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To-Day's Events.

There are five races on the card for
this afternoon, and the lists of entries
show the names of several good horses
that have not been on the track here.
The events are as follows:
First race, five-eighths of a mile
Milesio 9S, Castake 9S, Towanda 10.
Hermoso 11S, ST. Catalina 10, Pongo
9S.
Second race, seven -eighths of a mile
-Ccgent 1872, Pansy 105, Modestia "a,
Diabclita 100 Cheridah 81.
Third race, five-eighths of mile
Senator Mahoney 107, McFarlane 1OI,
Roadrunner 10, Jock no. Kitty Brady
1O5, Jerilderio 94 Ricardo 1o9, Billy
Ayres 112
Fourth race, handicap, eleven-six-
teenths of a mile-Midas 11S, Perhaps
100, Vents 100, Don Cara "a, Leon
SO.
Fifth race thirteen n-sixteenths of
mile-Two Cheers ia, Walter j. IL,
Last Chance 114 Quicksilver Ia, Starl-
ing 100, Rapido ia, OFleeta la.
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clear water drawn from natures un-
contaminated sources, and needing no
interposition of filter beds.
Of course the city should continue to
own it's water works. No one has ever
contended that it should not nor has it
ever been for moment proposed that
she should turn over to any one the Of
fee of fixing, collectingor handling water
rates funds. The city should own her
water works absolutely and without CO.
partner or interference. More than that,
We go so far as to say what no one of the
adherents of river water has dared to
say, thereity should absolutely own the
source of the water supply. If a suffi-
cient subterranean supply can be found,
ground where she interrupts the stream.
The city does not own her water sup
ply. She has numerous partners, and
every one of them undesirable. Marys-
Vile is in partnership with US and de-
termines in part the character of the
water we use. The Folsom prison is a
part owner and user with us, and de-
termines the graduation of the mixture
of ingredients. Folsom itself drains into
the stream we use The fish boats and
house boats along all the streams above
US are partners with us in our water
supply, and do not accord US the honor
of consultation with us after the man
ner of partners. The boys who bathe
in the stream. the farmers who wash
sheep in it, the dwellers along its banks,
and steamboat proprietors who traverse
its current are partners with US, and
they would refrain from adding to the
common stock. So it is, as it has been
all along settled, that the city shall own
her water works, and we add, should
own her water supply.
The plan to clear the river water by
bed liberation plants from the tanks OF
which the pumps will draw clear water
for domestic use, is simply ridiculous.
The proposition really borders on idiocy.
Nowhere in the world where filtering
beds for water works have been tried
have the conditions been such as here
prevail. Nowhere else on this green
footstool is there any attempt to filter
the water of a stream that deposits
coarse and fine silt an eighth Of an inch
deep in an hours time in a goblet al
certain seasons of the year, and always
considerable deposit at any season.
Besides, a thousand filter beds placed
one after the other in chain-like consec-
utiveness, with the clarified water from
the first forced into another, and so on
to the last, will not purify. Deleterious
soluble matter placed in the first bed
or tank will be found on the witness
stand in large degree in the last. The
germ of disease laughs at bed filters and
waltzes triumphantly through all the
possible sand, charcoal, gravel, and
earth bed filter devices that engineers or
Trustees ever devised, or that impudent
soothing at scientific truth on the part
of official ignorance may suggest.
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PHILOSOPHICAL.
New Local Headquarters and Lectures
by DIR. Griffiths.

