The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 2, 1904, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1904. g THE SANFRANCISCO CALL PUBLICATION OFFICE. THIRD AND MARKET STREETS, SAN FRANCISCO sesnsess....DECEMBER 2, 1904 FRIDAY STOP SLANDERING. President Roosevelt has received a popular ority approximating 2,000,000. It was not the result of ex- 1d partisan enthusiasm, but of deliberation. If any ever represented the sober second thought of the peo- During ‘the campaign attempts .were made to turn er against him by the usual means of misrepresentation d personal abuse, but these failed. The people answered them all - polls. Hundreds of thousands of nominal Democrats voted only the survival and revival of sectionalism in the evented him carrying every State in the Union. - His in- ent -was so hearty, so cordial and so expressive of popular nce that the-defeated party has no reason for cherishing any nt. - On.the other hand, it has every reason for joining in the good feéling that has followed the great verdict. te generally the feeling in the North. In the South daman. desires to be recorded as an exception, and o done. » ‘one expects the President to have the cial or personal good will of men like Vardaman'and Tillman and| the other few fire-eaters. -Issue has been joined and concluded.. But do not even permit American respect for the office to g Mr. Cleveland’s last term he was made the by Senators ‘of his own party, to whom the r Hoar responded by saying: “Let us respect the bears.” That is the sentiment of all patriotic citizens. re are those who break the truce and peace that battle. : aper, not nameéd, is not content with slandering fies_his children and family. This is done not ins, but the offense is repeated and clinched in 1 The indications are that it is the Hearst organ that has done this. The children of the President are rep- as gu of violating the law against cruelty to animals, by loose the Thanksgiving turkey presénted by a gentleman in I 10 the President, and chasing it around the White grou , plucking out its feathers and buffeting it until the 1 was exhausted, while the President looked on laughing and Now the turkey in question was sent already dressed, gentleman has sent turkeys for Thanksgiving for ‘more v years to eévery- President. The lying genius of the order to défame the President and his family, reinvests bird with life; refeathers it,-and turns it loose to meet cru- arshness at'the hands of the children for the amusement of HE eléctiori is over. his countr Boston new ds mbered that. Mr: Cleveland was pursued by slanders amily,; and that. his own party press was largely the in this respect. Once ‘only. he ‘was stung into an in- A" President- has enough to bear without being >~ of his famil His burden; which all patriotic Id respect, is quife ¢hough without adding to it the s and savage -slanders which strike his household The- only efficient’ punishment of such- transgression roper -and -patriotic public. opinion. iren of President Roosevelt attend the public schools in and are the -average wholesome, well trained, vig- an children.. ‘One characteristic in'them is marked and that is their fondness for animals and their kindness to the smaller boys ‘was ill in the White House last year ved with. the groom: to bring his pony up the elevator and t h¢ might seé-his pet. ~This prank succeeded voiig-one”. ani such a touch of nature that “To.represent such children as heartless young to the sufferings. of animals.caused by them- sn them because their, father is President, is be- rejoinder ab by One o joyed it: n that we are to have four years of such dirty work, it e ‘people Vindicate their respect for their country and seli-respect, by withdrawing confidénce, patronage and coun- the sewspapers that do it._ Tt is unthinkable that there rable portion of our-people that indorse.such slander of i 1 there (be, it-bodes ill for our insti- ire.- 1f it is to be kept up as the slandering of Mec- pt upto'thé very moming of his assassination, it may r atieript 16 enact a tragedy. 