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SMITH........30 Tribune Building NEW YORK NEWS STANDS: Waldort-Astoris Hotel; A. Brentano, 31 Unio: Square; Murray Hill Hotel BRANCH OFFICES-—527 Montgomery, corner of Clay, open untl] §:30 o'clock. 300 Hayes, open untfl 9:30 o'clock. 633 MoAllister, open until 9:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin, open until #:30 o'clock. 1941 Mission, open until 10 o'clock. 2261 Market, eorner Stxteenth, open until § o'clock. 196 Valencia, open untl § o'clock. 108 Eleventh, open until 9 o'clock. NW. corner Twenty-second and Kentucky, open until § o'clock. 2200 Fillmore, open until § p. m. AMUSEMENTS. vt Toy Maker.” Orpheum—Veudeville. Oolumbia—*‘Garrett O’Magh™ Aloszar—*“The Country Girl." Grend Opera-house— "Paul Kavar.” Central—"“Trilby.” Olympla, corner Mason and Eddy streets—Specialties. Chutes, Zoo nd Theater—Vaudeville every afternoon and evening. Fiecher’ s—Vaudeville. Sutro Baths—Swimming. AUCTION SALES. By Wm. G. Layng—Tuesday, July 23, Horses, at 721 How- street. ard = y—Monday, July 29, at 10 Cal. By Unlon Stockyards Compa o'clock, Packing-house Machines —————————————————————————————————— 70 SUBSCRIBERS LEAYING TOWN FOR THE SUMMER. Call subscribers comtemplating = change of residence durigg the summer months can have their paper forwarded by mail to their new addresses by motifying The Call Business Office. Thix paper will also be on sale at all summer resorts and is represented by = local agent im all tow on the coast. TRADE REPORTS STILL CHEERFUL HE weather in the West and labor strikes in T\he East conspired to check business last week, but the volume of trade showed an increase of 64.1 per cent over the same week last year, accord- ing to the bank clearings, all cities of importance, except Minneapolis, St. Paul and New Orleans, show- ing a gain. The largest cities exhibited marked gains, New York rising to 93.3 per cent, though much of the latter was undoubtedly due to stock specula- tion. The failures for the week were 208, against 202 last year. The only gloomy reports were received from the corn belt of the West and Southwest, where the pro- longed drought has cut down the yield of corn and oats. Other sections sent cheerful reports, those from the South Atlantic, Central West and North- west showing an improvement over those of the pre- ceding week in the matter of crop prospects and the volume of distributive trade. While the great steel strike has caused the greatest suspension of labor in some years the number of men out is less than an- ticipated, and thus far the retail and jobbing trades have not reflected any serious filling off in conse- quence. The leading staples are reported in good condition as 2 rule. Even iron and steel continue fairly active, though if the suspension of labor be prolonged an accumulation of stock is expected. A much better feeling in wool has developed of late and the finer grades are slowly but steadily hardening. The textile manufactures are also improving in volume of busi- mess. Shipments of boots and shoes from Eastern wmarkets, while smaller than of late, exceed those of the same period last year, and orders are free, with quick shipment generally called for. The woolen mills are reported more active than usual at this time of the year. There is no change in the cotton situation, while leather is very firm and hides are steady. Provisions continue strong, and, high as prices are, dealers are looking for still further ad- wances every day, supplies being unusually light and the livestock markets very firm in all sections. The crop outlook on the whole is cheerful. While the yield of corn and oats will fall short of earlier expectations there will be no scarcity in either, and the loss in yield will probably be more than offset by the increase in price. The only sufferers will be those farmers in the Southwest whose crops are utter fail- ares, and these are in a minority. Many will have from a third to half 2 crop, for which they will get better prices than they would have for a large yield. As for wheat, the crop promises to be a bumper, the most conservative estimates placing it at 700,000,- 000 bushels, at least, while corn is expected to yield about 2,000,000,000 bushels. Prices for corn and oats fell materislly during the ecarly part of the week in consequence of the rains, but when, later on, the rain- fall was found to have been light, scattering and in- sufficient, there was a sharp tecovery. In San Francisco business is good. The export trade is particularly brisk, there being an active de- mand for cur farm and orchard