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The San Francisco call., 1899-10-22
The Home Life 81 Our
California Girl,

y pretty red house on Tenth avenue
lives the most popular woman in all
Oakland. Vines that twisted and
twined over pillar and porch have
given patriotic way TO an American
flag that drapes the entrance TO the house.
The noon-faced Celestial who opens
the door is obliged to turn away scores
who clang the bell for admittance. But
by special appointment am stohdIy
shown into the parlor, and the mandarin
Of the cookstove goes to call Miss Eda.
For Mrs Fred Funston, wife Of Fight
inp Fred. is still Miss Eda" to Chinese
Charley.
The Blankart parlor is decked in merry
Philippine disguise. Rugs, candelabra,
Quaint Spanish pictures, brazen bells,
Manila odds and ends are scarce on
speal5ing terms with the German trinhets
brought by Herr Blankart from the
Fatherland.
When Mrs Fred Funston moved down
the alphabet from B to i she was a win
some, unaffected girl. She has come back
to her fathers comfortable roof wife Of
q general and hero. But not drop Of
army ego clings to word or gesture, not
an atom of affectation spoils her sweet
simplicity She IS even more lovable as
Mrs Fred Funston than as Miss Eda
Blankart, for she has gone through the
fire of adulation and heroine-worship
without being singed.
A ripple Of laughter, a little gentle
urging, that foated through the parted
portieres, a kindly shove, and Mrs. Fred
Funston, gorgeous in a native Manila
costume was shaking hands with me.
THE girls insisted that l put this on
for you; it's the first time I've worn it
The "girls"-her sisters-Miss Magda-
lene Blankart and Mrs. VIII Cullen
laughingly followed Mrs. Fred into the
room, the silver-haired "mutter" and stall
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wart father completing the procession.
For this darling Of their hearts has been
so long in distant lands that the affec-
uonate family are willing TO share her
with stranger. but not to lend her solus.
We stood in ring -around-the-rosy, pune
tuatlng Mrs. Funston's explanations with
admiring obs and "ahS.' Five human
Interrogation points, all questioning at
once. Mrs. Fred vanly trying to answer
1t was prettier picture than any that
ever hung IN salon or studio Mrs. Fun
ston, a study in Philippine vivids, with
her two pretty, sisters and handsome
father and mother in modern contrast to
her picturesque costume.
Mrs. Fred introduced US to the various
parts Of her gown-their native names
railing from her lips softer than honey
from the comb
They call the waist camisa," said Mrs.
Isn't it pretty?"
Fine as cobweb. embroidered in silk.
made into loose blouse and full sleeves,
showing through its filmy weave soft,
rounded arms and slender throat, it was
far prettier than anything fashioned by
modern modiste
The skirt of bright husi cloth. Mrs.
Funston explained, was called the saya
Husi cloth is evidently a Spanish cousin
of mousseline de sole, but made up over a
stiff lining Of pineapple cloth it gave the
effect of heavy material.
The skirt was cut very long, ending in
an oddly fashioned train. This is the
way Ine 1nlllpplne women hold their
trains" said Mrs. Funston. deftly catch
ing hers and twining it about her. "On
Sunday It's a very pretty sight to watch
the women going to church, all holding
their long trains in exactly the same man
ner.''
The black chiffon apron called tapis.
forms sort of polonaise. the texture Of
the material of a gossamer fineness that
makes chiffon coarse in comparison.
The Philippine gowns are very pretty,
even # they are dreadful people, said
Miss MagdaIene.
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ing title does not stud every sentence-it
is always Fred" or my husband"
After Fred left l devoted all my time
trying to get a passport to sail on the
next transport We had to telegraph to
Washington, the officials there referring
me to General Merriam
Two weeks after Fred left / said
good-by to my family and followed him
to Manila. He had not expected me so
soon, and you can imagine how surprised
and delighted he was.
I'VE got a fairly comfortable Spanish
house in Manila, but were scarcely set
tied when Fred had to leave me. Then
began the saddest and dreariest days of
my life. I worried so about him that
could neither eat nor sleep The climate
there is so enervating that l lost all ener-
gy of thought as well as action.
ut really used to worry me. | seemed
to be losing my memory. 1 couldn't re-
call thing from one moment to the next.
l had always been very fond of letter
letters of any length, even to my dear
ones.
Several of the other ladies assured me
that they had had similar experiences
This partial loss of memory seems to be
common on first arrival. But as you get
acclimated, the mental if not the physical
lassitude decreases.
'"There is just one date during my year
in Manila that is burned in my memory
1t is February a. The clock was striking
10 when I saw Fred start and glance hur-
riedly at me. I, too, had heard the boom
of the guns. Another followed.
They have commenced, dear; that is
firing at the outposts,' was all Fred said,
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Mrs. Fred Funston, Wife
q <<Fight7ng Fred.''

