The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 29, 1902, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1902. JOHN D, SPRECKELS, Propristor, 4gérese All Communications to W. £. LFAKE, Manager. TELEFHONE. You With the Department You Wish. "EBLICA}IOI OFFICE EDITORIAL ROOMS. .. .217 to 221 Stevemson St. Delivered by Carriers, 15 Centx Per Week. Single Coples, 5 Cents. Terms by Mail. Including Postage: DAILY CALL (including Sunday). one year. .$8.00 DAILY CALL (including Sunday), 6 months. 3.00 DAILY CALL (including Sunday), 8 months. 1.50 DAILY CALL—By Single Month. fl:c SUNDAY CALL. One Year. WEEKLY CALL, One Yea All postmasters are anthorized to receive subscripiions. Esmple coples will be forwarded when requested. Mefl subscribers in ordering chanze of address should be particular tc give both NEW AND OLD ADDRESS in order fo imsurc a prompt and correct compliance With their request. OAKLAND OFFICE. «...1118 Broadway €. GEORGE KROGNESS, ¥eneger Fereign Aévertising, Marquette Building, Chicago. (Long Dist: Teiephcne *‘Central 2619.") NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE: STEPHEN B. SMITH... Tribune Building NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT: CARLTON.. ...Herald Square C. C. NEWS STANDS: A. Brentano, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel; 31 Union Bquare; Murray Hill B CHICAGO STANDS: Fherman House; P. O. N Co.; Great Northern Hotel: Fremont House; Auditorium Hotel WASHINGTON (D. C.) OFFICE MORTON E. CRANE, C: . N. W, DRANCH OFFICES—$27 Montgomery, corner of Clay, open until $:80 o’clock. 300 Hayes, open until 9:3¢ o’clock. McAllister, open until 9:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin, open until 9:30 o'clock. 1841 Mission, open untfl 10 o'clock. 2251 Market, cormer ' vieenth, open until ® o'clock. 1096 Valencia, open unul § o'clock. 108 Eveventh, open until W. corner Twenty-second and Kentucky, k. 2200 Fillmore, open until 8 p. m. e« AN ERROR CORRECTED, W constitu ITH particular satisfaction The Call notes ion by the Republican State Con- vention of a resolution denouncing Assembly I amendment No. 28. This paper. was first to exposc the significance of the amendment, to point out th t designed, and to insist that it should be c by the conventions of both parties, so th the campaign. will be the case and t ow safe to assume that such open advocates before the people. The manner in which the amendment was hurried through the Legislature has been several times ex- plained. rushed bate without due consideration. Much the same tactics were employed in the Senate. From first to last the measure owed its progress to misrepresenta- tion carried to the verge of deception. So com- pletely was that the case that from the time The Call first exposed the scheme there has appeared no open defender of it so far as we ¥how except the Post of this city It gc without bers of the Legis e should not have accepted a constitutional amendment from a Democratic source without scrutinizing it more carefully, but fortunately the evil has not turned out seriously. The Republi- can convention has amply redeemed the mistake of the hurried legislation. It presents the people with an emphatic denunciation of the scheme and will keep the issue in the minds of the voters, so that they may not overlook it on election day. It is hardly possible to doubt that the amendment will be overwhelmingly defeated. The objections are numerous and str If enacted it would not only take a: from cities and counties all control over local public utilities, but it would vest that con- trol in a body of men who would be absolutely out of reach of the people for at least six years to come. Those men would have the power to appoint deputies in every county and city in the State, and the power of appointment thus given is without limit as to the number of deputies in any county or in the State at large. That feature in itself shows the scheme to be a job of the first magnitude, one that would provide spoils of office almost equal to the demand of the hungriest horde of tax-eaters that ever followed a political boss. All the patronage contained in the unlimited power of appointments to deputyships throughout the State could be given away by the proposed Commissioners to the predatory bosses in exchange for political sup- port, because there are other jobs in the amendment sufficiently large to furnish ample boodle for the Commissioners themselves after the deputyships had been deducted. The commission would have exclu- sive power to regulate well nigh every kind of cor- poration in the State. Railroads, street cars, ex- press companies, telegraph, telephone, water, gas, electric light and power, banks and insurance compa- nies would all be within the scope of its exclusive authority. Of such a cinch it may be truly said “there would be millicns in it.” The proposed