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PERIODICAL LITERATURE CHANGES

advertising. The result was that the
field was soon entered by battaiions OF
new enterprises, each publisher or pro-
moter imagining that the opportunity
was iimitless and the profits certain
After a decade of prosperity Tor rev
and losses for many a reaction set In
All sorts of changes in price, appear
ance and scope have been made. a
few new publications have come for
ward with rapid strides and many have
been lost sight of. Groups have been
formed to cover a wide range OF Inter-
ests and save expenses. "A noted
woman's magazine has been sold TO
newspaper publisher, a weekly which
has made some stir in the world has
cut its selling price in half In al
most every Office there have been
changes of purpose or Of ownership. al
though there are a few exceptions TO
this rule.
1t is evident that magazine literature
is going through an evolutionary stage
and that 1t has not yet reached any
thing like a permanent foundation
More periodicals are read than ever be-
fore, but 1t Is doubtful IL the present
multitude exercise as much influence as
did the few of generation ago. What
Is expected by many publishers Is that
a new Americanism in literature will
come out of present experiments which
will be distinctive and constructive
Philadelphia Inquirer.
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In various countries the age at when
1t is deemed proper to marry diners
IN the tropical climates men and women
age much more rapidly than in colder
climates. 1t is nothing unusual to see
a mother with an infant in her arms at
the age of IL and 13, and this is con-
sidered the marriageable age In Ceylon
and India.
On the other hand. in Iceland ana
Alaska so is regarded as the suitable
age for matrimony.
President Lowell of Harvard is quoted
as saying recently In an address before
the students that ut is neither We'll for
the man nor for his community that ne
is forced to wait until he is % or more
before he can think of marrying.
AS an abstract proposition, this state
ment is sound and sensible. The best
years of q mans life may come after
he is 80, but he becomes legalized
citizen at the age of 81. In the eyes OF
the law he is qualified to assume the
responsibilities Of mans estate, and II
he does this in true and patriotic
way he will at once become home
maker He will marry and present his
country with future voters or future
mothers of voters. He is of legal age.
He assumes the responsibilities as
signed to him under the law There Is
no logical reason why he should delay
marriage for ten years merely for the
sake of social convention. 1t has been
urged that early marriages are un-
happy ones. This is an illogical method
OF reasoning. There are fully as many
unhappy marriages consummated at the
age of 40 as there are at 21.
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THE ACE TO MARRY

MANY Of the youthful marriages we
note from time to time terminate IN tno
most happy way.
But, after all, who can wisely say
when it is prudent to take unto onesell
a wife? Some never do, and manage
to neg their lonely way through the
world. seIfishly isolated from All the
lows of happy home. Benjamin
FRANKLIN once gave some advice on
this important subject to a young man
who. having entered profession poor'
without visible means to support
wife. wrote In his quandary, 10 the
famous philosopher.
"Your reasons against entering mar
riage at present" replied Franklin ap-
pear to me well founded. Tne clrcum-
stantial advantages you have In we"
of postponing it are not only uncertain
but they are small In comparison WIN
that of the thing itself. 1t Is the man
ana the woman united that make the
complete human being. Together they
are more likely to succeed In the
world. "A single man has not nearly
the advantage he would have In state
OF union. He Is an incomplete animal.
He represents the odd half OF pair or
scissors. If you get a prudent, nealtny
wife. your industry In your profession
with her good economy. will be fortune
sufficient"
If this was true in 1745. when Frank
lin thus delivered himself. 1t Is no less
true today.
Franklin was wise among the men
of nations and his advice to the young
man of his day seems to be good advice
to offer all young men of the present
day as to when to marry.
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CONCERNING TROUSERS

