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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1901. Che 20w - @all. csosecssssnes MARCH 22, 1001 FRIDAY JOHN D, SPRECKELS, Proprietor. Adéress All Oommupicstions to W. 8. LBAKE, Manager. MANAGER'S OFFICE. .Telephone Press 204 —— A PUBLICATION OFFICE Teleph EDITORIAL ROOMS Telephone P Delivered by Carriers, 15 Cents Per Week. Single Copies, & Cents. Terms by Mail, Including Postage: DAJLY CALL (inciuding Funday), one year. TAILY CALL (Including Sunday), § months. DAILY CALL (ncluding Sunday), 3 month: ¥ CALL—By Single Month AY CALL, One Year. LY CALL, One Year. All postmasters are authorized to recelve subscriptions. Sample coples will be forwarded when requested. nd Third, S. F. m St Mafl subserfbers In ordering change of address should be particular to give both NEW AND OLD ADDRESS in order to insure m prompt and correct compliance with their request. OAKLAND OFFICE. +...1118 Broadway C. GEORGE KROGNESS. Mazsger Foreign Advertising, Marquetts Building, Chiesge, (Long Distance Telephone “Central 2618.”) NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT: eee2e-..Herald Square NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE: STEPHEN B. SMITH. 30 “ribune Building STANDS: A. Brentano, 31 Union Square; Hotel; WASHINGTON (D. C. MORTON 1406 G St., N. W, spondent. BRANCH OFFICES—# 9:30 Montgomery, corner of Clay, open ) Haves, open until 9:30 c'clock. 628 1 9:20 o'clock. 615 Larkin, open until open until 10 o'clock. 2261 Market, il 9 o'clock. 109 Valencia, open open until § o'clock. NW. cor- open until 9 o'clock. outs k. AMUSEMENTS. e Aller.” 70 SUBSCRIBERS LEAVING TOWN FOR THE SUX Call subscribers contemplating a change of residence during the summer months can have | their paper forwarded by mail to their new | esses by motifying The Call Business Office. | =a This paper wiil also be on sale at all summer resorts and is represented by a local agent in ali towss on the coast. SUSTAIN THE VETO. 2 the prolonged contest over the itting bookmaking and pool- t Ingleside track will be taken on Mon- the Mayor's veto will be sub- visors and a vote will be taken day Sup n of passing the ordinance over it. ned the long controversy will be by a complete victory for the E le cause for fear that the veto The men who voted against the t place can be counted on to vote 1 at least of those who i seves r views upon the subject, so v they will on Monday either vote t> or abstain from voting. nothing in the situation to ong the opponents of track gam- they should not overlook the im- he Monday meeting. Once more there <t onstration of public sentimen: | tion of gambling. The men who est and faithful in making the fight a n the start should attend the meet- nd remew their protests against the proposed They should again make clear to the Super- the force of the objections to gambling and n the hands of those who will sustain the been charged in some quarters that the fight evils of gambling as by personal antagonism to the men who sought the privilege. The charge could never have had much weight with intelligent people, among those who were foremost in supporting cause of morality were men of high repute in the usiness world, pastors of churches and others whose cters are beyond the reach of slander. Never- i 11 be worth while to refute the charge ut- ng the fight against gambling at Ingle- 5 der the new management as vigorously as it was made when the track was in the hands of other parties. Consequently The Call urges all who have ted with it in the controversy to show themselves est as ever in the good cause. should be made clear that the public sentiment n Francisco is opposed to track gambling, no matter at what place or under what management. There has never been any question of _personality in the contest so far as the supporters of morality are concerned. Their sole interest has been the welfare of the community, their sole motive that of protect- ing the public against the vices of track gambling and the crimes that follow. Let that truth be made clear on Monday afternoon. Let the supporters of the veto be present at the meeting of the Supervisors on Mon- day and see to it that the final action of the board oa the matter be a complete victory for morality. W by mak as e of In sending a cruiser to Morocco to strengthen a demand for indemnity Washington authorities declars that they do not intend to bombard any towns of the refractory Government. This seems to piciously like 2 policy of bluff and bluster whic! not be effective. sus- may Sk iy Extensive preparations are being made by ship- owners to accommodate the great crowds of fortune- bunters who intend to sail for the frozen north. If experience is a teacher Uncle Sam will make this prep- grations later in the year to bring back the crowds. Chandler, Carter and Wolcott are all out of the Senate, but none of them are out of a job. McKinley is not the advance agent of prosperity for nothing; he has given each one of them a good situation at a | sunken logs and overhanging trees.” fat salary. 