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A MODERATELY SCRUPULOUS LEGISLATOR
MR. PHILIP STAXTOX of Los Angeles is not permitted to
say to his brethren of the Assembly. ''I am holier than thou,"
because the brethren insist on being their brother's keeper.
Mr. Stanton had some scruple about accepting public money
! that had not been earned, but a number of his colleagues, their own
! pockets filjed with'a generous share of the swag, had no such qualms,
j and so they took him incontinently by the shoulders and shoved him
back into tljeir own boat with a "Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum," like
the jolly pirates that they are. No queasy conscience shall rebuke
them. Xo good example may be tolerated.
Mr. Stanton saw the propriety of drawing the line somewhere.
He would not engage in robbing the hen roost. He holds himself
superior to a hatrack artist, but he appears to be helpless. His col
leagues are not at all so particular. He mu-t stay with the gang.
When a man joins a band of Veggmen he must not inquire too
curiously as to the source. Any nice distinctions between the pennies
from a blind man's tray and the widow's mite, for instance, are re
garded as bad manners. They are calculated to hurt the feelings of
a conscientious yeggman determined to let nothing get away. Mr.
Stanton has offended the nice sensibilities of his brethren. He is
expected to apologize and take the money.
Possibly Mr. Stanton's repentance comes too late. He joined in
the patronage grab, and the distinction that he makes in the way of
junketing is nearly as fine as the chalk mark drawn by Senator
Anderson between the virtue of legislative attaches and his informa
tion and belief on the same subject. Mr. Stanton would like to be
moderately honest, but the others won't let him.
IN THE HANDS OF HIS ENEMY
yT is permitted to hope that the existing strained relations between
I Mr. E. H. Harriman and President Roosevelt will not be suffered
| to confuse the situation that surrounds the campaign to subdue
the unruly Colorado. Mr. Harriman has, on occasion, been free
to express an uncomplimentary and perhaps profane opinion of the
President and has almost trespassed on the field of lese majeste,
\u25a0while on his side Mr. Roosevelt has been seen to let slip the Inter
state Commerce Commission on the Harriman trail. It is an in
spiriting chase, full of exciting turns and twists, and is good, healthy
exercise for the chief executive, who winds his bugle horn in
ghoulish glee while Mr. Harriman takes to the woods, leaving be
hind him a lengthening trail of cuss words.
Consider the terms of a bill introduced in Congress by Senator
'; Flint, who is quite as friendly with Mr. Harriman as with the Presi
1 dent. The bill appropriates $2,000,000 to confine the waters of the
\ Colorado and adds, "Provided that such portion of the money hereby
appropriated as the President of the United States may deem
', equitable may be paid to reimburse private parties for money actu
rally expended subsequent to December 20, 1906, in repairing the
banks of said river so as to successfully prevent overflow thereof
1 into the Imperial Valley."
Thus is Harriman delivered into the hands of his enemy.
He must be good, or Roosevelt can hold up the money that it cost
(•to conquer that rebellious river. It will not be denied that the
\u25a0 Southern Pacific has done a magnificent work in confining % the stream,
! and this after the Government engineers had said the thing was im
i possible. Of course, the river may break out in a new place, but we
! are inclined to offer a small bet that the railroad engineers will win.
• Therefore we hope that the powers will suspend hostilities and quit
'\u25a0 making their damnable faces while there is work on hand.
THE WALL-STREET MIND
WALL STREET'S mind moves mysteriously its wonders to
perform, and in nothing is it more mysterious thanln'its
assaults on public opinion by underground channels of. de
vious plan. These remarks are provoked by a stockbroker's
letter, from which we quote :
Since the wave of sentiment against the authorities at Washington
chiefly in financial quarters and rapidly spreading throughout the com
mercial world on drastic measures against capital by the Federal Govern
ment and later spreading to State Legislatures, there has' been an under
current of feeling in good quarters that the President has become consider
ably alarmed at the growing feeling against the administration by the large
' business interests generally on account of affecting the credit of our largest
corporations whereby new securities are practically unsalable . and heavy
retrenchment plans have been inaugurated for the future, and it is intimated
that the President in the very near future will endeavor, to check this retro
grade movement in the prosperity of the country which is growing, marked
in localities by issuing some strong message on the subject. No one ques
tions the policy of the administration in connection {with the promulgating
of laws to wipe out the greed and pernicious methods of corporations,
but the drastic way in which this has been done has unsettled confidence
in our strongest institutions, and it is a grave question if the 'prosperity
of the country has not received such a check that it may not recover from
this pessimistic atmosphere for some period. Large financial: institutions are
noncommittal on this subject. What developments would be. forthcoming
at the placing of Messrs. {iarriman, Rogers and Rockefeller on the stand
, by the Interstate Commerce Commission at the end of this month are not
known and will be awaited with interest.
