The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 3, 1901, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1901. TUESDAY DECEMBER 3, 1901 JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprietor. Adéress All Communiestions to W. 8. LEAKE, Manager. MANAGER’'S OFFICE. .Telephone Press 204 Third, S, F; PUBLICATION OFFICE. . .Market ‘Telephone Press 201. ROOMS. 217 to 221 Stevenson St. Telephone Press 202. vered by Carriers, 15 Cents Per Week. e Single Coples, 5 Cents. Terms by Mail, Including Postage EDITORIAL DATLY: CALL (ncltding ‘Sunday), one year. $6.00 DAILY CALL .(including Sunday), ¢ months. 3.00 DAILY CALL (including Sunday), 3 montbs. 1.50 DAILY CALL—By Single Month [ EUNDAY CALL, One Year......... 1.80 WEEKLY CALL, One Year. 1.0 AN postmasters mre horized to recelve L subscriptions. Sample coples will be forwarded whep requested. Ml subscribers in ordering change of address should be particular to give both NEW AND OLD ADDRESS in ovder to insure & prompt and correct compliance with their request. OAKLAND OFFICE «».1118 Broadway €. GEORGE Nanager Foreign Advertising, Margoette Building, Chieags. . (gng, Distance Telephove “Central 261.”) NEW YORK C(ORRESPONDENT: €. C. CARLTON...cccocevsssssess.Herald Square NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE: STEPHEN B. SMITH... . .30 Tribune Bullding NEW YORK NEWS STANDS: ‘Waldorf-Astoria Hotel; A. Brentano, 31 Union Square; Murray Hil Hotel. CHICAGO NEWS STANDS: Ghermas House: P. O. News Co.; Great Northern Hotel; "qfll n’flfl.. Auditorjum Hotel. WASHINGTON (D. C.) OFFICE....1408 MORTON E. CRANE, Correspon: BRANCH OFFICES—i’7 Montgomery, corner of Clay, open until 9:30 o'clock. 300 Hayes, open until :30 o'clock. 633 McAllister, open until 3:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin, open until #:30 o'clock. 1341 Miseion, open until 10 o'clock. 2261 Market, _corner Sixteenth, open uptil § o'clock. 1096 Valencia, open until § olclock. 106 Eleventh, open until 3 o'elock.. NW. corner Twenty-second and Kentucky, open until § o'clock. 2200 Fillmore, open until 9 p. m. —_— AMUSEMENTS. California—*A Stranger in a Strange Land.” Tivoli—The Geisha.” . Central—"“The Streets of New York. Alcazar—"An Enemy to the Kin. Columbia—"“The Girl From Maxim's.” Orpheum—Vaudeville. 3 Gragd Opera-house—‘“Tristan ‘und Isolde.” Ghutes, Zoo_and Theater—Vaudeville every afternoon and — A Fischer's—Vaudeville. Central Park—Vasco Ball Game. Oakiend Racetrack—Races to-day. AUCTION SALES. By Wm. G. Layng—This evening, at 7:45 o'clock, Thorough- bred Horses, at 721 Howard street. = THE MONROE DOCTRINE. y EVERAL London newspapers express a desire S that England accept the Monrog doctrine and thcnt,mm the - United. States in’ asking its ac- ceptance by the other nations of Europe. This is conditioned upon our defining that celebrated doc- trine and asking Britain to accept it upon such defini- tion.. W® see no necessity for asking anybody to ac- cept the Monroe doctrine. It seems to be doing qite well 5 a declaration of our"hegemony of this hemiisphere, and will be made neither stronger nor weaker' by European acceptance. As for Gréat Britain, her interest in it is common with ours. With her we now share ownership of the northern part of the hemisphere. While her do- minion doés not cover as much territory available to man as ours, it cannot be said to be of less im- partance to her, for it is a great segment of her zone around the world, without which communication between the antipodal parts. of her émpire would be interrupted. Besides that, the Monroe doctrine originated in a British Ministry. When Lord Canning became aware of the Holy Alliance, formed by secret treaty for the purpose of aiding Spain in holdirig or regaining her grip on her fast fading possessions in America, he suggested to Monroe and Adams what is now known as the Monroe doctrine. His object was to com- plete-the undoing of Spain.as a world power and a riyal . in cmpire to Great Britain. Upon reflection one must see that this suggestion was really one of the-highest manifestations in the last century of Brit- ish statesgranship. It prevented the rejuvenation of Spain, avenged the insults of Philip II, and, above all, secured the United States as a necessary ally in any war. between England and the Continent that might threaten her ‘loss ‘of-Canada, since under the plain language of Monroe a transfer to another system of that territory would be held “an act uniriendly to the United States.” : ¥ Considering its English .origin its acceptance- by Great, Brimin ought rot to require much urging, a'nd ibits do there will be neither urging nor acceptance. 