The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 14, 1906, Page 8

THE S. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL Proprietor JOHN =5 ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO DY . oo 5a0 JOHN McN. N OFFI( D MARKET STREETS, SAN FRANCISCO APRIL 14, 1906 THIRD AN A FOREST FIRE PATROL. Forester, holding office under the forestry law passed - Legislature, has issued a timely appeal roughout the State for co-operation in counties to equip the forest service with an Counties are authorized by law to appropriate for this purpose. The State pays the cost Forestry Bureau, the merely administrative: ex- de necessary in systematizing the work. It Legislature that the forested counties should and bear the expense of patrols to pro- tion, and that non-forested counties. ary interest in the matter, should not be called It is left optional with the forested counties to needed or not.: If they fail to do so, the State forest service will be suspended until e, which will be asked to provide e interested counties refuse to fur- two years must go by, with our D,00( at 1oney The for- uation as presenting an emergency. be backed by the com- of the Supervisors. r this purpose is not con: The counties that have sec- jon may aid if they choose. The rvation of water by the for- d most of the orchard and s concerns San Fran- arket. This county imi $20,000 to institute means We are persuaded that if this were her cqunties to action. est the State. This preparation lariposa, Tuolumne, Las- wring as far as it goes. It that the State and counties must It means that the State patrol will find effi- n the part of the Federal patrol, and between i of the distressing and destructive reserves sno, Tv . t 1s reas see an e ). waste millions of dollars’ worth of timber every i increase the aridity of the valley be done unless the doing is ceaselessly urged. visit the cot f their lawful option. In that e them to move or to stand -e in the counties s} ploy in the patrol ¢ persons in the locality trails. They have judgment as fire that has started. ]It is quite likely 1ce in fighting forest fires in the counties agpropriating money -rvice, which State Forester will serve gs they should know about y roads where needed, through 1 against fires and a useful means The Forester ¢ mu suck s, so as to serve the an give licity to t zations in the State, heretofore in- 1 organ i will not again feel the anxiety and and the State Redwood Park seemed by fire. : \ CALIFORNIA CAMPHOR: ; of camphor comes from the island of For- t island belonged to China the camphor sup- re of its source. The tree yields camphor from i wood, all of which are subjected to distillation Since Japan took Formosa the setting of cag- has been systematically adopted. The existing ed to be sufficient for fifty years. Thereafter, if the N camphor will be a scarce article. virtually limited to Formosa for no other red, as be ws all over California, and flourishes wherever the are trees in this State that have a diameter purposes. 3 weir content of the essential principle of camphor, ve to possess a high percentage. There nuch land in this State that might be put to good use tions of campher and cork oak. The return will not ‘be c 3 , to isr But many hill slopes now barren, and with no other ht, can be made more agreeable to the eye by camphor and t If they do no more than this, and at the same time e State as capable of the same production as Spain, Al- iental Formosa, the planting will be justified. Camphor ined from the California tree by getting a solution from In that form it is a valuable germicide, and useful for r purposes in domestic medicine. As this method is non-de- ive tree, a family with a few camphor trees has a medic- resource of considerable value. A NEW AND DEADLY AIRSHIP. ROHIBITION by The Hague Tribunal of the use of battling, ons or similar devices has expired by its time limitation f five years, and in the absence of renewal of the declaration ors or warships of the air are getting busy in preparation for -xt big conflict at arms. A French inventor, Juillot, has con- ed such an airship, which the French Government has accepted uitable for war purposes, but the details of construction are kept secret. French experimentation in dirigible balloons is known to be persistent and notably successful. It is to be expected