The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 28, 1900, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 1900. S, Proprietor. ons to W. S. LEZKE, Manager. .Telephone Press 201 Commun MANAGER'S OFFICE PUBLICATION OFFICE Telephone Press 201. EDITORIAL ROOMS 217 to 221 Stevenson St. Telephone Press 202. Delivered by Carriers. 15 Cents Per Week. ex, 5 Cents. Including Postaze: one vear. 6 n Single Co Terms by Mail, 1a), nths All postmasters are authorized to rece subscriptions. Sample coples will be forwarded when requested 1 subscribers in ordering e of address should be ar NEW AND OLD ADDRESS in order compliance with their request. ©....1118 Broadway GEORGE KROGNVESS, sing. Marguatte Building, Chicago, Manager Foreign Adve Lone ce Telephone *‘Central 2619."") NEW YORK ¢ ONDENT C. C. CARLTON.... ..Herald Square NEW Y ENTATIVE: STEPEEN B. SMITH 20 Tribune Bullding on Square ; Great Northern Hotel; D. C.) OF" 0N E. CRAN ...1408 G St. Correspondent. uverade Ball Thanksgiving Even- FRIEND3 OF THE CHARTER. his last campaign for Mayor g he used on all occasions It was his constant cry t e n operation by its the char The 1d needed him as a guar- ends. A ancisco ent it ever had. From ssion to the School Board sion, disregard of merit 1 pull and push are ap- er before in the history of 1 so dependent on parti- it from the teachers in the t shiver out- old, forlorn, whom to de- schools and i down by the | ter and spirit e and profit or attacked | not scrupled to that instrument may be served g poils and are cts it exhibits. d to believe that the direct! to a self- 3 are being s organization of e, weakness and ship that budes no good :ch a wide path in the | i a disastrous climix what seems to be a | off . He is suf- | in the Philip- | 1 for the police to capture some the blame of the v puzzled the thief are becoming altogether novelties are organizing their little army corruption. It is safe to 1 Ives under the ban- ed no coaching in the relism. atives of the allied forces now in Pe- 3 the terms to which China, These terms are y mext expect to hear that the Boxers tiy on the aggressive. sked to submit ¢ taking very slow civilizing institutions than politicians ly and un- is. The Mayor of s challenged an editor t0 a duel because of mentary article, and there is even some that there will be a fight. he question of woman in society, a local minister is as old as that of man. That does not change the fact, however, that in the days of Adam it was not as expensive as now to gown the fair sex for a sea- son of grand opera. Veneziiela has purchased 10,000 rifles from Ger. 1 1f the little South American spitfire could now onlw hire enough men to use the guns with safety to themselves we might expect to hear of the announce- ment of another war. The people of Paris are making a lion of Paul Kruger, even the Ministers of state paying him trib- vte. This is probably in recognition of the serious endeavors which the old man made in South Africa to unmake 2 lion ' .Market and Third, §. F. | | very day on which te Bishop's letter was sent to the | FOREST AND FLOOD. HE union of a forest and irrigation policy was 1 T first effected in California. There is here a so- ciety organized for the purpose of preserving the forests and promoting the storage of flood waters | | for irrigation. This society will likely be heard from | during the coming session of the Legislature. The i National Irrigation Congress, following this Califor- | nia example, has concreted its purpose into the terse expression, “Save the forests and store the floods.” Perhaps nothing is more difficult than to get men to | see their interest in the equilibrium of nature. Given | her way, nature provides for all forms of life. But | when her equilibrium is disturbed by artifice, life suf- fi Under natural conditions the country west of fers the ninety-ninth meridian bore an abundant crop of | the most nutritious forage. Its deep springs were un- | failing and its watercourses were never dry. Great herds of wild ruminating animals ran on the plains and in the mountains and fattened on the natural pas- ture. The floods were in effect stored in the soil by its vegetable cover. To this purpose the grasses and wild clovers were as fitted in their place as were the dense forests. The grass cover and roots stored water on the plains just as effectively as did the columnar trees and their roots and the forest floor in the mountains. In fact, nature’s plan was a well ad- justed harmony, and her provision for caring for the small rainfall of the arid region was perfect. Given natural conditions where the annual rainfall is only