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The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
New Department Store.

After an absence of three years Mr..
Herman Lesser has decided to return TO
San Francisco and will shortly open a
department store on an extensive scale
ar No. 1857 Market street Mr.. Lesser
has for several years owned and one
rated the large Boston department.
store in Tacoma, Washington, as well s.
a similar establishment in Seattle. The
announcement of the opening date will
be made later
1t is Mr. Lesser'S policy to conduct
the business on the money back" plan.
and the public has his personal assur-
ance that any money paid in will be
promptly refunded on the return of pur-
chases not satisfactory or fully up to
the representation made at the store.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
TEN-YEAR-0LD GIRL
BURNED TO DEATH
Victim of Explosion of 4
Gasoline Stove Near
0akdale.
Special DisDaten TO Ths Cali

MODESTO. Aug 7.-Ru.a Meade. the
10-year-old daughter Of H. ]. Meade OF
RipOn. was burned 10 death this after
noon at the Marckres tr-1-c ranch, three
miles west OF Oakdale. by the explosion
of a gasoline stove. The mother and
children were cutting fruit on the
Narckres ranch.
Shortly after noon, while the mother
was preparing lunch over a gasoline
stove. the stove exploded and the child
was covered with the burning gasoline.
Before the flames could be extinguished
the little one was literally cooked. dying
in great agony a couple Of hours later.
The father OF the child IS employed in
the mines at Sodaville. New. The mother
escaped injury by the explosion.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
THIEF LEAVES BABY.
BUT TAKES BUGGY
Steals Carriage While Mother
of Infant Has Back
Turned.
Special Dispatch to The cail

SAN JOSE, Aug. IA thief to-day re-
moved a baby from a baby carriage al
the broad-gauge depot and then stole
the buggy. a woman shortly after II
o'clock this morning went to the depot
to buy a ticket to San Francisco. She
left the baby in the buggy while she
went to purchase the ticket. When she
returned baby and carriage were miss
ing The baby was found in quiet cor
ner of the building, where the thief had
left it in order to steal the carriage.
This afternoon the baby carriage was
found at the store of Il secondhand
dealer, where 1t had been sold by man
who told sorrowful story of dead
grandchild and how he wanted TO dis
pose of the buggy so that the mother
would not be grief-stricken every time
she saw II.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
POWDER WORKS MAY
RESUME OPERATIONS
Plant at Clipper Gap to Be
Put in Shape to Begin
Work.
Special Dispatch to III. Gail

AUBURN. Aug. 1T IS rumored that
the Giant Powder Company's Works AZ
Clipper Gap are about 10 operate again.
Owing 70 a combine with the California
Powder Company. which controls the
powder market on this coast, the Giant
Powder Company has had its works
closed for several years When working
they were turning out 100 kegs daily Of
black and sporting powder.
President c. c. Bernish Of Alameda has
been IN Auburn several days and has
made arrangements for oyerhauling the
plant with q view Of starting any mo-
ment .xtEE
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
DAMAGE CAUSED BY
FIRE IN LEWISTON
Several buildings Destroyed Entailing
Loss of Seventy Thousand
Dollars.

SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. "A fire
discovered this morning in the
North Star shoe store at Lew
iston, Idaho, ragged four hours,
causing losses estimated at $4,000,
about half covered by insurance. The
heaviest losers are: j. P VolImer, F.
W. Kettenbach and Charles Francis
Adams. buildings; Gunderson & Kelley.
mems furnishings; G. H Lake, jewelry;
Thatcher & Killing, book store: Com
mercial Trust Company Bank; Lewis
ton Business College; Crutcher &
Loeb's cigar store and building.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
NINE-YEAR-OLD CHILD
DIES OF NOSE BLEED
Physicians Unable to Check the Flow
and the Little Girl
SrP

RENO, Aug. Grace Myrtle Wilson,
the 9-year-old daughter OF SIr and Mrs
Addison Wilson. well-known residents
of Surprise Valley, Cal, died in this
city this morning. Nose bleed was the
cause OF death. Her nose began to
bleed shortly after breakfast. At first
little attention was paid to the fact
and the usual remedies were applied.
Then physicians were summoned, but
despite every effort they could not
check the flow and the girl bled to
death
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
MRS. DOVE OF SAN FRANCISCO
ALMOST DROWNED IN RIVER
Thrown Into the Water From Her
Boat While Rowing at
Ben Lomoud

