The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 10, 1906, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO ‘CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1906. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL !TflfiSPRF(R':I;;,_: o * ...........-....Ploprlew- . POHN McNAUGHT. <es...Mannerr MARCH 10, 1906 ST SERVICE. THE FORE Iready referred to the significance of the trans- of the Federal Forest Reserves from the In- to the Agricultural Department Bureau of nge of title of the latter to “The Forest Serv- v in receipt of the first separate report of the For- le by its chief, Mr. Gifiord Pinchot. The purpose trate the National Reserves, but to a HE CALL has fer of 1 c use and give it permanency, by preserving the The United States now passesses the rests of any of the nations. Their admin- lly require an increasing number of trained ses an agreeable career to young themselves for it. liscloses the great responsibility of forest Forester, fiscal agent and associate foresters, z who w mber sales, privileges and claims, grazing, orces, measurements, management, exten- records, forest maps, forest computa- planting, dendrological studies, exhibitions, o-chemistry, wood preservation, lumber s, stenography and typewriting, and photo- equipment of such an extensive service re- lity on the part of its chief, and calls into ail the duties and requirements of of t The provision is none too ample whe: sidered that the Forest Service has now under its jurisdi tion forests anc - is amounting to 85,693,422 acres. The | na, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, co, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, L'tah,i it is con importance of this service appears, when we forests are finally to be the main source of | timber and lumber for the uses of our people. | ce, for it is probable that the example set by forests will, to an extent, be followed by rge timber tracts, who will harvest them | ut destroying the green crop that is coming | ere are cheerful signs that wisdom has come to some | n in California, who, having laid waste the forests | onsin, Michigan and Minnesota, have learned that forest bearing character of the land is poor econ- | tting and preservation of a large tract in this | arvest shall begin at a base line and proceed, | t behind it. wus tracts here that will require thirty years in € esting, and when it is finished, it can begin again at the for our coniferous trees require only three decades . So, it is probable that in addition to pre—| ired million acres of public forest, the fores s of preserving half -as-much-more-that-is-in hout this kind of work we can see now the y of the United States. With it there will | will -.grow with the demand., The report | nment is already getting ‘retdrns from its for- | y 500 sales of timber were made, and it was cut | the forest service, and the sum of $85,506 was h00 grazing permits were issued, to run sheep, he reserves. It is interesting that in the older reserves, where grazing has long been under supervision, the forage s were so improved as to permit the admission and grazing | stock. new i horses 1 nagement there is a more liberal policy pur- | permits to drive stock over the reserves, to| in private ownership. Under the pig-headed ne ior Department private owners were grossly being denied the right of access to their property. Such rity accounts for much of the popular opposition y. Permits were also freely given under proper g the reserves to drive stock from its winter nmer range. As a result of these sane policies the report ble to record a friendly co-operation between the forest servi i people. They have worked together very usefully in the ex- it of forest fires and in the prevention of trespass. g the year 167 applications were received for advice and the nagement of private forests. These applications inter reserve regulations for its s a c 10,047,763 acres of wood land, for which complete working plans were furnished. That is work not at all secondary in impor- the administration of the public forests. The report fur- 10st interesting directions for the study of commercial trees, have economic use and value, showing the distribution of | 1 and soft woods and conifers. various clubs and organizations interested in the forests of California should distribute this interesting and in- ¢ report very widely, for it tells of the coming of a better We suppose it can be had in quantities by applying to mem- nce 1« dav bers of Congress. NORTHERN PILGRIMS. E have recently had