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The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
THE DAY OF THE HEN.

T HE prolific Petauma hen-that conscientious
worker for the of humanity-comes in for a
goodly need of praise in the August number OF the
California Promotion Committees publication, For Cal
iforna." Not only high honor paid to her unselfsh
devotion to the duty of keeping the nest egg,
but her merits a moneygetter and harbnger
of prosperity displayed with Jealous In
deed with this faithful bird yet unalteaby partisan
to the principle of the open shop, need fear
strikes packing-house walkouts, according the
word of her enthusiastic panegyrists.
H O. Woodwork, in article the practical value
of poultry raising in California that conserva
tive estimate places annual profit of ST rs upon each
hen. Out here the where climatic conditions
favorable and the expenses of providing ubstan
ta shelters for poultry consequently eliminated. the
cost involved in the raising of chickens extensive
scale is at minimum and higher ratio of profit is in
sred the raiser than in any portion of the East 1t has
about, therefore, that may poultry
raising of the industries of the and
yet to be developed beyond its already profitable
status.
As emphasized in the many articles of this poultry
number, the raising of chickens both for market and
for the egg supply venture which any with small
capital make and with almost certain hopes of sue
cess 1t takes no great outlay to embark in the poultry
business-a broad field, little fencing some sacks of
food, and the trick done. From hundred fowls on
acre of ground there should first years in
that covers all initial expenses and leaves
gin of profit besides for the hen we are assured -four
isheth as the green bay tree if given only half
chance.
Place is rightly given in the Promotion Committees
publication for notice of what is being done by the
State poultry station at Petauma. This institution au
horized by the last Legislature has already done much
for poultry iaises iii the line of experiment and prac
cal demonstration of scientific methods Through bull
etps the results Of investigation into diseases of fowls
have been published and cooperative experiments car
red oil through the stations agency have been of in-
mense value to all interested in poultry culture Thus it
is that this and rapidly rising industry has its foun
daon upon scientific principles and develops along the
rational lines of scientific method
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4 ConqneriHg Arnty.

The colony Of Guatemalan ants which
Professor Cook. botanist Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture, took
to the Government experiment station
al Victoria, Tex, is being watched with
absorbing interest by the experiment
ters Texas is waiting for I progeny
of that little band of 5000 to march
forth into the cotton fields and lift the
boll-weevil quarantine that is shutting
many of her products out of other
Southern States. So far as the expert
ments have gone, they seem to be en-
couraging. A number of facts con-
cerning the appearance of the ants,
their habits and their hardness have
been observed and their wide publica-
ton throughout the South indicates the
seriousness Of the search for an effec-
tive weevil parasite. 1t is regarded
as encouraging, for example, that only
twelve of the colony Of 5000 died on the
way from Guatemala to Texas, while
many more than twelve were Matched.
1t has been settled that the ants are
not herbaceous, therefore the cotton
plants are safe from them. The ex-
perimenters confess, with some reluc-
tance, that the parasites do not hunt
the weevil; if the cotton pests get in
their way, however, as they climb ac-
lively about the stalks, the ants have
an effective way of killing them. Were
it not for the handicap of shortsighted-
ness Cts field of vision being limited
to about an inch) the ant would be
likely TO accomplish what paris green
and special cultivation have as yet
failed to do.
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The Royal Crease.


Especial advices from London state
that King Edward has two sets Of
creases arranged diagonaIIy, so that his
trousers hang absolutely square.)
Let all the men with handy legs
Arise and shout and sing.
King Edward has alighted on
most astounding thing.
A thing TO revolutiOnize-
Will wonders never cease?
For down each trOuser leg he wants
To start a brand new crease.
Hoopla,
Hurrahi
And now the men whose legs are
warped
May save their shattered nerves,
And walk along the thorOughfares
And not display their curves;
For this new wrinkle in the clothes,
The royal ones declare,
Will work a miracle of grace
And make the pants hang square.
Hoopla,
Hurrah!
How great it is to be a King
And wear a regal crown,
And over all the common dubs
In grandeur to look down.
And now that we, if we desire,
Our person to enhance,
May put a dozen creases in
Our splendid royal pants.
Hoopla.
Hurrahi
Chicago Chronicle.
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Concerning Bookstores.