four to ten inches, and the annual evaporation is from thirty-six to seventy-two inches, the soil of the plains must be covered with vegetation to resist evapora- tion, and let the water go into the soil instead of back Upon this symmetrical and beneficial scheme man intrudes to de: adjustment. Act- ing as if he were born ye: and would die to- morrow, leaving nothing human to succeed him, he proceeds to strip the plains of their forage and the forests. When his ax into the air. nountains of th and saw cannot do the work fast enough he applies the torch, becomes an incendiary, practically bus down his own house and makes his own ficld barren, and then deplores misfortunes that he brings upon himself. It is well that the N ion Congress, the rnia Waters and Forests Society and the Cali- nia club of ladies pull together for forestry and ir; tional Irrig: O fc gation; but, pull as they may, the interference with the equilibrium of nature will cease only when the Ame n masses are taught better than they know arn that the useless extermination of a single blade of, grass and the wanton destruction ingle trée has an important relation to the wel- e of man, they may cease to inflict damage upon £ Now. themselves by a willful waste of the resources of na- ture. The press has not been delinquent. American journalism has for many years sought to spread subject of the highest use- Various societies and or; broad information on ulness to the people. zations all over the country have taught the relation of fertility to moisture in the soil, and the relation of moisture to protection of the soil against evaporation, by a covering of forage and forest. Yet with all this effort the destruction increases vearly. In our dry summers reckless seckers for pleasure or pelf in our mountains leave a fiery track behind them. Every year these destroyers of the i birthright of a generation to come are the agents in the destruction of as much timber would demand in five years. Their acts are highly criminal. What would we do to a man who was detected in imprisoning a single human being, to die in the torments of thirst, without water? It is highly prebable that the law would not be permitted to take its course with him, but he would be summarily punished. Yet that is what these sum- | mer incendiaries, these guilty of forest are doing every year, not to one but to many. They ars destroying that on which human life depends. They are drying up the spring. They are taking from the soil its fertility, so that it will respond no more to seedtime and harvest. They are preparing for the future depopulation of the country by causing it to cease supporting life. They are robbing the bird of its song and the blossom of its perfume. How long will their crime go unpunished and the forests go unprotected? TAMMANY @S @ PURIFIER 1 N as commerce arson, O feature of the reform movement which is now agitating New York is more interesting tifan the part taken in it by Tammany. Just before | leaving for Eurgpe Boss Croker called the Tammany executive committee together and procured the ap- pointment of a committee of investigation to inquire into the extent to which vice is carried on in the city, and to devise means for suppressing it wherever found. The antics of that committee are now oc- cupying much of the attention of the town, and | while some persons mock at the proceedings as a farce, | others denounce them as fraudulent attempts to mis- | lead the public by setting up a false issue in place of the real one. 3 There is a dispute as to the cause of the action of the boss. Croker claims to have been prompted by Isidor Strauss, who represents a society that is en- gaged in trying to improve the condition of the poorer classes in the city, but it is generally believed | is action was forced by the letter of Bishop Potter | to Mayor Van Wyck. It is noted that Croker met the Tammany chiefs in council on the evening of the | Mayor, and the coincidence of time is so striking thai one can hardly refrain from believing the letter had | more effect upon the boss than had the pleadings of Mr. Strauss. Be that as it may, it is certain the Tammany com- mittes has set out upon a programme totally different from that designed by the Bishop and demanded by public indignation, and it is that fact more than any- thing else that gives an interest to the actions of the committee. It is characteristic of Croker that even in begin- ning a reform movement he undertakes to assail re- formers. Thus he declares that for the vice now pre- vailing in New York Dr. Parkhurst is responsible In an interview the day after the appointment of his