board is to be made up of five Com- missioners, all of whom in the first instance are to be appointed by the Governor; one to hold office for two years, one for four, one for six, one for eight and one for ten years. As a majority would rule the board, the control would be in the hands of the three men appointed to hold for the six, eight and ten years’ terms. For that length of time the people would not have even a voting chance to elect a man of their choice. It would be full six years of un- trammeled spoliation with a big chance to procure a continuance of it by a liberal distribution of deputy- ships among the bosses. Altogether the scheme is as brilliant from one point of view as it is dark from another. It is not a ques: tion of partisanship, but a scheme on which the peo- ple as a whole should trample with both their par- ties and all their fee Rear Admiral Taylor of the United States navy hag unloosed tongue znd says that the United States is threatened with war with Germany in 1907. Some- body ought to tell Rear Admiral Taylor what hap- pened to the parrot that talked too much, Ominous rumblings have been heard in the islands of the Pacific and the natives are cpnvulsed in fear. Perhaps somebody has been phonographically re- peating some of the speeches of William Jennings 629 | not be made a partisan issue in | at the amendment will have no | It was introduced by a Democrat and was | b gh the House late at night without de- | | ing that the Republican mem- | a ticket as nearly faultless as can | representative I bosses and the machine to assume a virtue TH®: "TICE s HE Republican State Convention has presented to the people, for indorsement, issue from the deliberations of any body of citizens. The character of the whole ticket depended upon that of its head, and when the strong will of the party compelled even the out of necessity, and jein in procuring a re- sult they vainly tried to prevent, their broken power disappeared as an infl’Fenceé an.d Sy ] lie ticket was i i its leader, the nominee- for Governor. The Call is Wil Connect | the ticket was lifted to the height of i : T, ! e e b e gratified that it had a duty in procuring this result, and that such duty was done with- of friends. That Dr. Pardee is receiving only sarket ama Thira, s. F. | Out flinching, and in the face of active enemies, and even under the misunderstanding lip servicg from the defeated elements is already apparent, and their pretense deceives no one. The evening pillywillywink organ | of Governor Gage in this city, dazed and blinking, strikes a blow at Dr. Pardee by its claim that he is the creature of the Governor and the chosen product of his kind of pol- litics. Asa supporter of the nominee, and of the whole ticket, and of the platform on | which they stand, and of the party of whose purpose they are the latest expression, we f(len_\' this ;iamaging' statement, and denounce it as a covert attack intended to weaken ithc candidate and imperil the success of the party. The element in whose behalf the | of the Supreme Court. | to the future and not to the past. | is the latest expression. ciples to vindicate, the Republican party ot [ | great forests for their harp strings. | claim is made is so bad that its enmity is strength and its friendship is weakness for any candidate or ticket. Knowing this, its organ knows that it can hurt a result that it could | not help by claiming it as the handiwork of its own. | the ticket is uninjured, and from this time on will march to triumph in November. The convention did well in all its action and did justly at every point, from the selection of a chairman to the last rollcall on a nomination: It stated positively and affirmatively the position and principles of the party, nominated to all execu"ti\'e and political places true and reliable representatives of both, and in its judicial selections | for the State’s great bench it was mindful of the precious integrity, dignity and honor No one is deceived and therefore The character of the party’s action in the convention kept pace with the material, moral and intellectual advancement of the State. It was not sufficient that in character and method this convention should be as good as its predecessor of forty, or twenty, or ten, or even four, years ago. The world moves forward and not backward. Every day is the beginning of a new age, the dawn of a new epoch, and brings duties that refer In this sense the convention was the best Republi- | can gathering because it was the latest. Its declaration of principles was the best for the | same reason, and the expression of that declaration in the nominees was the best, for it Having, therefore, the best ticket to support and the best expression of its prins California girds itself for the toil of a cam- paign, which will end in a victory significant of benefit to every material and