Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-23

Ne 01ii1fen are many Of them clothed. and oil
OF them are iunched every day. This class Of
children live In the s.BarbaIy coast"-the Five
Points OF San Francisco. What Is most note
worthy In regard to this great work is the fact
| that these 300 little hapless waits have been
gatnered 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 years pre-
pared the Educational Report of the state of
eaniofnla Tor the Bureau of Education at Wash
lnston, commissioner Eaton having secured her
services during his visit to the Pacific coast sew
eral years ago. This devoted and. earnest Chris
tan woman Is cousin of Col Robert G.. Inger-
soil. to whom she is greatly attached and. like
MIN, she is the champion andfrend of helpless and
hapless childhood. Nearly 5000 has been
freely donated during the past year to this
work, which is carried on by this remarkable
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
from Is to so years. 1t is scarcely to be won
dered at that pastor who fellowships such
practical piety as this hears such loud calls from
so many cities of the east. A religion that has
everything for future world, but nothing for
this, has nothing for either.
FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS.
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
irrepressible Chinese huckster with his pendant
basket is hawking it about from door to door.
There are great. Jolly, red-cheeked 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! A stem of plums, ten
inches in length, contained fOrty-sere'a robust,
delicious. full-grOwn plums. The leaves were
all crushed and rolled into nOthingness by the
giant strides of growth. while all the time try
ing to assert themselves. Thirty-fve varieties
OF peaches thirty-fOur of pears, nine of figs and
one hundred and eighty of grapes were exhib-
lted by one man at Il genealogical fair. Besides
all this, he boosted splendid pair of twins. as
pretty as peaches. Beat that who can! Flow
ers here bound from seed to maturity with as
tOnlshlng celebrity. park, or plaza as they
term it, is a matter only of a few years growth.
till it reaches almost tropical luxuriance The
large and prolific that should imperil my rep
utatlon for veracity were l to describe them.
Ups AND DOWNS OF FORTUNE.
Rich to-day and poor tomorrow is conspicu-
ously true of San Franciscans This is a coun-
try Of swift vicissitude in human fortune An
element of speculation pervades all classes. A
recent case is characteristic. An honest. thrifty
day labOrer took to himself a cOmeiv wife and
started for the mines. He soon ''struck it rich"
and came back and purchased an elegant home
on fashionable street. and the qtid ,.uncs of
that aristOcratic neighbOrhOOd turn I'D their
aristOcratic noses at the bare thought of such
plebian defilement. But what boots it? The
title deed in his hand. One of the most serious
drawbacks to solid, substantial healthful 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 Isl movement quite
irrespective of party lines-a spontaneous trib-
ute from all classes. General Miller is regarded
as thoroughly representative man. He is
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 to observe the tender and I'M
wearying sOlicitude of the people of this coast
for the well-doing and recovery of President
Garfield They are unit in this feeling. They
severely deprecate any influences that have con-
spired to kinde the frenzied brain of an ambi-
tiOus, fOOlhardy 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 Walla-Walla. On
our arrival it will be joy to learn that hon
Ored President is pronounced out of all danger.
And so NAV it be W