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The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
INTERNATIONAL RAILROAD CONGRESS

NOMMENT the railroad problems of the United States
be expected from the experts who attending the
seventh Of the international congresses and the first held
of of
likely travel country and make comparative
study systems When they they may prepare
papers for publication least crystalline opinions which
they will give the world may be well for if they
urged to do for railroad problem crucial
all the light get thrown the subject by comparative
studies will be valuable.
1t is also well ourselves
We have that notable example of Bryce making good
study of the American commonwealth that is
study made by statesmen SO among these
railroad there may get point
conditions here which will impartial interesting
and help make clear how achieve best progress
change both mechanical
and in the roads economic relations to the people.
One point which the Europeans might be
specially useful is the question of Government Foreigners
familiar with that phase of raroading We
only bit of railroad complete control
namely the Panama and that is young yield
experience This point the chiefest of
railroad development but whole national
poy 1t will probably be the national politics. To
what have undecided but
united will of the country must be some
larger of regulation than big demand for
The Government to do the making and will profitable
the have the problem thoroughly
before before the people for discussion
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
SPRING AIRS IN THE EAST.

THE prevalence cyclones the East furnishes almost
daily OF death and devastation Already the killed
from line and the Missouri
River number than The coming Of spring in all that
region full OF because OF these fearful storms They come
and y and spend themselves all the between the
Rocky Mountains and the Lakes In the last twenty-five
several thousand people have been destroyed by them he
march rapid and their force awful that nothing evade
them The cyclone cellar there but often the
twisting force falls suddenly that the people have no time to
barrow for protection.
Fires and panics taters awful and such railroad wrecks
that the Pennsylvania Harrisburg have terror OF their
but there of death slaughter that
poaches terrible and appalling feature the path LETT D
these Men and beasts lifted into the air and
in flight mpaled by flying boards be dropped miles away
from where their fight began No building has yet been found
strong enough the full force of this kind of storm AS the
country that infested by cyclones densey settled and the
population, the risk Great cities like
Chicago and St Louis day to lie IN
the track of the Should this happen there is
solid foundation skeleton tall buildings here resist
earthquake There known displacement OF the surface OF
the toppe But cyclone full
that impnge upon telegraph pole and off, if
given scraper operate will reduce heap of dust
These despair of science. Nothing
them until their sinister force spent They travel from and
toward all points of the and nothing prevail against
them California happy her straight winds and their frequent
nerpong ranges AS earthquakes
they insignificant the aquakes of the
to
hundred thousand of people the
middle exposed death by the spring in their
country blow this way and atmosphere that does
commit murder.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
BENEFIT By
YOUR OWN
CRITICISM
BY WALLACE RICE.

RITICISING others is one of the
I general uses of conversation 1t
is, in one respect, mere ampli-
fication of Pope's statement that The
proper study Of mankind is man." In
another 1t justifies Brander Matthews
observation that speaking Of acquaint-
ances held in common constitutes the
bulk of all conversation.
Criticism, it may be remarked. does
not necessarily consist in saying mean
things about people. A compliment is
criticism-favorable of course. But it
not mean the same.
Since we are all human, two things
are possible at all times. One is that
the person you happen to be CRITICS.
ing, either favorably or unfavorably.
may not deserve either your praise or
blame. This is another way of say
ing that your own judgment is liable
to error.
It will not be difficult for most of
us to recall among our acquaintances
an inveterate gossip who always either
begins or ends particularly spicy bit
Of scandal with an uncomplimentary
comment on gossiping.
If this is true of a mental charac-
teristic, it is also true of physical
questions as well. A person with a
high, coarse voice is often heard,
sometimes in public places, finding
fault with others for having voices
notably high and coarse.
We are not seldom permitted to see
ourselves as others see us, and the
poets prayer is only one version of
the saints wise reflection, like unto
a man beholding hts natural face in
a glass: For he beholdeth himself and
goeth his way. and straightway for
getteth what manner of man he was"
The wise person should make 1t a
part of his wisdom to see that all
criticism of another becomes the hold
ing UP of a mirror to himself. All our
habitations on this earth are con-
structed largely of glass, and to begin
throwing stones without taking that
fact into account is never the part of
wisdom.
There is no reason why conversation
should cease or criticism of others
come to an end. Both are essentials
in human intercourse. Nor can any
reason be given why such criticism
should be allowed to go to waste.
See you fault in any other?
Look in. not out; he is your brother
You have it, too-or else another.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13

