The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 28, 1904, Page 6

THE SAN FHAN CISGOCALL e JOHX D. SPRECKELS. ....NOVEMBER 28, 1904 > e in trade, but the volume 1p 1o that of the preceding week, which The country’s bank clearings showed a gain. of 53 r r the corresponding week 1903, with a rer b ent at N York and large expansions at Boston a sburg and other large cities and w 3 Louis and Providence—out of the er eading centers showing a2 loss. The clearings themselves amounte of $2,000,000,- 000, an i the same weck s connection that the whereas for some large concerns, yses have been recorded. k it was the sudden vew York, but as and the advance in rates ient to money it caused but a tran Sage contributed largely illions of loans, which took t the borrowers a session or two, overed its balance and went t little turn out of his anced the interest him still. m the ntinued rise in stoc servative and powerful financial in- that stocks are about as hjgh i to check any further riul interests, who are ence the feeling in regard to as for several months, and the mter operations and unsettles the conclusior us as 1t T . to prevail for some time, and its c s le conjecture at the mo € ~ontinues very satisfac and parts in cheerful reports. Unseason- & some check to the demand for farmers to part with their pro- but as 1 sections, ness is maintained. st year, hitherto idle ncreased demand for Labor ts for the week exceeded those 2 while the imports were also al expansion in our foreign com- "W oolen he and fi and the lemand r footwear manuiactures, v , and the mills are cont not 1 at all 1z languidly in the specu- 1 active and firm. The they have not sufficient . and complaints of car ntry, while the earnings of gross returns. A fine sign y in building all over the coun- ver the same month in 1903 being sed weluation of $6,450,000. Were all the lumber needed even this in- e been largely swelled po incre; pre the condition of trade throughout the ) 1 be seen that it is highly gratifyving and that pros- st nd THE TRAVELING LIBERTY BELL. OLI) Liberty Bell, after being stared at by admiring thousands of nd poked at by an equal numbef of canes and umbrellas, has been returned from the St. Louis Exposition 1o its resting place in Independence Hall, there to remain until the ladies’ church fair at Bird Center or the semi-centennial exposition at Weehawken-on-Hudson requires its presence. Then the precious relic will be crated and battened down to a flat car and sent skim- ming across the country with a beribboned guard of hcuor in attendance. May the fates grant that it will ride light. It is to be hoped that in the near future a more conservative sentiment will arise concerning the migrations of the Liberty Bell. This making of an object of patriotic sentiment a pin-a-poppy show with the advent of every international exposition held in America tends to cheapen the sacred sentiment that tradition has invested in it, besides laying it exposed to imminent destruction by a wreck on the rails. When young America can stop on- his w-a,v to the catch-pennies of the midway or the pike to view for one hurried instant the bell that proclaimed liberty to the land he will probably reckon the loop-the-loop or the hula dance that subsequently glad- dens his eyes much the better attraction. % Independence Hall, fondly known as “the cradle of liberty,” is likewise the only logical cradle for old Liberty Beil in its honored age. Separated from the environs where once it spelt in bragen measures the story of American liberty, the ancient relic joses the dignity of association and becomes for the time being very near old junk. “Tn Independence Hall it belongs and there it should re- main, the object of reverent pilgrimage and not possible fair mate- rial for enterprising manage T seems to assure the speedy issue of bonds for municipal im- provements in the college city. To further the bond campaign steps are already being taken to unite the different civic societies into a progress federation so that systematic work in favor of the projected improvements may be prosecuted. This is a commendable spirit on the part of the enthusiastic Berkeleyans. Town spirit has never been lacking’in the suburb across the bay, as its miles of macadamized streets and its excellent sewer system attest. With the beautiful imiversity eampus in the very, heart of the community there is every incentive to make