1der was of such.a-nature that President Roosevelt, as a , conld net avéid sg‘ttin;:' his children right in the eyes of his ry W¢ are persuaded that'if the offense is repeated form his ‘conntrymen; will take the remedy and the punishment | o their own hands Z - tha stater many THE INCREASE. OF CRIME. TATISTICS show. thaf in crime this country is outrunning Eu- The crime -of homicide especially. is increasing at a pace larming. ~ The figures need not be repeated. - The bare the murderg.committed in any .of our large cities are ore thanin. Eondon or -any large European city is’ fact attention." SRR 3 - is.decreasing ‘i _al] -the European countries which are ling “a- large immigration 1o the 1/nifed States. - The decréase wented. by a. corresponding * incréase here: This iwe: aré impeorting- crimiinal . material, to the urope and to cur-own ¢mbarrassment.. “This immigration ¢s,-and ‘there crimpe-is on the jump. The rural | enough to comple suggests. thal clogs rge statist'cs do not show such an abnormal -increase as the cities, for | the recent stream of immigration hds not flowed to. the country. possible there should be -a rigid ‘investigation of this the ‘sake of the “hanor, of the ‘nation as well as for the s people. The gates seem.to swing inwardly too easy. vast. sums and vast energy in keeping out the few hyind Chingse who try-to jump the exclusion law, and who when hére obligingly murder each other. - But we seem to need to extend | to-othet people. some “of the watchfulness which we exhaust upon Asiati Our annnal -murder ‘list exceeds ‘the losses in the ~Spamsh ‘war..” Hardly one in a hundred of the murderers is pun- safety « We ex A TELEPHONIC ROMANCE 84 J DON'T answer,” said Cen- tral, ringing off, but before she could lean back for an in- stant’s breathing spell 719 M called her up again. “Centrel, why can't I get my house?"” “I'm sure I don’'t know,” she an- swered, with a.suspicion of laughter in her voice. “I'll bet those confounded servants are gossiping down in the basement. Ring 'em again, and ring ‘em llke thunder.” Central obeyed his orders energet- ically, but without results. “I can’'t get any answer,” she said gently to the irate man at the other end of the line, “but I'll try them again in a few minutes, and if 1 get an an- swer I'll call you up. No, I won't for- get,” she said, almost before the man had uttered his warning. “I know you call the house every morning from your office.” “Thank you,” said the man much mollified, “‘those servants are so care- less, and my niece, who looks after the children, is confined to her room by illness.” Circleville’s telephone system was not very complicated. The three girls who presided in the central office were not kept occupied as in a larger city, because this was a new institution in the pretty inland city, and subscribers were not coming in fast enqugh to sat- isfy the telephone company. Only one of the girls hailed from Circleville. The other two were from Chicago, and it was Margaret Baxter, one of the Chi- cago girls, who had answered Mr. Dickson's imperative calls. For the next few minutes she was kept busy plugging in and out on her board. But all the time a queer little smile hovered about her lips, and a light, almost tender, shone in her eyes. “It would be very funny,” she said to herself, “if it should be all straight- ened out by telephone, and T would not be at all surprised if that is just what Jack hoped for.” Then she turned sud- denly and rang up 234 J. A rather thick voice with a distinct brogue answered this call with a sul- len “Hello,” Margaret's face turned grave, and firm lines showed about her mouth. “Why has no one answered the tele- phone?” she said rather sternly. “I have been ringing you on and off for fifteen minutes.” “Sure I've somethin’ to do beside runnin’ up them stairs to answer this bell. It's a wonder a woman can't eat her breakfast in peace.” Margaret connected 234 J with 719 M, sighing softly to herself, ‘“Poor Charley, and his babies at the mercy of that woman.” The conversation at the wire claimed her attention. There were reasons why she felt she had a right to listen. “Hello, Mary, is this you?” “Yessir."” “How is Master Reginald?" “Fine, sir.” “What did he eat for his breakfast?” “A peach, a bowl of rice an’ milk and five cakes.” “Now, Mary, I've told you repeatedly not to let him have hot cakes.” ‘“Then, sir, you'll have to stay at home and. keep him from it. It's a cook T am and no nurse.” “Well, well,” said the man, anxious- ly, as one who realized he was in a predicament and needed the good will of every one. “I'm sure while Miss Ellen is sick you will look after the children, and I will not forget it when I pay you next week.” This bit of diplomacy elicited no re- v from the other end of the wire. as Miss Bessie gone to school?” “She has not. Sure, the string’s off her hood and one of her rubbers is lost entirely, and I told her she’'d best stay home till her Aunt Ellen could get about.” “Dear, dear,” said the man, and a prodigious sigh seemed to choke his pl | utterance. “Is that all, sir?” said the woman impatiently. “1 guess $0,” he replied reluctantly, and hung up his receiver. At her end of the wire the woman slammed up the receiver with a crash which made Central flush just a bit ished. "We have courts.enough and. juries enough and-rope and . gibbéts ‘enougly, but. the -homicide industry outruns all .schemes for | _ fts” limitation