The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05

The way they take to it, however, fore
tells the eclipse of the green article in
time. Commissioner Merritt of Santa
Barbara has been distributing ripe
olives to visitors, and nearly every
fastener who samples them says he
had never tasted any before and is sur
prised that he has remained in ignor-
ance of their excellence so long. Many
have taken the addresses of firms from
whom they can procure the ripe olive
in California. Similar interest has been
shown in other products, including
wines. and many a California firm will
receive orders as a direct result of the
fair.
A man of moderate means who said
he wanted to buy a small fruit orchard
and spend the rest of his days on it
was impressed by Alameda County's
exhibit and catechized Commissioner
Weilbye.
rs there anything there the children
can work at during vacation?" was his
final query.
Us there?" counter-queried Weilbye.
'You just bring along your own and
your neighbor's children and all the
rest of the youngsters in your State,
and I'll guarantee every one of them a
job picking fruit
The stranger was incredulous for a
time, but was convinced when told that
many seasons fruit actually rotted be-
cause of lack of labor to gather it.
The Fasteners form some misconcep-
tions, like those that grew when Cali
fornia was only golden El Dorado
and it was thought one could take a
buckskin bag and gather enough mug
gets anywhere before breakfast to OBJ
viate the necessity of working for a
year Now an impression is gaining
ground that city life in California is
rendered uncomfortable in winter be-
cause the December rains knock the
ripening fruit from the apricot and
peach trees that line the streets, caus-
ing the choking of surface drains and
an overflow of the thoroughfares-
California canned fruit has one ele-
ment of unpopularity, in that the cam
ners are unable to put enough in one
can. When a two-pound can Of Cali
fornia peaches is opened and only
three peaches are found in it the East
erner is prone to think he has gone
against a confidence game, though he
has to acknowledge that the scales
show proper weight.
From San Francisco is coming one Of
the most notable displays the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition will contain. The
wonderful Benquist collection is to be
brought here and shown in structure
that will have place of honor in front
of the Administration building. There
are many people in San Francisco who
do not know of this rare congress OF
relics, valued at s100o,oo0, that now re-
poses in the Benquist home, at 920 Full
ton street. It is the result of years Of
expert collection by Hadji Ephraim
Benquist, who moved to San Francisco
in 1894 from Boston, where he was
known as the "beggar for museums"
and Vital Benquist, his brother, who Is
a connossieur will known throughout
Europe. Mordecai Benquist, son of
Hadji, is here to attend the details.
The collection illustrates different
periods and consists of specimens of
continental and oriental costumes and
ecclesiastical objects, tapestries.
shawls, porcelains, silverware, jewelry,
Chinese and Japanese relics and rich
cathedral relics obtained during the
Spanish American war. There is a
ring of the thirteenth century. taken
from the Alhambra and the largest
Persian Royal silk carpet in the
world; a Byzantine carved wood
church altar front of the fifth century,
silver canopy made in Spain in the
seventeenth century, weighing over
1000 ounces and said to be the largest
silver ornament in the world.
The original interiors of three of the
rooms of the Damascus Palace will be