that knowl- edge so gained will be tested for practical use by the French War Department. That nation‘is expert in the contrivance of‘boats for fighting under water, and now with their new balloon to pour down explosives from above, France will be able in the event of another war to more completely surround an enemy with terrific engines f assault than was ever before possible in the history of war. The news sounds dreadful, but really lovers of peace will welcome the prospect of such an addition to the deadliness of war; for as soon as warfare reaches a certain degree of destructiveness peace will come perforce, and belligerency be its own cure. However large may be the majority of men who like to fight, there is a still larger majority who dislike to commit suicide. caref - Some men are born grafters, some acquire the art after hard practice, and some are elected to the United States Senate.—Kansas City Times. tly to th® forested counties, through | ties, present the matter to | hould be gen- | ty to be pa-| for days last year when all the splendid | ture made the forests of that island principally of | The tree is related fo the eucalyptus and sandal- | ge is evergreen and the tree has merit for| , Nor wilind Yhat \: cxrondh 3o ESeke Large specimens have been cut| i The | { | { ment has prepared to fight fire in all the| T ? he suibject”in the hope | before this implacable judge and jury of | her imagination. She is always on the alert | to explain her actions, to provide against | possible misunderstanding of her | | motives. And if she has the least suspi- 1 of the forests, will renew their zeal. | nd a properly organized patrol, the State | | imagine any man throwiug away his per- | HERE IS A QUAR This vivacious looking woman reads her love letters on the stage. LLE. VERA DELAROZIERE recently announced her divorce from the stage of the Strelna Winter Gardens, and, after perform- ing one of her most famous dances, proceeded to read the amorous letters she had received. Mile. Slavin, who is well known in Russia as -a popular actress, 1s en- . i Futile Worry of Woman BY AKGELA MORGAN — HE more I see of men and women and note the difference between the mental processes of the two sexes the stronger becomes my conviction that women should make heroic efforts to free themselves from that nerve-wearing, health-tearing, mind-torturing habit of caring what “people think.” 1 believe one of the chief reasons man’s life is on the average more comfortable | and sane and void of strain than woman's is simply that he refuses to be disturbed the opinions of others, while woman, | on the contrary, wastes a tremendous | amount of her energies vainly striving to | satisfy the standards of that hypothetical judiciary known as “they.” “Oh, I couldn’t think of taking & nap | in the daytime!” cries one nervous, sensi- | tive little woman living in a neighborhood | of critical women. “If I did they would | say I was lazy! And another when requested by her hus- | certain of his in consternation: 1dn't have the courage! People would | ink I was trying to look young!” While still a third vietim 6f the “‘people- | would-t habit depies herself many | wholesome pleasures and harmless forms of amusement becauSe she lives in a house where standards are rigidly pllrl-; tanical and gossips constantly on the| alert for discoveries. { A woman is habitually on the defensive | any cion that “people” ‘are misjudging her she is ready to rush to the front with a host of reasons and excuses. Imagine any man so abasing himself be- fore any judge or critic, real or fancied! sonal rights in any such reckless fashion! If a man wanted to take a nap in the middle of the day he would calmly and coolly go and take it, no matter if the en- tire neighborhood united in shouting “lazy.” And if it suited his convenience to sleep late in the mornings he would sleep late, too, even if by so doing he gained the rep- utation of being shiftless or of looking too often upon the wine when it was red. ‘What man is there who would submit to a syllable of dictation from outsiders con- cerning what colors he should wear or what methods he should -employ for his recreation or amusement? Yet think of woman! 