or ¢ontrol. "Why not try straining the quality and fimiting - the quantity of -immigration from the murder belts of Eurape ? G s Sy : The. Europeans -who- are here for upright and sentimental rea- | sons, derived from our institutions-and the desire to enjoy them, are | ‘sénisitive to z situation that may be attributed to an entirely different | and much less desirable class of immigrants. Can we not have a law “that wiil séparite thie twoo kinds better than is being done now? B ‘Ru has decided to double-track its Trans-Siberian Railroad its entire " Jengilb as the quickest way to end the war. By laying two miles of track a diay, which is fairly rapid rallroad construction, the work can be completed in about seven years.—Kansas City Times. - Why are there so few old men in New York? -This is a question which is agitating—more or less—that city just at present. Of course, there are all worts of explanations, the rapidity of life and the cocktall hablt among them.— - Providence Journal. e When the Russian conductor comes around at Tibet to collect fare he will find John Bull with such a serene, convincing *“got-on-four-miles-back” Jook about him that he will probably pass on without disturbing him—Chicago Tribune. - 5 © We have no direct information on the subject, but we are inclined to think that that Port Arthur band must be giving its daily afternoon concerts now in the shy seclusion of a bomb-proof cave.—Boston Globe. © We don’t know the nature of the discipline which the British want to have applied to the Rusdlan officers of the fighting Baltic fleet hut we assume it is the Keeley cure.-—Columbia (Pa.) News. Ll | ANTICIPATION, BY AMY DUPREE angrily. Clump, clump, clump, she went’ down the basement stairway to meet a look of inquiry on the face of her husband, gardener and man of all- work for Henry Dickson, president of the Excelsior Hardware Company. “Sure, it's the same old thing,” she said snappishly, as she tossed the soap into the dishpan. ‘“Frettin’ his soul out about those two children. It's no place for me and you, Tim. Either the old man or the young 'un ought to m; ‘What with church and par- thies and a fly-be-night nature into the bargain, Miss Ellen’s no good at all, at He rose uncertainly; so did Mary Baxter and the two chil- —_— all. When she's in the house she's in bed, an’ when she's not in bed she's out of the house.” Tim shook his head and marched out to the stablg and Mary turned to face a shrinking "little figure in the door- way. “1 want to sit behind the stove, Mary. There's no fire in the library and I'm cold all over.” “I'll bet the young 'un’'s goin' to be sick,” said Mary as she made room for the child on the woodbox behind the stove. “She'd ought to had on her warm flannels last week. Sit there, dear, whilst I tell you about the fairies Paddy O’Glyn met on his way to Don- egal fair.” The man at the other end of the line had been leaning back in a chair staring up at the ceiling. Finally he called his stenographer and dictated la letter. It was addressed to Charles | Dickson. and wound up as follows: | “While you're in Chicago I wish | ¥ou would stop in to see your Aunt | Mary Graves. Things are not going right at the house; I fear Ellen is too frivolous and fond of society to do | what is entirely right by us and the children. Your Aunt Mary is a cap- | able woman and would pull things Lo- !gether in less than no time.” ! But even with the letter started on | its way Mr. Dickson felt uneasy. Aunt Mary was capable, but was she sym- pathetic _enough to deal with those i children? He recalled the gentle ways and the fair face of the dead | daughter-in-law. He wished some- | how Aunt Mary would have her hair about her face and smile once in a while. But she was better than the { more uncertain element he had dread- ed—a stepmother for his beloved grandchildren. And all the time Margaret Baxter sat in front of the switchboard, plug- | ging the jacks and thinking. Just be- Countryman (hard of hearing): That motor sounds quite close, but it’s a long time a’coming. At Least One in Authority. Lady—Is t.h?t your mother over there, fore he closed his desk to go home Mr. Dickson was surprised to catch her voice with a new almost friendly accent. “Is this Mr. Dickson?” “Yes.” “Shall T call Mary and tell her to hnvt; the children come down to meet you?” Mr. Dickson lived some distance be- yond the street car terminus and Tim always drove down in the runabout to meet him. It never struck him as odd that the telephone girl knew of his daily habit. Perhaps she lived in the neighborhood. He answered in a relieved tone. ‘“Yes, I'd forgotten to call her.” “And if you didn’t call her she ‘wouldn’t remember, would she?” “No, no,” agreed the man, “these servants