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The morning call., 1893-04-16
How the Manris cnnrt

In the Popular Science Monthly Edward
Treagar tells how the Maoris of New Zea-
land court. The girl" he says, generally
began the courting. l have often seen the
pretty little loye-letter fall at the feet of
loyer--it was little bit of flax made inIo
half-knot; yes was made by pulling the
Knot tight; mo- by leaving the mat-imoniaI
moose alone. Sometimes in the
WHARF matoro tthe wooing-house), build
ing IN winch the young of both sexes as
would be at stated times a meeting: when
tue hres burned low a girl would stand
up In the dark and say, love
So and-So-I want him for my husband
II he eoughed tsign of ASSEM- or said 'yes'
1t was we'll; il only dead silence She coS
cred her head with Ter robe and WAS
ashamed. This was not often, as She gen
erally had managed to ascertain (either bv
her own inquiry or by sending girl friend1
Il the proposal was acceptable. On the
The morning call., 1893-04-16
OUR GIRL BLACKSMITH.
Miss Ray Beveridge Leaves for the
Worlds Fair.

Worlds Fair.
Clad In modest navy-blue suit. with a
boys soldier cap jauntily perched on a
wayy mass Of flowing flaxen hair, Ray
Beyeridge. San Francisco's girl blacksmith.
made very pretty picture as she leaned
over the rail Of the City of New York to
bid her friends ''good-by." She was en-
route for Chicago. via Panama and New
York. At New York she Joins her mother.
and thence the two will proceed to the
Worlds Fair.
Miss Beveridge will there work at a forge
erected in the Women's Department of the
California building.
Though only girl of 10 she is as bright
and seii-reilant as she Is pretty. The long
ocean voyage she will make with no other
guardian than Captain Frank johnson. in
whose charge she was put by her stepfather,
Baron Won Vrader.
Miss Beverdge will be remem hered as
the girl who tnok course in blaeksmithing
at the Cogsweli Polytechnic School, Clad
In leather apron, with arms barred TO the
shoulder, she labored at tho forge until sbe
became an expert in iron work. At the
last State Fair Miss Beyeridge exhibited
the methods OF manufacturing artistic de-
signs In wrought iron. She will perform
the same work at the big fair in Chicago.
While In Chicago tie little blacksmith
VIII reside with her grandfather. Hon. John
l.. Beyeridge. who was at one time Governor
of Illinois.
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All FoNG'S soN-IN.LAW.
Lawyer Magoon of Honolulu, Formerly
of Santa Rosa.

of Santa Rosa.
Santa Rosa Democrat.
Some years ago man resided in this city
by the name OF Magoon. He was connected
with Hewitt, who was In the lumber busi-
ness. He had a son who was in some trouble
and left the town. He has pretty well
passed from the memory of people residing
here, butitnow transpires that he is prOmi-
nent lawyer in Honolulu and the sOn-in-aw
of All Fong, a Chnaman and the richest
man in the Hawaiian Kingdom, and is
soon to be the brOther-in-laW of Commander
Whiting. who is about to marry Miss Julia
Ah FOng. scion in the female line of the
same Mongolan family, accounts of whom
have appeared in the city papers In the past
ago in Honolulu by DR.. John B. Pressly.
who recognized him as his quOndam ac-
Quaintance of Santa Rosa. He was then
married and was living IN oriental luxury
with his almond-eyed blonde.
The wealth Of the senior All FOng is like
that of Monte CristO. ineXhausIible, and the
scale of magnificence in which he lives is
only equaled by the a counts Dumas gives
of the splendOrs of his hero. His social
status in Honolulu is good, at least in the
creme If not in the creme de la creme of the
much-mixed blue blood of the kanaka do
minion. One of his daughters married an
Englishman, and others-he had fourteen
have married into other natiOnalties, and
generous MT. Alb Fong has given to each
the dover of princess. How many of
these grand parties are still on the carpet
the accounts DON'T say, so we hope all the
young men won't rush of at once as another
band of Argonauts in search Of the golden
fleece.
1t is to be hoped that the esprit du corps
Of the navy is less rigid than that of the
army. which tried by ycourt-martial a gallant
officer for marrying a woman ofirreproach-
able character. whose only offense was that
she had once been in service as domestic.
II not, Commander Whiting may find him.
self stripped OF his shoulder straps. and if
we annex Hawaii he may have the dis
agreea ble necessity of registering his wife
and filing her photo with the authorities.
And what will the elite to which Comman-
der Whitney belongs and the sentimental
lists on the other side say when they are
debarred from the society of his monde
script but wealthy wife, nee Miss All Fong,
by the al-embracing provisions OF the
ayalnSinn hill
The morning call., 1893-04-16
SAN FRANCISCO WINNERS.
Result of the Essay Contest in This
CitV.