the: rest of the town commensurate in attractiveness. To this end tres plantings by two of the college town’s women’s clubs, the efforts of individuals in making beautiful the environs of their homes, and the liberal policy of the town board have all contributed in generous measure. Berkeley to-day has every right to be proud of, its appearance. Two much needed improvements, however, call imperatively for immediate institution—an adequate police force and fire department are sadly needed. A month does not go by but what the residents of Berkeley are forcibly reminded of these two deficient factors of the town’s protection. Not long ago the town hall was totally de- stroyed by fire from a blaze that started in the upper stories and gradually ate its way to the foundations against the feeble efforts of hose streams, which had no pressure save that of the water mains themselves. Not long since a large manufacturing plant near the bav shore was totally destroyed because of the same deficiency. eves IMPROVEMENTS FOR BERKELEY. HE concerted action of Berkeley's several promotion clubs R POPULAR SOCIETY WOMAN | 'GOING INTO BUSINESS | | AS A BINDER OF BOOKS | — MiS. HOBART €. CHATFIELD-TAYLOR OF CHICAGO. R has been a sort of a fad now I am in earnest and business I can get.’ sh to make money through ou be satisfied if make expenses?™ 1 wish to make money, of she a vered. “Just paying rent will not do at all. I have o vears it in ¢ity. She ha ¥s been somewhat deft with my inath : . and T think I appreciate har- bene +’ in colors and correctness in de- ers. At first 1 took it up een to occupy my thme. Now I believe in biste sprous, it %nd know several women in the begins work and across the water who have gone into it and are successful. “I think,” continued Mrs. Chatfield- Taylor, at a woman should work or something of this kind as well as keep her o girl in | do tner. | a man.” Miss Georg stastic about| Mrs. Chatfield-Taylor says that Rene bookbinding as 22n acquaint- | Kieffer of Paris was her instructor. ance. . to open 2 shop | She was under hi§ tutelage from No- fn the French capital, but after se vember 1, 1902, until May 1 of this eral business t h Mrs. Chatfield- | year. Her first work will be a book of Taylor agreed to add her name to the | poems by a Chicago newspaper man. new firm whose fortunes are on the Other cu she says, are Bourke - Cocian, %. one book; Frank x - i B. Moyer, 20, one book; Aifred that 1 am go-| 1" payer, Chicago. two books; John T. s a binder of books,” L McCutcheon, Chicago, two books, and ¢ field-Taylor, at her| Charles Barnes and Alfred Granger, home, No. 369 Superior street. “For | Chicago, one book each e = 2 | - DEARDUXE THE 200, - | | > * FROM THE TATLER. Garge -Oh, Maria, look at the heagle. Maria—-Yer hignorant hape, it’s a howl. Keeper—Beg pardon, mum, byt it’s an ’awk. -—_ . . Odor of Cities. ~ Making It Hot for the Ice. A European writer has discovered | In the third rafl system of electric that each city has its own pecuiiar - odor. Paris is pervaded by a faint odor of charcoal. JLondon smeils of Ecot. The aroma of garlic greets the new ar- rival at Calais. Moscow has a perfume of its own, cranberries of peculiar pun- gency. St. Petersburg suggests old ather boo ' which is not used by the cars has caused much trouble, but recent experi- ments show that it is possible, by the use of the electric current itself, to raise the temperature of raiis twenty degrees In twelve or fifteen minutes. roads the removal of sleet from the rail | LOVE, LIKE RIGHES, * EASTER TO GET THAN O RBNENN 'BY DOROTHY FENIMORE.| OVE resembles other more material forms of riches in being easler to get than to keep. The situation is exactly as the author of “Love Affairs of Some Famous Men" has stated it: “Love at first sight is easy enough; what a girl wants is a man who can love her when he sees her every day.” Any good looking girl, who has that indeseribable attribute called style. can go as a stranger to & town of medium size, and in an incredibly short time have many of the young men of the place enamored of her charms. The at- traction of- “the new girl in town” is worthy of a proverb. To retain the devotion which she has Inspired is an- other story. Accomplishment of this requires spirit and delicacy of art; but, more than either, are purity of mind and purpose indispensable. The witticism which declared the average taxpayer no more capable of