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In Germany/ this tax has been hitherto used in aid of municipal revenues, but it has worked in such a satis factory manner that it is now proposed to tpply it in aid of the imperial treasury. This progress of this move ment in German}' is thus described by the Berlin correspondent of the New York Evening Post:; The history of the land reform movement m Germany is an illuminating example of an economic principle winning the upper hand solely on the merits of the appeal it made to men's common sense. Over twenty years ago men hrst began to preach Henry George's gospel in Germany and a land league was formed. In 1895 this was turned into the "Bund der Bodenreformcr" with Hcrr Adolf Damaschke as chairman, whose little work, "Die Bodenreform," ismore than any thing else responsible for the immense progress the movement has made in modern Germany. Today with its 640,000 members the bund can look with righteous pride on what its agitation has accomplished. According to the above government memorandum, up to the end of 19Q8, .133 cities and communes and five counties in the German empire had 'adopted the unearned increment tax, including fifteen cities with more ' than 100.000 inhabitants, of which may be mentioned Hamburg with over 800,000. Breslau with close on half a million, Leipzig, Cologne, and . Franknirt-am-Main. The influence of the league has increased in proportion, and the government has frequently followed its suggestions,' Bnotably8 notably with regard to its land policy in the German African colonies and mortgage legislation at home. Not a single city or commune that has ever adopted this plan has ever abandoned it, and. in fact, it meets with general acceptance as an economic measure except from the speculator in lands. In countries like Germany and England, where everything is taxed to the last notch to carry the load of militarism; the financier who discovers a new form of taxation considers himself a public benefactor. It is fortunate that in the United States we are still a long distance from that condition. . But you can't have your cake and eat it. If you insist on militarism you will ha,ve drastic taxation. \u25a0 * '_ - x - • \u25a0". . The Unearned increment" in liermany THE superior person who prevails in eastern . editorial rooms and regards the west as crude, primitive a"hd almost savage ha<; he^n lecturing Nevada on the subject of easy divorcees exemplified in the case of Margaret Illington. The facility with which the Reno court .per mitted the sometime Mrs. Frohman to estab lish a nominal residence in Nevada is held up by ready critics as a sort of public offense. But really New Xork, whose divorce laws are supposed to oe unusually severe, does not set an inspiring example to Nevada in this field of jurisprudence. The society function which may be described as "the whispering divorce" finds an easy way open for severing the marriage' contract. The New* York Globe describes the proceedings in. the Astor .divorce: *• They were not footpads but lawyers who went up to New City, Rock-land county, yesterday to obtain a djvorcc for Mrs; John Jacob Astor. The person who heard the motions and made the orders requested by these lawyers was not a gumshoe expert, but a judge, a perfectly good judge. The name of Astor was! not once mentioned in the course of the proceedings. Vet the proceedings were not a pantomime. They were in reality part of a veritable suit for divorce. Fos their fine work in this case the lawyers of both parties deserve and doubtless will receivc\very handsome fees. Never was a divorce pro- S cccding made more thoroughly soundproof. There was not the slightest leak. It takes experts to turn out such a job, and to experts it'was con fided. They turned aside from their lucrative engagements in corpora tion and commercial cases to demonstrate their handicraft— let us rather say their art — in a line of litigation that is so frequently bungled. It was arl for art's sake. ; : j.