4 ¢ the scheme to legalize gambling at Ingleside | prompted not so much by a detestation of the | | the Northern market for early values the presence of the Northern tourist who ar- | | rives chilled to the marrow and remains to thaw out, ER. | THE SOUTH ON McKINLEY, T is interesting to observe the trend of Southern l sentiment and expression as to the President. Several Southern States were ‘represented at the inauguration by formations of their National Guards, and others were present by their Governors and staffs. Among the latter appeared Governor Longino and staff of Mississippi. The Governor of the Fire- caters took his place and bore his part creditably in the parade, mixed with his Northern brethren and had a good time, contributing also to the same kind of a time enjoyed by others. Then he went home to be immediately attacked by the press of his State, in some cases as bitterly as if he had gone to Boston to lay a chaplet on the grave of Wendell Phillips and eat baked beans, with pie for breakfast. To some extent the Mississippi idea seems to be that the North is a foreign country, inimical to the State of Jefferson Davis, and that her Governor must not foregather, nor march, nor take bite and sup with the outside barbarians. No amiable person in, the North will object to this idea that Mississippi is an American Korea, a sort of hermit State, not yst opened to the world. It adds to the gayety of nations, and in these flat and even, four square and common- place days contributes to the national amusement. Seen from the practical standpoint it would be bet- ter for the States and the Union if the Governors of all the States would attend the inauguration of Presi- dents and seek other and more frequent opportunities for getting together. In the States we have conven- tions of county Sheriffs, and of members of Boards of Supervisors. Even ths Mayors of cities all over the Union have conventions, exchange ideas about muni- cipal government, discuss measures of betterment and reform, and go home refreshed, if not wiser and bet- ter. Why would it not be a good idea to have an an- nual executive convention, composed of all the Gov- ernors and presided over by the President of the United States, to discuss constitutional forms of gov- ernment, develop the znalogy and parity of laws, and decide upon a common code between the States to cover the matters of extradition and divorce? While Mississippi is laying the lash on Governor Longino for straying so far from home and, as some of the more grandiloquent put it, “‘dragging the cap- tive Democracy at the chariot-wheel of a Republican conqueror,” in other parts of the South a different frame of mind is shown. Of course the border States do not share the fire- | eating appetite, but it is surprising and gratifying tha: the Ultima Thule of the South, the southest South that continental geography will permit, Florida, shows in regard to the President and the North a normal temperature, unfluttered pulse and a cool, moist skin Perhaps thi¥ is because Florida knows the value of garden truck and fish tarpon and shoot alligators, with much gain to | | the local capital. Whether the reason is material and sordid or in- | effable and patriotic, the Florida press seems to enjoy entering the den of Northern lions and playing with their teeth and claws, as if to show Mississippi that it is not afraid. The leading Florida paper, the Times-Union, has | published a really remarkable editorial estimate of | President McKinley, which may impress other parts | of the South. After explaining that Soythern Democrats threw | Mr. Cleveland and purposely opposed and embar- rassed his administration because he had policies | opposed to what the Democracy wanted, the editor e in the first place have had | praises President McKinley because he has gone with Lis party and stopped when it laid down the law, and preferred rather to obey the will of the people than to blaze out a path for himself in the wilderness of new conditions. As to expansion it is declared that he could not prevent it, and would have wasted his strength in struggling against the irresistible current. So this Southern writer concludes that the history of Cleveland and MecKinley proves that the people want to govern themselves, and want to make mis- takes in