are a great trial.” Then as central rang off he murmured to him- self, “There’s a girl who will make a fine business woman some day. [ would not mind having her in my of- | fice.” And though he could never tell just how it happened, from that time on | it was Central who had the trying conversation with Mary, until Miss Ellen got about; and after that, with Miss Ellen herself, merely giving him a condensed report of the conversa- tion. This saved his time, which was valuable, and it pleased his fancy that | some one appreciated his absorbing interest in the children. That was why he had a bouquet of flowers sent up to the telephone ex- change one day and a box of candy another. Several times he was tempt- ed to call in person, but he finally de- cided that seeing the girl face to face | might prove a disillusion. Faces and | voices do not always harmonize, and | vet he thought of the great relief it was to receive messages from central, instead of irate Mary or butterfly El-, len. He felt sure that this particular | volce stood for a face fair and wom- anly. Then he would recall a recent | letter from his son: Aunt Mary would come for—a consideration. But finally an inspiration vame to him. Reggie was having a birthday. | Ellen with characteristic heedlessness had forgotten this important event and had arranged to join a house party for the very night. But this should not| stand in the'way of a proper observ-| ance of the occasion. Reggie should have a birthday spree and the guest of honor should be this Central girl, with whom the two children had held many | little talks cross the wire. She accepted the invitation sent in Reggie's name. She rode out in the run- | about driven by the suspicious Tim, who had made unpleasant remarks to | his wife about old fools and pretty! girls. And she finally entered the door opened by Mr. Dickson himself. | He gave a sigh of rellef, which was drowned in the tumultuous greetings of | the children. She was just what he hdd dreamed of, but what he had not dared | to hope for. They had a merry evening, and when the two children were sitting | down, one on either side of her, to hear | what Reggie described as corking gob- | lin stories the sound of a latch key fell | on Mr. Dickson’s ear. ' He rose uncertainiy; so did Margaret | Baxter, and so did the two children. | And that was the scene upon which en- | tered Charles Dickson, general repre-!| sentative for the Excelsior Hardware | Company, just returned from a hard| trip on the road. He looked at his/ father, who flushed. He looked at Mar- | garet Baxter, who smiled. He looked at | the two children, who shrieked simul- | | taneously and made a rush at him. | | ‘When he had escaped from their em- | braces his father started to make the | necessary introduction. but the er man waved® him aside. “I have known Margaret for some time—in fact, long before you knew | her. When the children have finished | their frolic and gone to bed I—well, we will explain this matter to you.” Mr. Dickson senior looked from his son’s dancing eves to Margaret Bax- ter’s flushed face and remarked dryly: “It won't be necessary; and while Miss Baxter is finishing that goblin story you had better telegraph to Aunt Meary. Tell her she need not., come. We've changed our minds.” (Copy- right, 1904, by T. C. McClure.) A BUSTLETON ROMANCE. Y. M. sat on a porch O. K. With his Y. L. by his side; They were keeping S. C. e'er since, P. M. of the last straw ride. A B. B. C. brave boy was he, | _And the Y. L.'s halr was blew By the gentle breezes blowing soft Around (not between) the 2. young- | They sat there spooning awful long, And thinking of love was he; Though his words were weak, his arm was strong, But she yearned for peach I C. How could he marry on a V. T week? He didn't know what to do, > But A. M. broke, and her dad awoke— The Y. M. left P. D. Q. —Philadelphia North American. ANSWERS T0 QUERIES. THE City. Wi ary 16, — ALGEBRA—D. I C., Brle, Cal. This correspondent wants to know when algebra was first introduced into the public schools of the United INDEPENDENCE — A. 8., The steamer Independence was on Marguerite Island, - 1863, , Febru. DISTANCE—O. 8., City. In aski for distance between countries the l:t.