We have not yet encountered this "wave of sentiment" that the
ingenuous writer discourses of so glibly, nor even do we know
what is waving about. Assuredly, it is not foaming and spuming
over any "drastic measures against capital/ because none such has
been undertaken. It is true that some of the predatory magnates
and their underlings have been put upon the witness-stand ; and
made to confess their sins. It is promised that others of the same
band must come under the probe that searches the conscience,, and
I this is resented in Wall street. C
1 It is not very long since .William Cromwell, counsel "for.
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What the President Proposes To Do to the Railroads
E. H. Harriman, declared that his client lived in "a higher world,"
where it was not permitted that common mortals might enter. It
is quite clear that Wall street is in full agreement with Cromwell.
It is profanation for a mere Government official to ask impertinent
questions of this exalted*personage concerning his speculations and
use of other people's money to, build up his own fortunes. If that
be "drastic," then make the most of it.
WE hasten to vindicate the honesty of the legal profession,,
which it is the habit of some graceless "knockers" to im
pugn. The inspiration of this tardy effort at rehabilitation —
none but the brave would call it whitewash— comes in the
shape of a handsome acknowledgment from the" Bancroft-Whitney
Company, which a startling tale unfolds by way of epilogue to the
lurid drama that befell a ravaged city in April of last year.
At that troubled period, relates the circular letter of the firm,
the legal fraternity of the United States was indebted to them for
lav/books in more than $200,000. The firm's books of account were
all burned in the fire. It canceled at once and out of hand debts for
some $30,000 due by lawyers of San Francisco, brothers in misfor
tune. The firm had not even a list of customers outside of San
Francisco and recourse was had to a lawyers' directory. Letters of
inquiry were sent to. all listed members of the profession, asking
them to set down the sum of their several debts to the San Fran
cisco publishers. - At this date the responses have been so ready
that of a' total debt of say $175,000, nearly ; $150,000 has been^ re
ported ,to the publishers/and advices: of acknowledgment are: still
coming in steadily. Moreover, some of the San Francisco attorneys
declined to. accept cancellation of their accounts and are pay
ing them. /
When Peter the Great was visiting England he attended- a ses
sion of the courts and listened while the lawyers argued. After that
experience he remarked in his royal way that he had but two
lawyers in Russia and he would hang them* as quick as he got
home. Peter was precipitate. He ought to have hanged only one
of them, and that after taking the precaution to burn St. Peters
burg to find out which was the honest one. Nothing but the destruc
tion of San Francisco by fire could have discovered the honest
lawyers at this bar. , The honest lawyer is the hardest \vork of God.
Schmitz and Roosevelt appear to have concluded a treaty of
peace on' the basis that neither shall believe what the newspapers
say of the other. »- \
THE officers and ladies of the Pre
sidio will entertain on Friday
evening next at one of their pleas
ant hops at the Presidio Club.
Miss Sophie Coleman and Miss Lucy
Gwin Coleman will leave shortly for
Santa Barbara, where they will "spend
a few weeks.
Mrs. Fred Tallant returned a day or
two since from a brief trip to Santa
Barbara. Her daughter. Miss Audrey
Tallant, did not go abroad with Mrs.
John Tallant and Miss Elsie Tallant, as
she had intended, but is spending some
time in Santa Barbara instead. /
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Mrs. Claude Bloch (formerly Miss
Augusta Kent) and her little daughter
arrived yesterday afternoon from the
East, having been delayed a good many
hours by a freight wreck en route. Mrs.
Bloch will probably make her home
here for the next two years with: her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Kent, as
Lieutenant Bloch Is ordered to sea duty.
He is on the Virginia, which is ordered
to proceed, to New York and receive
directions there as to where to go, so
there is as yet no certainty as to where
the cruise will be. Mrs. Malcom Gra
ham (formerly Miss Manle Kent) and
Mrs. Gilbert Allen (formerly Miss Ethel
Kent), whose husbands are both of
ficers in. the Nineteenth Infantry, Ayill'
leave the Philippines about the middle
of May and will, make a visit here, en
| route to Texas, where the regiment , is
! ordered.
