The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 15, 1902, Page 6

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Layng—Friday evening, January 17, at T:45 ock, Thoroughbred Horses, at 721 Howard street. THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. HE people of the San Joaquin Valley are mov- l ng betimes for 2 representation and exhibit at St. Louis. That valley can surprise the world if it move itself it is fairly the center of the world’s raisin There is no limit to its capacity in the It has conquested the do- ht. oduction. »duction of that crop. estic market and can casily throw a surplus for for- cign export. It is the only rival of Greece in the production of e fig of commerce, the fig that needs fertilization the blastophaga. All along its eastern rim, in thermal belt, is a citrus fruit region that Sicily annot excel. The date ripens on its plains. and the ve is.found everywhere in and around it. Added to these are its crops of grain, alfalfa, sugar ts, honey, melons and its sheep and cattle. More ctensive than the Valley of the Po, it has greater Its people are the and their ambition capacities and a better climate. true Pi of California, to be known abroad in the true character of their re- markable country should stimulate every other part of the State to do as well for itseli in an exhibit of jontese its productive power and the enterprise addressed to its development e e It is reported that the new Secretary of the Treas- ury, Mr. Shaw of Iowa, has six toes on each foot, but we do not see how the information can be in- teresting to financiers. S Railrodd Commissioners in the oil rate cases, so lpng will the roads have all the benefits of a virtual vicfory. It is thereiore the duty of the courts to bring the issue to a speedy trial. The railroads should not be permitted, by motions for delay and ' post- ponement, to suspend the hearing indefinitely. It is clearly an instance where both justice and public in- Merest require prompt action A DUTY OF THE COURTS. O long as the restraining orders of the courts prevent the enforcement of the decision of the These cases affect the community as a whole. The oil industry of the State has now become so large that it concerns every manufacturing enterprise that ires cheap fuel reg The cost of transportation for the oil from the places' of production to the con- sumers is an important factor in the welfare of many of our largest industrial enterprises. Cansequently, large as the oil industry is, it by no means represents the whole interest that is affected by freight rates imposed upon oil. So long as the fixing of rates is in doubt, so long will there be more or less uncer- tainty as to the price at which oil can be delivered «nd that kind of fuel obtained. The inevitable re- sult is a disturbance of industrial activity, whose in- jurious effects are widely felt. It is therefore a mat- ter of pressing importance that the courts give a hearing to the cases at once and decide them 3s peedily as possible. That the railways will fight for delay is well known, will of course exhaust every resource the in- of their attorneys can devise for the purpose terfering with the decision of the Commissioners 1 preventing the enforcement of the new rates on The issue is therefore one in which the railway orations once more_confront public welfare, By ziving a prompt hearing to the cases the courts will serve the public good. By delaying a decision they will serve ‘the interest of the corporations. It is a case where so much ig at stake that the people have a right to expect the courts to act with justice and a proper regard for the interests of indlstry and commerce. The cases should be advanced on the calendar and given right of way to a speedy hearing. There will be something very much like a gross in- justice done under the forms of law if a temporary injunction be permitted to become an indefinite in- junction. \ | 1 ! brows. i take the same course they have follo | limitations. THE SAN FRANCISCO GALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1902. TRE PAN-AMERICANS, HE first Pan-American conference, planned to T meet at Panama, never met at all. Its failure was due to the United States. The Senate dis- agreed over instructions to our dclegates, and the discussion of general American peace ended in the duel hetween Clay and Randolph, in which the Rep- resentative from Roancke had a hole'torn in his coat by Clay’s bullet and Clay got 2 lesson in magnanim- ity by Randolph firing in the air. The next serious cftort to. combine the American nations in a common policy upon certain essentials was made by Blaine. The time of that conference was too nuwch taken up by a discussion of the silver question, which was then a hot issue in our politics. Enthusiasts, who believed in a hemispherical millen- nium, thought it possible to have a coinage common to all the countries represented, and this, with such grand projects as a railway from the Rio Grande to the Straits of Magellan, exhausted the time and the energies of the delegates. The present congress, sit- ting in the City of Mexico, has discussed much and corcluded nothing. It has listened to plans for a Pan-American bank, and the railroad project has been feebly revived, but no conclusion has been reached. The rock on which the body has chosen to split is compulsory arbitration. The strong coun- tries like Mexico and