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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06
Warm Reception.

Thanksgiving day did not bring hap
piness to four guests of a swell Suffer-
street boarding house. The other guests
all enjoyed the day. however. and a
great deal of their enjoyment was due
to the four unhappy ones.
1t seems that Mrs. George-Smith-
and Mrs. George-Robbins-w each
expecting her husband to return
from business trip Thanksgiving eve.
The respective husbands had been away
for weeks, and naturally enough the
two wives prepared to give them a
warm welcome.
Just about dusk and shortly before
the hotel was lighted Mrs. Smith, all
anxiety, was waiting the arrival of her
hubby. She heard some one in the hall
say, Hello, George" Out into the hall
she rushed. With almost a yell of de-
light she threw herself into the arms OF
a man. "Oh, George" she gurgled,
clinging to him most lovingly.
Just at that moment out rushed Mrs.
Robbins from her rooms across the hall
She also had heard the salutation.
Hello, George" and jumped to the
conclusion that 1t was her George who
was spoken to. 1t was her George,
but
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06
Rroup's S Fortune.

A remarkable collection OF material
relating to the history of Rhode ISL
and has just passed into the posses
sion of Brown University. For some
fifty years Mr.. Sidney S. Rider OF
Providence has been collecting every
book or manuscript bearing on the
history OF his State. Many OF the
books, portraits, pamphlets and doe
uments could by no possibility be re-
placed. Many OF the manuscripts
have never even been seen by histo-
rian. In order. to insure its permanent
preservation this most valuable coll
lection, through the generosity OF Mr..
Marsden j. Perry, has been presented
to Brown University and has just
been formally transferred. The col
lection will rapidly be arranged on
the shelves, catalogued and thus rem
dered accessible for historical purposes.
This collection OF Rhode Island ma
terial, coupled with the famous John
Carter Brown collection OF Americana.
will make Brown University an unrt-
vailed center for historical atudtes
along these special lines.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

or partially frozen over. These tnge-
nious people long ago realized the
need of a vehicle capable OF travelling
on either ice or water safely, and
about thirty years ago they launched
the first scooter" boat constructed
to travel on both fee and in water. 1t
was a small boat, made fast to sled
which was pushed on the ice and
rowed on the water. This crude mode
of travel with the wind against or
across the boat made the trip one Of
tremendous exertiOn. In the course
Of time a sail was tried, at first square,
rigged and very small, but 1t was used
only when the wind was fair. Then a
special boat was built, which was par
TALLY decked, and the sled was made
lighter until at last the scooter Of the
present day came about, with nothing
left of the sled but the bottom of the
runners, shod with iron, or, better
still, as experience has shown, with
brass. And so has developed the won
derfuI scooter" Of the Long Island
lakes and bays, a swift ice-boat that
will sail in the water and from one
element to the other quickly without
a jar.-COuntry Life IN America.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06
4 Budding Magnate.

! Although Cap N John Anderson, Of
fetal regulator of affairs on the Pa
cific Mail wharf, did not see the play of
'Ben-Hur" the subject is to him still a
sore one.
Here. boy. take this money. go to
the Grand and buy me two seats for
tomorrow night" Thus the 'regula-
tor addressed diminutive messenger
in the early part OF the last week Of
the play.
cury.
Here's carfare. There's a car. Jump
now and you'll be back in ten minutes" :"
Captain Anderson knew nothing Of
the long line of humanity extending for
several blocks length from the opera
house box office window. When the
small boy told him of 1t and of the
waiting the purchase Of tickets might
involve, the mariner was incredulous
and credited the youths yarn to a de-
sire for additional remuneration.
Here's two bits for yourself. Now,
hustle"
THAT amt goin' to pay me II have
to wait. can do better n that sellin'
poipers.'
Then Anderson called what he thought
was the boys bluff
You go ahead and get the tickets and
I'll pay you 81 for every hour you have
to wait"
That satisfied the youth. who trotted
away, and Anderson, interested in his
official duties, forgot all about the
transaction until several hours later,
when he was called to the telephone
where the following conversation took
place.
Hello! That Captain Anderson"
Yes; what is 1t ?"
This is the boy you sent for tickets
for "Ben-Hur'
We'll. Get the tickets?"
No. sir. Want some more money"
More money! Didn't I give you SAP
Sure, you did. But you said you'd
pay me for waiting. I've been paying
myself out of your ticket money and
there's only 81 left. I'll earn that be-
fore reach the window"
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06
Up to the architect.

