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The San Francisco call., 1905-05-25
IRRIGATION IRIDEscENcE.

WRITER in the Boston Globe breaks smallpox of
enthusiasm the Federal irrigation district
opened in Nevada June u He says that the plant will
supply million feet of and that irrigae
fruitful three hundred million land than
delta of the Nile"
sIt Nile and the Assouan
da entered American irrigation
conveyed propagaed
irrigation everywhere the arid region produce
and value of that it does California
useless hope for such result for latitude
with climate The Globe writer gets inspiration the
gaors of the West who make of
the spectacular exits they
congresses and other public meetings They
hconss of the and the laughing stock Of practical
rrigators.
AS antdoe Globe exravagances it NAV be
said expected that acres on the
whole public domain be subjected Federal irrigation AS
landowner within reach of Federal the water
provided the settlers the public land will be
considerable extension of the private i'm
that this Nevada plant spreading three
hundred million may be In the
this writer intend only rgate Sides but to
slice il and irrigae both sides of the slices.
To show the difference pipe dreams ard the
facts refer readers the reliable statement of
Mr. Henry Ihurte State Engineer of Nevada ed
He When 100000 acres is liberal
Nevada and that this (he irrgation project will probably
reclaim of land, will much
Nevada Mr. Thure understands the noble rhet
of undesatement The addition so the
ducng lands OF State sufficiently stupendous clothing
project in the feeting garlands the inlagnation
tainted" money poitcs-Kansas
city
i has run down
Washington Post
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-25

I HAVE a letter from a mother who
| after. life of complete self-sacrifice
in the interests of her children finds
herself at the age Of 30 years utterly
without the care and devotion she has a
right to expect from them.
They do not purposely neglect her, she
tells me, but somehow they cannot man
age to give her the help and the atten-
ton she needs. Her husband has never
been able to make success in business
and can contribute but little to her sup
port, so she is practically dependent
upon her children, financially.
The bitter part of this is that they
make her feel her dependence, seeming
to be utterly oblivious of their deot to
her After all her years Of sef-denial
and suffering for their sakes she is now
compelled to feel that whatever they do
for her Is a strain upon them-a drain
upon their resources.
These children are all in position to
help her, but have so many obligations
to meet that by the time mothers wants
have been reached on the list there is
very little left to supply those wants 1t
is simply a matter of mother taking
what is left.
81 cannot understand it, she writes.
.'fer l have always been willing to do
everything for them. / have put my own
needs and wishes last-have demanded
absolutely nothing for myself. How can
YOU explain their indifference to me
now?"
With all sympathy for this mother
and with full appreciation of her right
to feel bitterly hurt and deeply grieved
over the gross ingratitude of her chill
dren, 1 am nevertheless compelled to tell
her that she herself primarily is respon-
sible for that ingratitude.
This verdict may sound brutal to her,
but az am sure 1t is truthful answer
she wishes / shall give her what seems
to me to be a just solution of the prob
lem
The key to your unhappy situation,
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-25
THE TWO MUSES.
BY @. D. Stewart.
Colloquy between an average poet and
Finerty of 1.-The Fugitive

Coiioquy between an average poet ana
Finerty of "The Fugitive
Blacksmith"
Aeschylus, the father of Greek trag-
edy," who died in 456 B. c., aged 90,
Is said to have been killed while sun
ming himself in a field, from having his
bald head mistaken for rock by an
eagle soaring with turtle, which was
dropped on the supposed rock in order
to shatter its shell. 1t had been fore
told according to Legend that the poet
was not to die until house should fall
on him.
POET.
Old Aeschylus, with cloak and staff be-
meath the waning star,
Engaged with themes of gods and men,
Went out upon the desert fen
Where self and silence are
FINERTY.
Now let me catch yer m'anin'. IL un-
dtherstand yer talk,
Ye're tellin' me that Aeschylus wint out
to take walk.
To meet his soul in privacy. 1t was
a votive tour
To court the Muse and let his mind
o'erlord the manless moor,
To list the gods and haply hear some
chorus OF the WnOle.
Accord response antiphonal unto his
listening soul.
- FINERTY.
think have yer m'anin'; whin don't
I'll tip tn wink.
He wint out on a vacant place an
thought he'd take a think
POET
His tragedies threescore and ten,
noble theme he still would pen
OF gods and men, the march of Fate,
The cause of Freedom and the state;
And so he safe him in the fen
To mediate.
FINERTY.
Just wait now an be seein' IL J catch
on what We say:
This Aeschylus, ye're tellin', was tn
bye that wrote a play.
| saw thragedy mesilf, an bate it if
We will;
They had a felly nearly kilt inside a
rollin' mill
POET
An eagle winging buoyantly abreast
the burning dawn
Scared mid the heights of matin fire
With turtle plucked from out the mire.
And scanned the moor in deep desire
OF rock to break it on.
FINERTY.
Hould on now. Have / got 1T like ye're
thryin FIR to tell?
TIL eagle was a-1ookin' FIR some way t
crack tn she'll;
An so he'd drop 1t half a mile an
break it all apart.
Bedad, who'd think an eagle was bird
that is shmart?
POET.
The poets head, all bald and bare,
bright in the morning shone;
Unto the eagle high in air it seemed
a rounded stone.
With fateful poise and plummet aim,
like discus featly Sped
The turtle hurting downward came,
and smote the poet dead.
FINERTY.
That was too bad. We little know
TIL ind we'll come to here below.
POET.
And so the end-more tragic end
Than Aeschylus had ever penned.
FINERTY
An was tn turtle kilt, d We know?
Century.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-25
MERELY A VIRGINIAN.

