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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25
THE WEARY TITAN AT STANFORD

T7HERE IS nothing in this world solemn
ecturing his elders He knows know nothing
unless he good enough tell them quite
doubtful OF their capacity appreciate the dppngs of his
wisdom there this variety
eourng at Stanford for the good Of the faculty These poor
deluded deans and dons need guardian
job The responsibilities Of the whole university
bed shoulders He Is the weary
Indeed the Stanford authorities make him have
little regard appreciation for the prominent his
college activities that they have dismissed these
less disgrace Now
Titan describe conditions Stanford earthquake
temporarily sacrifice their
should taken into dismissed
should have been small as possible
The fundamental conception here is that college activities
prime Of universities The Stanford did well
dismiss the prominent eghgh and it should
weary Titan packing after with his bandbox Of imaginary
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25
Gossip in Railway Circles

L. G. Sennard Of the Southern Pa
cihc passenger department has re-
turned from trip through the south
where he met james Porter, who is
one of the most successful colonizers
in the world. Porter is from the Mid
die West and when he travels abroad
he has a car which is fitted up as an
office for colonization work. He Sc
lects a party of intending settlers and
takes them with him as his guests. In
this way he purchased a large tract
Of land in Saskatchewan, in Canada.
and he is now turning his attention
TO California. He has bought 5000
acres of land near Delano, where he
vii locate a colony. He spent the
early part OF the week at Lindsay
and Porterville. and it is thought he
viii buy about 5000 acres in the San
Joaquin Valley before he returns
home.
The meeting Of the TranscontinentaI
Association has been postponed till
February IS at the request it is un-
derstood, of the Southern Pacific, whose
officers could not be in attendance,
owing TO the fact that they viii have
to be here during the investigation
by Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Lane. There are three important mat
Hartman merger, the State toll and
the demand of Santa Barbara for ter
minal rates.
z. F. Henderson, who is interested
in the Shasta Southern Railway, was
in the city the other day. He said
that all the surveys for the line had
been completed and that within few
weeks active construction would be-
gin. The Shasta Southern, as far as it
can be learned, will parallel the lines
of the Northern Electric. It's pro-
moters are confident that the road
viii develop a large mining and tim
Der country.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Lane will be approached during his
forthcoming visit to this city on the
subject of the railroad practice of
assessing an amount equivalent
to the State toll charge of the
Harbor Commissioners against all
shipments moving in and out of San
Francisco. The assessment of the
charge it is alleged, works discrim-
ination against the merchant doing
business in San Francisco. and it is
thought that Lanes investigation may
result in an order modifying the tariff,
in so far. at least, as it applies to inter-
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25

oratory?"
Nothing of the kind" replied Sena-
tor Badger. Nowadays a public ON
cial doesn't have to orate rs fbs
money that talks.'-OIiIvauke Senff-
mel.
Louise-But why do you let those
fellows kiss you? You don't care for
them, and they'll surely tell about IL
Julia-I want them TO tell. Tbat.s
why do it. Our family has always
believed in advertising.-Tovvn Topics.
She-In man and woman of eo1ar
weight the woman's tongue is smaller
than the mans
He-Thats nothing. A woman's
tongue is like her allowance
smaller it is the faster it goes-Yon-
kers Statesman.
Scott-Many a man who sees a motel
IN MS neighbor's eve has beam IN
Mott-Ihats natural 1t makes a
mans whole face beam to discover
something wrong about his neighbOr
Boston Transcript.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25

