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The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15
AnS7UerS to Queries.
April 10, 1904.

COLLECTABLE-P. B. p, City
The Century and other late diction-
aries recognize "collectable" as cor
rect as ''collectible" as meaning ca
pable of being collected.
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and in the grave He brave man and it would
have been better for him and satisfactory his
country and to the naval pride of the world had he rked
battle and died in action.
Going again to the contrast between navies and the
naval spirit it be forgotten that nearly all the
leading commanders of the japanese navy trained
in the United States and England. They had to learn
naval tactics and absorb the fighting spirit abroad
for they had naval school home 1t evident that
they resemble navy officers in being willing to fight
against Odds trusting skill in gunnery, discipline of
their and capacity handle and fight their ships
If all the fleets of Russia mustered in the Yellow
Sea- far outnumbering those Of Japan that the
Japanese would fight the aggregation and perhaps win
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15

The local Health Board has been officially called mon
to stop Golden Gate from growing and
McAllisterstree cheese in delicatessen store from
driving away all the neighborng dodgers. Such thought
essness in the lower animals should be dealt with Sc
verely
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15
YOUNG coRBETT-Raader

YOUNG CORBETT-Reader. Pi-
mole, Cal. None of the published
biographies of w. II. RothwelI.
Young Corbett," give any account of
his parentage, but those who know
him say that he is of German descent
on his fathers side.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15

POLL TAXA W.. City The fact
that a resident of California is EN-
ployed on a vessel navigating the
water of the bay or ocean does not ex-
empt him from the payment of Doll
tax.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15

Now that Hearst is of politics perhaps Bryan
would like to come into the ring again for third trial
the ground that he the only of his stripe that
has fighting chance left
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), gao Cal-
.fornla street. Telephone Main 1042>
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15

1t is reported that Korea has been flooded with coun
terfeit since the advent of the Japanese
That unfortunate country surely the paradise of the
confidence OPERATOR whether he be diplomat or a
bunko steerer
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15

If Parkers platform conforms to Parkers political
record will consist of one plank and that will mean
nothing.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15

Townsends California Glace fruits and
choice candies. in artistic fire-etched
boxes. A nice present for Eastern friends.
us Market street. above Call buildi,g.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15

We must recognize the outset that japan is a moor
country like nearly all Oriental lands though not ouita
poor as British India. With population eoual~ 70
that of Germany, Japan has fourth of Ger
many's revenue; to take her ally England as q
basis of comparison Japan, with population half as
great again as England has less fifth of the rev.
enue of England We make the even clearer
in this way The revenue of France twenty dol
lars head; that of Japan is about dollars ner
head. The imports of England about sixty dollars
per head those of the Netherlands. drawn from an i'm
mense East-Indian empire, about hundred and 6ftv
dollars head while those Japan are only three dol
lars head, about onefftieh the imports of Holland
Japan is densely populated Nearly forty millions of
her population are settled at from 400 ATS to the
mile nearly thirty millions approaching the latter
in density. This population largely AGRICULTURAL
the average farm being about two extent and
having rather the character of wholly bv
labor than of farm sense This preva lenca
OF hand labor accounts for the difficulty in
finding horses for the Japanese cavalry; country
people horses they too poor to own
and have their dimnutive farms to use
them. Another comparison: Japan has only eight
towns of hundred thousand inhabitants and over as
against thrtythree for Germany with same to-
population Only of these Osaka
four thousand inhabants.-Harper's Weekly
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15

FOR WAGES DUE-E. s., "Coun
try, Cal. In case your employer owes
you money and will not pay on the
ground that he has no money. sue
him, obtain judgment, keep it alive.
and it can be collected at any time he
possesses something upon which an ex-
ecution can be levied.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15

BLOOD PURIFIER-E s., "Coun-
try" Cal. There are a dozen different
ways of preparing sarsaparilla root as
blood purifier, but unless you are
versed in the preparation of the
same, you will find it less troublesome.
less costly and more expeditions to
purchase the prepared preparation.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15

