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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

WITH the advent OF the Christ
M mastide many of the local gall
W leries have been given over
more TO a miscellaneous grouping Of
the works of local artists, rather than
to collective exhibit of one person,
and this will be so until after the first
of the year.
In the meantime, however, few OF
the painters are holding public views
in their studios and decidedly one Of
the best of these is that of the 40 or
so late pastels and oils of Giuseppe
Cadenasso. These are displayed in the
artists interesting studio in Lincoln
street on the south side of Telegraph
hill, along with a number OF fascinat-
ing curios he has picked up and which
serve to add a fantastic setting to his
landscapes. Most Of these landscapes
are scenes of the counties across the
bay in rain and sunshine, his favorite
study being Alameda county and the
marshes, in which he finds rich
theme for his brush. Most of them
are painted toward the sunset hour
with the warmth of the afterglow in
sky and water.
Another favorite theme is Mount
of the Muir redwoods and from Green
brae, with the base OF the mountain
enveloped in fog, the silver tones Of
which throw into greater relief the
softly ssubdued but rich tones OF the
landscapes coloring.
Misty Day" is particularly appeal
ing scene along a river. Three or four
cows are outlined through the low
hanging mist, which casts a silver
gray tone over grass and trees. The
is beautifully painted. obscuring and
yet showing, as it does. the minutest
details.
Some of the choicest of the scenes
displayed are his small pastels In gray
and green tones. and in yellow and
brown lights. attractive little views Of
mountains and woods across the bay.
One of the most striking of the larger
works is Autumn the canvas which
won for him a gold medal at the
Alaskan Yukon exposition. This is a
landscape warm in coloring from the
quiet autumn tints in grass and foliage
and from the long reflected lights in
the deep peaceful foreground pool
BAY Farm Island, Alameda county,
is in gray tones with a touch of liven-
ing blue in sky and water.
Lake Alaiso," of the Mills college
grounds. is in deep shades of olive and
of green. the darkness of the border
ing shrubbery mirrored in even darker
shades in the lake. to which pleasing
touch is given by the pink and white
pond lilies in the foreground.
Sunset Glow is a golden brown
canvas. A touch OF orange is added
to the sunset clouds, giving brilliant
effect and offsetting the rich. quiet
somberness of the landscape in twi-
light.
A more vivid painting is entitled
Early Morning" 1t represents a
flaming sunrise over the marshes and
Is one of the most striking of his ex-
hibited canvases, although Cadenasso
shows to better advantage in some Of
his other studies.
This exhibition opened Monday aft
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ANSWERS TO QUERIES

EvANS-A B.. City. Give a short sketch of
Augusta Evans, the novelist, and the works she
has written.
This American novelist was born in
Columbus, Ga She married L. M. Will
son of Mobile in 1868. Her works in
clude "Inez, a Tale of Alamo" 1856;
"Beulah," the most popular of all her
novels, 1859 Marcia" 1864; "St. Elmo"
1866; "Vashti," 1869; 'Infelice," 1875;
"At the Mercy of Tibrires, 1887, and
"a Speckled Bird" 1902.
sPECTACLES- Subscriber, Berkeley, Cal. Who
invented spectacles?
The invention is credited to Alexan-
der de Spina, a monk of Florence, italy,
in 1885, Against this is the statement
of Doctor Plott that spectacles were
produced by Roger Bacon about 1880.
Manni attributes the invention to Sal
vino, who died in 1917.
H0TELS-I R., City. How can I ascertain
how many apartment hotels, that is those that
e ss m or how were in
istence before the fire, that is OF those now In
existence?
Look in the classified section of the
city directory of this year under the
head of "Apartments-H Hotter and COM
pare the list with same heading in di-
rectory of 1906.
PHILOPENA-K. c., King City Cal. What
is the origin of the word phlopena, given TO a
double kerneled almond and what is the ori-
gin of the social .game Of that name?
The name is derived from the Greek
word philo Ca friend) and the Latin
poena (penalty). from an idea a phi
Iopena was gift of friendship or love.
There is no record of how the social
game had its origin.
LEBoN-Subscrber Oakland Cal. Is the use
Of water and lemon injurious TO the hair? II
not, in what proportions should the same be
Consult physician. This depart
ment does not prescribe.
INDIAN NAMEs-W. s., City. Where l
obtain a list of Indian names from which 1
could pick one that would be appropriate for
summer homer
In the free public library in Hayes
street near Franklin you will find
such a list.
PORT ARTHUR subscriber City. How did
Port Arthur obtain its name?
1t was named for Lieutenant William
Arthur, whose vessel, the Algerine, was
the first to enter it, June 80, 1850
A PoEM-oity Reader, city. Who wrote the
'Lol Here hath been dawning
Another blue day.
Think Wilt thou let il
Slip useless away p
Thomas Carlyle.
OFFICIAL VOTE subscriber, Santa Monica.
Cal. How can l obtain the official vote for
certain candidates in different counties?
From the county clerk of each county
in which the candidates were voted for.
WELSH CHURcH-Straneer City. Is there
Welsh church in San Francisco?
The Welsh Presbyterian in Four
teenth street between Valencia and
Guerrero.
BILFIL-Subscriber City. in answer as to
what led to the duel between Henry Clay and
John Randolph the word s'bilfI'' IS used. Can
not end it in the dictionaries. What does it
mean?
Bilfil is the name of one of the char
acters in F'ielding's tom Jones'" He
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
1909
By HERBERT KAUFMAN