state business. For the business within
the boundaries of the State there ap-
pears TO be no help until the State gov
ernment shall take UP the matter.
The commission may order the tax on
shipments over the coast line to be
discontinued, and If they do, without
also ordering the tax off the shipments
across the bay, it would be interesting
to see-what the railroads would do as
that would certainly be a discrimina-
tion in rate of 81 a car in favor of the
coast line. The inference is that the
commission would order the railroads
to absorb the State toll of 5 cents a ton,
and if so there would be revision of
the tariff.
1T is a singular thing" remarked a
contracting freight agent of an Eastern
road. that, notwithstanding the enor-
nous destruction of Californian wines
during the April fire, the wine ship
ments to Eastern points are greater
today than ever before Never in the
history of the wine business have the
railroads been called on for so many
refrigerator cars. The grape crop of
the State was larger in 1906 than dur
ing any of the previous seven years, so
that the large wine dealers have been
enabled to not only ship more freely
TO their Eastern customers, but also to
begin restocking their cellars. There
has been more wine sent East this year
around the Horn than for many years
past"
H. A. Jones, freight traffic manager
of the Southern Pacific, has returned to
the city after attending the hearing
conducted at Spokane by Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Lane.
L. E. Stanton, contracting freight
agent of the Chicago. Milwaukee and
st. Paul Railroad, is in the Sacramento
Valley on business for his company.
f. L. Smell. travelling agent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul, is on
a business trip through the San Joa-
quin Valley.
II. T. Cory. who has charge of the
work of turning the Colorado River
back into its old bed, wires that there
has been a sudden rise in the river
which threatened damage to the levees
that We're being built. but precaution-
airy measures were taken and no harm
resulted from the flood. Cory reports
also that the sudden rise has had the
tendency to scour out and deepen the
riverbed.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25
Personal Mention

L. B. Howe of New York is at the ST.
Francis.
W B. Marble is at the Dorchester
from Chicago.
E. r. Eldredge of Portland. ore, is
at the Palace.
w. Stanley Brussel of New York City
is at the Majestic.
r. E. Whiting of Piainville. Mass. is
at the Dorchester.
Charles f. Read of Ottawa is regis
tered at the Palace.
w. A. Kraemer of Los Angeles is at
the Majestic Annex
George W. r Martin of Providence.
R l.. is at the Majestic.
]. E. Hughes and Mrs. Hughes of Sc
attle are at the Jefferson.
Arthur Gourley and Mrs. Gourley of
Chicago and John Mckinney and Mrs.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25

Mckinney of Piper City, Ill. are regis
tered at the Jefferson.
r. II. Buck and Mrs. Buck of New
York are at the St. Francis.
d. Frank Wallace and II. B. Tate of
London are at the St. Francis.
Dr. G. w. Hawley and Mrs. Hawley
are at the Jefferson from Seattle.
I. j. Field Mrs. Field and Miss M. A
fleld OF Monterey are at the Majestic
Annex
H. de w. King and Mrs King of
vancouver, B. c.. are registered at the
Jefferson.
Frederick Nichols and Miss Hazel
Nichols are registered at the St Fran
els from Toronto.
s. Crawford. Mrs. Crawford and the
Misses Crawford of Menominee, Mich,
are registered at the Majestic.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25
Henry Ward Beecher
Noted Clergyman
Stayed at Hotel

4'OeO0 -
Otdycd dt IIOICI coming the Palace A
then Superintendent Of Common
with workngmen
sanoters
the incident that he guest at the
kellogg Louise hotel The
proprieors Chronicle
to
wasas
nenio De newspapers
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25
President Hayes
Among the Guests

President Hayes ,+a So ~ rIs, ca1ona During his
Among the quests guest at
far as Auburn 70 wei
General W. ID L. ne
Presidents ar-
memorable banquet at the Palace
of steamship
distinctly remember how anxious e
from the general concerning MS
steamship her arrival was TWO
H enterprng reporter Tor morning
aboard the TOXIC
political interview he
cigars in Europe and 10
day. put ne
sought
thousands and women in the United
President
the cordial manner she
think n Swi scenery
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25
A "For Sale sirn Z
Another Historic
House Is Passing

Another Historic ror o@e sign decoTates the yard
House IS Passing Cough streets This means the
another historic
located almost when Gov
his wife to transport
all the and the suburbs"
that section and the landmark Later
neighbohood
the Clark Crockers had their house
Verda and the home Chinese
block Mrs Low and Miss Flora good deal and
around the world with Thev have for he
spend of their
to themt their n town
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25
Dom Pedro Lodged
in Famous HOSteIry

Emperor of Brazil was guest d.
Palace heyday of local fame at
railroad station near e
meet and greet royal they met and
caused deal OF
Victoria stayed
at the San Francisco
the lift She mad
her to her native nu
letters to ON
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25
Will Kirkpatrick
Put it on Rival?