and hurriedly dressed 1 kept saying to
myself: L am a soldiers wife l am
soldiers wife, to keep from crying. IN
five minutes he was all ready, and we
parted. not knowing whether for hours
or forever"
There was a tap at my door and the
once to go to the barracks, for it was
safer there. l calmly packed my
toothbrush, towels and other necessi-
ties. The other ladies, excited TO hys--
such things at such time; But | had
learned the lesson from my husband.
II shall never forget that walk to the
eenar1 to INV life The guns 10 on uq the
Monadnock doomed in our ears and the
signals from the fleet lighted the way.
My husbands cousin and soldier who
escorted us did their best to lessen our
fears.
''At the barracks all was quiet save the
clicking of the telegraph machines Every
drown the click. Mrs. Whitman and L
sat day and night al the operators elbow,
dreading yet insisting on learning every
bit of news.
Several times in the days that followed
Fred came to see me, and once | rode out
to him on the lines, but there was no
firing then. Only a soldiers wife knows
of the days of anguish and sleepless
nights. 1t is worse for the women than
for the men; they have the excitement to
buoy them up.
"At the end of the week with an order
ly and guard, walked from the barracks
to the house to get some things that l
needed very badly. The Chinese cook,
who was very attached to us. greeted me
with an unusual amount of warmth, but
kept saying 'Vely glad you go, Mrs.
Funston stay here you get killed sure"
"Once inside I learned why. Insurgent
bullets had riddled the very walls of our
home. Fred's insisting that we go to the
barracks that first night had saved our
lives. The Chinaman, asleep in an out
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/" HEY are putting out the Queens
shilling" in Great Britain just now
with unusual lberality, and the
chances are that its circulation will
be still further and wonderfully in
creased within the next few months.
For the British army is greatly in need
of recruits TO he sent to South Africa
and, according to the British system of
enlistment, a Queens shilling Is paid
over TO every man who enters the ser
vice. The Queens shilling" by the way,
IS not a coin of special design. 1t is ex-
actly like every other coin Of the same
denomination and it is termed the
Queens" from the fact that its accept
ance from a recruiting sergeant makes
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the receiver a Queens man." body and

the receiver a Queens man." body and
soul.
The British recruiting sergeant, the
man who gives the shilling. is a splendid
creature. He is tall erect broad Of
shoulders, deep Of chest, supple of limb,
by melting geniallty and with an Ideally
persuasive tongue. Always in uniform
and white gloves, with little cap a-tilt on
his head with baton twirltng airIly in
plays a most important part in the army
system of his country. He generally
hunts IN couples and his chosen walks
are either in the vicinity of some great
barracks or in the poorer quarters OF
the town where he Is located.
1t is to the credit of the English that
crimping and the press gang are no
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house, had not been harmed
IN excited pigeon English he did not
wait Tor us to recover from this shock.
but informed us that the house next door
TO US had been and was still used as the
recruiting station for the insurgents.
really don remember who told me-
i.i,san riTs[ OF Freds heroic crossing of the
river, had not seen him for weeks. All
Manila seemed to talk of it at once t.
made me feel so proud and hapnv -
seems TO me 1t was true bravery. for he
that would follow PPi w al
II had letter from Admiral DEWEY
whom learned to know quite well and
to admire, as every one must Jvbo cot 60
within the radius of his nerso1oIitS:s CoIItes
/ IN not going to tell you what he said
1pI ip 1t was a very personal letter and one
sn4t ina I shan always prize. Only it was
1ulI OF WarneSt praise for Fred and f11I1
est appreciation of his deed II Was
such thoughtful thing for the admiral
10 90 cheered many lonesome hour
reading and rereading that note
Now of course Mrs. Funston did
tel me all this in uninterrupted sentenc .
But there is not space to put down
family family parentheses that broke the
aggerate the modest simplicity "
which Mrs. Fred Funston told it.
j.. asked, Asked as 8 to her future plans. Mrs. F.
leaving soon for the East they kr
nothing definitely 1--WE may 90 TO <.
sas first or we may go first to Washi,
ton. It's all so uncertain
There's one thing I'm so sorry about
said Mrs. Funston. Il wish our glorious
pOppies were in bloom so I could take a
carload Of them to the people of the
are so proud of Fred. 1 hope they'll like
me-
AS if the people of Kansas or anv
other State could help loving her. Thev'fI
pile the biggest and brightest sunfowers
grown at the feet of this California girl
who has married the hero of Kansas.
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longer necessary in order to keep the
army ranks fairly well filed. But it is
true that the recruiting sergeants for the
militia and the ordinary foot regiments
are sometimes obliged to resort to rather
devious eXpedients. 1t is also true that a
very large percentage of the recruits are
picked up in city slums. where a glass or
two of ale and good jolIying from a
splendid fellow, like a recruiting SER
geant, are far more likely than anything
else TO produce the desired results.
Recruiting sergea hts are paid go cents
for every ordinary recruit. For a recruit
suitable 10 enter the Scots Guards. the
cavalry, the engineers or the artillery
whose qualifications must be of a higher
order than those of a recruit for most
regiments of foot soldiers. the pay is 81 %.
Much more is often allowed for a man fit
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to be a Life Guardsman. The equivalent
of SIS is not unprecedented. and there are
some other regiments recruits for which
them.
The uniforms furnished to the British
soldier are well made and comfortable as
a rule Some of them are gorgeous and
there is great variation in the outfit Of
different regiments of the same branch af
the service. The normal pay is a shilling
ration. varied sometimes to suit condi-
tions, is d pound of bread and three-quar-
ters of a pound of meat. OF course, the
1arietv Nan tIis W6uid indicate 6t it'o1 he
has to pay for the additions out Of his
scanty stipend. His clothes cost him no.
thing, but he has to pay for his washing.
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hARRlEO.

