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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
Nczc Signals at Sed

One of the most formidable prob
lens of coastwise navigation by which
mariners are confronted is the diff
Guilty of determining the direction from
which fog-bells and signals come, the
apparent direction of the location OF
the sound being dependent to a large
degree on the condition Of the atmo-
sphere. If vessels could run from light
ship to light-ship infallibly by sound,
as they do by sight in fair weather,
the Improvements would amount almost
to a revolution in coastwise traffic A
new system of submarine bell signal
ing which seems to solve the problem
is described in an interesting article
by H. c. Gauss, in Harper's Weekly.
The apparatus may be briefly de-
scribed as follows: Each of the four
steamers of the line on which the sys-
tenn is being tried are equipped with
microphone transmitters Of new and
peculiar construction, which take up
from the sea water the vibrations inn
parted by bells suspended by chains
from the respective light-ships, and the
impulses forwarded to telephone re-
ceivers in the pilot houses record with
accuracy the direction of the location
of the bells and an approximation OF
the distance.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
Beveridge asG Logger.

Senator Beveridge. author Of The
Russian Advance. was logger in early
youth, and at sixteen was boss Of
logging camp. 1t is said that to this
day he is an expert logger. An anus
ing incident occurred during the last
Congressional campaign in Indiana
Senator Beveridge spoke at certain
town and was driving across country
to make~a train for the next appoint
ment At a point where the road
crossed the railroad track. the Sena-
tor found some men trying to load
heavy logs on a fiat-car. He told the
driver to stop. and after watching the
work for a moment he said to the man
in charge:
You have those slxids and chains
fixed wrong, and you are checking
that log wrong. too. II you do things
this way, some OF you win get hurt
badly"
Resenting the interferencs Of a
stranger, the man replied:
What the - do you know about
it?"
IT will show you," said Senator Bev-
eridge, getting out of his buggy. He
then adjusted things properly, showing
where the men were putting themselves
in danger by a wrong method.
They watched rather sheepishly. but.
finding the stranger in the right.
promptly acknowledged it and thanked
him as he climbed back in his buggy.
Thereupon the local politician who was
driving the Senator told the log-men
who it was to whom they were talk
ing
well, I'll be -i' said the fore
man. THAT settles il. / am for Albert
j. Beveridge from this time on"
The man happened to be the Demo-
cratic precinct committeeman from
that township. but now he Is one OF the
hottest adherents the Senator has in
Indiana.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
Death InterVenes.

While examining some old records in
the marriage license office a few days
ago Cupid Danforth came across a IL
cense across the face of which in red
ink was written the word can
celed." He glanced at the names in
the license and then called a newspaper
man and directed his attention to the
cancellation.
That recalls very sad affair to
me- he said. "One morning about two
years ago a fine. big, handsome young
fellow, dressed in the garb of a line
man, with belt about his waist con-
tanning nippers and other tools Of his
trade, rushed in here and breathlessly
asked for a marriage license. He fur
nished me all the information I re-
quired and while 1 was filling in the
blank he told me that he was working
across the street repairing some wires
and took advantage of the absence of
his boss to run in and get the license.
Wen get married tonight he said.
with laugh just brimful Of happiness.
and then out he rushed, shouting a
CHEEKY good-by and hearty thank you
as he got to the door.
Infee DAYS iaIer a very pretty HItie
woman, dressed in deep mourning.
came into the office and handed me the
license had issued to the lineman.
Please cancel this she said, tearfully.
Then 1 remembered that the day 1 had
issued the license 1 had read in the
evening paper that an employe of a
telegraph and telephone company had
met with terrible death while repair
ing wires near the City Hail."
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
BRITISH MILITARY TRAINING.