A dispatch to the Sun says that the
monks at ST. MichaeIs monastery at
Maikop. In the Caucasus. abandoned
their tools and left the monastery be-
cause their request for a supply of
trousers was refused. Their superior,
Father Ambrosio, had held that trou-
sers are an unnecessary luxury.
If Dean Swift were alive this story
could be properly handled. Suffice 1t
to say that SO far as our limited knowl-
edge goes this Is the first time in the
history of literature that trousers have
been described as an unnecessary lux
ury. Not even George Meredith ever
had the temerity to Spring a phrase
equal to that. Had good Father Am
brosio said that while trousers may be
necessary necessity in certain fash
ionable quarters. still within the con-
fines Of the monastery they were to be
regarded as an uncomfortable luxury,
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few would take Issue with him. In
deed, we find that Pococke has said of
the east THE youth and people of
fashion, when in the country, wear
trousers, with shoes and stockings"
Note the qualifying phrase, when
In the country" Thus the evidence OF
history confirms the opinion OF Father
Ambrosio. who held merely that trou-
sers were for people Of fashion and not
necessary for Industrious folk intent
on their business. Maybe these poor
secluded monks once saw some movies
of the Bronx or Hyde park. and the
sight of the dandies sporting about like
goldfish In these metropolitan show
cases made a lasting impression upon
the forbidden fancies of these lonely
men. Who knows? On the whole we
think dear Father Ambrosio has car
ried the tenets of ascetism too far.
What does Chicago think of this rul-
ing on what it loves to call pants?
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INVITE THE FORMER EMPRESS
EUGENE

No more graceful and fitting act
could be performed on behalf of the
Pacific exposition than to in
vite Eugene, former empress OF
France, to be in the place of honor
at the opening of the canal, and also
the exposition if possible.
When the Suez canal was opened it
was Eugene, then the wife OF Ma
poleon III, emperor of France. who
stood in the bow of the first vessel
which led the procession OF ships
through the canal.
The Panama canal, construction
was first actually begun by the French,
with Count de Lesseps, the builder OF
the Suez canal, at its head, and much
of the French material and work has
actually been utilized in the construc-
ton of the American canal.
Count dc Lesseps was cousin OF
the then Empress Eugenie, and as an
ANONYMOUS writer in the Chicago Rec
ord Herald, who makes the suggestion
10 invite her, says: TT is probable
that neither of these canals would have
been attempted by the French but for
Eugene. It was her relative, Count
de Lesseps, who, with her encourage
1nent, secured the support of France
for the Suez enterprise, and it was his
success in this that led to the incep-
ton of the Panama canal scheme"
The Empress Eugene was herself
Spanish by birth, countess of no high
rank in Spain, but considered the most
beautiful woman of her time of sue
cess and triumph.
Driven from the throne into exile,
losing her husband under sad con-
ditions and deprived of her only child
by the assagai of Zulu, she has lived
a long life of sorrow since her de-
parture from France, and today she is
merely a historical figure, to the close
of whose long life this honor would
come as a fitting testimonial.
AS matter of sentimental record
for women it should also be a great
event if the one woman whose life
links the nineteenth and the twentieth
the feminist-eentury should have a
deserved personal part In the celebra-
ton of the completion of the greatest
work of man in this century, the join
ing in union of the two great oceans of
the world.
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HOUSING THE DIPLOMATS