a visit from the Governor and business men of Oregon, which was in every way pleasant and bene- ficial, promoting the good understanding between the two Now two hundred business men of the State of Washington have organized an excursion to California that will take in Sacra- mento, San Francisco, Palo Alto, San Jose, Del Monte, Paso Robles, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. It will start from Spokane next Thursday, the 15th. The visit will be timely. California, Oregon arid Washington have common interests which will be promoted by an exchange of visits and face to face consultation. The greatest of these interests just now is in the proper safeguarding of coastwise commerce, by better lighting and buoying of the coast to prevent shipwrecks. We want more life-saving stations, better telegraph facilities for them and the lighthouses and dangerous points on the coast. We want more lightships, more and better revenue cutters, stout and servicee- able Government tugs, legal compulsion of the training of crews in rescue work, the throwing of life lines and the use of all life-saving devices on merchant ships. 5 Risk is the greatest bar to commerce. It is the business of government to make the risk less than it is. But government will not act until it is urged. It will be the business of these Washington isitors and their California hosts to prod the Government to its In many other things our interests are in common. Then we have much to learn of each other. The Puget Sound cities are very vital, very progressive. Each is a plexus of business nerve and en- terprise. They are in a commercial stage which San Francisco has passed, but we will be benefited by recalling our period of adoles- cence. The Washingtonians will be royally welcomed and will get a taste of California hospitality that will long stay in the mouths and memory of them. States “Hear the liars, then dig the canal,” says Secretary Taft. That’s busi- ness.—New York Telegram. ——————— The Czar will note that this country also has a Nicholas roamin’ off.— Chicigo Tribune. g es of technical and practical forestry, so as to | serve boundaries, publication and educa- | | Don’t you dread the trials of housekeep- QUITE SO MUCH. | No, THAT WONT 11 1 WOULDNT SMiLE LOOK JUST A TRIFLE —+ pened at - the Lottado-Bunchofit wed- ding.”" 3 “What was that?” “The preached got rattied at having to marry two such wealthy persons, and he got the wedding ceremony mixed up with the funeral service. Started in ‘Dust to dust'!"—Cleveland Leader. A BOTH EYES CLOSED.*When I saw him yvesterday he said he was looking for trouble.” “Well, I guess he saw it.”” “How do you know?” “Because he can't see anything today." —Philadelphia Ledger. QUITE A BEQUEST.—Blinks—Char- ley’s father-in-law settled quite a bunch on him when he got marrfed. Pinks—That so? Blinks—Yes, his family and all the rela- tives.—Los Angeles Times. TRUSTING SOUL!—Intimate Friend— ing? Prospective Bride—Why, no-o0-0-o! It will be a picnic. We are going to have 2ll the cooking brought in, and all the work sent out.—Chicago Tribune. ROOSEVELT-LONGWORTH.— "There's going to be another ancestry soclety.” “What is it?” “Descendants of people who received in- vitations to the White House wedding.""— Detrolt Free Press. PUTTING ON A BOLD FRONT.—"“Ard. Juk is stlll trying to Kkeep up appear- ances, isn’t he?” “Yes; he puts ornamental bands around the stogies he smokes now."— Chicago Tribune. Something Expected. Although his stable is infested by rats, John Farrell of North Néw street, this place, 1s very wary of sétting a trap to catch them, lest he blow up the neighbor- hood. The rats are loaded and might ex- plode at any time. Recently Farrell, who is a quarryman, placed twenty-five pounds of dynamite in bis stable. It was suffi- clent to blow up the locality, but the rats in the neighborhood seemed simply to be walting for it. Farrell went to look after his dynamite next, and all he found ‘was paper left by the rats, which had torn open the packages and eaten the con- tents.