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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
TelegraPiring in Chinese.

The explanation of Viscount Hay
ashi's remarks as to the difficulty OF
teIegraphing a message in Chinese with
accuracy will be understood by any
one who realizes that in that language
there is a separate character for each
word. The method employed. which
was, we believe, the invention of a
Dane, is to group the characters as
far as it is possible TO do so. and then
to attach numbers to them. 1t is these
numbers which are telegraphed, and it
will easily be seen that under such a
system-the best which the peculiar
character of the Chinese language al
Iows-the possibilities of error are
numerous. Our own Government cipher
messages are always in numbers; but
then the transmitter has not TO identify
character, which often has very little
to distinguish il from half a dozen 9TH
ers, before he begins his message.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
TALK or THE TOWN PVT
ANDm1@ m1@Rfe>*&Q OF NIL
TIMEC ~
Blessed Memory.

The news had come in almost too late
for the papers to get it in. Just head
clear across the page and the an
nouncement that King Alexander and
Queen Draga had been murdered by
regicides-that was all. But when the
staff came back to the office that aft
ernoon there was plenty to be done on
the local end Of the story.
"Get out around the town and dig
UP a picture of KarageoTgevitch, the
new King over there" said the news
editor. Nobody ever heard of him be-
fore; there is no Servian consulate
here you may have a hard time land
ing that picture, but we must have IL
The new reporter left the august
presence with a long face. To get out
in San Francisco and find the picture
of some obscure little adventurer who
lived somewhere on the other side OF
the globe-he plainly saw his neck
trembling under the ak.
Every "ovitch" and "ovskS" in the
directory was frantically run to earth
by the terrified reporter, but no Kara
georgevitch came to gladden. his heart.
From saloons out in Richmond to hsh
shops down near East street he wended
his weary way to seek the priceless
treasure from the Slavs; no picture OF
the new King was forthcoming
The young reporter was just begin
ming to think that a newspaper life
was not for him when suddenly
thought struck him. That night when
he was busted" and had gone to The
Cold Dav ChOphOuse' for his frugal
meal. Remember that picture over the
cash register with all the fly specks-
that picture which made him wonder If
it was intended to be that of the King
of Italy? Remember how he had tried
to spell that remarkabl bic name. while
he was eating his ham and?" Re
member how the genial proprietor had
said that the picture was that OF the
George Washington of Servia?
Well the next morning The Toma-
hawk had the only picture Of Kara
georgevitch and the young reporter is
still a reporter.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
Interested.

When he walked into the Emer-
gency Hospital and requested permis-
sion to look through the place the
steward readily gave him permission.
He accepted the stewards offer to
show him about with profuse thanks
and an offer of a cigar that looked
good to the white coated attache- In
the tour that followed the stranger
made a great display of interest. sur
prising the steward at times by the
manner in which he Deered into every
corner and gazed along the walls.
He paid particular attention to the
cells in the insane department, spend
ing at least five minutes peeking
through the wickets in the doors
During the entire inspection he said
not a word, allowing the steward TO
explain the workings of the institu-
ton without any comment
The last room visited was the oper-
ating room. Here the stranger took
a seat and remained for at least ten
minutes, gazing at the walls. Finally
he arose and offered his hand to the
steward, saying as he did so. Il thank
you. sir You have a remarkably fine
collection"
What's that?" asked the steward.
scenting trouble and stepping between
the visitor and the door.
Il never saw so many fine speci-
mems of stuffed birds in all my life. ="
said the stranger.
rs that So replied the steward.
Just come in here and see this stuff
ed owl" And he led his visitor into
that part of the hospital sacred TO the
Cd t" patientS
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08

