The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 10, 1904, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1904 COCALL Proprietor THE SAN FRANCIS JOHN D. SPRECKELS.. ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO SOHN MCNAUGHT. ...ccuveencecassrececens conenseesvenconnes Manager ELICATION OFFICE..... veessses -THIRD AND MARKET STREETS. SAN FRANCISCO conssesssssesseseanssberepsresssDUTDRIRE AV, 3004 STILL EXPANDING. MONDAY.. S zutumn advances the trade outlook steadily becomes more A promising. No important adverse influences have developed for weeks. Trepidation over the condition of the corn and cotton crops ha ger, and while neither will be the bumpers expected a couple of months ago, they will be large, cotton being estimated at about 11,000,000 bales and corn at about 2,200,000,000 bushels. The wheat crop will be comparatively light, and the New York financial in- terests are now figuring on about 100,000,000 bushels for export, that the reduced export this year will be fully sher prices obtained for the grain. When it is con- with prospects 5: condition of the three or four great crops, it will be seen 1ce that the coming year is full of promise. i is condition more than any other, or combination of s, which is the cause of the recent expansion in trade ry during the spring. With large corn and cotton aw heavy amounts of money from Europe, find a ¢ for our railroad lines, keep our mills running, thousands of workmen employed, and our farmers’ plied with ready money. All this means trade consequent business prosperity. In addition we have ctive markets for wool, hops, hay, hides and many ts of the soil, a good and gradually improving tone on and steel trades, with the railroads larger buyers of for some time. The provision market, too, that most nt barometer of trade, has been in better tone than for some he tendency in prices is now rather upward than down- ith a strong undertone pervading the market. ng in stock and financial quarters is decidedly bullish. There is no tement in the New York stock market, but the buoyancy of the g there is apparent, and all efforts to further depress the values r and industrial shares are unavailing. If stocks are not ily they are certainly not receding, and there is now a owing demand for standard railroad and industrial vhat is a good sign, this demand is for dividend pur- not for feverish speculation. 1cial sta are especially encouraging. During the of mber forty-three railroads reported a gain over 6 per cent, and in the first week fifty roads an- gain of over 4 per cent as compared with the same weeks in 1903. These steadily increasing earnings are accepted as demon- ing the gradual expansion of business. Confirmatory of this is in bank clearings, which last week showed the pro- of 18.8 per cent over the corresponding week of 1903, 4 reased to $2,588,000,000, the largest week nounced year. ite clearings are alreliable index to the con- ss in the United States last week was Further confirmation is found in the in gold coin in the cash reserves of the he year ending September 27. In- Id cer he same period, amounting to $29,- been the United States Treasury, thus 36,000,000 increase in the countr: gold money circula- g the year ending September 27. n in wealth and the volume of general sides—financial, mercantile, railroad traffic, mill All this is but And when we consider that this is a ropitious of all times for trade expan- busir ny mont i over $107,000,000 onal t tor t issued b, 1ficates AV Thus we on 1SIness ration s and returns to farmers for their crops. I year, the most un rity. ost pessimistic observer must admit that general business is improving. boom ¥y We are not doing the huge business that we did duting 1mediately following the Spanish War, but we indeed, with most excellent prospects for the the feeling of buoyancy and confidence which for <s has been growing all over the country. PARIS TO NEW YORK BY LAND. RE the International Geographical Congress, recently in sion, there appeared for discussion the well-worn propo- n of an international railroad to connect New York and Paris via Bering Strait. M. Loicq de Lobel, who fathers the scheme, is so certain of its practicability that he is going to seek the aid of President Roosevelt in bringing about a convention with Russia, neutralizing the frozen strait between Alaska and Siberia. So far has the French enthusiast elaborated his plans that he even ac- counts for elevators which shall carry the Bering tunnel passengers to the surface that they may enjoy the picturesque view of the white ocean. Not many years ago, when the idea of a round the world rail- road was first advanced, the editors of three papers in New York, London and Paris, scenting the news feature in the idea, sent a journalist, Harry de Windt, over the route proposed by the pro- jectors of the movement. In