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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31
THE .LORDSHIP OF THE PACIFIC.

G ENATOR CUSHMAN K DAVIS in re-
= cent interview on the problems that have
- arisen out OF the conquest of the Philippines
pointed out with great force and vigor the growing
importance in the world of the countries surround
ing the Pacific Ocean, and emphasized the impera-
tive need of special efforts part to uphold our
rightfu prestige and obtain our due share of their
trade
AS means of accomplishing these desirable ends
he IS reported to have said "You may quote me
Just as strongly you as saying: More battle
ships, and after that more cruisers, and then more
battleshlps again. The to man them will step
forward as fast build the ships"
With this plea for enlarged navy there would
be little objection found if the Senator had gone
further and demanded also ships for other purposes
than that of fighting. The lordship of the Pacific is
not going to be determined solely by the battleshps
that float upon its waters. Commerce is already a
greater power than war, and its superiority will in
crease with the years The people who hope to win
portion of the rich reward that is to follow the de-
velopment of the Pacific Ocean countries must have
mercantile marine well navy Senator Davis
should have declared not only for more battleshps
and more cruisers, but for merchant steamers and
sailing vessels.
There would be greater advantage to us in a
system of legislation that would promote protect and
advance shipping interest than in a policy of an
nexing the Philippines and dominating the recalci-
trant inhabitants with warshps Commerce is the
cvillzer OF the world, the promoter of industry and
the giver of dominion. If Congress will provide
for the shpbuders OF this country anything like the
help that is given to those of Germany and Great
Britain by their Governments, the lordship of the
Pacific will be won by the profitable energies of trade
more surely than by the wasteful forces OF war
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31

The police have in charge boy of six years who
found dead drunk. The father of this boy con-
fesses to having been in the habit of giving him
whisky. There ought to be some way by which the
police could get charge of that father
While Captain Clark of the Oregon is enjoying
deserved rest ashore his pay dinishes to the extent
of $1,000 year, which shows that to be hero and
work ones self sick for the old flag is an experience
not free from disadvantages
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31
cALIFoRNIANs IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-Niss Blanche
Hurst and Miss Lord of San Diego are
at the Riggs House.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31

Secretary A1ger is reported as being in defiant
mood, and 1t is not easy to how he could be in
any other. Either he has been shameuly lied about
he is guilty of unexamped military malpractice
In either circumstances demand that he put on
bold front
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31
THE PASSING OF MALIETOA
AND THE PARTITION OF SAMUA

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the Kings are buried long OF ad shore
prov Of each wain chief chanting IN nr with them his
baked
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forming h native fd pu nh 1 parame n Nho live Shabby
round rTya pTTen'a S h u nothing the
of Ap that perhaps there some excuse or TINS S
though but
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openly for
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hitherto checked the of European
Catholic he has 4 fG sSa1es
viii be three eanddates for the
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31

B. L. Stevens of Atlantic City, who was
a gunner under Commodore Dewey when
the latter was a lieutenant on the Mis-
sissippi at New Orleans, in 1862, says that
Dewey directed the shot which put the
Manassas out of the fight, and that he
showed wonderful nerve in the battle.
Filters
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31

and throughout the State Harris YER
sion is as follows: MANY years ago
somewhere in the 70s-I loaned Trip 500.
The days passed and 1t was not repaid.
Then weeks passed and then months, and
sad to relate, years. Like a hideous
nightmare the recollection of that unpaid
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31

Those brotherly love remarks of the Gar might
have been kept awhile and appropriately launched un
der the date of April
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31

At the same time Germany has everything her way
in Samoa she will be ceded part of Goat Island as
a coalina station
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), SO Mont
gomery street. Telephone Main 1042.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31
First and Second

Glass rates again reduced via the Santa Fs
route. Call at the new ticket office. 62s Market
DRINK A STEPPING OF MOKI TEA BE-
fore retiring at night. and how soundly
YOU will sleep and how joyously You will
awake in the morning. 1t supplies food for the
blood while you sleep, produces a clear and
beautiful complexion cures constipation and
sick headache. AT No Percentage Pharmacy.
HOTEL DEL CORONADO-Take advantage
of the round-trip tickets. Now only $50 by
steamship including fifteen days board at no.
tel: longer stay 81 80 per day. Apply at New
Montgomery street, San Francisco.
Only the best for the best only. Among the
Barrels 1853 Market ST.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31

