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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-14
Their Rude A7udkening.

A rude awakening has been the lot by
this time of at least three men who
shipped at this port on vessels of the
whaling fleet. No sober sailor, and few
white men Of any kind. could be in
duced in moments of mental clearness
to join the mixed company of a blub-
Der hunters forecastle. For this rea-
son. outside of the Portuguese and Es-
kimos, the crews of whalers consist
largely OF green hands. If shipping
masters told even these green hands
the unvarnished truth most of the
whalers would be tied up for lack Of
crews. Most successful shipping mas
ters could win fame in the realm OF nc
tion. To the brilliance of their imag-
ination and the convincing nature or
their imagery hundreds can testify.
When the fleet now out returns there
will be at least three new witnesses.
One of.these is blacksmith. AS he left
the stockton boat he met shipping
master in search of men for whaler.
The sailoT-dealer engaged the husky
smith in conversation and in ten min
utes had hired him to accompany
whaling expedition TO the Arctic. He
would receive a high salary and his
work would be to shoe the "decoy
whales" with corrugated steel plates to
enable them to make better time over
the ice.
Another of the trio is bound north to
drive the eight-ox teams used in tow
ing the whaling bark through the Arc
tic canals.
The third will make water color
sketches Of Arctic sunsets for the cap
tain's collection, and between whiles
will aid the mate in designing the cor
sets he constructs from the whalebone
When the three return the chances
are many to one that each will receive
81 in sole pecuniary compensation for
many days of hard toll. But they all
will be wide awake.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-14
Personal Journalism.

One of the exchange editors of the
New York Evening Post recently ran
across the following picturesque sur
vival, or revival, of Old-fashioned per
sonal and independent journalism
country style. 1t was in the Salisbury
(Maryland) Courier. a Republican
party organ, whose editor a few days
before. on his wedding trip. left his as
sistant in charge. The subeditor as
sumed his new duties without embar-
rassment and greeted his readers with
the following leading editorial:
THE patrons of this paper will notice
a decided Improvement in its corSents-
for this week only. We (ttat is. the
editor pro tem.-and there is only one
of US. but. to be an editor, must use
the 'weD are left in full charge to do
as we please. We had some thought of
making a radical change in the political
complexion of it and issuing a real.
simon-pure Democratic paper for the
members of that party who are tired
of taking mixed drinks and would like
to try a little straight. There is a
bona-fide opening here for such an en-
terprise. but the time at our command
would be too short TO undo the teach
ings of Bryan and others of his ilk
We could tell the 'Repubs' many things
for their individual good, but that is
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-14
NEW WAR PROBLEMS.

TT HE lghtnng-like rapidty with which the Jap
anese struck at their burly antagonist paralyzing
the naval of Russa's service and completely
clearing the Japan and China within the short space
of month, has like bomb into the councils of
naval strategists From the rapid of the last
thirty days in the Far East there startling
facts to make something like a revolution in the &C
ceped standards of national defense Naval authorities
both in England and the Continent have forced
suddenly to up and take notice of what the little
brown have teach them
The first lesson to be learned and one which comes
with painful suddenneSs to the stategss OF Europe is
that sudden blow, coming without the preliminary
warning of official manifesto. may make havoc such
long and arduous campaign could do and is cacu-
lated to produce state of decentralization from which
the assaulted power has difficulty to raise itself When
Japan withdrew its legation St Petersburg Russia was
paper least its superior point of number of
sells and armament massed in Eastern waters By the
dagger thrust at Port Arthur the night of February
and the overwhelming advance in force upon Chemulpo
the date the Russians had frst-cass battle
ships protected cruisers and gunboat either sunk
put of This stroke alone gave Japan
troll of the and forced the erswhe superior fleet
of the Gar remain, divided in two parts shut up
under the protection of batteries commanding land
locked harbors.
Drawing useful lesson from this piece OF strategy
high naval officer in the British feet recently atounded
England by declaring that London was absolutely un
protected from similar sudden attack which might be
made upon it by small fleet of gunboats flying either
the French German flag. Were the French to adopt
like tactics with the Japanese, three light draught gun
boats cruisers could leave DepDe under cover of
darkness, sail past Gravesend before midnight she'll
London and be back in the channel before dawn That
may be true. Correct not. the vocing of such
prognostication indicates realize that Japan
has set standard for the solution of war game
problems. Crowded closely together they are with
their ports twentyfour hours sail from one another
Rrita md
the innovation them by the fleets of the Mado could
be practced with startling results in the waters OF the
channel the North Sea or the Baltic.
1t needs evidence than that forthcoming from
the short month of fighting in the Orient demonstrate
had not the fate of the Philippines already proved it. that
the protection of dependencies great distance from
the sovereign country is a matter fraught with stu
pendous difficulties. Already Australia has begun to
send home demands for independent fleet protect
its shores in of attack Well may Great Britain be-
gin take stock of the she has hand with
which to defend provinces the other side of the globe
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-14
ROOSEVELT ON PARTY's MISSION.

