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The San Francisco call., 1904-06-22
Time to Qnit.

Patriotism is a noble emotion which
lends itself easily TO the ridiculous.
A Boston woman has carried the fad
for ancestry societies to its legitimate
conclusion by heading a movement TO
consolidate the grandchildren Of the
war veterans of 1875. Her society
should have at least the merit OF vol
luminous enrolment. It has already
led to suggestions for aunts OF the he
roes of San Juan Hill. brothers-in-
law of conscripts of the sixties and
first cousins once removed of Filipino
exterminators. Anything which is
snobbery masquerading as historic in
terest of patriotism deserves bur
lesque. Patriotism, according to DR..
johnson, is the last refuge of a scoun-
drel. Socially it is rather the last ref
uge of fool. Perhaps we can get
beyond the wars and organize all the
relatives of Carnegie heroes. A heroic
race needs no hero fund. race Of
patriots needs no patriotic gossip par
ties. Historical societies should be
composed of historians. Snobbishness.
pedantry and their kindred vices con-
sist in putting an over-emphasis on
some one possession or distinction,
and the smaller the trait celebrated
the pettier the vice. Pedantry. which
is. the vanity of knowledge. is there
fore a step or two above snobbishness.
which is the vanity OF class. The sin
gular fertility shown by the gene
alogy societies in devices for making
themselves ridiculous is TO be explain
ed by the absurdity OF the motives
on which they are founded. Lavinia
1. queen of the Holland Danes. and
her theatrical career were a natural
outcome Of the pseudo patriotic move
ment. In organizations fiimsily found
ed, f1imsy people get TO the top. The
Boston woman and her new burlesque
will be well employed If they hasten
the end of queens, daughters and
danes Our Librarians are kept busy
furnishing books to ladies who wish
to dig up remote ancestry for social
glamor.-Collier's Weekly.
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Progress of Printing.

Recent statistics show that printing
has recently made large gains IN the
numbers OF those engaged IN II. capi-
tai invested and IN value OF product.
AS an industry II is now estimated to
rank as fifth Not only has this In
crease been marked in books and peri
odicals, the making OF which Is prin-
cipaIly confined 20 large cities. but the
industry Is developing IN AL large man
ufacturing centers- This Is because
circulars, catalogues. and other forms
OF advertising have become the mod
ern business medium. IL Is estimated
that there are now IN the United States
thirty-five thousand establishments de-
voted to engraving. printing and allied
industries Furthermore. printing has
become OF personal interest to manu-
facturers and retailers who have 20
make increased use of u n the con-
duct OF business
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wife. Mrs. Alfred Lyttelton, who is
showing herself 10 be one Of the most
gifted and capable women Of LOndon's s
smart set Mrs. Lyttelton has. too. the
distinction Of being married 70 a clever
man. her husband having been appoint
ed 70 succeed Cham berlain. not through
influence, but because he was regarded
as the man best fitted for the billet in
the ranks Of the Conservative party
As her portrait shows. nature has en-
dowed Mrs. Lyttelton literally with
good looks as well as brains Society is
awaiting with much interest the pro-
duction in London next week OF the
play she has written. the leading role
of y hich VIII be filed by Mrs Patrick
Campbell II is entitled Warp and
Woof" and has for its theme the fail
inCs Of society IN its relations with the
working classes. As regards society, at
least. Mrs Lyttelton has no need 10
seek secondhand information. for she
has long been regarded as one Of its
most brilliant members and as a con-
versationalist is one OF the few women
10 whom the King delights 10 listen.
and she can make speeches as well as
she can talk. Her talents in that direc-
tion. however. she did not discover un-
til. after his appointment 10 a Cabinet
position. her husband, as required by
English Law. had 10 stand again for
election 10 Parliament In the midst Of
the election fight ar bennington. much
10 tie CONSERVATION OF his friends. he
was taken i'll II was then Mrs Lyt-
feiton piuckily jumped into the breach
and stumped the constituency. Her ad-
dresses 20 Workingmen proved especial
~ effective. and 50 excellent a substi-
tute did she make for her husband that
i was conceded that he gained more
votes than he lost by his absence. Like
her husband. Mrs. Lyttelton is an ar
dent imperialist. and as president Of
he Ladies Empire Club in fashionable
Grosvenor street has done much 10
make that a center OF feminine political
activity. which counts for much in Eng
land despite the fact that women have
no votes 1Ir. LytteIton is only AZ years
old. and il is predicted that he will 60
far in politics. II the prophecy is veri-
FED undoubtedly he viii owe much Of
his success 10 his brilliant ana charm
ing wife.
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Lie Another Babel.


