The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 8, 1906, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL/ JOHN D. SPRECKELS.. JONN ¥ McN BLICATION OFFICE.... FIRST TRADE WEEK OF 1g906. 1adowing event in business last week was the speech if before the New York Chamber of Commerce, redicted that unless our currency be made morc greatest panic in American history will surely occur. He the next day or so by ex-Secretary of the Treas- who ge and several other financiers of national repute, a hiff's views. All of these gentlemen were careful to 1ey did not consider a panic imminent, and only uttered ionary notes. Similar warnings, as mentioned week, have been frequent of late, and are de- n the current wild speculation in Wall street” as g else. monitions naturally had their effect. Schiff’s speech Wall street and stocks at once sold off but on the following day, after the refully and dispassionately perused, the sclf again. It was agreed that the country was still prosperity to a degree never before known, and 15 were on a stable basis, with an excellent year t there was no immediate cause for apprehension. a clined, getting down as low as 2 per cent on | wher low rate was contrasted with the 110 and | cent of a week or ten days before, it was seen that\tle practically over, for the present at least, and | At the same time the people, in both | financial life, will do well to bear the recent and the cautionary notes of the great financiers in | avoid future trouble. A stitch in time| s el. possiblx us possibly ; | r as general trade is concerned, the current optimism seems | there are certain indications that the crest of the wave | The high prices ruling for a number of staples | e tended to diminish buying orders, as the cost of the raw mate- | 1anufactured products so high as to par- | check public consumption. In contradistinction to this, how- that production has not yet passed the this occurs trade will be brisk and the move- large. Though the holiday retail and| nk clearings continue to show a larger : st vear, with a net gain for the week of | egate clearings exceeding $3,500,000,000, a | largest gaing are shown by the Pacific Coast | cent at San Francisco, 45 per cent at Los cent Spokane, and so on. The exhibit of the ), is excellent, those for the week being 253, against 290 | 1€ fact ntil ndise he = per he e week last ye As far as the statistical situation is | ¢ rme e new year is opening finely. | idwinter, the staples show little change from day | Is in the different lines report themselves fully em- | | [ | aving orders booked well along into the year, suffi- m running for several months without any new weather in the East, by permitting continued | ms, is keeping the lumber, steel and cognate | ne of activity. Food products are moving | rule, while footwear and seasonal | demand. Collections are average, with no‘ of the country. ' of money continues a feature throughout large cities, and this, while an indication ty, contains within itself elements of danger 1. Another feature which is attract- is the recent abnmormal activity in real| has become a recognized fact that excessive | - quite apt to precede periods of com- | and country, is purchased on a large re thus tied up for the time being, meén rdens, contraction and economy are It is less activity all along the line. | in their nsual cheerful and easy condi- trade are active, building operations | y time i cent years, while the growing | Vestern railroads into the State, and espe- | a feeling of confidence to all classes. ged cold weather has operated against some lines, growth of green pasturage, so necessary at irn imposes additional expense upon | . who find themselves obliged to feed | r, bought at high prices. Most sections ficient moisture in the soil for plowing and yme the crops are all in, but the temperature has nothing grows. But every day now sees the sun warmer and shining longer, and the cold weather With the usual spring rains abun- be raised, and in this event another year the State. Money is plentiful everywhere, | s as to collections, failures in staple trade are| r of cheerfulness and confidence pervades al skies continue clear. THE ISLE OF PINES. 't W of the pas ., an ai the people of the Isle of Pines against having ceded by the United States to Cuba is ex- interesting document—rich reading 1 containing several very surprising para- to the President, the Senators and the Con- States, and gives facts and reasons why se to ratify the pending “Isle of Pines treaty,” | ginary consideration” it is proposed to cede | > of Ct If the “facts” as stated are really to be genuine, they make good arguments : { 1ba. petition informs the President and Congress that some can citizens have settled in the isle; they form nine- ¢ he population ; they own five-sixths of the tillable land; ey have expended hundreds of thousands of dollars for their home- teads: they have done much work in clearing and preparation for this has taken place under the belief and the from the United States Government and from d Wood, while he was military governor of Central Cut 1 the of Pines, that the island was United States terri-. tory: “giving them to understand positively that the Isle of Pines vas ar uld always remain United States territory.” S statements illustrating the intense antipathy