VIII kirkpatrick Li-to.-;.1 :. - DI-
Put IL on RIVal3 full aedged Commissioner Among
Kirk" will be pdvged Square
which the Francis privilege square
of the San Francis agreed the temporary
the funds The colonel will
Kirkpatrick
that Victor Reiter
find some
o place the accomplished Reter.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25
OrganiSfS Second
Marriage Is Happy

marriage - HdPV Eddy organst and his second
Mrs Grace Moei Dckman city ev are said
extremely happy The first Mrs Eddy (Sh
divorce the
of Eddy former husband
Charles Dckn grandmother
San Francisco and told that he beauty
his mother and musical talent of both his also has
a child by his wife 1ivesw her mother
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25

of the Daughters of the Confederacy
will send out invitations in a few days
to a skating party on Monday evening,
February 4, in the Pavilion Rink. for
the benefit of their fund for the care
of Confederate veterans. The fund has
been depleted greatly since the fire.
many subscriptions having been with
drawn. 1t will be one of the events
of the winter. and a number of par
ties are TO be made up TO attend. The
patronesses are: Mrs. William c.
Prichard, Mrs. J. de Barth Shorb. Mrs
William NJ. Gwin. Mrs. Eleanor Martin.
Mrs. n. d. Rideout. Mrs. William Aid
rich, Mrs. William F. Herrin and Mrs.
Ynez Snorb White.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25

Townsend's Chi giace fruits and can
dies at Emporium, Post and Van Ness
1850 Sutter ST 2nd 1903 and 1920 Va.
lencta st.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25
:. In the Joke World

Willie-Say, pa, if cts" is short for
cents. what's short for dollars?
Pa-All married men, my SON
Philadelphia Press.
Now that your busy season is about
to open, Senator, 1 presume you are
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25
Local Writers at
Dinner With Dana


beautiful
told Danah howt to runs newspaper
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25

would be missed might do his of responsibility
good for him be spanked and to bed.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25
The Insid er
Tells of the Distinguished Men and Women
Who Were Once the Guests of the Palace
Hotel, Rulers, Pastors, Players and Writers

THE old Palace Hotel, now vanished had
as guests in its day brilliant pageant OF
= ennerors. kings. presidents. generals.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-25

Charles A. Dana, another eminent Journal
ist, put up at the Palace. A dinner in his com
pliment was given at the Bohemian Club.
was painted by Jules Tavernier. and Daaa's
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
PITIL.lTELIC ~ 'ROR.
Continued from second page

81. 10: then AN American sent the prize stamp
purchase above thu. record mark by paying
81 ooo for the New Haven provisional stamp
which was the finest Specimen OF that stamp
originally issued through the postmaster AT New
Haven in 1916. This record stamp price IS just
5000 less than the price paid few weeks ago
by an American for /, United states fifty dollar
gold piece which i th- highest price ever paid
fpr single coin.
Around the New Haven stamp circles the
story. vouched for by catalogues and collectors.
that it was first purchased for = cents. y
number IF autograph letters We're put up at
auction at a sale and number of penny bids
were received. until finally one collector got the
lot f,r J. cents on looking over the envelopes
fer autograph treasures be- ,spi-d the New
Haven stamp. and. identifying II genuine
and i'm almost perfect condition. he sold il 10 a
collector If stamps, investing his profit in aut7-
Gr,phs To-day. according To- expert collectors.
th, stamp would bring twice that sum If 1t
Ner" iut ur ar auction
Dn- ot ra, most enthusiastic collectors Of
stamps the world has known was Herr f. Won
F,.rrary. who in 1SaS had in his Paris home a
collection valued at close million dollars
IN tii- collection were four Post price~ Mauri-
,ils ~tl,aps. the only copy of th- 1-c-nc British
,;uiIua stamp of 1856 three Of the first 2-crut
STAMPS rf that colony. aui many uf tho first
issu, Of the Hawaiian Islands
TIL. Prime. If Wal,~. himself an enthusiastic
collector e stamps. recently caused the E-itiSt.
PhjuteIic Society To br made royal society.
and such occurrences as this. accompanied by
Iars' stamp sales discoveries Of valuable
stamps. or the stir of an immense collection
such that which the Turkish government
now of-rs. give new impetus To a quirted de-
sire for stamps until once again from town 70
town and from city TO city people become in
trr"Strd and the infItuation begins once more.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
pTAYING SECOND FIDDLE.
'|To Scorn Delights and Lire Labori-
ous Days."

