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7 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1902. 8 Th e Call e ‘ TUESDAY........ werrsvvieessrrsAPRIL 29, 1002 JOHN D: SPRECKELS, Preprietor. UBLICATION OFFICE...Market F. EDITORIAL ROOMS.....217 to 221 Stevemson St. TELEPHONE. 4sk for THE CALL. The Operator Will Connect You With tie Department You Wish. Delivered by Carriers, 15 Cents Per Week. Single Copies, 5 Cents. ” Terms by Mail, Including Postage: DAILY CALL (including Sunday), one year. DAILY CALL (including Sunday), 6 months 00 DAILY CALL (including Sunday), 3 months .50 DAILY CALL—By Single Month. 65c SUNDAY CALL, One Year. 1.80 WEEKLY CALL, One Y 1.00 All postmasters Sample copies will be forwarded when requested. Mall subscribers in ordering change of address should be particular to give both NEW AND OLD ADDRESS in order to insure & prompt and correct compliance with their request. OAKLAND OFFICE..... ++.1118 Broadway C. GEORGE KROGNESS, Mazager Yoreign Advertising, Marquette Building. Chieags. 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Tivoli—"‘The Fortune Teller.” Central- laves of the Orient.” Alcazar—*"The Lash of the Whip.” Columbia—'"When We Were Twenty-one.” Orpheum—Vaudeville. Grand Opera-house—"0ld Lavender.” Fischer's Theater—*‘Fiddle Dee Dee.” California—*“The Starbucks.”” New Chutes—Opening Thursday, May 1. Oakland Racetrack—Races to-day. AUCTION SALES. Auction this day, at 11 o'clock, Horses, Wagons, etc., at 1140 Folsom street. By ¥. H. Chase & Co.—This day, at 11 o'clock, Horses, Carriages, etc., at 965 Sutter street. = AMERICAN INSPIRATION. ORD KELVI) is reply to the address of L welcome on the occasion of the reception given him at Columbia University paid to American scientific and inventive genius a high tribute by de- claring it had been to him an inspiration at every visit he has made to this country. “I came to America for the time,” he said, “in 1866, and then I got a wonderful inspiration from Cyrus Field Ten years later I came o\er to your Centennial Exposition and America had given to the world then a triumph of science in the telephone. I got inspiration on that visit from meeting and talking with Alexander Gra- ham Bell. The next time I came was in 1884, and then I found the great. achievement of Edison per- fected and New York as bright by night as by day | through invention.” That each of the three visits of the great scientist should have beén marked by the coincidence of ' a new and notable advance in man's mastery of the forces of nature is in itself a striking illustration of the scientific attainmernts and mechanical ingenuity of our people. It is rendered the more interesting, how- ever, by the fact that his present visit coincides with | the announcement from Washington that an Ameri- can inventor, Professor Fessenden, had perfected a system of wireless telegraphy which in many impor- tant respects is superior to that of Marconi. We have here then in the lifetime of a single man four great strides forward in the path of civilization— the ocean cable, the telephone, electric lighting and wireless telegraphy. America cannot claim exclu- sive credit for either of those achievements, but it is certain the names of the men from whom Lord Kel- vin received inspiration attest that she holds a fore- ] most place in the ranks of the nations to whom'the world is most indebted for its advancing welfare. It was a gracious act on the part of the distin- guished visitor to recall to the minds of his audience the great men among their own countrymen, and the audience was fully capable of appreciating it. Among those who were there to welcome him were the fac- ulty of the univers representatives of the American Institute of Electrical Enginéers, the American Asso- ciation for the Advancement of ‘Science, the Ameri- can Physical Society, the American Astronomical Society and the New York Academy of Sciences. To such men the statements of the speaker must have been thoroughly grateful, for the compliment was not only to their country but to themselves as co- workers in the cause of American science. The commendation is the more gratifying because of the high character of the man from whom it came. The old saying that “praise from Sir Hubert Stanley is praise indeed” hardly fits the case in this i:{stance, for Kelvin's praise is worth much more than that of the famous Sir Hubert. He is one of the men of our time who are so supreme in their special line of work that their commendation is a distinction to any upon whkom it may be conferred. There is no slightest ground for believing that the words were intended merely as compliments to his hosts or were in any way insincere. Lord Kelvin’s intellect is of a nature that fits him to value the char- acteristic excellences of American ‘genius. He is thoroughly practical, and looks upon the conquest of the physical world as the best way of benefiting man, Referring in the course of his speech to what has been done in the way of developing electrical energy at Niagara he said: “Beautiful as is that wonderful work of nature, it would be more beautiful still if every particle of those waters fell upon tarbine wheels, every one of which was turning the wheels of industry.” 