committee he said: “The one man responsible for vice in the city of New York is Dr. Parkhurst. He scattered the women from one_ district all over the ‘city, and even in Brooklyn. If it was not for him there would be no cry from the east side or the west side or any other part of the city from decent people. Instead of trying to discount other people’s efforts he should look to his own dirty work.” The Brooklyn Eagle admits there is a quality of truth in the charge that the crusade of Parkhurst against vice had the effect of scattering the social evil from the tenderloin throughout the city and dif- fusing it in the tenement districts, but points out that the real issue at present is not the existence of vice, but Tammany’s relation to it and the protection given to it by city officials. The Eagle says: “The case is the partnership of Pay and Protection between Gov- ernment and Crime. That prevailed when Dr. Park- hurst made his.crusade. It ceased while W. L. Strong | | the Supervisors. It is required that the petition ‘shall was Mayor. It was resumed on Tammany's return to rule. The thing to do is to break it up and to pun- ish those in it. That may involye Tammany's over- throw. It probably will. But that is the case—not Parkhurst, but Croker, not diffusion, but Partnership, are ‘it.”” Upon that showing the public can readily under- stand the game Croker intends to play. His commit- tee will report the existence of vice and will make a show of suppressing it, but the committee will not investigate the connection between “Pay and Protec- tion.” It is a committee of evasion rather than of in- vestigation that Tammany has appointed, and it is not likely intelligent New Yorkers expect from it anything other than the performance of a political farce. PROPOSED TAX REDUCTIONS. STIMATES of tax reductions to be made in the E war revenue act at the coming session of Con- gress will follow one another rapidly, and each successive one promises a larger reduction than its predecessor. Forecasts of Congressional action is- sued immediately after the election were to the effect that hardly anything in the way of reduction would be attempted this winter. A little later came reports that the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the House had intimated there would probably be | a reduction to the extent of $15,000,000 Next it was | announced that the Secretary of the Treasury esti- mated there might be a reduction of $20,000,000, and now dispatches from Washington report that a.sub- committee of the Ways and Means has about reached the conclusion that the taxes can be safely reduced to as much as $30,000,000. The prospect that reductions would be made has of course brought on a contest among varied inter- ests, each seeking to profit by it. Congress will find it difficult to withstand the influences brought to bear to relieve each interest of the tax imposed upon it. It is probably due to that pressure that the estimates of reduction have increased so rapidly, and it is also probable the fight may have the effect of involving | the whole subject in such conflict that after all it will | be found advisable to postpone the reductions until | the next Congress, when a complete and systematic revision of the act may be made. It is known that the brewers, the express compa- nies and the telegraph companies are seeking for a repeal of taxes affecting their business, and they do not stand alone by any means. Washington dis- patches forecasting the report of the committee state: | “It is understood that in addition to reductions here- tofore mentioned the increase of 60 cents per thou- sand on cigars will be removed, al®o that the stamp tax on steamship tickets will be taken off, because the revenue received dees not justify the difficulties of collection. Members of the committee have been asked to remove the stamp taxes on foreign bills of | exchange 2nd bills of lading, and it is possible that | that matter may be rcopened. The most important changes in the present law will be schedule B, which practically will be wiped out, and which includes medicines and propriefary articles. The tax also prob- ably will be removed from conveyances, mortgages, etc. These, with the abolishment of taxes on express | receipts, telegrams, bank checks and some other | stamp taxes will, it is said, secure the reduction of $30,000,000, which is the amount agreed upon by the treasury officials and the committee.” The country will of course be gratified with so large a reduction in taxes, and particularly of those that have been annoying without yielding any consider- able revenue to the Government, and