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The herald., 1896-08-23

The social event of the week was the
Pike wedding, which occurred at
the home of the brides parents on South
Grand avenue Wednesday at high noon.
Although the affair had been much
talked of and the engagement known
for some time, it came as somewhat of
a surprise as the date set was known
only to the family and a few intimate
friends.
The Monday Musical club contrib
cted to the pleasant functions of the
week by meeting Monday at the pretty
home of Orr Harrelson on South Pearl
street.
Mrs. Vail entertained very charmingly
Boyle Heights and Friday evening Miss
Genev.eve Mullen was the hostess of
unique and very delightful party given
at her home on South Grand avenue.
The affair was termed an initial party
and proved of the greatest interest and
was mirth provoking to all. Questions
we're asked where the different guests
initials had to be used in the answers.
Miss Dolly Schilling carried off the
first prize, a pretty bound book entitled
Initials" The consolation was an in
ttial puzzle ana was drawn Tor py Ter
trude Redman and Edith Doran, it fall
ing to the lot of the former. Mr. Graham
captured the gentleman's first prize, a
pretty handkerchief bearing his initial.
The consolation, a candy beet, went to
Mr.. Philip Wilson. The house was effec-
lively decorated in a profusion of ole
anders. pink lilies and dark red dahlias.
Tempting viands were served, Christo-
phcr doing the catering. The hostess
iuta hxr md ciCtpr
Mrs an Miss Mullen. The guests were:
Misse.. l.. G. Burke, M. M. Chalfin, M. p.
Doran, N. M. Dillon. E. M. Doran, A. E.
Desmond. Il. V. Haas. p. f. Howard,
B. A Hit, c. l.. Kemper M j. Lindley.
G. L. Mason, H. NJ. Patterson, A. S.
Qualy, G. A. Redman, G. c. Rhodes, M.
l.. Schilling. G. e. Schilling, M. w. Tufts.
Messrs. A. B. Bush, M C. Cleveland, ].
j. Doran, f. T. Dillon, j. d. Desmond.
H. ]. Duffil. G. C. Edmonds. j. A. Gra-
ham, w. Z. James, H. C. Knewing, Il. c.
Kemper, ]. *. Laying, M. ]. McGarry,
D.. r. McGarry, j. A. McGarry. G. H.
Newlin, Il. u. Parsons, f. j. Steele, c. r.
Tufts, +. l.. Wilson,
The herald., 1896-08-23

Gold paper. &c. s2s s. Spring.
The herald., 1896-08-23
Boating Party

A delightful moonlight boating party
was given at Westlake park last Tues
day evening by Mr. and Mrs. ]. Walter
Bridge, in honor of their guest, Miss
Ella Elder of Chicago.
The boats were gaily bedecked with
Japanese lanterns and after jolly
time upon the lake the party matched
cards for partners and proceeded in
double file to the home of the host and
hostess where they found tables spread
with fine collation.. The rooms were
artistically decorated under the direc-
tion of Mrs. A. w. Patton.
Those present were the Misses Ella
Elder, May Elliott, Tillie Elliott, Angie
Barrie, Flora Bradbury, Mines. Frank
Pattee, Fred Parks, A. w. Patton, T. l..
Strassforth, Henry Schwanneke, c. c..
Gibbons, Messrs. Frank Pattee, Fred
Parke, M. ]. Gress, VIII Webster, ]. M.
Schneider, W. Lawless. George Elliott,
r. Y. Templeton, A. w. Patton, T. L..
Strassforth, c. c. Gibbons and Master
Russell Gibbons and Henry Schwan-
neke.
The herald., 1896-08-23
Sturm.Straube Wedding

Sunday evening, August 49, at o'clock.
was the occasion of very pretty wed
ding at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Sturm, 337 South Olive street, when
their daughter Louisa was married to
Mr. Win. b. Straube. The ceremony was
performed by VIM. Young, justice of the
peace. The wedding march was played
by Mr.. August Leroy. flute; Master
Charles Straube, violin, assisted by Mrs.
NJ. II. Straube, piano. The vestibule and
drawing room were elaborately decor
ated by Mrs. H. de la Fountaine with
carnations and white roses, trimmed
with endless strings of ferns and smilaX.
The whole combined made very pretty
and unique display
The bride looked charming in a beau
tful gown of cream albatros, trimmed
with -colored lace and satin rib
bon, and carried a lovely bouquet of
white carnations. A gown of yellow silk,
covered with cream chiffon and trimmed
with satin ribbon, beneath lace collar,
was worn by the bridesmaid, Miss Pearl
Straube.
After the ceremony the bride and
groom headed the grand march to the
dining-room, where an elaborate supper
was in waiting, with plenty of cham
pagne. About two hours later they de-
parted for their future home, at 1862
West Twelfth street. Showers of rice
came pouring upon them from all direc-
tions, with best wishes from all. Only
relatives and few intimate friends
were invited. Mr.. and Mrs. Straube will
be at home after Wednesday, August 26.
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LITERARY NOTES.

