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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14
Deadly Perseverance,.

The fatal issue OF a recent French
duel causes discussion Of what the Pa
risian fencers call the Coup de Mon
serrat-" The history Of this stroke is
romantic. The hero OF the story was
a young Partisan musician engaged TO
be married to a young lady OF BOr-
deaux. Quarreling with a cousin OF
his fiancee. he got his ears boxed at
the Bordeaux Club. Ignorant OF fenc-
ing. he dared not resent the insult, and
renounced his engagement. But he
also took fencing lessons from one
Monserrat, a maitre d'armes OF TOu-
louise. Monserrat taught him one trick
only, and he pTaeticed- it for year.
At the end Of that time he returned to
the Bordeaux Club. slapped his mans
face, and being called out, instantly
ran his opponent through the body with
his cunning lunge.-New York Tribune.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14
She Fired Things.

II was discussing the holidays with
a friend prominent in business cir
cles in this city," said a well-knOwn
San Francisco bachelor. Just after
had accepted an invitation to dine that
evening at his home, when he startled
me somewhat by saying he was glad
/ was coming out. because his wife
would probably fire some Dishes and
he'd like to have me there if it oc-
Cured Now just why IL was desir-
able that 1 be present when anything
OF so domestic and personal a natEre
was on, 1 couldn't imagine, except il
be that / might get any of the dishes
that missed him. 1 asked if she fired
things often. and he replied. oh. yes:
nearly every night lately Not being
a very artful dodger I was wondering
how could back out gracefully, when
he added, You see, she's firing the
china that she paints for Christmas
presents Then l felt foolish. She was
only addicted to that habit that you
can. pronounce with either a hiss or
cough, but usually spell ceramic.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14
A CONTINUOUS JOKE.

H OUBTIESS good many people will remember
| the pretty joke undertaken byosomc festive voters
IL in the good town of Amesvile in the State of
Ohio, when they nominated, last spring tramp for
Mayor independent ticket a means of having
fun election day. 1t will be recalled that the people
of the thought the joke good that clear ma
jory of them voted for the tramp were Mortified
morning find that they had elected him. An
appeal made to the Governor to remove him. but
sufficient for such action. Amesvle has been
getting along best she with the genial tramp
who to ask for free lunch and was given
the Mayoraty handout
After the first of the joke and its con-
sequences the country large to take interest
the affair and left Amesvie its Mayor alone to get
along best they could 1t that they have
been having froicsome time. report from Canton
announces that the Joke Mayor" he is called was
recently arrested in that city charge of noxicaton
and to Jail because he had money to pay 6ne
of 81 and costs The report added that his Honor ex-
planned his presence and his hilary in Canton by say
ing he "fs taking slight vacation from his arduous
official duties"
Evidently the joke OF the merry men of Amesvie
has turned to be something in the of con-
tnuous performance Between the day when he entered
upon his arduous official duties in Amesye and the dav
when he arrested for trying paint Canton red he
has doubtless had high old time and contributed much
of gayety to the annals of that section of Ohio His
chief work, however, has been that of furnishing the
American with good object lesson on the folv
of playing monkey tricks with politics No other citv
has ever made quite ridiculous a showing as Ames-
vile has made in this but have fallen not far
short OF it. and if the average will give serious
consideration the results of the folly the Amesv;e
men, there will be better municipal officers in good
many cities hereafter.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14
Lost in the Cataconbs.

A group Of tourists. including several
English and German visitors TO Paris.
have Just had an unpleasant experience
in the historic catacombs which UNDER
mine the older portions OF the city. The
party had. as usual. entered the cata-
combs by the Rue Denfert- -Rochereau.
and in single file were proceeding, un-
der the leadership OF guide, through
a narrow gallery which runs toward
the Montsouris Plain.
They had been walking for about a
quarter Of an hour when an English
gentleman, in the middle OF the long
Indian file. stopped 70 examine some
human remains and the inscriptions
This halt divided the party into two.
and when the Englishman had con
cluded his examination the latter por-
ton started Oh at a trot TO join the
leaders. But in doing so they took
wrong turning and only after they had
gone some distance did they discover
their error. The first portion Of the
little expedition was BY this time far
away, AMI neither the guide nor It's
members appeared TO have taken any
notice Of the absence OF the remainder
Of the party. though the guides have
orders to count the number Of persons
who go down into the catacOmbs and
the number who come out.
For two hours the lost party wan
dered from gallery to ganary before
they at last found an outlet. The Ia
dies were very much frightened and
even the men say that the experience
was not a pleasant one.-LOndon
Standard
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14

