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The San Francisco call., 1904-08-10

The teedattlograph has been added the scientific
trumphs OF the century, and one may now cheat
central and all the other aggravations of the tee-
phone with the chuckling assurance that the machine
will take all messages and transcrbe them type
writer Admirable this invention, conducive to
the decline of profanity, it is reasonably certain that its
will prevent most of us from talking about it.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-10

Local saoon-keepers are still nsistent upon their
demand that the Board of Supervisors be constituted an
appellate for the granting of liquor licenses which
have been refused by the Police Commissioners 1t is
probable that the matter will be submitted to electors as
charter amendment. When that is done the saloon
men should be taught the significant lesson that it is
sometimes wise LET well enough alone.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-10

The gambling fraternity, alert to protect the
desperate game it is permitted by mistaken law to pay
upon gullble public, has blown another hole in the
local ordinance that serves to public opinion
Foreign exempt from poolselng restrictions
and the weak and criminal have field in which TO
be trapped The tricksters should be wise enough to
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-10

ROUND ROBIN-R. H. City. The
round robin that was signed at Cuba
during the Spanish-American war was
in reference to Commissary Eagan,
against whom complaint was made
to the War Department at Washing
ton D. C
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-10

New Jersey genius says he has invented a process
for the fabrication of asbestos cloth that may be used
comfortably and stylshy garments. The discovery
might be used distinct advantage by of the
chorus girls that wander this way from New York
The problem of the safety of these young ladies and the
fascinated male members of their audiences has long
been disturbing
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-10

STEAMERS. s. V. NJ, Eureka,
Cal The steamers Australia and the
Zealandia are both laid up at Benicia.
Captain Bob Lawless, who was the
commander OF the first named, Is also
at Benicia, looking after both vessels.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-10
Amszvers to Queries.

STEAMERS-R- J. r.. Sacramento,
Cal There is no line of steamers, reg
ular or tramp, that runs between New
York and San Francisco around the
Horn.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-10
ULUSTRATORS-A.

ILLUSTRATORS A., Forest
Ranch, Cal. Illustrators for newspa-
pers. like poets, are born Some can
be educated. the same as poets may
be, but the inspiration is heaven born
There are illustrators who have pro-
duced work that has won fame for
them, as we'll as a good compensation.
who never went to an art school.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-10

PANAMA HATS-F. o. NJ, City. II
Panama hats are only soiIed and not
greasy they may be cleaned by wash
ing with CASTLE soap and water and
a brush. If greasy 1t Is cheaper to
turn them over to a professional
cleaner and safer, as an amateur may
ruin a very good hat
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-10

THE MAINE-S. and r o. I. c.,
Kernville, Cal. The battleship Maine
that was blown up in the harbor OF
Havana was hrst-class vessel and so
rated in the United States Naval Reg
lister.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-10

THE EMBELLISHMENTS City. The
TivOli on Eddy street, the old site, was
opened in the spring Of 1879. The
light opera "Pinafore," the first of the
operas produced at that place OF
amusement, was put on July of that
year and had run Of sixty-three
nights.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-10

OLD-TIME POSTAGE. P. x, sa-
linas. Cal During the year 1884 tran
sient newspapers were classed by the
Postof1ce Department as third-cIass
matter and the postage was one cent
for each two ounces or fractional part
thereof, invariably prepaid by stamps
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-10

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's). 230 Cal
ifornia street. Telephone Main 1912.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-10

Townsend's California Glace fruits in
artistic hre-etched boxes. us Market ST
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-16
THE STOUT WOMAN.
Two Thing. She should Not DO IL 81,
Dislikes Corpulency.

