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T> ]I Fl Boston election for mayor appears to have, resulted in a
vcrv close vote, with Fitzgerald a little ahead of Storrow on
returns. Tor many reasons the Boston campaign was an aftair
of national interest. In the first place it was
an experiment on a new system, which rejects
altogether fhe primary as well as the conven-
PThc . candidates were nominated by
>n. and .the unfortunate result was that
four men ran for mayor. Although the third
and fourth candidates cut little figure at the polls, the diversion of
votes was sufficient to give Fitzgerald his small plurality.
The Boston plan ignores political affiliations and the tickets
carry no parly designations. This is in line with the best modern
practice, but the plan is defective in not sifting the candidates down
to* two for a single office, thus entailing the mischievous political
potentialities of a three cornered or four cornered contest.
1 he result appears to have been the election of Fitzgerald, some
times known as "Honey Fitz." He scarceh* denies that he is a
grafter, but would probably .call it "honest graft," and boasts that
"they could not find the money on him/ Moorfield Storey described
home of Fitzgerald's methods during his former term as mayor in
these words: ?
There- was a certain man who needed a permit from the city, and
after waiting «ome time for it he called up the mayor on the telephone
:',nd inquired about it. Mr. Fitzgerald, who was then mayor, said that
I»c had the permit right under' 4iis thumb, and remarked that the other
party was not an advertiser in his paper, the Republic. When the other
party signified his willingness to advertise, the mayor said he would
-end a canvasser down right away. The permit and' the advertisement
were both granted.
As might have been expected, "big business supported Fitz
gerald. It is worthy of note that the whole daily press of Boston,
with one exception, supported Storrow. The single exception
remained neutral. It was altogether a typical municipal election.
I A Typica!
I Municipal
i Election
GOVERNOR -HUGHES of New York, while approving the
general principle of the income tax for federal purposes,
offers some criticism of certain details which do not appear
o be a necessary incident of the constitutional
imendment as proposed. Mr. Hughes
sbjects to the amendment on, the ground that
t would give congress power to tax the
ncomc from state and municipal bonds, and
that in his opinion "to place the borrowing
capacity 01 tne stale and its governmental agencies at the mercy of
the federal taxing power would be an impairment* of the essential
rights of the state which as its officers we are bound to defend."' '
This hypothetical criticism has been seized by opponents of the
tax. who rejoice to be able to welcome a man of such high standing
to their ranks. They ignore altogether the fact that Governor
Hughes approves the general principle of the measure as a, power
of vital necessity for national defense. As a matter of fact, congress
would never think of taxing the income from state or municipal
...
securities.
The effect of popular sentiment upon the taxing powers of congress
i-; stated with exceptional force by Justice Parian: in his dissenting;
opinion in the income tax case, which Governor Hughes quotes in his'
message: "Any attempt on the part of congress to apportion among
the states, upon the basis simply of their population, taxation of per
>onal property or "of incomes would tend to arouse such indignation
among the freemen of America that it would never be repeated. 'V- Ini
other words, the taxing power of congress has to be exercised in accord
ance with the sentiment of the American people.
Wall Street
Finds Unex
pected Friehdi
Governor Hughes is unnecessarily alarmed, and he must be
surprised at the strange company in which he finds himself. The
heart of Wall street goes out to him for the moment, but with
important reservations.
THE Philadelphia North American speaks in terms of high
approval of the enterprise of the California state, board of
health in putting a well equipped sanitary exhibit on wheels
with lectures to explain the object lessons
thus brought home to the people. Quoting
the Technical World Magazine :
Unique is the object lesson on wheels set
going by the California state board of health,
the aim of which is to teach the masses of the
people how to prevent disease. Instead of % an
immovable lecture bureau and museum, by which only a few city, dwell- :
crs would benefit, this enterprising western health board has equipped a
railroad car with interesting exhibits and sends it through the country,
reaching even remote points where modern sanitary ideas -are slow to
penetrate. \ v \u25a0 :
It is an advertising plan, a good specimen of American "hustle,"
but in this ease it is the. public, not the advertiser, who is to profit.