—Westchester (Pa.) News, —_— Oncle Biff's Observm_‘ions. Chief o Cleveland is up in “bout tighter. better Police talkin’ puttin’ th’ “lid” on Lem Rennels sez they'd leave a few Screws loose fer-a vent fer fear th' dern thing’ll explode, b'gosh! — Cleveland £ Arthur at once sought for a means tion of teaching in a district school was the only one available; apnd although the work and the recompense small, it would prove sufficient to enable him to continue his college career. he managed-both his teaching and his study is re- But be finished college with his class markable. and with honor. He desired«to take up the study of law, but was again confronted with the question of the lack of means He took a closs of boys, whom he tutored fn preparation for their colegiate work. At the same time he worked at his law books, studying eagerly. Soon atterward he accepted the principalship of an academy at North Pownal, Vt., but hie intentions of taking up law as a profession did not waver. was at last admitted to the bar, and soon afterward went to New York to take up the practice. Alone and unknown, it was a hard struggle for the young lawyer. But his earlier lessons of immediate work for the sake of an end stood him fn good stead In these trying times, and he came at last to the recognition by the public of the powers he knew to be in himself. I ~COPYRIGHT, 1906, BY THE NEW YORK L + - Bits of Fun ||| A Little Lesson in Adversity SEPR A I S = APPROPRIATE.—“Funny thing hap- HESTER ALAN ARTHUR was attending Union College when he learned that the family funds fwould not permit of ‘his'completing: his course-there. - by which he could help himself. A posi- was hard How He o ESULTORY reading is injurious D enough to the mind, but it is doubtful if it can do a tithe of the injury that follows in the wake of desultory conversation. It is amazing how many things Amer- feans talk about when they get to- gethier—all of them based upon the lat- est newspaper or magazine they chance to have glanced at. Outside of talking shop, It is unusual when the average man says anything, expresses a thought which has not been predigested for him by some editorial or news writer. Polftical opinions are bolted whole. Religious notions are gencrally inher- ited and quite as generally avolded in talk. All the rest {s what the news- paper says, or the magazine says, or the trade paper says. Fortunately for the country, they say it very well, upon the whole. And what an amaging number of things we come to know—just a little of. Note the ingredfents that come into the next conversation you take .| part in. Somebody takes up the latest novel All have read it, but the only opinlons heard are those of some half-baked literary eritic. That drops. The latest play comes up. Here again, though all have seen jt, there is not an opinion expressed that is not directly cribbed from some writer. A whole evening is passed without more than a moment being given to anything, what is given being not worth the while, with the possible ex- ception of - occasional stories, which Americans do tell very well. But they are not conversation. 5 I heard once of a Single-Topic Club, which gave a dinner once in So often, prescribing in advance the subject that was to be under discussion during the session that comes with the coffee and i - No other subject was allowed to hold the attention of the company for a moment. Though the club was made up uniformly of men of more than average intelligence and learning, I that the hablt of desultory convérsa- that the first three was told by several of thes members | 2 hold upon them all | four dinners were | ! Desultory Conversation. . “BY WALLACE RICE. thing—anything—suggested by the one topic, rather than keep to it. Especially did they all desire to tell stories of ex- ceedingly doubtful pertinence. Try sticking to one thing long enough to get some good out of it. Answers fo Queries. COUSINS-—Sally, Sparks, Cal. The chil- dren of a brother and a sister are called cousins. The children of such children are calfed second cousins and the children of those children are called third cousins. In other words, the children of brothers and sisters are usually called eousins, or cousins-german, in the second generation they are called #econd cousins, in the third generation third cousins, and so on through each succeeding generation. JUDGES—S. E. A., Grass Valley, Cal. Thig department has not the space to publish a list of all the Superior Judges of California. The Secretary of State at Bacramento can furnish you such a ifst. By your question, “Who is the Chief Jus- tice? also who are the Associate Jus- tices?” this department are unable to ‘‘guess” whether you mean the judicial officers. of the United States Supreme Court, those of this State, or those of any other Btate. Correspondents should state Just exactly what they want to know. ot ey ELECTORAL COUNT—8. Bl A., Grass ‘Valley, Cal. On February 3, 1887, the President of the Unlted States approvea an act of Congress governing the electoral count. Its