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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02
TALK OF THE TOWN
ANDE9R OF KHt
TIMEG. ~
Il Clever ImPoStor.

The story of the man Meyers, now
"the" mystery in the Detention Hos
pital, reminds some of the old San
Francisco residents of a similar fake.
if taking it is that Meyers is doing 1t
was in 1871 that a young woman Gre
ated quite a sensation by claiming that
she had lost her hearing and power OF
l:speech in one night. She aIleged that
through the shock of an earthquake
during the nighttime this sad happening
was occasidned. The woman was sub
jected to the most critical examination
by the then leading physicians in the
city, including Drs. A. ]. Bowie, j. c.
Shorb. H H. Toland, James Murphy
and others, but all agreed that it was
a mystery beyond their medical ability
TO solve.
So much interest was manifested in
the woman's case that the charitably
disposed people -shOwered contributions
into her hands, so that she soon became
more wealthy than she ever dreamed OF
| being. The case became so notorious
that Captain Lees, then chief of detec-
tives, took hand in the matter, be-
lieving that the public were being inn
posed. upon. He was determined to
sift the wOman's story to the bottom.
Lees and two of his detectives planned
to interview her one might in her room
on Dupont street, and at the same time
concocted a ruse by hiding another de-
tective in a clothes closet with instruc-
tions to explode a detonatTng cartridge
right behind her at the time that she
was engaged in written conversation
with her pad and pencil The object
of this was that the sudden noise would
cause her to turn her head invOlun-
tarily in the direction of the explosion,
thus showing that her hearing was not
affected. Everything went just as Lees
| had planned, but the woman never
winked an eyebrow when the explosion
took place. Lees became convinced of
her muteness and left.
The sequel was that the woman had
been coached by a clever scoundrel
who afterward married her to possess
her money Then he deserted her and
she confessed the whole scheme
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02

only dispatch within news of threaten
ing peril. but rush out. with utter
abandon to face the foe>. With ants
patriotism is not second nature: 1t
is instructive, inbOrn,- seemingly as
strong in the callow antling as in the
veteran brave. -..
1t must be confessed, however: that
it is rigidly exclusive Racial cathoil-
city is not an emmetorian virtue. Ants
are without that elastic hospitality
which embraces and assimilates all
foreigners. Even the slaves makers
hold their domestic auxiliaries strictly
distinct. :. 49, e..
1t may be due to oyermastering
patriotism that one fails. to: discover
individual .benevolence in ants;
Friendships and personal affection. in
the limited and specialized: sense fa-
miliar among domestic. animals, are
as yet unknown. And thus..it is with
other social insects.-Harper' Maga--
zine. e.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02
MEDAL TEST FOR ORANGES.

~ HE St. Louis Exposition will afford great oppor-
tunties for rival industries, rival sections and new
inventions to place themselves in evidence before
the world and to determine by the wise verdict OF disin-
mankind large whether claims have been
made in their behalf justified by the facts Jurors will
be appointed consider the relative merits of applicants
for medals Supposedly the jurors will give fair hearing
will bring skilled and impartial observation their tasks
and will decide in accordance with thinking in at
majority of the instances At the conclusion of
their abors they will award diplomas ribbons medals.
etc. be used lasting evidence by the fortunate win
To this the orange growers of Northern and Cen
trail California may submit their citrus fruits and their
regulations growers of such tage confident that the
results will be satisfactory In various parts of Cali
ornia preparations progress have oranges Sc
ected and prepared for show competvely at ST Louis
Where oranges grow to perfection the climate is mild
and agreeable the soil is fruitful and moisture is avaa-
bic in sufficient quantities endow the orange with the
finest favor and the presentabe rnd together with
the largest percentage of juice
Sunshine and abundant rain are, in their proper pro-
portions pleasing mankind They eficacious in
making the orange crop certain in cmes where citrus
fruits thrive ALL Given therefore the highest type of
orange and it viii be readily conceded that it implies
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02
Clothes Make the Man.