doing it, bark their shins, so to speak, in | | spite of Presidential warnings. As to the Democratic minority this statement is made: “On leading issues Republicans have so divided that » decided stand against the ma- jority made in determined fashion by the minority would have reversed conclusions, but the Democratic | opposition refused to stand out, as did Republicans against Cleveland. For this failure the Democrats indorses. - That will do to keep in pickle until the next cam- ity that that party in Congress has really indorsed the measures of the administration and that its oppo- real and effective. After all is said and sung, however, let us be thank- it makes a deal of difference what kind of a party it is when a President tries to be better than it. His sort of party he had. With McKinley it is different. WHAT CARTER KILLED. Wcarecr in Congress by talking to death the river and harbor bill he inflicted much injury put a sjop to many improvements that are of great importance, and for doing so has been justly cor- slaughtered a good many buncombe jobs along with the needed improvements, and is entitled to credit to His speech was long, but not too long for the sub- ject. In his review of some of the rivers and har- r‘iéhcd the people with very interesting reading and a glance at the “pork” btarrel that Congress had pro- vided for its members and their constituents. some of the items may be noted. Mattituck harbor, in New York, received an appropriation of $5000. bor is a tidal inlet extending about two miles south from Long Island Sound to the village of Mattituck, entrance is from one to two feet.” An appropriation of $12,500 was given for the improvement of Trinity the stream “has a depth at its mouth of three and a half feet at mean low tide”; * that to “improve” the remove all timber along the banks”; when improved the waterway would open up navigation to Liberty, a tion of $10,000 for the Altamaha River, in Georgia, and the reports declare: “The chief obstructions to are responsible—he who does not oppose accepts and paign. It is an admission by high Democratic author- sition has been intended to be perfunctory and not ful that Mr. Cleveland was better than his party, for claim to the gratitude of his country rests upon the HEN Senator Carter marked the close of his upon the country, but he also did some good. He demned; but it is to be borne in mind that hs that extent. bors for which appropriations were made he has fur- orded the public a chance to get a comprehensive 1t is not worth while going over the whole list, but The place is thus described in the report: “This har- on Long Island; the natural depth of water at the River, Texas, and the 1eports of engineers show that stream it would first “‘be necessary to cut down and village of 700 inhabitants. There was an appropria- navigation consist in rock ledges, sandbars, spags, Such are some of the specimen items which Carter significant | culled from the bill. It will be seen the National Government was expected to make a channel for ocean vessels to the village of Mattituck out of a tidal inlet whose waters are only two feet deep, to open as navigable rivers streams so narrow that trees over- hang their channels and so shallow that even at their mouths there is a natural depth of water hardly deep enough for a good-sized fish to swim in. ; Senator Carter in commenting upon the appear- ance of so much jobbery in the bill said: “It appears ridiculous, utterly absurd, wholly indefensible from any standpoint whatever. It is an unhappy condition of things to contemplate when we are brought face to face with the fact that the harbor of New York, with its majestic commerce, the harbor of San Fran- cisco, the harbor of Charleston, the great harbors around the country, vpon which the nation at large depends for incoming and outgoing commerce, can- not bg honestly improved without filtering the public money out through these various little channels, causing men who realize the value of the money they are appropriating to blush in the act when the facts are brought before them.” | Even those who most heartily condemn the meth- ods by which Carter defeated the bill will not ques- tion the truth of that statement. It is to be hoped, therefore, that out of the evil results of his action some good will come. It will of course be always necessary to have log-rolling to get an appropriation bill through Congress, but there should be a limit on the game. ANY predictions have been made that the Aus- M trian empire will be involved in civil war and | break to pieces shortly after the death of the | present Emperor, therefore it is not surprising to learn the statesmen of the