The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 1, 1904, Page 15

THE SAN FRANCISCO SUNDAY CALL. - NEW aXfosnid *artist? Yes, 1 KI 3t Nétv, 3 yet for four L ex € he has beéen wénder- ndless and larks and netifnes es some years nrother shed when widowed- r tears men were craved asleep, oF Boigh ready attention was-only a poor un, and would P I 1 get hungr hungry matter idied the animals, and hed the- birds, the eagles, herons, the sand-h: and - hosts of- all, ‘be learned road runner, that California that few evér seen in any he. st of With oputspread. pid, strjde he rushes away- from you, stop- hile to_give his tai).a as to say, ite,” then he.dodges sand hil and is tracked him and got his presence. Then he eened his feathers and tted down and n the Colpradd | but I was- unning away’ from - “I'll' wave fluffed.up. his the drawings hére . . Then he studied the cattle that were allowed to roam free.and undisturbed for months ‘2t a ti over the ranges of the desert and the foothills near by. Many a time seeh a couple of bulls fight for ion of a herd of cows, and one most spirited $Retches he intends. to use for a mas- . sive painting at some future time. He has not ‘had much, if any, techni- , but h ill soon overcome that disadvantage. His fourteen years on the desert have proven that he possesses the right stuff within him, and he'will soon gain the technical knowledge to.properly handle his subjects when the motive for. the focelizatign of his powers is presented. And sucH is the motive I am now pre- senting to him. ‘For long years I have determined to write a book on the Colos rado desert. Lately I have prepared to take up a residence there, during certaln parts of the next two years, and there.Carl and I will make our home, and from there wander out on " our journeys over the desert. ‘The few sKetches here presented are to be used, in’ my book, but I am glad to let the aders of The Sunday Call see them in advance of publication, that may know-that the desert of Cali- a has produced an artist of such istakable genius. At least 400 of uch sketches will grace the pages of ich I am now writing, and in addi- sire to give my readers a taste £ color abili He will paint ten or a-dozen desert pictures, . showing with fidelity the arvelous color -ef- both Jearned to and on the dese »duced as art can ac- mplish it. Everything on the desert is just to I ar fc will. ¥ ws Indians, ¥ zards, horned falls with equal experience will nia d will Ar bay rence, Ariz > of the un- t desert ny months in the ssndy river fing the s after a rm in" the 1 tains ng away whole tracts d spots along rd, persistent work’ This is what occurred at Florence, on the 'Gila River, where an iron bridge; recently constructed, was left high and dry on the desert and -therefore utter- ly useless. Because of this uncertainty in the course of the rivers but few ‘bridges are buiit in the desert country. When the water in a stream is high travelers by stage or on horseback camp on the bariks and wait for the water to run down, as it will certainly do, often in a_very few hours. Sixty miles below “Florence, on the Gila River, the branch railroad to Phoenix crosses this stream, which at. this point is constantly shift- ing its'bed toward the nhorth. The rail- road company has met the changes in the river bed by adding to the bridge, =0 that it is now over a mile long, and for a ‘great distance crosses a barren desert where the ‘river once :flowed. There- are many other instances in the Southwest where rivers have changed their courses and in somie cases they have eompletely disappeared, occa- sioned by a mountain torrent cutting through a watershed and changing the outlet of the stream. These freaks of nature are a serious drawback to that region. A —_—————— Misnomers. Brussels carpets are made at Kidder- minster and Kidderminster carpets are, made at Brussels, while Irish stew is a dish entirely unkriown to the Irish. The word “slave” originally meant “ncble,” being in.the first place “Slav,” one of tke Slavonic The Turks never delight in the luxury of the Turkish bath, while wax is not a cpnstituent of sealing.wax and catgut is sheepgut. 0 ¥ Baffins Bay is not a bay, and neither titmouse mor shrovemouse is a mouse at_ all. Kid gloves are made of sheep or lamb skin, while rice paper is not made of rice or any part of the rice plant, and German silver {s not silver at all, nor is it of German origin. 