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The San Francisco call., 1904-10-27
Shop Girls of La Belle
France Becoming Fencers

Partisan shop girls are studying fenc-
ing. Milliners. seamstresses, flower
makers and artists in feathers and en-
broidery congregate two or three times
week in hall, where they don masks,
gloves, ETC., and are initiated into the
mysteries of fencing by a mistress.
They pin up their skirts to allow free
dom of motion, and look very business
like as they lunge, thrust and parry.
They say they enjoy the lessons inn
mensely. Challenges are already in the
air and there is talk of sending car
tels'' to the chief when he has been in
an especially bad humor, and deadly
duels with a tyrannical mistress are
darkly hinted at
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-27
Elephants Dying From Plague.

Human beings are not alone in suf-
fering from plague in India. The
disease has been bad of late in the
writes our Simla correspondent. that
one of the palace elephants has sue
cumbed after developing what SEEM
ed to be typical plague swellings.
A Mysore correspondent writes to a
Bombay paper that elephants and
deer are also dying in the Heggadde-
vankot forests of what is believed, To-
cally, to be nothing else than the
plague, which has been prevalent
among the human inhabitants of some
of the villages in the neighborhood.-
London Daily Mail.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-27
Southern MOSS utilized

The sweeping gray moss of the
Southern forests is linked with COM
merce. 1t fills mattresses for beds
and cushions for buggies. 1t is use
full for packing and it is gathered as
any other crop is gathered by people
who are paid by the day. Moss is
ginned as cotton is ginned; the outer
cuticle of the fiber is removed and
leaves it much like horse hair. 1t is
then good for anything that needs
stuffing. In Louisiana, instead of
merely detail of swamp scenery, it
is the basis of an industry.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-27
OLD FASHIONED OYsTFR PIE.

Line a plate with paste rolled thin.
Fill with oysters. prepared as for seal
loped oysters, put bits Of butter. dust
of flour and a speck Of pepper over the
layers When the dish IS full cover
with paste rolled thin and set IN a
quick oven for about twenty minutes.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-27
OYSTERS ON TOAST.

Put half cup Of boiling water into
a small saucepan; add a rounding
tablespoon Of butter. a saltspoon OF
salt. and a dash Of red pepper. Nix a
rounding teaspoon OF -four smooth with
little cold water, turn into the boiling
mixture and cook six minutes. Add a
pint of drained oysters and cook until
their edges curl, then pour on buttered
toast
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-27
Woman in Japan.

In japan a well-bred woman does
not go to the theater until she is old
and ugly. 1t is not thought proper
for her to understand music. If she
is religious she is termed "fiighty"
She spends most of her time at home
tending to her children and servants
and performing all sorts of menial
service for her husband and his
family.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-27
THE SUPREME COURT VACANCY.

MONG the Offices be filled by the suffrage of the people
coming election is that of Associate Justice of the State
Supreme Court vacancy left by the expired of Judge
William O. Logan To succeed himself the Supreme Bench the
incumbent is candidate on the Republican ticket
of Justice of the Supreme Court entirely di-
vorced from politics and partisan than those
judiciary AS such should be considered by
of there questions
of political policy be uberved calls of partisan be
needed the Office from the interests and aims of the
of the elective machinery of State with
this highest bar of justice in the commonwealth to interpret the
constitution the validity of legislative action
appeals from the tribunals and consequently efficiency
only to be applied in the selection of its members
To this gauge Justice Lorgan with his record With
of the Superior Bench of Santa Clara
County behind him. the Judge appointed by the Governor
place left the Supreme Court by the
Jackson Temple January Logan has had therefore,
competent the Office which he
ton Judges opponent the election excellent though
may had experience the duties he seeks The
weight Judge Logan already proven
the discharge of his duties the Supreme Bench should
elect him by large majority.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-27
CRANBERRY PIE.