Two Things She Should Not DO IL she
Dislikes Corpulency.
Every one is afraid Of growing fat
nowadays. No system of weight reduc-
ing seems too troublesome for the over.
plump. no corset arrangement too elab-
orate or expensive. It seems to me,
however, that the "don'ts" are in dan
ger of being neglected for the "dos,"
and really the dents" are Of rather
more importance.
Don't lie in bed late Of morning is
an indispensable one. I know girl
who almost starves herself for slimness
and stays in bed till nearly lunch time,
feeling dull and bored and anxious to
pass the time away rapidly because she
does not take any breakfast. She won
ders that her abstinence Is not more ef-
fective, but only wonder that she Is
not putting on weight still faster than
she does. EARLY to rise'' and not too
early to bed should be the fat woman's
motto.
Another don't" Of considerable i'm
portance is Don't sit too much" Con-
stant sitting encourages a peculiarly
ungraceful form Of stoutness and de-
stroys the carriage as well. Any In
door work that can be done in q stand
ing position should be done 80, and
walking should be substituted for driv-
ing whenever possible. Stout people
often suffer from tender and tired feet.
1t may be useful to note If constant
walking and standing develop this trou-
BILE that the nightly use of very hot wa
ter followed by dryness and rubbing
with alcohol will take away all tired
ness and swelling most effectively.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-16
Injury to Fruit Trees bv Mice.

Mr.. EDITOR:
The Horticultural Section of the
Iowa Experiment Station is in re-
ceipt of numerous reports from var
ious sections of the state conveying
the information that during the re-
cent period in which the ground
was covered with snow, many
fruit trees were badly girdled by
field mice. Such trees, if left
unattended, are very likely to die.
The majority of them, however,
may be saved by covering the in
jured portion with earth. The
growing layer which lies just be-
meath the bark will form new layer
of bark if it is kept moist by bank
ing up with earth for two or three.
inches above the girdled portion.
The earth should be firmly tamped
about the stem and pains taken to
see that it is not separated by the
tree swaying in the wind.
Another effective method Of treat
iment which is more trouble, but SUR
er, perhaps, is to wrap the wound
with broad strips Of cloth coated
with grating wax. The wax is
made by boiling together:
4 parts Rosin,
2 parts Beeswax,
part Tallow.
To make this. work effective, the
wound should not be allowed to be-
come dried out, and no time should
be lost in covering the girdled psr,
ton. In cases where the injury
has not been too severe, this treat
ment may also prove effective in
saving trees injured by rabbits.
In this connection attention is
called to the fact that trees may be
rc.eitosssl.sssarissi,ary by mice BY
mounding up'with earth for a dis
tance Of four or five inches on the
stem each fall. A large number of
young fruit trees. are destroyed an
nually by mice which might be pro-
tected from injury in this way.
A. T. ERWIN.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-16
THE AMERICAN WOMAN.
She Is Keen In Rusiness, and She Can
Keep Seeset.

She Ii Keen In Rusiness, and She Can
Keep = seeset.
'aThe man who contends that q NO
man cannot keep secret displays ig-
norance of Wall street history" says
Jsses B. Dill, the great eorS0ration
lawyer "Many Of the grea/sst fnan.
cial and commercial secrets Of the day
are intrusted to women who act as
private secretaries for well known men,
and the confidence is not misplaced.
One man of national reputation allows
a woman to answer much Of his mail
without even showing him the letters.
To reach the private Office Of this dig
nitary you have first to speak your lit
tie piece to this woman secretary, and
If you get past her it is because you
have told your story in straightfor-
ward way without beating around the
bush. She is an expert IN reading
character, and the man who thinks he
fools her soon, appreciates his mistake.
The American woman Is none the less
lady because she adorns a profession
or becomes interested in commercial
affairs. honor, her all the more for
the splendid example she sets her sister
in other lands and for the grace, dig
nifty, purity and faithfulness she con.
tributes to the daily routine"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-16
Russia Unrrepared for War.

