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The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13

"Unafrighted by the silence round
them,
Undistracted by the sights they see,
These demand not that the things
without them
Yield them love. amusement. sympa-
thy.
And with Joy the stars perform their
And the sea its long moon-silvered
For seIf-poised they live. nor pine with
noting
All the fever of some suffering soul
Bounded by themselves, and unregard-
In what state Gods other works may
he.
IN their own tasks all their powers
pouring
These attain the mighty life you see"
o, air-borh voice! Long since severely
clear.
A cry like thine in mine own heart l
hear:
Resolve to be thyself; and know that
he,
Who finds himself. loses his miservi''
Matthew Arnold.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
Saint Valentines
Day
Day

TN THE general exchange of greetings.
that vary from the penny card to
II the expensive floral offerings 10
friends. sweethearts and wives, il may
be interesting TO look to the why and
wherefore of this days celebration.
In the first place, there doesn't seem
70 be any reason why little Eros, the
god of love. has been so hopelessly
tangled up with the austere bishop
who gave his name to the day
Tradition gives US no reason for at
tributing love songs or lifting messages
to the good old SAINT. 1noeed. he was
far from the thoughts of the human
emotions. His tranquil steadfastness to
the Christian faith brought down the
wrath of the C!audian persecution, and
he was thrown into prison. The blind
daughter of the keeper OF the prison
pitied the unfortunate captive and
tried to comfort him. She was rewarded
by the IN of her. eyesight, due to
st. Valentine, legend tells Us. Because
of this he was dragged through the
streets and finally beheaded
Perhaps the pity OF the blind girl
was akin to love, and there may be
this faint claim to the invasion OF this
factor.
At any rate, ladies' have sighed and
lovers have burst forth into avowals of
their affections. on paper
In the days of the quill pen the val
entines were considered luxury. and
hours were spent gliding and painting
and decorating with verse. homemade
and otherwise Hearts, doves and
cupids were brought into play, and II
one halted for a declaration Of passion
that was glowing and ardent, he had
but to turn TO the Valentine Writer,
or the Lovers Instructor" a guide to
the passionate expression of the hearts
love-
In 1900 the first made-to-order valen-
tine appeared for sale. Since that time
factories of many lands have been
busily making millions OF these little
and great effusions.
Poor st. Valentine would be aston
iehed at the impetus that he has given
to business and the mails. He would
probably rub his eyes and gasp at the
way his name has been taken as a
clever excuse for the exchange OF af-
fectionate courtesies.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13

In the hands of child to be used as
humorous shaft against friend or
enemy
If you stand for refinement and deli
cacy, II your ideals OF life emphasize
the good. then the character of your
child. or of any children in touch with
you, should be recognized as plastic
clay. in the process of developing.
Surely anything. no matter how rnomen-
tary. that is a. deterrent factor in the
good results should be placed under
your ban
This Objectionable custom has. OF
course another evil and cruel result II
has come within every one's experience
TO see the grief and unspeakable anguish
of recipient of comic insult With
an unguessed-at result, these cheap ana
vulgar shafts have pierced many hard
ened natures and produced damage that
is irreparable.
Two natures. then. are hurt bv tb;s
kind of card--the sender's and the re-
ceivers. Is it worth it?
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
Cupid s Coming

r Owe like a toggar came to me.
With hose and doublet torn,
IL His shirt bedangling from his knee
With hat and shoes outworn.
He ask'd an aims; l gave him bread.
And meat too, for his need;
Of which. when he had fully fed,
He wish'd me all good speed.
Away he went, but as he turn'd
(In faith, know not h0w)
He touch'd me So as that burnd.
And am tormented now.
Loves silent flames and fires obscure
Then crept into my heart;
And though I saw no bow, I'm sure
His finger was the dart.
Robert Herrick
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13