YOUNG-HAMMETT-This after. noon at 3 o'clock Miss Julia Belle Hammett was married to MT. Stan ley Young at the Episcopal Church, Rev. W. D Bukner officiating. The church was beautifully decorated. Mrs. F. L Dilley sang "Without Thee. The ushers for the occasion were Drew White, Harry Trulock, George Valiant and Horace Roane. The bride entered leaning on the arm of her brother, MT. Brunson Hammett. Mir Dick Davies was best man, Miss Leila Hammett was maid of honor, leading the wedding party to the altar and af- ter the ceremony, to the door.
 Miss Hammett is the accomplish ed daughter Of Mir. and Mrs. Mack Hammett. Society loses one of it's fairest be!les and best entertainers.
 MT. Young holds a responsible position with Superintendent Brit. ton of toe Cotton Belt. The couple, after the ceremony, left for their new home at Tyler, Texas.
 Among the best wishes of their legion of friends the Graphic de- sires to be remembered
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FIRST METHODIST.

Presiding Elder A. Turrentine held the services of the fourth quarterly meeting. preaching both morning and evening. His subject in the morning was Prayer and in the evening his subject was the other side of the matter-human effort. A very interesting love feast swas held by the pastor at p, n. The Sun day school showed an increased att tendance in the morning. J. H, Hinemon, superintendent.
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DIED.

Tomlin-Ia this city, Monday, October 30, 1899, Mr. ". D. Tomlin, aged 28 years.
 The deceased was 8 highly esteem ed young man and was in the em- ploy of the w. S. Beard Furniture Co. Last spring he had a sev ere at tack o' la grippe, which settled on his lungs and ultimately resulted in his death.
 He leaves a wife and year old child to mourn his untimelv demise.
 Tue funeral takes place Tuesday at 10 o'clock a m.. Rev. C. ". Dan- iel officiating.
 Tie deceased was also member in good standing of the Knights of Honor.
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ATTACHED.
Writ of Attachment Served on Syl-
 yester Hardy at Tam0.