it is said that they principally newcomers, who
know the value of lands and who ready with
their savings less favored country to start
life where every promise is given of large returns
The Independent speaks of other parts OF the San
Joaquin Valley that are receiving large benefits from rrl
CATION and says:
"Thc picture alone that of Stanislaus County,
for the southern section of San Joaquin County, Just
the Stanslaus River dividing ine is fast changing
into irrigation district and land values going up
by bounds while the old timers rubbing their eyes
and wondering if the reports that them be
true. leading Stockton banker said only yesterday
that his institution had Just sold large tract of San
Joaquin sand land under the irrigation canal for $50
that ago would have been transferred any
purchaser for SIS per acre"
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14

-Four thousand telephone companies, operating with a
capital of $2oo,ooo,ooo in eleven cities of the Middle
West have been incorporated into gigantic combna-
ton In the face of this alarming array of money who
will have the temerity say that talk is cheap?
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14
INSTRUCTIVE JTUDIE,S
By INOIEDAEN AND
1(ASMFN

lunatic asylum because she was per-
rnitted to work herself into a frenzy
over the trif1es Of housekeeping might
still be sane and happy II her husband
had possessed the moral power and had
exercised his authority to hold her back
from that most inexcusable Of all sui
cides-the destruction of soul by fret
fulness.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14

argues that dirt is health and under the pain of physical
disaster not bathe. 1t be highly interest
ing the people of Chicago know that whatever hu-
specimens this empricist found upon whom to base
his unclean conclusions he discovered in the Windy City
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14

ELECTIONS-C. E. c., Novato. Cal.
The total vote for Governor in Massa-
chusetts. Iowa and Ohio at the election
November 3. 1903. had not been an
nounced officially up to date Of your
letter of inquiry.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14

ADIEU-AU REVOIR-Reader. City.
Those who speak the French language
correctly do not use "adieu" and "au
revoir" anonymously. but do so with
full understanding Of the meaning OF
the two phrases When French people
part in the expectation Of meeting again
soon they say "Au revoir.' which lit
orally translated means hope to see
YOU again." but when they part for a
long period. as for instance. going on
journey, they say "Adieu." corrupted
into one word from "a Dieu," TO God
In the latter case the persons knowing
the uncertainty Of life. and having no
assurance of ever meeting again. COM
mend each other to the Almighty
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14

Having sienced its Growing roosters Alameda
wants to get rid of her cats, dogs and rabbits this
sort of thing continues only the trumpet of reform will
be heard N her streets and even this will be nuisance
for of subject
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14

GRANT-Subscribe City. General
U. S. Grant. while making a tour Of
the world. arrived in San Francisco
September 20. 1879.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14

CITY OF CHESTER-T G.. City.
The steamer City OF Chester was run
into by the steamer Oceanic in the bay
of San Francisco during a dense fog
August %, 1888. and was sunk. Thir-
teen lives were lost.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14

FIRST CLASS CRUISERS. II.
w, City. The Terrible Of the British
navy is a first class cruiser. not a bat
tleship.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14

OKLAHOMA-N- B.. City. Okla
homa is an Indian name and means
beautiful land"
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14

BEER-Subscriber. Berkeley, Cal.
There is no record OF the first brewed
beer. but ale las known as beverage
as far back as 4O4 B. c. Herodotus as
cribes the brewing Of "barley-wine" to
Isis. the wife of Osiris. and beverage
of this kind is mentioned by Xenophon.
4O1 B. c. Lager" beer derives its
name from the fact that it is beer that
has been placed in a depot for some
time before being used as a beverage
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14
Ans1gers to OnerieS.

