The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 17, 1899, Page 6

HE SAN TRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17. 1899, - B ‘ 3 i of any kind, a leaf of pecullar f:r:;nnkm, { THE RULE OF THUMB. to the Chinese population of the country, It will be MARCONI,S EXPLANATION these, :’::l('ll‘l:epa:"fo‘r"{:gk.. Plucked wher 4 better to have fewer oriental features at the exposi- b, S ot 10 'lmrr:‘::g;lh?‘:gu; c = : : HAT member of - the administration, or of | tions than eo many Chinamen, OF THE HERTZIAN AVES. l;::e: l{‘xh’;f“;h:.r:le::;:;’,,“ man reacheth FRID, g UL L e Congress, or of any of the talented -commis- e ———— ‘nr fare co?::ngnefim:"::rzu’.‘T; FRIDAY.. .NOVEMBER 17, 180 | slons, has a plan for government in the Philip- | A clever swindler,. who graduated in this city and JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprietor .-:dd_ All Communications to W.. 8, LEAKE, Mas Market and Third Sts.' S F, PUBLICATION OFFICE.. Telephone Main 1568, EDITORIAL RCOMS...... . SIT to £81 Stevenson Street’ Telerhone Maln WM. 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NW. corner Twenty- second and Kentucky streets, open until 9 o'clock, — | AMUSEMENTS. A Doll Show. , 1his afternoon. wate Lodge No, 6, B. P. | an Moty County—Races, i—Modr ot Golde. } THE WATER CONVENTION. ied by the convention as 1 of flood water for power prove to be a compromise 1 and State pla in which the ut got a little | 1 ribt do irrigatios grazing la: easing these lands will re- 1 their stock-feeding d by past ov should be speedily that the great cat- upon a better basis, the nd re r-{ It end be undeceived as to its importance t i producing revenue for their pur- | 3 | e resolutions propose that Federal efforts be | ted 1 pr.ations as may be ed jurisdiction is failure if it is isually results in neither 1 laying its failure on 1 State appr the resolutions intro- | d the discussions had, difficulties and ave put the whole sity- | ple. rs of the convention it he subordinate position finally as- propositions that the State shali: help was due to the attitude of the two leadin details, b to the manage political partics of the State. In their platforms both | parties have < d strongly against any. State | ropriation for. - irrigation . purposes, | e it evident to the convention period | of. education. . must - be 1 which the politicians would: see a light jus- fying a change in the attitude of partics in that re- spect before the State can be put in a position to stop the waste of its property in the flood water and convert it into one of the most important and. pro- ductive of utilities. One i ¢ in the Federal plan was lost sight of. Public improvements by the Federal Government are slowly and wastefully 2ccomplished. Its jurisdiction harbors and navigable rivers is supreme, and so are the appropriations-and their administra- 1 is probable that every dollar spent pro- duces only fifty cents’ worth of results. The harbor work in California, from San Pedro to Eureka, illus- | trates this vexation of Federal delay. Another mis- taken idea went uncorrected in the convention. | Storage reservoirs created by the State would proceed ‘ upon the idea that each individual enterprise should stand upon the revenues it would derive from the use of the water. If a reservoir were to be constructed its creation would be preceded by an exact ascertain- | ment of the acreage it would serve. The various | qualities of the Jand in that acreage would be known, | foreshadowing the most profitable use to which it | could be put, and the maximum price for water pos- sible to each of its uses. The amount of water re- | quired for its service would be ascertained by a study of the porosity of the soils and the rate of evapori- | tion. Then the watershed draining into the reservoir | would be delimited, the average annual rainfall thereon would be known, and the capacity of the reservoir for the service required would be found. With these engineering facts at*hand it would be easy to find the cost of the reservoir and of its main- tenance and of the distribution of the water, and then if the revenue would provide for the annual in- terest on the bonds issued and produce a sinking fund to take up the principal at maturity that indi- vidual reservoir would be carried by