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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14
SCHOOLS GIVE
THEIR PRAISE
Lincoln Is Remembered by
Children Who Profit From
His Stalwart Patriotism
ALL JOIN IN THE PAEAN
Little Ones Sing the Praises
for Country's Savior and
Are Aided by Their Elders
ALL JOIN IN THE PAEAN

Among the schools that gave excel
lent entertainments on Lincoln day
We're the Mission Grammar School, the
Crocker Grammar School and the
Hancock Grammar School. In each
school there was an interesting pro-
gramme and large audiences of
parents and friends attended.
In the Mission Grammar School
the programme was as follows:
Drum solo .;.:........;;.. ...,... Adolph Boyken
Early Lie Of Lincoln Philip CARNEY
.'Lincoln's Early Manhood' .. Fred Hansen
Bugle call ................... Leland bfyaht
'Lincons First Inauguration Hattie Rathbun
Marching Through Georgia Glass
Cornet solo ........Le Leland Bryant
"Gettysburg Address Miss Hillman's class
Tenting Tonight ClaS 8
glance Three Cheers for Old Glory
washington and Lincoln =. Alma stolzenwald
when Johnny Comes Marching Home Class
Recitation. The Flag" Miss Kennedy's class
NV Csntsin'' Lillian Whiteman
The Grand Army of the Republic
'.Three Cheers for the Grand Army of the
Republic Three Cheers for the Wom-
en- Of tse Civil War ....--.-.
Taps -:................. Leland Bryant
America
In the Crocker Grammar School the
exercises were as follows:
Salute to flag, followed by star -spanslsd
Address Of welcome W H. edwards. principal
Address to Lincoln Geraldine Byington
Cornet solo. Tramp. Tramp. Tramp, the
Boys Are Marching Vincent Toomey
Address Gettysburg ....... Gail Harrington
Quotations from Lincoln Mrs. Burke's class
Song Battle Hymn .......:....... School
Name OF Lincoln. Lillian Warrington
Song Blue and Gray" ".:....:........
Catherine Golcher and Harold Forman,
violin accompaniment by Milton Silverstone
Ward Birdsail, John Beuttler. Earl Easton
Reading Lincons Character Lulu Ruebke
Instrumental solo, stars and Stripes
........ ................... Rolla Watt
Composition. Lincoln ..... Ashley SIMPSON
Reading, "Lncoln's Boyhood" -. Helen Inglis
Violin aceompanIment:. GLADYS Munro,
Defamation MY Captain Beatrice Matthew
Remarks by Grand Army visitors
Henry c, Dibble W. Lewis, ,, NJ
Samuel w. Wood
g America ............... School
The Hancock Grammar School gave
the following entertainment in honor
of the savior of our country:
Lincoln song ng.................... Pupils
Biography of Lincoln. Miss HiIda Gutfeld
Eulogy OF Lincoln. ...... /. Master Paul Capurro
Sayings about Lincoln. Pupils of B Sixth grade
Abraham Lincoln. Miss Agnes Hansen
The Memorial song. ..,................. Pupils
Lincoln's favorite poem. Pupils A Seventh grade
Gettysburg address. Master Herbert Gebhardt
Lincoln quotations. 49,. Pupils B Sixth grade
An English tribute to Lincoln. Mabel Canepa
Soldier rest ........ Pupils of Sixth grade
song-"Tenting on the Old Camp Ground
........-..--..--. -.......-....-.... Pupils
President Roosevelts tribue to Lincoln.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Ralph Creagh
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14
Machinist Dies Suddenly.

Andrew T. Bridgeman, a machinist.
died suddenly yesterday in his room
at 136 Fifth street. He had been at
tending a medical clinic for several
weeks. Death was due to natural
causes.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14

When a man is generous with rs
wife in financial way the neighbors
regard it as sort of conscience fund.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14
FLAMES SPARE
PRATT LIBRARY
Noted Institution of Balti-
more Escapes the Fury of
the Disastrous Confagration
RAPID GROWTH IN SOUTH
New Buildi, g Will Soon Be
Erected for the Accommoda-
tion of the Los Angeles Public