Talk about standing on the corner
watching the houses go by, waiting for
yours to come along" said a San Fran
cisco young man, that's easy com
pared with finding your own room after
the hotel does arrive. the way they're
building them at present. Every floors
the same and each cell Is like its fellow.
1 was staying in hotel on Bush street
a year ago and one evening was called
to the telephone. They had phones on
every other floor, and as my floor was
an odd one had to ascend one flight.
well, finished my talk, and being
in a hurry to keep the da-well, any
how, being in a hurry, very naturally
forgot the floor and went straight for
what appeared to be my room, opened
the door suddenly and entered. SayI
There was one screech. a splash OF
golden hair, a disappearing female
and 1 was out. never knew how. Re-
fex action wouldn't work quick enough
to leave an impression. You can bet
rushed to the Office. though, to Tess up
and head off the police. Grandma the
landladys mother, squared it for me.
but if hadn't a reputation that won't
shrink, rip or fade never could have
explained il away. And yet, it was all
the fault OF the iarchitect!'
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06
Neqv Light on History.

The Pilgrim Fathers were about to
land.
How lucky" they exclaimed, that
there aren't any customs dutiesl"
HereupOn they disembarked from one
to two million original pieces OF furni-
ture that came over in the Mayfiower.
Roger Williams had founded Rhode
Island.
Yes" he acknowledged afterward.
sit was a mistake to start at Provi-
dence; 1 might as we'll have made It
Newport, and hobnobbed with the 400
Perceiving his lost opportunity too
late, he turned his attention to the In
dians.
Peter Stuyvesant was congratulating
himself on his wooden leg.
1T makes me such a typical New
Yorker" he explained. Folks will
think lived In the Auto-Trolley- Sub
way age"
Proud Of this distinction, he rejoiced
to be ahead Of his time.
The Indians had just perpetrated the
jamestown massacre.
Yes admitted Opechancano, mod
estly. "I think it was pretty good for an
amateur. OF course, II had wanted a
major generalcy. might have done
better"
In his simple savage way he pondered
on ambition as a spur to success.-New
York Sun.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06
CoacItmen'S College.

BY day and night 5000 cabs ply in
the streets of Paris. A few hundred
of them, blue, drawn by young, mer-
curial horses, driven by liveried
coachmen. bearing neither numbers
nor placques. make snobbish pretense
of being private carriages. Of the
others the greater part belong to the
three great companies-the Compag-
ME Generate, with it's blue-bellied
cabs; the Urbaine, with cabs decorated
with yellow lozenges; the Abeille, with
it's cabs stained a dull green. In ad-
dition there are scores Of small sta
bles, whence three or four cabs are
sent out. Many cabmen, too, own
their own rigs. On the whole, how
ever, the Three Companies are mas
ters of the trade.
Is it a trade? Upon my word, 1
think it is a profession and one of the
ancient and honorable. The casual
rogue has no chance Of making him
self free of the guild. He must, in the
first place, be a college graduate"
duly provided with a diploma The
most notable coachuan's college is in
the rue Marcadet, yonder on the flank
Of Montmarte.
Officially the college is known as
the "Ecole d'apprentissage des coches
de hacre de la Vile de Paris" The
director is Pernette. capable. horsey
man, a famous whip. A half dozen
professors aid him-vets, hostlers,
grooms.-Outing.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06
Worlds Fair Pointers.

History OF the Louisiana Purchase
told in flowers
Approximate cost OF the exposition.
So. .0O0. 900.
Palace of education, 525x75O feet. cost
t31s.9s
Palace Of electricity. 525x7SO feet. cost
$S99. $40.
Towers on palace OF machinery are
e65 feet tall.
Forty thousand horsepower for expo
sitiOn uses.
Largest silver nugget ever mined;
weighs five tons.
Fair opens April 80. 1904: closes De-
cembsr l. 1904.
An s0OO-horsepower turbine engine IN
power plant.
Size OF grounds. 124O acres-nearly two
square miles.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