1i the Spectator and other London newspapers will indulgeé in a little rétrospection they will observe that their Government has already accepted that doctrine which an English Cabinet formulated. More than that, when Lord Salisbury accepted Mr. Cleveland’s clear.eut -and:virile construction-of it by conceding ar- bitration of the Venezuelan boundary the doctrine was acknowledged in-its broadest feature. It is no favor to us for any nation to formally acknowledge our hegemony of this hemisphere, since our leadeiship can endure only while we have the power to assert it against the world i[l arms. Inour strength- we need no partnership, and in our weak- ness, if it ‘come, we will have none, no matter what riatio_l;ls may previously have accepted Monreeism. Naturally -we are hand in hand with Great Britain in the matter. She owns all of the hemisphere she can ever acqiire, and in the affairs of nations two neigh- bors aré better than a multitude. ~ With a South American federation becoming every year more re- niote and that patriotic dream of Simon Bolivar gone i Ting, the dominating power here will be ours, but England has the same interest that we have in preventing the extension in this hemisphere of the systems of any of her rivals. “Inasmpigh &5 the interests of the two nations touch palms at so many common points, let England pro- ceed to emboss in® her international policy the doc- trine -Monroe-Canning, so that next Fourth of July we can celebrate it among the other laudable ‘events of the year. 2 A clever young man in New York went to the city prison, permitted his hands and arms to be bound by ten pairs of handcuffs and his legs to be chained by shickies'in two places, then he freed himself from the bonds in just eleven minutes. It would seem that nothing can hold the youth, but somebody shbuld put himi ifito Wall street and give Morgan a lead pipe cincht on him and then see what he would do. | plants will find a great field OIL RATES REDUCED., B sioners Laumeister and Edson in the oil rate cases the railroads have profited nothing by the rehearing. The decision of the commission is this time much more favorable to the public than was the former one. The reductions are larger and are more general in their application, and consequently will give to the oil men and to consumers a greater degree of relief from railway extortion. £ The decision of course is not final, for it is quite probable the railroads will appeal to the courts to set it aside and to grant an injunction against its enforce- ment until the appeal has been heard. In fact; the objections made by Commissioner Blackstock render it almost certain the appeal will be made. Those objections have a certain legal form that suggests the fine Italian hand of Herrin. It seems evident he will make an appeal, if for no other purpose than that of delay, so that he may still persuade the Southern Pacific managers that he can be of some use to them. That fact, however, does not in any way diminish the credit due to the Commissioners who have resisted all the blandishments and all the threats of the railway, and who have given to the public much fairer rates than the roads were willing to concede. Unless the courts discover some technical flaw in the decision or in the proceedings of the hearing it is not likely the decision will be set aside, for it is clearly sustained by the evidence given before the Commissioners. The rates imposed upon oil shippers have been of the kind sanctioned by the policy of making all rates 2s high as the traffic will bear. The reductions made will not prevent the railroads from earning a fair profit on the oil they haul, but will give the oil men a chance to get their goods to market at a not unreasonable cost. Thus the new rates prom- ise cheaper oil to consumers and better profits for producers without in 2ny way wronging the roads. The decision has a political as well as a business significance. The reduction in oil rates is tanta- mount to a reduction of Herrin. It is now evident that the astute attorney for the Southern Pacific does not own the majority of the Railroad Commission. He has not been able to cave Commissioner Edson down the bank. That gentleman has not only stood firmly by his decision in favor of reduction given at the first hearing, but upon the fuller evidence brought out at the recent hearing has voted for further re- ductions still. Herrin has done all he could and he has failed. The commission is not to be pulled down. Herrin’s position is now extremely precarious. He endeavored to get control of the municipal govern- ment, but failed completely. In the new Board of Supervisors he will not have control of a single mem_ ber., His services to the water company and to the gas cdmpany will therefore be less valuable than they have been in the past. It has been demonstrated that he cannot control the Railroad Commission, and con- sequently the Southern Pacific will have little use for him. He has been clever enough to make use of the Market-street Railway Compainy in promoting schemes for the water company and. the gas’ com- pany, but now that corporation will doubtless get rid of