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The age-herald., 1898-11-11
Opening CotiIon of the
 Jefferson Club Last Night

The opening cotillon of the season given by the Jefferson club last night was a charming occasion and brought out the younger dancing set in great numbers. The cotillon began at 10 o'clock, and was beau- tifully led by MT. Murray White and Miss Evelyn Byrd, of Washington, D. c. There were number of elegant toiettes worn, and the cotiflon was most delightful func- tion. There were a number-o young ladies and gentlemen present who are now visit ing in the city. Lunch was served during the evening.
 Among the chaperones present were:
 Captain and Mrs Reuben F. Kolb.
 Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Frazier.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles G. Davis.
 MT. and Mrs. Bain Thompson.
The age-herald., 1898-11-11

Miss Maebelle Couch. of Senoa, Ga. is visiting Mrs. J. T. Glover
 Miss Bertha Beitman, of Indiana, is the guest of Miss Ida Joseph.
 At the meeting of the Little Jokers yes- terday afternoon with Mrs. Hampton Smith, the prize, a lovely hand-panted platter. was won by Miss Eloise Johnston. The club meets next with Mrs. Eugene Brown.
 MT. and Mrs. Solon Jacobs are now occu- pying their pretty home in Eleventh ave- nue, South.
 Miss Alice Vigo went to Tuscaloosa yes tcrday afternoon, where she will spend several weeks.
 Mr. R. P. Wetmore Is in Mobile.
The age-herald., 1898-11-11
Mrs. winsIow's Soothing svrnn

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS bv MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHrT., DREN WHILE TEETHING, with PER FECT SUCCESS. IT SOOrHES the CEiI,D
 SOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS all PAIN: oOhES WIND COLO, and is the best rem edy for DIARRHOEA. Sold bv drnggis,. in every part of the world. Be sure and a s,. TOT Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.' and take no other kind. Twenty-Five cents a
 bottle.
The age-herald., 1898-11-11

alike in the north and the south. and the the northern mill with skilled operators and the latest machinery will be able to hold it's proportion of trade. The outlook for manufacturing in New England is not so desperate as users of obsolete machinery consider it
The age-herald., 1898-11-11
Tortured By
 Rheumatism.

I felt SO much better after taking two hotties. that 1 continued the rShedy, and in two months I was cured eoins nletely. The cure was permansnt, for bSye never since had touch of Rheumatism, though many tim es
 ELEANOR M. TIpPILL,.
 a711 powelton Avenue, Philadelphia.
 Those who have had experience with Rheumatism knot that 1t becomes more severe each year, and like all other blood diseases, the doctors are totally unable to
The age-herald., 1898-11-11

tensify the disease.
 5. s. s. never disappoints, for it is made to cure these deep-rooted diseases which are beyond the reach of all other remedies. It cures permanently Rheumatism, Catarrh, Cancer, Scrofula, Eczema, and all other blood diseases. 1t is the only blood remedy guar anteed
 Purely Vegetable
 Books mailed free by Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga.
The age-herald., 1898-11-11

cure le. h IacU, the only remedies which they pre- scribe Are potash and mercury, and though temporary relief may result, these remedies pro- duce a stiffness of joints and only in-
The age-herald., 1898-11-11

of the most brilliantly edited papers de. voted to club works and interests, con. tained a photograph of Miss Millie Nabb of Birmingham, among a group of other bright club girls.
The age-herald., 1898-11-11

Miss Annie Watkins. of Chattanooga, will reach Birmingham on Monday and will be the guest of Mrs. H. M. Badham. Miss Watkins is the daughter of Mayor Watkins and is an unusually beautiful and charm ing girl She will be maid of honor at the Hart-Lane nuptials.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04
THE FOLSOM BOULEVARD BONDS