in hattie every mother who had Doy
serving in that command went shiVer-
ing with fear for six long weeks De
fore the mails brought word whether
her boy was among the thirteen prl-
vate soldiers who fell or not hao
been asked to put the case to the Presl-
dent and get him to cut the red tape,
if possible; but, against expectation
found a tablefuI Of soldiers and states
men at lunch, and I saw clearly enough
that 1t would be hard to get the Presl-
dents ear long enough.
But. as luck would have IL, was
put beside General Young. fine old war
rior. whom 1 had met before, and 1
told him of what was on my heart
He knew of no such order when ne
was in the Philippines. and we got into
quite a little argument about II. which
L purposely dragged out till there was
a IuH in the talk at the Presidents
end of the table. and 1 saw him look
ing nv way. / asked him if he knew OF
the order.
What opder?' said he; and I told
hina-told him of the mothers fretting
for the boys all over the land He
looked up quickly at Adjutant General
Corbin. who sat right opposite. 1t was
what 1 wanted. He knew.
:. General said Mr.. Roosevelt, IS
there such an order?'
Yes, Mr.. President said he, there
is
" 'WhyT President Roosevelt wastes
few words when he is in earnest about
anything.
General COrbin explained that it was
a measure of economy The telegraph
tolls were heavy. An officer had code
word, Just one, TO pay for, whereas 10
send the whole name and place OF
private soldier under the Pacific Ocean
might easily cost perhaps SIS. The
I President heard him out.
Z" 'COrbin,' he said. can you telegraph
/ from here TO the Philippines
The general thought he might wait
till he got TO Washington; he was go
/ ing in an hour.
No said the President; no. we viii
not wait Send the order to have the
names telegraphed now. Those moth
ers gave the best they had TO their
country. We will not have them break
ing their hearts for twenty-five dollars
or for fifty. Save the money some
where else. "
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
INSTRUCTIVE CTUDEC
BYINOIEDAffEN AND
1[8SSMEN

the soprano for his heroine. the tenor
for his hero. We have come to regard
ii altogether wrong for a basso TO
make love TO a contralto. When first
went into vaudeville in Chicago / wore
skirts for the first time on any stage.
And they were a great ANNOYANCE to
me-always getting in the way.
Once a meeting Of women-I think it
was at Chautauqua-chose me for their
ideal stage woman. But they said:
What a pity that Mrs. Davis wears
tights" This was published in some
OF the newspapers and brought re-
porter to me. He asked me how il
seemed TO wear tights-how I felt when
I was playing mems roles.
Il never think anything about it,
was my reply. When I play a mans
part 1 am a man for the time being.
never think anything about the cos
tune"
One gets used to wearing tights as
one grows accustomed to wearing long
dresses. It makes no difference to a
singer. of course il might worry per-
son to don feshings after she had been
appearing in long skirts for many
years. In that regard it is to ones ad-
vantage 10 begin early on the stage,
before the age Of self-consciousness
begins. For that matter, the American
public is now so used TO seeing women
in tights that an audience is surprised
not TO find some Of the-p principals, or at
least the chorus. thus appareled.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
THE BLESSING OF THE RAIN.

w. HILE the rains of the have not been
NN/ by any means abundant need the recent
showers have had the effect of clearing away the
forebodings of prolonged drouth and of giving promise
of spring that will bring rain enough to good
harvests in orchard vineyard field and pasture in well
nigh every part of the State The consequence that
the minds of have been frightened much the
parched land has been refreshed The influence of the
rain is indeed manifest in the city in the country
and the good effects of could be the very faces
of men of business they watched the pouring and
estimated what would be worth to the State in the way
of crops and commerce.
With the feeling of cheerfulness resulting from the
rain there should be also earnesness in the resolve
protect ourselves hereafter far possible from
evils resulting from of the the showers
bring 1t has become twice told story that for the
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08

conservation of is necessary protect the for
ests but up this time hardly anything in the OF
genuine value has been done to guard woodlands from
destruction. OF nothing in the way of
hensve system of protection be enacted and enforced
until there resoute public sentiment support It.
That sentiment ought to have formed itself long since
Our people intelligent enough fully understand the
aRortanoe of forests but yet they lack the the
habit OF acting united people, demanding the enforce
of laws which intelligence recognizes essential
to the public good.
The only thing to be done in the is for those
VINO interested in the work to keep necessarily
preaching it, In the end the controlling elements of
people will be aroused the need of taking action Cali
forna exactly subject drouh but many sections
of the State always liable that whenever there
IS long lack of rain period of anxiety follows and
there sort of tagging business and in enterprise by
OF the fear of short crops for the coming
Science cannot yet set in motion forces in the
mosphere that will precpate ran but science guard
against the waste of food waters when they come and
can make the best of all that nature gives The
topography OF California is such that would be very
dhcult feat to conserve the rainfall that hardly
gallon OF 1t would flow any unused to the sea-
and is tu time public attention earnestly directed
as one OF practical statecra-o -o the first magnitude
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
Source of Energy.