it is to be hoped | nothing will prevent the proposed revision at an early date. H mportance to all parts of California it is grati- fying to note that further efforts are to be made in the way of providing for such improvements at the coming session of the Legislature. Senator Smith of the Thirty-fourth District has already pre- pared a bill for that purpose, and has very wisely sub- | mitted it for general dissussion before the Legislature | meets in order that it may be fully understood and an ample support obtained for it,upon its merits. The bill is defined “An act to provide for the or- ganization and government of permanent road divi- sicns and defining the manner in which funds may be raised and expended for the construction, improve- ment and maintenance of permanent roads within this State.” The- main purpose of the bill, as stated by the author, is to provide a way by which funds may be aised for the construction of a given section of per- manent road. The plan proposed is to take something from the general road fund of the county, something from the district road fund, and then raise the bal- ance by special tax or by bonding. The character of the road to be constructed is to be determined at an early stage in the proceedings, so as to enable the voter to know what ke may expect for his money when he goes to the polls to vote upon the question of special tax or bonds. The bill provides the means by which any portion of a county not contained in a permanent road division may be formed into such a division, and the meth- ods by which the residents may then proceed to the establishment of permanent highways, by petition to | PERMANENT RO4v DISTRICTS, IGHWAY improvement is an issue of so much | | | set forth an estimate of the probable cost of the work, the materials t6 be used and the manner of construct- or repairing, a request for a specified sum from the general road fund and from the district fund, and a request that a special tax be levied or that bonds of the division be issued to raise the balance neces- sary for the work. The bill deals elaborately with the methods to be pursued in levying the special tax or in issuing the bonds, and every care has apparently been exercised to guard against anything that might be prejudicial to the interests of the district, the county or the tax- payers. Every attempt hitherto made to provide for high- way improvements by the State has disclosed the fact that there are many conflicting interests to be taken into consideration and many differences of opinion to be harmonized. Whether the bill of Senator Smith will prove satisfactory to all these diverse elements remains to be. seen. It is, however, unquestionably a step in the right direction. In some counties in California we have excellent roads, but throughout the State at large our roads are so defective as to im- pose a heavy tax upon farmers and entail a great loss of energy and time upon all who have to haul their produce over any considerable distance to market. Senator Smith’s bill is an earnest effort to rid the State of these evils and merits the careful considera- tion of all citizens, e ——— | recent arrivals at the Palace. ANOTHER CASTELLANE . 1S ON THE MARKET OUNT ADEMAR CASTELLANE, who reached this country a few days ago, and his friend, Jean Paleologue, the designer of posters signed ‘“Pal have been taiking to the reporters. By the way, Paleclogue talks ten languages and swears In eleven. They were breakfasting when the early newspaper man located them. “Say to your newspaper that I not Count sald. ** ** corrected Mr. Paleologue. “To gossip,” the Count repeated. thing, but not of heiresses. That which I “All the nobility of France works now,” Because they have to. Yes, all the nobili fell upon a distinguished-looking waiter bunch of finger bowls. “That which I sell was champagne, gross or by the case, by the shipful the market. All that was some gospel.” “‘Gossip,” corrected Mr. Paleologue. “That was some gossi the Count re * h your papers that I have come here to/sce a young lady which was rich. was the result? Although I much apprect: cause of that crossup.” “Gossip,” said Mr. Paleologue. “That word,” France we have more of that word and months, most of those months in New Y the Count said\vehemently. come here to catch helresses,” ths ‘New York cannot be a busy place, since every one has so much ‘Yes, I come here In pursuit of some- catch was some champagne drinkers. he sighed. “Whv do they work? ty of the France works,” and his eves who had just entered the room with a e exclaimed vehemently. “I sell him In : but my title of Count—that never was in peated. “T hate your ways. You say in ‘What ate her I cannot call upon her just be- “I only learn him to-day. In the more of that thing. Here I stay three ‘ork, where I have friends.” “Did your cousin, Count Boni, give you any introductione?’ was the next questfon. The artist and the Count both exploded. Thetr lips curled with a curl of scorn after they had wildiy gesticulated. “Count Ad the artist. “Cotnt Boni is an outsider, a beiongs to the real Castellane family, the elder branch,” sald rank lobster.” “It has been reported,” said Count Ademar, “that I have sav American girls were worth marrying only for their meney. Please put it In your newspaper that this were not a truth. ““Miss Bacon, the name of which was mention, fails to be so very rich. In France were many womans much richer. Every time a French nobleman speaks to an American girl every one says he was wanting the money. “It are not true. Miss Bacon, by example, had no riches, except that which her father gives fo her, and he Is still somewhat young and does not regard like one which dies very soon.” It had been reported that Mr. Paleolo having a barony which he received from change for one of his original drawings— American matrimontal market. “It's about as true as the story of the Count’s plans,” he said. why we are here if you want to know.” He lowered his voice to a whisper and “Count Ademar is here to sell champagne—I'm here to drink it."” But the gossips still maintain that Count Ademar has sworn to wed and that added: gue—who is of noble descent himsei’, the Roumanian Government in ex- is also here to offer himseif in the “T'1l tell you he has brought the artist along to act as best man. = PERSONAL MENTION. Dr. C. R. Nelson of Towle is at the Grand, W. Syms, a Winters cattle man, is at ihe Russ. Dr. Barton J. Powell of Stockton is at the Palace. T. J. Field, the Monterey banker, is at the Palace. W. H. Hennage, a Bakersfield ofl man, is at the Russ. Major J. W, F, Diss of Los Angeles s at the Occidental. g Captain Edwin Jones of Brooklyn is staying at the California. E. L. Finley of the Santa Rosa Demo- crat is at the California. Senator Thomas Flint Jr. of San Juan is registered at the Palace. Hon. E. S. Ives and wife of Arizona are ‘Walter L. Wilson of the United States navy is stopping at the California. A. A. Langdon and W. C. Langdon, Buf- falo merchants, are at the Palace. G. W. Crystal, a prominent Vacaville merchant, 18 registered at the Grahd. T. F. Quinn, a Lexington, Ky., horse man, arrived at the Palace yesterday. W. E. Mitchell of Stanford University is one of the late arrivals at the Palace. C. R. Downs, the Sutter Creek mining man, arrived at the Occidental last even- ing. R. W. Skinner, the well known Marys- ville fruit man, arrivéd at the Grand yes- terday. George T. Page and family of S8an Ra- fael have taken apartments at the Ocecl- dental. M. P. Morgans, mining man from An- gels Camp, is staying at the Grand for a few days. F. B. Black, a prominent Cincinnati politician, was among yesterday’s arrivals at the Russ. Mr. Black expects to move his family to San Francisco shortly. H. E. Huntington, Willlam H. Hood and Julius Kruttschnitt of the Southern Pa- cific, will return to-morrow from Los An- geles. J. C. Stubbs starts Friday for ‘Washington to attend a hearing by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Charles R. Morrison, until recently ecity editor of the Toronto Mail and Empire, is in the city in the Interests of the S. 8. Me- Clure Compary, publishers, of New York. He will visit the principal cities of this State and Oregon and Washington. He is the son of Charles Morrison, a local newspaper man. . —————— CALIFORNIANS IN WASHINGTON ‘WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.—J. C. Wooa and O. J. Wood of California are at the Shoreham. ————l ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. A DIME OF 1854—L. D., City. A dime of 1854 does not command a premium. ED DE RESZKE-S, City. Ed de Reske, the vocalist, Is classed as a basso. ENGLISH SHILLING—A. silver shilling of mands a premium of from $I5 to $25, ac- cording to the catalogue of Eastern deal- ers. Southern Pacific officials are boasting that they wrecked four sleeping cars in the recent disaster to the Owl express and cid not kill a single person. This childlike confidence in providence -nnfomrlitely is not shared by the public, which must thus play fast and loose with death, POPULATION—N. G., Guerneville, Cal. and others. The population of the United States, by Btates, according to the’cen- :2 :11- 1900, appears in The Call of Octo- SOLE TRADERSHIP-F. F., City. A| i, _ Awoman who desires to