The morning call., 1891-06-07
FROM SANTA ROSA.
General Gossip From Sonoma
COunty's Capital.


| in the soft spring breeZes as ever. A clean
| Knockout for nearly two weeks with the
| grip has kept the writer from reporting the
| social swim and other matter for THE CALI.
| The writer has had the grip in four States
and in one Territory, and can state in al
candor that he believes there Is no place
where that complaint attains to greater
| perfection than in sunny, flowery SonOma
| County. SO great success is it here that
| he has known one person to have it twice
| within year.
Commencement exercises in all the
schools, public, private and seetarian, have
been held here, the last being those of the
High School graduating class, which &C.
Cured on Thursday evening. The crop of
| graduates was not so abundant as in some
former years, but still large number of
embryo statesmen and stateswomen have
been launched upon the cold, pitiless world.
To the credit Of the teachers and pupils Of
the Santa Rosa schools it can be said that
the exercises were in nearly every case
brief, devoid of the O'erl0fty and high-sOar-
ing qualities and those profound disc )veres
of political dangers and darkened horizons
that so often make the soul of tbs nearer
long to soar away from scenes like these"
Young America is bold if he is anything
and there was striking exempliicatono of this
truth IN one OF the public schools this week.
In the course of preparations for graduation
it was found necessary TO have class poem.
To assist the class the principal agreed 20
furnish an appropriate selection. When lie
produced the pretty piece the members of
the class inferred that he meant it to be con-
sidered as the work of his brain, when in
TACT 1t was taken from school journal A
will was read at the class-day exercises
and it contained passage which stated that
Tor hnT In 4
successful IN the future as lie had been in
the past, in getting up original poetry. 1t
was considered very scurriOus attack by
the principal, and the young man who had
the audacity TO write it and read it in pub
lie had very narrow escape from being
expelled on the eve of his graduation.
But writing about poems calls TO mind
that SOnOma County has a poet who is
simply Incompatible. 1t has been said, and
we think justly, too. that were the entire
universe scraped with fne-tooth comb
nothing like his productions could be found.
de 10 plain, honest young farmer who
lives up among the tir-clad hills of CaliStOga.
About year ago he was possessed of the
disease to write book; the power of the
muse gradually overcome him aud at last he
resigned himself completely to the bewiteh-
ing snares OF poesy. as he understood it.
He worked in the fields during the
day, but at night gave himself I'D
wholly TO recording beautiful figures that
came to him in blank verse of a never-ceas-
ing flow. He had his book published; it
bore the flaming title of "Gabrel's Trum-
pet, or picture Signs of the Times"
Nothing like it was ever before launched
upon the sea of literature. Selling but
a few copies he resolved to write another,
aud the second book is now being published.
If such thing is possible this work is more
extraordinary than its predecessor. 1t bears
upon IT'S front page the title "GabriePS Tes-
lament and Is book of nearly 200 pages.
To give faint impression OF the gems that
lie concealed in this rare volume the intr1-
duction is given:
am to introduce introduction
One two second our-Two Strike-minute our
Son Born Again,
GabrePs
Trumpet. He that made Trumpet maid-spider.
No" some educate His fies-msid that flies ne
Come now, educate; you are OF His flies.
This is His-fiies hear Gabriei's Trumpet-fiies all
over the world hear GabrieFs Trumpet.
Gabriel come In the world-he flies come hear him
Blow off GabrIes Trumpet.
God above, fool take care; God above blows fool
Away Tool, blow for God abovei
II would be hard to imagine anything
more beautiful than the above Introduction,
though we think it Is found in the following
announcement at the end of the remarkable
preface. 1t diScl0srs his identity ana fol-
lows a portrait of himself at his literary
labOrs. This is short and sweet, but all of
the pent-up emotions that have been strug-
Cling for supremacy within the poets breast
find expression in the touching lines. They
are:
BY respect am Joe McGlnty Gabrlel-Or Baby joe
The Son-o-ma Boy, giving all this why is He my
Because love not in affection but In duty am
bound
To tue red-men OF the northwest who prophesy
Messias.
I am permitted to say-a better one does not come
In time,
prOmlse-I AMI fulfill when snow is about there.
Now and again, Am,
ELI JOE BERGMAN.
The advertisement on the outside page of
the book says that the proceeds from the
sale OF the work are to go toward anchor
ating the condition of the Indian race, and
the author in O number Of places in the
book refers to himself in way that ihdi-
Gates that he believes himself to be the In
dian Messiah so long looked for.
Miss Clara McMinn, daughter of ]. Nc
Mimi. Esq, OF Fifth street, and W. A. Col
Inns, son of Charles Collins. a prominent
Santa Rosa business man, were united in
marriage Thursday afternoon by the Rev.
Mr. Harrison. Mr.. and Mrs. Collins are
already at home at their new residence on
Fourth street.
The annual reunion and picnic of the
Iowa and Illinois societies was joint affair
aud was held in Argyle Park Saturday
The societies have members all over the
county and there was large turnout at the
reunion. Addresses were delivered by Judge
Crawford. Jonathan Robert, Colonel Me
Donald and others.
A very enjoyable reception was given at
the residence of Mrs. Darwin of Third
street Thursday evening, in honor OF Miss
Nixon of Santa Barbara, who is visiting
friends here.
The Ladies' Guild of the Episcopal Church
hal1 nj -
Germania Hall Wednesday night, which
was attended by over 100 society people.
Grand Vice-President Miss Wittenmeyer
of Martinez was the guest of Santa Rosa
Parlor, Native Daughters. last Saturday. A
banquet was rendered her. The Grand Par
Tor cOnVenes at Santa Cruz on Monday.
The delegates from this place are Miss
Martha Haleman and Mrs. Henry Baker;
alternates - Miss Anita Bishop and Miss
Nellie Hoag.
Since their disgraceful defeat by the
Vallejo Baseball Club, a few weeks ago,
Santa Rosa Amateurs. who proudly won the
pennant in the Amateur League last year,
have never rallied. A number Of changes
have been made in the club, and each change
weakened 1t.
The Santa Rosa Trotting- horse Club is
now fully organized and ready for business
The officers are John p. Oyerton, President;
George +. Trowbridge, Vice President; l.,
II. Buckland, Treasurer; j. d. OMeara.
Secretary; j. T. Overton, w. p. Fine. w.
b. SaDborn, A. McFayden, H. II. Button,
George T. Trowbridge, John McMinn Jr,
Directors. The first trotting meeting will be
held in July.
Mrs. a. b. Lennon has returned from
Kansas, where she was called by the death
of her father.
DR.. MeGaughey and sister, Mrs. L. MEG.
Bennett. spent part of the week at the GeY-
sers.
Judge McGarvey of Ukiah presided I'm
Department of the Superior Court here
three days during the week.
Dr. and Mrs. Green. son and daughter,
and Miss Boynton, of Ohio, who have been
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Kniek,
have returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Kuykendall have gone
to their new home ar Seattle. TOM RYE.
Santa Rosa June s. 1891