The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 9, 1905, Page 8

TH N FRANCI CO. CALL, THURSDAY, QVEMBER 9, 1905. THE SAN FRANCISCOCALL «ev ... Proprietor JOEN D. SPRECKELS.....cccc00e ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO oee.- THIRDJ AND MARKET STREETS, SAN FRANCISCO ..NOVEMBER g9, 1905 PUBLICATION OFFICE.. THURSDAY ROCKING THE BOAT. OMETIMES a boat gets stuck in the mud and cannot be S moved by the oars. A good boatman, under such circum- stances, rocks the boat to let the water under the keel and force the mud out and finally clear the craft so that it may pass into deep water. Rocking a boat so situated is good policy and a proper proceeding, but we often read of the fellow who rocks the boat when it is in deep water and perhaps in a rapid current. The rocking is not necessary to clear the boat from the mud, for it is in water deeper than its draft. To rock it is to risk the lives of its passengers. There is always somewhere, however, a fool who will rock a boat on deep Water, and many women and children and some men are drowned because the fool rocks the boat. Russia is 2 boat long stuck in the mud. She has not moved for a thousand years. Motionless in the mud, her people have seen in that time the other nations go sailing past, with plenty of water under their keels. stuck in the mud, had wise boatmen who rocked them at the right time and got th into navigable water, and they'have sailed into ivilization and freedom, into parliamentary government, ions, and most of them into a separation be- d state, meaning freedom of conscience. But while this gallant argosy of natiops, rocked out of the mud, has sailed on, Russia has remained stuck in the mud. Church and state joined, no habeas corpus, no trial by jury, no freedom of conscience, no institutions, no generat education, on that Russian boat the mud. Now the passengers have gone to rocking the boat themselves. They are doing it with frenzied energy and fight among themselves while they rock. They are not agreed as to many things they want, but they all agree that the boat must be rocked and get water under her keel and be made to move out of the mud that has held her motionless for a thousand years. These people who are rocking the Russian boat may be frenzied, ely red-handed and murderous, but through the blur of The boat needs The water is working under it and the ing mud is becoming solvent and is washing away. When the boat gets in motion- murder will cease, arson will cease, the crimes of frenzy will cease, and those who rocked the boat will guide it upon the deep water, and will sail it into the peace and in- stitutions of liberty, like the other nations whose boats ‘were rocked of the ng ago. The U States was never fast in the mud. As royal colonies we had the benefit that came to all Great Britain from being rocked 1643 and 1688. As colonies we wanted to sail faster toward a larger freedom, and taking the boat in charge we accom- plished our g Since then we have been on the broad blue water, with 1 3ut now there are fools who want out of the mud i 1rpose. to rock the Yeork Hon 1 Hearst wanted to rock the boat. In fight R inted to as a present example Worthy to be followed, a usands of recently imported foreigners, but voters on the Ea ere.told by his speakers that American.and Rus onc e simil nd the time had come to rock our boat. But Russia is in the 1 we are in deep water. The man who rocks the Ru boat is wise. He who rocks the American boat is a fool I an imitative streak. Some one con s ie in a novel manne Immediately somebody | else, w of will ever thought' of suicide before, indulges in seli-slaughter by the same means. People with a just grievance revolt nny and repression. Others living under free insti 1 b3 elves rise, wailing that they are blood and fire. Because one rocks his boat another rocks his boat on deep water, and or happily is himself drowned. s stood a good deal of boat rocking since 1896. scared the passengers. Now Mr. Bryan and inspired by the proper The passengers are uneasy but are not yet. is at it, n m of in 2 panic A % 2 NEW PHILADELPHIA. I\' the general political mixup of Tuesday one