Are lawyers more moral than busi-
ness men; ordinary men of affairs
than trust magnates; journalists than
politicians; and so on through the
grades and divisions of So
ciety? asks Golfers. Such ques-
tions arise constantly in discus
sion. Formerly the politicians were
blamed exclusively for much bad legis-
lation that is now charged in part TO
the business men who influence legis-
lation. The role taken by the ablest
lawyers in making legislation ineffec-
tive is being more vividly expounded
than it ever has been before. Our laws
Ito take an example-forbid rebates
and all kinds OF discrimination be-
tween shippers. The railway men in
general admit the desirability of such
law. Yet they. and the shippers. and
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
HMIHBLE COW.

When an animal is killed on the rail-
way 1t is the duty of the nearest sta
ton master to Immediately make a re-
port OF the accident to headquarters, SO
that the company may be prepared
with statement of the facts. in case
of action. This report is made on spe-
cially prepared forms, furnished by the
company.
On one occasion, a newly installed
station master found himself confront
ed with the necessity Of making out
his first report. Although it was q
new experience he described the COW
and the circumstances accurately, and
all went well down to the last line.
when he discovered that he had
neglected to question the owner Of the
deceased COW concerning one impor-
tant point. It seemed safe, however
for him to rely upon his own judg-
1nent, and he did 1t. The line was
headed: Disposition Of carcass" I'm
derneath he wrote with all earnest
ness: Kind and gentle
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13

disc we will be allowed to take in the
fifty cigars apiece?"
He was sure, quite sure-absolutely
sure. One Of the girls suggested that
she would be able to smuggle them In
without discovery. But the man in
sisted that this would be entirely un-
necessary. All that would be needed
would be to list them. And the girls
believed in his superior knowledge.
When the Customs officer boarded
the boat at New Orleans he found the
two Chicago girls just recovering from
an awful attack of seasickness The
very thought of the cigars that they
had to take out of their suit cases fol-
inspection bade fair to sicken them
again, But they produced them in
order that the officer of the law might
have as little delay as possible. The
officer came along the deck with the
list in his hand.
so you are the two ladies who have
the cigars?" he interrogated. II sup
pose you know that you will have to
pay duty on them?"
But" they insisted, I'VE have been
worth of merchandise and to fifty
cigars"
The officer hesitated. well, you
see," he began to explain, "the pur-
pose of the law is that only smokers
shall have this privilege" He was
evidently undecided. Then he smiled.
do you smoker" he asked the girl
whose Madonna-hke countenance dis
tinguishes her.
She gasped. The crowd that had
gathered around the deck snickered.
But the girl was game.
"I have smoked" she said She has
since declared that she meant corn
silk and maple-leaf cigarettes that the
children used to make. But no one
pretends to believe the explanation.
Still the Customs officer fingered.
I'll let it CO." he said at length, IF
1 see you smoke. II you smoke one
OF these cigars I'll lot the hundred 70
in free Of duty
She of the Madonna face wavered
The crowd waited, expectant. The Of
ficer smiled scornfully. The girl
braced her shoulders and set her teeth.
Have you a match?" she asked the
officer sweetly. A dozen were offered
her. She struck 1t on the sole of her
boot and calmly lit the long Havans
cigar. And she kept on smoking. The
officer put the label on the baggage
and went away without word. The
crowd shouted with laughter. But
only the other girl knows how high q
paid for those fifty cigars she is nov
distributing. The adviser received his
fifty cigars, but neither Of his pupils
spoke to him thereafter. No one know,
what the Customs officer thinks
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13

