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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-27

Island. Lieut.. Walter Short, Lieut.. Cruise.
and Capt. Kingsby of Washington. and Mai.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-27

F you put pinch of corn starch in your
salt cellar, the salt will never dampen
nor lump.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-27

A pretty dance was given last evening
by Miss Elizabeth Edison, at her home on
Sixteenth street.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-27

A FICHU arrangement appears on many
"A OF the evening gowns. among which.
perhaps. the pret,iest is the cape richn,
drawn snugly across the bust. One recently
worn with a Dresden silk gown was OF
leaf-sreen chiffon, edged sniartly with a
double set or frills and brought to the
center OF the bosom by two huge rOsettes
of the chiffon. Two long ends reaching
below the waist completed the effect.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-27

Free Fashion Supplement TO The
Sunday Times.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Grant of New York,
are the guests OF Senator and Mrs Murphy
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-27

The Brazilian minister and Nine. Men,
donca will entertain at dinner January 4.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-27

Mr.. Steele Burgess. accompanied by sew
eral Baltimore friends, left Monday for
two-weeks' hunting trip to the Southern
Maryland shore.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-27

Miss Rittenhouse and Miss Catlin, deb
utantes, win be entertained at a tea, De-
cember 81, by Miss woodward, of N street
northwest.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-27

and was attended by Miss Jennie Lowder-
milk, wearing white satin, VINO acted as
maid of honor.
white. carried great basket of white
sic Juneau. in violet and yellow silk. We're
bridesmaids. The groom met the bridal
party at the chaDcel, with his best man,
Mr.. W. P. Foley, and the Rev. Charles Pate
officiated.
Messrs. Edward Hickman, II. G. Fisher.
W. g. Hermann, Clayton Veitch and
Clinton Davis acted as ushcrs.
wedding supper at the home of the
brides father. Mr.. Upton L. Lowdermilk.
No. 72 street northeast, followed, after
which Mr.. and Mrs. Sparrow lett for 4
Northern trip.
Those present at the house were Mr.. and
Mrs. william Sparrow, Col. and Mrs. Low
deriniik, Rev. and Mrs. Charles Pate, Miss
Annie Bowcrsox, Mr.. c. F. Williamson.
Miss Josie Moore, Miss Sparrow, Miss
Ella Sparrow. Miss Nellie Sherwood. Miss
Mamie Day, Misc Nellie Warren Miss Reta
Fisher, Mr.. Charles Roeder and Miss Lola
Hesler.
On their return Mr.. and Mrs. Sparrow
win reside al No. 800 North Capitol street,
where they will be al home Thursda Us after
January 10.
A pleasant feature of the affair was
serenade by the C. g. Conn Drum Corps. of
which Mr.. Samuel Nolan is leader, and
which accompanied the Knights of Pythias
OF Washington to the church. Mr.. Sparrow
is a well-kn0wn and successful business man
of this city and member Of the Knights Of
Pythias.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-27

FIRE. Fashion Supplement to The
sunday Times.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-27

Mr.. aud MrS. John Barnes Willis, of
South Washington, left yesterday for Ash
vile. N. O., where they viii remain until
the end of March.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-27

Miss Jessie B. Davis entertained the men,
bers of the Pink Carnation Club last night
at her home on Capitol Hill. She was as
sisted in receiving her guests by Miss
Clotilde FallOn, of Richmond who is her
guest during the holidays, and Misses Jen-
ME and Kitty sprague.
The evening was devoted to dancing and
music and q dainty collation. was served.
- Among those present were Miss Nettie
Tyler, Ma LORETTA HAnnigau, Alin Francss
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-12
LET THE FLAG FLY.