~ EPORTS from London to the effect that a
X scheme of compulsory military training, to be put
into operation throughout the British islands, is
in preparation by the War Office and will be sub
mtted to Parliament in the future. 1t is to be
noted that the scheme is announced of military
training and not of military service. The choice of
words doubtless dictated by political considerations,
as the Ministry would hardly like to face the known
antagonsm in Great Britain compulsory military
service. The of the mder phrase easy way of
evading the popular prejudice, while at the same time
affordng the Government ample scope to introduce a
system which will go far to increase the military eff
cheney of the kingdom.
The announcement of the programme made origi-
nally in the Morning Mail which in describing it said:
"The scheme provides for the military training Gun
der the supervision of army ocers) of all males between
the ages of eighteen and twenty-five years The fol-
lowing classes. however. will receive exemption: Men
who have served in the navy exsoldiers volunteers,
militia imperial yeomanry. and the mercantile marine
The training will period of four years In their
eighteenth year the youths will have months physi-
cal and other drill (incIuding the of arms) During
the remaining years fortnight annually will be utilized
for advanced drill. Thus whole period of some
three and half months training will be given, and by
their twentythrd year all young England will be capa-
bic of rendering excellent service in of need"
1t is estimated that the normal number of young
under training when scheme put into full
operation will be about Ir65ooo Of the total number,
about 100000 would be in their first year. while the
mainder would consist of in the second. third
fourth year of training and therefore, comparatively
we'll fitted for good service in of emergency.
The plan said to be outcome of the agitation and
the work of the National Service League" and conse-
quenty will have powerful body of support among the
people is submitted the consideration of
Parliament
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
TALK or THE TOWN
AND 19RFe OF NIL
TIMErG ~
Thrift.

Thrift, Horatio." said the great bard
of Avon, and thrift it was with Ger
tain country justice Of the peace who
sought to increase his all too meager
income from fees by clever appeal
to the generosity of young benedicts
for whom he had tied the nuptial knot.
This bucolic Dogberry made 1t a
point to invite prospective couples to
his residence instead Of conducting. the
official ceremony in his dingy court
room. In the family parlors, always
bright with punches of sweet flowers,
the blushing bride and the nervous
bridegroom were duly made one. After
the ceremony our friend would insist
that the newly welded couple should
be his guests.
Forthcoming was a dainty repast
with always a few bottles of wine in
evidence. Bumpers would be in order
to the health, wealth and prosperity
of the happy ones. And the game won.
In all of his years Of experience the
Justice recalls only one case where the
legal fee was not topped off with a
handsome addition, for he reasoned
that there was no getting away on
merely satisfaction of the laws de-
mands. after such unexpected display
of hospitality and good feeling. His
Honor, by the way, was always careful
to see that not too much of his good
wine was spilled in the investment
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
PROSPERITY IN HUMBOLDT.

- ALIFORNIA hopes to have thorough exploita-
4 ton. of her resources at the st. Louis Expo
~ sition. We will send there fruits. ores,
sacks grain from the interior and samples of
woods from the mountains. Every physical manifesto
tion of we'll being will be installed for the edfca-
tio and possible allurement of the public If figures
count and certainly those less snowy but more
substantial earnest of the opportunities which
enabled give the prospective colonist. Humboldt
County should frame and ship St Louis the annual
report of the Harbor Commissioners for the port of
reka No happier evidence of the prosperity of that
section of the State could be exhibited.
By careful tabulaton of the arrival and departure of
all vessels which have visited Humboldt Bay during the
year Ioo3 the Commissioners show that the port of
Eureka is rapidly becoming the shipping center, second
only to San Francisco and San Pedro, the whole
coast south of Portland For the year past the records
show total number of 74o arrivals of vessels from
coastwise ports the islands and Australian and South
American harbors. These. sailing away with the
goes of lumber, dairy products and stus, have
raised the total value of all expectations for the year
1903 the of $736I37o, in value all
imports Of $23ooI The total value of exports for the
year 1902 falls below the present figure by than
million
The report shows steady gain in the lumber ship
rents those of previous years. the almost ncon-
ceivabe number of 264oo78 feet being the record of
al shipments both to foreign and coastwise ports.
Pressing upon the figures of the lumber exports are
those OF the dairy industries and the farm products
everv branch of industry carried on in Humboldt
County even down the raising and shipment of frogs
for the deecation of San Francisco's cpicures,
record is one which holds place of honor in the roll
of our counties.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
".Hants.' =