Just at the time when Judge Gerard
of New York, the new ambassador
to Germany, has come home to dis
cuss his housing in Berlin, where he
found he could not rent house for
less than a sum in excess of his to-
tai annual pay, a cablegram from
Buenos Aires says that the Argentine
senate has approved an appropriation
of 100000 for the purchase of build
ing at Washington for the Argentine
government.
Practically all of the European ma
tons own legation sites and buildings
in Washington Visitors to the ma
tional capital are familiar with the
magnificent buildings of the great ma
tions which set forth the dignity and
character of the countries to which
they belong. Even the lesser nations,
like those of South America, have
found it not only desirable but eco
nomical to have buildings of their
own at Washington.
With these object lessons staring
senators and congressman in the face
every time they go to and from their
homes and the capitol, it might be
supposed that this great nation would
long ago have bought and built
worthy legation sites and buildings in
every country with which we have
diplomatic relations. But we have not
one.
In spite of the double reasons that
other nations do it and that our not
doing it keeps good men out of the
diplomatic service, congress has never
under any party treated the subject
as it deserves. Congress seems to be
obsessed with the idea that if we
house our ministers abroad as they
should be housed a popular clamor
would arise which would drive its
members out of Office. Nothing of
the sort We have done everything
down to employing vaudeville shows
for the men in the canal zone and
there has been no protest. We sup
ply army officers with houses at army
posts and congress has not been. ex-
pelled for doing So The country
needs worthy representatives abroad
and congress should heed what is
really the public will
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several years he tried to determine
how best to recover the boys who
came before the court In speaking
| to mems club one night of boy
who was about to be sent to the re-
formatory he said:
There is only one possible way to
! save that youngster, and that is to
have some earnest, true man vol
unteer to be his big brother, to look
after him, help him do right, make
the little chap feel that there is at
least one human being in this great
city who takes personal interest in
him; who cares whether he lives or
dies"
Mr.. Coulter called for volunteer
and 40 men rose, all there were pres
ent. Since then the movement has
spread to more than 40 cities in this
country, Canada, and Australia. In
New York nearly 700 business men
were Big Brothers to nearly 5000
Idle Boys. The movement is now in
corporated and its object, as stated
by Mr.. Rand, is to help the child,
whether he comes directly from the
juvenile court, or is released from a
correctional institution, or is called to
the attention of the officers of the Big
Brothers by other societies or by In
dividuals.
Each boy who is taken in hand is
given whatever assistance he needs
individually. Sometimes position
is found for him, sometimes the en-
vironment of his home is changed.
If this can not be done by Big
Brother (and often by Big Brothers
mother or sister), then a home for
the boy is found in the country. If
the need is physical development, the
youngster is placed in a gymnasium
under competent instruction; but in
each case and always the main thing
is that he shall know a Big Brother
| is personally interested in him, shar-
ing his joys and sympathizing with
his discouragements.
Not all the boys who are taken up
by Big Brothers stand the test. But
officers of the movement say that 81
per cent of the boys looked after last
year did not get back to court under
charges a second time.
The finest feature of the Big Brother
movement is that it must broaden
the human relations of the adult
and the child who are brought to-
gether, coming as they do from op-
posite ends of the social scale, and
as time passes and the movement
extends it will lead to greater de-
velopment of the true brotherhood of
man.
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AMERICAN EQUESTRIAN STATUES

That the taste for equestrian monu-
ments has been formed only in late
years in the United States. or at any
rate has only recently found expression.
Is the first impression to be derived
from the interesting list made by Mrs.
Florence Cole Quimby. After the lead
ing effigy of King George III was torn
down on Bowling Green at the outbreak
of the revolution Americans were con-
tent to do without equestrian statues
for close on so years. OF the go or so
now found in the United States about
one-half have been set UP since 1900.
Some of those we have are purely works
of art, intended for decoration, like
MacMonnie's HORSE Tanners" in Brook
lyn; q few are replicas Of noted Euro
pean statues; the greater number have
been erected in memory of some tndi-
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THE BIG BROTHERS

The Idle Boy is given by George
Kibbe Turner in McClure's for July
as the chief source of the criminal
and the corrupt in the great cities
of the east. The boy is idle because
he has as playground but the street
and that not being a legal play
ground, leads him into illegal acts,
chiefly playing craps" which requires
money, and when he loses in the
game he has to have money and to
secure it takes to petty larceny and
thievery, when his criminal end is
then in sight.
In Everybody's for August Henry
Rand tells the story of the Big
Brother movement, the Big Brother
being the volunteer who comes to
the rescue of the Idle Boy to save
him to society for life of usefulness
Ernest K. Coulter was clerk of the
juvenile court in New York, and for
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Hoist With His Own Poet

certain English judge once pre-
sided at the trial Of youthful Of
fender. Among other things the
Judges own orchard had suffered al
the boys hands. Counsel made an
eloquent plea, exeusing the fault on
the ground of youthfulness. He quoted
literally from the poets, among others
from Wordsworth's ode on the Inti-
nations of Immortality"
Your honor" cried counsel, "as the
great Wordsworth has 1t, Heaven lies
about us in our infancy"
"Um-m-m." observed his honor, ''the
court Is of the opinion that Words
worth had better and more accurate
intimations than learned counsel gives
him credit for. The next verses de-
serve to be quoted:
Shades OF the prison house begin
to close
Upon the growing boy"
New York Evening Post
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EXPOSITION NEEDS BETTER
ADVERTISING