the land which it serves, and there is no charge upon the general taxpayers of the State for either interest or principal. As there is no doubt that the State must do, even- tually, anything useful or significant that is done in this matter the permanent organization created by the convention will do well to begin immediately the process of education in line with the foregoing idea. e T — The operations of the iron and steel trust as re- vealed in the investigations being held before the In- dustrial ‘Commission at Washington suggest ' very forcibly that the name of the combination could ap- propriately be shortened to the. “steal trust.” owledge of this u a preliminary sed | a | on is that the M | cause they can fight, while the :Christians are not to | have theirs because they can't fight. |'those scoff who will. ‘ii steadily increasing, | pines which is to be entered upon and worked out to-a conclusion? The air is full of flags and generalities, but not- withstanding this gay aspect of the welkin this coun- try has by force assumed the responsibility of caring for the welfare of about ten millions of human beings, known to most of our people as “niggers,” with all | that the name implies. " The Call has looked forward in the case of Hawaii and has peinted out in advance what has happened there, -The ‘ante-annexation conditions flourish un- touched, contract coolie labor and all, and Congress has made no provision for government. The condi- tion of the Philippines, as described in the prelimin- ary report of the commission, is such as seems to bar the extension to them of the equality for which this Government stands. An imperialist correspondent in_ the islands says: - “Already I see protests against the toleration of a Mahometan Sultan to rule over the Moros of Sulu and Mindanao. - Hands are raised in horror that there should be any perpetuation of those forms of polygamy and slavery which exist in the Sultan's territo But when those questions are too closely touched in that country the people of America may look to see the uprising of thousands upoa thou- sands of fierce fighting men, to whom death is no more terror than sleep is to us. Their weapons will be the barong, the kris, the spear and the shield, but their method of fighting will not be that of the Fili- pino, who runs from his trenches and maintains a dragging guerrilla warfare. It will be that of “Fuzzy Wuzry with 'is ‘ome in the Soudan.” The New York Press, one of the most intolerant imperialist papers, admits that: “It is clear that it wiil be impossible for Congress at this coming ses- sion, or probably the next, or perhaps in any session, to adopt a general scheme of government for the islands. - There must simply be a discreet trying on of the garments of government on these naked polities by executive hands. There can then be a legislative ratification of the one, in each case, which fits, And each case is likely to differ considerably from every other.” It appears, then, that the Sulus are to have a hand-me-down suit of government, consisting of gar- ments fitted to polygamy and slavery, becaiise they will fight if we attempt to dress them in monogamy and freedom. It aiso appears that each island is likely to have a series of different suits tried on; and that at the distant conclusion of this process each will differ from the other, and the final result will be a scheme of government, under our constitution dedi- cated to equality, that will resemble a group dressed in garments bought at Rag Fair. The President of { the United States is to act as the old clothes man in this proceeding, and the army and ‘navy are to catch anid hold his customers whilé he tries on-them the diferent trousers and coats and - clouts’ and “gee- strings of government! This is the p <s plan. The only thing decided etans are to have their way be- If this is the best the imperialists have to offer it is apparent that we are in less trouble out there while | we are fighting than we will be after the slaughter is finished. When it is we are to undertake the govera- ment of millions-of people not by the rule of the constitution but by the rule of thumb. Professor Worcester of the Philippine Commission said in an address in Chicago on Wednesday night: “Those of us who believe the flag should stay