Harold Frederic's new novel, "The Dam
nation of Theron Ware" appears to have
made great hit in England.
The original illustrated edition of Aims
worth's Novels is about to be reprinted in
sixteen monthly volumes by George Ront-
ledge & Sons.
The Princess Laura Bonaparte, whose
novel, 1.-The Greek E, will shortly be pub
lished by II. S. Nichols & Co., is daughter
in-law of Prince Louis-Lucien Bonaparte.
nephew of the great Napoleon. The
present novel, with its queer title, is Id We
story written some two years ago.
With its May number the Dublin Review
celebrates its diamond jubilee. 1t is lust
sixty years ago this month since Michael
Quin suggested to Cardinal Wiseman and
Daniel O'Connell the idea of starting a
Catholic rival to the Edinburgh and
Quarterly.
II. C. Bunner, who for a number of
years lived at Nutley, N. j., closed his se-
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NOTES OF THE NIGHT.

DR.. Charles Conrad Abbott, who enjoys
an enviable reputation as naturalist in
| this country, has here given us series OF
very interesting essays or talks on his
| favorite subject. They are delightfully."-
| written, and the fact that some of them
have seen the light before by no means
detracts from their merit.
The first essay gives its name to the
book. DR.. Abbott, in introducing what is
probably the most interesting talk" re-
marks. concerning the peculiar phenomena
to be seen at twilight:
"Let US first ask, What is nightp As
treated in the following pages, it is that
portion of every twenty-four hours when
we are without direct sunlight. Its birth
is the cleaning or twilight; its maturity,
darkness; its death, the dawn.
I'm the city these conditions are not SO
well marked, but beyond the towns limits
nature still rules, and he who is curious in
such matters finds the twilight the begin
ming of a day of new activities in which he
may take no part, but of which he may be
a spectator"
The author of "Notes of the Night" at
tributes much of the worlds supers tition
to these peculiar phenomena, whose birth
is in the twilight when stationary objects
appear to move. ''Often have / waited,'
he SAYS, star small juniper or slender
cedar to come up to me; and while |
stood in this uncertain mood. the thought
arose, What manner of man may this
prove to be?'-which is no pleasant train
of thought when alone in the wilder
ness"
Other essays discuss various aspects of
nature, and they prove the writer to be
deep student of natural law. One of the
chapters is devoted to spirited defense of
Thoreau against some of his more famous
critics. DIR. Abbott arrives at the conclu-
sion that Thoreau had no predecessor and
can have no successor-whch, however,
may be doubted-notwithstan the as
sertion put forward that he was the prod
net of conditions that can never again
arise. New York: The Century Com
pany; price 81 so.
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EARTH's ENIGMAs.

This is volume of short stories written
by Charles G. D. Roberts. M ost of them
have already appeared in the pages of
Harper's. Longman's, Scribner's, the Cos
mopolitan, Lippincott's, the Toronto
Globe and other publications.
The first story in the collection, which
bears the somewhat scriptural name: "Do
seek their meat from God" gives very
fair idea of the character OF the others. A
pioneer hunter and trapper is walking
home through deep and dark ravine,
when he hears the sound of a chiId's cry.
Thinking it is the voice of the child of q
squatter neighbor, an idle, shiftless fellow,
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
PACIFIC HISTORY STORIES.

