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THE SANFRANCISCO CAIjL R s Proprietor JOHN D. SPRECKELS COMMUNICATIONS TO ADDR! JOHN McNAUGHT. PUBLICATION OFFICE THIRD AND MARKET STREETS, SAN FRANCISCO FRIDAY ..uuiivvuacrnscssssossssnssansssnssssssnnasos DECEMBER 9, 1904 IRRIGATION AND FORESTRY. HE President has treated the questions of irrigation and forest | in a manner that must carry a full measure of satisfac- ! jon throughout the West. His message recognizes that these are not only vital to this section, but to the country at! t their solution presses no less heavily upon the Federal nt than upon the State. That the reclamation act, which in force for only two and a half years, should already be of extensive construction work is sufficient evidence of vigor, and justifies an unbounded hopefulness for the reserve Gove has beer executi m means population, it means prosperous and happy s, and it means the utilization by the people of the vast natural which lies beneath their feet, and which can only be made water. Small wonder that California is in earnest upon tter, that she is tired of half measures or of no measures at and that she welcomes the eneggy and the ability® which promise to set at rest the vexed question of so many years. Prob- lems which involve interstate interests of such magnitude appeal to the Federal authorities for solution, inasmuch as they alone have the requisite power of equitable adjustment, and the necessary ma-4 chinery and credit to carry it into effect. Running waters are as important to the West as is the land itself, and the greater the extent to which they can be removed from the reach of private ownership and financial speculation the better it will be for the State and for the Coast. 5 So far as the forest reserves are concerned, they are insep- arably connected with the irrigation problem, and the President speaks well when he says that the forest policy of the Government is a subject of vivid public interest throughout the West. His words exactly the situation. Without forests there will be no water, and inasmuch as by water California lives and moves and has her being, her people naturally watch with keen anxiety every factor which makes for or against, not only her prosperity, but her very Here again an equitable adjustment must rest with Federal authorities alone. The forests are sufficient, abundantl sufficient, not only to fulfill their primary mission as water preservers, but also to supply the legitimate needs of the lumber industries. With the wise provision which the President advocates they can be made icient for both these functions. The forests can be used without stroved, and their many sided beneficence can be made anent The crea of a forest service in the Department of Agriculture tust forcibly appeal to the ordinary commercial instincts of the It is an application of the same principle of responsible anc ol which is to be found in every business concern. tates is, it seems, the only great nation in which forest organization is not concentrated under one mnm‘. and the Presi s justified in saving that the present arrangefhent is bad from every f view, and that it should be terminated without dela His advocacy of a centralized forest service in the Agricu ural Department, with its expert knowledge, its stored up and de- tailed information, and its staff of trained and capable men, ought inly to receive the support, and the outspoken support, of Cali- by 1 express existence undivided cor The United S certa ~ THE SUGAR BEET IN COLUSA. Colusa Sun in an appreciation of The Call’s friendship to gar beet culture in that county as an important factor in the -«d and deserved development of the great Sacramento Val- ley explains the delay in the business. It seems there is difficulty in getting the farmers to raise the beets. The Sun says that in the agreement required by the men who put in the mill it is stipulated that the contracting farmers shall cultivate the beets preciseiy as an overseer, named by the factory owners, shall direct. The Sun in comment says: “Now the American farmer is the last man to give up independent action. Pretty much everybody else becomes used to it. In beet districts our farmers are told the su- perintendent is usually a man direct from Germany, where author- ity is more pronounced than in this country, and the farmers do not like to have such a one putting on importance over them and di- recting them what to do on their own premises.” The cultivation of the sugar beet is a specialty. done in just the way shown by experience