3 That statement may shock some sentimentalists and seli-styled “lovers of nature,” but it is in fine with the prevailing American sentiment. American inspi- ration is toward the improvement of the material conditions of men, and the results thus far have shown that such improvement is attended by the most universal intellectual and moral advancement. . | bilities of the people. CONGRESS AND OCUBA. HE proceedings in the House upon the Cuban T tariff are admonitory. When men like William Alden Smith, Littlefield, Cushman, Hepburn and other prominent Republicans who stood with them, including a majority of the Iowa delegation and all of Caliiornia, find it necessary to stand out and fight for American rights against the official leader- ship of the party in the House, it is time to get out the chart and look at the compass, take an observation of the sun and find where the ship is upon the wide waters of the political sea. The allegiance of the Republicans who followed Hepburn 2nd Littlefield cannot be questioned. - They stood by the'seasoned principles of their party. They stood by the declarations of Dingley when chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, and they stood by the declarations of Payne, who was promoted to that place by Dingley’s death. They had not changed, but '\ Payne had. They had taken his expressions of principle and Dingley’s upon the stump of 1900 and had won the greatest party victory in our history. They refused to principles and pledges upon which it was won. After they had, by the solid Democtatic vote com- ing to their side, put irto the Cuban bill the amend- ment that kills it, they stood firmly against any propo- sition for tariff revision or removal of protection. The positions taken by them were stated in the strongest terms, were in line with the history and policy of the party, and were not answered during the debate. They adoptad the expedient of removing the | differential on refined sugar simply as tactics to de- feat the bill and committed themselves to nothing out of line with the principles of their party, and nothing inconsistent with their whole allegiapce. This makes their position one of peculiar strength, and it is not weakened by the many evidences of popular approval that are abroad since they defeated the deserters of protection. : The Call has from the beginning deprecated the issue that has developed this admonitory situation. The reasons given for demanding free trade with Cuba have been utterly without force and have been urged by means sure to cause just such a revolt as has happened. The transfer of the control of a purely economic policy to the War Department and the en- | listing of generals of the army to fbrce Congress into compliance with orders from the new source of au- thority was offensive. It had no excuse. It violated the traditions of Congress and affronted the sensi- It is not for Governor General Wood to teach Americans their duty in a purely civil matter of policy, nor for the War Department to make bargains involving the revenue policy of the Government, nor the protection policy of the Repub- lican party. The winners of the victory the House - are taunted with being in revolt against party discipline, when the fact is that the military sponsors of a new departure in economics were in revolt against the de- cencies of the party. Added to their offensive pres- ence in the affair was that of the Cuban junta, dictat- ing to the people of this country what they shall do in a policy profoundly affecting every American interest. Added to their appearance in the affair was its inva- sion by the residefit of New York who recently went to Cuba for the first time in a quarter of a century to be inaugurated President. He has been an excellent professor of languages,' no doubt, and would have been equally successful in music and dancing if he had added- those accomplishments to his repertoire. But he is not known among the masters of economic science, nor even among its students, nor yet among its tyros. He may make a good President of Cuba, for all that, but one thing