Ty HERE was once upon time man
who undertook to interfere with
- the affairs of an erring husband
who was beating his docile but wailing
wife. and, if you remember the story,
the expostulations of the medium were
rewarded by a sudden cessation of the
blows, followed by the combination OF
forces of husband and wife. His angelic
and righteous Indignation at the gentle
art OF using force soon was reduced to
a pulp. After he left the hospital he
made a vow. which he has striven to
keep to the letter.
Now this is not an unusual occurrence.
Indeed. it seems to be natural that an
intruder. even if he be in the guise OF
a friend, is given a frosty greeting, and
frequently is sent on his way sorrowing
at the irgratitude of humanity.
There is the medium who undertakes
to inform the fond and adoring mother
of her sons erring ways. Mrs. Brown
ing" this friend says. Il am grieved to
say that as an outsider l have seen
many things that you do not suspect.
whereupon a tale is unfolded that
makes each particular hair of the lis
tener to stand on end. not in horror,
but in wrath. How dare she?
The medium through which a reform
IS to be instituted is shown the nearest
way to the door. and it is closed upon
her. The feeling that she has done her
duty. and has pointed out the wrong,
does not alter the fact that there Is
one friend less. and an irsfe enemy
added to her list
If you have ever played the role Of
calm but determined medium through
which the lines of an engagement were
TO be refracted. you will understand
how unhappy the launching Of truth can
make one.
Did the young woman ever believe
you? Try as hard as you, might. the
engaged John was lauded and petted
in proportion to the evidence. If the
medium was young and woman. there
were unpleasant accusations Of jealousy,
sour grapes and catty motives. In nine
cases out of ten it did not pay.
The medium of taleOearer between
two women is wildly exciting, but dan
gerous Backward and forward the un-
happy carrier IS sent. and the causuc
remarks somehow gain in strength Like
a huge SNOWFALL. the great tale accumu-
lates little white lies and alterations.
Finally the recipient of the greatest
accusation in fury turns upon the me-
dunn Or there is a chance meeting OF
the two enemies and a "making-up.
The talebearer is decried as & wilfui
prevaricator and virtually is thrown
away. Unhappy is no name for it.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13

THIS was the most deadly uninter-
esting spot I had ever been com
l. PEELED TO stay IN, and I wished
myself well out Of It One glance vas
enough TO convince me that the War
dens' guestroom was not the acme Of
comfort
may have been particularly suscep-
tible 10 chilling influences at the time,
but something had got on my nerves d
few hours before, when I'd been shown
into II first. and now the feeling crept
over me again.
II was bedtime after a delightful
evening with these comparatively re-
cent friends whose home did not
know.
Being a mere man, had merely a
grip. but q big one, and upon arriving
I had hauled out my belongings with
some nisglVilgs, had washed up (the
ladies would have called Il dressing for
dinner and had noted the absence Of
something; but I now made a more
accurate mental note of the absence Of
everything else.
I an only 4 doctor, somewhat anti
septic and decidedly plain in my tastes,
but a. this 5unctCre could have smiled
beni gnly upon a cisorderly room with
q friyOl or TWO even al the expense OF
q certain number OF germs. for the
Euestroon1 at Warden's sisters was as
bleak as a stOrm-swept coast after a
March wind
7 was conscious that everything had
been snatched away before my arrival
70 make room for my presence. and the
feeling wasn't far removed from the
uncannv. ! could see WarGen's sister
and all the younger ones scurrying
round. banishing most things and reno
waiting what was left. Yes. il was per-
fectly clear now, I had been a trouble
20 them
I took my clothes out Of my bag
oispirited. but with determination 10
try the make-yo yourself-at-home stunt;
and then I put them back again upon
finding the bureau drawers locked
and IN use. This was a blow. but
II fortified me for what was TO fol-
low All Of Wardens sisters party
dresses hung in the closet, wrapped
IN stately shrouds Of white. and I
hung my coat over the back Of a
chair.
''Chagrin'' comes nearer to the word
I want I experienced IL just then. and
later when I found there was no drink
ing glass on the marble-hearted wash
stand Somebody had remembered a
pitcher OF water. and more famous doc
tors than I have drunk from pitchers
mouths did. too.
remembered a tale OF fool visitor
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
Against the Comic Valentine

