The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 3, 1904, Page 6

THE SAN DIESANEEe THE PATGHED-UP PLATFORM; FINE CHANCE FOR A TUMBLE MILLINERY STTLES | ..OCTOBER 8, 1804 i TRADE STILL IMPROVING. s ) we have now entered, | HE last quarter of the year, i = Tl,-r’\ fair to be the best of 3 hich, according to the esti- | mates of financiers and posted bus s men, will probably end better than it began. As already mentioned, there has been a gradual | expansion in trade during t} t month or two, which has gx-( tended all over the country. This is due to the decreased production | of many commodities, which has allowed the demand to again| overtake the supply, the setttement of several important labor dis- ces, good crop prospects, continued abundance of money, a absence of the usual apprehensions preceding a Presi- that there will be no deleterious changes | a 1ditions for a year at least, and an increasing | demand for all sorts of merchandise throughout the country. These | encouraging con ns are reflected in a larger volume of _b.ank clearings, improved collections in many parts of the country, a visible | expansion in the jobbing and retail trades, increasing rallw'qy earn- |, ings, an upward tendency in railway and industrial stocks in New | | York, and in numerous minor ways, which cannot be fully enume-| | rated here. But the improvement is with us and is perceptible to | everybody conversant with the trade situation. I The great staples are especially exhibiting marked improve-| ment. There is a heavy demand for wheat all over the country to ' satisfy a largely increased demand for flour. The millers are buying wheat everywhere. They have even entered the two Northern | Pacific States as heavy buyers, have already purchasd 10,000,000 or | 12,000,000 bushels and would now be taking a great deal more were | they not compelled to pause by the inability of the overland rail- roads to haul the grain East as fast as it is bought. This demand has caused advances in wheat and flour all over the country, thoughi wheat has shown some recessions from the high prices at Chicago | during the past several days. These are golden times for the wheat | farmers. Provisions are also showing more firmness. The corn and cotton crops are still a matter of some uncertainty, but large | crops of both seem reasonably assured. Wool continues firm and | active at all important centers. The buying of hops has been un- | precedented, and ‘though the 1904 yield is not yet fully prepared for | market, all but a small fraction of it has already passed out.of‘ growers’ hands and, what is especially gratifying, at extremely high | prices. More activity in pig iron is reported, and those conversant | with the trade are predicting better times in this industry. Large purchases of hides in Western markets have strengthened prices | there. So it will be seen that the country’s great staples are in most | excellent condition, and this alone almost assures another year of | prosperity. Thus far the movement of the crops, now commencing, has produced no appreciable effect on the money market. Rates are| naturally a little firmer, but no advance of any consequence has oc- | curred and no future stringency is expected. : Our local situation remains about as before. A week ago it was feared that widespread damage had been caused by the severe Sep- | tember rains, and, indeed, the dry feed has been seriously damaged. | But tunately the storm was followed by a hot, drying north wind, | which did much to modify the effects of the storm. Grapes, hay, | beans, tomatoes and some grain on river banks have been injured, | t the ground has received such a thorough wetting that unusually | 3 wing can be begun, so that the rain was not such an un-| xed evil after all. What we want now is showers enough to keep new feed growing until the regular winter rains set in, and if | we get them we may consider ourselves fairly embarked upon an- | other year of agricultural and commercial prosperity. DENVER’S JUVENILE COURT. T hibit of juvenile court work at the World’s Fair and aptly} entitled “The Problem of the Children,” those interested in | the question of the treatment of delinquent and incorrigible chil- | dren at the hands of the law will find a report the most cheering. | In this resume of the fourth year of the juvenile court’s jurisdic- | tion in Colorado’s capital city, written largely out of the personal xperience of the presiding magistrate, the Hon. Ben B. Lindsey, vill be found detailed account of the progress made by those de- voted to the regeneration of wayward children under Colorado’s rised laws. Judge Lindsey gives the spirit of the juvenile court’s aim in shell, when he says that its efforts are not so much toward | reforming as to forming of childish character. It is for the young| incorrigible and not against him that all efforts are directed and | this fact is early impressed upon his understanding. The Judge| himself doffs the stern majesty of the law in dealing with juvenile | cases and brings himself down to the social level of “Boyville” by | entering into the story of each offender’s special wrongdoing with every show of personal interest and