IN THE BALLROOM-CotiIIo Ne
vada City, CAL When a gentleman
escorts a lady to a ball it is his duty.
If he is a dancer, to dance the first
dance with her and see that she ia
provided with partners when she de-
sires such. If unable to secure anv
for her he should introduce her to the
floor manager or his assistants. He
should not dance with her frequently.
If the escort, after the first dance with
the lady he brought to the ball. en-
cages to dance with another lady IL Is
the law Of etiquette that he shall dance
with her. If in the meantime he has
not been able to secure a partner for
the lady he brought, that would not
be an excuse to break off with the
lady he is to dance with. 1t NAV he
unfortunate for the lady he brought
to the ball, but he cannot afford te, he
so rude as to break off with the Isdv
who is expecting him and sit with the
one who could not secure a partner or
else dance with her. He must express
his regrets and make an effort to OBJ
tain partner for her for succeeding
dances.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
SuperHuous Languages.

Joseph was an excellent cook. but he
was not what might be called an &C.
complished literary man. At the same
time, he conceived the idea that a
cookery book from his pen would fill
lOng-felt want. He set to work, but,
feeling that perhaps he had made
some mistakes in composition he sub
mitted the work. to prominent liter
airy critic, who promised to go through
the work and correct it where neces-
sary.
After a day or two he brought it
back.
YES" he said, "it's all right SO far
as can see; but rather fancy you've
been a little superfiuous in your re-
cipe for lemon pudding"
"Have I? How's that?"
well, you see, you say here: Then
Dit ON hot stove and stir constantly.
Now, ! really do not see how any one
is going to sit on hot stove without
stirring constantly. 50 think you
can do without that sentence, don't
you know ?"-London Answers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
Sicily's Metropolis.

OF Palermo, the largest city Of Sicily.
a traveller writes: ats docks, quays
and other harbor works are solid and
serviceable. Its streets are we'll paved,
the principal ones with large, square
stone blocks, we'll swept and we'll light
ed. It's opera house is unequaled in
the whole United States, and is sur
passed by few in Europe, while two at
least Of it's theatres would be worthy
of any great capital. It has salts
factory sewerage system and a SUI
perior water supply. Nowhere, to my
knowledge, is water drinking made as
easy as in Palermo, and nowhere have
I seen such phenomenal quantities OF
water drunk. Water is kept running
continuously before the numerous
coffee and refreshment bars, which
are open to the sidewalk, and all pass
ers, whether patrons or not, are priv
ileged to make free with the glasses
Of the establishments provided they
rinse them properly before and after
using.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
BREAKFAST REVIVED.

With Bridal Cake, Toasts to Bride and
Bridegroom, but No Long Speeches.
Changeable as spring day. tickle
as the sun in April, it is quite wonder.
full that society has for SO many years
adhered to the wedding reception as 1t
is at present observed There are.
however, many signs appearing now
that make an approaching change in
the bridal feast shortly to be ex.
pected.
This change involves Che abolition
OF the stand-up buffet at smart bridal
receptions and the reintroduction of
the wedding breakfast in all its former
glory, with the exception Of that most
tedious adjunct of olden days, the long
speeches that used to follow the feast.
AT recent great wedding where a
breakfast was given to hundreds OF
guests the health Of the bride and
bridegroom was proposed and the
bridegroom returned thanks in a few
words. But there the old ceremony of
speechifying ended. No modern hap
Ply pair would consent to submit to the
tyranny Of it in these days of impa-
tience OF dulness and boredom.
Wedding breakfasts will argue plen.
ty OF money and plenty of house room
on the part of the parents who give
them, for the number of wedding
guests invited now far exceeds those
hidden to the marriage ceremony
when breakfasts were in vogue before
They will also favor the solemnization
OF matrimony in the country rather
than in London. where there are so
few houses with dining rooms large
enough to accommodate hundreds OF
guests.
London weddings will be celebrated
from hotels instead Of from privats
houses, and, indeed, we may expect in
the near future to hear of such affairs
conducted at the smart restaurants in
big rooms specially decorated for the
suspicious event
Smart confectioners will herald the
new fashion with dismay, but the cat
erers on large scale for luncheon,
dinner, and supper parties are already
ON the alert with specially devised
menus for the bridal feast. B. Benoist
Of Piccadilly Informed a Daily Mail
representative the other day that the
wedding breakfast Of the season is to
be cold one. with the exception of
soup served in dainty little eggshell
china bowls. Of course. the wedding
cake still figures on the bridal board,
and will be cut as it was in the olden
days by the bride herself, but the cat.
erer for the breakfast does not always
supply the cake which comes from
certain tme-honored firms whose
names are famous in that direction
London Daily Mail.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
IGNORANCE IN BRITISH GUIANA.
Indian Woman Falls q Victim to
Heather oUperstition.