products from a vast area, extending from Nome t6 Texas and Colorado. The demand for potatoes for the West and South- west, on account of the drought, is said to be the charpest ever known at this scason, while fruit, if choice and suitable for shipment, is eagerly taken by shippers to the north. The export demand for gen- eral merchandise is also lively. and the wholesalers express themselves as more than satisfied with the volume of exports. The drought in the West and Southwest. combined with the demand for goods for the northern mining regions, is keeping the whole- salers busy filling orders for all classes of merchan- dise: therefore. as far as we are concerned, it is an #i! wind that blows robody any good. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JULY 22, 190L THE DUTY OF REPUBLICANS. Y the action of the State Central Committee B on Saturday there has been presented to the Republicans of San Francisco the plain issue of choosing between independence or boss domina- tion. The action was not unexpected. Perceiving that they had no support in the city other than that derived from the push of the dives, the bosses sought aid elsewhere. Through Gage and Herrin they man- aged to find it in the State Committee. They careful- ly prepared their programme before appealing to the committee, and when that body met the decision was already typewritten and in the pocket of one of the gang ready to be produced. There was no conceal- ment of the prejudgment nor any pretense at con- cealment. It was a thoroughly Kelly programme from start to finish—bold, impudent and brazen. The men brought from various parts of the State to bolster up Kelly's waning power in this city have now done their worst and their best. There is nothing more they can do. It remains to be seen whether Kelly, with che aid of the Federal and State patronage, can bring into Republican primaries enough heelers and toughs from the slums or the Democratic camp to carry any considerable number of the election districts. That he and his allies will exert their utmost energies to' that end is beyond question. Nothing, however, that they can do will avail anything if the better elements of the party are resolute to combat them. It is to be borne in mind that Kelly and his crowd are not in politics for the good of the Republican party or for the welfare of the city. They are making a fight for the spoils of office and for such jobbery as they would be able io carry through should they succeed in putting their men in power. The whole issue of honest municipal administration turns, there- fore, upon the defeat of the schemes which Kelly, Herrin, Gage and Lynch have devised for their own profit. The issue is then one of the highest importance. San Francisco despite its great advantages lags in its career because of a lack of efficiency and fidelity in its municipal government. Such a government as Kelly would put into power \\'oyld be in the nature of a public calamity. Every consideration of self interest as well as of civic patriotism therefore urges the genuine Republicans of the city to work earnestly and vigorously for the elimination of the bosses from the party. It is clear that the Republicans of San Francisco cannot assure the people of their abil- ity to provide the city with a government free from boss rule until they have first freed their party. Under these circumstances every stanch and true Republican should make it a part of his work in these days to attend to his political duties. Those who are not registered should register at once. Those who have not allied themselves with the genuine Re- publican clubs organized by the Primary League for the purpose of bringing out a full vote at the pri- maries and maintaining honest elections should enroll themselves without further delay. Moreover each one should canvass the situation with his friends so that his influence as well as his vote will be on the side of good government. Let it be shown in the primaries that the bosses do not rule the party, and then the people will intrust the party with the gov- ernment of the city. There is now talk of holding the next Christian Endeavor meeting in Calcutta, and some of the younger members may yet live to see it meet in Tim- buctoo. McKINLEY AND RECIPROCITY. ESPITE the fact that public sentiment has D strongly declared against the reciprocity treaties now in the hands of the Senate, some of the supporters of the treaties still cherish a belief that they will be ratified. Even the declarations against them made by Senators of known influence have not convinced these sanguine