result gratifies all men. decent Philadelphia has broken the yoke of the grafters and emerg nto decency and freedom. Many efforts to do this a have been made before, many campaigns for it have been hard fought, and lost. Repeatedly the reform element has been snowed under by majorities of 100,000 and the case seemed hopeless. Men were in desp. The grafters and boodlers gpitefully defended them- selves by atta g those who opposed them. So for twenty years the fight has gone on and boodling and graft won every time and were “vindicated.” But the pitcher that goeth often to the fountain gets broken at last. Philadelphia is redeemed, because Mayor Wea- ver's conscience revolted and he turned on the crowd that elected him. When he turned the decent people immediately fell into line behind him. They hastily organized and nominated a ticket with- out reference to the old parties or their wishes. They turned neither to the right nor the left, but went straight ahead and have redeemed the city by a majority of50,000. - In view of all the circumstances this result is remarkable, and it will encourage San Francisco and other graft-ridden cities to persist until deliverance comes. No one can tell the time of such upheavals. For many years efforts much stronger and much better organized have been made in Philadelphia, but could not overcome the indifference of the people. Many concluded from past experience that success for reform was impossible and refused to take the trou- ble of trying. Suddenly the public conscience is touched, indigna- tion is roused, and the people who had let many a strong move- ment perish put themselves behind a weak movement and push it to victory. The time comes, some time. THE PRESS OF THE NATION. When we look over the list of nephews and cousins and aunts on life insurance payrolls we cannot suppress our satisfaction that the anti-race suicide gospel was not preached by a President of the generation before Mr. Roosevelt’'s—New York Press. ST S S, The city of New York points with pride to its ninety-two places of public amusement open nightly, but keeps mum about the fact that it still has minety-nine miles of horse-car lines.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. > R When 2 man seys he is going to see “the whole Damm family,” don’t be sure that he is going to a theater—it may mean attendance at the in- srance inquiry.—New York Herald. S oo 2 Some men are born infamous, some gradually lost their reputations and some have their reputations taken away from them by committees of in- vestigation.—Houston Chronicle. RS S No, you have them mixed. The custodian of the secret of life is an- other Loeb. Washington Loeb is simply the custodian of official secrets.— New York Herald. e RS & X A So far the pet results of the effort to hummnize football this year are two riots and the usual number of seriously injured players.—Milwaukee Sentinel. - : RO R Y It is said that President Roosevelt melts down opposition. If Mr. Fair- banks ever becomes President he will freeze opposition up.—Atlanta Journal, A SRR o Suppose the Democrats should nominate Mr. Roosevelt—would that change the perty’s luck or his?—Washington Times, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, once | e recent municipal campaign in New | { | | FATHER KNICKERBOCKER—Well, the line had to be drawn somewhere. SAPHO . Tue JoY of lmn/ | Mes.0anES Duranss —CHICAGO CHRONICLE. o ek U | || Story of an Old Showman. o+ O | ¢ (THE slightest accident will some- times wreck the whole evening's work of a conjurer,” sald the old showman. | I remember a knockout blow I got in | 2 small town in Kansas when I was do- ing a bit in the line of magic. I was performing the well known trick of pass- ing a marked coin into the center of an | apple—at least that’s what a good many people were under the delusion I was do- |ing. I used a silver dollar, and empha- | sized the trick by passing the coin into the pocket of some boy whom I had en- | ticed onto the stage. “Of course, I may as well confess right here that the boy had to be a confederate and that the marked dollar had its fellow in one previously prepared by me. As I entered