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The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16
TWO SORTS OF LAKES.

JIM the institution OF large irrigation systems
Wv on the Pacific Coast originated conditions Ger
tam TO result IN the disappearance OF many
@AeS Ultimately The water that has poured into the
axes mas more valuable when diverted by canals
rom It's original course and 10 rrigate parcbed
lands Attention recently directed 70 an organized
movement N Kings County TO keep the remnant of
currents that formerly fed Tuare Lake from, r,,rn;
into iheir ancient reservoir.
Bottom lands OF the Tulare Lake are OF great richness
and hundreds OF thousands OF surrounding acres need
TO be irrigated The old lake bed REQUIRES D-oter.;o
against too much the adjoining lands need more
water The doom OF Tuiare Lake is pronounced Tor al
time
News now comes from Inyo County that Owens Lake.
remnant OF great inland sea- continues 70 shrink
continually Noah Wnkle, superintendent OF soda works
situated at the lake. reports the Inyo Register that
the water has fallen fifteen feet years The shore
line has receded 5000 feet that time For many wears
there observable change in the size OF the lst
Ihe water now rises slightly in the and early
sprng but the close OF each rainy finds II lower
than was in the preceding year The annual average
fall n the lake level in the last three years has been two
and nalf iee which IS greater than any time pre-
ceding OF which record has been kept Thirty wears
ago the lake had depth of ifty-one feet OF water IN
its center. The maximum IS now 90 feet In fifteen
at the present estimates the Invo Regis
fer. Ovens Lake viii have become only memory
The Great Salt Lake has lost OF supply be-
cause there are rrigabe lands 10 be served Evapo-
ration is therefore diminishing its size quite raoidv
With all this and what implied in several directions
IS certain that lakes will be unknown where there
arid lands The necessity for OF wide
extent for irrigation obvious Denser popua-
ton viii demand that ultimately every drop OF noun
tain water that shall be stored
Artificial lakes in the shape OF carefully constructed and
permanent reservoirs VIII be numerous. The United
States Government. by the erection OF the Tono DAM
will call into existence lake that will be thrtyfve
miles long Lakes OF considerable size for the irriga
ton of Nevada's and Californas arid lands will have
been created before the plans OF the Government
eliminate All running streams in the Sierras will be
mpounded. Lakes that will be navigable and large
enough be bordered by quite large settlements pos
sibly and cities will exist The new succeeds
the old OF the two classes OF lakes the newer and
the older. the will be useful to man.
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Honor for tie Fallen.

In honor OF the dead-for the COM
rades and bunkies lost in battle-the
living japanese soldier sheds no tears
in public, ard INDUCES in no curses
threatening vengeance, but instead he
plays. he revels. he sings. he dances.
A soldiers death is not one 10 cause
grieving; on the contrary. il Is the
greatest honor conferred by high
heaven upon man-a privilege which
permits him. bravely facing the enemy,
10 sink into the perfect bliss OF Mir
vana. into the arms OF perpetual sleep
After the battle OF the Yalu the Jap
anese forces were too busy following
up the Russians 10 Fengwangcheng.
driving them beyond this town and
holding the strong position for them
selves. TO indulge in the usual cere-
monies in honor OF the dead. On the
last OF May. however, division after
division and regiment after regiment
arranged for functions necessary 10
pay the proper respect TO their broth
ers killed in battle. IN the groves near
their camps they built parks to rough
ly simulate the artistic productions Of
horticultural and landscape gardening
in their own beautiful country. How
ever. lacking the real thing in the
shape OF garden, they buriesaued
their rockeries and grotoes. their flow
ers and their artifcially misshapen
trees Paths were cut and stairways
excavated in the solid earth. which led
meanderingIy to various exhibits. or
TO the shaded tea tables, CT the officers
mess.
Big hieroglyphic signs were hung
everywhere. all OF them containing
some joke or pun. some hit or jibe at
the Russians The exhibits. which took
the form OF groups OF uncouth ami
mails, Russian horses and soldiers
swords and guns, were all made up
from spoils captured from the Rus
SLAMS. In the grounds were the
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16
MEN analMAITERS IN
THE E0RsZze WORLD
NOEMs@