BOULDER CREEK, Aug. 7-WhiIe
boating on the San Lorenzo River at
Ben Lomond. Mrs. Dove. owner of the
Hotel St. Nicholas in San Francisco
had a narrow escape from death by
drowning. Accompanied by her daugh-
ter and two little children, she had been
out on the water. In stepping from the
boat to the landing the daughter upset
the boat and threw the older lady into
the water. She was rescued as she was
sinking the third time and by heroic
measures resuscitated
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
LLOYD HOME DESTROYED
BY FIRE AT BEN LONOND
Nothing Saved From House and Loss
VIII Reach Thirty-Ffve Hun
dred Dollars

BOULDER CREEK. Aug THE
country home of Ben Lloyd at Ben
Lomond was totally destroyed by fire
on Sunday night. whether through de-
fective firing or by an incendiary has
not been determined. The tenants had
moved out a day before. leaving the
house vacant. Neighbors living near
heard an explosion about o'clock in
the morning and soon after flames were
discovered pouring from the building.
Nothing was saved. The loss is about
$500.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
AMERICANS AND JAPANESE
ENGAGE IN FIERCE FIGHT
Five Men Injured in Race Riot at a
Cannery at Town of Blaine,
MashinEfOn.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. Aug. IA
telegram to the Herald from Blaine
says that a riot between japanese and
white men on the streets of Blaine this
morning resulted In the serious injury
Of one white man and at least four
Japanese. The trouble grew out Of a
light between an American and an
Oriental at one of the canneries. The
japanese stabbed his antagonist. On
being arrested and taken to prison by
the Marshal, a crowd followed and
members of the two races clashed.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
Falls to Death From Bridge.

STOCKTON. Aug. THE body of
laboring man, identified by a memo
randum book as that of Charles John
son, was found to-day under the rail-
road bridge near Castle switch a cut
on the head. a broken arm. and bruises
on the face are believed to have been
caused by a fall from the bridge.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
HARTMAN SAYS ROAD WILL
BE BUILT TO COOS RAY
Railroad Magnate Stops I'm Portland ON
His Way to San Francisco
and Orient

PORTLAND. Aug. 7.-E. H. Harri-
man. who is in Portland en- route to
San Francisco and the Orient, confirms
the announcement recently made by
General Manager ]. p. O'Brien of the
Hartman lines that the Southern Pa
cific intends Immediately to construct
a line to Coos Bay. Hartman added
wherever there is business to justify
il. or country to support it, there we
will build a railroad"
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
NEW LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
FOR LOWER CALIFORNIA
G. Terrazas Reaches San Diego ON His
Way to His Post of
Duty,

SAN DIEGO, Aug. &c. Terrazas,
who has been appointed by the Mexi-
can Government 10 the position of
Lieutenant Governor of Lower Cali
fornia with headquarters at Mexicali.
arrived in San Diego from Ensenada
to-day on the steamship st. Denis. Ter
razas was formerly Chief of Police at
Ensenada. He will leave for Los An
geIes Tomorrow morning and from
there will go to Mexicali to assume his
new duties.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08

TOXIC. Aug. THE torpedo-boat destroyer
Tsyoi was successfully launched at Yokosuka
to-day Her dimensions and armament are
similar 70 the class Of destroyers now in
course OF construction AT the navy yarsls OF
Iapan.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
TIMBER FRAUD CASES VILLA.
BEGIN TODAY IN EUREK A
George W. Brace to Be Placed on
Trial Charged With Fraudu-
lent Onerafionx

EUREKA. Aug. THE preliminary
examination of George ". Brace. who
is under arrest by the Federal authori-
ties charged with fraudulent timber
operations, will begin tomorrow before
United States Commissioner Ford The
examination of Hugh Combes, an al
legged associate of Brace, will be held
on the following day.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-07


What to Eat gives directions for a
stuffed ham, which ought to be very
good. A medium-sized sugar-cured
ham is boiled in the usual manner.
When done, either slash with a knife,
making long slanting slashes, or pune
ture to the bone with the carving steel.
Prepare a stutfing of bread crumbs sea-
soned with prepared mustard until the
crumbs are quite yellow Moisten with
the dressing one onion chopped fine, a
few sprays Of parsley, minced, and
plenty Of pepper, black or red. Press
this dressing in the slashes or pune
lures, and glaze the ham over with
white of egg. Take large handful OF
crumbs. some as large as a grain OF
corn, and others larger; spread these
over the top of the ham and moisten
them with cream. Place in the oven
long enough for the crumbs to brown
which will be long enough also to lei
the stuff1ng get hot, Garnish the dish
with parsley or fine punches Of water.
creSS.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-07