ITO MOTHERS and fathers let there
be made an earnest plea against
- the comic valentine which is still
bought by unthinking children and al
lowed TO be sent out of the home to
hapless victims.
1t is a sad fact that few parents have
full cognizance of the laws OF mind
or of the Importance OF some of the
essential factors of the development of
that part of a child's existence.
1t has been found that there is an un-
conscious influence in the moulding of a
child's character in the form OF pie
lures with whic hhe comes in con-
tact. he need not study them closely.
casual glance leaves its indelibIe
traces upon his mind
Every opportunity to exercise any
innate, cruelty is just one more link
Forged in the chain that at last binds
the individual to his baser actions.
Think. then, what double opportunity
for harm an illustrated sheet coupled
with cruel doggerel can be when placed
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13

T0 HE statement has been made thou
sands OF times, and never more fire.
Il Quently than in the last few years,
that woman's proper sphere is the home.
her only business in life the making OF
1t comfortable and happy for her hus-
band, the bearing and rearing OF his
children. Criticisms, slurs, ridicule and
anathemas have been heaped upon the
woman who was not content TO stay
within these narrow confines. and sought
field of labor more congenial and GER
tainly more remunerative
The theory that the married woman
is supported by her husband is spIen-
did as theory, but as a fact It has
unfortunate exceptions. Without ques-
ton it is enough that woman become
wife and a mother, without expecting
that she become a breadwinner as well;
but the truth is that every year tie
vast number OF married women whom
necessity has forced into the business
world has rapidly increased. So 1t is
not theory. but a fact that confronts
US
A married woman Is not and cannot
be insured against exigencies that may
render il imperative for her to put the
shoulder to the wheel for the main
tenance of her family, the lawful wage
Garner included. The proof Of this is
demonstrated every day. TO the woman
who contemplates matrimony from the
standpoint of provision for the future,
we submit these situations taken at
random from cases We have known.
They are the unyarnished truth, ana
their pregnancy should give her pause
A girl married a young man of ex-
celient family and much personal charm.
but unsettled in business. The young
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13

TTyEARE Of myself and sick Of
NM asking
Wv What I am and what I ought
10 be,
Al this vessels PROV stand. which
bears me
Forwards. forwards. Ger the starlit
sea.
And look Of passionate desire
Ger the sea and 10 the stars send:
''Ye who from my childhood Up have
Gained me
Calm me. ah. compose me TO the end.
"Ah. once more" ! cried. we stars.
ye waters.
On my heart your mighty charm re-
new,
Still. sttl Ter me. as I gaze upon you.
Feel uy soul becoming vast Ike you
From the intense. clear. star-sown
vault OF heaven.
over the lii seas unquiet way.
IN the rUstling night air came the an
sWer-
''7youldst thou be as these are? Live
as they.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13

train for the West with married
woman He left behind 8, wife and
three children. the youngest four
months. 1t required weeks OF detective
work to convince her OF his pe-fidy.
but at last she knew. The only work
she cou!d do was kitchen work. No
body wanted woman with three ba-
bies. So the home was broken up
It's inmates scattered. The eldest boy
was sent to relative in one state
the little girl to a friend in another
The mother with the infant went into
a clubhouse kitchen at So a week.
A young couple started out in lie To-
gether under the brightest auspices
Disaster overlook them. their entire
fortune was swept away in day, ana
they had to start over again. 1t was
an uphill struggle for the husband.
Two sons had to be educated So the
wife, although unframed for business.
was forced TO learn and take a hanu
in the money earning game.
Another woman was driven Into the
business world to support a baby boy
and her husband. whom sickness had
rendered blind. Abuse made 1t neces-
for StliI aIlOlNeT Wlle 10 oANOiSO
her husband and provide a home for
his mother as well as his five babies
Another woman on whom necessity laid
a heavy hand struggled for years
against poverty and III health, only IN
the end 10 become helpless invalid
and to see her children scattered. the
objects of charity.
We need not add TO this recital or un-
fortunate cases. The daily press multi
plies them by the hundred Your own
knowledge will suggest others in only
too large numbers These are neither
unusual nor extreme.
Marriage Is not a haven from the
storm. 1t is not sanctuary for the
defenscless or the pursued 1t is not
an insurance against misfortune. Strip
ped of its trappings of sentiment and
tradition. it is an investment, Like any
other investment. it huctuates in value
according to various influences within
and without. We win or lose accord
ing to the insight or astuteness shown
in selection
Sarah. Curtis Mott
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13