in the East, and that under its shadow we should patiently tcach our new wards the lessons they must learn ere they can take their place in the great family of na- | tions as a free and united people, should stand shoul- der to shoulder. There is work for us to do. Let The future of 10,000,000 human beings and the honor-of a great nation are in our keeping and the eyes of the world are upon us. Let ping 7 | us not:prove unfaithiul to our trust.” Mr. Worcester is a professor and ought to be aware of the force of language. If we comprehend him we do mnot scoff, but agree with him. He ‘says |'we must teach the Filipinos “to take ‘their nlace in the great: family of nations as a free ‘and united people.” That means, if it means anything, their seli- government and independence.” . We are ‘persuaded that a plain assurance to that effect will stop the war in twenty-four hours, and that our tutelage to: that | end wiil be cheerfully ‘and hopefully-accepted by the whole people. That ‘end is all they have been fight- ing for, and if Worcester is comprehensible at ail he | is-in agreement with them and applands: and indarses | the cause for which they are under arms, e ————— If Congressman Roberts cannot win proselytes ¢o his convenient notions. of domestic: Jife: he certainly can introduce thie firebrand of discord into the camps of his enemies. ~A receat conventionof- Baptists in Texas nearly ended in a riot over a discussion of the Congressman - and ‘his. affairs, [:thm the Treasury Department at ‘Wash considering measures to: more . effectively con- trol the admission of Chinese to- this country: whe come for the purpose of taking part in-expositions. Our contemporary goes on to informi itsreaders: LEARNING AT LAST. ROM a Philadelphia - contemporary we learn | “It is charged that Chinamen-for such purposes are permitted by special acts of Congress to land and that there is no fixed limit-to their nhumbers. - Thousands of the Celestials can’ come in ‘as easily ‘as hundreds. Before each exposition-closes these Oriental visitars vanish mysteriously, only to turn up in.some. othies place to add to the Chinese: population ‘of ‘the coun- try. Chinese immigration by 1his process, it is said, each _successive - exposition swelling the number. of those'who. come.. over -as artists, tourists, exhibitors and ‘actors, and who be- come so fond of the country.in a short time that they forget to go back to their mative land.” The information contained in that statement is a [little bit late, but is decidedly. of the kind that i3 | better late than never. The extent to which ‘Chinese have been making their wayinto the United States through the mediums of expositions has long since been pointed out, and strenuous efforts have been made on this coast to educate the East and the Gov- ernment on the subject. It is therefore gratifying to know. that at last some results have been accom- plished. There are not likely to be many expositions of note in the United States during the coming year, for Paris will attract too much attention for an or- dinary. exposition to prove profitable. After Paris, however, we shall have expositions on a grand scale and considerable numbers. Buffalo, St. Louis and New York are already preparing for such enter- prises, and of course they will seek to get conces- sions for Chinese., It is pleasing to know the Treas- ury has its mind on' the problem of preventing the enterprises from resulting in a permanent addiflnnl 1Eton is took an Eastern post-graduate course in crime, has been caught telephoning to himself all sorts of prop- erty belonging to other people. He might have saved unnecessary annoyance and reached his present end by telephoning directly to jail. A e TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES. O feature of the prevailing prosperity of the N United States has attracted more attention or > is more worthy. of it than the extent to which the demand for transportation has outrun the supply, and the efforts now being put forth to meet the in- crease in the demand. which is certain to come next year. According to reports that come to us there were placed during the month of QOctober with a single car company orders for 21,100 cars to be de- livered by next May, and with another company up- ward of 12,000 cars to be