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The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
Bell as a London Sign.

The English are music loving ma
ton, and they love to hear music even
when going about their daily occupa-
tions, and so it is that the spires and
towers of their mighty cathedrals are
hung full of glorious bells. So fond of
bell ringing is "Merrie England" that
Handel once said the bell is her ma
tional instrument. 1t is not strange,
therefore, that we find this instrument
frequently adopted as a public sign.
From early in the seventeenth century
Bell Inns were numerous in London. In
Knightrider street there was an old
inn, the walls of which were prefaced
with a giant bell carved in bold relief,
the keystone had the initials IN. T.
A" and the date 1868. This fine speci-
men is now in Guildhall But a little
step away, in Carter lane, there was
another Bell Inn, which has the proud
distinction Of being the hostelry from
which Richard Quyney wrote, in 1898,
to his loving good friend and coun-
treyman. Mr.. Wilm Shakespeare" the
only letter addressed to the Bard of
Avon now known to exist. The letter
is preserved in Stratford, the home Of
the worlds greatest poet. Not far
away, again, there is a modern bell
tavern, place where it is said Dickens
loved to go when making notes for
David Copperfield."
One Of the most ancient and reputa-
bic wholesale druggists in the city,
while rebuilding on his old site, dug out
of the foundations Of the ancient house
al old sign of THE Bell and Dragon. 4"
II had lain there for more than 20C
years, having been used on a prior
building before the disasters of the
great fire, and had fallen through into
the general ruins. The popularity OF
the situation is that the firm had
adopted The Bell Dragon" for thei1
trademark before the discovery of the
fire-touched relic. This splendid old
stone bas-relief is jealousy preserved
and occupies a prominent place in the
entrance of the Holborn branch Of the
flrm.-St. Nicholas.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
Il Fault of Commission.

1.-THE odious practice OF touting for
orders in socity shows no decrease Even
young girls increase their pocket-money
by recommending certain firms to their
friends. s."-Evening Paper.l
Though tactfully reluctant to employ the
word affection"
About her present feeling for the wrf-
ter of the rhyme.
Undoubtedly Amanda shows certain
prediction
Which rather makes him fancy that
the rest may come in time.
I'm bound to add, however-and It near
ly drives me frantic
Whenever L attempt to give my aspt-
ration wings,
And make my conversation sentimental
or romantic,
She will insist on talking of the most
prosaic things!
I spoke of lyric poetry; my words were
not at all meant
To bear upon the topic which she
strove to introduce
The plain advisabi1ity of buying (by In
A Helicon'-the typewriter for every
poets use!
THE fire of my emotion"-as I still sub
nit, with difference
Is not the sort of phrase which leaves
you doubtful what 1t means;
At any rate, it need not have elected a
reference
To Somebody's abominabIe ''Putitout''
machinesi
Already begin to feel 3 trihe apprehen-
sive;
To be with her is pleasant, but really
wonder why
She always talks of bargains-which are
far from inexpensive,
Which-here's the dreadful part OF It'll
she wishes me to buy.
She begs me, and of course / yield; she
smiles-it's pleasant. very;
To gain her smile is worth, / know, a
lot of sacrifice;
But why should it assume the form of
writing off for sherry
A rather common sherry, at a most
uncommon price?
Perplexed why dear Amanda should be
bent on my undoing,
come across this paragraph-and do
not like its Soundi
Well, either L must manage to accelerate
my wooing-
Or pay a final dividend Of sixpence in
the pounds Punch.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
Can't Fool HeGc0ck.