Youth sets out with buoyant step and a
pocketful of certainties. He hears the orchestra
NJ ambitions and adventures tuning up in the
distance: his pulse quickens to those tentative
ffths and he foots ii forward with a new ex-
hiIaration HI, sees the world spread out like an
audience humping with umbrellas in impatience
for him; he hears the salvo of plaudits which
will reward his admirable achievements
"Whatever | DO" says he as he rosins his bow,
"at least will never play second fiddle" Alas.
II is more than probable that his whole energy
OF life shall be fribbled away in performance
upon that humble but indispensable instrument
1t has neither the authority and rank of the
first violin nor the Individuality of the viola; ii
occupies melancholy sandwiched position
subversive of noble aims And yet there is a
suggestion dignity under tndignity. of a
king turned scuIlion. about him who does his
fddlins worthily. He has made up his mind to
Inevitable oblivion: he has ruminated the bitter
fact Of being thrust permanently into the back
ground. His identity submerged beneath more
assertiye eXistenCes. he inhabits a useful OBJ
scurity-u neither by desert or by sheer malevo-
lence of fate he never quite decides Most likely
both CO nbuc keep him there But should he
once surce, in fronting the honest conviction OF
his second r1teness it will go far to console
him Tor the unsaemly jests of which he Is
Fortunes butt. For he who. inflated with in
bonds of circumstance may have more than
bleeding abraSiOns show when all is done
The greater part says Sir Thomas Browne,
"must be content to he though they had not
been: to be found in the register of God. not the
record Of man And vet shall sit content in
the gutter and batten on better mems leavings?
There never yet lived the bastard who looked
forward willingly :" second best While there
is youth there is hopt-if it bc but the half of
a broken hope for pillow at night" If the king
dom of Heaven be to tine violent who take it by
force, how shall the hulf-hearted assaH the king
doms Of Garth Tn" seats Of the second fidderS
are tenautcd by three manners of men. \ great
many ar. there. seIf-,oudemucd in perpctuity,
through lack Of initial enterprise. They fritt"rei
the golden years in triyialities. no spur Of sharp
desire reused them from easy anbling the
primrose path. until at last they checked against
some reminder of mortality, and discovered lat
the immcasurahle possibilities Of life
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
NO EE1L CHlNGE.

Controller Metz said the other day of bill
that he diSlik-d.
I object to this bill because it would accom-
pIi~h nothing 1t would make no real change.
1t would he like the ease of the actor and the
canalbodt captain.
There was once upon a time an actor. who
after enforced idleneSs OF two months was
lucky enough t. secure an engagement in
town twenty miles away
The case was a hurry-up one The actor had
to reach the distant town that night. II he
failed to arrive. then his part would be assigned
to some one else.
Well. the man patched his worn boots with
patent thread. pinned up his few belongings in
a newspaper and set out in the early morning
foot along the towpdth He had only few
Coppcrs hence the train was an impoSsibiIity.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04

fountain scaled Snhumtun has declared
that 40 man knows NOR, than he does: no man
does more than n" knows. but thcs" wasrrels
barren alik" Of decd and knowledge. The
unlit lamp ard the uusrt loin their uni"ns.
For thes", desert and reward ar" equal: nor can
one suppose that the maknEs Of a maestro were
Inherent in any on" IF them. since genius. Ike
murder VIII out Then again. there are th"se
who touched the tgpmoSt pinnacle, ami II.
They Ii" at th" base of that columnar Fame
which they can never hope t. climb again. Some
inherent weakness betrayed them: they lacked
staying power There is no litithlcuess like mat
Of the superannuatcd celebrity. In every c.aft
and every power man becomes old anI is
passed over In senre" quoth King Alfred Con
slider the case of tn" man who WAS 4 Ina4uct
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
n1kIvG L Gnnl EEGnr1rn