opponents of uni- form protection that their case is a hopeless one. A few Republican as well as the whole number of free trade papers support the treaties, and of late they have taken to declaring that the President -will exert his influence to procure their ratification. The Baltimore American, after declaring that “mugwump journals contend that the President will not take any aggressive steps to secure the ratifica- tion of the treaties already negotiated,” says: “Ever since Blaine enunciated the principle of reciprocity it has been accepted as a cardinal Republican doctrine. William McKinley was one of its earliest and sturdiest champions before he was elevated to the Presidency. Since then he has caused the negotiation of a num- ber of highly important reciprocity treaties. These were submitted to the last Senate, but because of the stress of more vital matters were not considered. They will come before the next Senate, and it is well understood to be part of the State Department pro- gramme to secure their ratification. Not only this, the State Department proposes the negotiation of ad- ditional treaties. These things would not be con- templated by Secretary Hay did not the President approve.” The papers that contend that the President will not take aggressive steps to procure the ratification of the treatfes are not “mugwump journals,” as our Baltimore contemporary thinks. They are stanch and stalwart Republican papers that stand by the prin- ciple of protection and are for reciprocity of the kind expressed in the Republican platform of 1906 in the words: “We favor the associated policy of reciprocity so directed as to open our markets on favorable terms for what we do not ourselves produce in return for free foreign markets.” As the treaties now before the Senate do not conform to that declaration of re- ciprocity, it is not to be assumed that the President will use the influence of his office to bring about their ratification. Another paper that relies upon the President to force the treaties upon the Senate is the Boston Ad- vertiser, which in a recent issue said: “The time to make reciprocal trade treaties is the present, while nations desire eagerly the benefits of trade with the United States. Just now foreign consumers want what Americans have to sell. When other nations are able and eager to satisfy the foreign demand, it will not be so easy as it now is to arrange reciprocal trade treaties. Yet when that time comes it will be the very time when the United States will need those treaties for a continuence of its own prosperity. Therefore, in the name of the American people, it can be said to President McKinley that this is no time for a backward step. Let him go on as he has al- ready begun. Let him press the issue to the full in the United States Senate. If he does not do this he will disappoint public sentiment. If he does return to the fight with vigor and determination he will have behind him the almost unanimous approval of his people, North, South, East and West.” 4 There again is a misleading statement. There is no ) Bryan, Ohio oi)ght to have b . ¥ such thing as a unanimous approval of the reciprocity treaties “North, South, East and West.” On the contrary, there has been a widespread and vigorous protest against them from every section of the coun- try. President McKinley stands for reciprocity firmly enough, but it is Republican reciprocity and not the kind which implies thve sacrifice of the indus- tries of one section of the country for the sake of benefiting those of another, and consequently those who are expecting him to “fight with vigor” for the Kasson treaties are likely to be disappointed. . oy As several American millionaires are said to be planning the construction of American hotels in Lon- don, it looks as if we had virtually captured the city and are going to equip it with all the comforts of home. THE PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS. ROM Washington comes the report that there Fis no longer any uneasiness in official circles there concerning the success of the approaching Pan-American Congress which has been called to meet in the City of Mexico next October. It seems that Chile has withdrawn her objections to the pro- gramme of work outlined for the congress, and it is now assured that every American state, large or small, will be represented at the gathering. It will be remembered that Chile interposed ob- jections to the programme because it provided for the establishment of an international tribunal to arbi- trate all disputes among American countries. Her objections were due