The city of Los Angeles proposes to
erect public library building. For
many years the public library has oc-
cupied quarters on the third floor of
the City Hall. These have become,
by the growth of the patronage of the
cramped and inconvenient. A worse
evil is also in sight, for the weight
of the volumes added to that of the
visitors to the library produces dan
building. A committee of architects
recently examined the City Hall and
recommended that the floors of the
library should be strengthened, but
nothing has been done. AS a partial
relief the newspaper files are to be
removed to rooms in the new building
of the Chamber of Commerce.
Under the lead of the library board
an advisory committee of five local
architects was appointed three months
! ago to consider the question of new
library building of ample size for the
city's need. This committee in their
recent report advises that a building
be erected, to contain an art gallery
and museum in the upper story and to
cost, with all fixtures and furnishings,
the sum of $450,O00, to be obtained
by bond issue. Central Park is sug-
gested as site, with the understand
ing that the building should encroach
on park ground as little as possible.
LIBRARIES IN THE SOUTH.
Southern California has long been
distinguished for its numerous free
libraries. Every 1ourishing town
early starts a public reading-room,
which speedily adds to its resources
d circulating library. The number of
public libraries in that region is soon
to be increased by one to be built in
Highland Park. suburb of Los An
geles. Charles M. Stimson of Los
Angeles has promised to contribute
SIS, 600 toward the cost of a $4,000
building, with the stipulation that Oc-
cidental College Shall have supervision
of the library, which is to be for the
joint use of the college students and
the people of Highland Park. The
building will be modelled after the
new Pomona public library and will
occupy an eligible site on Pasadena
avenue.
One of the most important functions
of the modern public library is to sup
ply authorities for general reference
and research work. In Redding, NJ e.
Dittmar, one of the local editors, re-
Gently went to the new library to con-
suit an encyclopedia, but to his surprise
found that the library owned none. De-
termined that the library should no
longer be thus destitute, he presented
the library with a complete set of
Chambers Encyclopedia of the latest
edition.
John Galen Howard, the supervising
architect of the State University, has
gone East for the purpose of examining
various library buildings with reference
to perfecting the plans for the new Ii
brary building for the university, made
possible by the bequest from Charles
T. Doe of 100000.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14

No one is ever supposed to tell what
goes on in a lodge, but outsiders know
more than the members think they do.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14
VILLAGE LIBRARIES.

1t is a significant feature Of the newly
awakened library movement in Cali
fornia that the villages and small
towns are establishing reading-rooms
and libraries. Nowhere else are they
more needed. Randolph, hamlet near
Sierraville, Sierra County, is the latest
place reporting new library. 1t is
managed on the membership plan, has
attractive rooms and starts with 300
volumes and many periodicals.
Some of the leading Libraries of the
country occasionally render a special
service to the country at large by pub
fishing lists of choice books. The New
ark. n. J., free library, of which John
Cotton Dana is librarian, has lately is
sued a pamphlet of 100 titles of chill
dren's books, embracing a portion Of
those ton the shelves of the we'll
equipped juvenile rooms. These selec-
tions are of history, science, travels,
adventures, poetry and that which is
ever dear to the heart of child-the
story of real life, and others which are
imaginative. The purpose of the selec-
ton is to commend to general use only
those works which are strong and en-
nobling This list will be helpful to
school trustees, boards of education
and librarians request, accompanied
by a few stamps, will doubtless procure
a copy OF this list.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14
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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14
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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14

It is u1snifestlv i'm
possible for us to give
an adequate description
OF The New Interna-
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an advertisement. We
have therefore prepared
an 6o-psxe book of in
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which fully describes
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and which we viii glad
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Evening journal., 1904-06-30
Delaware in the doubtful Column.

From the Cleveland = pain Dealer.
Addicks won at Chicago. where the
Union Republican delegation headed by
himself was admitted and thus declared
to be regular but the fight IN Delaware
is not over. The anu-Addicks faction
maintain their claims TO the title Of Reg
uiar Republicans and announce their pur-
pose 10 fight the Addicksitos 10 the last
iitcn. no matter what the consequences.
Their organ and their leaders are out
spoken on the subject. Expressing regret
al the decision OF the National Ccnven-
ton. they say it will make no difference
with them Their plan Is to name a reg
ular Republican State ticket, ''including
electors that are staunsf Regular Re-
pubhcans.' and vote for IT,
In The vote for Congressman in 1902 the
Republican vote Of a,O26 was split, the
Adlicks candidate getting l2,5gS and toe
anti-Addlcks man S02S. while the Demo-
crat. with 1886 votes. was elected. The
Regulars" say the hght must 80 on. be-
cause it is one OF money versus brains
money versus moras, and money versus
al spiritual toachings."
Evening journal., 1904-06-30
Man.