religious activities have been con-
fined heretofore 20 Hyde Park. where
he has made one OF the self-appointed
sky pilots who hold tOrIh. there under
police supervision OF S0dzy after
Moons Evidently. however. the pro
phst" has been biding his tine-Eait-
.nz for the day, now arrived a. length
when his scheme 70 worship ali the
gods II q modern Pantheon with q
bird annex might take definite shape
OF course HZyon doesn't lack fol-
lowers and OF his Asryo1eIIss-l1
they can Be called so-abouI dfty were
present the other day when the first
public worship OF the winged disk
took place L vas Al impressive
sight On the platform stood Aaryon-
who i tall and ascsric looking. en-
veloped in z sort OF red robe with
red cord with tssssls wound round
MS waist Behind him was an i'm
rrovtsed altar. on which stood 4 sil-
yer PEDESTAL supporting bronze disk
with wings on either side Il was
fanked by talIoT candles Near the
platform stood e piano. AZ which
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16
JYbGf The Germans Red.

The Gsma-s are ssse---zrly Z rsz6-
ing peopls-ss 1Uch a.. z no- =0-= -
than. any o-hs- n rhs TC-11 Thar
periodical literature. EoTeTe-. eT-s-s.Ts
and high class as Z e. = vs-y El@srs--
from thz- @ E-gz-6 G. re C-1-sd
States. and even f-on that C o-1=-
Cou-ine1rsl European couz-1=s- n -1s
first pace Z Is = fzct r1zt f1s 1z-r1s-
south and east Gre g0es e Europe IA
less influential does - sd puoEc c-t--
tOn and the more s=-T1e r1s r-sEz LEs
French press has less 1r=@11- rhz-
thar q Engis11 ard rhs Ge@z7 -sss
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School for Jehns.

The Austrian Government has sane
toned the proposed system OF training
cabmen. by which the Vienna Cab Pro-
prietors' Association hopes TO produce
the ideal driver, says the Washington
Star.
Every cabman seeking & license VIII
be obliged 10 pass an examination on
the following subjects: The horse and
how 70 treat IL: Harvesting and driv-
ing: topography Of Vienna and descrip-
ton OF interesting buildings. etc; DO
liteness. These subjects will be taught
IN a three months course OF lessons.
Not only viii the professor Of polite
ness give instructions in good behavior,
but he viii teach short phrases and
descriptions of objects OF interest in
foreign languages. The hope IS ex-
pressed IN some quarters that the
driver be taught to ask for his exact
legal fare and TO accept it with a pleas
ant face
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Ari-onq Journalism.

Journalism in Arizona" said Judge
Bradshaw. as he tasted a caviar sand
wich and laid IL back on his plate nur-
riedly. -ain't what Il used 70 BE-
instance, I see a article IN The Prlck4y
Pear Persuader the other day, winch
is published at Aqua Caliente, and II
struck ne as bein' weak Il says
We understand that that renegade
hog-Lhisz and notorious Wite-oearsrr Bl--
Calhoun. has been circulating around 2
story that We are framing il up 20 80 .
the Legislature from this county nex-
election We state right nOw that We Q
rather 20 70 the Yuma Penite1tiary t1an
the Legislature
We also give notice that z this Ioat1-
some Calhoun ever again says. OF even
thinks. anything about L1e editor q -11s
paper we'lI fay his lsprous and whisky
soaked hide from % his prrrid carcass
and hang il On our back felce-
= ''Of course" continued the Judge.
'sreadin' between the lines a careful OBJ
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16
PROBLEMS OF AN EMPIRE.

HE final report of the of 1901 OF the British
Empire has just been issued Not merely to the
student of modern politics. who watches the prog
ress of and specuates upon the marvellous DO
tentiaitie of colonization and national solidarity nor to
the directing spirit of racial intercourse but to the
statesmen Of England this report staggering in its
ray Of facts and figures, presents problems OF tremen
dous moment
Great Britain has grown until she controls one
fifth of the of the globe and includes her donin
four hundred million people How to preserve this
splendid empire, composed of nnumerabIe races inspired
BY diverse traditions and mpelled by antagonstic Ideals
may well be considered of the great problems of
the mother country which many of them never knew
and most of them do understand may well appaIl
the imagination of the sanguine. How to mpel
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16