Most persons know very little
about the stone of which they so gIibly
talk remarked J. w. Beath. Very
few have any idea Of what a blood
stone is. though the red-spOtted green
hehotrope commonly goes by that
name. Here are two pieces Of real
bIoodstOne, the blOodstOne Of the an
cients AS you See they are black
BY rubbing one on the other I draw
what looks to be blood. Touching it
to my hand IL leaves a blOOd-like stain.
No, there's no trick about it. These
bits of black stone are simply hema-
tite, and hematite is the real blood
stone. Not one person in 10000 seems
to know this. .''-Philadelphia Record.
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The TranSvaaI Mines.

Ever since the Boer war, and espe-
eially during the campaign to author
ize Chinese labor, the Transvaal mines
have been talking poor" The recent
sharp declines in South African mine
shares at London has been partly a
consequence of this attitude. Yet
suspicion of humbug has surrounded
the whole affair, and many unbiased
people have suspected that the mine
owners plea Of distress was merely
maneuver to make sure of permission
to use what is virtually slave labor.
The following remark, on the present
earnings of the mines, is from the
London Financial Times, which is
itself an advocate of Chinese labor:
The rate OF profit has, Of course,
been kept down by the labor INSULT
cheney, but that there has been re-
Gently some Improvement in this re-
speet has been demonstrated by the
dividend declarations made within the
past month or so. OF these interim
distributions on account of the current
year over 40 per cent are at an in
creased rate as compared with the cor
responding period Of 1908, and the total
sum involved is over two millions sterl-
ing. so that the anticipated total for
the year of from "a, 500, 900 to e., 900. =
600 does not seem unduly sanguine. If
the latter sum be attained 1904 will
constitute a fresh record in respect to
dividends also, the largest amount dis
tributed in respect to one years opera
tions up to the present having been
e4S22. 1858 in 1898.
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duties of his candidacy. He had been absorbed in
money-making for many years Outside of West Vr-
gina there thousand Democrats in the
try who could remember that they had heard of
him before his nomination He was not conspicuous
while in public life and certainly had greater talent
a money maker than a statesman. His nomination had
not been discussed in advance He unknown to the
party His affiliations had long been with his partner
Rockefeller J. Perpont Morgan and that circle of high
nanciers who have been exploiting the coal iron and
oil interests of West Virginia, using him as the local
promoter
He had had no contact nor sympathy with the Demo-
cratic rank and file and had dwe far apart from them
for many His added to the fact of his long
withdrawal from everything and all interests except the
increasing of his immense fortune made his nomination
thing important because it had no natural Justification
Now the party is dsusioned by the demonstration that
he shows every year of his great age and already in
condition of physical decadence
There is left solacc for the mourning Democracy
however The old gentleman's purse is yearling, with
all the energy of youth. If that doesn't dodder is all
right and its owners age will be bar his cand-
dacy.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
Kelvin on Radiisnt.

In a recent interview Lord Kelvin is
reported to have expressed himself as
being decidedly of the opinion that the
source of energy of the heat emitted
by radium is not in the element itself.
He remarked: 1T seems to be absc-
lutely certain that if emission of heat
at the rate of ninety calories per grain
per hour found by Curie at ordinary
temperature, or even at the lower rate
OF thirty-eight, found by Dewar and
Curie from specimen of radium at
the temperature of liquid oxygen, can
go on month after month, energy must
somehow BE supplied from Without
Baltimore American.
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Minister Takahira.

Minister Kogoro Takahira, Japan's
representative in Washington, is a SOL
idly built little man, with an express
sionless face, aggressively pompadour
hair and square. heavy jaw. He first
came to this country in 1879 as secre-
tary Of the legation and subsequently,
held numerous important posts at home
and in Europe. He speaks and under
stands English perfectly-when he
wishes TO do so. Should an embarrass-
ing question be asked. however, he
falls back on broken English. The
man is the personification of business.
He rises with the sun and works with
cut haste, without heat, but in that
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
Submarines Perfected.