a book, recently published, De Windt gives what appears to be a convincing refutation of all arguments for the scheme’s practicability, by detailing the impassable condi- tion of the northern Siberian country. The regions about the Bering Sea and for over a thousand miles west into the interior he shows to be but a floating morass in the short summer when the ice has e grounfl, which no railroad could bridge at any expenditure me and labor. In winter time the winds from the Arctic, sweep- ing relentlessly over the treecless plains of snow, make life itself a questionablé quantity. The tunneling of Bering Strait would be only one of the minor engineering problems to be confronted, ac- cording to this explorer. Despite these discouraging reports M. de Lobel’s project con- tinues to have a romantic interest. It is remembered that when the Atlantic cable was first proposed, the world scoffed, and there are those who hold that in this age of mechanical wonders there is no such word as “impossible.” P Paris believes that he has discovered an elixir of life, and while he does not promise perpetual youth, like the charlatans who in all ages have reaped golden harvests from the credulity and supersti- tion of men, he does claim by means of his preparation he can add many years to the ordinary span of human life. Professor Metchnikoff is of course a scientist of considerable eminence, otherwise the half-derisive interest which we are told his announcement has aroused throughout the scientific world would certainly be of a far more pronounced character. Civilization has been wittily defined as a means by which we acquire the luxuries and dispense with the necessities of life, and the modern craze for prolonging existence by other than the most obvious and effective means is certainly one of the signs of the times. There is of course no need to go to the laboratories of the Pasteur Institute to know that by an observance of the well-known laws of mental and physical health life can be preserved far be- yond the present average limit, but what we are clamoring for at the present day is some method by which we may continue to break the ordinances of nature and at the same time escape the penalties of premature decay. ‘Whether Professor Metchnikoff has discovered such a method time and experience alone can show. It would still remain an open question whether such a gift would constitute a service or a disservice to humanity. A NEW ELIXIR OF LIFE. ROFESSOR METCHNIKOFF of the Pasteur Institute in o An intelligent cow ate up the plans for a2 San Diego attorney’s projected house, thereby demonstrating that even the fine arts ap- peal to a California bovine passed, as both' crops are now practically out of | d that the trade situation this year depends almost exclusively | supersession of optimism to the pessimism which hung/ 1 street is reflecting these improved conditions and the feel- | { | | | | [ | e \FROM CLOCES AUTHOR GETS INSPIRATION e Spectal Correspondence of The Cail LONDON, Sept. 25.—Jerome K. Je- ‘rome's new story, “Tommy and Com- | pany,” published here recently, must i have made its appearance at home, too, and American readers may be in- terested to hear that clocks probably played no small part in its composi- tion. Clocks are Jerome's surest means of inspiration. Not in their ordinary capacity—not that they stimulate him by calling attention to the rate at which the minutes are flying—but merely as quaint objects the contem- plation of which suggests things to | him. When working at his country house | at Wallingford Jerome’s habit is to | wander from room to room, and when | most absorbed in thought he will gen- | erally be found in front of a clock | which he regards with seemingly in- tent eyes. Several years ago Jerome went to visit some newly made friends, and, having no end of commissions to work off, arranged that he should { have his mornings to himself, a pro- viso, of course, that was readily agreed to. The first morning he retired to his room after breakfast, remarking that he was going to “grind.” Not long afterward, however, his hostess dis- covered him in the dining-room, appar- ently transfixed by the beauties of the | timepiece on the mantel, and the good | lady, not knowing how dependent the 1 author is on clocks, began chaffing him on his “work.” Jerome, however, didn’t seem especially jovial—on the contrary he made his escape with an abruptness that was almost rude. An hour later his hostess came upon him agaln, this time in the drawing-room and, as before, with eyes, apparently, only for the clock. Once more she ral- lied him on his apparent laziness— whereupon-Jerome sought out hts host and explained matters with the result that his clock-gazing was disturbed no more. Wallingford, where the au- thor has lived since he deserted Lon- don, is in Berkshire, and the house