Abdul the vutue sits Gagged In his palace Kevoiuuon mas
broken his wings and clipped his taons For the h time SINCE
Mohammed waved his green flag the Turk has become the master Oh
his destiny For the first time the bazed upon the oome oi
ST. Sophia the millions along the Bopos enjoy the nights OF man
hood
The old gods topping The ancient wrongs are nsnuns
Where Cyrus and Darius sarapy the sons OF ner SONS ~
sitting in brotehood-he last Persian desot gone; the cons
ton has come to Mesopotamia.
Cape Colony the Tnsvaa and the Orange Free oae have
been merged into a union, a preamble to independence.
Five hundred millions of dollars dropped INTO the cup OF
charity hundred rich men diminished their fortunes the name OF
education and humanity The soldiers of science have been armed
layshy to do battle with pest and pestlence.
The north pole has been turned flagstaff for the stars and
stripes Why the only thing left for the search
for the philosophers stone
We are living the period OF the eart-thls ID the
golden age The civilization of Pecs the glory OF Rome the
magncence of the aw nsels by contrast
One by the longgone agos of dreams are coming INTO
habor Nothing utterly futile All things can be If there are men to
think and persist
The year the dawn Face with and with hope
Any of its unborn days may bring miracle.
Some engineer may bore down the furnaces of Vulcan and
drive the plants all with their energy Synthetic research
NAV discover artificial wheat Some chemist may produce beef
steak In his laboratory and make the tube hencefoh of all
steers physician may find for tuberculosis may be
conquered with serum.
And who daes when but years ago Langley
thought fool because he tried to fly.
J,L. K1,Eu
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position of fighting
The sharp eyed who watch the of the
national capital pretty we'll agreed that the Ad and Cannon
gang take shelter behind Taft from the ping of
But the question What gain
alliance? He tried the with the tariff they fooled
him the his bent Is Mr. Taft getting ready buy another
gold brick? strange and interesting game Arich Cannon
and Bainger discovered severaly singing e loves he
loves not and casting sly gances the president One
recall the story who down from Jericho and
fell among thieves.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
No Property
Rights in
Labor

from the Panama repubc The related huno
vein by the Baltimore Sun:
Something OF hat
audaciy nuiy
of
Spiler bakmoor
on discomfort and deserion
Obaldia
republic did
punishable Under
obnoxious Sple found guilty
his
appealed law and while
After he had said
undyng of blind him
the bulls of President Obadia the
Notwithstanding
law mpedes and irates the prophets Thus the little
ordinances of
lords And thus their blindness they dig their
of law and principle the Panama probably
holding that there
poachng another mans labor Spr had stolen
shovel from the he might have been punished but for stealing
However annoying the practice neither the United
Colonel Goeha has property rights in the
employees
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
Moral
Standards in
Politics