*t " There is a large body of excellent people who regard the Reno divorce or the gumshpe divorces of society with abhorrence. Indeed; they hold the same feeling with regard to divorce of any. sort. Their feelings and principles on this subject are worthy of respect, but they do not, in fact, represent the majority sentiment; If public opinion were honestly opposed to easy divorce the courts woulcl very quickly respond, "to .that sentiment. It-is on record that the former wife of the richest" man in California was granted her divorce by/a San Francisco court in seven minutes 'by the clock. We see the same thing done in New York and nobody supposes: that the judges who make such decrees are likely to lose their jobs thereby; Divorce in Ne vada, California and New York A RECENT decision -by Judge Hughes" of: the Sacramento superior court and his ingenious disposition of the case have been cause for favorable, comment as one, solution , of rthe difficulty of; .dealing with" reckless ,, drivers of automobiles." • It appears, that, a- young man named Wood' was convicted in Sacramento, of man slaughter because- the machine \u25a0« he ; was driv ing ran over" and killed a "citizen of that place who was the father of a large : family v _. Judge Kughestsen tericed Wood to ten years' imprisonment, with conditions.*. It is in the framing of these conditions that the judicial ingenuity Vwas displayed. Judge Hughes admitted the, defendantHo immediate parole on condition that he pay $25 a month out ''-of his. earnings for the support of the bereaved family. Thus ; die coWt^ at one stroke converted a 'criminal prosecution into a ; suit for damages of the most binding character, because failure to pay the monthly allowance will be followed ~hy imprisonment ; -in ~J he penitentiary fordebt.- ; ; . [\u25a0%\u25a0 *Xf ::; ; , , r We do not recall any precedent for, the action of Judges Hughes, butjt appears to be a humane as well as common sense disposition of the case. There was no criminal intciU on the part of ,\v6od^ that called for punishment and with the help; of .-the parole 'law^tlie court discovered a modern and effective machinery, for the collec- A New Use for Hie Parole Law EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE CALL SIGN POSTS TO SUCCESS Easy Roads D o Not Lead to Ease -If you try tamake life'!SW"^y^9^iitsobn'firid it too hard.; Ambi- tion is a dream without an awakeningi! unless it makes ybiir will as eager as your wish. Effort is exercise -endeavor r^odu^es entrance. It's no trouble to cut through butter—bu^ The hewer of stone \u25a0 wears the strong arm arid bears the long labor. ; v Persistence is the key to existence; Success invariably rewards the good fight. Knowing whatto do; or how to do it won't bring results.' Actionmust drive ability. >The: nail is useless without the hammer, Courage is the complement of knowledge. • Easy roads do not lead to ease. Worripaths run to spots and things which others have already found. "X Opportunity is trampled underfoot in. the crowded thoroughfare^^^^ The greater chances always lie ahead. , * ;: r But the price matches the fjxjze.}£ you want more than the average you must pay more to securest!; You can't buy vwith coiinterfeit attempts.^ The true coin of accomplishment bears the' mint marks of grit and honest labor. v / j \u25a0 '-^B You can t have our best unless wehave your best ;m return. You can't arrive unless you survive.