8o thoroughly has this fear of adverse criticism taken hold every phase of her life, even to her house- hold tasks. A woman will work beyond her strength for fear some neighbor might drop in and find this or that bit of domes- tic machinery out of place. ‘Women would certainly find their dafly work easler and pleasanter if they did not worry So unconscionably about what} “they” might say if “‘they’”” should happen in and find this or that undone. It should be distinctly understood that I am not censuring woman for possessing this unfortunate attribute; nor do I mean to praise man for the opposite virtue. It is no especial credit to man that he doesn’t care what others think. He doesn’t care because he has never been obliged to' care. The instinct of “caring” for the | smart AN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1906 TET OF THE MOST-TALKED-OF WOMEN IN THE DOMAIN OF THE CZAR. oma- ment for S l_)e- tersburg set. e “smart set” of St. Petersburg fo adopt head orna- ments of the same typg as those worn deavoring to persuade the by her. Her efforts seem to have met with little encouragement. Evidently the fashion is deemed too “barbaric” even for the evening, when “barbar- ism” of the sort is less apparent than it would be in the broad light of day. Much interest is being taken in St. Disciple T = STAES P 10 SO0 Petersburg in the case of Mlle. Tch’er- niavskaia, who claims 1500 rubles as damages from a fashionable dimple- cutter whom she employed to make dimples on her knees. It is alleged that the dimple-cutter in question did his work in such a manner that the dancer was confined to her bed for several weeks. The defendant, in mitigation of the supposed offense, is fOSEE % | B said to have quoted a famous poet, who wrote that no one who could not endure pain could hope to be beau- tiful. Mlle. Tamara has created consider- able sensation and interest in Moscow by singing topical songs written in Esperanto. It is not stated what pro- portion of her audience understands her. 'PREEASTER SOLILOQUY O buy or not to buy, that is the question; W hether ’tis nobler in the mind to purchase An Easter bonnet that I cannot pay for Or wear one that's old and know that other Women, beholding it, smile—to buy—to wear To church and thereby know the envy and . The heartaches that possess the women whose hats And gowns are cheaper. ’Tis a consummation Devoutly to be wished. To buy—to wear— But how to pay the bill; ay, there's the rub; For when my husband sees it, will he pay? The queer language he has used before Doth give me pause. °Tis such language As makes calamity of Easter joy. Now, shall it be the shame of last year's style Or the wrath of John? Oh, proud woman’s bonnet, IWhat pangs you do make us bear—be ours or not. Oh, insolence of woman when she wears A brand-new outfit—some hundred dollays’ worth— W hich she herself did but lately buy With a mere promise. What if husbands do Rebel and sweat under the heavy debt? Is this not better than that worse than debt— The things that other women say—their smiles That speak €'en louder yet than words? ’Tis this That makes us rather bear the ills at home, The husband’s ire—than wear a last year’s hat Or gown. ’Tis this makes cowards of us all. So—though the things I have may become me quite And John may be out of cash, still would I Much rather have an outfit made in style Than his regard and debtless peace at home. What weighs against a bonnet? o } HUMOR IN SMALL DOSES. MYRTLE CONGER in New York Press. _— I —-— ¥ PECULIARITY.—Weary Wilson—Mar- riage is a life sentence, pard. Dusty Rhodes—Yep, but you can get it commuted by bad behavior.—Puck. NO WONDER.—“There is something after all awe-inspiring about: Kings,” said the Angiomaniac. “Not if tbe other fellows have all the aces,” responded the practical specimen of the common people.—Baltimore Ameri- can. A SOCIAL PROBLEM.—Binks—There's young Jimpson over yonder. How in the world did he come to run away with Jor- kins' wife? ‘Winks—I haven't seen the lady, so I can’t tell whether he did it from motives of philanthropy or not.—Pick-Me-Up. OF SMALL CONSEQUENCE.—“Sena- tor,” asked the innocent young thing, “which is proper, ‘May I go? or ‘Can 1go?” “Oh,” repliéd the statesman, “it —_— opinion of others is born and bred in the woman, because she has had to ‘“‘care” about her conduct in so many ways that “‘caring” has grown to be her second na- ture. I am simply pointing out her difficuity. T urge her to beware of it. doesn’t make much difference if you have succceded in convincing the right person that you're entitled to a pass.”