Result OF the Essay Contest in This
City.
The result of the essay competition in
San Francisco is now announced as fol-
lows:
Best essay. written by THOMAS F. sAR-
GENT.
Second best essay. written by RALPH c.
DANIELS.
Fifteen days have elapsed since the closing
of the San Francisco competition, and in
that time THE CALL judges have been sift-
ing out the merits of each essay sent in,
with the above result
The first prize winner. Thomas F. Sar-
gent, who thus secures $50, is only 16 years
and months old. His essay shows that
rarest of all qualifications-origin of
conception ana presen tation, making his
treatment of the great discovery particularly
interesting.
The second prize-winner, Ralph c.
Daniels, Is pupil of the Commercial High
school. His essay was clear and scholarly,
betokenlng IN admirable grasp OF his sub
ject.
Thomas F. Sargent, the winner Of THE
CALL first prize of $50. has been at
tendant at the Lincoln building for the past
two years, going into the grammar night
sehoOl alter having passed to the second
grade IN the day school. Last year he re-
eeived a diploma ana captured the Bridge
medal Tor department, attendance and
standing In his studies. He is now attend
ing the Lincoln evening school.
This essay is young Sargents first attempt
al athterary work OF any character other than
oeea slonal papers at students literary So
eIeties. he Is native son, having been
born in this city. He will be II years old
Eext July. For two years he has assisted in
The support Of his mother, Mrs. Mary A.
Sargent, who is a widow, living at 429
Clementina street. AT present he is in the
employ of the Bancroft Publishing Com
psny as shipping clerk, and when a CALL
reporter appeared there yesterday alter
noon he was greatly surprised aud pleased
to learn that he had won the first prize.
Thomas is thrifty as well as studiOus, and
Informed the reporter that be now had E.
bank account, to which his wel-earned
$50 gold piece will be added. The very
genuine congratulations of his acquaintance
where be is employed showed that he is a
general fRvorite with those who know him.
IHE CALLS second prize goes to Ralph
Q. Daniels, who lives at 1777 Green street.
When reporter called at the residence
yesterday the young priZe-winner was
busily engaged 10 moving grass in the
front yard. With commendable ambition
Ralph proudly confessed that when he
wrote his essay he thought he would get
the first prize or none at all. but he was
very greatly pleased with having been
marked second among SO large a number of
competitors.
The young man has been an attendant at
the Commercial High School for the past
year and half. where he has always stood
well In his classes In his department and
attendance as any CALL prize winner
should. He has had no literary experience
beyond such as IS enjoyed by all students
in the schools of the city. Like young Sar-
gent he is native son; was born in this
city and viii be Is years old next NOvem-
Der. His $40 prize will 60 70 swell per-
sonal bank account.
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RICH PLACER FIELDS.
Excellent Returns Reported From a
Discovery at BOrax Lake

q
Discovery at BOrax Lake.
San Bernardlne Times,Iudex. April t.
Frank Meacham has just returned from
the new placer fields at Borax Lake. $50
miles northwest OF this city, discovered
some six weeks ago by himself and Ramsey
Cox, and reports rich returns.
He says the gravel Is rich. and bedro Is
found at depth of only four feet. To
those not acquainted with mining opera
tons it Is explained that The gold in placer
dggings is found at bedrock, and the amount
of labor involved in getting it out Is Of
course. proportioned TO the depth at which
bedrock is found. In this case the diggings
are shallow and the gold Is easily reached.
When the fields we're discovered Meaeham
ana Cox thoroughly prospected :hem and
each located twenty acres, the limit allowed
by mining law. They then informed num-
Der Of their friends of the richness OF their
discovery, and these likewise located. The
fnd has been kept very quiet, aud this ac-
counts for the fact that nothing has been
heard of the new diRgings. At present
there are about a dozen men working at the
digglngs, but Mr.. Meacham states that all
the desirable locations have been taken up.
At first the men labored at conSidera ble
disadvantage owing to the lack of wash
erS" in the camp. and we're compelled to
carry the dirt on their backs to the lake
distance of half a mile from the diggiugs
where it was washed in Cradles" Even
by this slow and primitive method, how
ever. excellent returns were reaped Mr.
Meacham reports that during the first seven
days he was at work he washed out SlIO in
dust and nuggets.
The locators have now bought "dry
washers" and the dirt Is said to be worked
closer by this process than il water and
amalgam plates were used. The placer
diggcrs are making an excellent thing out
Of the field. A return of $40 day is con-
sidered small, aud some are getting out as
much as $50 or $50 for days work.
There are two ways of reaching the
fields. One is TO go by wagon from here.
Another, and by far the more preferable
route. IS to take the Southern Pacific to
Mojave and from there proceed by wagon
| over the old Borax road, distance Of fifty
| miles.
Old miners, seen this morning by Times
Index representative. say the field IS Vir-
tuslly unexplored as yet and that some
exceptionally rich discoveries may be ex-
pected,
The morning call., 1893-04-16