This morning Constable L. F.. Cheek went to Tamo to serve writ of attachment against Sylvester Hardy taken out hefore Judge J. Fl. Garrett by Hanchi Bloom. The writ is to enforce a landlords lien. It asks the attach ment of the cotton crop of the de- fendant produced during the year 1890. or SD much thereof as will se- cure and satisfy debt of $7500 claimed by plaintiff and also the costs of the action in court. His trial will be held on the 18th of Nov.
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FIRsr BAPTIST cHrEoH.

iaev. c. w. Daniels, of the Baptist saE Fch rendered the following ser zasa. His text is from John 1884. SaE@sald in part:
 e3a love one another is the com fa2aadment of Jesus. It is as impera- eeaae.Ns the command to repent" to sseheye," to be baptized" This sss sa5s commandment, that weshould 9fassSeve 8a the name of his son, Jesus saaSSst, and should love one another ass@ Sle gave us commandment. John 1f-eea, The occasson is ripe for such .r-ssEenand. Envy and jealousy had z0aa1ifested themselves in the disei- agles. .Sesus was about to leave the sssa9rSd and entrust to their keeping aaa1ae great interests of his kingdom.
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queer Device for Gambling

Uueer Device for taa amoling'
 ''The queerest gambling device I ever saw was a check pertors said J. H. Irons of the United 3 marshal's office to Pittsburg man. ''I went into a downtown not long ago at the noon hour to a paper on the president. Thers a board meeting on in a back roV noticed all of the clerks in 8 playing some game, and went to see what it was. They haa of those revolving check perfoq with numbers on it from 0 to J. man was spinning and acting as er,' while the others were laying on the numbers. They were Op ing on the old wheel-of-fortune. tenn. I got so deeply interested forgot all about the paper a4 serve until there was a sudden tering of the group and 8 disapl ance of the perforator and tnsl on the board. I turned and sa I president. When he entered the ing room every clerk was busy desk"
 One of Queen Victoria's MistsH9
 Queen Victoria. some years when she visited a certain s2 hood, desired the superior to sAo1 the place just as an ordinary M and not to treat her as a queen. superior agreed and proceeded " duct her majesty all over the DulI The queen was very much iniaa but observed that wherever they the sisters courtesied. At last 'nl marked to her guide T lnosa made you understand that l Wi9ls be treated as an ordinary visitor. then, is every one eouI,e' Pardon me, madam, repnes mother; "you have been oDeser reverence shown by the sisters s,l ss intended for their queen put '. their superior"
 Sarcasm of Submerged Tsn'D
 The Kind Lady-Now, you sp go and get intoxicated with tna' will you? The Rude Reclplsu, no, mum. I am already lh,oa wit joy at my accession to ricns'
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 With such responsibilities upon them how necessary that they should<be united! How important now, that Gods people, entrusted with the same responsibilities should heed the same command to love one another"
 Jesus calls this new command ment. Leyiticus 19: IS shows that the Mosaic law contained the pre- cept: "1hou shalt love thy neIgh- bor as thyself.' Jesus himself in summing up the teaching of the law says 1t was contained in two conn mandL ents. the first, supreme love to God aAa the second, 'love thy neighbor as thy self" h what re- spects then does the novelty of this command appear?
 l. It is new in that it is the gov erning principle of the gospel eeono- my. The Mosaic institution. while containing the precept "love thy neighbor Us thyseli" had law for it's basal principle. while love is the law of the gospel. The church is Gods appointed instrument for the preservation and propagation of the truth. mutual love for one another, based upon q common love for Christ is the organizing principle i, tt.a oh,,peh ,,f IoSnS
 ?. This is also a new command, because of the motive which prompts it. As 1 have loved you" says Jesus is to be the spirit and the measure of your love one for anoth- CT. Jesus love for his people is the model and the motive of their affee- ton for each other.
 The love of Jesus for his disriples was not conditioned by their merit of it. He loved them for the possi- bilities that were in them, despite the many deficiencies that were then manifest. His love for his disciples was constant and tender. Like q faithful shepherd his eye was ever upon them aud his hand ever out stretched to help in time of danger.
 His love for his disciples gives the greatest exa nple of devotion. Greater love hath no ran than this, that he lay down his life for his friend. ;" Here is the kind of love that Christians should have for one another. No room for seldshness, pride, ambition in love like this. The fruit of such a love is, "in honor pre- ferring one aLother, '' praying for one another, " and bearing one an- others hurdens.' thus fulfilling the law of Christ which is the law of love.
 3. Finally this is new command ment, because it has new purpose and power It Is an assurance of our salvation. We know that we have passed from death unto life be- cause we love the brethren" It has a convincing power upon the world. "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples if you love one an other." It was not their ability to speak with tongues or to perform. but their love for each oth- CT that was to influence the world. The helpfuIness of mutual love is q mighty magnet upon a loNeless world.
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CATHOLIC CHURCH. .