1t is mistake to suppose that
Russia really wanted war with
Japan. The Gar was opposed to
it. A strong peace party i'll ST.
Petersburg, headed by such promi-
ment far-sighted, patriotic Russians
as ex-Minister Of Finance White and
Prince Esper Ukhtomsky, protector
of the Eastern Chinese Railway,
founder Of the Russo-Chinese Bank,
and author of "Russia's Mission in
ASIA" has stood out bravely against
the jingoism which has forced an
unprepared nation into a mighty
conflict,-to appease land-hunger.
Russia wants an iee-free port on the
Pacific; she wants an uninterrupted
Pacific coast line; she wants new
trade; she wants eventually, per-
haps China. But it is not likely that
she really wants these enough to
fight for them. The best, ablest
men Of Russia know that she is not
prepared for war. The Alexieffs and
the Pobiedonostseffs have tried to
convince the Gar that foreign war
would defer a political and social
crisis. The far-seeing counselors,
and the rest of the world, can see
that war is likely to precipitate such
a crisis. With the Firms smarting
under recent outrages and taking no
pains to conceal the fact that they
are planning a revolution; the Poles
only waiting the moment to revenge
themselves for centuries of oppres-
sion; Siberia crying out for au-
tonomy; revolt already broken out
in the Caucasus; the Jews spreading
an insurrectionary propaganda Of
undying hatred; the finances disord-
cred; every university center of
revolution; millions of ignorant
peasants facing almost constant
famine, because Of the inadequacy of
the empires economic policy; with
the Balkans almost ealready a,same,
and scarcely a friend among the
nations of the world, what-can Rus
sia hope to gain by a mere war Of
conquest against united people
with a superior navy, financial sta
bility, three times as many children
in the elementary schools, and the
sympathy of the civilized world,
which believes that the Land Of the
Rising Sun is fighting to uphold
territorial and commercial integri-
ties, not only for itself, but for the
whole world?-From '"The Progress
Of the World, "in the American Month
lly Review of Reviews forMarch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-16
Grass Seed Mixture

AIPalo Alto county, Iowa, corre-
spondent writes us as to how much
clover and timothy seed he should
SOW to the acre.
This is a very interesting question
and one which We have been answer
ing several times ayear for the last
twenty years, and which comes up
from a new subscriber quite as regu-
larly. as the days begin to lengthen
and the farmer thinks ofsowing seed.
Once more therefore, we will lendeav-
or to answer the question; not with
reference to any one particularly but
our subscribers generally.
To begin with, there is a great
deal Of money thrown away in the
purchase Of grass seeds for spring
sowing, both by the purchase of
bad seeds-seeds lacking in germ
mating power-or mixed with weed
seeds, all of them useless, some of
them comparatively harmless, and
some very dangerous.
In addition to all this there is
often a great waste in buying seeds
not adapted to the soil and climate,
and still in mixing seeds in way
not adapted to secure the end the
farmer has in view. No one seed
mixture will answer for all or even
| a majority of our subscribers.
First, we would not waste any
money in buying seeds that have
not been proved to be adapted to the
locality. We notice each spring a
great many papers, some of them of
good standing, publish a long list of
seeds, or, rather, seed mixtures, con-
tanning large number Of seeds
(which are not,a all adapted to the
soil and climate where they are pro-
[posed to be sown. Others of them
are not adapted to the purpose the
farmer has in view; others are too
high in price and of inferior quail
ity, and to purchase such is simply
tothrow money away. In the south
ern part of our territory east Of the
Missouri river and for some distance
west Of it, the farmer is quite safe
in sowing red and ma1nmoth Glove,
andtimothy where the object he has
in view is meadow and pasture OF
meadow and seed; this for rotation
4 meadows and pastures, or meadows
and pastures which he intends te
plow up in the cours of two or three
], years. We would not SOW blue grass
orchard grass Or white clover in an.
! of these meadows as these grasses
Il thus sown would be merely
stweeds. Where, however, the farm
yer wishes permanent meadow
!, Ito be niown from year to year
. The might SOW common red clover
r and orchard grass. If, however
he intends to break it up in th'
8 course Of three years we woul'
) yi.leave out the orchard grass on thu
], same principle that we would leav
y out the blue grass and white clover
Our mixture, therefore, for tina
Q locality would be, in case we intend
: ed to use the land for meadow, t
t be followed by years pasturage
! eight pounds Of common red Glove
9 and twelve pounds of timothy.
If the land, however, were poo
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-16
CULINARY coNcElTs.

