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The San Francisco call., 1908-05-26
CALIFORNIA HAS PASSED OUT OF THE PIONEER
STAGE

HE country listens Uncle Tim Hill with respect despite
the gloomy habit OF mind which the great railroad builder
has taken regular thing Of years We forget
how millions of dollars that Mr.. Hill demanded
last mpeatve needed the railroads in right shape
capacity Now Mr. Hill has taken up different theme
and date national of At the
ference Of in Washington he spoke of the wase
habits of the American farmer and the loss of fertile soil
We quote from his address
There which the productive Of the earth
BY through wrong
the saaf
ss
sreuure
entire aIsa have been
runous because continuing effects
process I Of sa % that @ efssphs I Gsss the land M from east @ to
the bear the melancholy
ssm In
a' ID i
able itself community does not exist in the hy parts Of
o s Of d s,n where sis: d h . .m .1ss @ %
yaf i sssss1.
land for sale about the and $50
5o5 Was nsary 1908
These Of people engaged subduing wilder
ness only emerging from the pioneer stage Of growth
Undoubtedly they have been sknnng the land and however
er inclined they may have been careful conservation OF
impossible by lack of capital The pioneer
usually poor He results and have them
once he He afford be concerned for
the good of those who may after him.
Speaking for California believe that this community has
beyond the described by Mr. Hill The old day OF
big grain has been superseded great by culti
vaon irrigation that does materially impair fertility
and vineyards and alfalfa fields of intensive
farming of soils
bv artificial means They are permanent possessions impe
keep them standard. The of irrigation
agriculture stability and its Incidental tendency is
strain prevent which Mr. deplores Running
valuable in California that the day coming when
the Of everyfstream will be regulated flood
will be in large deprived Of their destructive force
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-26
WHY THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC IS IN POLITICS

II OS ANGELES finds itself i'll position very like
of San Francisco and the when the
Southern Pacific sought destroy river means
0 bridge the Carqunez straits That long
fight the people finally Angeles having
similar experience with San Pedro harbor
Last winter Senator Flint who his Herrn intro
duced which would given the South
complete control of the frontage
Dor Fortunately the purpose the resolution detected before
could adopted Senator Flint forced gnomnious
and reputation of the instrument by
indignation sprang He declared had
been imposed by the department
repudaes the suggestion and
drew the resolution for Senator Flint
request only skilled amanuensis But
apparently sincere and the
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-26
The Smart Set