becoms & sole trader will have to secure the services of a reputable attorney to file a petition for her in the Superior Court. PRESENTS B MAIL -8, Nonh[ Berkelev, Cal. Presents of jewelry or | books sent by mail from tne United States | to England are subject to custom duty | at the port where received. QUARTER EAGLES—A. O. S., Oakland. Cal. A quarter eagle o~ §2 50 plece of 181 | does not command a premium from deal- ers. The price that dealers charge for such, however, is from $4 to 3. TEN-DOLLAR PIECE-J. J., City. Dealers in old coins do not offer any pre- mium_for ten-dollar pleces coined after pt ey offer to sell coins of that de- | nomination of the year 1840 at from $13 50 to $15. VOTING IN ENGLAND-S. B, City. In England no man can be registered for parliamentary election “who within twelve months preceding the 1th of July has received parochial ala, except medical relief,” or one “who is an allen.” MAIL FOR MANILA-J. G. 8., San Luis Obispo, Cal. Every steamer that sails from San Francisco for China car- ries mail for Manila. Deposf( letters for that point in the postoffice and they will be taken by the first steamer that jeaves San Francisco after the letters reach that place. THE PARK POLICE—H. D. E., City. Under the new charter the park police became part of the San Francisco regular police force. It comsists of one sergeant and sixteen officers. The watches are § 2. m. to 6 p. m. weeks days and to 6 30 p. m. Sundays; $ p. m. to 1l p. m. and 11 p. m to7a m. | for efficiency until he att | the EDITORIAL UTTERANCE IN VARIETY Growth in Exports. The growth in oy exports coal, cotton and breadstiits 1 netamenl, our export but the featurs of %“'"{L‘ o buploey Set o ng e trac nations, is th in our annual sales of munnl“lw and machinery in the markets for- merly controlled by Great Britain and Germany.—CHICAGO TIMES-HERALD. France Spoiling for War, Since recovering from herdrasti Tom he: c thrash- 128 Blens spoiiine forwn. L A%0, Fragcs 1s always accommo:. trotie-aeeiine of this generation the Anglo-Saxon ra the same side. Th I6ng will be ruled beef and fear their Go. money. France does France is In peril.—CHICA Our Constitution. be found on before very races that eat d save their of these. 0 JOURNAL. Our republican con: within one hundred the model for the eighteen other repubilcs and of the Canadian co We have besides, by our = riment In popular seif ood suffrage to E measure of free gove; European cuumr‘, Sav sssla and Turkey. — CINCINNATI COMMES TRIBUNE. COMMEROEAN: Relations With Cuba. It will be understood that the relations betw ent Cuba and the U must be ecloser than which exist between any two tions on this continent. The Ur freed Cuba. It must st large degree for the isiand’s zoo toward its own citizens as wel other nations. Its geogra makes it an object of so country.—8T. OUIS GLOVE CRAT. Rewards Awaiting Enterprise. Great as has been the resul eve of & commercial awakening not do for American manufact negleetful of the opportunities whi about to be presented to them if sire to make the most of every fact individual and national prosperity. this end in view the campaign for export trade should be made as vigorous as pos- sible.—PHILADELPHIA RECORD. Army and Navy Enlistments. The army has little or no trouble finding recruits to fill its ranks. The se: hardly more attractive than the na: the pay is no better. What, then, is difference? The army has # system whera- the be promoted ns the highest rank. Major General Nelson A. Miles is a conspicuous example. General Lawton won his promotion from the ranks. It is neediess to cite the many other instamnces. Is it not possible that the lack of such a tem operates to prevent enlistments fn navy ’—PITTSBURG DISPATCH. Plump Girls Are Weary. It Is very evident that the plump girls are growing a-weary of the fashion that die- tates slimness In order to look well. There is talk among the dear creatures of send- ing a round robin to Paris and reminding the despots of imperial fashion that | curves are much more beautiful in the eometry than angles are, just ng river road is more aitrac- tive than the rectangular corner 3 street, even when the street is straight, and not a_crooked old colonial cowpath, as some of the downtown sireets in New York are.—NEW YORK PRESS. Confucianism and Christianity. So far as Coufucianism is M;My - even by the private soldier ma; e it is not improbable that Christiani have to treat it with respect, and concede to it the permanent place it has already won in the civilization of the Orient.. In saying this one does not imply that Confucianism is superior to Chris- tianity as an ethical system, or _that Christlanity can never become the domi- nant force in Orfental life. All that is meant is that Christianity must recognize and make peace, o to speak, with what there i1s In Confucianism of manent moral valye. A compromise of this sort would make for the peace of the world, and also hasten the progress of Chris- | tianity in the far East.—SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN. American Humor. We have plenty of humor, and very funny it is. Americans are good laughers. We should be excelent makers of good epigrams If we put our minds to it; but this takes too long. It isn’t utilitarian. It causes idle words to ive account for. It s aping corrupt Sallic salons. It is unfashionable. It will make one laughed at instead of smiled with. S0 we go on stating and denying facts, blundering into bad slang: ew making puns. We dare not_turn a oomp) ment, it is so out of form. Why not make it in torm? A lnd{ is better pleased with a good praising in bad form than no prais- ing in good form, however much she may gainsay it. And all this Is just a plea for the good word. Words mean much or lit- tle, according %o the two who use them, the talker and the “talkee.” Good words —“bon mots,” If you will-help over hard places, please, instruct, linger after. Epi- grams are the energy of style. We believe in the conservation of energy.—DALLAS Choice candies, Townsend's,Palace Hotel.* ke o Townsendt's Califorg: fruits, S0o a und, in_fire-etched v Jay ets, Market, Palace Hotel huuxin‘, . Special information supplied daily to D sy Burcau (Alionsss S0 Mo ooy ' iephone Main 1tk £ It is the easlest thing In the world to see that wealth is a curse—so long as the other fellows monopolize it. GRS If You're in a Hurry Take the “Over- land Limited,” Leaving San Francisco daily at 10 a. m., via Central Pacific. Union Pacific and Chicago and Northwestern rallways, and arriving at Chicago at 9:30 a. m. the third day. A solid vestibuled train of superb splendor, carrying Pullman double drawing-room sleepers, dining car and DRAW PEDRO-G., City. If in a gama of draw pedro A and B have each one point to go out, A deals and B gives one to t]he bt;lard. A refuses and calls for spades, then leads the kine whi ¥ has low and A makes jack. ‘At ';Ji."!,i’éz not having gone back ¢ high and Jack. four pointa . &' e made AGRICULTURE, ETC.—Y. C. G., Pa- cific Grove, Cal. The perlodicals pub- lished in California that are spectally de- voted to agriculture are: California Cui- tivator and Poultry Keeper, Los Angeles; Rural Press, Los Angeles; Pacific Bee, Sacramento;” Pacific Rural Press, San Francisco. Those that are devoted to horticulture and floriculture are: The Rural Press, San Franciseo. — o © 2cine FATHER DRUMGOOLE—S., City. The letter of inquiry was as to Information about “Rev. J. Drumgold of New York." It is the late Rev. Father John C. Drum- goole about whom information was de- sired, he who founded the St. Vincent de ]Pau! Newsboys' Home in New York Cit Cley. Srarch 26 108 The home 1o ok oS of Thie “Misslon O the Tomacuiace Yiber: for Homeless and Destitute (.ehndtn“ Rev. Father James J. Dougherty is the superior in charge. VALUE OF LAND—P. 8., City. There is no county of San Francisco, but Is the city and county of San l’nncll':: There are no figures that show*“‘the aver. age value of an acre San Fra glaco County.” but thco‘c‘l.t'rmn':h county of San Fra contains - fe -one ‘and ::mgai%s square miles of territory, res. The E onacin sy ded Sougy of oo 0, 425, With Sotah Geltrm T e thee age val -ggmtu to assessm. :‘c?. ’Pfin. however, is not th.on ‘m':rn'; 1 hl‘fldlfl:l‘leu\:::uu g buffet smoking and library car. San Franctsco to Chicago without change. Only four days to New York and Boston. If you want luxury and comfort combined with speed and safety take the “Overland Limited."” —_—————— Neglect your hair and you loss it. Parker's Hair Balsam renews the growth and color. Hindercorns, the best cure for corns. 15 cta. —_—————— Guillet's Thanksgiving mince pie, foecream. 905 Larkin st. phone Fast 19 Pharaoh’s daughter wasn't a broker, but she got a little profit from the rushes on the ba _—m ADVERTISEMENTS. A GOOD A certain young lady in del- icate health was advised by her doctor to take a half-teaspoon- ful of Scott’s emulsion of cod- liver oil after dinner—once a day—and found herself almost suddenly growing robust. So small a dose is by no means tne rule; the rule is whatever the stomach will bear —not more. Another rule is: take it on every least occasion, but npt too much; don't oves do it. ‘We'll send you a little to try, if you Nke. SCOTT & BOWNE, 4 Poal sirses, Now Yook A gTORY