— Chicago Record-Herald. HIS TITLBE.—~“He’s an American mer- chant prince, you say?”’ “Aye; traveling in Europe for his heaith.” *‘Should he be spoken of ness? " “Nay. His Easiness is the proper way to speak of an American prince.'—Los Angeles Times, PHYBICAL EFFECT.—"“It broadens one's horizon, so to speak, does it not,” inquired the man who was studying municipal conditions, “to serve the city in the capacity of Alderman?” “I don’t know about that,” answered the other man; “but I have noticed that it generally broadens his equator.”"— Chicago Tribune. THAT BAD SHERMAN BOY.—“Son, where have you been?” “Been playing war, ma; and war is hell.” “Didn’t I tell you never to use that expression?” ‘But Sherman said it, ma.” “Well, you stop playing with him. His language isn't nice.”—Milwaukee Sentinel. ‘His High- —_— POccidental Accidentals BY A. J. WATERHOUSE IT HAPPENED IN SACRAMENTO. OW much better for us all it would be if we could be good and noble, and as if we lived in Sacramento. How much happier we would be if we pos- sessed those high ideals which perme- ate the atmosphere of Sacramento. Yes, indeed, we would be far, far happler and better than we are. A man from Stockton, or Fresno, or Bakersfleld, or some other wicked city —the dispatch did not mention where he was from, and 8o we only can be certaln that he could not have been a Sacramentan—this man went into a tel- ephone booth in the capital city, and called for Punk double naught onety sickem, or something of that sort. The low, sweet voice of Central al- most immediately responded, as it so frequently does to all of us: “Linebusycallagain—yes, Gawge, I will go if I possibly can. I am ever so glad that you asked me, and—" “S8ay! When are you going to give me Punk double naught onety sick- em?” “Linebusycallagain—and, Gawge, if I can’t possibly go, I will be disengaged ‘Wednesday evening, and—" “Chop it off! When are you going to give me that number I called for? I want—" “Linebusycallagain—as I was saying, Gawge, when Wednesday evening comes we cap—" Then the great heart of "the wicked man from Los Angeles, or wherever it was that he came from, broke. He un- corked the vials of his wrath, anad un- fortunately the vials were full of brim- | stone. For a time the whole atmos- phere was sulphurous, and blue flames shot out of the telephone boxes throughout the city. Now we, who are erring and sinful, who reside in other cities than Sacra- mento, and have lived, loved and tele- phonically suffered, might have thought nothing of this; we might, indeed, have chuckled over it. But it is different in Sacramento, where the moral atmos- phere is clear and profanity never is heard on the street corners. So the wicked man from Redding—If he was from Redding—was arrested, and a real court is to decide whether a man can tell Central what he thinks of her and hurt Gawge's feelings. And, as the case is to be decided in Sacramento, I feel that the cause of right will triumph; and this is why I say it would be better for us to live sometimes slips a cog and fails to tri- umph to any noticeable extent. « And if you say that some of the de- tails of this little story are largely im- aginative, who am I to contradict you? Ah, tell me not that girls kiow not Sore griefs as oldsters know. I once belleved, but now I'm sure It is not really so. They sorrow oft, as others do, Their woe by hot I know since Mabel The bonnet that she craved. YOU/ THOUGHT THAT— You would climb numercus rounds on the ladder, but you found that the first round was greased, an—thers you were! You would be perfectly happy with the . there, for down this way that cause- P The Smart Set BY SALLY SHARP -— Today will wark a gala event for the Ittle folks who will pour into California Club Hall. The Juvenile Court Aid So- clety will hold its bazaar this afternoon from 2 to &, everything symbolic of Eas- ter to predominate. Besides the many tables of vari-colored eggs and other [pretty notions there will be dainties for the grown people to purchase, such as book racks and sofa cushions of rich bro- cade. The vaudeville programme will be most excellent, for good talent has been secured, among which are Matildita's clever dancers and a ventriloquist. The lode-stars are two beautiful prizes —a magnificent