In the British and French navies the
submarine has passed its purely expert
mental stage. 1t has been definitely
adopted and in the calculations Of
fighting strength In the near future it
viii be impossible 10 leave it out Of ac-
count In fact IL Is already an item to
he reckoned with. Great Britain has
only nineteen ships building or built:
but on the other side OF the channel.
where they have been devoting atten-
tlon to the subject for fifteen years
past. a large fotilla already exists and
many additional boats are under con-
struction- Fifteen vessels have been
completed for sea and are in the SER
vice, and they are menace, moral or
material, to Frances nearest neighbor.
No step is being neglected which is cal
culsted TO throw light on the utility Of
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
DEMOCRATIC TROUBLES.

n OF the least among the Affections that are upon
friends the enemy is the physical condition of
Mr.. Davis their candidate for the Vice Presidency
When he nominated the papers of his party had
much say about his undimnished physical ard mental
powers and to strengthen the Mr. Hearst invented
bride and coming marriage for the gay old boy.
Now it appears that when he notified of his nom;
nation at White Sulphur Springs he found to be
decidedly old his years. His thoughts wandered
and his phrases tangled like sken of yarn that
kitten has used for playthng. Physically the old
gentleman doddered on his pins and mentally he was
hazy and forgetful
The country respects old age and Republicans are not
second to any in that sentiment But they are not re-
sponsble for making plainly apparent that there is
great discrepancy between the age of Mr. Davis and the
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24

The California commission at the St. Louis Exposition
is authority for the startling accusation that send
ing to the great fair fruit poor quality and deficient
in appearance to eopardze seriously the impression
sought to make and which by product we are en-
titled to receive This unfortunate result ques-
toned when announced by such authority, should
shame fruit growers into an immediate effort to
remedy the damage and win before the close of the
fair the laures which are Justly their own
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adjourned.

An old Georgia darky who was hang
ing around the Capitol for some time
before the adjournment of the Legisla-
ture was heard to exclaim when the
session ended;
'WeH, sub, been waitin' here ter
see ef 1 could git a IS BILL en-, please
God, here I stands adjourned
Ianta Constitution.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24

A Denver woman has submitted plea for divorce
the remarkable allegation that her husband has been
nsufferably good her that the bonds of matrmony
have become CALLING and she must be free. The lady
should receive her decree without discussion The char
she has given her husband makes him too vau
able prize in Cupids lottery be retired from the
great contest in which much and re-
ceve little. 1t would be criminal not to enroll him
among the eligbles
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44HSCerS to Queries.

RUssIA's EMPEROR-K. L. E.
Folsom, Cal. The present Emperor Of
Russia is the son of Alexander III,
who married Princess Maria, daughter
of Christian TX of Denmark The wife
of the Emperor is Princess Alexandra
Alix, daughter of Ludwig w. Grand
Duke of Hesse.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24

LICENSE-A. c.. KeIseyville. Cal.
In the city of San Francisco those who
sell goods at a fixed place of business
are not required to pay a license. but
those who sell goods from a-wagon on
street corners, going from corner to
corner, are considered peddlers and
are required to pay a license.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24

Special information supplied daily 70
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen' 81. 23O CAL
,Iornla street Telephone Main 1912.
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RECOIL : NJ. A, City. When the
charge Of powder in gun is
fired, the sudden expansion of the
powder into many times its bulk acts
with equal force in every direction.
The resistance offered by the ball.
which moves more or less easily in the
bore, being far less than that of the
heavier carriage, the ball Is forced
to great distance, but the gun with
its carriage must nevertheless feel the
reaction, and it is driven back a GER
tain space, ordinarily a few feet. This
retrogade movement is called the re-
coil. The recoil in small arms is known
as ''the kick"
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steady, relentless fashion and along
lines Of such careful organization that
he turns out more of the finished prod
uct than the average two OF his staff
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AEROLITES-E- c. J., Jewett. Cal
Aerolites and meteoric stones have no
market value. Scientific societies or
museums might be willing to pay some
thing for such. If you have anything
in that line communicate with the
Academy of Sciences, San Francisco.
or with the curator of the Golden Gate
Park Museum, same city.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24

Townsend's California Glace fruits In
artistic fre-etched boxes. IT'S Market St
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24

THE CABINET-M. c., Crockett. Col.
The following named composed the
Cabinet of President Roosevelt on Aug
ust 10, 1904: John Hay, Secretary OF
State; L. NJ. Shaw. Of the Treasury; w.
H. Taft, Of War; Paul Morton, Of the
Navy; E. A. Hitchcock, Of the Interior:
James Wilson. Of Agriculture: Victor
H. Metcalf, Of Commerce; H. c. Payne.
Postmaster General. and W. H Moody,
Attorney General.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-08
VARSITY DEFEATS PICKED
TEAM IN LISTLESS GAME

