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The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
"StiM" Check

The Arion Singing Society of Jersey
City, desiring to give a fair in April,
sent its committee out for subscrip-
tions. A member, Frederick Menzen-
hauer, was encountered in a restau-
rant and asked to subscribe. I'D give
you $40 if 1 had my check book"
Hold on a minute he added, seeing a
waiter entering with his weekly pack
age of laundry. Hand me one of those
Shirts"
Cutting out the bosom he drew his
check thereon on the Second National
Bank of Hoboken.
81 guess that'n cash." he concluded.
"Ill cash it," said companion, and
he did.
1t was indorsed and deposited with
the Peoples Safe Deposit Company of
Jersey City Heights for collection.
The check was Withdrawn by cash
deposit, and will be framed and raff1ed
during the fair.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
Scot in Russia

Verify the Scot abroad is a history
maker.
Admiral Stark. Of Port Arthur dis
aster fame. was probably Of Scottish
descent Every man Of that name in
the Dictionary Of National Biography
has Scots blood, although, curiously
enough. all have attained fame in Eng
land. with the exception herein above
noted.
The Russian navy has practically
been made by Scots. One Of the least
known OF those was Admiral Sir Thorn
as Gordon, Governor Of Kronstadt. The
Jsc0bites OF ITI5 ,ried to induce him
20 advise the Gar TO send 4 Russian
feet down the Scotch coast.
Far more famous was John Elphin-
son, who rose 10 be a rear admiral in
the Russian navy. His elderly son be-
came a captain in the same navy and
the second in that OF the United States.
Under Elphinson, another famous
Russo-Scot served in the person of Sir
Samuel Greig, son Of a ship owner in
Flfeshire. Greig entered the Russian
navy in 1854. under Admiral Elphin-
sons command. and did wonders in
remodeling the discipline and educat-
ing the officers. When he died, in l7SS,
he was given a state funeral. His son,
Alexis Sandwich, became an admiral
in the Russian fleet. 1t was a Scot
named Mackenzie who first called at
tention 10 the strategic possibilities of
SebastopoL The hand the Scots took
in the Crimean war has been immor-
tslized in poetry.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
Unique Cure

Civilization and the unnatural hab-
its into which men drift are held re-
sponsible for many conditions of i'll
health, and a more natural life would
presumably relieve the difficulty, says
the American Medical Association Jour
nal. The latest cure for appendicitis,
as announced by cable from Berlin. is
for the patient TO walk on all fOurs
for twenty minutes four times a day.
The theory on which this treatment is
based is that certain muscles around
the vermiform appendix are brought
into play and strengthened by this
ouadrupedal cure. which are unused
when a biDed walks erect; others are
relaxed. and the localized Inflammation
has opportunity to subside." Exercise
is often beneficial, and a change of
habit might pacify grumbling ap-
pendix. Before long, therefore, we may
see our hospital corridors and sola-
RUINS full of patients walking on all
fours.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
Cenesthesia

''Cenesthesia'' is the name given to
the general feeling we have of the ex-
istence of our own bodies. This sense
of existence is chiefly owing to acci-
dental and local impressions awaken
ing or stimulating the sensibility, but
it is completed by a certain diverse
consciousness of the exercise of or
ganic functions-for example, respira-
ton. 1t is by this sensation that the
spiritual Ego perceives itself existing
locally in the limited extent of the or
ganism. In perfect health this feel
ing is continuous, uniform and equal,
and, therefore, not special or local. In
order to be remarked d, certain exalta-
tion of well being or distinct uneasi-
ness is required. In the hypnotic state
certain subjects have a more or less
distinct perception of their internal or
gans and can exert certain action over
them. In fact they can modify at will
all the functions of the ''vegetative''
life-for instance, the beating of the
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
Flowers EN- Route