AS the initial volume in the Western
Series of Readers comes Harr Wagner S
Pacific History Stories" arranged and
retoId for use in the public schools. As
the author says in his preface, the voy-
ages of discovery and notable events of
the west coast of America have not been
readily accessible to the teacher and
pupil, and an attempt has, therefore, been
made to bring this. knowledge to the
schools in the form of a historical reader.
The book is designed for the middle
grades. myths, legends and inaccurate
descriptions have been avoided. Sufficient
authorities and original documents have
been consulted, so that impartial state
ments could be made" " The story of Ere
mont and the account of "Old Califor-
nians," in the volume, were written by
Joaquin Miller. Mr.. Wagner's work is
commendable, and he has made a valuable
contribution to our school literature. A
copy of Pacific History Stories should
find place in every household in Califor-
MIA. The book is gem OF Its kind. 1t is
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17

these warsl But stay ana putting the lamp
into his hand she turned and darted into the
chamber. Almost Immediately she returned
bearing basin and ever.
"'Kneel down, Howell and at the name the
lad kneit down as if he knelt in church,
watching in wonder to see her so womanly
soft for what he deemed so small a thing
Ihen, with world of gentleness In her
touch, she fell to bathing and laving the
wound; full of little sighs and sweet catches
of distress, while he held still and wondered
what she had done and thought and said yes
terday and all the yesterdays back from that
before he came down from the mountains to
see so marvellous thing as this.
Don't; you will upset the water an you
be not more carefulP chided Barbara, What
makes you start so?-did l hurt your
Nay, your hand is as gentle on my head as
the touch of apple blossoms when the petals
hoat down to the grass"
That is a sample of the tenderer and
more graceful passages, and it would be
difficult to find anything finer in fiction.
But there is very little like that. The
book is oddly logged, boring at times with
its tedious fights and battles, again charm
ing with passages of finished grace, and
bold, hard English that tunes up an ear
dul!ed by the commonplace elegance of
modern writing. Here are some strong
passages:
"Ah, so! and of a truth-did you mark it,
David; how she loves my old sword better
tHdl tnese lolnlng plnKers Jh6t the Tops wear
now?''
And this:
sc His fingers touched the wind blown
tresses of her hair and that sacrilege reused
the lord of hell in me- "
And this:
"' Ho hop laughed Sir John in rough glee
'methinks know that voice. How doth the
world use you, Sir Griffith p
a. But scurvily-as the world doth ever use
man when 1t comes upon him in petit
coats
The book is dreary in places as the au-
thor seems not yet to have mastered the
art of balancing situations, but the very
honesty of his purpose and the directness
of its execution have charm that over
weigh the dramatic faults. 1t was mani
testify written with that slow and patient
toll which is so.characteristic of the Eng
lish literary conscience and which is too
generally absent in American work. In
all the essentials it is sufficient to make
the author fsmous.
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.,
London aud New York. For sale by A. NJ.
Robertson, San Francisco.
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HE RISKS HIS LIFE

ITO SAVE HIS LOVED ONES HE EXHAUsTs HIS MEN
tai and physical strength to them food and happiness
great but adds the pleasure his dot
wife and his beautiful cherubs How great the affection
of for his flesh
And yet harbor in their bodies stealthy which
is eating away both physical and mental strength
Nervous, Sexual or Physical weakness grows slowly upon
the system. 1t destroys the vitality makes etul peev
h and irritable 1t makes home unhappy, wife and children
miserable.
Have you not evidence of this growing evil in your
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Don't you think missing the best part of your life
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reckless folly.
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VAIL OF A READER.

Between the novels of the past,
And novels of the day,
The histories and the essays,
The drama and the play,
Biographies and letters.
The classics and the verse
] wish were an infant
A-playing with my nurse.
Six books day for fourteen years,
By careful calculation,
Would of the novels of the day
Make worthy devastation.
Yet mans possessed to write more books
CTis mental aberration).
see but one way out Of it
Suspended animation!
The men that WELD the pen shall be
Hypnotically placed
All comfy in a windi ding-sheet,
And boxed up in good taste,
And gr ace the shelves as heretofore
our bookshelves they have graced:
And till the time we are "read up"
Their souls shall be effaced,
And we will celebrate the day
In ceremonies chaste.
From the Bookman
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
SCHOOLGIRLS AS COOKS,
Amateurs Who Bake and Fry,
Stew and Boil, and Then
Have a Feast.
They Give Luncheon Prepared by
Themselves to the City School
Officials.