3 must agree that the important duty -of" the 1e is the fixing of right prin~ character and conduct. nare st 1 that a training in als and manners is of greater im- portance to the prosperity and the happiness of h child than is a mere 3 of the * common branches. te of this fact, little or mo atter ents to inst s given by mést par- tion in morals and man- ers. Probably the reason for this is the fact that many have not carefully considered their great importanc: Moral acts are the most frequent, both at home and away from home. Facts learned may or may not be used. Moral acts are performed almost every minute of the day. Yet to these many moral acts we give but little attention. Moral acts are not only the most frequent, but they are also the most important. Other acts may determine reputation in future years. Moral gcts establish character. Other acts may seem to aid success. Moral acts make F—— certain the highest success. Learning may benefit the child. Correct moral habits will be of benefit 40 his par- epts and many others also. The child who shows talents mey shine brightly. He of right morals and conduct will spread sunshine on all sides. He of great intellect ntay dazzle with ‘his hrightness, yet spread devastation on all sidés. He of correct morals and goodness of heart will give that genial warmth which comforts and blesses wherever it goes. Moral acts are not only the most frequent and most im- portant. They are also the most diffi- cult to instill. It is comparatively easy to teach the children the fundamental facts of any subject. It is a far more difficult undertaking to train them to do right because it is right, and to avoid the wrong because it is wrong. If moral actions are most frequent, most important and most difficult to teach, surely there is good reason for. urging’ that more attention be given - jecting one's MORALS AND MANNERS IN CHILDREN Twenty-Seventh Talk to Parents to these subjects by every parent: It will not do to argue that morals cannot be taught except by the un- conscious influence of example, which is of great importance. To know what is right and wrong is a necessary con- dition of selecting the right and re- the wrong. Without this knowledge there can be no moral act. The ideas of right and wrong, -held by all children and by nét a few grown people, are much confused. It therefore seems our highest duty to see to it that children are given that information which will enable them to recognize the right. Having done this, we should do all in our power to train them to select the right because it'is right. s Manners rank only second to morals as an element in personality. One's manner, indeed, acts more quickly than morals in our intercourse with others, as it at once attracts-or repels, It is most unfortunate if & e good and trustworthy child has rude manners. Success in life will be hin- dered by these grave faults, even when all the underlying qualities are mnoble. ‘We must teach our children that at- tention to the rules that make the daily road of life pleasanter to travel, ‘and obedience to the social code which regulates our intercourse with others, give an attractiveness that frequently outranks talent ar knowledge. All parents should note that in many otherwise finely trained and de- veloped characters the sturdy traits of which we thoroughly respect, we find lacking a most important quality. We may honor such people for their scra- pulous integrity and crystalline truth- fulness, thelr industry and persever- ance, their accuracy in details, their energy and foresight. Yet when they deal with others most of them do not succeed well because their .manner is harsh and rude. There is no gracious- ness in their bearing, no geniality in their greeting. Their speech is curt and often offensive..In shqrt, courtesy is lacking; they “have no manners.” This side of character and conduct is one we must not neglect in the trainirg of our children. We should lead them to see that it is the part of benevolence und kindness to make all intercourse with other: pleasant as ibje. No rvight minded nérson will Iness and B t in the world. Let them understand that this is what many are guilty of when they say or do things that hurt the feelings of others, or when they fail to exhibit a kindly interest in others’ welfare. cach them that there is a way of performing every action which makos it of much greater worth; that a ser- vice rendered in a churlish maniier s carries with it a sting to the at & condescending man- ner in the rich or influential person: toward his inferior is deservedly sented; that to be gruff and surly is -not a mark of honesty, but simply :n- dicates a boorish ill breeding:. that no self-respecting person will be other- wise than courteous to all whom he’ meets; that he will be neither insolent nor cringing to his superiors; that he will not be over-familiar with his equals; that he will not be conde- scending or contemptuous toward his inferiors; that to do any of these things would be to proclaim his own lack of self-respect, and to show a se- rious mental and