by giving advice rather than grave admonition. To combat the negative influence of so many homes—too often the real cause for youthful delinquency—the Denver Juvenile Court has as adjunct special libraries and baths for | all boys who care to take advantage of them; an allied private% society obtains summer labor in the country for the probationaries; | offenders under arrest cannot be taken to a jail, but are temporarily | lodged in a home-like detention house, provided by law. Colorado has taken a long step in the right direction by plac- ing responsibility for the delinquency in the child upon the parents | and the home. By statute it has been enacted that parents and | guardians against whom neglect or immoral influence displayed toward children can be proven are themselves amenable to the law’s punishments. Had we such a law in California our own ex- cellent juvenile court would find its labors lightened. Wgreat Mediterranean fleet in German waters has had a dis- turbing effect upon naval tacticians of William’s empire. The German Navy League’s next issue will declare that with the present fleet and the ships a-building the United States could blow the imperial navy out of the water without any great effort, and the publication will attribute this superiority to the preponderance of high-power guns on our warships. After the constant experimental investigation of years our naval constructors have hit upon the long range gun as the chief offensive arm of the modern battleship’s equipment. In the Con- necticut, just launched, and which represents the type for the con- struction of all vessels of her class ordered by Congress, the main battery consists of four 12-inch guns of the latest type and eight 8-inch guns; the secondary battery comprises a full complement of rapid-firing guns, both of heavy and light type. With the great| guns of this Connecticut type shells can be thrown as far and with | greater accuracy than those projected by the old 13-inch rifles of | the Oregon and Massachusetts, and their effectiveness is equal. The Connecticut’s main battery represents a terrible potency in actual combat. Naval observers of every land recognize one clear fact that stands forth from the bloody nebula of the sea fights in the present ncial HROUGH a pamphlet'dc(igned as a part of the Denver ex- HE man who has proposed and been rejected deserves far more consideration at the hands of the girl whom he has honored than he is usually fortunate enough to get, says Dorothy Fenimore in the Chicago Journal. Through her indiscretion or that of her family—in some one of whom naturally she has confided—his hopes and his disappointments become one of the good stories among their ac- quaintances. For a twelve month at least it serves the gossips as a kind of |official tag by which to identify the luckless wooer for the benefit of strang- ers. Just what is it that the man has done to merit so undesirable a distinction? In the first place he has trusted a woman. He has trusted her enough to wish to trust her always. He has CRAZE FOR CRISTALS A crystal craze mnow holds sway. Crystal escritoire sets are works of art. The newest in individual salt cellars is a clear glass block with a circular depression for the salt. An invalid’s jar for the crackers or the little delicacies that an invalid likes to have convenient on the bedside table is a small edition of the usual cracker jar shape in cut glass. ’ Toilet articles are also made of crys- tal, clear and colored. One luxurious woman, whose dressing-room is in white and gold, has her dressing table set with bottles, boxes, trays, etc., of clear crystal, upon each of which is stamped her monogram in heavy gold relief. In mauve and green, with touches of gold, these sets are very pretty and one set in rose-hued crystal were quite enchanting. Crystal lamps of blue, red, green and BIG GUNS IN NAVAL WARFARE. ORD comes from Berlin that the presence of Uncle Sam’s war, and that is that the long distance gun is the decisive factor in modern naval warfare. In the last sortie of the Russian fleet from Port Arthur, as well as in the engagement between Admiral Kami- mura and the Vladivostok fleet, fighting was engaged in when the opposing ships were almost Hull-down to each other’s vision. Miles and not yards was the measurement of distances between the con- testants. In both instances the more effective armament of the Japanese fleets in the matter of high-power guns threw the weight of great superiority on their side of the balance. S s ———— : The thieves that stole a Reno dentist’s gold were only giving that specialist a taste of his own medicine. . ¢ 3 the amber and bronze tints are shown among the novelties and crystal can- dle sticks are more in demand than those of silver or brass. Slim, clear crystal candlesticks, with fluted shades | of flowered chints are charmingly or- namental and useful on my s desk | or mantel shelf, especially if the apart- | ment be furnished in light colors and quaint style.