The celebration next Saturday by the
Veterans of the Mexican War calls for a
popular demonstration of the patriotic
spirit which abides in the breasts of all
loyal Californians. No more appropriate
expression of this sentiment could be
given than general display of the Ma
tional colors on that day. Let all loyal
citizens who own flag throw it to the
breeze next Saturday.
These veterans are rapidly passing away,
for it has been forty-eight years since
there occurred the brave struggle that
gave California 10 the Union and that cost
so many loyal Americans their lives. The
few of that gallant band who still remain
with Us have maintained through all these
years the patriotic spirit which urged
them to fight, and a generous display of
the American flag on the anniversary of
their victory should be pleasure on the
part of every loyal citizen.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-12

where. There are no harsh climatic con-
ditions impairing his strength and making
physical comfort impossible. The small
size of the farm permits of dense settle
ment, and this in turn gives rise to the en-
ioyment of social pleasures. And the soil
products themselves are of fine and ele-
waiting character.
This does not consider the very import
ant matter of physical health resulting
from outdoor employment in California,
and yet this is extremely important, for
contentment, energy and ambition are inn
possible In the absence of health and
strength.
The movement toward an agricultural
education is proceeding bravely neverthe-
less, and those who fail to heed it will find
themselves lost in the coming develop
ment of CALIFORNIA; agricultural POSSIBLE
ties. The introduction of education for
conducting the business on the finest and
highest lines is the watchword now, and
in it abides the hope of the farmer and the
prosperity OF the State.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-12
ASSURING COMPETITION.

The people of MERGED, Fresno, Hanford
and Tulare are to be congratulated for
their enterprise and public spirit in arriv-
ing, through the intelligent efforts of the
joint committee appointed to represent
them before the board of directors of the
San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley
Railroad, at friendly understanding con-
corning the needs of the road for right of
way and depot grounds in the various
cities mentioned. The committee agreed
to the wishes of the directors, and now the
road is assured to those communities.
This assurance, however, should not
operate to stop subscriptions to the stock
of the road throughout the San Joaquin.
1t seems reasonable assumption that the
more of this stock owned by the people of
the valley the more the road will serve
their interests in all substantial ways. 1t
will not only be keeping the earnings of
the road at home to the extent of the
ownership of shares in that region, and
thus will be constantly contributing to the
wealth of the people, but it will, in all
reasonable probability, be highly profit
able investment. Money is scarce in the
valley, and doubtless the lack of it pre-
vents many farmer, landowner and
business man from making the invest
ment, but there are many ways of raising
money, ard it is a reasonable assurance
that the shares of the road will prove to be
more stable and profitable property than
any other IN the valley.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-12
A SEVERE DECISION.

In awarding the second race between the
Defender and the Valkyrle III to the
American boat for the reason that it had
been fouled by the English yacht, the New
York committee undoubtedly followed the
strict rules governing such contests, and
has rendered just, though severe, decis-
ion. No American believes that the Earl
of Dunraven meant anything unfair in
fouling his antagonist, and all will agree
that this gentlemanly sportsman merely
thought that he was acting within his
rights when he refused to yield the right
of way to the Defender. If the matter
should be put to vote of the country it
would likely be found that the prevailing
sentiment was for declaring this race
not run. But this is not an ordinary
sporting event. Hundreds of thousands,
perhaps millions, of dollars have been
wagered on the contest, and this fact re-
quires that the rules be observed with the
greatest circumspection.
1t is generally admitted that the De-
fender is the better boat, but all things are
possible before the contest ends. To-day's
race may settle the matter in favor OF the
American yacht, but he would be churl
who would begrudge the plucky English
man a share in the more substantial glories
of the struggle.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-12
THE HOME AND THE WOMAN VOTER

