The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 15, 1904, Page 12

bay 1 st place ) are one £ the blessed t sssessed . : S scre to ng ves In £ the eek her laugh- When f plan your out 1 - of maps, for s ¥ que spots w that Ur & s invariably react y and portunity to lead the Sanry - Fre e vou step into the car friend s s deciared, ar s v e care of him- sel et a red machine suddenly spies te one, and each ers head a y acknowl- edges that tt n by a sud- de BIff! A nd the corner comes an- I street they roll, ¢ and winding carefully reaching the er to secure first One after an- o its allotted cor- £ a case of get out, watch the tinker- follows, and right the superiority and declaring t can beat anything on riably there prov firét position on the boat means for each driver ving each and every matter how rash it may something ful Th ars bound e cn the 9 0'c ( route, which lands them at ! of Broadwav, Oakland First « first off. you know, and a & Uroadway generally is no dust before you, cloud behind, and cer- is ambitious to be a dust eater for a stretch of fifty miles more tainly no one or less Out Twelfth street you go, over the bridge to East Oakland, and by the time 3 have whirled through San Leandro and are half-way to Hay- wards you will see the phllosophy of rigging yourself up in automobile “togs from wvour head to your heels. the way, there are two routes which you may take after you reach San Leandro. One branches off and runs through Mount Eden, Alva- o/ THE RoOAD TO ACUM ROC v other De- the igh and runs throv So if t make a d soon find out to as ¥ be reached at nd Centerville better, 1 Haywards. is far routes wil u wou Haywa liles, can eas as y row a distance of and NI ten miles her way quarte but about the ¢ thr at 11 don’ts that your entire day’s pleas d to follow them L series of ut to the very letter Don't wear a hat Don't your best clothes. n't go ¥ t glasses nd a 't go wi a heavy wrap. just as ¥y as vou do there will b k of trouble brews In the first place almost every hat seems-bent on acting a: im- promptu sail, and it is first on one ear on the other, duly astride ind finally winds up in the be »f the car. where it is genera s what the worse for wear, I cap, leather if you in- aunting about the country every 3 . for it will shed the dust 4 is fashioned on a better, more ph le. very fine and 4 standing on the curbstone and laughing when vou zee a man or woman comfortably be-goggjed. be-veiled and be-leather- ed. Ten to one you shrug your shoulders and declare that it is all stuff and nonsense. But when you re on the road passing everything in sight and clipping merrily along at miles an hour or so you will devoutly with that you had some of that seifsame nonsense within your srasp. If your hat does not pull every hair out of your head it is only because vou have two hands busily employed striving to ancher it, for nothing could induce you to ask the driver to slow down a bit and take things a forty N tion of all that chan in the Talking is practically cut’of the to be for if vou ¢ uld make your- self heard above the noise the playful wind would snatch un the words and away with th high glee, = the edifyir uid soc n o ision that & 1 for- So s ar while You are at it is far better in more wars than n It will glide smoothly and qu ng and shoot by everything on the road so quickly that you will be a quarter of a mile ahead before the occupants of the van- quished have come out of their trances and got up steam. “I'll give you a brush,” one chap ca to another if he spies him in time, and away they go, each giv- ing his neighbor ample room, and both slowing down for &ll vehicles to pass. ' And during oae of these friendly rubs you will soon discover to your sorrow, unless you are garbed in the Tegulation fashion, tha* +wo bands THE HOME oF FRANC'S =T SANnTA CLARA THE BRET T HOMES =EEN ON THE TR A BASKET THAT BOASTS g @ TABLE little easier. Not for all the hats in Christendom. The fever gets into the very blood and the faster the ground rolls away the more exhilarat- ing it is and the more fascinating the sport grows. For sport it most certainly is. It is a test of machines and of ability, and every man Jack jams his cap on a little tighter, unconsclously pats the strap of his glasses and settles down to business fairly and squarely. Some cars puff and wheeze along and sound like nothing more nor less than infernal machines bent on the destruc- HOW_ THE PAC are not half enough to keep your num- erous possessions in place, for every- thing seems possessed with an evil spirit that is doing its best to plague your very soul. The goggles, homely affairs in themselves, keep your good looks from blowing to the four corners of the earth, for the glass windows not only protect your eyes and see that your eyelashes are permitted to stay THE SAN FRANCISCO SUNDAY CAL THEAUTOMOBILE VWHEN THE —ADY WANTS TO RUN THE varlety, vou will be glad to get out and walk about a minute and then you can see the wisdom of wearing leather coats and long veils. The dust, and probably you didn't realize there was any, settles in every possible nook and cranny like a soft, white cloud, but the leather clad people look as fresh after a run of one hundred and auvTo - & - BASKET IS =D in their accustomed place, but a plece of felt that is attached to them keeps the sun from sending forth its hottest rays and tipping the end of your nose a beautiful, vivid red. By the time you reach Niles, a dis- tance of twenty-eight remarkably smooth miles, where all the steeds are watered and every one gossips about every one else by way of % cmuiT VALE 4 MELROSE N S ) e ANDRe. Q N ke ] o Nl TEA TR fifty miles as they did when they raced to the boat. From Niles there are any number of short runs and an endless variety of pretty spots, one more alluring than another on, the edge of a bubbling stream that tumbles along in high glee and plays “waterfall” over an un- usually high rock. The trees meet in great arches and the heavy green foli- age filters the sunlight through in fit- ful, cool ahadows and altogether it Is & charming spot to idle an hour