count is in the following order: High, low, jack, game. If in a game on the last deal A needs seven points to go out and B needs but one, if A bids six and makes high, low. J:ld‘ and pedro and B makes game, B ns. SMALL RED ANTS Subscrtber, City To destroy small red ants, spread fresh lard on a plate and set the same where the ants coagregate. Their fondress jard will cause them to g9 for i, and thes will get caught in it. When there is a sufficient number on the plate douse th plate and ants in scalding water and then reset the trap. CELESTIAL EMPIRE—A number of readers, City. The term “Celestial em- pire,” which is frequently used in connec- tion with China, is derived from “tien chau,” meaning “heavenly dynasty.” and conveys the idea that it is the territory over which rules the dynasty appointed in beaven. The term “Celestials’” as appiled to the people of that empire is one of for- eign creation, and is not used by the Chi- rese. LYE FOR PRUNES—A. MeD., Chicago Park, Cal. The following is from the Pa- cific Rural Press on the subject of lye for French prunes: “The Iye doing' the best work is found to be the greenback, 9 per cent caustic soda, using about five pounds to fifty gallons of water. As the water is used up and renewed a like proportion of soda should be added.” A gentleman in Sam;b(‘l‘ara County who does an exten- sive “business ir curing and _prej . Prunes for the market says that ‘el reenback will do what is claimed for it, . after many experiments, use Babbitt's soda in one pound cans, seven or eight cans to eighty or ninety gallons of water. If the lye is not strong enough to cut the prunes properly I put in mere.” He says: Be sure to have the lye boiling all t time, and rinse the prunes in clean water afterward. Use the Iye but one day if a considerable quantity of : e ¥ prunes are TEN KINGS OF TOPHET-E. W. ¥, City. There is a ceremony in China that s called “informing the fen kings of Tophet” of the death of an individual. This is one of many ceremonies per: at private houses for the henefllpeo{‘odrer::x(! tute or unfortunate spirits, ‘mounting the platform,™ 'u?m wc:o !;: water lanterns,” “bBreaking into Tophet,” “‘spirits passing over the bridge™ like. 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