ineffable interest of the whole people of all the State, and when the work is over and the result registered by the ipeople, the chorus will run in swelling sounds, that unite the rhythm of the beach-beating waves of the ocean, with the song of the mountain winds that use the | Hence on, to the end, let all who seek the best good of the State through the | best expression of its interests and aspirations unite and work to bring a vigtory that will be equally for the benefit of thost who oppose and those who promote it. { THE FRENCH ARREST. UCH discussion has been caused by the case of the French sailor ordered under arrest by the French Consul. The treaty between this | country and France, made in 1853, provides that French sailors under certain circumstances may be arrested and detained in an American port, as set forth in the instrument itself. It has been held that | this right of arrest and detention- contravenes the | guarantee of the Federal conmstitution that no man | shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without | due process of law. That is the judicial process, of | course. That provision of the constitution, as far as_it relates rto liberty of the person, is carried out by the habeas { corpus act. In the case under discussion the detained ‘ sailor properly resorted to the writ of habeas corpus. | That writ brings before a court any man restrained of | his liberty by any means, whether by private parties | or by the police power of thé State. When the writ | brings him into court the legality of his detention is | subjected to judicial examination, and, if affirmed, his restraint thereafter is by due process of law. In the case of the French sailor the Federal court held, and properly, that he could be restrained by arrest only while his ship lay in port, and, as she has departed, he was ordered discharged. His rearrest under another charge may result in application for the writ -of habeas corpus again, in order that a court may deter- mine whether his restraint is legal. So it appears that there is slight ground for the claim that the treaty of 1853 contravenes the constitution, inasmuch as due process is open to any complainant. For a long time there have been complaints by the French authorities of sailors on the ships of that na- tion being lured to disorder and desertion in our Pacific ports. These complaints have been so persist- ent and the evil complained of has been so serious in its nature as to be made the subject of diplomatic representation to this Government. If a French ship is deserted by her crew in one of our ports and cannot ship another on equal terms it is easily seen that her property value is damaged or destroyed. While a sailor’s shipping agreement is a civil contract, the laws of all maritime nations have treated it as capable of a form of penal enforcement. Since the commerce of Carthage required ships and sailors until now it has been believed that this is necessary to carrying on commerce by sea. A crew, if not subject to any restraint and unmindful of its contract, may desert in a port where it is impossible to secure another, and the ship and cargo become as complete a loss as if wrecked at sea, and the passen- gers be put in as forlorn a state as if they were cast- aways on an island. The modern tendency is most properly in the dir;c~ tion of amelioration of the condition of sailors. They are brave and hardy men, who follow a calling of great risk and hazard, and it is the duty of all the maritime nations to legally protect their personal safety and in every way pay them the respect that is due to their position in the world’s important activi- ties. This progressive tendency should eliminate any cvils that excuse breach of contract and desertion. That it does so is demonstrated by the right of a sailor to justify desertion before a jury if he choose by proving intolerable conditions on his ship. He may also libel the ship in any admiralty court and sell her to recompense him for any damage or undue risk that he has improperly suffered. In fact, the ship must keep her side of the contract with her crew or pay damage, and this is the part of the issue that is not” siten mentioned. M Whenever the Democratic reorganizers @ the East get tired and pause for breath Tom Johnson of Cleveland makes a spurt for himself and Bryan and generally manages to undo about all the reorganizers had so pzinfully put together. San Francisco is soon to be honored by a visit from Siamese nobles. If this sort of thing keeps up we will have to establish a permanent committee of reception composed of representatives of everybody jon earth, CONGRESSIONAL SERVICE. NE of the most gratifying features of the O Republican situation in this campaign is the extent to which the present members 6f Congress have been renominated. It is an evidence that the party has learned the value