When Mary chooses to be cruel
No maiden can be colder;
And one can't see how she can be,
Oh, such q great anomaly
For as 1 look II seems 90 me.
Though outwardly she is so cool,
Within does anger smolder
To smile one minute, frown the next,
II by some slight occurrence veNed,
Is Mary's constant fashion,
And he on whom her anger turns,
He whom for some small cause she
spurns
Has an my hearts compassion.
For sterner view ne'er chilled the bold
Than Mary's glance when she is cold
When Mary chooses 10 be kind
No maiden can be sweeter.
Her blue eyes gleam and truly seem
/ With happiness uncurbed to TEEN;
Her smile is like a poets dream.
/ And surely poets dream could find
No form nor substance meeter.
Her voice for very rapture rings.
/ AS though IL were her heart that sings
For other hearts to listen;
And many a one, though ne'er SC
strong.
Twill conquer IL he hearkens long,
And sees her bright eyes glisten.
/ No fairer vision can he find
Than Mary's face when she Is kind.
-R. b. IL. Burr.
Evening journal., 1904-06-30
SABBATH DESPERATION.

The great and good city OF Philadei-
phia is now being operated under the
blue laws Of 1894 Special attention is
given to putting a stop to children's
amusements and to checking the per-
nicious practice Of selling ice on Sum
day. The little ones from the crowded
districts who are fortunate enough to
be taken 20 the parks on Sunday hnd
the merry -go-round closed, and the
swings chained to prevent any desecra-
tion Of the day.
one public-spirited citizen, with a
heart filled with religious enthusiasm.
has taken it upon himself TO have the
drivers Of an Ice wagons arrested lest
the rumble Of the wheels should break
upon the quiet and repose Of those who
are deep in religious themes He says
that most persons have refrigerators
and that they should MI these on Sat-
urday. He is right but unfortunately
there are thousands who have no
means Of keeping ice for any consider
L able time and oftentlnaes they are I'm
tthe greatest need OF it. IN the crowded
histricts when the mercury ranges
bear a hundred there is much suffering.
4here are infants, oftentimes sick.
Which require ice. Under certain cir-
cAnstances 1t Is more imperative than
fokd. Yet this philanthropist with the
assistance Of law passed one hundred
and ten years ago, calmly prevents
these people buying ice when they
have the money to pay for it. The OK
that fel in the mire on Sunday should
be left TO perish. it would seem.
Evening journal., 1904-06-30
EDITORIAL OPINION
Aave AmerIeans Reaenarateaa

Have Americans Regenorated?
From the Chicago Journal.
Dyspeptic gentlemen who think the
country Is golng 10 the bJvwows should
read the reports Of Colonel McCure's ad-
dress to a Philadelphia High School.
Some people, said the COlone'. "say
this is a degenerate age. This IS the best
age the world has ever known. and you
are living IN a country full OF more OPP
portunties. more hlessedncss, than has
ever before existed. lt has been declared
that the politics and religion OF our ma
ton arc degcneraung IL Is not true. I
could tell YOU of scandals In George Wash
ington's time that far surpassed the po-
titcal corruption OF To-Day. As for reli-
gion. Il is doing far more good today
than &C did in Washington's age"
These are facts. and it Is well 10 be re-
minded OF them. Most people take It for
granted because Washington was a good
and great man. and because nc was sur
rounded by number OF mcn OF lofty
ideas and unselfsh patriotism that the
early Gays of the Republic were days of
unsulied purity IN public and private
life The truth Is that human nature was
the same then as % Is now. Men were
selfish. ambitious and unscrupulous. and
not even Washington himself nobe as
his character seems in The light Of history,
escaped accusations of improper motives
and conduct Indeed, during bis second
Administration DE was a.ssaiied as nercely
Jas any President Of our time has becn and
there IS every reason 10 believe that his
refusal OF "a third term was due as much
10 a fear that his great career might end
Ia failure and defeat as to the patuotC
reasors he assigned.
Evening journal., 1904-06-30
The Worlds News
POLITICAL.