I'm MacLaren. tho -.r-list and e.,v-
who died recently. w-- .uee talking m +.
# literary beginuers .. Eew York.
Begin your stOrias .." he said am,s.
ally. There's notb.-- ike a good bag,
Indeed. its half th- .="
Then, with a sUII. added:
Always bear in -.t the case Of tbs
man who. desiring q. -.t-ry. secured a "a,
able hearing from .. sweethearts iras
father by opening tn. .--view with the m,
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
HDEEIBLr |rflfPLE.

My dear s-.- Mrs.. e-- -gmind z I
yru % q.rr~-arv .. -. - town haI u
row evening
'.ZVh4. fore --.-ri-.. -. * and I5T,y
h4If of -h- -o.li--.
Il n.y., q, lecture .- --. 4. -. side Of Y
Life. -z-,..--l Mrs.. =. .-..- 1 want yo- +
on th- g.. .-tH--. a-t -.-. s~ .-e Of ne ---
tiorS. .-'-, .r- .l-. \-H-.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
THE CONDUCTOR MS Wopp,,.

The conductor was inclined to seek so,s
thy
Do you see that womae oa the Ieft h..
of the car. up near the fro.to'' he askad :.
man on the back piatf0ru
Yes. 7 see her
The one with the diZZr lat2"
Yes
We'll. I think she's trv.- to beat ma
fare Nheh l went IN ID ..-atJ she never
around an amt quite Slre that she
pay me before-aIthpu-r I'm aImos+
about il. She looks % ra Ike q xon,.
be glad 70 stir up a fuss. I can 2icl, ,sr
far as 7 can soc 'e,--- Ye- never spot
with a face Ike -ha. r. tsn't ready 4.
her way anywhere. a.-h to thunder i
whether she hal paid i.- fare or not.
L wouldn't worry ar It il any mora
the thin man Il paII .a ady's fare som.
ago-sFe's nay wife .-gIand PIai, ns.,
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
-IIIustrltId L0nI"H "" :

have also known many lahorffG men
nat have got good estates in the Valley Or Hu-
initiation The London Outlook.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04

But after the poor fellow had covAr.,
six or seven miles his boots gave ON, :.
rose on his feet. fatigue 0vercafne hin, N~
despair ne threw himself on the graz.
a tree
AS he lay there in a bitter mood a co.,.
hove in sight IL drew near slowly AN,
seized the actor.
Captain he shouted. rising hurrearr
tain. pull up. for the love of heaven.
WAL, wot dye want: said 1e es,..
he stopped the boat
Captain said the act.r. I hava >.
Quag tonight To play second heavv !
Evil That Men Do" | am 70 tsora an.
and can walk no further. II YOU win -
/ will work my passage
THE captain gave the actor a kindly =,
"'AH right he said Lead the hoss,@
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04

II know a way. sir hereby you ca.
money"
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
FOREIGN BANK RETURNS.