The tallest inhabited building IN ths
world Is the Park Row building IN
New York II covers about 1900
square feet Of ground and Is thirty
stories high. The distance from the
curbing 10 the cornice is 335 feet.
to the top Of the towers $50 feet, 70
the top Of the fagstaf AL; the depth
Of the foundations below curbing is IS
feet, making a total distance from the
foundations TO the top OF the flagstaff
$50 feet Some 5000 tons OF steel was
used in the frame, the weight Of the
structure is about %. 600 tons and with
the live load IL is estimated 70 be about
firm that a plumb line fails 70 show the
firm that plumbine fails 20 show the
slightest uemor, even during the high
est gales
The number OF Offices in the build
ing Is $50, windows 21SO. doors 1870,
electric lights 1900, tenants $500. BY
actual count the ten elevator cars
travel sixteen miles an hour and carry
in ten hours S14O passengers It IS
said that one Of the car starters knows
each tenant and clerk and the floor
and room in which each is located. The
cost OF the building was about S3.500.-
OO0 and the rentals each year are
s31s, 900. The expenses. including in
terest, are S2S1,235 and the surplus Is
S36,765.
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France are kept there all the winter.
the crews being brought out for them
every spring and taken back at the
end Of the season.
The fishermen are made auxiliaries
for the warships. at 16 they are Ii
able for service. putting in two years
as beach boys at st. Pierre, TO handle
the fish in the drying processes, and
then three years with the trawling
feet on the banks. From this they
are drafted 10 the navy, If physically
it; If rejected they continue at the
fishery.
Every year, about the middle of
March. these marine conscripts as
sembIe at ST. Malo and after being
enrolled and inspected are herded like
so much livestock aboard the trans
ports, which convey them out to st.
Pierre TO be dispersed among the fish
ing vessels in which they work for
the summer.
During this period their lot is hard.
They observe no Sabbath and enjoy
no relaxation. From daylight till
dark and oftentimes for hours after
they toll without ceasing, subject to
the caprice or brutality of drunken
or heavy-handed shippers. and living
amid the most squalid surroundings.
They sleep in foul smelling. i'll light
ed quarters, without sanitation OF
cleanliness, sheaves of straw their
beds and salt bags their coverlets-
Their fare is the coarsest, their raj
ment the scantiest, their recompense
the smallest.
Human life is cheap on these French
bankers. The death roll of the fleet
runs into hundred annually, and ii IS
asserted by the American. Canadian
and Newfoundland bankers that the
French shippers. in many instances,
will not trouble to search for drift
away dorymen. manifesting absolute
indifference to their fate.
Certain 1t is that the most unsea-
worthy craft is used In the fishery by
them, for when vessels are condemned
by other nationalities they can be sold
at St. Pierre and are outfitted for the
banks from that port The conse-
quence is that when the region is be-
set by storms the losses to the French
through these crazy craft and their
rotten gear is great
Thus, when the hurricane which de-
vastated Galveston in the autumn OF
1900 swept up the Atlantic seaboard
and spent its last rage on the Grand
Banks the Gloucester fleet escaped
with the loss of one vessel-the Cora
s. McKay-and % men; the Nova
Scotian feet with three vessels and
Al men, and the Newfoundland feet
with two vessels and % men, while
the French feet lost "a vessels and 2Ss
men-blotted out of existence in one
night-New York Sun.
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MEN analMAaTERS IN
THE Fl1RE4yZze WORLD
MOSH6