"A good many years ago the street
railroad companies issued an order
that fares be collected from policemen
when they are not in full uniform, -
said the old police reporter a few nights
ago. but il didn't take them very long
to countermand il. The late Sam Alden,
who at that time was detailed for duty
in the City Prison convinced the man
ayers that it was a poor rule that did
not work both. ways.
Sam was off duty a few days after
the order had been issued, and decided
to visit friends residing in the Mission.
He boarded one. of the old bobtail cars
of the Mission street line. and being in
civilians dress was told by the driver
to drop his fare in the box. The star
would not pass him over the road. Sam
contributed his nickel. and took a stand
on the front platform with the driver.
The car had gone but a few blocks
when a leaky sand cart pulled in on the
track The carman sounded the bell for
the cart to pull out, but no attention
was paid to the signal. Afr ringing the
bell for nearly two blocks and realizing
that the man ahead of him had no in
tention of giving him the right of way,
the now thoroughly exasperated driver,
turning to Alden, exclaimed. Mr.. Of
ficer, 1 demand that you arrest that
man for obstructing this car
alden took in the situation at
glance, and with a merry twinkle in his
eye drawled, You just wait until 1 go
home and get my uniform, and you
bet I'll land that fellow in jail in a
iiffv'"
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02
The Pump Garden: !:


Any one who has a. back yard and
a pump may have a novel bit of gar
den for semt-aquaric. plants which will
be "a pleasure, to every one, says CoUn-
try Life in America. The: cost is very
small half day from the: carpenter
and a dollars worth of roots from the
florist; the care is nothing. The. in.
teresting group Of wild flowers which
can be raised by the aid of the pump
Will be quite different from. the usual
row of dusty gerahiums and the strag-.
Cling nasturtiums essayed by the av-
erage woman with a bit of Yard
A small catch basin should be:
paved with pebbles or broken bits Of
marble, the stones rammed well down
into :the turf. This basin helps %
spread out and distribute the water,
The ordinary 1daily use Of the pump
for domestic purposes is quite spffi-
cient to keep a p1eGe Of ground: ten
feet square in a damo c0pdiuOn.
A small garden of. this kind may be.
started with such plants as cardinal
flowers. purple gentians. blue flags.
Japanese umbrella plants. water. SUM-
flowers, myosOtis or. fOrget-me-nOts
violets. marsh marigolds' and swamp
mailows These furnish a succession.
of blooms for many weeks. The roots
of all these plants may be. ObtaineE
from any florist for about Il cents
each. =.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02
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MENTAL INVERSION OF
+. SAME EXERCISE, ;:


it,. The. G ard ID are. haIfznotes. 50. are
to be held for two beats: The final @
is'to be. sung. as "a whole note
" In order TO give the proper. swing
70. this exercise. let~ the. pupil describe
a. circle with his hand and arm at
every beat mot. every :note), thus
;Inakipg four circles to each measure
. He must do this according TO the rules.
given in the former lesson. He must
try to think ahead" from beat to
beat. so as To be prepared for each
note as il comes: He must also try TO
think just as high as possible and If
he is able. 10. concentrate his mind he
VIII And ii . great help. TO invert the
- exercise tmentaliX as he sings it.
have found this TO be of almost great
er advantage than anything else in
acquiring good. tones and il is not at
all difficult, although il may sound so
-uRtil one has tried il. The idea is
merely this-whrle singing G, A. b, {,
D. C.. B, As c., DIG, the pupil must try
10 think d, G. b, A. 6, A, B, c. D, &, d,
which the pupil: viii find Cif he tries
il or. the piano. is exactly the same
thing as the exercise itself only that
one goes up while the. other goes down
and wise versa. The idea will be read
.ilv understood. Ii is only another form
Of Welding notes together. so that one
tone. shall become as perfect as, an
other and. there will be no idea of
distance; Here. as in all else pertain
ing TO- music. the mind has a wonder
fui power 10 smooth the way over
Difficulties; Strange as il may seem.
the very thought OF taking a high note
is-in itself enough TO tighten the vocal
chords concerned unless some sort Of
mental preparation is resorted to. The
note always seems much more unat-
tainable than 1T really is, and the
thought. Of the leap frightens us. III.
however the pupil resorts TO the
aforementioDed methods of placing
the note- in his mind before actually
taking il he viii az once admit the
value OF this self-imposed ruse.
In the next exercise, which is to be
still longer than the last, the mental
inversion will help him still more
This exercise is. to be sung in four
four time. but. is .sn groups of trip-
lets. making twelve notes TO the meas
ure. The pupil begins on middle c
and Sings the exercise in this form:
c, b. CD. c. De, u, Eff, E, F.
G. F. ca. G.; A-B. A, B-C (held
whole beat1. Then, returning, e.
d. C-B, c. B-A. 3, A-G. A. c.
f. G, F-E, r, Ed, e DC (held
a whole beat).
In this exercise the first note of
each group is to pc emphasized. thus
making the accented notes, c. D. Z.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02
Humble Patriotism.