A ghastly tale Of heather supersti-
ton was recently unfolded at the
criminal session of the supreme court
Of Georgetown, British Guiana, when
the chief priest and medicine man"
Of the Wapishana tribe of Carib Indi-
ans was charged with instigating the
murder Of an Indian woman named
Kaliwa. who was in ill-health. The
priest, who was consulted, recon-
mended that she should be stung with
ants and marabuntas. This was duly
carried out. But Kaliwa continued
to pine away, and the priest was again
consulted, with the result that he said
she had been possessed Of an evil
spirit in the shape Of camodio
snake, and that the only means Of
dispossessing her was by burning her
alive. The woman was thereupOn
slung in hammock and placed over a
pyre, which the husband of the woman
lit. When examined In court ,Taruma
said he loved Kaliwa, but unless he
had done what the priest told him he
would have been afflicted with the
same malady, and so would all the
village. The jury returned verdict
of guilty, with strong recommends
ton to mercy, and the priest was SEN
fenced to death. Immediately after
ward, however, the governor granted q
reprieve.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09

The most common mistake made by
beginners I'm the, administration Of
ether IL that Of forgetting to lessen the
proportion OF the substance when full
anaethesfa is established that Is. con.
tinuing to make their patients respire
an atmosphere as highly charged with
it's vapors IS when getting them under
its Influence. It is matter Of sur
prise to physicians how very little
ether will often suf1ce to keep pa
tient we'll under the influence toward
the close Of an operation. and this
small quantity will always postpone
vomiting until the operation lis com
pleted. Medical Review.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
WOULD FLOAT A Big FLEET.
oil Products Of Pennsylvania Exceeds
That Of All the Rest of the World.

oil Products Of Pennsylvania Exceeds
That OF All the Rest of the World.
According to report Of the geo.
Ogical survey Of the United States
government, now nearly ready for
publication, petroleum was first dis
covered by Col Drake less than half
century ago In Pennsylvania near
Titusville. Men in those days had no
action that petroleum was among the
necessities Of existence. A tallow dip
Or a wax candle illuminated sufficient
~ the nights activities and blazing
log wood fire left no room for desire
Tor another kind Of heater. Petro-
leum might have been counted a SUI
perfuity, but instead it sprang into
immediate favor, and now its list Of
popular byproducts grows longer
every year.
The total production of crude pc.
troleum from 1859 to the end of 1902
has been no less than $3.50, 727
barrels. That means that II two and
one-half feet were allowed for the
height OF . barrel and II these bar
rels filed with all the domestic oil
that has been produced were laid SO
that their heads touched they would
encircle the earth two and one-quar-
ter times.
OF this total, Pennsylvania and New
York produced 53.9 per cent; Ohio
24.3 per cent; West Virginia, 11.3 per
cent: Indiana, 3.9 per cent; Califor.
MIA, 3.6 per cent; Texas, "a per cent
leaving 8 per cent to be supplied by
the states Of Kansas, Colorado, Louis.
lana, Illinois, Missouri, Indian terri
tory, Wyoming, Michigan and Okla
homa.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
MISS BLANCHE GREY, a prominent

Mis- BLANCHE GREY, a prominent
WI young society woman of Memphis,
Tenn, in a recent letter from TIA Alabama
street, says:
"To society ,consG,e ,chose nervous
force is often faced to the atm st from
lack of rest and irregular meals, 1
iessoac Of nothing aUatcls Is Of so masch
benefit as PerMftn. I took II a feec
months ago tUhen L felt my strength
gfUf'sg tUGy, and It soo1, made itself
manifest In giving me aseac strength
and health. - Blanche Grey.
Peruna is without an equal as nerve
tonic and vital invigorator.
Buy a bottle of peruna. If you do not
receive all the benefits from Peruua that
you expected, write to DR.. Hartman, Co
lumbus, O.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
WISE WORDS.