Chile, which have troubles of their own and are capable of making more for their neighbors, have shied, from arbitration. The Mexi- can delegation has practically ceased to attend the sessions, and those from Chile and the Argentine Re- public have looked at each other through their eye- Colombia and her neighbors have been in trouble at home, and Venezuela is in the throes of a revolution. There seems g be no common point_on which the United States can meet our :southern neighbors, and those neighbors have found but one sentiment to which they have all thrilled in response. That sentiment was called out at the first session by a eulogy of Spain as the mother country and the | Latin race as the mother race of the seventy millions | of people who inhabit Central and Sbé!h America. It is evident that affairs in this hemisphere must wed for ages in National ambitions will” be substituted for dynastic hopes, and there will be warsiand rumors of wars, and the political geography of Central and South America will undergo changes as great as those effected by Caesar, Frederick the Great, Na- poleon and Bismarck. It is difficult to see how the United States can prevent the strong from feeling and using their strength and how we can protect the weak in the day of their trial. o We can protect what interests we have against spoliation, and can interpose against European terri- torial aggression by asserting the Monroe doctrine, and that is all. The plan and purpose of the present congress were praiseworthy, and the same can be said of their pre- decessors, but nations dislike to bind themselves to any limitation against expansion of their boundaries and their power. If treaties of arbitration were made the strong would break them at will and the weak would appeal to them in vain. If a railroad is to be Europe. | built lengthwise of South America, on either side of |the Andes, it will be constructed by European capi tal or that from the Urited States, which will be der the protection of Governments other than mfi?e\ whose territory it traverses. The freedom of such a line will be guaranteed to commerce by such a treaty i as enables us to protect the Panama railroad and or- der Government and revolutionary troops alike to stop firing when the engine bell rings, Any general scheme of banks will be instituted and | protected in the same way, and the treaties to effect these objects will be made by the nations separately, each in its sovereigh capacity, and not in such a | meeting as that in Mexico. Independence is independence. It cannot have any It must be free to get into trouble or to get others into difficulty. This idea of indepen- dence seems to dominate the Central and South American republics, and they seem determined to seek their national destiny, as other independent states have done before them The report that the Chief of the Weather Bireau wishes meteorology taught in the public schools can hardly be true. Up to this time he has not been able to teach it worth anything in his own bureau. ITH the expansion of our foreign com- A REQ',UIREMENT OF TRADE. merce there has come renewed agitation in U V favor of the adoption of the metric system of weights and measurements. Every civilized coun- try except the United States and Great Britain has now adopted that system, and the consequence is that we and our British cousins are seriously handi- capped in the contest for supremacy in the world’s markets because our measurements do not cor- respond to those of the people whose needs we un- dertake to supply. Consul General Skinner reports from Marseilles an incident which occurred at that port during the year as an illustration of the desirability of adopting the metric system in our manufactures. Last August the United Statzs naval collier Scandia arrived at Marseilles with her boiler tubes burned out and under urgent orders to proceed at once to Manila. It was believed the damage could be easily repaired at Mar- seilles;- but, though every facility was offered by the local contractors, it was found that all the tubing in the city had been manufactured according to met- ric dimensions and none of it could be utilized in the Scandia’s boilers without forcing the shells. The variation was slight, but it was sufficient to prevent the accomplishment of the work, and the conge- quence was the ship had to wait until new tubing could be procured from the United. States, thus los- ing three weeks at a time when her early arrival at Manila was a matter of great importance. Some time ago a British commission appointed to inquire into the decline in the use of British manufac- tures on the Continent reported that much of the de- cline was due to the preference of the people for goods manufactured according to metric dimensions. Our own manufacturers as they extend their trade with Europe and with South America will find- the same preference acting as a barrier to American trade. It would seem, then, that the requirements of foreign commerce will sooner or later force the United States and Great Britain to adopt the system of measurement that now prevails in the commercial world. There.are of course serious difficulties to be over- come beiore the metric system can be generally adopted in this country. It would stibject the people to considerable inconvenience to learn measurements in litres, meters and kilograms instead of in quarts, yards and pounds. It would