I has been arranged in Sacramento to make up l an agreed involving the question of the valid
 ty of the recent issue of bonds for the construc- ton of Folsom boulevard and submit 1t to the Stu preme Court for decision. This is wise and timely thing to do At present the bonds cannot be sold because 1t is seriously doubted If they have been issued in accordance with law. That doubt must be removed before any step be taken in the work of construction, and the only way to remove it is that which has been arranged
 When differences of opinion to questions of law exist among high legal authorities as in this case power less than that of the Supreme Court can de- eide them The Call therefore will not undertake to argue the question involved in the controversy It is sufficient know that while the issue of the bonds regarded in every way legal by the law officers of the State, other lawyers equally eminent advised their clients not to purchase them. The construction Of the boulevard is blocked and the improvement for which the people voted by an overwhelming majority is delayed because of this legal doubt
 On all questions affecting public improvements and on all issues that have been submitted to the popular vote our courts should give liberal con- structon the constitution and the statutes That has been the course of the Supreme Court of the United States in construing federal laws. Strict constructionists who would impose the restrictions of excessive technicates upon the course of growth and improvement of the na- ton or any of its communities have never had as much influence in determining the decisions of the Supreme Court at Washington as have those Judges who, like Marshall studied the law in its broadest aspects and gave the republic scope in which to develop from a Federal to a National Govern ment
 It is but fair expectation that Supreme Court will follow in this respect the example at Wash ington A mere technical defect in the issue should not be permitted invaidate bonds which in every important respect issued the law required
 The Folsom boulevard is much needed public improvement The people of Sacramento have by their shown desire for 1t and willingness pay for the construction. It will cost them great deal of money to hold election if the present bonds are invalidated There will be also loss of much time in the completion of the work. The case is one that should be decided in accordance with the spirit rather than the letter of the law and the way made clear for the counties of California to go for ward with the work of improvement.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04
PROGRESS DELAYED.

ID the vote in San Mateo on the proposition to h issue bonds for highway improvement the
 cause ot progress has met with serious de feat The strong majority given in Sacramento County not long ago on similar proposition encour- aged hopes that the people of the State had at last reached right understanding of the value of good roads, and that hereafter there would be extensive movement in that direction all the State These hopes have been disappointed in San Mateo, and there can be no in denying that the dsappoint- ment has been severe
 Rarely has the issue of road improvement been presented under more favorable conditions than in this instance San Mateo has exceptional reasons, founded on her peculiar situation for favorng the construction of highways of the highest excellence. Her location IS such that all travel between San Fran CISCO and either the rich valley of Santa Clara the romantic seaside resorts of Santa Cruz shall pass through her territory. If opened up by good roads the whole country would be virtually suburban dis trict. Every would be valuable Every DOT ton of the mountain and valley would have attrac- tions for men of means and culture. In time con- paratvey short after the construction of such high ways San Mateo would have been one of the most fourshing rural localities in the world while without such roads much of it must remain in the condition of an almost inaccessible wilderness
 In addition to the arguments for the bond issue drawn from the situation of the county, there others hardly less important drawn from the character of the proposition itself The plan of improvement had been thoroughly studied out in every detail by competent experts and both efficient and econ onca It IS hardly likely the people of that section will ever have better devised system of road i'm provement submitted for their approval This fact adds to the regret at the result of the vote. When such wel-considered measures for the public welfare rejected it is doubtful whether any progress be made until conditions have changed and new temper prevails among the people,
 The only apparent cause for the defeat of the en- terprise is the feeling of despondency caused in the minds of the people by the dry winter and the dam age done to crops by the recent frosts. When the weather is unfavorable to agriculture the people are generally unfavorabe to everything in the way of progressive politics Presidential contests have been decided by the condition of the wheat crop, and the course of much of legislation has been deter mined by the way the winds blew in election years San Mateo cannot be consistently opposed to sys- tenn of road improvement which will add much to her wealth and her prestige, and when good crop is in sight 1t will be worth while for her enterprisng citizens submit the proposition the people for reconsideration.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04
HAWAII IN CASE OF WAR.
San Francis

San Francisco, April 2. 1898.
 Editor Call: Now that the country is on the verge of war, l thought it would be reasonable to show to those who think that by annexing the Hawaiian Islands we can better protect ourselves how fool ish it would be to take such a step. Our navy Is being got ready for action, and our seaports are being fortified. and as the preparations for trouble are going on we see how few ships we have to pro- tect the Pacific Coast.
 I ask one question of the annexationist, and that is this, Where in the name of God would the Pacific Coast be in case of war with Spain if we had already an- nexed the islands? AS the United States navy is none too large at present, 1t can be seen at a glance that if war were de- clared either the Pacific Coast or the Ha- waiian Islands would have to be left open to attack Senator White did well when he said that i've cannot protect ourselves by acquiring other territory which needs protection" Uncle. Sam cannot afford to leave his own coast open to attack while sending his warships out to protect isl- ands 2000 miles away.
 Let every annexationist bear this in mind. R. D. WHITE.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04
NEWS OF FOREIGN NAMES.

