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Douglas Island news., 1905-01-25
The Douglas Island News.
ROBERT BURNS.

Born at AIIoway, near Ayr, Scotland Jan nary 25. 175s; died at Dumfries, Scotland July 21, 1796. A famous Scottish lyric poet TO A MOUSE ON TURNING HER UP IN HER NEST WITH THE PLOUGH,
 NOVEMBER, 17S5. Wee, sleellit, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie' O, what a panic's in thy breastie! Thou need ma start ava sac nasty,
 Wi pickering brattle! wad be laith to riu an chase thee,
 Wi murd'ring battle! I'm truly sorry mans dominion, Has broken Natures social union, An iustifeS that i'll opinion,
 Which makes thee startle, At me, thy poor, earth-born comPanion'
 An fellow-mortal! doubt ma, whiles, but thou may thieve; What then? poor beastie, thou maun live! A daimen-icller in thrave
 = a sma' request: I'll get blessin wi the lave,
 And never miss't! Thy wee bit housie, too, in ruin! It's silly was the wins are Strewin! An uaething, now, to big new ane,
 O. foggage green! An bleak December'S winds enSuin,
 Bath shell an keen! Thou saw the fields laid bare and waste An weary winter comin fast, An cozie here, beneath the blast
 Thou thought to dwell, Till crash! the cruel coulter past
 Out thro' thy cell That wee bit heap O leaves an stibble, Has cost thee mony a weary nibble! Now thou's turn'd out, for a thy trouble
 But house or hald, To thole the winters sleety dribble'
 An craureuch cauld! But, MouSie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain; The best laid schemes O mice an men
 Gang aft a-Sley, An Iea'e us uaught but grief an pain
 For promis'd joy. Still thou art blest, compar'd wi me! The present only toucheth thee; But. Och! I backward cast my e'e
 On prospects drear! An forward, tho l cauna see,
 I guess an fear.
Douglas Island news., 1905-01-25
THE LOCAL FIELD.
T6e Jefferson is due Friday.

The Jefferson Is que HIIudy'
 Mrs Elmer k. Smith is reported to be quite ill.
 Stretchers for drying lace curtains at Wortmau X JenseD's.
 Mrs. Mike Roache left on the Dolph- in for visit at Vancouver.
 Harry G. Broadbent was a passenger for the States on the Dolphin.
 Leave orders for party cakes at the Douglas Bakery, J. Weber, prop.
 Doors, shingles, windows and storm windows at Wortman x Jensen's.
 N.B. Mccormick of Treadwell was passenger South on the Dolphin.
 Elliott X Smith have a bear on their hands. but it is stuffed and is entirely safe.
 Some wag has been batting the Record Miner with whale stories. The suckers bit.
 The father and mother of Mir. Sidney Monnastes, arrived from Skagway yesterday evening.
 The family of T. s. Noonan, formerly forman of the Treadwell, are located for the present at Seattle.
 Frank Back, Dr. W. L. Harrison and P. H. Fox attended the club banquet at Juneau Saturday evening.
 Paper Hanging and Decorating. All work guaranteed first class. Leave word at Douglas Meat Market.
 Centemeri Gloves in all colors and sizes, the best gloves for the money, to be had only at the Treadwell Store.
 The new illustrated songs at the Palm Garden are "The Grand Amen, and "The Duel of Hearts and Eyes"
 MT. BeIview, a cigar maker, came up on the Farallou last week to accept a position in Henry Berry's cigar factory. A full line of Hart, Schaffner & Marx and Hoffman & Rothchilds Mems and Boys Clothing at the Treadwell Store Mir. and Mrs. William E. Anderson who lived in Douglas several years ago returned last week via the steamer Dolphin.
 Have you tried a pair of Strong X Garfield Shoes? just the thing for this season of the year. Treadwell Store is sole agent for them.
 NEW UNIVERSAL HoTEL.-Everythine New; Rates 9 and 50 cents. Phone l. 1436, Frank Burns, proprietor. 82l First Ave. S., Seattle.
 FoR SA1E-Good residence lot 1T Douglas, 5Ox2OO it. Warranty deed Inquire at News office. Lot on Fourtt St. between D. and D. tf.
 There will be a tem perance meeting at the M. E. church Thursday evening under the direction of the W. c. T. U Lecture 5y Rev. Dillon.
 The Douglas Bakery, J. Weber, Prop will supply you with the finest bread cakes and pies at the most reasonabl prices. Beihls old stand, near the say mill
Douglas Island news., 1905-01-25