to produce the highest percentage of saccharine, because the farmer is paid by the sugar| content of his crop and not by the weight of vegetables he produces. ! The beet gains or loses sugar according as it is handled. After it has received its sugar content it may lose it by mistakes in handling. Germany is the center of the sugar beet industry. It has been followed there so long that everything affecting it is known by long experience. While we do not know about the facts in the Colusa case, it would be natural that a German from the beet fields of his own country should be able to give the Colusa farmers the infor-| mation they need to make the industry profitable to them. Ameri- cans soon know as much as any people can know about this busi- | ness, but it cannot be carried on by hap and by hazard. In every| place in this State where the industry flourishes it has been in- troduced and made successful by the same method that is found offensive in Colusa County. It must be remembered that it is a great change from thef raising of wheat, one of the primitive branches of agriculture, to the raising of beets that must be treated as laboratories for the ex traction of sugar from the soil and air and holding it until it can be ! extracted from them and milled for use. Beet raising is intensive farming. It is scientific to the last degree. Its introduction any- where is a loud call to all farmers to be mindful that their vocation ! has ceased to be carried on by rule of thumb, and has become a scientific specialty of a high order. If the farmers of other parts of California and of Utah and ldaho have found ‘the instruction of a beet sugar superintendent compatible with their self-respect and ! independence, the progress of the Sacramento Valley should not be retarded by such a trivial cause. | The Sun assures us that Colusa will get around all these crooks | and turns, and we hope this is so. The revolting farmers propose | to make a beet growing corporation, much as the first fruit union | was organized, with stock and acreage going together. This_cor- poration, being impersonal, is expected to submit cheerfully to“the tutelage of the overseer. This plan, it is supposed, will visit all the humiliation of being‘ dictated to upon the artificial person, the corporation which las no | personal pride nor self-respect, and the sugar beet industry will be | started next year. Whatever plan is adopted to save anybody’s face | and feelings in the matter, we are persuaded that in a brief time ! the initial difficulties will be forgotten and the example of successful | and profitable sugar growing in Colusa will be followed in other | parts of the Sacramento Valley. What can be done by enterprise and | effort is now on exhibition in Chico. Always a beautiful town, in a | fertile region, it has lately felt the inspiration of enterprise and is | going forward so rapidly that some of the old settlers find it diffi- | cult to keep up. i With a chain of enterprises, founded by capital, requiring the large employment of labor and forcing a diversification of crops, which shall extend down the valley, doing for Colusa and.Marysville what has been done for Chico, the great valley will come to its own, | and its people will wax in numbers and wealth. So let not the Colusa farmers be too stiff-necked. It has to be | 4 i | | Just before sailing for England James Bryce publicly bore testimony to the intelligence and sobriety of the foreign voter in the United States. John Morley, after spending a few hours in the Chicago election booths, was |¥—————————————— .4 Old Lady—Oh, Adolphus, what a dear, sweet little your purse? Let me give the little dear a penny. (Disguat of Canter. the famous jock, who is a similarly impressed. The mere intricacies of the ballot, he sald. would seri- ously tax the average English elector. These opinions are valuable at a time when our foreign-born population is coming in for a good deal of criticism,— New York Evening Post. l THE PG G ORBIN stood by the rail eager- Iy watching the thin blue lines on the western horizon and thankful in his heart of hearts that in a few hours he would be on American sofl. The two months he had spent trot- ting about the Continent had been ut- terly wasted. Instead of allaying the old, dull pain they had intensified it; | for in every gallery and garden andl palace and particularly in the dingy old cathedrals Polly’'s face, wistful, regretful, but firm, had obtruded it- self upon his vision. He could not help comparing those happy days when he had followed her over all