^ Half journeys are wasted. Only the stride which lands you at the finish counts. —t You can't take pleasure and indulgence with you in the climb. You must forego temptation arid cut out the short cuts. The wrong road:is never a long road—therein lies:its danger. -'. if youvmeet with brambles and boulders, reflect that they are fewer; THE expressed intention of the government to proceed at once with the fortification and development of Pearl, harbor, in the Hawaiian archipelago, will, we may hope, be' prosecuted with - out further delay. •Pearl, harbor is the most important -strategic -point in the Pacific, .per haps the most important in any part, of the world, but there is an immense -amount of work to be done before ; it can . be made - available as a naval 'base. At present it is 1st harbor without fortifications "and without approaches'. In his work, "America in Hawaii," Edmund James Carpenter describes the harbor in these words: Pearl harbor is a magnificent harbor, completely landlocked and capable in extent and in depth of water of giving anchorage to as large a fleet as is ever collected in one place. .The approaches by a somewhat narrow channel, capable of impregnable fortifications. . . So many and; so distinct are the advantages which this harbor, displays, especially in its absolute security to vessels in time r of storm, that it is not improbable that but for one, circumstance, the city of Honolulu would V : have been built here. This circumstance is the discovery of the presence of a, coral reef bar /across the entrance to the harbor.-' .>.--. Careful g surveys made twenty years' after ; (the visit of a United States military commission in 1873)- developed the remarkable, fact that a "natural channel exists-through the reef at the entrance to the harbor, filled only by an: accumulation of what is known as soft: coral or coral sand. ThisHt was claimed, might easily berremoved and thus "the harbor made accessible to the largest vessels at'a comparatively small expense. This harbor has bee*h in the possession of the United States government for more than ten years, but as yet little has been done to, make it available beyond the preparation of surveys, and if public sentiment is not directed on the project it is likely to' be ten years more before' congress will, make any sort of adequate provision for the work. Yet this work is. vital to the safety* of the Pacific coast. As a matter of fact, the United States govern ment has had 'exclusive rights in Pearl harbor for twenty-four years, but nothing worth while" has , been done. '. The New York Sun has dug up some historical facts of interest in this regard, to wit : The neglect did not escape the notice of Great Britain, which has long: been the best authority in the; world on naval bases and' secure .; , harbor?. The early treaty right to the use of Pearl harbor ran originally -'from' year to year until 1897; when a;convention for the^cessionof per- ' petual, rights was ratiliedin spiteof the protest, of Great Britain,: which invoked, an old treaty with Hawaii granting \u25a0.to,;British vessels" of war liberty to" enter all ; harbors ;.to which such \u25a0 ships* of ; other nations "are ;or may Be permitted to come."" It .was 'not -the; first attempt "of Great Britain' to invalidate; the understanding with Hawaii., The rise^of : the United States the following year to the status of a great Pacific 'power and the annexation the same year of -Hawaii forever, silenced diplomatic representation in that quarter. , * l This neglect and. delay have been due to the factvtliat; Hawaii has .no effective representation in : congress; noj representatives clamoring for a grab in the pork barrel. Why V Pearl Hartor Is Neglected JS;x WILLISON, the editor of the Toronto Evening News, was /the guest of the Wholesalers' and Manufacturer s'.;association > of -Detroit; at' a recent banquet and; in the course of His speech ilie discussed the 'chances :of; a' tariff : war the: United % States ; ;and Canada as v "a {possible/ consequence"; of vtiie -maximum i and minimum provisions of the "Payne law. -That ; law Taftto -de'clde wtiether in the several . cases the tariffs .of -foreign; coun-^ tries "unduly"'- discriminate against products of the) United States; Mr. Willisoh stated. the Canadian point of view in these words: Canadian\restrictions; upon the export of ipulp.Xvobd and saw logs can not be: properly described as discriminatory (although they do chiefly f . affect :the VUnited 'States)- ) because j: they.; apply alike' to all countries. And .