the ‘opry house’ that night I looked around for a likely youth to aid me in my double dealing. I selected my boy and promised to pass him in if he would follow my instructions. “’Son, said I, ‘I am a conjurer. I want you to put this doilar in your trousers pocket, right side. I'll get you a seat in the front row. When I ask for somebody to come on the stage you must com Then I will ask you to produce this dol lar.” “The boy promised to do just as I had instructed him, and after making arrgnge- ments for him at the door, I left him. When I was ready for the dollar trick I saw my young confederate sitting open- mouthed in the front row. I had pre- vailed upon another member of the aud ence to lend me a dollar marked exactly as the one I had given to the boy. “1 passed that borrowed dollar into the apple, cut the fruit open and dropped out the coin. Then I addressed the house as follows: “ ‘Ladies and gentlemen, I will now per- form a still more difficult feat. 1 have passed that dollar into an apple. Now I will ask some one in the audience to step up on the stage, and, without going any- where near him, 1 will pass the same dol- lar, marked as you have seen, into his trousers pocket.’ “In accordance with his instructions the lad stepped to the stage. I took a position opposite and. asked: “ ‘Now, young man, have you ever seen me before?” “‘No, sir,” was the answer, “ I have here a dollar,’ I continued. ‘I am going to pass it into your trousers pocket, right side. One—twp—three—go!" ©" “I made the usual passes of the magi- cian and smiled confidently upon my au- dience. “‘Now, said I to my assistant, ‘put your hand in your right pocset and give me the dollar.’ ““At this juncture the boy began to look a little sheepieh, but down he dived into his pocket. Then to my unutterable hor- ror and to the unspeakable amusement of the audience, he produced a handful of silver, saying: “‘TI've only got ninety cents of it left, el > FRENZIED FACTS. Frenzied statesmen, Frenzied scads, Frenzied fancies, Frenzied fads; Frenzied finance, Frenzied rocks, Frenzied bonds and Frenzied stocks. Frenzied pulpits, Frenzied shows, Frenzied pugil- istic blows; Frenzied prices, Frenzied books, Frenzied weddings, Frenzied crooks. * Frenzied tales of Frenzied ‘scenes « In the frenzied Magazines; i Frenzied weather— I do vow, Everything is Frenzied now. - Journal, L ——————— London is to have an ent bufld- ing in a central on a d-a- position four-anc balf-acre site. It will be suitable for ex- hibitions, athletic gal concerts, a winter garden and a roof garden, which is to cover three and a balf acres, T' . CONFESSION OF A SAGE : BY DOROTHY FENIMORE. CARPING critic has asked me if I A follow all the good advice I give. And it comes over me, like a flood of sunshine full of jollity, that if 1 were to do so T should be a paragen of excel- lence. For I have told my readers how to succeed in business and in love, how to be happy and good and how to main- | tain a balance in the bank. But why showd I heed the wisdom { which T have written for other people’s guidance? I did my public duty when I stuck up a signpost on the corner of my lot to warn passersby that the road in the direction indicated was dangerous for pedestrians. If I disregard my Oown no- tice I do it on my private responsibility. Besides, you can’t expect a fire to con- { sume its own smoke. And if you have warmed your stiff knuckles at my spirit's glow you ought, in common gratitude, to be satisfied with that, Surely one can approve discretion with- out possessing it, just as one can admire Lincoln without being a member of the | tamous Ralil-Splitters’ Club. Supposing that I tell you that every bit of work you do must be done just right. Am I in consequence to be denied a per- fectly natural flush of self-congratulation because I have succeeded in covering with brass tacks the deficiencies of the shirt- waist box which I made with unskilled fingers? Because I point out the artistic pleasure that may be derived from opening a baked potato or a bofled egg competently, have I no right tc a secret wish that both could come to the table conveniently put up for the consumer In