is sure—he cannot appear in the dual character of President of that republic and economic manager of this. The people are just getting a triflé fatigued with Cuba. The Republican party shows signs of surfeit therewith. We have had Cuba for three meals a day sinte 1808. We were thrown into spasms of sym- pathy and rage by an artfully overdrawn appeal to our sympathies and have been involved in difficoities and expenses of which the next three generations will not see the end. It is time to talk about something else, time to take account of stock at home and see what is doing. in while Senator Platt says that the big leaders among the Democrats are virtually agreed to get rid of Bryan, he is convinced the masses of the party are as devoted to Bryan as ever, and perhaps the Senator is right. At any rate he is an expert in politics and never makes a wild guess about popular sentiment in either party. IRISH LANGUAGE MOVEMENT. ACCORDING to a writer in the Westminster Review the Irish lgnguage movement, which has been in operation hardly ten years, has already reached proportions that assure eventual suc- cess in the double object of extending Irish as a spoken language and cultivating-a modern literature in the Irish tongue. The main field of action on the part of the Gaelic League is in the districts that lie around the Irish coast north, west.and south, from Donegal to Water- ford. It is said the inhabitants of those districts are as pure Gaels as can anywhere be found, some of them being of a wholly unmixed race. The language they use to-day has undergone very little change for centuries. An authority on the subject is quoted as saying: “I never take up a new translation from the older Irish literature but I am at once delighted and amazed to note the trace of resemblance between the Gaels of a thousand years ago and the Gaelic speak- ing peasant of to-day.” ~ According to the recent British census the nimber of persons in Ireland who could speak Irish only. was 38,121, those who spoke both Irish and English were 642,053, making a tctal Irish speaking populatibn of 680,174. The accuracy of the figures is disputed by the Westminster Reviewer, who claims that the Irish speaking part of the population of Ireland is not less than 1,000,000. For the purpose of extending the use of the lan- guage and giving it an expression in literature more than 300 branches of the league have been started in Ireland. There are others in every part of the world where Irish are congregated, and it is noted that “from far-off Buenos Ayres there comes an unusual amount of monetary help to the organization.” While the movement may appear, to outsiders as a sort of forlorn hope, it is by no means so. The pro- moters of the league are encouraged by what has been done by the Welsh and the Belgians to preserve their ancient language. It is said by the writer: “The league disclaims any intention of depriving the Irish people of the use of the English tongue, but asserts its aim to be to make them bilingual. * * * ¢ points to the industrial success of the Belgians, | Welsh and other bilingual nations as evidence of the | acuteness of intellect which bilinguation gives.” He make a sequence of that victory the repudiation of the . H adds that already the'movement “has gathered into its ranks ‘the best intellects of the hation, and exposed the errors of its education. It has given to the local life of the country districts a color and a reality, the absence of which was a not remote cause of intem- perance and emigration; and it fis building up an Irish celand looking within itself for its inspiration and reward. According to the American Grocer only about one-twentieth of the liquor bill of the people of this a big chance for an improved wine market right at home. All we have to do is to teach people to ap- preciate California wine and then arrange to furnish it to them everywhere at reasonable rates. S wonted activity. The movement to promote the investment of capital, and the immigra- tion of settlers in Northern California will be by that time in active operation and ought to be manifesting its first good results. Then, too, the city will be en- gaged in entertaining large numbers of visitors who will come to attend the national gatherings of the Mystic Shriners and the Knights ‘of {Pythias. For each of thase enterprises money will be needed and energy will be required, so that it is going to bé no dull season at any period of it. ol : Fortunately the ptomotion of the State and the entertainment of the visiting thousands will be almost like two phases of one and the same work. Funds contributed to promote the State will in a'measure