Many times and in many ways the
devotion of ants TO their commune
has been tested. The rule is well-nigh
invariable of instant and absolute self
abnegation, and surrender of personal
ease and appetite, life and limb. to the
public welfare. The posting of senti-
nels at gateways is customary, and
they are apt to know first the ap-
proach of danger. With heads and
ouivering antennae protruded from
the opening, these city watchmen not
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02
n Dry Sea.

81 was spending a few days in
Strathavan, Scotland" said Robert B..
Mantell, the actor. recently. AT the
inn where 1 was stopping lived an old
couple who were preparing to visit
the United States. Naturally enough,
they questioned me at some length
about the "Trip, and the old gentle
man was anxious to know if it was
very dangerous to cross the ocean.
assured him that it was not at all
hazardous, although it was often very
rough. His sister listened intently,
and then remarked with a sigh of
contentment: 'Aweel, aweel. it's been
a gay dry summer and l think the
seaH no be very Deep"
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02

LIFE INSURANCE-A. s., City.
Life Insurance has been traced back
to 1893 In that year in London there
was a hint at modern life insurance n
an organization, and this was followed
by another two years later. The meth
DDS of these two passed away without
giving to their successors any clear ac-
count OF their plans of operation. a
third society called the ''kmicable So
ciety for Perpetual Assurance Office. -
was founded in London in 1706. 1t was
mutual; that is, each member, without
reference to age. paid fixed admission
fee and a fixed annual payment per
share on from one to three shares: st
the end OF the year a portion Of the
fund was divided among the heirs OK
the members who had died during that.
period. in proportion to the shares held
at the time of death. There grew. up'
with this the election Of members. then
limitations as to age. occupation. health
and other suggestions which were final
ly developed By other organizations on
scientific principles and the work Jf
development along those lines is still
going on
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02
sINGING EXERCISE.

q. after which he sings 2. again, using
% once more for@the final note. =.
I. The accompanying. illustration wfll
simplify the exercise greatly. but. to
Ensure &gaipst any chance mistake by
The student VIII aflalyze- the. exercise
II is %" be sung, in >:foIr-four time. p
and. as. the notes IN the first measure
are. eighth notes there viii be, Of course.
two notes. To. q count making eight
notes in the first treasure. The first
i third. NTH and seventh Of these should
De. accented. slightly. as in this. way. the
4 hythm viii. be- kept perfect and the
voice -},ilI run smoothly through the
Z. hole measure. ...-...-. =.
p. Care must be taken that the pupil
.e-oes. not neglect. the Intervening unac-
=. rnted notes They must be treated
Cst. as are the Unaceented notes in an
l.ccetted plane scale. In other words.
=: ach: .lnaccente.d note is as important
:3s those that: are accented: and must
.0e held the. full length of the beat.
raking> all The. time that it IS. entitled
70 and. so preserving the necessary
smOOthness. Great are should be taken
tli-e5 a. 'f-i1ss tll- tunes may
become 3erky. instead Of: just. the re-
verse. Is the. exercise is. designed TO
make. them. ...-
: SO much for the FIRST part Of the ex-
ercise- Wheh. the voice has .ascended
tod and has come down again TO G the
;pupiI must be ready for the jump to D
and hack -. - =.
AS soon as he strikes G his mind must
ny at once. 10 = D.(while he. is stin hold
ing g its allotted tirne) and take tire
note mentally before he actually. sings
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02

HYDROGEN CASA Subscriber.
City. Gas used for initiating balloons
is hydrogen gas, which is 1&.43 times
lighter than air. If a balloon occupy
ing as much space as 1000 pounds OF
air, but weighs itself. covering, gas
and appendages. 500 pounds, it will
be impeled upward with a force Of 400.
pounds. Ordinary coal gas. sometimes
used to initiate balloons. is three times
lighter than air.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02
Marking the. Spot.