"You cannot prove that you are good
by proving that somebody else is bad"
Let man learn that every thing in
nature goes by law, and not by luck.
and that what he sows he reaps.-
Emerson.
Language is solemn thing; it grows
out Of life-out of it's agonies and costa
c;es. it's wants and it's WEAKNESS. Ev-
cry language is temple in which the
soul of those who speak 1t is en-
shrined.
The poorest outward condition will
do nothing to obliterate the solemnity
from life. Nay, Of nothing may we be
more sure than this: that, If we cannot
sanctify our present lot, we could sane.
tify no other.
There is no external politeness which
has not root in the moral nature Of
man. Forms of politeness, therefore,
should never be inculcated on young
persons without letting them under
stand the moral ground on which all
such forms rest.-Goethe.
There is, no harm in being respected
In this world, as / have found out;
ahd if you don't brag little for your
self, depend on it there is no person OF
your acquaintance who will tell the
world of your merits, and take the
trouble of your hands.
Why, it is asked, are there so many
snares? That we may not fly low,
but may seek the things which are
above. For just as birds, so long as
they cleave the upper air, are not easily
caught, so thou also, as long as thou
lookest at things above, wilt not easily
be captured, whether by snare or by
any other device of evil.-Chry session..
1t is just as athletic performance
to wrestle with the princes Of the dark
ness of this world as to wrestle with
q champion. 1t needs just as rigorous
a training to pull against circum.
stances as to pull against time. It ap-
pears not unreasonable that the SUI
preme interest of an immortal soul
should have from man as much atten-
ton and development as man gives
to his legs or his muscle or his wind
Francis G.. Peabody.
Take all the unhappy homes in this
city, all the disappointed parents, all
the disseminated children, in all their
collisions and mutually inflicted dis
tress. How real and terrible this an.
archy is! It is an epitome Of the
wrong and woe Of the whole world
1t comes from the denomination OF
heartless selfishness. Goodness pro.
poses another master for all these
homes-the supremacy Of love.-Georgl
A. Gordon.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
English city's Tramway System.

The tramway system of Hull, Eng
land, is owned and operated by the
city. The cars are double-deckers and
the fare is Id. 1.-TWO cents) on all lines
and for all distances. The financial
results OF this low-fare system are
equally interesting. During the latest
twelve months reported on there were
ten miles OF double track. or twenty
miles OF single track, In operation.
The gross income is about $445.oeo;
the cost OF operation was about $233,-
600. This left gross profit Of $212.-
600. and, deducting interest on the In.
vestment and the sinking sum, q net
profit Of $4,000, or an average Of
over $12,eeo q mile Of double track
which went into the city treasury.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
The Worlds Hustlers.

We are the only nation Of hustlers,
and the idea suggests itself that all
the rest of the world cannot be entire
ly wrong and we alone right in the
conduct and object Of life. The Ger
mans and the French work for a Ger
tain number Of hours with steady,
but not a feverish industry. and then
they enjoy themselves in what we
should consider rather childish way.
They gather in their cafes or beer gar
dens with their families and chat good
humoredly about trivial subjects. Even
the English, though Astounding in ply.
steal energy. take life easy, says the
Hartford Times.
They seem to us to make too much
OF their leisurely game of cricket.
But all these nations have accom-.
plished great things not only in sci
ence, art and literature, but in the
material advance of civilization. They
do not expend nervous energy as rap
idly as we do, and in consequence the
period Of life work among their men is
longer. They do not consume life SO
fast. May it not be that they in their
old-fashioned way are wiser than we?
They have embodied their views of
life in proverbs like: More haste
worse speed" "He who goes slowly
goes far" TITS the pace that kills, y
and others to the same purport, and
proverbs are entitled to respect, be.
cause they embody the wisdom of hui.
manity. There Is no proverb enjoin.
ing the necessity of continuous rest.
less activity.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
outNlNE a STAPLE FOOD.
Our Growing Appetite For IT May Max
It 40 Popular as Pie.


