The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 5, 1904, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1904. THE SAN FRANCISCOCALL -:‘HIN D. SPRECKELS. .cccooces cosasssassnsss-sossescsossss Fropeicior ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO 4 SOHN MCKAUGHT. cccoovoconcocscosssssscs sossssssssssscscss MARAGER OFFICE............. .-THIRD AND MARKET STREETS, SAN FRANCISCO WEDNESDAY. HAY ON THE WORLD'S PEACE. OCTOBER §. 1904 N extending the welcome of the President of the United States to I the delegates in attendance upon the thirteenth session of the International Peace Congress, now assembled in convention at Boston, Secretary of State John Hay gave voice to one of the most trenchant and eloquent pleas for universal peace known to our records. Concurring in Tolstoy’s recently uttered opinion concern- ing the terrible enormity of war and the salvation of the battling nations that can come only through an exalted and universal reli- gious uplift, Secretary Hay does not let the dreams of the Russian theorist carry him away from the realm of the practical; war we have, says he, and war we will have as long as the militant spirit continues to be a part of the moral fiber of*'our being. “If all would do right, nobody would do wrong—nothing is plainer,” is Hay’s interpretation of the Russian’s philosophy. “It is a counsel of perfection, satisfactory to prophets and saints, to be reached in God's good time. But you are here to consult together to haste see v ng of the acceptable day, the appearance on earth vision. If we cannot at once make peace and good rsal rule and practice of nations, what can we do to e this condition? s at least a little distance toward the wished-for goal? approxir may lead Here guished from the theoretical. The keynote of Hay’s advice to the peace congress is strict adherence to the practical, with the ideal ever in mind as the goal of ultimate endeavor, but never as the fundamental basis for endeavor, The Secretary’s warning is, if you would even in a little measure bring surcease to a world weary with constant strife make no effort radically to turn out of its channel the present prevalent war spirit, now so firmly set by the traditions of centuries, but do all that in you lies to mitigate the horrors of international bloodshedding, and trust to a possible millennium of universal good will, for the eradftation of the war desire. With the militant spirit still unassuaged and with the world’s peoples still ready to grapple at one another’s throats there are yet things we can do “which may lead us to the wished-for goal. The cause of arbitration, as yet a new and somewhat untoward element in the ethics of world councils, has, as Secretary Hay makes evident, its most logical and most certain exponent in our own country. “We have,” says Hay, “a greater relative immunity from war than any of our neighbors. * * * If our example is worth anything to the world, we have given it in the vital matter of disarmament. We have brought away from the Far East 55000 soldiers whose work was done and sent them back to the fields of activity. We have reduced ¢o its minimum of 60,000 men; in fact, we may say that we e no army, but in place of one a nucleus for drill and discipline.” To the United States, then, the restless and mutually distrustful powers look for the inception and prosecution of peace measures which shall work for the good of all. urged d ipon the nations the acceptance of an agreement respecting tion from destruction by belligerents of all private prop- sea not contraband of war, and now President Roosevelt is 1ig a favorable moment to launch this project, already by our Congress. nity of becoming an international arbiter between two Euro- powers in favor of action being taken on the same by the court, thus showing the strong support this country desires hat tribunal. Now on his initiative the powers are consider- g of a second conference of the nations before that exe a erty awaitir oned inte its creator. TRADE WITH SOUTH AMERICA. ! “nglish paper recently gave Jengthy editorial review of markets in South America with comparisons between he respective spheres of trade enjoyed by the nations there ng. In whimsical allusion t6 the American enforcement of lonroe doctrine and to American interest in political questions h of the line, the editorial draws attention to the small share of South American trade that falls to our lot and questions whether game is worth the candle. v we not conscientiously put the same question to ourselves? Do our merchants derive the advantages that should come to them thre gh our political interests in the republics below us? stion and answering it through a display of statistics, W. W. iley, United States Vice Consul at Trinidad, has brought before the attention of the American manufacturer and shipper facts well worthy of study. Between the years 1873 and 1902 American trade with Asia increased fourfold, our exports to Australasia rose in value from $5.000,000 to $34,000,000, our trade with British North America increased in volume from $82,000,000 to $204,000,000; yet at present time the balance of trade between the United States and South Ametican States is in favor of the latter by $80,000,000. Our trafficking with them has increased by 5 per cent only in the last twelve years, while German and English steamship lines, even a direct line from Canada, are yearly taking away the plums of the southern markets. Not only from Consul Handley’s