GARDEN. LONDON. aug. king
Edwarzz friends say that his Ma
5=s-yE rev 6f-eel-tool Daimler motor
car. TIE frs- photograph q which s
SIX herewith. probably VII b used
p. ncefor-h more than any other in the
roysI gsrEe THIS car. which en-
hides one CT tEo ideas q the Kings
oEu. nay possibly have been bought
II order % 20 The Prince q Wales
ore better. About SIX unouths ago his
Royal ElghDess invested il an auto,
Which us makers id their best 20
make up 10 date n every particular
4 novel feature u the interior was
the seating arrangement which IL
stead q following the usual custom of
providing OEe vide seat with z mar
rcuer oEz facing IT, substituted rVo
comfortable leather chairs fixed 20 The
fotr. 80 that al the passengers might
ride facllg The front Il occurred 20
The King. however. that Il these two
chairs could rurn II viii conversation
Isl the vehicle would be facilitated,
and when his 1Ea5esrv's order went 10
The building frn L specified that Two
swing chairs De provided
OF course, The car has Al electric
Izgh-- z speaking tube and al the
other ingenious wrinkles and viii hold
IKE persons besides the driver The
SIDE windows slide backward into the
frame q the body and the windows
over the TWO doors fold against the
rocf. a. the photograph shows The
uVholsrering Is done IN blue leather
and the outside Is painted royal red
she crown. garter and royal crest be-
ing. emblszonsd on both side doors and
the back panel
For z trial trip his Majesty took
the car 70 Newmarket q few days ago
Ar speed Of twenty-five miles an
hour The motor made the sixCy-tVyO-
mile journey without q break Now
Lord Londonderry has under consuuc-
Ton z similar vehicle and Il is prob
sble that other noblsmen who have
been z little undecided about the
make they ought 10 order VIII fol-
low Their sOVereign's example. even II
II cost them. as il did him, $500, or
$500 a foot
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16

wrestling rings. with sandy for. ear
opszd overhead with straw mating.
supported on four drzDed poscs- Here
The heavyweight men WITH eordzd
muscles. struggled II pairs fOr s1Drsu-
scy. and for q f1sl prize a. champion
o9 the regiment. or. sides were chosen
from Espa-a-s ba-talio1s and r1s win
ner q each bour receivs1 4 snail
token, such as box q cigarettes. q
cake. OF a ETeetusa- ard ths SIDE
having the largest number q throws
70 rs cre6i- might rscstvs 4 1try-
package box q cigarettes
Next q ths Wrestling n poi1r C i-1-
pO-rz1ce. IN The cersUCrlal fad srCr-s.
are the amateur rhsarriczls ard
dances With practically 10 sccssso-
Esz. The soldiers succeed Il giving 4
Tery interesting cos-UUsd E1oT. nah
y q national dances. 5u- with TINS
o. comic storytelling. Juggling. rec
ta-ions ard spSsc1ss--WLEs1 D-1-
Ef6dis's Ez-chu-iz Lsrrs- & LsEllss
Weekly
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obedience IN which the preponderatg weight
OF the empire has vital and how enlist
support campaigns in which no selfish
tasks that may well win the admiration OF nations
less unwieldy and compact
When England first dared 10 suggest hundred and
fifty years the idea OF OF the British
pre the proposal with OF parliamentary pro-
test based upon fear OF conditions lar different and
infinitely less serious than those that now face the
pe The scheme OF imperial census was denounced
presumptuous. subversive OF liberty, as weapon
inspire governmental rzpzcity oppression taxa
ton and increased conscrpton Further than this the
plan condemned 4 foolish measure which would
expose 10 other nations the weakness Of British
pre-
Now when Great Britain dazzles the world with an
empire OF twelve million square miles and more than
four hundred millions OF people the fear OF
weakness II relation others OF crunblng and
dsntegratiOn from within Some idea OF the gravity OF
this fear may be obtained when We realize that OF the
empire there are four million square miles North, Cen
tral and South America. three million square miles in
Australasia, three million square miles in Africa more
than and threequarter million square miles in Asia
and only Iz5o95 square miles in the United Kingdom
Where the consent OF the governed and not the COM
and OF the King dictates the progress OF the empire
the serious duty OF English statesmen cannot be
underestimated their difficulties misunderstood
few pertinent facts in the census report inst
issued viii show the character OF these duties and
d-noultles IN the marvellous development OF the
empire almost within the period OF generation In
1861 the population OF the British Empire was one brn
oTed and seventy-hve millions; 1871 il was two hun
dred and thirthve Millions in 1881 was three hun
cred and ten Millions in 1901 il was three hundred and
nIty-one millions With more than this vast horde
oI many races and varied civilizations London must deal
carefully automatically and triurnphantlv
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young nan played -s1eaEy' music as
the proceedings went on
That winged disk" said the high
priest. as an introduction. represents
the soul. and when Il IS elevated on
the altar Il represents the supreme
pOwer-''
Then from the mysterious recesses
OF his robe the high priest hshed out
an ordinary box OF matches. with
which the touched or the candles On
each side OF the winged disk This
done ne fell on his knees. flung MS
arms upward and outward and pre-
pared 10 worship ths~disk-
Hail hail hsE." ne cried. %
prince among tke universe OF souls,g
(Which LisHgf present thought going
Just q little farJ
His alteration" finished. slaryon
chsnted q song about immortality.
preached a sermon full Of references
70 soul substance the wonder OF
Amen IA and the god behind the
flaming and then proceeded TO
tell about his coming tabernacle.
He said: I VIII build a temple in
London dedicated 70 al the gods and
Il shall BE- called the Pantheon. ike
the ancient fabric OF that name
Al Rome Within this edifce
and my followers shall worship
ali the beautiful gods and god
dssses OF mythology" Then he
spoke OF the London birds. They
were al human beings in their former
state" he declared. You may be
pigeons IN your next state Therefore
il behoOves Us 10 respect all creatures.
In the temple am going 70 build
there viii be a tower set apart for
birds-pigeons. sea gulIs. crows, spar
rows, lost canaries. lost parrots"
How Mr.. Maryon IS going 70 get the
birds 70 come 10 his tower he did not
I explain Il was assumed he is depend
Z ing on the winged disk 70 manage this.
Let ne have sIz5OO 70 start with"
7 he went on. You can all Join the
Pantheistic sect which I am forming
and I can safely guarantee you 8 per
cent interest Test ne by trusting
ne" he pleaded iRgenuousIy.
The high priest Of the winged disk
I has q certain amount Of personality
and evidently has made a great i'm
+ preston upon the followers ne has
collected 50 far. His first public meet
. Ing went with bang. so far as they
were particularly the re-
T incarnation part OF it The follow
ing Is a specimen Of the hymns they
sung. which were Joined IN quite
graysly:
am human being now
And walk about the street,
But when / die may return
4 worm without my feet
The little gnat that bites your nose
And makes Il swell with pain.
May be as great as Caesar when
IL dies and lives again.
Chorus:
On. isn't IL wonderful
Wonderful Wonderful
Oh. isn't Il wonderful
To be a Pan-theist.
/ II certainly is
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The Social Gail