collapsible tubgs, like li- brary paste? Because 1 write valiently: “Be brave; face the future; overcome difficulties, for there is no royal road to anything worth while,” shall I not be forgiven for a quak- Ing heart that sighs: *“Oh, if to-morrow were only yesterday, how much better I wouid feell” There Is no mortal living who does not see much better than he does. Even when I fail to take my own advice it is worth no less on that account to you. What I say is likely to be true if I speak it with a fecling of sincerity. For sincere speech has all the force of conscious action. Good ——— Music Hath Not All the Charms. wise words, like And by thein words, like evil ones: foolish ones, are deeds. fruits ve shall know them. Besides, while a part of my advice is the result of my own experience, a larger part I have inherited or gleaned from wiser lives than mine. Sometimes I whis- tle to keep your courage up, and some- times I whistle to keep up my own. NO PLUCKING THERE. Representative Smith of Pennsylvania was recently in one of the departments at Washington “looking after’” one of his constituents, “I wrote you a letter,” satd the Representative, “and I am reminded of what happened in my State about a let- ter of introduction. “A rich old farmer who lived near Philadelphia got tangled up in a money matter with one of his neighbors. Mr. Alston, for that was his name, sought an attorney, whe Zave him a letter of in- troduction to a brother lawyer in Phila- delphia, at which place It was necessary to enter the suit. The letter was deliv- ered to the lawyer, ‘and while he was reading K he was called out of the room, leaving the letter on his desk. Mr. Alston let curiosity get the best of him and pick- | ed up the letter and read it. The letter closed with, “Mr. Alston is a fat goose; pluck Mim heavy.' “That was enough for the rich old farmer, and, seizing a pen, he wrote: “ ‘P, S.—The goose has flown, feathers and all.’ ,*“It took him about three seconds to amble down the stairs and into the street, and he has not had anything to do with lawyers from that day to this, preferring{ to pluck his own geese.” — Philadelphia Record. —_ e MIRROR FISHING IN FRANCE. Some French anglers use a tiny mir- ror atached to the line near the baited hook. The idea is that the fish, seeing itself reflected, hastens to snatch the bait from {its supposed rival. Very suc- cessful results have een obtained through the employment bf this unique device. _Young Lady (philanthropically slumming).—’And if you come to the meeting to-morrow night you'll hear me play the organ.” Guttersnipe—'‘Oh, Miss, and will you have a monkey?’'—Punch. Occidental Accidentals LRI L ‘MISSY NOAH AN’ DE ARK. NE day de Lawd met Noah out er- O walkin' in de ya'd, An' He say unto him: is mighty in mah powah, - An’ Ah hopes dat yow'll git busy an’ git busy strongry La'd, Kase Ah wants to tell yo' suttin dat dah’s gwine ter be a showah. ‘You'd bettah bulld er 'normous ark erbout < t'ree story high, Axn’ put a cubber on It so it sholy kin be shet, Kase when dat showah's drizzlin’ you'll wish dat yo' was dry, - An’ if dat ark ain't finished den yo suttinly git wet; An’ Ah hopes you'll take mah creechahs, Jes’ ebryt'ing dat grows, An’ lead dem safely in de ark de way Ah hab desiahed, An’ take de mate ob ebery one, foh lan’ ob goodness knows, *Fore dey had swum six months er mo’ Ah reckon dey'd be tiahed.” Den Noah Missy Noah call, an’ say to her, says he, “Dah’'s gwine ter be a freshet ‘long erbout de firs’ ob spring”; An’ she say, “How does yo' know it?” an’ he say, “De Lawd tell m Den she say, “De Lawd know bettah dan ter tell yo' anyt'ing!” But Noah say, “He suttin did; he say an ark ter make, An’ take His creechahs in it, jes’ two ob ebry kin', De taggah an’ de spidah an’ de possumh an’ de snake, An’ also take de pottermus an’ ebryting Ah fin.” Den Missy Noah gib a staht an’ wep' some grejus teahs, An’ den she say, “Does yo' surspec’ yo' got ter take de mouse?” “Be cahm, mah honey,” Noah “Ah sholy has, Ah feahs. “Well, den,” she say, ““Ah hain't gwine go in dat-dah floatin’ holll’e!" say, Den Noah see it warn’'t no use. “Ah'd rathah go,” she say, An’ git mah