The journal des Debats" recites
experiments with formic acid, a secre-
ton of ants. Eight to ten drops of
the acid taken three or four times a
day had a marked effect in stimulat-
ing muscular activity, which might be
continued a long time without result
ant fatigue. That tired feeling also
disappeared under the influence of the
acid. 1t was perhaps this scientific
fact the paleolithic man had in mind
when ne gave the famous advice, Go
TO the ant, thou sluggard
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
RooSevelt'S Tenderness.

Here is a new story of the President.
told by Jacob A. Riis in his ''Theo-
dore Roosevelt. the Citizen" now run
ming serially in The Outlook:
There was news or fighting every
day, but only the names of the killed
or wounded officers came by cable.
There was a War Department order
against sending those of the privates
who fell or who died of cholera; and
it resulted that when. say, Company H
Of the Fifteenth Regiment had been
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08

TRAJAN COLU1IN-W. F. s, Red
Bluff. Cal The Trajan column is a
celebrated one reared in Rome by the
Senate and the people in ia A. d.
in honor of Emperor Trajan. 1t is
considered not only the greatest work
Of its architect. ApOllOdorus, but one
of the noblest structures of the kind
ever erected The pedestal is covered
with bas reliefs OF warlike instruments.
shields and helmets, and a very re-
markable series Of bas reliefs forming
a spiral around the shaft. exhibiting
a continuous history OF the military
achievements Of Trajan- A spiral stair
case in the interior Of the column leads
to its summit. The height OF the entire
column is 1S2 feet II still stands erect
in all its ancient beauty amid the ruins
of Trajan's forum. The summit was
originally crowned by a colossal statue
of the Emperor.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08

The vgilant officials of Salt Lake have captured a
youth who is inspired by mania for wreckng trains.
Perhaps if the young properly persuaded that
the railroad people need outside assistance this
ticular branch American activity which they shine
he might be restored to his senses.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08

Not to be oudone by her neighbor, Colorado Utah
has discovered great deposits OF radium the ores
that enrich State The only excitement yet apparent
with the discovery is the interest of the
rest of us TO how far may go their exhibit
tions of enthusiasm imaginary wealth found
where else but in their nfamed desires Radium is
hard to find it is valuable.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
AnS7pers + 0 Queries.

PICTURES-A. S, KeIseyville. Cal.
There is no law to prohibit the sale OF
nude" pictures. if such are works of
art and are so recognized. but II such
are obscene or border on obscenity.
then it is crime.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08

POSITIONS AND SALARIES Tax
payer City The number of official pO-
sitiOns in the municipal government in
San Francisco is 1892, and the aggre-
gate Of salaries paid 10 office-holders is
S3,67S. .029. In addition there are annu-
ally about 430 temporary appointments.
with salaries amounting TO an aggre-
gate OF about $2O3. OO0
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08

The recent desperate and cowardly act of Yaqui In
dians, who murdered and robbed every passenger
Mexican stage coach, ought to shed Illuminating
thought the maudn opinions of those that only
outrage and oppression in governmental regulations
for the control of the redskins Another incident of
experience has simply recorded demonstrate that
the only good Indian is a dead one
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08

BUNCOMBE-A. E. S. san Jose. Cal.
The origin of buncOmbe as effusive
rhetoric irrelevant to the business on
hand is said to have had its origin as
follows: In Congress many years ago
a member from BuncOmbe County.
North Carolina, being interrupted in
long-winded and irrelevant speech. was
told that it was useless for him 10 go
on. as all the members were leaving.
and replied. Let them go; I'm talking
for BuncOm be-"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08

Few days 70 18th (front OF Keys Oyster
Housel. good eyeglasses. specs. 15c-s0c. =
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by ths
fress Clipping Bureau fallen s.. 30 Cali.
lorna street Telephone Main l0lR
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08

ELECTIONS-A o. S. City. The
next election for Presidential Electors
will be held Tuesday. November s. 1904.
State elections viii be held in 1904 in
every State and Territory except in
the following named. when elections
will be held in the years following the
names Of each: Alabama, 1906; Cah-
fOrnia, 1906: Kentucky. 1907; Maryland.
1905; Mississippi. 1907; Nevada. 1906;
Virginia, 1905.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08

HIAwATHA-Sub City. The
light orchestral piece which has be-
come so popular was composed by a
man named Moret. CoOlridge Taylor.
the English mulattO. composed a can
tata entitled 'Hiawatha," founded on
LOngfellOw's poem. The similarity OF
names has. led to some confusion, but
the compositions are dissimilar.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08

Townsend,s California giace fruits s,a
candies. Soc a pound. in artistic Are
etched boxes A nice present for Eastern
1rlenos- 10 Market St above can Bldg.
The Springfield herald., 1904-10-28
Not Fit to Govern.

