The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 22, 1905, Page 8

L ADDRESS ALL COMMU JOHN McNAUGHT. PUBLICATION OFFICE E CANTEEN. SOLDIERS’ HEALTH AND TH reement upon the ques- tion, it is evident that tl who make an unbjased study,of W the habits and health of the enlisted men do agree that both e improved by the post canteen. The life of soldiers on post is HILE army officers are )se monotonous. They ve recreation and amusement. If reasonable satisfaction of the craving is not furnished in the post no power on earth can prevent them secking unreasonable satisfaction outside. The proof of s visible in the low class saloons and deadfalls that e every st. The ers of these know the tendencies that v the s ir net. They make no mistake in seeking pre out of and physical degeneracy they cause. The soldier’s pay their till, and their ‘health-destroying stuff goes into his st h, to break down his manhood, destroy his moral fiber and make him the victim of further wiles and the subject of per ient physica y, unfitting him for the duties of military life retur d and broken to civil life when his enlist- expires f the ade ortunity to inculcate disci- f proper If proper v rularity of life in the army, it would be a | formative of fine character, from which men | e life, better men morally and physically But this can be done only by guiding human 1 ) squarely blocking it. \When the canteen was in operation, it was, it definite sensc, the enlisted man’s club and school. Its profits supported a library and reading-room to which mw v resorted, seeking amusement and study by reading | play the mless Tuck the excitement of chance ar prohibitioni strongest aloons by crying “thou shait men out of | " way to do this is by competing with the saloon el ystitute for its socidl features. To the enlisted man in bty t Eubstitute wwas h n, hi st I'here he { buy, at a reasonable and proper price, ht wines and beer drinks he wanted. if he There e “soft aleol beverages, with ration & ¢ the social side of life and had the opportunity to improve increase his information in the library and readi this tended to his improvement as a man and a c at beer and wine do not cause degeneracy seems to be certified by t superiority of the beer and wine drinking Germans and nchm Ihe over the vodka soaked Russians of the same class. objection made to the canteen by the prohibitionists is that s official recognition by t nment of beer and wine, which Gove with all other alcoholic drinks as “rum.” They declare by doing this the Government r a drunkard factory in the | posts and that the drink habit is acquired by the use of these t drinks. All that is a hypothesis, No proof of it is submitted. 1 fact it is observed by those who choose to be guided -rever beer and wine are introduced as beverages liquors decreases. The evidence is lacking that men d a thirst for whisky by drinking beer and wine. 1st be obvious to the prohibitionists that abolition of the teen has not removed temptation from the enlisted men. On the ptation has been increased. Humanly seeking social find it only in'the deadfalls that immediately moved rmy post when the canteen was abolished. There they - contact with every vice that demoralizes and ruins e1 I'here is no middle ground. Tt is either that or the post can- contrary, 1 actior p to eve We have endeavored to treat the subject judicially. It is up for The reports of army officers consider it and recommend restoration of the canteen. To this the prohibitionists answer hese officers are themselves drinking men, who desire willfully wre the enlisted men into the same habits. This is sheer non- {'he trained army officer feels that he is the guardian of his 1f he enter battle with them his laurels depend upon their phy- discussion en sical condition and their loyalty and discipline. n their moral and physical strength, their discipline and intelligence. But the foes of the canteen would have us believe that the country’s ety in war rests upon drunken officers and drunken men. Itis a and libel. AN INSURANCE ROAST. NSURANCE companies are just now getting such a shakeup that l it is natural for them to play the return game, put cities on the spit and roast them through. The national board of Fire Under- writers has been making a survey of Pacific Coast cities in regard 1o their means of protection from fire. The report is generally uncomplimentary to'us all. San Fran- cisco got a scorching, and now the fire chief of Oakland is put on | If all that the | the carpet and gives tart reply to the underwriters. pational board say were all that is to be said, it is a wonder that our cities do not burn to the ground immediately. S For a long time the people in the East have had exaggerated ideas of the unsafety of Western towns. One time when Joaquin Miller was in Chicago he was interviewed for one of the newspapers. | He is a friend of the West and can be always relied upon for the good word and timely. While he was telling the interviewer of the progress of things Western the reporter interrupted him with an inquiry about the numerous city conflagrations out here. The poet of the Sierras instantly replied, “Our fires are caused by the friction of rapid growth.” 