From all ends of the earth recently
have come complaints that the Pan
ama-Pacihc exposition needs more
and better advertising.
The latest complainant is Norman
E. Mack of Buffalo, many years ma
tional democratic committeeman from
that state, prominent newspaper
publisher and chairman of the New
York state exhibition committee to
the Panama Pacific exposition.
Mr.. Mack, interviewed by the New
York Times in London, on the sub
ject of Great Britain's refusal to ex-
hibit, said:
GAS chairman of the New York state
exhibition committee, feel that Eng
lands refusal to participate in the
Panama Pacific exposition is great
mistake, for it is to celebrate live
issue, instead of to commemorate
something that happened a few hun
dred years ago, and will inaugurate
the greatest trade boom the world
has seen.
II do not believe, as do many
Americans, that England is sore over
the subject of the canal tolls. She
surely would not be so childish as that.
l am inclined to think that the fault
lies largely with the Americans, who
have not sufficiently advertised the ex-
hibition and outlined to foreign gov
ernments what is wanted, and what
advantages are to be derived from it
America sent a large delegation
abroad year ago to visit the different
countries, stir up interest, eat some
dinners, and go home.
The Panama-Pacihc commissioners
should have established an Office with
permanent booster in every great
capital, and should have had several
travellers circulating through the lit
tie countries to keep things moving.
at is not too late now, for the fair
is still long time ahead, and there
should be determined effort made to
have England, the greatest power, re-
consider her action We should send
man over now to open bureau and
show England what her staying out is
going to mean. She should also have
comprehensive plan of what our gov
ernment wants foreign nations to do
in the nature of exhibits. Such a
scheme as / suggest would cost only
few thousand dollars and would be
about the best investment possible to
get England into line"
Mr.. Mack's ideas are sound What
is needed is not the old fashioned
copy gristmill grinding out news
paper stories" and sending them to
newspapers in hope that they will be
printed.
There should be thorough exploit
tation of the exposition by permanent
representatives in each country, and
even in every great American city,
who would be on the job and use every
available opportunity to cali atten-
ton to the great exposition.
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HOTEL NEWS

A. III. Ashley. a rancher of Stockton,
is staying at the Sutter.
w. p. Murphy q railroad man of Chi
cago, is at the Fairmont.
e. L. Sissen, assessor of Tehama
county, is a guest at the Manx.
G.. M. Lyston, q retired capitalist of
Los Angeles, is at the Bellevue.
John w. Barter. an orchardist OF
Watsonville, Is at the Stewart.
E. T. Cooley, a commercial man of
Fresno. IL stopping at the Argonaut.
r. B. Moore, a merchant of Vallejo.
and Mrs. Moore. are at the Argonaut.
Antonio Rafael vejar. consul for
Chile at Portland. is stopping at the
Manx.
F. w. Hogg. proprietor Of the Fresno
Herald, and Mrs Hogg, are at the
Sutter.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. 8. Wentworth ana
son OF Boston. Mass, are guests at
the Palace.
DR.. A. NJ Thomas and Mrs. Thomas
of New York city are registered at
the Fairmont
Captain ]. de Hubert, owner of a
vineyard at San Bonita, is registered
at the Union Square.
Cyril G. Seydel, owner OF very
large fruit orchard at Lincoln. Is a
guest at the Union Square.
II. r. judah. business manager of
the Santa Cruz News, and Mrs. Judah,
are registered at the Argonaut.
c. c. Robertson, a well known in
surance broker of Sacramento. Is at
the Bellevue with Mrs. Robertson.
Governor Ernest Lister, Washington,
and his secretary, Irwin w. Ziegano.
from Olympia are guests at the Pal
ace.
James G. Owen. travelling Inspector
of the Knights of Pythias' insurance
department, Los Angeles. is at the
Manx.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. johnson OF Los
Angeles are registered at the Palace.
Mr. Johnson is the proprietor Of the
Westminster hotel In that city.
George L. Dickson, Mrs. Dickson, Miss
Cecil Dickson and DR.. and Mrs. w. G.
Cassels of Tacoma, who motored here,
are registered at the st. Francis.
Colonel Leon S. Roudiez, u. S. A.,
who has been stationed at Fort Glib
bon, Alaska, for the last four years, Is
at the Stewart, en- route to New York.
Charles III. Madison, former assistant
manager of the st. Francis. and now
special representative in California for
the Wright and Dickinson hotel system,
Is guest at the Bellevue.
Alexander Robinson, vice president
of the Western Pacific; c. B. Mason,
Charles q. Saxton and John Bergman.
all officials of the same road, from st.
Louis, are guests at the st. Francis.
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vidual. as monuments as we'll as works
of art.
The classes of great or popular men
who can be represented appropriately
on horseback are necessarily restricted.
for the fancy for allegorical groups has,
fortunately, passed away. 1t would be
difficult to imagine a contingency that
would justify the presentation Of Lin
coin or Franklin or Webster riding a
horse. 1t is to the military heroes, to
the pioneers, to the legendary adven-
turers, that the sculptors must turn,
and with very few exceptions 1t Is the
generals of the revolution and the civil
war that American equestrian statues
commemorate. st. Louis. to be sure. has
the French king from whom the city
takes it's name; Denver has Kit Carson
in bronze, and Prescott, Ariz., has
Bucky ONeill the Rough Rider; the
rest were leaders in either of the two
great wars.--New York Sun.
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A Plan to Fool St. Peter