United States Commissioner Heacoch
of the Northern District Of California
enjoys the distinction Of being the Oest
Judge of Chinese liars in the Unlteu
States. He has had before him tnou-
sands of Chinese who had been refused
admission by the Chinese Bureau ana
who had taken out writs Of haDeas
corpus, alleging that they were born
in the United States. The witnesses
and the applicant have the same story
to tell All the witnesses remember
plainly that All Jim, the petitioner,
was born at 721 Dupont street, in room
27, second floor, at five minutes after
noon on the sixth day of the seventh
month of the fifteenth year of Kwang
Suey. They remember VIXEN he was
taken to China by his parents and they
remember seeing him in his uncie's
house in the village of Sam Suey on
the occasion of his uncle's wedding.
On all such hearings the Commits
sioner allows only the witness on the
stand to be in the room. Everything
goes on smoothly until Judge Heacock
takes up the ross-examination. He
requires the witness to draw a diagram
of the uncle's house. showing the loca-
tion of the several rooms. Then he
asks whether the house stands on
hill or on the level, the number Of
guests present at the wedding and 9TH
er details about which the witnesses
are not likely to be coached. Then the
adaptability of the coolie temperament
for perjury becomes apparent. In one
case some of the witnesses swore that
the house stood on a hill. some on the
level ground, some in a swamp, others
around the corner and any old place;
that the house contained four rooms,
six rooms, seven rooms; that there
were ten. twenty, forty and fifty
guests, etc. In the face Of so many
contradictions the Judge decides that
the witnesses are liars and that the ap-
plicant is not a native son Of the Unit
ed States and must be sent back to
China.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
The Dead Seas one Vessel.

Since the earthquake IN Palestine
last April some one circulated the story
that the mouth Of the river Jordan had
been so affected by the shock that the
level Of the river had been altered TO
such an extent that at the place where
the historic river goes into the Dead
Sea there was now a waterfall Of con-
siderable depth and strength. This Is
altogether false, and no change what
ever has taken place at or near the
mouth Of the Jordan.
The writer has just spent some days
there and has made it his special busi-
ness to investigate this matter Much
has also appeared in periodicals about.
steamboats, navigating the Dead Sea.
This, too. is a fabrication. The only
boat on the Dead Sea is a small sail
ing boat, about twenty feet long. This
vessel makes trips as the wind allows.
from the north end of the sea to the
bay on the eastern side Of the tongue
that divides the water near the mid
die. Here at this terminus some Jews
are located. The whole concern Is, in
fact, in the hands Of the Jews, who,
at a low rate, buy wheat and barley
seashore. From there IL is shipped to
the Jericho side and carried on dom
keys to Jerusalem, where II finds a
ready sale at a good price.
When adverse winds blow the little
craft Is IN danger Of being swamped,
for the so-called Dead Sea becomes a
living mass Of waves. The writer re-
Gently spent four nights such as never
will be forgotten on these waters, and
the smartness Of the old man at the
helm and his boy with the three sails
saved US from being shipwrecked again
and again A charge Of one mejedie
(three shillings and fourpence) a trip Is
made for each passenger. and for such
a unique voyage it Is not exorbitant.
There is some talk about a small steam
tug being put on the sea, but the au-
thOrities are 10th to grant permission.
1t will be a great boom when, If ever.
it does arrive, as 1t will bring the east
and west sides Of Jordan nearer to one
another for communication and trading
purposes.-London Graphic.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
No More Calls for 8 O'Clock.

He was a new clerk in one of our
down town hotels and while not a
novice in the business there was some
things he had not yet learned. He got
along quite we'll, nevertheless, until he
began to put down the calls" for the
next morning left by the guests who
desired to be awakened early in order
to catch trains.
For this purpose blank lists were fur
nished the clerk with the various hours
printed at the head of each column
under which the number of the room
occupied by the guest leaving a call is
written. There happened to be a run
on the o'clock calls that night and
the column was filled up in a short
time.
Just then guest came along and
expressed a desire to be called at 6
o'clock. The new clerk glanced at his
list, saw that there was no more room
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
"SeGled Pesos. "