-'-. lam bound to sayahat'theTproviitces are unlikely to consider any reversal ;| of policy, andUhere is inoMbubtlthat, the movement for a- federal 'export . duty , will become"; more (formidable^ KCanada maintains > a preferential ~i tariff of. 33j<j per cent in; favor of timports;frpm.;Greatfßntain l and other v British dominions^; Will this constitute undue discrimination?. IWe under :stand t ;that^Washingtori makes separate; tariffs'for'P^ Philippines/It is' perhaps^ a natural expectation^ \u25a0tha'tv the^nteribrUrade 1^; -relations'c between !=! = Great*:^Britiin iandt her 'colonies "will- not expose ids -to '; -retaliatory action.' Jf .'the president's ' decision should be^otherwise the :/ :; ; Canadian surtax'; of;:33^;;per;;cent > willv,take; effect' against' this /country; tradewillalmbst cease to flow.' from:horth^ to south and; all our[ relations | }wiU' be: profoundly; ; andjdeplorably^ estranged; :; You^ ihave ;the : higher : " \u25a0 tariff; -^ve • have [ theiweaker and/younger industries. '; Our trade with^you '*: • is threeaimesjas^ great as^ypur; trade: witli^ us and our ' natural i. resources : •;\u25a0 are", legitrmate material or i national \u25a0upbuilding. 1 ; - May j HaskVyou also fto \u25a0 Jmemberthat^within the'British-ernpire we -have: found ample national sov-'- ;• and that welie ever;closertb theiheart^of England?.^ { ;: There is a wideLlatitude; of: (iiscretion \u25a0 impHed -' : inj the v word "undue", and it is intimated in :'W.ashjhgtbn\; thai* Airi^Ta'frVvUl '--lake a' liberal View of v.-apparent';, discriminations.''!'-' Mr;''>::Willison^is*? : no : doubt -right jn^beHevin^. that tlie* tariff preferencey given by^&na^a in favor of British ; imports Syilf riot be regarded \u25a0as\unduy'discnmihai tion^-because th^ government, is doing the san^eVthjng'for^nipqrts from., tlie^hiHppines|ajid^Cuba: : jßut \u25a0 ; the : cliscriminations; in [the ent ;class ;and^hey "are ;certainjy.hi undue; , But ;;it? will ; not be'; disputed "that ;aj tariff ;war^w6ulds; war^w6ulds bee a ?^^: J ? f6^^K^fei^€^^^ )V i] M tlle - balance of ; cHsad .yan? number; oivbigimanufactunngiplantsiacrossUlie'line. Canadian v Viev^ of ' as Tariff War HERBERT KAUFMAN • (Copyright \\ 909. by Herbert Kaufman) Answers to Queries ; 'PORTERHOUSE STEAK— O. T. 8.. Center- Tille.. Ca1...-,How . did the name : "porterhouse . «mV". com* to be applied' to certain cuts of \u25a0\u25a0 beef? v -,-•\u25a0.:• \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0* \u25a0 \u25a0'.\u25a0-\u25a0;_\u25a0 \u25a0 : \u25a0 ; ;_ ' ,-. ; ;; Th« following account of : how i the name, canfe" to '^be applied Is given by : Colonel' Thomas ;F. de Voe, the author of ; "The Market T , Book" and other works: "Martin ', Morrison kept ; a ; pop ular , porter .' house -in New : York. It was -resorted'; to by many of -the New York; pilots -because they were sure there* at; all times ot : a';pot of ale or porter,- with, "a-- hot ; bite," -Including one. or two' substantial dishes.' On one occasion in 1814 Morrison had enjoyed an unusual call , for steaks,' and when ah old pilot.' who dropped in . at a late : 'hour, 'called' for ; something substan tial, Morrison was forced to cut hlih a steak from a sirloin roasting piece he had for the next day's dinner. The old .pilot relished his steak amaz ingly and called for another.- This disposed .of, he; squared himself in front of his 'host \u25a0 ' and 1 vociferated: 'Look here, messmate, after this I want: my steak off the-roasting piece. Do 'j you hear 'that?v So • mind your weather; eye, old boy!' The old pilot's companions soon learned' to appreciate these cuts, and It was not long before they, were .; all insisting .on having them. Accordingly. Morrison's butcher, Thomas Gibbons of the. Fly market, asked him why he had ceased to or der the" large siflofn 'steaks. 