a grand passion than of a grand opera may be a< just as it is clever, but this individual, as we see him in America. is comspicucusly a manly man, and his love for woman is a manly love. Fem- inine lightness may catch his fancy. but it takes the wholesomeness of an upright womanhood to hold it. A girl who has common sense appre- ciates that she is not really a queen, though men of her acquaintance may have told her so. She comprehends that her personal charms. while suffi- clently great, perhaps, to distinguish her from the crowd, would not de- servedly win her rank at a beauty show. She realizes that she looks much more attractive when well groomed for the street, or society, than she does early in the morning in the privacy of her boudoir. She knows her fauits: no one else on earth knows them so w and she learns to take compliments on her an- gelic temper with a pinch of salt, as delicacies pleasant to the palate, but too rich for the digestion. Therefore, she iries consciously to keep the love which she has gained. 1f it means anything at all to her. She secks te make herself necessary to the man whom she loves. She tries to put his ideal of womanhood into visible. tangible form. She accepts her lover's preferences as her best guide in mat- ters of conduct. She adjusts herself to him mentally o far as she isable. And she strives to be, morally and spiritu- ally, an inspiration. Both men and women cling to their ideals In love almost as tenaciousiy as they do to life itself. But there is a difference in the attitudes they main- tain toward the gods they worship. To a man it is the ideal which he has of womanhood that matters. In the beginning his love is invariably a seifish proposition, though it may grow in grace as the years pass by. He ex- pects that the girl whom he has chosen will conform to his requirements for her, and if she fails to do so he comes hefore long to feel that she is not the girl for him. A woman, on the ‘other hand, is stead- fast to her ideal of the man whom she loves. Heloise, in her devotion to Abelard, offers a historic examvle of the seif-abnegation which a great love means to a woman. Every letter that she wrote to the man who ruined her life by the cold selfishness of his con- duct rings with a passionate unwill- ingness to blame him in any way for the unhappiness which shut out for her ail the beauty of earthly hope. One feelg in reading the letters that. were her idol to fall from its niche above her, it would crush her kneeling before it. “Men are not like women. who. when they love, give themselves up to their feelings,” comments Mantegazza. the Italian professor of psychology, who has made love his especial study. “Men love much as they eat or drink or walk With them love is merely one side of life, it is not life itself.” g ' BRIDAL TRAIN.” It may soon become necessary for the management of the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad Company to take steps toward bprotecting passen- gers who ride on the train leaving Miil- ville, N. J.. at 10 o'clock every night, from the showers of rice that are in- tended for bridal vairs between Mill- ville and Camden. The train has been named the “brid- al train,” because nearly every night at least one newly married pair boards it. Wednesday night is a favorite, and it's becoming rather monotonous for old married men to have rice poured down their backs or be hit on the head with an old shoe. 3 Bridgeton pairs/are frequently on this train; Vineland averages three pairs a week; Newfleld and vicinity furnish a goodly number; Pitman and Glassboro do well and Woodbury main- tains a good average. Car dusters in Camden have swept out as much as ten pounds of rice after one trip. HOOKS A WILDCAT.| “Bill” Rogers while bass fishing in the Susquehanna River recently saw a wildcat swimming across-the stream | in front of him. | Rogers cast a line toward the anl-I mal. The hook caught in the cat’'s ear and it at once turned and swam toward | the boat. Rogers tried to paddle away, but the .cat caught the boat and began to climb in. “Bill” knocked the animal on | the head with the paddle and the movement capsized the boat. Then !there was a savage battle in the water. The fisherman defended himself so well with the paddle that he was ablé to reach the shore. The wildcat fol- lowed, but a few well directed blows finished it. Rogers lost his fishing outfit, but the County Commissioners