Editing a newspaper is nice thing. If we publish jokes, people say we are rattlebrained; if we don't, we are fos- sils. If we publish original matter, they say we don't give them enough selections; if we give them selections, they say we are too lazy to write. If we don't go to church, we are heatheus; if we do go we are hypocrites. If we remain in the office, we ought to be out looking for news items; if we go out, then we are not attending to our business. If we wear old clothes, they laugh at us; if we wear good clothes, they say we have a pull. Now, what are we to do? Just as likely as not, some one will say we stole this from an exchange. So we did.
 FRIENDS CHURCH-ReguIar services at the church every Sunday at Il a. m and s p. m. Sunday School at 10 a. m Christian Endeavor Society Friday at 8 D. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at ! 8 D. m. s. A. JACKSON, Superintendent
Douglas Island news., 1905-01-25

Before you buy that new heating stove, see the stock Wortman & Jen- sen have. All kinds and at all prices
Douglas Island news., 1905-01-25
COUNCIL MEETING.

The Monday evening meeting of the city council resulted in another long session. The main business in hand was the final passage of the new elec- tion ordinance, which appears in this issue of the News.
 A committee from Hose Company No. 3 presented request to the coun- cil that fire bell take the place of the triangle now used as fire-alarm on St. Ann avenue. Action was postponed for one week to allow the committee on finance to ascertain whether the city's exchequer will justify the expense.
 Claims against the city were approv-
Douglas Island news., 1905-01-25
AT TIE CLUB.

Improvements of various sorts are being made at the club house from time to time. One of the latest is stairway, which has been lately com pleted, leading from the entrance of the auditorium to the balcony. There are now two stairways, one at each end of the balcony, thus adding greatly to the convenience of spectators, and do ing away with the dangers of a crush in case of fire or any other catastrophe. The bowling alleys, which for the past week have been in the hands, not of the "man with the hoe' but of the man with the plane, are being slowly but surely re-dressed, and in another week will be in first class shape for bowling.
 A new style of chalk holder has been ordered for the use of pool and billiard players.
 And lastly, but not leastly, the board of directors has completed negotia' tions with prominent musician of Ju- neau for the purchase of a Pianola, of latest improved style with a large number of records for the same. This important addition to the means of entertainment provided for the club
  members will be placed in the auditor ium in a few days, and should prove a very pleasing and attractive feature.
 Judge O'Connor's two hounds and Henry EIIiott's "Muck" were lost dogs for several days last week. The hounds got tired of the chase, and came in, but Muck" stuck to it until Saturday.
 Mir. R. Schmidt, who left Douglas some months ago for visit to the States. returned on the Farallon. His brother. who worked on the Island some years ago, accompanied him.
 G. Roene, proprietor of the Sans Souci, will install heating system in the building. This object will be eff fected by means of hot water circulat' ing through iron pipes. The work will begin at once.
 ! There were no services at the Catho f lie church last Sunday; Father Bougis being absent from the city. He was called to Wrangell to a deathbed and left on the Farallon.
 The Cottage City came in last night about 10 o'clock; bumped into the wharf and damaged the ship slightly She unloaded some freight and a few passengers at this port.
 Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Ser vices every Sunday at p. m. at th' Lutheran New Church at the corner O 3d and E streets. Sunday School a 1 12:45 D. m. All Scandinavians are cor dially invited. J. 4. LEVIN, Pastor.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-19
BERLIND1 AND
BAZELLI STAR
In "MANON''

