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The San Francisco call., 1904-04-29
THE CALLS EXPOSITION SOUVENIR.

TT HE events that to take place in St. Louis to-
morrow, fraught they with significance to
the whole nation, have especial appeal to the
people of the West for it is distinctly epoch in the
history of the West which the Louisiana Purchase Ex
position serves to commemorate, and the display to be
made there by California and the other States that lie
in what recently the frontier of the republic is
the element that to give the fair its distinctive char
actestc To its readers throughout California and the
coast who have lively interest in all that pertains
the St. Louis Exposition The Call will offer in its
Sunday publication compendium of facts and budget
of appertanng every feature of the exposition
that will be in every commensurate with the i'm
portance of the occasion.
Mr. Paul Edwards resident correspondent at the
weeks past will furnish readers with detailed and lively
account of all the ceremonies that the Open
ing of the great fair From his pen also there will be an
exhaustive of the exposition as it is prepared
for the coming of the throngs of visitors tomorrow
To the California exhibit both it displayed in our
State building and segregated into the general
Horticultural Agricultural and Mining buildings our
representative will devote elaborate and faithful re-
view The San Francisco exhibit, installed it is in our
building will be given special mention
Aside from the teegraphc of the immediate
happenings St Louis The Calls special expos;-
tion edition will portray both pctoraIly and graphically
the character of the fair its history and significance
The momentous event that transpired in Napoeon's
office at Versailles hundred years ago. which the ex
position aims to commemorate will be recited the gen
eral outlay of the whole grounds will be given both by
birdseye picture and by text; condensed guide to
every part of the great display will be feature of the
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-29
BoH-WeeyilS and Cotton.

Now that it is clear that the boil
weevil can never be exteYminated IL is
evident that the methods OF cotton cul-
ture must be radically changed. The
weevil damages the late or main crop.
Henceforth every effort must be made
10 get an early crop. Cultivators must
destroy by plowing up, windrowing and
burning all the cotton stalks in the
field as soon as the weevils become so
numerous that practically all the
squares and bolls are being punctured.
OF greatest advantage is the reducing
for the next year of the number of the
weevils by the destruction of the plants
in the fall. The advantage thus gained
is followed by bending every effort to-
ward procuring an early crop the fol-
lowing season. The other measures are
of a general nature-early planting,
thorough tillage, planting the rows far
ther apart, thinning the plants in the
row and a freer use of fertilizers. The
advent of the boil weevil is perhaps the
greatest event in cotton culture since
the invention of the cotton gin, except
ing, of course, the Civil War. Like the
Chicago fire, it may prove a blessing in
isguise.-Country Life in America
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-29
Elements of Life.

Ten years ago the injection of salt
water as a restorative to patients dying
from loss of blood aroused general in
tcrest. The discovery of this quality of
salt water probably suggested to the
French savant, NJ. Quinton, long and
patient research concerning sea water,
the conclusion of which throws unex-
pected light on and adds support to
the Darwinian theory of evolution.
NJ. Quinton maintains that sea water
is the natural source from which, as
Professor Haeckel believes, elementary
bodies rise which develop into all the
species, including the human. The en-
vironment wherein the anatomical ele-
ments Of living creatures exist is neith-
er more or less than a marine one. Our
tissue and cells continue to exert their
functions in g fluid where the compost
ton bears the closest resemblance to
that of sea water.
Hitherto the number of elements en-
tering into the composition of the living
body was considered about fifteen. M.
Quinton has shown the existence OF
traces Of at least fourteen others, which
are also found in sea water, such as
copper. lead, silver and gold. Further,
If an animal is bled to the point of ex-
haustion and the place of the blood
supplied with sea water the animal re-
gains its strength in one day, and there
is complete recovery in ave DAYS. NJ.
Quinton injected into animals a guam
tity of sea water greater than their
,own body weight without toxic effect.
The injection of pure water rapidly
causes death Thus sea water appears
to be the true nutrient fluid for ami
mals-ins fact, their natural plasma--
New York Sun
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HEARST VICTORIES.

