The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 12, 1906, Page 8

8 > 1 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY: MARCH 12. 1906. Proprietor TADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO FORN DICNAUGFT. cesessessss v.es THIRD AND MARKET STREETS. SAN FRANCISCO | | g i LICATION OFFICE 12, MORE TONE TO TRADE LAST WEEK. made 2 better business showing tlan its two or There was more steadiness in the commercial reports from the eek mediate predecessors. 1 more uniformity in nt sections of the country. I'he week itself, however, exhibited no particular feature, aside t st mentioned. The spring trade, while not expanding, s excellent, with distributive trade good and collections up to rage. The open winter, while operating against a large dis- of hez has been exceptionally favorable to ions, which thus far have gone through the winter hout a break, and led to an unusually liberal consumption of r i other building materials, and incidental thereto an vement in real estate. The railroads, too, have been C by the same open season, and’their earnings continue over 25 per cent larger than at this period last year. Prices for general n ranged slightly higher in February than during vy goods, | = YOU'LL FIND MY G IMY PRINCESS GOWN READY FOR-ME M. [OF THE MIRROR., (THAT FIRE UP!GR0D AND _HOT. OH. V1L GET 17 HoT ENOUGH. BURNING oper: dities g wheat crop continues to look well. Those parts h ten days ago were suffering from drought, sand of snow protection from freezing weather, have ed by copious falls of rain or snow, and no further appre- age to the plant are now heard. This has resulted | the wheat market, and as the world is supplied with | large quantities of wheat which are pressigg for sale upon all the T consumptive markets, the slow downward tendency in gone on unchecked. It is admitted that there will | rge wheat carry-over into next season, and the only ques- 1 his connection seems to be how much it will aggregate. The excellent crop outlook and the brilliant exhibit of railroad ve served to support the New York stock market, and | lump had been feared the market has stood up very | The week opened with which were called SCURTED. IF ANYONE ASKS YU! otations has os ng re or less. 3 e upward movement caused a break, more or less demoralization, especially as the| ed a pronounced bull position, but subsequently toward the close of the week again took an | wit oppc e T (A WOMAN IS NOT EXACTY THE SAME PROPOSITION WHILE BEING (THeY DoNT LET YoU Knw) | ST HOw HELPLESS [THEY CAN BE| T;“] COME. HONEY. You MUST KU RY, NOW. FM ALMOST REALY AL BUT MY HAT HURRY! M WAITING Fok You M AL READY 6 Go_yes COPYRIGHT, 1906, BY THE NEW YORK EVERING TELEGRAM (NEW YORK WERALD C0J * o e n easing off in~Yoreign exchange contributed te | led to talk of possible imports of gold. It was| litions continued the result would be highly |%- al t values, and the market exhibited renewed snap, | ing considerably increased and of a confident character. | rket, though still standing at moderate interest | cause of some apprehension. At the beginning of the | monev — OCCIDENTAL ACCIDENTALS. :-: | By A. J. Waterhouse. reserve of the New York banks was down to|™ he lowest point at this period in sixteen years,| THE ‘“OI‘LI"&?::_?:I;EJSTSTE;‘LO demand for currency large, owing to the activity | A CO. Soum g : 2 5 through much communing with 1 the farmers of the West and South holding on to | himself had established a wide- t which delays the return of funds .to |spread reputation as a Profound Phil- first of demands will soon be eyfnrccd. and ‘05:{:2?Onac"%af'l’j“rlpcf:::;(:;' CI‘:;: nciers say that the market at present is not at all | the contemplative Lobster immediate- is, not because money itself is scarce, for it is not, |ly got out his astrological chart, pack ing been largely augmented during the last few years, | of cards and Handbook of Paimistry arge sums have been locked up in speculation and thcl “What can T do for you?”’ various great deals. Fortunately the continued acti\'i‘_\"’ “Oh, far-seeing, mystic one,” was the ] trade tends to offset the rather unfavorable condition of | response, “I am athirst for knowledge. ney market, hence, while there may be some stringency |1 £an, peulll juh - sheia palt 1 the first of April, no serious disturbance is feared. | ‘,iz;av:s,:}"';f"m"’ et o re which should not escape attention is the falling nfi‘l “Simoleons. shekels, ducats, skafis, nd for some