1t is not often that / have the i'm
politeness to note what grand opera
has on. One doesn't usually care. Still,
there are times. Last night, with Mas
senet's "Manon," that the Tivoli put
on for the second time in San Fran
cisco, was one of them. The date Of
the opera is 1921. It's people are the
powdered, pompadoured, polonaised
folk OF Vatican ct al, eminently CO.
quettish and dainty in garb. The first
act of "Manon,' however, might have
been costumed from yesterdays rag
bag, with here and there a painfully
respectable tailored suit and even a
crayenette raincoat!-'tis true 1t rained
cats kittens and little dogs last night
But Manon herself, of the women, was
the only person properly garbed. In
the fourth act--again the third was
cut-the costumes were in date but
wonderfully unsplendid, though not un-
soiled. They cried for gasoline-we for
a match. This kind of thing happens
to matter in "Manon" The opera, spir-
ituelle, aristocratic, is elegance itself in
atmosphere. Costumed thus, it goes
something like a butterfly on crutcheS.
Fortunately, the chorus is frequently
absent from the stage, and the Mar
it does there is much of charm both for
eye and ear. The last time we heard
'Manon" the opera was sandwiched In
between the "Valkyries' and some
thing else equally massive It's delicate
prettiness, ariStOcratic gayety and
suave, engaging measure were crushed
in the Wagnerian mill Last night, in
spite of the lack Of sufficient rehearsal,
the opera developed as a singularly
pleasing work 1t is light, but individ-
ual, French to the core, and contains
much engaging melody and Is orches-
trated in peculiarly ingenious and TAX
ing fashion.
Berlindi, Bazelli and the orchestra
were the stars of the performance. The
extraordinary character Of the work
done by the Tivoli orchestra and its
home and foreign annex is hardly done
credit to by it's audiences. True, with
the want of proper rehearsal the work
has been much in the nature Of
stunts" brilliant but breathless. We,
no more than the orchestra can draw
quite full breath until it is through.
But last nights "Manon," so far as the
orchestra went, had finish, an elas-
ITCHY, a repose, that in the circum-
stances was wonderful. Signor Pol
iacco,s conducting has not so far been
seen to more distinguished and charac-
teristic advantage.
y Berlindi's Manon is one of the hits
of the season. She is winsofie lit
tie creature, her personality an in
.creasingly attractive quantity. AS the
vain little French beauty she was
equally charming and convincing. But
Berlin0di was at her best In the scene
of Manon's temptation of her lover
turned priest. She furnished every
reason for Des Grieux's capitulation.
There has been nothing so seductive
on the Tivoli stage since the Cola
marini Carmen. Miss Berlindi may
have cold--most of the singers have
discovered that we have climate
and brilliant singing Of the role.
Signor Bazelli came way UP front
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-19
VACATION TINE
FOR STATESMEN
Members of the Lower House
Arrange for a Series of
Pleasant Junketing Trips
SHORT TOURS IN ORDER
Committees Will Enjoy Out
ings at the Expense of
Taxpayers of the State
SHORT TOURS IN ORDER
Special Dispatch to The Call.