1f the national underwriters had gone a little deeper into the subject they would have found that our immunity from general con- flagrations like the catastrophes in Chicago and Baltimore is due to climatic differenc We need less fire in our houses. Where an Eastern residence is run as red hot as a blast furnace, requiring the greatest precaution to keep chimneys up to the strain of expansion and contraction, here we need only a handful of fire in an open te, with no pressure on the draft and no strain on the chimney. ere, too, we use redwood for the skin of all buildings that are not brick or stone. It is non-resinous and contains an acid that is re- Jeased in a fire and extinguishes it with very little water. We by no means decry precautions against fire. None should be omitted. But it is a mistake to assume that conditions are the same as in the East, for they are more favorable to safety from con- flagrations. The great fires that formerly swept this city were fed by the pitchy lumber that was used in building. That was before the redwood era. Since it came such general and destructive con- flagrations are impossible. % Somebody has dug up some poetry written by McCurdy Sr. It would be cruel to disclose the fact that he had a source of income that the other members of the family didn't share.—Denver Republican. With so many statesmen talking about “sun‘ding pat” and “bluffing” the young politician is in doubt whether to study the United States consti~ tution or Hoyle.—~Washington Star. o —— . Mr. Leslie M. Shaw ought to get Mr. George Bernard Shaw for his press agent, and then perhaps some life could be put into the Shaw Presi- dential boom.—Atlanta Journal. ? : —_— Mr, Britt anndunces that he will fight for a 30-cent purse. Those prize- fighters are arriving at @ true estimate of their value.—~New York World. In high financial circles “legal expenses” make charity look like a pik.gr when it comes to covering a multitude of sins.—Washington Times. R L A About the time Russia gets quieted down and wants a little rest after the excitement, William J. Bryan will happen along. mes which satisfied their | have admitted that they doi | His sole interest is | 2. —a e \'/u/('/’f 3 =3 rannng reeqag A == | | \ | | L Hramntee The Pursuit of the Ballot-Box. —CHICAGO INTER OCEAN. 3 =3 " HOW TO BE CHEERFUL A MORGAN | | BY ANGEL N a recent article I advised persens I who found themselves feeling cross and unsoclable in the morning to refrain | from conversation until thoroughly ad- justed to the waking world. I stated it | to be my opinion that this inharmonious | mental state does not necessarily indi- cate a disagreeable disposition, but rather | denotes the difficulty experienced by such | persons in regaining contrel of the vol- untary mind, held so long under the in- fluence of sleep. I asserted that the wife whose husband is cross before breakfast should net attempt to talk to hun until he {1s his normaly self, untll he is fully adjusted to the day world, with his facul- ties working harmoniously. And I ad- vised a husband to be equally considerate of a wife whq had the same difficulty. Now I am asked if I do not think ex- cusing the, cross one on this ground | serves to humor him and encourage him { in his failing. | i | | i t | “Why not tell him how to overcome | his tendency to be hateful in the morn- ing? Isn't it a weakness that should be conquered?” the questioner concludes. | I am glad this larger side of the ques- tion has been suggested. In the article referred to the advice I offered was given as the easlest and most practical method of avoidin® discord under the conditions mentioned. I did not have space to go into the discussion of conquering the dffi- culty itself. Whereas I do net think it is “humor- ing’' a person thus troubled to recognize the cause of his unpleasant mood, and whereas I maintain that the best way others can help him is to let him alone while he is troubled or eross, T am con- vinced he can himself control the weak- ness if he is persistent and patient. He can achieve this conguest through that simple yet wonderful law I have dis- cussed in several articles of recent date— | the law of auto-suggestion. orders to be awakened at a certain time; but declare you are to awaken feeling cheerful, alert, harmonious and in per- fect accord with your surroundings. De- clare you are to find yourself in a so- clable, agreeable mood; that you will be sunny to those about you. Make "this definite auto-suggestion be- fore you fall asleep, and your involun- tary mind—which never falls to remem- ber—will obey your orders with automatic precision. If you persist in this method faithtully you are bound to cenquer your difficult: We can overeome all our ills if