to the fact that she holds certain territories which are claimed by Peru, and as the Chilean claims are not good, her statesmen feared to submit them to the decision of an impartial tribunal. As the establishment of a system of arbitration is one of the chief purposes for which the congress has been called, the cbjection of Chile was formidable. More- over il was not possible to waive the point, for Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador intimated that if the dispute over the territories in question were not to be sub- mitted to arbitration they would have nothing to do with the congress. ] ‘What compromise has been agreed upon: by th contending parti¢cs does not appear, but it is certain arbitration has not been omitted. In fact it stands first on the official tentative programme, which, as announced from Washington, provides for the con- sideration of the following subjects: First, arbitra- tion; second, international court of claims; third, measures for the protection of industry and com- merce, development of the means of communication among the countries composing the union; and fourth, reorganization of the international bureau of Ameri- can republics. It is quite likely the point of chief discussion will be that of deciding whether arbitration is to be con- fined to future disputes or whether it is to apply to disputes now existing. ' Chile would have no objec- tion to the former alternative, as her only fight is to keep hold on the provinces of Peru which she has now in her possession. On the other hand Peru and her ally, Bolivia, and possibly several other South American states, will demand that the agreement for afbitration shall be made retroactive. The controversy is an ugly one, and for ‘a long time it has seemed to be impossible of peaceful solu- tion; but now that all the parties are to be brought together, it may be that the influence of the congress as a whole will have the effect of bringing them to agree upon some basis of settlement. It is at any rate gratifying to know that the congress is to be fully representative of all American states. To have accomplished that much is to have made a long step toward achieving all the promoters of the movement hoped for. . Some enterprising man has suggested to Mr. Car- negie that instead of building any more libraries he construct a model road suitable for automobiles clear across the United States. That would surely be a high way of spending his surplus millions. A SNAG IN VIRGINIA. ‘y IRGINIA’S constitutional convention has \ , been in session for more than a month, and has not yet settled upon the method of dealing with the suffrage question. It was fondly believed by some sanguine gptimists that it would be easy to adopt the ‘“grandfather” plan of North Carolina or the “old soldier” plan of Alabama and thus provide for excluding illiterate negroes from the polls while admitting illiterate whites. Those fond hopes are in danger of disappoiniment. Among the members of the convention is a Mr. O'Flaherty, whose father was born in Ireland, and he objects to giving any special privileges to men whose fathers or grandfathers were born in Virginia, or who took part in any of the wars of that State. Mr. O’Flaherty recently sub- mitted to the convention this resolution: Resolved, That it is the sense of this convention that the adoption of any provision whereby a privilese is glven one citizen over another in the matter of suf- frage by reason of his or her ancestors’ military ser- vice, is class legislation of the most vicious kind, and in violation of the principles of the bill of rights as pro- mulgated to the world by Virginians more than a cen- tury ago, wherein they declare that no set of men are entitled to exclusive privileges, and in violation of both the letter and spirit of the Constitution of the United States, which we, as voters, have sworn to defend, as well as in violation of the principles of equal rights which are inherent in the bedy politic, which we repre- sent, and to which we are amenable in the forum of po- litical ethics, and the specific application of which test, without any exceptions, provisos or alternatives, would actually disfranchise some members of this body if ap- plied to them. 3 And we furthermore declare it objectionable, because it establishes a permanent, hereditary governing class, which is undemocratic and contrary to the spirit of a republican form of government, and because it is im- practicable of administration, unnecessary, unwise, and will involve us in an untried realm of political expe- dfency. : The resolution was sent