The Russian squadron Tn ASiatic wa ters consists now of twelve vessels, ex- c.usive of torpedo boats, and four battle ships were due during last month.
 The German squadron on the China sta- tion will next summer be composed of the Kaiser and Deutschland, and three sec ond, two third and one fourth class cruis- CT, carrying total of 31S4 men.
 There are two cruisers and torpedo gunboat under construction at Yokosuka, and a battle-ship and first class cruiser are soon to be laid down at the same yard.
 A signalman on the British cruiser Taurango, on the Australian station, has been court t-martialed for striking on off, cer and sentenced to three years penal servitude and dismissed from the ser vice.
 Four torpedo boat destroyers are build ing for Japan at the yard of Thorney- croft, the first to be delivered next June and the others at intervals later on. The boats are to have speed of 31 knots. with 5000 horse power and a displacement of 3e0 tons The coming towers will be armored and the coal capacity 90 tons.
 The Japanese navy in commission num-
 
 and coast defense ships, eight gun ves- sels and torpedo cruisers and fourteen torpedo boats. This fleet of forty-two vessels constitutes four-fifths of the available naval force and includes nearly all ships built and acquired since 1882.
 Lord Beresford has direct and prac- tical way about him which evidently troubles the admiralty. In Parliament on March Il Lord Beresford asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he would settle all doubts as to the perform ance of Belleville boilers by ordering the cruiser Diadem to steam across the At lantic under full power, to which propo sition MT. Goshen declined to order the experiment on the plea that it was inad- visable to run ship at full speed for such an extended voyage before the en- zine shaft had become fully accustomed to the machinery.
 The pride of the British navy, the Powerful, is in a bad state. She made 21S knots at her trial trip last July. and great things were expected from her on her voyage from England to the China station. The orders were to push her up to 20 knots on the trip from Singapore to Shanghai. but she accomplished only about 13 knots. The cause of this remark aDle ESuuCllOl SpSSo iS dic6Su py Hongkong Press to be due to the fact that the port engines have settled slight ly. This settling. however trivial. throws the shafting out of line with the engine and prevents smooth running of the journals. She was overhauled upon her arrival at Hongkong and made brief trial, developing 21 knots. but it is never theless asserted that the ship must re- turn to England to have defects made good.
 French journals have taken offense at the names of British ships These names recall victories of the British over the French. and they particularly dislike such names as the Nile. Blenheim. Agin- court and Trafalgar. AS the Agincourt uaa built in 1868. and the others in 1890.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