Mrs. A. III. Vail entertained several
guests at a luncheon in the Green
room OF the ST. Francis on THURSDAY
Among those present were Mrs. Harry
Nathaniel Gray, Mrs. ]. e. BtrminS-
ham, Mrs. Oscar Mansfeldt. Mrs. VII
liam J. Landers- Mrs John Bakeweh'
Mrs. John L. Looseley. Mrs. j. $40"
Ballard.
Alner Newhall Will entertain sev-
eral guests aboard the yacht Virginia
next week.
Mrs. Richard Allen Keyes will en-
tertain at luncheon to-day at the ST.
Francis.
The marriage of Miss Jessie Turtie
and Robert Armour will take place
next Wednesday in the Swedsnborgian
Church.
The marriage Of Miss Belle Harmes
and Dr. Alanson Weeks will take place
on June Z. The details of appointment
are not yet decided.
Miss Fannie Danforth was hostess
yesterday afternoon at dellghtrul
coaching part which included several
young society maids. After few hours
of driving the guests assembled at the
Danforth home on Broadway for tea,
which occupied the remainder of the
afternoon until a late hour.
The commander and officers OF the
italian cruiser Umbria recently were
hosts at o'clock tea in honor OF
several prominent society women un-
der escort of Richard L. Lucchesf. Inc
guests included Mrs. Mark Gerstle,
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
THE SMART Sci
BY SALLY SHARP.

,frs Dennis Arnold. Mrs. Walter Scott
rs-s,1-I;n Mrs. III. f. Hoagg. Mrs Viii
1,sm Il, Gerstle. Mrs. j. Bachrach, Mrs
r IevelIvu Jones, Mrs. F. Moroney, Miss
Grace Llewellyn Jones. Miss Ardella
Nils Miss ]. Coleman and Miss Fran
ces Jolliffe-
nleasant automobile party was
o,,tartained by Miss Christine Pomeroy
-, T,hursday. her guests including Mrs.
T.,cie Coleman. Mrs Tallant and Miss
Elsie Tallant-
Miss Dorothy Draper and the Misses
shortIidge leave to-day for Oregon.
where they will spend several weeks
AsIigbtfuI outing on the Draper ranch.
Nfr and Mrs. Horatio Stoll will spend
Nav and June at the Hotel Rafael.
having given up their apartments az
the st. Dunstan.
Mr. and Mrs. william Collier. who
are spending the summer at their Lake
county. home. are entertaining Mrs
Milton Latham for few weeks
Mr. and Mrs. George R. Murphy
MARY TurnbulD have returned from
their wedding journey.
General and Mrs. Charles Austin
Coolidge will visit the Portland Expo
sition this summer, leaving San Fran
cisco about July 1. to be away several
weeks.
Miss Ruth Gedney VIII leaVe TINS
month for the Bremerton Navy 1aIo.
r,bara she will spend several months
as the guest Of Lieutenant and Mrs
j. Douglas Beuret.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
HIS PRHYER.
l correspondent sends the

A correspondent sends the Atlanta
Constitution the following extract
from the pious petition of a good old
colored brother in Georgia settle
ment:
'.Lawd, we wants q blessiri' fer ever
one, 'cept one; en- dat one Is a yaller
nigger. what boarded de railroad train,
en- runned off wild de whole collection
what wuz took up ter pay my salary
wild. Lawd. please make de train
jump de track-don't hurt de yuther
passengers. but take off one leg from
dat nigger."
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
LAWYERS AND MORALS.

the attorneys for both. devote them
selves to discovering devices for out
whiting the law There is no moral
standard which restraints either law
yers or business men from any secret
practice intended TO help them escape
from laws the passage of which they
favor The public faces the necessity
of contriving laws so drawn that the
very ablest minds in the country can
invent no trickery to beat them, but
probably public opinion on such mat
ters is being educated by all the ex-
periments now being made The strug-
gle for money is losing something rela-
tiyelv. and moral standards slowly
make a corresponding gain
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
WHEN SHE
SMOKED THE
BIG CIGAR

Two Chicago girls who have just
returned home from Havana are
confessing that they played an
inglorious part in their encounter
with the Customs officers at the port
of New Orleans, but they are insist
ing that it was all the fault of a nor
rid man who should have known what
he was talking about before he ven
tured to instruct them in the ways of
circumventing the law of their native
land.
When they met the man. in the
hotel in Havana they were impressed
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
ROOM UP FRONT

In the jammed and jouncing street cal
I was hanging to strap,
Trying hard to keep from sitting in
some total strangers lap;
Every time we stopped some others
scrambled hurriedly aboard,
while In tones that thrilled with earn
estness the blue-clad man implored
'"Oh, there's plenty room up front there
If you'll move along and hunt
Step little lively, people, for there
Room
Up
Front"
II we'd heed that little lesson as we
struggle day by day;
Tofling onward and moiling onward in
dull. half-hearted way;
IT wed make q resolution that we'd do
our work 80 we'll
That unless the others hustled we'd be
certain to excel,
We would feel lot less crowded as we
do our daily stunt
II we'd step a little lively thers'd be
room
Up
Front"
Baltimore American.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13

