The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 16, 1906, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCOCALL iun.\' i; Sl‘l(ileglzlé,.......- e «+++s...Proprietor T ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO FOHN McNAUGHT. . .Manager THIRD AND MARKET STREETS. SAN FRANCISCO -v.7......FEBRUARY 16, 1900 LICATION OFFICE BRITISH SHIPPING. Fairplay” publishes an interesting history of the fort of Great Britain to acquire the supremacy of her marine. It began in 1626 when Charles 1 gave a| »er ton on all ships of 200 tons and over. The sale of to aliens was prohibited. That is a suggestion to ess. After an American ship has drawn a subsidy it should 1d to another country. Charles II decreed that for seven | r built a three-decker mounted with at least thirty | for the first two voyages receive one-tenth of all the es paid on the cargoes. In 1694, and for ten, years, three-deckers received one-tenth the tonnage and of th ss of yet bu | e ships at that time is remarkable. In 1512| t was one 240 feet long. Her cost was | the of Cumberland built an 8co-ton ship lered a leviathan. In 1610 the East India Company The growth even with the encouragement emiums was slow. In 13582 the total British mer- was 135 ships. In the time of James II it was 400, v engaged in the fisheries. One great dis- rough the exemption of the clergy from taxes. in the shipping business tax free, and this ad- re than offset Government bounty paid to bishops were ship owners. Two of them were con- . One of them never visited his diecese at all, but T leputy bishop. at Britain adopted a permanent policy encouraging various bounties and mail contracts, until she leads T In view of the many attempts made in nearly three cen- irpose, it would seem well that the United ossible the development of a merchant ma- slow. It would be well if the matter I cs. Whatever is done as a partisan meas- repeal on a change of parties. This was one elopment in Great Britain. It held that nation | and left her far in the rear. Then she dropped | building ships and has long passed us. As| party question we will sail astern of our | There are some questions on Our 1100 tons. to have m plish this pu F soon as be slow dev 1 we passed as a take their Congres: wake. should not try to make politics. sh bounties were first paid to ship builders who would This was necessary to defend them against pirates, the purpose of making them part of the navy in war. ips were captured in the Mediterranean by | it was necessary for merchantmen to go | that grew the present practice of reserving the righrt serchantmen to naval uses in war. Japan has the | v stout ships were withdrawn from the Jap- ne auxiliary service in the recent war. | rea n began by bounties building little ships that could e stow e the great freight boats of to-day without crowding She felt her way by one device or another got her first real scare when she had to charter foreign trans- carry her troops to the East in the Crimean war. With an ’ it was plain that her existence could not be cr‘rm-i nce on alien bottoms to carry her soldiers where | ions to her allies, or uphold the authority of | its distant colonies and possessions. ‘Then ship- | earnest and the sea-going trade of the world was | ia, the Gem of the Ocean,” has given place to| es the Wave,” and the boast is not altogether vain | e King's highway. | ,000,000 of foreign trade in our own bottoms. n is not displeased that it is made a partisan ques- | As long as the debate is political she will con- the wave and we will pay the freight. If the maritime hose bottoms we use get into war between themselves, we jolt that will speedily end the partisan opposition to an n merchant marine. ABOUT GRILLING. wasted when some Democratic Senator failed to “roast im.” But he survived it and enjoys the profound respect mntrymen. there is a change of terms and Democratic Congressmen in “grilling” President Roosevelt. His measures are t as President Cleveland’s did, but it is considered isan necessity to misrepresent him and impugn his motives. nocratic members who dare not vote against the President, who blic opinion support his measures, and who fail to find 1ent to them that can any way improve their efficiency, it in snarleyow oratory in-which they vainly try to prove e President has a bad motive for a good action, in which they d to support him. Therefore