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The herald., 1897-02-28

Bible; compare the seraphic harmonies
which rise from the harp Of David and
Solomon, Isaiah and jeremiah. or tho
apocalyptic panorama, which overshad-
owed ST. John on the isle of Palms. with
any of the classical literature OF the
world, and how grandly the poets of the
Bible rise above them all. The poets OF
the Bible were all we'll versed In the
mythology of the ancients, yet they new
er used metaphors or SMILES drawn
from such a source. Every metaphor or
figure used by the bards of the Bible Is
founded on truth, and hence Its immor-
tality.
The story of William Tells shooting
the apple from the head Of his darling
hoy has been tanning the fires of revolt
against the demands Of tyrants for more
than five centuries. yet history cannot
accurately determine the century in
which Tell lived, or that he ever lived
at all.
The modern myth of Barbara Frietchie
of Frederic, Md, at the age Of -four
score and ten," snatching the flag Of the
union, which had been hauled down by
Stonewall Jackson's army. stirred with
martial inspiration the pen Of Whit
tier In a song which always excites
storm of patriotic exultation when read
in our schools, three stanzas Of which are
as follows:
up rose old Barbara Frietchie, then,
Bowed with her four-score years and ten;
"Bravest of all in Frederick town,
She took up the flag the men hauled down.
"In her attic the staff she set,
To show one heart was loyal yet"
This is stirring poetry, but the only
trouble is that the flag had not then
been hauled down." and Jackson's ar
my did not ge. within 800 yards Of the
house in which Barbara Erietchie re-
sided. and at that time she was helpless
and bedridden and was physically un-
able to reach her attic. This myth must
take its place with that of William Tell
in the dusty realms of fabulous history.
The herald., 1897-02-28
COLUMBIA, Iso7-AN INAUGURATION ODE
(For The Herald.)

(F'or The Herald.)
Lo, down the vista of the vanished years
My spirit ventures DER space that seems
Too old for memory of listning cars.
And yet too new for fond or fatuous
dreams, 'Jt Ie.0rtt.
Wherefrom the echo of some SUMMER sea
Makes murmuring music Ger this darker r
hour;
Wherefore betake We from today's harsh
scenes?
Look back awhile with me
Beyond the blatant bonds Of selfish
power
That partisans have piled for selfish
means.
Once in land whence liberty had fed
See, tits some fairy tale that I've begun,
Some misty legend of the fabled dead.
Wherein the fairy stars and fairy sun
Return like warning gods to succor men.
o for the vintage of the vagrant Pan,
That vap'rous purple with its visions fine
To intoxicate my pen,
That might then recite the ennobing plan
That holy liberty made to combine
What time mems hearts leapt in the thun-
d'rng south,
Storm tossed, but driven onward through
the rack
Until the North, as in one mighty mouth,
To Washington and Henry echoed back
What time the tramp Of marching men
by night
And dreary days Of sickening retreat.
Till Saratoga, Trenton, Yorktown fell
Great God! the Right! the light
OF Liberty that swept the world to seat
Columbia above the gates Of He'll!
She sat her mettled steed amid the stars
OF empire and of mighty monarchies,
And vis!oned with disdain the wrangling
wars
That rocked the thrones Of olden dynas-
ties;
High-hearted, proud and holding well
in hand
Her prancing stesd-Mke some Sair hunt
ress bred
To love the alluring perps Of the chase-
With oenausrinG command,
The herald., 1897-02-28
SERVED HIM RIGHT