Two men in a yellow car on Penn
sylvania avenue were disputing about
the proper method to ind the cube root
of certain number. says the Wash
ington correspondent of the New York
World. One held to one plan and one
to another. and they became earnest.
Senator Daniel of Virginia sat across
the aisle engrossed in his own thoughts
He was staring straight out of the
window when one of the disputants
leaned over and touched the Senator
on the knee, saying, Excuse me. sir,
but are you mathematician?
The Senator came out of his reverie
with a start.
mo, sir" he replied with dignity; II
am not. I am a Virginian."
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-25

below-and Horace was never happier
For all their observation. the storm
was upon them before they were aware.
They had gone to the leeward side of
the boat for moment to watch patch
Of sunlight falling between the driv-
ing clouds upon the water and turned
their backs to the gale. When it struck
the ship it's violence was enough to heel
it over. This and the actual pressure
against Minna's slight frame were quite
enough to send her overheard and she
few through the air with an agonized
cry.
Horace could not swim stroke. but
he leaped after her without a thought.
He struck the water feet first by a
lucky canoe and went down, down.
down, until he thought he would never
rise again. But when he did come up
to the surface he saw her struggling
desperately not a great way off. To
his surprise he found himself floating
with ease and able by moving his
hands to approach her. In a moment
he had caught her long hair and was
holding her head above the waves. fof
all their fierceness
There is no happier couple in the
world. Even fat, says Horace, has it's
uses.
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great grandmother of his. long gone to
her rest, from whom his tendency to
take on fat was supposed to come. He
grew heavier and bulkier with every
year. And Minna was his one CLEAN
of perpetual sunshine, hopeless as he
felt his chances to be.
Horace left school and went into
business-after a long time, when he
could find, nobody that could be made
to believe that SO stout a person as he
would not be lazy. Once given his
chance, he profited by it. He was no
genius, but he was aware of the fact
and devoted himself to his work with
a single -mindedness that won his slow
and sure promotion. He used to call on
Minna often, until it became clear to
him that his attentions were keeping
other men she was certain to like bet
ter at a distance; then his visits al
most ceased He was with her often
in his thoughts, however-no one could
stop that.
One evening when he was giving
himself the generally denied pleasure
of her society he heard her mother say
that the family was going to take a
steamer to Milwaukee the next Sunday.
Learning from the conversation that it
was to be family party, he plucked
up courage and asked If he might go
with them. The answer did not come
with any marked heartiness, but it
came-and he was thankful for the
smallest favor.
Looking forward to it as the happiest
day of his life, Horace found that
standing beside the dearest girl in the
world even for half an hour more than
fulfilled his expectations. That a
storm should be coming up over the
lake was not of the slightest conse-
quence. Minna liked storms, and the
two went up on the hurricane deck of
the steamer, the better to see it's ap-
proach. There they were quite alone.
the motion of the boat sending the rest
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-25
SHOES THAT COST $1,000.