THE LOVE CHASE-"The Love
Chase" was written by Sheridan
Knowles.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14

Special information supplied daily 20
business houses and public men BIZ the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen.s) go Cali
fornia street Telephone Main 1042
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14

Buckhorn military brush sets. shaving
mirrors. letter cases. biHbooks. travelling
sets. dress suit cases and grips make
good presents for men All AZ Ffwhf
prices Sanborn. Van & Co.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14

Townsena's California glace fruits ana
candies. soc a pound. In artistic ire
etched boxes. A nice present for Eastern
friends us Market St. above CAN bldg
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14

1t is time to express Townsend's Giace
Fruits East for Christmas now.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14

strong HoarhOund candy. Townsenda..
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-31
DUTCH GIRLS USING AMERICAN SEWING MACHINES

exception Of Hamburg. the best distrib-
utlng point on the coast OF northern
Europe, and it has fewer trade restric-
lions than Hamburg,
The city Is about r6 miles back from
the SEA, built upon piles on both banks
Of the Mas, The piles are driven as
much as 30 feet into the soil and upon
them have been constructed miles Of
stone quays, enormous warehouses and
city of about $4,000 people, The town
controls all public Improvements, and
II Is spending vast sums TO increase its
shipping facilities and trade. IL / re-
member correctly the cost Of deepening
the river Mas, 20 that the biggest
ocean steamships could come right in
to the city, was more than Sl60O0, 600.
This work. however, has made Rotter-
dam superior to Amsterdam as a port,
and it now ranks second among the
ports Of continental Europe, and Is
surpassed by none in its safety and in
its conveniences for handling goods, /
have spoken Of its miles of stone
Quays.
II has also ship yards and floating
dry docks and every means Of repair
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ing and taking care Of shipping II has
mUorng buoys IN the Mas, 50 that the
vessels can unload into the barges IN
inidstream, and It's Quays are so fitted
with cranes that all sorts Of freight can
be rapidly moved. At present there are
10 ocean lines which call regularly at
Rotterdam, and the river and canal
craft which annually enter this port
number $4,000 The river Is always
free from ice, and business goes on all
the year round.
UNCLE SANS DUTCH CONNEC-
TIONS.
In my ride around the wharves I was
surprised at the number OF ships Rad
Ing for and unloading from the United
States. our trade is very important to
Holland, % all its tonnage more than
% per cent comes from our country,
and the only country which surpasses
the United States I'm this is Great Brit
ain, which has about 30 per cent Of the
total tonnage but some OF this consists
Of American goods which come to Hol-
land via England.
There are more than 400 ships leaving
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THE KINGS HEAD COOK.