men and Is regarded by her as the
mainstay OF her navy. TO this end
sGe subdivides IL with bounies equal
to 80 per cent OF the value OF the
fsh itself and by her conscripuon
forces into it the youths OF the prov
inces fronting on her Atlantic sea
board.
On the Grand Banks also gather
every summer the fishing fleets OF
assachusetts. Nova Scotia and New
foundland. but OF all the thousands
OF trawlmen who frequent these ocean
lodges the lot OF the French is unques-
tionablv the most miserable. The
business at best is arduous and ven
turesome. but the crews Of other ma
tionalities have this in their favor that
they are free agents. the arbiters Of
their own destinies. free either 10 join
ship or 10 stay ashore, whereas the
French are the slaves Of the o0nscrip-
ton and powerless TO obtain even or
dinarv comforts for themselves, not 10
sneak Of more substantial rights.
s.. Pierre. the sole harbor of the
Miouelon group. France maintains as
an Quitting base for the fishing fleet
The ships. except a few owned in
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Il Salt Sea Yarn.

Never yet was sailor man who could
not outdo Munchausen and here is a
reeking tale of the sea that proves
the assertion. Said the old beach
comber:
I'VE were off the coast Of Labrador
in the brig Jane the winter Of IS when
twas cold enough to freeze the smoke
from the galley pipe. Long about
seven bells in the morning watch 1
was pacing the narrow runway abreast
the foc's'le when all Of a sudden there
was terrible crash and the brig SEEM
ed to drop out from under me.
For few minutes the smashing Of
timbers and the rain Of top hamper
that fell around me made me think 1t
was all off with me- Then 1 found
myself tossed ike a chip and thrown
into the air Ike a bullet from a gun
When came TO my senses 1 looked
about. 1t was just daybreak- I could
make out great white mass all strewn
with wreckage. I saw a piece Of the
galley nesting into a crevice in the
iceberg, for that was what I was on.
Well. to shorten sail bit on this yarn.
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goes there purchase insurance from eternal
another life, but is devoted such from
genuine and Christian care for those who need
Do the clergy find need of inrospection, of self
examination? There is growing belief that the congre-
cations would be larger if the preaching better.
No is concerned about his soul that he will de-
vote his Sunday to listening unnteresting, badly
delivered and prosy We of the opinion that
if Beecher, Collier. Elias Hicks, or Chaplin, or
Talmadge had pulpit in San Francisco he would
complain of a small Sunday congregation While
preachers OF the established church in London read the
service to but few hearers Spurgeon filled his taber
nace every service. and he noted for sparng
the feelings CLOSING the sins of business
anybody else.
In ancient Jewy the prophets had audiences and their
great voices sound sonorously centuries of time
They not preaching doctrines but conduct, and it
is evident that in their day business had many
faults they have But the messages that reached
them from the preacher invested with power that
irresistible. The clergy doubt faithful and
devoted If men running away from their minstra
ton automobile regular train is their business
not to complain of it but to bring them back
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let me tell you that the brig had been
stove on a monster pinnacle Of ice.
And I was the only one left alive OF
the crew of ten men, f0rrard and aft
What does I do? just gets myself to-
gether enough stuff for a cabin. and
built a comfortable hut on the iceberg.
I found plenty Of provisions and the
galley stove was in good order. For
four months through the winter lived
in solitude on the berg. Warm weather
came along and with the drifting south
in the warm Gulf Stream the berg
slowly melted. One day I felt the big
ice cake trembling Then 1 got me
one of the ships boats, stocked it with
grub and water. and of I started A
week later I was picked up. The berg
disappeared with all that was left OF
the Jane"
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COMING OF THE SHIPPING COMMITTEE.