Probably the most remarkable shoes
ever produced within recent times were
those worn at a function in London
the other day by a lady we'll known
in society. In keeping with a gorgeous
gown, which is said to have cost a
fabulous sum, she wore a pair of shoes
that were literally covered with flash
ing jewels-diamonds, rubies and
pearls The style Of decoration was Of
a remarkably striking character. Five
hundred dollars was the price OF each
shoe Such decoration of shoes is a re-
turn to the fashion of the middle ages.
when extravaganza and gaudy display
were the chief characteristics pertain
ing to footwear, in common with 9TH
er things.-London Mail.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-25
DON'T FORGET.

There was a. time when tallow candles
cost. ten cents each and gave less than
one-twentieth of the illumination for a
dollar that gas gives
There was time, and very recently,
when gas, per unit of illumination (can-
die power). cost the public double what
it now does.
There was a time (still more recently
when there was no electric light turning
night into day.
There was time when we were salts
fed to travel four miles an hour in an
omnibus or horse car without light or
heat or transfers and pay six to ten cents
for what we now get for five cents, with
light and heat and with speed doubled.
There was a time when we thought it
was great thing TO be able to telephone
to friend for fifteen cents. and yet we
are not satisfed.-American Grocer.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-25
THE SMART SET.
BY Sally Sharp.

The wedding last evening of Miss Flor
--ice Turner and Simeon i. Price Jr. was
a notable event, both families being OF
prominent standing in the East and we'll
connected on this coast
The Empire room in the Palace Hotel
was converted into floral bower. the
arrangement of American Beauty roses
forming a series of arches, through
which the bridal party approached the
altar.
The bride in an exquisite Importation
of white satin and duchesse lace, was
one of the fairest ever seen. her beauty.
of the regal brunette type. being empha-
sized by all her lovely surroundings
Miss Moze1le Price. attending the bride,
is a sister of the groom. She was also
gowned in white-embroidered India
null. fashioned most becOmingly. The
bridesmaid Miss Grace Jones of Buffalo,
wore duchesse silk and lace The three
were enchanting in their daintiness and
beauty Rev. DIR. Clampett of Trinity
Church read the service at O'Clock in
the presence of the relatives and a rev
friends, the ceremony being followed i'm
mediateIy by a reception, which brought
a large number of guests to extend
greetings and congratulation. Mr.. and
Mrs Price will make their home at st.
Louis. where a beautiful residence has
been given them by Mr.. and Mrs. Simeon
Price Sr.
The engagement was formally an
nounced yesterday of Miss Leslie
Thaler Green of Berkeley and Howard
Huntin gton of this city and Los An
geles. Miss Green is the daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Adam t. Green and sister
of Mrs Frederick Bixby Of Los Angeles
with whom she has been visiting for
the last few weeks.
Mr.. Huntington is the only son OF
Mr.. and Mrs H e. Huntington and Is
associated closely with his father in
business.
The news was made public yesterday
in the home OF Mrs. Ralph Phelps in
Berkeley.
Mead Hamilton was host at a
bachelor dinner last evening. entertain
ing several guests His marriage with
Miss Mabel Dodge will take place this
evening.
Lake Tahoe will attract several
San Franciscans this year. Among
others are Mr.. and Mrs. George A
Moore and Miss Carol Moore, who viii
leave the first OF June. Mr.. and Mrs
Adolphus Graupner have been in the
beautiful region for several weeks.
Mrs Fife and Miss Beatrice Fife have
gone to PaIo Alto for the summer. Their
cozy home will include many visitors
during the outdoor months and Miss
Fife will entertain a large number of
her friends frequently.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-25
AT THE CLUB.

This magazine. What to Eat recon-
mends eating fruit as cure for the drink
habit"
Nothing to it. I've tried IT."
what did you eat?'
Cocktail cherries."-Puck
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-25
IN NASHUA.

A sprightly young fellow IN Nashua
Determined to throw all his cashua,
Cried loudly: "Ha, ha!
Bring me pate de foie gras."
And disdainfully metioned the nashua
Puck
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-25

