The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 19, 1904, Page 6

VCISCO: -CALL, MONDAY DECEMBER 19, 1904 THE SAN FRANGISCO CALL [f—————————=—+—————7— N THE RIGHTS ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO JOHN McNAUGHT... Manager THIRD AND MARKET STREBETS, SAN FRANCISCO PUBLICATION OFFICE. MONDAY.. L There were no new stock market sensations to startle the coun- try and in fact the week was practically uneventful.. During the first two or three days the course of the New York stock market monopolized the attention of the country, but when it was seen that the vast financial interests of the metropolis had united to support the harried market and had said to the frenzied Bostoy speculator, “Thus far shalt thou go and no farther!” the financial pool quieted down again and all business directly connected with the Wall-street market resumed its normal condition. With the combined support of the moneyed interests under its foundations the stock list ceased to decline and quotations began to recover, and during the last half of the week the course was upward. Money continued easy, averaging about 3 per cent for call loans, the volume of trading on the Exchange steadily decreased. The conservative interests, which after all control conditions when they run to extremes, are not in favor of a market which records daily sales from 1,500,000 to. 2,000,000 shares, and would rather see the record under than over 1,00,000 per day, as being healthier and more normal. From now on, for the present at least, we shall prob- ably have a steadier market. The frenzied Bostonian may break out .DECEMBER 19, 1904 EQUAL ACTIVITY, WITH LESS SENSATION. of his cage a amuck, but if he does he will \mdoufitedl}' be called ¢ with sufficient sternness. There are too many against . Al New York financier says of the recent stock panic: s break is not likely to have any deterrent effect upon legitimate ness. If it checks the ra nt spirit of speculation that was rapid- v developing it will prove a blessing in disguise. Our farmers will be none the less prosperous because stocks have broken several points; turers will produce and sell none the less, and there will no fall in wages or any decrease in the number of hands empioyed msequence. There are just as many mouths to feed and bodies to ivities of our industrial and business life will A\ few schemes may be held in abeyance, espe- pend upon deluded public buying; but in the street shaket ill have little effect upon gen- situation is vastly different from the panic of vhole financial and industrial fabric was weakened D 3 brisk for the closing earings still show a remarkable in- week being 49.5 per cent, with seventeen on the list to sho¥ ng away up to $3,175,000,000, 000,000. The gain at New iron and steel center, 25.4 . 31 per cent, and so on. ent expansion in general :re 270, against 329 last year. -llent conditions. The iron is showing a sieady improvement. The propor- v is growing smailer and labor is fully employed Lumber and building operations are quieter, i irom cold weather rather than from any Jut this cold weather has stimu- i I over the country and made ports of inactivity ‘are now felt the wave of expansion But there no actual already mentioned, has about all . and at fine prices, and during the 1 hay, pats and flour have been ancisco for Oriental account, supposedly for either Japanese. As for our crop conditions, they are i not well be otherwise, considering the ideal fall exceptionally barley. f be difficult to find a year better than 1904, taking the The first h as already pointed out, was quiet showed some recession, but the noteworthy activity of the last et the quietude of the spring and early sum- whole me rops of corn and cotton, enormous supplies of ually large and widely distributed demand for all s disc all probably pass out of 1904 and into 10 our commercial banners, waving merrily in the breeze of rosperity SOME CENSUS RETURNS. HE Census Bulletin which has just been issued Trlral~ of course, with facts rather than with speculative causes.’ At the same time it is only by the patient study of accumulated facts that any light 1 be thrown upon the mysterious laws which govern population, which become increasingly interesting and increasingly important. The persisting excess of males over females is, for example, very curious, an excess which is to be found in every part of the world of which statistics are available, except Europe, but which is greater in the United States than in any other country. 