we wil: be determined, patient and persistent in ‘our efforts to control the involuntary mind through the voluntary thoughts. i e S g SNOW TOO REALISTIC. talking about | David Belasco was stage realism. “It may go too far,” he sald. a dangerous thing.” He smiled. “A stage manager,” he said, “once had a subordinate with realistic ideas. The manager*was producing a play containing a snowstorm, and the sub- ordinate had charge of the snow. “‘Confound you! sald the manager, at the end of the snowstorm scene, “what on earth did you mean by mak- ing the snow out of brown paper? “‘Ain’t the scene laid in Lendon?' asked the other. “‘Yes, but what of that?" “‘Well, that's the color ef London ’ "—Philadelphia Bulletin. GROVER'S JOKE. On one of ex-President Cleveland's Western trips he arrived during a se- vere storm at a town in which he was to speak. As he entered his carriage “It is None of us need be slaves to any weak- | and was driven from the station the ness if we learn how to apply this law. |rain changed to hail and. immense It is unfortunate when waking from |stones rattled on the roof of the ve- slumber ;‘n;nm. lnfi:}d n!dj‘;y:hni»;xwr:- hicle. A brass band, rather demoral- ence, a heavy, pal an ¥ OF- | ized by the st 1 gl S i Fas P y the storm, stuck bravely to its Whitiig says: “We should spring to meet the morning with a thrill at being alive.” This may become a dally reality to any one who will persistently instruet his ip- voluntary mind to bring about the desired condition. You who are troubled with heaviness and unhappiness upon rising in the morn- ing, just stop to realize that by issuing the proper orders te your involuntary mind you may waken refreshed, happy, stimulated and free. Here is the principle. You perhaps have learned how to wake yourseif at a certain hour every morning by telling yourself that you intend to rise at that hour. Do you ever stop to wonder by what law you are able to do this? It is by the law of auto-suggestion. Yo ¥y “I shall wake up at six o'clock.” you go to sleep and forget it, ap X But at § o'clock something wakes you out of sleep. What is it? Your involun- tary mind, which you have instructed to do just what it has done. This involuntary mind of yours will not only rouse you at the appointed time, but it wjll do your bidding further. Do not be content merely with giving e Lo U, — | MEN SIT NOWADAYS| ———— post and played. “That is the most realistic music 1 have ever heard,” remarked Mr. Cleve- land. . “What are they playing?” asked his companion. “‘Hail to the Chlef,’ with real hail" —Toledo Blade. S REER ANSWERS TO QUERIES. DURRANT—A Subscriber, City. The | execution of Theodore Durrant was on January 7, 1898. TWO DATES—H. I, San Jose, Cal June 30, 1877, fell on a Saturday and October 19, 1880, on a Tuesday. WARDROBE—E. 8., Uklah, Cal. The ‘woman in New York City who requires $50,000 2 year to keep up her wardrobe is Mrs. John Jacob Astor. COTTON MILL sTmKE—DublcfiSer. City. The strike of cotton mill oper- atives at Fall River, , was termin- months, involved 23,000 persons ‘and cost about $10,000,000. VERONA CONGRESS—A. O. 8, Oak- land, Cal. What is known as the Verona Congress was a meeting in 1822 of envoys' of the great European powers to consult respecting the disturbances in Spain. Their project of Interference for the sake of restoring Spanish power in revolted colonies of South America was what led up to the enunciation of Monroe "PEOPLE IN PUBLIC EYE ——— HE Khedive of Egypt hds amassed Tan enormous private fortune. Not only is he a monogamist and a teetotaler, but it is said that he does mnot smoke—even an Egyptian cigarette. He gets up at 6 every morn- ing and can talk in six languages. Railroad magnates are generally sup- posed te be hard workers, but many of them seem to stand it very well, James J. Hill is 67, A. J. Cassatt is 66, Marvin Hughitt is 64 and E. T. Jeffrey, Roswell Miller and Thomas Lowry own up to 62 each. Of seventeen of the most prominent railroad men in the country not gne is under 50 years old. Mr. Carnegie never smokes. No one dares light a cigarette in Skibo castle. Mr. Carnegie does not play cricket; is not devoted to riding; neyer followed the hounds in his life and does not shoot. Golf Mr. Carnegie plays in mod- eration and he is fond of trout and salmon fishing. He loves to potter about his garden. Skibo castle is to him a great open-air toy, with which he is never tired of playing. He Is always planting here, diverting a stream there, making a new road or mending a bridge. She who was Grace Wetherbee of New York is now an Arapahos squaw. Carry- ing her papoose strapped to her back, wearing a brilliant parti-colored shawl and moceasins, she dwells on the Sho- shone Indian reservation, near Fort Washakle, Wyo. Six years ago Miss ‘Wetherbee came from her home in New York to visit the family of the post trader there. Miss Wetherbee met Coolidge, a full-bleoded Indian, who was condueting a missien. They fell in love at sight, were