The London Globe seems to have dis
covered the prize story of "hants'' 1t
says: "Coedkernew. village pleasantly
situated between Newport and Cardiff.
is greatly agitated by stories of a
ghostly visitor. At Mardy farm. in the
occupation of Ernest Parsons, it is stated
that the pictures were turned round,
and a bundle of hay removed from a
COW shed and deposited in the middle
of the farmyard. The inmates were
next startled when a large quantity OF
crockery in the kitchen fell with loud
crash. On another occasion the farm
er's wife having prepared the midday
call them, but on her return a few
moments later the dinner had mystic
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
Jfush.
BY MAIcoLM MCDOWELL

BY MALCOLM MCDOWELL
lAuthor of shop Talk on the Wonders OF she
Crafts.'D
Copyright. 1900. by Joseph B. BowIes)
And now It is a complete dinner, even
70 the toothDiclzs and a japanese paper
napkin. IN a can-just warm, turn out
and serve: no cooking, no worry. That
Is the latest effort OF the prepared food
makers. They have been heading in
that direction for some time, and they
boast il viii not be long before they
have solved the vexed servant girl
question, at least so far as it relates to
the culinary end Of the domestic estab-
lishment. The trend Of the times has
been IN the direction OF prepared foods.
One can get at almost any grocery
ready 70 eat soups, baked beans,
canned meats and almost any kind of
vegetable IN hermetically sealed tins
food practically unknown less than a
score Of years ago. The quality Of these
prepared foods is generally equal and
often superior to the average home pro-
duct Some are so much better than
what can be cooked in a house kitchen
that il IS almost self-evident they only
could be successfully made in a large
and uell-ordered factory.
Perhaps the most notable advance in
prepared food products is the so-called
breakfast" or health" foods. They
have made the name OF Battle Greek a
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
TOO MUCH FRISCO"

T ASTERN people and Eastern newspapers continue
~ to refer to this city Frisco, though it is nat
IL our corporate title. is it in by our resi-
dents. 1t would scarcely be in keeping with healthy
civic pride were San Francscans such name for
their city. Then how is it be regarded when non
residents employ a that is familiar and
patronizing than that which ourselves use?
Inhabitants of this city have not used that term since
the early days of California, if they did then In
tie rough and ready times when Hangtown and mtown
fourished it may have been sufficient appeation to
designate supply to the mines, but not con-
sistent with the dignity of metropolitan city, one of the
foremost and best known in the United States.
name serves to identify among his fellows
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
Il Human Picture Gallery.

The Society Of Picturemakers Upon
the Human Skin has presented a petit
ton to many French Deputies re-
questing them to pass law making il
obligatory upon parents to have the
names and surnames and dates OF
birth tattooed upon all children over
six months old. These eccentric gen
fuses call themselves artists and de-
mand protection. In their petition
they claim that the engraving of the
name and address upon children
would serve as an excellent means Of
fdentifica tiOu
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
The Exposition Dollar.

The gold dollar that has been issued
under a special act OF Congress TO
commemorate the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition has recently been pro-
nounced by the officia' bulletin Of the
American Numismatic Association,
'the finest example OF dfe engraving
and metal stamping-a gem of numis-
matte excellence" This coin is of two
types: One bears the head of Thomas
Jefferson, the government father of the
Louisiana Purchase; the other, what Is
said to be the best portrait of the late
william Mckinley, the government
father Of the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position. The issue is limited to 125,-
900 OF each type and the demand prom
ises to exhaust the entire coinage.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15