King Edwards cook enjoys salary
OF $4,000, about the same as ueu-
icnant-general in the army or an add
rl.ral Of the ileet. Ii Is more TIM many
bishops get, and the keeper of the
lu'ish nn~cr"1 hao io 20 content uith
far less. NJ. Monagcr, whose reputation
is second 10 none as a chef Is about 30
years old and a native OF southern
France. This autocrat Of the King
kitchen does not sleep under the kings
roof. but he's his private residence Ia
street not very Far away
with the kings breakfast he has
nothing 10 do. an artist could not d.
expected to produce three masterpieces
IN one day. SO. at about n o'clock, the
prince Of chefs steps into O. hanson
va Is driven 10 Buckingham palace.
Ihere In a large sunny kitchen. over
looking the lawns he receives the lun-
caeon carte, drawn up by Lord FarQu-
.hr, and his work hogns First of ali
10 orders what win be- required. and
me master OF the Kitchen secs that an
the articles come In. checks each item
ana then sends the account 10 Sir Nigel
hlngscote the paymaster. who writes
out check IN payment
AlttE iuncncon rs served III. NeuHg'r
retlres once more, 90 reappear al 6
CLOCK when thc great event " On
oAy-the preparation Tor llnuer-c0m-
mHnces. That over the artist Us free
Tor the evening II is worth nothing
vat he owes his envIablc post solely 90
hard work and-genius. Tor the cook.
ike The poet. Is born not made An
ADDITIONAL Interest attaches 10 this cul-
mary autocrat because of the encOur-
agefnent he gives 10 women cooks.
TX has always been said that wo-
men cannot attain 10 great hcichts as
cooks and creators OF dishes and that
Just as they fail TO excel In music. poe
Try and painting, they fan also IN the
ligher mysteries OF cooking. II Is very
interesting TO learn. on the testimony
OF the kings cook. that this is no longer
true, however true IL may have bsen
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with me to Schiedam. a little way out
from Rotterdam, At that place are
the great distilleres which make the
Holland gin or schnapps There are
200 OF them, and their business is to
grind up American corn and reduce II
to alcohol, which mixed "a a certain
way with the juice Of the juniper berry,
forms gin. Holland gin is considered
the best drink Of the world They
consume vast quantities Of It and 1t
warns them body and soul IL is used
not only here, but throughout the
Dutch East Indies, where the hotels
give you free gin cocktails before every
meal. and where the people drink gin
almost every hour OF the day,
A large part Of what Holland sells 10
us is gin, alcohol and wines, She sends
US Java coffee and something like two
million pounds OF spices every year, all
Of which comes from her colonies in the
East Indies.
THE MODERN PORT OF RoTTER-
DAM.
Rotterdam Is by far the best place
for pushing our trade. 1t is with the
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10 years ago At about that time one or
two of the great English accounting
firms established branchese in this
country and the American business
man, quick TO seize upon any new idea
which might tend TO promote the well
fare Of his business, Immediately recog
nized the value Of the services perform
Ell by them.
Today the most progressive bankers,
investors. manufacturers and business
men IN general regard the employment
OF public accountants as indispensable.
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Americans are far better advertisers
than the Europeans. and YOU see
'KWaker oats" American typewnters,
kodaks and California fruits every
where.
,,,,,r,,,r ann, I'd, r,,.,, l.,,,, ,,,,,.,.,-,
tNi' "lI'ti2 , - ~ DuN ohNlNr
M@0 IA Mo
find a great many American sewing
machines used I'm Holland They ara
scattered over the continent and are
considered Car superior 60 any made
IN Europe. one or two of our firms
are pushing their foreign bueiness more
than any other. and especially the Sim
ger company. which has lbs advertise
ments everywhere ana branch houses
IN an the cities OF England and the
continent Ina fact ] found "a store
here ON the Hoogstraat-the BrOadWav
OF Iotterdam-wh had ubotogropha
of some of the sewing schools OF Hol-
land. IN which the little Dutch nIrls ara
working away on American machines.
one ol these pictures ls of Al school nj
Alkmaar one OF the Oldest towns OF
Holland
., Nol lnr , from tnls Fhop are hardware
can goods. including Philadelphia lawn
mowers and Michigan pitchorks, and
i'm tho music store, just over the way,
| saw windows filed with the marches
Of SOusa printed with the American
Tag ON the cover They are made BY
o. Rotterdam arm and sell in sets az 10
cents a copy
The American shoe does not seem to
be walking into Holland as rapidly as
could be desired. The climate is so
wet that thicker soles than ours are
needed. Nevertheless, 10 is no worse
chan England. and our shoes win sell
II properly pushed. There o. one store
In Rotterdam with a Blk sign above II
advertising American footwear and
another store, which was intended for
selling American shoes. Is vacant. The
Dutch merchant opened his place on
contracts which he had With Ameri-
cans, leasing one Of the best places and
planning TO make our shoes a special.
IS. His goods. owing to the careless
ness Of the American exporters, failed
10 come on time, and the result was
that he compromised his lease and gave
up the business.
,pu ,vc, poo, ,,r,et,,t,es ,,,,,s
NM - '''' O0i4'1o' MEN
Indeed, the Americans have a bad
reputation In Europe as exporters ana
traders. We make the best goods, but
we don't know how TO sell them such
trade as we have is because our goods
are so good, ana not because OF our
business ability in selling or care In
filling orders
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| The progressive business man realizes
| that an accurate knowledge Of his bust
| ress Is Of vital Importance. lie formu-
lales his future policy from his past
| experiences. He realiZcse the fact, how
| ever, that operations based upon decep-
tive and misleading statements may re.
suit in serious losses. Therefore he Is
no longer content 10 accept without
| question statements prepared by book
Keepers possibly incompetent and of
limited experience.
ARE USED MORE AND MORE.
II Is becoming more and more the
custom for the progressive business
man to employ public accountants 10
verify, correct and revise the findings
OF his own clerical force. The public
accountant by reason OF his thorough
training. wide experience and acQuaint-
Gice with the best usage, Is competent
to deal with the intricate and complex
questions which frequently arise In ac-
counts, and is qualified to prepare ac-
cllrate and trustworthy statements Of
the past transactions and the present
financial condition Of his clients bust.
moss.
TO the investors in the stock or
londs OF a corporation the services of
the public accountant are particularly
iqluable. Having little or no voice In
ne management Of the property The
average stakeholder Is dependent Tor
Ne knowledge Of the conduct OF the
business on the statements submitted
o him by the officials OF the company
~" ',ihli" accountant renders him %.
solutely impartial statements Of the
company's earnings and Of its financial
condition.
THEIR REPORTS INSPIRE CONF.
DENCE
Many operations voluntarily submit |
10 examinations by public accountants
The result being that the confidence in
srired by reports known to be trust.
worthy increases the popularity Of their |
securities with the investing public
The public accountants services are /
frequently IN demand for the prepare !
tlon OF systems OF books and accounts Z
In deyislng such systems, particular Of !
tention is given TO the logical and eff |
iectiye Classification OF expenditure and /
revenue. Statements drawn from The /
books Will as a consequence, convey ]
The maximum OF information In most I
business It is entirely practicable Go /
prepare monthly profit and loss state I
mcnts which statements enable the |
management 10 keep In close touch I
With the course Of the business and 90 4
promptly correct any mistakes In policy 1
or practice. Should any item demand /
investigation the system OF filing adopt /
cd Is such that all documents and re-
cords pertaining 10 any particular
transaction are readily accessible.
METHODS SIMPLE AND CON-
pLETE.
These results are accompanied By the
simplest and most direct methods. and
Instead Of necessitating additional ex-
pense. the installation OF an effective
gystem frequently results In a reduc
ton OF the clerical force.
The greatest mining and manufactur-
ing concerns In the country long ago
recognized the value OF accurate re-
cords Of the cost. not only for their fin
ished product but Of each process en-
pioyed Many OF the most effective
cost systems In use by these great con
Germs have been devised by public ac-
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EXPERT ACCOUNTANTS IN DEMAND.