provisions require the electors to meet in thelr fespective States on the second Monday in January following the election of such electors, to cast their votes. Any contest regarding their elec- tion must be decided at least six days T OCCIDENTAL | ACCIDENTALS BY A. J. WATERHOUSE. ——— ALFALFA PHILOSPOHY. HEY is no doubt ’at your creed, if Tyou're honest in acceptin’ it, is the | best one in the world—fer you; but it may not eggsackly fit the needs of the man 'at’s smaller ’an you—or bigger. They is various kinds of fanaties, but ’mong 'em all they's no man ‘at’s quite es fool a fanatic es the man ‘at’s attackin’ releegion on gen'ral principles. I never knew of but one harder case 'an that of a woman 'at wanted to git married reel ‘bad, an’ that wus the case of @ woman ’at wanted to git unmarried a leetle harder. Ef you surspect ev'rybody of wantin’ to git the best of you, I'll bet you de- serve it. When you meet a man ’at stan’s ready to tell you ev’rything you'd better make up your mind 'at you've‘met a dernder fool 'an you are—ef sech a thing’'s pos- sible. The mob 'at refused to stone Mary Mag- dalene must have ben a blame modest one. Bet you two bits 'at if it had ben a modern crowd she’d have ben buried un- der rocks so deep 'at you couldn’t find the remains. More'n one man thanks God 'at he ain't es some other feller is when the main reason is ‘at he aln't ben tempted in the same way. T'm jest es ready to decry the nepotism (I learned it frum a dictionary) of life in- surance presidents es any of you, but I s'pose 'at I orto admit 'at I hain't ever ben offered the position. You may think you're flat'rin’ a man when you tell him his child is like him, but like es not he hopes it ain’t. —_— She was wealthy in her own right, but she married her father's coachman.” “Foolish girl, wasn't she?” “Oh, I don’t know. I understand that she reviewed the situation carefully and concluded that it would be cheaper in the long run to marry a coachman than to hire one.” “Did you hear the latest orator?” “Ot course. How should I dare to miss that treat?” “Is he as great as people say?” “I don’t know, but I think so.” “What makes you think so?” “Because people say so.” “I see that Edna Hopper has been com- pelled to secure the arrest of a violinist who annoyed her with his attentions.” “Yes, but someway I do not sympathize with the fair Edna so much as I ought, I suppose.” “Why not?” “She Is a good advertiser.” AS YE SOW. As you sow the seed of biessing You shalt reap It by and by, Or within the Vale of Guessing, Or beyond the bending sky; If_you sow the seed of sorrow You fshall gather sorrow deep, For we know in lite's tomorrow, As ‘We sow so shall we reap. 0 H ‘you've ‘Sown ‘the seed of pleasure, Pleasure for your selfish cheer, You shall “reap it without measure ‘Wheh toniorrow’s gloom Is here; But if you have sown in biessing, Lest a stricken other weep, ‘When Death’'s dreams are on you pressing, As you sowed. so shall you reap. JIM. Jim wui a man that 1 couldn't approve, For he dldn’t perfess to the one true creed ‘Which allers had power my speerit to move, An’ he 'lowed he could judge a man's faith by his deed. “A thistle,” he'd say, “I s'pose might* perciaim That it is some sort of & edible fix, But If they.is thorns an’ spikes on.the same, The chances that it is a thistle is big." That rankled me some, an’ I says to him, “Jim, Ef you wouldn't be judged you'd better not ! judge.” Says he, “Do you think that my prospec’ is . siim Fer tellin’ a fig fruth a thistle? O fudge! An’ my feelin's wus hurt to know that this Jn m Kept people that kmew him frum lookin too glum; They couldn’t more cheer have accompanied him Ef his creed had been hitched to the one Kingdom Come; AN childern all loved him—but childers is fools— An’ folks that was needy all worshiped him quite, An’ said, in the strife of theolergy’s He come as a angel of blessin’ an’ light. A angel of blessin’ without any creed! I claim it's a notion all virtue to dim, As I mentioned to bim quite frequent, indeed, Fer I couldn’t approve of this ornery Jim. The neighborhood knows how miy little one feil In the flood that was racin’ an’ ragin’ slong An’ there wan't no-one thers exceptin'—oh, well! This Jim e wus thers, his opinions all ‘wrong. AT’ he never orce thought he wus lsckin' & creed— . I s’'posé that-he didn’t, becauss he jumped in ‘Where the mad waters raged Iike a giant that's e fought with that glant, my baby to win, In some way he passed her to thoss who had And 1 thank him today that babe my dtdn’t A First caught him, then held him Jim— he went down. ot When they drew his still form from 1 th the river Some things that I never had though before; Y % s Is blessed salvation by word of mouth bought, Or shall deeds born of love bs counted as more? T do mot well know, and I dars not assert, But I hope that the Judge who knoweth our need— mv;:k"m-imm-n,mmm.h e I rnture to trust—end I guess iws m:(h.a:‘.