him. In fact, there was never any reason why the Market-street company should have employed the attorney for the water and the gas corporations. The Board of Supervisors does not fix street railway rates every year, as it does water and gas rates, and conse- quently the Market-street company has gained noth- ing by uniting with the two corporations to employ an attorney to fix things with the Supervisors. It is safe to say the Market-street company will not much longer continue to pay a pro rata of Herrin's salary for serving the water company and the gas company and doing politics in their interests. The defeat. of Herrin's effort to get the oil rates restored by the Railroad Commission will probably prove his Waterloo. By the time Mr. Kruttschnitt returns the new managers of the Southern Pacific will probably have determined that they cannot longer find it profitable to retain an attorney in com- bination with the water company and the gas com- pany. Mr. Herrin has been carrying too many buckets of water on his shoulders. Something is going to drop. e e — One of the good results of Roosevelt’s ability to compel every caller to come to the point at once and state his request without waste of time is that it en- ables the President to finish with each in short order and thus have time to see and to hear another. In consequence of that faculty he is said to be the most approachable President we ever had. He listens to no one very long, but he listens a little to all who come. CONDITIONS IN MANILA. OWN in the capital city of the Philippines there has been established an. American journal under the title The American Critic. We have seen only the second number of the publi- cation, but judging by that it is in the hands of a live man and he fills it as full of good substance as an egg is full of meat. With genuine Americanism he devotes the most cxtensive article in his pdper to boasting about the climate. We are informed that the Philippines have a climate pecdliar to themselves, that they are not like other islands on the same parallels of latitude." “The climate is not only ‘sufferable but tolerable, not only tolerable but pleasant.” As if this were not cnough the writer goes on to say: “The intense, paralyzing heat of June, July and August as ex- perienced in the United States is unknown to the Philippines.” It appears that, more centenarians have been discovered in Manila in - the' last three years than in any other region of the earth, and. among them are “one who is over 137 years of age, and a mother who cun boast of a progeny of over 600 human souls.” As for prospects for Americans in the islands the Critic says that at present there are very few com- mercial positions open in’ Manila. 'Living expenses we learn are much higher in Manila tham in the States, and to young Americans the general advice is given: “It is far better to stay at home and sell ribbons at 10 cents a yard on a salary of $10 a week."” i There are, however, chances for somebody. The Critic asks: “Why does not ‘some energetic indi- vidual seeking large returns on a small capital start a vegetable garden. for supplying - the wants ' of Manila’s American residents?” Of such a man it is said: “Not only would he profit financially, but he would be hailed far and wide as a deliverer—one who rescued his fellow-beings from that awful craving for green stuff that forces us to consume great quan- tities of poor garden truck which could not obtain recognition in an American market.” It is announcéd that - American manufacturing in the Philippines. Sawmills, planing mills, iron works, furniture fac- tories and many other plants -are in demand in Manila and throughout the provinces. The only | Y reason of the firm stand taken by Commis- difficulty to-be confronted is that of bbtaining ade- «quate labor, and when that has been provided it.is said the apportunities for manufacturing will be un-. limited. " i : . We learn, furthermore, that there are two wants that are immediately urgent. The first is a better telephone service. It appears that even in that para- dise the trail of the telephone fiend is over all the joys. It is asserted that the “miserable affair now in use is by far worse than none at all,” and a de- mand is made- that the operators in the-central sta- tion be required to learn English. That want, how- ever, sinks into insignificance in comparison with the other want, which is—marriageable young women. : It is stated positively that marriageable young women are at a premium in the Philippines. “There are in Manila many desirable young men languishirig ‘away on large salaries simply because they cannot find a life partner on whom to expend their earnings.” The Critic asserts that the young women sent gut ta teach school are finding great dif- ficulty in ‘holding their "positions “simply because they are being proposed to so many times a day that they cannot