| SACRAMENTO, Jan. 1S.-Under
| resolutions adopted by the Assembly
| this morning many members of the
Lower House will enjoy pleasant jour-
neys to various sections of the State
| before the session ends. The flippant
J will probably refer to these as jun
| keting trips but the statesmen who
| are to take them know them only as
| tours of investigation The COM
| mittees on Public Buildings and
| Grounds, Commerce and Navigation
and State Hospitals and Asylums were
! granted leaves of absence and per-
| mission to visit the places and institu-
| tions that will figure in the legislation
! to be considered by them.
The Commerce and Navigation
| Committee was the only one that had
| any sort of fight to carry its resolu-
| tion for a vacation. Assemblyman
| Gus Hartman of San Francisco intro
| duced 1t. 1t asked. for leave of abb
sence from January 20 to January 26
| and designated San Francisco, San
| Diego and San Pedro harbors as the
points to be visited.
The various penal institutions of
| the State, the hospitals for the insane,
| including that in Southern California
and the Veterans Home In Napa
| County. will be visited.
Duryea said that if all the COM
mittees, or even two of them. should
go away at the same time 1t would be
| hard to get a quorum of the House.
The Speaker said the chairmen of the
committees would so arrange the
dates as to prevent any such difficulty.
On Dorsey's motion a resolution was
adopted providing that not more than
two committees should be absent at
once. A resolution by Olmsted that
no member of more than one commit
than once to any one section OF the
State was also adopted.
The Assembly, after the introduce
ton Of bills, among which were forty
code revision measures from Drew,
adjourned till tomorrow morning
at 10.
The Assembly smiled when Stanton
of Los Angeles introduced bill pro-
yiding for "the better education of
practitioners of naturopathy.s 1t was
q new one on the legislators. All per-
sons acting as masseurs shall be
deemed to be practicing naturopathy
and shall take out licenses.
The bill providing for State board
of three barber examiners was intro
duced in the House by Mitcheltree.
Whiting introduced bill providing
for the appointment of an inspector of
mines at salary of $4,000 year and
deputy at So a day while actually en-
ployed.
Branstetter introduced a measure
carrying an appropriation of $4,000
to protect the banks of the Eel River
from erosion by riprap and ietty work.
A bill providing for a public defender
to represent all persons charged with
felonies who are unable to employ
counsel was introduced by Assembly
man Houser. Under the proposed meas
ure the official shall be appointed for
a term of two years and the scale of
compensation ranges from SIS to $50
a month, according to the class of the
counties. A similar bill was defeated
at the last session.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-19
Necessary to Make
Cut in Appropria-
ton Bills.
Executive Explains
His Position in
!, the Matter.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 18-The ques-
ton OF appropriations is one that is
now interesting every citizen Of the
State. Bills that will more than eat
up the surplus moneys of the treasury
those not actually required to carry
on the established institutions-have
already been introduced, and it now
rests with the Governor to do the prun-
ing When asked what his position
would be in regard to these appropria-
tions, Governor Pardee said:
Wen, that's a pretty big subject,
and cannot be answered in a word or
sentence. For, after all, appropria-
tons are, of course, necessary for the
support of the State and its institu-
tions; and, therefore. must be made.
The State raises by taxation Ger
tain amount OF money, and this money
must be expended in such a way. that
the institutions of the State, it's schools,
hospitals, penitentiaries, reformatories,
etc, etc, are well taken care of.
This Is done by means of the
general appropriation bill. After the
general appropriation bill has been
figured out it Is ascertained
what sum of money will be required to
run the State government and provide
for its institutions. then, by simply
subtract1ng the amount of the general
appropriation bill from the amount of
the States income, the amount of
money to be applied to betterments of
existing institutions and the building
of new ones, both of which are pro-
vided for by special appropriations,
can be readily aScertained.
ITO illustrate: Suppose that the
States income from taxation and other
sources amounts to $4,000, 900. Suppose
that it costs US SO, 900, 900 to run the
State and provide for the needs of our
public schools, our high schools, our
university and five normal schools, our
institutions for the deaf and blind, our
five insane asylums, our home for the
adult blind, our home for the feeble
minded, our veterans home, our two
penitentiaries, our two reformatories,
pay half of the salaries of all the Su-
perior Judges, support the Su-
preme Court and the appellate
courts, pay all of the salaries of the
State officials, support the National
Guard, build new roads and take care
of those we already have. Then, as is
evident, there can be but 81 0o0, 900 put
into betterments of existing institu-
tions or into providing new ones 1t is
simply a matter of two additions and
one subtraction
.Of COURSE there are many. many
things the State ought to do. But
where can we get the money with
which to do them all? 1t isn't so much
a question of what we ought to have
as 1t is question of what we can get.
Just as in a private business, the
States expense account cannot exceed
its income. And that is all there is
to it"
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-19
MAY INDoRsE soNNTAG.

SACRAMENTO, jan, 18.-The San
Francisco Senatorial delegation met
this afternoon to consider what action
if any it should take regarding the
appointment of a member Of the
Board of State Prison Directors.
majority of .the members expressed
themselves as favoring the indorse-
ment of Colonel Charles Sonntag of
San Francisco, but the delegation de-
cided to defer action until future
date, as some opposition was mani
tested.
The delegation will support the
bills to raise the salaries of San Fran
cisco Superior Judges to $4,000 and
of Justices of the Peace to $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-19
RECESSION OF YOSEMITE.
Joint Committee VIII Report Favor.
ably on the Measure


SACRAMENTO, Jan. 1S.-John Muir.
the famous naturalist, whose tenderest
sentiments are intertwined with the
beauties of natures great wonder spot,
the Yosemite Valley, appeared this aft
ernOon before the joint meeting of the
Senate and Assembly committee hav-
ing under consideration the bill for pro-
viding for the recession of the valley
and the Mariposa Big Trees Grove to
the Federal Government. He pleaded
that the bill be passed and the Yo-
semitic be given back into the care of
the nation. Other citizens of promi-
nence made the same plea. Tomorrow
the committees will report the bill ia
yorably in their respective houses, and
1t seems certain that it will become a
law.
Others who spoke for the recession
were Arthur r. Briggs, vice president
and manager of the California State
Board Of Trade; William E. Colby, Sec
retary of the Sierra Club; Warren Oh
ney, Mayor of Oakland; John G..
Northy, president of the California
Water and Forest Association; HI. r.
McNoble of Stockton, a past grand
president of the Native Sons of the
Golden West; Miss Mary Fairbrother,
ISpISScutiuS the CanIOrn1a woman
Club; Andrew p. Hill of San Jose, pres
ident Of the Sempervirens Club; AS
semblymen Mitcheltree and Estudillo
and Senator Belshaw.
The only voice raised against the bill
was that of Senator Curtin. whose
principal objection was contained in
the fact that the recession of the tracts
would place in the hands of the Fed
eral Government improvements valued
at $241, 900 without return. This argu-
ment was answered by Senator Bel
shaw, however, who said that as the
State does not own the Yosemite Wall
ley, holding it merely as trustee, it's
title to the improvements is not abso-
lutte, and, even were this the condition,
the improvements would be put to the
same uses in the future that they had
been in he past, and the object of the
State in constructing them would be
fulfilled in any event He further said
that, even though the State had put
this much money into permanent inn
provements in the valley, 1t would be
returned by the Government in appro-
priations it would make for betterment,
which would be money saved to Cali
fornia, and which, IL the Government
did not take the reservation, must be
provided for by the State.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-19
Going After Illegal Companies.

