Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-25
the children are manv Of them clothed. and all

the childsen are many Of them clothed. and all
OF them are iunched every day. This class of
children live in the "Barbary Ceast"-the Five
FONTS OF San Francisco. What is most note
worthy in regard to this great work is the fact
that these 200 little hapless waits have been
gathered and grouped and trained by the efforts
OF single Bible class, in Calvary PRESBYTERIAN
Church, under the charge of Mrs. Cooper, who
accompanied US in this interesting visit Mrs.
Cooper has for the past eight or ten wears pre-
pared the Educational Report of the state of
California for the Bureau of Education at Wash
pington, Commissioner Eaton having secured her
services during his visit to the Pacific coast sew
eral years ago. This DEVOTED and earnest Chris
tian woman is cousin of Col. Robert G. Inger-
soil, to whom she is greatly attached, and, like
him, she is the champion and friend of helpless and
hapless childhood Nearly $500 /has been
freely donated during the past year to this
Bible class This is practical piety. practical
benevOlence. The young ladies of the class
| assist the trained kindergarten teachers every
day. They also make the clothes needed. The
Bible class numbers some two or three hundred
| enrolled members of both sexes. in ages ranging
dered at that pastor who fellOwships such
kpractcal piety this hears such loud calls from
so many cities of the east. A religion that has
everything for a future world, but nothing 70,
this, has nothing for either.
FRUKrs,> VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS.
What dHuge of fruit! The markets are
gorged, overburdened, inundated and the over
flow fills every street corner. Wagons are slop-
ping over with it. Impromptu stalls for vend-
ing spring up in every imaginable place. and the
Tfepressible Chinese huckSter with his pendant
basket is hawking it about from door to door.
There are great, jolly, red-cheekcd peaches;
bouncing pears. crisp and refreshing; luscious
grapes. full Of the sweetness of June mornings.
oranges. apricots, lines dates. figs and berries
OF every description stem of plums. ten
inches in length. contained forty-seuen robust,
delicious. ful-GrOYn plumS. The leaves were
all crushed aud rolled into nothngness by the
giant strides of growth while all the time try
ing to assert themselves. Tlirty-five varieties
OF peaches. thrty-four of pears nine of figs and
one hundred and eighty of grapes were eXhb-
TIED 10y one man at a genealogical fair. Besides
ali this, he boasteJ a splendid pair of twins. as
pretty as peaches. Beat that who canl Flow
ers here bound from seed to maturity with as
tonlshing celebrity. a park, or plaza. as they
term it, is a matter only Of few years growth,
till it reaches almost tropical luxuriance. The
markets are full of all kinds Of vegetables SO
large and prolific that should impcril my rep
| utation for veracity were to describe them.
UPS AND DOWNS OF FORTUNE.
| Rich to-day and poor tomorrow is conspcu-
Cusly true of San Franciscans. This is q coun-
try OF swift vic;ssitude in human fortune. An
element Of speculation pervades all classes. A
recent case is characteristic. An honest thrifty
day laborer took to himself q comedy wife and
started for the mines. He soon ''struck it rich, -
aud came back and purchased an elegant home
on fashionable street. and the Q,li1 names of
that ar;stocratic neighbOrhoOd turn up their
afistocratc noses at the bare thought of such
plebian deiilement. But what boots it? The
title deed in his hand. One Of the most serious
drawbacks to solid. substantial, hea!thful pros
perity among the masses is this spirit of specu-
latiOn which is rife everywhere.
POLITICAL AFFAIRS
The people Of the Pacific coast are very proud
OF their new Senator, General Miller. Just now
they are preparing to give him magnificent re-
ceptiOn on his return. This lisa movement quite
irrespective OF party lines-a spontaneous trib-
ute from all classes. General Miller is regarded
as thoroughly representative man. He is a
Christian gentleman and valued citizen. He
has large fortune. which places him far above
the reach of temptation, and he is granite in
principles ofright and virtue.
1t is touching 10 observe the tender and IN
wearying soicitude of the people of this coast
for the well-dong and recovery of President
Garfield. They are a unit in this feeling They
severely deprecate any influences that have con-
spred to kindle the frenZed brain of an ambi-
tiouS, foOlha"dy and desperate man. who took
courage from dissensiOn to send bullet after
the life OF the beloved President of this great
nation.
In the morning we sail on the outgoing
steamer for Portland. thence to Waa-Walla On
our arrival it will be joy to learn that our hon.
ored President is pronounced out Of all danger
And SO may it be! W.