The San Francisco call., 1895-10-07

tlons OF some sort, ''where they could just
make living. if nothing more" notified
the commissioned that he would give
good position in his home to one of these
needy women. He was informed that
bakersfield was too far from San Francisco
to SUIT the women needing work. This
moves the Californian to say: ''There are
hundreds OF families IN the country who
would be glad to give comfortable positions
TO capable women at fair salaries. The
nigh wages prevalent in the City are be-
yond the ability of those in the country to
pay, yet when an effort is made to per-
suade house servant to go into the
country she always demands larger
salary simply because she is asked to go
to the country. While the woman who
worksfor scant pittance in the City is OF
course to be pitied, yet that pity is consid
erably tempered by such experiences as
noted in the foregoing"
Fifteen years ago there was an active
movement in California in silkworm cul-
ture, but the interest soon faded. The rea-
son alleged was that the profits were in
sufficient. More than likely the real
trouble was lack of proper understanding
OF the economic features of the industry.
Evidently there is a great opportunity in
this direction if the business is pursued on
the most intelligent lines. That this is
about to be accomplished, the Tulare Regis
ter furnishes evidence in the following pub
lication: "Skeins of silk thread of Tulare
manufacture were exhibited yesterday and
the verdict of all who saw it was that it
was beautiful stuff. Bright, glossy and in
natural colors-three in the lot. Samples
will be taken to the City for inspection
with view OF finding a market, and if d
demand fof silk of the finest fiber can be
found, it will be produced in Tulare. The
men who started this business have fully
demonstrated what may be done, and their
faith in producing silk in Tulare has grown
with experience. They say that in this
climate better silk and more vigorous
worms are produced than in the old coun-
try In the matter of producing cocoons, a
12-year-old boy may do as much as a man.
Little capital is required. It is not urged
that all may quit business of other kinds
to go into silk production, but it may be
made one production of considerable i'm
portance."
The Vallejo Times, being now twenty
years old, celebrates the happy event with
handsome new dress.
The Mendocino Beacon has reached its
eighteenth anniversary and truthfully
states its record in saying: "Our effort
has been to give our patrons good clean
paper with the news from home and abroad
and to keep them abreast with the best
thought of the rimes''
While lamenting the fact that the far
mers have neglected the great opportuni-
ties which their organization as Patrons of
Husbandry presented, the San Jose Mercury
congratulates the farmers of SAINTS Clara
County for their superior intelligence in
this particular. at was in this city, it
says, ''that the first annual meeting of the
State Grange was held, and it is here that
the most active, intelligent and progressive
grange in the State holds its regular meet
ings. San Jose Grange is live, thoughtful
and earnest. It's discussions are always of
value and its social features are also pro-
ductive of good"