Admission is free, of course, and in small rural communities the whole
population is drawn by curiosity to visit the car. , • , I
The exhibits are designed to attract the average visitor, being
realistic productions in miniature of familiar objects.;. For instance, the .
model of a dairy is shown, which is far from being a modelidairy. The
visiting farmer's wife is interested in the: realism, of the exhibit, "dirt
. and flies and all, and/ when the lecturer points out the faults" of. the in
sanitary model, she learns, without having her own shortcomings thrown -
in her face, wherein she has made mistakes in her own dairy.
A typical farmhouse is shown; with' its large: rooms on"; the; ground '
floor set aside for state occasions, while its bedrooms are ; overcrowded
and ill ventilated, a very common arrangement that makes for /disease
and contagion: -. /
California
Set's a
Good Example
The city dweller, as .well as the resident of " ; the; country, is
taught the lessons of sanitary precaution, and, as the North -Amer
ican remarks, just such a train as that' every eastern state 'needs
with a schedule calling for a ; stop at e\<:ry cross roads. Let this, hint
be counted- a good enough New gift from California to Peiin-
EDI TORIAL PAG E 'OF THE CALL
WELCOME TO OUR MILKY WAY
PROFESSOR FRANK ANGELL of Stanford university writes
to the New York Evening Post sharply criticising President
Taft for certain recent appointments to office of machine poli
1 ticians in California. Professor Angcll writes :
Many supporters of President Taft in this
state have been surprised and grieved to find
in the list of presidential appointments sent to
the senate the names of George Stone and.cx-
Governor H. T. Gage.
Mr. Stone, who is slated for the position.of
naval officer' at San Francisco, is at present
tnc neaa qt tlic California state fish and game commission.
Tin's commission has- become one of the chief driving forces
in the state political machine. Last year the income, of the com
mission from hunting licenses and fines amounted = to' about $180,000.
Although required by statute to make a full accounting of its funds,
the commission has failed to do so, and a motion introduced in the
last session of the legislature to investigate the scandal "was smothered i
in {he fish and game committee, which "stands in" with, the commission.
As the commission has become a political organization, it is wholly" '•
fitting that -Mr. Stone's chief recommendation for the" head position
should have been his career -as chairmanof the republican state central
committee. ,
The appointment of Mr. Gage to' the Portuguese mission in the face
of President Taft's avowed efforts to better the diplomatic service is
little short of amazing. Mr.- Gage's nomination to the- governorship in
- 1 898 -was commonly regarded as due : to j railroad influence. ," At any rate,
the Gage, administration was the nfli'st discredited and the most , dis
crcditable^that California has had for .aricast"2o years. "^Xlikc Mr* Stone
d Gage is a machine politician, and if ! he has any other, qualifications for
a ministerial position besides the backing of the Southern Pacific element
in the California delegation to congress many, well informed citizens
here are unaware- of them. .-.."'
These two appointments may be pleasing to the republican state
machine, but they will cost President Taft the moral support of .many
independent republicans who voted for him a year ago*last November.
It will not be disputed .that the appointments which have
prompted Professor Angell's remarks were bad and' quite unfit to.
be made, but President Taft is not to blame. The fault, lies with,
the people of California, who, letting politics go by default, have
permitted the representative offices to be filled by machine poli
ticians. The president is dependent for advice and recommendations
as, to appointments on the California delegation in congress, and
that body is almost exclusively constituted of creatures -of 'the
Southern Pacific political bureau.