Every one knows that Mexican silver
dollars circulate in the Far East, espe-
cially in China But 1t seems the Mexi-
can minting is not enough Of a certifi-
cate Of character. A peso that has long
been in circulation in China is covered
with Chinese characters. The bankers,
of whom there are hundreds in China,
who receive Mexican dollars affix to
them their seals to guarantee their
Legitimacy, and as pesos circulate and
go from one bank to another they are
being marked bv all banks which re-
ceive them. In case the peso proves to
be illegal the banker who sealed it last
has to change 1t for good money and
withdraw II from circulation. When the
pesos are completely covered with seals
they are sent back to Mexico to be re-
coined, the expense being paid by all
the bankers whose seals are seen on the
coin. 1t is in accordance with a recent
agreement. But 1t often happens that
dollars, although marked all over their
two faces, continue In circulation and
are highly esteemed, as the seals are
so many guarantees that they are gen
uine. The decision to seal pesos was
taken because illegal coins began to cir
culate in China.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15

weather will probably delay the attack the city for
a few days, but the horde is surely coming and the
health department and of coal oil must pre-
pare for the There is stagnant Light
bridge, that the army has sprung from the
swamps farther back in the country In the burnt dis
tict there is stagnant in many of the lots, and
when the reaches that section the July will
contribute SO strongly toward multiplication that it is
suggested the cork hats the policemen
be made extra thick protect all of the badheaded
force"
That the suggestion proposed for the comfort of the
police will be welcomed here we'll Baltimore is
evidenced by the popular indignation at the attempt
made the other day to awaken the Oakland force by
shooting Spanish cannon at them. Among the many
difficult duties the police have perform, the feat of
sleeping foot of the uncomfortable, and
such time they should not be disturbed by mos
quitoes, burglars anything else
The Herald finishes its article by suggesting that the
school children be engaged twenty-five cents head
week to opdress with coal oil all the Baltimore pools
of stagnant water lessen the suffering anticipated
from the bites of the unwecome visitors
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
A1Uay From Temptation.

Several lawyers hereabouts vouch for
this story: A Government Official was
appointed to a certain post on the
ground Of his undoubted integrity. His
predecessors had all succumbed to the
graft Of the place.
The official did we'll But at last.
after a years service, he handed his
chief his resignation
Why" asked his chief. isn't your
salary sufficient"
Everything Is perfectly satisfacto-
ry." replied the Official. but. as you
know, am frequently approached with
offers Of bribes. The otner day a man
offered me sS5.00o. and that's too near
my price. so 1 want to resign."-New
York Sun.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
''The Garland" and it begins: |:

Sir Carnegie's game owre the sea,
And's blowing thro' the main,
And now must make a lang voyage
The red gold for to gain.
1.-The ballad, which is 200 or 500 years
old. describes pretty well Mr.. Carne-
gie's life. 1t is the story Of a we'll
born Scottish lad who goes abroad to
make his fortune, and who succeeds
beyond his utmost hopes. He marries
the lady whom he loves, and his
wealth and generosity make him in his
old age hero among the people. 1t is
Mr.. Carnegies life, you see, all over,
and it is especially his life in the two
middle stanzas, which run:
Sir Carnegie has gained the gold
He gaed sac far to seek;
1t hasna made him hard o. heart;
He still is kind and meek.
And muckle gold the guide man has,
But more he gfes ava.
To this and that, to right and left
He gtes his gold to a..
1.-The writer of this ballad Of Sir
Carnegie" said the antiquary, was
no less a prophet than a poet."-Ex
change.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
BALTIMORE MOSQUITOES.

W. 7HEN occasional migratory mosquito loses
Nv its way and arrives in this city or inbued with
an exploring turn of mind, announces its arrival
here by presenting bill of size to make tailor
despair its succulent San Francisco victim smashes
desperately the culex ppens in strenuous endeavor
to make its brief life briefer The San Franciscan recks
not that his wild and uitless swing into space simply
serves nag his unlimited to spirited efforts
10 eat him perhaps tends locate its lumpy work
in spot less desirable than that first provided for in
the specifications.
Instead of waxing wroth at being served through
the business end of the cuex let him give thanks that
his guest didn't bring along its whole Simulidae family
the little toddng cuexes up the old bald headed
vampires and gallnippers with their trunks and suit
cases, to spend summer outing on him like they do
back East
The Baltimore Herald of June prints the following
warning to its inhabitants: "The latest is that
vast army of mosquitoes is advancing the city from
the SOUTH and already the easy-going fishermen and
ders Lghtstreet bridge have been routed The cool
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
4 London "Bobby's" Memory.