Came Ms Brown ID calI
On EE-ls Ms Jones
They greeted in rhs rail-
II most deli -glre1 tones
50 rushed said Ms B-0T-.
i really cannot stay
I've been ali over town.
Il seems 70 ne -O-11E-
And then they talked of books.
OF music. ard Of clubs.
OF cham beTmaids ald cooks.
OF leaky laundry tubs.
OF candies and q soup
OF churches and O. EoTzs.
OF fsTers and Of Group
OF how 70 ward OF 1-oT1s-
Of wrinkles. frsCkiss. too.
OF Divorces and brides.
OF scandals Old ard new.
OF fashions latest strides.
OF neignh,1-s and OF friends.
OF enemies and kin
OF pleasing coffee blends
Of where she" got that Pin
Of certain peoples debts
OF certain peoples fights.
or the coutsu6i1g sets.
OF certain wone1's Splres.
OF paperIEg the hail.
OF what each one had rad
Of which one owed the call.
OF what somebody said
OF how she held her looks.
OF golf. and cards and tea
Then hack again 70 cooks
and then oh goodness usf~
Cried Ms BroWl sr last
Il must be rushing on
TIE afternoon IS past
At least. its almost gone.
That's one thing I detesr
About a formal call
One has 70 look her best
And scarcely talk al al.
Stop in. ny dear. some day
When you're out for walk
There's so much we could say
When we've time for a talk"
Chicago Tribune
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High Priest Of Winged Disk.