1f such an excess were universal the problem would perhaps be le perplexing. but that Eurépe should be the one known exception is an added factor which provokes theory and investigation. That the cities of the United States as well as those of Western Europe should show a large preponderance of females is of course duc to the enlarged opportunities for the employment of women which are now to be found in the centers of civilization, and the same cause will account Tor the preponderance of men in the country districts. An obvious explanation is also to be found for the fact that among the Chinese said to have been born in the United States nearly three-fourths are males. The desire of the Celestial to avoid the exclusion laws is, of course, an irresistible temptation to a false return. That death rate of males should be generally higher than that of females may not seem to be remarkable in view of the fact that the great burdens and risks of life usually devolve upon the man. But this by no means explains why this higher death rate should apply to male children under three years of age, as is the incontestable fact not only in the United States but also in Europe. Even a census return is not without its delicate touch of humor. A cold study of the figures seems to show that between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five there are more women than men. This, how- ever, is due, according to the Census Bulletin, and for which we ac- cept no responsibility, to the greater number of women who claim “erroneously” to belong to that age period. 1 THE PRESS OF THE NATION. Owing to a cut in dividends John D. Rockefeller will receive but $14,- 400,000 in Standard Oil profits this year. It is understood, however, ‘that he has saved something from former dividends and will be able to get through by economizing until times get better again.—Washington Post. The movement in Russia for constitutional government having once begun will never end until it has triumphed. This is the history of all such agita- tions. To the revolutionists is due the credit for whatever may be achieved. —Memphis Commercial Appeal. ) London scientists say that every man sends forth rays of color which indi- cate his condition and mood. Therefore it may be supposed that when a man is about to paint the town red he begins by becoming an Indian.—Houston Chronicle. - It ie not true that Uncle Joe Cannon has declined to be decorated with the cross of the Legion of Honor because he doubted his ability to say “Sacr-r-r-r-re bleu!” with proper emphasis.—Boston Globe. Congress opened with “full houses,” but it will soon get down to “p 8— £ AST week was the antithesis of its immediate predecessor. ! Genuine Courtship Should Find Best Expression in Church Life BY DOROTHY FENIMORE. OVE is not to-day a pagan god, who comes to earth merely that he may sport with human hearts, although one might so infer from the numerous metaphors taken from mythology which are still in common use. As suggested in an article pub- lished recently that affection between man and maid which is the basis of our family and social life is next ot kin to the spiritual love which is rec- ognized as the greatest thing in the world. The attitude which a Rev. Dr. Wil- liams, - who was quoted, took on the question was a wise one. To begin with, he gave an exact value to the terms he used. He drew a distinction between flirtation and courtship, two kinds of lovemaking which are as dif- ferent from each other as gilt is from gold. Flirtation is what a witty French- man defined it—"attention without in- tention,” and it is nothing more. Like many another form of trifling, it has its place in our scheme of .nings. It serves as a training scnool of love, wherein girls learr graces that attract men, and mer learn accomplishments which overcome the feminine fancy. Each gains a polish of personality and a nicety of judgment concerning the other sex which it would be difficuit for either to acquire so well in any other way Yet, using flirtation in this sense, which is certainly its correct meaning, the church is not the proper place for its cultivation. The drawing room or the ballroom is decidedly more appro- priate. Flirtation is a role which, played upon the mimic stage of life, presupposes certain stage properties A suitable background is necessary— palms, moonlight, stars shining softly upon quiet waters; or the luxuries | which were bought by papa, an incon- | spicuous personage in the cast, but nevertheless important. Good clothes, the best that the players can afford, is another essential; they form both | part of the background and of the ac- tor's makeup. But genuine courtship, or even that sweet companionship between the sexes which implies itself merely, and the