there is but little debate s in which the railroad rate measure is discussed on its That object is lost sight of in the endeavor to make some cs out of it. Not only in respect to the rate bill but in other matters this idle illing goes on. v's session of the Senate that the constitution requires that the 11 “advise” in the negotiation of treaties, prior to report- or its ratification. There is no constitutional warrant for scheme. A treaty is not “made” until the Senate has ratified ereafter it is signed by the President and Secretary of State. The constitution says that the President “shall have power by and th the advice and consent of the Senate to make treaties, provided o-thirds of the Senators present shall concur.” The negotiation of a different matter from making it. t able commentator on the constitution, Mr. Justice Story, defining the exclusive constitutional right of the President to receive embassadors and ministers: “The power to receive embas- sadors and ministers is always an important and sometimes a delicate function, since it constitutes the only accredited medium through which negotiations and friendly relations are ordinarily carried on with foreign powers.” The international relations are carried on, defined, limited and expanded by treaties, and their preparation is the only possible “negotiation” between a President and the repre- sentative of a foreign power. Again all commentators on the con- stitution point out the simplicity and efficiency which result from confining each co-ordinate branch of the Government strictly to its own functions. Fancy the result of bringing the Senate, composed of ninety members, into negotiation of a treaty with a foreign min- ister! Yet Mr. Bacon “grilled” on this issue from noon till sunset! L0 s nate sha Colonel Mann says he returned some of the money he borrowed from millionaires. He also has had teeth pulled at some time in his career.— Chicago Journal. PO S TN A St. Paul man becomes temporarily insane every time he laughs. He requires drastic treatment—say, a long course of current comic opera.—New York Herald. ———— Y Morales never had time, as a President, to advocate the simple life.— Washington Star. AR SS After the statehood bill passes Alaska will be mighty lonesome.— Chicago News. Senator Bacon of Georgia argued through one| | as if in deep meditation. Then he said: HEN "Mr. Cleveland \\'a; President it was counted a day | = I8 I g’ 7 \ \4 ¢ P - [ES 1m1ss o™ ICH HABE ES NICHT IT 1§ NOT HERE. | HAD IT VEN 1 BLICH SEIN! 1T AIND HERE. VERE COuLD 1T GO? MY | [DARUBER DEY | |AIND FELL DOWN CAND SEE HOW DS WOULD (OME OFF WiLL AUFSTERE m' DOT IS A MISTER ] DONT SEE HOW DEY COULD GET AVAY 1¢H BIN ARGERLICH ALL, AND HE 1SS GONE ADIEU! ER 15t NICHT HIE IND 1CH BIN NICHT, WQHL | FEEL S0 BAO ABOUD IT MY / HEART 15 ALREATY(| IN PIECES, WHAT YMALL 1 DO ON WELTHE SCHANDE! I ViISH BURGER AND CHEESE MIT DREAM i THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1906. vouLD NOT SERVE DOT HASENPFEFFE SATURDAY NIGNT. t R fil !Jfi bl {l T00 MUCH. f Il J [ At the Tomb | ART OF APOLOGIZING. 'L Of Napo’eon +} | By' Dorothy Fenimore. H ing shown the tomb of Napoleon. ‘ = - loquacious guide refemfed to the various The most ordinary business | points of interest in connection with the he simplest patriotism require that we make an effort | tomb, the American evinced the greatest interest in all that was said. the guide, “weighs forty tons. that, sir, twelve tons, and inside of that is a leaden casket, hermetically over two tons. mahogany coflin containing the remains of the great man.” right. If he ever gets out, cable me at my expense.”’—Success. ENRY VIGNAUD, secrétary of the American Embassy at Paris, enjoys telling of an American who was be- As the LMOST everybody has had experi- A ence with the superfluous use of the apology. The practice of in- cessant apologizing disqualifies a per- son as a comfortable and harmonious friend. Possibly you have been the guest at a luncheon, or dinner, when the hostess preluded the menu with an elaborate regret that the cook had made a fail- ure of the salad and, in general, not ac- complished the courses in usual culin- ary ability. So abject was her expres- sion of annoyance that you accepted her apparent mental disturbance as genuine, and felt yourself an unmiti- gated nuisance, although having been inyited to the spread. You experienced