1 Morri son explained that : he had found the cuts "from the small end of the sirloin of the, beef suited his single custom ers'.best,' both in- size. and quality, and directed' that thereafter,, instead of sending; him the v sirloin roasts uncut he. \have" them •: cut ; into .chops "or steaks, as he should direct. Gibbons' daily. : order 40* 'cut steaks 'for the por ter house, 'soon gave these the,name of 'porterhouse" steaks' 'by which they became known *all through ' the Fly; market, v particularly,' 'as- 1 this: ex cellent cut rapidly became "popular.;' ln' all the public houses of the city." v . \u25a0 \u25a0-, •'•" •'\u25a0\u25a0*'. ' • \u25a0'\u25a0 • ' \u25a0 • \u25a0 '- ' ' WALNUTS— O ' E. 8.. Oakland.' Cal. Who can furnish . -.me Information "as to the walnuts' growth, rand their xalue. etc.? r . • ' Communicate with the state' boaord of, ' tradt or the ' branch office of* the state v board of horticulture, both in the ferry building, San Francisco. >;; V ';''<\u25a0 \-.'-- "\u25a0 -/^-/ \u25a0"••\u25a0.\u25a0\u25a0"\u25a0'•\u25a0' '; : v'- ; \u25a0-..-;._.:; LITTLE JIM— M. J. 8., \u25a0 Tracy. Cal. Is the Little - Jim -hospital still in existence In" 5 San "BEN* HUR"—S., City. How often waslVßeff Hnr" • produced in San- Franclcco, : where and when?- \u25a0\u25a0 . : \u25a0.' _--\u0084:?. ;."\u25a0 \u25a0;'\u25a0'- : *"• The 1 -.Call's index, shows that, it was produced; at the, Grand 'opera house in Mission street, ; November, 1903, and at the' Van Ness in January, 1908. \u25a0\u25a0 ' ALOHAj^J. H. \u25a0 L.; r Watsonrille, Cal. What language is the word aloba a-part of; and what does .It. mean? t . ._ \u25a0\u25a0. .-. .. ;Itf-'is "from the Hawaiian, and' it" means' "all 'the blessings one. can wish' thee." , : '^.;.."r ...:.\u25a0...•\u25a0 ;! ;> - ..-,-:-£ • '- • i* - \u25a0-' " '•'.' \u25a0."* ' .TnE \u25a0 NORTH POLE— Mrs: , 0.. . Taciflc Grove. Cal. i'li It .possible for \u25a0 Commander Peary or Dr. Cook to prove that • ekher reached the ' north pole? •':•\u25a0.'\u25a0- \u0084'-. \u25a0 "\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0'' '\u25a0'."*•.. "..Each claims that he'ean. . ' "-) .IV'".'.';.V. IV '".'.';.V - ;-\u25a0:•\u25a0\u25a0,• •' '.'S-jirf-p* £ LITTLE CORPORAL— Mrs!; 0... Pacific Grove. Cal.. How- did -Napoleon I-come to be, called •'Little : Corporal?" 1 . \u25a0 - -.' • , >•''-;\u25a0•; - -. /\u25a0That % was a familiar* appellation jo cosely conferred upon "General"-Bona parte, immediately ; after the battle of Lodi;(l796)^byUhe soldiersof his^cdm" mand; ;on\ account jof "his- juvenile ap pearance. 1 ,•\u25a0:\u25a0? "'-\'.i ':' ;; .- *r* '". • \u25a0 .'*.' '' \u25a0 ' K DIXIE— Mrs. 0.. Pacific Grove; Cal. Why was" '.'Dixie 1 ' -ho popular with the people of the aout h: during: the civil- war?, :.. .- - :\u25a0•\u25a0 J.'Diile fis * an, ftnaginary .-' place*' in \ the' southern .United; States,*, celebrated in a popular ; negro I, melody^ as *a"' 5 paradise •of luxurious ;. case .-, and^v enjoyment:?-", : The melody, was. 'adopted fas, a; favorite; tune ofithe? confederate': armies 7- during the \u25a0 civil iwar, because .it was catchy and inspiring.! ; . ' ; .;-;• ; \u25a0'. -\u25a0 - ..' " . » .' :• • • '•, '\u0084 - V<-A:BURN— D. C. W., City. .In pressing a palr of pantaloon*, gnf the. irou' too hot and there 181 8 a big \u25a0 burn : In • the cloth. '\u25a0 \ What • can , be : done *to remove; that , burned : spot ? -\u25a0\u25a0-'\u25a0-.' VV Nothing.,; :' '\u25a0"."\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0:^' : -;.:. ;\u25a0.- : L \u25a0:• [[\u25a0'']\ \u25a0"LONE -MOUNTAIN CROSS— Subscriber. 1 City. What : is the - meaning. of the (large cross ' on I the top of Lone'moHntaln, I Sau- Francisco? . .