—Philadelphia Inquirer. ‘The Turkish Minister of the Navy has a salary of $8000 a year. He is sald to be worth $12,000,000. Where did he &et it? COPYRIGHT, 1004, BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT OF THB SAN FRANCISCO CALB WITH THE NEW YORK HVENING MATh. trusted her so much that he would give her all he has to give would she accept it—himself and all that he hopes to be- come with the ripening of his powers; his name and such prestige as it al- ready has and as the future may be- stow upon it; his heritage, won by the toll and self-denial of his forbears, and whatever of wealth and position he has been able to reap from his own en- deavors. ‘Whether or his offering is a poor- er one than that which the girl feels that she has a right to expect will fall out of the lap of the gods for her has nothing to do with this ethical phase of the situation. All a man hath—what more can he lay before her? It is hers to take or to leave. That is all there is about it. If she does not think that he will make her happy—if she isn’t particularly. anxious to be that star in his firmament to which he Another difference between a man and a woman is that the man doesn’t want to see the back of his head in a mirror more than twice a year.—Som- erville Journal. ‘Willing to Oblige. Mrs. Waters (sternly)—1Is there a bar attached to this hotel, young man? Bell Boy—No'm, but we kin send out an’ git any kind o’ booze yer want.— Philadelphia Press. Hopeless. 3 “There are at least 1000 good reasons why I should marry her.” “Well, what are they?” “First, because I want to; and she is herself the other 999.”—Town Topics. . Trained. Miss Frightleigh—How did you man- age to retain your composure when the auto blew up? Mrs. Flareup—Mr. Flareup has such a furious temper, you know, that I am used to explosions.—Detroit Free Briohter oide of Lie. hitches his matrimonial chariot—let her tell him so as kindly as she can, and then remember the whole circumstance tenderly enough to avoid him as much as possible in the future, and to keep her lips sealed about an occurrence which, though an incident in her own life, is undoubtedly a crisis in his. And his letters—no eyes but hers should ever see them. They should not be read to a group of teasing friends, who in turn will tell their intimates about them. Nor should they be left open on the dressing table to be de- voured by the maids of the house and used by them perhaps as models for their own love affairs. No altar of love, magnificent or un- pretentious, as it happens to be, should ever be desecrated. Rather let it be treated with reverence, as in the golden days of Greece the temple of Eros was treated when innocent maidens brought the house or the boss of the house?” inquired the latter, with energy. “I guess it's you I want to see, led- dy,” responded the faker, with quick apprehension.—Philadelphia Bulletin. In a Boston Club. Fuddy—I can’t abide Siblin; he’s one of those fellows who think they know it all, you know. Duddy—I should think he’d be a de- lightful person—to play poker with, for instance.—Boston Transcript. Probably Overestimates Him. “Why is Judkin's wife so jealous of his stenographer?” “Well, you see, Mrs. Judkins was his stenographer before he married her, and she doesn’t believe any woman can resist Judkins.”—Chicago Record- Herald. The Return Invitation. “Please, Mrs. Subbubs, mamma says she'll be glad if you'll come to tea on Monday."” “With pleasure, Bessie. Tell your mother it's really too kind"— “Oh, no! Mamma says she'll be glad ‘when it’s over.”—London Punch. One petrified tree trunk in Arizona forms a natural bridge over a canyon. CONFIDENCES OF THE REJECTED SUITOR SHOULD BE RESPECTED BY WOMAN WHOM HE HAS HONORED to it their offerings and garlands. There is still another side to the ques- tion, a prudential consideration. A reputation for possessing fascina- tion certainly increases a girl’s fascina- tion for the men about her. Her popu- | larity grows with belief in it. She be- comes more charming when some one has declared her charming. The fact that somebody desires her makes her to all others more desirable. This is human nature, spelled or in capital letters. b But— To those men whom it is worth while to marry love is a serious matter. Seif- respect is an integral part of such a man’s proposal to a woman. And if he sees or hears that the girl whom he ad- mires and would like for his wife has treated cavalierly the sincerity of a really good fellow he will hesitate be- fore he risks for himself a similar hu- miliation. BARMAIDS OF BABYLON A recent translation of King Hamon- Tabi's code, written about 2250 years before Christ, gives an insight into the life of the great city of Babylon at that remote time, and of the way in which the excise question was handled by its legislators. Nearly all the dealers of wines and lquors at that time were women, as many of the laws translated from the code speak only of women as sellers of drinks. Severe measures were taken against those who adulterated the wines or mixed them with water, so as to safe; the purity of the ar- ticle for the use of the public. The barmaid was held responsible for disorderly scenes or drunkenness in her premises and death was the penalty for those who did not denounce all cases of drunkenness to the police. Those wom- en who were empioyed in the temples were forbidden to enter public