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The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31
Californians in New York.

NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-The following
Californians have arrived at the hotels:
San Francisco-W. w. Chaplin, at the
Holland; H. H. Tracy and wife, at the
Albemarle; F. c. Hotaling, at the Hoff-
man; L. Mcmillan, at the Imperial r. M.
Meyer, at the Plaza; w. Roberts, at the
Cosmopolitan.
Victoria: c.. H. Stone and wife at the
Grand.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

1t stated that the conservative officials of the Chi
nese Government have determined to recall from this
country WI Tng-fang because they look upon his
popularity here as proof that he is not loyal to
China In this country Wu's popularity with certain
influential circles in the East is looked upon as evil
dence that he is doing good deal more for China
than this country can stand and, accordingly his
tirement will suit us as we'll it suits the Chinese
conservatives
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

RICE+W., City. Rice thrown after
bride is relic of the ''panis farreus' in
the most honorable form of marriage
called "confarreatio."
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

Down IN Missouri there is said to be city Mar
shal who has drawn on the sation-house floor chalk
mark sixty feet long, and any person arrested for
drunkenness is required to try to walk it. If he makes
the line straight and clear he goes free but not he
IS held to answer The community is said to be sat
lshed with the method, and in fact some OF them say
it beats Solomon
ne woman who went over Niagara in barrel has
now admitted that she performed the feat not as an
adventure but Tor the sake of getting employment
freak at dime museum; and consequently those
VINO called her fool will please retract and do JUS
tce to her enterprise an aspirant for celebrity
Congressman Cannon says he hasn't got $4,000 to
put into the fight for the Illinois Senatorship, and
we may infer from the statement that he is out of the
race.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

p MOVING that the Academy of
Medicine in Paris usually obtains
~ the bodies Of decapitated GRIMM
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

ONION CULTURE-A. o. A, Saratoga,
Cal. Under the most improved method
of cultivation it is claimed that leOO oush-
eIs of onions can be grown to an acre of
ground.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE A SCIEN
TST INSECTS, GRASSHOPPERS, BUT
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

The British income tax gatherers could find in the
United Kingdom last year only twelve persons and
eighty firms with incomes in excess of $25o,ooo In
this country is probable that New York alone could
make bigger showing.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

Special information supplied datIv 20
business houses and public men bv RI.
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's1. 5io Wont Ita
gomery street. Telephone Main 1919.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

OLD PEOPLES HOME-H-, Oroville,
Cal The Crocker Old Peoples Home Is
located in San Francisco, corner of Pierce
and Pine streets. For admission therein
address the superintendent.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

Townsend's California gIace f-,,,.a
pound, In fire-etched boxes or Ian 80
kets nice present for Eastern friaDds Dds
6Ss Market street. Palace Hotel b,,iId;nns iIdTaus:
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

1t is to be hoped that Butler will initiate Schley and
ask for court of inquiry. We are not hogs enough
to wish to keep things of that kind all ourselves
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

Yale claims to have contributed to public affairs
more men in proportion to the whole number of her
graduates than any other university in the country
to which boast Harvard retorts scornu1y by direct
ing attention to the fact that in the domain of LET
ters Yale has given to the country only Fenmore
Cooper, n. P. Willis and Clarence Steadman. and
suggesting that it would have been better if Yale had
graduated fewer politicians and more scholars.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

From the kind of gang with which they have sur
rounded themselves if seems evident that it is the
intention OF Herrin and Burke to first fling the town
wide open and then icot it
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

Assistant Attorney General Beck has suggested that
the service department of the Government en-
poy men not only TO hunt down counterfeiters but
supply adequate guard for the higher officials
of the Government ard it is probable an approoria
tion may be made for that purpose
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

TRAINING SHIP-E., Stockton, CAL A
man who has reached the age OF q cannot
be placed on board Of United states
training ship. Having attained his ma
jority he is a free agent and could not De
placed in the United States navy against
his will.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

HIGH SCHOOL-C., Sutter Creek, Cal.
A boy who has graduated from gram
mar school in California may enter high
school. In San Francisco there is the
Lowell High School on Sutter street, near
Cough, and the Polytechnic High School,
corner of Bush and Stockton streets
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

