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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18

of shiftless "hired" housekeeper, marries
girl from the poorhouse and brings her
home. She is nameless waif, born in the
poorhouse, reared among its ass ociations
and wholly unable either to read or write.
Ignorant and wicked she leads her hus-
band "a dance" as the country phrase
goes. that reduces him eventually to beg
gary. The story is unspeakably squalid,
and the only comfort to be derived from
it lies in the reflection that the world has
moved since David Converse's day. We
have grown in wisdom and in the humani-
ties. The sheer brutality of that respecta-
BILE community's dealings with its pauper
element could probably not be equaled in
any backwoods settlement in the land to-
day. That there still are men as weak as
David Converse, and women as wicked as
Bethesda Blow. is probably true, but that
there exists anywhere to-day community
so stepped in ignorance and brutal disre-
gard for the higher humanities is doubt
full. The story is in its way a powerful
and certainly an interesting one. New
York: J. S. Ogilvie Publishing Company. ]
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18
PERPETUAL YOUTH.

There is a great deal of common-sense,
along with a vast amount of nonsense. in
this little book of Eleanor Kirk s. There can
be no doubt but that most of US grow old
prematurely. Equally. there must exist in
most minds doubt as to whether perpet-
ual youth is desirable thing. To most
useful men and women the signs of ad-
vancing years come as honorable scars, re-
ceived in the battle of life, and the "mind-
your-own-business" policy preached by
Eleanor Kirk as the essential preservative
of youth and beauty is a deadly one in a
world where society and not the individ
ual is the chief consideration. At the
same time, any protest against the en-
crossing whirl of our modern civilization
is timely, and the woman-Miss Kinks
hook is written for women-who will take
the authors advice, to the tranquilizing of
her mind, will find it very eficacious in
pestponing the evil day, if it be an evil
day, of silvered locks and wrinkles.
brooklyn, N. Y: The Idea Publishing
EOmnaOV
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18
THE SATURDAY POPS,
They Will Be Given Again in
the Latter Part of Sep
tember.
Sigmund Beel Arranging for the
Production of a Series of
Four Concerts.