A group of men were discussing
their probable chances of entering the
heavenly gate. Some were extolling
their virtues and religious zeal, and
felt sure they could not be ignored.
Several were willing to take chances
when the situation presented itself.
One said he had his plan mapped out
and, when pressed for details. said:
We'll, / intend to walk up the golden
stairs and take hold of the door and
keep opening and closing 1t, making
as much noise as possible, till / get st.
Peter good and peeved, and then he
will say: See here. either you come in
or stay out. New York Evening
Post.
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Interesting Beginning

A fair graduate was conversing with
a young gentleman who had been pre-
sented to her after the commencement
exercises.
Well" she sighed happily, Il am
an A. B. now. OF course. you have
a degreeT
B."
The fair grad pondered. The degree
was puzzling.
why. what Is thatf" she asked.
Bachelor" he said
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dramatically Correct

Father was on the warpath and when
at last he came across Willie in an odd
corner of the garden, the engagement
commenced" says London Answers
Willie" demanded Mr.. Smith. "have
you eaten any of those large dessert
pears I left in the cupboard?"
Pa" replied the young hopeful, II
can not tell a lie. / have notstouched
one"
William senior eyed william Junior
wrathfully.
Then how Is It." asked tho parent,
that / found these three cores In your
bedroom. and there is only one pear
in the cupboard?"
Father" said Willie, with an eye on
the garden gate--'.father, that's the
one / didn't touch
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| THE STATE PRESS
Glenn Almond Land

We notice from exchanges that there
Is much demand for almond land and
that sales are being made In several
sections. As yet Glenn county has not
been the object of those who would
buy almond land, but we have more
land adapted to the successful culture
OF almonds than all the counties COM
bined in that there Is a frostless belt
in our western foothills that has never
been tried except by a few trees here
and there. The soil Is as good as the
best and why it has not been exploited
the Lord only knows.--Willows Jour-
nal
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Santa Clara Door Yards

The door yards of Santa Clara pre-
sent most pleasing appearance at
this time of the year and are deserv-
ing of more than passing attention
from our people as well as strangers.
Our soil and our climate will grow any,
thing that any other soil and climate
can. and the residents Of Santa Clara
appreciate that fact.-Santa Clara
Journal
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LITTLE MOVIES
After a Taste Of the Real Thing

MY wife and I have made up our
minds to go to the country for a. few
weeks this summer. Neither of us has
ever had a chance to enjoy real coun-
try life, and we have decided that 1t
would be good thing for both of US
to have some actual experience"
II have no doubt that 1t would be
placer"
Not finally. We have heard of a
place where we can have rooms with
bath and telephone service and all
that sort of thing, but we're holding
off because they haven't agreed as yet
to let US have the use of their automo-
bile. e."-Chtcago Record Herald.
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Two of a Kind

Yes" said the man with nice string
of fish. II bought them from a boy who
never owned reel, but you needn't
begin to laugh"
think you would have the nerve to ex-
hibit those flies and carry that fine rod
around"
Say. you pretend to be something Of
an amateur gardener, don't your"
II have the finest garden In town,
and take entire care of 1t myself"
Well, l saw you carrying home a
market basketful of vegetables last
night, and you didn't seem to be bit
ashamed."-Chicago Record Herald.