CITIZENSHIP-A. C.. s., City. The
question. Can a man born OF citizens
Of the United States In a foreign coun-
try become President Of the United
States?" has never been juCicially de-
cided. The constitution Of the United
States says that to be eligible the indi-
vidua1 must be "a native born citizen"
The presumption is that the constitu-
ton means that the person must have
been born on United States territory. A
child born Of United States citizens in
a foreign country, when the parents ars
temporarily sojourning in such country
or are in the service Of the United
States. IS a native of the country in
viii. i born, but a citizen Of the United
States. Whether such would be con-
strued By the United States Supreme
Court as coming within the provision.
native born citizen" is a matter that
will only be known after argument be-
fore that body. should ii ever be
brought before that tribunal A natur-
allied citizen is not eligible to the
Presidency. If a person was born
in the city Of New York of Welsh par
ents, who never became citizens OF the
United States, such person is in the
common acceDtatiOn Of the term an
American, not a Welshman. but II on
attaining majority such person elects
to become a citizen Of the country OF
his parents he is at liberty to do so. by
some overt act. and having once done
that he is recognized as a citizen OF
that country. Should such person at
any future time decide to be a citizen
of the United States he would have to
be naturalized the same as any other
alien. Notwithstanding that he was
born in the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15

riousIy disappeared 1t was afterward
discovered in a locked cupboard RumOr
states that farm hands are so scared
that they have left the place. One
bright little fellow declared that he
would not stop when his bed galloped
around the room at night. Another
story current in the village is that a
clock which had stopped for three
months suddenly broke its silence and
struck the midnight hour"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15

Japan and Russia have expressed their earnest desire
be permitted fight their battles to conclusion
without the aid interference of any other nation
there wish earth that all peaceful nations want
to consunmaed it should be this We have troubles
of own without assuming any of those that
agitatng the Eastern antagonists
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15

GRAND ARMY POSTS-Old Soldier.
Soldiers Home. Cal. In the States OF
California and Nevada, which form one
district, there are ninety-five Grand
Army posts. In the State OF New York
there are 621.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
1t part of him. and if he carry himself he shou

1t part of him. and he carry himself as he should
he is jealous of that good There different de-
grecs OF formalty expected in employing it. the most
formal being from those least known the next permit
ting certain license to ntmates, in the custom of
using given name; and lastly the most sacred that in
b, ones own family. If these degrees be not OBJ
served there is violation of good form. sometimes
the point of offense 1t might justly offend =
nan to be addressed with nickname by to whom
he had just been introduced while the contrary to be
Mustered" by ones own family would be ridiculous.
With city the is analogous. If be good
citizen he should the share of pride in the
of his corporate family in his own. This city
named for good ST. Francis and exists
for such appeation Frisco"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15

The cat is out of the bag last Millions of cases OF
whisky are smuggled annually into prohibition Kansas
and the knowing wink and smackng of satisfied chops
testify to the cunning backslng Of the Kansas reformer
No wonder Carrie Nation is wild. She has the unreason
of absolute knowledge
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
Anszuers to Queries.

NEW YORK THEATER- Subscriber.
City. The seating capacity Of the Met
ropolitan Opera-house in New York is
$3.50.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15

MOTOR-M.. Alden. Cal. Before your
questions relative to power can be an
swered it would be necessary to know
what kind of motor you have refer
ence to.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15

Settlement in the shipbuding thievery cost Charles
Schwab $Izoooooo And Schwab hasn't even the poor
satisfaction of knowing that his loss is conscience
What it this steel magnate in the good opinion
the world is probably not listed among his liabilities.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15

Since the Japanese accomplished their splendid stroke
of daredevil strategy in heenight attack the Rus
sian fleet Port Arthur the world has been guessing
learnedly and otherwise how it done Is it suf-
fcient that is its explanation and victory
own yindcation?
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15

She-He can't bear to have girls
get ahead of him. He-Then why
doesn't he stop running after them ?
Harvard .Lampoon.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15

Townsend's California gIace fruits ana
candies, soc a pound. IN artistic fire.
etched boxes. A nice present for Eastern
friends. us Market ST.. above CAN bldg. >
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15

Special information supplied daily "a
business houses and public men BY the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's0. 40 Cnli-
fornia street.-Telephone Main 10lA
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
The OvezuOrked Man.