- \u25a0 • -* ;; The cross on' the top^df,; the' mountain [was .'C.therer.asj- an;; emblem ."of .Ch'ristianit'y:tO;rnark:a prominent l land- 1 markan|the|city;l In}lS62;a;cross!was -. erecterl'K there t. by ,;'ordefM v '6f ; "Arch- r bishop ? Alemany.Vi.This^was^blown"down t - jby Ja'Jstormf and ?;was^*replaced' 7 by.? an-" oth*er.^,ThatXwasialsolblown(down ami : t wasj immediately;. replaced \byT the one '< nowlon^the.site. ' " / • : ; 'tv'vv'v "!'=-'\u25a0:;•".•• '\u25a0.\u25a0• '\u25a0 .• : \u25a0 /; ':; - ViwiI'E'sTPRAYER-ij/vv^Vsan Ansplu^o;- Cal/ C"n*J"°u,furnlshHhej l words : nf;a l prayer that'wns ' published^aSnumber/of ?years3ag6-*called ."The iWlfe's: Prayer ?V "- \u0084 ;v • •* It- is as /follows: :.-.VL,ord,'; bless :stnd. i preserve .? the £ person /whom \i t hou - has t chd*»A U> :^f. my.husbaridjilethislife be •: toward theend. The more rugged you find the way^the lessflikeli hood that you ye been*preceded, You need no capital but a fixed idea and trie resolve to carr)r it out. keep you from it, and you'll-wear through every opposition and get it. Mere knowledge isn't competition. The man who secretes must 1 give way before the man who creates. A bulging forehead can t -conquer a squared jaw. . When old Henry Harper died he willed his millions to chanty and his will to his sons. This is the letter which they found in his strongbox^ > ~W:-:*S\ . weaker than, myself, and I return it to them. If you are strong enough and bright enough to retain my estate,* you have the necessary tools with which to build one of your own. "If yoii can not succeed without my wealth, you couldn't have succeeded in holding to it. ;. ; Others will think that I have you, but I understand how great a legacy I have willed you: the incentive to proye yourself— he supreme right to test your powers without the handicap of assured Maintenance. \ V; "Only the builder truly rises above his fellow. Go out into the world to earn arid thereby learn. Rub against men and get an edge. Enjoy the most supreme of all recreations—the thrill of creation." The William Keith exhibition at Vlckery, \u25a0 Atkins & • Torrey's gal leries is one of the most notable and striking of the year, the 27 canvases on view showing to the best ,advan tage the artist's rich -'arid effective style. They are all . characteristic Keith scenes, but of them two stand out as especially remarkable, the more "so because, hung in proximity, they are in .vividly contrasting keys. One, called "April Weather," represents a rolling meadow :. scene- in : the bright moist greens of early sj>rlng, with cows at pasture in the i distant hol low. The, grass bordered path in the foreground leads by. the moss grown rocks to the far away? blue lake, which reflects the blue patches of sky. show ing through the rifts in the lavender gray clouds. Beyond is a chain of pur ple blue hills, and overall the back ground, is a faint silver glow. The coloring isperfect. bright and airy and springlike, but' what renders the pic ture most wonderful is the. play of light and shadow. The dark shadows thrown by the- masses of -heavy cloud 3 are relieved by the subdued, not too golden, sunlight drifting through the rifts. .; ' .In pleasing contrast Is his "Close of Day," painted in a quiet even . tone that suggests a great loneliness. Com ing along the path is a solitary figure homeward hound. The landscape is treated in the afterglow light in beau tiful shades of dark subdued green, with"; a distant .hazy view of . a silver lake, touched; by the last glow of the dying sunlight. The deep purple tints of the clouds are. crested with silver, .which, floods, the wholq center of the canvas with a glorious play, of .light. The-scene is representative of the fast approaching night and ; is repose ful,' peaceful and appealing. Of these two pictures it Is difllcult to.make a choice a§ to which, would^take the front rank; both are so excellent, each in its own individual- key. which in both dif fers from : the rest of the canvases hung in this view. > '. . . • , The painting entitled "Russian River Valley 1 ' is in the golden tint so pe culiarly '\u25a0'\u25a0 Keith's own.. " The "stream silver gray, and the sky in contrast^to the russet gold of v the landscape and the .vivid ! touch of brilliant orange red in.the setting sun. Another scene also, woj-thy- of special "mention is "The Oaks'," .parted beneath a threattnlng April ,>ky.t; - : . . ...