Over a half million women annually
get free bouquets at Niles, Mich, where
the Michigan Central Railroad has
just rebuilt it's hot-house on a scale
that doubles its former capacity. 1t
matters not whether it be midwinter
or the blistering months of summer,
there is a fragrant shower of cut flow
ers at this pretty country station as
soon as a train stops.
More than a decade ago the officers
of that road conceived the idea of
raising enough flowers to enable them
to throw in the lap of each woman
passenger boutonniere of cut flow
ers. An employe in uniform, bearing a
basket filed with the favors, passes
through the train distributing the
fragrant punches.
The new building not only holds a
never-failing supply of flowers for the
tiny bouquets for the women folk but
in it are stored thousands of plants
that in the spring are shipped to
every part of the system. to be used
in beautifying station grounds.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
Huge Sky Scraper

American "sky-scrapers" are con-
stant source of wonder to our English
cousins across the pond. London is
now about to attempt competition in
the shape of a 3O0-foot building which
will stand where now is the st. Bar
tholomew Hospital
The Westminster Gazette in COM
menting on the proposed structure
says: 1T will certainly be the most
striking architectural feature in Lon
don. But even such an exalted edi-
fee as this would make a very poor
show by the side of the creation
licking building which is about to
shoot UP to the sky in New York. The
contemplated skyscraper will rise half
as high again as St. Paul's Cathedral.
233 feet higher than its nearest rival;
it will have frontage of 212 feet and
a depth ranging from 100 to 123 feet.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
No Alimomy Bill

A proposed bill denying remarked
divorces alimony is hailed with re-
joicing by the actors of New York Up
and down the Rialto and out along the
road, the joyful news has spread.
Senator Russell has proved himself the
ACTORS friend they say by introducing
a bill depriving divorced women who
remarry the right to alimony.
Many a leading man who has been
kept in the woods and forbidden to par
ade Broadway by reason Of the arrears
of alimony piled up in the New York
courts will rejoice, for there is hope
that some day his former spouse will
marry again, if she has not already
done so.
Many witless wight who has done
time" in Ludlow for the nonpayment
of a wifes weekly allowance will re-
joice and be glad. There is already talk
of organizing a benefit committee to
raise funds for testimonial to Senator
Russell as. token of regard from men,
bers of the "Alimony Club"
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
Odd Mail Package

Half covered with postage stamps
a large coeoanut, in all it's hairy cover
ing. was received through the mails at
the Louisville postoffice, says the Cour-
ier-Journal. The nut was plainly ad-
dressed on one side, where the hair
had been scraped off smoothly, and
was delivered by the postman with his
regular mail. OF the many unique
packages and things" received in the
mail this was the oldest. for the cocoa
nut was without wrapDings of any
kind, and did not even have tag at
tached. The nut was addressed in ink
on one smooth side, and just above
the address were the stamps.
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which was drifting wildly at the
mercy of the strong currents among
a mass of dangerous reefs.
The occupants of the boat, afraid to
throw themselves into the sea on ac-
count of the swift tide, piled their
oars with the courage of despair and
shouted at the top of their voices for
assistance.
Rose ran down to the foot of the
cliffs, and without losing a moment
plunged into the boiling surf dressed
as she was and swan to the boat.
Climbing on board, she reassured
the sailors as best she could, for she
speaks little French, and then, taking
her place at the rudder, steered the
boat with marvellous adroitness past
dangerous reefs to Pen-ar- Rock, dis
tant sabout two hours by rowing from
the Pyramide de Runion.
Rose Here is so poor that the British
consul at Brest has started a sub
scription for her. But she is obviously
rich in something more valuable than
money.-London Mirror
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
Celery for Beauty

London greengrocers have been sur
prised at the increasing demand for
celery. The explanation is that large
coterie of smart and pretty women, to-
gether with an equally large section
not so conspicuous for their pulchri-
tude, have created a celery beauty
cult.
Those expert in matters of food
values opine that celery has more po-
tency than any drug in the world for
producing bright eyes and a clear COM
plexion. 1t must be eaten raw. 1t IS
not only a beautif1er but promotes
health in various ways and inspires
energy, good temper and nerve-poise-
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
Greek Tobacco