products, owing to the very high prices. | the wherewithal, the stuff, cash, the—" icularly noticeable in hides and leather, which have| ©Oh, cash! Yes, I have some.” ch a plane that the manufacturers are considering a| “Then cross my palm at once, for I ance in the prices of footwear. | find that the invisible influence will not ing the usual distribution of boots, shoes and rubber gooc The and inquired: As the open winter, by | {14, ¢ tnis nttie formality $s over- the manufacturers with a large unsold stock to be carried | The Perturbed Clam did as requested ) next winter, the situation in this branch of trade is compli- |2nd .the Contemplative Lobster re- | quested him to mention what was eat- that the packers of provisions have greatly reduced their oper-| -“The tremendous mystery of exist- ns and in some sections have almost ceased them altogether.|ence” was the reply. “I may know no | peace until T have solved it. It troubles | 100ked.” not very encouraging at present. Live stock, too, is S0 |in.hym here is nothing especially new in the iron and steel industry, but| " » 5 s % | me by day and haunts me by night. I nothing is now heard of any boom in this line. nave tHOREht ahd thouiht APeUL'? The bank clearings turned about again last week and reversed | “Yonu have—which?” the Contempla- tive Lobster infuired. “I have thought about §t?” L4 “What gives you that idea?” “Anyway, that is what I heard a Man call it when he was doing the same thing.” i “Ah!" was the response, “that would account for almost anything. Proceed.” So the Perturbed Clam prayed the Contemplative Lobster to elucidate-to him the mystery of existence. “For,” he continued, with a fine appreciation of the value of taffy when properly ap- plied, “it is well known that you are wise and all-knowing and that the stars have whispered to thee their secrets; so—well—that {s—dig up | erudition to the extent of my two dol- | lars.” “The mystery of existence,” the Con- templative Lobster replied, “is no mys- tery to me. I and the professors have dug it up and analyzed its chemical constituents. Know, poor seeker after truth, that all created beings are upon the mighty ladder of evolution. Once upon a time, long, long aeons ago, I was a humble, unpretentious Polyp. the loss of the preceding week by a gain of 18.2 per cent, with every one of the first fifty cities and towns on the list showing an increase over the corresponding week in 1905. The Pacific Coast cities con- inue to send in the largest gains, taking the Pacific Slope as a Our local conditions continue excellent, with the weather | very favorable for the crops, which are looking well. Our sea com- merce very good, while our domestic trade is active and at profitable prices. We have abundance of funds, rates of interest are moderate, collections are on & normal basis and no complaints of any consequence are heard from any quarter. A work it is doing is made by the California Prison Association through Superintendent S. E. Lynd. Writing in the Mer- chants’ Association Review he gives a very encouraging summary of what the Prison Association has accomplished in the past year. The aim of these philanthropists is to find employment for the pris- oners when they are released and thus give them an opportunity to reform thoroughly and; become good and useful citizens. In a little | over one year the society has so provided for 175 of these men whole. is CALIFORNIA PRISON ASSOCIATION. PPEAL for funds to more effectively carry forward the good and only 4 per cent of them have proved unworthy. An average of seventy-five per month are released from our two State prisons, and because these usually find themselves outcast and shunned they are apt to again become menaces to society. So both as a matter of kindness to the punished offenders and of sensible pre- caution against law breaking, the hands of the Prison Association in this laundable effort should be sustained. State Superintendent Lynd figures it out that adding together the e T T MIRROR OF FASHION. loss to the community of the work of an average honest, industrious man and the cost of prosecuting a criminal by jury trial and of his maintenance during incarceration, each man persuaded from crime into honest work represents a saving to the taxpayer of $3000 per year. That is the economic appeal, and it is sufficient in itself; but the much higher argument is that it saves not only money but men. Explanation of the terrible mental effect