country are making prep- | arations to meet whatever crisis comes. One among them, the Prime Minister, Dr. von Korber, is re- ported to have had the boldness to speak out con- | cerning the preparations that are being made, and to | bave given warning that if the empire cannot be held together by the present constitutional Government a resort will be had to the army and imperial abso- Irtism. | The recent proceedings in the Reichsrath have cer- | tainly been sufficient to justify such a declaration. The strife between Germans and Czechs has gone beyond the point of wrangles and rows and reached an open declaration of a desire to dissolve the em- | pire. A report from Vienna of a debate in the | Reichsrath between Herr Silenz, a Czech leader, and | Herr Stein, a German, says: Herr Silenz taunted the Germans with squinting to- ward Germany, whereupon Herr Stein shouted: “We do not squint; we look. We wish to go over to Germany, as you do to Russia.” To this Herr Silenz replied: “That is why the Ger- man Emperor recently said he hoped to establish a | great northern kingdom on the Elbe.” Herr Stein retorted; “The German Emperor is right. I declare openly that we wish to join the German em- pire.” “Herr Sllenz—Austria has not gained any advantage by her alliance with Germany, but she might profit | much by a rapprochement with Russia. Herr Stein—Say openly that you wish to belong to Russia. Herr Silenz—We remain good Austrians, Herr Stein—Anybody remaining a good patriot now- adays in Austria is a fool. Such declarations from men chosen to carry on the legislative branch of a constitutional Government do not augur well for the future of that Government. | When one set of men frankly assert a desire to be incorporated into the empire of Germany, and an- other into the empire of Russia, it is evident that neither of them can be safe legislators for Austria. It is to be noted, moreover, that at the very time the dialogue was going on in the Reichsrath a large body of unemployed men was outside of the doors of the building shouting, “Down with the Czechs!” “Down with the Pan-Germans!” “Down with Parliament!” “Give us work!” Is it surprising that under such circumstances the | Prime Minister should think seriously of closing | Parliament, establishing a military government and | by providing work for the people rally to the sup- port of the Government all the laborers and conser- | vative elements of the empire? | Korber is reported to have stated that the efforts i now being made to conduct the affairs of the empire | through the Reichsrath would be the last attempt un- der the present constitutional system, and he warned | the opposing factions that “outside the Reichsrath | there is a governing power in Austria able to enforce its laws and protect its empire.” Furthermore, thers is a story that the Fmperor himself thas told M. Javorski, the leader of the Poles, that this will be the last cons(itu(iorzal means his Government_will em- | ploy. These reports may be enggcramf but the very fact they are circulated is ample evidence that | there exists in. Austria a party -favorable to abso- utism—one which will cordially support the Em- peror if he put a summary end to the faction fights in the Reichsrath and restore order. Imperialism might save Austria for a time, but that | would be only a postponement of the inevitable. | Throughout Europe there is a marked desire to re- construct the political map so as to make national boundaries corresponi with the habitations of races. The Germans of Austria wish to be a part of the em- pire of their fellow Germans, the Slavs desire to be united with other Slavs. Aspirations of that kind when' cherished by strong races are almost certain to win in the end. A reconstruction of the map of | Europe is therefore Ly no means an improbability, and the establishment of absolutism at Vienna might even have the effect of hastening it — @BSOLUTISM IN AUSTRIA. "A learned philosopher of Edinburgh after mature study has come to the conclusion that Saturn is the dwelling place of Satan, so hereaiter you need not tell vour friends to go to hades. A polite insinuation that his natural sphere is within the rings of Saturn will be sufficient. Our Hawaiian fellow citizens have safely passed the danger point of doubt in reference to their qualifica- tions for American sufirage privileges. They haven't yet held a session of their Legislature that didn’t break up in a row. The San Franciscan who thought it was funny ths other day to play with a lion and then had the rem- nant of one of his hands patched together ought to make a good editor of the humorous column of a weekly 1:;per. . Austria is showing signs that