r EFT us not deceive ourselves. The Hearst boom is
booming. When Rhodope took dip in the Nile
- and left her toEs the bank eagle swiped one
of her shoes and flying away dropped before the King
of Egypt The King picked it up and declared that the
lady whose foot fitted should be his tootsywootsy and
found her Rhodope got her shoe back and also a
Easter crown. Just the American eagle is flying
around with Lincolns boots to find the man who fits
them Mr.. Hearst has announced that he is the and
exhibits his feet prove it Does any suppose that
such mixture of Rhodopc and Cinderella in politics
be beaten May the thought go away and die of stomach
trouble.
The latest dispatches that he has carried
Kitttas County Washington. AS goes Kittitas goes
the Union. True his enemies have New York and Mass
achusetts But he has Kittitas Schemng and sinister
Tom Taggart of Indiana has taken that State away and
from Michigan City Logootee it is PROSTATE before
Wall street But Hearst has carried Kittitas
In Iowa Johnny Walsh is driven the extreme of or
ganizing boiling convention because the regulars are
against Hearst and the regular convention is lusting
the flesh pots that boiling in the kitchen of David
Hill at Wolfert's Roos Let Hill have the flesh pots
Hearst has Kittitas
New Hampshire shameless as her granite hills, with
blood thin her sterile soil, goes against Hearst
with Yankee stubbornness and selfwil But he
Ktttas.
In Wisconsin the heathen rage against him and Usher
and Villas and Mitchell imagine vain thing and refuse
the State Hearst But his boom goeth forth Jocund
for he has the delegation from Kittitas.
California honored the State of his nativity is in
revolt From Trinity Los Angeles the Democrats re-
fuse know Israel and sit up nights to smte Hearst
and he is withstood from Plumas Petalurna, from
Mono to Mpitas But he has Kittitas.
When John c. Breckenridge became candidate for
United States Senator from Kentucky events were
concurrent: born to him and he carried his
first county. 1t Breathitt County and he imme-
datey named the boy Breathitt After that every
county for him and he was elected The day
Hearst carried Kittitas his born May we ven
suggest to Mr. Hearst that his fate is in his own
hands? Honor Ktitas Breckenridge did Breatht and
all things may be added unto him. Kittitas Hearst has
fetching sound It is better than Hoke Smith, Dink
Jones' Spued Calvert all of which the census
roll
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PYimiti5e Books.

The oldest books in existence are
doubtless those Of the Babylonians.
but the great permanency Of these is
explained by the material OF which they
are composed. and il does not neces-
sarily follow that they were the. first
books to be made. We know that the
Egyptians employed a papyrus roll
from the earliest historical periods.
and that the HindOos made their palm
leaf books at a very early day. In
short, every civilized nation is discov-
cred at the very dawn OF it's history in
full possession OF a system Of book
making.
1t is impossible to decide the ques-
ton as TO whether one nation borrowed
from another in developing the idea OF
bookmaking.
Limiting our view strictly 10 the his
toric period, We find, as has been said.
the five types Of books in general use.
We have now TO consider briefly the
distinguishing characteristics OF each
Of these types before going on 70 note
the steps OF development through
which the modern book was evolved
First iet Us give attention TO the papy-
rus roll Of the Egyptians As has been
said, this type OF book was employed
in Egypt from the earliest day OF the
historical period As is well known.
payprus is a species Oz primitive paper
the word paper being indeed. a
derivative Of ''papyrus" was
made OF strips OF the papyrus plant
placed together TO form two thin
layers, the 1bers OF one crossing those
OF the other and the whole made into a
thin, firm sheet with the aid OF glue
and mechanical pressure The strips or
papyrus were usually from eight to
fourteen inches in width. and from
few feet to several yards in length
This scroll was not used, as might per-
haps have been expected, for the inser-
tiOn Of a single continuous column Of
writing. A moments consideration will
make Ii clear that such a method would
have created difficulties both for the
scribe and for the reader, therefore the
much more convenient method was
adopted of writing lines a few inches
in length, so placed as to form trans
verse columns, which followed one an
other in regular sequence from the be-
ginning to the end of the scroll.-Henry
Smith Williams. LID, In Harper's
Magazine for May.
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SEATTLE OPPOSES TRANSPORT SERVICE