new hat wet clar troo dan lib wid such a ting, An’ Ah reckon dat de Lawd was er-foolin’, anyway, An’ dah won' be any freshet 'long erbout de firs' ob spring.” Den Noah spostulated, an’ he say, “¥o' should be shame - Ter be so grejus ’ticlar when yo' sholy will git wet.” But Missy Noah tole him dat since firs’ she took his name, She nebah wished so ‘ticlar dat his strep'rous mouf was shet. Den how yo' s’pose, mah chillun, dat Noah got his wife Ter go Into dat floatin’ house foh dat dah sallin’ lark? ‘W'y. he used some circumlution, for he say ter her, “Mah life, I sho will fix a place for mice jus’ out- side ob de ark.” ALFALFA PHILOSOPHY. More- I think on it more I'm dead sartin 'at they ain’t no skin "ruption, bad es they be, 'at compares with a 'ruption of the mouth fer vi'lence. I've c'ncluded "at the man 'at says they ain’t no honor 'mong men is 'quainted with himself. I don’ know’es the person at never hed a relapse frum virchoo 'cause he (or she) hadn’t 'nough red blood in his veins to do so need to feel 'at he's settin’ on a pedestal ’at no sinner ever kin hope ter reach up to. Ef all the folks 'at orto be in jail wus goin’ ter git there, some of us would be lyin’ wake nights worryin' "bout it. Ef heaven wus es uninterestin’ es some preachers paint it I shouldn’t blame some folks much fer ‘parently pointin’ in t'other d'rectlon. I've knowed fellers "at praised the Lord an’ voted fer the devil. Course they've a right to do es they please, but 'casionally 1 wish they'd reverse the operation. Ef you've reformed an’ are leadin’ a bet- ter life, did you do it 'cause right’s right or ‘'cause you wus Ii'ble to be ketched at it? I've known some fellers "at they wan't no special trouble with 'cept 'at their parents orto-have been chloroformed a lit- tle w'ile 'fore the child wus born. “They said that Mabel was going to marry a foreigner of title, but I told them I was certain it was a mistake.” “What made you feel so sure?” “Why, her father is worth less than a hundred thousand dollars.” “What is the character of the defend- ant?"” “Why, he is a politician and & plous man and—", His Honor—The clerk will immediately make out a warrant for the arrest of this man for perjury. WE CAN MAKE OUR HEAVEN. I know not where is the heavenland that the parson preached last Sunday, But I know that some who are sure that day are never so sure on Monday; I know not well that a marble seat and a golden harp for playing ould please me as well as I might wish were I in the next world straying; I sometimes doubt if it all will be juse as the good man fancies, ‘With Puritan saints of Puritan style and never our worldly dances; But here is a thought that appeals to me as the cream of our wisdom sum- ming: ‘We can make our heaven right Rere and now and the rest will awalt our coming. - ‘We can make our heaven right here and now; a kindly spirit beareth To others the bliss that now they miss and that ever the white God list to the Spirit's calling. There is right good work that we ali may do; there are hearts to our own are pleading: There are wounds to heal, there are buds to strew, there are many our kind- ness needing; So I knoWw full well, though the notes I miss of the a-thrum- ming, 24 ; ‘We can make o here and now and the resg will pwalt our coming. “Miks De Charmion is a sweet girl, is she not?” : ‘Well, I think so, but I am not quite certatn. “Why, I thought that you were well ac- quainted with her.” I am—fairly so: but I have not had a chance to talk confidentially with her lit- tle brother as yet.” . ———— OF COURSE NOT. Patience—'You're quite lame to-day?” Patrice—"Yes. Will stood on my foot for ten minutes last night.” “And you allowed it?” * “I didn’'t know it.” Townsend's California glace frults ‘and choicest candles in etched boxes. New store, 767 Mar. ———————————— supplied The Smart Set - BY SALLY SHARP. A dinner in honor of Miss Spreckels was given at the Palace Palm Garden Tuesday evening by Alex- ander Hamilton, who entertained Miss Grace Spreckels, Mrs. and Mrs. Joha D. Spreckels, Mr. and Mrs. John Spreckels Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hol brook, Mr. and Mrs. Wakefleld Baker, Miss Jennie Blair and Robert Wood- ward. Miss Spreckels and Mr. Hamilton will be married on November 27, the event to be very quietly celebrated, with only the members of the two families pres- ent. e Miss Helene Robson will be hostess at a luncheon to-day In honor of Miss Edith Downing, who is soon to be a bride. Miss Robson is one of this year's debutantes and her affair in the Palm Garden will include several of the newly “arrived” young belles. o 8- Miss Ruth Casey will make her for- mal debut to-day at a tea given by her aunt, Mrs. Frederick Beaver. . 