n EWS comes from the East that the Congressional
M Shipping Committee appointed at the last session
1 to make Investigations and report upon plans for
the upbuildng of the American merchant marine, is
conclude its abors by visit city. Arriving
in San Francisco about July IS this of egsa-
tors from both houses of Congress purposes devote
week to the study of existing phases of
exemphed by the present status OF ocean trade with
Hawaii the Philippines and the Far East that made
manifest by the shipping records of our harbor.
The coming of the Shipping Committee much
to San Francisco it means much TO the advocates OF
enlarged merchant marine throughout the country.
Since the impetus given Pacific Coast trade by the
QUESTION OF the Philippines and the opening up OF China
this is the first direct recognition of growing impor
tance the gateway to the Orient given by the
tional legislative body By their coming this for
statistics and advice upon the conditions of the Pacific
merchant marine the Congressional committee acknowl
edges that its deliberations would be incomplete without
thorough investigation into conditions in this
the chief base for coming of commercial activity
This San Franciscos opportunity to make direct
bid for the prosperity of the future.
All should be in readiness for expedting the labors of
the committees members. We have commercial bodies
whose statistics direct evidence OF the growing
tivy of the Pacific trade. Our Board of Trade, the
Harbor Commissioners. the Merchants Exchange and
the Chamber of Commerce have incumbent upon all of
them bring before the eyes of the Congressional
the present condition and future prospects of the
the West Certainly proof of the needs of San
Francisco for merchant marine flying the and
stripes is lacking have only to display them
vincngly.
Of course the Shipping Committee does not come
forearmed with instructions determine the practical
bity otherwise of the ship subsidy bill. That
is still pending in Congress under all of
distractions and the creation of the present committee
in the of compromise to the strife now being
waged the subject. But the Congressional Com
mee will arrive in San Francisco after the Republican
National Convention has incorporated in its platform
strong expression in favor of the recreation of our er
chant marine. The Foraker bill providing for such by
the adoption of the ship subsidy policy gain great
strength from the fat of the Republican party platform
We of San Francisco must urge it upon visiting Con-
gressmen that not until the Government shall have
adopted the measures which making Germany
close rival of England the can we hope for an
American merchant marine that can compete with its
rivals on terms
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THE BUSINESS MAN.
unnecessary

IT HE ministers composing the Presbyterian Union in
this city have discussed the business and
reached very uncomplimentary conclusions about
him. He does not go to church because business and
religion incompatible. He finds it necessary to do
things that he ought to leave undone and leave u-
done those things that he ought to do. When reminded
of his shortcomings in the he feels uncoforta
bic and therefore he stays out of earshot and the
do not reach him. One minister said 81 would
like to think of him honest. true and upright not
trying TO do up his fellow men,"
This IS quite serious matter. The charges made
in order to account for the lack of business in the
Sunday congregations. But does for it? 1t is
the money of business that builds the churches and
pays the salaries of the preachers. The same money
works mercy in the construction and equipment of hos
pitals and orphan asyums and homes for old people
Hundreds of millions of the money of business men po
into these mercies and charities Let US believe that it
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-22

Lambert. II - also called the hy0fD-
plane and represents an entirely ne"
innovation in marine transportation
BY a series OF planes. aEzlnst "t-en
the water imDinges a. me n'afnits
proceeds, the boat - gradually Aftee
out OF the water until only ne sefe"
is submerged II has tnns very Att-s
resistance 20 overcome 2nc st-t.s
along the surface AZ = very hiEn speed
II is raised on precisely the same pm
ciple as a kite rises when cfAkSs1
against the wind ~ its string. ne
method being that which nas been
adopted in many ATTEMPTED fyins ma
chimes Owing % the small resistar1cs.
a 14-horse power produces a speed
which, IN an ordinary motor ooal
would require an engine of Se-norse
power.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-22

The Board of Health has sounded warning against
the flying dust raised by careless and thoughess
sweepers the public thoroughares and threat of
rest is made with sufficient emphasis indicate that il
is sincere The warning is timely and should be needed
Violations of the very necessary injunction should be
promptly and severely punished. The dust of great
city contains germs of deadly and easily contracted dis
ease and precaution may reasonably be considered
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PerIs of the Grand Banks.