delivered by the same date. These are the orders received within the space of a single month by two car-building corporations alone. It is said the New York Central will expend in pre- paring for the transportation demands of the coming year upward of $8,000,000 for roiling-stock, and the expenses of the Pennsylvania Central will not be far short of that sum. This enormous increase in the railway facilities of the country will be required to carry the produce of American farms, mines and factories down to the seacoast, for a very large and increasing proportion of that produce is intended for foreign markets. When it has been carried to the sea, then what? While we are making such preparations to transport the freight across the continent, why not finish the work by providing transportation to carry it across the sea? This is the only great nation in the world that neg- lects its shipping interests, and yet there is no nation that would derive a greater benefit from the promo- | tion of those interests. As has been repeatedly pointed out, Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Russia, Spain, Holland, even Japan, now expend from two aullions to six or eight millions anaually for this purpose. - Norway, which long stood alone "in Europe, has lately established a bounty for domestic ship-building. - The United States, the chief expo- nent in ail the world of the protective idea, is the only | nation which now adheres to a non-protective: policy. toward its merchant marine. There was-a time when persons directly interested’ in the shipping industries stood alniost ilone ja ad- vocating a policy of protection to: “aur merchant marine: tection” has not yet been accordgd. . Of late, how- { ever, the manufacturers are perceiving that their in- terests are to be served by liberal shipping laws, and their ‘influence is added to that of ship-builders and ship-owners in urging the importance of the subject upon Congress. A recent number of the American Manufacturer, in | discussing the enormous export trade of the country, said: “It is estimated that $200,000,000 is annually paid for transportation of American goods from American ports in foreign bottoms. We are ‘selfish enough to say that if Congress should enact legis- lation to enable American vessel-owners to handle the bulk of this enormous tonnage, which is increas- ing, a ship-building boom would be started | which would continue for a decade or more that would tax the capacity of all the steel and iron plants and the shipyards of the United States, together with hundreds of new enterprises that would be born from such a necessity as the building of American ! vessels. A subsidy paid to American vessel-owners { would bring on a boom that would totally eclipse the wonderful prosperity the country is enjoying.” Such are the transportation problems which our ex- | panding prosperity has brought about. We are to | have a vast increase in our railway facilities and ought | to have a proportionate increase in our shipping. B e — It is said that Japan asserts a title to three of the | Philippine Islands because of some oversight on the | part of the American Philippine ‘Commission: A | few-more oversights of that kind might save to- the ;United States a heritage of discord and national® dis- turbance. : e . e . | VOTING MACHINES IN NEW YORK. LONG with the election réturns-from New f\ York come glowing reports of the successful I operation’ of the voting machines ‘which Were 1sed inseveral of the largest cities of the State. In every case they appear to:have-given. full satisfaction and to have been readily understond by ‘the voters. The largest city in which they were used was Buf- falo, and" it was there they were given the severest | test;-and there as ‘elsewhere were compiletely success- | ful. . In:commenting upon the result the New: York Post says: - “Theré was a very full ¥ote] it Wwas re- corded ‘without driction_or delay, and the: totals for the entire city were known within an hour after the polls had clased. “In two or three jnstances the ma- chines “broke ‘down’ through malicious’ injusies in- ldim:d by enemics of the system,-it is charged, but t they were replaced by others within a few minutes, and nobody fost a vote in consequirence. The-city ‘was carried “by ' the ‘Republicans, . who - elected. all - theis ; candidates, -and that party’s faith in-magchine voting is likely. to. be-greatly strengthened by fl;e"rcsum It wifl convince them that the ‘machines -séciire arn absolutely accurate count, which nobody can tamper with, and this has always been ene. of the. strongest {arguments in-their favor.” & + Repaorts equally: favorable ‘comre from " Utlca: and foth'cr cities“where:the machines ‘were used. ‘In' fact, i they. nowhere failed to fulfill the expectations of thoss {who advocate their use; They have now been tried in successive elections and can no longer be regarded as.experiments only. It would seem; . therefore, to be:only-a mattér of time when all States will adopt | them. - They are economical, speedy and’ ‘reliable. | They save a great deal of the expense required for the payment :of election officers of one kind o anether, count rapidly, count rightly, and count ’chcaply. The average - voter. readily léarns how to use them. . In {'short, their advantages are such that machine voting ought soon to be’generally adopted-throughout the Union, ; : a0 TH —————— % In his censorship of the press General Otis seems to take a pride even in the news of death: It is claimed that he would not permit the carrespondents even to cable news of the death of Major John A. Logan. SO Through an appointment from President McKinley the Governor will probably haye to leave the State shortly. The coming Thanksgiving day_promises to have particular significance to Californians. ©. . It is for-that reason mainly that such pro- | | knowledge, Ple explanation. " unquestionably = the cause of its endowment with max c‘\lr- tues, and especially with the po!'ln-dr|o daj tecting the presence of evil spirits and nullifying thelr power to' Inflict Injury. The Rev. Hilderic Frler.xd in his baol :r;n “Flower Lore" says: “The r:drlon w.;;, carries a leaf of the four-leaved or c;u.'. form clover about with him will l;,u the power of detectl% e\lg‘.:?l;t't‘-y‘:gl l: y. o successful at play. o Df his 0! 5 11 nd he E{.‘h’. nh‘{;r'xr:irm-u!den may by -nppm.L; Yeat: ‘her Jover's shoe into’ without his s.about to set out on a cur neh(‘n safe and sure return t ! 1 R S e o e o R. MARCONI was asked to express in a rough way on paper his con- ception of the Hertaian wave that comes from the vertical wire hanging from the mast. A card had been prepared with a pencil sketch of the diagram here shown in the flgure, supposed to represent an upright pole or mast from which: hangs the Marconi vertical conductor. Quick as a flash Marconl seized the pencil and by a single down-and-up stroke made the two “waye marks" shown in the fllustration, and with the words “Long waves— Uke that” was off. As Mr, Marcon! was not ayallable Mr. Densham was afterward asked to ex- plain “this -diagram more fully, and he stated that the figure to the right of the diagram gives a more correct idea of the way the Marcon! people con- celve the theorétival appearance of the wave. But just how the wave might start from the wire.was a question. Mr. Densham stated further that practice scemed to prove that the wave was about four times the length of the wire, as {indicated {n the diagram. Remembering, therefore, that the general standard helght of the vertical wire now ewmployed by Marconi is 150 feet, this would make the wave, say, 600 feet as it leaves the 156-foot vertical conductor. Mr. Densham was asked what was the effect of an increased spark length or electromotive force; whether the length of a spark gave an Increase of the @istance reached by a message. His answer was to the effect that it made very little affiercnce .After certain points. The Mareon! people were questioned ‘as to-the methods likely to be em- ployed by Mr. Marconl in the line of directing the Hertziun waves, but the an- swer came with a smile that on this subject they “had nothing to say.” In view of the tests to-which the 3arcont system has thus far been submitted It seems safé to assume that it has reachéd an entirely practical stage, and 1s now ready for application to. every-day work. The ‘éxtent of the flald for Its application’ s, as.yet, However, a matter which awalts determination, but that wvireless telegraply: will play a Jarge part in warfare and ' navigation seems certain. "A trial of the system to