The Saturday Pops" which for the past
four and half seasons have entertained
the musical element of San Francisco, are
to be revived again this autumn. There
will be new faces in the orchestra and en-
tirely new programmes, and in the series
of four concerts to be given some works
which have never yet received correct
orchestral Interpretation will be presented.
AS formerly, Sigmund Beel, the violinist,
is managing the concerts, assisted by Mrs.
| Carmichael Carr. They are organized upon
subscription basis, and the artists are only
waiting until $50 subscriptions have been
taken to commence active work. 1t is ex-
pected that the first concert will be givep
in the latter part of September.
| The new people who have been engaged
so far for the regular orchestra are Heine,
Jauleus and Solomon. Solomon will be
second violin, Heine 'celloist and Jauleus
will play the viola. These with Beel and
Mrs. Carr and perhaps one or two more
instruments will compose the regular
orchestra. For special numbers several
additions will be made.
Among the new works which will be
presented will be Brahms sextet for two
violins, two 'celles and two violas,
Dvorak's seXtet for the same, Beethoven'S
septet for two violins, cello, horn, clarionet
and double bass, Svendsen's octet quar-
tet of Semtana and others. The vocal
feature will also be given some promi-
nence, but the solo voices have not yet been
selected.
These concerts have always been ex-
tremely popular with the music-loving
folk of San Francisco, and they have been
the means of introducing many works
which have since been produced all over
the Union. They have always been purely
local. SO far as talent was concerned, and
local music has always been prominent
feature of the programmes. This year
there will be series of four concerts given
this fall, which will bring the total num-
Der given up to forty-eight. 1t is Mr.. Beel's
desire to give a round fifty, and the other
two necessary will probably be given later
on. The concerts are founded on the same
lines as the "Monday Pops" of London,
and they have undoubtedly paved the way
for the symphony concerts which proved
so popular here some time ago. They have
also been the means of developing many
of the local singers, among them G. D.
O'Sullivan and also local composers
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considerable attention. 1t is pre-emi-
.nently a. book beloved of writer folk.
Zangwill, Richard LIE Gallienne,: and the
critic Of Public Opinion in London; Ham
ilton Mabie, Brander Mathews and others
in this country hailed the quaint little vol
June of HMeditations in Motley" as witness
that the art of essay-writing still survives
in America.
!. Walter Blackburn Harte. the author of
these riMeditations,' is yet quite young
man with, it is evident, literary future
He has lately essayed fiction, and has tried
the novel experiment of treating it as sub
jectiyely as he treats life in his "Medita-
TONS The CALL publishes to-day a
sketch by him, in which the drama is en-
tirely one of mental processes, as dis
-tinguished from the more transitory,
physical activities of. life. 1t is an unusual
sort of study and one which we are;per-
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the sentient rejecting mind, with its ideals
and aspirations of the moral life: We think
we love for loves sake, but the facts OF life
show us that we are deceived. But TO ollnd us
nature mas mingled passion with love, and so
we perpetuate her tragic farce"
81 daresay we but serve the hidden purposes
will always be first and last of all-love for its
own sake. She will never consent to open her
eyes to your conspiracy OF cosmlc law 1t may
be love is selfish, but it is selffshness Justlhed.
"Ah, yes; it is the only delusion in which
we touch the spirit and realize the bond OF
mind in the greater game OF lie. But man
in this real world of circumstance mas no rlght
to drag woman down"
"UnlesS-'
1Unless what?"
There was note of eagerness in his voice.
and his eyes sought hers, but she avoided the
gaze.
"Unless they both have some refuge in spirit
from the mere chance of circumstaDce-the ups
and downs of chance. They need a little phi
losophy to live lie as Life untroubled by out
ward things"
"And your Have you so much philosophy"
81 hope so. Love is all the philosophy
woman needs"
"Ah. Then love is the cure of enthusiasm.
That is my creed too.''
az do not think it is the cure of enthusiasm.
1t should be refuge of enchantment for both
man and woman, and so 1t may rather quicken
than cure enthusiasm"
81 mean it is the cure of disillusion. disap-
pointment, thwarted ambition-the escape
from the philosophy that leaves life mere
IL.
eyes, but this illusion, to last and bring
peace, must be sustained by philosophy. For
we women, mostly by faith in the goodness of
God"
DO you think am enough of philosopher
for such blessing as a woman's love, if one
would share my poor fortune?'
Don't call it philosopher; that is the wrong
word-and such cold one. man must not
be philosopher in love-only lover with
enough philosophy to keep love intact, in spite
OF the pinch OF circumstance"
"Abbyp'
"Oh, 1 think you are too philosophic for
love-" hurriedly. "The greater game of life is
too much in your thoughts. One must shut
that out and live in q FOOLS paradise to get hap
piness from loving"
NO. no. Let US live our lives in corner:
and 1 shall find cure of enthusiasm in some
thing sweeter and nobler than what 1t cher
ished. Abby, would you play the rest Of the
game with me?"
She looked up at him with swimming eyes,
GAS lovers, Henry-not mere philosophers"
He seized her hands.
''You know have loved you all along. AS
lovers, of course. All, Abby, life looks as If it
thought, misfortune, poverty, all these are I'M
real in the retrospect, but love"
~ believe the birds are actually twittering
for US, Henry, although l know you will say
they are entirely wrapped up in themselves.
All, l am SO happy-and believe you will
write poetry again, after all"
''Wel1, well: if we can't give the devil the
slip we will at least make merry with him.
Anyway, we shall always have each other-and
let the world slide; love is the cure of enthu-
siasm."
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| st. Elmo Lewis sketch, "The Confessions
Of an Egoist," is also noteworthy, albeit
it is sadly given to wordiness. This, in
deed, is the trouble of most of the con-
/ tributors to Moods. "The thoughts OF
! youth are long, long thoughts" and the
temptation of youth is to indulge in gar
rulous expositions thereof We combat
this tendency in middle life, warned by
experience of the shortness of the years,
and only in the gentle leisure of age do we
feel that we may again yield to it.
But Moods is not without that promise
which excuses its existence. Unquestion-
ably there is a necessity in these days for
series of Independent publications. They
are essential to the keeping alive of literary
and artistic independence. The Yellow
Book, weird and yellow though it be, The
Chap Book, The Philistine, even that Jolly
little local joke, The Lark, are valuable as
they stand for protest, each in its way.
against the solidifying tendency of
prosperous, artistic responsibility. To-day,
as when Browning wrote:
1t were better youth
Should strive, through acts uncouth,
Toward making than repose on aught found
made.
And if youths wobbly, somewhat strad-
ding, efforts to stand alone shock conserva-
tive susceptibilities, we may console our
selves with Josh Billings thoroughly
philosophic reflection that 1.-The conserva-
tism of most folk is nothing but their
radicalism gone to seed" The Jensen
Press, 80 SAMSON street, Philadelphia
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18