to a committee and it may lie forever lost in a pigeonhole, but none the less it has served the purpose of showing the Vir- ginians that thcre/ are snags in their way, and that to adopt any such suffrage plans as those applied in North Carolina and proposed in Alabama would be for them a violation of those principles of political liberty that have made Virginia glorious. The plan proposed in Alabama is much better than that of North Carolina, and row the Virginians should try to improve on Alabama. Her restrictions should have nothing to do with birth, color of ancestry. O’Flaherty is nbt a great statesman perhaps, but_he has known how to strike the right head at‘the right time. e A Chicago woman attended a spiritualistic seance the other day agd punched a “spirit” who had the temerity to kiss her. It is hardly necessary to say that the lady had reached the conservative age of 50. According to Ohio, Mr, longer among the living; Bryan ought to be no and according to Mr. no place on the map, INTERESTING NOTES OF NAVIES OF GREAT POWERS OF THE WORLD ONFLICTING reports of accidents to torpedo boa‘L:ki.n the Japanese navy are quite numerous of late. ‘The bs- bono was struck by a crulser and three men killed by C cscaping steam on the smaller craft. During the recent naval maneuvers off Tsushima collisions occurred be- tween three second-class torpedo boats, Nos. 40, 42 and 43; three others, Nos. 9, 11 and 12, had a similar experience, in which No. 9 was sunk and three lives were lost. The naval authorities do not deny the occurrences, but make light of the affairs and claim that there has been no loss of life. . . . The British iron floating battery Terror, bullt in 1856, served as a receiving ship at Bermuda from 1857 to quite recently. The vessel is to be broken up. She was one of eight screw floating batteries built during the Crimean war of 300 tons, 200 horse- power and a speed of 4 knots. . » . The French naval appropriation for 1901-1%02 is $62,420,000, an | actual increase of $2,300,000 over the preceding. Of this sum $24,365,000 is for naval construction, including $18,070,000 for lay- ing down new ships. Of the large vessels to be begun there are four battleships and two armored cruisers, intended to be completed fn 1906. 5 2 i Fifteen torpedo-boat destroyers were completed for the Brit- ish navy during 1900. They varfed in size from 306 tons to 360 tons, and although fourteen were calculated to make 30 knots, six fell short of this speed, notably the Zephyr, which reached only 27.171 knots. The Albatross, intended to steam 32 knots, averaged 31352 knots. . . Py The fire on Galley's Island, St. Petersburg, on' June 13 last, was undoubtedly of incendiary origin, as the flames broke out at several points at the same time. The damage is estimated at $7,500,000, including $500,000 for the cruiser Vitiaz, which was destroyed on the stocks, and of which the only trace remaining is a molten mass of 700 tons of steel. » . . . s King Edward has added another order to the many already existing. It is a naval order. The decoration consists of a silver cross, the obverse side having in its center the King's imperial cypher—E, R. L.—surmounted by 'the imperial crown, The re- verse side is plain. It.will be given to persons in the navy who have distinguished themselves, and is named ‘“Conspicuous Service Cross.” . . . The retired pay of the bultk of the army and navy officers in Great Britain is entirely inadequate to decently support them, and, as a consequence, those who are physically and mentally capable to serve in other capacities obtain various employments under the Government or in civil life. Those who have!influ- ence become prison governors, chief constables, Consuls, in- spectors, etc., while the: less fortunate get positions as writers the occupations of retired officers in civil life is one who is a sub-postmaster in a small Irish town, and another is bursar at an Irish college. It appears that under the superannuation act the total emoluments from all sources, not exceeding 32000 a year, are allowed without any drawbacks, but if this sum total is exceeded a deduction of 10 per cent is made. As for the widows of naval officers, the pensions vary from $00 for flag officers’ wives down to $100 a year for those of warrant officers. . . . The Hongkong dock yard is to be transferred to the foreshore at the present torpeds depot at Tsimhatsul. Reclamation will be made outward in a westerly direction and northward beyond the Briquette factory, necessitating filling up of the basin lying between the depot and the factory. Fifteen years ago this