This is a story
of hope and de-
spair and the
d T a m a t is per-
sonae are Joe
Hart and Will
liam Trip. well
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31

AUCTION SALES
By Frank Butterheld-This day. August 81 Furniture
6l7 Lyon street, at clock.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31

where he met the Count of Turin.
D'Ormea says the Count will be here in a
very short time
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31

Cal. glace fruit SOC per lib at rownsend's.'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-12-22

An arched eyebrow does not indi-
cato the highest order Of intalligence,
but ia expressive Of great ~senaibility,
Scant growth Of the eyebrows denotes
lack Of vitality; on the contrary, heavy
thick eyebrows indicate q gtrp-x con-
~stitution and great physical endwUaace.
They are not beautiful on a woman's
face. however much they may signify
either mental or bodily vigor. and
when they are not only heavy, but
droop and meet at the nose. they are
dfsagrooable, and are said to accom-
pany an insincers and prytng us'Sre-
Long, dropping eyebrow. iytpS wide
apart Indicate an amiabls Exposition.
Where the eyebrows are lighter In
color than the hair the indications are
lack Of vitality and great senziti~eness.
Family defined eyebrows plassd high
above the nose, are signs Of Incidence
and weakness. Very biask eyebrows
give the face an intense and searching
expression; when natural they accom-
panv q passionate temperament Very
light eyebrows rarely sre ~ on
strong intellectual faces. although the
color Of the eyebrows Is not accepted
simply as denoting lack Of intelligence
the form gives the key to the facul-
ties and their direction. Red eyebrows
denote great fsEvor and ambition;
brown a medium between to red and
tie black.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-12-22

m = Massachusetts, seaport town
there ID q retired sea captain who
males frequent boast that he has the
"Emartest woman along ahors." New
instances Of her enterprise are con-
SANITY coming to notice. The last
one refers to an exploit by which abe
saved herself a DOCTORS bill. The cap
tain tells the story with great relish.
She's getting pretty heavy" he be-
gins, and nov and again she'll miss
hsr footing. Well, not many months
ago abe missed It on our stairs, ana
feli all In q heap down three steps on
70 her side. When l got to her, she
said, Just a. brisk as usual, Don't ask
me II I've hurt myself, cap'n, for Of
course I have. reckon I've unjolnt-
ed a bone In my left leg, falling on Il.
Now. don't ny to pull me up. Let me
scramble round q minute and you 90
for the doctor Well, tins d~octor's q
next neiEhbor. 80 1t didn't take long
to get him He looked her over, and
said there was a bone somswheres
round her left hip that was out Of kill
ter. At that mother rose right up on
her feet and toppled over the opposite
way from what she'd fallen down
stairs, and we heard = kind Of crack.
she looked up at the doctor with her
mouth kind Of whitish, but the same
old twinkle In her eyss. and she says:
7 believe I've set that bone. myself,
doctor,' and she hadi--Youth's Com
panion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-12-22

Many little babies have a tendency
to an irritation of the scalp which is
40 common that one would almost
fancy II was unavoidable. II the moth
81 will give the matter her personal at
tention there is no reason why her
baby's head should be disfgured by
the unsightly eruption known various
ly by the d~isagreeable names Of era
dlecap." 'miik-crust," and "scurf."
When the first symptom Of redness or
a scaly condition Of the scalp appears,
the head should be regularly anoInted
each night with vaseline, which must
be gently rubbed into the skin. This
Is to remain on all night a large piece
Of soft linen protesting the pilisw from
grease. At the time Of the morning
bath the head il to be thickly lathersd
with old CASTLE or tar soap, and then
washed In warm water containing a
little borax. In the first stages OF
tie eruption this treatment will rem
orally sufhce. but IL the yellowish crust
has already formed, It may be easily
removed with the towel in drying the
head AFTER the treatment Just described.
Any mother VIA has teen an otherwise
pretty baby dizaEured BY g sore or
irritated scalp Will willingly take this
trouble TO keep her baby free OF the
malady.-Harpers Bazax.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-12-22