THROWING SHOES-W., City. The
custom of throwing one or more old shoes
after the bride and groom either when
they go to the church or when thew start
on their wedding tour is so old that the
memory of man stretches not back to the
beginning. Some think it represents an
assault and is a lingering trace of the
custom among savage nations of carry
ing away the bride by violence. Others
think 1t is relic of the ancient law of
exchange or purchase and that it former
Iy implied the surrender by the parents
OF all dominion or authority over the
daughter This was a Jewish custom:
thus In deuteronomy XIV: $40, we find
that the widow refused by the surviving
orotner asserted her independence by
loos1ng his shoes; and in the STORY of
Ruth 1t is told that it was the custom in
exchange to deliver a shoe in token Of
remuneration 1t was the custom in
ancient times to place the husbands shoe
at the mead of the nuptial couch in asser-
ton OF his domination, and that he as
sumed the government of the household.
LONG HAIR AND SHORT HAIR
A A W., Alameda, Cal. The custom Of
men cutting or having their hair cut is
believed to have been inspired by the fol-
towing from L Corinthians kill: Doth
not even nature itself teach YOU that if
q AidH nave lOnS nalr II is a shame unto
nim? Homer wrote of the long-haired
creeks by way of honorable distinction.
subsequently the Athenian cavalry and
all LacedaemOnian sOldiery wore long
hair The Parthians and ancient PER-
slams wore long flowing hair. The Franks
ana ancient TeutOns considered long hair
d mark OF high BIRTH The Goths looked
on long hair as mark of honor and on
short hair as mark of thralldom: so did
the Gauls, for which reason Julius Cae-
sar,. when he Subdued them. Obliged them
to cut their hair short in token of sub
mission. In England Judges, the Speaker
of the House of Commons and at one
time the Bishops, wore long hair, while
criminals and paupers wore short hair.
On the other hand Jewish priests during
their time of service had their hair cut
once fortnight, and Roman slaves wore
their hair and beard long but shaved
their heads when manumitted Sailors<
who escaped from shipwreck shaved theH
heads as If manumitted from the sea. In
Ezekiel vi there is mention of a BARRIERS
razor" with instructions to "thou son of
man to cause it to pass upon thine head
! and upon thy beard"
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31
Cal. Glace Fruit soc per lb AZ Toan

"oiii01 Gnu eCdH ranoche. Townsend.
Choice candies. Tonwsend-s. Palace I1o..,,
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

BACK NUMBERS-J. s., City The cost
of back numbers of The Call is 10 cents
for copy one month old, increasing
cents per month for the preceding three
months, then increasing 10 cents per
month after that.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

SIN EATERS-S, City. "Sin Eaters"
was a name applied to individuals h1red
in ancient times to take upon themselves
the sins of the deceased, that the soul
might be delivered from purgatOry.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

POLICEMAN NICHOLSON-Subscr
er, City. 1t was on the morning OF Feb
ruary Is, 1884, that John Nicholson,
member of the San Francisco police force,
was stabbed to death by a burglar he had
caught in the act on Pacific street, near
Jones.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

OLD-TIME HOTEI-Old-timer City.
The oId-tinne International Hotel in
which David c. Broderick uttered the
words which formed the basis Of the chal-
Ienge to mortal combat by Judge Terry
was opened April, 1854, by Peck & Fisher.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

ANARCHISM AND SOCIALISM,. s.,
East Oakland, Cal. The difference be-
tween anarchism and socialism is that
the former favors the abolition of all
forms of government and the latter ad-
vocates a community of property so that
each shall have an equal share and favors
the abolition of rank. Anarchists and
cialists are anarchists and socialists the
world over.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

SEPARATE PROPERTY-Homes
City. Not knowing all the circumstances
that led up to your wife declaring a home
stead on certain property it is impossible
to give a positive answer to the question
asked, but generally the wife has no right
to declare a homestead on the separate
property of the husband, no more than
the husband has on the separate property
of the wife,
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

ais for the purpose of experiment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-16
The Strike,

There Is no installing the fact that the
steel strike has gained strength. The
latest reports indicate that the leaders of
the Amalgamated are jubiIant over the
prospects and suggest that the early dis
appointments have been offset by recent
successes. The action of the Joliet work
ers to strike, despite the example set by
the Chicago and Milwaukee employees, has
stimulated the strikers of the eastern CEN
tiers, and this is Enthusiastically a Shafrer
day In the course of the disturbance. There
appear to be no gains for the manufac-
turers to balance the Joliet accession to
the strikers ranks. The trust continues to
hold it's own In the Carnegie plants
The most substantial and potential fac
tor OF the situation may yet prove to be
the conservative business sentiment against
a prolongation of the trouble, which The
stars staff correspondent reports to be in
creasingly at work to effect a settlement
This situation reveals the intimate rela-
tionship and mutual dependence of the
various industries Of the country and
affords hope that both labor and capital
will. in their times Of greatest stress, find
themselves bound to peace by ties which
they cannot break.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-16
Cresceus and The Abbot.