Condensed milk can be used in cake
making, but less sugar will be re-
quired.
Young white onions are very nice
cooked in boiling water, sliced and
served on buttered toast like asparagus.
To remove fat from soup pour
through clean cloth that has been
soaked in cold water. The fat will
remain In the cloth.
Before frying bacon soak It in water
for three or four minutes. This will
prevent the fat from running and will
make the bacon 50 farther.
Stale bread, IL broken into rough
pieces. dipped in sweetened milk and
baked on buttered tin till dry and
crisp, is delicious to eat with butter or
cheese.
Pastry may be rolled either toward
or away from the manipulator, but
should not be rolled back and forth.
The easiest way is to start each time
at the portion Of the paste that is near
est and roll lightly to the end.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-16
a Soup with Meat value.

2 I.entil soup has meat value. Wash
the lentils. cover them with cold water
and soak over night; in the morning
drain. Add a quart of stock, pint Of
water, bay leaf, sprig Of thyme, a
saltspoonful of pepper, a level tea
spoonful Of salt and simmer for about
two hours until the lentils are tender.
Press through colander, then through
a sieve and return the puree to the ket-
tie. Rub tablespoonful Of butter and
one Of flour together, add them to the
soup and stir until boiling. Add a
small onion grated, bring to boiling
point and turn at once into the soup
tuleen. Sprinkle over the soup table.
spoonful Of chopped parsley and serve
with croutons. To give variety moisten
tablespoonful of -four gradually in
half cupful Of milk and add 1t to the
soup instead Of the butter.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-16


and badly worn out, we would use
the mammoth clover instead of the
common red for the reason that und-
er these conditions the mammoth
will not grow up and fall down as
it does on bottom lands. Neither
Will it grow SO rank, and being at
Its best at the time timothy is at its
best, the two will make a most ex-
cellent meadow. Never under any
circumstances, however, SOW NAM
moth clover on very rich lands ex-
pecting to use it for meadow.
Ii we intended, however, not to
NOV this but to pasture for a couple
OF years and then plow up, we would
sow half and half of the common
red and mammoth clover with the
amount of timothy above stated.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-16
A Dream of Sprinptime

Iknow Il Isn't far to spr.ng-though lots o'you
Because around ths caves. the birds are tslkin'
all about 1t.
The sparrows In their coats obrown, they keep
up such hummin,
You'd think that spring was '.loatn' round, y
or on the rose-way comin'i
But yesterday the snow lay whit, against my
window shutter, !
When suddenly q speck o'light set all their
wings flutter!
1t seemed to me almost / heard their little
hearts drummin.
And plain as day, they seemed to say; THE
nestin' time Is commit"
And sure. they know-each bird o. them the
kindly God gave wings to:
The God they hear In rustlin' leaves-The God
each songster sings to!
Though man may think that wisdom dwells
alone in his domlnions.
The blrds-they hear the heavenly bells, and
brush the angels pinions!
Then come. o spring! from valleys, from win.
try hills and hhzy
And teach the mocktng bird his hymn, and
whisper to the dalsyl
And for these winrry spells that long In grief
and gloom have bound us,
Give us your birds and bl0ome and light that
wraps Gods love around US!
Frank l., Stanton In Atlanta Constitution,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-16

Congressman Hogg acknowledges
that parts Of his district, the second
ColoIada, are terribly rough and
dreary. He even tells story to
prove it. A stranger was travelling
in that part of the west and stopped
one night at the unpromising hotel
which was the best to be found in a
certain little town. For supper a
wild duck was set before him and
he asked the waiter: "Was this bird
shot on the wing?' The waiter said
he guessed it was. "And somebody
shot it, said the traveller, because
it was trying to get out of this god
forsaken region. Well, sympathize
with the ducks misfortune, but I
admire its judgment"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-16
Why They are Poor.