The Basque and Breton fishermen
are being ferried across the ocean 10
begin their annual trawling campaign
against the Goldfish on the Grand
Banks and 70 endure six months OF
misery and wretchedness. Frances
little colony OF St. Pierre-Miquelon. 10
the south Of this island. is the seat OF
her Grand Banks fishery industry,
which occupies 400 vessels and 10000
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General Porter the United States ambassador to
France has been offered the Grand Cross of the Legion
of Honor, courtesy without parallel in the history OF
the great French society So distinguished an evidence
of the good will of France and representa-
tive should be accepted in the generous spirit in which
is made and Congress offer violence to our ira
ditions or principles in authorizing General Porter
to accept the grateful distinction.
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Superior Judge Dunno has expressed the emphatic
opinion that he wants to try cases in which
the testimony of Chinese involved the evidence Of
coolies having been demonstrated be of the
reliable character. 1t is unfortunate that the great mi-
tatve faculty of the Chinese and their acquaintance with
courts have made them such adopts imitation of Occ-
dental methods
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-22

The Importance and dignity of the hen in the domestic
economy of Alameda County demonstrated with
fearsome illustration the other day when an Oakland
Judge sentenced chicken thief to twelve years i'm
prsonment in Folsom penitentiary. The ght-fngered
gentry operating the homes of Caforna states
and scholars better return the hot stove as
vehicle for lgoten gain and leave the hens to the
tranquility of their roosts.
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With nothing present OF prospective worth fighting
for the Democrats of the State have raised merry row
for the possession of their Organization" and antapon
isms, which years of conciaton will soothe have
been created If our Democratic friends will quarrel like
this for nothing the imagination shrinks from the
temptation of what they would do if they had even
chance for the loaves and fishes of political
fare
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The Board OF Regents OF the University of California
have decided that the next secretary of the nsttnn
receive salary commensurate with the ;rn,ort
of his position While it absurd to believe that
any one may be bought to be honest it is of the
of reason to conclude that strengthened in the
path of duty by environment which is worthy Of b
efforts and won by them.
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Politics Her Fad.
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SPECIAL Corr sDonleace
FEADCTARTERS OF THE CALI.
E HENRIETTA STREET. CONENT
GARDN. LONDON, June 9.--Here is q
charming photograph which has Just
been taken q the Colonial Secretary 5
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Special Information supplied daily 10
business houses and public men BY the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen'sl, go Cali
ifornia street Telephone Main 1o42.
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The Gliding Boat.

What is known as the gliding boat
Is the recent invention Of Comte de
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-22

Townsend's California Glace fruits IN
artistic hre-etched boxes. IT'S Market ST
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Good specs. eyeglasses. 15c-50c. - 4th
St. front OF Keys Gel oyster House.
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TREES-H. F.. Rohnerville. Calf A
and B own land adjoining and A
plants on his land very close 20 the
division line a pine tree hedge. he Is
permitted TO let that grow as hs-H as
the tree viii grow. II overhanging
branches stretch over BIS land and be-
come a nuisance. r is at liberty 70 cut
OF such branches up TO the line OF his
property.
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FILIPINOS-M H. Tiburon. Cal IN
der the law as it now exists the natives
OF the Philippines are not citizens Of
the United States. The treaty OF peace
with Spain. signed in Paris December
10. 1898. provides that the status OF the
inhabitants OF the Philippines shall be
left to enactment by the Congress OF
the United States Congress has pro-
vided that ''all inhabitants OF the Phil
ippine Islands continuing TO reside
therein who were Spanish subjects on
the 11th day Of April. 1899. and then
resided in said islands. and their chill
dren born subsequent thereto. shall be
deemed and held 10 be citizens OF the
Philippine Islands. and as such entitled
to the protection OF the United States.
except such as shall have elected TO
preserve their allegiance TO the crown
of Spain. in accordance with the pTo-
visions OF the treaty OF peace between
the United States and Spain"
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ENLlSIlNG-A- q. ;. CITY IN tho
matter OF first enlistment IN the United
States army the act ot 1884 provides
that 'in time OF peace no person lex
cept an Indisnl who IS not = citizen OF
the United States CT who has not made
a legal declaration of hts intention 70
become a citizen Of the United States.
or who cannot speak. read and write
the English language. OF who Is over 30
years OF age. shall be enlisted for the
first enlistment in the army"
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.AnSzrsrs TO OaeYTe5.

FIVE HUNDRED-Sub-. Alameda.
Cal This department has not ths
space TO print the rules of 500. the new
society game. such can BE obtained
from stationers for a ve-y small sun