POLITICAL.
MIssoUR1 Democrats elected
N thirty-six delegates to e. the ..il.l ma
Maine Republicans nominated VIII
liam r. Cobb for Governor.
Ex-Governor Pattison refused to talk
Of his chances as a dark horse before
the ST. Louis convention.
Friends of Judge Parker will fight
against the two-thirds nominating rule
at st. Louis They believe German,
Murphey, Guffey and Smith have COM
bined to defeat him with it.
FOREIGN.
The German gunboat Panther was
ordered TO Haiti at once. The Ameri-
can government viii not interfere.
German exporters have memorialized
their government to secure changes In
American customs administration.
Five complaints are enumerated.
Tibetans ask truce to negotiate with
British mission.
SPORTING.
Brooklyn beat the Philles to G.
Athletic Washington game was stopped
by rain i'm the third inning, when the
/
Fox Hunters defeated the Bryn Mawr
first team in the semi-final polo match
for the Pembroke Cup at Bryn Mawr
by the score Of 10 "a goals to Z i-2.
st. Bellane. the favorite, captured the
Pansy Stakes, the feature at Sleeps
head Bay. covering six furlongs on the
turf in fast time
Doherty Brothers successfully defend
ed their title of champion tennis play
ers of Great Britain.
MISCELLANEOUS
A mob tried to lynch Charles L. Alli-
son. a Sunday school worker at South
Haven, Mich, charged with assaulting
a child.
George w. Beavers was held for trial
on postal indictments.
Eighty-nine colonies of ants from
Guatemala are on the way to Texas
cotton fields to fight the boil weevils.
The body of a young woman was
found In the Mississippi at ST. Paul
under circumstances indicating foul
play.
Evening journal., 1904-06-30
THE STATESMAN
THE TYPE WRITER
AND THE COUNT
A TRUE STORY BY sILAs oIDFIELD.

he ccnseels his stashun and goes by the
name Of Beppo
Then one fine da the CRATE STATESMAN
has to leave noam to tend TO some copper
business. and when ne returns-beholdl
He finds the typewriter and Senior Spa
sett seated on divan In the salon with
two bottles Of choice shampain from the
seller. And both are lookin' into each
others Use and havn' a mighty Mise time.
Then imagine the scent The count heas
and the typewriter faints dead away in
the arms of STATESMAN.
Wen, the next chapter opens with inc
count banished and the typewriter for
given. All is peas once moar. But the
statesman Is obliged to attend a CRATE
convention in distant city, and he
thinks It would be Mise to send the type
writer on to headquarters TO make every
thing homclike, so that his friends mite
be properly entertained. So She takes ho,
deparcher while her friend and benefack-
tor wishes her godspeed.
The next chapter opens IN a crate City.
The STATESMAN aUtes from the trane tired
and dusty. But ah, a phase has been pre-
pared for him. He calls cab and hastens
10 headquarters. ne thttl5-penoiui lneit
IS that typewriter settin with the count
both lookn' into each others eyes while
they drane huge bumpers of the staits-
mans shampainl
1t was a terribel moment, and things
began to happen rite away. An, these fur.
ronersl They are despoiers Of our home
they have no respec for the place where
peas and virchu dwels.
Your Husband,
Slas Oidheld.
Evening journal., 1904-06-30
Ny Dear Laury.

gone to his villa to seek repoas and re-
fresh his soul by keepin near the heart
of nacher.
He takes his femai typewriter along to
capcher his vagrant idees and put them
down for the boys ana gurls Of the coming
generashun to ponder over and to read on
Sunday afternoons after Sunday school is
over Well all goes well for a spell. Peas
hroods over that haliowed spot and no
enemy comes to pizen the nest Of vlrchu.
Then IN evil moment the STATESMAN
bethnks himself OF h,s farm he needs a
man who Is a expert on siles and such
things. SO he advertlses and secures a
dark-eyed Itallen who Is the villain I'm the
story. He is count Senior spagetu, but
Evening journal., 1904-06-30
CAUGHT ATRANDOM

IN France they are cutting down
trees by electricity.
Gray squirrels have been known to
eat meat ana rob birds nests.
The sense Of smell Is keener in fresh
air than IN stale or polluted air
James has been the favorite Chris
tian name for Presidents. We have had
Eve Madison, Monroe, Polk, Buchanan
and Garfield.
Harry-Do you think that kissing is
dangerous?
Gladys Not unless you are silly
enough TO attempt It when papa is ln
the parlor.
Leoncavalla has arrived IN Berlin
with the manuscript of the opera, "Ro-
land of Berlin" which Emperor VIII
liam commissioned him to compose
some years ago.
Binks- They say that DE Smith girl
is cross, ill-natured and has a violent
temper.
Jinks-Yes, but she has her redeeming
features.
Jean de Reszke has set to work on
his Paris singing school with such en-
thusiasm that he IS not likely to be
tempted to return to the stage by any
salary that may be offered to him.
1t Is easier for most people to be-
lieve that they are doing right than
1t is for them to mend their ways.
General Meckal. Of Berlin. formerly
military instructor Of the Japanese
army. has received a telegram from
General Kodama, chief Of the Japanese
staff. saying: "The Yalu victory was
won by officers you instructed"
Emperor William Of Germany GER
tanly shows versatility I'm his design
ing AT the recent wedding of the
daughter Of the British Ambassador IN
Berlin. he presented the bride with a
porcelain table clock made from "a
model that he had designed Another
porcelain gift from the Royal family
was flower bowl sent by the Crown
Prince Of Germany.
Mortality Of the single Of both sexes
is higher than the mortality Of the
married, and at all periods of life, eN-
cept ages Of Is TO "A for women.
The baobao trees OF Senegambia are
believed TO be the oldest living trees
on earth. Some scientists have put the
age of one Of these trees at 5000 years
A man can turn 70 the left and still
be going in the right direction.
The Bavarian Government has request
ga bids for the delivery of motor cars I,
be used on the Bavarlan railway lines il
connection with the present steam ser
vice. The speed attalnabie for cars with
out trailer is to be. on the main lines, q
miles an hour.
Evening journal., 1904-06-30
THE LIBRARY ORDINANCE.