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It Js indeed welcome news that the
officers of the. Twenty-second Infantry
have decided to give . several of their
delightful dances after Lent, which will
undoubtedly be repetitions of the- suc
cessful affair, at which they entertained
on Tuesday, evening. %
\u25a0 Dr. C. E. Rlggs.U. S. N., of Terba
Buena Island, who is to be the'guest of
honor at the dinner tobe given by, Cap
tain and Mrs. James H. Bull on, Tuesday
evening next,. will, to the regret ot his
many friends here, leave on the follow
ing Thursday for .Yokohama, where he
is ordered for. station,' sailing on .the
Siberia. 1 ,
Mrs.'Robson and Miss Helene Robson.'
who have recently/" returned to town
after a stay 'of some;monthstin;Berke
ley,' are i contemplating 'am Easternl. trip
and will probably; leave within ; the next
few weeks for a stay, of some month*.*,'
Mrs. Arthur G/.Flsher (formerly. Miss
Mary Small),; Miss I Barbara •: Small ; and
Miss; Pearl Seeley. of ,Los rAhgeles'Avill
leave today for ' Portland,lgoing^thence
after a : brief stay f, to ? Boise * Barracks.
Jdaho, where Lieutenant \ Fisher, U.\ S.
MmMnSSHHBHBRSBHMfefiHHi
THE HONEST LAWYER
The Smart Set
A., has recently gone for station. Miss
Small and Miss Seeley. will. return a lit
tle later^ln the season, but Lieutenant
and Mrs. Fisher will remain there for
the present : v v
..Miss Lalla Wenzelburger left last
night, quite unexpectedly, for Seattle,
where she will spend some time as the
guest of friends.
Mr. and ; Mrs. Thompson,
the latter formerly ; Miss; Helen Meiggs,
will arrive next week from Santa Bar
bara, where they ; have been the guests
of Mrs. Thompson's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Peveril Meiggs, since, their arrival
from Texas. Their, stay here^ will prob
ably, be but a brief one before return
ing to their future home in El Paso. '.
Miss Estlll Stephens returns today to
her home in Sacramento after a pleas
ant visit here with friends.
Miss Kathleen Thompson Is the guest
of friends in Napa'and will go for the
week end to Mare Island, where she
will visit her cousins, Admiraland Mrs.
Henry W. Lyon. - '¥/.".'
, Mrs. William' Hooper, whQ has been
quite ill at a sanitarium here, left, a
day or two since for her home in Moun
tain view. aglijgjßsßggfcgaijgiig^
Captain and Mrs. • ' Merriweather
Walker have returned to Fort Mason
after an Eastern trip, during ; much of
which time they were guests of Mrs.
Walker's parents, >Colonel^nd Mrs.
Carey, who are so; well known 'on -this
coast, at the home of 'the latter- at
Marthas Vineyard. .', Captain; and Mrs.
Walker will probably sail in 'July for
the •Philippines, as" Captain Walker's
regiment will go out during -the /sum
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Answers to Queries
AREA— N. E., City. -The area of
Manchuria " previous Uo Russian incur
sions was 682,000 :- square 'miles, , but
the. slices of territorjCthat' the; Czar
has j taken have reduced "it r to; 378,000
square miles. The area-of. Korea. ls
82.000 .square miles. \ . :
\; SOUSA — A. S.. City.' \u25a0 "Sousa Is the name
of .the renowned 'bandmaster.Ms snot v an'
assumed -one;' Itjwasvthat'iof^hlsipar-
ents. His . father.- was \ Antonio \u25a0 Sousa, • a
native of Spain, of Portuguese 'parents.
The bandmaster's mother -was ]a.\ native
of i Darmstadt, > Germany.' He i.was jborn
in Washington, D. C.'i November^ 6,
1896, andwas christened John, Philip.,,
;:• LEGAL : AD VICE-— A; O: ; S. \u25a0;,City. • This
department {does* hot \ give ' legal s advice. 1
Consult j some " rebutabl© « attorn «r.V.?&'
Gossip of the Doings
of Railroad Men
A circular issued" from the office of
the Northwestern Pacific Railroad Com
pany yesterday announced the follow
ing appointments:*
James Agler, general manager, with
offices in San Francisco: B. F. Porter,
assistant general manager, in charge of
operated lines north of Shlvely tunnel,
with offices at Eureka; R. X. Ryan,
general passenger and freight agent at
San Francisco; EL W* Ellicot, general
purchasing agent, vice H. C. Whiting,
deceased, with offices at San Francisco;
F. K. Zook, "engineer in charge of main
tenance of way, with other duties in
connection with new construction.