Win his NAV
edge of all the
practical affairs
that they had
found so difficult
to master, and
when he set out
to make himself
intensely agree
able to them he
succeeded even
beyond his own
expectations. But
that was before
he took the part
of advising friend.
why don't you
take home some
cigars to your
brot h 9 rs?" h e
asked them on
their last morning
in Havana.
"W e h a v e n t
a n Y brothers"
they replied.
"T h e n t a k e
them to the other
girls brothers"
said he.
But" said one
of the girls, I'VE
wouldn't X n o w
whether the cigars
were good or not.
How could we
pick out I h e
best 2"
"Tll pick them
out for you," VOL
unteered the man.
II am going to
get my own this
morning. N o W
how many do you
want me to get?"
"Oh, fifty for
the two of U.s."
they said as they
gave him the
money. would
you mind" he in
quired, carrying
over fifty besides
for me? You
know that each
traveller is entitled
to fifty"
"Of course we
are willing" they
assured him. "But
are you perfectly
certain that be-
sides the s10(
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13

The
of the Russian blouse suit of
is
but
embroidered double
engs The gupe is embroidered
butsh to the
sho lack white
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answers.

SHERLOCK HOLINESS. G. j..
City. The detective stories of Sherlock
Holmes are the creation of A. Conan
Doyle, the novelist. There was no
such detective as Sherlock Holmes.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men BY the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 90 CALI
foruta street. Telephone Main 1ola
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
THE PRESS OF THE NATION.


publicity
PennsIvsnia Iegislature-vashington
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13

BRANCH MINT. A. L., City. The
cornerstone of the branch mint at the
corner of Fifth and Mission streets was
laid May 25, 1870, and the mint was
formally opened November S, 1874.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13

Townsend's Gala Glace Fruits, in ar
tistic fire-etched boxes. 10 Kearny St
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13

A waistcoat that formerly belonged
to Robespierre was sold in Paris re-
Gently at auction for $50
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13

dCtlOu 10 TeCOftr Tie amount Que MIN
and to garnishee the wages or salary of
the party against whom he has COM
menced the action.
STRANDED-A. D. J., City. The
State of California will not pay the
transportation of citizen of Califor-
mia from New York City If he should
be stranded there and make an appeal
to the Associate Charities of New
York to send him back to San Fran
cisco at the expense of the State of
California
CIGAR BOXES+P. NJ. City There
is no law which says that dealers in
cigars shall not display empty boxes
on their shelves. But there is a Fed
eral law which makes 1t mandatory,
under penalty of a fine or imprison-
ment. or both, to destroy the revenue
license tag on box of cigars as soon
as 1t has been emptied of its original
contents.
FLOWERS-C. e. Oakland. Cal. The
reason that you cannot preserve flow
ers as well in California as you did in
Colorado is owing to the climatic con-
ditions. If you desire to preserve flow
ers in their natural color in California
you must use the same methods you
did in Colorado. but you must COM
mence the operation Immediately after
the flowers are cut.
CORPORATION--A. o. S.. City. An
association Of individuals incorporated
under the laws Of California is bound
by the laws under which it Is created
and cannot perform acts or assume
powers that are not given 1t by the
law that creates 1t. If a corporation
transgresses the law. any stockholder
or member aggrieved has the right to
commence an action to bring the d.
rector to q sense of duty.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13

GARNISHMENT-Pe City.
If a man is In arrears for rent. is given
notice to move, and does move, the
landlord has a right to commence an
action to recover the amount due him
and to garnishee the wages or salary of
the party against whom he has COM
menced the action.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13

why should one be asnhed
old old
other placeNew York Herald. = -
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13

killed clergyman Sometime.
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The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13


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hicago
utterly suspicious Far
Evening capital., 1905-01-27
AnnapOIls, WashlngIOn = BaILO. 4. Z,

Time schedule in Effect November "a loV4.
Trains leave for Annapolis Junction connect
iay al Odenton and the Junction with trains
for baltimore and Washington, ana otneI
points follows;
VIA A. W. & b. AND z. X. K.
Evening capital., 1905-01-27
Eilian Fire Walkers.