Chop one cup Of cranberries and ado
one cup of sugar. Put two level table
spoons Of cornstarch into a small
saucepan, pour on one cup Of boiling
water and pour over the cranberries,
add a pinch Of salt and a level table
spoon Of butter.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-27

The doubtful States seem to be saw
ing wood and saying nothing for pub
licatloa.-Memph Commercial-Ap-
peal
what is Populist father? A
ropulist. my son, is a man who shoots
At the Democrats and votes with the
Reprblicans.-New York World
They anointed King Peter Of Servia
with oil recently. The wonder IS
that they did not sprinkle him with
chloride OF liFne.-Boston Transcript.
The question Does housework make
women ugIy?" is answered by the
daily increasing list Of men in trouble
IS a result Of kissing pretty servants
Kew Eork Herald.
The latest cult contemplates the cui-
tivafion of all the senses. or course 1t
cannot interest those narrow minded
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-27
Answers to Queries.

PREsENT-subscriber. citv whs,
a young man should give lady friend
as birthday present depends upon
sne degree Of friendship. Again. a
young man who wants to give a lady
friend a birthday present. ought to have
no difficulty in ascertaining what the
iady's tastes are, and govern himself
accordingly
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-27

The Japanese will now have an op-
portunity of playing the Turing on"
game, though they may not carry if
so far as Kuropatkin did. Their forte
seems to be in following instead of
1uring.-New York Tribunes
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-27
Recipes in Variety;
Give Them a Trial
BAKED BANANAS.

Peel six bananas and slice length
wise. Sprinkle with little salt and
dredge lightly with -four. Put a few
drops Of lemon juice on each slice, lay
in a baking dish and put in two table
spoons OF water Bake in a moderate
oven.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-27

individuals who cultivate the dollar
grabbing sense alone.-New York
World.
In Nebraska Mr.. Bryan is for more
greenbacks as the currency of the
country But when he comes to Mis-
souri, he joins the Bourbons for strict
regrlarity.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
Out in the State of Kansas they are
objecting to the importation of SPELL
binders. A great State like that is
expected to furnish all the necessities
that her people need.-New York
World.
Kuropatkin has at last assumed the
offensive. and has forced Kuroki to re-
treat In the first engagement. Perhaps
kuroki is only endeavoring TO coax
him back into the borders OF civiiiza-
tion.--Plttsburg Press.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-27

He-I was bound and gagged by
bandits.
She-Were they like the bandits in
comic opera?
He-No; the gags they used were all
new.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-27

Townsend's California Glace fruits in
artistic fire-etched boxes. IT'S Market st.
On November I. 1904. will be advanced
lOc per lo- Holiday orders received p to
that date at present price.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-27
A HOT ONE.

Mr.. Cutting Hintz-Every night this
week I've dreamed that I died.
Mrs. Cutting Hintz-I guess that ac-
counts for those night sweats you've
had.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-27

Special information supplied daily 10
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (A1len's). 80 Cal
1ornia street Telephone Main 1912.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-27

THE present outlook California will give President Roose
welt majority of 5oooo and will send solid Re
publican delegation the House
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-10
Chinese VIII Smoke Opium, Go TO a JOSS
Church and Smoke More opium IN Their
Peculiar WAY.

disturbance down the tnorax in the
shape of Chinese whisky. rice wine
and birds nest juice with some old
sea monster frappe Altogether this
throws a Chnaman into a state of
inebrity that borders on a state of
mental and physical coma.
Around The tea stores, groceries
and laundries where the chinks are
usually at work they can today be
seen sitting about, their slant eyes
blinking idly at some of the peculiar
writings and pictures which ornament
the walls.
A civilized white man entering one
of these places today is almost suf-
located with a Whit of the dried fish,
sweetish, heavy opium fumes and the
smell of bad tobacco and burning CT
garette paper.
And they're all talking at once.
Women and men alike keep up con-
tinual chatter like so many magpies
in an argument over a choice field
mouse
All the Cinnamon in this city be-
long to either one or the other of the
San Francisco tongs. A tong" is a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-10

be short and decisive. "Our people
fight he said but the Russians are
fighting because they have to fight
and will be shot if they do not. The
Russians are far from home and if
the Japanese wreck the railroad the
Russians will have to give up or
starve."
cipal japanese in the city as to
whether any of them would return
to the land of the rising sun. Il do
not think that any of US in Spokane
will go back for some time unless we
are badly needed" said x Oshima,
a leading restaurant man. Il saw
by a San Francisco japanese paper
that the ex-army people there have
been called home, but nothing has
been sent to us. There are three or
four old soldiers here who expect to
be called home later, but aside from
these l do not think that any of us
will go for while. They do not
need us and l think they will win
| their fight soon with the forces they
now have. But if the mikado calls
us, we will go very quick"
When asked whether the Chinese
would become allies, he replied that
Japan did not want the Chinese aid.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-10
MAKE PEACE WITH
YOUR STOMACH.
You Are Certain to Lose II You At
tempt the Use OF Force and
Violence.