spose was my sins, and then he looked
at dad and held up one hand, and dad
was pale, and there was no funny bust
ness about dad any more, and then
they set the platform down and the
pope sat in chair, ana those who want.
ed to went up to him, and he blessed
them.
Say, for awhile dad dassent go up,
cause he thought the pope could see
right through him, and would know he
was Baptist, but the rest of the Amer
leans were going up, and dad didn't want
TO be eccentric, so he and went up.
The pope put out his hand to dad, and
instead of shaking it, as he would the
land Of any other man on earth, and
asking how his folks were, dad bent
over and kissed the pope's hand, and
the pope blessed him. Dad looked like
new man, a good man, and when the
pope put his hand on my head, and
blessed me, my heart came up in my
throat, cause thought he must know
of all the mean things I had ever done,
hut can feel his soft, beautiful hand
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-07
MAKE ONE EQUAL TO FOUR
American Army Officers Way of Ac-
counting for Victories Of
the Japanese.

How Japan made one Of her soldiers
equal to four Russians is told by MAJ.
Louis l.. Seaman, United States army
surgeon. The army and public are in
debted to Maj. Seaman says the Cleve
land Plain Dealer, for the first detailed
information about the hitherto un-
equaled efficiency of the medical de.
partments of the Japanese army and
navy, and in the article referred to he
adds some important supplementary
information.
Ten years ago Japan began to pre-
pare for war with Russia 1t was esti.
mated that Russia would have some
100000 available soldiers, against
100000 for Japan. How to equalize
these forces in fighting efficiency was
the problem which confronted the JAP
anese general staff, and in the >solu-
ton of it the medical officers were a
most potent factor. 1t was known that
in war, generally speaking four men
die from disease to one who succumbs
to wounds. Japan proposed to elimin-
ate disease, and Maj. Seaman tells how
they set about it and how admirably
| they succeeded His conclusion may
be summed up in the statement that
for the first six months of the war the
Japanese loss from disease was only a
! fraction of one per cent Up to August
l 9,S62 cases had been received at the
Hiroshima reserve hospital from the
field, of whom $685. were wounded.
OF the total number up to that date
only 81 had died. Quite as surprising
as the amazingly low death rate is the
fact that only about one-third of the
total cases were men suffering from
disease
Japanese medical officers went in ad.
vance of the troops, examined the water
supply and camping grounds and re-
moved conditions that threatened the
health of the troops, The work of the
surgeons was thus confined mainly to
the permanent hospitals. Owing to the
"meroiful" character of the modern
rife most of the wounds were com.
parati rely slight and most Of the wound.
ed were soon in the ranks. First aid"
treatment was sufficient to allow most
of tho wounded either to return to the
ranks or, at all events, to reach base
hospital without calling on able-bodied
comrades for assistance veritable
revolution was wrought in the military
branch of the healing art.
The Japanese while protecting them,
selvts succeeded in turning against their
foes all the microb-s and kindred NOR
bitic agencies that have played such
havoc with armies.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-07

on my head now, and from this out
ever said word against the pope and
his religion. When we got outside dad
says to me: "Hennery, don't you ever
let me hear, of your doing a thing that
would make the good man sorry il he
was to hear about it." And we went to
our hotel and stayed all the afternoon,
and all night, and just thought of that
pope's angelic face, and when one of
the Americans came to our room and
wanted dad to play cinch, he was in
dignant, and said: 81 would as soon
think of robDing a child's bank" and
we went to bed, and if dad wasn't con-
verified man | never saw one.
Well, sir, trouble, and sorrow, and re-
ligion, don't last very long on dad The
next morning we talked things over and
| quoted all the Roman stuff | could
think of to dad, such as 'In that elder
day, to be Roman was greater than
a king" but before could think twice
there was commotion in the streets
and porter came and made us take off
| our hats, because the king was riding
| by, and we looked at the king, and dad
was hot. He said that fellow was moth
ing but railroad hand, disguised in a
uniform, and, by ginger, if we had seen
that king out west working on rail-
road with canvas clothes on, he would
| pn 1Cnl-aI lilo q ipc on hot
There was nothing but his good clothes
that stood between the king and dago
digging sewers in Chicago
After the king and his ninespots had
f, passed, dad said: When you are in
Rome you must do as the Romans do"
and he said he wanted to get that heavy
feeling off his shoulders, which he got
at the religious procession, and wanted
me to suggest something devilish that
we could do, and | told him we better
go and see the 'Catacombs." He want
ed to know if it was anything like "a
trip to Chinatown" or the BLACK
Crook" and | told him it was worse.
Then he asked me if there was much
low neck and long stockings in the
"Catacombs,' and told him there was
a plenty, and he said he was just ripe
to see that kind of show, and so We
took carriage for the "Catacombs, -
and dad could hardly keep still till we
got there.
suppose | ought to be killed fol-
fooling dad, but he craved for excite
ment, and he got it. The "Catacombs'
are where Roman citizens have beer
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-07