Their ideas are larger than their
purses.
They think the world owes them
living.
They do not keep account of their
expenditures.
They are easy dupes Of schemers
and promoters.
They reverse the ma1im-Duty
before pleasure.
They have too many and too ex-.
pensive amusements.
They do not think it worth while
to save nickels and dimes.
They have risked a competence in
trying to get rich quickly.
They allow friends to impose upon
their good nature and generosity.
They try to do what others expect
of them, not what they can afford.
The parents are economical, but
the children have extravagant ideas.
They do not do today what they
can possibly put off until tomorrow.
They do not think it worth while
to put contracts or agreement in
writing.
They prefer to incur debt rather
than to do work which they consider
beneath them.
They do not.dream that little mort
cages on their homes can ever turn
them out of DOORS.
They have indorsed their friends
notes or guaranteed payment just
for accommodation.
They risk all their eggs in one
basket when they are not in a posi-
ton to watch or control it.
They think it will be time enough
to begin to save for a rainy day
when the rainy day comes.
The head of the house is a good
man, but he has not learned to de
business in a businesslike way.
The only thing the daughters ac
complish is to develop fondnes; fol
smart clothes and expensive jewelry
They do not realize that one ex
pensive habit may introduce them tt
a whole family of extravagant habits
\ Shey do not know that giving
full power of-attorney to an agent o
lawyer puts their property at Iii
mercy.
On six-hundred- dollar income
they try to compete in appearance
with two-thousand-doll
neighbor.
They subscribe for everythin,
that comes along organs, ightnin,
rods, subscription books, pictures
brio a-brac-anything they can pa
! for on the installment plan.
! They have not been able to max
much in the business they under
stand best, but have thought ths
they could make fortune by inves,
ing in something they know nothin
about,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-16

We are now moving into the Smith
Store Room, which gives us the whole of
the first floor of the Pythian building in
which to show our enormous stock of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-16
Nettie,. Explana,1on.

Little Nettie had been given the task
Of rocking the baby to sleep. By and
by her mother came in and found him
still awake.
"Why, Nettie," she said. isn't your
little brother asleep YETI"
"No, mamma" she replied. II dest
tan't make him teep hims eyes but
toned"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-16
well Supplied.

There was once a little boy only three
years old who was being taught how
to count. One day he was talking 30
much that his uncle asked him how
many tongues he had. The little fellow
replied:s
II have three tongues. one In my
mouth and one In each shoe."
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-07
Climbing Mountains

Is a fascinating and invigorating
pastime. 1t develops not the body on
ly, but the mind. hTe Alpine peaks
Of Switzerland have their counterpart
in our own country, in the Sierras,
the Cascades and parts of the Rockies.
The greatest glacial peak of tie
United States is Mt. Rainier in Wash
ington, more than 14,500 feet high
This magnificent mountain has Is or
more giant glaciers creeping down its
sides and discharging their glacial
detritus into the Columbia river or
Puget Sound.
A climb to the summit of this peak
is a mountaineering feat worthy OF
any mountaineer. For rs cents A. M.
Cleland, General Passenger Agent oil
the Northern Pacific railway, st. Paul,
Mimi, will send to any address an
illustrated booklet called climbing
Mt. Rainier" describing a climb ovel
The glaciers to the TOP Ut the noun
tain.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-07
SHOT A MOUNTAIN LION.
Art Baker, Of Gilt Edge, Did Good
Shooting In the Bad Lands.

Art Baker, Of Gilt Edge, Did Good
Shooting In the Bad Lands.
Art Baker, the young man who COW
cred second base to such good advan-
tage for the Lewistown boys In the
series against the Great Falls Nav
ericks last fall. has branched out into
other fields Of sport. He is the small
boys hero in Gilt Edge, for he met
and conquered in single handed COM
bat a ferocious mountain lion in the
wilds of the bad lands. The skin is
now on exhibition in the Baker black
smith shop in Gilt Edge and every
day troops of small boys come in to
feast their eyes on the hero who met
the wild beast in his native lair and
came off victorious.
Art, in company with three other
young fellows from Gilt Edge, left for
a hunting trip three weeks ago and
after reaching their destination in the
bad lands. started out for deer. They
had gone but a short distance from
camp when they scared up a full
grown mountain lion and Art took a
long chance when the animal was a
little over one hundred yards from
him and brought down his game
When he got to the big cat he found
that his shot vas a good one. for the
whole lower jaw had been carried
away by the bullet. Art says deer
have no attractions for him now, as
he is after big game.