also require extensive readjustments in.all our scales and measuring imple- ments. The obstacles would be most perplexing in land measurements, and might result for a time in a good dedl of confusion. Finally, it would require a complete rearrangement of prices, and for a time shoppers would not know whether they were getting good bargains or not when they were told that cer- tain articles were sold at so much a litre or so much a kilogram. The difficulties of the change, however, would be temporary, while the benefits would be lasting. We have had experience in this country with a decimal currency and have-learned its value so fully that we wonder how the British can still cling to the old duodecimal system. Still we hold with an equal con- servatism to the old fashion of weights and measures, while the rest of the world has adopted a decimal system in dealing with them. We are aware that the adoption of the metfic system would immensely facilitate computations in all kinds of business, but we are used to the old way and are averse to change. It is not at all likely the people of this country will cver adopt the metric system as a whole in one com- prehensive reform. Tt may.be, however, that the de- mands of commerce will force our manufacturers to work according to metric measurements, and in that way a beginning will be made in the work of reform. | At any rate it is certain from the reports of Consuls that so long as we hold to ghe old way we will lose markets: It is announced that an American syndicate is try- ing to get a concession for running trolley lines to Mecca from Cairo and from Damascus, and should the desire be granted the famous pilgrimages that have been so picturesque and so holy to the Moham- medans may become in a few years nothing more than excursion parties. W famous order excluding from the privileges of second class mail matter a large number of ‘so-called journals and periodical libraries it was a foregone: conclusion that an effort would be made upon the assembling of.Congress to get the order re- scinded .or to obtain legislation conceding the privi- lege to’those who had been deprived of it. There is consequently nothing sdrprising in the announce- ment that an organized lobby is at work at the capi- tal for that purpose. The people are familiar with the controversy. For many a year past it has been known that the annual deficit in the postal revenues was due to the loss of | money entailed upon the department by the abuse Pf the second class mail privilege. The mails were loaded down with advertising circulars and with trashy novels issued in the form of periodicals, and masquerading sometimes as newspapers and some- times as “literature.” The mail rates paid upon the fake stuff were far short of defraying the cost of car- rying it, :and consequently there was a heavy loss ‘every year in that branch of the postal service which had to be made up out of the income-from other classes of mail matter. The ruling of Postmaster General Smith was re- ceived with widespread approval, and there is every reason for believing the new head of the Postoffice, Mr. Payne, will cordially uphold the order of his pre- decessor. Hence the appeal to Congress and the (gathering of a lobby to urge a revival of the old abuses, It is to be borne in mind that many important postal improvements and extensions wait on the at- tainment of a surplus instead of a deficit in the rev- enue. If the old abuse be authorized and the deficit reappears at every annual accounting we shall have to wait a long time for one-cent letter postage, for a better parcels post system and for a wider extension of rural mail delivery. It behooves the people, therefore, to watch carefully the movement to renew the old cause of the deficit. There is much for Con- gress to do in amending the postal laws, but® the ‘wmendments should be made in the interests of the public and not in the direction of giving fakers a A FAKERS LOBBY. HEN Postmaster General Smith issued his chance to flood the mails with their worse than worthless productions. e e The report of the United States Steel Company shows the net earnings for the first nine months of its existence to have been nearly $85,000,000. That is a stupendous sum to have been taken in by a sin- gle corporation in less than a year, and it ought not to be wondered that people are beginning to ask how long it will be before the combination will be strong enough to set up something like an industrial monopoly that will enable it to rake in millions faster still, ) . MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRACY. OR some reason not clearly discernible at this Fdistancc the Democrats of Massachusetts are in a state of high activity. They are doing more banqueting, orating, planning and organizing than the feilows of their party in any other State in the Union. Not content with rousing discussion and action in their own commonwealth, they have started a vigorous propaganda in other New England States, and have even succeeded in - bringing about some- thing of enthusiasm at a Democratic banquet down in Maine. . The leader of the movement in the camp is Josiah Quincy, the defeated candidate of the party for Goyv- ernor. Just why he should show himself so very much alive and so animated after such a crushing defeat as befell him is not apparent on the surface of his talk, but it is possible he is trying to