ment We have Holy Rollers Doweites, Mormons
Theosophists and as Mr.. Venus would say "specymins
various Each and allegation of the English gentle
is true, but agree him upon the educ-
ton that these the symptoms of coming attack of
rational paresis.
Our constitution and the spirit OF guarantee abso-
lutte religious freedom A may set up golden calf in
his back yard and bow down thrice daily without let or
hndrance from the law. The Purans to Massachu-
sets gain religious freedom the Luherans left the Paat
mate the Cavins left France for the purpose For
the there shores to-day subjects
the Gar and vasas of the Sultan In United States
there in fact much federation that freedom
license and waxed into such uxuriant growth that has de-
Yeloped characteristics which are unique
Every country has its class of individuals in more
less vruent FORM In Russia such people are housed in
prisons to rot In France and Italy they shadowed by
the police Such repression develops religious fervor into
nhilsm and anarchy. In country, where there
repression the erratc spirit bewdering
forms, but freak religonsts the harmless
Our nihlists and anarchists all made abroad
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06
FANATICISM IN AMERICA.

~ NE OF that noble band of English college fellows
I whose leisure hours devoted to the writing of
elaborate treatises abstruse subjects has set
himself to the task OF preparing monograph upon fana
cism in the United States Among the many phenomena ~
these American States which impress his English mind
the prolific character of freak religious sects He
in the sports OF religious sentiment existing here
odd twist IL the American character which he would
strue into innate predspoSon upon our part to Av off
sudden tangent upon anything and bizarre in the
spiritual line He assured that the followers of Iosen
Smith, Elijah" Dowie and other leaders of the kind are
merely proofs which FIX his theory That any new thought
proclaimed from the housetops with sufficient zeal can find
its quota of enthusiastic followers causes the English mill
osopher to sigh for the future of American mentality
We freely admit all the evidence submitted by the prosecu-
ton We have people who bar physicians from sick bed
Others there who drobe themselves and run tbro,g
the streets praising the Most High in their nakedness
number favor keeping harem Not few lie awake Of
nights with listening for the sudden trump Of
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06
Ingenious Life-S1srs.

The life-savers attached tn tnele
Sans stations on Fire Island encouo-
tered great difficulties and danner. 4,
crossing the Great Houth nav 10 the
Long Island shore, either hv water
craft or Ice crRst stllt naturally,
enough. they had \ lonnlnH a. vla,.
family and friends when tho wreae
island sea wea choked with d,lu A..
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06
French Shipping.

The French people face much the
same problem as that confronting the
United States in respect TO their mer-
chant marine. ships are more expen-
sive TO build and operate in France
than In almost any other European
country. and 20 overcome these inc
qualities policy OF direct subsidies to
certain OF the more important lines.
and of premiums based upon service
90 other lines, has been in force many
YEAR,
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

few days ago General Bell, operating against law
essness in Colorado received threatening letter wrap
ped in human finger that had recently been from
living body The subordnates of General Bell by some
process of reasoning unknown logic construed the
cident into joke. If human head had accompanied
the mssive these ponderous advisers probably would
have considered the affair bigger Joke
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

lmpeled by the stress of competition the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company recently reduced the steerage fare
from San Francscoto China to ST. The officers Of the
company committed grievous of judgment They
should have reduced the fare to nothing and earned
reputation for what they have nota desire to rid the
country of undesirable coolies
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

Special information supplied daily te
business houses and public men oy the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen -. 80 Cali
fornia street. Telephone Main l0al
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

Townsend's California glace fruits anS
candles. soc a pound in artistic fire.
etched boxes. A nice present for Eastern
friends. -iS Market St. above Call bldg
Arizona republican., 1903-01-12
A VISITORS LETTER
He Writes Interestingly of Things
in Arizona.