I'd like to be a boy again. without q
woe o. care. with freckles scattered on
my face. and hayseed In my hair. I'd
like to rise at four O'Clock and do a
hundred chores. and saw the wood and
feed the hogs and lock the stable doors;
and herd the hens and watch the bees
and take the mules to drink. and teach
the turkeys how to swim 20 that they
wouldn't sink; and milk about e hun
dred COWS, and bring the wood 10 burn,
and stand out in the sun all day and
churn and churn and churn; and wear
my brothers cast-of clothes and walk
four miles to school. and get a licking
every day for breaking some old rule.
and then get home again at night, and
do the chores some more, and milk
the cows and feed the hogs and curry
mules galore; and then crawl YEARLY
up stairs to seek my little bed, and
hear dad say. THAT worthless boyl He
isn't worth his breadl" I'd like to be
4 boy asain--a boy has 30 much funi
His life Is Just q round Of mirth from
rise to set Of sun. IguesB there's moth
ing p~leasantsr than closing stable
doors and hsrdins hens and chasing
bees and doing evening chJres@sk
Park (Iil-l star.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-12-22

In the reptile house OF the Geological
gardens. London, there is one snake,
not more than two feet In length,
which is more dreaded by the natives
of the country in which II is found
than eve the deadly rattlesnake itself.
The animal is called the water viper.
The bite Of this small snake is not
more fatal than the bite Of the rattle
snake. but the increased danger lies
in the fact that the water viper is
much more ready to attack any one.
The rattlesnake Is so timid that 1t al
ways tries to escape, and only bites
when 1t cannot 10 SO. On the other
hand, the water viper boldly faces the
danger, and at once makes ready to
attack either person or animal. Fur
Their, the r~attlesnake announces its
presence by means Of the rattle in its
curious tail, which gives 1t its name.
But the water viper silently and
stealthiiy inflicts a deadly wound be-
fore Its presence is known. Though
fond Of the water, in which 1t spends
much time, It likes to bask in the sun.
To enjoy the warmth It often climbs
a tree on the bank Of q river, and
coils itself on q branch which over.
hangs the stream. When hungry, II
simply lets go Its hold, drops into the
water and swims away. By means o.
its tall, which It waves from side t.
side, 1t swims very fast, and It is alss
an expert diver. In speed 1t can out
swim the fishes on which Il feeds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-12-22
A Great Book Given Away,

IA 0ADAt 0RkA 4AHAA AAN9y
One Of the most deeply interesting
and truly educative books ever writ
ten is 'sThe Peoples Common Sense
Medical ADVISER by r. v. Pierce,
Chief Consulting Physician of the In
valids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
Buffalo, N. Y. This splendid volume
Of zoos pages, includes ninety pages
on the subject of diseases peculiar to
women, with directions for home
treatment, rendering unnecessary
the embarrassing examinations"
and generally useless 'local treat
ment," 90 dreaded by modest women.
1t also treats extensively diseases Of
men and points out their remedies,
The book contains the most compre-
hensive explanation of human physi-
ology and the rational principles oil
hygiene ever published. Illustrated
with over 800 engrsvings-a complete
medical library in one volume. Nc
other medical book in the English
language ever had such an enormous
sale. $4,000 copies were sold at s1.5l
each. DR.. Pierce is now distributing
a new free edition of half q millioT
copies. A copy will be sent absolutely
free to onyone who will send to thu
Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa'
ton, Buffalo, NY. ,21 one-cent stamp
to pay cost of mailing only. The pres
emit edition is in all respects the SAINT
as they sold at sl.50 except only tina
il is bound in strong manila papel
| coYerH instead Of cloth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-12-22

Thirty languages were heard at the
polyglot conference given last January
by all the pupils of the propaganda at
Rome in honor of the sixtieth ami
Tersary Of the pope's first ass. The
proceedings were opened by an Eng
iish priest, who read an address in
italian explaining that a polyglot con
ference formerly took place every year
at the propaganda during the octave Of
Epiphany, and tast 1t had been
thought advisable to revive the cere-
mony during the present year. Reel
tations were then given in Hebrew,
Chaldaic, syriac, Arabic, Coptic, Ar
menian, Chinese, M~alabaree. Hindu
stani, Persian. Turkish. Zulu and KAT
FIR, being followed by others in French
English, German, Polish, Portuguese,
ancient and modern Greek, Latin and
italian, Gaelic, slav, Albanese. Dutch
Roumanian. Norwegian and Hungar-
ian.-Tt-Bits.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-12-22
nil to RelleYn Andrew J. surber