The girls of the Franklin Grammar
School learn cooking as an essential fea-
ture of their education.
Four years ago the late James G. Ken
nedy, the father of industrial education in
this City, inaugurated the idea of cooking
classes. And to-day the efficiency OF such
practical instruction is greatly developed
in several of the schools.
In the Franklin Grammar School there
are fourteen classes and 700 pupils. 1t is
the only public institution on the coast
where all the branches of manual training
are taught in one school, Sewing is taught
in all the grades. The boys in the fifth to
ninth grades inclusive are taught mechan-
ical drawing and benchwork.
The girls OF the seventh, eighth and
ninth grades learn cooking. Miss K R.
Paxton, an experienced professional
teacher OF cooking, and graduate of the
Pennsylvania State Normal School. and
also of technical school, has charge of
the instruction. Exactitude, system, neat
ness and economy are rigidly enforced.
The girls are taught also what are the
proper foods for different conditions of
life, climate and occupation. They are in
structed what to buy and what they
should pay. The educational value of such
instruction is perhaps equal to or greater
than its practical utility.
But the cooking is by no means of a
mediocre character. The young ladies
gave luncheon at the school last Tues
day, and this is the menu they prepared:
Soup, Mock Bisque.
Fricassee Of Veal. Oyster Loaf
Crab Salad.
Cheese. Waters. Lemon Pie. Cake.
Ice Cream. Coffee. Tea.
The menu cards were also the product
of the skill of the cooks shown in another
direction. Each one was decorated with
some little floral design in pen and ink.
Those present, in addition 70 the princi-
pal and teachers of the school, were: Su-
perintendent Madison Babcock, Deputy
Superintendent c. B. Stone, Directors
Murdock, Compile, Carew, Knox and Hen
derson, and Mrs. Mary W. Kincaid, Miss
K. d. Whitaker, J. 4. Klncaid and James
Denman.
The Board of Education provides all the
material needed in the cooking classes,
although many articles, such as -four
baking powder, gelatine, chocolate and
cottolene are supplied for advertising pur-
poses by various manufacturers, thus
minimizing the expenses of the depart
ment.
Each month 28O0 Individual lessons are
given the expense for all the materials
used being about $25. When the food is
cooked there is never any question as to
what can be done with it. The hungry
girl cooks themselves soon dispel any
doubt on that score. And the girls really
like the work. They all come with the
happiest faces and the most willing hands,
first to receive tn cir lessons and later to
be perm itted to test their knowledge.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
ST. NICHOLAS FOR MAY.

"Betty, the Bound Girl is the leading
article in the May number of st. Nlcholas,
and the artist who illustrated the story
has made Betty look as handsome as a
little queen. 1t is a scrap of Revolutionary
War history done in verse, and may be
regarded as the diverse of paul Re-
vere's Ride" though it is more humorous
than tragic. Pacific Coast readers will be
interested in Theodore Wores' description
of 1.-THE Children of Chinatown in San
Francisco" with characteristic sketches
The remainder of the magazine is made up
of the usual. high-class and interesting
literature that appeals alike to children
and to those of larger growth. The Cen
tury Company, Union square. New York.
Three dollars a year.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
A MOUNTAIN WOMAN.

Pioneer stories of the Middle West, writ
ten evidently by a pioneer woman who
has lived among the scenes she describes,
make up the little volume entitled "a
Mountain Woma H." The author is Mrs.
Ella w. Peattle. IN all there are eight
stories, viz: "a Mountain Woman, !"
Jim Lancy's Waterloo" 1.-THE Three
Johns," "a Resuscitation," THE Pio-
neers." "Up the Gulch," "a Michigan
Man" and "a Lady of Vest rday" They
make interesting reading for leisure mo-
ments. [Chicago: Way & Williams, pub
fishers. For sale at the bookstores; price
81 25
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he goes on; but the cry of the child haunts
him. Turning back he sees couple of
panthers making for the open door of
hut whence proceeds the child's cry. He
succeeded in killing the fierce beasts, only
to find, upon investigation, that the cry
which he had come so near disregarding,
was that of his own little son, who had
wandered into the hut in search of the
squatter's boy.
The stories contained IN the work under
review include "The Perdu." "The
Young Ravens That Call Upon Him."
within Sound of the Saws, 1.-THE Butt
of the Camp" "In the Accident Ward !"
"Tne Romance of an Ok Team" "a
Tragedy of the Tides, y ''At the Rough and
Tumble Landing" 'An Experience of
Jabez Batterpoe'" 1.-THE Stone Dog,
1.-THE Barn on the Marsh," Captain
Joe and Jamie, "Strayed,' - "The Eye of
Gluskap."
Price 81 %. Published by Lamson,
Wolfe & Co., Beacon street, Boston,
Mass. For sale by Doxey.l
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
A JEWISH CATECHIsAr.