report, but from those of every Consul in South American ports, we read of the great lack- ing in a solid foundation for American trade. There are few banks controlled by American traders, yet in some places the German and British banks have such strength as to be even of semi-official character in their relations to the Government. There is a dearth of agents for American firms to compete with the trained com- mercial scouts sent out by our trade rivals. The English study.the wants of the people and supply them; our manufacturers usually dump surplus product in the south, irrespective of the demands of the general market. While we are digging the canal for the use of the world and while we are zealously guarding the little nationals of the lower continent from aggression on the part of European powers, it would not be without profit for our merchants to bid for some of the fruits of American political policy. At present they are going o}:’cr seas with startling measure of exclusion from our participation therein. —_— What can be the matter with Santo Domingo? Not a shot has been firgd in that peaceful isle for a full three months. Probably the money is coming into the national treasury now in more satisfying plenitude and the patriots are on velvet. r deidiaed e hivken 3 A man in the interior recently hit his wife over the head with an old teapot only to discover when that useful article of furniture was shattered that it contained the golden hoardings of years. Question: Did results justify methods? _— A New Jersey farmer recently learned to his discomfort that the north and south ends of 2 mule are equally efficacious for emphasizing an argument or impressing a conviction. Thus are our traditions rudely shattered. —_— Now that a jury has decided that Prophet Elijah Dowie cannot have the $55,000 left him by one mentally incompetent, that modest. gentleman has proclaimed, ex cathedra, that he does not know everything. —_— A carload of fifty-seven babies recently came out to the West. Even the infant recognizes the value of Bishop Berkeley’s observa- tion on the star of empire. PR e Now that milk may be condensed into a hard brick it does not signify that the lacteal fluid becomes thereby for the first time a dangerous weapon in the hands of the unscrupulous, i vhether the generation now alive may not do something to | What measures can we now take which | e counsel; here is a definition of the practical as| President McKinley first | President Roosevelt waived the op-| ational justice, similar in purpose to the pne which was | Asking | S UNCLE SAM---“What a Horrible Discord!” l | | | 7 A I.’Z oz, 257 AT e, 7 fl . ® v e COPYRIGHT, 1004, BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL WITH THE NEW YORK EVENING MAIL. 2. /1 7% 0 . TS —— Let the woman who has prominent features think twice before she buys a hat that sets back off her face. Such | & woman should wear a hat brought well forward, her hair should be as fluffy as possible, and a becoming veil will do wonders. Sharp outlines in hats should also be avoided by her. | Lace edges and good. If the features are irregular a hat with a brim crushed here and there is usually a suitable setting. The woman with a prominent nose has much to contend with. Her hats should avoid severeness in outline, ana should be set well forward so that the prominent feature will appear a little less in size. | On the other hand the woman with a small flat rose should not wear a hat that projects sufficiently to make the nose appear even more insignificant, nor a large hat that dwarfs it; a hat under medium in size, and with small flowers or short tips or bows of moderate size, should be worn. ‘With a small face and features hugé picture hats should never be worn. even if the figure be tall ana slight enough to carry them. BLACK GOWNS IN FAVOR. ‘While delicately colored costumes may be said to be preferred for dressy wear, the black gown has by no means been banished, and for the young:or middle-aged matron thin black fabrics | suggest the smartest frocks, especlally | when combined with white lace for yoke and sleeve puff and showing a bit of Persian embroidery and black velvet applique. These dresses, for which lib- erty gauze, net, chiffon, lace and silk FASHIONS, indented brims are | NEW HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD AND OTHER THINGS OF INTEREST IN THE REALM OF FAIR voile are employed, are always made over black linings and full in style. | Later on the soft and pliable chiffon and panne velvets will be used to make such modes, says the Delineator. These velvets are susceptible of the most elab- orate treatment, since they may be tucked, plaited, shirred or draped with grace, and in the new shade of brown— the rich yellow-brown of our grand- mothers’ days—raspberry red, sapphire blue and dark green—they are even more attractive than in black. Gun metal gray, too, is very stylish for the street costume, Velvet shirt waist dresses will un- doubtedly take the place of the ‘“‘tub” and silk shirt waist costumes to a cer- tain extent when winter is fairly in, but the silk gown will remain in the favor of many. WOMEN CHIMNEY SWEEPS. A widow in St. Petersburg, with her six daughters, has founded a guild of chimney sweeps. The rules of the so- ciety enact that no woman chimney sweep is to be less than 14 nor more than 35 years of age, but girl assistants may be admitted at 8 years. On mar- riage a member quits the guild. All are required to sign the temperance