pie, when you get 10 Rome and see the
churches thicker than saloons in Mil
Waukee, and everybody attending
church and looking pious, you catch the
fever and try to forget bad things you
have done, and if YOU get chance 70
see the pope, you may go to his palace
just cause you want tc see everything
that is going on, and you think you
don't care whether school keeps or not,
and you feel independent as though
this religion was something for weak
people to indulge in, and finally you
come face to face with the pope, and
see his beautiful face, and his grand
eyes, and his every movement is full
of pious meaning, you "penuk'' right
there, and want to kneel down and
let him bless you, by gosh.
Say, never saw dad weaken like
he did when the pope came in. We
got tickets to go to his reception, but
dad said he had rather go to the cata
combs, or the lion show at the Coliseum.
He said he didn't want to encourage
| popes, because he didn't believe they
amounted to any more than presiding
elders at home. He said he had al
ways been a Baptist, and they didn't
have any popes in his church, and he
didn't believe in EN-, but some other
Americans were going to see the pope,
and dad consented to go, under protest,
it being understood that he didn't care
| two whoops, anyway.
Well, sir, we went and 1t was the
grandest thing you ever saw. There
were guards by the thousand, beautiful
| gardens that would make Central park
| look like a hay marsh, hundreds of
people in church vestments, and an
air of sanctity that we never dreamed !;
| Jewels that are never seen outside the
pope's residence, and we lined up to see
the holy father pass.
Gee, but dad trembled like a dog
tied out in the snow. and the perspira-
ton stood out on his face, and he looked
sorry for himself. Then came the pro-
eession, all nobles and Seat people
and then there was a party Of piouS
men carrying the most beautiful mar
We ever saw on a platform above us
and it was the pope, and he smiled al
he, and the tears came to my eyes, anC
couldn't swallow something which
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-07

this is morgue," but to cheer him up
told him his head must be wrong, aud
| pointed to about a hundred dried
corpsts, a thousand years old in cor
ner, with grinuing skulls all around,
and told him that was the ballet, anu
told him t. look at the leading dancer,
and asked him If she wasn't beaut.
from Butte, Mont, and that killed dad,
He leaned against me, and said his
eyes must have gone back en- him. be-
cause everything looked dead to him.
| told him he would get over it after
awhile, and to stay where he was while
| went and spoke to one of the ballet
that was reckoning to me, and left
him there, dazed, and went around a
corner and hid
People were coming along with
torches, all the time, looking at the
catacombs and reading the inscrip-
tions cut in the rock, and after awhile
went back to where left dad, and he
was gone, but after awhile found him
standing up with the stiffs. He was
glad to see me, and wanted to know il
thought he was dead, told him was
sure he was alive, though he had death
ly look on his face. well, sir" says
dad 81 thought it was all over with
me, after you left, for a man came along
and moved me around, and took hold
under my arms and jumped me along
here by these stiffs, and told me If |
didn't stay where l belonged he would
break me up into bones, and throw me-
into pile, and thought would have
to do as the Romans do and stay here,
and before the man left me he reached
into my pocket and took my money,
and said | couldn't spend any money in
there where | was going to stay for a
million years, and, by gosh, was so
petritied | couldn't stop him from rob-
bling me- Say, Hennery, they will rob
you anywhere, even in the grave, and
If this Catacomb show is over and the
curtain has gone down, want to get out
of here, and go to the Coliseum or the
Roman amphitheater, where the wild
beasts eat people alive" And so we left
the Catacombs and went back to town,
and dad began to show life again.
Say, you tell the folks at home that
dad is gaining every day, and his va
cation is doing him good. He has prom
ised to kill me for taking him to the
Catacomb show, but dad never harhors
revenge for long, and guess your lit
tie nephew will pull through. wish
l had my skates, cause dad wants to go
to Russia. Yours,
HENNERY.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-07
Copyright, 1905, by Joseph B. Bowles.)