help to entertain and instruct our wvisitors, and what is contributed directly for their entertainment will help to promote the State. Thus the-aggregate of the special activities of the promoters and the enter- tainers will tend to the one result of advancing Cali- fornia and increasing the number of Eastern people who know something of her resources and have felt the charm of her attractions. With such a summer before us the present season of preparation should be well employed. Money will be needed for each of the grand conventions and for the promotion committee. It should be liberally and promptly subscribed. Moreoyer, the contributions should be shared by the people generally. Where each one gives something, no one need give much. Considering the wealth of the city, the monetary re- quirements are moderate, and Californian hospitality, liberality and energy ought to be easily superior to the demand made upcn them. It is to be borne in mind, moreover, that the sea- son promises to be one of unexcelled prosperity. The winter has been propitious to every crop, and the spring rains needed to complete the assurance of bountiful harvests have not been withheld. The grain fields, the orchards and the vineyards are rap- idly ripening a new wealth for the State. All things are therefore propitious to the enterprises that we have in hand, and the summer is likely to prove the most prosperous in our history. D ernment supervises all reports of current events in any part of the empire and the dras- tic methods By which it undertakes to suppress all that is unfavorable to the administration, enough has been made known to show that the discontents of the students at the university are as threatening as ever, while the situation has been rendered even more hazardous by an uprising of peasants in many provinces. The Government is thus called upon to confront at once the intellect and the brawn of the country. Between the students and the peasants there is probably not much sympathy except that which arises from antagonism to the.common foe, but that will be sufficient tc enable them to assist one an- other in-opposing the police and the soldiers even if they cannot combine for carrying out ulterior reforms. The recent assassination of M. Sipiaguine, which was at first attributed to an act of personal revenge on the part of the student who killed.him, has sincg been declared to be the outcome of a widespread conspiracy. It may be the story of conspiracy is not true, but the Government has taken advantage of it as an excuse for enforcing more stringent regulations upon the students and those who are supposed to sympathize with them. Among the reports given out to confirm the story of conspiracy is one to the effect that the police have discovered a large number of manifestos calling upon the workingmen in the manufacturing districts to prepare for a general strike on Mayday. Some of the manifestos, it is said, hint at the killing of Sipia- guine, who was locked upon by the radicals as the leader of the reactionary party. Thus it appears that while the police have been busy in crushing the stu- dent revolt a more dangerous one has been growing’ up among the workingmen, and now, to still further disturb the country, the peasants have risen and have begun looting the estates of the nobles and commit- ting the usual barbarities of a peasant war. A BUSY SUMMER. AN FRANCISCO is to have a summer of un- s e e THE RUSSIAN SITUATION. ESPITE the care with which the Russian Gov- The owtbreak of the peasants ‘can hardly be said to have come as a surprise, for some weeks ago the chateau of the Duke of Mecklenburg in Southeastern Russia was pillaged and burned by a mob made up mainly of peasants living on the estate. Among the rioters, hqwever, were a good many who were not peasants, but men of a high order of intellect and of marked resolution. It may be remembered that shortly after the riot it was reported that a number of the prisoners taken by the police had refused to eat in an effort to kill themselves by starvation, but were being artificially fed by the police. One of the group, in whom a special interest was taken because of his connection- with the Orloff family, managed to hang himself while in prison, and the tragic occurrence led to something like an exploitation of the whole story. In addition to the students, peasants and working- men there is a fourth element of the people in a state of revolutionary ferment.. This element is composed of the young men of the large cities. Their demon- strations bave been made mainly at the theaters. At ‘the recent celebration of the birthday of Gogel, the Russian author, the