The herald., 1895-11-24

! study of English, t just trsnsnlres th1t
| one of the professors at the Naval acao-
envy has been PEELED to trovlue sone
special teaching of gram mar. entirsiy
outside ST any regular course; he iohna
so MANY of the cadets wholly deficient
in English that drills in various
topics were instituted. He even went
20 far as 10 propose and publish little
manual on the use OF snail ana wiz, Inv
| students cling about as m UGH at SEA on
their use as was the founderinR ana
| frightened Frenchpan, who cries. OUT
II will drown, and nobody shall help
me-"
THIRTY-ONE YEARS OF CALL
| FORNI-Tnrs is the title OF a seen
sermon By the Rev. horsuo o.ennihs;
whu has preached as the successor on
starr King in San Francisco for over hir-
ty wears. The little pamphlet is pub
| lished BY the Claiming Auxiliary OF the
| church. Mr.. eteobins Is very strong
| man, and has given uttersnce 10 some
| strikiog savings in this discourse, hiih,
by the w,v, ought to hare slds reAeing
| tn ere is so much in it that Califofnians
| ought to heed. of the rough beginning
| of California he says: New countries
| are settled by rude meth cds, and one OF
she most cheering views OF man estate
| ON earth is that or err and Jaw ana SOCIAL
| beauty and refinement have risen from
oelinnnss so humble, so rude or so
| wicked. Nations, those great divisloi
| OF the human family, that seam to held
| in their grasp the fortunes OF the ya'e
are made by war. The arts and 'ehae
ments OF life are attained only throueh
| tue m ost fearful moral and physical sx-
| posurss of vast multitudes OF men. What
| AZ army of sold ers ano sailors and dia-
| gers and delivers, aud tenders Of lei are'
| on land or sea. make IL Poss Die ior Us
| to live in comfortable house, nave
| decent br akiast unaer tpe projection VI
| laws aud manners!
Of the effsrt Of tbs early gold excite
ment he DECLARES IT, at 1.-The historic fact 70
| that the presence of the preo Gus metals
| in the earth is one OF the heaviest moral
| trials 10 men wha are brought in'o close
contact with them. Tbs strange mixture
J of chance ana raDid accumulston I'M
| ships the mind of he average maa from
| all tue fssteniags that make the graf
oh OF property and give 1t establl he'd
relations to character. The man Is n
toxicated with the notion OF having
something for nothing, and his credul ty
swallows the moon, and ne floats ov r
seas from who's. depths he hsars the
bells of sunken cities. A fascinating
contsgion sweeps through s1ciety; IN
| dus,ry is swamped in speculation; 'uod-
est frusalIty is asnsmei in the pressnc'
of extraysganre, and sweet benevolence
| is drowned in the tempe tuous flood OF
|
| individuals here and there NAV go un-
touched, as some enchanted houses es-
cape the plszu but tne com moa air IL
| filled with vapors.'
Surely thsrs is abundant philosophy as
| we'll as fact in this. as we'll as in the FOL
| lowing:
There are encouraging signs of in
| creasing inuustry AMI economy, though
| we st II affect to despise a cent, VIII le tha
| treasury OF the U tied States can count
| it and keep it. Let US remem ber, when
We see in prophetic vision tue
noble 'uture before US, that
| no people on earth ale industr ally or
economically great who have not apnnd-
AIT room in their pocket, for cent, and
time enough to count 1t before they let it
| go Laugh at 1t. We throng OF fools, turn
from it, We host VI beggars; economy IS
to prosperity and honor whaI virtue Is to
| tue soul. 1t may have rough exterior
it may not be- IN the latest fashion, but
the wood man who lays bis ak at the root
Of tire-srorched tree often finds that 1t
| is SCUM at neart.
The writer r. calls how the penny was
scorned here only little while 40 tn
| in nve years We have seen q street car
conduetor rudely reiuse to accept hve
pennies. Referring to the uniform or ell
for la &c roh.s, Dir. steDbins relates this
incident:
"A we'll known citizen said some years
ago that We had many de'Icts, or
schemes, OF prosperity. but tnefe din not
any of them hold out. | once talked with
| man who VS. the owner and manager
Of one OF the finest "a .ches in the state.
Among other rich products TIE most
beautiful butter vas maze ahd sold as 80
cents roll of two pounds, two ounces
short. asked him how lonE this was
going to last. He replied that there vas
no rea con why it should not last forever
III q
have come at length to period in our
history when, chas;ensd by experience,
| moro m odeTate viegs succeed extravAsant
expectations. Sober men feel that th 8
! development and growth OF the country
must 20 On ia something like histor C
order and not by rush. Though we
never shoulI have been here, and the
sea would have dashed idly on the shore.
had it not been for the gold mines, we
cannot stay on that account, or rear a
powerful state. We have had many
symptoms of exhaustion, many schemes
of delivsrance. many plans OF prosperity.
! 1t seems to me that while we accept the
| former davs an give them all honor or
ths port thS~ actel in the drama OF his
tory, Wa must 60 on out OF that past into
the sober indstries and frugal ties tina,
underlis solid wealth, and make com PEI
tence and Independence.
Il have no special wisdom concerning
tho future. Ths only thing that | fee
sure of is principle. There are those who
are quite sure that something is going tc
happen before long, just as we Thought
that the overland road would make u:
blest and fill our valleys with happy
populations, UT as the rich and prospe :
Gus dairymal thought he would vet MS
step. with butter at 80 cents a roll, tive
ounces short. Bat | rave deep convic
ton that no such happening is going t.
be.
"What are called improvements will gt
on-ths great canal will be digged for til,
ships, the mountain rivers will pour thei
floods upon the arid soil and tum bli
waters will transform thsir mower to cleo
trio light and power-while easy transpoi
| from the valleys TO the soa, and from tn,
sea to mountain heights, will give til,
people change OF air and scene, and thu
minister to industry, frugallty and genti
manners. The material development of th
country will be relatively slow. No grant
enterprise will work like O magciau ;
spell, 10 leap our shadows, or take
short cut 10 cestny. The tiue o! popula
ton will be turned to this vacant, realm
when it is shown that our lands will yiell
competence and Cum Tort to small owners
of good habits and little money. and GU
rich products can find the markets. of t ..
world"
We have only space for one nora ex
tract 'front.' his discourse, an especially
wholesome exhortatIon:
Let US not Oosst either because W
were born here or because we came her
of our own Will. Neither the coming I,
the being born is good ground of self