will give him 182 for the wildeat's scaip. ‘There were only forty-three suicides LOVE ON* NANCY B” | S BY COLIN - . HE “Nancy B,” fresh in the glory of nmew paint and bright brass work, strained idly at her moor- ings: From the wharf her owner regarded her with pride. The “Nancy B.” was not a trim yacht. There were gaudy plctures on her sides, and altogether she looked like anything but the stanch river craft that slid by her in stream. “Best little theater on the two riv- ers,” declared her owner proudly. “Why, she can seat seven hundred and stand up another three. Got a good the company, too. Cleverest little sou- brette; why, say!” “Good morning, Mr. Branscome’ said a pleasant voice at his elbow. Branscome jumped and turned, but the girl passed on, with a smile that was pleasant but not too familiar. It was the ingenue, Blanche Montague. There were a dbzen in Branscome’s company, good . players who pre- ferred the easy work of a floating theater to the more strenuous life of “the road,” but teo the manager per- sonally only one member of the com- pany counted, the dainty little wom- an who played the ingenue roles in the rather jurid piays which formed the repertoire of the Branscome Stock Company Being a strict disciplinarian, Brans come gave no outward evidence of his love, and none of the company, with (hn‘ exception of Miss Montague, whose real name was Blanche Blake, ever dreamed that the hard-hearted, brusque manager had fallen a victim to Cupid’'s wiles. As for Miss Montague, the philos- ophy of life was summed up in the quotation, “Men were deceivers ever,” and she had heard that the “Nancy B.” was named ter Branscome's wife. Somehow sfie could n?!'heln being attracted to the big-hearted, out-spoken giant, but there ever rank- led the memory of his letter—the only love letter he had ever written—and the side comments of the players about his wife. They had come almost simultanenously. Branscome soon’ Saw tentions were unwelcome, his at- being that and. ' at heart a gentleman, he desisted from any further attempt to woo her. He had no idea of the rumor that the boat was named after his wife, and, being keenly aware of his lack of pol- ish, he supposed that his rejection was | due to this cause. Meanwhile Miss Montague showed a preference for the society of the leadinz man, Jim Burrowes, and Branscome passed sleepless nights wondering how he could warn her of the actor's real character without making it appear that jealousy was the motive of his remonstrance. So they drifted down the Ohio. pass- ing into the Mississippi at Cairo just as the days began to turn cool. Branscome had played the route a dozen seasons in an oid boat, and knew just how to time his tour. They reached the lower river just as the cotton. sugar and rice began to weigh the down-boats, and money was plentiful. Branscome would_gladly have dis- charged Burrowes to save Blanche. but Burrowes had an ironclad two vears’ contract without 2 canceling clause Usually two weeks’ notice might be giv- en on either side, and Branscome groaned when he remembered that it was he, thinking only of the leading man’s popularity, who had urzed=and finally had carried—the omission of the cancellation clause. . Branscome strove to win Blanche's confidenced with the result that she cultivated Burrowes all the more as- siduously. They were about thirty miles below Vicksburg, and Branscome had about decided to let Burrowes go. no matter what the consequences, when fate solved the problem for him. It was their custom to tie up at a town for several days, avoiding the cities where there were permanent theaters. The company could then play to a profit three or four nights. At this particular landing a profes- sional gambler had been driving a brisk business, and, with well-lined pockets. sought to attract Miss Montague's at- | tention when she made little trips to the pestoffice and generak store. people and, with the memory of their poker losses still fresh, they were dis- | posed to twit him upon his lac® of suc- cess. Stung by their taunts, he bet heavily that the little actress would give him a little | Her | disdain had been noted by the town| S. COLLINS. riv and by engagement he hundred doliars m from the loca Desp | began Just | D |in the second act |came out in she imitation. of a ch . | | AT LAST, WITH ONE DES- | | PERATE EFFORT. BRANS. | COME TURNED THE ARM 1 BACK. 21 A4 feet and loudly commanded