release from prison has upon the convict when he finds himself an object of perpetual sus- picion and every chance of useful occupation refused him has been so often forcibly made that it needs but a sentence of suggestion to recall it. To mention Victor Hugo and Jean Valjean is as good as speaking volumes. The convicts fit for reform but denied the open Zoor to it are among the most miserable. Compassion pleads for hese fallen ones with the argument at once tender and stern that we are all sinners. Caution warns us not to increase the number of society’s enemies by cold neglect of those who regret their past en- mity and wish to become future friends. The experience of the Prison Association evidences that a very large majority of the con- victs have been so sufficiently punished that they sincerely wish to reform. To carelessly continue their punishment after they have served out a sentence that the laws and the courts deem a just in- fliction will be to recklessly drive the unfortunates back into ca- reers of crime. The appeal for funds to extend this work is a very rational one. N SIMPLE LITTLE WASH BLOUSE. FINE handkerchief linen is laid in small tucks, hand run in clusters. Continued zcross the front to simulate a pointed all of the tucks are re- the bust. At the back the tucks run In single groups, each par- ‘which is the linen \cut away under the chemisette and the collar and cuffs formed of rows of the lace sewn Dr. Wiley says “bottled whisky is the only safe kind.” Shucks! Tt jsn’t safe for two minutes when the woods are full of corkserew toters.—Mil- waukee Sentinel. s Now I am—a Lobster! Behold what these mysterious ages of evolution have done for me. And the ages to come shall do yet more. ¥ I cast my far- seeing eye into the dim gulf of the fu- ture and behold, as through a glass darkly, that wondrous day when evo- lution having completéd its work *to that time, I shall be—a Man! “And I suppose that I will be a Man then, too?” the Perturbed Clam anx- jously inquired. “No, I think not,” was the reply. *“On the whole, assuredly not. You are sev- eral laps behind me on the evolutionary course at present, and naturally you will not entirely cajch me. No, you will not quite be a Man, but you will be just as near to it as you can be.” “What do you mean?”’ ““Why, I feel no doubt that you will be a New Woman."” “Ah, what a wonderful evolution that will be for you!” the Clam—no longer perplexed—remarked. ‘““What a marvel- ous change from a Lobster to a Man!" “I guess you haven't noticed some men much, have you?" inquired the Contem- plative Lobster. ‘““Well, my observation has been some- what limited, but—" “I thought so. If it had not been, you wouldn't be looking for much of a change.” “‘One thing further,” inquired the Clam; “‘when you have evolved into a Man, will you have reached the summit of evolu- tion, or will there be something left into which you may hope to evolve with time and progress?” “I know of one thing, at least,” was the reply. “What is 1t?” . “A Woman."” ) The Clam wished to know more, but the Contemplative Lobster told him he had all the information the.profession allowed him to impart for $2, and that he would have to charge $ for a written chart. So, as the Clam had gone broke, he de- parted. THE OLD, OLD SONG. The old, old song, the sweet, sweet song, The song that lives alway; Though evening shadows still grow long, It cheers the dying day. ““For love,” it sings, “hath golden wings, And Love's a cheery fellow; His song benign is still divine, Though life grow sere and yellow." The old, old song! It yet doth bless ‘The heart that heeds Its tone; And better far one sweet caress Than worry on & throme, The swoet, sweet song! I hear it sung Through many a doubtful hour; And life grows old that once was young, Yet still I feel its power. *Oh, Love is-more than golden stors, And Love shall live forever; Ho cheers our way till ends the day, Then greets us o'er the river.” I care not, I, how moments fly, The while I hear that song, Since some there be who welcome me ‘When evening shades grow long. ‘“Why does she study her handbook of etiquette 50 much?" % “Wants to know how she should act to glve the Impression that she is a lady.” ek “I think Mabel is a very wicked girl.” “What makes you say such a thing?"” “Why, she is denying herself oysters during the Lenten season, and she doesn’t like oysters!" “I should think she would be ashamed of herself.” sy, S “So should I; but she