No industry has made such strides in
Greece of recent years as the culture
of tobacco. Till quite lately the tobacco
grown in Greece was only smoked in
the kingdom itself, but last year it be-
gan to take it's place in the European
markets, thanks to the greater care
taken in the choice of plants and in
their cultivation. and also to the mo-
nopoly which has caused such a rise
in the price of Turkish tobacco. In
Greece there isNno tax whatever on the
growth. of tobacco and there is no mo-
nopoly so that no restraint is placed
on the cultivation of the plant. But,
on the other hand, tobacco can only
be cut up, and cigarettes can only be
made in the state manufactori ries, where,
however, the merchants are allowed 70
use their own machinery. A tax and
a stamp duty has to be paid, which
comes to rather less than half a crown
per pound of tobacco. The state also
reserves the right of manufacturing
cigarette papers, and from this and
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
CzRcLhIC The fR/EL ARCH
ONH 8EcfC Is THE VERY
ZdTESTANEHIChN OEHGA T70H

scribed by the human missile is calcu-
lated at f1fty-six feet.
Hanging for an instant in the air,
with the front wheel OF his machine
pointing skyward, the performer sud-
denly throws his head forward with
the same motion used in throwing a
forward somersault
This brings both wheels on a level
just as the bicycle strikes the landing
platform, which is seven feet above
the ground. The machine seems to re-
gain its lost impetus and shoots down
an incline to the ground level, where
it is stopped by a mechanic" placed
fifty feet way.
The time which elapses from the in
stant that Dr. Clark starts on his per-
ilous flight through space is just four
and one-fifth seconds.
He is now rs years of age, weighs
$50 pounds; has never smoked cigar
or drank a drop of whisky, and adopt
ed his present hazardous calling for
love of the excitement it affords
DIR. Clark earned $50 week in the
practice Of medicine and he will earn
$1,000 a week as ''Volo, the Volitant'-
New York World.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
Lottery Clothes

The girls employed in the potteries
Of England are good-looking and we'll
dressed. They have taste, which is cul-
tivated by the art work of the fac
tories Many of them are more stylish,
perhaps, than their position seems to
warrant, but this is easily explained
They buy their clothes by a system
known as "Maxims." This means that
twelve girls subscribe one shilling a
week. The money is held by a fore
woman, and when there is sufficient
cash to buy a hat or dress the girls
draw lots, and the winner has the new
dress, while the other subscribers have
10 wait their turn Then, in all the
glory of ribbons and finery, the lucky
girl appears on Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
Chinese School

Each Chinese schoolboy must fur
nish his own stool and table for school
work, and the -four precious articles"
which are the ink slab, cake of India
ink, brush for writing and paper.
With these he. begins his weary task
of learning to write and read the thou
sands of Chinese characters These
are to open the way to the Chinese
classics, and knowledge of this an
cient literature and wisdom means
education to the Chinese. At the OPEN
ing of a Chinese school a paper on
which is written the name of Con-
fuoius is pasted on the wall. Before
this honored name the pupils and
teachers burn paper money and joss
sticks and bow their heads three times
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
Trout Poachers

A favorite method of trout thieves is
to take sack or bag, weight it with
stones, and place it. mouth upstream,
in the narrowest part of the brook,
says Harpers Weekly Then one of the
raScals comes downstream, wading,
poking under the banks with a stick,
and soaring the trout, who rush down.
stream into the sack. This sort of
thing, varied now and then by cxplod-
ing dynamite under the water and
gathering the dead or stunned fish,
which float, has cleaned out some of
our public trout waters. In other words,
these thieves have robbed the public,
and have sold the proceeds of the rob-
berry for their own benefit. The game
laws are not nearly stringent enough.
Fines never deter such rascals from at
tempting to reimburse themselves. I'M
prisonment at hard labor is the only
antidote.
In Europe trout poachers have the
reputation of catching trout with their
bare hands. The process, in ireland. is
called tickling" 1 could scarcely be-
lieve that this thing was done-that
the most tirnid and wary of fish could
be caught by the naked hands. Read.
ing of one fellow sent to Jail for tick
ling trout 1 was curious enough to try
the process myself in the presence Of
an angler as witness. I found it the
simplest thing in the world. as far as
the tickling was concerned. The dif-
ficulty appeared to lie in approaching
the trout. But / found that this could
be done almost every time by quiet.
adroit maneuvering, and / shall never
forget the astonished face Of my friend
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
Grain OF Corn