To-day, in the HOUSEHOLD, the man is the voter.
Suppose the wife becomes voter. too. She will
either reproduce her husbands political views,
and there will be in one house two Democratic
voters, and in another two Republican voters,
where there has been one. And this is no gain
toward decision of questions. 1t is only
multiplying of ballots, producing no change
of results. Or else the wife would take the OPP
posite side from her husbands, and, instantly,
with all the heat and violence of party differ
ences and political disagreements, a bone of
contention is introduced into the home; new
cause of dissension and alienation is added to
the already strained relations in many fami-
lies. Then there is the question of mistress
and maid. Shall the cook leave her kitchen to
cast a vote, which shall counterbalance the
vote of the mistress, or shall the employer
undertake to control the politics of the ''kitchen
cabinet ?" And all this, not merely on the
the weeks before and after the election are to
be spent in the heat of discussion or in the
smart of defeat.
secure to-day to make it safe to undermine it
with the explosive materials of politics and
partisanship. And meanwhile, as things are
now, the intelligent woman interested in some
great measure of reform has in her hand, not
the ability to rival offset or double her hus-
bands vote, but the power OF her persuasion,
her affection, her ingenuity to influence it. 1t
would be incredible If it were not shown to be
true that any large number of thinking and
intelligent beings knowing, feeling, using this
tremendous power should be willing to run
the risk of losing it by substituting thing far
lower and feebler in its stead. And with the
experience of what she has gained for her sex,
with the evidence of what voting men have
brought about for her under the influence of
non-Yotng women and through solicitude for
their interests, the rashness OF this proposed
experiment defes description.-From "Why
Rev. William Croswell Doane, Bishop of AL
bany, in North American Review for September.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-12
AN INTELLIGENT APPEAL.

The letter published in yesterdays CALL
from ]. A. Filcher, secretary of the Cali
fornia State Board of Trade and Califor-
MAS representative at the Atlanta Expo
sition, gives the most intelligent account
yet received from Atlanta. After enlarg-
ing on the greatness of the exposition and
the advantageous placing of the California
exhibit Mr.. Filcher says:
81 wish THE CALL would take up the
fight for more money for this exhibit
assuring the people, as it safely can, that
they never had an opportunity to do more
for the same money than can be done for
the State at this Georgia exposition. We
ought to have more literature than we
have and the opportunity for opening an
apartment for demonstrating the proper
methods of cooking our dried fruits
should not De missed. If each county in
the State would give It's mite all this could
be done and more and the benefits would
return in time hundred fold"
These suggestions are eminently wise
and practical. Instruction in the prepara-
ton of California fruits is of vital interest
to California, and the opportunity pre-
sented at Atlanta is exceptionally good.
Under no other circumstances could the
benefits arising from such instruction in
the East be made more valuable. 1t is
hoped, therefore, that Mr.. Filcher's sug-
gestion will receive the prompt attention
of our people.
Now is the time of all others for making
a hard fight on the lines of immigration
and instruction. We need denser settle
ment for the purpose of better developing
the resources of the State, and larger in
struction in the East concerning the su.
periority of our fruits for the purpose Of
extending our market. The people of the
East have never been so disturbed and IN
settled as at present. Hard times have
caused SO general readlustment of old
conditions, and have struck so severe a
blow to established methods of earning a
livelihood, that the people are more than
ready to be shown how and where they
may better their condition. That life is
better lived in California than anywhere
else is fact familiar to Californians, but
unknown in the Eastern States. Never
was California, comparing her condition
with that of the East, in so good position
to offer inducements to settlers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-12
IDENTITIES IN FICTION.

Every one knows the terrible chickering's and
heartburnings caused by the efforts of the in
judicious-not to mention those of the malig-
nant-to fix the identity of leading characters
in fiction with more or less real originals. The
exasperations of Leigh Hunt when he dis
covered that he had sat to Dickens for Harold
Skimpole, and refused to be comforted by the
possibly true explanation that the gentler and
worthier side of the character was in por-
traiture of himself, is a case in point Dickens
and Thackeray both TEEN with instances,
though neither of them to the extent of Dis
raeli, who probably cared less than either for
the effect of his caustic sketches upon their
subjects. Very different from these cases is
that of Private McManus of San Francisco, who
comes forward to claim identity with Mr..
Rudyard Kiplings celebrated Terence Null
vaney. Mr.. Kipling, however, who ought to
know, and is not even moved to acknowledge
ment by Mr.. McManus' piquant description Of
him as ga plucky, inquisitive little fellow in
the civil service, who passed the bottle among
us privates, and then got, US to tell all the
yarns of the barrack-room," puts searching
question to the claimant as to chow Dearsley
came by the palanquin?" and, in the highly
respectable old Parliamentary phrase, "We
pause for reply ."-London Graphic.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-12
PERSON AL.