theaters where the works of the poet were presented were crowded, and whenever the auditorium was darkened numbers of leaflets contain- ing revolutionary verses were scattered from the gal- leries. The climax of the whole disturbance and perhaps the cause of much of it is to be found in the famine which prevails over a considerable part of the em- pire. It is said that even in the richest grain districts of Siberia there is destitution because the Govern- ment has carried away so much of the grain to feed the stricken districts. Taken altogether the disturb- ances of the empire are ominous 6f grave disasters, The Government is strong, but even the strongest despotism cannot’ withstand -the combined attack of starving peasants, angry workingmen and revolution- ary students when roused to desperation and reckless of life - A 2 country last year was for wine, so it appears there is ' 'YOUTH AND BEAUTY CLING TO LILLIAN | o L upon one-night stands.” to her as her breakfast. PERSONAL MENTION. ‘W. F. Chandler of Selma is a guest at the Palace. M. P. Stein, a merchant of Stockton, is at the California. Harry Thorpe, a merchant of Sacra- mento, is at the Grand. ‘W. B. Nutter, a well-known attorney of Stockton, is at the Grand. T. Bradbury of Los Angeles is among the arrivals at the Palace. T. H. Ramsay, a prominent resident of Red Bluff, is at the Palace. Alden Anderson, the well-known politi- cian of Suisun, is at the Grand. Dr. and Mrs. Gardnet of Colorado Springs are guests at tne Grand. J. W. Sewell, a prominent lawyer of Healdsburg, is a guest at the Lick. (A. Brown, 2 mémber of the State Board of Equalization, is registered at the Lick. John L. Hudder, an attorney of Hol- lister, is among the arrivals at the Lick. B. T. Preston, an official connected with the Industrial School at Ione, is at the Grand. ¥ President J. E. Stubbs of the Nevada University is at the Occidental Hotel, ac- ccmpanied by his wife. ; Mark R. Plaisted, editor of the Evening Democrat of Fresno, is at the California, accompanied by his wife. Colonel Thomas Hooper of Davenport, Iowa, is visiting his brother, Major Hoop- er, proprietor of the Occidental Hotel. E. S. Boyd, a prominent resident of Horolulu, returned from Washington, D. C., yesterday and is at the Occidental. C. D. Heur, an oil man of Bakersfield, is in the city for a few days and has madg his headquarters at the Occidental. R. E. Edgar, a mining man well known on the coast, has returned from a busi- ness trip to Mazatlan and has made his headquarters at the Lick. Samuel T. Babcock, a big stockholder of the International Telephone Company, capitalist and banker of New York, is at the Palace with his family. Californians in Washington. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 28.—The following Californians arrived here to- day: At the National, R. O. Lincoln and H. N. McGrew of San Francisco; at the St. James, B. Klein and wife and J. H. Frost of San Francisco; at the Metro- politan, W. H. Hillegas of Riverside; at the Ebbitt, Mrs. H. W. Seall of San Francisco; at the Willard, M. Golden- hunt of Los Angeles; at the Arlington, A. Lowndes Scott and wife, W. Dorsey Scott and A. L. Scott Jr.; at the Ral- elgh, L. J. Conroy of San Francisco. Tyt SR R S ; From South Africa. The Boer and the Bull Have collided once more ‘With a biff and a bang, And a rumble and roar. All the minor details Are not received yet, But Kitchener wires: “I greatly regret.” —_——— Mrs. Blank—This is the third time I've ‘glven you omething to eat. ‘Weary W 'ord—Yes, mum, an’ if you ever are ldokin’ for a position as cook pleased to give you a recommenda- s LILLIAN RUSSELL, ONCE THE QUEEN OF COMIC OPERA, WHO IS PAST FORTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE, AND REMAINS REMARKABL YOUTHFUL AND BEAUTIFUL. 2 -+ ILLIAN RUSSELL, who seems to have discovered the secret of perpetual youth and enduring beauty, was once accounted the ‘queen of comic opera” in America, and reveled In a voice both musical and well trained. Although her voice has naturally lost some of its early freshness, her beauty retains the charm of twenty years ago, and if she continues the regime of rigorous hygienic discipline which she is now pursuing, it is reasonabie to predict that she will be a second Ninon de I'Enclos, and will, like her, torture the hearts of men till she reaches the green age of seventy. slderation for her complexion and good looks that she consented\to join a com- pany which s a Broddway fixture for most of the year. = - [ Wa e ros & “There i8 nothing so harmful to''the volcé ‘and general health of singers,* says Miss Russell, “‘as the itinerant life, the nights spent in sleeping cars, the