n RESIDENT ROOSEVELT has broken the en-
forced calm of his literary cndeavor by publishing
in the current Critic brief monograph entitled
The Mission of the Republican Party" Though pub
shed in advance this latest written word of the Pres
dent is designed to be foreword 'The History OF
the Republican Party by Francis E. Curtis shortly to
be published No dignifed and wholly unprejudiced
preface for book of this character could be written
The keynote of the Presidents few ddactc paragraphs
upon the duty of the Republican party is that little
known speech of Abraham Lincoln, delivered after his
reelection the Presidency, wherein the great Repub
can advocated with all the native power of suason
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-14

what Alan (the editor) gets paid for.
and, with his new responsibilities, we
cannot and viii not work him out OF a
job. He is now at Atlantic City holding
a caucus (secret. you be) on the state
of the nation, and II mean We-are
simply expected to amuse the patrons
until he returns. AS his pass expires
on Tuesday. February 2. we expect
him on or before that date-"-Current
Literature
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-14

THE GREAT FLOOD - Subscriber.
City. The great food in California
which inundated the city of Sacra-
mento and forced the State Legislature
then in session TO remove to San Fran
cisco was during the thirteenth ses-
sion, which opened January g. 1862.
The flood occurred December 9. 1861.
and when the Legislature met nearly
a EaOnth later the city was not in
desirable condition for legislative bust
ness. On the 10th Of January. when
Leland Stanford was inaugurated Gov
ernOr. there was another food. and in
the latter part of the month both
houses decided TO hold the balance OF
the session in San Francisco. and it
was held in the Merchants Exchange
building. on the northeast corner Of
Battery and Washington streets.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-14

Rioous students have been making martial law almost
necessity of late in Prague and Vienna and the ar
thortes OF both cities distressed to discover rem
edy The tendency of the European colegian to act like
rufhan and to demand the treatment of a gentleman
has been of the unsoved engmas of the age Per
haps normal occupation such breaking stone in
prison quarry, might prove eficacious
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-14

The Russians have lost another of their Port Arthur
torpedo boats The fact is worth comment because the
loss sustained through mistake ignorance or in
suf6cency but in actual, honorable combat with the
Japanese foe 1t is high time that the sailors of the
Gar up and doing if they have to lose The
example of their heroes at Chemupo should spur them
as it thrilled the world
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-14

AMMUNITION-Inquirer, Alameda,
Cal What is meant by a round OF am
munition in the army is one cartridges
to each man Of a command II the
men had sufficient cartridges to load
five times that would be five rounds Of
ammunition.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-14

Out of the of conflicting reports that float 70 ne
from partisan and prejudiced in the Far East
there that seems to be universally accepted as
be the truth 1t is that the Revizan and the other
torpedoed warshp of Russia Port Arthur arc again
and ready for service What must we saw now
of the effectiveness of the torpedo in modern warfare
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-14

CIVIL ENGINEERING-A. B. C.,
City. The chances for a graduate Of the
University of California obtaining a
position in one of the big corporations
would be the necessity for such. A
person desiring such a position should
file an application with the corpora
ton and furnish reference as to cap
ability and standing.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-14

TWO Subscriber, City.
The steamer Northerner was wrecked
at the entrance to Humboldt Bay jan
uary 3, 1860. The steamer Golden City
was lost of Cape San Lazaro February
%, 1870.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-14
Gentle Discipline.
BY poRA NAY MoRRFrL

Foimerly Editor The Household. New
York;
tco'yright, 1909. by Joseph 2. Bowlez.)
In noting carefully the various exhi-
bitions Of home discipline 10 be found
By the observant everywhere. what
seems 10 be the object served by IL?
Unless discipline has a purpose it is as
worthless as all purposeless things. and
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-14