THE CALLS efforts to present an ap-
propriate literary department, illustrating
the wealth of literary California, are ap-
preciated abroad. In evidence of this TACT
may. be cited the following. extract from a
DETERMINATION by Walter Blackburn Harte
to one of THE CALL S contributors:
i. am much interested in your work in TIE
3: CALL and in the group. of friends and writers
you are in touch with in California. 1t seems
from what see OF. the paper, whichI read with
interest, that the editors do manage TO get con
siderable literary matter into the Paper-a
most unusual and extraordinary thing IN
modern journalism. The report Or the 0ly l :
plans: at sport is very entertal nlng' l nope
may see more OF THE'CALL- 1t is more generous
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18

to literature than any of the papers we have
here in Boston, which are swamped with out
door sports and murders
:. Joaquin Miller's praise. of the dear old
: Sacramento River will be nioyed by every
Californian who is worthy of the name.
The deep debt of gratitude due from the
State and Nation to this noble stream can
"notbes overstated. The poet of the Sierras
has: given "a glimpse. of theglories OF the
rivers past history; with a prophecy of its
future blessings for the people.
Last autumn a remarkable. book -ap-
peared in, Boston that: has since engaged
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18
DESPONDENCY DOTH WRACK

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liver good order with simple remedy Use Vegetable
Sarsaparla moderately The bottle you joys
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bottle OF joys Vegetable Sarsaparia will lightly
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it should be- joys Vegetable Sarapara made of herbs 1t
tans ioddes mercury deadly nsdous drugs
You will have healthy look healthy feeling healthy
if Joys Vegetable Sarsapala All your bemses
all big blood spots your suggsness surely disappear
when Joys Vegetable Sarsaparia Don't
get what the druggist offers substitute.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18
THE WORM THAT CEASED TO TURN.

AS chip thrown overheard, so to speak,
to note the progress making by our social
bark, this little book by Gorham Silva is
very significant. 1t is an exceedingly re-
alistic picture of certain phases OF New
England life in the early thirties. David
Converse, a well-to-do elderly bachelor,
driven. to desperation by the depredations
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18
J. E. SHAIN'S AFFAIRS.
A Garnishment Served on the Complaint
of w. RigbY Jr.

of w. Rigby Jr.
| As the latest development of the finan-
cial troubles of Collector J. E. Shain, a
punishment was yesterday served on the
California Title Insurance and Trust Com
J pany to cover claim of $536 16 preferred
by w. Rigby Jr.
Mr.. Rigby belongs to the Commercial
Agency, and in the matter is an assignee
of Macondray & Co. for 1886 16 and A..
Schilling & Co. for $3.50, representing in
each case money collected, for which,
with interest and costs, he is suing. Mr..
Rigby stated that the garnishment was
against the equity of the disposition of
property valued at $4,000, transferred on
May 80 by Shain to the California Title
Insurance and Trust Company. He added
that Shain had issued orders against the
S12, 900 to secure 65 cents on the dollar of
his liabilities while he had offered to Sc
cure the remaining 35 cents on his personal
note.
At Sheriff Whelan's Office it was stated
that Shain was still in business. A pre-
vious attachment had been issued against
the Continental Insurance Company to
cover a claim for $3.50, but it was contended
that the property attached was exempt and
should be released.
ID. A. Curtin, attorney for J. e. Shain,
said that he had not yet investigated his
clients affairs and was only prepared to
admit that Mr.. Shain owed money. His
assets were in such shape that he could
not tell whether they would be sufficient
to cover the liabilities or not. He could
not hazard an estimate of the latter at
present. He had given several orders on
the property in the hands of the California
Title Insurance and Trust Company, but
that method had been stopped. In the
meantime Mr.. Shain was continuing his
business.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18
THE sALooN-KEEPER's LEDGER.

A series of temperance revival discourses
by the Rev. Louis Albert Banks, DID,, in
which ne dwells upon the enormous drain,
mentally, morally and financially, that
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18

Spanish in Spanish" by Louis Duque,
late instructor in the Leland Stanford Jr.
University. This work is based on purely
scientific principles by which the student
is enabled-through gradual elimination
of English, and while mastering the essen
tials Of the language-to think and ex-
press himself first in English-SpanIsh,
then in Spanish-English, and finally
purely in Spanish.
In the first part all parts of speech are
fully treated with the proper syntactical,
prosodical and photographed obserya-
tons. In the second part syntax is
brought to bear on points not governed by
a law common to English and Spanish. In
the third part the most perfect prosody of
living languages is reviewed, and In the
fourth part the principles of Spanish pho
netic photography are set forth. The ap-
pendix includes complete and important
fist of words that are constructed with
propositions, q treatise on Romance phil
oiogy in general but especially in Spanish
phonetics and an exhaustive vocabulary.
Published by Allen & Bacon, Boston;
for sale by Cunningham, Curtiss & WEIGH,
327 Sansome street, and Whitaker q Ray
Co., 723 Market street.
The poster craze is still raging. In this
interesting domain of art THE CALL has
presented a new creation. A fac-simile of
m
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presented to-day. Several other specimens
of poster work are also given. Collectors
of posters will find limited number of
copies of THE CALLS posters at the main
business Office, 710 Market street.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18