she wants to estab- lish with America terms of the most cordial commer- cial friendship. She has probably learned a most salutary lesson from what Germany in her stubborn- ness has lost. ‘When judgment is finally passed upon the life and works of Andrew Carnegie the just critic will per- haps begin his review after the story of Homestead. Carnegie’s life began with his benefactions. Senator Hanna is not going to run for President nor for anything else. What he is looking for most cagerly is a sure cure for gout. . PAPERS - ON CURRENT TOPICS. —————— PREPARED BY EXPERTS AND SPECIALISTS FOR THE SAN Francisco CALL How the Tradesmen of England Made Wealth by Panderi ng to the Patriotism of Americans. ————— By Alice Morse Earle. AUTHOR OF “CHINA COLLECTING IN AMERICA,” “HOME NIAL DAYS,"” ETC. V.—PITCHERS OF OUR One of the curious and incomprehensible side issues in our history is the immediate subservience made after the revolution by the English of patriotism to commercial- ism. The victories of the American colo- nies had hardly taken place when English potters set to work to supply the Ameri- can market with pottery and porcelain, decorated with designs relating to the glorles of Washington, Franklin, La- fayette and other revolutionary heroes. These potters had none of that patriotic pride which would prevent them from cel- ebrating and perpetuating the virtues and victories of their late enemles, or even hinder them from printing inscriptions and verses Insuiting to their native land and thelr fellow countrymen; they were plainly mercenary; the United States made a vast and lucrative market. The great American who was “first in war, firdt in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen” was also first on the pitchers of the English potters. There are over twenty -designs relating to General ‘Washington now lown printed on Staf- fordshire and Liverpool wares. There are LIFE IN COLO- (COPYRIGHT, 1%01.) GREAT GRAND-MOTHERS. with illustrations of Franklin's prowess is entitled “Franklin's Morals. Designs Relating to Lafayette. I have never seen any pieces of English pottery bearing the name or portrait of Lafayette or any reference to him that could be assigned to an earlier date than 1824, the time of the Marquis’ triumphal visit to America. There are ten or a dozen views and portraits of this date that are well known to all china_collectors. The great veneration felt for Lafayette's character, his universal popularity, and the enthusiasm over his visit, contributed to produce the great numbers of these commemorative pieces which were brought to America, and also to their safe preservation to this day. The two superb views of La Grange, the home of ay- ette, were manufactured by Enoch Wood of Burslem, and the fascinating ‘“Landing of Lafayette at Castle Garden,” made by Clews, are among the best examples of the art of the British potter of that day. The portraits of Lafayette which are shown on some of the other pleces ge very ugly and mean. Indeed, he was t beautiful; I have been told by persons who remember him that he had a small na TeneR Strange Fancies 4POTHEOSIS PITCNER Paoscarsrs PATRIOTS nieneRr in Old Tableware. .L » also thirty or forty more designs in the form of medallions, statuettes and other costly forms of ceramic art, on which we will not now dwell. The Liverpool pitchers and mugs, decorated with transfer prints in black, blue or. red, bear the earliest Washington desikns. The Map Pitcher. The oldest dated pitcher which I have seen with a Washington design bears the date 179, and is known as the “map pitch- er.” It has a medallion inclosing a very curious map of the United States, showing thirteen States. On this map Louisiana is called the “Country of Mines” and stretches up to Lake Superior. Washing- ton and Franklin are gazing at this map, while two fair dames—Liberty and His- tory—are gazing with equal intentness at the heroes. In the sky a winged Fame, a favorite emblem of the day, is blowing a trumpet and flourishing her heels in close proximity to the august head of Washington. This print is seen on bowls and pitchers, and s sometimes accompa- nied with a key giving the names of the figures. The pitchers are always of what is known as the watermelon shape, once 50 Pnpular in Liverpool ware, now practi- cally obsolete. A’ design which would appear to be earller in manufacture, but which has no definite date, bears a portrait of Wash- ington mounted on horseback, with an in- scription, “His Excellency Gen. George ‘Waskington, Marshal of France and Com- mander In_ Chief of the North American Continental Forces.” Washington, in a letter to the poet Lamont (who had ad- dressed him by the French