of maintaining.at | Washington men who by long service there have fitted themselves to take an influential part in na- tional legislation and to guard and advance the inter- ests of California and of their own districts. The need of experienced men in Congress has hardly ever been greater than at present. It is be- coming more and more evident that despite the dis- astrous results of the tariff tinkering a few years | ago the issue of tariff revision is going to be one of the most important before the next Congress. In the Eastern States the movement among Democrats is to revive the cry for tariff reform and to make a campaign of education for the Presidential election in 1904. Moreover, a considerable number of Re- publicans have shown themselves willing to enter upon reciprocity treaties that would materially af- fect many American industries. It so happens that in the early movements toward reciprocity and tariff tinkering the industries of California are more ex- tensively exposed than those of any other one State, or perhaps any other two or three States. We need, therefore, at the capital men who will be of sufficient influence and force to guard California interests not only against the possibility of Democratic tariff | tinkering, but also against the danger involved in“ye various reciprocity propositions that may be bro: ght forward by Republicans themselves, In all lines of work experience counts for much, but in hardly any other line does it count for so much as in a Congressional career. The older States of the Union learned long ago the value of. keeping a strong delegation at Washington virtually unchanged from one Congress to another. The result has been that States of comparatively minor importance have by reason of the long service of their representatives held in Congress much higher prestige than States far more wealthy and more populous. California constituencies can learn a profitable les- son from the example of the States whose people have had sense enough to reselect good men term after term instead of hunting at every election for a new man. Our State has many important interests whose development is largely dependent upon legis- lation at Washington. The recent large appropria- tions for rivers and harbors and the passage of the irrigation bill may be taken as evidences that the na- tion is about to enter upon an epoch of internal im- provements and developments on a scale far surpass- ing anything that has been done hitherto. The West will of course be the scene of the greatest of those activities, and California -as the empire State of the West ought to have at Washington a delegation able to take the lead in shaping the work. A Parisian paper is quoted as saying that American ladies expend in that city about $4,000,000 a year for millinery and gowns, so there must be something wrong in the reports the New York yellow papers give of the costly robes brought back every year by the swell set. According to their stories nearly every one of the Astors and Vanderbilts buys about $4,000,- 000 worth of Paris truck every year just for the glory of making a display of it after they get it through the custom-house. Russell Sage is opposed to trusts and all sorts of combinations. He wishes men to continue to oper- ate separately. His opinion, however, may be due to the fact that he knows from experience that he can shear the lone lamb when he finds him on the street, but he is not sure of being able to handle a bunch. —_— The first full registration under the new constitu- tion of Alabama has now been completed and shows a total of a little more than 183,000 whites and less than 2500 negroes. It will be seen that the scheme for dis- franchisement of the blacks is working with the pre- jcision of an up-to-date machine, OIL MEN WILL SEEK TO CHECK THE SCRIPPERS The committee appointed by the Califor- nia Petroleum Miners’ Association to take action to defeat the Dick bill, which is the measure the scrippers are trying to get through the Judiciary Committee of the United States Senate, has decided! that it will be advisable to send a representa- tive East to personally present the facts to the Senators who are members of the Judiciary Committee. This conclusion has been reached after | considerable inquiry and consideration. The time for action is short. The scrip- Pers have their measure already through the House. Senator Perkins, who has been called into conference by the Cali- fornia petroleum miners, represents that the matter is one of urgency. Much good, €0 1the members of the committee repre- senting the petroleum miners say, can undoubtedly be done in the East. Millions of dollars are represented by the values of the lands which the scrip- pers seek to tie up by a measure permit- tng appeals from the decisions of the Sec- retary of the Interior and the head of the Gencral Land