WEDDING of great interest TO
~ Californians will take place in
n Washington. D. c. tomorrow.
when Miss Laura Sherman of that
city and Prentiss Nathaniel Gray. prom
inent in social circles here. will be
married The bride is the oldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyt Sherman and
Is connected with several of Washing
tons first families. Her friendship
with MIR. Gray dates from visit she
made here several months ago; their
engagement being announced only four
weeks after they first met. Mr.. Gray
is connected with George D. Gray &
Co. and is son of the prominent Oak
land family of that name. The we'd
ding will take place at o'clock tomor-
row afternoon in ST. Johns church,
Washington. Mr.. Gray and his bride
will spend several weeks in travel be-
fore reaching this city.
The wedding of Miss Helen Corbet
and Aleck Curlett will take place in
the Corbet home in Scott street at s
o'clock the afternoon of Wednesday.
June 8. The ceremony. which will be
witnessed by 20 friends and relatives,
will be solemnized by the Rev. DR..
Hemphill. A reception and an elaborate
wedding supper will follow. after which
Mr.. Curlett and his bride will leave
for three weeks trip to the south.
The wedding gown will be of white
chiffon satin. trimmed with exquisite
lace. With IL lilies Of the valley will
be carried. Mrs. John Selby, who will
wear white messaline, will be matron
of honor, and Miss Mary Corbet and
Miss Ethel Curlett will be bridesmaids
They will be dressed alike In pink
chiffon over nfessaline silk John Selby
will attend the groom as best man.
After their wedding journey Mr.. Cur
lett and his bride will make their home
In this city
The wedding OF Miss Beatrice Fife
and Captain Edmund Shortlidge, which
will be a military wedding and one
OF the most brilliant Of the season,
will take place Wednesday, June IT. in
Saint Paufs church in this city. Sew
eral hundred society people will be bid
den to the affair, and the bride, who
is the pretty daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
George Fife of Palo Alto, will have
five attendants. Miss Jeanette Deal
will be maid of honor and DIR. Rupert
Blue will attend Captain Shortlidge as
best man. Four bridesmaids, not yet
selected. and four ushers will COM
plete the wedding party. After the
wedding Captain Shortlidge and his
bride will spend fortnight in the
southern part OF the state before leav-
ing for their new home in the east.
About so prominent members of the
younger set will be Miss Helen Bakers
guests the evening of Tuesday. June
2, for an informal dance. which will
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take place in the Campbell home IN
Sausalito, where the Bakers are spend
ing the summer. The rooms OF the
lower floor. which are very large, will
be thrown into one for this occasion.
making a splendid dancing space. and
the wide porches viii also be used by
the dancers At midnight a supper
will be served, the dancing being con-
tinued for short time after*ard. AL
most all OF Miss Bakers guests will
come from this side of the bay or from
San Rafael. several of the girls be-
ing Mrs. Bakers house guests for the
nigho
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Winship and
Miss Patricia Cosgrave. who have been
in the east for six months. returned
yesterday to California. and will at
once reopen the handsome Winship
home in Ross Valley. The winships
beautiful home in Georgia. where Mr..
Winship spent his boyhood. and the
Ross Valley home.
Miss Florence Roberts. one Of the
Berkeley girls who are also popular on
this side of the bay. sailed for Homo
lulu Saturday to be gone for several
months.
Mrs. Daniel z. Shean will reach town
tomorrow from Santa Barbara, where
she has been spending several weeks.
and will stay here month. dividing
her time between her aunt, Mrs. L l..
Baker in Sausalito. and her sister. Mrs
Alexander Fraser Douglas in this city.
Late in June Mrs. Shean will join her
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Stone in Reno. for a visit Lieutenant
Shean will return this week to his resi-
ment in Fort Crook
Miss Lenora Meigs Of Santa Barbara
is spending several weeks with her sis
ter in Mill Valley.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Stewart Edward White
and a party OF guests came up from
Santa Barbara In Mr.. Whites motor
car last week. visiting the big hotels
and favorite stopping places en- route
They returned TO the south day or
two ago.
Miss Jennie Flood arrived in Menlo
Park last week. and will be the guest
beautiful home there for some time
Miss Floods plans are indefinite, but
she will visit friends in this city In
another week or two. when much en-
tertainment will be done in her honor.
Mrs. T. F. Payne and her daughters
are in London. having sailed from New
York in the Mauretania last week They
will spend several weeks in. the Eng
iish capital. crossing to Paris in June
Mr.. and Mrs. John Landers and Miss
Eleanor Landers will spend the greater
part of the summer at the Peninsula
hotel. where they have secured apart
ments. fte
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killed the rest But the Southern

ton killed the allowed Southern
Pacific asleep
he corporation now seeks to obtain by executive order that
which tailed congress n
department be work again and has from
Assistant Secretary Oliver order substantially the
that which Senator Flint
turned pless world The aherhood of per-
severing orphan remains mystery
1t IS here go into the details of
because they only dependent
San Pedro harbor point shipment The episode
here connection with the Carqunez controversy
the need of vigilance against underground by
the Southern Pacific and explain why that corporation
politics.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-26
Quotes Poet for
Feminine Peaches
Two Women Differ
on Political Air

I0r7
- = the theaes the of the feet
ol' Toieiodi an national
Sangled
accordance within
the should would
the throat of the would rustic of
skirts and cutcng and generally the audience
One the Acazar theaer the orchestra the and
patriotic Suffer place Two behind followed the
worthy a unworthy
That kinder makes tired and all that but dons
like up said Its Star SpngId Banner
turning to companion.
My Country, Ti of Thee"
she weariy sank her but be right
Ts of Thee"
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-26
London's Water Supply

In the array of staggering figures
given in the annual report of the met
ropo1itan water board for the year end
Ing March 81. 1907. the most Impressive
are those which express Londons year
ly consumption OF water. In the IL
months this amounted to the stupen-
dous total OF s2.125.249,347 gallons, rep
resentinG daily average supply per,
head OF little under 33 gallons (nearly
three hundredweights of water), or con-
siderAbly over so gallons year for
every man. woman and child living on
the entire earth today. 1t is impossible
for the unaided mind to realize what
the years supply of S2,125 million gall
Ions really means. 1t helps us a little
to say that this quantity OF water would
hll reservoir mile square to depth
30 great that. If st. Paurs cathedral
were dropped into 1t. the top of the
cross would be moro than 100 feet be-
low the surface of the reservoir. The
area of this metropolitan lake would
be- little less than that of the city of
London itself.-Westminster Gazette.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-26
The Insider
Tells how the appearance of Katherine ORGY
recalls good story about "A Doll House
in the southern metropolis OF the state
Treated ChiIdEfn q
t0"A Doll House" 4