there which Jerome and his family in- habit is an almost ideal country re- treat, furnished with every modern luxury; including a brown fox terrier. Apropos of the coming unveiling in | London of the monument to Milton, to which so many Americans have sub- scribed, a grewsome fact of which few are aware in connection with the poet has just been recalled. This is that the body of the author of “Para- dise Lost” was once on view at a charge of 6 cents a head within a few yards of the site chosen for the new tribute to his memory. It was in 1790, after heavy drinking on their part, that two overseers and a carpen- ter entered the Church of St. Giles, Cripplegate, where Milton lay buried, and, having discovered the leaden cof- fin which contained his body, cut open its top with a mallet and chisel. “When THE WAY OF THE WORLD. Before she inherited money She was lanky by all; But now that They say she’s divinely tall. COPYRIGHT, 1904, BY ‘THE OLD DONKEY SULKS SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL WITH THE NEW YORK EVENING MAIL. e ‘he has become a bore, worse. cinating; necessity to ideal widowhood. contributor to the St. no other way. as she pleases with. than she could bear. she, but not a word was sald. sary. You can get a second, nay, be cared for. ness. creasing yearly- husband that it was years ago. a material point of view. bereft as she was in another age. nothing of the world. pretty little things. THE FREEDOM OF WIDOWS WOMAN was asked not long ago what she would be if she had her choice and replied that to her to be the widow of a rich man she had not loved seemed ideal. This being a widow appeals mightily to some women, but, on the other hand, there are widows who say they would not wish their worst enemies anything But the independence of being a young widow is extremely fas- of course the possession of means goes without saying as a Now, heartless and I fear that many women will be shocked at me, says a Paul Globe, for discussing so painful a sub- ject in a light way, but no offense is intended and the occasion was given by the remark quoted above. money is possessed of a freedom which a woman could surely gain in She does not need a chaperon and, her life is hers to do of course, this all sounds very A young widow with plenty of Some women were talking recently of the troubles thatsrarely come singly and one woman told of another whose sorrows “In the first place she “Then she lost all her money,” perfect chorus of “Oh, how awful!” went round. a third, fourth or fifth husband, but when you lose your money it is sad indeed. For money is a protection to a woman that nothing els: is, even sometimes a husband. ago when a woman’s husband died, leaving her without means. some- body, perhaps a relative or friend, would offer a home and she would While that often happens now, more often a widow will turn to account some talent or accomplishment she has or go into busi- And the ways in which women can now help themselves are in- It is not, literally, the dreadful thing to lose one’s This is speaking, of Love is the same and the sorrow of separa- tion is just as dreadful as formerly, She can support herself 1f necessary and bring up her family well merely by her own exertions. S0 do not say the times are not improving and that women should go back to an age when they were encased It is an excellent thing for many men women can do for themselves and have left behind them a day when they were merely expected to look pleasant and be able to embroider seemed more lost her husband,” said at this a Comment is unneces- Years course, from but a woman is not as utterly in cotton wool and knew that Now there may be a few young widows—even with plenty of money —to whom life looks dark and who think they can never, never smile again. But let them cheer up, ways hope. And then if a young widow who is rich only think how many women envy her, it will be some solace. for when one is young there is al- stops to Black 1s exceedingly becoming to young faces, and a small white frill round the face is really fetching. It is surprising that the widow’s bonnet and white cap have gone out of fashionm, for they are stunning on a yvoung woman. “A little widow is a dangerous thing,” says an up-to-date calendar. and a truer thing was never printed. So if at first life seems insupportable, 3 they disturbed the shroud,” Neve says, when telling the story of the ghoulish deed, “the ribs fell.”” To crown the shameless business, the grave digger afterward exhibited the body to any one willing to pay 6 cents for the spec- tacle. Rider Haggard, whose new novel, “The Brethren,” is to appear soom, is convinced that, on one subject, at least, “Whenever I enter a room,” he said the other day, “I hear the remark passed, ‘Here comes Rider Haggard, for heaven's sake don’t mention the word agriculture.”” The subject of how