doll, the gift of James D. Phelan, and the latest approved auto- wagon, offered by Joseph Chamberlain. The new organization has met with | such warmth from the public that the coffers will soon be capable of supply- {ing all demands to the Jjuveniles. The committee in charge of the bazaar con- sists of Mrs. Harry B. Goodwin, presi- dent; Mrs. Norris King Davis, Miss Sara Drum, M James H. Follis, Miss Ham- ilton, Miss Edra Hanfilton, Mrs. Georgs A. Martin, Mrs. Latham McMullin, Mrs. Alfred Sutro and Miss Ethel Tompkins. - A Raphael Weill will be host at a dinner tonight in honor ¢f “Uncle George™ Bromley to celebrate his eighty-ninth birthday. Several of the “Old Guard™ members will be present, besides a few outside guests. a .« . Miss Mary Adell Case will give a song recital on May 5, the affair to take place in the auditorium at Stanford University. Miss Case is a very well known Portland girl, whose magnificent contralto voicé has given her a wide acquaintance over this coast and who received unqualified approval from Mme. Gadski during the prima donna’s recent stay In this eity. Miss Case will be assisted by Willard Beam Jr., who is also a finished singer, and the patronesses will include Mrs. Jo= seph B. Coryell, Mrs. Willard Beam, Mrs, Stadtmuller, Mrs. Heyden Moss of Pala Alto and Mrs. Cavanaugh of Palo Alto. PO Miss Bessie Wilson will be married to Claude Howland Smith of Utica, N. Y., early in June. As attendants Miss Ber- nice Wilson and Miss Helen Bailly bave been chosen, and the service will be un= ostentatious, taking place In the apart- ments of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander W. Wilson, at the La- fayette. . € The Contemporary Club will hold a breakfast today at 12:30 at the California Hotel. o e 9 There has been much pleasant com- ment regarding the very clever opera of Mrs, Lydia Warren Lister, which she, in conjunction with her husband, H. B. Lister, presented at the Sequoia Club last Sunday. “The King of Spades” involves music of a high order and its strains linger upon the ear. The spectacular features were of abiding interest and the club rooms were filled to full capacity with members and guests of musical ap- preciation. Those who aided in bringing out the themes to advantage were Herbert Wi liams and Alfred Cogswell, with a good orchestral support directed by Leo Bruck. Mr. and Mrs. Lister are leaving for London in a few weeks to perfect copy-~ right. -y Te Miss Mary Downey and Miss Lillan Downey will entertain next week in honor of Miss Vesta Colby of Berkeley and Miss Marion Goodfellow of Oaukland. The af- fair, a luncheon, will be held at the home of the young hostessés. . s s Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Bancroft leave to« day for the East and Europe to tour ex« tenstvely for a year. P Mrs. Arthur B. Cornwall salls today for Japan for a six months’ tour. - T Mrs. Mary Avustin and Miss Geraldina Bonner were guests of the George Stire lings last week at their home at Carmel+ by-the-Sea. Miss Austin is spending a few days in town before returning to hey Inyo Ccunty home. . - - Miss Mari¢tta Havens will leave nexy week for Ord Barracks, where she wil} visit for some weeks. dear girl (or boy), but you married hem (or him)—and how are you enjoying your« self? You would make a milllon dollars just as easy! but if Dubbs only would pay that five dollars—you would be more sure of a dinner tomorrow. You would take a fall out of Fame that would make other aspirants ashamed of themselves, but—what in thunder are yoy to do if you can't seem to corral her? Your virtue was impregnable, but yon met a particularly attractive temptation, and—how are your shins? You were a good fellow, because youws “friends” said so, but—suppose you had heard what they sald behind your backt FOR THE “COMMON FELLOWS.” If you're just a “common fellow” with a skul} that's eomewhat dense, Why, so is many a chap I know who struts in . bald pretense. Through every shoddy cloak of pride the human clay is seen, The Lord used but one kind of dirt to make thy and mean. So if you're of the “common” kind don’'t deemy your fate is hard, For many a gilded bauble isn't pretty when it's marred; ADd here's a bit of comfort that may serve to cheer you all: to float. climbs some distance his fall breeds patn: - Burton does eome funny things, and neves smiles again.