devote the necessary time to their pupils.” The final word of warning is this: “Every man who comes to this clime should bring with him a wife—that is, providing his salary be not less than $2000 a year.” Such are some of the conditions of Manila as set forth by the Critic. We submit there is more real business_information in them.than can be found in a big volume of official reports. It is stated that “tabloid restaurants,” where com- pressed foods are served, have been established in New York and ‘Brooklyn, and give promise of being successful, despite the competition of ordinary res- taurants. In‘those cities it appears there are always enough pco;fl‘: who wish to try the new food to make the sale of it profitable, even though few of them wish to try it more than once.- It seems, then, we must count the tabloid among the noveltics that have come to ctay. DEFECTIVE TIMBER LAWS QNSIDERABLE space is given in the report. ‘ of the Secretary of the Interior to recom- mendations in favor of legislation designed to regulfite the sale and use of timber on the unappro- priated and unreserved public lands. It is stated that the experience the department has had with the pres- ent law is sufficient to show conclusively that unless the law is repealed or radically amended it will result in the complete destruction of the timber on the un- appropriated and unreserved lands. As an illustration of the defectiveness of the law attention is directed to the section which provides that any person who is prosecuted for trespass on the public timbered lands may be relieved from prosecu- tion by paying a sum equal to $2 30 per acre for the land on which the timber was cut. Under that clause the department reports four cases involving 720 acres of valuable timbered lands, the timber on which was worth several thousand dollars, where the offending parties escaped prosecution by paying the wholly inadequate sim provided by the statute. In addition to the inadequate penalty for the pun- ishment of trespassers the law affords considerable opportunities for fraud. The report says that during the past year quite a number of these frauds have been discovered. Prosecutions are now pending against sev- eral offenders for perjury and subornation of perjury, and suits have been instituted to ‘vacate the patents upon entries that were obtained by fraud embracing upward of 14,000 acres. By reason of all these de- fects the Secretary declares that the passage of a bet- ter act on the subject is absolutely imperative to the protection of the timber. The matter is the more important because the United States has no longer any forests that it can afford to waste. Forest protection has, in fact, be- come a very live issue in this country, and the peo- ple are beginning to understand the value of wood- lands to the community as a whole. Commenting upon the change in public sentiment concerning forests, the report says: “The irrigators of the West have been specially active in urging the necessity of complete protection of the forests from fire and other destructive agencies, and in asking that the reserves be extended to include all aréas of public land from which issue streams of importance as sources of water supply. The extreme drought in many parts of the country during the past year has seriously diminished the flow of the’ mountain streams. Together with the deplorable scarcity of water in portions of the West during the three pre- ceding years, it has called public attention as never before to the vital necessity of forest preservation and reforestation.” Of*course the preservation of the forest reserves and the protection of the unreserved timber lands are not identical problems, but they have the commop end of checking the waste that is going on among the woods of ‘the naticnal domain. Both subjects, therefore, are deserving the immediate attention of Congress. As the Secretary says, “Action is im- perative at the earliest possible date.” B — The inability of humanity to see more than one thing at a time is shown in the attention given to Miss Stone and the complete indifference of the pub- lic to her companion, who was- kidnaped along with her. She is in as great danger as Miss Stone and is having just as hard a time, but she gets no press no- tices, and if she took to lecturing she could hardly draw a crowd with free admission. ERIIEE G The recent order granting free admission of Christ- mas presents sent to officers or men in the army in the Philippines, but denying the privilege in the case of gifts sent to employes of the civil government, is hardly fair. Uncle Sam is rich enough and ought to be broad enough to treat all his servants in the Phil- ippines alike in little matters of that kind. It was announced recently that a “prominent New Yorker” has declared that David Bennett Hill is the logical Democratic candidate for the next Presidency, and that if