Those who witnessed the coronation
procession will doubtless recollect .
small group of copper-colored soldiers
with bare legs and outstanding hair
innocent of covering These strange
people-Fij Fijians-and their ancient
ceremony of the vilavilairevo. or fire
walking. were the subject of paper
read by w. L. Allardyce, c. NJ. G., al
a meeting of the Royal Colonial Insti-
tute recently. Admiral Sir N. Bow
den-Smith presided.
The ceremony of fire walking, Mr..
Allardyce explained, Is performed by
a certain tribe at the Island of Bega,
and originated In legend that in re-
ward for having spared the life Of
man he had dug out of the ground.
one TUT Qualita was invested with the
power of being able to walk over red
hot stones without being burned. An
earth oven Is made and filled with
layers of wood and stone. In this
fire is kindled about twelve hours be-
fore the fire walking takes places,
and, when the hot stones have been
exposed by brushing away the char
coal the natives, under the direction
OF a master OF ceremonies, walk over
them barefooted.
The temperature at the edge Of the
oven is about 120 degrees Fahrenheit
while on one occasion. when the ther-
mometer was suspended over the
stones, it registered 2S2 degrees and
the solder was melted Yet, stated
Mr. Allardyce, after the ceremony the
natives show no signs OF the terrible
ordeal through which they have gone
BY means OF a number of views the
lecturer gave a realistic idea of the
ceremony as performed nowadays.
vice-Admiral Lewis Beaumont de-
scribed a fire walking ceremony as
witnessed by himself. Although those
who took part in it showed no signs
of discomfort, he remarked that ap-
parently they did not like it over
much.
Replying to questions. Mr.. Allardyce
said the only explanation he could
give OF the apparent immunity from
harm following on the process was
that soles of the feet Of the natives
were hardened to an unusual degrees
through constant walking on sandy
soil covering coral, which became ex-
ceedingly hot under the sun. There
was also the element of absolute be-
lief by the natives in the legend that
they were proof against fire.-London
Standard.
Evening capital., 1905-01-27

One-of the.interestingIcharact acters,in
Merely Mary Ann, I" the play by Israel
Zangwill, inswhich Miss Eleanor Rob
son will appear at the Colonial Thea
tire ongMonday, January 80. is the Rev.
Samuel Smedge, characteristic Eng
lish country vicar, with strong love
for wee drop of good Scotch, not too
much diluted. Mr.. VIM. A. Hacket,
a young actor of much promise, made
a big hit in this role in New York last
season and he is with Miss Robson
again this year playing the same part.
Evening capital., 1905-01-27
SNAPSHOTS.

"A day of Execution.
Snow banks the street on all sides.
This is the snow-shoveler' harvest.
The jingle OF sleigh-bell is heard on
all sides.
The man that has the most street
front pays the most money to the snow
shovellers and the tax collector.
Respect for old age is generally con-
fined to heirs.
A mans value to the world is not
recorded in Bradstreets.
Stolen sweets are all right if you
don't have to pay the fine.
The fellow who trusts to luck for
his dinner is apt to so hungry.
Many woman's complexion looks
as though she had paste in the jaw.
"A reputation that it has taken years
to build viii often crumble in an hour.
The trouble with doing the average
man favor is that he has such a poor
memory.
If we didn't give so much advice
we might have more time to mind our
own business.
If you are going to have falling
out with girl don't go up in an airship
with her.
Many man lunches at I5-cent hash
houses in order that his wife may give
pink teas.
"A woman does lot of thinking try
ing to figure out whether the baby IS
going to be a great man or a good man.
Evening capital., 1905-01-27
RApluM,s TRIuMPHs.

The great drawback to the use OF
radium has been that while it gives
heat, light and electricity. the skin is
burned in handling it. The least
touch burns the flesh.
But it has just been demonstrated
at the university of Michigan in Q
series Of experiments that radium has
the power to convert ordinary well
water into mineral water having the
most wonderful medicinal qualities.
and this water injected into cancers
stills pain almost Immediately and
has relieved several sufferers from the
morphine habit.
AS this discovery Is vouched for by
the faculty of this well-known univer-
sity it adds another to the great tri.
umphs of the wonderful metal.