BERKELEY, March I'm a game
that was not particularly noted for it's
sharp or brilliant playing, the varsity
baseball team defeated a picked team
this afternoon on the campus Of the
University of California by a score of
to 0. The playing throughout was
listless and the players did not even
take the trouble to play the whole nine
innings, eight having been enough to
tire them. Newman pitched in the
place of Heitmuller and managed to
keep the others down to two scratch
hits. The teams lined up in the follow
ing order:
Picked team-Elston, catcher: Fam
lott, pitcher; Hamlin, first base; Ken
nedy, second base; Spencer, shortstop;
Rhein, third base; Hoag, left field;
Morse. center field; Dodge, right field.
Varsity-Bliss, catcher; Newman,
pitcher; Graham. first base; Gillis. SEQ
Ond base: Strub. third base; Adams,
shortstop; Hamilton, left field; Sweesy,
center field; Wulzen. right field.
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BIG STRIKE
is ORDERED
Federated Trades in Stock
ton Calls Out the En-
plOyes of a Large Firm
QUESTION OF UNIONISM
Efforts of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association
in San Joaquin Are Futile

STOCKTON, March Z. = The FEEDER
ated Trades tonight ordered a general
strike in the Holt Agricultural Works,
and the union men will go out in the
morning They will try to take with
them all the non-union men who are
employed in that institution, and
long fight is promised, for the Holts say
they will run an open shop or shut
down. They have a lot Of men en-
ployed who they believe will stay with
them.
The trouble arose with the Black
smiths Union several months ago. The
Holts wanted their men to sign agree
ments not to strike for year. and
those who would not do II were dis
charged. Non-union blacksmiths were
employed, but union men remained in
the other departments. Conferences
were held and the locked-out men and
the Holts agreed on some points, but
the men wanted the union blacksmiths
given preference when new men were
to be employed.
This the Holts would not agree TO,
because they had promised their help
that they would not give preference
against them. The unions yielded on
the point of making it an open shop
for a time. but would not sign the
agreements wanted by the Holts.
Many conferences have been held
and the local Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association tried to settle the
affair, but could not.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-08
kid" HERMANN
WANTS A MATCH
Chicago Boxer Anxious to
Meet the Winner of the
COrbett-Britt Engagement
CHAMPION STARTS WORK
Cyclone" Kelly and BILLY"
Woods to Battle 10 Rounds
at Oakland To Night

. kid" Hermann, accompanied by his
manager, James Ferdan, arrived from
Chicago yesterday afternoon and i'm
mediately announced that he wants to
meet the winner of the Corbett-Britt
fray. The kid" is a likely looking
young chap, stockily built after, the
fashion Of the champion feather
weight. He looks to be in good con-
dition, and says that he can get ready
to fight at short notice.
Hermann recently fought six rounds
with Abe Attell. He has met and
beaten such men as Young Mowatt,
Austin Rice, Clarence Forbes and many
others. He is credited with three draws
with Jack O'Keefe. He is only 19>years
old and has been fighting for the last
three years. He states that he will
linger in this city till the night Of the
Britt COrbett engagement and chal-
lenge the winner at the ringside. He
states that he can make 12S or 13O
pounds, ringside, handily and will post
a forfeit for weight.
Young Corbett started in to do q
little light work at the Beach Tavern
yesterday morning. In the afternoon
he visited the track and took a turn
at picking 'em right. Last night he
attended the theater, but to-day he will
cut out all manner of amusementS and
start right in to make ready for his
coming battle with Britt.
Britt kept busy as usual yesterday.
He took his regular run on the road
and then devoted several hours to box
ing and general gymnasium work. He
is reducing his weight gradually and
at the same time building up. His
trainers are very well satisfied with his
present condition.
Cyclone" Kelly and Billy Woods will
meet in a fifteen-round go under the
auspices of the Sequoia Club at Oak
land tonight. Both men are in good
condition and a fast bout is expected.
The men will weigh in at $50 pounds
at o'clock. There will be two pre-
liminaries, one between Lyn Truscott,
the Australian boxer. and Fred Ian
ders of local fame. and the other be-
tween Patsy Hogan and Spider Mar
tin.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-08
Cricketers Hold Annual Meeting.