Taft is no more responsible than Roosevelt was for man)*
appointments' like .those of Gage and, Stone, and the reason is the
same in both instances. The remedy lies with the people of Cali
fornia. Just so long as. they elect machine politicians to office they
will get appointments of the same character.-
In fine, the whole matter rests with the electoral body of the
commonwealth. - *'•"*' "\u25a0
Remedy Lies
With People
Of California
EXPLANATIONS come from Washington that President Tatt
does not really mean to "punish" the insurgents and progres
sives of the republican party in congress. Indeed it has
never been very clear why the president should
want ;to punish the very men wjio make the
backbone of his support for the measures that
he proposes. Had it not been for the aggres
sive stand taken by the progressives and its
effect ; on public ; opinion President,- Taf t might
nave wmstiea in vain for the. support of the Aldrich and Cannon
crowd:. The progressives, by their appeals to the enlightened senti
ment of America, have simply driven the reactionaries from coyer
and compelled them, as they value their political lives, to promise
agreement with President Taft's legislative program/. We may be
sure that this consent was given , with 'sore reluctance; and there is
grave doubt that the agreement will be carried out in good faith;
but 'such as \u25a0 it is the contract is simply an unwilling, concession to
public opinion 1 aroused by the progressives responsive to
President Taft's insistence that, the Roosevelt policies shall be
enacted as law v , ; * . ' ' . '*' '. >'•
As for the stand attributed to President Taf t by the 'first reports,
the Providence Journal, a strong: republican paper, published under
the nose of Senator Aldrich,. puts it this way : -_,
'It- would-be unfortunate if .the president, whether under pressure •
from the Cannon machine, . as -. is ; reported, or otherwise, should attempt '
the punishment of the insurgents by the. withholding of. .patronage" from/
• them". ( Yet a dispatch .from .Washington says .that ; the 5 administration
"has under consideration .the of taking "steps fo'show" in this j
way "thatat stands with the regular republicans in congress."' \
If, V however, the president accepts the Cannon view \ that' Mr. Mur
dock and his friends are -no better than; democrat's 'and no 'more, entitled. /\u25a0
to share in the distribution of; the offices, t.what" - is; to >be" done in T states ;~
. where the i insurgents -are '\u25a0 in a majority, Hke : Minnesota,-- Iowa ; and IKan
sas ? Shall the reactionary minority ' therein \u25a0be permitted "to nahie \u25a0 the ,''.
' , local postmastersv or shall the^priv-ilege :be extended to the .safe tandV*
«ane Senators and .^ ; representatives : frqni other parts of-; the j country? ,
Shall Mr. La Follette's f state;; be ; punished {in • this : abrupt r fashion*: for
sending ; him to , Washington?*^' Shall]; Mr,v Cummins' j followers \u25a0in : lowa ;\u25a0
be notified thus sharply that they \ are outside : the . foldr and no: better \u25a0
than Bryanites? ;•:V : ,^ ' '.--> . .' . " ,; : /
This patronage^ matter: is,; after all;, a petty affair, - \v ; hoseiiiriporr
tance is exaggerated by ithe- servile officialism ;that^ saturates, tHe
Washington atmosphere; '.It is merely a phase of 'the; peanut politics
that bulks so large . in; the, sense of tlie job ; chaser ~ but* is regarded
with indifference^ or- contempt by the great, mass of 'the people". .?
r The; one unfortunate aspect of the affair \u25a0is that the I report Irepre
sented _ President "Taft tojiave made Van offensive \u25a0 anrrdefensive aliiaiice
witlr Aldrich and Cannon:;' lt; is;c}uitejconceivable-that;^
cock n|ightbc well-pleased to co
public' mincl... but its < general acceptance xouldliaveVno'otlicr; effect
:than v to^do^thc;p\resident«a. ! mischief/; ;V : -• vi-- -"; : :V: V -- \u25a0V r -. <^- :
Peace
Overtures for-
The Insurgents
Gossip of Raijwaymen
4 i A RE we downhearted? No-o-o-o!"
j\\J A. Bell, district freight and
'\u25a0 *\u25a0 . -* passenger agent of the S?an
Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake, is
> passing out engraved cards with the
aßove motto .on \u25a0 them. A/id Belt is
happy. Yesterday afternoon he was In
the Pullman ticket offices arranging for
a , berth to Los Angeles."
"How, are the washouts, lJell? Mak
ing any headway?" •*\u25a0*
. "Sure, I'm going to Los Angeles to
morrow to make arrangements with*.
PauJhan for the use of his machines
pending the reconstruction of the, Salt
Lake tracks near Caliente. Will you
have one of my new cards?"
According to a recent decision of the
interstate commerce commission,, a car
load rate: and minimum weight, speci
fied in a 'published tariff as applicable,
to.a cair of stated size,, constitutes a
definite 'offer to .' tho., shipping public
to move the commodity oh those terms,
and' when a- shipper' has ordered a;ear
of that capacity .the commission will
not "sanction the imposition on him of
additional transportation charges on a.
shipment that could have been loaded
into such a car when the- carrier for, its
own "convenience furnishes him a larger
car. - x :•:. pK
* • ' ,*\u25a0
Charles 11. Schlacks, lirst vice presi
dent, and C. M. Levey, second vice pres
ident of the Western Pacific, will leave
Sunday night for an inspection trip
over the road lasting about 10 days.