shady bay, and Christopher Columbus, topping
our on 10 ne Deach and planting wooden cross
In the yielding earth, gave 10 the world a couti-
ntnt which has since become the pride of ain
Americans.
October IL. 1892, is a day around which cling
the fondest memories ana the grandest tboughts
III Is dae that shall never fade from the minds
OF all true Americans, but linked hand IN hand
With such days as July 4, February % and aY
80 1t shall 20 lIngiDg like trumpet blast"
down through the ages until fruitful time shall
be swallowed up 10 tie mists of eletDlty. For IL
was on this dale that the little feet under the
command Of Christopher Columbus dTopped its
anchors into The placid waters Of the little cove
Rt san Salvador
Nearly four hundred years have elapsed since
Columbus first sci foot on this bTOsd and glorl-
Gus land, four huudred years OF unrisaled enier-
prise aud success. yet the name of the great dis
eOverer has burned so deep down into tile heart 5
and minds Of all Americans that time with all its
changes can never effaee it,
Besides presenting TO US a continent, whose
name has become synonym for tile word ''lib-
eiIys" lie has Illustrated TO the boys and girls
the meaning OF another word. perseverance"
Glanee WITH me through the pages Of history aud
The morning call., 1893-04-16
THE SAN JOSE WINNERS.
Evidences of the Interest Excited by
the Competition.


A CALL reporter visited San Jose last
week and encountered numberless evil
dences OF interest in THE CALLS literary
competition, which closed recently as far as
that fair city was concerned.
'Of course, we all feel very proud of the
fact that the high school took both of the
prizes offered by THE CALL for essays on
Columbus, and the contest was certa inly of
great benefit to the pupils said Mrs. F. c..
Sawyer, teacher of English literature in the
San Jose High School When told of the
large number of competitors for the prizes
the lady added "And your news makes
me think even more of Mr.. Yagle and Miss
OSgood's success than did before. l took
The CALLS offer when it was first pub
ished to ali the classes in the school and
had all the pupils write an essay under the
conditions specified. These essays were
handed 10 me, and the only changes / made
were to point out grammatical mistakes or
errors in punctuation. Absolutely no help
The morning call., 1893-04-16

from the queer people he met at this queer
place that the author obtained the ground
work for his tales The volume is appro-
priately illustrated by 0ff-hand sketches.
[St. Paul: The Price McGill Company. For
sale at Bancrofps7
The morning call., 1893-04-16

:, An immense wooden pulley, claimed by
the makers to be the largest in the world,
has Just been made in Columbus, Ind, and
IS to be exhibited at the Chicago fair. II is
IL feet In diameter and has face surface
oil ieet. One hundred pounds Of glue, 2t
kegs OF nails and $500 pieces Of wood IeI5
used in Its composition.
The morning call., 1893-04-16

Numerous petitions have been received
by the Pope from Switzerland, Austria and
Germany, praying him to take the initiative
In summening an International conference
10 consider the best means for abolishing
the Monte Carlo gambling establishments.
The morning call., 1893-04-16
REAL ESTATE NOTES.
Transactions in Local Property DUR
ing the Past Week.