the English coun- try land is to be developed and the young people of the rural districts kept on the farms is, of course, that in which Richard Whiteing also takes so keen an interest and which largely in- spired “The Yellow Van.” True it is that Rider Haggard has dwelt on this theme “many a time and oft,” and the pubMc can hardly be blamed jfor preferring him in his capacity of story- teller. Realizing that it does thus prefer him, the author of “She” says marry for money. You w you for all the money In the world. remember that skies will be blue again. he is going to stop talking about ag- riculture hereafter, and if this results in greater literary activity on his part we may all give thanks. Lady Sybil Grey, who wijl accom- pany the newly appolnted Governor General of Canada, Earl Grey, to Amer- ica, Inherits her father’s sporting pro- clivities. She is an expert angler and a crack shot. Last year, in opening a miniature rifle range at the Crystal Palace she scored seven bullseyes in succession. Altogether she is a fine type of the aristocratic English sports- woman, full of life and vigor and de- lighting in all forms of outdoor recrea- tion. —_———— SLEEVES. Rather snug cuffs cover the fore- arm of many sleeves. The modish sleeve has gained width and lost in droep. A long Louis Seize sleeve is finished with cuff and frill. Long gloves will result from the more or less short sleeves. in } A CALL DOWN. Cutting Hintz—Doctor, you told me I could go to sleep by counting—so last She (romantically)—So many men |night I counted up to 156,666— marry | Dr. Phil Graves—Then you went to me for money, would you, sweetheart? | sleep? = know she’s a million | . He (absently)—No; I wouldn't marry| Cutting Hintz—No. It was time to get up. — AMERICAN DUCHESS PUTS A STOP TO STREET GAMBLING S L ST S Bpecial Correspondence of The Call. LONDON, Sept. 25.—While many English society women gamble heavily themselves and encourage others to do likewise, the Duchess of Marlborough sets a wholesome example by putting her foot down hard on it whenever she gets a chance. She got a chance the other day in aristocratic Curzon street. where her new town house is situated. It is a favorite haunt of street book- makers, who, probably by methods very similar to those adopted in New York and other big cities in America, bave been able to carry on their operations free from police molesta- tion. Opposite the chief entrance to her house one of these bookmakers has plied his nefarious calling for the last two seasons. The Duchess noticed that several boys and laboring men ac- costed him, especially during the hour of respite from work allowed them at midday, and handed him slips of pa- per and money. She inquired what it meant and on learning that the man was a street bookmaker, who took bets on horse races, she immediately lodged a complaint at the nearest police sta- tion. The result was one or two raids and now the fraternity are cursing the day when the American Duchess de- cided on taking a residence in Mavfair. More anecdotes are told concerning the only daughter of the German Em- peror than have evér been furnished by her six brothers. The latest is told by the Tagliche Rundschau, and runs thus: The Ilittle daughter of the v. d. M. is a playmate of Princess Louise. The other day she was at the palace, and the two ladies, young as they are, discussed the secrets of their toilet. “Just fancy,” the little Prin- cess said complainingly, “I have to put on clean underclothing every day! Does your mamma make you do that, too?” “No,” said the visitor, “not ev- ery day.” “Then you are well off,” replied the Imperial Princess. Little v. d. M. repeated the conversation at home, and her father, imagining that the child had perhaps asked indiscreet questions, said to her: “My sweet- heart, people don’'t ask about such things.” Soon after the Ilittle girl was again invited to the palace. Mean- while the young Princess also had faithfully communicated the important conversation to her parents, adding that she envied her friend, who was not worried every day by all these changes of garments. The Emperor was highly amused by the affair, and said laugh- ingly to his daugther’s friend: “Why, you lucky little mortal, and so you need not put on clean underclothing every day!"