The question OF making an appropri-
alton for the maintenance OF our pub
lie library will come up before Council
again tonight We want to make an
other appeal to our city fathers to
save this worthy institution from en-
barrassment, If not from fate more
serious.
We know the responsibility which
rests on Council bun after time for ma
ture consideration. we think that the
necessity for the appropriation will be
apparent. And It should be remember
ed that this is matter which con-
Germs, with few exceptions. every man,
woman and child IN Wilmington who
reads.
The proposition Is that Council shall
appropriate an amount which will
equal five per cent. Of any sum given
by private individuals. II $4,000 shall
be given by some public-spirited citi-
zen the city would pay $1,000 every year
to supplement H. Tbe objections are
that Council Is asked to give this In
perpetuity and that the gifts to the IL
brary might be greatly increased, thus
increasing the demands on the public
treasury
1t seems to us that Council should de-
eide first, whether the city ought to
bear half OF the burden for the future
maintenance of the library. If so, it
has the option Of appropriating OUT
right n sum to equal any sum given
by individuals; or it can appropriate the
equivalent OF the interest on that sum.
II cannot ask individuals to be more
liberal than the city as a whole. Should
it limit the appropriation 60 a term OF
years, individuals viii probably do the
same, and, as a consequence, we shall
have no real endowments.
Evening journal., 1904-06-30
Sad an ierb Garden.

Fortune in GINSENG, GOLDEN
SEAL and SENECA, all valuable medi-
cal plants. Easily grown and hardy
throughout the u. s.. Always a rea ~
market and demand increasing. Room
In your garden to grow thousands of
dollars worth. We sell roots and seed.
Plant in fail. Booklet and magazine
telling all about it &c. Write today.
OSARK GINSENG CO.
Dept W.. Joplin, Mo.
Evening journal., 1904-06-30
Fruit Trees pyino.

Ballston. n. Y. June 3O-Trees laden
with fruit are dying in the apple or
chards throughout Saratoga county
About two weeks ago leaves began to
wither as If they had been scorched
by fire, the affected trees were soon
destroyed aud the blight continued to
spread. Stark Dake Of Greenfield cut
blighted twigs from the trees in his
orchard and sent them to the state ex-
perimental farm at Geneva asking the
cause. He received a reply saying the
cause was uncertain, but that proba-
bly, the roots were frozen by the Sc
we're cold last winter and are now dy-
ing.
Evening journal., 1904-06-30

.Rirht down the line" is a slogan
that has been repeated SO often by
Union Republican statesmen that II
has grown familiar. Dr. Layton In his
paper. the Sentinel. just before the
convention declared that II the Union
delegates were not recognized they pro-
posed to come home and wage their
nght and TO go
fright down the line'
"The Regular Republicans have never
been in a better position. They are
masters Of the situation. Addicks cam
not 20 to the senate without their sup
port: John HUM cannot be elected
Governor; C. r. Layton cannot have
any omce; Or. Marshall cannot suc-
ceed himself as Insurance Commits
sioner, and senator Alice can figure on
retirement at the end Of his present
term. Therefore the old Union Re-
publican cry strikes terror to office
seeking hearts when it comes from
the mouths Of Regulars
Fright down the line,'
The Regular Republicans rrst of an
are s;aunch Republicans. They will
no more rscosnize Addicksism when a.
appears in the national party manage
ment than when it appears at home
They can laugh at the Paynes and the
Dicks and say to these gentlemen as
they say to Addicks and his gang
FRIGHT DOWN THE LINE"