T HE local steamship companies that transact busi-
| the line between Seattle and Alaska are Of
L fering objections having soldiers shipped to
Alaska by army transports from San Francisco. The
Seattle newspapers taking the cudge in favor OF
Seattle The arguments that made against the trans
port service in this connection summed up by the
Seattle Post-nellgencer which alleges that the
termasers department inclined to favor San Fran
cisco at the expense of Puget Sound.
The question win naturally be asked by the disinter
ested citizen What the transport service for if it be
solders?' And if the Government finds it
advantageous to have the service established at San
Francisco the great port of the Pacific Coast where the
largest population the greatest number of facilities
for carrying business centered, the military
thorities will be diverted from appreciation of
such advantages by any local fault finding Puget
Sound or elsewhere
1t would be difficult for the tInteigencer and the
people of Seattle show that it is wrong the
Government transports take soldiers to Alaska if it
is right SO use them the line the Philippine ISL
ands If is both right and expedent, then the Seattle
newspapers will have hard time trying to convince the
Government that its transportation policy, applied to
the of troops, is improper unwise.
Unfortunately the Seattle Post-Intelgencer berays
something than the judicial spirit when, in this
necton goes of its way attack San Francisco
commercial port, alleging that "San Francisco
not pretend compete commercially with Seattle in
Alaska business. Also is alleged that this is fiat and
inexcusable discrimination in favor of city and
against another with deliberate disregard of the
Governments financial interests" In this frame of
mind the Post-Inteigencer demands investigation
In addition the fact that the Government the best
judge of its business and generally acts in accord
Herewith it should appear the Seattle people that the
military policy of largely concentrating troops at San
Francisco and in much less degree in the military de-
parment to the north has long been established and for
obvious reasons Climate is leading consideration
Convenience is another.
The transportation of troops to and fro between the
United States and the Philippines in private vessels
was discontinued just as soon the Government
quired feet of troopshps adequate all present de-
mands. If Seattle dreams there is any discrimination in
handing the moving of troops to the Seattle
transportation companies must that rule has been
established here and elsewhere and presumably after
full consideration of all the facts.
1t is hardly good policy for Seattle to abuse the quar-
termasters department That department is in the adj
minstraton of of ability and fairness, whose first
duty is to the Government that they
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-29
MEN aualMAa1EERS IN
THE F9EESz zHeWORLD
MONIES

law courts And now at last 1t finds
1T abiding place among the honored
memorials Of the Marshals of France.
la Tour was born at Carhaix, in
Auvergne, in 1743 and died as he
wished 10 die. fighting gallantly for his
country at Oberhausen in 1900. But
the heart. lie occur du heros." as it is
proudly called. instead of being buried
with the body, was sealed uD in a
leaden case. which the quartermaster
Of the famous regiment. the Forty
sixth, carried wherever the command
went, always close to the flag. Napo-
leon subsequently ordered it brought
10 the chancellery. But under the
Bourbon regime it was no longer re-
garded as priced memento and for
several years was lost track OF. like
Richelieu's head. After that, when it
had been found and identified, family
litigation for its possession continued
for long period. In 1870 NJ. du
Pentavice de Heussey secured the urn
and preserved ii in his castle of La
Haye, near Carhaix, the hero's birth
place. Thus it came into the pos-
session OF N. du Pentavice's grand
son. Colonel du Pentavice de Heussey,
who offered it TO France. The body
was removed from it's original burial
place in 1889 and inferred in the Pan
theon.
Standing in the doorway OF the
famous soldiers home, in front of
Napoleon's tomb. President Loubet re-
ceived the solemn procession which
escorted the four grenadiers from La
Tours regiment who bore lie Coeur
du Hero" II has been placed in the
"Tombeau des Gouverneurs," the
burial place of all the Governors of the
Invalides, whence in a few days il will
be removed to the chapel, which is to
be its permanent resting place.
Although most of the surviving vet
Grams OF La Tours regiment are
spending their last days in the In
valides, whenever the command as
sembles. the roll call officer, who
knows the famous grenadier only
through history calls his name. In
stantly another soldier replies, Dead
on the field of fame"
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-29
TALK OF THE TOWN
ANDSH9R OF RHt
TIMES ~
Was It Dynamite?