of A icans to being ruled by Cuban officials are in their full details almost too ghastly to print. The Cuban bosses are represented as a coarse type of “carpetbaggers.” They have offended, other th g hings, by ordering the exhuming of American corpses 1d the performance of autopsies that took place in public view | horribly indecent. One old gentleman, whose offense rely a technical breach of the laws, was, although 75 years was me of age and feeble, placed in jail with a depraved and drunken negress for a cellmate. The thing was believed to have been done as an insult born of a dislike of the American settlers. The American Society, which sends in the petition, wishes that the Cuban claim or desire for the #sle be bought off. It is to he hoped the Senate will find some satisfactory solution of the disagree- able situation—either by buying the island or paying the Americans for the loss they have sustained because of misapprehension. Evi- dently the Isle of Pines can never be a pleasant place to dweil unless it either belongs wholly to Americans or wholly to Cubans, I clearly a case of oil and water that won’t mix. t is % } | “Sweetheart,” | And | The P A By [ MISTER - N OGRIE ION. TLL HUSTLE AROUND) THE BLOCK, HEAD HER OFF, PuT THIS TAKE T WITH HER COPYRIGHT. 1905, BY THE NEW YORK EVENING TELEGRAM (NEW YORK HERAL =3 OCCIDENTAL ACCIDENTALS. BY A. J WATERHOUSE. RS AR A LOVE IS THE SAME. HEY sat upon a grassy sward be- T neath an elm tree's leafy covers— 'Twas long ago, but well we know nor time nor distance counts with lovers— The little stars among the leaves were gaily playing peekaboo; And one would whisper, “'1 see naught,” another answer, “But I do!"” he vowed, “whate'er else come while yet we sail life’'s misty | Our love no less shall live to bless, still changeless where all changes be, times must change, and friends will change—so goes life’s mystic, tragic game— though all else must fade and die, our love, sweet love, shall be the same.” For ] but Just what then happened I know no one star whispered, “Oh, I see low she spoke, and sweetly spoke: “My heart responds to love's dear plea. It flutters fondly to thine own, as birds, imprisoned, seek escape, all the bliss I e’er have known by this doth seem a phantom shape; well know I—my soul doth cry— though other of life's flotsam drift, love shall stand, divinely planned, where all things earthly shift and shift, moons shall change, and stars may change, and joy may sink in gulfs of shame, though the scenes be shifted oft, our love, sweet love, shall be the same.” And And Our For But, 'Twas long ago, as I remarked, and, oh, for life! and, oh, for love! scenes we paint to fit our play grim Fortune still aside doth shove. elm tree stands, unchanged as yet; the little stars still changeless be, vainly they play peekaboo and seek the lovers 'neath the tree. man has wed—another girl; in other love he found his heayen. She’s married to another man, and now has children, six or seven. Oh, deem me not of callous heart, for still one fact I dare proclaim: The oneg adored we often change, but love, sweet love, is still the same! The But The THE SINGLE STEP. “There is no field of thought,” re- marked the Office Philosopher, after he had eat in rapt contemplation for several minutes—"there is no fleld of thought where the single step that separates the sublime from the ridiculous may be so surely and emphatically taken as in the writing of poetry. Don’t you think s0?" “‘Sure!” the Horse Editor responded. “The great poet,” the Office Philosopher continued, “‘is he who, by some divine in- stinct, recognizes the point where the variation of a single line or word would result in taking this unfortunate step, the poetaster ig he who does not recognize this danger-point, and so his melody de- generates into discord and his pathos into bathos, Don't you think so?” “It's a cinch!” the Horse Editor sponded. ‘“‘Probably a concrete instance or two, the Office Philosopher musingly re- marked, “would make my'proposition even clearer. For example, Halleck wrote: ‘At midnight in his guarded tent the Turk was dreaming of the hour.' “There iz a martial tone in that line, {and its every word seems unconsciously | to anticipate the call, ‘To arms! and | this tone is continued throughout the | poem. But suppose that Halleck had {lacked the filne poetic perception he dis- | played, and had followed the foregoing line with this: “When he should drink the blent, or, if he chose, a whisky sour. “Do you see how we would have taken the one disastrous step? “You bet I'm on!” the Horse Editor re- plied. ‘“Just one other example,” continued the Office Philosopher. ‘“Moore wrote: ‘“‘The heart that has truly loved never forgets, but as truly loves on to the close.’ “As in all of Moore’s verse, there is in- describable melody in that line; it sings to the soul. But suppose he had followed it with this: “Unless a divorce in a passion it gets, and hunts for a chance to propose. ¢ “If Halleck and 'Moore had not pos- sessed the fine—" “Aw, come off!” the Horse Editor grufily interposed, “I don't believe ther are any such horses on the turf to-day!” Then the Office Philosopher asked the other one what he would take, and they went out together. SHORTEST WAY HOME. “I told you to get the soothing syrup for your little brother and come straight home, did I not, Willie?"" “Yes, but—" “And you have been gome all of two hours and a half, while the baby has been suffering!” “Yes, but—" “Where have you been?" “I went round by the skatin’ rink, ‘cause it's clear on the other side of town, an’—an’—"" “And what? “An’ I heard you say that the longest way round's the shortest way home.” Alas, how frequently i3 childhood’s beautiful faith in popular maxims and aphorisms knogked all to thunder! With- in sixty seconds from that time Willie's mamma was beating a tattoo with her slipper just where it stung him dreadfully. and she acted as if she never had said anything of the kind. re- “Does anything in his nature indicate genjus?’ *“Yes, he can work fourteen hours a day, and then keep on working if it seems ad- visable.” “How'd you like them spareribs?”’ in- quired the meat market man. ““Well, the ribs were all right,” the eus- tomer replied, “and there was any quan- tity of the spare. Now if you could pre- GOOD EXCUSE. Paterfamilias — Willie, why did you tell your mother you saw me coming out of a saloon? ‘Willie—Sbe was .ioln" to lick me, and I knew she'd be so mad at you she'd forget me, PROOF OF IT. Mrs. Rhino—You seem very proud of your ancestors. De Monk—Yes, they moved in the highest circles. 'Just look up my family tree. $ cocktail | FOOD FOR ’ GREAT MEN | | ; L L S . HEN J. Pierpont Morgan dines at I Whume he has corn beef and cab- | bage. John D. Rockefeller likes | hot water and toast. Uncle Russell Sage lis fond of thin soups. Thomas Fortune | Rvan would give an insurance company | or an elevated railroad for a Smithfield | ham twenty-five years cured, with old- tashioned corn dumplings as a garnish- | ! ment. Mark Hanna was a big eater, riv-| aling Pouyer Quertier. , He boasted so| much of his corned beef hash that hall the members of the Republican party got | to eating that luxury, says the New York | Press. Speaking of Hanna's hash, R. L. Spen- cer of the American Palace Car Company, | one of the salt, goes to Springfield, Mass., | every Christmas to make hash for the family reunion. Hanna's hash was mot a marker to the Spencerian brand, If we can swallow the testimony of those who have had the happiness to taste both. No one ever grows old who eats Spencerian hash. Before starting for Springfield Mr. | Spencer gave me his recipe, with consent ! to publish it to the world. It is as fol- lows: Take two-thirds of either freshly boiled corned beef or canned corned beef, chop | | it reasonably fine and adu oné-third Irish | potatoes, chopped reasonably fine. To | | this add a little turnip chopped the same | size as the potatoes—the good, old-fash- ! joned rutabagas preferred. Place all in | an old-fashioned, thick iron skillet, mix- ng thoroughly. Put a few pieces of but- ! ter here and there; then sift over a little flour—not enough to make it gummy, but | enough to give the mixture the proper consistency. Add a very liberal sprinkling of real old black pepper (not that white stuff), about twice as much as would or- | dinarily be used for seasoning hash. Add enough water to keep the hasfi from sticking to the skillet, cook over a slow fire from fifteen to twenty minutes, notE simply “warm it up,” as hash is usually | cooked; cook until the black pepper is thoroughly cooked into the hash, mixing | with a spocn as the process advances. Add more water, so that when ready to serve it will not be too moist or too dry, but just right. -_—————— vail on yourself to throw in a little meat once in a while—" “That's against the rules,” the meat market man haughtily interposed. BOYHOOD TOWN. Soméwhat back of Boyhood Town, In the rear of Yester Street, Stands a cottage, old and brown. Where we urchins used to meet. There we played “Gray Wolf,” “I Spy,” Many a game that I forget, But the laughter will not die; Through the mists I hear it yet. They have vanished from my sight, All the comrades of that day. Some are lost in Death's dark night, Some have wandered far awdy. Yet doth Mem'ry seek them still, Ceaseless searching up and down, Through the valley, o'er the hill, ‘For my shattered Boyhood Town. IDENTIFIED. As is generally known, “seamen's re- turn” tickets are issued by most rail- ways at seaport towns to sailors at re- duced rates, but when the other day a somewhat stylishly dresed young man demanded one to Birmingham, the book- ing clerk at the southern seaport town demurred. “Seamen’s returns are only issued to satlors,” he snapped. “Well, 'm a saflor,” was the reply. “I have only your word for that,” said the clerk. “How am I to know it is cor- rect?" “How are you to know {t?” came the answer. “Why, you leather necked, swi- vel eyed son of a sea cook, if you feel my s boom running foul of your headlights you'll know I've been doing more than sit on a stool and bleating all my life, and you'll haul in on your jaw tackle a bif | ing: a The station master had been standing v him a ticket he said: “Bé e H s a sailor.”