The Hargrove Theosophical Society
has moved its center to larger head
quarters in Odd Fellows Temple. 1t is
being papered, furnished and seated for
q meeting and lecture hall.
Papers and lectures on everyday top
les are given, followed by discussion,
questions and answers. Mrs. J. E.
Mills is President, and Alfred Spinks
Secretary A lotus circle, or children's
Sunday-school, is conducted by Mrs.
Mills and assistants. All meetings are
free
DR.. Griffiths will deliver additional
lectures before leaving Sacramento.
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pounds !
7. d. Warwick 4ch m. Mollie r., by
Mariner-Cantenac (F'rawiey), 104 pounds
Il. Boyle's b. h. w OBJ, by Apache-MisS
Hooker tShepard) 106 pounds. .......
Sea Spray LOG and Miss Ruth 104 also ran.
Time-l:2lsi.
Same day-Running, five furlongs.
j. j. Hughes ch g. Madrone, by Friar
Tuck Uones) lis pounds. ..................
F. Wrights b. h. Mafada, by Knee Ban
ManZanita (Cairns), 100 pounds .........
George Vices b. f. Modestia, by Prince
Lovington 1O0 Cogent 100 Jessie O. 107,
Defender 100 and Cheridah e5, also ran.
Time-1 :02h
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All humors of the blood, from the
small pimple to the dreadful scrofula
sore, are cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla,
which thoroughly purifies,s vitalizes
and enriches the blood.
Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick head
ache. indigestion, biliousness All drug
gists pc
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Supervisor Appointed.

Governor Budd has appointed Ed
ward de la Caesta Supervisor of the
Third District Of Santa Barbara Coun-
ty, vice self, on account of the new
County GovernmentA Act going into ef-
feet -
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Next to Yourself. 4

Don't be obstinate You can buy
summer underwear here. and never
know the difference in the weight of
your purse. The Model, Fifth and J.*
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Weather forecast.

Northern California-Fair; warmer Tues
day; light northerly winds in the valleys;
westerly winds on the coast.
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scribers with charges prepaid. All POST
masters are agents.
The best advertising mediums on the
Pacific Coast.
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A-For morning P-For afternoon
SUNDAY excepted. monday excepted.
T. II. GOODMAN. Gen. Pas Agent
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Jnck.on's Day at Chtc.eo.

The William Jennings Bryan League of
Chicago announces that It will have as it's
CUES. Of honor at a banquet to be given on
the sth of January the distinguished gentle
man whose name 1t bears. Mr.. Bryan is
expected to return from Mexico in time
and to deliver the principal speech of the
evening. The arrangements promise an
occasion of much interest.
The combination. 1t Is readily to be seen.
is designed to attract wide attention The
speaker. with his gifts and authority as the
party leader, the city, where he sprane
into fame. and the anniversary, dear to all
democratic hearts. will appeal strongly to
the imagination Of all who take instruction
from the Orator OF the Platte 1t may be
dif!icuit-|and really 1t Is difficult-for an
outsider to associate General Jackson with
the free coinage propaganda of this day,
hut 1t is not difficult for Mr.. Bryan to do
80. He has trumped up a very close reIa-
tionship between the Jacksonian idea OF
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strongly upon the corporations themselves
that this should be true. 1t Is such an
ignoring Of the rights and comforts of the
citizens as would doubtless be keeniy re-
scented in other lands and perhaps In other
cities of the United States. Washington is
rapidly being isolated In this respect. Other
American cities are being freed from the
dangers of the grade crossings at a rapi1
rate and are being provided with modern
terminal facilities while the nations cap
ital remains enthralled, victim to cor
porate Indifference and cupidity and con-
sressional representation.
tardy Christmas gift to the District,
warming the hearts of it's citizens more
than they have been warmed for many
years, would be the early enactment by
Congress after it's reassembling of satisfac-
tory legislation concerning grade cross
iEgs. The people are not divided as
to the method that should be pur-
sued in thus clearing the streets of OBJ
structive and deadly tracks. In the opinion
of practically all Washington these tracks
should be brought into the city on elevated
structures, preferably of masonry, after
the fashion Of the great railroad system of
Berlin, described in the reprinted ar
ticie. The chief point, however, in the
streets by some method or any method
which will not throw unjust burden of
cost upon the municipality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25
4 Pertinent Echo From 1892.