•.- . .; \ . \u25a0. .«* -. (All of the canvases are 'in * Keith's masterful style, #with the surenesa of touch/: so characteristic of his land scapes.-^^ The view, is to continue for another: week. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 • -.'.\u25a0 .- . \u25a0 • " . •\u25a0 -• * - One of the most lnterestinglof the coming' exhibitions willbe that, of the canvases' of John C. Gamble. It will begin Friday, ' 26/ at the Schussl?r galleries, in Sutter .street. There-will 'be-about 30, paintings hung in. this. view, notable among which will be the landscape that \u25a0 carried off a gold medal ?at the; Alaska-Yukon exposition. '.-.'Most .of Gamble's studies are settings in' "the". foothills done in the height-of. the .wild ' flower season, . giving •to nit h is canvases ' a . ' vividness '--\u25a0 of ' touch; that ;is often" "startling, although not exaggerated.' Gamble left, last week for. an 'extended . European trip, in com- * pany; with>.Willis. E. Davis. - ' > - \u25a0-. -While-his'plans on leaving n6t at all definite, he did notiexpect to*re-" turn for at* least a -year, during .which . time", his , attractive studiot in ' Monterey - "will, be 'closed. , v *.: ' • ".• -j '\u25a0•' ,"*•'.• •' • • \u25a0';*.' ',-". From \u25a0.Xovember 30 to December . 5 the -local -colony, of artists" will hold lorig.and.blessed, comfortable and holy, "and let; me. also become a greater bless- Ing. 'and; comfort junto *h!m, f a sharer 'of all^his : sorrows, , a , meet- helper in 'all the7accidehtsjand # chahges in thV.world. Unite f his r :heart to me \u25a0; in dearest -love and; holiness and mine. to \u25a0, him^in. all sweetness,- ; charity, and- compliance. iiakejfm'e'ja nil able" forever i In Jhls. s eyes and": \u25a0 forever^dear '= , to ,. hlniy :.': .' Keep jme f rom V all \u25a0 ungentleness,^ all '^discontent- and all \u25a0unreasonableness, of pas-? 'sion and ; humor.'; ad '.make *me 'humble and obedient; useful and observant that '"delight in ; eacli\other,' accord ing to : thy ; : blessed 'word and -bb'thfof us "niay-irejolce in"thee.;havlng our portion in -.the love and- service'ofGod- forever. 1 Ameh'."*'- r- \u25a0 • . : . -x. " • V.'-X.., City. PleaVi print' In f the query; department " the * title* -of = the - rulers of England, France, .KusslaV and. Turkey, at'ithls tlmp.y- .. '. _ \'--' -\u25a0 *\u25a0 \u25a0 •""' "'. ' ';. ' .\u25a0.-->:•. . ... I The 'Statesman's -_Yea r \u25a0 Book^ for the current ' year '\u25a0'*\u25a0. gives? t the . If ollowinsr ; -IJnKland^-King-i Edward VII : by" 'the grace :of : God; of ahe\ United 'kingdom of -Great '; Britain* and Ireland,' 'and -of the|BritishV'domini6n». beyond stho: seas king -defender v of -the - fakh and • eni- NOVEMBER 21, 1909 : In the Art World Margaret Marshall Doyle their second annual exhibition of paint ings under the direction of the art . committee in the attractive rooms o» the California club. This affair will open Tuesday afternoon and will con clude. Sunday afternoon with a recep tion to the •xhibitlng artists. Mrs -. Laura Bride Powers ts chairman of the ' committee in charge of the exhibit. The display will be open to the pub lic every day from 2:30 to 5:30 p. m. excepting ' Saturday afternoon, and Sunday morning. ,' As most of the artists in San Fran \ Cisco will contribute to making ot 1 this a- success, arid* as many of th» 'art' colony of northern 'California wl!" also 'have on view one or two of their' -Canvases, the display should be a spe- ' cial feature of the winter's calendar In artistic circles.. ":** "^ Tod much. can