Europe and their jolly, frank com- panionship had been the bright spot of his life, with his present condition of lonely boredom. As he stood disconsolate by the rail he fully realized that the trip, which he had hoped might result in at least partial forgetfulness, had been a dismal failure. He was glad it was at an end. . He turned from the rail with the intention of seeking the seclusion of the smoking-room. As he made his something to have those days, anyway.” The girl turned her head slowly. “So I have discovered,” she said. “Do you ever think of them?" asked eagerly. “Sometimes. For mamma’s sake, you know, I wish I didn't think of them so much,” she said. “They were high old days,” he ob- served. ““Weren't they?” she said, just a hint the memory of he SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMfiER 9, 1904. HE VOYAGE END | BY GRANT OWEN ~ LEETLA HUMPY JEEM| A 'Merican boys eesa vera bad lot, Dey steala peanutta, banan’, An’ evrathing gooda for eatin’ I got, An’ mak’ all da troubla dey can, I gotta be keepin' awak’ weeth both eye An’ watch alla da time for a treeck, | An’ gotta be queecka for runnin’ an' try | To spanka deir pants weetha steeck.' Ees wan o' dees boys dat ees call “Humpy Jeem,” | An’ justa wors’ wan in da pack, But how am 1 gona gat mada weeth heem? He gotta da hump on da back. Ees only a poor leetla keed an’ so weak, | An’ I am so beeg an' so strong,’' I no can gat mad an’ I not even speak For tal heem how moocha ees wrong. Eet maka heem laugha baycause eet ees fun of wistfulness i~ her voice. Corbin looked at her searchingly. ‘Was she sincere or merely sympathetic? ! “I wish that one of two things had | i | | i way along the deck, his mind still occupied with disquieting thoughts, | he awkwardly bumped against the footrest of an isolated steamer chair. He lifted his cap and turned to of- fer abject apologies to the occupant of the chair, but instead of speaking ' he stood quite still, staring in amaze- | ment. When he did speak it was a | single word into which was crowded | a whole gamut of emotions: ’ “Polly | The girl sprang from the chair. i | | “John!" she cried in a toge that matched his own. 1 Corbin leaned against the rail and contintled to stare at her as if he could not credit his eves. “Great Scoft!" he said, running his hands through his hair and smiling foolishly. “Well, you're the last person I ex- pected to meet,” said she. Corbin groaned. “And I've missed six whole days of vour society,” he complained. “Tell me, how does it happen I have not seen you before?” Th girl laughed. “Mamma is none too good a sailor, you know, and this has been a rather hard passage,” she explained. “T've been looking after her the greater part | of the time.” Corbin turned his eyes and looked | thoughtfully at the thin blue line ur{- the horizon. “We'll be docked in five hours,” he said. “May I claim those five hours of your time?” “Yes,” she said readily. *Shall we stay here “Now,” said Corbin, when he had | brought another chair and they had | sut down together, “tell me about your summer campaign?” “Oh”—she shrugged her shoul- ders—*the usual thing-—a month in town and then the usual round of id country places.” “With dukes and earls dancing a| ely attendance?” he supplemented. | ‘Let’s not talk of them,” she said quickly. I am tired to death of titles, | and—dor’t tel} mamma, will you?—I'm | glad to get nome—foolishly and pathet- ically glad. Have you been across on business?” she asked. “No,” he said shortly. went on pleasure.” “Didn't you find the pleasure?” she said. Vot exactly,” said he. “Very prob- ably I chose an unfortunate itinerary. You see, 1 went to the cathedral at | Cologne again and to that little coffee- house in Antwerp, and I did the gal- leries -at Brussels. It was very un- wise. ‘There were ghosts of too many | happy days hanging about. Then I went to Venice, and the pigeons at St. Mark’s ;ut the finishing touches to my misery. 1 fed the little beggars one morning—do you remember that bther morning at St. Mark's?” “Yes,” she said, looking across the parkling water. 