tons make them right OF that bribery and
national scandal followed the publication OF letter from Dudley
which he expounded the plan The exposure ruined Dudley
political Even that period when Matt Quay fourished
the profitable shade OF the plum that tolerant period
the country would for wholesale bribery
may be fairly said that Dudley exposure marked step
in advance The that scheme had been brought
another school and he nothing wrong carrying election
corruptng the comprehensive But the
country whole did agree with him.
need be supposed therefore that bribery elections is
the United 1t belief that every
Rhode Island have their price and very high
price that 1t is nearly impossible get
York the The
money described bbe but disguised pay for work
polls little this disguised bribery other
the takers the be ashamed of their
ofense the of calling by another
California during eighties there wholesale corrupton
another the party conventions that
corrupted the the polls Even the Santa Cruz
of three years nothing like bad those by
Buckley Higgins and Stow Moral standards in politics to
improve, but the process is SLOW
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
Mr.. Taft'ss 5
Doubtful
Enterprise

powerful influence Of such railroad legislation
President his forthcoming message
weigy found the fact
has passed roughpobly the most important that it will
during its whole four
somewhat similar vein the St. Louis Star quoted:
just politicians behind big
Of find
hook President Taft
Cannon fighting the administration Naturally the president
passed In all probability most of the insurgents will be
the
they strike real like the ship subsidy
slightest
very anxious go long will try
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

Senator Aldrich. The consideration for this Ill
assorted union is support in congress for the
presidents legislative program. For example,
we quote from the Chicago Post:
In his dispatch today Mr. Edward B. Clark
the Washington correspondent of the Evening
Post saws that Senator Nelson w Aldrich IS
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

was using the zone as a sort OF recruiting
ground for labor. AS fast as the commission
would build up a competent force the obnox-
ious Spiller would decoy away the most likely
looking Iaborers until Colonel Goethals,
driven to fury, sought to have him expelled
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

RATHER episode of military senimiltary govern
tropics related OF happening the canal
appears that adventurer by the OF Spiler
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

NE learns from rather suggestive unanimty of Washington
correspondence printed in of standing that
strange alliance has been effected between Mr. Taft and
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

politics IN the eighties
General Dudley was politician of the
extreme and fanatical type, and with him
everything was fair in politics. In the presi-
dental campaign when Harrison was the can
ddate, he divided the voters into "blocks of
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

NOES politics improve moral standard? The question sug
gested by the death of William Wade Dudley and the
consequent revival of the blocks of FIVE story of Indiana
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

Copyright. 1909. by Herbert Kaufman
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-10
LOVELY REBUKE.

"Mine at lastt'' he murmured, press
ing her to his breast.
Glow so?' she asked in wonder
ment.
"Have you not promised to marry
me?D
81 have, but that does not make me
yours. On the contrary, | belong to
three bridge clubs and the Daughters
of the Revolution. | am owned body
and soul by my dressmaker and mil
liner. Europe claims me once a year.
In summer l IN an integral part of sew
eral resorts. The church owns small
proprietary interest in me, and a few
of my shares are distributed between
a woman S club and settlement work
ers' society. ! am the slave of fashion
and the servant of form. Inconsistency
possesses me almost altogether, and
golf, tennis and motoring are equal
partners in my state of health. Sew
eral specialists derive their income from
me. The state controls me and de-
ponds upon me for large part of its
revenue. All the elements are my mas
tiers and little loves and sentiments and
passions and whims make me do their
bidding! I like that. Why, little man,
if you lived to be thousand years old,
and made love to me day and night,
YOU wouldn t own a millionth part of
me. Avaunt! Life.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-10
A YOUNG PLUTOCRAT.

\ pretty young schooIma am who
teaches q tirst-grade class in the north
eastern section of the city is telling a
funny story on herself.
She had some visitors one afternoon
and thought she would show them what
a good class she had. Calling on a
bright little fellow at the rear of the
room, she said to him: ''Johnnie, if |
gave you two cents and your father
gave you three cents, how much would
you have!" "Seven," promptly re-
piled Johnnie
The teacher blushed painfully, but
thought she would try again. ''You
can't have understood me, Johnnie
Now listen, and l viii repeat the ques-
ton. If | gave you two cents and your
father gave you three, how much would
You have2''
Seven said Johnnie again. and
with the same promptness.
- am surprised at YOU. Johnnie. -
said the teacher. "'How would you
have seven2p
- got two in me pocket" said
Observation-Disclosures Times.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-10
PRESERVED TOMATOES.
Spiced Greer. Tomato Pickle.