The Mexican railroad has erected a
monument with suitable inscriptions.
marking the point where the globe is
crossed by the Tropic of Cancer. The
monument is of wood, twelve feet high.
and twenty-four feet long. On the top.
there are two arms pointing. out the
two zones. 1t is situated. ON desert
ground a few miles south OF. Catoree.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02

Reports from the public schools of this city indicate
that the enthusiasm has marked the
of the display that will be made ST. Louis This GER
tanly is matter for the deepest congratulations Public
school education is the best and thoroughly repre-
sentative reflector of communys ideals in civilization
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02
Surprising Nasal Tones.
: Rv .ANIcF TERHrNE.

-... by -ANICE- TE1F2BU2SE>.
Oscng writer. formerly director lf music in she
. C0lifee of ST John rhe Baptist. New ork-l
= .,Cdfyrielit. 1904 .Bg Joseph>B. Bewlesl 3 =,
" Standing ia singing position las.. al
readX explained in other. Iessons). the
pupil must sing part Of. an ascending
scale. heginning on the note G and tray
cling upward. note by note. till he
reaches u. He then comes. down the
scale again. until. he once more strikes
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02

Poultney Bigelow, sharp of speech, clear OF vision
and of analysis that observation reason for
assurance that we have friend sincerely con-
sidered among the nations of Europe If nations as
well to be judged by the company they keep
to be congratulated We may well afford to lose
friends whose friendship is synonym for selfshness
and whose wellwishes inevitably spell trouble and en-
fanplnp alliances
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02
HHSzperS to Queries.

ST. LOUIS-G. d. k Los Gatos. Cal.
The average moisture (annual) in St.
Louis. Mo-, is AIS inches. The average
temperature is 561z degrees.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02

MIRRORS-W. L. K, City. The
Calls index does not show that there
was published an article on How to-
Make Transparent Mirrors"
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02

delightful place for dwellings The of the gold
for oranges will need better advertisement for
his neighborhood
Hence the significance Of the medal test for oranges
that is impending ST. Louis For long term of years
Southern California has claimed have climate supe
any found in Northern Central California
On the other hand the northern and central sections OF
the State have called into the of public opinion the
evidence supplied by the official figures of the United
States Weather Bureau prove temperatures
their neghborhoods equabe and that the
OF heat and cold not marked than they south
of Tehachap Pass Red Bluff for instance has been
compared with Red1ands clmacally Official statistics
covering considerable periods have seemed fully JUS
ty all statements that have been made in favor of north
ern and central points in general compared with the
southern sections.
The stranger however, will pore statistics
when he is in ST. Louis. will instantly appreciate the
fact that orange country is delightful. He will see
oranges from Northern Central and Southern California
He will inquire to extent regarding the conditions
under which they produced He will learn about
the rainfall of the different places that oranges
evidence OF their natural advantages He need be
great expert to realize that oranges sweet ucy fair
to look upon paatable in every respect will get
literature dealing with orange growing large extent
as representative alike of the north and south Finally
if he interested in California he will watch to see which
particular locality is awarded the first gold medal for
oranges
Counties hundreds of miles north of San Francisco
and those south of Tehachap will be rivals for the gold
medal distinction The foothills of the Sierra will ad-
to the fore with their oranges and show them
proudly The inland valleys of Central California will
show what be done in list of counties The Sacra-
mento Valley is confident w. D. Nichols who is in
charge of the Sacramento Valley fruits writes to
prominent of Placer County in reference
to ready be to ST. Louis am confident
they will carry off gold medal" The contest will be
noteworthy and the prizes worth struggling for
The bartenders of Oakland threaten to boycott the
saloonkeepers if demands already made with insstence
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by thu
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's). go Cali
fornia street Telephone Main 1O42
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02

PENSION-An Admirer of The
Call. City. For information relative.
to a pension and back pay make ap-
plicatiOn to the officer in ehargs OF
the pension office in this city: q.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02

Townsends California glace fruits and
candies, soc a pound. in artistic fire.
etched boxes. A nice present for Eastern
friends. 715 Market St. above Call bldg .
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02
WEBER AND FIELDS-Subscrih,

WEBER, AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
City. Weber and Fields, the actors,
when in San Francisco about fifteen
years ago, appeared in the Bella Union
Theater.. the Wigwam and the Or
pheum.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-02

The bartenders of Oakland threaten to boycott the
saoonkeepers if demands already made with nsistence
are not Immediately met by compliance What
strange and refreshing incident it will be in the scheme
of modern municipalities to saloon boycotted any
where by anybody Oakland is bidding for enduring
fame by single coup.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-10-26
Geography and Lunacy.