When Grover Cleveland was elected
President the second time the first thing
he did was to withdraw from the Senate
the treaty for the annexation of Hawaii
and order the American flag there to be
hauled down. The Democratic party ap-
proved this action as brave and patri-
otic. He prevented annexation as long
he could and the Democratic party
applauded every step he took.
Finally. in the second year of McKin-
ley's administration annexation was COM
pleted and the islands entered on new
career of prosperity. Now no Demo-
cratic speaker would dare to advocate
the surrender or evacuation of Hawaii.
A few years hence it will be the same
with the Philippines.
party that opposes extending the
area of liberty and that advocates haul
ing down the American flag where it has
been legally and rightfully raised is not
fit to be entrusted with the administrs,
tion of the government.
The Springfield herald., 1904-10-28
DEMOCRATS AT WAR.
Hearst's Paper Makes Savage Attack
on Ex-Secretary Olney.


on Ex-Secretary Oiney.
The wake on the Democratic ticket of
1904 has begun. although it is some days
before the day set for the official funeral.
Among the protesting mourners, Hearst's
New York American attracts nomentary
attention by the following truculent howl.
There is copied here only the opening
notes of the performance:
According to the little-soued Olney,
Attorney General in Cleveland's cabinet,
the war with Spain was a comcal blum
der, and the men that gave their lives
for the freeing of Cuba were fools that
had much better have stayed at home.
"Mr. Olney, by some unaccountable
error of the Democratic managers in this
campaign, has been making speeches in
behalf of Judge Parker, and this noble
sentiment is one of the things that he
has been saying.
AT Cooper Union last night, to n
meeting called under the auspices Of
Democracy, he spoke with a nasty sneer
of our needless scrimmnge with Spain
over Cuba" and again, later in his re-
marks, sneered at what he called in his
pleasant way that development of jingo-
ism and miitarism which brought on the
scrap with Spain
"IF MIR. oLNEY HAD BEEN EN-
GAGGED TO MAKE VOTES FOR MIR.
ROOSEVELT HE COULD NOT POS
SIBLY HAVE HIT UPON A BET
TER WAY"
This criticism might well be applied,
by the Democrats, to Mr.. Olney's entire
Cooper Union speech. In his comments
upon the Republican foreign policy, the
Philippine question and its fnancin!
management, Mr.. Olney touched. with Il
rash hand, the nerves of national honor
and pride. 1t was sure way to pro-
duce a vast crop of voters for Roose-
welt. 1t is admitted that Olney spoke to
silent house. 1t is not, surprising.
The Springfield herald., 1904-10-28
Thought Eneli.hman a God.

At one time there was an English
man In India. John Nicholson, who in
his own proper person was worshiped
as a god in spite Of his protests. Such
hold had his powerful personality
taken upon the native mind that a
strong sect of worshipers persisted in
regarding him as a god. II. however,
one of the Nikkalseyn fakirs 80 far
lost control of himself as to offer wor-
ship to the deity in person Nicholson
was in the habit OF ordering him to
receive a dozen lashes, fact which
did not In the least interfere with the
worshipers' belief in his divinity.
When Nicholson was killed some of
the worshipers threw themselves
upon his tomb, but the remainder
went over in a body to Christianity.
saying: Our god told us that he was
but man, and now we see that 1t was
true. We wish, therefore, to be
Christians as he was"
The Springfield herald., 1904-10-28
Hipoopotamus Hunting,