—London Ti HUSBANDS, BEWARL! It Is Advisable That You Pay Attention to Your Pretty Wives: If You Do Not, Other Men May. ! BY, DOROTHY FENIMORE. “man of the world” to a sweet wedding of a ECENTLY I attended the b of comfort and knew little girl who had been brought up in the laj else than the knack of looking pretty. R The “man of the world” had lived up to ' and his salary was such that it would be social position, s s bride to forego extravagances she had been used to and become Qox As these two people walked to the X his income in maintaining his necessary for his altar I closed my eyes and saw visions g————— of trouble ahead for that girl. It is) easy enough for a young woman to be- come domestic, but a man seldom does, | and I knew this one would not. Men, as a rule. are more domestic before marriage than they are after. This man had been flattered by the attentions of many pretty girls--in fact of nearly every girl to whom he gave| the slightest encouragement — because of his polished manners and because he was lavish with his money. The bride, too, had been universally popular and could command the flatter- ing attendance of any man she smiled upon. Fortunate couple, do you say? The outlook ought to be rosy for such pop- ular young people, are you saying? I say not. My ebservation teaches me that the universally pepular girl and the popular man are not well mated for matrimony. The girl may be will- ing to give up all outside afiliations for the sake of her husband. but the man—never! To him the smiles of | pretty girls are more alluring and irre- eistible than ever. During courtship this young man cre- ated about his fiancee an atmosphere of adulation that transported her to the seventh heaven. He flattered her, he praised her, he anticipated her wishes and studied to please her in every way. The honeymoon is at its zenith now, and she imagines that things will con- tinue as they are. But they will not. The pampered pet will, soomer or later, awake and find that she is no longer a girl with the whole fleld ofg maseculinity before her, but that she is a married woman, and, like most other married women, she will be forced to realize that the consclousness of poSsession dampens the ardor of her hus- band and makes the smiles on other pretty faces captivating to him. She will change to conform to the proprietress of domesticity, but the man will not change at all. He will admire beauty as much as ever. His wife may be prettier than ever_most girls, if they take good care of themselves, grow prettier after marriage—but she is all his, to have and to hold, so why waste his pretty speeches on her? As time rolls on she will note with repeated shocks that one by one the little attentions and courtesies he had accustomed her to, and which made him in her eyes a sort of demigod before marriage, will be forgotten and omitted. He has married her, and he thinks in his “manly” way that that should be recompense enough for any woman. That I8 but a manifestation of the inborn vanity of man. But let us take a peep into the future from another angle, based om what has happened in innumerable similar cases. Along comes another DOROTHY FENI/TGRE e man who sees how things are running in this household, with the pretty little wife pining for sweets once lavished, but now denied her. His heart goes out to her, she receives his attentions, and her starved nature Is startled to find how sweet are the flatteries she knew as a girl The results in such cases are various, but the least of them is in out- burst of jealousy on the part of the husband, and you would have hard work making him realize that it is all his fault. Inconsistent man feels that he has a right to appreciate and encourage every pretty girl, but that his wife has no such right of appreciating sym- pathetic men. You men with pretty wives, let me tell you that you had better pay more o —— attention to them, at least as much as you did before you married them; but if you fail to, do not be surprised if another man does. — wedding of Miss Wedlock and Mr. | rangement which, of course, was not in- Marriage the other day, we did tentional, was made by a Mr. Cuck S % in which Messrs. Finch, Martin, Swallow flar cases which correspondents have and Bird were teachers. been pouring upon us, says the London services were conducted in two churches tic cases, in most instances giving par- | on the same day—in one by the Rev. J. ticulars and dates, we select the follow- W. Leafe. Some years ago the pastor of a London f—— JUXTAPOSITION OF NAMES & i . WHEN we drew attention to thatin the evening of the same day. The ar- not anticipate the shower of sim- | Who WS secretary of the Sunday sch In a Midland town harvest thanksgiving News. From a list of twenty-six authen- E. Flower and in the other by the Rev. chureh was named Pigs, and two of his At Lowestoft a Mr. Warmer and Miss | Freezer were united in marriage. | deacons were Messrs, Hogsflesh and At Bristol a Mr. Blizzard and Miss | Bacon. Gale were united in matrimony. SRR L AARSEEE SRS Mr. Pitt-Lewis, Q. C., tried a case of | Townsend's California glace fruits in artistic fire- . Alabaster vs. White, not long after one | and choicest candies of High vs. Low, and some time after | Stched boxes. New store, 767 Market i sy S~ i i this of Halfpenny vs. Penny. Special information supplied daily to At Partridge Lane chapel a Mr. Rook |, usiness houses and bl preached in the morning, a Mr. Part- R o m aad: Bt e b the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 30 Cali- ridge in the afternoon and a Mr. Crow ' fornia street. Telephone Main 1042. * - MIRROR OF DAME FASHION. Richeliey being whipped on front or middle one couvenient pocket ap- makes the finish all § \ -