interchange of gentle courtesies, ought to find its best expression in church life. &o love-making of this kind the church offers a suitable trysting place. In such surroundings a girl can make new acquaintances more safely than in any other place outside of her own home, and can also become. intimate in a pleasant and profitable way with | friends whom she already has. And here, 28 well, a young man, coming to a great city as a stranger, can meet nice girls and good women, who will keep his ideals of womanhood pure and high. In order to fulfill is mission a church ought to be a second home to its mem- bers, whether they are old or young. Religion and life should be a combina- tion of noble motives and conscientious practice for e\'er,\'dax use. And love lsi ! youth. It is love which makes the boy {a man. If he loves happily the half- defined ambitions of his boyhood work out naturally into plans for the home he means to make for the girl of his | choice. Should he love unhappily, still, if there is any manhood in him, love will ripen his latent powers. And love | FENIMORE. is responsible for womanly charm. De- sire of it makes a girl careful of her possession of it makes her willing to assume a burden, never underrated to her by her elders, which single life would not involve. “Love, home and children, these are the heart words of life,” says H. G. Wells, turning from study of men of Mars and the moon to that of a peo- ple and a planet nearer at hand. “The toil of a man’s daily life is rarely for himself alone; it goes to feed, to clothe, ‘to- educate those cardinal con- sequences of his being, his children. Even more obviously is this the case with his wife. Even In rest and recrea- tion life still manifests its quality. The books the ordinary man reads turn enormously on love-making, his theater has scarcely ever a play that has not primarily a strong love interest, his ar’ rises to its most consummate tri- umypne in Venus and Madonna, and his music iz saturated in love suggestions.” f our civilization. Divorce it from church influences and one takes a step toward divorcing the church from the intimate and personal life. — MARKING WEDDING GFITS. Among other of the good old-fash- ioned notions coming into vogue again is one which concerns the marking of wedding gifts of silver. Leading jewel- ers of New York are now marking solid-silver wedding presents with the iuitials of the family name of, both bride and groom, coupled by the Char- acter “&.” In modern times it has been the custom to mark such gifts with the initial of the bride's surname only. Whether this was intended as a special compliment to her, or whether it was intended to signify that the gifts, both of her own and of the bridegroom’s family and friends, be- longed to her alone, is conjectural- In some instances this custom has given rise to discord, for in many cases the bridegroom’s friends felt that, as the bride was to take his name, the silver gifts, being family property, obviously should bear his initial, to indicate the family name. However, the revival of the former custom of utjlizing:the sur- name initials both of bride and groom will obviate future difficulties, and, ‘in- cidentally, make the silver markings more aristic. The sudden popularity of the revival of this “old fashion” is therefore easily explained.—Leslie's Weekly. SHIRTSTUD WATCH. An English wat¢chmaker has just finished making a tiny watch in the -+ STORIES OF OLD DAYS. You never hear good stories now— The dear old-fashioned kind— These modern tales don't seem, somehow, To satisfy the mind. I wish some one would' tell a few Like those we loved of old; The ones we used to think were true— The stories mother told! ‘When I was just a little chap As soon as it was night I'd ellmb up into mother’s lap And she would hold me tight And tell of fairies, glants, and Of warriors brave and bold. Never have tales seemed half so grand As those that mother told! Tale after tale she’d tell—and then, When she would say she'd done, T'd always make her start again And tell another one, Until at last, all tired out, My eyes would lose their hold On wakefulness—I'd dream about ! The tales that mother told! Then. by and by. there'd come a knock. And she'd let father in, And as she pointed at the clock He'd give a sickly grin; His business kept him late,. he swore, And he'd explain and scold, { Till mother's tales looked pale before The stories father told: —Cleveland Leader. + 5 sixteenths of an inch in diameter and it Is to be worn with two other studs. By turning the upper stud the watch is wound, while by turning the lower the larger part of life, especially in ! || PACE THAT KILLS. i . appearance, considerate of others, and | x.qve, it seems, is the pivotal princi- | of side of daily | OF CHILDREN “We must interpret the laws for the protection of the young against cruelty, oppression and injustice, nn’ Henry Van Dyke in Wverybody's Maga- | zine for December, “‘as evidence of the ' world’'s growing sense of justice. Be- ginning with the facler_v act of 1833 and the mines and collieries act of 1842 in England, there has been a steadily increasing effort to diminish and prevent the degradation of the |race by the enslavement of childhood ;(o labor. Even the parents’ right of control, says the modern world, must be held in harmony with the child's right to life and growth, mental, moral and physical. The law itself must recognize the injustice of dealing with young delinquents as if they were cld and hardened criminals. No more herding of ‘*lldren 10 and 12 years old in the ‘eommon jail! Juvenile courts and: probation officers, asylums and reformateries, an intelligent and systematie effort to reclaim the young life before it has fallen into hopeless bondage to crime—this is the spirit of vilized legislation to-day. In 1903 no less than ten of the American, States enacted special statutes with this end in view In New York and most of the large centers of wealth there has been an alarming increase of death from or- | ganic heart troublé and Bright's dis- | ease. This need not worry the comparative- | 1y poor to any great extent, says the Bridgeport Post, for these are aristo- | cratic ailments. Bright's disease comes along with a rapid existence and late hours and rich feeding and winel In 1871 in New York City the two | diseases mentioned killed 17.68 persons | out of every 10,000 of the papulation. New York was a little slow thirty-three | years ago. It had only begun to learn | how to burn up money. The rich did | the best they knew how then, and were willing to learn more. The pace quickened, and so did the | death rate. You can't fool the Old Man | with the Scythe. You cannot sneak late hours and highballs and thousand- doliar dinners in on him, and so in 1883 the geaths had jumped to 2888 from heart disease and Bright's disease, or 21.91 persons in every 10,000. In 1803 the total deaths from the causes named were 5947, and the number of persons per 10,000, 27.20. ! The remedy is sane living. That doesn’t mean that one can begin living | sanely after he has sowed wild oats l'or‘ a quarter of a century. The crops put in must be harvested. It means sane Hving from childhood up. A look at the | vitdl statistics quoted ought to make | | the average poor man who has robust | health fairly well satisfied with his condition. ALSWERS TO QUERIES. | SULLIVAN-CARDIFF—M,, City. In| a six-round fight with Patsy Cardiff at Minneapolis January 18, 1887, John L. Sullivan broke his left arm. Sullivan | | was 29 years old at that time. | | PANAMA CANAL—W. R. D, Red-| wood City, Cal. For such information as you desire abouf the Panama canal address a letter of inquiry to C. E. Grunsky, Commissioner, Washington, D. C. 0 DIVORCE—L. C., City. In the State of California an action can be com- menced to secure a divorce on the ground of desertion if the offending | party has willfully deserted for one | year. The party commencing the action must have been a resident of the State one year at the time of filing the com- plaint. PUBLIC LANDS—Subscriber, Mor- | gan Valley, Lake County, Cal. For in- | formation relative to public lands in | the Hawalian Islands address a com- | munication to the General Land Office at Washington, D. C. In regard to pub- lic lands in the State of Californta, that is, lands that belong to the State, ad- dress a communication to the Surveyor | General and ex-officio Registrar of the | State Land Office, Sacramento, Cal. If ! you want to know about private lands | in the State you will have to communi- | cate with some real estate agent who | deals in country real estate. This de- partment cannot advertise such. GILDING—Subscriber, City. The earliest mention that is made of gild- . ing Is to be found in the Bible, Exo- | cdue xxiv:11, where there is an account of gilding on wood in forming a part of the tabernacle of the Jews (1490 B. C.). Gilding was practiced by the | Remans 145 B. C. According to Pliny, - | to make exact change, but if the tax- "ARROR OF DARE FASHON SIS 4 - | | | | | | Tt B DEEP shade of amethyst velvet has rentric rings printed in satin effect upon the veivet pile, the n showing up lighter against the thick velvet backgroun blouse is plain almost severity, but the' richness of the material giv it a very dres appearance