hostel- ries under penalty of death and even drinking in private was forbidden to them. Special police officers were detailed for the inforcement of the excise laws in the city of Babylon, but then, as well as now, the officers charged with ‘this duty were, if we are to believe the willing to accept bribes from the bar- maids in the shape of drinks or even ‘money. The fllmy, delicate millinery crea- tions of summer must now give way to something a little more substantial Hats made of straw braids, and also those of tulle and lace, are seasonable as to the shapes. Among the au- tumn vogues are many variations of the tricorne and the turban with pro- jecting front. But there are also ar number of small-brim hats tilted for- ward and turfied up sharply at the back. The Directoire hat, with its sweep- ing bird of paradise feather, has re- turned to favor, and certainly there is ne more appropriate accompaniment to the fashionable gown of the pe- riod than this picturesque model. Fruit trimmings will adorn the I summer hat, and among these there is none more effective than ber which are frequently seen in many shades of light blue, mauve and green clustered together upon one hat Gooseberries are in high favor, and immense bunches of grapes depend from the back of some of the most attractive hats. Flowers, too, will trim the between season hat. Espe- clally smart are the roses and other blossoms that shade from the deep brown through tans, orange and yei- low. These are used on brown, green and burnt straw, as well as tulle hats in the same colors. Ostrich plumes in white, black and green and in shaded effects are a popular though expensive trimming for the dressy hat, while for the severe or tallored head- gear there are quilts, wings and cock- ades to be used in assoclation with ribbon or velvet. MY LADY'S "KERCHIEF : Nothing betrays the social standing of a woman more quickly than her | handkerchiet. Lace handkerchiefs, like jewels, are out of place except with an evening tollette, and no woman who desires to | be considered well-bred thinks of us- ing lace at any other time of day Cheap Jace i3 an abomination to sensitive people and is easily detected by even unaccustomed eyes. Carry the plainest kind of a hemstitched handkerchief rather than cheap lace, taking care only of two things, clean- liness and quality of linen. A hemstitched handkerchief with | the owner’s initials or name embroid- | ered in the corner is the only correct | style for morning use. A flne em- | broidered handkerchief is the thing | for afternoon or even evening we: | and many delicate and exquisite de- {signs are procurable, but the lace handkerchief should be reserved for | state occasions, to be carried with the most elaborate frocks and accessories to correspond. .1 l + FOR THE TABLE | Baked Tomatoes—Take six large to- matoes and two tablespoons of bread- crumbs, a large teaspoonful of butter, a small onion chopped very fine, salt and cayenne pepper to suit the taste. Stuffed Leg of Pork—Take a leg of pork, cut a slit in the knuckle, loosen | the skin and fill it with a dressing of bread, a little butter, some sage, onions, pepper and salt. Sew up the slit and bake. Baste it well and serve with a nice gravy. Salad Dressing—Eight tablespoons of vinegar, two eggs, one-quarter tea- spoon of mustard, a little cayenne. Set in a basin of hot water on the stove, cook until thick, stirring all the time. Add lump of butter size of an egg, and when cool add a cup of cream. BEscalloped Potatoes— Peel and slce raw potatoes enough to flll a rather @eep baking dish, season with | salt and pepper, place a layer of po- tatoes in the bottom of the dish and add small lump of butter. Continue these layers until the dish is full. Then pour in rich milk enough to cover the | potatoes and put in the oven. Bake | for three-quarters of an hour. HAPPY BE EACH DAY Smiling is not costly, Cheerfulness not dear, Kind words never frosty, Good deeds cause no fear. Bring along some brightness, Take away the rain, Fill yourself with gladness, Laugh and shout again. Fleeting, then, is sorrow, Sadness won't appear, Gloom you need not borrow, Life's pathway ne'er be drear Buoyant be your spirit, §ighs will pass away, Tears they have no merit, Happy be each day. ANSWERS T0 QUERIES COINS—@G. T., City. This depart- ment will answi by malil questiqps relative to the lue of United States coins to those who inclose in the let- ter of inquiry a self-addressed and stamped envelope. CALIFORNIA—E. G., Santa Rosa, Cal. The United States Postoffice De- partment recognizes Cal. as the ab- breviation of California and Colo. as that of Colorado, but suggests that the name of every State should be written in full in the address on an envelope. RUSSIAN HILL—Amando, Cits. Russian Hill in San Francisco was s« named from the fact that in the early days there were on the western slope graves surmounted by black crosses, on which were Russian inscriptions. These were undoubtedly the graves of Muscovites, who before the advent of the Americans lived in the old Rus- sian village. Townsend's California Glace fruits 'n astistic fire-etched boxes. 715 Markst t.* § m—-—-um—m; ftoruia stroet, Teiephons Maia 10t