nominated he would have a better chance to win than any other who could be chosen. The name of the prominent one is not given, but it is safe to bet it isn’t Croker. : Eastern papers are complaining ~that Thanks- giving this year found the pumpkin crop poor, apples scarce and even potatoes something like a luxury. It see as, however, that even at that there was enough. turkey, mince pie and hard cider to make the great day go festally. d i President Roosevelt’s well-known fondness for the West has given encouragement to'the people of the Territories to make a united fight for admission to Statehood, and it would not be surprising if Arizona, Utah and Oklahoma had the satisfaction of electing United States Senators. before long. HEIR TO MILLION DOLLARS MAKES ' LIVING AS NEWSBOY IN ST. LOUIS R ® L v L A JAMES EADS HOW, A RICH YOUNG MAN OF ST. LOUIS, AND HIS MOTHER'S RESIDENCE IN THAT S;’;!D. HOW, WHO IS AN ECCENTRIC FELLOW, SELLS NEWSPAPERS, AND RECENTLY TRIED TO OVER HIS FUTURE FORTUNE TO THE POOR. g i R AMES EADS HOW, heir to more than $1,000,000, and pos- sessor already of a fortune estimated at $25,000, will keep on selling newspapers in St. Louis. He is heir to half the Eads estate, now held by his mother, who lives ih the Eads mansion, No. 4170 Lindell Boulevard, while he in- sists on sleeping in a five-cent lodging house. How refuses to use the money that is his already. His ation. He tried to deed over the fortune that is coming--$1,000,000 —to the poor of St. Louis, but the Mayor promptly refused the gift. This young man lives on what he can earn himself, and his chosen vocation is to sell newspapers. To every poor man who buys a paper How has a word of hope. He shrinks from the well-to-do and the socially promi- nent, for he knows they would know who he is. grandfather, the designer of the great mouth of the Mississippi, queathed him almost as much more. PERSONAL MENTION. C. M. Heintz, the publisher of Los An- geles, is a guest at the Grand. A. Wagner, proprietor of the Imperial Hotel at Stockton, is at the Grand. Edward Berwick, a prominent fruit grower of Monterey, is at the Grand. Senator B. F. Langford of Stockton was among the arrivals at the Lick yes- terday. Burton E. Green, a well-known business man of Los Angeles, is registered at the Palace. Robert Ross, proprietor of Litton Springs, is down here on business and is at the Occidental. B. F. Brooks, a prominent ofl man of Bakersfleld, was among the arrivals at the Palace yesterday. Finley Peter Dunne, the journalist who made himself famous by his Dooley sto- ries, is a guest at the Palace. P. L. Flannigan, a mining man of Rene, made his headquarters at the Grand. Kit Chin, the well-known turf man of Kentucky, arrived here yesterday, accom- panied by his wife. He is at the Palace. Joseph 8. Spear, Surveyor of Custom: and his wife, left last night for a vis to Boston and other Eastern cities. They will return in thirty days. Californians in New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 2—The following Californians are in New York: From San Francisco—F. Koster, at the Manhattan; Mrs. Bruguiere, H. P. Wilson, at the Victoria; J. Calles, at the Sturte- vant; W. Gilwood, at the Sinclair; E. Jen- kins, at the Morton: H. Law, at the Grand Union; E. Martin and wife, at the Herald Square; B. Mayers, at the Albert; E. McGettigan, at the Grand; H. C. Min: ton, at the Savoy. From Los Angeles—H. F. Brewer, at the Kensington. From San Jose—N. J. Stewart and wife, at the Sturtevant. From San Diego—W. H. Carlson, at the Astor. e nLo BT Sympathy From New Zealand The Katipo, Auckland, N. Z. ‘We have fully appreciated in the spirit which actuated the administration the total cessation of duty during the hour corresponding to that at which the mortal remains of the well-beloved and honored President of the United States of America were consigned to their unpre- tentious last resting place. Even were our relations with that great nation, which some writer has said ‘holds the futuré in the hollow of its hand,” point- ing toward rupture, instead of a juxta- position that may, in a period which is short in the lifetime of nations, lead to the consummation of an Anglo-American alliance, we would deplore the loss which Major McKinley's assassimation has im- posed; but in the light of present events we feel' deeply the misfortune of our American cousins, and our warm sym- pathy extends to the bereaved lady who was for so many years a sharer in that truly happy and edifying domestic life, which shall for all time be associated with the memory of the late President McKinley. —_———— Russian Frison Tortures. A correspondent of the Novosti has boldly raised the question, Does torture prevail in Russian prisons? In order, as far as possible to get at the truth of the matter barristers who have had charge of the defense of political prisoners ana ‘have had frequent intercourse with their