WASHINGTON, d. o., Dec. 1e.-Oon-
gresham Cowherd, Of Missouri, to-
day presented q petition to accompany
a bill for the relief Of Andrew J. Sur
Der, Of Mexico, Mo-, formerly Chief Of
Police, but now dead. Mr.. SurbeF
seeks to recover s555 for hogs and a
horse belonging 70 him, which were
appropriated by federal troops during
the war. At that time Mr.. surber
lived In Mexico, No., near the Chris
tlan Church.
Immediately after the battle known
as aMount Zion Church hght," In
Boone county, the troops under COM
mand Of Gen. joan b. Henderson
came to Mexico, about 1000 in num-
Der, and CHARTERED in and about the
Christian Church. They lei entirely
without rstions to sustain life. or
GERS aud men came to him 70 get relief
snd, seeing his pen of good fat hogs,
which be was feeding TO prepare fol
market, twenty in number, all vert
taken and slaughtered Tor the use Of
the troops, the officers assuring bin
be would get pay from the govern
ment. They also took q valuable
horse which they said they needed fol
army service.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-12-22

The horned screamer (Palamedra
cornuda), the rarest species Of bird
now extant, and one which Is almost
extinct has his home In the jungles
OF South Africa. The bird, which feeds
on the leaves and seeds OF aquatic
plants. inhabits swamps, IL Of q
blackish-brown color, nearly az large
Is q turkey, and has somewhat the ap-
pearance Of a gallinaceous bird. The
only one now in captivity is that be-
longing to the aviary Of the Philadel-
phia Geological gardens In the Mas
earsns islands, including Reunion,
Mauritus, and Rodriguez, Oh the east
coast Of Africa there stiIi exists q
very rare parrot, OF. rather, parrakeee
named scientifically Paiaeornis exsul.
The number OF thia species which aur-
yive Is 80 very small that only one
single specimen has ever been obtain
ed, and that "a long ago as 1871. AM
other very rare bird is the Labrador
duck, so-called from being commonly
found during the summer on that
North American coast, as well as about
the mouth of the st. Lawrence river,
and which migrates in winter to the
shores Of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick,
New England, and perhaps farther
southwark. 1t was formerly common
In the markets Of the United States,
but the last known to have lived was
killed near Halifax, Nova Scotia, dur
ing the autumn OF 1s52.-Tit-Hits.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-12-22

It may be thought that ono thumb
Is very much like another. or that at
any rate. the Differences are 20 snail
that It would Be- almost impossible to
distinguish one from another. But Il
IL not 90. There + not, It "a credibly
stated. .wo thumbs in q million upon
which the lines are exncfly alike; and
e man VINO pays attention to the sub
Jet soon learns 70 distinguish the Off
fsrencss 80 perfectly that he oan rec
ognize The thumb-mark a. easily q
an ordinary detective can recognize q
face And thumb never alter. no mat
ter how long its owner may live The
lines which were upon Il whan he wzz
born viii be upoz II Whan he dieA and,
however mucA the man may have
changed. ehu viii rumnin-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-12-22


II. F. B. o., No. $40, met in regular
session Tuesday night and elected the
following officers for the coming
year;
President, N. Barnes.
First vice-P President Mrs. AT. Cor
ner.
Second yice-P President, Mrs. s. &,
Miller.
Treasurer, ]. E. Blattner.
Secretary, Misc Matte Key.
Historian, W. O. Wallace.
Assistant Historian, Mrs. E. J. MIL
Ter.
Orator, &. ". Corner.
Assistant Orator, Mrs. l. J. Win
scott.
Porter, r. P. Key.
Guard, 7. j. Hoxssy.
Chaplain, w. II. Fox.
Medical Examiner, DR.. N. e. Oraw'
ford.
Directors-W. ]. Winscott for three
years, j. N. Gross for two years, anc
r. II. Oauthorn for n year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-12-22