You can not force your stomach to
do work that it is unable and un-
willing to do. 1t has been tried time
and time again with always the same
result The stomach is a good and
faithful servant but when pushed be-
yond the limit 1t rebels. Some stom-
achs will stand much more abuse
than others, but every stomach has
it's limit; and when that limit is
unwise proceeding to attempt to
force it into doing further work. The
sensible and reasonable course is to
employ substitute to carry on the
work of digestion and give the stom-
ach an opportunity to recuperate and
regain it's lost strength.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are the
only perfect substitute to take up
and carry on the work of tired, worn
out stomachs. They are natural and
easy in their work and cause no dis
turbance in the digestive organs.
They contain all of the essential ele-
ments that make up the gastric Juice
and other digestive fluids and will
digest any food that a strong. healthy
stomach will, and do 1t In the same
time and in the same way. They
work independently of surrounding
conditions and the fact that the
stomach is weak or diseased does not
influence them at all in their useful
and effective work. They will digest
food Just as we'll in a glass jar or
bottle as they will in a stomach You
can see that for yourself by putting
one Of them into a Jar with square
meal and some water to enable 1T to
work.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, bylthus
relieving the stomach of it's work. en-
able that organ to rest and recsiper-
ate and regain its health and strength.
The process Is perfectly natural and
plain. Nature will heal the stomach
| Just as she heals a wound or broken
| limb. If she is not interfered with and
is permitted to do her work in her
own way. All interference is pre-
vented by Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets are fol
sale by druggists everywhere at 81
cents box and II you are AFFLICTED
with dyspepsia, one box will make
you feel SO times better You will
forget you have a stomach and re
joice in the forgetfulness. No drug
gist would be so shortsighted as t.
try to get along without Stuarti
Dyspepsia Tablets, for they are 81
popular and are SO we'll known TO
the good they have done and the hap
piness they have caused that an!
druggist caught without them woul'
lose the confidence of his customer
and be regarded as below the stand
ard. His business would suffer as
result and his patrons would go Z
other stores and buy their other drug
there as well as their Stuarts Dys
pepsia Tablets. .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-10
SAME AS IN NEW YORK.

The Fatal Wedding" will be- the
attraction at the Auditorium Thursday
evening. 1t scored hit at the Grand
opera house in New York, and through
out the country. This play viii be
presented on the same elaborate scale
as characterized its production in New
York.
From the rise of the curtain unth the
end the audience is kept in state
of expectancy, not knowing what nov
city will be next presented. The COM
pany is good one, the action is rapid
and the stage-settings elaborate and
modern. Unlike most plays of this
particular class, the comedy is not
confined to one scene, but is deity
distributed throughout the entire four
acts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-10
HAPPY JAPS
Little Brown Men In Spokane Delighted With
The War NeWS---Ready TO Go II the Mlkado
CallS---ChIneSe Also Cad.

The faces of the japanese in the
city are wreathed with smiles this
morning The war has started and
Japan drew first blood and they are
delighted. They are almost too happy
to work. They are walking in the
air in their JOY. The Chinese, too,
are smiling their pleasure and call
the Japs brothers
One of the leading Chinese mer-
chants in town says the Chinese will
soon be standing shoulder to shoulder
against the hated soldier of the car.
But the Japanese licked you not
long ago" said the reporter. Little
difference said the merchant. May
be you have brother and you two
fight, but when some one outside
family jump on your brother you two
stop fighting and together turn on
the enemy. In America pretty soon
democrats will be fighting republi-
cans. but If United States goes to wal
with an outside country democrats
and republicans will forget all diff.
ferences and fight together. i think
China will soon be fighting with ia.
pam
Wreck the Railroad.
Another japanese restauranteuI
was of the opinion that the war would
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-10
ROYAL KNOT TIED AT WINDSOR