1 “That was living,” he said. “And the day we lost your mother in Naples—do you recall it?” She nodded. “Oh, well,” he sald resignedfy, “I thought I ) “it's - b | b = o | When he did speak it was a sin- | gle word—*Polly | 5~ 3 happened,” he said impatiently. *I wish we had never found your mother in Naples that day, or that I had been born to a title.” “I'm glad that you haven't a title,” she said. Corbin sat up suddenly. ““Honestly?” he asked. “‘Honestly!” she repeated. “Look here,” he sald, “if it wasn't for your mother’s ambitions—" He stopped. hesitated, then reached ! over and took her hand. 1 “Polly, dear,” he said softly, “I'm honestly and sincerely sorry to disap- i | | | point your mother.” “So am I, but—but I can’t help it,” she said. ” i For a moment he was lost in thought. “T should have persisted that day at St. Mark’s, shouldn’t 17"’ he asked. “If T had known,” she laughed, “that you wouldn't have persisted, you dear, stupid man—I—I should never have said ‘no." " i Corbin rose and held out his hand to help the girl to her feet. “I think,” he said, “we'd better break the sad news to your mother while she's still too weak to lecture us.” (Copyright, 1904, by T. C. McClure.) Suspected Son of Gambling. The latest story going the rounds about George Ade relates to the time when he was just coming into rewards | for his literary efforts somewhat great- | er than those he had been accustomed | to as a newspaper man in Chicago. Not knowing what to do with the consider- | able sums of money he was receiving | from the rovalties on his fables and other writings, he sent part of the in- | come to his father in Indiana for in-| vestment. The senior Ade did not marvel much ' at the first remittance, for, he had al-: ways considered George a frugal boy | and cne likely to iay by something for the moisture. But when thousand-dol- lar drafts began to arrive every two or three weeks he grev anxious and in the end suspicious. One day he could stand the #train no longer, so he packed his! valise and starte! {or Chicago, saving glcomily as he Jdeparted: “Something must be wrong with George. He can't be making all this! money honestly. I'm afraid he's gam- bling."” £ family and a corresponding income. Jockey boy! Where's marri a larg ~ | handier. , @n unclean bed may be For reach weeth hees theen leetla han’ Af’ grabbin’' a coupla peanutta an’ run' So fas’ as hees skeenny legs can. So always I maka pretend I no see How moocha peanutta he tak’. I guess I would like som’ wan do dat for me Eef I gotta hump on da back. Da beeg Irish cop ees say: “Poor leetla Jeem! i Ees better for heem if he croke.” i I tal you eef som'thing no happen to heem I guess pretta soon I be broke. I no like to thinkin' bad luck, but O! I weeshin' for evra one's sak’ Dey soon gat an angela up in Ha sky Dat gotta da hump on da back. my! | —T. A. Daly, in Catholic Standard and Times. QUACKS IN GERMANY In 1902, according to official statistics, there were in the whole of Prussia 15,- 400 doctors and 4104 quacks. The Ger- man law makes the practice of the healing art free to all, although there is a penalty for the unauthorized use of the title doctor. As a result, quacks flourish mightlly in a state justly con- sidered in other respects the boly land of science. The evil has become so serious, says the New York Globe, that a society was some time ago formed in Berlin for the express purpose of exposing quackery. Under the auspices of this bedy an exhibition of quackery was recently held in Breslau, where every- thing pertaining to medical quackery was exposed—its advertisements, pan- aceas, various methods of treatment, anti-epidemic masks, universal gastric juices, bogus electric apparatus, etc. In the case of one cult the announce- ment was made that during the past fifteen years its members had collected from the public over $3,500,000. One scction of the exhibition was devoted te methods for suppressing quacks. RADIUM SUPPLY. Sir Willilam Ramsay in a recent ad- dress said that few people realize the great scarcity of the raw material for yielding radium nor the exceedingly minute particles used in the experi- ments that have astounded the world. The Scientific American quotes him as saying: “It is impossible to say whither the future supply of raw ma- terial is to come from. 1 believe that in America, carnotite looks promising as a basis for it. Cleavite, a mineral found in Norway, is also looked upon as a favorable source of supply. That there is no more than one-tenth of an opnce of this substance in existence seems beyond belief at first thought. But when we remember that radium is manufactured by a concentration and crystallizing process, and that it is only obtained in the form of salts which* may contain but a small per- centage of pure radium, this does not seem so strange, after all. The amount of radium salts even, as yet manu- factured, is very small.” TYPES OF BEGGARS. the beggar will belong to first, the purely Racially one of three classes; unfortunate; second, the drunken out- cast; third, the professional pan- He