c..ents in the period preceding their trial, have been interviewed. None could give a certain answer. All were clear that nothing of the kind takes place be- fore trial, but none would answer for what occurs once the portals of the con- vict establishment have closed upon the condemned agitator. Only one had any direct evidence to offer. He was a bar- rister who detended Solovioff, who in 1877 fired at the Emperor Alexander IL. This gentleman states that by chance he met the car on which Solovioff was being con- veyed'to the gallows. *“His fingers,” said the lawyer with a shudder, “had to me all the appearances of having been crushed,” and he added significantly, “I think my eyes did not decetve me."” ———— down in the cellar, Henry. Husband—Well, my dear, we ought to. be thankful that we are upstairs. Wife—But he'll come up here, Husband—Then we'll go down in the cél-. lar, my dear. Surely a ten-room house ought to be big enough to hold three peo- ple without crowding.—Boston Traveller, ———— “Pa,” sald little Willle, “wh; X speak of the ‘milk in the mo.’.'.u‘zf’? ‘?:": more like water.” + “Exactly,” replled Mr. Citiman; ‘“and that's ‘why they call it milk, very «prob- ably.”"—Philadelphia Record. left him $17,000. This eccentric young man, student, philosopher and Harvard gradu?te, insists on giving the income to the People’s Fund and Welfare Associ- is in the city for a few days and has! Eads jetty at the His father be- boy, has made himsel A CHANCE TO SMILE. “Do you know anything about history? asked one of the examiners. “Yes, sir,” sald the boy who wanted to be a West Point cadet. “I know it is mostly lies.” | This was thought at first to be a covert thrust at Historian Maclay, and for a few minutes the lad's fate hung in the bal- ance, but eventually he passed.—Chicago Tribune. that | 1 Miss Tellit—Susie Anteek says young Rimer, the poet, has written some verses entitled ‘Lines to Susie's Eyes.” Miss Sezzit—Well, I don’t call it Veryl kind of him to draw attention to her crow's feet.—Baltimore American. Bacon—Is your wife improving in her cooking? | Egbert—Oh, yves! When I first began to eat her food I had to have the doctor; now I just have to take some little thing for indigestion which I happen to have in the house.—Yonkers Statesman. “Is oleomargarine alone made from the fat of cattle?” “By no means. a strong butter.” The goat also furnishes ‘New Haven Palladium. A Philosopher.—Wife—There is a burgiar | “I sometimes think myself he’s not a | good actor.” “Good? Why, I'm willing to bet even his liver doesn’t act right.”"—New Haven Palladium. “It is an error to allow automobiles to | whirr along even faster than the bi- cycles.” P “‘Still to whirr is human.”—Philadelphia Times. Mr. Kennard—I had a very strange dream last night, Lucie. I thought I saw another man running off with you. Mrs. Lucie Kennard—Well, and what did you say to him? Mr. Kennard—I asked him what he was running for.—Town and Country. “Oh, yes, he adores me. for a fortnight.” “Then, what's bothering you “What's bothering me? Why, I've got to wait for him to find it out.”—Brooklyn Life. I've known it De Wolf Hopper was once a witness in | a sult for slander, and the opposing coun- sel in the courtroom said: “You are an actor, I believe ““Yes,”” replied Hcpper. “Is not that a low calling?" “I don't know, but it's so much better than my father's that I am rather proud of it."” “What was your father's calling, may I ask?” “He was a lawyer,” replied Hopper.— Detroit To-day. “Now, Mary,” said a mistress to her newly imported maid, “in the kitchen there is a pet tortoise, and I hope you will be very kind to it. Do you know a tor- toise when you see one?"” “No, mum; shure and what lofke is 1t?" After having explained it to her the girl went and brought it forth. “Is that it, mum?” “Yes.” “Shure, that is what Of was using to break the coals wid."—London Answers. Marie B. of Waverly—No, Marie, just because the young man writes you a let- ter on fly paper, you need not jump at the conclusion that he’ is stuck on you. No. indeed.—Baltimore American. The naturalist was angry at his mis- chievous son. “Young man,” he sharply said, “when I get you in the house I will take great pleasure in giving you a handsome lick- ing.” The boy looked around. “You. must excuse dad,” he said to the agsembled guests. “Sometimes he's a little careless in his pronunciation. It's really a lichen that he means to give me. Ain't it, pa?'