be made this fall during the naval maneuvers will probably definitely settle the formér guestion, as-the Installation for com- municating with' the Goodwin Sands lightship has already settled the latter in the aMrmative. Whatever may be - thé outcome, the greatest credit will attach 10 the brilliant Anglo-Itallan. through whose efforts radlant telegraphy has been developed from a useless laboratory: stage to a practical system. . As an inventor it is probably not too much to say that he. has shown qualities which rank his name even among the greatest in the fleld of invention. i + «"TINE NHOL HOOds HONVISIA SIHIL WOYJd S§MO0O0T LI SV "LNOYd HHL WOdd SMAN [ 3 : * ! i Journey, secure 10 her’ embrace. preévent the wearer military servic eases and lunac: the triple clover tite, bocause It £ym Patrick, {rish people by trifoliate . lea ay be employed to L 1:'1"’; drawn into the d 1s sald to cure dis- It may be noted that leaf has also much vir- bolizes the Trinity. St. it is sald, converted the whole showing them through the how the (hrrle pe'nhoen;nl‘n ead might exist and yel , n’?‘hgxmt"flchafl and witcheraft were part of the popular belief the leaf of the elove\; worn uyion the right arm was a poten charm against their influence. | Woe! ‘woe. 1o the' wight who meets the e e talchlon arm £l Spelreeaf e bear, Mke the brave St. Clair, The. holy. trefofl’s: charm. AROUND THE CORRIDORS H. Thorp, a merchant of Sacramento, is at the Grand. C. R. Downs, a mining man of Sutter Creek, Is at the Lick. Judge J. F. Posten has come up from Selma and is a guest at the Lick, Mr. and Mrs. 8. F. Graham, prominent soclety people of San Jose, are at the Palace A. M. Duncan, a Supervisor of Ukiah, is dt the Lick, where he arrived last evenlng. H. }’l‘. Wiendteck, one of the leading business men of Red Bluff, is registered at the Grand. A. H. Murry, a wealthy fruit rancher of Visalla, was among the arrivals at the Lick yesterday. Surveyor General M. J. Wright has come down from Sacramento and is stay- ing at the Grand. Dr. A. €. Seely of the steamship Colum- Via was among the arrivals of last night at’ the Occidental. A. Mc¢t1elland, a wealthy mining man of Pueblo, Colo., was among the recent arrivals at the Palace. V. Sorensen, a tourist from Copenhagen, {8 at the Palace, where he arrived last evening on the overiand, H. C. Gavitt, U, 8. A., post chaplain at Fort Sheridan, is at the Occidental, on his way to the Philippines. Ex-Judge 8. F. Gell bas come up from Salinas and is registered at the Occlden- tal for & visit of a few & T. I. Fleld, the Monterey banker and capitaitst; is. at the Palace, where he ar- rived yesterday from his home. E. M. Carr, a well-znown rallroad con- tractor of Pinole, Is a guest at the Grand while on a business trip to this city. E. ). Farsney, a prominent citizen of Colorade, {s at the Occldental for a few dnays.. He fs visiting the coast on pleasure bent. r. George W. Sims, U. 8. A., 18 regis- ml-u! at nm Oceidental, where he arrived yesterday en route to Manila and the fir- ing line. Enoch Emery and Dimitri Evanov, two merchants from Moscow, Russia, are reg- tered at the Palace, where they arrived last evening. J. E. Chilberg, a prominent lumber mer- chant of Seattle. who was one of the pas- ngers who escaped from the wreck of the fll-fated Colima, is at the Palace on T B e T I S S 2% S S ST S B e SRS S R SR S S o e o D o it E te B g g NEWS FROM THE FRONT. AS SEEN BY THE ENGLISH WAR DEPARTMENT: “POOR OOM PAUL." (Iavert Cartoan.) —Minneapalis. Tribune, posed to give his maividual reasons far coming 'to a conclusion, and not the ideas of M(,lme ;:n‘e els%:‘ For that reason the “good points’” about newspapers ask for nrepnol furnished, ey e | THE SENATOR-J. J. C., City. The| United States transport Senat ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. MEXICO'S. NAVY-S. B, Flagstaft, iz, The ravy of the Republic of Mexico cAurnmis of-tive zunboggn. PEDDLERS 18 HONOLULU-T. K., ‘9 S PO or_was built | Gty iFedlérs :Y;efll'_‘;:‘:‘]i‘:le‘a %‘;dp;‘;‘ ‘Hfi_ at the Unlon Iroflj\ofki. San Francisco. Tense., i s RUSSIA—J. 8., Isleton, €al. Emigra- A COIN OF 1874-D- City..