F. B. Winship of the Illinois Cen
tral, who was receiving the congratu
lations of his brother railroad men for
having succeeded In bringing a train
of thirty-two cars of automobiles Into
this city in eight days, is now being
quietly laughed at by his competitors.
Winship hates to hear the. word auto
mobile mentioned in his presence- The
day after the publication of. the news
Winship was called on by a prominent
citizen:
*"I believe you are the gentleman,"
said the ".citizen -affably,
"whO: : hauled ' in~ a trainload .of "auto
mobiles ; from < Chicago -to- San 'Fran-*
cisco In eight l: days?"
"I am," answered -.Winship, beaming
bveriwith pleasure at the fame he had
acquired J suddenly. \, ; > .H
"Then, sir,"/ thundered the irate citi
zen, "how ; can you stand there and
look me 'in the face? Do you know,
sir, that you have had on your blessed
road 40,000 spring shirts, all of the lat
est design, ninety days, and when I
ask about these shirts, you plead your
inability to get them through because
of the congestion of freight. Shirts,
sir! 40,000 spring shirts, are*left upon
the road and -a' whole cargo of murder
ous machines are brought In on pas
senger time! I will sue the: Illinois
Central.
"Now, please tell.me where I can
find Mr. S. F. Booth. * He is the man
who said that the Union Pacific'car
ried, those automobiles on limited
time. -- 1 have patience* sir; patience as
slow as the Illinois Central and the
Union Pacific combined. but I am
aroused now and I want to see that
man. Booth."
The Southern Pacific has put In a
fare of one and a third from Saturday
to Monday for parties of three desiring
to* visit any point north of Bakersfleld,
south of Ked Bluff 'and north of San
Luis Obispo. This is regarded as most
important, as it will induce people to
secure places In, the country who .will
still retain their homes . in this city.
L. G. Sennard of the passenger depart
ment of the Southern Pacific, In speak
ing of this, said: j
"There are 20,000 mechanics in this
city who ; have' come to the coast not
solely because they have been attracted
by the prospect of high wages, but be
cause it jis California. These men are
desirous ;of settling In the State "and
are anxious to buy "small property
which can be .developed while they
work. % It is our aim to get these peo
ple to go out into the. country and see
what we have in. the t>an 'Joaquin and
Sacramento; valleys. This has been
done in: Los Angeles with success, and
'there; is no reason why we should not
apply the same methods here to build
up our territory.".; "\u25a0;
Edmund Burke has been . appointed
chief 'clerk of the purchasing depart
ment" of the; Southern Pacific. He will
succeeed H. W. Ellicott, who has been
made the\ purchasing agent of the
Northwestern. Pacific .
Along railroad row It is noted as
something' remarkable that there have
been no j changes \u25a0 authorized on freight
rates. for at least i a week. ' It is hoped
that this condition the Issu
ance of the new tariffs which have
been looked 'for so; long. There are
now.; forty-four" supplements to the
west-bound and fifty to the east-bound
'tariff), for, a railroad man . to wade
through; to say nothing of the shipper
who.rof necessity, jjannbt be familiar
with them. * ,
tt-.T." J.-. Norton of the law. department
of the Santa Fe arrived , in : this city
yesterday;.; \u25a0
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Charles. E. Stokes of the Cook's Tour
ist Agency has ; been .* touring through
Ceylon \ and ; comparing the I size of ' his
feet with , the alleged imprint of 'that
of ;Adara, ; who,' the natlves^say, visited
the i island : and{ as a memento of his
wanderings' left an '.lmpression of one
pedal -extremity. 7 He "is -now 1 in ' India,
visiting* Begums, Maharanis and other
noble -ladies at their" gold-bedecked
palaces. ._: ; " •
; .. Wy J^Shbtwell . of the ; Denver and; Rio
Grahde,\who ;went! to Reno , on a t>usl
ness"trip? is ; back*ln this city.;.
