The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 18, 1905, Page 6

ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS NO WINTER LULL THUS FAR. remarkable era of prosperity never would now the middle of December, when trade lowest ebb, but from all sections of the country liday which is surpassing all previous rec- 1 everywhere, and of a spring demand condition continues there will be no f this have a surplus of money, with everybody in some form or another. In spite of the ywerful financial interests, the pub- 1t the speculative fever, and have g edom bordering upon reckless- w York Stock Exchange for a week red 1,000,000 to 1,800,000 shares per.day, s were even larger. Fluctuations of three or ave not been unsual, and some stocks have $10 in one ssion. n saying the market is not yet pre- to be seen. s perceptibly easier last week. Rates for were on a lower plane, and there was no movement of funds from the interior to resulting in a net gain of about $5,000,000, losses, such as absorptions by the Sub- was begun on the anticipated in Januar; This amounts t e than $3,000,000 will find its way On the same day the Standard Oil dividend 000,000, was also payable; so, taking the re is plenty of money floating about in one 1 ristic of the current era of pros- ney is needed it suddenly the play, and relieves the racteristic. which commercial experts draw f trade, continued to make a most ilroad earnings made their usual 1st 286 last year, the exports from § and the imports $1,490,000 smaller C eck in 1004, while the bank clearings per cent, with aggregate clearings of the vast the important cities, except Cin- mn of gains. - This is expansion 2 month when business is supposed to be g ck. in good condition for sellers as a rule, f the year when the manufacturer and the background and the retailer is the 1 remai ner g i) imber, metals, etc., are in good y on the Cotton F I , and the farmers all over the United sperity. harvests of 1905 have been first class, both as prospects for 19o6 are thus far bril- on the ‘Pacific Coast, for the received have not yet given except in the southern part of the State, for an abundant rainfall. No especial but the weather is daily becoming h , and we wetting, 1ave thus o proceed with caution until the outlook for becomes more defined. . With merely aver- State will enjoy continued trade activity, ts are alread are even now -almost assured. ) season of 1903 proc for ¥he 1906 t CORPORATION CONTROL. DAL conditions is the way Judge Peter S, Grosscup of the € d States Circuit Court of Appeals expresses the social = toward which we are progressing because of our lack of control of corporations: “conditions under which to him who had more was added, and from him who had not was taken even the little that he had.” The Judge has written a paper for the Ameri- c strated Magazine entitled “Who Shall Own America?—The Control of Corporations—A Problem and Its Selution.” In this the Judge proposes a scheme which he calls the “peopleization of cor- porations,” meaning by that their actual control by stockholders under some such supervision by the United States Government as it exercises over the national banks. He takes the side of indi- vidualism against socialism, and one intent of his plan is to en- courage labor to become a sharer in ownership. The first item of his solution is to establish national incorporation. Second, he would insist on corporations being constructed on lines of simplicity. Now they are so complicated that the small investors ate afraid of being bunkoed by the involved system of securities, end conSequently they put their money by preference in the savings banks; and so instead of the laborers and the savers of small sums obtaining a just dividend out of the great new things of the day, their funds have gone into “the great modern fiscal funnel, from which_the men of might, who have controlled ‘the outlet, have ob- tained their power.” These men are the ones who will become the equivalents of the old feudal barons, who virtually owned the earth and made serfs of the workers. Judge Grosscup points out the immense growth of modern corporate power. At least two of them control vaster funds each year than does the United States Government; and corporate trans- actions are perhaps n'iz:e to one of all other business. He says that this putting of new &reated wealth in corporate form is the new great fact of our time. He seeks not to destroy this, but to place the people in control of the domain of corpgrate wealth. THE PRESS OF THE NATION. J. Pierpont Morgan, who is reported to have lost $6,000,000 in the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton deal, doubtless has spent many a happy moment laughing over the ignorant countryman .who expended $137 for a gold brick.