a vague conscious- ness that the troubles of your hostess “This immense sarcophagus,” declared Inside of is a steel receptacle weighing sealed, weighing Inside of that rests a For a moment the American was silent, *‘It seems to me that you've got him all MIRROR OF DAME FASHION. N A A SMART SEPARATE COAT FOR SPRING. lN spite of the general use of the two and three plece suits, the separate coat, somewhat severely tailored, 1s affected by many smart dressers. It is used as a spring wrap with the shirt-waist suit of voile or silk or hen- rietta. It is usually fashioned of some one or other of the waterproof cloths. The clever cut of the little coat illustrated has much to do with its popularity. The effective dart reaches up to the little breast pockets on either side and curves down to form a hip piece. Pocket flaps are ar- ranged on this hip plece also. The edges of the, coat are bound with a silk braid, a revival of an old, fashion m:m-nmogwmmm-nr- ment. B S 3 i v v were incident to your presence at the serving of the bill of ‘fare. Conse- quently you yearned to escape from the harrowing scene as soon as possi- ble. Granted, the salad was not quite as delicious as it might have been. You gave little, if any, thought to the par- tial faflure. made that brewed in your brain a dis- cord between yourself and the dinner, a dissatisfaction with the accompany- ing social atmosphere. There's another kind of hostess who, when the victim of misplaced confi- dence in her cook, serves an indiffer- ently prepared menu with such joyous generosity in her manner, and in her tones, that her guests experience the delights of a banquet perfect in its ap- pointments. If she alludes to the de- ficiency in the dishes—which isn’t like- 1y to happen—there’s a sort of pleasing make-the-best-of-it tactfulness in her much abbreviated regret that serves as piquant sauce for whatever is lacking in good cookery. It is easy to comprehend that the overdone apology makes an indifferent- 1y cooked dish seem worse than it is, and that a mere allusion, happily done, if done at all, to a streak of ill luck in giving a dinner makes the menu seem better than it is. The significance of a comparison In these {llustrations in which an excuse for apology exists may be applied to mistakes and errors in the treatment of friends, and In general conduct. A concise and sincere verbal regret for an omission of civility or duty is a consistent courtesy. Perhaps it is bet- ter to say that the spoken or written regret is a courteous expression of jus- tice due the offended one. When an apology is due it should be lquidated like any other debt. The re- ceipt should finish the transaction. An elaboration of the apology is apt to promote the evolution of a strained friendship into antagonism. The proper quality and quantity of the apology, and its exact and delioate adaptation, is one of the fascinating arts that distinguish the intelligent and innately refined woman—and man. EAGER TO HEAR DR. HYDE To the Editor of The Call. The advent of Dr. Douglas Hyde to our city and the enthusiasm occasioned thereby, not only for the cause which he advocates, but also on account of his personal attainments, knowledge of which has long preceded his coming, is a subject so interesting.to the many natives of the Emerald Isle who now make San Francisco their home that it may not be amiss to mention a fact that is now being discussed by many among Ireland’'s sons now enjoying the It was the fuss the hostess | Tw w THE SMART SET = = By Sally Sharp. ——p = Miss Mollie Phelan was hostess at a very attractive luncheon in her home on Valencia street yesterday, honering Mrs. Dunne of Boston. Among those bidden by Miss Phelan were Mrs. Dunne, Mrs. Eleanor Martin, Mrs. Jessie Bowle-Detrick, Mrs. Resl- nald Brooke, Mrs. Francis J. Sulllvan, Mrs. Walter Deane, Mrs. Robert P. Troy, Mrs. Ynez Short White, Mrs. William Penn Humphreys, Mrs. Charles Weller and Mis Dillon. Mrs. Charles R. Krauthoff was host- ess at a very charming luncheon yes- terday at the Hotel Colonial, when covers were lald for twenty. The table betokened the approach of spring with its burden of exquisite fruit blos- soms in white and delicate pink. Among those at table were Mrs. Robert Frank- ln McMillan, Mrs. Thomas Benton Dar- ragh, Mrs. Edgar Peixotto, Mrs. J. M. Costigan, Mrs. Alfred Hunter Voor- hies, Mrs. Emory Winship, Mrs. Harry Nathaniél Gray. Mrs. Henry Foster Dutton, Mrs. Clinton Jones, Mrs. J. Parker Currier, Mrs. A. 