LONDON, Feb. lO.-In the presence
Of notable gathering, which included
q king, two queens and innumerable
princes and royalties of lesser note,
the marriage of Princess Alice of
Albany, grand daughter of the late
Queen Victoria, and Prince Alexander
of Teck, brother-n-law of the Prince
of Wales, was celebrated today in St.
Georges chapel, Windsor.
The wedding ceremony was most
brilliant affair. The route from the
castle to the chapel was spanned by
triumphal arches made dazzling by 4
multitude of flags and ensigns. Enthu-
siastlc masses of people lined the street
of Windsor and cheered the arrivals
most heartily.
Among the first to arrive were the
Prince and Princess of Wales. The
queen dowager of Netherlands, aunt of
the bride, arrived at the chapel at 10
o'clock, and was closely followed by
the Prince and Princess of Waldeck-
Pyrmont, the hereditary Prince and
Princess of WED, Prince and Princess
Frederick Charles Of Hesse- Cassel,
Prince and Princess Charles Of Sweden
and a number of other royal guests
from abroad. The next arrivals in
cluded members Of the British royal
family.
As soon as the bride was at the altar
the ceremony was performed. At the
conclusion the Prince and Princess
Alexander of Teck entered the sacristy
followed by King Edward, the Prince
of Wales and the Duke of Teck, the
brother of the bridegroom. The Duke
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-10
Local Briefs.

The Club Cafe always in the lead
Our csc merchants lunch with beer
or wine from 1880 to 2 p. m. as good
as ever. Headquarters for steaks,
chops, etc. I. Chilbers. manager.
The best at the lowest price al
ways makes business. That's the
condition at the Red Cross Pharmacy
o6ol Monroe street.
Many persons keep their money in
this bank that they may have it with
in ready reach when needed for daily
use; some keep 1t here awaiting op-
portunities for investment, others to
avoid the risk and annoyance of loan
ing, keep their money here as a per-
manent investment. 1t will be seen
that we accommodate all classes.
Write or call at the Spokane G.
Eastern Trust company's Office, Spo-
/ kane, Wash.
Don't pay an agent two prices for
a sewing machine when you can come
to our store and take your pick of
any make you want for from SIS to
$50 less than he sells them. East
man-James Co., Inc, 333 Riverside
avenue.
More washings in a cake than any
other scent soap. Easy Work soap.
No fancy wrapper. All soap.
Protect your lungs with one of our
chest protectors. All styles and
prices. Watson Drug Co.
Spokane Council No. SOP Knights
and Ladies of Security will give whist
party tomorrow evening in the lower
Odd Fellows hall. Prizes will be given,
lunch served, and other games provid
ed for those who do not care to play
whist. The meeting is open to oil
friends.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-10

II won't be long now until the 14th.
when all the chinks of the city will
start some of their high jinks and
some other foolishness which is call
ed their New Year. OF all the nations
under the sun none respect and cele-
brate New Years day like the squnt-
eyed. yellow-visaged Chinaman. He
may be crooked as the ST. Louis hood
lers on all other days of the year,
beat HIS customers on laundry bill
sell him old overalls in his chop suey
or straw in his tea, and defraud him
on the markings of the lottery ticket
but from now until after the 14th
Mr.. Chink from China is honesty and
good will personified. He is as dig
nified in his conversation as the
Rt. Rev. Wallace and Brother Lam
bert in an attack on lower Howard
street
Blessed Idleness.
This is the season of blessed idle
ness for them. They celebrate what
they call the time OF Chun and all
the Chinese take the big, long rest,
the big long draw at the opium pipe,
dream of the motherland, and gurgle
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-10

in principal artists, headed, of course,
by Henry Clay Barnabee and William
Macdonald, but in the numerical and
vocal strength and finish of the chorus.
Their productions are new and the
recent change that made the Boston
ians a corporation in place of private
firm is believed to have worked posi-
tive revolution in the art spirit with
which their performances are charged
Loudon G. Charlton is now the man
aging director of the organization and
Charles r. Bacon business manager.
They will be heard here in the9suc-
cessful and deservedly popular opera,
"The Serenades," the first product ton
of which is announced for the Spokane
tomorrow night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-10
JUNK Shops,
TO REVIVE L. A. w.