Father Lucey took the subject of Death" as the matter on which to speak yesteaday. Sunday being the nearest Sunday to the first day of November is named in the calendar of the church the first Sunday of No vember, the mouth devoted by ec- clesias tical regulations to the dead. This first Sunday is intended to be a preparation to lead us to a reflection on death as applied to ourselves.
 There are twO very divergent ideas about death-one class of people en- certain a perfect horror of death, This is rather a feeling than an iGea and is unchristian. The sacraments of the church have always a most salutary effect. If death were thought of more when people are in good health, they would be able to meet it with more manly courage when ths inevitable hour came.
 God as the supreme ruler of the universe has his own plan of life and knowing what is best for us, his plan is always the best. We should seek his guidance and conform our selves to his will Then everything will work out to eur happiness here and hereafter
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CHRISTIAN GHG RCH

4zev. $, ". Crutcher. of the Chris t1aaa chu1ch, delivered the following e-ssaaon Sunday morning. His text ~spass Who is the Lord that l should aesg tlIis voice. Ex. Y. >" He said Nn 9art-
 Moses had message from God esQ Eoharaoh. The text shows how
 asse message was spurned and how sf9aaraoh absolutely refused to hear 8ite8es, saying, - will not let Israel
 Ths wicked King has not 8aen alone in rejecting Gods mes s4sszsa Every desecrator of Gcd'a gpg7g day; every hlnsphe ner every
 assaG ard; every man in his sins, is svxglng as he rejects the warnings of es@@ds nessage, "Who is the Lord?'
 a8lse man of God says. "Who ap I, saa41id Moses himself. and Paul said,
 9sIlao is sufficient fer these things. @qS0qois good enough, pure enough, s.-szF5ieaenflY consecrecated to bear 5asf .s message to sinful men. How Eta1sd is 1t to be wise as serpents and
 gaeaa4ess as doves Pharaoh soen szaa1a out who the Lord was in his Lagsgfnent, as he was overthrown in slsnesaa.
 yssod destroyed Amalek, and but Narse aleir repentance would have de- -agaQyed Mineral as he did Sodom z8NsE sGomorrah and the the antedi- IkEe2Gn world. The essence of the in- &s5ssitv of our day is to reject the Aasaa1hat God will punish sin. The s41V8a9Tdox hell was place where essse3 wonld burn forever infants, if sSzasfc sins had not been christened @gssSpSy and don't wonder that such -ra Eae&} as that should find men who ea8sa1't believe in it. "Who is the &4swsl2" The father of Christ.
 qgYe has uttered words to be obey +assa as did his father through Moses Eieas the Lord Jesus who demands agassSa RRd epentance; all reasonable s ks.xn1aRds. Moses had the credentials g.sosc@avince Pharaoh; Jesus to con- 'ssaxae Ehe Jews.
 aEe aiso demands baptism, chris NHiaz baptism is in the commission. 4ssslpsrae fanatics are telling the world, 2EsxREt&ers not about water bapt ism =se asou are baptised with the Holy eaasst. No. man has been baptised 4ssv sSsle Holy Ghost since the days of .ss ss1s~ist and the Apostles, and if they sywxsve, they would speak with tongues szsesflzd the twelve on Pentecost, and TxseEs,eRtiles at the house of Corne- asSasS Did Phillip take the Eunoch sa&aSaR with the Holy Ghost aud bap- xeSzse Gnm, and did they come up out a.sE a.2e Holy Ghost? The Holy Ghost 1zegesasent in every conversion, and a1Sse1Ss in every Christian, but the 4,xgSlsm of the Holy Ghost is anoth- 1sx ssiug. When Jesus commands teT%a tism or anything else, let us keep @1s commandment, ard not say, ~Sgsa8 5s the Lord that l should obey aE5s voice"
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Colonel John G. Fletcher, wEo was once a farmer boy, and who by dint of hard work and self denial has come to be a wealthy man, seems to have the call for the governorship, judging from the tone of our ex- changes. The Colonel is man of the people aud would give a clean, upright, honorable account of him. self.--Helena World.
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Judge Edgar E. Bryant and Col. John 0. Fletcher seem to be leading in the race for governor. Both are good men and would make splendid govern prs. The Pilot, however, is a stauneh admirer of Judge Bryant and believes him to be the man for the plaee.-Ola Post Dispatch.
 The P. D. is exactly right, there are no better men for gubernatorial honors than Judge Edgar B Bryant. His careful and thorough education, his courteous and business-like man. ner and his pure and untarnlshed manhood make him the best man in the State for that position. Our State fully recognizes that fact, too. Green wood Democrat.