Qdy NeF LuSpA
signed from his
tenth position she
took account Of
stock. Never since
she had been a wife
had she been prop
erly supported, never
could she hope to be.
There was no alter
sn tive. UnaccuS-
toned to public life,
unframed for bust
ness, worn by the
burdens OF poverty,
yet brave and de-
termined. she went
forth alone 10 fight
her battle.
In another fam
fly, two hours after
leaving home a
strong, healthy man
was brought back
dead as the result OF
an accident. There
were ten little ones.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
A Brides Ring

vYERY few brides of the present day
" plead guilty to the old supersti-
tious feeling against the removal
OF the ring after it has once been
placed on the finger by the bridegroom.
1t was then considered unlucky for the
ring to be taken off after II had once
been put on. Nevertheless, in one fam
lily the same ring has been used fors
genera tions for the marriage of its
members, and an ordinary ring has
been substituted for it after the we'd
ding ceremony
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
Song for the 18th

A POLIO has peeped through the
"A shutter,
a - And awaken'd the witty and fair; |;
The boarding-school bellies in a futter,
The twopenny posts in despair:
The breath Of the morning is fiinging
A magic on blossom, on spray,
And cockneys and sparrows are singing
In chorus on Valentines Day.
-P-aed
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13

They had always been abundantly pro-
vided fer, but the wife knew nothing
about her husbands affairs, and ras-
cally partner took all that she possessed.
strenuously opposed to women in busi-
!teSs, see was yet compelled TO support
her family.
One morning. after an affectionate
goodbye TO his family. a man took
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
THAT
CHILDREN LIhE

RO1vN-U who
visit The eiabo-
rate toy shops Of
large cities are
so impressed by
the intricate cost
~ toys shown
there that they
are apt TO think
that the children
a. home like just
such playthings.
They purchase
these toys. send
them home and
fairly overwhelm
the little ones for
a few days. Aft
er the novelty OF
I h e mechanical
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13

When very young. children delight TO
dress up in costume. Any one who has
observed them on Halloween will be
convinced that they are truly happy
when masquerading. Paper dolls which
can have their entire costumes changed
in a few moments are among the cher
fshed treasures OF childhood.
Who does not recall the humble toys
upon which their childish affection
was lavished? Perhaps II was a one
armed. one-eyed doll or a leaden cap
tain of the guards who had long lost
his trusty sword. yet nothing could
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13

COAl41 VI AS QUlte 81
much when we were
shut in a darkened
room with measles
as these same d.
lapidated. d 9 arl Y
loved I r e a S ur e 5.
Even in years later.
when we were cross
ing the borderland
of childhood. how we.
still loved those bat
tered treasures.
True. We would be
occasionally caught
by our parents when
nursing these dear
children of our
earlier days. and
we were Tidiculed by
elders, who sought
to shame US for still
clinging to our toys.
But we didn't care,
really. though We
blushed guiltily at
the discovery; for
didn't we know that
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13

the end that he did not take respon-
sibility. After seven years. In which
they had moved nine times, each move
representing a change of position, the
woman awoke to the fact that her hue-
band was an incompetent. Ordinary
comforts were lacking in the home.
Four children were growing up. The
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13

our dear old doll understood US better
than any one else? Didn't she know
that We were not children any more.
and she never, never would laugh at US
For each Of US truly believed that our
dollS-at least our dearest beloved one
had souls and minds that always under
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
My Love

NN PAPER curiously shaped
Scribblers today Of every sort.
~ In verses valentines yclept
To Venus chime their annual court.
!. too. viii swell the motley throng.
And greet the all-auspiciOus day.
Whose privilege permits my song,
My love thus secret to convey.
-BOhn.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13


therefore that woman let ask YOU @ hat are you oesid
your behalf considered selhshnes The
theory development individual has been accepted stands
fast We learn W has been truly sad by failures but we absorb
through the experience of others
realizing fullest the presentday ambitions
Of ourselves bear the legitimate
burden the load that makes door
Which youl A privileged worker doormatl
Would the difference between the two There
broader road knowledge this subject than such columns these
abound thoughts feelings
experiences would indicate the trend of the
Of today.
There cheering you if climbing upward and if
reached
what have done and what and what
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
What Are You :?