At the annual meeting of the Cali
fornia Cricket Association, held last
night at a downtown hotel in this city.
the following named were present:
Edward Brown, president; S. F. Hill
ton, vice president and delegate of the
Santa Cruz Cricket Club; G. Harold
Ward and w. H. McNaughton, dele
gates of the Alameda Club; John
Myers and DIR. o. n. Taylor of the Pa
cific Club; Henry Roberts and Henry
Dixon of the San Francisco County
Club. The following were elected Of
ficers of the association for the COM
ing year: Edward Brown. president;
Captain John Metcalfe, Henry Ward.
H. v. Keeling, T. w. Beakbane, L. w.
Robitaille, E. F. Hilton and T. ]. A..
Tiedemann, vice presidents; Arthur
Inkersley, secretary and treasurer.
President Brown appointed w. H.
McNaughton, John Myers and Henry
Roberts a committee to prepare a
schedule of events for the coming sea-
son.
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RAISES QUESTION THAT
BEARS ON DIVORCE
Police Court Trial Uncovers Problem
Touching Status of Woman
Without Final Decree

OAKLAND, March 7.-Police Judge
Samuels has been called upon to de-
eide whether the new divorce law
providing for interlocutory DEGREES
leaves a couple divorced or married
during the year that must elapse be-
fore the final decree of divorce can
be entered. Mrs. Laura Campbell was
witness called this morning to tes-
tify against her former husband, l..
d. Campbell, charged with disturbing
the peace of Mrs. Hannah Cutler, his
former mother-in-law.
Attorney w. H. O'Brien, for Camp
bell, objected to Mrs. Campbell testi-
flying and cited the law that prohibits
a wife from testifying against her
husband without his consent, except
in case of personal violence. The
lawyer maintained that as a final de-
cree of divorce had not been entered
in the Campbells'. case Mrs. Campbell
was still his clients wife. so far as
the other law went.
The point was so fine that his Hon
or was unwilling to declare offhand
whether Mrs. Campbell was married,
single or divorced, so far as her
standing bore upon the issue before
him. He postponed the case for a
week
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YE LIBERTY PLAYHOUSE
WILL BE OPENED MONDAY
NeiII-MOrOsco Company to Present "a
Bachelors Romance" on the
First Evening.

OAKLAND, March THE sale Of
seats for the opening of Ye Liberty
Playhouse began this morning and be-
fore the day was over more than one
half of the house was sold out. The
opening will occur on Monday even
ing next, when the Neill-MorOsco Com
pany will present "A Bachelors Ro-
nance"
Ye Liberty Playhouse is in many re-
spects as unique as it's name. 1t occu-
pies the rear of the new Realty Syn6li-
cate building on Broadway, just north
of Fourteenth street, and, while the
building is not complete. the theater
portion has been finished. The stage
is the largest of any theater in the
State and it is the only revolving stage
on the coast.
A special feature will be connected
with this theater. There will be club
rooms attached for the use OF patrons
and every regular subscriber may use
them without cost. Tea will be served
to the ladies, who can go there to
rest while shopping.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-08
ON SOUTHERN TRACKS.
Winners of Crescent City and Essex
Park Races,

NEW ORLEANS. March q Cres-
cent City summary:
First race, six furlongs Col
Inns won, Our Bessie second. Bound
ling third. Time. 1:15.
Second race. five and a half fur
longs-Dr. Loder won, Sparrow Cop
second. Weird II third. Time. 1908 4-5.
Third race. one mile-The Regent
won, Luralighter second, Clandor
third. Time. 1:42 As.
Fourth race. one mile and seventy
yards-Prodigal Son won. Bengal
second. Jake Weber third. Time,
1:47 2-5.
Fifth race. one mile. selling-Aules
won, Sabinal second. Hickory Cor
ners third. Time. 1:44.
Sixth race, one mile and seventy
yards, selling-Gracious won, Louis
Kraft second, Weird third. Time,
1:47 2-5.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March T.
Essex Park summary:
First race, one mile, selling-Ala-
mode won. Benton second, Excentral
third. Time, 1:45h.
Second race, three and a half fur
longs-Captain Neroth won, Tommy
O'Hara second, Miss Layman third.
Time, AS.
Third race, six furlongs-Joe Goss
won, Lord Touchwood second, Ross
mond third. Time. lis.
Fourth race, one mile and six
teenth, selling-Mamselle won, Ell
Ghor second, Kingstelle third. Time,
.1:51H.
Fifth race. six furlongs, selling
Tom Crabb won. Rose Court second,
Back Number third. Time, 1:17.
Sixth race, six furlongs, selling
Maverick won, Joe Martin second,
Gus Lanka third. Time, 1:17H.