A. J. Harrell, banker of Visalia, is at the
Palace.
DR.. W. Fl. Miller of Hanford is guest at the
Baldwin.
]. H. Topley, merchant of Vallejo, is guest
at the Grand.
F. C. Lusk, prominent attorney of Chico, is
at the Palace
Harris Lansing of the Philadelphia is staying
at the Occidental
ID. Brownstone, merchant OF Lemoore, Is
guest at the Grand.
John w. Patterson of the Stockton WOODEN
mills is at the Grand
E. j. Cahill, civil engineer of San Martin, is
staying at the Grand.
DR.. K. 4. Urquhart of Los Gatos was one OF
yesterdays arrivals at the Palace.
A. w. Riley, a merchant of Santa Rosa, was
one OF yesterdays arrivals at the Lick.
Stanton L. Carter, well-known attorney of
Fresno, registered at the Lick yesterday.
c. Fl. Lux, a capitalist of San Jose, came to
town yesterday and put up at the Grand.
Superior Judge A. P Catlin came down from
Sacramento yesterday and put up at the Lick.
M. M. Potter, proprietor of the Westminster
Hotel of Los Angeles, registered at the Palace
yesterday.
Rothwell Hyde came down from his ranch
at st. Helena yesterday and registered at the
Occidental
L. 7. Hatfield, a member of the Assembly and
well-known attorney of Sacramento, is a
guest a the Lick
]. +. Mcdonald of Fresno is stopping at the
Cosmopolitan Hotel. He is superintendent of
the celebrated Burton Vineyard estate in the
county of Fresno. and has just completed the
shipment of thirty five carloads of grapes and
Bartlett pairs to Eastern markets
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-12
A WISE SELECTION,

The determination of the Regents of the
State University to accept Mr.. Sutro's prof
fer of a site for the Affiliated Colleges is
gratifying to the entire community. The
gifts very handsome one, and Mr.. Sutro's
public spirit is highly commendable. AS
one of the few millionaires who are ex-
pending large sums of money in develop
ing his properties and contributing to the
prosperity of the City, he is setting an ex-
ample which others might follow with
profit to themselves and the community.
The restrictions placed on the transfer
are of small concern to the public. They
are merely that no buildings except for
college purposes shall be erected on the
site, and that the donor will erect and turn
over the proposed library building within
five years. A much more important mat
ter is the withdrawal of a frequent street.
car service by the Market-street Railway
Company, which owns the electric line
passing the property. The motives for
that move need not be discussed, and the
difficulties which the fact presents will
right themselves in good time. The Mar
ket-street Railway Company, now that the
site has been chosen, will probably find
sufficient inducement in the large traffic
which the colleges and the surrounding
settlement will bring to restore satisfactory
service. The company never throws
money or business away.
Excepting, perhaps, temporary stimu-
lation of land values in that vicinity, it can
hardly be expected that the effects of the
presence of the colleges there will be per-
manently felt for some time. That they
will ultimately have very prominent
good effect is manifest. The natural
final growth of the City must be down the
peninsula. Most of the barren sand hills
south of the park have been subdivided
into lots, giving abundant room for i'm
provements. Back of these lie very large
tracts held by individual owners, Mr.. Sutro
and the Spring Valley Water Works being
among the largest. The new racetrack at
Ingleside lies in close juxtaposition to
these large holdings, and the highly de-
sirable nature of the region for residence
purposes will likely cause large settle
ment to spring up on the north side of the
Ocean House road. Thus two important
centers of settlement, Ingleside and the
vicinity of the A ffiliated Colleges, will
spring up on the south side of the park
and contribute materially to the City's
destiny of working down the peninsula.
Ingleside is already assured rapid trans
portation facilities and the Affiliated Col
leges will undoubtedly enjoy the same adj
vantage
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-12
Southern Pig Iron.