The grade crossing situation In this city
is the same today as it was years ago
The changes that have taken place in the
general relationship Of the people and the
railroad corporations entering Washington
are trivial. Each year brings its confer
ences between railroad officials and public
authorities. its output of suggestions that
the pending or forthcoming session of Con-
gress will attack the subject and evolve
d solution of the everlasting problem of
what to do with the surface tracks Just
low there is a pointed significance In the
attitude of the managers of the roads that
enter the city on the south side and plans
are In preparation that outline a combina-
ton system Of elevated and depressed
tracks. and there is promise Of action il the
corporations and the community can agree
upon equitable terms
In view of this state Of affairs The Star
today REPRINTS in its news columns an ar
ficle published nearly six years ago in the
course of editorial correspondence to this
paper from Europe. The purpose of that
publication was to demonstrate how sue
cessfully the nations of the old world
had wrought out the problem of eliminat
irg grade crossings. here apparently so IN
soiyable- The suggestions afforded by the
roads OF Berlin were especially valuable
as indicating methods that might probably
be bodily transplanted. The details of this
survey OF the foreign situation are pecu-
Harry applicable In almost every respect
to the state o. affairs at present 1t Is a
reproach on Congress-and Of course, more
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finance and his own. and he exploits it with
as much ease and eloquent assurance as he
does any other matter to which he address,
es himself. So that at Chicago on Jackson
day next, he may be expected to appear
in the striking role of the reincarnation of
Old Hickory, battling for the peoples rights
brought up to date.
But maybe the occasion will be made Of
greater interest still by reason of the fact
that 1t win be Mr.. Bryan's first appearance
in public after his return from Mexico The
company Will want some account of his
journey-what he saw. how 1t impressed
him. and the deductions he has reached.
And he ought to oblige them. The country,
as well, will feel some curiosity about the
matter. How does the silver standard
strike him upon close acquaintance? II he
will enlarge upon that point he may be
sure Of attention for every word he utters.
Usually, speeches at banquet are short
But this grows out Of the fact that places
on the card are made for q number of per-
sons. The Chicago banquet will be no
ordinary banquet. Who will care to con-
sumo time which might be employed by
Mr.. Bryan? Why not, therefore. turn the
function at the proper moment into a sort
of lecture, with Mr.. Bryan in his old role.
and handling his old theme with his latest
Illustrations? He ought to be allotted two
hours at least, and he ought to consume all
of the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25
Starvation In Cuba.

The appeal to the country in behalf of the
starving Cubans will meet, there is easy
reason to believe, with a most generous
response. Timed on this Christmas day. 1t
carries an added force The people of the
United States in their sympathy for the
suffering have repeatedly shown that they
know neither creed. nor race, nor locality
in well doing. Wherever the cry of dis
tress has been heard they have done what
they could to relieve it. They will do what
they can now to mitigate the horrors which
war ard bad government have inflicted on
q near nefghbor.
Controversy about this point or that con-
nccted with the Cuban situation may APP
p-opriately be suspended for the moment,
but 1t Is not improper to call attention to
the fact that Spain accepts this proffer of
assistance for her subjects who are in such
dire straits. The neighborliness of the
United States is recognized and appre-
ciated. The right of our people to interest
themselves In the welfare of Cuba is at
last conceded. The United States has at
no time sought to go beyond this IN prin-
ciple. Her sole desire has been to see af-
fairs take such shape in the island as would
contribute to the peace and prosperity Of
the inhabitants. Her interest has been
grossly misrepresented. but 1t has always
been justified by the facts. These cries for
bread from Cuba have been preceded by
other cries quite as piercing and at times
more agonized. The soul of people may
be starved as well as it's stomach.
But the question for the moment Is the
condition Of the reconcentradoes. General
Blanco's order of release carried humanity
only in the letter. 1t is not in his power to
execute the spirit Of it. He has inherited a
waste, and he can only turn the people out
into waste. There is neither food, shell
ter, nor clothing for them. They are With
out fault in themselves. Feeble old men,
delicate women and helpless children make
up the almost ghostly company crouehing
il diseased camps and on the wayside for
whom assistance now is asked. 1t ought
to come In abundance, and promptly. There
is no reason to fear that it will be misap-
piled. The name of General Lee alone is
guaranty sufficient that whatever passes
through his hands destined for those for
whom he has shown such warm concern
Will reach them.
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Christmas Greetings.