Cut firm medium sized green tomatoes
in half inch slices. Have ready a cold
brine sufficiently strong to bear an egg
Pour over the tomatoes and set aside
for twenty-four hours. Dissolve a bit
of alum the size of hickory nut in
three quarts of boiling water, cook in
it portion of the tomatoes at a time
until tender. Mix well together one
teaspoonful of ground cloves, two
teasp0Onfuls of cinnamon, one dessert
spoonful of dry mustard, one-half of a
teaspoonful of black pepper and one
tablespoonful of sugar. Skim the to-
matoes from the boiling liquid and put
in layers in a stone pot or jar, sprink
ling evenly with the mixed spices.
When the jar is filed cover with cold
vinegar and put away in a cool place.
Tomato Catsup.
Wash and wipe one bushel of ripe
tomatoes, slice and cook until tender,
then press through sieve. Return to
the fire and cook until thick. Add two
quarts of good cider vinegar, and boil
for half an hour, then add one-half of a
pound of sugar, two-thirds of a spoonful
of salt, one ounce of ground black pep
per, one ounce of allspice, two ounces
of ginger, one-half of an ounce of
cloves, one-half of an ounce of CHINA
mon, two grated nutmegs and one small
red pepper pod. Boil for ten minutes
and bottle.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-10

IRIS ROOM IN
DEX OF OWNER

Let me tell you about a charming
| bedroom I saw the other day.
| 1t was done in brown in several
| shades, from deep cream to the real
| wood browns, with harmonious touches
| of green. The wall covering was a
| green-striped paper with cream back
ground. against which the few taste
fully framed Copley prints, photo
graphs and notices were displayed to
the best advantage. The rugs scat
tered about the bare floor were made
of brown warped, heavilywoven rags,
without fringe.
The furniture consisted of a plain
green-enameled iron bed, a chiffonier.
small desk, dressing table and chair of
natural oak, two willow rockers and
one small table, all three greenstained
a small box couch and rattan shirt
waist box. Plain net curtains edged
with inexpensive but pretty linen lace
hung straight to the sills of the win
dows
Now, right here begins the most at
tractive part of it all. The clever girl
who owns this pretty nest had bought
at a bargain sale a bolt of chintz, in
Drown, with misty tracefy OF green
over cream background. She had
made of the chintz shams and val
anced bedcover, dresser and chiffonier
covers, plain hemmed draperies for her
two windows, and then she made the
box couch cover, cushions and stand
cover of crash, with the design of
chintz cut out and appliqued on the
edges.
All this meant work for this girl s
nimble fingers, but the cost was so
little and the reward so great that she
felt more than repaid.
One feels a sense of peacefulness
and rest on entering this room--the
keynote of which is harmony and SIM
plicity. And one knows instinctively
the sweet nature of the girl to whom
the room belongs
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-10

lies just opposite Hankow, the police
were given scissors the day the mourn
ing began and were instructed to cut
from the caps of the men every red but
ton they saw; they were ordered also
to cut into pieces any red clothing that
might be worn. An official Of this same
region shaved his scalp contrary TO law.
He was at once put into a cangue; that
is, a heavy board framework five feet
square was fitted around his neck so
that it hung upon his shoulders, ex-
tending so far out that he could not
touch his head with his hand After
that the police smeared his scalp with
pitch and turned him loose on the
streets.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-10
COURTSHIP AND
MARRIAGE ILLEGAL