or so and refresh the inner man. And, by the way, the automoblle lunch baskets are perfectly fine for Jaunts of this kind. They come in vary- ing sizes and are fitted completely with every lunch requisite, even to a folding table, which is the luxury of luxuries in the woods. There is no unhitching, no feeding of horses and staking them out and then keeping a weather eye out for them, for once put the car stays, and that's all there is to it, so that for a long, de- liclous hour you may be the laziest of the lazy, without a single care in the whole wide world. The very air Is per- meated with a feeling of rest and quiet, and you idly wonder if the chap who sald—, Joy comes, of we know not how, verythi happy Row; e Bvecything is upward striving; ‘Tis as easy now for the heart to be true As for grass to be green or skies to be biue— ‘Tia the natural way of liviug. "~ NE S —— e} ‘Steam Touring Car From White Automo- bile Company. —did not have an automobile and a well-filled hamper at his finger ends. y From Niles to San Jose is a quick run, and a particularly pretty bit of scenery as well. The road from Niles to Irvington is perfectly fit and fine, and you ean whirl the six miles in ten minutes without half trying. In fact, it is one of the smoothest stretches on the entire rum, and you can bounce along at forty or more miles an hour. If you pass through there at 11:10, ‘Warm Springs and Milpitas will be left behind before you realize it, and you can be making a leisurely tour of San Jose at 11:30 and enjoying life to its fullest extent. ! Opce there the San Joseites would never forgive you if you dejiberately turned your back on Alum Rock, for its nine miles of winding roads, with its tinkling broook, is the pride of their heart. And well it may be, too, for every inch of the way is a constant de- Nght, and the park, with its inviting !mineral waters, is a treat in itself. ] It Mr, Hunger comes stalking along lentirely uninvited he may be most i bly appeased out there, but if 'you consider high noon too early you may saunter about, sample all the waters, speculate on their respective properties and reach town agaln by 1 or half after, where you will find hotels, cafes and restaurants by the bushel Don't make the mistake of rushing through dinner, missing half the things you like and eating everything you particularly dislike, for vou must re- mer}nber that you are one of the blessed few whose chief aim In life is not catching trains. Take all the time you want and a little extra to boot, for it your special pulls out at half-past 4 you may loiter alongto please yourself It you love the country you certainly will not be overly enth astic about running over the route again, but l“.o‘ Clara Valley is beautiful enough ! tract and hold attention for its elf really sides the blooming orchards and t riotous roses and lilacs, there are dozens of cour aces along is Smith mans road and the Fr is one of many that shows where me of wealth best llke to ST nd days. 4 Figure on leaving Santa Clara ab e 5 o'clock, for further alo 1 University b you enter and se knowledge from Iits flowing bowl, a then come fleeting traps and prettily gowned wome an Mateo are pses artistic Burlingame and left in the distance. Up to this point you will are the roads, they splendid and will permit you to t rily, but then your the air the glassy effect i its place are a thousand ature hills and flying into the air to earth with a dull for ht me comes to a valleys By this time twilig tling over the land level best to & ¥ welrd shapes and ur {f some sepulchral & told abéut this tim will lend substantial 1 giving them a touch of rea Seventeenth and fa once cally fi passed the day’s run is 1 ished and a penny to a soul in the auto will nestle back in t soft cushions. vow and declare they nd every THE Foofw\\_gs AR MNMLES are not in the least tired and bemoan and bewall that the fascinating fun is ‘about over. For right royal fun it is, especially when your machine is the first to reach home port safely and is intact, after a run of 150 miles, for some ma- chines accomplish that feat dally, you know. Right then and there, ten to one, you will be so carried away with your out- ing that you will involuntarily say, “Next Sunday please,” for California not only has a ciimate that is admir- ably suited for outings, but she pos- sesses a small wilderness at the very threshold of her largest citles, and it certainly behooves you, Milady, and you, Milord, to escape the dust and smoke of town and find rest, quiet and & wholesome recreation in the cool re- treats that are offered so plentifully on all sides. So here’s to the automobile picnics! -+ Wood 0Qil w B Accerding to a recent report, United States Consul General L. S. Wilcox, at Hankau, states that wood oil is rapidly becoming an important a: - of commerce in China, and during the past year there was something over $1,890,000 worth of it shipped from Hankau. Previous to 1899 only a very small amount was shipped. But after & report published during that year a large trade sprang up, until now two United States firms have located branches there for the purpose of ex- porting the oil. One of these firms has since last fall shipped about 200.- 000 gallons. The value of the oil due to its astringent and dry erties, and it is used in var the higher grades of furnitu are two kinds of wood oil, one being yellow in color and the other a da hu¢. The former is the one export it being considered of a better qQu than the dark. During the past s son the price varied from $492 $6 05 per picul (133 1-3 pounds). The great dificulty contended with was th absence of barrels. The oil when re- celved by the merchants in Hankau is in bamboo baskets, lined th paper. These baskets contain abou one picul of oil each. One American firms at Hankau has im ported shooks for 5000 barrels and machinery for setting them up. Last year 1000 of the seeds of the oil tree were planted in California and so f are growing finely. Arrangem have also been made for the impo tion of 4000 more of these seeds for the same purpose.—Philadelphia Rec- ord.