4. ® Mrs. Charles Mortimer Belshaw will be hostess at a large card party to-day at the St. Francis. PR The wedding of Miss Elizabeth Still- man and Joseph Chamberlain will be very quletly celebrated to-day at the home of the bride's father. TR Miss Alma Thane entertained a bevy of buds yesterday In honor of Miss Evelyn Clifford, who has enjoyed the good wishes of a host of friends dur- ing the series of teas by Miss Thane. et e Miss Ethel Cooper, who is soon to set sail for Europe and the Holy Land, will hold a farewell gathering at her home on Pacific avenue a week from to-day. S te e The home of Mrs. Henry Clarence Breeden was the scene of a pleasurable bridge party yesterday afternoon, when her mother, Mrs. Emma_ Butler, enter- talned nearly thirty guests. « s e Miss Elise Gregory, daughter of Mrs. Henry Payson Gregory, has announced her engagement to Dr. Richardson, sta- tioned at Mare Island and attached to the Marine Hospital Corps. . . e The wedding of Miss Louise Whitney and Harry Young is set for December 23, and will take place at the home of the bride’s parents in Santa Barbars. The ceremony will be very qulet, but a recep- tion to 500 guests will be held immediate- ly_after. Miss Whitney, who has been in town for some time with her mother, has re- ceived much attention. Yesterday Mrs. Young entertained a merry gathering of girls informally, all being bidden by tele- phone, and to-day Miss Florence Ham- mond will be hostess at a pretty luncheon for the young bride. g Dr. Louis C. Deane will leave for Europe on December 1 to remain until next June. During his absencé Dr. Deans will visit the several prominent hospitals. PR Lieutenant and Mrs. David Trezzi, with Mrs. Luke Robinson, are expected home the end of this week from Colusa, where they have been visiting. Lieutenant Trezzi has grown fond of California and wil] not return to Italy until next spring; ig the meantime & new house is being soughggalthough the Trez- zis and Mrs. Robiugen will remain in their present Steiner street abode until the first of the year. .- e Mrs. John Metcalf arrived in town- Mon- day evening from Europe, where she ae- companied her daughter, Miss Edith, sev- eral weeks @ago. Miss Metcalf has re- mained in Londen to visit with relatives. e e Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Wilson Kimble will spend the winter at the Hotel Ply- mouth. . s . Mrs. Jonathon Kittle has taken apart- ments at St. Dunstan’s, where she will arrive within a fortnight from her sum- mer home in Ross Vl.lle'y.. e Dr. and Mrs. Louis Mead are at the 8t. Francis for g short stay In town, af- ter_which they will go to their new home at Byron &rlnl'; 3 . The wedding of Miss Edith C. Brown and Harry T. Helen of Mill Valley took place at noon last Thursday in St. Luke's Church, Rev. Burr Weeden officlating. The bride is a niece of ex-Governor Budd and the groom is assoctated with the Wells Fargo Nevada Natlonal Bank. Hot Mocha at Haas’. A new feature—quality coffee served Vienna style at our soda fountaina Haas' Candy Stores, Phelan bullding and James Flood bullding. - e it e S O FEVERISH HASTE. “Some people deal with graft about the way a farmer in Northern Pennsylvania dealt with an emergency,” sald Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia. much surprised at recelving such an early call, did not forget his hospitality. “‘Come in, Jake, and set down,’ he I ought,’ sald Jake, a little more persuasion he went ANSWERS TO QUERIES. L NAME WANTED.—C. V.. City. This correspondent wants the name of the author of the following: ‘““Though we eat little meat and drink no wine, » 4 >