-The market vilue of of 1574 with arrow heads at 75 -‘¢ents to $1. " A TEN-DOLLAR PIECE—O. B., City. A_ten-dollar plece 0f 1553 has a market value of from $125 to $I5; dependent upon . D., Fort Point, halt doliar ate Is from tlon s not restricted In Russia. Statistics 8how -that the emigration from Russia and Poland was from 1841 to 1850 only 656, While from 1581 to 1580 it was 560,483, Na- | tives of ‘Russia are subject to military | duty. ' This department i5 in doubt as to What the correspondent wishes to know by the- question, “In case of war could its ‘state of preservation. }he ,Rus,rl;fll fight with their whole : 2 e orce?” e populati o ONE' WITH THE MOTTO-Mrs. C. T., { ble of bearing n‘r’r‘:u s "zz?ofwofir'?f’:l:cfl;‘i':’e Los Angeles, Cal: A fiyée-dollar plece of | 0f persons engaged in the eneral and the United States of 1534 ‘which has upon | 10¢: ¢Ivil administration, rafirnndn. nec- it -the -motto. “E Pluribus Unum” com- "lum thlers of the sofl ‘and others who mands a_premium from dealers of from §1 to $2. The market price for such a coin is from $i2 to $I8. . INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM - Inquirer, City. The people of the United States enjoy mofe individual freedom than do those of English countries, because in this c¢ountry every man is the equal of the other. ~The most humble citizen, if he is native ‘born, can aspire to the office of President. UNIFORMITY OF LEGISLATION—R., Vacaville, Cal. The Commissioners from California for the promotion of uniform legislation for the United States are D. J. Whittingtire of San Diego, R, J. of Bakersfield and George H. Smith of Los Angeles. Other States have appointed like commissions. ‘SHARKEY AND CHOYNSKI-J. W., City. The following from the report of the fight between Sharkey and Choknski in San Francisco March 11, 1808, !u'i(.en from The Call of the following day, shows W not be spared to the fleld except in a case of last resort. On a war fonllrgl Russia can place in the fleld 65,665 C and 5,089,858 men in the nm)’.fi' gy HOW CARPETS ARE CLEANED-H., Oakland, Cal. Carpets are cleaned on the floor, but the result is never as satisfac- tory as when the carpet is first taken up and thoroughly shaken. It is asserted that a handful of salt sprinkled on a car- pet will In the sweeping carry the dust Wwith it and make the carpet ook bright and clean. A very dusty carpet may be cleaned by dipping the broom in cold | water, shaking ol’ all drops from the room, n'eeplnghl ard or so at a time, then washing the broom and repeating till all is swept. It Is said that to improve the appearance of 3 carpet a pint of ox- gall should be used to a pailful of water. After the use of this mixture rinse with & sponge dipped in cold water to remove the ox-gall, then sponge off as dry as possible and wipe with dry rags to ab- sorb the moisture. In sweeping Axmin- ter carpets brush always the way of the that Sharkey forced his opponent off the | SLo, S&T plattarm: “Eighth round-—Bhatkey yashed | Bk b A e A Choynski - acress the ring to the ropes in d Joe goes clean and falls to the floor our feet lower than the a different way all dirt will enter the car- Sharkey’s corner ‘an pet and soon spoll It. through the roj below, about The startling information has been sent across the «continent that Admiral Dewey is not afraid of a crowd. After the little episode in Manila Bay one’ would hardly expect him to be, - 3 FOUR-LEAVED CLOVER-S. T. W, ring.” 2 2 i e — Byron, Cal. Among the uneducated " NEWSPAPERS—L P., Oakland, Cal |classes, any strange or unusual forma- This department has repeatedly an- | tion in plant or flower is regarded with nounced that it does not furnish “‘good sup- Polnts” for debaten A geriieh more or less superstition. A double nut, an unusually large or oddly- I Number of cases repo 1 a short busin trip to the city. Joseph ©. Doud, a well-known resident of thé San Joaquin Valley, retirned from the Klondike by the last steamer. Mr. Doud has been absent in the frigid zone for the past two years hunting for yellow metal. His chase was not entirely unpro- ductive, as he brought back a good-sized sack of the precious mineral. ———e————— Cal. glace fruit 50c per Ib at Townsen —_— e ——— information supplied dally to the ont- . Special business houses and public men by Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 510 gomery street. Telephone Main 1042, —_————————— Friends of Animals. 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