Office of the United States. Some of the largest ofl corpora- tions are directly interested as holders of lands which the scrippers seek to seize. Among these is the Associated Oil Company, which has large holdings in the Kern River field that are claimed by the scrippers. The expense of sending a representative of the Petroleum Miners' Association East to personally interview members of the Senate Committee on Judiciary will prob- ably be defrayed by the companies and land owners who are principally concern- ed. The association repreésents the entire oil industry, and its representations would therefore carry more weight than would the presentation of facts from any individual or single company. These con- siderations have led the committee of the Petroleum Miners’ Association. to recom- mend the Eastern trip. The members of the miners’ committee are Arthur R. Briggs, George X. Wendeling, E. A. Den- icke and Dr. C. T. Deare. PERSONAL MENTION. Bank Commissioner John Markley is at the Lick. Senator A. E. Nutt of San Diego is at the Grand. ‘W. D. Tillotson, a capitalist of Redding, is a guest at the Grand. J. F. Coonan, a prominent attorney of Eureka, is at the Grand. Railroad Commissioner N. Blackstock of Ventura is at the Grand. Max Mierson, a well-known banker of Placerville, is in this city for a brief stay. L. M. Foulke, son-in-law of Railroad Commissioner Edson,is at the Occidental. James M. Lezinsky, a mining man, who makes his headquarters at Denver, is at the Palace. M. Aronson, who conducts a general merchandise store at Blaine, Wash., is at the Langham, accompanied by his wife and son. Benjamin Welch, master car builder of the Southern Pacific, has resigned. His pesition has been filled by E. A. Gilbert, who for many years has been his assist- ant. Harry G. Moore and W. D. Wood, two ‘wealthy young men of Pittsburg, are at the Palace. They have been touring the world for the last two years and have traveled 50,000 miles. J. Harvey Phillips, advertising manager for the Spencer Medicine Co. of Chatta- nooga, Tenn., is at the Palace. The com- pany which Mr. Phiilips represents is one of the largest in its line in the South. Fred T. Berry has been appointed trav- eling passenger agent of the Missouri Pa- cific Railroad, with headquarters in this city. He succeeds J. G. Stubbs, who has accepted a responsible position with the Southern Pacific Company under Freight Traffic Director William Sproule. Californians in New York. NEW YORK, Aug. 28.—The following Californians are in New York: From San Francisco—F. Carter and S. T. Allen, at the Grand Union; Mrs. J. Gray, at the Grand; A. J. Coffie, at the Broadway Central; Miss 8. S. Maynard and Miss Flood, at the Mannattan; W. W. Treat, at the Ashland; Mrs. M. Spencer and A. T. Whitehead, at the Holland; Mrs. C. Bates and I. S. Forrest, at the Girard; G. Rose and wife, at the Cadillac, and N. E. Sanford, at the Normandie. From Los Angeles—G. A. Bebrick, at the Grand; H. E. Haydon and wife, at the Everett, and P. M. Keurchrich and O. M. Sleitz, at the Holland. —_———— JUDGE SEAWZELL GRANTS C. H. CASSASA A DIVORCE Band Leader Says Wife Frequently Remained Away From Home All Night. Charles H. Cassasa, the well-known mu- sician and band leader, was granted a di- vorce from Clothilda Cassasa by Judge Seawell yesterday. It was shown by the testimony that Mrs. Cassasa frequently left her home and remained away all night, never offering any excuse for her absence to her husband. Cassasa was awarded the custody of their child, a boy aged 12 years. 3 Divorces were granted to Maud B. Clif- ford from Edward Clifford for cruelty, Hulda Koenig from Gustav W. Koenig for cruelty, Helen Torres from Theodore Torres for fallure to provide, A. B. How- ell from Nellie Howell for desertion, Jen- nie Sumner from Gifford D. Sumner for desertion, Marguerite Hicks from G. E. Hicks for cruelty, Margaret Cope from G._W. Cope for failure to provide, Mary J. Easom from Harry Easom for deser- tien, Emanuel Milch from Sale Milch for desertion and Mabel J. Hostetter from ‘Verdl Hostetter for cruelty. Suits for divorce were filed by Kate R. de Motte against Edgar M. de Motte for desertion, Louise C. Childers against George T. Childers for failure to provide, Mary Pallas against John Pallas for fail’ ure to provide, Nellie S. Cabel against Augustus Cabel for failure to provide, Roberta Conroy against James M. Conroy for cruelty, Hedwig Albrecht against John P. Albrecht for cruelty and Lee R. gmzler against Nellie Frasier for deser- on. —_———— WILLS OF THE FAIRS ARE TO BE FILED TO-DAY Arguments on Application for Let- ters Will Be Resumed Before Judge Cook. The arguments on the application of Public Administrator Farnham for letters of administration on the estate of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Fair, which were to be resumed yesterday before Judge Cook, were postponed