The long-expected race between the two
great trotters, The Abbot and Cresceus,
was a disappointment, even though 1t pro-
duced a new record. The Abbot's unfor-
tunate break in the second heat robbed the
contest Of interest beyond the wonderful
going of Cresceus. and convinced many Of
the thousands who witnessed the contest
that The Abbot Is not now to be regarded
as a possible rival for Cresceus' record
honors. The defeated horse may recover
later from the illness which has cut him
out Of the years work, and 1t Is to be
hoped that another season will find him
able to do his best, to stimulate the inter-
est Of breeders and racers In their efforts
to reach the two-minute mark. Cresceus
came within a second of his own wonderful
record mile Of 2.02A in the first heat. on a
track which many considered at least one
second slow. By this work he established
q new record for a mile heat in race, and
by his subsequent trotting made new rec
ords for two consecutive and for three con-
secutive mile heats in a race. The general
public Is not keenly interested in such rec
ords. however, the chief concern being for
the attempt to lower the fastest absolute
time over a mile course by a trotter Even
with the disappointing features OF the Sec
ond heat and the disqualification Of The
Abbot 1t remained a wonderfully interest
ing event, for two such trotters have never
before been matched against each other,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-16
Ex-Presidents and the Senate.

A Mr.. Charles Carroll Bonney has con-
tributed to Chicago publication an arti-
Gle on the well-worn subject of what
should be done with our ex-Presdents.
His proposition Is that they be made hon.
orary life members of the United States
Senate. but without the right to vote.
Is Mr.. BOnney actuated by unfriendly
motives in this matter? Is he trying to get
even with anybody? Does he not know that
neither the ex-Presidents nor the Senate
proper would be benefited by such an ar
rangement? Fancy the feelings Of an ex-
President representing everybody and
therefore nobody In the most august legts-
lative body In the world, and expected only
to look and talk like sage! Fancy the in
duence that he would be likely to exert
simply by taking the floor and delivering
owlish observations on pending bills and
resolutions! Fancy a senator without pat
ronage or vote making an agreeable place
for himself in a body where an exchange of
favors as we'll as Of views Is q means Of
public usefulnessI
The feelings of the everyday senator
would likewise be far from agreeable. Con-
fronted daily by these associates accredited
by the country with superior wisdom and
merit. he would sigh for the old order,
when every fellow was on an equality and
there were no especial founts Of knowledge
to be tapped. Though expected to listen
whenever a life member rose and to be
profoundly impressed with the outlying,
he would be much more likely to seek the
cloak room and adhere to the views he
had already formed on the subject under
discussion. A sage in Congress without a
designated constituency would be like a
patriot without a country-a little too in
definite for practical purposes.
1t Is but fair to the ex-Presidents to say
that they have given no provocation for the
frequent discussions of this subject. They
have set up no claim to recognition on the
strength Of what they had acquired in Of
flee. They have not intimated that the
country was losing anything by their alb
sence from the public service. And with
all Difference to the splendid records some
of them made while in the White House, It
may be said that the country has never
lost in this way. The country Is too rich In
talent to make the disappearance of any
man from its council boards OF overshadow
ing Importance. Life senator's, with the
whole country for a constituency, would
not fit into tho American order of things
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-16

the Eastern branch will some day be re-
claimed from the mud and that the naval
establishment on its banks will be given a
decent water front. Indeed, IL the Thames
valley" plan suggested by the park COM
mission In London should be carried into
effect there will be reason to expect that
basin Of generous dimensions will be
provided at the navy yard.
What could be more conducive to a pa
triotic interest in the new navy than the
assemblage In such basin Of relics Of the
old? Lying there at anchor, or tied to
wharves, these ships could float indefinite
ly. without interfering with the prac-
teal operations OF the hustling present
greatly to the enlightenment and inter-
est Of thousands Of tourists. Half dozen
OF the old sailing ships representative Of
the wars Of 1912 and Of the rebellion would
cause the average American from the in
land states to appreciate more keenly than
ever the significance and the value OF mod
ern naval development. The occasional
presence Of cruiser Of the latest type or
of a battle ship would afford an instructive
contrast
The people take comparatively little in
terest today in these old vessels because
they are scattered, in many cases being
dismantled and housed to serve as bar
racks. They have been robbed of their
characteristic features. They have In
some cases been ignored by the public as
relics and considered only as obstacles to
navigation. This Is in marked contrast
with the treatment the English have ac-
corded to their famous monarchs Of the
sea, notably the Victory, Nelson's flagship
at Trafalgar. which still floats In Ports
mouth harbor, full-rigged and maintained
in perfect condition as an inspiration to the
youth Of today. There is just as fine an op-
portunity in this country to create here
floating naval museum which will stir the
blood and preserve for all time the symbols
of the American sea power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-16
The south and MI. Bryan.