Sol GetZ u Bro OF Is Post street made the
following sales this week: 25xl20, on west
line of Eleventh avenue. 225 feet north of j
street. for $1,000; 50 :6x10O. on northeast cor
ner of l. street aud Twenty-elghth avenue,
for S45o; 50x120, on the east line Of Thirty
second avenue, 125 feet north of street.
for 5000; 5oxl20. on northwesterly line OF
Athens street. 100 feet northeasterly Of
Persia avenue for $500.
The subdivision Of the celebrated Rancho
de Novato in Marin County has had the de-
sired effect In bringing large number of
requests for the reservation of small tracts,
and the entire tract is now being offered in
lots OF two to 100 acres each at $40 to SIS
per acre. All who have Travelled over the
North Pacific road are familiar with the
gently rolling character and quiet beauty of
this tract adjacent TO Novato station, and
having both rail and water communication
with the city the Offering is a good one to
any desiring country property.
Troy & McNally report the following
sales during the past week: House and
lot, 25x75, 1918 San Carlos avenue six rooms,
for 5000; house and lot, 22x75 1909 Steven
son street, six rooms and bath, 5000; lot
| 26:Sx1l4, on south line of Jersey street, 373
feet west Of Castro. s125O; lot 5Oxl27 e. on on
West Fourteenth avenup, between e and ID
| streets, S1100; lot T5x12S. on the west line
| Of Fourteenth avenue, between j and K
| streets, $500.
3,
| sale of property at auction will be held by
| Won Rhein & Co. Thursday, April 81 at 512
| California street. which offers an unusual
| opportunity to Investors In income or in
| vestment property. The large lot. 117:6 on
| Sutter. 80 on Hyde, with an l. 81 :6x30. will
| be disposed of as a whole or in part, and a
| the locality is desirable for family hotel or
| stores the property will doubtless go with
| out division. Four stores and three flats on
| lot 75Xlo0 on Valencia street, W ith rents
| at S155 per month; Broadway flats. with
| $50 rental; Russ-street dwelling renting for
| $40; fine dwellings on California, Golden
| Gate avenue, Bush street. together with
| other scattering properties, Including fine
| unimproved lots in the Mission and West
| ern addition. comprise a very attractive list
Refused a Warrant.
Mrs. Peter b. Goldstore appeared In
| Police Court yesterday morning and ap-
| piled for q warrant for the arrest of her
husband who disappeared few days ago
| with her marriage dover of $1,000 and a
| young woman named Mamie Waters. She
| failed to obtain the warrant, as it was
| pointed out to her that it was not criminal
| Offense for husband to steal money from
his wife, neither could he be arrested for
| clipping with another woman. She does not
| want her husband, but she does want her
$1,000 badly.
! The oyster has no head, and therefore no
| brain. 1t can neither see nor hear. Its
| nerves originate near its mouth, which has
The morning call., 1893-04-16

iIom the restless Atlantic, tracked by unnum-
bered vessels, to the calm Pacific, majestic IN Its
thousands of miles OF grandeur, are indeed such
monument as no man has ever had before,
and certainly none ever will have again.
The morning call., 1893-04-16

other hand, sometimes mother would
attend and say, I want 3So-and-So for my
mOeking and she was told to let the young
people have their house (the wooing- -bousel
To themselves -
The morning call., 1893-04-16

AFTER MANY DAYs.-This not alto
gether unfamiliar title is given to what is
further described as ian American Novel
by two Americans, Theodore B. Wilson and
James Clarence Harvey" 1t is a story that
will be read with interest and appreciation
by those whose literary taste has been cult
waited by steady Derusal of the ito be con-
tinued" r0mances In certain weekly papers
of large circulation. Admirers of 1bsen,
Howells and James will not be likely to get
beyond the shadows of wlndclouds" which
wheel stealthfy across the gIlttering sur
face Of the deep" and ECLIPSE the sungleams
ttfully" in wild, weird sort of way on the
first page. Published bv Lowell, Coryell &
Co., New York. Price S1l
The morning call., 1893-04-16

The oyster has no head, and therefore no
brain. 1t can neither see nor hear. Its
nerves originate near its mouth, which has
four fiat triangular lips. The oysters heart
is beneath its liver.
The morning call., 1893-04-16

BOYS. II you want to please that best girl dos't
forget to supply yourself with Whites Yucatan
Gum.
The morning call., 1893-04-16
THE SAN FRANCISCO ESSAYS.

Literary Efforts of Messrs. Sargent
and Daniels.
Following are the two prize essays from
San Francisco:
THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA BY CO.
LUMBUS.
BY THOMAS F. SARGENT.
The warm sun shone down brightly upon the
tropical West Indian Islands on certain fall
day in 1892, and its saffron rays lit up strange
and weird scene. Upon the sandy beach stood +,
knelt and even lay hundreds Of naked Indians,
bahcraZed with fear and superstltiOus dread,
for just appearing over the eastern horizon were
three ships which the excited imaginations OF
the savages converted into huge birds from
heaven"
Exactly ten hours later the three vessels, the
Nina, Plnla and Santa Maria. sailed into the
The morning call., 1893-04-16