Flemish artist has produced what
is said 10 be the smallest painting in
the world. IL is a picture Of a miller
mounting the stairs Of his mill and car
rying a sack OF grain on his back The
mill is depicted as standing near a ter
race. Close at hand are a horse and
cart, with a few groups OF peasants
idiing in the road near by. All this is
painted On the smooth side Of a grain
0f ordinary white corn. 1t is neces
sary 10 examine IT under a microscope,
and il is drawn with perfect accuracy.
IT does not cover a half-inch square,
and it is in many respects one Of the
most remarkable art productions Of the
day.-Tit Bits.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
The Candy City

New York is pre-eminently the candy
city Of the world. IT has more estab-
lishments engaged in its manufacture
and more stores handling il than any
city on earth. The output OF England,
France and Germany is not as large
as the output Of the United States; and
proba bly, New York City alone pro-
duces more than either of the three
countries alone. The iron and steel
output Of New York State together dc
not equal in value the candy output
The business has assumed the proper
tions Of q giant among the manufac-
turing industries.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
Fruit Grating

The grating Of fruit trees, says Pub
lie Opinion. has to-day become such a
common operation that there is no need
TO present the ordinary methods, but
what is less we'll known is that one
may take young fruits Of certain spe-
cies and graft them on the branches Of
other trees La Nature, Paris, pub
fishes a photograph showing how a
pear Of one variety was grated on a
branch not its parent. The bark was
slit at the end Of a branch and into
this slit the stem of the fruit was in
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
Man With Dough

Written after reading Markham
world famous poem)
Bowed by the weight of capital,
He leans
Upon his bank,
And gazes on the ground
That looks to him to people it
With all producing industries;
He fills the emptiness Of ages
With his energy,
And on his credit bears
The burden of a world
That needs his strength;
Wealth makes him dead
To doubling and despair,
A thing that grieves not
And who always hopes
Stolid and stunned,
The brother to the OK
Is raised by him
To higher brotherhood.
Who loosens and lets down the jaw
That chews up poverty?
Whose hand slants back the tide
OF panic and defeat?
Whose breath blows out
The light of failure and decay?
The man with the dough"
And don't you forget it.
WILLIAM ]. HAMPTON.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
DARING NEWLOOP ACT

stance, has been removed. Thus, when
the rider comes spinning down the
long slope which gives his bicycle the
momentum necessary to carry it round
and up and over in a huge somer-
sault it spins in the air at the top. with
absolutely nothing to guide it until it
has completed the arc ana begun the
downward plunge along the remainder
Of the loop.
If the momentum were not gauged to
a mathematical nicely there is abso-
lutely nothing to save the rider from
instant death, or worse. a terrible
mangling. However, the Germans are
enjoying the novel sensation to the ut
most
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

when L lifted from a pool a plump
trout, and held him in the palm of my
hand, just on the surface of the water.
Half a dozen times l lifted the same
trout, tickling him gently on the belly
and sides. He appeared to like it, lying
over against my hands like cat who
courts rubbing. l found that l could
do almost anything with the trout, car
rying them in my hand for a few mo-
ments before returning them to the
water
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

commodity would lead a stranger to
believe that every one in the city keeps
his Jaws working all the time.
It is wrong to assume that chewing
gum and breath drops are used by
those who drink habitually and by to-
bacco hogs solely. The women use
them quite as much The sales in the
United States of breath drops alone
amount yearly to over $1,00O,000, show
ing how tho little things will mount up.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

heart. The fact shows that the brain
in certain stages of activity can act
on the organic functions. If there is
a nervous current from the brain to
the organs there is also, perhaps, n
contrary current from the organs to
the brain. Drs. Cromer, Liebault and
others maintain that some hypnotic
subjects perceive their internal organs
and even those Of other persons with
whom they are in hypnotic relations
London Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
a Unique
Military
Memorial

