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bright ana early we started.
The ducks were not as thick al wO
had expected. so we kept moving. and
by evening we were famished and still
Tar from the railroad. Spying an
Italian working in a little clearing.
suggested to my friend that we buy
something to eat from him. Approach
ing the Italian. I explained how hun
cry We were and offered to purchase
the dinner from him. but. good soul. he
was generous, spurned our money and
told US to go up to the house and tell
his partner to give US supper.
When we reached the little farrn-(
house We found the partner referred to
slowly stirring a kettle of fragrant
stew as he hunmed a tune OF old Italy.
fAh, da starve; sfta da down. said
'the- Italian with welcoming smile.
We obeyed and soon were enjoying
the ste2ming stew, the best we had
ever .te stsd.- both. OF US agreed. Soon
our plates were empty
'I4avas more again said the italian.
we accented. with thanks, and again
we polished our plates.
Itaya more. again said the italian.
Well. we don't want to rob you.'
said T.. e'You have been very gener-
Never minda.' interrupted our
genial host Plenta da beef. plenta da
beef. Damada cow, she get seek, she
die yesterday. PIenta da beef
= My friend and rose simultaneously.
glanced quickly at each other and GO
ing forth into the air leaned over n
ran renee We did not digest the
OScA.
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The Undigested Beef Stew.

Keep in mind that after day $
shooting hunter is always nearly
starved to death and YOU will enjoy
this yarn the more said Tom Lewis,
secretary of the Union Gun Club. and
one Of the best shots in California.
About two years ago a'friend OF mine
suggested that we skirt the northern
arms OF the bay and bring home a
good bag OF ducks I consented. and
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An Admiral in a Barrel.

Frank Maskey the candy nanufao-
turer, and one OF the most ardent duck
hunters on the coast. relates a tale OF
how Admiral Goodrich stood in barrel
half flied with water. taking ali kinds
of chances OF Contracting pneumonia,
just to shoot some canvasbacks.
Il promised the admiral to give him
good shoot" said MAskey. and unads
arrangements to shoot over the PrIng1s
Clubs ponds on the Suisun marshes.
When we arrived the weather was
threatening, and Miller. the keeper,
predicted that a storm was due,
and it looked as II the cans would be
numerous. We left early that morn
ing. and took the admiral to the
barrel from which ne was to shoot. To
my surprise found it was leaking and
partly filed with water
I apologized to the admiral for NOT
having a more serviceable place to
shoot from. and advised him to return
TO the clubhouse until we could mako
better arran gements
But the ducks were flying. and the
admiral was game. and he climbed into
his blind. / left him and returned to
the clubhouse About two hours later
shooting. and found the water was up
to his waist.
Il noticed several ducks swimming
around his decoys. and I said to him,
Why don't you shoot them?
Why he said, they have bean here
all morning, and they are attracting
other ducks.
Won't You come back 20 the club
house and dry your clothes. admlralT'
l asked.
oh, how can leave this spot while
those birds are Aying in the distance.
Just leave. me here another hour he
pleaded.
The water in the barrel kept getting
higher, but the admiral kept warm,
with pent-up excitement, and when the
moment came. turned loose with botf
barrels He was rewarded for his forti-
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President EIarrison's Hunt.