,'\u25a0-; J. C. ; Stubbs : .treated , most of the
people ?;lnx,the^Flood> building' to. a
genuine '"_ surprise Iby > appearing ?, at ! the
railroad .'^.offices Vl' yesterday.-: -It was
thought; he) had "gone | East,",but; instead
of * that •;•; he had "» been t at ". Tonopah V and
Goldfleld^ and .it I Is ; said jhe will make
laulte* ai stay J her*-"
FEBRUARY 16, 1907
The Insider
Tells of Galifornians who achieved success as
writers at home but who won greater fame
after they had departed from Golden State
Dam Entitled to
Literary -Honors
who achieved the distinction of "making good" in New York. H. J. \V.
Dam ought to be placed in the ranks of local writers who attained success
and some degree of prestige abroad. Having had the privilege of proposing
both writers for membership in the Bohemian Club, I noted with pleasure
the progress that Ed Townsend made in New York, and the prosperity
Harry Dam attained in London. The latter was connected with the Chronicle
as a local reporter during the early stages of the sand lot agitation. The
ultimatum from the Chronicle office that Rev. I. S. Kalloch should come
off the sand lot ticket for Mayor was taken by Mr. Dam to Ka!loch*s office
in Metropolitan Temple. Subsequently Dam beeanje the executive secretary
of Governor George Stoneman, and later on went to New York, where he
wrote breezy letters from summer resorts Jo the New York Times. He
extended his travels to London and made quite a hit as a writer of plays.
Ed Townsend was on the local staff of The Call in the early "eighties."
His work as reporter of conventions and legislative correspondent at Sacra
mento was above the standard. From The Call Townsend went to the
Examiner shortly after W. R. Hearst purchased the latter journal, and later
on went to New York, where he found a place to his liking on the staff
of the Sun. His book "Chimmie Fadden" brought him ducats and celebrity.
Noah Brooks, who was associated with M. G. Upton on the Alta Cali
fornia, went to New York from San Francisco in the "sixties" and becam
one of the leading editorial writers of the New York Times. Brooks also
wrote of early times in California for Eastern magazines.
Henry George Won
Fame in New York
to George in San Francisco when he was writing "Progress and Poverty was
P. J. Murphy, then of the Post. The book was surely written under the
stress of poverty, but George was buoyed up by hopes that were realized.
Under a Democratic municipal administration in this city Henry George
was appointed to the position of inspector of gas meters. The office was
not a lucrative one; but the salary was sufficient to keep the wolves at bay.
The career of Fred M. Somers impressed me as particularly interesting.
His energy as a newspaper man was boundless. I first met him in Leaven
worth, Kan., in 1873. I was then the editor of the Times of that city,
and Colonel D. R. Anthony \vas the proprietor. One day a manly, hand
some youngster came into the office and applied for a position on the
local staff. I asked him something of his earlier career, and he said he
was a graduate of the Amherst Agricultural College and had written
occasionally for the Springfield Republican. He also remarked that he wa3
then teaching school at Fairmont, in Leavenworth County, for $40 a month
and board. I told him that forty a month with board thrown in was a
better thing than journalism in Kansas offered at that time. He insisted
that he would rather work for $10 a week in town than teach school in
the country. After talking with Colonel Anthony I put Somers on the paper
at ten per. He made good at once and Colonel Anthony doubled his salary.
Later on I went to the Leavenworth Commercial, a paper then owned by
Colonel D. W. Houston, United States marshal for the Kansas district. I
was authorized to hire Fred Somers at $25 a week, and he came. His con
nection with the Commercial was brief. He resigned because Colonel
Houston insisted on publishing the racy details of a society scandal. Somers
then joined the nephew of Colonel Coates of Kansas City .in forming a
theatrical circuit in the Missouri Valley, and the result was spectacular
Adversity Visits '':
Somers in West
in April, 1875, and I two months later. He met me at the ferry slip at the
foo,t of Broadway with the information that his books were, pawned and
his trunk was held by his landlady. I happened to have means sufficient
to overcome' the adversity, to say nothing of the prospects which renewed
acquaintance with Major W. O. Gould, Colonel A. G. Hawes and General
George W. Dietzler might unfold.
In August, 1875, Somers was engaged on the Chronicle as a reporter.