Br CHARLES FREDERIC Goss. d. d.
(Author OF 'The Redemption OF David Corson,
Etc)
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-03-12
Bad Men Break Jail.

VIII Davis, indicted for murder, and
John Mckay and William Kerry,
charged with highway robbery, made
a bold escape from the Fort Smith
Jail. While breakfast was being serv.
ed the three men slipped from their
cage into the corridor unseen Then
a prisoner on the opposite side Of the
cage asked the jailer to hand him
some articles Of apparel and when he
stepped into the corridor the three
men rushed past him into the office,
shutting the door and locking II.
The desperate men then made their
way into the yard, scaled the fence
and disappeared. 1t is said the men
had planned to secure a revolver and
the Jail keys in the Office and liberate
all the prisoners, about twenty in
number This scheme was not car.
rled out because the jailer had the keys
and his revolver with him.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-03-12
Negro Inventor.

A Little Rock negro has invented
machine which will greatly mini
mize labor in the cultivation OF cot
ton. The inventor claims that one
man and two horses can do more
work with his cultivator than ten
men with four horses can do now.
The machine resembles somewhat a
street scraper. II has two scrapers
at the front to scrape the grass from
each side of the row Following this
is a wheel containing knives resem'
bling a screw propeller These knives
are supposed to thin out the cotton
row, and by having a supply OF
wheels the distance between the cot
ton stalks may be regulated. Follow
ing this knife cylinder are two
plows which throw the dirt up to the
row, The entire apparatus is oper-
ated by the driver from his seat on
the cultivator.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-03-12
TRAIN WRECK IN ALABAMA.
Head END Collision on the Alaba mn
Great southwestern, in which
Six Persons Wer" Killed.

Birmingham, Ala, March Six per-
sons killed, three fatally hurt, two in
iured and limited train and freight
partially destroyed by fire comprise
the results of a head-on collision Tues
day on the Alabama Great Southwest
ern railway, near Kewanee, II miles
north of Meridian, Miss.
The trains involved were the south
bound limited on the Queen & Cres-
cent system and a north-bound South
ern railway freight, both roads using
the same tracks between Meridian and
York. The express train was almost
three hours late, and was running at
a speed Of 60 miles an hour Imme-
diately after the crash the wreckage
took fire, the mail car, combination
baggage and express car and the smok-
er being destroyed, as were also six
freight cars Both engines were totally
wrecked.
1t is understood the wreck was
caused by the freight train overlook
ing orders to meet the express,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-03-12
OREGON MINERALS AT FAIR.


Portland, Ore, March "a fine col
lection of Oregon minerals has been
gathered together by State Mineralog-
list j. II. Fisk for exhibition at the St.
Louis fair. The exhibit comprises
every variety of minerals that is found
in Oregon The exhibit will be shipped
from here next Saturday in all proba-
blity.
There are so cases, consisting prin-
cipally Of minerals Of economic value,
which can be used in the arts, manu-
featuring agriculture or commerce.
Among them are boxes Of crude sienna,
fire clays, three qualities Of iron ore,
shell marie, coal and steatite.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-03-12
Cut His Throat,

After failing in an attempt to take
mis- life by cutting his throat with a
razor, James Gowan, an employe Of
the Kansas City Southern, swallowed
q fatal dose of laudnum in Fort
smith hospital. Gowan was found
lying on n sidewalk by an officer,
suffering from cash across his
throat, and stated that he had been
attacked by footpads, but later ad
mitted he inflicted the wound After
being removed to the hospital where
his wound was dressed, Gowan man.
aged TO slip into the medical ROOM
where he secured and drank a large
quantity OF laudanum, This act was
not discovered until the man was in
q dying condition, His relatives re-.
side at Grecnyille, this state,