—Chicago News, e e c Considering the number of alleged grafters ‘everywhere there are mighty few of them finding their way to prison. Too many of them es- cape trouble by going back to private life.—Wilmington (Del.) News. el A URPEHR S S Jack London says he is willing to be married in every State in the Union. So was Johann Hoch, and see what happaned to him.—Chicago Journal. B W R Senator Foraker's proposition for rate regulation teads us to believe that he still carries buckeyes in his pocket to ward off rheumatism.—Detroit ne. sy i S Occasionally Count Witte must look back longingly #pon thése stremu- ous days at Portsmouth.—Detroit Free Press. —_— A monkey broke up 2 girls’ party down in Ohio. This monkey, how- ever, was not invited—Chicago Post. —_—— By heroic endeavor Mr, Roosevelt may tame football in time to save Quentin.—New York World. The bull campaign, for | ce. How long it will last and what | Wool, hides, leather, provisions. | 7 rise in copper, which has caused| r stocks; and a demand for cotton, It is this condition, above | e commercial boom (for it is nothing | tuation, and in some quarters there is a| 7 closely cleaned up, and excel- | | [ THE MILK MAN'S EARLY CALL | | No LONGER BREAKS ONE'S REST, WITH IT A UNDER" THE ‘PUTS THE IRON GIRDER ON“EASY STREET.™ BABE o “70 BREAK THE DERN MONOTONY. O break the dern monotony, Said Mr. William Scraper, “Has allers seemed, an’ seems, ter me i A middlin’ proper caper. } An’ that ¥ why I paint ‘er red i When some good folks has gone ter| bed, 1 An' whoop 'er up all night instead, An’' do some things by some discussed With fur from cheers an’ praises, The dern monotony ter bust An’ knock it all ter blazes. For, oh, dear me! Monotony Is mighty hard ter bear!” said he. A dashing lady come along An’ set her eyes on Scraper; She lured him with her sirin song, Es noted in the paper, Until he said: “Wedlock fer me! ‘Twill bust the dern monotony, Es all, the poet chaps agree. I'm gofn’ ter know comnubyal Lliss, An’ live on love an' kisses! The dratted sameness I will miss— It won't be much like this is! Hooray!" says he, With signs of glee, “Pm goin’ ter bust monotony!” 'Twas after that I heard one day That Mrs. William Scraper ‘Was lke a Tartar in her way, And quite a husband-shaper. “Say, Bill,” I sald—I made so free— “Js married life chock full of glee? And how's the dern monotony?” He slowly, sadly, shook his head, An’ spoke in tones of wonder: “The dern monotony,” he sald, “Has been knocked all to thunder! But, oh, dear me! I'd give,” said he, “My farm for some monotony “I never knew a woman who exer- cised as much forethought as she does.” “How does she show it?” “Oh, in many ways. For instance, she never gets married unless she has money laid up with which to buy a di- vorce.” HER SUFFICIENT JUSTIFICATION. “I once caught this woman,” =aid the Accusing Angel, “going through her husband’s pockets at the blackest hour of night.” “I saw it,” said the Mediating Angel. “And not only that, but she took therefrom certain coins, and appro- priated them unto herself.” “I saw It,” the other angel remarked. “Then you cannot say a word in favor of her entering the homs of the blest.” “Can’t, hey? Well, you bet I can!” “What can you say??” “Why, the poor woman loved her husband so much that she wanted to get him some Christmas presents, and it was the only show in the world that the poor girl had to get him the money with which to do It.” Under the circumstances, of course, the dear woman was allowed to pass right in. SILAS ON CHRISTMAS. The man ’'at can't work up any en- thoosiasm over jest one Chris'mas in a again ! g & SOPYAIGHT. 1008 BY THE NEW YORK EVENNG TELEGRAN (NEW YORK RERALD C0J | ERRORS THAT HURT. e | Topoemapbicnt oo wee bt 7o ABOUT YOUR DISPOSITION “A typographical error,” said a physi- clan, “nearly caused me once to Sue a | Chicago papér for libel. I was called to | Chicago to consult on a serious case. A nDumber of réporters were handling the case, and ong of them wrote about me: “The doctor felt the patient’s pulse, and | then prescribed for him.” “‘But the cgmpositor made this harmless sentenc> read: | ““The doctor felt the patient’'s purse and | then prescribed for him.” | . William W. Russell, the new Minister to | Venezuela, laughed and said: “A friend of mine is an operatic tenor. | He once sang in ‘Faust’ in St. Louis. | The leaaing paper there gave him a splen- did notice; called him a rara avis among { tenors; said he had delighted and en- | tranced all hearers; and then, getting the | eriticism mixed up with a police case, concluded: ““The verdict against the man was una | imous. He was sentenced to three year penal servitude. some time be freed from the infliction of | his presence.’ "—Washington Star. | 3 { f Thus society wiil for| year may not be dead, but I can't help a «'picion ’at he’d look strikin’ well es By Waliace Rice the head figger at a buryin'. Yew can't make me b'lfeve yew can't afford some sorter Chris'mas present fer the kid ef yew’'ve hed a meal within twenty-four hours. - +- HE slangy use of the phrase, “I Thh\'e such a good disposition,” set \me to thinking the other -day whether people ever really do sit down and ask themselves about them- selves, with a view to getting at the un- varnished truth. Have you a good disposition? Are you well disposed toward yourself, first of all? Can you lead your daily life, at home and {n business, without having to compromise with your highest ideals? Or, if such compromise is necessary, in view of the stern fact of having to live, hare you accepted it only as a measure of dis- ciplirfe and taken pains to keep the inner light burning? Are you well disposed, secondly, toward those whom you have to meet at the place where you live and the place where you work? One does not even assume a | ‘'MIRROR OF DAME FASHION. t nd red is in the 18 used for this cl | o good disposition toward those who are nearest and presumably dearest in such an inquiry as this, for it is essential that the truth shail be faced. One’s kinsfolk are not selected or choseh, they are imposed by circum- stances under which you must labor whether you will or not. It is true, also, of workféellows. We no more choose those with whom we are associated in business, generally speaking, than we choose our relatives. Forces without ourselves impose nearly all our associa- tions upon us. The proof of a good disposition—which is quite a different thing from a cheer- ful temverament—lies in the ability to | return an affirmative answer to these questions; and to that further ques- tion, *“Are you well disposed toward strangers and toward mankind in gen- eral? Do you dislike men or women of |a certain race or of a certain com- z:exton': Do you feel vexed at having to eet those who come to you from with- out, at being with strangers? One may think he has a good disposi- tion—most of us do, no matter what the facts' aré—and be prepared to assert it even if he hates himself and the rest of the world. ut the proof, and the' only proof, of aYgood disposition Is in being well disvosed toward the elements that make up our little world and our daily life. There {8 no merit in being well disposed toward those whom you love and take to your heart—the most viclous of men could assert the goodness of his dispo- sition in that case. This proof is ehown in deeds, in words, and in thoughts. To do good to a man while you are thinking evil of him is not enough. To speak well and think evil is not enough. To da good and speak evil will not answer. Wherefrom it may be seen that really good dispositions are rare; but—thank heaven!—they are not unknown. s NEWS IN HOGWALLOW. A fteroclous-looking wild animal of some sort was seen on the hill by the persim- mon tree Friday night by Fit Smith and Frisby Hancock, who were out 'possum hunting. The animal was large, with a long tall and big, glassy eyes, and noth- ing like it was ever noticed in this section before. Fit and Frisby did nhot happen to have their guns with them, and hurried home and immediately went to bed. They came to the postoffice early Saturday thorning heavily armed, and after a dili- ent search through the weeds adjoining the postoffice failed to find him. This same animal was seen near Rye Straw veyard several nights ago, and sev: eral orses and cows are missing. The .?ury constable and assistant coroner, by the aster, are scouring the with their guns, and will leave no stones unturned. Little Gander Creek that has been run- ning on its own hook since it broke loose ETHICS—C., City, The International Journal Ethics is a quarterly publica- tion, printed in Philadelphia, Penn. GOVERNMENT—A. M. 8., City: The Government that was in power, in what is now the United States, from 1781 to 1789, when Washington was elected President, was called the Confederation Government. SMELT—C. D., Sedalla, Mo. Silver, horse and ordinary smelt are found in abundance in San Francisco Bay. Such are found all along the coast of Call- fornia. Market fishermen take them with seine, while anglers use hook and line. WAR OF 1812—G. M., Kern City, Cal During the war of 1812 Congress authoriz- ed the i{ssuarce of bonds for a loan of $18,400,000 to pay the amount of treasury notes outstanding, and a new issue of bonds in the sum of $25,000,000, a part of which were in sums of §100 which bore WILLING TO WED. Ella—Here is an article entitled “Why Men Don’t Marry.” Stella—I wouldn't worry about 1t, dear: it isn’t your fault. fact, Sim Flinders fixed three stable doors the other day and set out for a Gander on a sort of an are fast disappearing into the m‘ %t s feared that 1t will disap- another week is gone. E:anm r.