™ Whereupon the young lady made her profoundest curtsey. and said: “Your Majesty, my papa says people don’t ask about these things.” When she got home she told that the Emperor must have thought she had said something very nice, for he had shouted with laughter at her reply. ‘Waggs—Naturally. He's a dentist. Tailormades in Demand [ The beginning of the fall season » ways finds the tailor-made the inte esting consideration of the moment | far as affairs of the wardrobe are cerned. The present menth is ; ception to the rule. On the contr the rumeors of a definite change in | faghions which have stirred t A during the summer have give ing and visiting suits uncomn portance, says the New Yor But those rumors—many of are groundless, for no startling | lution is apparent, so far, in inc " | models. Among the ready-mades, suit a partments never displayed rarer gains than they are doing this The art of women's tailoring ¢ ad vanced far in the last few years women who a few years ago scc to wear anything that was not to order have their wardrobes stock | these days with garments found “ready-to-wear” sections. Among suits of moderate price, cheviots a serges prevail. These are made, as rule, with plaited skirts and coats any length between the brief boler | and the three-quarter depth. A pret | ty suit of black cheviot, marked $25 | has a skirt laid in clusters of half inch tucks which were stitched below the knees. The coat had a fitted body with basque cut away in front and at sides and rounding rapidly to a half- length tail at the back. The collarless neck and cuffs were finished with bands of velvet and braid. In the front was a narrow waistcoat of plain black cloth finished with two parallel rows of brass buttons. In blue, brown and black broadcloth there are jaunty suits to be had ir excellent quality and finish as low $35. Some of the prettiest suits of invisible checked cheviots a cloths. These are trimmed with p cloth braided. The sleeves of t prettiest wraps are large, most them being full at the top and ga ered or plaited into wristbands cuffs, The popular colors in cloths are blues and browns; the dull gre such as bronze, reseda and m stone grays and reddish purples. new tones, such as the coppers dahlia shades, appear in the new clo as well as in the materials provided for the milliner. The nuances of mod | shades were never more beautiful ar | effective than this season. Of | browns, tobacco is at this mom | the leader. | The costume of dotted green taffet | has a skirt with four flounces wh | are somewhat shaped at the top and | fitted to the skirt in tiny tucks. The | are bordered with bands of plain vel | vet. The bodice has a shallow | yoke with a shaped bertha, the line | of which continue in the short - ling sleeves. A deep velvet girdle fas- tens at one side. The undersleeves | are of lace like the yoke. | The brown broadcloth gown has a very full skirt gored and plaited into the waistband. The plaits flare about ten inches below the top, and the * skirt, which is very voluminous at the hem, measures fully six yards at that point. The jacket is close fitting and has a hip-length basque. Girdle and lapels are of velvet. The yoke Iis tucked and crossed by two straps. ‘ For the Table. | | i - v Codfish Omelet—Beat up three eggs on a plate; add three ounces of codfish, properly freshened; add a tablespoonful of milk; stir together and cook as for | plain omelet in a frypan. | Boileda Oysters—Wash and drain large oysters, dip each in melted butter then in rolled cracker and broil in wire broiler over hot fire; serve on toast with slices of lemon. Ginger Beer—Pour a gallon of boiling water on ome pound of sugar, half an ounce of ginger and one ounce of eream of tartar. When nearly cold add a ta- blespoonful of yeast. Strain, bottle and in six hours it will be ready for use. —_— . | Would You Know? | —_— Would you know why the nightingale's passionate note Thrills the air as he floats to the sky? 'Tis because he has heard thy voice, my sweet, Thy voice—that is why. Would you know why the rose that I plucked for thee Is richer by far than the rest? "Tis because it lies close—ah, close, my sweet, To thy warm, white breast! Would you know why I thrill as the nightingale does, And long for the joy of the rose? 'Tis because—ah, sweet, will you guess it by this? "Tis because—ask the rose! —Sherwood Vane in Madame. —_— | Answers to Queries. | A2 e Y SRR R o 4 ST. LOUIS FAIR—Many correspond- ents. The npmber of paid admissions to the St. Louis Fair up to October 1, inclusive, was 12,515,511 COUSINS—Subscriber, Newville, Cal. The children of brothers and sisters are called cousins, cousins german, | first cousins or full cousins; children of first cousins are second cqusins: a first cousin once removed is the child of one second cousin, a second cousin | once removed is the child of one’s sec- ond cousin and so on down the line. THE BOMB THROWER—W. H. G.. Oakland, Cal. The man who threw a “bomb” in the Grand Opera House dur- ing a performance was Dr. James Hodges. This was on the night of Feb- ruary 14, 1887. The so-called bomb ‘was only a bottle filled with turpentine. He was charged with attempt to com- mit murder, also attempt to commit ar- son, and with assault with a deadlv weapon. He was found guilty of the last named accusation and was sen- tenced to imprisonment for two years. The other charges were dismissed. — Townsend's California Glace fruits in