title of mare- chal), wrote in 1§75: “I am not a marshal of France nor do 1 hold any commission or fill any office whatever under that Gov- ernment.” Still, it is universally stated that the French at Yorktown_ addressed Washington as “Monsieur le Marechal.” Two Other Washington Pitchers. Perhaps the two most popular Washing- ton designs are what are now known as the “Monu=ent’’ design and the ‘‘Apothe- { osis” “design. Both commemorate the death of Washington; one with conven- tional monuments, inscriptions, urns, weeping willows and mourning figures; the other with Time lifting Washington, robed in a shroud, from his open tomb, while an angel holds the patriot's hand and points upward to rays of glory. This is from an old engraving advertised in Philadelphia newsrnpern in 1801 and some- times still seen in Philadelphia homes; and hideous enough it is, and absurd als« The various decorations owned by Was ington, including the Order of the Cincin- nati, hang conspicuously over the open dcor of the tomb. The long residence and great popularity abroad of Benjamin Franklin account for the many ceramic relics relating to him which are now in existence. ey are ricker and more varied even than those of Washington, yet few appear on_ arti- cies in daily use, such as Staffordshire table services. The design known as the “Tomb of Franklin" is common enough; it is a rich, dark blue print of a pedestal inscribed “Franklin,” surmounted by an urn bearing an illegible inscription. By the side of the monument sits the figure of a man reading, which is popularly be- lieved to be intended for Lafayette. This design is seen on dinner, tea and toilet services. Occasionally the “fun cap por- trait” is found on Liverpool bowls and pitchers; and a set of dark blue plates - head, staring eves, a retreating forehead and 'a bad complexion—redeemed, how- ever, by a benignant expregsion and smile. The inscriptions with his portraits are usually, “Welcome, Lafayette, the Na- tion’s Guest and Our Country’s Glory,” or “In Commemoration of the Visit of La- fayette to the United States of America in 1824, or ‘“‘Republics Are Not Always Ungrateful.” Designs From the Erie Canal. The Erle canal was opened during his visit, and many of the plates printed to commemorate that opening bear medal- lion portraits of Lafayette. Those Erle canal plates, of which seven designs are known, are among the most interesting of our historical plates. The canal was, to quote from one of these plates: “A sple: did monument of the enterprise and re- Sources of the State of New York. In- debted for its early commencement and rapid completion- to the active energies, Fre-emlnen: talents and enlightened pol- cy of De Witt Clinton, late Governor of the State.” On these variousgcanal plates may be seen a view of the capitol grounds at Albany, one of the aqueduct bridge at Rochester, of the canal at Buffalo, of the aqueduct bridge at Little Falls, of the canal at Albany; also_various ' smaller views of canal locks and portraits of Gov- ernor Clinton, Jefferson and Washington. Pitcher of the War of 1812. During the tour of Lafayette there was given to him on September 18, 1824, a ceptfon in Troy, N. Y., at which was u a very remarkable pitcher, now owned by Horace Jones Richards of Troy and known as the “Historical Pitcher of the War of 1812 It was made about 1824 b Enoch Wood & Sons of Burslem, Staf- fordshire, by the order of Horace Jones of Troy, N. Y. It stands twenty inches in height and is eighteen inches in diameter and holds eleven gallons. It is decorated with a border of green and copper luster, with portraits of Washington, Adams and heroes of the war of 1812—Captain Jones of the Macedonian, Major General Brown of the Niagara campaign, Commodore Bain- bridgé of the Constitution, Commodore Decatur, Commodore Perry and Captain Hull of the Constitution. It has also prints and views of Commodore Macdon- ough's victory on Lake Champlain, Com- modore Perry’s victory on e Etie, the Constitution escaping from the British fleet and the engagement between the Chesapeake and the Shannon, also - triotic emblems and and the historic mot- to, “We have met the enemy and they are ours.” This pitcher is a monumental example of American trilumph—and Brit- ish indifference to sentiment. Other Rare Old Pitchers. I have seen a pitcher with a portralt of “John Adams, President of the United States”; another with a portrait of Jchn Hancock, one with Samuel Adams,. one entitled “‘Death of Montgomery" and one “Death of Warren.” A design known as the “Proscribed Patriots” is rare. It has John Hancok and the motto, “The mem- ory of Washington and the proseribed pa- triots of America. Liberty, virtue, peace, justice and equity to all mankind. Co- lumbla’s sons,inspired by freedom’s flame, live in the annals of immortal fame.” On the front of the pitcher is the inscription, “Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations. Entangling alllances with none.