of the first class usualiy is forced by circumstance to follow the line of least resistance into the poorest and cheapest quarter of the town, where he wil not be likely to meet with his old-time friends, and where his migery will find sufficient company to render it unashamed, and so his des- tination will be one of those cheap ladging-houses, where a warm fire and had for 10 cents or less a night. The outfast of the second class is almost witfiout excep- tion hrought to his degraded condition through drink, and he takes to the lower Bowery impersonally, because it constitutes his natural environment, being where the greatest quantity of rum is sold for the least amount of money, and where a free s'eep may be had during stormy nights on the rear- room floor of a saloon. The professione! pan-hand!ér of the third class goes down the Bowery, not because he lives there, for he does nat, but because there he finds sundry re- sorts which cater exclusively to his kind.—"Six Weeks in Beggardom.” by Theodore Waters in Everybody's Mag- | azine for December. HOME COUOKERY. Mountain Cake.—One cup of xaugar.v one-half cup of butter, one-half cup of milk, two cups of flour, two eggs, one- half teaspoon soda, one teaspoon cream cf tartar. A good layer cake. Rocky Mountain Cake.—Two cups sugar, one-half cup butter, one cup | sweet milk, three cups flour, two tea- speons baking powder, six eggs, whites, | Bake in three lavers. Fruit Filling.—One fresh cocoanut, one cup seeded raisins, six large fizs, ene-half cup currants, one pound dates, one-quarter pound citron, one-half pound almonds. Grate the cocoanut end take one-third aimonds and chop | with all the fruit. Mix with a small | part of the cocoanut and spread the mixfire on each layer of cake. Use wholg almonds for decorating the top &nd sprinkle plentifully with cocoanut. Dark and Light Cake.—White part: | Two cups sugar, one-half large cup butter, one cup milk, one eup corn starch, two and a half cups flour, four eggs (whites), two teaspoons baking | pewder. Brown part: One cup brown | sugar, one-half cup molasses, one-half butter, heaping, one-half cup cold cof- fee, two and a half cups flour, one cup seeded raisins, one cup currants, one teaspoon cloves, cinnamon, one 8spoon soda, heaping, four eggs, yelks. ! H 5 | “at < Among the guests were Mrs. H. E. !and Mrs. Jules Mersfelder, ' Mrs. Arthur Fickensher, Mr. { will give a reception this evening at | As your communication does not state - Miss Marie Withrow and Miss Eva Withrow held one of their charming homes” on Wednesday evening. Huntington, Mme. Tucholsky, Mrs. Brown of London, Mrs. Battles, Miss Daisy Fickensher, Miss McCune, Mr. Mr. and Richard- Redding, Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. son, Dr. Arnold Genthe, Dr. Charles H. Lombard, Signor Xavier Martinez and Maynard Dixon. Some delightful music was offered dur- | ing the evening. Among the numbers were piano solos by Arthur Fickensher, and vocal solos by Miss Daisy Ficken- sher and Mrs. Brown, who studied with Miss Marie Withrow during the latter's residence in London. R Colonel and Mrs. Charles H. Blinn | their home on Post street in honor of their niece, Miss Sherman of New York. S The wedding of Miss Marie Voorhies to Captain Haldimand Putnam Youns, which takes place on December 31, will be a home’ affair, the ceremony occur- ring at 4 o'clock, after which there will be a large reception. The bride will be attended by Miss Florence Ives as maid of Honor, and her father, Dr. Voorhies, will give her away. Captain Young with his bride will depart almost im- mediately for his station, the Schuyl- kill arsenal, in Philadelphia. . A “bud” party was given yesterday by Miss Maud Payne, who entertained at luncheon a dozen of the fairest. The color scheme was pink—candelabra, name cards and roses all of the deli- cate shade. & Was Maxine Elliott receiving showers of attention and entertain- ment. On Wednesday evening she was dined-at the Bohemian Club by James D. Phelan, who transformed the red room into a bower of red roses | for the beautiful guest of honor. Asked to meet Miss Elliott were Miss | Virginia Jolliffe, Miss Ethel Dean, | Miss Frances Jolliffe, Mrs. Dixwell Hewitt, Mrs. Walter Martin, Mrs. Wil- liam Hinckley Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Miss is ‘THE SMART SET BY SALLY SHARP. and Mrs. | Ventura, | which is a delight to themselves their friends. With a view uncha lenged, the home contains every requ site for comfort, and near their o lecation Mr. and Mrs. Breedon have no regrets for a by-gone neigh berhood. . - . Miss Edna Robinson entertained yesterday afternoon at tea. . . . Mrs. Joseph Anderson Chanslor and Mrs. Frederick Wilson Kimble w give a large tea at the home of the former hostess, corner Jones and Washington stteets, on December 20 . . . Mme. E. C. Evstaphieve, the musi- cian and artist, is occupying the Bruce Porter cottage with Mids Ade- line Knapp in Mill Valley. This cozy retreat is tucked away at the extreme | end of the valley, immediately under the surveillance of Mount Tamalpais A prettier home is nowhere near, and the spot one quite in keeping with the pursuits of its inhabitants. 