Under the head Judaism" DR.. B. a.
Elias of Charleston, S. c., has published
little work, which he terms Gan Exposi-
ton in Question and Answer" The book
makes no claim to be exhaustive, and the
writer notes that suggestiveness has been
aimed at rather than completeness. An
idea of the ground covered can be gathered
from the contents page: "On Religion in
General. Judaism. God. Revelation
Reward and Punishment. The Mission of
Israel. The Jewish Creed"
DR.. Elzas makes no attempt to treat OF
the ceremonial part of Judaism, upon
which he promises to touch in a future
volume. Apart from this fact, the work
shows considerable painstaking care in
svstematlzation and collection. and un-
doubtedly supplies a want. charleston,
s. c.: The Daggett Printing Company.l
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
TARTARIN OF TARASCON.

This is new and very handsomely
illustrated edition of Alphonse Daudets
work. 1t describes the prodigious adven.
lures of NJ. Tartarin, who, NJ. Daudet says,
may be described as a happy combination
of Nimrod and Solomon. From the first
part of the story, however, we would
rather prefer to ascribe to Tartarin the
virtues of Muncha usen, plus those of Don
Quixote. Following the example of the
worthy Baron, Tartarin indulges in some
pretty elevated talking and some still
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
League of the Cross Cadets.

Company NJ, League of the Cross Cadets OF
ST. Francis Parish is making great prepara-
tions for an entertainment and dance at Cali
fornia Hall on Tuesday evening next for the
benefit or their uniform fund. The programme,
which is entirely under the management of
Captain Denau and Lieutenants Quirk and
Connict promises to be one of the grandest ever
given under the auspices of the League of the
Cross. The admission will be % cents.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
WORKERS IN THE VINEYARD.

This is a very comprehensive review OF
the progress of spiritualism, by Julia
Schlesinger. In preface Mrs. Schlesinger
says that she "has endeavored in this
volume to present brief historical sketch
of the progress of modern spiritualism
since the raps at Hydesville announced
the ushering in of new dispensation
bringing light, truth and proof of i'm
mortal life to humanity"
The work contains numerous biograph-
ical sketches of prominent spiritualists
and their work in America.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
An Oil Company Fails.

The American Oil Company has failed for
$31 ,6S2 50. The largest creditor is the
Crocker-Woolworth Bank for $13,4o0. The re-
naming debts are for goods purchased. The
assets are said to be worth $31 ,407 %. The
merchandise is set down for $4,000. the fix
lures for $4,000 and various book accounts
at 81 ,064 IS. The conpany's place of bust
ness was at Ia and 16 Main street.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
TARTARINS RECEPTION ALGIERS.
Reproduced "Tdrtarn of Tarascon" by Aphonse Daudel

more extensive thinking. The reader of
this new edition of Tartarin of Tarascon
will find his inclination toward hearty
laughing considerably aided and stimu-
lated by the drawings by Montegut, De
Myrbach, Picard and Rossi, which form no
mean part in the makeup of the book.
New York: Macmillan e. Co. For sale by
William DoxeY. Price ST.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17

appropriately illustrated. San Fran
cisco: Whitaker Ray Company, pub
fishers. For sale at the bookstores
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17

HE renaissance of romance started
II by Stevenson and so tardiIy for
III wdrded by some minor artists has
n brought strong pen out of Wales
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-09-04
VIRGINIA STATE ITEMS.

The detective force of Norfolk never was
more busy, perhaps, than during the last ten
davs and scores OF thieves OF various grades
have been run to earth and captured. Inc
result of II all is that good deal OF valuable
nroperty recently stolen was recovered ana
q number of notorious thieves lodged be-
hind prison bars. In the country. where
these crooks mostly take refuge, the county
eonstables have also done well the past week
and large representation Of the vagaDond
element is filing the Norfo k county jail I'M
til the courts dispose OF them and they are
SAINT to Richmond to 'do the State some ser
vice" With few exceptions these burglars
bousebreakers and thieves generally are
black and ply their vocation on the premises
of people away in the mountains.
The planning mill at West Norfolk is 40"
In full b.ast again and paying S3'OOO per
month to the employees.
Efforts are being made to raise fund 10
establish an industrial schoo' in Norfolk Tor
homeless boys of this section.
Upward of q hundred fast horses from va
rious States have been entered for the races
IN Norfolk at the Li! fair in October.