'B. Hammond, Mrs. Charles S. Fee, Mrs. Malcohn’ Henry, Mrs. Harry Somers Young, Mrs. Augustus Costigan, Mrs. Ritchie L. Dunn, Mrs. Maurice ‘Casey and Mrs. F. Perry. Mrs. George H. Martin was one of yesterday’s luncheon hostesses, enter- taining a score of guests in the palm garden of the Palace. The decorations were most lavish and beautiful in ef- fect, a large center piece of cherry blossoms extending its branches to all the places at the round table, lavender ribbon adding to the beauty of the del- fcate tints. ‘The luncheon was follow- ed by an afternoon of entertainment, at which Mrs. Martin read from well- known authors. Those enjoying the af-| falr were Mrs. George Law Smith, Mrs. Louis H. Long, Mrs. Adolphus Graup- | ner, Mrs. A. Wenzelburger, Mrs. George H. Palmer, Mrs. A. H. Vail, Mrs. Wil- llam Boericke, Mrs. Gregor Grant Fraser, Mrs. Edgar R. Bryant, Mrs. L. Eugene Lee, Mrs. A. S. Burns, Mrs. H. A. Crawford and Mrs. Gartenlaub. . . . The home of Mrs. Herbert E. Law was the sceme of an interesting musi- cale yesterday afternoon. when the pu- pils of Mrs. Grace A. McGuire gave the following programme: “Elementary Work,” Mildred Schouten (age §) and Henry Wachenroeder; “Spinning Song” (Elmenreich), Mozelle Schouten; “Chase of the Butterflles” (Dennee), Verna Schouten; “Slumber Song” (Gurlitt), “The Wild Rider” (Schumann),Gertrude Willard; selected. “On the Meadows” (Lichner), Viva Singleton; “The Doll's Dream” (Oesten), Beryl Law; “Fifth Nocturne” (Leybach), Miss Hilda Bal- ley; “Valse” (Durand), Miss Leola Bru- nings; “The Flatterer” (Chaminade), Miss Lela Hubbard; “Sonate Pathetique, Op. 13" (Beethoven), Miss Florence Kustel; vocal solo (selected), Miss Isa- belle Davies; “Valse, Op. 70" (Chopin), “Au Matin" (Godard), Miss Gladys Donohoe; “The Brook™ and “Second Mazurka” (Godard), Miss Grace Hil- ‘Nocturne” (John Orth). David : “The Resary” (Nevin), Mrs. Jessie Stowe. . The wedding of Miss Elsie Corbett Thompson and Horatio Stebbins Jr., which took place quietly on Wednesday, surprised many whe had not been ap- prised of the coming nuptials, The ceremony was performed in Santa Barbara, where the young people. are to spend their homeymoon. Lates they will make their home in this eity. Mr. Stebbins, a son of the late eminent Horatlo Stebbins, is a graduate of the State University, and Mrs. Stebbins graduated from Miss Head's school in Berkeley. Both are well known young people in this city and in Oakland. e David Trezal Boston, en . Lieutenant and Mrs. will leave to-morrow for route to their home In Florence, sail- ing by way of the Mediterranean. On Tuesday Mrs. Trezzi was entertained at the Palm Garden by Mrs. James Shea, who bade several guests for a luncheon to bid farewell to the traveler. Among those attending the affair were Mrae. Gros, Mrs. Ynez Shorb White, Mrs. Luke Robinson, Miss Marguerite Gros. Miss Ethel Shorb and Miss Feeney. OCCIDENTAL ACCIDENTALS. By A. J. Waterhouse. THE CHAP THAT ISN'T THERE. AVE you ever known a fellow of | H the kind T'll try limn? ! Have you chanced to meet him | somewhere and been introduced | to him? | A really charming fellow, as you men- } | tioned when you met, { And though you know him better now, ! you half admire him yet, For he can say such pleasant things, | your soul to titillate, And he can keep his auditors in such a | merry state. ! That he was quite superior you were | all prepared to swear, | Till you put your finger on him—and | you found he wasn't there. Oh, no; he wasn’'t there; - He had fiitted otherwhere; Like an airy, fairy phantom he had| faded Into air. | You needed then that willing lift that all should give to all, And he was such a charming chap you chose on him to call: | But the subsequent proceedings, well, they hit you like a blow, For, though he promised several things, he wasn't there, you know. I judge you've met him—have you not? —this blithe and winning cuss ‘Who is so fascinating till—he leaves you in a muss. He quite agrees with all you say, and makes your whims his own; He is a human jelly-fish, and shy a caudal bone. The women all remark, “He's sweet”; he quite attracts the men; He tells a story you have heard to make you laugh again. In short, you really envy him the hearts he seems to snare, Till you put your finger on him, and, behold! he