London. Dec. 12.-The weekly return OF the Bank
OF England shows the following changes Total
reserve increased f116i 900; circulation decreased
$3.50 O00 bullion increased 81 4Gf 000 other securi
ties decreased 81 ,239 coo. other deposits increased
E727.O00: public deposits decreased sz1l.000; gov
eminent securities unchanged. The proportion of
the banks reserve 10 liabilities is $3.50 per cent,
against "a per cent last week, and compares with
an advance from 447s per cent to AZ per cent in
This week last year. The rate OF discount is
changed at per cent
Paris. Dec I2.-The weekly return of the Bank
OF France shows the following changes: Notes in
circulation decreased Too.375,000 francs; treasury
,lsposis increased $50 49o trancs general deposits
decreased 35.o5. .90e gold hand decreased
a07s.ai0 francs: silver haad decreased l4@5.0a0
francs bills disco3ntc1 decreased S30e geo francs.
s4va~ecs D.. ceasss ..t.s.oeo francs.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY cEARKET.-Money OF cali opened at u
per cent: highest. L per cent; .Owes 3 per cent:
closing 4 per cent: la I loan. per cent; ruling
rate. pc; ceIt Tine money was stin scarce, but
4 small business done Rates, 10 TO L per
cent FOR sixty and ninety days. and per cent
fcr four. five and SIX months. Mercantile paper
VAS unchanged, limited business out &C town
practically constituting the business GOue. Rates
Il 10 ner cent for an grades and rnaturities
CURRENCY MARKET-Severai large amounts
Of currency changed hands at ldIIs per cent. The
closing quotation was per cent unchanged from
the preceding day
FOREIGN EXCHANGE-The foreign exchange
market opened firner. at advance Of 5 TO 20
points 20 ist55s 4S565 for cables ASA di.s535
demand sterling and fI3s 14S0 for sixtyday bills.
Short francs were quoted 5I35., less lis and
short reichsmarks at sl1zG94 9-l6. Sterling cables
sold up TO 4s6&.. but reacted in the afternoon 20
s.ssl5ef4ss $3.50 The balance OF the market was prac-
tically. unchanged demand sterling being quoted
az z.s54 G4S5s0.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
IRKEGULARITY IN. STOCKS.
FINAL PRICES SHOW LITTLE CHANGE FROM
WEDNESDAY.
Trading Hhouy Professional and Unne'"s-C@t Money h0sT
Rank of EngIands Favorable Shouing
CHANGE FROM
SHOW LITTLE
WEDNESDAY.

Chicago. par; St. Louis. f5c premium Did, san
Francisco sight 10c discount, telegraph par; Ne"
Orleans commercial 81 discount, bank 81 premium;
Cincinnati, I2L4c premium; Savannah, buying ooc
discount, selling 75c premium
BANK CLEARINGS.-New York, exchanges $780,
6Ss 37 balances sSs1 S2s: Chicago, exchanges, $S2
el82l4 balances $l.75S4i6, Boston, exchanges S2o-
743 15S balances S! 05672l Philadelphia, exchanges
SI8272.0Z balances S1I7S.5G2.
SILVER MARhET.-Bar silver, 551ac. Mexican
silver dollars. Hc Bar silver in London closed at
257.d; decline. 6-16d.
GOLD PREMIUM.-Tn Madrid, 1915 Lisbon, y.
sIExICAN EXCHANGE.-Mexican exchange on
New York is quoted 201A.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS Customs receipts
reported from Washington S5S33s2 internal reve-
nue. receipts. s. oil 575 miscellaneous receipts. $780,
9Sl Receipts for the day, S2.2509S9 expenditures,
81 60000 Receipts the month to date, $50 $50 00
expenditures. 81 10000. excess OF expenditures,
g $3.50 Receipts for tn. year 20 date S29Q 49 S31
expenditure. s23i III 09, excess Of expenditures,
$5.6iS,22S.
SUB-TREAsURY.-The Sub-Treasury cred
itor TO the Clearing House 81. 300.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
London, Dec. II. p. rn.-The market for Ameri-
D securities was strong Last quotations follow:
London New York New York
sEx dividend.


FOREIGN MONEY MARKET-Can money in
London, 3isD4 per cent. Open market discount
rate for short bills, per cert; long bills. per
cent. Berlin discount rate, rs per cent Paris
discount rate. 4l4H per cent. Paris exchange on
London. 25 francs q centimes- Bar gold, Us i094d
Berlin exchange London, 20 marks 52!s pfennigs
FOREIGN SECURITIES.-British consoiS for
money, 50 lt16 per cent for the account, 81 l5-l6
French rentes 95 francs 10 centTnes.