The best memory has it's moments
Of bewilderment or alteration; and the
other day policeman at the GuildhaH
Irish Exhibition, London, had his sus-
picions retrospectively aroused, he
hardly knew how, as he stood before
the first picture on the line. 1t was
the wholly innocent face of a lady, a
lady, too. who is favorite with all the
innocence Of England, that loves stories
free from cruelty or any such stain
The portrait was mo. 1" in the cata-
logue, and it represented Miss Kath-
arine lyman. The city policeman was
baf1led in presence of his vague uncom-
fortabIeness. Then he remembered
He was back again in the days of
dynamite. when another mo. II was a
terror-and bore. too, the name of Ty-
nan.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
IMPROVEMENT OF WHEAT.

" HE California State Board of Trade has appointed
committee to find out how California wheat
be improved in its percentage of gluten
insure to itself exclusively the home market afforded by
-four mills of this State The fact announced that
is necessary import California from South Dakota
and Kansas large quantities of their wheat mix with
California grain in the manufacture of strong -four for
the Oriental trade By strong -four that which
has sufficient gluten.
Not all wheat produced in this State is deficient in
this constituent but enough is lacking in it make
wheat importation unavoidable the matter
stands. There vast in California that
pabe of producing wheat in large quantities The soil
adequate to the growing of strong wheat The diff
hcuty would to be, in large part represented
by Horace Davis who called in to advise with the
State Board of Trade, that the farmers using
the proper seed raise the right of wheat for
milling purposes
The interest of the Agricultural College
with the University of California has been enlisted in
the inquiry that is now about to be made by the COM
mtee of the State Board of Trade The personnel of
the committee includes the president and general man.
of the State Board of Trade Professor Shaw
University of California Horace Davis and T. c. Fried
lander the last named being the secretary Of the Mer
chants Exchange, which largely concerned in the u-
ture of California wheat
In preamble that the Board of Trade has adopted
is forth that wheat brought from Dakota
be mixed with the California product raise the
fornia -four for export to the Orient would bring
higher price if it contained larger percentage of
gluten than be obtained from California grown
wheat; and that if California farmers would maintain
their position in competition with wheat grown in any
other State it is important that the quality of their
product be made high possible
There few topics of more live interest at home
than this From the inquiry good effects reasonably may
be expected. In sections, it is said, the quality
of the wheat be easily raised by fertilizers The
wheat of former years in California had gluten
as whole, because it of other stock. Club wheat
so called does fill all the requirements, although it
popular among farmers for various reasons of
than other varieties are. Horace Davis informs the
State Board of Trade that there enough seed
brought in keep up the gluten. The tendency of
wheat is down in gluten and to get growing
percentage of starch.
Pursued to its logical end the present inquiry ought
throw the subject of wheat growing in California
flood of scientific knowledge, based experience
which will in the long be of value all wheat
growers. AS information is reached
the requirements there will be little difficulty
in providing what is needed The fact that gluten was
not formerly lacking and that it sufficiently abun-
dant for nearly half century of farming in California
concusively prove that methods and the con-
the better for the State at large The State Board of
Trade is doing good service in coming the front in
this matter.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
MEN anazMAd>TERS IN
THE fORIzs lie WORLD
MOAkE5@

James, the latter of whom is one of
the Queens particular cronies. 1t is
pretty certain that Mrs. Siegel will en-
JOY the distinction of being the only
American lady who Will carry her Ma
jesty's autograph back to the United
States this season. Apropos of her
Majesty's autograph, she insists upon
writing it diagOnally across the page,
50 as TO preclude the possibility of any
other name appearing on that particu-
lar page. Queen Victoria adopted the
same method during her later years.
HAYDEN CHURCH.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15

BOER LANDS. W.. City. What
was known as the South African Re-
public or Boer land has ceased to exist.
for since the termination of the Boer-
English war by the terms Of the treaty
of peace, the territory has become
British. Under the terms of that treaty
the Beers were allowed to return 70
their homes and farms and have Dos
session of their property as before the
war, but they now are British sub
jects.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15