raise a pole on which he can climb out of danger when the time cdomes for the party to nominate another candidate for Governor to face the Massachusetts voters. Mr. Quincy, in fact, seems to be running for Presidential stakes. He is at least doing more to put a wiggle into Democracy than any other man in the nation, not even excepting William J. Bryan of loquacious memory. ) In addressing the Democrats of Maine Mr. Quincy said the issue before the party is that of deciding whether'to return to the conservatism which marked its policy before 1896 or to go forward on the line of radicalism. To the solution of that issue he con- tributed this advice: “The party should keep in the platform a certain amount of progressive radicalism of a constructive ~quality, avoiding that which is harmful; but it should be ‘more conservative in the selection of its leaders and be more careful in its nominations for high office.” It is hardly likely Mr. Bryan will read that with much satisfaction. Mr. Quincy added that the next nominee of the party should be a “broad-minded, scholarly man.” Where can such be found outside of Massachusetts? e ——r— I It is stated that experiments have proven that Egyptian long staple cotton can be profitably culti- vated in Arizona, and should the report prove true the time is coming when the Arizona farmer will not have to kow-tow to anybody. There is big mofiey in that kind of cotton even when. ordinary cotton ‘goes I'begging for buyers. 2 | many a good chance to place our products in foreign | (% CALIFORNIA TO BE REPRESENTED AT THE EXPOSITION AT ST. LOUI S £y MEETING of the officers of the California State Board of Trade was held yesterday in the ferry building, with General N. P. Chip- man in the chair. There was a general discussion of the Cuban reciprocity treaty, in which Colonel John P. Irish made a strong argument against any abatement in the tariff on sugar, tobacco and citrus and other fruits. | He said the beet sugar industry in this country was profoundly affected by the proposition. He said he met in Washing- “ton those who were interested in agricul- ture, and all were opposed to any abate- ment. When protection is the policy of this country he believed in having its benefits distributed equally. The farmers of Michigan, he said, derived greater profits from beets than from any other crop they could plant. ‘“We must remem- ber,” said he, “‘that the farmer is the one who Is deeply affected, and now that he has a chance a sentimental argument is advanced looking to the prosperity of the people of Cuba. This Government is un- der obligation to see first to the prosper- ity of its own people. Capital is already in Kansas, Towa and Missouri and varlous parts of the cquntry to multiply the re- solircés of sugar, but now stands para- lyzed waiting to see what Congress wiil do. The- Secretary of Agriculture is in- flexibly opposed to an abatement, but the President and Secretary of War are in favor of it. Unless the people of the coun- try let their sentiment on the matter be ‘known the poor farmer will be ‘ditched.” Object to Reciprocity Treaty. Colonel Irish reiterated his contention that the people of America were under no moral. obligation te see to the prosperity of the people of Cuba. J. B. Lankershim said that a reciprocity treaty would take off tho duty and de- stroy the market for the products under consideration. It would Injure the State of California very seriously, and the Gov- ernment, he submitted, should take and foster these industries. Orange land, he sald, was assessed $500 an acre, vineyard land $1500 and raisin land accordingly. Colonel Irish, again addressing the board, said that those who have invested enormously in labor and capital made that investment with the direct encouragement of the Government itself, and now the | Government should protect them. He be- lieyed that the farmer should be given a chance to diversify his crop and furnish something for his aid and comfort by adding substantially to his revenue. In Fred Eudey, a mining man of Jackson, is at the Lick. C. W. Kinney, a mining man of Sonora, is a guest at the Lick. P. L. Flannigan, a mining man and cat- tle raiser of Reno, is at the Grand. W. P. Thomas, a well-known attorney of Ukiah, is registered at the Grand. J. M. Gardner, a well-known business man of Los Angeles, is at the Grand. John M. Streining, an extensive fruit grower of Santa Rosa, is at the Grand. H. Cornforth, a fruit grower of Marys- ville, is spending a few days at the Lick. W. R. Spalding, connected with the Visalia Lumber Company, is a guest at the Lick. Bank Commissioner A. W. Barrett, with headquarters at Los Angeles, is at the California. Mrs. M. A. Wilcox, wife of the well- known capitalist of Los Angeles, is among the arrivals at the Palace. Hugo Goldschmidt 'and H. H. Gold- schmidt, well-known wine merchants of Los Angeles, are at the Palace. R. J. Kilpatrick, one of the most prom- inent railroad builders in this country, is here from Nebraska and is a guest at the Palace. 3 2 Colonel F. L. Denny of the United States marine corps has arrived from ‘Washington, D. C., accompanied by his wife, and is at the Palace. General Passenger Traffic Manager E, 0. McCormick returned yesterday from an inspection tour of the Southern Pacific lines in Séuthern California. —_—e—————— Californians in Washington. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—These Califor- nians have registered at the hotels: New ‘Willard—B. V. Collins and wife, Los An- geles; H. L. Close, San Francisco. Ebbitt —J. H. Call, Los Angeles. —_———— Californians in New York. NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—The following €alifornians are in New York: From San Prancisco—A. J. Deming, at the Albert; P. L. Sheridan and wife, at the Holland; J. DeC. Valle and Dr. H. Bruner, at the Cadillac; R. A. Brown, at the St. Denis; C. E. Hill, at the Cosmopolitan; E. Pa- trizi and W. H. Peaby, at the Earlington; G. London, L. Muske and G. M. Perrine, at the Herald Scuare. From Los Angeles—P. Forve and W. H. Pettebone, at the Holland; M. V. Hart- raufe, at the Victoria. “I have been obliged to challenge that man again!” exclaimed the citizen who came fom . a country famous for fight- ing.” “"Oh,” said the -trembling woman, who ‘had clasped his hand, *“do nothing rash! Do not risk your life because of an in- sulfy given in the heat of political dis- cussion!” “That shows how little you kuow about politics,” was the soothing answer in superior tones. “Nobody said any- thing about fighting. I'm going to chal- lenge him to resign."-¢Chicago Tribune, —_—— HOTEL DEL CORONADO, choicest Winter Resort in the world, offers best living, climate, boating, bathing, fishing and most amuse- ments. E, S. Babcock, manager, Coronado, Cal. the East there was prosperity in plenty, and the only one complalning was the farmer. Colonel Irish then proposed the follow- ing. resolution, which was carried unan- imously: Whereas; It is proposed that Congress shall remove or materially abate the tariff on sugar and tobacco imported from Cuba; and. ‘Whereas, It is also proposed that a general policy of reciprocity” shall be instituted with other countries affecting citrus and other frults of this State and other products of the soil in the United States: therefore, be It Opposed to Any Abatement. Resolved, That the California State Board of Trade by these resolutions memorialize our Senators and Representatives in Congress to oppose such proposed abatement or removal of present tarlff rates on Cuban sugar and to- bacco and such reciprocity agreements with other countries as abate those rates upon citrus ana other fruits and products of our soll Resolved, That this board requests and urges our Senators and Representatives to oppose such changes, believing them to be inimical to the intérests of the growers of this State and the whole country. The matter of the St. Louls exposition of 1903 was next considered, and the fol- lowing resolution was unanimously adopt- ol ‘Whereas, The le of St. Louis, the em. norh‘l‘:x o the territory acquired by the United States by cession from France in 1808, pro- pose to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory by the holding of a World's Exposition of the progress of mankind in science, in art, in industry, in commerce and in government; and Whereas, Owing to the fact that tne Leg- islature of the State of California will not hold @ session until the year in which the exposition is to be held, and which opens early in the same ye: tate ald to secure an adequate representation of the resources of Callfornia at the Loulsiana Exposition cannot be expected; and Whereas, Commercial organizations repre- senting the various sections of the State and counties have manifested a strong desire to secure for their sections or countles adequats representation; and Prepare for a Display at St. Louis, Whereas, It is deemed the duty of this board to promote and encourage a proper representa- tion of the resources of the State, wherever op- WIDOW'S PENSION—Subscriber, City. The pension paid to the widow of a United States soldler, rank or file, ceases when she marries again. A WIDOW'S RIGHT—M. B., Sutter County, Cal. The property that a man owns before marriage is his separate property. He may dispose of such by will in any manner that he desires. “If he should marry and die without making testamentary disposition of the property, kis widow would, in California, be entitled to half of cuch property. MILITARY CADET-W. R. A, City. One who desires to secure an appointment as a cadet in the Military Academy at West Point should make application to the Congressman of the district in which he resides. The representative will give notice of the time when there is a va- cancy and when an examination will be held. MINING CLAIM—M., Portland, Or. . A minor doing business for himself and in his own name has the right to dispose of whatever he acquired by virtue of loca- tion. The fact that the locator of a min- ing claim is under the age of twenty-one years does not render the location In- valid. From these decisions, found in “*Mineral Lands” and.