The political campaign has been launched in Caifor-
by the call for the Republican State Convention 1t
will be long, therefore, before wondering
how many men, generally considered be above re-
proacfl have succeeded in keeping of Jail SO long
We always have the satisfaction of knowing however
that political orators nothing by their abuse
and influence nobody by their praise
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-14

A New Orleans politician convicted of felony a
few days since and sentenced to term in penentary
Is required to draw the necessary conclusion of logic
and locality and add that the convicted Repub-
can? The conviction of any other brand of patriot in
the Southern city would be novelty little less than
sensation
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-14

HYDRAULIC MINE - Subscriber,
City. The Malakoff mine in Nevada
County, California. is said to be the
largest hydraulic mine in the world.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-14

FREEZING - Subscriber. Alameda.
Cal Water freezes at 80 Fahrenheit
and olive oil at 80 degrees.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-14
Ans7Cers to Queries.

GRANT-A o. R.. City. U. s. Grant
was born on a Saturday.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-14

Townsend's California glace fruits and
candies. 50c a pound. in artistic are-
etched boxes. A nice present for Eastern
friends us Market ST.. above Call hldgs
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-14

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen' 50. $50 Cali
tfornia street Telephone Main l0AA
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-14

II c75APLEs FREDERIc GOSS. ID.
- author cf The Redemption q David corson'
etc.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-14
OPENING OF SPRING TRADE.

VK THILE furious storm of wind and rain has
w swept over California, prostrating telegraph
lines washing out railroad tracks, driving vessels
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-05-17
A Startling Test.

To save a fife. Or. 7. G. Merritt. Of
mo. Mehoopany. Pa. made~a startling
test. resulting in a wonderful cure.
He writes. "a patient was attacked
with violent hemorrhages. caused by
|ulceration Of the stomach. had
often found Electric Bitters excellent
for acute stomach and liver troubles so
| prescribed them. The patient gained
from the first. and has not had an at
tack in IA months" Electric Bitters
are positively guaranteed for Dyspep-
STA. Indigestion. Constipation and
Kidney troubles. Try them. Only
SOC at Wadsworth Drug Co.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-05-17
GREATLY ALARMED.
By a Persistent Cough, bpt Perma-
nently Cured By Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy.

Mr.. H. P. Burbage, a student at law,
ms reenville. S, c.. had been troubled
for four or five years with a continuous
cough which he says. '.grearly alarmed
me, causing me to fear that | was In
the first stage of consumption" Mr..
Brubage. having seen Chamberlain
Cough Remedy advertised. concluded
to try 1t. Now read what he says OF
II: ii soon felt a remarkable change
and after using two bottles of the
twenty-five cent size. was permanently
cured" Sold by E.. GrisWold. &
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-05-17

j. RI. Kuppart is visiting Virginia
City.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-05-17
MOST SUCCESSFUL SPECIALISTS IN
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WHO CALL SOON
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Are giving three months services
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come to Reno with the very best pro-
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They have established permanent Of
iices In Reno and extend this free in
yitation to become rapidly acquainted
with the sick and suffering Of Nevada.
and to demonstrate their ability to han
die chronic, special and private dis
eases. They have already placed
many, prominent people under treat
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thenafttee sfs~e 81 4 Mse
Men who are suffering from specific
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We examine you and charge you
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Remember. three months treatment
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Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-05-17
STRUCK OIL
AT FALLON.
In Sinking a Well on Doug
lass Property Exciting
Find Was Made.

Friday afternoon while sinking z
well on the property Of R. L. Douglass
at Fallon oil was encountered anc
excitement reached a fever heat
| Claims were staked out in every d.
rection and other wells will be bored.
II oil can be found in paying quantities
the future Churchill county will take
on a more roseate hue than at present.
with the great work being done by
the Government in furnishing water
to irrigate the large tract Of land in
that county.
The discovery Of oil simultaneously
with settling up of this country by
homeseekers would be a great boon.
as II would not only furnish a greater
home market for the products of the
farmers. but would also furnish light
and fuel to the farmers at a COMPARE
lively trifling expense. ts4
Several Wadsworth people left for
the scene Of the strike Saturday morn
ing and many from Reno and other
points nave since visited FaIlon to
ascertain the true value Of the find.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-05-17