No significance attaches to the failure OF
the Pennsylvania democrats In state con-
yention yesterday to refer to Mr.. Bryan
and his issues. The state Is overwhelming
ly republican on national questions, and
local matters are vital this year beyond the
record of any previous year in the history
of the commonwealth Affairs have come
to such pass, indeed, as to make 1t of the
highest moment that politics for this CAM
paign be laid aside, and an effort made to
rescue the peoples everyday interests from
the clutches of those who have shown
themselves in every way unworthy or con-
troll In such circumstances Mr. Bryan
and his platform were easily ignored.
The situation was different at Norfolk.
Virginia has been in the democratic col
umn for many years, and promises, Tor
awhile at least, to remain there. She sup
ported Mr. Bryan in both Of his races for
the presidency. and Senator Daniel pre-
sided over the Chicago convention in 1896.
A slight effort on his part might have re-
suited in making him Mr.. Bryan's running
mate last year. He has, moreover, always
been an aggressive advocate of the free
coinage of silver. Why then should not
Virginia again pay her respects to Mr..
Bryan and his policies? She did not. The
platform refers to him by name only in a
sounding generality. while the chairman OF
the convention consigned free silver to the
tomb never to rise again. He conceded
that one resurrection had taken place, but
declared that a second was impossible.
And SO Virginia joins Ohio and Maryland
in the movement looking to a new demo-
cratic leader and new national battle cry.
This movement Is definite now, and under
the direction of number Of very able men.
The south. even more than the west, has
given Mr.. Bryan his strength. A little SEN
timental In politics, she must have a sweet
heart; and while her favor lasts it is in
tense. Her taste Is somewhat eccentric
Greeley, Tilden, Hancock, Cleveland and
BrJ an compose list which the most ac-
complished Of coquettes might despair of
duplicating. grumpy journalist, long her
avowed enemy, dry old lawyer, brilliant
and handsome soldier, a stolid and unre-
sponsive local politician, and lastly a DASH
ing and eloquent young orator. But her
ardor for Mr.. Bryan is cooling, and pres
emily she may be as Indifferent towards
him as she grew to be towards his very
opposite. Mr.. Tilden.
This then is Mr.. Bryans peril If the
south gives him the mitten his case will be
hopeless. And the south signs for success.
She likes fine things. and 1t takes money
to buy them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-16

Washington Is always more or less inter-
ested in the political affairs Of it's neighbor.
Virginia, but this year 1t has reason for
an intimate concern In the campaign about
to open. For young man who is closely
identified with the business interests of the
capital has been given second place on
the democratic state ticket. Mr. Joseph
Willard. thus honored by his party In his
state. has identified himself closely with
both the old commonwealth and with the
capital city. Aside from partisan preju-
dices his business associates and friends in
Washington. who observed his political rise
With pleasure. will wish him success In his
new field, which affords 80 many opportu-
mites for even further political develop
ment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-16
Preserve the Old Shin.

FOR number of years Ii has been the
poiicy OF the naval authorities, acting un-
ger restrictive statutes regulating the per-
cehtaSe or repair cost. to preserve as few
as possible OF the relics Of the old navy,
selling them to junk dealers from time to
time or breaking them up directly at the
naval stations where they have been
berthed. few of them have found a ref
uge through assignment as training ships
for the naval militia, while a few more
have done service receiving ships But
scores of vessels identified with the naval
history of the country have been sacri-
feed to the demand for wharf and basin
room and to the questionable policy Of
turning them into money at paltry rates
The latest sacrifice Is OF the frigate Min
nesota, which was built In this city In 1855
and served through the civil war. She has
OF late been used as a barracks for the
Massachusetts, naval militia In the Brook
Iyn yard the Vermont. another OF the old
wooden sailing vessels Of an obsolete type,
Is awaiting final decision, having been re-
lieved from service as a receiving ship.
This policy. IL continued indefinitely, will
result in the destruction OF many relics
which have distinct value as object les
sons Some Of the ships which have been
destroyed. notably the old-type monitors,
immediate successors of Ericsson's revolu-
tionary creation. cannot today be replaced,
save by direct appropriation for the con-
struction OF these large-sized models It Is
unlikely that Congress would ever consent
to grant the large sums necessary for such
a purpose.
Washington has often pleaded for the
presence here Of typical ship Of the old
style. such as the frigate Constitution,
which now lies appropriately at Boston
1t now makes another bid. not only for one
such vessel. but for as complete an assort-
ment as possible. There Is q prospect that
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Chinese in the Philippines.

One OF the serious questions to be con-
sidered by this government in connection
with the administration Of Philippine at
fairs relates to the labor problem. involy-
ing the status Of the Chinese. At present
Cinnamon are re-entering the islands in
considerable numbers after absence. TAX
ing advantage Of the permission to return
which was given to departing celestials.
As will be seen from the quotations printed
today from the annual reports of General
Macarthur and others. 1t is urgently rec
commended by the army officers on duty in
the islands that this privilege be checked
in few months. and that the United
States formally adopt policy Of rigid ex-
clusion for the archipelago. as was done in
the case OF the mainland. The Chinese