—Jefferson, Anno Domini, g LITTLE BOY BLUE-R. G. W., Exetor, Cal. “Litle Boy Blue” was written by Eugene Fleld. LAWS OF CALIFORNTA—S., Visalia, Cal, The laws of California may be ob- tained from any first class bookseller or from the State Printer at Sacramento. FIVE DOLLARS—R. K., Eureka, Cal. A $ piece of 183 has a premium value of $2 if it had the words “E Pluribus Unum" over the eagle. If it has not such it dpes not command a premium. A MATTER OF TASTE-J. B. J., City. Profile may be pronounced either pro-feel, with the sound of E as in meat, or pro-fil, with the sound of I as in fill. It is purely a matter of taste, as both are correct. MENDING GLASS—E., City. There are a number of preparations to be had in drug stores that will cement a broken glass dish. Such cements will hold pro- viding the mended article is not washed in kot water. TATTOO—A. C. R., City. The several ingredients recommended by the Chemi- a alllr. b‘\’l‘t"-ho?x‘l’d ':nly bgpuud under the direction of a physician. NEW YORK RESIDENCE—John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Clirne’tz!a do"nu: reside on the same street In New Yor! %t . The first named resides at 4 West fly-!dunh street and the last named at 5 West Fifty-first street. OREGON LAND-F. P., San Jose, Cal., and Widow, City. 'fl.\uah“'hn duh-:o I:; LeXmasi Teottiers In Droon showid ad: dress a communication to the General Land Office, Washington, D. C. WINE GROWING COUNTRIES—Sub- . I'::."n‘u‘rv;vl_n:bmtru; 3'.:":.'-&':.. - They are given ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. in the order of prominence: France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany and Greece. CHURCH FAIRS—L. S, City. This de- partment cannot foretell what legal con- struction will be placed on the law con- cerning churches and the right of a con- egation to hold an entertainment or air, chlr"lnl an admission fee, for the of puarpose carrying on the work of the church. TO PROTECT AN INVENTION—Inven- tor, City. If you have invented an article and are not in a condition financially to take out a patent at this time you can ob- tain a caveat which will protect your fn- vention for a period of six months and in the meantime you may find the means to hertac( the patent. The fee for a caveat is $10 and in addition you will have to pay an attorney to prepare the papers for you. ASTOR'S BIG TREE TABLE-F. W. B., Bureka, Cal. Some years ago Willlam ‘Waldorf Astor declared that he would produce a section of a California tree that would be large enough to accommodate fifty persons at dinner. He secured a mnsecuon ltoux' feet thlltck h:nd fifteen diameter and had from California to England by a sa FREE CITIES-C. R. 0. T. C. City. The last two cities to uphold the name and traditions of the Hanseatic League were Hamburg and Bremen, which were incor- porated into the German Zollverein Oec- portrait medallions of Samuel Adams and |- GOSSIP FROM LONDON’S WORLD '~ OF LETTERS Booksellers ay that the trade in novels at all events is getting brisker, but the output of the last week does not show great vitality. The issue, in fact, to have been rather small, and few even of the tales published are of much merit. Another new novel which is sure to be looked forward to is one by Charles Han- nan, whose adaptation of ““The Cigarette Maker’s Romance” at the Court Theater provided Martin Harvey with a genuine popular success. He is now very busily engaged In completing & new novel which will bear the title of “Castle Arfel” It will deal with what is considered an in- teresting period in early English life. It is stated that more than one English publisher is serfously thinking of invading America and starting business in the United States. It is true that some years ago the amount of business done by English pub- lishers in America was comparatively small and that an American branch house was often an unprofitable enterprise, but of late the sale of has been So ntic that more than one English pub- isher during the last twelve months has made more out of his American business than out of business this side the At- tic. The American colony in London has be- come 8o large and important that it has been found necessary to prepare a direc- tory of Americans in London. This has been a long felt want and will be gladly welcomed when published. One of the most striking collections of books which have come under the ham- mer for many years past will