Our Growing Appetite For IT May Make
It a. Popular - Pie.
Quinine has become one Of our staple
forms Of food. It is more widely
and ardently eaten than garlic, and it
may soon approach the popularity OF
pie.
According to report recently issued,
considerably more than 10000 pounds
Of quinine were manufactured in India
in 1902, the greater part in Madras,
while Java manufactured nearly a.
600 pounds. In addition to this, over
100000 pounds Of cinchona bark
were produced chiefly in Java and In
Ola, and this was reckoned to be equiv
alent to another 100000 pounds Of
quinine, so that the total product of
the food for the year was nearly mil
lion pounds.
There are twenty manufactures OF
quinine in existence, of which five are
in France, three in England, two each
in Germany and Italy, one in Holland,
four in America, two in India and one
in Java. The two principal markets
for quinine are Amsterdam and Lon
don, and the latter has greatly di-
minished in Importance since the cul-
tivation of cinchona in Java has as
sumed such large proportions. III fact,
nearly three times as much bark was
sold at Amsterdam in 1902 so that, al
though we probably use more quinine
than any other nation, the Dutch are
taking the trade away from all the rest
Of us. India has already taken the
hint and is stimulating her growth Of
cinchOna.-BOSton Transcript.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
HALEY ovERl

Out from the city's din,
My feet to-day
In the old, old way,
Followed tho path they wandered IN
Long years before my hair grew gray,
Down to the Pembroke hills
Where tangled lines
Or the berry-yines,
And grape and Ivy the old spot fills.
And under the schOOlhOuso wall
/ sat and heard them call-
"Ha-a-ley overt"
And then on the other side
The childish voices cried,
'sUnder!"
Listening to them SO,
Ny thoughts to-day
Went far away,
When the same old game used to play
And the tears unbidden came.
For faces long forgot
lowered around the spot.
And sitting beneath the time-stained
wall
I heard "Chips" and "Spider and Evil
ter" call,
"Hn-a-ley over!"
And off on the other side
1t seemed my own voice cried.
"Under!"
Oh, to be back again
To that old way
For but day!
To follow the cow-path through thu
lane,
For a nook fight under the hills.
With Have carer
And "That's no fair!"
While good-natured shouts the old yard
fills.
Oh, to be under the wall
With the bail in my hand and call,
"Ha-a-ley overt
And intoned to q minor cry,
The dear old friends reply,
"Underl"
Youths COMPANION.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
Pearls as Birthday Presents.

The fashion Of presenting pearl to
mark the occasion of each birthday
anniversary Is q pretty idea in add
ton to being a sensible investment
From childhood the three daughters
Of tho king and queen have each birth
day received single beautiful pearl
frora their parents. This idea has
been followed by numbers Of society
mothers well endowed with this
worlds goods. There are many peo-
pie from royalty downward who pos
sess magnificent strings Of pearls.
Queen Alexandra, for instance, who
inherited from the late Queen Anne
some Of the most beautiful pear.
shaped pearls in existence. The new
Duchess of Norfolk has also by her
marriage become the possessor of
very lovely strings of pearls.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
Deafness Cannot He Cured

by local applications IS they cannot reach the
diseased portion ofthe ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by eonsti-
tutienal remedies. Deafness Is caused by an
inaaned condition Of the mucous lining of
tbs Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is in
famed you have . rumbung sound or imper
fect hearing, and when 1t is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, md unless the inaan-
nation can b taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever. Nine eases out OF ten
are caused by eatarrh, which IL nothing but an
infameA condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
ease OF Deafness Caused by cntarrh) that can
not DO cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars free. FL. CHENEY 4 Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09

Prof. John TrowbFidge Of Harvard
University says that some recent ex.
periments he has made in tho JeAIer.
son Physical laboratory show that
"ths astounding noise OF . lightning
discharge is largely due to the disso.
citation Of water vapor," through the
explosion Of the hyrosen and oxygen
gases produced by such dissertation.
In his mimic lightning experiments
Prof. Trowbridge produced a torrent
Of huge electric sparks. The noise OF
the discharge was SO great that the
operator had to stop his ears with cot
ton and then wrap heavy cloth
around them.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09

Jonesville, Ill, revels in the posses
sion Of vegetarian dog. His idea OF =
square meal Is = sufiaciency Of corn
cobs. He absolutely refuses, we read,
to touch flesh Of any kind. This has
got about among the local tramps, and
has given them great satisfaction. The
house Of the dogs owner has become
their faT0rite pull-up.