F. W. Thompson; general, western
agent of the Rock Island lines, was
successful in landing the transportation
contract in conjunction with .the South
ern Pacific of the -. Sixth cavalry, and
his work took him to the transport
Sheridan about five times yesterday aft
ernoon. He made himself known at
tlie'gateof the transport dock when he
first entered, and upon his second en
trance saluted the gateman as ihe
walked in. \u25a0'- -" -
The soldiers noticed tlie, salute, and,
thinking; him "a,n officer, of high rank,
all. ; lined . up.when he put in a third
appearance and saluted him as captain.
He was saluted as major upon his
fourth entrance and as colonel when he
made his fifth. . 'v
He intended going back a sixth time,
but feared that lie would be promoted
to jgeneral, which \u25a0 honor ho has de
clined. Trie troops will go to Fort'Des
Molnes over the Southern Pacific and
Rock island lines and will be transport
ed, in: three "special trains.
Experiments made hvith ballbearings
for car axlo journals by" tho. Prussian
state railroad are said , to :have,sh(^wn
a decrease of about 10 per cent in. the
resistance at a .speed of 23 miles an
hour," "and \ a'- much - greater decrease ;.in
the; power required to' start.' After a
run of 250,000 miles .the bearings were
still in good condition.
G. Triandafil, "connected with the
freight department, of : the Chicago and
Alton at Chicago" is In the city on" a
visit. *\u25a0*." \u25a0\u25a0;. * .\u25a0\u25a0 ' '. \u25a0 ':\
: C. "W. Colby, general agents of -the
Erie,. returned. yesterday from Los An
geles. \'He report's-'* a ;brisk business.
' •\u25a0 ' \u25a0.•:.;:•\u25a0'«[ .- - '\u25a0*,\u25a0•:
- The name o^f the projected Mississippi
River Western has »been^ changed to
Mississippi and .Western. Its' construc
tion 'is to begin this' month.
T. *M. Schumacher,' vice-president in
charge * of 'traffic-- of ' the AVes tern:. Pa
cific," returned yesterday; from Oroville.
He .has announced the appointment; of
TV. "VW-Wilde as his "chief, 'clerk. .Wilde
was " formerly chief .. clerk ; ;to '.Schu
macher ' when ? the latter " was connected
with the Union Pacific in this city.
/The. new . city ticket : office of. the
Southern '" Pacific , at - Eighth; and': X
streets,, Sacramento, ; will . be opened " for
business Saturday morning. ," Heretofore
theonlyjticket office in Sacramento was
located fat*, the";' Southern -. Pacific "depot,
and -; such' t ; a f convenience f in : , the? center
of ; the 'city '.will be much, appreciated.- V
'[\u25a0'\u25a0:\u25a0 A/C.'l Ridgeway, former, general man
ager}of the Denver and RloGrande/has
beenVappointed 1 second ;vicQ; president of
the - Rock i Island.*;-; in ; charge ;of * equipf
nientiand-' construction, ;with ; headquar-'
ters V in! Chicago: ',
\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 Frederick ; H. Knickerbocker, for! sev
eral" years (secretary "to * W.-.' H. ;
Bancroft fj. the ; Of egon"; Short '• Line", ".has
been , ;to ''assistants to" the. vice
president and; general manager: of .the
road. •". ? -"\u25a0' ?. \u25a0'\u25a0":\u25a0 . ; ' \u25a0 \u25a0 '\u25a0 :'; \u25a0 •-.\u25a0 •- >
: J.. A."; Martin," general freight
agent'ofthb -lowa Central, and. the Min
neapolis j and ;str;Paul; j;;-who";-'u was "re
ported * a'; f ew^ days a go ; to have' received
the J appointment 'of ' 'general. iAvcstern
freight : a gent,"? with office ; i n" : this *> ci ty.