Continued from Page Seventeen)
three months. All wore dull eolors
and some clad themselves in white. L
was against the laws to wear red, an(
any woman found on the streets with {
red gown was ordered back home.
Young Chinese lady Of this city disre
! garded the law and started out to call
waring a pair of red slippers. A Pc
I Iiceman saw her as she crossed a mud
! dv place in the street. He stopped hel
and pulled off her shoes. She begged
| to be allowed to wear them back home
saying that she would put on white
slippers thereafter He refused, and
she tramped back in her foot wrap
pings, although the temperature was
then about freezing. Another regula-
ton prohibited the painting and pow
dering of the face. This was severe
on the Manchu girls, who plaster their
complexion with white and tint them
with rouge, as well as upon the Chi
nese, most of whom do likewise.
All Weddings Held UP.
The regulation that abolished mar
riages for twenty-seven days created
great CONSERVATION. It was known
about two days beforehand that such
an edict would be issued, and during
that period there was an epidemic OF
weddings all over the empire. Every
city and town had scores of them, and
although Peking was shrouded IN
gloom on account of the deaths, the
other cities were alive with weddings
and their festivities. Even here there
were many marriages.
In the hurry the brides and grooms
were sometimes mixed up, and the
wrong parties found themselves tied
together in the bond matrimonial. Ac-
cording the Chinese custom, the groom
furnishes the clothes for his bride, and
he seldom sees her before the wedding.
She always comes yelled to the cere-
monv. At a wedding which occurred
at this time in Tientsin, when the bride
unveiled, the groom said: These are
not the clothes which [ furnished. "
"And that is not the girl [ chose for
you'' said the matchmaker.
1t was then discovered that two we'd
dings were slated for that night in the
same block, and that the wrong brides
had been carried in their closed chairs
to the wrong grooms.
This was not discovered until the
ceremonies had been performed, and it
took considerable money to buy the
officials to unite the knots and bring
the right couples together.
$500 for Playing the Banjo.
For a certain time after weddings
were resumed it was prohibited to use
music in connection with them, and
during the period of deep mourning all
noisy festivity was punished. A high
Chinese scholar of Peking who played
the banjo was fined $500 and given
twenty-five lashes.
In the city of Wuchang a Greek had
been granted the right to open a bio
graph show for month. He had just
begun to exhibit his motion pictures
when the imperial deaths occurred. The
officials said the show must close, and
the Greek demanded damages. He was
paid 1880 in lieu of his loss.
In this same town of Wuchang, which
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-10
4YGW"1W1T

If all paradoxes in human experienced
could be explained, and reconciliation
effected between things as they are
and things as they ought to be, life
would be much more comfortable, moi
to say jollier.
The paradoxes, however. which have
ever been the most bewildering arc
those which refer to the relative posi-
ton of the two sexes Of the human
species. Man and woman are com
pared, morally, physically, and intel
lectually, but to woman is always as
signed a place subservient and subordi-
nate. Woman is called the "Weaker
VESSEL and other names which,
though poetic, imply that in the gen.
eral order of creation she comes not
before, or even with, man, but after
him
When the formation of commercial
company is projected, a prospectus,
setting forth in most alluring terms
the object and scope of the enterprise,
is issued The prospectus is the show
man. who, as he cracks his whip and
clangs his bell, tells you of the won
ders you may see if You will but walk
up and pay your money.
The Tables Turned.
When oman and Coz was first
launched. it was on prospectus Civ
ing only very ordinary shares to the
woman, and she signed the articles
meekly enough-as if, indeed she was
glad to be ini There have been many
reconstruetions, and in each of them
man has Jared badly. Slowly but sure
" he has receded from his original
proud position in the concern, until
today woman holds a first charge on all
the assets. and foreclosure seems i'm
minent. We cannot stop to investigate
all the causes which have led to this
sad reversal of man 8 fortune. It may
not be through any fault or weakness
of his. Possibly, it is due rather to
the manifold development of woman.
These things which she once was con-
tent to receive as privileges she now
has the strength to demand as rights.
The Tyrant Overthrow.
There is no limitation to her en-
enactment on man. domain, or in her
plans for his ultimate overthrow.
Woman is coming to the top with a
speed which nothing can impede. She
is arriving--nay, she has arrived, and
her dainty foot is already on the neck
of the tyrant. Let him squirm, for his
day has come. He will be overcome
by numbers, for so says the Census.
''See the mighty host advancing,
Spinsters leading on"
No ark win avail him against this
flood. No Ararat can welcome him
when the waters have subsidized, for
he viii be "drowndead,' as Mr..
Peggoty used to say. Why, then, should
man attempt to carry on any longer
this unequal struggled Let him put
his house in order and accept the inevi-
table.
Perhaps, after all. man may be
adapted to, and fitted into, the new
scheme resulting from the sex revolu-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-10
WILL SKIN POLICE REPORTERS

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Sept. 90
Police reporters from the several Los
Angeles daily papers are going to part
with a bit Of their own hardened hides
for the sake of little Hale Truman, a
10-year-old lad who was crushed be-
meath the wheels of heavy truck on
Broadway today. Several policemen
also have volunteered to furnish cuticIe
to save the lad IS life.
Hale was knocked from his bicycle
by truck horses and wheel tore the
skin from his leg exposing the bone.
Skin graft is necessary to prevent blood
poisoning.