not be said in praise of the annual newspaper artists' exhi bition now going on in the red roonc of the St. Francis. In many respects it is the most interesting of the year, not only because of the diverse talent displayed, but also because of the wide range and scope of subject and of style done In \u25a0 pencil and brush, in watei colors or. oils, in pastel or charcoal as the fancy of the artist suggested"'; \N'early all of the local newspaper . artists are included in the list of ex hibitors, amonsr them being T. Lans- ' \u25a0 guth, Walter Franci*, S." C. Armstrong M.LUstig. M.' . Del Mue. ' Lafayette . Houchin, G. C. Stanton. J. A: Cahill, Leroy Ripley. A. L.'Scherzer. Herbert M. Stoops, Ray C. Schumann. Randal William. Borough. John C. Terry. Paul ' Terry, V. Xahl. J. H. LJtchfleld, Stanley F.McXelll, # Dan -.Sweeney, Percy' Gray, il. Spero, W. R. de Lappe, ' Sylvan Schuhl. E. J. Rogers. H. R. Chaptn. G. A. Bronstrup, R., C* Westover and F. O Fleming. s - , \u25a0 The most" extensive of the exhibits are those of Del Mue, -Gray, McNeil! and Armstrong. \u25a0»' Chapin has some : particularly good studies on view, prominent among which may be mentioned. "Gateway — Lombard Street." "Where the Lights . Gleam" and "The Tree Against the • Sky." In \ this latter very beautifully has he broujcht out the red Void lights ' •in distinction to the darkness of tht" - ' >. night." These scenes are in oil. and are j;strongly handled. .He also has some ; clever -portraits on view and • a few »!?ooil studies in char«oal. one of the lf*tt of which as a type sketch is his - -*- •"Fruit Seller." Percy Gray is well represented by hla ' r exquisitely^painted water color scenes .around Berkeley. Burlingame and Moa-- • terey. Among* the most attractive of .these are "Evening Light.*' "Tomales Bay." "Daisy Field" and "Marsh. Ala meda." in waiter -colors, and his "Rock^*" Bound -Coast." ' the oil scene >on " U displayby him. ." .- "t^. J. A. Cahill has some, effective scenes in black and white, done with a bold ness'of toubh. on view that are particu larly; good^ samples of his style, and Dan,.Swe*nej^!among his many g%od studies hastan'e wonderful little scene > entitled "MUit" done in shades of gray. OfllaJrlce Del Mues it Is hard 'to make,a" choice, although the. oil scene entitled '.'Chain, of .Lakes. Golden Gate, Park" 'has" perhaps appealed most to the popular fancy. Another very strong study is his ."Moonlight." In shades ot .; gray \u2666 an d 'purple. .;\u25a0 Among- Spero's exhibit his "Sigma"' la perhaps the b«9t." though of all of hia it be -said lihe. * expressions are good,. the,poses: excellent and the types chosen very, characteristic. , / Thi3 exhibition].' opened Tuesday an«l V: will "close tomorrow. 1 »; . l -«i, .. peror,ot* lndia." France— President of the republ/c Russia— Emperor of all the Russlas.-' Turkey— Sultan." * ' -.~' \u25a0-'. :. • • \u25a0• ' MARTTRS— J. A. L.. city. Where may I oh ***» Information r about men who have iftS Chilst. idled as martyrs to rellslon? ' " ko ; In the.free "public, library .in' Hayes street near rf Franklin you will find a •rfmber of books on '^Martyrs." >-CREATORE-C. A.C-, FreW Cal. Did tb<- Italian band leader Cwitore, ever appear jm < %' trombone «nlolst or. player i» * ban.l to the , Pacific ' tx»H . under the , direction of vu lery?" . » /» •;. Secretary Keogh- of .the musician V unionof.thls'clty-saya^tnat :h»'recol lects : that Creatore . played the>lrom- ' ' bone in the California theater * ati'the time Ellery' was there. ' ».r r r A - N5 ;~" T - H " <>«k'»>»<i. CaL" Whererran I " obt»tn plans to cou-«trn<>t -a , miniature *Ittrfu!it \ nreoplane? " , \u25a0\u25a0 • \u25a0 •. . ,f, f V Go to" the free library in Oakland f and 'consultsthe- tiles of the Scientific •Amerlean^which -haa published several ; ' descriptions fof ,»ut'.i - a^roptaneti*- nrftt " - large plctiires^or communicate with the - -Wright ;- Brothers. ;, ~ . - - • » ,