Copyright, 1905, by Joseph B. Bowles)
Rome, Italy.-Dear Old Friend: You
remember, don't you, when you were
boy, playing tag, you're it," and
button, button, who's got the button?"
that one of the trying situations was
to be judged to go to Rome" which
meant that you were to kiss every girl
in the room.
never got enough going to Rome"
when | attended church sociables and
parties, but always got blindtolded, and
had to kiss anybody they brought to me,
which was usually boy or colored
cook, so | leased dad to take me to
Rome, and when he got over his being
ratified and robbed and burned by lava
at Vesuvius, he said he didn't care
where he went and, besides, told him
about the Roman Coliseum. where they
turned hungry tigers, and lions, and by
enas loose among the gladiators, and
the people could see the beasts eat them
alive, and dad said that was something
like it, as the way he had been robbed
and misused in Italy, he would enjoy
seeing a good share of the population
chewed by lions, if the lions could stand
it. didn't tell dad that the wild ami
nal show had not been running for a
couple of thousand years cause |
thought he would find it out when we
got here.
Say, old man, guess l can help you
to locate Rome. You remember the time
spoke piece at the school exhibition,
when put my hand inside my flannel
shirt, like an orator, and said: "And
this is Rome, that sat on her seven
hills, and from her throne of beauty
ruled the whole world" Well, this is
it, where I am now, but the seven hills
have been graded down, and Rome don't
rule the whole world little bit; but she
has got religion awful.
The pope lives here, and he is the
boss of more religious people than any
body and though you may belong to
any other kind Of church, and when
you are home you don't care a CONT
mental for any religion except your own
or your wife's religion, and you act
like an infdel and scoff at good PEG,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-07

buried for thousands of years, in graves
hewn out of solid rock, and they are
petritied, and after they have laid in the
graves for a few hundred years, the
mummifed bodies are taken out and
stood up in corners, if the bodies will
hang together, and if not the bones are
piled up around for scenery.
We had to take torches to go in, and
we wandered through corridors, gazing
at the remains, until dad asked one Of
the men with us what 1t all meant, and
the man said it was the greatest show
on earth Dad began to think he was
nutty, and when l laughed, and said
That is great" and clapped my hands,
and said: Encore" dad stopped and
said; "Henuery. this Is no leg sANv
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-07
SPICE Nuts.

One pound flour, one pound sugar,
one grated nutmeg, tablespoon CHINA
mon, one teaspoon cloves, one tea
spoon baking powder, the grated rind
of lemon and four eggs, the whites
we'll beaten. Add, if necessary, just a
little water, but only enough to make
a stiff dough-like biscuit. Take pieces
the size of walnut, roll between the
hands and flatten slightly. Place on
creased tins and bake in rather slow
oven. These are very wholesome and
usually in great favor with children.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-07
The Comment.

did my diamonds call forth any COM
Inent?" asked Mrs. Cumrox
Eyes, indeed" answered Miss Cay
enne 81 heard several people refer to
you as the human chandelies Wash
ington Star.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-07
Know Him.

when my husband comes home and
tells me he has had corking good
time" said Mrs. Gayman, 81 always
know he has had an uncorking good
time, Chicago Tribune.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-07
His Philosnnher.

Young Mother-John, you are simply
undoing all my training You must not
give the baby everything in the house.
Helpless Father-lts not my fault!
If don't give him everything he wants.
hN yells.-Detroit Free Press.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-07
To Stop Bleeding.

A cloth saturated in lemon juice and
bound about a cut or wound will stop
Its bleeding, .------.--------- .----
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-07
The Bad Boy and His Dad Visit the
Pope-They Bow to the King of
Italy and His Nine Spots - Dad
Finds That "The Catacombs'
Is Not Comic Opera.
BY. HON. GEORGE w. PECK.

bl, HUN. IEOIlNE w IECN.
Ex-G Governor of Wisconsin, Former Ed
itor of Peck's Sun, Author of 'Peck's
Bad Boy" etc.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-07

Suit has been entered by Hamilton
County to collect 1892 from Gov. John
/. Cox and w. G. M. Thomas. 1t is
charged that this amount was improper
ly collected by one of the two gentle
men, or both as Commissioners Of Back
Taxes. The matter dates back several
wears, when Mr.. Thomas was back
tax collector and Gov. Cox a State
revenue agent.