He went to Sacramento as legislative correspondent, and was there terribly
assaulted by Senator Wilcox, who was commonly known as the Mariposa
Blacksmith. After recovering from wounds in the head inflicted by a heavy
cane Somers resumed newspaper work and devised the scheme for estab
lishing the Argonaut. It was understood that I should be his partner in the
enterprise, but having in the meantime secured a permanent position on
the Evening Bulletin I declined to join Somers in what was then considered
a venture. He had abounding faith in the success of the enterprise, and
subsequent events verified his judgment. Frank M. Pixley at that time was
a contributor to the editorial pages of the daily press, and he was persuaded
to join Somers. The. Argonaut, under the sway of Somers, Pixley and
A. G. Bierce, quickly won a place high in the favor of the reading public.
Somers, however, aspired to higher flights in literature. His fancy was for
a magazine after the fashion of the old Overland Monthly, which introduced
Bret Harte to the world of letters. The result of Somers' dream was' the
publication of the Californian. This incident vexed Pixley, who once remarked
to me: "I will lend you half the money to buy Fred Somers' interest in the
Argonaut. He is constantly dreaming of new ventures. Here is the Argo
naut making money beyond expectations, but Somers is not satisfied. He
proposes to \u25a0 start a magazine which cannot be anything else than a rival
of: the Argonaut."
Somers had visions of a brilliant epigrammatic daily newspaper. Fol
lowing his bent of mind in this direction he published the Epigram for one
week. Dan O'Connell. Ed Townsend, Tom Flynn, Dave Nesfield and others
made the paper sparkle.
Robert Lincolns
Said to Be Snobs
holding exercises commemorative of the birth of Abraham Lincoln the
Orren Beckwiths were being divorced. Mrs. Beckwith is the daughter of
Robert T. Lincoln, and when she ran away to marry her heart's choice, a
professional ballplayer, her people were very much troubled. The Lincolns
considered Beckwith entirely out of their class, and I remember that some
of the papers commented on this as being rather an evidence of snobbish
ness in the descendants of a man whose own origin was so humble.
Personal Mention
8. N. Griffith of Fresno Is at the Ma
jestic.
C. E.- Lilly Is at the Majestic from
Santa' Cruz. *
JV Taylor of Seattle is registered at
the Jefferson.
Dr. C. W. .Weaver of Healdsburg is at
the St. Francis. \
'. Captain E./ E. Came of Seattle Is at
the; St. ; Francis.
•Alfred W. Pye of Sacramento Is at
the Majestic Annex.
A. Bass and Mrs. Bass of Tonopah
are at the Jefferson.
B. F. Shepherd' of Goldfleld is regis
tered at" the Ma Jestic^-'." :';: ';' v
I Alfred Merrltt'SntUh and Irs. Smith
of^eno are a^ the Dorche;".er.
J. M.,Heney, a prominent contractor
of Seattle, is at the St. Francis.
.Albert Allen and ; Mrs. "Allen are at
the St. ' Francis from Spokane.
.John . . Gibson and Mrs. Gibson are
at the ; Palace en route to Manila.
.. J: C.:Stubbs and "Mrs. Stubbs are at
the^Palace'from Southern , California.
; R. F. : Carman. '-, the millionaire horse
man of Huntlngton, L. 1.. ..Irs. Carman
and ' R. F. Carman Jr. ar< at the Pal a oe.
pDWARD W. TOWNSEND is men-
H tioned in one of the weekly journals
as a San Francisco newspaper man
Henry George did not achieve eminence m
the world of letters until he went to New
York. Among the reporter* who were loyal
Letters, from •Kansans in California Attracted
the attention of both Somers and myself,
and we planned to get here. Somers came
Mrs. Orren Beckwith took rather a unique
way to celebrate her grandpapa's birthday.
On the day when all the public schools w«TC
In the Joke World
"Jack, have you spoken to papa
yetr*
"Yep. Spoke to him at his offlo*
this morning."
"I hope he ended your suspense."
"He didn't. Mayme. He made !t
worse. He said: 'Great Scott! Is that V
what ' you have been hanging around
my house for?" " — Chicago Tribune.
"Mamma, what would you do If that
big vase in the parlor should get
broken r* said Tommy.
"I should thrash whoever did it." said •
Mrs. Banks, gazing serenely at her lit
tle son.
"Well, then, you'd better begin to get
up - your muscle," said Tommy, glee
fully, " 'cos father's broken it."— Cardiff
Times.
"It costs a lot to send an expedition \u25a0
to the. north pole," said the scientist, t
"Oh, I don't know," answered Mr.
Cumrox, "not so much more than to so .
to some of "the other summer resorts."* 1
— Washington Star. "
, Country Deacon-^-Our salary Is $400
per year, and we give you. two dona
tion parties. Ho Wll that suit you?
Clergyman— Call it $350 and le*v«
out tiie donation paxtiea.— PucJc