Is^ not? to i cbmc'yierp,' {according/ to ad
vlcealTeceiyedfffpm|thd j*astl; "" 1 1 is :»aid
thatiMartJh'jhastbeen^appointedi assist
ant j general .(pas tern"| a"grnt :o f ; the ' Bur
lins\onT"withfofficc»at;Ne\v" i: YbrkV . ' : s
COOKING AND SEWING MAY
BE TAUGHT SCHOOL BOYS
"S^y, Old Man, Gome Over and Bring Your Embroidery
This Evening " May Be Mankind's Greeting in Future
MARY ASHE MILLER
(<QAT. old \u25a0\u25a0'man. -com*.; ov«»r thin
evening «nd brlhff> your em
*—' broidery." rrmy be the pre«?titiK
of .mankind, one', to .nnuthrr. in the.
future, should the plans put forth by
an official. of the National Cougr*'** "f
Mothers, prevail. She advocates • teach
ins'boys to sew and cook that they may
be useful arid consldernte husband*.
There are so many Joke's that may be
! made on this score that one beicln* to
i yawn at the thought of them; but,
after the amiable Jocosities cease. It
may be seen that the idea Is not a. bad
one.
Down from the swashbuckling: 'age
has come.'the theory that a man, to be
a man, must have a messy disregard
of household details. He must be large
and virUe and untidy— or • at --least if
he be tidy himself he may atone for
the faults of others by a few kind
words or by caustic comment only.
Probably those habits were all right
when serfs cooked . whole cows and
sheep at a time and every one threw
the bones quite casually on the floor,
and when the men dared not dress in
anything- less durable than leather and
steel. v
Nowadays no man has much oppor
tunity to swashbuckle, and he eats
and dresses according to other modes.
Why, then, need he cling to the large
Ignorance of other days? Even if a
man ' have sufficient money to have
servants there are unfortunate inter
nals of the natures of a hiatus when
cooks come and go like bad dream?.
It makes home se^m a happier place
under those circumstances if the man
tan come in and give a few skillful
finishing touches to the dinner. That
doesn't mean blundering around spill
ing}ahd 'breaking' things and swearing
like a trooper. To some people the
latter course may seem more manly,
but I think their ideas are getting to
oe obsolete. ,' *
There are certain classes of women
who have no knowledge of cooking, of
course, and to ;off set them are the men
v.ho will always Ue better at polo or
banking than they are at culinary
matters. But they are the "silver
•pheasants"- and may not stand for the
workaday world.
For the rest of the population whose
finances are apt to have the exciting
element of uncertainty it would seem
a better thing, as long as cooking con
j times ox\f of the vital necessities, to
know something of the % best way to
. prepare food for consumption. Boys
may object to learning, just as they
object to anything suggested to them
when they. are between the ages of 10
THE SMART SET
FINANCING parties are crowding close
I )' upon each other* preceding the
*\u25a0"\u25a0" penitential season. - while the
luncheons and teas are following one
another with delightful regularity. The
patronesses* bali.-with Its attendant
dinners, will be given this evening in
the colonial. ballroom at the St. Francis.
The dance of the Friday night club
will be igiven in Century hall.
The 24" patronesses who scored
such a brilliant success at 'their
first dance this season will again greet
their friends at the dance this evening.
The list has been arranged alphabeti
cally and the latter group of names that
appear on. the roster will be in the re
ceiving party this evening. Those who
will fill this pleasant office are: •
Mrs. Latham McMtillen Mrs.-Lanrenee Scott
Mrs. AuKiiMtuH Taj-Jor Mrs. Joseph Torim
Mrs. Mountford Wilson Mls« Helen Chesebrou;h
Mrs. 'George lope Miss" Fkrence Hopkins
Mrs.'llorace Pillsbnry Miss Maud Bourn
Mrs. Edward PrinKlc JMlss OeneTieTe King
• ' * ' *
The' Friday night club will give a
dance this evening in Century hall, and
the party^ is a matter of pleasant ex
pectation among the younger girls and
those who are not absorbed in the at
tractive details of the patronesses* ball.
There will.be several dinner parties
aY a matter' of course preceding the
dance, and. among those who will en
tertain in this informal way is Miss
Justine -McClanahan, who will have a
dozen or more guests at her home in
Broadway who later will -attend' the
ball.