A NENT the appearance OF Katherine
iTcdtco SnILdffn ~ Grew IN Ibsens Dolls House
10 "A Doll House" GOOD story Los Angeles
that uu htho,rd
play that another actress assumed
the children and desouS
OF adding her helping albeit not well versed N
the dear delightful children and SO nice oi
bsen think children kept er
plans largely herself and suspect them 90
down the the That they were gay when'
they but when they undong before the end OF the m act
thereby hangs this Five disappointed children the air with SOUNDS
of anguish abroad The dame who rea
kind hearted didn't mind her discontinue much but when she saw
pded the blboad the the pro-
ducton the play for night This IS not child pay
sought secusi children what hap
pened that dolls house they had waited long and aousy to behold
Quotes Poet for ne V ~ ~ m ,.Sa - III e..d -. +,
o1nHo reaches description OF certain crowd OF San
Francisco damozs who had been helping entertain the feet
Here he called Il used here
peaches.
Why not?" asked reporter.
WELL replied the boss
scribe, fouishing a blue pencil
ANYWAY replied the heg scribe I've mighty good authority
the of
Whats
low
(ss 'IongfelaT?'
Yes sir If will look section of ii of Evangehne
will find that beauty How
get
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-26
lmpertinent Question No. 81
What's the Cheapest Thing in California? ?

For the most original wte answer to this question-and
the befer the better-Ihe Call will pay FIVE DOLLARS
For the next FIVE The Call will pay ONE DOL
LAR each Prize winning answers will be printed next
Wednesday and checks mailed the winners at once Make
your short and address to
lMPERTINENT QUESTION:
THESCAlL-
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-26
Answers to Quefils

sUEz CANAL-P. D. L.. City. When
was the Suez canal opened?
1t was formally opened to trafic No
vember is, 1869.
coMM1s..aoNERs-w J., city. what
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-26

lowing oflicers Of the state of califor-
MIA: (1) Lieutenant governor, (2) at
torney general. CD controller. ca
treasurer. (5) surveyor general.
webb t3) A. b. Nye. % William r.
wiiliasns f5) w. 3. Kinxsburv-
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-26

ID the term Z United States inter-
state Commissioners?
Six yearb
STATE ofMcfALs-F. C. A., city.
Please pubIi6h the names Of the fnl-
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-26

scarcely needed the gift OF prophecy anticipate that Otis
and Darge would rejoice failure Rue Listen
4 Dargie n the Oakland Tribune:
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-26

NENT the appearance OF Katherine
Grey in Ibsen's "A Dolls House
good story comes from Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Edward White
and a party OF guests came up from
Santa Barbara In Mr.. Whites motor
car last week. visiting the big hotels
and favorite stopping places en- route
They returned TO the south q day or
two ago.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-26

Miss Lenora Meigs OF Santa Barbara
is spending several weeks with her sis
ter in Mill Valley.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-07
GROVER cLEVELANOISMs

A public office is a public trust.
Even the patriotic sentiment of our
.people is not an adequate substitute
for a sound financial policy.
The right Of the government to eX-
act tribute from the citizen is limited
to its actual necessities, and every
cent taken from the people beyond
that required for their protection by
the government is no better than rob-
berry.
am not blinded to the fact that
the livery of democratic tariff reform
has been stolen and worn in the ser
vice Of republican protection The
t:usts and combinatiOns-the com
munism Of pelf-whose Vaccinations
have prevented us from reaching the
success We deserved. should not be-
forgotten OF forgiven.
! believe in an open and sturdy
craftsmanship which secures the legiu-
mate advantages OF party supremacy.
but parties We're made by The people.
and I am unwilling. knowingly. to give
I my assent TO measures purely parri-
san which viii sacrifice or endauEer
their interests.
The presidency of the United States
Is the repository Of the peoples will
and power Within its vision should be-
the protection and welfare of the
humblest citizen, and it should catch
from the remotest corner Of the land
The plea of the people for justice AMI
for right
Any cause that is worth fighting for
is worth fighting for 10 the END
While it is grievous thing 20 con-
template the two greatest En-l-L
speaking peoples Of the world a~ Doe
ing otherwise than friendly comreri-
-o.s i'm the onward march OF oiyiIia
tion and strenuous and WORTH rivals
in an the art- Of peace. .here Is uo
calamity which q nation can invite.
which equals that which follows ID sir
pine submission 10 wong CD. in.u
tice. and the consequent loss az n..
tional se.f-respect and honor. n.a...h
which is shielded AMI te.-uI.. 81
peoples safety and GREATNESS.
Public officers are the servants ami
agents OF the people We may. 2
think, reduce TO quite simple 81 ueut-
The duty which public servant o,.
/. by constantly bearing III min that
they are put III place to project th.
rights of the people. TO answer tb.ir
needs as they arise and to ezperd for
their benefit the money drawn from
them by taxation.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-07
CHARMING WITHOUT BEAUTY