until 2 o’clock this after. noon. Judge Cook, who had been in Sac- ramento attending the Republican con- vention, did not arrive in the city in time to permit argument. The matter will probably be settled this morning, when Attorneys Knight and Heggerty will file an application for general letters of administration on Mr. and Mrs. Fair's estate and name as executors Joe Har. vey and Charles S. Neal of the Fair es. tate. The wills of Mr. and Mrs. Fair wi be attached to the application. m Another deed relating to the compro- mise of the heirs of the late Mrs. Charles Falr and the sisters of Charles Fair, de- ceased, was recorded yesterday. The document contains the conveyance of any right or title Mrs. Hannah E. Neloon Abraham G. Nelson and Charles J. Smith may have in the Fair property at the northwest corner of Sutter n.rk{ Devisa- dero streets to Charles §. Neal, manager of the Fair estate, and Joseph Harvey, 1 The consideration mentioned l‘; $10, ' AFRICAN FLIES EXTERMINATING BLACK SCALE The day of doom of the pest that has for vears ravaged the orange and lemon groves and olive orchards of California under the ominous title of the black scale is seemingly very near. Thousands upon thousands of dollars have been annually expended in California in spraying the trees to get rid of the pest. Orchardists have lost their tempers and been at large financial loss and great inconvenience. In the last forty-seven days the fact has been made manifest that tiny flies, which are able to and delight in vanquishing (l’:Ae black scale, will thrive and propagate in the open air in California. This means that the black scale must speedily go. Orchardists and owners of fruit lands all over the State have been waiting to hear concerning the result of the investi- gation which Alexander Craw of the quarantine division of the State Board of Horticulture has been making in Los An- geles, San Diego and Santa Barbara Counties. Mr. Craw has just returned to the city. The substance of what he has learned is given in the foregoing. The flies that were sent out are thriving. In forty-seven days - they hgve passed through three stages of existence. They are now inhabitants of California and will instinctively hunt the black scale wher- ever it may be found, . Various forms of® scales have been killed off by preceding parasites, but not one of these tiny destroyers had the name that helps to make the menace of the black scale formidable. Its title is the Scutellista cyanea. It is a native of South Africa, where it has demonstrated its ability as a sure destroyer of black scale. It brings with it habits of speed, for it takes the native California destroyer of black scale ome year to get ready for business, while the African importation is a scale killer in forty-seven days from the time the egg is first deposited. It has four wings. Before it is ready to fly it has already devoured some thousands of the eggs of the black scale. The Scutellista goes out from the qua- rantine experiment station at the water front in a small phial. His immediate ancestors were few, for the entire crop of South Afrjcan flles that now is swarm- ing In orchards of the southern counties came from just seventeen flies. One un- fortunately was killed. The other six- teen are the progenitors of four winged preservers of California’s orchards from black scale's ravages. S —— DEFAULTING BANK CLERK LOSES MONEY AT FARO Dealers of the Game Are Now Held as Accessories to the Crime. ASPEN, Colo,, Aug. 28.—Edward Wil- son, proprietor of the Abbey Club, and Jacob Geis and John Holm, faro dealers at the club, have been arrested on ca- plases issued by Judge Shumate in the District Court whick charge them with alding and abetting Leonard Dingle, teller of the Aspen bank, who is charged with defalcation, in getting away with $44,530 of the bank’s money. It is alleged that Dingle lost the money in play at the Ab- bey Club ard that Wilson, Gels and Holm knew that he was gambling with the bank’s money. Bail was fixed at $20,000 for each of the three prisoners and in default of bonds they have been lodged in jall. Wilson claims to holdy a receipt for $15000 returned to the bank and a guarantee signed by Cashier T. G. Lyster. It is understood the District Attorney has refused to recognize this compact and in- sists that the men must be tried. —_——— MONSIGNOR GUIDI GOES TO MANILA AS DELEGATE ‘Will Investigate the Organization of a Systematic Catholic Church in Philippines. ROME, Aug. 28.—Monsignor Guidt has been appointed delegate to the Philip- pines. He is expected to hasten his de- parture for Manila in consequence of in- formation received at the Vatican of the organization of a systematic Catholic church in the Philippines. The Vatican proposes not to attach much importance to the movement, and declares “it cannot develop under the leadership of persons whose sole reason for organizing is be- cause they are excommunicated from the Catholic church.” —_———— Two Lives Lost in a Fire. BRIDGETOWN, N. J., Aug. 28.