The ability of Alabama ironmssters to make
pig iron of grades suitable for the manufacture
of steel means great enlargement OF the indus
trial possibilities of that State through larger
trade in raw material with Northern consum-
ers and in the establishment OF steel WORKS In
the South. Hitherto the main obstacle to
symmetrical development of the iron reso urces
OF the South has been the practical impossi-
bility of making steel from Southern material;
but recent progress in the production of pig
iron in Alabama demonstrates the practices
bility of creating steel industry in. that Sec
ton of the country that shall be as important
as the great pig iron interests which have
grown up in the South in the past fifteen years.
-Philadelphia Record.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-12
SUPPOSED TO BE HUMOROUS.

"It is useless for you to tell me that am the
man who had practice"
"How do you know that?"
McSwatters - What's this about Snodkins?
Yesterday he was convalescent. to-day they
say he is paralyzed.
McTwitters-Why, the doctor carelessly left
his bill where Snodkins could see it.-Syracuse
Post.
owe been insulted," said Meandering Mike.
81 never was so downtrod an Inundated in
my life."
"what's happened?" inquired Flooding Pete,
anxiously.
GIVE been offered work."
"Cheer up. Wuss things hez happened"
"Nope. Never. Twas job in soap fac
tory"-Washington Star.
A.-There is q most remarkable cave in Ken
lucky.
B.-What is there remarkable about it?
Ali you call out, ''Hello, Smith," the echo
says, "What Smith is it?" no less than fourteen
distinct times.-Texas. siftings.
Ethel-what did papa say, Algie, when you
asked him for me?"
Algie softe-Your papa, darling, is a very
naughty man, and l would not repeat his Ian
natl Enquirer
A mouse ran by. She did not scream
Or wildly raise her head.
ar do not mind such animals
With boomers on,n she said.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-12
A SPECIAL EDUCATION.

The farmer who fails to place himself in
alignment with a very strong movement
which is proceeding in the State will suffer
the consequences of his negligence if he is
in need of the benefits which the move
ment might secure to him. This is the
education of the farming classes. 1t is
taking two directions; one in better un-
Outstanding of the cultivation of the soil
and the other comprehension of general
business principles. The first of these is
at present most active; the second has
been undertaken by The CALL in the publ
cation of series of able letters by Edward
F. Adams, an intelligent and successful
farmer.
AS was pointed out in a carefully studied
article published in yesterdays CALL, an
incredible amount of money has been
wasted in California by running to ex-
tremes in exploiting some important new
discovery, without proper understanding
of the soil and market conditions which
appertain to the matters concerned. In
that same article the line equipment and
excellent work done by the College of Agri-
culture of the University of California were
pointed out, together with the discourag-
ing assurance that the number of pupils
who take the agricultural course is very
small. This means to say that the one
most important branch of learning in Call
fornia is being ignored by young men and
women, and that they, with no under
standing of the wonderful advantages
which might be secured by mastering the
peculiar conditions attaching to agricul-
ture in California and lacking the wisdom
to put themselves in training for bust
ness which has the character of monopoly,
prefer to equip themselves for some bust
ness or profession that brings them in
competition with followers of those occu-
pations in every civilized community in
the world.
This evident lack of wisdom is doubtless
explained on the ancient superstition that
a farmers life Is hard, dull and lacking in
all the finer graces of living. This is
largely true in the older States, where the
products of farms are staples and must
compete with similar products everywhere,
and where there is an absence of extra
ordinary conditions belonging to agricul-
ture in California. A farmers life here, if
lived as it might be, is burdened with
none of the hardships affecting it else
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-12

The Boston Journal, good Republican
newspaper, urges the country to give Sec
rotary Olney chance to get his vigorous
foreign policy into operation before con-
demning him, and Says: at should be
remembered that Mr.. Olney is Massa-
chusetts man, and that the Massachusetts,
atmosphere is likely to have its influence
with him." In Difference to the plea of
our contemporary we are willing to wait,
but at the same time there is deep-seated
fear that the Olney atmosphere may pro-
duce frost in the State Department.