1T isn't that I'm anxious to get
married." said a plain young woman.
but do want to be liked and admir-
ed: and l am so homely. I've given
up trying to please. am growing pes
simistic and I shall be a sour old
maid"
Yet, is she would realize the truth
it is in her power 10 be attractive
despite her lack of a classic nose and
a cream and rose complexion Most
women Oyerestimate the power OF
personal charm. Many women grow
discontinued and careless because
they are plain of face when they have
within them. if it were awakened AMI
developed. a power TO attract greater
than that given by regular features
and lovely complexion. Mr.. Henry
James asserts that the one essential
aim in educating women should De
to teach them tact. which is the true
secret Of the art Of pleasing OF which
every woman should be mistress. Tact
may be cultivated 10 a degree that
means the power to influence men
and women irresistibly. The basis
OF tact is a knowledge of human ma
ture together with the faculty Of put
ting yourself in another's place. Add
TO these a gracious manner. well
modUlarad voice and spirit of kind
ly federation and you have tact-a
possession which may be attained
and which is infinitely more 10 Dee
desired than beauty.-Nary f. Bryan.
in Home Magazine
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-07
CALIFORNIA ORANGES SHORT

Though the commission men are
shouting that the orange crop next
season will be the biggest yet the
meeting of growers at Tampa several
days ago indicates that there will he
scarcely a full crop in Florida. Then
here is a clipping from Los Angeles
CCal) correspondent in the New York
Packer: "a trip through the orange
growing section contiguous to Los
Angeles has developed the fact that
there is considerable question as to
the size of the crop for the coming
season. The late spring. which was
usually wet, followed by the extreme
heat Of the past week or ten DAYS is
causing a large amount Of falls. Some
OF the growers report that they do
not expect more than two-thirds Of q
crop and that the ground is covered
with the young fruit. The owner of
one OF the largest orchards in the FuI.
lerton district says that he does not
expect more than a half crop"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-07

waiting to hear the name Of the lady
that De Jolidon is in love with"
"He-he neglected to tell me, your
eXce-leGcy." sput-e.eJ Nish.
Then" decided the ambassador, Il
SLs- Cisrove. her Hy diplomatic means.
AM whaa I E0a who she IS she shall
use her iud-ence T. lure De Jo.iIou
away from me widow. Prince. VIII
yea help Ire IL this:'
Leave Il ali - me" suggested Da-
MILO. WIKI startling willingness. Don't
Try 10 learn her identity yourself. Let
ne attend 10 the whole matter"
All right" consented Popoff. 1T
will be 4 good lesson in diplomacy for
YOU. Perhaps I can put you on the
right track"
The ambassador drew an ivory fan
from his pocket.
last night at the embassy ball
said he, Nova KOvitch. who used to
be one of my attaches, brought me
this. He was crazy with JEALOUSY.
He'd just picked up the fan: said il
was his wife's and that some man had
written 1 love you on one of the
sticks. He was going home to beat his
vie and make her confess who the
villain was when l persuaded my wife
10 save poor Nine Nova Kovitch b.
pretending the fan was her own. Al
but my wife is a born diplomatist
Nova KOvitch was convinced. and |
pOcketed the fan for future reference. "
Danilo took the trinket from POpoff'
hands and read the penciled inscrip-
/ ton.
! Why" be said on impulse. "this is
A., De JOlidon's handwriting! How does il
! happen that he"-
| Then" squealed Popof in triumph
! 1T is Nine. Nova Kovftch he loves
! The whole thing is absurdly simpl'
when a brain like mine is brought Il
bear on it's
Delighted with his own astuteness
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CHAPTER III.
The Garden Eete.