isn’t there! He really isn't there! It jars your love, I swear, To find him tripping, skipping when your weather {sn’t fair. He is a boon in sunny hours, but on a gloomy day . You are sorely pained to notice that he never seems to stay. In fairest weather he is kind, but when your world 1s wet You may put your finger on him, and he isn’t there, you bet! THE YOUTH AND THE HILL. Once upon a time a Certain Youth started to climb a High and Rocky HIll, for he sald to himself, “The view must be fine from the summit, and I may as well get the benefit of {t.” So he blithely started to climb the hill, at the same time a Merry Royndelay; but before long he stepped on a Large and Jagged Stone, and when a few Dull, Sickening Thuds had elapsed he again found himself at the foot of the hill. Nevertheless, the Certain Youth picked himself up and again started upward, but when he had journeyed a little way some men and women came along and amused themselves by shy- ing Cold and Unfeellng Pebbles at him, and when he was Knocked Out in One Round they laughed merrily among themselves, and sald, “Gee! Haven't we had a good time!” Then did the Certain Youth again pick himself up and sigh, “Woe is me! but this is the dumdest hill!" Yet he again essayed to cllmb; but he found Rocks, and Dragons, and Hammers, freedom and prosperity of our sunny California who would like to hear Dr. Hyde speak but who are prevented from so doing on account of the (to them) excessive price charged for ad- mittance on the occasion. In striving for the cultivation and perpetuation of the Irish language Dr. Hyde is doing a work as noble as it is stupendous, one In which every true Irish heart beats in unison. Dr. Hyde knows that it was the poor and oppressed that were forced to leave the dear old isle and scatter to every corner of the earth to live in peace and such comfort as their respective abilities were able to pro- cure. Many came he\h‘uxl many of 0, aatk U4, vy’ nt oniy. me and Pestilential Fleas, and—oh, almost cured comfort but affluence. Many more of them are still struggling on. But In the hearts of these strugglers the flame of love for the dear old land is just as strong, just as deep and fer- vent as that which exists in the bos- oms of .their more prosperous brethren. How delighted these strugglers would be to hear Dr. Hyde! With what pleas- ure would they not drink in the story of the progress of his worz and give him with one accord Cead Mille Fealthe. That we may all be able to hear him Is the sincere hope of many. L. D. M. San Francisco, Feb. 15. s everything conceivable in his path. So, at last, the Certain Youth sat himself down at the base of the High and Rocky Hill, and said, “It is no use! and I don't believe the prospect up there amounts to much, anyway"; and If you chance to pass that way you may see him sitting there even unto this very day. Moral—If you are not prepared to overcome all obstacles, you would bet- ter order your easy chair and ham- mock placed at the bottom of the Hill { of Life. A NEBUCHADNEZZARIAN INCIDENT. As Nebuchadnezzar, the King, was placidly grazing in his pasture and ; wondering when they would bring him his oats, Danlel came unto him and spoke unto him, saying: “How now, Nebuchadneszzar, thine affliction sore upon thee?" “Affliction nothing!” the King re- marked, as he took a fresh bite of al- falfa. “Is not the calamity that hath come upon thee more grievous than thy soul can bear?” Daniel continued. Nebuchadnezzar paused to chew the cud a few moments; then- is not “Who mentloned calamity? he in- Quired. “I did,” Danmiel replied. “If not to- day, ‘then in a later day shalt thou realize how grievous is the state into which thou hast fallen.” Nebuchadnezzar reached for a blade of succulent blue grass, and them he remarked: “Nixie grievous! record for all time. “What do you mean? Daniel in- quired. “What is this record that you are establishing?” “As the first of all genuine vege- tarians,” Nebuchadnezzar replied, and then he cheerfully mooed. So Danfel sadly left him to his grass. I am establishing .I “Young Neuriche has bought himselt an automobile.” “What made him do that?” “He sald he wanted a chauffer his “She sang, Tm saddest when 1 sing.' “That dear old song!™” “Yes—well, those who heard her felt the same way."” REMORSE OF THE COWARD 3 | | ] i i i’fiE i i ¢ B ¢ gk i i i3 i E3% BEEy f 1501 i il i 1 A