In refusing to pardon one James Will
to the penitentiary for distributing OBJ
scene literature through the mails,
President Cleveland did righteous act
thoroughly and we'll. Wilson was the
publisher of vile newspaper In Indiana,
and, Notwithstanding a large number
of reputable citizens of that state petit
toned the president urging clemency,
he refused to interfere with the decree of
the court. In his reply to the petitioners
the president took occasion to point out
how heinous and atrocious the offense
of Wilson was. He dwelt at length upon
the harmful influence such publications
exert upon the young, and he intimated
that he was surprised to find respectable
persons 30 far forgetting their duty to
the youth Of the country as to try to
shield tho vile wretch from the legal and
proper consequences of his immoral
acts.
NO OOuDL tne 1IloSt udAsciOuS anu HlOSt
despicable of human crea lures Is the man
who would debauch the minds and the
hearts Of the youth by feeding them upon
licentious literature. The young of every
city, more especially, see and hear quite
too much for their own good on the
streets, but all that amounts to nothing
compared with books and newspapers
filled with obscene pictures and vile de-
scriptions Of scenes of degradation. 1t
is when the young take such vile publi-
cations to the quler of their rooms and
pore over their low and vulgar contents
that the seeds of depravity are sown, and
the man who would feed young minds
upon such poison is punished lightly
when sent to the penitentiary for few
years.
Tho country is with President Cieve-
The herald., 1897-02-28
WILL YOU REMEMBER MeP

(Under this caption j. S. Holmes Of Los
Angeles has published charming song
which Is to be sold for the benefit of the
Associated Charities fund. The words and
music are by Felix Vane.)
o. love the years are going swiftly by,
We're growing old together. you and l.
And clouds severe have oft beset our way,
Yet we must part, some day. some day
When we have reached the parting Of our
ways,
And mem'ry fond recalls those happy days.
Where ere thou art. on. land or sea.
Will you dear one, remember mef
Refrain.
Then promise me, my love- that come what
may.
The Joyous sunshine or the shadows grey.
When I am parted far from thee.
That you will still remember me-
And So no matter what may be my lot.
BY all forgotten and the world forgot.
My heart will thrill wherever may ~
To know that you remember me,
Remember all our needless doubts ana
fears.
Remember all those sunny smiles sud
tears.
with all thy heart remember ma.
As shall stu remember thee.
Rafrain
The herald., 1897-02-28

will take French leave. In this way 1t
will be possible to eliminate the tramps
and hobos. and, the problem of the un-
employed being thus simplified, the
community will find it comparatively
easy Of solution. But. to accomplish
this, we must have three things:
First-A generous subscription.
Second-A thorough going system for
dispensing the funds.
Third-Hearty cooperation on the
part of public officials.
The herald., 1897-02-28

acting" In court is not the exclusive
attribute Of either sex. nor always de-
veloped by only one party to disagree
ment.
It is not improbable that a more con-
servative application of the divorce rem
edy and a more extended application of
penal statutes would be found to cor
rect some abuses in society. by awaken
ing an echo of the warning voice Of the
moral code
The herald., 1897-02-28
Of pardoning publishers Of obscene lit
erature.

The powers may be able to persuade
Greece to forego the annexation Of
Crete. and thus prevent war, but It does
not look that way at this moment
Greece can we'll afford to be bold and de-
fiant, for all the powers can do is to pre-
vent her from driving the Mussulmans
out of Crete. This would not prevent
the Cretans from continuing the war
against the Turks Should the sultan
go to war with Greece it would do him
no good. for he would not be allowed to
acquire foot of Grecian territory, and
nothing else would indemnity him for
the expense. AS the situation appears
from this far away point of view, Greece
holds the whip hand, for she seems to
have all to gain and nothing to lose,
either by diplomacy or war.
The herald., 1897-02-28
THE HERHLD'S MUSE

CUnder this title The Herald proposes to
publish enthusiastically, or perhaps
oftener original verses contributed by
local writer's. In the belief that there is
much genuine talent in Southern Califor-
mia. and that all the conditions of climate.
scenery and association are calculated to
inspire the divine passion, this oppor-
tunity Is given to local poets to present
their claims to celebrity.)
The herald., 1897-02-28