The knightage ceremony at Windsor was
a long affair. In the case of Sir Henry
Irving, the Queen is seid to have shown
marked interest. According to a London
paper, in this case alone were added the
words, 81 have very much pleasure"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18
A JOURNAL INTIME.

suaded will afford pleasure to large num-
Der of thoughtful readers
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the saloon-keeper is upon the Nations re-
sources. The book has an Introductory
chapter by Theodore l.. Cuyler. DID. New
York: Funk & Wagnalls Company
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-09-04

therefrom no man can foresee. We have
now reached a point where great per-
sonal and corporate enterprises combine
to adjust prices for both the farmers
products and portion of the supplies
they require, thus bleeding them first on
one arm and then on the other.
Legislation has favored this class of
extortioners, and now their vulture-like
characteristics are becoming more dis
cernible, legislation should stretch forth
it's right hand to stay their work of in
justice; but alas! our legislatures are
dominated by this same class of wealthy
barons. From the DAYS of the ''Credit
Mobilier," until this day has the worst
incubus of this century hung over, in
and around about our halls of legislation.
A. F. BOYCE.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-09-04

At the last meeting of the town coun-
Gil of West Palm Beach, the seat of
George Zapf was declared vacant and
George FL. Woodall was elected a mem
Der of that body in Mr.. Zapf's place.
The mayor vetoed the ordinance rela-
tive to building permits, and the coun-
Gil passed it over his head. The mayor
also did not sign the ordinance relative
to keeping the marshal and members of
the police from frequenting barrooms
and houses of ill-fame, which, in short,
means a veto, and this ordinance was
passed over his head by the council.
Mr.. Woodall is well-known citizen
here, and is very popular, consequently
the council made wise selection.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-09-04
Florida's Growing Necessity.

The establishm ent of fruit-canning
factories in Florida is a growing neces-
sity. If actual statistics could be fur
nished of the annual importation Of all
kinds of canned goods shipped to Flor
ida for consumption, there is little doubt
but 1T would more than equal the value
of any other one product of the North
ern farm sold by Florida merchants for
home use. The public will purchase
what they must have. The conditions
of our Florida climate are such that it
is difficult to preserve oven the hardest
of our own products. When it comes
to our tropical or semi-tropical fruits,
these are exceedingly perishable.
The proportion of fruits which will
bear shipment in fast trains and in re-
frigeratlng cars to the total crop grown
is so small and freight rates SO high thai
it becomes a serious question to the
farmer and fruit grower whether it will
Justify one 10 undertake to cultivate for
marketable purposes many Of our dell
cate trucks for shipment abroad. If
Florida was densely populated State,
composed of manufactures and those
employed in them, as it will become
sooner or later if the signs of the times
indicate anything, then nearly it not
quite all our surplus crops of Vegetables
and fruits would be consumed at home;
but for the present our only hope of re-
Enumeration for surplus products lies in
the establishment at central points in
the State, of canning factories of the
most approved kind, AS these can be
built at little cost and kept going nearly
the year round, there should be no ques-
ton as to the expediency on the one
hand or profit on the other, of establish
ing many such enterprises in various
parts of the State.
With the planting of convenient can
ming establishments will come the con-
servatories for the cultivation also of the
most delicate tropical fruits Florida
may thus easily become the dominant
AGRICULTURAL em plre OIL I1o Universe
The flavor of our oranges has no par
allel in any other latitude or longitude
on earth. The alternate vibrations OF
the aerial pendulum, which mildly
sweeps first from the Gulf of Mexico
to the Atlantic ocean across the fertile
peninsula and back again with almost
astronomical precision each day, i'm
parts virtue to our soil and variety
deIicacy. richness of flavor and a unique
ness of aroma to Flor da fruits nowhere
else recognized among the most expert
epicureans. We therefore already have
the climate, the soil and the fruits
What we need now are convenient can
ming factories. The financial success Of
these is not problematical, but assured
There can be no obstacles, however, i'm
posed that cannot easily be overcome
The objection that canning frnit unfit
for market would give an inferior article
has no foundation in fact, since nothing