A history professor in Iowa has in
formed his class that on account OF
its geography all Western Kansas is
more than ilalf the time crazy. This
expert should submit a bill of partic-
ulars Western Kansas, in its to-
biography and physical characteris-
tics, does not differ perceptibly from
the adjoining portion of Eastern Col
crado and all of its features are eX-
tended northward to Western Ne
braska
The professor has been in Western
Kansas and processes to give the re-
suit of his observations. We do not
think they are of any value. Neither
Western Kansas nor Western Nebras-
ka has furnished any individuals
noted for apparent alteration OF
mind. In politics Central Nebraska
has contributed to public life MI
Bryan. old Crazy Horse and Sinking
Water Jim, all of whom represented
the state in congress and each one
had fad or fancy that was strong
ly influenced by the moon. One OF
the Western Kansas districts is repre-
sented in congress by the very level
headed Mr.. Calderhead, an origina
sound money man, who stands fol
good, strong North American com
mon sense. Another district that rum
clear to Colorado has long kept as 1T
representative in congress Mr.. Reed
er, who is an exceptionally sane an'
able man.
Jerry Simpson and Carrie Nation
Governor st. John, Jennison the Jay
hawker and Jim Lane, were all IRON
Eastern Kansas, and If they repre-
sented the sanest people of that stat
the whole country will be surprised
The Iowa professor will have to re
wise himself as a jury de lunatico in
ouirendo, and keep out of Wester
Kansas antil he corrects his conclu
sions.-San Francisco Call.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-10-26
PERSONAL MENTION

w. r. Howard and NJ. V. Howard
went to walla walla this morning on
business.
c. P. Barnett went to. Heppner this
morning, expecting to be absent for
some days.
J. H. Alexander the special land
agent, was in town over night, going
west on the morning train.
Charley Trimble left this morning
for ORC Fino, Idaho. expecting to go
into the restaurant business.
S. RAIDER and wife, of Walla Walla
are the guests of their son, NJ. A. Ra-
der. They arrived last night.
Miss Blanche McHaffie, who has
been the guest of Miss Vesta Dennis,
returned to Walla Walla this morn
ing.
Mr.. Rising, a salesman, whose wife
is matron at the Indian school, is in
the hospital with "A severe attack of
erysipelas.
State Circuit Judge w. r. Ellis de-
parted this morning for Heppner,
where he will attend to court matters.
He will return Friday.
David Roberts and wife have re-
turned TO Roseburg. They have been
visiting their parents, Rev. Jona-
than Edwards and wife.
DR.. W. S. Holt, who came up from
Portland to attend the meeting of the
| hoard of tructaao of pan dlato,, Aood 4
emy, returned home this morning.
E. n. Smith has pretty much re.
covered from a severe attack of ty-
phoid fever, complicated with indica.
tions of an abscess forming on his
leg.
Mrs. M. S. Whitman has moved tC
town from her ranch on Mckay tC
send her two youngest children to the
city schools. She resides on Eas
Webb street.
G. M. Thompson, the Athena gro
Ger, is in town, expecting to NEE
here his friends, S. V. Mackey an(
family. of Glenwood Springs Col.
who will visit with him. Mr.. Thomp
son reports business conditions in ant
around Athena as excellent.
]. w. Waldo, of Pomeroy, was her
yesterday and until this morning
looking for his son, who left hom
some weeks ago. The old gentleman
ascertained here that his son ha
gone to Walla Walla to which plac
he went this morning.
John Rees arrived last night fror
Lebanon, Mo-, and after visiting wit
his cousin, Will Labien, for a shor
= time, will go into the northern PAL
of the county with the intention c
investing in fruit land if a winter
residence makes it appear advisable
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-10-26

a. p. Scott, real estate man Oh
putta was instantly killed Tuesday
by being run over by ioaoeu "Aso"'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-10-26

Messrs. Ely Bros.:-I have been
great sufferer from catarrah and nay
fever and tried many things, put
found no permanent relief until
found it in Ely's Cream Balm, about
eight years ago, and we have peen
fast friends ever since. Crew X. M.
Bentley. =,
Messrs. Ely Bros.:-Find enclosed
so cents, for which please send me
your Cream Balm. / find your reme-
dy the quickest and most permanent
cure for cold in the head, catarrah'
etc. Yours truly, Dell M. Potter. Gen.
Mgr. Arizona Gold Mining Co.