Pierce Burton of Aurora, ILL.,, and
founder of the Daily Express of that
city. as was noted in these columns
some time ago, is spending the winter
| in Phoenix. In a recent issue OF the
| Express space is given to a two COT
umn article from his pen that
| does credit to him as close
| observer and an impartial Judge
of things, as well as to Ari.
IONA, for Arizona. and the Salt river
valley in particular, is the subject of
his discourse.
The interesting feature of the letter
to the Arizona reader. is the fairness
of his statements and his condensed
and business like treatment of a wide
variety of questions that are always
asked by those inquiring about a new
country. The article is descriptive. but
he very sensibly avoided the use of I'M
necessary adjectives, to which mos,
writers are given in an effort to make
'faryland story" out of a news let
ter.
Though there may be some slight err
rors in the data and figures furnished
him, Mr. Burton's article contains
more meat to the line than anything
written by visitor for a long time ana
there is no Question but that every let
ter he may see fit to write viii be OF
benefit to Arizona. He tries TO give
credit where credit is due, though
there is none of that fulsome praise so
often seen that offends instead OF nat
ters.
MIR. Burton favors statehood for Ari-
iona and has ideas of his own regard
ing eastern senators and eastern cities
that desire to control everything. In
view of this fact his closing paragraph
is interesting:
Mrs. Burton says The ladies of the
Woman's club are just as bright as
those in the club in Aurora No great
or compliment could be paid them ana
it ought to settle the question or state
hood beyond further cavil, for if tho
men are not capable of running !,
state government the women certainly
are. The great trouble with the SEN
ators appears to be the fear of the In
justice of the senators of the states or
small populations outvoting those from
states of larger population. 1 have pre-
viously pointed out one remedy for this.
which is TO make new states of the
eastern cities of Chicago, Philadelphia
and Greater New York. that IS il the
senators think those places are as well
qualified for self government as these
new western states, of which there may
be some doubt"
Arizona republican., 1903-01-12
REFINERs ARE AFTER OIL.
Not Bothering About the Effect on the
Fuel Supply.

Beaumont, Tex. January 11.-Ou is
strong at Al cents per barrel up ia
tanks, and loaded on cars sold from 80
cents up. Notwithstanding the fact
that some of the oil producers talk as
if they would rather have the price or
oil remain within the reach of those
who use it for. fuel, it is very evident
that if the price goes beyond the con-
sumers' limit, all viii take advantage
OF the market
The oil men are more concerned In
supply than demand just at present.
and even if the Standard or some other
concern does not advance the price of
the product, it will advance itself un-
less another source is discovered soon
that Will glut the market.
Large sums Of money have already
been invested in the construction OF
refining plants, and it is reasonable to
suppose that it Will prove cheaper for
the powers that be to take the oil from
under the boilers of the miIlers and
manufacturers at even $1.OO a barrel
than it will TO tear down and move
the large refining plants.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-12
NEEDLE JOINT IN STEEL RAILS.
Maine Mans Invention to Do Away
With the Earring in Travel

Augusta, Me, January 1.-THE in
vention of the Rumford Falls man IS
being brought to the attention of rail-
road men. Its purpose is to do away
with the Earring so Objectionable in
railroad travel
This is said to be accomplished by
the new joint rail, the rail being whit
tied down to point, interlocking with
another point, after the style of the
needle point stitch, and so constructed
that the joint is not affected by either
heat or cold.
1t is said a prominent railroad is 10
lay section of the track to test the
value of the invention.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-12

He that will not when he may,
When he will he shall have nay"
Beware lest you find this so by sad
experience.
Have you in your daily vocation
struggled against such heavy odds as
poor eyesight?
Have you put off from day 10 day
the thought that you must have your
eyes looked after?
Have you failed to increase your OPP
Tcrtunities through life just because OF
defective eyesight? And now when you
find the demands of your eyes impera-
tive. do you still procrastinate?
Come to us-let us examine your eyes
thoroughly, scientifically, before it is
toe late
Arizona republican., 1903-01-12
ABOUT THE
The DR.. DeimeI
Underwear.

This is the name of a little book
let, which will tell you how to secure
an amount of bodily comfort that is
absolutely unknown to wearers Of or
binary Undertaking. 1t will tell you
how to be free from colds-tells of an
underwear that is more cleanly, more
comfortable and more healthful than
any other-The DR.. Deimel Underwear
which is now worn by thousands of
intelligent people the year round, who
wonder how they were ever satisfied
with the prickly, irritating wool, or the
cold and clammy cotton.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-12

Come in and look around. We won't
drive you out with a meat ak If you
don't happen to buy anything. We are
always glad to show goods. Some Of
cuI most loyal customers first come In
just to look around, and we believe
they never have regretted it.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-12

Maximum temperature, 81; minimum
temperature, 80.
Average relative humidity, 81 per
cent.
Total precipitation, 0.
Character of the day: Clear.
NJ. L. BLYSTONE,
Section Director.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-12
NEW RANKING ENrERPRIsE-