her come and kiss him. Paralyzed by fear, she was unable to move. The gambler, before the at- tendants could rfere, sprang upon the stage, wildly waving a huge bowie Burrowes retreat- stage and slipved f the deck knife. At sight of ed to the back of t into the darkness The audier was in motion and panic the doors, preventing the th from reaching stage. Branscome d and without a grappled with the gam with excitement knife slashed viciously, but a one desperate effort Branse the arm back, the knife bler's side. Sobered by the pain of a broken arm the gambler suffered elf to be led away and Branscome 1 to the stage, exhausted from B blood, which but, not danger- alned poured from the ugly ous wounds he had su When he regained in the bunk of cabin bandag was g a glass of brandy and water livs. t let him he exclaimed. Burrowes go” “He ran away. coward.” cried the indignant Mi “Too bad he disapp Branscome feebly., “but He's got a yellow through.” Miss Montague's face. clearly Indi- cated her feelings upon the subject, and a wave of satisfaction swept over ; Branscome. Her eyes were open, any- how. . “Don’t you think your wife ought te know ?” she asked. | “Wife? he echoed. “What wife?™ “Yours,” she persisted, “the ome the boat’s named after.” “Never had one,” said Branscome; “the boat's named after the sweetest old lady in Ohio, Nancy Black, my | mother.” \u | “They told me it your wife ™ | she cried in surprise. “Is that why you didn't even an- swer my letter? he demanded, half rising from the bunk. Gently she forced him back. “You | mustn’'t come to me—I—1 ought to come to you—because I was so fool- ish.” | And she did—for better or worse as soon as Branscome was strong enough kiss before the boat dropped down the — One who struggles to succeed, Lend a hand; Struggles harder every day, Heip him in the crowded fray— HF you see a man in need, If he struggles on the way, Lend a hand. 1f a man is glum and blue, Tired out and sad clear through, Lend a hand; Help the needy as you go, Wait for these whose steps are slow, Let the smile of kindness glow— Lend a hand. If a mother spanks her child, Spanks it in a manner mild, Lend a hand: Tender is her heart perhaps, So she gives him tender slaps, You could give him harder taps— Lend a hand. If two fellows start to fight, Start to fight with all their might. Lend a hand; Mix up in the scrap and bout. Swing your bony mitts about. Try to knock both fighters out— Lend a hand. —Chicago Chronicle. Is expense to be measured against human life? If railway companies could barely maintain themselves at their present equipment patience with wrecks might be a virtue, but when the carnings made from the public are taken to pay dividends’ on watered stock and to provide enormous for- ‘.Ln Chicago last month. Isn't it strange Ihov some peole will go on living even !in Chicago rather than take a chance ton the other viace?—St. Paul Globe. tunes for railroad owners the plea of commercialism is an affront to com- mon humanity.—Kansas City Star. to stand up before a parson. (Copy- ! right, 1904, by T. C. McClure.) s PRESTON SCHOOL—M. L. W, City. | The Preston School of Industry at Ione, Amador County, is a reform school for bovs only. DISINFECTANT—Subscriber, New- ark, Cal. Manganese and sulphuric acid is used for the purpose of disin- fecting buildings that are considered unsanitary. The pouring of the acid on the manganese produces a gas that is highly destructive-to microbes. » NKSGIVIN DAY—Old Sub- scriber, City. Setting aside a day for special thanks in the United States dates back to the days of the Plym- outh colony in 1621 In 1789 Pres- ident Washington appointed a day of thanksgiving for the adoption of the Federal constitution. Subsequently various days in November were rec- ommended by Presideats and Govern- ors, until'in the third year of the Civil ‘War, under President Lincoln, the ob- servance of a regular Thanksgiving day began, the proclamation by the President being supplemented gener- ally by one from the Governor of each State and the fixing by custom of the last Thursday in November as the day. —_—— . Townsend's Californta G artistic fire-etched boxes. 113 | —_——————— This week best gold eyeglasses. specs, 20¢ to 50c (sold in store 33 at 79 4th, 3 | front of celebrated Oyster Restaurant. * —_—————————— Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's). 39 Cali- fornia strect. Telephone Main 1043 fruits ket St