s .o,ooranb home for ticket and save ,,o,,r annetite for the fatted calf!' Not y,,,cb U replied the young fellow. IT things go wrong with my mining venture ,,,t,1 Sir,nIv marry a daughter of the country and wipe out my iailure py De- coming an Incas-raiser dnkeraser). "I see. by the Injun-uity or your Iep,y' that you are better quailneu lo HidAo your way among sem-ciViii1eu poopio I1io tbar 1yas at your age,' continued the srst sneaker I remember when l was a lad T started out on a somewhat similar venture My father, a rather stern niail, was very much opposed to the luea VI my leaving, but finally, after consioele1pie persuasion, allowed me to depart struggled along as best could TOT apou. a year, but things became haroer anu harder, and I finally wrote nome teiiins my father of my intention to return, winding m by asking him if the fatted calf would be killed to welcome the proo- igal The answer I received was mora concise than encouraging; 1t saio: wy dear son: You left contrary to my Wlshes and advice. If you return you may rest assured I will roast a calf as well as know how. Your father l decided to stick it out, and after couple of years more was enabled to return In a state that assured me welcome and respect
 A. Robinson of Louisville, Ky, Is stay- ing at the Palace.
 William Jerome of New York is at the Occidental. Mrs. Jerome is with her hus- band.
 Judge s. Solon Holl of Sacramento Is one of yesterdays arrivals at the Grand.
 Among the arrivals at the Palace from New York yesterday are MT. and Mrs. c. L. Moore.
 Charles H. Tipton, a mining man of Anaconda. Mont, is one of the late ar- rivals at the Palace.
 W. O. Young. a mining man of Dawson, Is at the Baldwin, where he arrived yes- terday from Seattle.
 M. l.. Washburn. agent for the Alaske Commercial Company. is registered at the Occidental from Alaska
 J. Miller of Reno is guest at the Lick
 S. G. Cocum, U. S. A., is at the Occiden- tai accompanied by his wife.
 Mr. and Mrs. O. w Beatty, Edgar s. Beatty, Mrs. and Miss Meyhart are a par ty of Philadelphians who arrived at the Palace last night
 R. N. Bulla, Code Commissioner from Los Angeles, and T. W. Shanahan, Code Commissioner of Anderson, are both reg istered at the Grand.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

the wrath slumbering from thirty to eight years has been somehow slow in manifesting itself. The Figaro grieves that some of the ships building in France have not been named Le Fontenoy, Le Steinkerque, Le Nerwinde, Le Port Ma hon, Le Calais, etc., and adds that one has only to open the history of France to find plenty of English defeats. Of the new vessels in course of construction in England one is to be named Crecy, an- other Hogue and a third one Abourkir, which is likely to still further intensity the bitterness of the yellow journals in France
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

Trunks just received. g 75 to s25 each. Valises, 75c to SIS each. Ladies' ocket- books and leather belts. all new, 25c to sy each. No charge for name in gold let ters on any of our fine leather goods Tn this department you will always find tha best possible assortment of perfumerI- tally cards at the lowest prices. San- born. Vail & Co.,, 741 Market st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04
Mrs. winsIov.s sootbine s-

Has been used over fifty years by million. .. mothers for their children while Teethinr win perfect success It soothes the child so.,..- the gums. allays Pain. cures Wind Colic .a~- ulates the Bowels and Is the best remedy for Diarrhoeas whether arising from tae,htnv =. other causes. For sale by Druggists In every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mr.. Winslows Soothing Syrup. sSc a bottle
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04
THE TRAVELLING LIBRARY PLAN.

is gratifying to note that the proposal to in
 crease the usefulness of the State library by adopt ing the travelling library system, which The Call has so strenuously advocated being well received in the State and has been warmly supported by of our most influential contemporaries The propo- stion is one of no ordinary importance to the com monwealth, and if carried out on scale commen- surate with the needs of the people would be of great benefit to all who live in localities where public libraries are not within reach.
 The scheme of the travelling library is simply an adaptation of the wisdom shown by Mahomet in de- cdng to go to the mountain since he could not make the mountain to him. It is impossible to take the State to the library Sacramento, but it will be at all difficult make the books of the library circulate through the State The plan is not hazardous venture into the unknown. It has been tried in many States and is in successful opera ton wherever tried. We have repeatedly directed at tention to this phase of the question In adopting system of travelling libraries for California would simply have to follow the methods which used in New York and other States of the East to achieve success from the start.
 The library at Sacramento is one of the best State libraries in the Union It is institution of which the commonwealth has right to be proud Unfor- tunately we cannot be equally proud of the make of it. Few the readers of California who have an opportunity to profit by the volumes that stored upon its shelves Under present conditions it is in fact hardly than local Sacramento library and of the people who taxed to maintain it not more than in ten gets chance even to look at it.
 Very different would be the condition of affairs if the travelling library system adopted here on scale approaching if not equang that of New York The noble collection of books at Sacramento would then be State library in fact and usefulness well as in name. Its volumes would then be accessible readers in even the most remote counties, and all Californians who desired to share in the benefits of the institution would have an opportunity of enjoy ing the privilege.
 The issue is of comparatively little importance to San Francisco, for have here many libraries and books easily accessible all who desire them but to the people of the smaller cities and towns where there are large libraries, and particularly to the dweers in rural communities distant from
 libraries of any knd the matter of the highest concern It is well-known fact that in the United States of the most cultured and most earnest readers of standard books live on farms or in small villages. We all aware of the difficulty ex perienced by young of the Lincoln type in get ting books to satisfy their ambitious desires for knowledge and intellectual advancement. California has no lack of ambitious youth and earnest manhood in her country districts, and she has at Sacramento
 folly if she does not place the books at the disposal of the and make the library free to all who desire to profit by it.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