|lHE gardens of Nine. Sonia Sa-
dowa'S villa. just outside Paris,
were gaylv decorated for a
lawn fctc. The grounds were
dotted with laughing groups OF Bright
D. dressed men and women. Tor Sonia
had U3r1i ulavly req.24.eJ that al her
Marsovia1 guests wear ;-air pietIT-
esquc nave costume. and tEg result
was ycricahlc kalc, .OScopi, carnival
Of col,r. "A perfect riot OF gorgeous
hCcS and striking figures.
Ambassador PopoH. his log. lem
figure draPed in vivid green. WAS pas
ing the alleys of the garden lear the
entrance gate. p3Using ncrvoC>ly now
and again 10 scan late arrivals in
sch OF some one. At length he de-
serted the man BE- sought. NiSh was
just buStling into the grounds. and the
ambassador at once Deckoncl TO him
Now. then. Mr.. NiSh." cried Popoif
as soon as the little clerk had sham
bled within earShOt. Il told you 70
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-07

bring Prince DanilO here and not to
leave him for an instant until
lie wouldn't let me stay" explained
NiSh. He says be won't come Hes
giving parJy-if I may say SO, a
very gay
And for tae sake of a lot of pleas
ure seeking iGlerS the prince refuses
20 obey ny orders and come to Nine
S0nid'SE~
YES. your eXcellency. He positively
refuses TO ceMc. And when say
positively refuses i Here be is now
Danlo. Respondent in the uniform Of
a MarSoyiaH captain Of huSSars, stroll
ed nonchalsnUIy forward, with 4 care
less nod that quite ignored the ambaS-
saCor's glare OF reproof at his late
hess.
Il understand. prince" began POpof
cOiCly. 'Caas yoG positively refused to
OOe- my
80 i id. 50 l I'D. aSseuted DanilO
cheerful. But al the last moment |
changed NY mind a@d my clothes. anu
here I am. l'-e postponed my party
for an hour or SO. You see. I remen-
bered my promise 10 help you scare
away from the widow any Frenchman
who seemed inclined to make love 10
her. That's why L came"
Good approved PopOff, rubbing his
hands gieefully. Very good! And
where do you expect to beginT'
With the most dangerous sutton
Who is he?"
We'll" replied PopOff confidential
ly, 'Tve had my eye on her, and il
seems to me that De Jolidon''-
de JOlidon!" exclaimed Danilo
'Impossible!"
why impossible. pray? 1 think
have as good eyes as any man.
think. sir, can detect love when Sc,
II. And from the way De Jolidol
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T PADSOW TERHUINE

looks at the widow-vhy. man. I dom
know a single thing that doesn't pom
toward his being in iove with IL;
r.
IF ! may say so, your CXCe..c&cy.
put in Nis&. shulhing nervoualy, =
think I could tell you Of a single tn;
or. rather" he added. chuckling, ''wha:s
l say single ! mean married."
mfr. Nish," interrupted PopafT. IF
you can stop wriggling around ike an
inebriated centiped long enough 70
talk plainly, will you do me the honor
to put your gatherings into plain
wOrdsF"
We'll. your excellency," stammercd
Nish. "Ibappen TO know u De Joli-
don is already head over heels in love
with a lady who has a husband. He
Mr.. Nish." Numbered Popoff. you
are demeaning yourself to the con
temptible act of talking scandal! Are
YOU aware of that. Mr.. Nish? If so.
90 on talking it and tell me who she
is"
you fool" whispered DanilO in
Nish's ear. Everybody but the en-
bassador himself knows it is Nine
Popoff whom De Jolidon loves. Be
careful!
Wei. AIr. Nish." repeated P0pCh
majestically as he eyed the sQuirm-
ing clerk with lofty majesty, I'm
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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-07

Who furnishes the money for these
games is well enough known. Who
furnishes the brains, though not as
well known, is generally regarded al
most as nOtOriOus.-COurier-
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-07

81. Petersburg had a bond election
several days ago, and ''for bonds" won
by handsome majority.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-07

The board OF county commissioners
OF Dade county, at their last meeting.
fixed the rate Of assessment for the
coming year at % 1-2 mills