actually has the nerve to say that she doesn’t believe the Recording Angel will know the difference. Isn’t it shocking!” “Just awful! He couldn't ralse a dollar—that {s, with much success; He couldn’t rais¢ a cheery note—he dldn’t try, 1 guess; « : \He couldn’t raise a single smile that was not rather sick— N - should hear him raise a kick! - “He says he remembers three of his ex- istences prior to the present one, and con- But, heav'ns and earth, my childrén, you | — | Casual Philosophy. | ‘What one goes into debt for, nine times out of ten, is a luxury. Gossips have no use for people who refuse to furnish material for them. A man always making excuses leaves himself no time to make anything else. ‘Whoever wastes time brooding over time earlier wasted ages so much the faster. They say there's a snare in good looks, but it usually catches those that haven't the looks. s Business based upon friendship threat- ens both; friendship based upon business strengthens both. That man can best ignore the enmity of those who don’t understand him who goes home to a wife who does. Dishonesty, in its last essence, is the forsaking of permanent advantages for those that are merely temporary. It runs in a circle. If trouble drives you to drink, drink leads you to more trouble, and there you are. Tranquillity is a decent enough guest to entertain, but take care that she does not bring along her twin sister—ennul. It s a good deal easier to pray for men’s souls than to pour balm into thelr wounds—not to mention that it costs less. The Supreme Court has not yet decided which is the weaker man—he who is not able to see his own weakness, or he who has no faith in himself. The millionaire who has caught up with fortune by turning sharp corners is much poorer than the bankrupt who falled doing his honest best: That much talked-of ‘“armor of sus- plclon” may protect the wearer once in a while, but usually it is of about as much help as a winter ulster in a 100- yard dash. 3 From an intellectual point of view, that time of one's life is most wasted when he tries, in a spirit of dumb loyalty, to admire all those things that are popularly considered admirable—Success Maga- zine. & BUSINESS PROPOSITIO “I've heard so much about ‘Inventions of the devil,’ said the new arrival, “I thought I'd like to meet the—er—gentle- man. Are you he?" “I am,” replied Lucifer. “Well, say, can’'t I be of some service to you? I was a patent attorney up there.”—Philadelphia Press. DIDN'T CARE., " arn) nk your whisky “You shouldn't without water. “Why not?”" “You'll ruin the coat of your stomach.” *‘Oh, well—it's an old coat, any how."— Cleveland Leader. ————— Townsend’'s California glace fruits and chofcest candles in arti - etched boxes. New store, 767 ll:e:otnr: THE AMERICAN HUSBAND. ‘ RULY, the American woman is a Tsort of continudus show for the English critic. Whether the critic is an echo of the British estimate of the feminine inhabitant of the United States may as well be relegated to the query shelf. Enough for the purpose is his latest spot-light revelation. Here it is: “It is an absolute fact that many wealthy business men in- the great cities of the United Stgtes hardly ever see their wives and daughters. These members of his family go to Florida or California for the winter, to some Atlantic coast resort. such as Old Point Comfort, for the spring. then they spend a few weeks Ifi Washington, and are off to Burope for the summer. The au- tumn they spend in the Adirondacks or on the northern lakes. This critic doesn’t go ahead and say that there's scarcely any real aristo- cratic society in the large citles of the United States. Perhaps he might say, if questioned., that this statement would be alien to his comments on the migratory habits of the women of this country. But, just the same, his unscalloped declaration that “it is an absolute fact that many wealthy business men in the great cities of the United States hardly ever see their wives and daughters” creates a colossal supposition that these wives and daughters are so rare- 1y in their citles of residence that they do next to nothing at all In promoting local aristocratic soclety. All the world knows that a large proportion of the smartest soclety in important cities of the United States is made up of the wives and daughters of wealthy business men. This estab- lishes the fact that these matrons and belles must remain in their residence towns a considerable part of each year