s1eclsI co-resDonaenos q The CzH
HEADQUARTERS OF THE CALL
2 HENRIETTA STREET. COvENT
GARDEN. LONDON. Aug. AFTER
al IL is only a paltry sI2,5o0 that
London's latest spiritual counselor.
the high priest OF the winged disk. -
wants the public 10 give him where
with 70 spread his doctrine. and real
IS somebody ought 10 come forward
with the money, just as a contribution
toward the gayety Of nations. For
the new apostle OF fanaticism.' as ne
otherwise calls himself. is quite the
most picturesque thing in the prop
sgandIst line that this country has
produced recently and the temple that
ne wants 20 build for the worship Of
the old Greek gods-with q special
tower for the accommodation OF stray
birds-Ought 10 put Messiah Pigott's
abode OF love" out OF the running
soon after Il gets started
When the apostle and his winged
disk started business with 2 weird
ceremony II z public hall a few dsvs
ago. II was generally supposed that
the young man who wants Londoners
70 worship Jupiter, Juno, Bacchus.
Minerva and the rest OF the old pag-
an deitles must be = Greek. or at least
some kind Of foreigner. But the ad-
vocste of Panrhelsm. who also is a
fervent believer in reincarnation.
proves 70 be a Briton born-Maryon
~ name. Of 10 exalted station his
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16

Nevada seeing things again. This time If seems to
be new star flashing IFS fires the backness Of the
heavens Nevada entitled the congratulations of
those that wish her well It is unusual for people
any old thing IN Nevada, but when they do the
accompaniment generally riot Seeing stars is COM
paratively a harmless diversion
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16

Knights Tempar from every part OF the civilized
globe will be among accept our hospitality
to their affairs of high moment and to iudge
in that scale of public opinion which has been formed
by civilizations older than What these visitors
may think of San Francisco much to her and her
citizens should leave undone nothing that may contribute
10 a good impression
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16

server car gather that there il probably
some slight amnesty between The
editor and this here Calhoun bit the
article lacks The s-renuOsiIy of L1s Cd
days II Arizona Journalism"
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16

HER OWN PROPERTY -Subscrs-
Der. Country, CITY II a married No.
man is given a present OF money by
her father and she purchases real e.
tate with ths- money, n her own
name. II is her separate property. Her
husband has no control over IA
samz.
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Russia has offered enormous sum OF money 70 the
chemist "no can rob alcohol OF its intoxicating vices
o preserve to It rs domestic utility and virtues The
Gar may well strive TO ind rose y-rbort > ,to,
OF 10 teach the japanese those manners that would
form TO his pacific disposition His Majesty should
know by this time that unmixed virtue or vice ! n
ideal. 80
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Several representative young Australians will soon
come the United States receive their education
fitting, perhaps, that the youngest people OF the
new world should seek here the instruction that will
best fit them for those fields that have made
the United States the criterion OF and methods
the acquisition OF practical uitarian civilization We
may be much Greek roots. but know the best
way force surplus the right side OF the ledger
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16

Thefts OF very large proportions becoming mat
ter OF frequent and annoying at Newport
that celebrated colony OF pleasureseeking work
stunning Americans is wondering what do about II
This should US, if it does caution them to be
very careful of the company we keep. II any of the
stories that foat from Newport be theft there may
be included in the category OF minor imnloralities
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16

EFIDENCE-W- 5. Quz-G Cal
For information as % whether ths
evidence" published IN Al evening
paper Is according 20 the court rec-
ords" yOu VIII have % communists
with the court as this department =
not IN a position 70 examine rhs rec
ord. il being IN q distant state.
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Townsend-s Cslffornia Glncs fruits u
artistic nre-etched s-sSes- us Market ST.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16

Special information supplied daily 70
business houses and public men by tha
Press Clipping Bureau lAlisn-sl. eS0 Csl-
ifornia street Telephone Main 1oS1
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44zrurrs 70 On-sss.

FISH COMMISSIONERS
s. Los Angeles Cal The address q
the Fish Commissioners Is tHe 1TU-s
building. san Francisco. Cal c A.
yOEelSang Is TIE chief deputy
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The Kings ARt0.
s9=zsl C7ua7oass-oe

HEADQUARTERS OF THE CALL
HENRIETTA STREET. COVENT
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16

MARISES-T- b O.. CITY. Ths
naval appropriation act snacts that
from the naval cadets Naval Acad-
emy, AnnapOEs) who successfully
complete the six yesrs' course. ap-
poinmsnrs shall be made 20 I'll va
cancies IN the lower grades OF the
line and engineer course OF the navy
and OF the marine corps. IN order Of
merit. as determined By the academy
board OF the Naval Academy. the as
signment 20 be made BY the Secretary
OF the Navy On the recommendation
OF said board OHce-s OF the marines
are promoted up 10 colonel BY senior
ity. The stsff IS separate from the
line and appointed BY the President
BY selection