-' ter of inquiry should always designate some place in one country and some place in the other country. COMMUNITY PROPERTY—B. J. B., Santa Rosa, Cal. Under the laws of the State of California the husband has the absolute control of community property except the of* the same without the consent of the wife, He may man: » rent or lease the same without her consent, but he can- not sell or give it away without her consent. — INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE—F. E., Los Angeles, Cal. The international date line is the boundary line between neighboring regions where the calendar Supposed to coincide with the ‘meridian of twelve hours, | Dean, | »THE SMART SET BY SALLY SHARP. Miss Marie Withrow and Miss Eva ‘Withrow, who held charming gather- ings in their home before their de- parture for Europe, have resumed these evenings and receive a few friends each week. ‘With their mother, the Misses With- row are occupying that beautiful old home at 2016 Pine street. It is per- fectly adapted for comfort, entertain- ment and for the pursuit of the arts of which these talented women are representative. the lower floor is the music studio of | Miss Marie Withrow, while the whole space of the third story makes an ideal atelier for Miss Eva Withrow. On Wednesday evening this delight- ful home offered its hospitality for the first time since its occupancy by these artists, who have been so constantly entertained since returning from abroad. Among the coterie were Mrs. H. E. Huntington, Miss Huntington, Miss Ingeborg Resch-Petterson, Mrs. Hoag, Mrs. George Oulton, Mr. and Mrs. Jules Mersfelder, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Foster of Chicago, Charles H. Lom- ! bard, Mr. Louders of London. Miss Resch-Petterson, a finished vo- calist, gave several songs, after which the guests enjoyed a view of Miss Eva Withrow's pictures upstairs, the walls covered with fine pileces of her own work, among which are copies of the-old masters. The evening, spent in the atmos- ’phere of true art and enlightening conversation, passed all too quickly. The Withrow salon may be permanent through the winter. Y IR Mrs. George Hyde entertained at an elaborate dinner last evening In honor of her winsome granddaughter, Miss Margaret Hyde-Smith. Covers were laid for twenty-six and the ornamentation of the table was a truly beautiful sight, pink prevailing, though sharing with white, the deli- cate tones making an exquisite effect. Among those bidden for the occasion | were Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Miss Gertrude Hyde-Smith, Miss Margaret Hyde- Smith, Miss Charlotte Wilson, Miss Emily Wilson, Miss Carmelita Selby, Miss Maisle Langhorne, Miss Carol Moore, Miss Dorothy Eells, Miss Mar- Jjorie Josselyn, Miss Christine Pomeroy, ‘Wilberforce Willlams, Athole McBean, Almer Newhall, Herbert Baker, Percy King, Frank King, George Cadwallader and William Page. The occasion was very bright and gay, and it could scarcely be otherwise with this conven- tion of youth and spirit. Miss Mar- garet's pretty eyes fairly danced with happiness. Miss Gertrude Jolliffe and Miss Fran- ces Jolliffe gave a tea on Wednesday to Miss Maxine Elliott. The affair was very delightful, a source of keen pleas- ure to the honored one and other guests alike. Among those who were bidden to meet Miss Elliott were Mrs. Sands For- man, Mrs. Reginald Brooke of London, Mrs. Mark Gerstle, Mrs. McAnemy, Mrs. Herbert Moffit, Mrs. Arthur Brander, Mrs. Dixwell Hewitt, Mrs. Miss Dean, Cyril Tobin, James One great room on | D. Phelan, Consul Kosekevitch, Theo- dore Wores and T. G. Crothers. IR Miss Eleanor Connell's new music studio in the Mutual Bank bu ng was opened and “warmed” in a delight- ful manner by a few friends on Wednes- day afternoon. The rooms are taste- fully arranged and adagted. for singing. as was evidenced by the charming | promptu programme given by a f musicians. Tea was served and the aft- ernoon pleasantly passed. e o @ ! Miss Anita Harvey, who was enter- { tained on Wednesday evening by Mr. | and Mrs. Walter S. Martin, was decid- edly attractive in a white chiffon gown. A party of young people occupled loges at the Columbia and were afterward guests for supper at the St. Francis. Among them were Miss Anita Harvey, Miss Virginia Jolliffe, Miss Marjorie Josselyn, Cyril Tobin, Harry Stetson and Wilberforce Willilams. e v 4 U0 Miss Adelalde Brown will leave for Los Angeles to-morrow, where she will be maid of honor at Miss Ella Clark's wedding on December 7. Miss Edwina Hammond, also an attendant for the coming bride, has preceded Miss Brown on the journey. “ o o Captain and Mrs. Louls Bash, Cap- tain and Mrs. John Raymond salled yesterday for the Philippnes. e . on The transport Logan carried away many of our soclety folk yesterday. Some to duty some to pleasure, though we hope that the stern edicts of mili- tary discipline will not quite exclude the leaven of pleasure. S in 8 Mrs. Cole, wife of Dr. Cole, U. 8. N, goes with her mother, Mrs. J. H. Pen- dleton to Cavite. " e Miss Williar, Miss Watkins and Miss Carrigan are planning gala days to be divided between friends in Manila and at the station of Miss Carrigan’s broth- er, Jack Carrigan. Miss Williar finally - reverted to her original plan and now she will be'the recipient of much entertainment aside from having the pleasant companion- ship of her two friends. LSRR A very pretty feature of the dinner, given by Dr. and Mrs. Wiison Shiels, was the artistic desigsn of the name cards done by Martinez. 