1HE REAL 1HING AND OTHER TALES
In this volume are included "The Real
Thing" "Sir Dominick Ferrand," Mora
Vincent" "The Chaperon," and "Greville
Fame" all by Henry James. Several of
them will rank with the best of Mr.. James
short stories-all, of course, are readable
While critics may differ regarding the
breadth Of Mr. James genius. it is, never
theless, certain that he is increasing in pop
nlarity and his admirers admire him more
than ever. New York: Macmillan & Co,
For sale by William DoXey.]
A ROMAN SINGER.-This is the latest.ad-
dition to MaemiHan's new edition of f.
Marion CrawforPs novels. 1t is we'll
printed on good paper, and neatly bound in
uniform style with the other volumes Of
the series. "a Roman Singer" is one of
the best and most popular Of Mr.. Crawford's
works, and in this new and attractive torn
will doubtless meet with the large sale its
merits deserve. For sale by William Doxey.
Price 81.
The STORY OF JoHN TREvENN1CK.-
In this story of English life Walter C..
Rhoades has drawn the character OF a
clever young collegian, whose main failing
is his lack of moral courage, but this defect
is more than made up for by his thOrouc b
mauliness. bit Of love is woven into the
tale. The scene is laid upon the Cornish
coast and in London. New York: Mac
milan & Co. For sale by William Doxey. !
THE MARPLoT-The reader of this
novel, by Sidney Royse LYsaght, will not
want for incident. The scene of the story
shifts from England to ireland. back to
England, 10 the Soudan and again to Eng
land. The hero, Dick Mallory, falls in
love with circus girl and lives to repent it.
New York: Macmillan & Co. For sale by
William Doxav
The morning call., 1893-04-16

The above are all on special display in
one of our show windows.
The morning call., 1893-04-16

SIx-CENr SAM's.-Under this peculiar
title Julian Hawthorne has grouped batch
Of readable sketches. all having about them
more or less an air Of mystery something
the author delights in. Six-cent Sam, 1t
may be EXPLAINED, was the proprietor of a
resort in New York City, where that sum
was necessary 10 obtain admission. Once
inside, the visitor was entitled to certain
priyileges-4a seat at table, bread and but
ter. SOUP and coffee. In addition he might
command wAat shs-pprse cOdld buy. Ills
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-01-26
SARCASTIC BISHOP
How He Treated Two Ladies Who
s s.as Trespassed on His Land:

E1o" TIC ATSdI0u Two Ladies VINO
81 Trespassed on His Land:
Argonaut: The bishop Of Exeter
was constantly annoyed by the in.
trusion of strangers into his grounds,
and put up very stringent notices for.
bidding trespassers. One morning he
was walking along, in meditative
mood, when suddenly two ladies broke
through the shrubs and stood awk-
wardly enough confronting him. They
stammered out some excuse, saying
they did not know they were in pr.
waite grounds. His lordship made
them a profound bow, pointed to the
printed notice, adding: "But perhaps,
you do not read; however, as you
seem to have no scruples, pray 60 on,
60 along the paths, into the flower
garden, across the lawn, enter the
house, visit the drawingroom, dining.
room and study; but let me recon-
mend you not to penetrate into the
bedrooms at this early hour, as, the
housemaids may not have done their
work" The intruders must have
wished themselves in another diocese.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-01-26
Best cheese Cow.

s The Dairy Editor Of Orange Judd
Farmers, in reply to aninquirysay she
would take the Holstein and feed her
well. This is saying nothing against
any other breed, in fact we can picture
special conditions where we should
not change to the Holstein if we al
ready had a herd Of excellent butter
cows. But suppose we have a herd
OF Jerseys giving 5 per cent milk. The
much OF this fat into the whey vat :.
To save it the patrons will be under
heavy pressure to have it partly skim
med, and like telling your hired man
to drink whisky every day, but not
let the habit get the better
of him is the habit of skimming
milk for cheese-making. Then again,
the Holstein is already we'll developed
as @ great milk producer. AS to steer
calves, A. III. don't intend to raise
steer calves on whey, as business,
50 he will work for milk production in
big, paying quantities. The dairying
that needs crutches is poor dairying;
the dairyman who "needs steer calves
to make his business pay" can't keep
pace with the fellow who walks with
out them. Then for cheese and with
out saying aught against any other
breed we can recommend pure bred
Holsteins, and the grades from best
common cows and q frst-class Hols-
TEN male and thinkthey will fill the
bill nicely. @