“ upon Jim with a smile full M-:di“"-!whw(-nnnth&-m, And yow'd better come in, for there’s — THE SMART SET BY SALLY SHARP. Mr. and Mrs. Evans S. Pillsbury were hosts yesterday at a luncheon in honor of Qeneral and Mrs. Corbin, who arrived Thursday. The table in the palm,garden of the Palace was decorated in La France roses, the guests including Mrs. Willlam Kohl and Mr. and Mrs. C. Frederick Kohl o 4 . Mrs. J. Parker Currier entertained twen- ty-five guests at one of the most elaborate luncheonsg of the season yesterday, the affair being held at the St. Dunstan’s. The table was beantified by a graceful ar- rangement of rare flowers and delicate cendelabra, bringing many expressions of admiration. The event was in honor of Miss Ethel Shorb, Miss Brent Watkins and Mrs. Phillp Bancroft, the other guests being Miss Elsie Sperry, Miss Elise Greg- ory, Miss Elsa Draper, Miss Maye Col- burn, the Misses Woods, Miss Ida Gib- bons,, Mrs. Thomas Benton Darragh, Mrs. Augustus Costigan, Mrs. Charles Krauth- oft, Mrs. Clinton E. Worden, Mrs. Willlam J. Landers, Mrs. Fernando Pfingst, Mrs. Jules Brett, Mrs, E. Walton Hedges and Mrs. Gregor Grant Fraser. N Lent bids fair to equal the New Year tide with its rapid-fire announcements of engagements, the news of Miss Bessie Wilson's betrothal to Claude Howland Smith yesterday being a decided surprise to soclety. Secrets are never more elose- 1y guarded than was theirs, and an ava- lanche of econgratulation has followed. Miss Wilson, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander W. Wilson, has been a marked favorite through the two sea- sons since her debut, and the only note of regret in the happy news comes from the fact that she will make her home in New York State, where Mr. Smith 1s I business at Ithaca. The wedding will soon take place. Mr. Smith will take his bride for a tour through Europe. K An enjoyable event will take several of our city maids across the bay next Mon- day afterncon. Miss Beatrice Simpson and Miss Arline Johnson will hostess an elaborate luncheon at the Claremont Country Club in honor of Miss Theo Parr, the pretty flancee of Roger Chickering. Miss Parr has received much entertain- ment since the announcement of her en- gagement, but this affair will be the most attraetive of all. P A brilllant gathering will fill the rooms of the French Club on the evening of March 21, when the Mi-Careme will be celebrated royally. The French Club has bidden its next door neighbor, Sequola, to ald as recelving party, and the prepara- tions point to an evening of much gayety. . . A merry dinner party held at the Se- quofa Club last evening includei the fal- lowing guests: Mrs. Elizabeth Gerberding. Mrs. Louis H. Long, Mrs. H. M. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. R. V. ‘Whiting, Mr. and Adolphus Graupner, Dr and Mrs. D. A. Stapler, Dr. and Mrs. Gutsch, Mr. and Mrs. L. Eugene Lee, Willlam Greer Har- rison and Signor Ventura. . . Mrs. J, Denis Arnold has bidden syxeral guests for a bridge party this evening. . William Greer Harrison is to have charge of a physical culture class for la- dies and children at the Sequoia Club, opening in the near future. A0 . Mrs. Reginald Brooke, Mrs. ~Arthur Messer and Miss Frances Jolliffe sail to- day from New York for Liverpoet, Miss Jolliffe to spend some time in Lounden with Mrs. Brooke, going later to Munich and Paris. . o Madame Gros and Miss Marguerite Gros leave today for New York, sailing within a fortnight for Paris. . s Miss Eva Almond Withrow's paintings at the Claxton gallery, on Post street, are attracting much atténtion, some of the work having been done while she was abroad, and others show her accomplish~ ment since returning home. ‘ [ — Townsend's California glace frults and choicest candies in artistic fire- etched boxes. New store, 767 MarKet. * ———— Special information supplied daily to ureau len’s), - fornia flrn:“!olanhnnc Main 1043, * Mirror of Dame Fashion. HAND-MADE FROCK THE LITTLE MISS. ‘@, NCE upon a time,” as the story books say, fine handwork was supposed It bears not a thread of trim- ming In the form of lace or embroldery—only fine hand- run tucks and dmade ruf-