3 The table, in violets, was very effec- tive, and those at dinner were: Miss Wells, Mr. Hanna, Mrs. James Smith, Miss Pearl Landers, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gerstle, Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Gerstle, Judge Lawlor, Willlam H. Smith. - " Lindsay Tiden, who is touring the world, sailed yesterday for Honelulu. During his stay in San Francisco Mr. Tildén has been the guest of Colonel and Mrs. Preston. Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Nuttall enter- tained at dinner last evening. - 5 The engagement is announced of Miss. Louise Whitney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Whitney of Santa Bar- bara, and Harry Somers Young, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Young of San Fraxacisco. - THE LORDS OF THE LAND SHOULD - TREAT THOSE OF THE OPPOSITE SEX AS LADIES OF THE LAND Especiallp in Street Cars Where Thep Usually Héve Such a Firm Grip on Their Seats. Editor The Call: The men in New York have recently organized a “Sit Still Club,” the members of which make herself pleasing to the mas- culine eye. Why should she permit man all the comforts of a senstble at- agree to remain seated while women | {if® and herself be made the slave of. stand in street cars. Certainly that club is not necessary in San Fran- cisco, only another instance, however, wherein S8an Francisco is more progres- sive than New York. Why should a man resign his seat to some other man’s mother, wife or sistez? He pays just as much as she does, and has the right of possession, so why should he make himself uncomfortable, just because the street car company does not provide sufficient seats for all the passengers? There is certainly no law compelling a man to assume to himself the discomforts of standing in order to permit some woman whom he does not know to be comfortable. It is the street car company’s fault anyway. I can imagine that some men argue to themselves in the above fashion while they oling tenaciously to their seats, and I always feel as Burgess did about the purple cow, “T'd rather see than be omel” When any one has to argue with his consclence that any rule of conduct is right or, wrong—then he may be pretty sure it is wrong. On the other hand, when a man meets by chance an acquaintance of his who is about to board the same street car, he not only provides for her a seat, but insists on paying her street car fare, which is sometimes emovarrassing, to say the least, where the acquaintance- ship is only slight. Her company and her gbod opinion are worth the fare to him, and he permits her no voice in the matter, unless she make herself and him ridiculous In the eyes of the other passengers. I do not condemn nor do I uphold this custom. It is a courtesy extended by an acquaintance, and make a difference in the courtesy due from a man to a woman? Would a | petty vanities Take as an example, omitting entirely the inconvenience of feminine attire in éntirety, from French hats to French heels, the lit- tle matter of wearing gloves. Why should a man expect his sister to al- ways wear gloves when on the street, while he claims the privilege of go- ing barehanded? And if woman is coming down to an equality with wen through circumstances having forced her from the shelter of the home to the everyday association of man, why should she not take her place side by side with him in the choosing of lifs partners? Why should she permit man to claim the prerogative of mak- ing love? If it is true, as man says. that the pleasure is in the pursuit, why should he be permitted it as his. sole privilege? Customs are changing, but is it not the man’s fault? I am afraid he lets his comfort, preference and desire in- fluence his judgment of such mat- ters. He sits in the.car because he can read his paper—and he doesn't know any of the women any how! He does not wear gloves ordinarily be- cause they are a nuisance, but a woman does look so poorly dressed without them, don’t you know'! He does the love making (or doesn’t) be- cause it leaves the choice of the girl and the time to him, much better than be at the mercy of any girl whe hap- pens to take a fancy to Invite him to goodness knows what, when he ‘wants to sit at home with his pipe and his book, or join some male companion on a lark. Certainly the men are the lords of the land, but they should treat those of the opposite sex as the ladies of the land if they Intend to maintain their ing b.::d . e Md_ to where we from,