| cnahge In business conditions In
united States during the last de-
OF 50 has given rise to a new pro-
'0n mat Of pbublic accounting. 1t
! snl'a requires not only integrity
aOu''y Of high order but also
' !, ualning and wide experience.
England public accountants have
~, p'.Su'lns for generations, but in
.mIed States the profession was
'4'' unknown as recently as
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cOuntants. Their wide experience la
THE class Of work enables them to pro-
vide books and forms which permit the
preparation OF cost records with the
least expenditure OF time and effort.
When new capital is invited to enter
a business or when stocks or bonds OF d
corporation are for sale. the certificate
o. a responsible firm Of public &C
conntants, showing the earning capa-
city and the assets and liabilities Of the
business is generally demanded by
those financing the enterprise, Certh.
Gates are also usually required when
the consolidation Of separate concerns
Is contemplated
THEY ARE VERY CAREFUL.
The statements Of assets. liabilities.
earnings. etc, Of an the companies
about TO combine are not only arrived
at by the accountant after the most
careful and conservative cOns,dera tor.
but the reeults are shown on n uniform
basis thus permitting comparison of
nc operations Of the different com.
Banles.
Public accountants are also cngagei
20 examine the accounts OF assigneeg
ana receivers Of trustees and others On
caarge OF estates ana for various pur-
poses they are consulted by the bust
ness men.
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formerly. NJ. Menager Is the first chef
to admit that women have any talent In
this direction, and says that his woman
assistants do contrve great works for
which he as chef, gets the credit. For
this generous concession women ought
to feel very grateful, for coming from
such high quarter II win undoubted-
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Ill About the Little Business
VIM Uncle Sam and Ho| He Does for Dutch
Schnapps and Cotton Buersou Steamship
Connections Dutc6-American Skg-Saper american Shoe
Hc& TIE School Girls Holland Sew Mac6nes-re
Poor Business Men?
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ly do much to remove the popular no.
ton as to women's lack OF creative
capacity In the Kitchen. And further.
NJ. Menager says that there are re-
nowned kitchens in London which have
frequently served up dinners 20 his
royal master and are controlled entirely
by women cooks. London It'd >isn---.