—The charred remains of John S. Holmes, aged 82 years, and his housekeeper, Miss Kath- erine Shute, aged 3 years, were found to-day in the ruins of Holmes' barn, which was destroyed by fire last night. Charles Williams, a negro farm hand, has been arrested on suspicion of having knowledge of the tragedy. Williams was discharged by Holmes last Sunday, and it is sald the farmer refused to pay the negro 30 cents which the latter asserted ‘was due him. GOSSIP FROM LONDON WORLD OF LETTERS Although the publishers have been grumbling at the meglect of books, new and old, by the public, %who have been too much engrossed in sitht-seeing and holiday making, I note as a rather sig- nificant fact that the shareholders of Walter Scott, Limited, will have receiv- ed 12% per cent dividend for the year when the second installment is paid, on September 1. One is constantly reminded of the fact that a market for verse is prac- tically non-existent. Even those writers who have a distinet following do not show well in ecirculation, except in cases where the subjects treated have in themselves, as has the work of Newbolt and Kipling, a popular appeal. A London correspond- ent of a Manchester paper illustrates this, naming four volumes of verse, all pub- lished by good firms, which are now be- ing offered as remainders at prices vary- ing from twopence to sixpence. But ra poet—even a bad poet— is not likely to mind this, and will continue to write, al- ways keeping a cheerful eye on pos- terity. The Duchess of Sutherland, who has already galned no mean repute as an au- thoress, has written another book, which Heinemann will publish. It consists of short stories, and has the title “The ‘Winds of the World.” As this might sug- gest, the stories treat of various phases of life. Lady Florence Dixie has been writing her reminiscences. It is possible the book may be published in the auturm. It ought to be interesting, for Lady Dixie has traveled much and met many nota- ble people. She, as is well known, has already written many books, both prose and verse. Several publishers in pursuit of General Dewet's book went down to Southamp- ton the day the Boer generals arrived. It Joes not seem as yet, however, that arrangements have been made for the book in England or elsewhere, though General Dewet is reported to have fin- ished it the other day; nor is it clear what the book really is. It has been called “A History of the War From the Boer Side,” but I am told it is safer to guess that it will be a personal account of Dewet's gperations, and that the gen- eral Boer history of the war awaits some future season. Herbert Spencer has been staying for a good part of the summer in the beauti- ful country .,near Dorking. He is about to return home to Brighton. He is in ‘wonderfully good health and very active, but does not write much. A CHANCE TO SMILE. “Sir,” said the indignant citizen, in the gas company'’s office, “this bill of mine is an infernal outrage! I haven't used that much gas in six months!” “Oh!" exclaimed the obsequious cash- ier, “it must be our mistake, my dear sir. Pardon us, and just deduct 75 per cent from your bill."—Baltimore News. Special Work for Specfal Navies—When the war drums throb no longer and the battle flags are furled, etc., the great navies may still serve a useful purpose in the collection of debts. “Shell out or be shelled.”—Toronto Globe. Mrs. Slangay—Surely, John, you haven't brought any one home to dinner? Mr. Slangay—Sure, I have. Haven't you got any grub for ’em? Mrs. Slangay—Of course not. You told me you'd bring home a couple of lobsters for dinner. Mr. Slangay—Well, that’s them in the parlor.—Philadelphia - Press. Though man declares he owns the earth On which his days are spent, The locust comes and eats his fill And never pays a cent. And then the locust sits on high ‘Within the orchard tree And sings “This creature they call man Was made to work for me.” —Washington Star. “Don’t you suspect that a great many people seek you out because they have axes to grind?” “Yes,” answered Senator Sorghum, “Once in a while 2 man succeeds in his selfish enterprise, but in the majority of instances I simply take possession of the ax.”—Washington Star. —_—— Prunes stuffed with apricots. Townsend's.* ——— Reduced—Best reading glasses, specs, to 40c. 81 4th, front barber and srocerv.”f —_——— Townsend's California Glace fruit and candles, 50c a pound, in artistic fire-etched boxes. A nice present for Eastern friends, 639 Market st., Palace Hotel building.* —— Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 230 Cali- fornia street. Telephone Main 1042, ko ——— e Sunday, August 31 ..DART IL.. You Should Read IL.. 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