BOSTON, Feb. lO.-The national
assembly of the League of America
Wheelmen, which began its sessions In
Boston today is but faint echo of the
great gathering held here less than a
decade ago, when the onee-famous Or
ganization was in the zenith of its
prosperity. Where the old-time as
sembles were attended by hundreds IF
delegates representing all parts of the
United States. the present gathering
is composed of but handful of mem
bers who represent principally the New
York remnant of the league.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-10
HAL CORBETT
WON $4,000
SPOKANE ATTORNEY ACCUSED
OF FoRaERIEs WON MONEY IN
THE PooLRoosds, ACCORDING
TO THE BooKMAxERs.

Hal Corbett, the attorney. played
the races, played them hard, and ac-
cording to poolroom authorities, won
$4,000 just before he left the city.
They deny that in the last he was
loser. His Judgment on horse races
was often sought His friends still
claim he will settle the losses caused
by his forgeries.
One of the principal topics Of con-
versation Of late has been the de-
nouement Of Mr.. Corbett, once the
successful attorney. Corbett went
the pace for keeps and finally got
up to his heels in debt. Continual
gambling at last ruined him and to
make good some of his debts and also
to attempt to recoup some of his
gambling losses he was led into nu-
merous forgeries. The friends Of the
erring man clam he is a heavy loser
against the poolrooms of the city.
They lay the blame of his downfall
at the doors of the Warwick and OK
ford, the two local poolhouses.
But Corbett is really away ahead
Of the ponies, according to the own
ers of the Spokane poolrooms. 1t
is admitted by the bookmakers that
for time he was quite heavy loser,
but during the last three days be-
fore he left the city It is said by
the managers of the places that he
was considerably over $4,000 ahead
of them.
corbett Had the Nerve.
Hal Corbett is known among race
horse men as one of the calmest in
dividuals who ever played the horses
He would win or lose and remain as
calm and nonchalent as a tried and
hardy stud poker player There are
many in the city who often sought
the attorneys advice when there was
any race marked up in which it was
difficult to pick the winners. Cor
bett had a remarkable memory for
the form" of horses and could tell
the pedigree and history of most of
the animals running in this country.
His case is a sad one. He came
to this city from Montana with a
reputation as a very successful law
yer. For time he was in partner
ship with Judge Moore. His inatten-
ton to business Is supposed to have
caused the dissolution Of partnership.
Shortly after this Corbett started on
the downward path and his gait was
rapid.
1t is still claimed that in a few
days all his forgeries will be made
up and all debts settled On account
of this fact there will be no prosecu-
ton by those whose names he forged
Samuel Fl. Piles of Seattle has agreed
to make good the 5000 draft which
Corbett drew on him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-10
CHINKS WILL HAVE THEIR HIGH J|NkS

secret society OF the Chinese. Their
conversation these days is on the
prospects of the various tongs, the
Jap-Russian troubles, etc.
Prayers Upside Down.
They wind up their big ragchewing
matches with a few stunts done be-
fore their pagan god Joss. They do
few turns reciting from the Chinese
catechism. This they do aloud. En-
terinS the place where the JOSS is
they rubberneck at the wall wherein
are the prayers, running from left
to right and bottom to top of the
walls. One turn around the room
and the chink has been to church
and returns to the pipe and his hop
delusions in as satisfied a spirit as
does a Christian when he returns
from his church.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-10

of Teck carried the register to the king
for the latter's signature.
The bride and groom left the church
to the strains of a wedding march, and
were driven away in a carriage, amid
tremendous outbursts of cheering, 10
the castle, where the wedding break
fast was served in the Waterloo gallery
to the members of the different royal
families present at the chapel.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-10
PEGGY THRIFT TONIGHT.

"Sapho' and '"Zaza" are of the most
striking types Of the French emotional
school in which Miss Roberts excels,
but Peggy Thrift, the Country Girl"
which will be seen at the Auditorium
tonight, is a novelty in the shape OF n
comedy, and bristles with wholesome
innocent fun. There never have been
any more amusing scenes put upon the
stage than Peggy's adventures in the
park while in boys clothes, or her
ingenious letter to her sweetheart,
written under the vigilant eye of her
iealous guardian