ir- regularity of meals, the hotel fare and the general feverish activity attendant The secret of her beauty and 6f her remarkable health has a logical solution. Miss Russell allows no day to pass by without visiting a gymnasium and a bath- ing establishment; her daily two-mile walk and her cold douche are as necessary Her table is as frugal as that of the college student trying for a place on the varsity team; thc bugaboo of obesity lurks near her, and she ptts out all her energy toward defeating his purpose. In her forty-one years’ existence she has played many parts. ‘She has gone from burlesque to burlesque, her face always her chief recommendation, ~al- though her voice at its best was always a delight to lis.en tu. @ il e @ It was out of con- ACHANCE TO SMILE. They're telling a heavenly story, ‘which they say no more than does justice to the “kicking’ propensities of the Togus vet- eran. 3 The old soldier dies, so the story goes, | and after death he marches up to the gates of heaver. He hits the door a thump and St. Peter peers out through the wicket. “Who are you?” asks the saint. “I'm an old soldier.” “Where from?” “Soldlers’ Home at Togus." “Well, you may come in,” saint, “but I don’'t know as sult you."—Kennebec Journal. says the the place'll A Philadelphia woman who went shop- ping twenty years ago has just returned | hcme,” read Mrs. Bellingham in the pa- per. “It took a long time to match that ribbon,” commented Mr. Bellinghani.— | Bicoklyn Eagle. Farmer (to young thief)—WHat are you dolrg under the tree with that apple? Bright Boy—I was just going to climb up the tree to put back this apple, which, A see has fallen down.—London Tit-Bits, “Nonsense,” sald the faith healer to the gentleman who was calling for more whisky, “you have not been snake-bitten. You only think you were.” ‘“Well,” saild the victim, pouring out an- other stiff one, “that may be all right, but the snake thought he was going to ite me, and I can’t think as quick as g spake can.’—Baltimore American. “T téll you, sir,” said the Southerner, “if you had to virtually live with the ne. gro, as we do, you would appreciate our treubles and you would not blame us for scme of the things we do.” * ‘‘Possibly, possibly,” replied the North- erner, “but, do you know, I am thinking of taking a lot of your negroes up North to see If I can't utilize them In my mills," | ‘“What!" cried the Southerner. *Take away our negroes! Never, sir; never! We won’'t permit it. Why, we need them to do our work."—Chicago Posc. ——— DELVING INTO THE PAWST ZOR ORIGIN OF SHAMROCK Data Adduced From Hundreds of Years Back Show That It Was Clover. ® During recent years literature has abundant in the attempt to prove umbe the clover could not have. been the ancient shamrock of the Irish, but that it must have been the oxalis acetosella. The main argument has been that the clover was an introduction from the continent of Europe :;: could not have been in Ireland at that e. A corresporident of the London Garden- ers’ Chronicle, W. G. 8., goes .over the whole literature of the subject. He shows that it was not until i80, when J. mE. Bicheno, a former secretary of the Lin- naean Society, started a doubt on the sub- Ject in acpaper read before that society. | station, | sutficient’ for his support. W. G.'8. quotes from publications, Meehan's Monthly, vmxptheir dates, x:n’: back hundreds of years, showing chu-ly} that the shamrock was clover and nothing | else but clover. Indeed, the correspond- ent shows that in very early Christian times, long before St. Patrick's birth, the clover leaf was used as mblem of the Trinity.—Chicago Inter 3.-..... ; SOME ANSWERS TO QUERIES BY CALL READERS City. PALM SUNDAY—Subscriber, Palm Sunday, 18%, fell on April 7. ONE OF 1833—A. M., Oakland, Cal. A half-dollar of 1833 is not listed as a pre- mium coin. DOES NOT RUN UP HILL—F. T., City. The waters of the Mississippi River do not flow up hill. QUO. VADIS, DOMINE—X. Y. .€ity. “Quo vadis, domine,” is Lalln: ,and. means “whither goest thou, master?” BOOKKEEPING—A. 8. _and 8., City. This department does not advertise "lhf latest and best work on bookkeeping. You can obtain such in any first-class bookhouse. A FAMILY AFFAIR—J. H, City. It you think that your husband, who was married to you in 18%, has another wife livirg, you had.better place the matter in. the hands of some private detective agency. SACRAMENTO - VALLEY—A. 8. Redding, Cal. This department has been able to find any figures to show the “total extent of the damage done in the Sacramento Vailley during the recent storms.” FITZSIMMONS—Reader, City. The fight between Fitzstmmons and Corbett at Car- son, Nev., March 17, 