—Hogwallow Caratily ade With purs fresh créam, very / HE TAKES OFF THE TABLE. ok prprend R L Ty ) Candy Canes and Baskets at Townsend's, usual meghods of serving r mmmmwm.z. ¥ Mnuo—&:i-ot b OCCIDENTAL ACCIDENTALS By A. J. Waterhouse ] The Chris'mas season'd be mighty | cheery if some people I know ‘ud hide heir faces durin’ the holiday week. Seems ter me ‘at the man or woman 'at don't feel ‘at God's middlin’ near 'em on Chris’'mas day hes a mighty poor show fer ever feelin' ‘at wWall A man 'at 'ud use Chris'mas fer max- in’ money 'ud be mighty glad ter use a saint's halo fer the hoop of a beer bar- rel—anyway, looks like that ter me. Ef yew can't git a little of the Chris’- mas speerit in your heart fer that onme day you'd better ask the Lord fer a chance ter be born agin. POOR LITTLE DEVIL: The other day I talked with a little chap, aged four years, who informed me in his baby prattle that there was no Santa Claus. “Why, that is strange!” said L “I al- ways understood that there was. What makes you think there IS not?” “My mamma telled me” he sagely replied, “an’ she said it was wrong to tell "tories to child ‘bout it “Poor little dev quoth I to my- self. And I meant it, for I would not have the blessed Santa Claus myth taken out of my life—no, not for ten thousand tons of crystallized and time- hardened truth. < Ay, poor little devil! He is to know but the cold facts of life, and the cold facts are that blows often are given for kisses, and even the most Flal'flrb‘ soul sometimes grows weary beneatn burden of Hving. 'hxn; again, poor little devil! Back through the creeping, care-laden and doubt-breeding years, we look to the time when our baby faith was fixed in the belief that in this world—which, even then, we began to suspect was toil-worn and too frequently desolate— was ome who yearly visited us with nothing but blessing for all men—our good Saint Nicholas. Say that the good saint was a fiction; ay, but there was more inexpressible joy in the beat of the feet of his imaginary reindeer than in most that life has given us since then. Poor little devil—let him count me, if his mother will, among those who cheerfully lle that blessing and happi- | ness may come of it. To be sure, there is a Sonta Claus, and he is the most cheery and benign of all saints whose pames are on the calendar. “I hear there Is friction between Budweiser and his wife.” “It is a mistake.” “There 1s no friction, then?" “Naw! Would you refer to a head- end collision between trains as merely friction?” A LONG, LONG TIME. A little joy, a little woe, A little time for creeping, A little way we blindly go; And then the sun comes creeping O'er hilltops of the hidden morn, And all our weary guessing Is but a myth of days forlorn— A long, long time for blessing. 4 A Mlittle school that we attend To learn its little knowledge; And then the wondrous, wondrous end In a diviner college; For we shall learn when school is out, Ended its tasks distressing, That there will be, beyond a doubt, A long time for blessing. Once a man named Hiram Soker Thought that he was born a joker; So he jerked a chair from under Me when I sat down—I wonder If I'd say it when I'm cool. But I judge he's born a fool! e ANSWERS TO VARIOUS QUERIES. no interest, while those over that amount bore 5 per cent interest. WORSE THAN EXPECTED. There is a man at Ottawa whose obesi- ty and slovenliness Increase with his age. He has reached that point where per- sonal appearance is the least of his wor- ries. The other morning he came down town with his chin all smeared with egs. “John, I'll bet I can teil what you had for breakfast this morning,” sald a bright young,lawyer who met him. “What did I have?” asked the man. “You had eggs,” replied the lawyer. “You are mistaken,” said the man, “I had eggs yesterday morning.”—Kansas City Journal. —————— Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 30 fornia street. Telephone Main 1043, THE SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE. j I A ‘WAS TALKING OF POKER. Mrs. Ezee—I'm glad we don’t be- long to the royalty and nobility. Mr. Ezee—Why? Mrs. Ezee—1 overheard you tell Uncle George last night of the ter- rible way several kings had beat- en several queens. LEST WE FORGET. Sharpe—Did your aunt remember you in her will? g Wise—She remembered me all right. That dian’t 3