THE glory Of this world OF ours below,
Rests not IN what We DO or what we kr
Bat dWels forever more in what We arc"
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13

MAKE ourselves what and nobody else rcspcnsob
Efsy would anybody de
personally, become, must WI
fran from blaming all ar somebody else
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-05-18

At the request Of the Manila To-
bacco Association, unanimously ex-
pressed, the collector of internal reve-
nue. has undertaken to regulate the
expectation of cigars to the United
States in the quality ratio agreed up
on by the tobacco interests.
The Mexican government, the Bra
lillian government and Secretary OF
State Knox are discussing proposi-
tion that there shall be court for
the removal Of causes of war between
the Republics of the Western Hemi-
sphere.
The Philippine Islands probably are
more free of cholera today than for a
number of years past. This state
ment is made in report to the public
health service by Surgeon Victor G.
Heiser. chief quarantine officer of the
islands.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-05-18
FUNERAL CEREMONIES
OF EDWARD IMPOSING
Thousands View Coffin While
Lying in State at West
minister Hall.

LONDON, May 17-Development
following the death Of Edward VII and
the accession OF George V. absorb at
tention in England.
The funeral of King Edward, which
will take place May goth, will be the
most imposing ceremonial the British
capital has ever witnessed. Thirty
thousand soldiers will line the streets
when the procession passes. When
the funeral procession starts on, ev-
cry tram car in London will come to
standstill for quarter of an hour,
and all public houses will be closed
while the procession is passing.
Roosevelt to Be Among Kings.
Ex-President Roosevelt, who was
named as special envoy Of the United
states to attend the funeral, was pre-
sented to King George soon after his
arrival in London on Monday. Mr..
Roosevelt, as Special Ambassador, will
occupy place with the visiting mon
archs In the funeral procession and
also will attend the burial at Windsor
The procession to Westminster
Hall yesterday for the lying-in-state in.
cluded King George and all the for
eign sovereigns on horseback. and the
Queen Mother and royal ladies in car.
riages.
] Thousands passed through Westmin.
lister Hall to look upon the coffin
I The body of the late king was not ex
posed to view. The people saw only
the coffin with the official regalis
and heaps of flowers.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-05-18
WASHINGTON, D. C., NEWS

The House committee on library has
favorsbly reported the Humphrey bill
authorizing the marking of the old
Oregon trail, and authorizes an ap
preparation of $25,0Oo as the Govern
ment's contribution toward the COST of
the undertaking. The bill is amended
to permit the Secretary of War to re-
ceive contributions from any source
to the fund.
The Federal Government has taken
steps looking to the negotiations of
trade treaty with Canada. 1t is Off
cially announced that Secretary Knox
has sent communication to the Brit.
ish Ambassador here transmitting to
the Canadian Government a formal
proposal that tariff negotiations be
instituted as soon as possible.
The adoption by the Senate of a
long and short haul amendment to the
railroad bill will result, it is believed,
in Fastening the final vote on the
measure and make easier the task of
the conferees who will attempt to har
monize the difference between the
Senate and the House. This is the
consensus of opinion expressed by
Congress leaders.
The indictment against Governor C..
N. Haskell, of Oklahoma, in the town
lot Indian land cases, will be pressed
by the Department of Justice, accord
ing to decision reached by Attorney
General Wickersham, after q confer
ence with President Taft. It is the
plan Of the department to have jury
pass on the matter early in June.
Washington officials of the Depart.
ment Of Agriculture and Commerce
and Labor have sharp sense of the
need of something, no one knows just
what, to stop the flood of emigration
that is flowing on its way from the
Western United States into Canada
The Administration proposes to take
the matter up seriously.
At a conference between President
Taft, prominent Eastern Senators ant
number Of Western Senators, in
cluding Hepburn and Borah of Idaho
and Piles and Jones of Washington
the railroad bill, the anti-injunctioI
measure. the statehood bill, if possible
and the public land withdrawal meas
ure were agreed upon as revised leg
islative slate and all of the Senator
present pledged themselves TO vot'
for those measures.