plan was proposed by Admiral Morant, who foresaw the inadequata space of this, the most important British naval station in the Far East. Work on the new dock and other improvements un- dertaken during the past few years Is, therefore. a waste of 8 large sum of money. > % 2 The United States Navy Department is said to be in need of more naval constructors, the present number of forty-two, it is alleged, being inadequate, owing to the large number of vessels under contract which require inspection and supervision. Tha great amount of repair work being done at the navy yards is given as a further reason for recommending an increase from forty-two to sixty. The total number of na\{nl constryetors in the German navy iIs forty-eight, and, as will bo wsey in the appended table, all of the§e officers are utilized 1a the navy yards, the naval policy of Germany being to build some of its ships in the dock yards, whereas none are under construction in our navy yards: Z| :' Z| > $8|sa| H 2= 25| |2 5 2 F38] 5 ER L FREL GERMANY. s | 55| UMNITED staTme. (% [0 {2 |32l 1§ |53 I 8 Y | b9 - Admiralty } i AEN Wilhelmsha 1 ; Danzig 1113 Kiel 2 Naval Acldelm ; kf‘;:] s ;‘}’nher duty § @ i t ) e | {|XE"enoat - ol X 4] Totals .. n Totals . Three battleships, each . 2868 tons and three gunboats of % tons are building at the thres and temforary clerks at Woolwich and the admiralty. Among | navy yards of Germany. TURKEY’S SULTAN HAS HIS OWN WORKSHOPS WHERE COSTLY PRESENTS FOR FOREIGN PRINCES ARE MADE They Are Close to the Imperial Palace, and Their Director Was Once a Captain in the Belgian Army. —_— tunity of making a close study of the Sultan’s work- shops, writes one of the London Globe contributors. They are situated on the right hand of the entrance to tne Yildiz Kiosk, and consist of a mechanical workshop with a foundry, joiner’s shop, wood carving and carpentry shops, and designing and modeléng room, which give employ- ment to from fifty to sixty workmen. The work turned out in these workshops is exclusively for the Imperial Palace, and in them are made the costly presents which the Sultan is so fond of sending to foreign princes. It is said that ‘‘the Ruler of the Faithful” often lends a hand in some special plece of work, but that is not quite ¥rue; the most that the Sultan does is to improve a design which has been made according to his suggestions, and laid before him by the director of the work- shops. The latter is no less a person than the general of a division, afid he presents a very imposipg figure with his face full of energy and his long white beard. With a kindly smile from his blue eves his excellency received me with great courtesy and personally conducted me in my walk through the workshops. His thoroughly friendly reception, his blue eyes, and especially his absolutely perfect French accent made me doubt his natlonality in spite of his Turkish name; however, I ventured to pay him a ciscreet compliment upon his perfect French, and the Pasha confessed to me with a smile that he was not a Turk but a Belgian. He told me that he had been a captain in the Belgian army, and that shortly before the cut- break of the Russo-Turkish war he had left the Belgian service and entered that of Turkey. He made rapid advance in his DURING my last visit to Constantinople I had the oppor- new home, distinguished himself in several battles, and flnallyI was appointed a general of division and director of the Sul- tan’s workshops. Highly esteemed by the Sultan on aeccount of his services to Turkey, the Pasha is.looked on askance by his former countrymen, for they cannot forgive him for having embraced the Mohammedan faith with a!l the fervor of a per- vert. I could scarcely restrain my surprise when my guide drew attention to the various workmen engaged in the imperial workshcps, for they turned out to be, in many cases, higher officers of the Turkish army on active service. Here was a colonel of infantry energetically planing a window frame for one of the rooms in the harem. At a little distance was a riding master busily occupied with a piece of raw iron on a turning bench, while in the smithy a commander of a detach- ment was working away and turning out iron stakes for use in the park. The other workmen are, for the mest part, sol- diers. The Turkish workman is uncommonly clever, and 13 especially conspicuous by the astonishing readiniss which he displays in imitating strange work. Thus, I was shown an imitatlon of a German orchestrion, and the original could scarce]y be distinguished from the copy. In the goldsmith's art the Turks are extremely adroit, and most