SACRAMENTO Jan. 1.-THE Sem
ate Committee on Commissions and
Retrenchments met this evening and
prepared resolution directed against
fake building and loan, diamond con-
tract and other fake concerns that 1t
wishes the Senate to adopt. The res
olution calls for an investigation by
the committee. which, if given the
permission sought. will examine into
these concerns.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-19
May Escape Special Investigation.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 18.-Senator
Emmons' resolution providing for an
Investigation by a special committee
of the State Hospital for the Insane at
Napa, where Joseph r. Lewis. a pa
tient, recently met his death, it is al
legged, at the hands of two attendants,
has been recommended to be laid over.
1t was agreed that the Committee on
Hospitals and Asylums should visit
the Napa institution and learn some-
thing about conditions there.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-19
SAILED.

with his Des Grieux. Bazelli is a
young singer, his voice is young and
not trained In the best of schools.
When 1t comes to an Almaviva. with
its first song demanding all sorts Of
tenor perfections, Signor Bazelli is not
there. Last night however, in a role
In every way more "simpatica," the
young tenor developed in surprising
fashion. He sings with sometimes
exquisite taste and one quite forgave
the encore fiend for desiring to hear
again his charming with Fancy's
Eye i Saw. Manon."
La Puma was also in the cast, one
sees by the programme. With voice
like the barytone's when he cares to
use 1t this should be an important
fact 1t wasn't last night. Nor did
any one else particularly matter.
The opera will be repeated on FRI
day night, and any and everybody will
enjoy it.
Tetrazzini and La Traviata'' to-
night.
BLANCHE PARTINGTON.
---A---s~-s--
Good intentions never come with q
guarantee
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-19
Appropriations for New BuiIdin,s.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 18.-The SEN
ate Committee on Public Buildings
held meeting this afternoon and rec
commended for passage Senator Wood
wards bill providing for the annro-
priadon of a total of $1O5,000 for the
completion Of the main building and
the construction of several cottages
and dormitories at the Home for the
Care and Training of Predetermined
Children at Glen Ellen. The commit
tee also recommended that Carters
bill calling for the appropriation of
100000 for the purchase of a site for
the construction of a State historical
building at Los Angeles be passed.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-19
HEAVY RAINSTORM
- SETS IN IN INTERIOR
Farmers Are Happy, as the Down
pour viii Prove of Great
Benefit to Them

STOCKTON. Jan. 18.-A heavy rain
storm set in here this evening at 6
o'clock, and there was a copious down
pour. 1t is worth great deal of
money to the farming interests.
SAN JOSE, Jan. 1S.-Rain COM
menced falling here at o. M and will
probably continue throughouts the
night, to the great benefit of the val
ley.
FRESNO, Jan. 18.-Rain began fall
ing here tonight at o'clock, and kept
up steady downpour, with every
prospect of it continuing throughout
the night. The rain is a welcome one,
though there has been nogsuffering re-
Gently in the farming district for want
of showers. Grass in the foothills and
grazing districts will be much bene-
flied. Farmers are happy.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-19
Good Printing.

If you want good attractive printing,
the kind that brings business, call and
see us. We print business cards, letter
heads and all kinds OF commercial sta
tionery. Prices right. Sanborn, Vail &
Coz. TAI Market street
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-19
Pharmacists seek Legislation.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 1S.-J. j. Crow
ley of San Francisco is in Sacramento,
representing the California State Board
of Pharmacy relative to it's measures
appertaining to the regulation and pro-
lection of pharmacies in the State, also
bill regulating the sale Of poisons.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-19

CHICAGO. Jan. 1s.-To-day at the Union of
American Hebrew Congregations President
Roosevelt and Secretary of State Hay were
warmly commended for efforts to secure civil
rights and the issuance of passports for Jews
In RUSSIA