Once more the Christian world celebrates
its chief religious festival.
Each of the occasions generally observed
by the American people has special sig
nificance. Washington's birthday is a sea-
son Of patriotic pride in the career of. the
enc man to whom the republic owes so
much IF its stability. Memorial day is set
apart for acts and words that bear witness
TO the gratitude the nation owes to it's
defenders. Independence day is a celebra-
ton of the emergence of the land from the
&C mining influence of monarch ism. Thanks
giving is a day of praise for the blessings
bestowed by ail-wise Providence upon
humanity. Christmas appeals to the re-
ligious sentiments by marking the ami
versary of Him whose life and words and
acts gave the world standard of living. a
plane OF thought and a system of doctrines
that will survive all the artificial institu-
tons o: man.
The spirit of the day is one of gladstone
rejoicing. an uplifting of the soul in graft
tudc for the beneficent influences of religion
in shaping the destines of people. From
this spirit has grown the more material
sense of donation, in itself intended as an
expression of the fervent feeling of thank
fulness and happiness that characterizes
the season. The manifestations Of this
spirit are manifold. They are marked by
charity and generosity. Charity calls for
sacrifices. 1t should become part of the
Christmas demonstration OF every person
who truly feels the significance of the day.
The generosity that suggests the exchange
of presents may have lost through Excess
sive development on commercial lines the
most worthy motives of the occasion. but
the institution of gfft-making that forms
such a prominent feature of the day Is in
iself worthy of perpetuation. With every
Christmas present there should be expert
encPd sense of happiness in the mere act
of bestOwal-
Many customs have grown around this
great festival Most of them are whole
sc me while very few are deplorable. The
tendency of the occasion is one of merry
making. There is curious mixture of
Christianity and paganism in many Of the
observances. but there will probably never
he any material dulling of the sense of re-
ligious Significance that the great majority
of the people feel on this day. Christmas
of 1897 finds America prosperous. happy
and in the main contented, at peace with
the world and fearing no encroachments by
other nations less observant of the strict
rifles Of International equity. Washington
Enjoys a beautiful day. which lacks only
white covering for the ground to give an
ideal Christmas.
The Star extends a hearty Christmas
greeting to its great family. 1t hopes that
In every heart will echo the all-pervading
sentiment Of the festival greeting that rang
out from the skies eighteen hundred and
nlnety-seven years ago, sending the I'M
dying message of peace and goodwill to all
the jewellers upon earth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25
BlancO'8 Mistake.

A la,ge measure of credit is to be given
to Mr. Pepper, The Stars correspondent in
Cuba, for bringing about the change Of
sentiment on the part of the Spanish adj
ministration as to the need of relief from
the United States fer the suffering Cubans.
Shortly after Mr.. Pepper began his present
series of letters from Havana he pointed
out that the common people in the island
Were suffering terribly through the lack of
food and other necessities. He likewise
demonstrated that the government was
doing practically nothing to relieve this
distress and that General Blanco had de-
cared that no help was necessary from the
United States or elsewhere beyond Cuba
itself. Mr.. Pepper also called attention to
the fact that no force had been given to
the promised remission of customs duties
on goods sent into Cuba for the relief of
the people, and he presented a strong
arraigr n.ent of the administration at
Havana on the score of indifference to the
real reeds Of the starving Cubans. The
Spanish minister at this capital had not
been opposed to the acceptance of aid from
the United States On behalf OF the people
of Cuba, but the captain general had in
sisted that such aid was not wanted. The
proclamation issued yesterday by the Sec
rotary of State is clear evidence that NJ
Pepper and Minister De LONE were right
and General Blanco was wrong in the esti-
mate of the situation and its demands 1t
testifies, Ioo to the usefulness of The
Stars correspondence. conducted by such
a capable and trustworthy writer as Mr..
Pepper. in revealing the true state of things
in the island and as a result in bringing
about the institution of appropriate relief
measures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25

Whist.