moral defect. Children should early be-trained to know that one of the most trustworthy tests of character is manner. Is it not true that without knowing a person, without even speaking to him, we may pretty fairly estimate his qualities and moral development by watching his intercourse with ‘ others? Kindness and sympathy cannot help revealing thelr presence: heartiness, manliness; uprightness, honesty, may bé discov- ered in his bearing if present in his na- ture. Truly manner is the outward sign of the soul's nature. It Is always un- consciously betraying our deficiencies or revealing our better traits. We can- not get away from it. We capnot fal- sify or pretend to be what we are not, for the deceitfulness is also revealed in our manner, The keen observer will detect the sham, and recognize the real. qualities beneath the ex- terior. 2 A Early let the child learn that cour- tesy is not something artificial: that it springs from the hes that it is an expression of thoughtfulness for others; that it is doing to them as we would be done by; that al its founda- tion ' lie the gréat moral ‘qualities of kindness and self-respeet. Nothing will so refine the character as thevspractice of - courtesy. Like mercy, “it blesseth him that gives and Wim that takes.” Whoever aims to be truly courteous will have constantly before him a lofty- ideal of conduct, a standard of perfection that cannot help but lift him in his attempt te attain to it. 2 . . Nothing, either, will afford g0 much perfection as courtesy. Ne one can in- sult a perfectly courteous person. Rude- ness vanishes from his presence, Manners, the outward expression of courtesy, . are sometimes called the “minor morals”; yet such is their im- portance in daily .life that we cannot class them as.minor matters. , Parents should remember that good manners are rooted in courtesy, which we 'have seen is an essential‘element in a fine character. So desirable are good manners, so pleasing to others, and so conducive to success, that those of de- ‘fective and even thoroughly bad char- acters strive to imitate them in order to pass among worthy people and to keep a place in society. Manners are the bodily expression of inbred delicacy or coarseness, good’ breeding or vulgarity, truth or deceit. Good habits are really right_habits of mind and body, working harmoniously. They are far more attractive than mere . -beauty. The value of good manners can scarcely be overestimated. Life is far more agreeable if all are considerate, and -obey the forms of.politeness in their actions and speech. Peace, se- renity -and restfulness should prevail in every home. The gentle manners that help to maintain such an atmos- phere are well worth the self-restraint e = % comT GALOWAN BV ENT tney will impose on our {irritaPility and- selfishness. In society, good manners are the passports .to. all hearts. - Brightness and gracefulness, cheerfulness and good-will are essential in all social in- tercourse. - The' presence or absence of these qualities depends on whether or not we obey the rules that the social code has laid down-for our guidance. ‘Gentle manners bring to their°pos- sesgor an influence which, though quietly vxerted, is a power for useful- ness in the world. In business all transactions are’ helped by politeness. Many fail in life because their manner doés not make a good impression; be- .cause their curtness and lack of good- breedmg repel others. Good manners, like any other. a complishment, arc acquired by study, by observation, by imitation of the best models, by steady practice. The fine spirit of courtesy is caught largely from association with those whose ideals are noble. It such inspiration_is lacking in our environment we can always find it held before us in the great works of literature, the storehouse of ideals, and can strive to make our lives and those of our children measure up to the standards presented to us. By study and care defects may be overcome and deficlencies corrected. Happy are those children whose nat- ural endownient and early training have made them courteous in spirit. delicate in tact, refined in taste, com- posed in manner, whose behavior is al- ways. appropriate, whose words and deedsrin daily life add to thc pleasure of themselves and others. The bocily graces that mark the ex- ternal manners, and that, of course, depend upon practice for their perfec- tion, are beautiful and desirable. Yet they are not so important as the quali- ties of truthfulness, of courage, of self- control. of gentleness, of forbearance, of kindliness and consideration for others. Those who have these quali- ties may enter any soclety unabushed. They may stand, as did Franklin, be- fore kings, and be revered as he was by nobles and princes.