to establish and sustain social prestige. It is folly to suppose that the hus- By Dorothy Fenimore. bands,seldom see these leading matrons of soclety, their own wives, wko are noted as superb hostesses along 'with the reputation of being the best in- formed women on earth. It must be conceded that the Ameri- can woman's versatile information is Ir large measure due to the habit of tour- ing—or traveling., If you prefes the term. It must be conceded, farther. that this habit is but the result of in- dulging an ambition to see and enjoy the world at large, since American money is plenty, and the wealthy busi- ness men of the United States are ready and willing to pay the cost of this tour- ing habit as practiced by their women- folks. The willingness of the American hus-, bands to pay the frequent traveling expenses of their wives and daughters is but one of the many evidences that the American man is the most gener- ous and indulgent husband of all na- tions. Furthermore, that the American wife practfces the gadabout habit 13 a pretty good public avowal of his willingness that she should do so. since there's a strong undercurrent of understanding that when the American husband radl- cally objects to any habit his wife might acquire, it doesn't happen. No matter how rich or indulgent or gener- ous he may be., he draws the taut line on anything that he considers dgainst his domestic principle, and quite as promptly and vehemently as the Eng- lish husband. A codicil may as well be added in the potent fact that the American husband 1s more reasonable and consistent, mors inclined to grant “equality” than the husband of any other nation. If, therefore, the American husband and wife are congenial in the latter's touring habit, surely the English critie, and other critics. should not depre- cate In public prints this phase of happy American domesticity. ask me a difficult question or two: “Do we get what we give? he in- quires. “If we always give kindness and love do we always receive the same?” As a matter of course we do not In spe- ON’E of my correspondents writes to cific instances, any number of which the kindest and best intentioned of men may have reason to remember. But it seems to me that, after all, these are rather ex- ceptions to the rule, and that the rules requires an answer generally affirmative to the queries. That is, I belleve that in general a man takes from the world what he puts Inte it in the way of loving kind- ness, just as he gets what is coming to him if he adds to its too great store of hatred and uncharitableness. It seems to be true that in the rush and stress of modern business the man of quiet dignity, good manners and a kindly heart does not always have the financial or commercial success to show for his fine qualities that many a.baser and harder-hearted man may be able to galn for his less worthy qualifications. with my position, is not always a proof. It assumes, for one thing, that the sue- cess comes from a deliberate laying aside worse. If that Is done, I am convinced that no mere temporal success can com- pensate for the sacrifice or exchange. But I do not for a moment believe that GETTING AND GIVING. :- By Wallace Rice. But this, though apparently at odds of finer qualitles In order to take up mere gruffness of manner or brusqueness of speech are intentional® or affected, or that they at all imply deficlent qualities of heart and scul. They are often inher- jted—and oftener assumed, not for an evil purpose, but to cover up the finer Many men are like persimmons—they have to be touched by frost, or even by decay, to exhibit the sweetness that must have been there all the time. It is one of the cheerful and reassuring things In life that no man who by inten- tion takes on a prepossessing and kindly exterior can thereby make his hypoecrisy turn to his spiritual advantage, however much material success may follow in its train. The good we do, praise heaven, must be done without hope of reward, If any re- ward is to follow. ANSWERS 10 QUERIES. PUBLIC LANDS—G. D. H., Laurel Dell, Cal. The Information you desire concern- ing public lands is obtainable only from the General Land Office, at Washington, D. C. Address a letter of inquiry there. CIVIL, SERVICE—S, Quincy, Plumas County, Cal. A person desiring to ob- tain a position in the Government under the civil service rule must make applica- tion to the department in which he or she desires to obtain employment. In answer 4