1t is probably not true, as the dis
patches from Washington say, that
Senator Sherman favors sending a war
ship to Cuba. During the two years
war he was opposed to granting the
Cuban belligerent rights, and that has
been his position since the present war
was started. Sherman has always de-
Tended Spain's moral and legal right to
hold the island. In thus upholding old
world sovereignty he differs essentially
from some illustrious men who laid
the foundations of this American na-
tion. 4 sUt
The herald., 1897-02-28

Hanna has at last mixed himself up
in the Oregon senatorial muddle, but
the chances are that Oregon will have to
get along with one senator until the
next election. Meanwhile let the Demo-
Gratis watch and pray.
The herald., 1897-02-28

The new capitol of Pennsylvania is to
be built in the form of a series Of small
buildings connected by open stone
porches The idea is a good one. espe-
cially If they want to get ahead of the
fire-bugs
The herald., 1897-02-28

Perhaps it is not generally known,
but it is true, that Queen Victoria is the
richest woman in the world. and Ii
Hung Chang the richest man. The
former is reputed to be worth $3.50, 900, 900,
and the latter. counting his real estate
at his own valuation, is worth $500, 900, 900.
The herald., 1897-02-28

And simple. indeed. was his roundelay.
Singing chrrup:
But he bent his will to the singing OF,
AS he swelled and quavered his little throat
And poured out his soul with every note,
Singing chirrup.
A sad little maiden happened near.
Chirrup. cheer up chirrup.
Wiping away briny tear.
Oh, cheer up.
And she heard the song of the little bird
And it warmed her heart with its CHEEKY
word
"'Tis the sweetest song that ever I've
heard,
This cheer up
A passing lad was grumpy and blue,
Chirrup, cheer up, chirrup,
What had saddened the maid had saddened
him, too,
Cheer up;
But his gloomy mood did the song beguile,
And he stood stock still to listen awhile.
He saw the maid and caught her smile,
Oh, cheer UP.
And now I can't pretend to say,
Chirrup, cheer up. chirrup.
How happy they were as they walked
away,
Oh, cheer up;
But the little bird sat in the self-same tree,
The happiest one of all the three,
AS a dear little peace-maker ought to be,
Singing chirrup. cheer up chirrup,
The herald., 1897-02-28

1t is the general belief that the gov
ernment must have enough revenue to
meet the expense account, but would 1t
not be better to cut the expense account
to fit the revenue?
The herald., 1897-02-28

The Sick Man of Europe. as they call
the sultan, appears to be afflicted with
contagious disease. All Europe
seems to be catching 1t.
The herald., 1897-02-28

In 1855 Lyman ]. Gage was a laborer
in a Chicago lumber yard, but that is no
reason why he should make better cab
met material than John Sherman. who
used to shave notes.
The herald., 1897-02-28

For the next two years Editor Dunlop
Of the Chicago Dispatch will write his
editorials in prison. He printed vile
newspaper and the criminal court Of
Chicago sent him to jail for it.
The herald., 1897-02-28

After an immense amount of backing
ard of North Carolina finds himself
standing on Populist Republican-free
silver-s single gold standard platform.
The herald., 1897-02-28

A nickel exchange hopes that Corbett
and Fitzsimmons will continue their
scrap until the coroner has to be called
in to "yieW the remains"
The herald., 1897-02-28

General Gomez must not think the
people of the United States have forgot
ten him. Their sympathy goes out to
him in streams, but he will excuse them
if they turn aside for moment to con-
template the sublime heroism that is to
be on exhibition at Carson next month
Home industries cannot be neglected
The herald., 1897-02-28

Four more days of Grover Cleveland
and then the advance agent OF pros
perity will advance.
The herald., 1897-02-28
A BIRD SONG

BIRD SONG
(Written for The Herald)
A poor little bird sat on limb
Singing ohirrup, cheer up. chirrup.
And nobody took any thought Of him,
Singing ohirrup;
But whether his singing was right or
wrong,
He sang for his innate love of song,
And he perked and twittered the whole day
long,
Singing chirrup.
Twas . plain little bird with plain little
Singing chirrup. cheer up. ohirsup,
The herald., 1897-02-28