HylHlnS else De-
hind his back and
sometimes could not
avoid using the OBJ
noXious term to
his very face. He
was denied the us
ual privileges of
running and jump
ing with his fell
lows, for his mus
Gle failed to devel-
op when his adj
pose tissue was
working overtime,
and he had no play
mates except the
girls.
When the other
boys went on long
jaunts in the sum-
mer weather, with
a swim at the end
of them, Horace
Waddled around the
house or went to
see some rare girl
who could stand
the S u b S e q u ent
laughter of her in
Inmates. No one
could ever conceal
the fact that ,Hor-
ace Lardwell called
on her. People used
to turn about in the
street and try to
watch him out of
sight. But one girl
out of all the lot
and a pretty girl.
too, AIinna Memory
never was out
when he went to
see her, and would
even go with him to
places as they grew
older.
Needless to say,
Horace could not
dance. But he used
sometimes to take
Minna to dances
and watch her
dance with others.
He came to worship
the very ground she
walked on-or he
would have done SO
if it had been worth
while. And he knew
all the time that it
was pity for his
loneliness rather
than any affection
for himself that
was at the bottom
of her kindness.
Horace was an
unhappy boy. He
could not be called
morose and he bore
no grudge against
anybody or any
thing except his
own unnecessary
flesh. Sometimes he
spent a foolish mo-
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Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 80 Cali
fornia street. Telephone Main 1912.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-25

Townsends Gala Glace Fruits In ar
tistie fre-etched boxes. 10 Kearny st.
and new store now open. 767 Market st. .
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-25

claims as an individual Every mother
should keep this claim In mind. Her
children will be the better for II.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-25

Mrs. Fife and Miss Beatrice Fife have
gone to PaIo Alto for the summer. Their
cozy home will include many visitors
during the outdoor months and Miss
Fife will entertain a large number Of
her friends freQuently
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-25

Mead Hamilton was host at a
bachelor dinner last evening. entertain
ing several guests His marrtage with
Miss Mabel Dodge will take place this
evening.
The Washington times., 1905-10-30
HARVARD WORRIED
OVER YALE GAME
0'Brien Weak at End and Comparative
Scores Against West Point
Are Discouraging.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Oct 30.-Har-
wards good showing against Brown Sa-
turday has not created feeling OF over
confidence in the Crimson camp.
The coaches. it is true. were extreme
ly pleased with the work of their men
In some departments OF the game, but
N others ways they were disappointed
The work OF O'Brien at left end was
particularly disappointing All season
Harvard has considered him her most
likely enc candidate, yet his work
against Brown was deficient in almost
every necessary requisite. Twice he al
lowed Schwartz to circle his extremity
Tor twenty-five yards, and at Other
times he was drawn in badly and was
saved only by the splendid work OF his
halfback. In running down the field
under punts he was slow and even al
lowed hnowlton, tackle. and Carr, full
back, to beat him out.
Another reason why Harvard is not
overcontident lies in the fact that Sa-
turday she won largely through her su.
perior weight. While her plays were
started quickly and were we'll concerted
IL was easily seen that in the end (:
was the weight and bra wn which told
Yale.S score Of 20 to 0 against West
Point caused shiver in the Cambridge
stamping ground Against the same
team week earlier in its development
when il can rightly be supposed TO have
been correspondingiy weaker, Harvard
scored only one touchdown-andl that
e.. fuke- As regards the Pennsylya-
MIA eleven the feeling is not one OF
confidence. Captain Russ OF Brown is
OF the opinion that Harvard is strong
er than Penn; that her line is better.
her ends TO weaker and her backs
perhaps = trife faster He also praises
Harvards versatile attack. Russ, how
ever. has not reckoned upon the grim
n.
ways meets Harvard. and IL appears
that the superficial appearance or the
final result of the Brown-Pennsylvania
game has weakened his judgment of the
actual playing Of the Quaker team AT
any rate Harvard knows she Is up
against the real thing.
The Washington times., 1905-10-30
.PRlNCETON'S DEFENSE
Is WEAK IN SPOTS

PRINCETON. n. J.. Oct 3O-The
Princeton football squad returned yes
terday morning in good condition. with
only one injury from the Columbia
game.
The coaches We're not altogether sat-
istied with the showing made in Sat
urday's contest. in spite of the fact that
the eleven had been instructed TO play
\ defensive game in the first half The
team seemed TO take too long TO find
It's strength, and at the same time
showed that il had underestimated the
ability OF the New Workers. especially
on the attack. Columbia went through
the line time after time In the earlier
part cf the game, and showed up two
weak spots in particular.
The work this week will be devoted
to strengthening the defense. which
had severe strain on Saturday and
feE short Of the expectations of many
With Herring back at right tackle and
Carothers at center. Princeton ought
to have much stouter team.
The Washington times., 1905-10-30
ARMY DISAPPOINTED
BY SHOWING OF TEAM
Yale's Overwhelming Victory Showed
Defects in West Point Eleven-Fear
Defeat in Navy Game.