be sold hers on the 22d of next month and the seven days following. It'is the extensive and very valuable library of the late Sir Wil- liam August Fraser, Bart., and will_fake place at Sotheby’s rooms. The interest of the collection is exceedingly varied, notwithstanding the fact that a few of its most desirable articles have be- queathed to public and private institu- tions. It contains ma.n{ extra, illustrated books and collecticns of engravings. For in- stance, a copy of Moore's edition of “Byron's Letters,” etc., extended to twenty quarto volumes by the addition of 2800 portraits, views and the like; a copy of Camden's “Britannia,” 1772, with near- ly 6000 illustrations; John Timbs' “Club Life of London,” with upward of 1000 il- lustrations, and others of a similar char- acter. But perhaps the gem of the whols library, from the purely literary point of view, is a copy of Gray's “Odes,” the first_edition, printed at Strawberry HIill in 1757, with numerous important MS. notes by the author on the margins, with an autograph letter of the author and the autograph S. of the song written for Miss Speed as Thyrsis. This volume was purchased at Danfel's sale in 1864 for £110. There are several others Interesting and what are considered important Gray lots. Some of the books have an Interesting provenance. For In- stance, a copy of Wycherley's ‘“Miscellany of Poems,” 1704, is lnscrlbevg “‘For my dear friend, Henry Maxwell .. from his bumble servant, Willlam Wycherley." Caricatures to be sold are also very nu- merous. PERSONAL MENTION. Dr. M. M. Shearer of Santa Rosa is at the Lick. Judge Van R. Paterson is a guest at the Grand. Judge H. P. Bond of Santa Clara Is at the Palace. A. C. Kuhn, a fruit grower of San Jose, is at the Palace. W. H. Berry, an oll man of Selma, is a guest at the Lick. James W. Morrison and wife of Seattls are at the Palace. J. A. Barham of Santa Rosa s regis. tered at the Occidental. H. 1. Seymour of Sacramento registered at the Grand yesterday. C. E, Pearsall, a mining man of Eureka, is a guest at the Palace. J. F. Condon, a mining man of Verd:, 1s registered at the Grand. C. R. Downs, a mining man of Sutter Creek, is at the Occidental. F. Irwin Herron, an ofl man of Los An- geles, Is registered at the Palace. P. C. Drescher, an attorney of Sacra- mento, is a guest at the California. O. A. Hills, a merchant of San Jose, i3 spending a few days at the California. Robert Barton, proprietor of the opera- house at Fresno, accompanied by his wife, is staying at the California. Peter Spreckels, accompanied by his wife and daughter, Miss Agnes Spreckeis, arrived from the East late last night and are staying at the Palace. They are on a tour from Germany. William McMurray, manager of the in- formation bureau of the Southern Pacific Railroad in this city, arrived yesterday from Chicago, where he had charge of the California exhibit of the forestry, fish and game exhibit. sl g, ’ CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, March 21.—The following Californians are in New York: From San Francisco—J. F. Frame, at the Astor; J. H. Graham, at the Manhattan:; A. J. Schwartz, the St. Cloud; G. Gurnam, at the Park Avenue. o M s~ SR CALIFORNIANS IN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, March 21.—Willlam M. Abbot of San Francisco is at the Arling- ton. —————— A CHANCE TO SMILE here anything worse than dyspep- sia “Not if you have to live with the one who is troubled with it."—Chicago Post. Mr. Sophtie—Well, Willle, your sister has given herself to me for a Christmas present. What do you think of that? Willie—Huh! That's what she done fur Mr. Brown last year, an’ he gev her back before Easter. 1 bet you'll do the same.— Philadelphia Record. Choice candies, Townsend's, Palace Hotel * Cal. glace fruit 50c per Ib at Townsend's.* Special information supplied daily to houses and public men by the Press Clip; Burcau (Allen’s). mv{c‘v,- gomery st. Telephone In 1042, Women are born economists. They will g0 a mile round and wear out a penn’orta of boot-leather to save a ha'penny. FOR CHILDREN Nothing, that comes in a bottle, is more important for children than Scott’s emulsion of cod-liver oil. And “important” means that it keeps them in even health. Whenever they show the least disturbance of even balance of health, it promptly restores tol 18, thereby formally - ] on m‘“""m‘m’.'a’: - Itis to be used as a food, Fiehis which the ‘three Sotner "ouies sst! | whenever their usual food does AT HOTEL DEL CORONADO the season s not quite answer the purpose wn-fim‘monul-fi.h ‘We'll send you a fittle to try, if you Nke, SCOTT & BOWNE, 49 Pearl atrost, Now York

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