She led her splendid hosts. like one who led
Battling from Orleans to exalted place.
And now a soldier knelt. benign Of face,
And round his form CoIumbias mantle
clung;
And one. who wrote with hand of match
less grace
That declaration that to men was flung,
He, too, in goodly season. and arrayed
In simple garb, rode up and hitched his
horse,
And swore the simple oath to man and
God;
Another. unafraid.
His homely, holy face filled with remorse
For others sins, rounded his period.
But others came bearing the Gorgons
head,
And 10! Columbia, with marble mien,
Sat lifeless as the dead amid the dead.
And fatuous fautors fetched a golden
screen
To hide the being they had sacrificed;
Wherefore were writ on many scroll in
red
Pages Of plots aglow with Machiavel.
And naught. alas! of Christ.
And in the East the people begged for,
bread,
And in the West burned corn they could
not sell.
And In the East mad Mammon held his
sway,
And danced droll bal-masque while
hunger cursed;
And in the West, Want and the Dame In
The dance macabre circled and reversed,
Until the suffering senses fain would
cry
From sombrous depths. adieu! adieu again!
To hideeus Mosques that mock fair Lib
erty.
Close the fond, frenzied eye
On those dead leaders of nobler reign,
What time that none knew wealth nor
poverty.
DIR. L. HUBERT FULLER.
Los Angeles, Feb. q. 1897.
The herald., 1897-02-28
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The San Francisco call., 1897-06-20
IN THE FUTURE.
Announcement Made of Dances,
Receptions and Entertainments.

Independence Social Club viii celebrate lis
second anniversary by ho.ding IL social at
social Hall, Foresters' building, 1O2 O'Farreu
street, on Friday evening, June %.
The Launch Club will give thei- third yacht
IL Sausalito, Angel Island and California
City will be visited. and a delightful sail is
assured. The following gentlemen viii have
charge of the outing: Commodore, a. J.Weber;
captain OF the guard, A. Duduy; spiritual ad-
wiser. James Benson; captains assistant, a
GOidie; judge of the brew, J. Gosiner; gun
ner Charles Hutchinson; commisary Joseph
Basch.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Baum will hold a reception
at their residence, 673 MCAlllster street, on
sunday, July L. from 2 to P NJ. in commem-
Grafton OF the Iwenty-tifth anniversary Of their
marriage.
The pupils of Puckett's Select Academy viii
give novelty il The way OF a yellow Kid
social' on next Tuesday evening, June % AT
Mission Opera Hail. Mission street be tween
Seventeenth and Eighteenth. Ali taking part
must wear yellow bow or sash. diamond
ring will be awarded TO he one creating tbe
most amusement.
The "O.d Friends" will give an installation
on Wednesday evening, June %.
The GarricK will inaugUrate a series of
monthly entertainments at Hinm8u'S NJ ssiorl
Music Hall on Wednesday evening June %
special programme has been prepared the
main feature OF which viii be a lwo-act COM
edy, tine Idol, presented by the following
ladies and gentlemen: Miss Rose Devlllefort
Little. Miss Nell Couch, Miss Ethel Niemas.
Miss Rose Ashcroft, Miss Libbie hale; Messrs
William Ramsey, steve Andrews, Harold Nor
daunt, b. J. BOylan, Frank Hayes, d. w. Brice
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-20
CLUB PARTIES.
Fashionable Organizations Enter
tain Their Friends.