CoRoNADo-Atmosphere is perfectly arv soft and mild. being entirely free from the mists common further north. Round trip tick cts, by steamship. including fifteen days boanI at the Hotel del Coronado ses: longer stay s2 50 per day. Apply New Montgomerv sf s. F., or A. W. Bailey, mgr Hotel del Corons. !.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

Queen Victoria has read and reread &ha poems or Scott so often that she knows most of them by heart. and often. during her drives, repeats verses descriptive of the scenery through which she is pass
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 51o Mont. gomery street. Telephone Main lO42 .
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

Captain R. c. Clipperton, British con- sul at Philadelphia for more than seven. teen years, has announced his purpose to retire from the Consular service, in which he has been employed for upward of fortv years.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

The arrest of fortune teller for theft is poor ad vertsement of her business A gift of second sight which cannot spy policeman around the corner is small capital for in the soothsaying line.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

It hardly be said that city which has contained at the time two such eminent novelists as Craw- ford and Gunter doesn't have its periods of being literary center from way back
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

Editor Braun of Texas has at last been shot. It is impossible to feel any emotion of surprise at this cir cumstance. He has devoted his time to trying to get somebody to shoot him, and Texans have the reputation of being willing to oblige. As the editor gave good he got in the final encounter the af fair may be continued elsewhere.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

Those Cubans who announce themselves as tckled to the point of exuberant happiness by the brand of autonomy doled out by Spain were little tardy in letting people know it. Spain herself never had a suspicion that they feeling this way.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04
ANU SEMENTS.

ADJUSTMENTS. Baldwin-"A Gay Decever" Columbia-"Shore Acres Canforuia-"A Jay in New York" Alcazar-.Jane
 Morosco s-"Hauds Across the Sea" Tvoi-" The Bohemian Girl"
 Orpheun--Vaudevile The Zoo Vaudeville Caniac's Leopards Olympia, Mason and Eddy streets-SpeciaIties California Jockey Club, Oakland-Races to-aay.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

A choice present, Townsend's California Glace Fruits. 5Oc ID, in fire-etched boxes.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

LARGEST CHARCOAL. G., Stockton, Cal. IL is stated that the largest cargo taken by any vessel leaving a Pacific Coast shipping port was one taken by the Shenandoah, consisting of 45O0 tons of wheat. There is no record of the largest cargo taken from San Francisco by a steamer.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

FRECKLES-D. B. D., Crockett, Cal
 Freckles may be readily removed by any agent that will destroy the epidermis or superficial layer of the skin in which the pigment Is deposited. This, however,
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

R. Pahls 8 Shoes always on hand. AgencyW. L. Douglas Shoes, s24Kearnys
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

THE CASE OF HARvEY.-A. NJ. Stockton. Cal. The case of Harvey, chief mate of the George Stetson, charged with beating a boy named Stone of Boston, Mass. was sent to Seattle for trial In San Francisco nothing was done but to take the dispositions of two witnesses.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04
SALES.

H. Umbsen-This April Real Estate at la Mont gomery at F o'clock By ". Butterneld-This day April t Furniture at 20 Turk Il o'clock By A. F. RookerTuesiay, April Horses, at 72l Howard
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

Under certain conditions" explains London cor respondent. Spain would withdraw from Cuba" ]" There are for believing that this country will undertake to supply the conditions.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

At one of the prominent down town hotels lives q family whose son and heir is soon to depart for Peru, where he expects n u,aka