“Landowner,” it appears that 3 minor may take up a min- ing claim. MINOR'S CONTRACT—W., City. In California a minor cannot given a dele- gation of power, nor under the age of 18 make a contract Telating to real prop- erty or any interest therein, or relating to personal property not in his imme- diate possession or control. A minor may make any other contract than those specified, subject only to his power of disaffirmance. A minor cannot dtsaffirm a contract otherwise valid, to pay the reasonable value c: things necessary for his support or that of his family, entered in"o by him, when no' under the care of a parent or guardian able to provide for him or them. . BOATS AND FERRIES—S., City. The first ferry from San Franeisco to the Oakland side was established in 1850, the Kangaroo making two trips a week be- tween San Francisco and San Antonio. In 1851 a small steamer was placed on the route; in 182 the Boston made¢ several trips and was destroyed by fire. In the latter part of the year her place was taken by the Kate Hayes. Bhortly after that the Contra Costa Steam Navigation Company was established with two steam- ers that made regular trips to the foot of Broadway, Oakland, the fare being $1 each way. In 187 the Oakiand and San Antonio Ferry Company came into exist- ence and in 1862 work on the ferry land- ing on the Oakland side was commenced. The first trip on the Oakland and San Francisco railroad was made on the 24 of September, 1863; the trial trip on the San Francisco and Alameda road was made August 13, 1364, to Alameda from the point, and on the 25th of August the cars ran to High street. The ferry landings as they are now, both at the Oakland and the Alameda mole, were built by the Southern Pacific Company. ——_ | L PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND TWO MEMBERS OF STATE BOARD OF TRADE. ks & portunity for advertising our resources may occur; now, therefore Resolved, That the whele subject of a rep- resentation of the State of California at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1903, to be held in St. Louls, be referred to a speeial com- mittee of five, of which the president and sec- retary shall be members ex officio, with in- struction to investigate and report upon the most feasible method of unifying the efforts which will be made to secure an adequate rep- resentation of California as a whole at said exposition. Resolved, That in such attempted uhification the individuality of various sections shall be maintained to an extent consistent with a uni- fled collective and effective exhibit of the en- tire resources of California. The committee appointed to take the matter in hand will consist of Arthur R. Briggs of Fresno, C. M. Wooster of San Jose, General N. Chipman of Red Bluft, J. A. Filcher and W. H. Mills, chairman. An interesting toplc was touched upon relative to the olive industry. General Chipman explained that questions on that important matter were answered when and wherever information was needed. The replies, he said, covered the whole subject of the manipulation and planting of trees and the making of olive oil. There had been some doubt as to whether the industry was a profitable one. General Chipman said that he was glad to be able to report that evidence went to show that the industry was all right. The members present at the meeting were: General N. P. Chipman, president; Colonel J. P. Irish, Craigie Sharp, Arthur B J. B. Lankershim, C. M. Woos- ter, D. Sweetser and Mrs. Elizabeth Shields. @ et @ PERSONAL MENTION. | ANSWERS TO QUERIES. A CHANCE TO SMILE. “There s work,” said the high-browed youth, “which, even though it may not bring me wealth, will bring me fame.” “Again the folly of youth?’ sneered the cynic philosopher. “Why will you never realize that fame such as you seek is merely a device of the avaricious world by which a man is kept poor, and by which, at the same time, his creditors are always kept advised of his where- abouts?’'—~Washington Star. Mr. Carnegle, In his earnest endeavor to dispose of his vast wealth before death shall overtake him, is said to have adopt- ed the following couplet as his working motto: Count that day lost whose low-descending sun Sees no substraction from my wad of “mon.” —Boston Herald. “My wife is a very remarkable woman,"” said Mr. Meekton. “She has a great deal of originality.” “Indeed she has. She has taken up the game of whist, and by watching her play I have discovered that all the bocks written on the subject are totally wrong.” —Washington Star. “That’s a very poor story—very poor, indeed,” growled the city editor to the new reporter, who had just turned in his account of the fire. ‘““What's the matter with it?"” asked the n. r., who was an inquisitive youth. “Matter? Why, man, at no point in the narrative do you refer to the brave fire laddies.” The new reporter returned to his desk in sadness, feeling that the intrieacles of Jjournalism were many, indeed.—Baltimore American. waxed S The theological argument warmer and warmer, “But, my dear sir,” protested Deacon Ironside, aghast, “you don’t pretend to know more about it than the Apostle Pe- ter did, do you?" “What éid the Apostle Peter know," re- torted the man with the aggressive pom- padour, “about the higher criticism? ' — Baltimore Sun. —_——— Marsh Mallow Kisses at Townsend's. * —_—— Ex. strong hoarhound candy. Townsend's.* —— Cal. Glace Fruit 50c per 1b at Townsend's.® —_——— Look out for 81 4t} st., front of barber and grocery; best eyeglasses, specs, IS¢ to 40c.* ———— ———— The Best Fountain Pens. We are selling agents for the "Water- o m:;\ Fountain Pens,” $230 to $10 each, a agents for the “Marshall,” the best $1 Fountain Pen in the world. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street. * ———— Cragowen, which is hereafter to become the Highland residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales, has been for many yea:s the home of the rcyal eommissioner. | ————— One’ bottle of Burnett's Vanilla Extract is better than three of doubtful kind. cost- ing a few cents more per bottle, ita a A&reat strength make It most n-'n-n“u.