The Western Addition Literary and Social
Club held their regular monthly entertain
ment and dance at Native Sons Hall, Wednes-
day evening, June 16 After an excellent
programme, consisting of literary and musical
selections, the charming little comedy eWhat
Tears Can Do" was presented with an nm
usually good cast After the entertainments
dancing was in order. The following was the
evenings programme in full: Overture,
selected, orchestra; contrRlto solo, selected
Miss May Mabie, accompanied by Nine E c.
Roeckei; recitation, selected Mrs. Letitia
Bonfoy- Ripperdan; tenor solo, selected Alex
ander Warburton: comedy, what Tears Can
Do" Cast-M. Chambly, Alfred A. Borlini;
Delphiue, his wife, Mss Elsie A. Duncan:
Albert Dudley, J. W. Arthur; Clotilde his
bride, Miss Freda Gallick; Jean, e hotel waiter
William Wallace Scene: Hotel parlor Baden
The Veteran Volunteer Eiremens Associn-
tion held It's tenth annual picnic at Shell
Mound Park, Thursday, June II. The outing
was great success.
The Kings Daughters of the Central NJ E.
Church gave moonlight garden party Tues
day evening, June 10, at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs w. B. Wetmore, S22 ShotWen str eet
There was an excellent musical programme in
which the Clara Schumann Ladies' quartet and
the California Male quartet took part. Jap
anese tea and cake were served in japanese
style by ladies III oriental costume. The affair
was great success
A grand concert and ball was given by the
MoZarr orchestr on Wednesday evening June
16 at Union.squ uare Hall The foil owing pro-
gramme was presented during the evening:
Gel Captain" march (sousa), the Mozart or
chestra; f'Song OF Love" Nv. +. Taylor) two
violins and piano, Misses Elvira and Johanna
de Pass and Cora Scheithe; "Etelka" overture
(J. s. Bergin), the Mozart orchestra; "Zingar-
ella" recitation, Miss Kitty Silver: "song and
Dance" schottische lBenetD. Professor Francis
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-20
SILVER WEDDING.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilzinski Celebrate
Their Anniversary.

On Sunday, May 80, Mr.. ana Mrs A. Will
zinski of Vallejo celebrated the twenty-hith
anniversary of their marriage. The affair was
a very unique and elaborate one. The parlors
were very prettily decorated in evergreens
and smilax, and garlands of roses and pinks
were in profusion throughout the house.
To the strains of the Eohengrin wedding
march the bridal party was formed and
marched to dinner, where q magnificent re-
past awaited them, and amidst much merri-
ment and drinking eloquent toasts were Of
tered to the health and long lille OF the mar
ried couple.
Represented at the table were four genera
tions Many relatives attended this affair
from the Far East ana North. Humorous dis
world. NJ. Hyman, son-in-lsw of Mr.. and Mrs.
A Wilzinski, was The able POSTMASTER or the
occasion.
Alter d nner the guests returned to the par
lors, where the afternoon was spent in music,
mirth and song, and in the evening dancing
was INDUCED in.
Many costly and elaborate presents OF solid
silver were received.
Prominent among the many who were there
were: C. Jackson of New York, Ed Jackson OF
Leadville, Colo, Mr.. and Mrs Marasso and
family OF san Francisco, Mr.. and Mrs J. Bopas
of Vallejo, Mrs. J. Newcome of Vallejo, Mrs.
Pasch and family of Martinez, Mr.. Cohn of Val
lejo, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Schwalbe and son OF San
Fran cisco, Mrs. F. Benas OF San Francisco, Mrs.
NJ. Wilzinski of San Francisco, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. Hyman and son of Oakland, Mr.. aud Mrs
of San Francisco, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. BenBs of
Vallejo, Mr.. ana Mrs. A. Wilzinski OF Vallejo,
MISS Frances Wilzinski of Vallejo and Miss
Stella Wilzinskl OF Vallejo.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-20

near Bolinas. The club left on the O'Clock
Sausalito boat for Millwood, and from there
walked over 10 the Redwoods and BoIinas
ridges, reaching Willow Camp at about IL 80
p NJ, where they partook of an elegant lunch
The "trip was enjoyed by the following mem
ers: Messrs. George Tieijen. NJ. Meyer, Ed
Men stadi, /. H. Anthes, Arthur Gerken,
1harles Collett, w. Beck, E. J. Ronald, Mr.
Koch neke, Joseph Head, William Mack and +.
Eickhoff.
The Owl Outing Club held its first outing
last Sunday 10 Lagunitas. A very pleasant
day was enjoyed by the following mem bers OF
the club: Mrs. bowman, Miss A. Mcintyre
Miss X. Christensen, Miss snow, Miss l.,
Cantus Miss E. Cantus, W. a Whiting, C. h.
Pierson. H. A. Moenning, W. Snow, G. Little,
ID. A. Blakeslee
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-20