The dances have attracted a larger
number of , guests N than those of last
season, which- may be accounted' tor
by the fact that the membership is a
trifle larger. The dances, are extremely
popular with the enthusiastic young
guests. . The, patronesses who have
charge of the club have taken an ac
tive ''interest in' every' party, and are
to "be credited with mnch of the. social
success that has been accorded to/the
congenial organization. Those who are
patronesses for the club ;are:
Mr.«. James Potter Lang-! Mrs. Wakefleld "feaker
\u25a0 home . " *• - \Mt*. Oeor?e Moore \u25a0
Mrs.' Georjre F. Ashton |Mn. I^mils Monteagle
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The Mardi Gras ball that will be
given- at; Pavilion rink at Sutter and
Pierce streets is a topic, by the way. of
great social importance these days. The
proceeds -.will! be devoted to the build
ing, fund for tho children's hospital,
and .already: a number -of boxes have
been dfsposed of -for that occasion.-
Theaffair is under the auspices of
the auxiliary of the "children's hospital,
and this , fact-Is a guarantee of its so
cial ' success as well . as the financial re
tarn "for. the effort expended in the
cause of charity. Among those who are
on the entertainment committee for the
evening are:
Mrs. ' Latham , McMullen IMrs. , Worthiojrton Ames
Mrs. •' George Cameron IMrs. Silas Palmer
'" -\u25a0.• * "» • •.
Miss Lurllrie' Matson, who is to.be a
debutante" of. the -m6ntn,"{entertalned at
oneof the-most elaborate of the recent
luncheons given yesterday, at her home
ANSWERS TO QUERIES
ASSKSSMENT. ; WORK— F. A. X., Defender.
Is there a law in . this 'state . that requires that
assessment ' work .on a - mining ' claim shall be
recorded?- If so, I ' what is the law? When was It
passed? '
"The* law .ot .this -state provides that
proof of assessment work. must be made
by" affidavit,,' after the time limited for
performing, the' labor : or' making .the
improvements, particularly describlns
the -.labor and "improvements
made.iand ;the, : value" thereof. r The' law
provides . that -i this , affidavit must be
recorded. Jin -the* office of the county
recorder ' of i the • -county^ In £ which" _ the
mme 'or claim : is;located.*;",This is an act
of ; the 1 legislature.; approved March 13,
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-:JAPAXXIKG^-tM.7 > Applesat**: .What "is tfie.pro
cesa \u25a0of Japanning .' and bow . does it . differ .from
ordinary.- Tarnishing? .
. ; It is akind of. varnishing or.lacquer
ihgr.practicfd'to perfection by the'Japa
hese.'.whence ithe 'name." "Theonly, dif
ference :> between J japanning:' and "var
nlJhing jis i that after:the application, of
.ftvery - coat -,of \u25a0' color,- or .: varnish.i the- ob
jrc-t solvarnlshed : Is 1 placed -in. an; oven
or^oha-mber. ' called a "'.-.'stovp/Vat ' as hlsrh
a^t-emperature-as can' safely" be em
14, IQIO
nnd 20. but most men seem to have an
aptitude and a llklns for cooking.
They have not yet arrived at that
blessed state-when they like to remove
the debris after they prepare a meal:
but neither -do women enjuy that part
of it, so it is rather too njuch to expect.
Strangely enough it is the "huskiest"
men who generally pnjoy cooking. : I
do not remember having seen a man
more than 5 feet 10 Inches who did
not believe he was a born cook. If he
shoots or even played football ho
thinks generally that he is a rival
along certain lines of any French chef
you may name. Sewing is a different
matter. Few men know how to sew.
but that Is becoming a rarer thine
among women, too. Machinery does so
much alons that line nowadays that
handwork is more a matter of pastime
or luxury. Mending should be consid
ered quite as Important as ever, and
that Is what. boys should be taught.
. Darning Is— or snoutd be — a vital ne
cessity of every person's education —
saving, of course, the wealthy tribes.
Men say that they throw away their
stockings as soon as they get holes \n
them, but that Is a bad plan. It either
means extravagance — spending a larger
proportion of the income on hosiery
than should be expended — or else pur
chasing horrid cheap stockings. Th«
latter soon wear out and are thrown
away with a clear conscience, but con
sider how bad for one's feet. Chea;>
stockings — ill fitting: seamy things —
are the causes of half the aches and
pains of the' feet, and what is life
worth when burdenetl with the dull
sickening agony of a foot that hurts.
A tidy little darn in a good looking
stocking of excellent ([iiallty is a far
better thing — and why should a man
not be able to weave the darn?