CITIZEN.
w. D. Linton Evinces Con.
findence in the Town by
Substantial improvements.

w. D. Linton is making improve
ments on the Nevada Hotel and Its
grounds. All needed repairs are being
made and the old picket fence which
enclosed the lawn is being replaced
by a new one. New hitching posts
are being placed and all the improve
ments are being made with a view to
permanency,
The Nevada House always has been
and Is yet conducted as n Of the
best country hotels in the State and
the substantial Improvements now
under way show the enterprise of Mr..
Linton and his confidence in the
roseate future that awaits our town.
The example might well be followed
by more Of u property owners.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-05-17

The case Of W. c. Williams. charg-
ed with assault with a deadly weapon.
hassbeen postponed in the district court
until Thursday.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-05-17

: Judge l. s Bridges spent Saturday
and Sunday at Fallon.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-05-17

Capt. N. T. 'Boyd's lecture Friday
evening at Music Hall was well attend
ed and highly interesting.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-05-17

DR.. A.. L. Hudgens is at Fallon
looking into the possibilities of the oil
strike.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-16
oRoURKE SURPRISED.
Regular Meeting in Afternoon Fol-
 lowed by One in Evening.

Bridgeport Nov. 15.-When James H. o'Rourke was told tonight of the meeting of the Connecticut league in New Haven he expressed considerable surprise. He said that the official meet ing was held this afternoon and that nearly all the members of the board of directors. were present. He said that at the afternoon meeting the old officers were reelected, as follows: President. Sturgis Whitlock; vice-president, Cor nelius Danaher; treasurer. E. H. Prin- diville; secretary, James H. O'Rourke. He also said that the pennant was awarded to Bridgeport. as the so-called Tuckey games were voted thrown out. The throwing out of the three games in which Tuckey pitched as a member of the New Haven team after he had been declared suspended by the nation al board places New Haven in third place, Bridgeport in first place and leaves Springfield in second place. MT. O'Rourke further says that the meet ing was called for the afternoon
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-16
RErUDrArEs CATHOLIC rAIrn
Woman Who Founded Divinity school
 of cathoIIe University.

of Catholic University.
 The Associated Press has received the following. Before giving it publication it's authenticity has been fully verified by cable from Rome:
 Rome, Oct. 30. 19O4,-Editor of the Associated Press: You have my full permission to print the enclosed, and give it as wide a publication as possi- ble. Yours truly,
 Marquise des Monstiers
 Dear editor: It may interest some of your readers to know that the Mar quise des Monsters Merinville, former l ly Miss M. c. Caldwell, who, it will be remembered founded the Roman Cath- olic university at Washington some years ago, has entirely repndiated her former creed. Tn an interview with me the other day, she said: Yes, it is true that I have left the Roman Catholic church. Since I have been living in. Europe may eyes have been opened to what the church really is, and to it's anything but sanctity. But the trouble goes much further back than this. Be- ling naturally religious my imagination was early caught by the idea of doing something to lift the church from the lowly position which 1t occupied in America, so I thought of university For higher school where it's clergy could be educated and if possible refined. Of course, in this was greatly influenced by Bishop Spalding of Peoria, who rep resented it to me as one of the greatest works of the day. When was twenty lone turned over to them one-third of my fortune for that purpose. But for years have been trying to rid myself of the subtle, yet overwhelming infu- ence of the church which pretends not Eonly to the privilege of being .the only true church, but being alone able to open the gates of heaven to a sorrow ful, sinful world. At last my honest Protestant blood has asserted itself, and I now forever repudiate and cast off the yoke of Rome. So saying the marquise politely dismissed me.
 I It will be remembered that the Mar quise des Monsters Merinyille and her sister. the Baroness von zedwitz, are the daughters of the late William S. ICaldwell and his wife, who was a Breckenridge of Kentucky Shortly be- fore his death Mir, Caldwell became a convert to Roman Catholicism. and left his children to the care of Irish Roman l Catholics in New York, whom his wife 1 had met in church circles. The young Ter sister married some fifteeen years ago a German nobleman, Lutheran, and has since then also left the Roman Catholic communion. The elder has {. been in very bad health for some years, from having to occupy a position be- fore the world as a prominent Roman 4 Catholic, which was not q real one, and into which her extreme generosity led her. as a young and inexperienced girl. Now at last her own mind has asserted 9itself, and she returned to the creed of her ancestors.