Six boy burglars equipped with three quarts of
whisky and alarm clock, captured the other day
in Oakland and they await the dire vengeance of
the law. combination of bad boy and whisky to
say nothing of alarm clock, certainly should be
enough to awaken Oakland to an indignant sense
that something doing within the peaceful limits of
her authority.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15

China has announced her purpose, after rapid but
thorough inquiry that she will pay the twenty-five thou
sand dollars demanded indemnity for the murder of
Louis Etzel the American newspaper correspondent
This disposition the part of oriental authorities is
healthful and encouraging 1t is a sign of the times
that perhaps the raid of the allies upon Peking was not
altogether in vain in bringing Mongol notice an en-
phatic purpose to protect avenge American lives
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15

Redding peace officers have been much disturbed to
solve perplexing problem presented in the surrender
of sef-confessed burglar who cannot be convicted
but who is too dangerous be set at liberty Why
trap him into the commission of offense and dis
gusng the motive send him where he belongs to join
the band of incotrigibles in penitentary?
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15

When Judge Parker learned the conditions upon
which his candidacy is be supported by William Jen
nings Bryan how earnestly he have exclaimed,
God save me from my friends" Bryan's Endorsement
of the Democratic leader by stretch of
sympathetic courtesy be included in that category which
damns with faint praise
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15

STRAWBERRIES = Sub, Berkeley.
Cal. The usual way of propagating
strawberries is by means OF runners.
which have root buds at intervals. and
if cut off and put in the ground will
take root and form new plants. Propa-
cation by seed is to produce new varie-
ties. The seed is planted as soon as
ripe. and the seedlings come up in from
four to six weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15

The Socialist party has placed its nominees for Presi-
dent and Vice President in the field and far from New
York the feeble voice of the campagners 1t is
we'll to the fact incident of current political
history probably will hear again of either the
party or its nominees. The living issues is too
great in American politics distinguish the whsperings
of theorists
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15

PANAMA HATS-Subscriber. Eu-
reka, Cal What are known as Panama
hats are made from the immature
leaves OF a palm tree indigenous to
South America and Cuba There are
different grades Of hats of this char
acter and the value depends on the
fineness Of the material used in the
manufacture.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
AhSwerS to Queries.

NOT IN THE LIsT-g. ". Berkeley.
Cal. The name OF Golden Colorado
College Of Mining and Civil Engineer
ing" does not appear in the list OF col
leges in the United States. but is To-
Gated in the town Of Golden. in that
State.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
Item Of Interest to Carnegie.

'In an old book of Scottish ballads"
said an antiquary of Chicago. IT found
the other day a song that would inter
est Mr.. Carnegie. The song is called
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15

RELATIVE RANK IN THE ARMY.
F. H. G.. City. The relative rank OF
superior officers In the Dnitsd States
army Is: Lieutenant general. major
general, brigadier general. colonel. lieu
tenant colonel, major and then follow
captain, first lieutenant and second
lieutenant
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15

Special information supplied daily 20
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's). 230 Cal
Uornta street Telephone Main 1oAG
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15

| Good specs. eyeglasses. 15c-5Oc-. 70 Attn
St. front Of Keys Gel Oyster House.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15

Townsend's California Glace fruits In
artistic fire-etched boxes us Market St
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1904-10-14
9eosiato / Sap,uaro, Wis.

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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1904-10-14
6uIoimno | Wcrieo.

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loffcoe til peo Gpgtet on &c itore
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her, Get beNOer iia, al Mon bar mn
oct grtsfIumper, iom iubebolOt 40
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mel I<ubiancr, ionr fcrit opoogcbe
oct. @c0it ION hon aif % pleiehe lin
alt onOct emo frugtbore Wburt. itebte
han moo Ell Stcn. bporpco Spioien
al GrUpIopcn brGftCbc al. ggracr.
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mGrtuTrbig tlIug, unocrisatc han
sen ucirrc % opbaaeoe Oo, at oen
par illlO al Wctolirpftcr, iom ran ort
too for 8ron5c. Sm gftcuen piitc
ban Ben iii S~onbSbpenS Scbocre, %
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