Miss Lillian Hamilton, an English
woman. spent some years in Cabool
e. the medical adviser Of Abdurrah-
man. a famous despot, who was in the
habit Of cutting on the heads OF his
subjects whenever he wanted to cut an
argument short. Abdurrahman used
to spend many hours in conversation
with Miss Hamilton, discussing vari-
Gus themes, not always relating to his
health. although few questions inter-
ested him more. He told her one day
that she treated him like a dog, by
which he meant that she did not
crouch and quail in his presence. He
took her into his harem to show her
how his own women treated him. The
suitana, II seems needless to add, did
not fanny Miss Hamilton, and called
her a butcher, not a doctor. She waB
wise enough in consequence not to Wis
It the harems, the women bsing oblig-
ed to come to her. Neither did she eat
any OF the food prepared by them.
They all turned to her, however, and
sometimes she and her assistant had
e many as 700 patients q day, and .
policeman to keep them In order
Young physicians in this country could
hardly DO bsttsr-London Times.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-12-22

From the New York Evening Post:
The Consolidated Gas Company of New
York has in its possession a curious
check. A certain physician whose bills
had grown beyond endurance threat
ensd all sorts OF punishment IL they
were not reduced, but as things win
80 in the sas consumption business, al
the next collection an extra dollar or
two appeared in tbs eAa-ge. Let u
draw the curtain over his righteous
wrath. Having recovered, he drew .
check for the full amount and accepted
q receipt. At the Office Of the company
Il was noticed that the check was made
payable to the order OF the "Consolid-
ated Gas Swindle" Of New York and
the directors enjoyed a good laugh at
their own. expense. II went through
the bank and clearinghouse without
correction and is now a cancelled Gu
riosity in the archives OF the corpora
ten.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-12-22

List of letters remaining in the Post
Once at Mexico, Mo-, for the week
ending Dec. %, 1898, which II not
called for in thirty days viii be semitic
the Dead Letter Office at Washington
Persons calling for letters In this LIST
will please say advertised"
Q. &. Burts, Francis Brown, Alice
Brown, Guy Bragaftt, Howard Bailey
o. s. Duty, W. n. Dowel, Charley
Frost, Mr.. Gillaspie, J. R. King, O. NJ.
LanlouG, J. H. Miller, W. e. Robert
son, Jacob stumpf, Mrs. Matte Thorn
ton, O. TrusseII, sallie Wilcox ,Aldridgs
Wynn, Frank Mcclure.
W. NJ. TRKLoAR, Postmaster.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-12-22

ALL OF the soldiers in the Cuban
army will be taken care of. If they
want wages they will be given en-
ployment upon the public works. If
they prefer to remain in the army
they will be organized into rural po-
lice, the intention being to keep them
together and prevent them from
scattering idly like tramps through
ont the country. Wherever they are
willing to accept outside employ
ment they viii be encouraged to do
30, and 1t is believed the revival
Of industry viii cause an increase in
the price of labor that will tempt
many Of them to turn to the farms
and factories. In each OF the prov
iuces, however, there win be an or
ganisssson of rural police similar to
that in Mexico, to keep order In
the country, suppress outlawry
and relieve the military garrisons az
much as possible. This is not entirely
necessary, but it is considered expedi-
emit, because 1t will neutralize the in
fuence Of the ~agitators and reconcile
the rank and file of the Cuban army tc
the new order of things.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-12-22

There has been a great run OF M
new postage stamp for Thessaly. vi Z
the Turkish government has cause ?
be circulated. These stamps are a.
value Of 8. 2 ane / piastres ard u =
and 10 paras. and &c eager were ssi-
lectors TO possess the new stamps ;.+t
on the third day following their ~
PRODUCTION those valued at S and =
piastres were all bought up and chsnE-
ed hands at IS shilllngs. The stamps
OF similar value brought 4 shsilia ~.
The traders In these stamps re
Turkish officers and civil servants
who. now tina, the evacuation Of Taes
sally is taking dehnits shape. evidently
thought the FIRST and only issne y
stamps By the Turkish government
was N opportunity for making moEey
net 70 Be thrown away.