WEST POINT, N. Y, Oct. 30.-West
Point finds IL hard matter to become
reconciled to the crushing defeat which
she received from Yale Saturday. 1t is
needless to state that Army supporters
were greatly surprised. Now things look
very blue for the Army on December 2,
when the Army and Navy meet. Defect
was shown in West Points team whicn
can hardly be remedied. The team has
few injuries. Christy and Weeks are in
the hospital, but will soon be out. The
others are bruised considerably.
The men realize that they will be a
beaten team on December unless there
is a great change. and every effort will
be made to bring about that change.
After one days rest everybody will
be made to get down to hard work to
try and get ready for the game with the
Carlisle Indians on November IL. This
will be West Points next game. since
the game. with Vermont for next Satur-
day has been cancelled.
There will probably be one or two
changes in the team here during the
next two weeks unless some of the men
do good deal better than they have
done. They tackle around the neck.
play high in the line, fail to get the
charge on thei2 opponents, and do not
follow the ball West Point has not had
such a team for years. 1t is thought
that so many successive victories over
the Navy have made the cadets oyercon-
fndent and Indifferent. The three de-
feats in the last three weeks ought 20
make West Point realize how poor her
team is. AT any rate, lots OF hard work
Is IN store Tor the football squad.
The Washington times., 1905-10-30
BALTIMORE BOYS
BEAT WASHINGTON
Prep Schools Furnished Lively Game.
Local Lads Braced in Second
Half.

Handicapped by the loss Of their cap
tain and best player, and outweighed
on the average by five pounds the
Washington School for Boys team met
defeat on its own grounds Saturday
morning from the Country School OF
Baltimore by Il to 0.
During the first half the Country
School boys played q quick winning
game. making one touchdown, from
which no goal was kicked, and one
safety In the second half. however,
the honors were even. Washington
made a decided brace and earned a
touchdown which. however, was fol-
lowed by a second touchdown made by
the Country School boys. The Washing
ton School boys continued to make their
gains for downs against the Country
School, but the lead of the visiting boys
was too great TO be overcome The
game throughout was noticeable for the
clean. snappy work OF both teams.
After the game the Country School
boys and their teachers were the guests
of the Washington School boys at lunch
con at Fferson House.
The nne-uD:
The Washington times., 1905-10-30

the season will be on hand to see to-
morrow's game. Ropes viii be stretched
around the gridiron. and every pre-
caution will be taken in order TO handle
the crowd. In order to do away with
the crowds on the sidelines the board
OF faculty directors has made arrange
ments to- distribute only a number of
side line privileges.
For the first time this fall Captain
Macdonald will be In Central's first line
up. and the followers of the Blue and
White are expecting TO see his presence
infuse new life into the team.
All of Westerns players with the ex-
ception of Muir are in good shape for
the game. The little quarterback was
slightly injured IN practice last week.
but 1t Is. expected that he will round
into conn on and be ready to start the
game. should he be unable to play
either Stevenson or Brown will be in
his place. r
Mr. sGass. OF Lehigh. and Mr.. Sutor,
of Princeton. have been agreed upon TO
act as referee and umpire. respectively
The game will be called at 3:30 o'clock.
The probable lineup. follows:
The Washington times., 1905-10-30

Championship at Stake
In TOmOrrOw'S Contest
Central and Western to Play atNational Park
for Title Among High School Teams.
Large Crowd Expected

The championship of the Washington
high schools will be decided tomorrow
when Central and Western
meet at National Park.
Seldom in recent years has a con-
test between rival scholastic teams In
this city excited the interest that is
being shown in tomorrow's game
After having won the pennant for q
number of seasons Central last year had
a slump and finished third in the race.
This fall. however. the work of the
wearers of the Blue and White has
been highly satisfactory to their follow
ers- Eastern, considered before the be-
ginning of the campaign as one of the
most formidable Of the aspirants for
the championship, went down before
Central. and later on Central doubled
Techs score against Business.
Has Never Won Title.
Western has never won the cham
pionship since the reorganization Of the
league. but this year the west-enders
have surprised their rivals by their
showings against Eastern and Tech,
and the Georgetown rooters will go 10
National Park tomorrow hopeful of be-
ing able 10 cheer their favorite school 8
first pennant winning team.
This season there has been an un-
wonted interest in the games between
the high schools. and the present in
dications are that the largest crowd Of