One drink of Scotch whisky did 1t all.
When the liners officer said Say
when," the visiting landlubber who
held the glass mistook the gurgling
fluid for white wine. The glass was
of the high-sided. round-bellied kind.
one of the largest members of the
tumbler family, and the sort in which
John Bull prefers to have his Scotch"
served
He withheld his when" until the
fluid almost reached the tumbler's
brim. With a CHEEKY here's how" he
downed the draught.
Gee whillikins! that's scorching
white wine"
Yes said his host, dryly. tits i'm
ported"
The visitor from shore had boarded
the liner Gaelic from a newspaper
launch. His friends Of the press had
invited him out to take a look at Prince
Pu Lun. An introduction to the ships
officers had been followed by the in
vitation to SAY when"
After the drink the gentleman who
didn't know whisky wandered into the
officers messroom, where dinner was
awaiting the navigators. Picking
half chicken from a platter the native
started for the hurricane deck.
'Prinsch Plum mushbe hungry" ne
volunteered as he set forth.
Unable to find the Prince. he bal
anced himself against a stanchion and
attempted to build a cigarette. To
have both hands free ne placed the
chicken between, his knees. His hands
had lost their cunning, however, and
struggle as he would he only tore Gig
arctic papers and scattered tobacco in
all directions but the right one. AS his
hands strove with the cigarette his
knees squeezed the chicken, the grease
from which trickled indelible ruination
down the legs Of his Sunday best
If he found Prince Pu Lun he has no
recollection Of the meeting. When he
came to himself he was standing at
Third and Market streets gazing at the
dome of the Claus Spreckels building.
1t was dark and the street was desert
ed. In one hand he held crumpled
mass of torn cigarette papers, in the
other chicken bone. He stood in
bewilderment, trying to gather together
his wits He remembered. AS he start
ed for home the policeman on the cor
ner heard him say:
white wine be damned. It was dy-
Mantle"
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-29
Queens S English.

The following specimen of Babu Eng
lish. extracted from the report of a
P1njab civil service employe. is going
the rounds of the press: THE sub
postmaster reports that last evening a
mice came out from behind the office
door, and. after walking a little, stam-
mered and breathed it's last in the
presence of the sub-postmaster there.
AS these are the prognostics of plague.
] beg you viii kindly arrange to have
the Office disinfected at an early date"
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-29
The Heart of 9 Hero.
sreclaI Correspondence