1897, was for a purse of $15,000 and $5000 a side, also the heavy- weight championship. Fitasimmons won M., not fin fourteen rounds. OYSTERS—J. F. P. and S., San Jose, Cal. Oysters that grow outside of ths fence line of oyster beds owned bv a com- pany cannot be gathered if they are on private land, without, the party so gather- ing laying himself liable to the law of trespass. TO TAMALPAIS—B. L. G, Oakland, Cal. .The distance from Ross Station, in Marin County, to the top of Mount Tam- alpals by the zigzag road is about ten miles. The distance from Mill Valley to the top of the mountain by trail is about two miles. TRAINING SHIP—J. D. W., Central House, Cal. For information about the UniteG States training ship and the school at Goat Island communicate with the “Commandant’s Office, Naval Training San Francisco, Cal.,” and your questions will be promptly answered. SILVERWARE—G. D. E., Carson, Nev. The ‘‘up-to-date” method of marking sil- verware that is to be given as a wedding present,” is to mark it with the initials | or the monogram of the bride, using the initials of the Christian name or names and that of the name she will have aftcr marriage.” STEPSON—OId Reader, City. 1t son desires to adopt the name o step- his | stepfather he should consult an attormey, who will prepare the necessary papers to present to the Superfor Court asking for permisgion to change his name. The expense is ot a large one. EDWIN BOOTH—E. 0. 8., City. Bdwin Booth appeared in San Francisco in Sep- tember, 1866, and then again tweénty years after, opening in the California Theater an eight-week season on the 5th of Sep- tember, 1576, which netted him $96,000. His next and last appearance in this city was also at the California, the season com- mencing May 19, 1889. FROM SHAKESPEARE—G. L., Ciiy. The quotation in.letter of inquiry Is from Bhalespeare’s "Trollus Cresstda” and is ‘found in scene 1, act 2. It 13 the .re- ply of Thersites to Ajax, who says, “Do not porcupine, do not, my fingers itch,” and is as follows: “I would thou didst itch from head to foot and I had the scratching of thee; I would make thee the loathsomest scab in Greece. When thou art forth in the in- cursion, ‘thou - strikest as slow ase another.” SUCCESSION—A: Reader, Montpellier, Cal. If a man dies in this State without having made @ will and leaves a widow, but no parents, the law is that one-halt of the property, community or separate, shall go to the widow and the other half to be distributed to the brothers and sis- ters and to the children of any brother or sister by right of representation, and if there are no brothers or sisters but there are children of brothers and sisters then the property, less the widow's share, goes to them. WEST POINT—A. S, Cranmore, Cal. All applicants for admission must qual- ify themselves In the school iIn which they attend to be able to go on In the course of instruction at the academy at West Point. It is quite thorough, 1equires four years, and is largely math- ematical and professional. The principal subjects taught are mathematics, French, drawing, drill regulations of all arms of the service, natural and experimental philosophy, chemisty, chemical physics, mineralogy, geology, and electricity, his- tory, international, cogsututional and military law, Spanish, and civil and mili- tary engineering, and art and science of war, and ordnance and gunnery. About one-fourth of those. appointed usually fail to pass the preliminary examinations, and but little over one-half the remainder are finally graduated. The discipline is very strict—even more so than in the army—and the enforcement of penalties for offenses is inflexible rather than se- vere. Academic duties begin September 1 and continue until June 1. Examina- tions are held in each January and June, and cadets found proficlent in studies and correct in conduct are given the par- ticular standing in their class to which their merits entitle them, while those of cadets deficient in either conduct or studles are discharged. From about the middle of June to the end of August cadets live in camp, en- gaged only in military dutles and recefv- ing practical military instruction. - Ca- pdets are allowed but one leave of absence during the four years’' course, and this is granted at the expiration of the first two years. The pay of a cadet is 3540 per year, and, with proper economy, is The numbes of students at the academy Is usually about 435. Cal. glace fruit 50c per Ib at Townsend's* S ———— Prunes stuffed with apricots. Townsend's.* e Townsend's California glace fruit, ¢ a pound, ‘in fire-etched boxes or Jap, bask- ets. 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