pledge and be members of the Orthodox Greek church. A similar guild has been founded in Moscow. WOMAN SEEKS OFFICE. Mrs. Emma Leak of Buena Vista, Col., is in the race for State Superinten- dent of Public Instruction. She has the county with her and she has a number of Republican friends in Den- ver who believe she would add much Poplin Will Be Popular. . R s ST TR A T T T There is a strong probability that Irish poplin is to become popular among society women. Queen Alexan- dra set the fashion recently, and pop- dn is already appearing in New York. Mice Have Big Appetites. Apropos of the war which is being waged against fleld mice in France, some computations have been made in that country in order that the depre- dations of these little rodents might be realized. It has been calculated from experi- ments that each adult fleld mouse eats from two-thirds of an ounce to one ounce of living plants a day, which means a consumption of from sixteen to twenty-four pounds a year. Ac- cording #o the same calculations, if we cunsider the loss by destruction at only one-half of the quantity consumed we have a loss of from twenty-four to thirty-six pounds a year for each lit- tle fleld mouse. Acording to the statement of a French newspaper, in the experi- ments made during the month of Feb- ruary last in the Department of the Charente, Mr. Chamberland of the Pasteur Institute estimated that the average number of field mice to be found at that ime upon a hectare (2.47 acres) was 1350. They consumed an- nually at least thirteen and .a half tons of vegetable matter. In 1893, in the region of Bar-sur-Seine, actording to another expert, there Were more than 10,000 field mice to the hectare. strength to the ticket. Katherine L. Craig of Denver has a number of edu- cators at work in her behalf. A NEW GREEN. A new green in materials for au- tumn and winter frocks is much like hunters’ green, only several shades lighter. The darker shades are to have the preference and in these the browns, navys, grays and this new green will be favorites. TREATING BURNS AND SCALDS. Burns and scalds should be treated with glycerine and flour, the latter well heaped over the affected part. Then tie round a linen bandage to ex- clude the air; if cotton wool is handy, it is better to use for this purpose than linen. BELTS. Many military effects are prominent among the latest leather belts. Oblong buckles are the proper thing, but few back pieces are worn. There seems to be no limit to the width worn. KIMONAS. Some of the Oriental kimonas are so loud one wonders how a woman can rest in them. FOR THE TABLE. KIDNEY BEAN SOUP.—Soak three cupfuls of red kidney beans over night in cold water. Drain, cov- er with boiling water and cook slow- ly until soft. 'Rub through a sieve with enough of the water in which they were boiled to make a thin broth. Have a Smile or Two. Customer—How do you sell brooms to-day? Salesman—Same as any other day— by judicious advertising—Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune. ‘When to Buy Stocks. Greene—Is there any money to be made in speculating in stocks? Brown—Not in the long run. When you have anything to do with stocks you don’t want to speculate; you want to know.—Boston Transcript. False Deduction. “That man,” remarked the great de- tective, “is evidently married.” “Wrong again,” rejoined his friend. “He. was run over by an automobile lagt week.”—Chicago Daily News. Inspiration. “What furnishes your inspiration?” they asked of the author. “My wife,” was the reply. “How lovely!” they cried. “How per- fectly idealistic!”™ “Yes,” he went on, “if the musesever halts and I feel liké loafing, her de- mand for a new dress or some addi- tional money for household expenses stirs me to renewed effort and puts in a gallop.”—London Tit-Bits. ; WOMAN Add to this a bunch of sweet herbs, | salt and pepper, cook for half an hour | and add a few of the cooked avhole | beans, which have been left out for | this purpose. CLARET PUNCH.—To a quart of claret add a half pint of cold water, | cne sliced lemon, from a quarter to a half pound of sugar, according to | taste, slices of pineapple, raspberries, | cherries or fruit of season, the rind | of a small_cucumber,_but_the full | length to give flavor, and a small! bunch of mint. A scant corcial glass | of rum adds to its flavor. i | CODFISH A LA CARDINAL—| Have three pounds of codfish cut into | steaks and sprinkle with salt, pepper | and lemon juice, brush with melted; butter and let stand a few minutes. Arzrange in a deep frying pan and pour over a cupful of water or stock and cover tightly. Simmer gently for| twenty minutes, take up carefully with a skimmer and arrange on ashot | platter. Spread over each steak a; layer of thick tomato.sauce, flavored | with a little anchovy, and garnish with parsley and lemon. COFFEE SOUFFLE.