PARIS. April 16.-No more dramatic
ceremony has taken place in France in
recent years than the reception to
the heart OF Ia Tour d'Auvergne.
The First Grenadier of France.
which occurred at the Invalides the
other day. This cherished relic Of the
heroic soldier, famed in French song
and story. has had a history hardly
less strange and romantic than that
Of the man who left behind him so
inspiring an example of patriotic de-
VotiOn to his country. The heart has
figured on many a battlefield as a
stimulus 10 the courage of the soldiers
or France. Often il has been lost and
miraculously recovered. It has been
the subject OF ignOble contests in the
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pawnbroker arrested the other day because he
had entered into agreement with thieves purchase
stolen goods While it would be absurd question the
morality of the arrest, it safe doubt its policy If
know that thieves have an emporium for their i'll
gotten property may communicate the fact to the
police and perhaps the return of what is
own. In this way the police might be assisted in
capturing the nlaefactors.
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waits, one gains the positive knowledge
that an army is moving in the land OF
the Mikado. Every station seems 70
be giving up its fathers and sons-
They stand huddIed on the short plat
forms Of the smaller stations, IN wide
sleeved and padded kimonas, each with
his bundle Of clothes wrapped loosely
in knotted cloth and suspended upon
his back. Their slant-eyed faces liter
ally beam with satisfaction. as they
smilingly or solemnly indulge IN end
less highly automatic genufections
from the hips, to one another and 10
their surrounding friends, the aspect
of the visage and the number OF bows
being apparently determined by the
rank Of the person addressed or the
size Of the compliment which has been
uttered--William Dinwiddie IN Har-
per's Weekly.
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TheJoy.

The joy is in the doing,
Not the deed that's done;
The swift and glad pursuing,
Not the goal that's won
The joy is in the seeing,
Not in what we see;
The ecstasy of vision,
Far and clear and free!
The joy is in the singing,
Whether heard or no:
The poets wild, sweet rapture,
And songs divinest fowl
The joy is in the being
JOY of life and breath;
Joy of a soul triumphant,
Conqueroy Of death!
Is there a AaW in the enaFbie?
Sculptor, do your best;
The joy is in the ep6eavof-
Leave to GOD the rest!
Smart Set
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-29

THE BAD LANDS-subscriber San
Jose, Cal The Bad Lands. or 'Mau-
vaises Terres." are an extensive barren
tract in Dakota. Wyoming and North
western Nebraska between the north
fork OF the River Platte and the south
fork of the Cheyenne River - west.
south and southeast Of the Black Hills.
Geologically speaking they belong to
the miocene period. The surface mate
rials are for the most part white. vel
lowish and indurated clays. Water and
grass In the Bad Lands ar very
scanty.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-29

BALLOON-E. C. H., Woodland, Cal.
hydrogen gas in that which il used to
initiate balloons, as it is fourteen and
one-half times lighter than atmos-,
pheric aiF. Coal gas is sometimes used.
but it is only two and one-hale times
lighter than air.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-29

AMBER-LL F. K, City. Amber is
slightly brittle. emits an agreeable
odor when rubbed and melts at 500 de-
grees Fahrenheit. 1t burns with a
bright flame and emits a pleasant
smell.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-29
DIPLOMATIC QUESTIONS.

DIPLOMATIC QUEsTIoNs-E ].
L., Fresno, Cal. The questions asked
about Russia, Japan and China are
such that the greatest diplomats Of the
present day have been unable to salts
factorily answer and there has been a
resort TO war to maintain the superior-
ity of right. In view OF this The Calls
Query Column cannot set up its judg-
ment against that OF the great men OF
the nations named.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-29

RAILROAD SURvEY-A. s.. City.
Some time ago there was a survey for
a railroad from Oakland to Haywards.
thence to Dublin, thence TO Lfvermore.
thence through the Altamont Moua-
tains to the San Joaquin Valley, thence
to Stockton. but there is no such line
contemplated at this time.
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wHEAT-E- 1. d. l.. City. Califor.
MIA wheat does not as O rule require
wheat from foreign States to mix with
1t in order to make good -four. There
have been times when the wheat crop
was short that wheat has been import
ed from other States.
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HnS7uers to Queries.

WEIGHTS, City. A troy ounce
weighs $50 grains and an avoirdupois
ounce 1914 grains.
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edition. Added to this full page aegorcal drawing
representing the genius of the fair and photographs OF
the California and San Francisco buildings they stand
to-day will round souvenir of the exposi-
TONS opening as artistic as it is enightening.
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Townsend's California Glace fruits and
choice candies. in artistic fire-etched
boxes. a nice present for Eastern friends.
IT'S Market street. above Call building
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