A hunter of big game in Africa
writes: "Hippopotamus hunting. as
a rule, is not exciting except from
canoe or boat, where the animal has
a chance of turning the tables. II q
clean shot is made he sinks like "
stone and beyond few bubbles on
the surface nothing more Is seen till
he rises to the suface, belly up. in
from one to four hours. One can gen.
orally tell by the thud Of the bullet II
the shot has told. 1t is mostly snap
shooting as they blow and a novice
or excitable person will often waste
a lot of ammunition banging away at
every nose he sees bobbing up, ire
spective of distance or position. The
vulnerable spot is the brain, and 1t is
advisable to wait for a side shot,
when bullet in the neighborhood OF
the ear will surely find it."
The Springfield herald., 1904-10-28
dent Cleveland, as against four months

dent Cleveland, as against four months
and twenty days that it took the Repub-
licans to pass the Dingley bill after the
Inauguration of President Mckinley.
No less than 634 amendments were
made to the Wilson bill before it was
passed-and then, despite this enormous
number of patches to make the bill suit
all Democrats, President Cleveland view
ed it with the utmost disappointment"
and said that it was marked with places
where the deadly blight of treason has
blasted the counsels of the brave in
their hour of might" The colossal fail
ure Of this bill to produce enough reve-
nue. to run the government, as well as the
general blow it inflicted on the industries
of the country. thereby driving thousands
OF men out of employment. was in sharp
contrast to the success OF the Dingley
bill in not only producing enough reve-
nue. but in giving employment to thou
sands of people out of work. and in re-
storing good times to the country.
The Springfield herald., 1904-10-28
AN EMBARRASSING TRUTH.
Jealous Parker Man Thinks Bryan .
Danger to the Party.

In the course of a political campaign
the truth will come out at moments and
i'll quarters most unexpected. Some mem-
bers of the party more honest and can
did than the rest will speak out and utter
truths that must be most embarrassing
to the party, and which. like a flash Of
lightning, reveal objects and purposes
that before were shrouded in grateful
darkness Such effects must have been
produced by the utterances Of the honest
and able editor of the South Bend Times,
one of the most influential Democratic
newspapers in northern Indiana, and
these utterances are worthy OF more
than a passing notice because they re-
veal n condition of things within the
ranks of the Democratic party sugges-
tive of its hopeless dissension and deca-
dence.
Mr.. ]. B. Stoll the editor of the Times,
comes out openly in advocacy Of the cleo
ton of Parker and Davis, not on the
ground that they stand for principles or
measures which are not also advocated
by Roosevelt and Fairbanks, but for this
one and chief reason: that the election
of Parker will effectually and permanent
ly kill Bryan and all that Bryan repre-
sents in the past and will represent in
the future. Among other things. Mr..
Stoll says:
Parker and Davis. triumphant In Novem-
ber, VIII put qulctus Oh the radical de-
parture foreshadowcd by Mr.. Bryan.
An engaging personality and persuasive elo-
quence may. under certain conditions, popn-
larize n project fraught with incalcunble
danger to our institutions and lead to the
destruction of the republic Itself.
Thus it is plain how Mr.. Bryan's past
and future Democracy is valued by the
friends OF Parker, yet Mr.. Bryan was in
vited to stump Indiana on the theory
that he could induce his former followers
to vote for the very candidate whose
election will put the stamp of condem-
nation on all that he ever did and advo-
Gated, and upon the good judgment, in
telligence and patriotism of all his friends
and supporters. telling them, in effect.
that they have been nothing less than
enemies of the republic.
When We place the damning judgment
of Parker's friends against the opinions
heretofore held by Mr.. Bryan about Par
ker we must come to the conclusion that
the two great leaders of Democracy have
formed remarkably true estimate Of
each others virtues and methods. This
is what Mr.. Bryan said in his Chicago
speech of April 23:
l. cdu prove 10 every nnDlhscd MIND thnt
Judge Parker is not ut man for the
Democratic party or any other party TO
nominate that stands for honesty and fair
dealing In politics.
And here is what Mr.. Bryan said in
the Commoner, on July 13, after the
nomination of Parker:
HAVE NOTHING TO TAKE BACK. I
HAVE NOTHING TO WITHDRAW OF
TIE THINGS l HAVE SAID.
In view of these unqualified statements
it will be particularly interesting to
watch how Mr.. Bryan will be able to
convince his many friends in former bat
ties that he really wishes Mr.. Parker's
success, and especially after the Parker
leaders have shown such an undisguised
disposition to consign Mr.. Bryan to po-
litical oblivion in case of such success.