4 . . Mrs. George A. Crux has taken res- idence at 1815 Broadway. . . . The wedding of Miss Galena Conwell of this city and Dr. J. N. Glesy of Sait Lake City took place yesterday at the St. Francis. The ceremony Wwas per- formed at 11 a. m. by the Rev. James M. McElhinney, pastor of the Holly- wood Presbyterian Church. The bride, attended by Miss Gertrude Gidney, was dressed in white mull and carried a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley. The groom was served by Dr. J. A. Me- Gough. Dr. and Mrs. Glesy have gone for an extended Eastern trip and will return to San Francisco the latter part of January, when the doctor will lo- cate here in his profession. “ & e Dr. and Mrs. Morton Gibbons, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stubbs in Chicago, have returned to town. Miss Elsie Dorr has come with them. > = . Mrs. Ellen H. Root, whose home is in Paris, will spend the winter in San Francisco at the Bella Vista. . = o Mr. and Mrs. William Babeock, who have been traveling abroad extensively, returned recently to their home in San Borace Blanchard Chase, Chester Bai- ley Fernald, Enrique Grau, Cyril To- | bin, Charles Aiken, Joseoh Redding, | Edward M. Greenway, Thomas Bar- | bour. Miss Elliott will be the guest ! of honor at the Tobin home in Bur- ! lingame next Sumday, when a lunch- | eon will be given. to which are bidden many of society's members. . . . Mrs. Henry Clarence Breedon enter- | tained yesterday at a large bridge party. This is the first of a series of | bridge games that Mrs. Breedon will | give through the winter. In addition | to the attractiveness of this pastime there Is the pleasure of being enter- 2ined in the | and Mrs. Rafael. The marriage of Miss Margaret Kin- sey to Bertram Chase Towne, which occurred at noon on Wednesday, was witnessed by a large number of friends and relatives from Oregon and Califor- nia. The bride's father was a ploneer of Oregon, having arrived there at an earlv day and founded the town of Eu- gene, which was named for him. The ceremony was performed in Grace Church by the Rev. David Evans, the bride attended by Miss Greta Water- man, the groom by Dr. Waterman. Mr. Towne will reside with Mrs. Phoebe ; Kinsey in her beautiful new Breedon's new home, | home at San Mateo. ES - & — | | i | | | | | | | i i s A Chic Shirt Waist of W hite Taffeta, Stnply Trimmed | Tucks and Straps. It Closes on the Side Invisibly. \ 2 — ANSWERS TO QUERIES JUBILEE TRAIN—A. S, City. The train that carried the jubilee edition of ‘The Call from San Francisco to Sacra- mento, January 24, 1898, made the trip in one hour and forty minutes. GOVERNMENT LAND—H. 8., City. in what portion of California you would wish to take up United States land this departnient cannct advise you as to which of the several United States land offices you could write to. The United States Land Office, 610 Commercial strcet in this city, may advise you in this matter. KISSING THE BRIDE—Subscriber, City. An authority on etiquette says about’ kissing the bride: “The bridal veil may be thrown back from the face of the bride at the altar by the groom if he pleases, but it is not now consid- ered quite reverent for him to kiss her L OREA A S AR e Dttt S A R thus publicly, and certainly not for the officiating clergyman. A delicate wom- an always rebels agafist the now dis- Gsed formality of kissing in the church, and it is pleasant to announce that this habit is one of the obsolete customs of public marriages.” JOHNNY SMOKER—O. 8., Cify. There is no account in any of thes books of children's games of such a game az “Johnny Smoker,” but thera is a song which can be found in cheap seng books descriptive of Johnny Smoker playing all kinds of instru- ments. Such may be obtained from any bookseller. \ Townsend's California Glace fruits in artistic fire-etc! boxes. 715 Market st. and Wakelee's g Store. - Special Information supplied daily to business houses and 'T-. the '.'_-‘. u"‘.‘“‘ ,’-"‘..‘-. =