indeed Th shoulders are broad, the requisite pleats being placed close together either side of the front fastening, t being acecomplished invisibly beneath a box pleat. The sleeve is the usual shirt- uff, and the plain stand jef p turnover. waist pattern, gathered into a straight bar collar is daimily trimmed with a handkerc - - - = | | . The Value of Cheerfulness L . < HEERFULNESS is to a certain adversity, the approach of trial th extent a matter of temperament. | tests the strength of a man’s na‘: Some are constitutionally sanguine | T0 endure reverses with manly cr marks a nature inward fulness and always fix their eyes on the| . bright side.. They can see cause for | g "o, “:appiness even in times of trial and | byt it is not iikely to add cars misforturte. “How unfortunate you| happiness. The seamstress, who stitche are!” said a friend to a poor man who urs in a room on the fifth floo be prudent to scent groan over the prospe to ¢ had lost a limb by a railway acecident. | ©f a tenement house, who contrives “ ight have been much wor + pe- | With a bird or an humble flower pot to S Mg - brighten -her narrow life, is a true plied the maimed mcn cheerfully. “How worse?” “I might have lost both lege.” Philosophy does not often go so far as this. Undoubtediy the poss: fon of it adds much to the happiness of any ona blessed with it. His bright views of life are contagious and con- | philosopher and makes the best of unpromising ha Sometimes she really er than her wealthy ployer, for happiness cannot be bough by those who have the most money. An English poet calls happiness “o being’s end and aim,” and it may fai tribute to make those around him |l¥ be presumec tha!hcur creator is bet- cheerful. A household is biessed which :.f by *: l \;,nr;; Perf;l -m: ha;s / contains within it one of these aposcles | '120 With morose and melancholy ! Beauty is a gift of nature, but of good cheer. On the other hand, a melancholy person depresses all w n the sphere of his influence. The psaimist vanced age, with its at- :Z;:::(ol;fl::‘nilks, as :rmging days in | “The plainest face, if wreathed in smiles, which man can take little pleasure, but | Attractive will appear— to the young or those in vigorous mid- The laugh which welis up from the heart dle age there is no excuse for regarding | Is music to the ear. the earth as “a vale of tears.” Even ad- | That mirth should light the human facs vanced old age need not be gloomy. | 1s part of heaven's pian; Few human lives flow altogether | God has denisd this gift to brutes— smoothly. Uninterrupted happiness and | No creature laughs but man.” prosperity are rare. It is the touch of | —New York Weekly — which this enrichment was bestowed. | not pay more than the exact amoun The Roman made but 750 leaves, four | when the bill has odd cents, it is wise fingers square, with one ounce of gold. | to carry pennies and tender the exact The metal now is beaten so thin that amount. one ounce will prbduce 2400 sheets | e A three and a half inches square and of | Time to send Townsend's Glace Fru the thickness of = one-two-hundred- P-“"'t_"_l.“i;t_r:l_ thousandth of an inch. One ounce of owasendre: Cuifessty’ Siuss. St gold 5o beaten will cover a surface of | yrtigtic fire-otched boxes. 718 Mafket st, about 190 feet square. Gilding with < and Wakelee's Drug Store. n : . ——————————— gold leaf on bole ammoniac was first introduced in 1273. it may be heightened by a bright and contented dispesition. As one of poets has said: - its . | This week best gold eyeglasses. specs, | 20c 1o 50c a0l in store $3-84)-at 79 4tn; front of celebrated Oyster Restaurant. & At the Tax | g - S | Special information supplied dally s business houses and public mea Oy the PENNIES—T. P., City. Collector’s office the cashier is supposed form of a shirt stud. Its dial is two- | one the hands are adjusted. the Capitol was the first building on | paver wishes to be sure that he shall xomumr."r::;:n%.;d; o e L + # DONT BE GRAVE, BE GAY, AND DRIVE DULL CARE AWAY « | ] J x . | + : £ S e e — { { | i I Edith (aged 6)—Say, papa, what is mmmwm a violinist and a fiddler? Papa—About a hundred and fifty dollars a week. . % B!}—'l'!le theee Arctic explorers. Dix—What's that? ‘thing strange about | J e WHAT'S IN A NAME. Finney (who has read it)—It is well named, for some are not. Grifin—What do you think of Moe| He—My father never minds how hard iller’s title for his latest book, “Sum- | it rains. NO WONDER. AT THE FRONT. Colonel Rhunovitch—General, the Japanese have captured our right wing. ‘What must we do? B General Beatenallsky—Fly with the other. = . She—Likes,it, en? He—Yes; he's an umbrella manufac-