married and have lived happily. General Jose Miguel Gomez, chief oppo- nent of President Palma and now prac- tically an exile from Cuba, having taken up his residence in this country, is a short, rather stout, swarthy man with a quiet face and contemplative eye. Be- fore coming to the United States he!was Governor of Santa Clara province. He helds that annexation to this country would be preferrable to the Palma dynasty. General Gomez is a soldier with an enviable record, a shrewd politician, a Cuban by birth and possessed of a long heritage of enmity toward Spain. d e —— Mile. Marie de Castellane, a young ‘Parisian beauty,+is the proud possessor of the most beautiful hands in the world. The lady fn question is a descendant of the Bourbons, but early in lifé she threw away her insignia of nobility and went on the stage. Since then she has devoted herself solely to her art and the who come to for the sole purpese of getting a look at her hands and if possible to learn the secrets of their beauty. z _— T s I HAD TRIED IT I . g | | The traveler raised him from the dust, Occidental [ Accidentals BY A. J. WATERHOUSE — A TRA UNTO ADENTOWN. | TRAVELER unto Adentown, | Which lies or near or far away. Had journeyed up and journeyed down. g Still seeking it by night and day. By night he sought it while the stars Were lamps to guide him in his quest; gh e By day he searched till sunset bars | Were hung in crimson o'er the west. | Oh, long he wandered to and fre, Though skies might smile or skles might frown. A But, though he wearied oft, I trow, | He found not golden Adentown. : At length he came where lies a vale Whence many roads diversent stray, With guideposts set that could not fall | To point him to the one true way. He read the first, “The right hand road | Doth lead to Adentown.” it said: The next the left hand plainiy showed; While read a third, “Go straight ahead.” And so their variance was wide: Some pointed up, some pointed down. The traveler wept. “Dear God,” he cried, “How shall I find my Adentown?” The traveler wept, his head bowed low, His face upon the desert dust. “The way,” he cried, “T do not know, But still, dear God, in thee I trust A radiance shone upon his way, | And one in white was by his side. | He stooped to where the traveler lay, And, “Friend, look up,” he gently erled. | With peace that served his fears to drown, For, 1o! the while he cried, “I trust,” e walked the sireets of Adentown! L/ENVOL Prince or pauper, whate'er you be, Lost in the maze of the signposts | set ! By those who would point the way to| thee, ‘The way that themselves get, Lift up your face from the too oft for- desert dust, Holding. and knowing, . the God's i o'erhead: | Whisper, though doubting, “I yet will trast”; Still be your soul to its promise wed, And e'er as you walk in the Vale of Despair— Princeling or peasant, or King or clown— | His angel shall come to attend you there— You shall swalk tife streets of Adentown. 5 FABLE OF THE MAN AND WOMAN. | Once upon a time there was a Beold | and Intrepid Man who wooed a Fair and Beautiful Maiden, and in the course of his wooing he called her his Sweet, and Darling, and Lavey-dovey, and | Tootsy-woetsy, and several other things that are of no particular inter- | est except to those who say or hear them. | And after a while his Sweetsy-weetsy | capitulated and threw down the draw- bridge, and said that she would be his'n. Then, one day, the Loving Couple went to a Clerical Gentleman, who, in consideration of his apostolic office, | and incidentally of five dellars to him ig hand paid, made them One—such a beautiful, celestial One. A year passed, and after that did the Bold and Intrepid Man call her Ris Tinky-winky and little flubdub things like that? Not en your lifel—no, he didn't. He was more accustomed to address her as Old Sorreltop, or Bees- wax, or irrelevant things of that na- ture. Well, after a while there chanced to come along & Perfectly Lovely Young Man, who told the Falr and Beauteous Woman that she was the Sweetest Thing That Ever Happened, and that her eyes were a Heavenly Dream, and that her hair was a Golden Avalanche, and little dinky things eof that Variety. And, the heart of the woman being hungry for that species of food, she lis- tened, and— You read the rest of the story in the your | divorce court proceedings, did you not? |. Moral—If vyou want to Kkeep her beyond peradventure of losing her, you had better let her see quite often that you feel that way. ‘Moral 2—If she was Lovey-dovey be- fore marriage, and you vary at all, let her be Lovier-dovier after that event. The Warden—Here is a convict who barely escaped being an able finan- cler. The Visitor—It bad, doesn't it? “Yes, the sum he stole was just in- side of a hundred thousand dellars.” —_ “De Smythe refused to be president of a life insurance company.’ “The chump! What excuse did he glve?” “He said he had labored so hard to build up his reputation that he couldn’t afford to lese it.” —_ seems too BETTER. It is better to meet old Life with a smile than a sigh, and with lashes teary; It is better to say, “It is werth my while"” than to moan, “I am weary—weary!” It is better to rise, though we fall oft- times, than to lie in the earth- foul gutter; It is better to climb where the hero climbs than “What is the use?” to mutter; ing; It is better to stand on the upward slope than to creep where the shades are blending; It Is better to be the bondsman of love than the slave who crawls with- out it; It is better to trust in the One above, ‘ltlfi never your soul need t. . It is better to help a sorrowing one than to look for a stone ing; It is better to seek the shine of | Maynard Dixen. . | taling, Mrs. The Smart Set BY SALLY SHARP Mrs. Josiah Rowland Howell will be one of to-day's luncheon hostesses at the Marie Antoinette. PR The Forum Club will holds its an~ nual reception to-day, from 2 to 5. e s s _ The wedding of Miss Marie Bull and Dr. Walter C. Chidester, U. 8. A., takes place this eveping at the heme of the bride’s brother, Alpheus Bull, on Jack- son street. - Mrs. Gerritt Livingston Lansing will entertain informally at bridge to-day in honor of Mrs. Edgar Peixotto. $ 8. Mrs. Christlan Reis will entertain at her home this evening, bridge to be the attraction. The opening Teception to the Se- quoia Club art exhibit will be held u morrow evening and a spiendid tr is in store for all, for the display com- bines many lines of beauty and skilled craftsmanship. The club talent will be displayed through the medium of theése mem- bers: Mrs. Bertha Stringer Lee, Mrs. Lou Mersfelder, Miss Elizabeth Wores, Miss Elizabeth McElroy, Mrs. Alica Chittenden, Mrs. May Mott Smith Cun- ningham, Miss Butler, Miss Grace Wishaar, Miss Lillie V. O'Ryan, Wil- liam Sparks, Lorenzo P. Latimer, C ¥ Nellson, Joseph Greenbaum, Jehn M. Gamble, Mrs. Lillian Tebey Dixon, . At this early date the interest mani- fosted in the society production of “The Merchant of Venice” is most en- husiastic. Of fourteen boxes, six Qave | to date been disposed 8f to the follow- ing well-known people: Mrs. Ella Ho- John D. Spreckels, Mrs. Henrietta Zeile, Adolph Spreckels, Thomas Williams and Thomas Mages. Miss Jennie Blair has charge of the | box sale ad may be communicated with at 1315 Van Ness avenue. w e In trailing robes of white messaline, Miss Edith Downing made a very beauti- ful bride last evening when she plighted her troth to Dr. Benjamin Jones Edger of the army. Grace Church was filled some time be- fore the hour of 3:30 with guests and friends, who interestedly witnessed tha nuptial service read by Rev. David Evans. Flaborate preparations, with military accent, attended the affair, the church | Deing decorated in palms of luxuriant variety, with greens all about the chan- cel rail and a great bank of white chrys- anthemums upon the altar. Miss Bonnie Downing as maid of henor | was robed in white, the bridesmaids be- ing Miss Helene Robson, Miss Lucretia Burpham, Miss Ruth Kales and Miss Kathleen Finnegan. Dr. Edger was attended by Dr. Albert Truby as best man, with Major Stephen- son, U. S. A., Dr. Louis Brechemin, U. S, A.. Dr. Edmund Shortlidge, U. S. A, and Dr. Juememan, U. S. A., as ushers, all in full military regalia. The bride's gown was elaborately trimmed with Valenciennes lace, used in flounces and as a bertha, a veil com- pleting the dainty robe with which was carried a shower bouguet of lilies of the valley. A small number of guests were bidden to the Downing home on Green street after the ceremony, whera a reception took place. Dr. and Mrs. Edger will make a short trip within the State, returning to town for three months, then going to their home at Fort Brown, Texas, where Dr. Edger is sullon:d. W Among the bridge parties yesterday none provoked mere genuine pleasure than that at the Palace Hotel given by Mrs. Willlam J. Dutton and Miss Mollie Dutton. At least fifty guests were in at- tendance, the game absorbing all for several hours. The apartments glowed with the beauty of roses and chrysanthemums and in ad- dition to the recreation there was the pleasure of a long-deferred chat with Mrs. Dutton and her daughter, this oc- caslon furnishing the first epportunity for their friends to meet them. Py S A large numbér of callers attended the tea given yesterday by Mrs. John Harold Phillips in honor of Miss Ade- lene Johnsen, who made her formal bow to society. The young debutants received a warm welcome and was as- sisted in recelving, with her aunt, by Mrs. William Al- verson, Mrs. Willlam Sherwood, Mra Marshall Wallace, Mrs. Edwin New- hall, Mrs. James Stewart, Mrs. Ebe- nezer Scott, Miss Floride Huat, Miss Christine Judah, Miss Louise Stone. Miss Erna Herrmann, Miss Burale Owens, Miss Johanna Volkman, Miss Sara Cunningham, Miss Emily Marvia and Miss Helen Tennell . e Card Club met n e amsle Army Ladies’ the apartments of Mrs. yesterday at t.h: u:m o Ell.s g i ‘3; i ' !!!zg i ¥ ,5 i i H i ¥ i i : i # 3 B