of the Turkish orders are made in the Sultan’s workshops. The objects destined to be cent to foreign potentates are generally cabicat work. Such pieces of furniture, which are often the work of many years, are inlaid most artistically with ivory, mother-of- pearl, ebony and precious metals, and they are thus of great value. In addition to these workshops the Sultan possesses a porcelain manufactory, which is managed by a French expert, and turns out very sterling examples of the potter’s art. ANSWERS TO QUERIES. VISITORS—Inquirer, City. The largest number of paying visitors at the Chicago Exposition on any one day was 700,000; at the recent Paris Exposition, 600,000 STAMP LANGUAGE—Constant Reader, City. For a full account of the language of stamps see Answers to Correspondents, Aprfl 30, 1901 COLD SORE—Florence, City. There are a number of preparations to be obtained from druggists to cure cold sores. If such do not produce the desired effect, consult a physician. CITY OF BALTIMORE—G. M. W, Yerba Buena Island, Cal. The population of the city of Baltimore, Md., according to the census of 1890, was 0508,957. The Mayor of that city on the 1st of January of the current yvear estimated the popu- lation at 510,000. HALF OF 1836—P. V., City. No vre- mium is offered by coin collectors for a half dollar of 1836 that bears the motto “E Pluribus Unum” and is lettered on edge. Some collectors offer $1 to §2 for a half of that date that has not the letters or motto. B .CAMERAS—E. B. C. D., City. ' The use of cameras is prohibited upon the military reservations of San Francisco without written permission, but this department does not know of any “picnic grounds the California. rival 2t the Palace. wife. Maurice Schmidt tered at.the Palace. in that country, is Palace. want of pupils and among the Chinese PERSONAL MENTION. Dr. Wray of Queensland is a guest at Dr. Albert Salz of Prague is a late ar- H. Lindsey, a fruit raiser of Fresno, is a recent arrival at the Lick. Charles B. Bell, 2 mining man of Reno, Nev., is locdted at the Grand. G. W. Beecher, a mining man of King- man, Ariz., is staying at the Grand. A. C. Morrison, a mine owner of James- town, is registered at the Grand with bis from an extended Eastern trip and reg! L. Grothwell, a real estate dealer, paying his monthly visit to this city and is registered at the California. R. Kaffenberg, a merchant of Rampart, Alaska, and owner of a number of claims William A. Spencer, corresponding sec- retary of the Board of Church Extension of the M. E. Church, Occidental from Philadelphia. @ il bl i @ Stockton and Sacramento streets. benefits of free school instruction it was A CHANCE TO SMILE. Her Mother—How are his table man- ners? Ethel—His table manners are all right, but his telephone manners are simply aw- ful.—Judge. First Church Member—I would weed every heretic out of the church, Second Church Member—Oh,' I think you are too radical. Why, some of the best church members I know are heretics. —Life. She—You say girls are always in g hurry to get married. He—Yes; that's precisely what I say. “And yet you claim they are always late when it comes to the wedding.” Yonkers Statesman. returned yesterda is Father—Young man, when I tell you a thing I want you to understand that I mean it. Georgie—Fergive me, paw, I wuz think- in’ about sum things you tell ma sume times.—Ohio State Journal. registered at the “A sailor going to sea, his wife desires the prayers of the congregation for his safety.” Such was the message as given to the parson. "It was read out in the church like this: “A sailor going to see his wife, desires the prayers of the con- gregation for his safety.”—Toronto Mail. No Reason Apparent: Mrs. Fijjit— is registered at the For a lack of interest to appreciate the within reach of San Francisco” where there is such a prohibition. COMPARISONS—W. P., Leadville, Colo. “Comparisons are odorous’ is to be found in Shakespeare, “Much Ado About Noth- ing,” act iil, scene v. Putnam in his “Handy Book of Quotations’ gives the words, “Comparisons are odious,” and at- tributes them to Herbert's ‘Jacula: Pru-| dentum.” SCHOOLS FOR COLORED CHIL- DREN—E. W., City. The first school ex- clusively for cclored children in San Francisco was opened May 22, 1854, in the basement of the church for colored people at the corner of Virginia place and Jack- son street. Schools for colored children were abolished by the Board of Education August 3, 1875. CUTTING TIMBER—S., Oak Bar, Cal A citizen of the United States is not per- mitted to cut timber on agricultural land belonging to the Government for his own use—that is to say, improving a farm—but he may cut timber for timbering his mine or for. furnaces, providing he cuts the same on the section that the mine is in. SCHOOL LAND—J. F. B., City. This correspondent asks: “If a party bought school land in California, paid for it and had a patent for the same, could any one who might discover oil on such land take possession of it without compensating the owner of the land for the same?’ The answer is no. Minerals and the like go to the owner of the land when discovery is made after patent. f STATES AND TERRITORIES—G. H. H., City. The following are classified in the census report of 1900 as the North Central States: Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wis- consin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. The following are classified as the South Central States: Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippl, Louisi- ana, Texas and Arkansas. The Territories are: Alaska, Arizona, District of Colum- bla, Hawaif, Indlan Territory, New Mex- ico 'and Oklahoma. CHINESE SCHOLARS—E. W., City. James Denman in a review of the public schools of San Francisco says about the first school for pupils of the Chinese race: “The Chinese school was first organized in September, 1859, by B. Lanctot in the basement of the Chinese chapel, corner of suspended in June, 1860, as a day school, but it was continued as an evening school until February, 1871, when it was discon- tinued.” SOLDIER'S NATURALIZATION — L K., City. Any alien of the age of 21 years and upward who has been in the armies of the United States and has been honorably discharged therefrom may be- come a citizen on his petition without any previous declaration of intention, provided that he has resided in the United States at least one year previous to his application, and is of good moral character. It has been judiclally decided that residence of one year in a particular State is not requisite. GETTING INTO A SCRAPE-W. P, Leadville, Colo. ““The Book of Days” (1863), gives the following as the origin of the common expression, “getting into a scrape’’: “There is a game called golf, almost pe- culiar to Scotland, though also frequently played upon Blackheath, involving, the use of a small elastic ball, which is driven from point to point withy a variety of wooden and fron clubs. In the north it is played for the most part upon downs near the sea. One of the troubles of the golf players is the little hole which the rabbit makes in the sward in its first ef- forts at a burrow; this is commonly called ‘a rabbit's scrape.’ When a ball gets into a ‘scrape’ it can hardly be played. The rules of golfing socleties include one in- dicating what is allowable to the player when he gets into a ‘scrape.’” Here, and here alone, has the phrase a direct and in- telligible meaning. It seems therefore allowable to surmise that this phrase originated among the golfing societies of the north and in time spread to the rest [ of the public." y Another version, dating back to 1803, says that deer in rutting season dig up the land with their forefeet to the depth of half a foot and sometimes half a yard. These are called scrapes, and as a writer of those times has it,' “Woe be to any who get into it, for many have got into a scrape and been jured,” hen Piication Of “he has Eot. inte s soans’ pe’ to one who has got into troubls may result seriously to him. N SUMMER RATES at Hotel del Coronado, Coronado Beach, Cal., effective after April 15, 60 for round trip, 15 days at hotel. ifcluding Fiic S Bt O LA Not\sotiry it Why doesn’t Mrs. Smithers come to our house any more? Mr. Fijjit—I can't imagine; I'm sure I alwavs tried to entertain him by the smart things our baby does, teo.—Ohio State Journal. Reason Enough: Bilkins—Why are you so excited over the prospect of an international yacht race? You don't know a catboat from a cutter. Wilkins—No; but I have a nautical friend who always tells me which way to bet.—New York Weekly. Towne—Poor Peck suffers a good deal on account of dyspepsia. Browne—Nonsense! 1 see him nearly every day at his office, and he— Towne—Oh! he only suffers when he's at home. It's his wife who has the dys- pepsia.—Chicago News. “I am afraid you don’t understand the value of a dollar,” said the very rich man to his son. “Perhaps not,” answered the young man. “In this age of billionaires one dol- lar is an important but obscure consider- ation. It is like the atom or the mole- cule—very interesting for purposes of scientific research but very unsatisfactory as a practical p sition.”—. A TOPO! 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