Mandolin, Guitar and Banjo club; vocal solo,
selected, Miss Laura Lohmeyer. pianist Miss
Hugh es; Loves Dream After the Bali" (Czi-
bulka). Mandolin. Guitar and Banjo Cub;
THE Bell Dance" (Seharwenka), Miss Ruby
Loveland.
There was a large attendance at the regular
monthly nteriainment and dance given By
the Native Sons OF Vermont at Old Fellows
Hall on Friday evening. The following pro-
gramme was presented, after which dancing
was iaaugurated: Overture, Dellepiane' )
orchestra; dance of the faries-Queen, Undine
and SIX misses. Queen, Miss Gertie Bentham I;
Undine, Miss Lillian Anderson; fairies, Misses
Stella Gilson, Eleanor Quinn, Myrtle Davis,
Alice Mittleton, Marie Quinn and Tutsie Cook,
pupils of Miss Pearl Brysons dancing acad-
tmy; "A Modern Ananias;" comedy in three
acts by the Columbia Stock Company; recita-
tton, "An Idyl of the Period (Bakerl, Mrs.
Letit1a Bonfoy- -Ripperdan OF New York,
teacher OF elocution; song, selected, Miss
Robinson; soprano solo, "Valse from Romeo
and Juliet (Gounod), Mrs. Eva Tenny.
Those assisting in the presentation of the
flaming, Norman Merrill Warren King. Miss
Julia Stevlier, Miss Ora Lathrop and Miss
Linda Pritchard.
The Alumni Association of the College of
Dentistry, University of California, held their
annual banquet at the Palace Hotel Tuesday
evening at o'clock.
A number of the girls of the junior class of
the Polytechnic High School, corner of Bush
and Stockton streets, gave "high jinks'' TO
the teachers and few friends on Wednesday
afternoon. The tables were tastefully deco
rated. After partaking of the refreshments
the company were enter tanned by various
lections, songs, recitals. etc. Among those
present beside the teachers were Miss Lottie
Lime, Miss Irene McSweeney, Miss Julia Metro
pOlsky, Miss Kate Lime, Miss Josephine
Brown, Miss Eta Sheehan, Miss Daisy Faux
ner, Miss Caroline Waller, Miss Rose Calm,
Miss Lille Stromberg, Miss Maud Adler, Miss
Agnes Shumacher, Miss Celia Fisher, Benja-
min Strand, Clarence Waterman, Waller
Trefts, Robert Teller, Selby Bait, Robert Cohen
aud Roy Jack.
An interesting musicale took place last
Monday evening under the auspices of the
Meyerinck Club, the latest choral organiza-
tion, at the residence of their leader, Mrs.
Anna Won Meyerinck, on Fulton street The
club, which consists of about forty singers,
sang several difficult selections from the ora
torio "St Paul" by Mendelssohn. The solo
numbers by Miss Grace Davis, soprano Miss
C. Decker, alto, Miss Hermione Lask, soprano,
and Miss Maude Fay were charmingly rem
dered.
A musical and literary entertainment was
given in the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion auditorium on Tuesday evening, June g.
by the Triangle Swimming Club Among the
participants we're: Miss G. Guittard DR.. H. L.
Dietz, Josh Davis, G. c. Peterson, Miss A.
Murphy, George Baker, John A. jackson,
George Stewart, q. Parmenter and c. Stewart.
The following members were on the commit
tee of arrangements: James A. Geddes, Will
liam Stewart, John A. Jackson, DR.. II. L.
Dietz, Stewart McDougaIl Emil c. Sternberg
and George Klarmann.