NEW BANKING ENTERPRISE.
Chicago. January lin conference
at the Auditorium Annex yesterday
were Bird S. Cooler and r. w. Jones of
New York, II. P. Hilliard of ST. Louis
and 1. II. Kempner of Galveston. Tex
All are bankers and had under dis
cusssion a financial enterprise soon to
be launched in the south, probably in
Texas.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-12
News Of y
the Town
THE WEATHER

Local Daily Weather Report for The
Arizona Republican.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-12

for Moline, ILL.,. the other for RedIands.
California.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-12
HAVE YOU EVER
VISITED DAVIDSON'S
CASH STORE
q

It's a hummer. 1t draws customers
as molasses does flies. Bargains in
every department.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-12

Forecast for to-day:
Data for "a hours ending p. m. yes
terday:
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-01
chIcaoo's First White child.

Chicago. ILL.,, July 1.-Residents Of
the great Western metropolis, with
all It's wealth and Industries. it's inn
mense area and large population. find
Il difieult to realize that the city is
still but an infant, 80 far as years go,
but this fact is strikingly illustrated
in the case of Alexander Beaubien,
who was retired from the police force
today on account OF age. Surprising
as II may seem at first statement, II is
nevertheless an historic fact that Mr.,
Beaubien was the first white child
born In Chicago At the time OF his
birth Chicago was an outpost, with
hostile Indians on all sides, and the
only white residents were the garri-
son Of Fort Dearborn. and a handful
of traders. Of which Mr.. Beaubiens
father was one.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-01
They Made
a Ten Strike

The famous horse. with toes. at the
Carnival is attracting great atten.
tion, and was a central feature last
night. While II is a real freak, all
admit that there is no fake about IL.
The toes are fully developed, and are
about 12 inches long. The animal is
normal in other respects. and nearly
every person who attend the Carnival
last evening went into see 1t, and all
were more than pleased. The little
sacred OK is also drawing card, and
these two animals, with the numerous
other curiosities in that department
of the Carnival, are making a real ten
strike. None should fail to see them.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-01
SALEM
is ALL
THERE
Carnival Proving a
Magnificent
Success
ArnOldS Shows are all First
Class and Free From
Everything Object
iOnabIe

The Carnival is in full blast, and,
from the time the gates are open until
they close, there is something doing
every minute. Passing under the
beautifully lighted arch, the merry-go-
round and Ferris wheel first attract
the visitors attention, and the bril-.
liantly lighted circle is a very pretty
object indeed.
Running the gauntlet of the bright
eyes behind the counter in the country
store, the big main tent looms up.
comfortably filed with Salems best
people--all out for a weeks jollity,
and the happy laughter and showering
confetti give proof that they are hav-
ing Il.
The main stage shows some acts
that are excelled by none. The Ro-
man ring experts; the Victorellas, the
triple-bar wonders. and the ever.
changing crowd. always a show in
itself.
Prof Horne shows what can be done
with animals by patience, and his dog
show is a revelation In that line.
The witch cottage. hoop-rolling. jug
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-01
PERSONALS.

Geo. Ruef, OF Parker Station, Polk
county. is In the city.
Miss Sophia Wolf. OF sllverton, has
been visiting Miss Bertha Kay.
Miss Lena Hutton, OF Portland, is
the guest of Miss Stella Hurst during
the Carnival.
Mrs. George T.. Chamberland and
family were In the city for a visit with
the governor yesterday.
Chas. E. Mcdonnell. county asses
sor OF Multnomah county. Is a Salem
visitor during Carnival week.
Mrs. Jennie Chapman. Of Portland,
is in the city during carnival week.
guest OF Mrs. Sadie McFadden.
The woman's Lewis and Clark Club
meets Thursday at $3.50 D. m. at the
city hall. All interested are requested
30 attend.
Rev. Bowersox, of Portland. is in
the city for a few days. visiting his
son, the Yew Park merchant, and
many friends.
Roy Bishop has returned from TAX
ing a two-year technical course at the
Philadelphia technical school. and has
taken position as designer at the sa.
lem woolen mills.
Rev. W. G. Eliot, Jr., and family left
this morning for Portland. where they
will reside hereafter. Mr.. Eliot for a
time served as minister Of the Unitar-
ian church in this city. but during the
past six months has devoted himself
TO missionary work and the oversight
Of the Unitarian churches and Sunday
Schools in the Northwest