—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Emperor and B:rber. Emperor Willlam of Germany has taught his barber a lesson. Very punktual himself, the Emperor insists that his ser- vants shall also be punctual, and as he noticed some time ago that his barber was almost always a few minutes late when the time came for shaving h.m he pre- sented him' with a gold chronometer and urged Bim to make good use of it. Much to his surprise the barber con- tinued ‘to be a few minutes late almost every morning, and, after walting in vain for some sign of improvement, .the E: peror sald to him the other day: i “Have you still the chronometer which I gave you?" Yes, your Majesty, here it 1s, replied the barber, taking it from his pocket. “Give {t to me,” sald the Emperor. “It is evidently of no use to you and you can have this one instead.” ‘With these words_ he placed the hand- | some gold chronpmeter on his to. be a millionaire, but whose ambition is to help the lowly and the unfortunate. table and handed to the amazed barber a nickel-plated watch worth about a dollar. On his first day he earned 18 cents, and on the second the total profit ran up to 23 cents. “Pussy” Heath, a star news- f a mentor for his friend, the man who ! 1' ANSWERS TO QUERIES. NEILSON—T. G., City. Adelaide Neil- son, distinguished actress, died in Paris in 1880. SOUND--S., City. It is sald that on a still day the human voice may - be heard at a distance of 150 yards, rifle 5300 yards, military band 5200 and cannon 35,000, CHIEF OF POLICE—R. 8., City. The charter of San Francisco provides that the chief of police shall be appeinted for a period of four years and shall receive an- annual salary of $4000 a year. The late William P. Sullivan Jr. was ap- pointed chief on the 13th of February, | 1900. THREE DOLLAR PIECES—Ed., City. There is a premium for 33 pieces of every year from 1854 to 1862 down to .1389, ex- cept the years 1874 and 1878. The premium offered is from 25 cents to 323, accarding to scarcity and condition. The date for which, the highest premium is offered is 1878, LIVE CATTLE-S., City. The follow- ing is given as a method fot deter: the weight of lve cattle without tHe use of scales: Take the girth and length in feet, multiply the square of the girth by the length and multiply the product by 3.35. The result wiil be the answer in pounds. The live weight multiplied by .605 gives a near approximation to the net weight. Late “Girl-Catchers.” The songs that are going the rounds of New York just now and will soon be floating across the continent to San Francisco are what are known :in the trade as girl-catchérs. They are of the “Annie Rooney” type so popular s few years ago. On every street cormer ycu'll hear a crowd of young men ' warbling “Sweet Annie Moore,” with a footnote at- tached to it telling people to pronounce “Moore" like the word ‘“‘more.”. Here are some of the words: P Owen Moore was the name of sweet Annie's papa, And he owned a big grocery store, Tho' Owen was willing to pay what, he owed Poor Owen kept on owing more. Now business was bad and*’twas owing to this From the neighborhood he moved his store, 1 know he could borrow and banish this sorrow If he'd only bring us back sweet Annie: Moore. CHORUS: Annfe Moore, sweet Annie Moore, We will never see sweet Annie any mores She went awa¥, one summer's day, And we'll never see sweet Annie. any more. Other girl-catchers popular just now are “Dolly Gray,” ‘“Mamie,” “I Cap't Tell ‘Why I Love You, But I Do” a “Sweet. Sixteen.” They have taken the places of the coon songs.. The favorite now at Coney Island; the beaches and on the ex- cursion boats is “Mamie.” Here is ‘& Iy little of it: Mamie was a girlle, Mamie was Rer name, Everywhere that Mamie ‘went something went the same. She took well at parties, very well in fact, Mamie was a kiepto-mamie, kleptomamiac. Once she took a notion in a dry goods store, She would be a.lady, that and nothing more, But a bold floor walker made-her put it back, Mamie took a sealskin, Mamie g0t the sack. CHORUS. M-M-M-M-Mamle, don’t you feel ashamie, Tell me, are there any more at home like you. Disposition shady, but a perfect lady, A beginner, but a winner, MAMIE. Mamie took a satchel. now she has the grip. " She took a case of whisky, then she took & trip. ‘When in court next morning Mamle took her place. She had a Judge who never drank, so he threw out the ease. She took a line of streetcars, never took them back. They can never catch her, she didn't leave a track. She went into a coal yard and took the scales one day, d But the scales were honest, they gave her & weigh. o < ——,— it “Here is a bad egg,” remarl waltress as she Dassed It up oo M “All right,”, said the resourceful res- taurant keeper; “give it tosthe 4bilious man in the corner. He'll blame it on his liver."—Detroit Journal. « ———— ‘Walnut and Pecan Panoche. Townsend. * e — Chofee candies. 'rv-mud‘b:hhe., Hotel* —_————— Cal Glace Fruit 50c per Ib at 'l'g“yfl‘" Best eyeglasses, specs, 10c, 40¢. Look out for 81 4th st., front barber and grocery. * ——— Special information supplled dally to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 510 Mont- gomery street. Telephone Main 1043 * Ice melts at 32 d 212, lead melts at common coal fire is ees, water hofls at A the heat of L3 Dr. Sanford’s Liver xifl'or.._ Biliousness, Indigestion, Constipation, Malaria.