—Put in the double boiler a cup and a half of made coffee, half a cup of milk, two- thirds cup of sugar and one table- | spoonful of granulated gelatine; when hot add a pinch of salt and yolks of two eggs, beaten a Mttle; stir until the mixture thickens; remove from the range, add the whites beaten stiff; | turn into a mold, chill and serve with cream. iny English Woman Preacher | — MISS VON PETZOLD. | in the foundation education | issued by the department 3 —— Miss Gertrude von Petzold, M. A has accepted the charge of the Uni- tarian church in Narborough road, Leicester, and thus gains the distinc- tion of being the only woman preacher in England. Extravagance Fills Country With Bachelors “I would make all the improvements of the manners and the accomplish- ments of education subordinate to the duties of the home—the means to make home happy,” says the Rev. Dr. Madi- son C. Peters of Philadelphia. “The state of life into which it has pleased God to call our daughters is plainly for the most part that which entalls the duties of the housekeeper and the home maker, and for those duties the learning acquired In the schools often does much to unfit them. “The result of this unfaithfulness is seen in the extravagant habits of our mod- ern housekeeping and the ignorant waste where the young woman finds herself unable to direct her servants in cases where she is not required to dc the actual work herself. nd wearying of her attempts to be queen in her own home she allows her little kingdom to live without a head. Her husband finds that the expense of married life is far greater than he anticipated and the comforts less. “It Is this extravagance and incom- petence among women that account for nearly 4,000,000 single men past thirty in this country. It costs so much now to support a wife that it has become a prevalent sentiment that a man must | acquire his fortune before he marries; that the wife must have no share nor sympathy with him in the pursuit of it and the young married people must set out with as large an establishment as is becoming to those who have been married for twenty years. “This fills the country with bachelors who are, waiting to make their for- tunes, er’dnngeflng virtue, promoting vice; it destroys the design of the do- mestic institution and it encourages In- efficiency among women who are ex- pecting to be taken up by fortune and sustained without any care on their part.” Think-So System. (A magazine devoted to mental sci- ence advises its readers to repeat fre- quently to themselves: “I will be cheer- ful all the day” and “I am filled with happiness.” This formula is claimed to be a specific against troubles.) “I will be cheerful all the day— Where has my collar button gone? Beats all how it can get away— Ouch! That was it I stepped upon! Confound the—what's the other phrase That keeps a fellow from distress And brings glad visions to his gaze? Ah—I am filled with happiness. “I will be cheerful all the day— The coffee’s cold; the chops are burned; You know I don’t like eggs that way! I always ask that they be turned. Well, bring along the cantaloupe. It's green! Of course, it's all a guess; ¢e'll find one good, some day, I hope. Wait—I am filled with happiness. “T will be cheerful all the day— What has wheat done? How's that? O, well! | Looks like they do me, anyway, No matter if I buy or sell. I lose on oats? I'd like to swear With all the vigor I possess— I'll keep my mind in good repair With ‘T am filled with happingss.’ | “I will be cheerful all the day— There goes my hat! Dadgum the wind! T'll glue that hat and make it stay Or eise I'll have to keep it pinned." T S He chased his hat; an auto came; It bumped: and in an hour or less The surgeons asked him for his name. He sighed: “I'm filled with happiness —Chicago Tribune. Answers. BRITTANY—Y, M. R, City. Buyit- tany, a peninsula in France, is in the northwest of that country and is water- bound on the north, west and south- west. THE DUDLEY DIAMOND—S,, City. The history of the “Dudley diamond™ is, In brief, that it was found by a black shepherd, who sold it to his master for $2000 and with the money drank himself to death. His master sold it for $60,000, and subsequently the Earl of Dudley paid $150,000 for it. In the rough it weighed 88% carats, but cut heart- shaped it weighs 44 carats less. It s & gem of great brilliancy. NATURALIZATION—A. W. M., City. The fact that “a foreigner has lived in San Francisco ten years, has learned to read, write and speak the English language, and has not ap- plied for naturalization papers,” will not entitle him to obtain all naturaliza- tion papers at one time so to enable him to vote at the election next No- vember. He must flle an application, | when his first paper will be issued, and then he will have to wait two years be- fore he can obtain his second or final papers. MONEY ORDERS—S, City. If a money order issued by the United States postoffice is not presented for payment before the exniration of one year from the last day of the month in which issued such order becomes invalid by law, and to obtain the amount the owner should present it to the postmaster at a money order office, who will forward it with an ap- plication for a warrant, svhich will be in lieu thereof, free of charge. MONSTER FRANKENSTEIN—R.D., Mill Valley. “Frankenstein” is a ro- mance written by Mrs. Shelley and pub- lished in 1818, named from the hero of the tale, a student who created a mon- ster. This student constructed out of the fragments of bodies picked from churchyards and dissecting-rooms a human form without a soul. The mon- ster had muscular strength, animal passions and active life, but no breath of divinity. It longed for animal love and animal sympathy, but was shunned by all. It was most powerful for evil, and being fully conscious of its own de- fects and deformities sought with per- sistency to inflict retribution on the young student who had brought it into existence. The monster murders a friend of the student, strangles his bride and finally comes to an end in the Northern Sea. ———— Townsend's California Glace frults Is artistic fire-etched es. 715 Market st.*