In some one of the orphanages of the
city — I am quite sure it is the Hebrew
— the boys are carefully taught to mend
and darn, and some of their work Is
beautiful. Why could not such instruc
tion be included in the public school
courses? For myself I am very weary
of hearing that this or that or th^
other thin? sho*uld be taught in tlu*
pubUc schools which has always been
considered apart of the instruction in
every, decent home in days gone by.
but one must bow to the tendency of
the times. If paKents can not — or will
not — discipline thetr children sufflclent-
Jy to make them do the things they
should at homp. one must be thankful
that they are still under some con
trol in the schools.
So let us have all the boys given «it
least practical instruction in the rudi
ments of needlework.
in Jackson street. .The table decora
tions were jonquils and daffodils with
clusters of violets. The complimented
guest- was -Miss Agnes Tillmann and
those who were bidden to meet her
were:
Miss Ila Sonntus |\nf!» Orare Gibson
Ml»s Vranec* Ncwhall !Mls» Metha McMahon
Miss Elva dp l'uc ;Mi-< Marie Luadeen
>frs. Thomas K. Kurtx (Misj* Kathleen Fatroll
Mrs. Fr»>derlck Van l>e- Mi*» Miriam McNear
Tender Btott Miss Justine, Mt-rianahaa
.Miss Edith Slack Misa Laura Baldwin
Mtss UllTe Wheeler' Mlsa Amalia Simpson
Mi»s Krna St. (><«tr Miss Anna Olnnj
Miss Florence Clnff Miss T.illl.t^ Van Vorst
Miss Edith Metcalfe JMiss Jean Tyson
Miss Anna Miller Wood; the well
known singer who enjoyed a visit
here earlier in the season. Is ia the.
east and passed the week preceding
New Year* day in Xew York^as the
guest of Sir Frederic ami Lady Mac-
Millan. The further news will be of
interest that Miss Wood sang at a
musical on Xew Year's eve that was a
compliment to Mme. Liza Lehman, the
English composer, who. is touring this
country. -
Miss Helen Jones entertained at one
of the Informal bridge parties of the
week and greeted about 20 girls at her
home in Buchanan street.
Miss Jones was one of the most popu
lar besides being one of the prettiest
debutantes of last season and was
feted extensively.
During the earlier season she was
in the southern part of the state with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Jones,
and «i' her return has been hostess
at several small affairs. « "/
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Miss Genevieve Harvey, of Gait la in
town visiting friends, and this popular
girl will be the complimented guest
at several of the informal teas of the
weekend, for her visits here are a|.
ways made the occasion for entertain-/
ment.
The captain and/officers of the U.SS
Alert, naval militia of California, will
give one of the most brilliant balls of
the season next Wednesday, evening in
the new ballroont- at the Palace.
There will be several hundred guests,
and the dinner parties that are to b<*
given before the dance promise to rival
any that have distinguished a dance
this season.'
Among those who nave sent out cards
for elaborate dinner parties preced
ing the Wednesday dance are
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The news that there Is to be another x
kirmess in this city in November will
delight those who attended the festi
val last season under the direction of
Miss Llla Stewart.
The proceeds of the second kirmess
are to be devoted to the fund .for the
San Francisco maternity, and those in
charge of the arrangements for the
affair are:
slrs. John Metcalfe [Mrs. Jo»eph r. Klnz
ployed without injuring the article or
causing: the varnish to blister or run
This department has 'not the space to
describe the various processes of Japan
ning.
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Dip them well In common porter and
then; lay them flat . between .sheets of
white paper, with alight pressure, and
let ' them : dry out. , \u25a0\u25a0 .-. •
MUSTER OUT-Subacrfber. Cltj^ Wbat w»,
me date of the ord»r mustering; out nil «>i
nnteer, regiments enllated-fot the Spanish-Ameri
can war? — - - -- .- ..
February 20. 1599. »
•-. BOlUXG— Subscriber. , City. ,TCbl*b .reqnlrw
the mout beat to boll, mil* or water? Whit i*
the 'difference In degrees?
"Under the same atmosphere; milk 2X3
degrees, water 212. -
1 FUR * COAT— J. A. Jr.. City. What can
*on« to mtc i fur font ia which moths j hv»««
found their « war m»]i from whica the fur dr<»M
in*not^wh<»n tcwtHNt? .
f -i-Take it to a;jrood furrier, and if th»r«
j is rany.- part ": that can be saved he will
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