The game of whist has taken a wonderful
hold on the people in these days. An evil
dence of this fact appears in the arrival
in Wasl ington of set of duplicate whist
boards that are now On tour throughout
the United States, having been started
from Texas with the design Of travelling
through practically every important city
where whist is largely played. The han1
were chosen by an acknowledged authority
and are preserved intact the boards
pass from club to club, a record being
accurately kept Of all the plays in order
that when these tramp boards have
completed their travels next March it viii
be possible to secure "A survey of the COM
parative abilities of thousands of players
in all sections OF the country under pre-
cisely similar conditions. The hands, too,
are chosen with reference to tine develop
ment Of certain interesting whist situations
and the calculation of some intricate prob
lens.
This enterprise illustrates the widespread
following Of the game. 1t Is estimated that
there are at least five thousand steady
whist players in this city, most of them
belonging to the school Of so-called scien-
tific whist. The central organization, the
American Whist League, contains over
hundred thousand men and women, and
the annual sessions of the body are at
tended by upward Of n thousand persons.
These figures disclose the great army of
wfisters in the United States, probably
larger number than the patrons of any
other form of indoor amateur amusement
The game of today Is on a high plane 1t
is utterly free from the faint of gambling
and Is susceptible of rare development.
The literature of the game is increasing
year by year. the shelves of the experts
berg already well filled with manuals,
treatises and guides Of all sorts. Though
in it's essentials most simple game, prob
ably the simplest game of cards in vogue
the intricacies OF reasoning, the bearing of
situation upon situation, the play of tudg-
nent in novel positions all tend to de-
velop interesting possibilities Of skill of a
high order. The popularity of the game
may wane, and this particular combina-
ton of card plays may give way to some
other form Of quiet indoor amusement, but
the time now seems far distant when the
people will turn from whist.
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A Swap.
krom the Springfield Republican.

The revelation by Senator Wolcott that
Canada would like to swap some northwest
wilderness for the state Of Maine and
slice of New Hampshire and Vermont is
quite the joke OF the day. If Canada would
give US all of her Pacific coast and the
gold-bearing regions Of the Klondike, the
entire stretch of virgin and titled wheat
fields in Manitoba clear up to Hudson's
bay. beside the lower part of the province
OF Ontario. we might be induced to consider
the proposition to give her q small slice Of
upper Aroostook, on condition that the In
habitants OF the region to be ceded voted
unanimously in favor Of the trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25
Trahs-Prairie Transit In Chicaro

From Electricity.
Chicago newspaper states that a few
rights ago several trolley cars filled with
passengers were blocked on one of the
street railway lines In that city and the
passengers were obliged in consequence to
pass the night on the prairie. This was too
bad. but it is the result of extending the
limits OF the city 50 far into the country
that passengers on the cars are unable to
walk to even the nearest habitation If they
happen to be caught in this way 1t would
seem that where travellers are likely to
have to pass the night on prairie in the
heart of the city under such circumstances
the authorities should provide some means
of relief for them-houses of refuge, for IN
stance, at fixed distances. The genuine
Chicagoans. If we are to believe what IS
said of them in st. Louis, are too heavily
constructed in the feet for a long-distance
walk.
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lnlDcrishable.

The Christmas bells will silent be,
The Christmas lights grow dim.
The brightness faded from the tree
May leave 1T gaunt and grim.
But Christmas cheer was never so:
Its echo fingers on,
With memories Of long ago
And hope of joys TO dawn.
So, Ger all time its might extends
And ready homage wins;
AS one glad Christmas season ends
Another straight begins.