" MONG the many monuments
erected by Japan to commem-
crate her signal defeat of the
j Chinese army some six years
ago was one that is perhaps the most
unique on earth. 1t is in the form Of
a huge bayonet standing upright on a
column of granite. which is itself
mounted upon a large pedestal, and
the whole inclosed by a spiked iron
fence. The blade is suitably inscribed
in japanese characters extolling the
bravery of the soldiers who fell in bat
tie. This monument is one of TIE sights
of Seoul, Korea.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
French Heroine

The French Grace Darling-otherwise
Rose Here, erwoman-becomes not
less heroic as later and fuller accounts
of her exploits at Ushant reveal the
extent of her daring and bravery.
She was gathering shellfish on the
rocks near the Pvramide de Runion,
when out of the fog she heard despair
ing cries, and looking Tseaward per-
ceived a boat containing fourteen men
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

serted, the fruit ripening as though 1T
had never been disturbed from the
original place of growth. This method
seems TO open UP a wide field, as well
from the scientific as from the practical
point of view. 1t is easy TO see all the
advantage that could be derived from
the method for the purpose of trans
porting fruits from trees too heavily
loaded. to those which have few fruits
upon them.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

There will be forty stories, with ac-
commodation for 1000 tenants, who will
pay 100000 a year in rent; and the
estimated cost of the building is mil
lion pounds sterling. Every man,
woman and child in Manchester could
find standing room within the walls of
this truly wonderful building.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

from the duty on tobacco Greece last
year realized over half a million sterl-
ing. The cultivation of tobacco has
been greatly stimulated and to-day
Greece produces four times as much
as she needs for her own consumption.
The leaf has cot got the peculiar and
delicate aroma which distinguishes the
very best Turkish. but it is quite as
good as the ordinary tobacco of Mace
donia and Albania, much of which has
long been sold in the European market
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

newest Feat In r1sking HE Tor en-
W tertainment
y Experts in such matters declare
it is not only the most graceful but the
most daring act of its kind ever per-
formed.
The feat wa accomplished for the
first time In s country at F'airview,
N. j., few days ago by DR.. c. b.
Clark, who has abandoned medical
practice for the more lucrative calling
of cycling through space.
Starting from a point forty-five feet
from the ground DIR. Clark mounts a
170-pound bicycle, coasts down plank,
and after attaining velocity estimat-
ed ct S5 miles an hour. machine and
rider are thrown into the air by a.
sudden rise at the bottom of the plank
way. The terrific momentum carries
the performer, still upright on his BIZ
cycle, into the>Sir to a height of twen-
ty-two feet from the ground and
across a gap in the staging forty-two
feet wide
The total distance travelled through
space along the arc of the circle de-
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to the floor The teacher then tells
Confucius the day, the month and the
year when the school is opened and
begs for his favor. Every morning
when the pupils arrive they must bow
twice. once for the teacher and once
for Confucius. Everybody Magazine.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
Gum Chewing

Kentucky is the greatest State on
the list for the consumption of chew
ing gum. When a gum drummer finds
he must sell a big bill or surrender his
portfolio he at once heads for Louis
vile. The statistics of sales of that
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

+ n ancient Egypt, before a dead
body could be borne to the grave
it was solemnly tried before forty
two judges, who sat crescent-wise
I the banks of the sacred lake. By
lie margin lay a boat, rowed by one
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

~ FRIIN can now lay claim to
having the most thrilling loop
IN the loop" act Of them all At
O any rate, it is a new feature
that is being talked about all over Eu-
rope. where there are likely TO be very
few imitators, owing to the terrible
risk of life and limb involved.
This new act is executed upon a cir
cular track. the same in every respect
as that used in the old loop the loop"
feat, which in itself was thought to be
the very extreme Of daring. with the
exception that a large section OF the
track. at the TOP OF the loop in this in
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

The returns of the work at the Paris
mint in 1908 show the value of gold
coins struck off for France and it's col
onies as s17,Ss2 $40, silver ss16, 200, nickel
100000 and bronze sos, 790
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

tion failed, the mummy was borne on
the sacred bark to the caverns of the
dead, and the accuser had himself to
pay the penalty appointed for the crime
he had laid to the charge of the de-
parted.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

, IRCLING the aerial arch is the
Z newest feat in risking life for en-
tertainment.