Beyond q doubt the most remarkable g
shoot ever held in California was that
at which eN-President Benjsmin Har
rison participated in 1897" said Il. J.
Smyth. who conducts a restaurant on
Mission street. near Eighth. There is
not duck hunter in the state that
does not know Su1sth and his yarn
should held the interest of them all.
President IIarfison's shooting
trip was arranged by I'D H. Plant the
most skillful caller or water fowl in
the State continued Smyth .sand to
assist him in the work he took along
Claude Kagee and Abe cFump. also ex-
perts on the marshes. IN the Presi-
dents party were Joseph McKenna,
1ow Justice Of the United states Su-
preme Court and Andrew Jackson, not
he Of historical fame but the man who
made a certain soda water famous.
The shoot took place on the Glade
ranch, north Of Rio Vista.
several amusing incidents occurred
as the party was proceeding toward the
hunting grounds. One old-time hunter
was met and Plant, stopping him, said
Jim. Let me introduce you to Ben
5amin Harrison. formerly President OF
the United States.
Quit your skylarkin'' answered
Jim. Formerly President OF the Unit
ed States. Hnh. Go ahead and take
out your tenderfoot and teach him to
shoot If you think YOU can, but don't
try 10 make 2 fool out OF me-
Mr.. Harrison laughed heartily and
the party moved on TO the hunting
grounds. Notwithstanding tie incred-
ulity Of jim, the hunter, the news had
become noised about that the ex-Presi-
dent was out for a shoot and when the
hunting grounds were reached the
crowd thought it had struck the fair
grounds.
Teams had arrived from every point
OF the compass, each wagon bearing
q farmer. his beribboned wife and
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Frank Brandon of the Last, a victim
of the nlonocle habit, went cunning
with me up on thespreserves of the late
Hermann Oefrichs. on Sufsnn Bay There
was no better hunting ground in Cali
fornia than these preserves and "a real
hunter5could go lout Gin Shis slippers and
bring back the. limit We loaded
Brandon up with ESQ shells, deposited
lims in blind and took our stations at
various points. All through the day
Brandon kept busy and couldn't have
made more noise had be been defending
Port Arthur. Half an hour after we
reached the clubhouse Brandon came
in, bealnipg with happiness.
only got seven shells left he Nol-
unteered in treble voice, .:.ad would
have shot them off, ,toos only my shoul-
der gotytoo sore. But it was the best
days hunt ever. had. 80 - - ~. Il
Then. he wiped tife. smoisturetoH his
monocle, and reaching cai:efully into
his bag drew forth two underfed ducks,
and a, mud hen. F'fs tsssi- stfsss-
w hat do you think eof that for;
shooting?' he, asked. proudly. s.s-S: -
- sGreatswork.xI said: but you should
never bring back SHELL ,,S.s 49, ~. = &
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plump checked children. They made
a rush for Mr. Harrison ard wrunE
him by the hand and it was some tlaIe
before we could clear the field. This
was finally accomplished, the wagons
fairly lining the fences. 1t was then
that Ed Plants remarkable powers as
a caller were put to a test
notwithstanding the crowd around
the fences Of the place, he soon raised
geese from distant fields and had them
circling around above the head of the
ex-President Mr.. Harrison killed sew
enty-seven honkers. He was a good
clean shot and seldom missed his bird
don't believe California will ever see
the equal of that hunt again.
Saving Cargo of Ducks.
LAS fisherman always talks OF the
size OF his catch. j am going to indulge
the same privilege and talk of the big
gest bag l ever helped bring to eaftli.'
said Ed Ayers. who dispenses drugs
out on Van Ness avenue, except when
he is out hunting. Il was out in the
Suisun marshes with Jim Maynard,
he continued. by 4 o'clock we had
exhausted all of our stelIs,-but piled
talking. mind you. of a day before the
flfty-limit law went into effect.
AS we expected a great days sport
we took along horse. or, rather, a
goat the livery, man told US was a
horse. When we got ready to start
home we led the ancient steed over to
the blind, on the shore of a slough, and
began to pile the ducks upon him.
Well, as we swung aboard the last
bunch OF ducks. (there were between
800 and 400 pounds of them) that goat
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Native Son or Pioneer.

Let others tell about their skill with
the gun,T said acting Mayor James i.
Gallagher. but I'm going to tell you OF
the roughest experiences ever had In
CONTINUED on Inside Paxs0
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M EHEN the law swings open the
N door on october Is of. every
w year and bids water fowl ay
forth to .csance it with the gun
ner do the graceful cattails of the
sloughs seem TO beckon you 70 come
and share the sport-does memory watt
70 you the fragrant odor of the marsh
grass2 Can YOU hear OF the wild goose
cry the plaintiSe call OF the swan. the
d note OF the mallard or the teal, the
rustic Of winE2 When the quick.
sharp crack Of the nitro powder or the
deeper, longer shock of the black e,s-
plosivc sounds to you. when you see
flight arrested. a feather floating here
and there. a bird tumblng from the
sky, do YOU thrill with the ecstasy that
thrills a conoueroF? If you do. you're
a sportsman, and herewith sportsmen of
your kind viii talk TO you and tell you
OF the days most replete with incident
they ever passed on the marsh w>h
gun in hand.
The Delta independent., 1906-06-15

Even an expert cannot distinguish by
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Refuse loose scoop coffee You may be
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You will find it to your advantage to
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For your protection to positively in
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stage Of their career, and the finger
print system is the only means Of
Identification yet devised that makes
this practicable.
Not only is it virtually impossible
that any mans ten tinger-prints, one
after the other, should resemble in
mere general mathematical form each
of those of another man, the chance
against any such coincidence being
calculated by Professor Francis Gal
ton, the eminent anthropologist and
mathematician, as one hundred and
siXty-four million against one. but 1t
is equally impossible that any two
iinger-prints should be identical in
every detail.
Recently the United States govern
ment has also adopted the thumb
print system for Identification of the
sailors and soldiers in service, as this
might become useful not only in
cases of desertion, but also to more
readily identify the bc les Of those
who have fallen on the field Of battle.
The Delta independent., 1906-06-15

MAGNIFIED THUMB MARK SHOWING
DISTINGUISHED LINES.
the fact that every man carries on his
finger-tips the proofs of his identity.
and passports in the Celestial land
have consisted Of a government
stamped piece of oil paper on which
the traveller has to record his digital-
marks before setting forth on his
journey. So in India, where deeds
transferring land have for centuries
past been signed among the illiterate
peasantry by thumb-mark. Within
recent years the government Of In
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to postoffice savings bank books. mill
tary and civil pension certificates,
emigrants' contracts, mortgages on
growing crops, and other transactions
where false personation has to be
guarded against or an authenticated
acknowledgment Of money received
has to be made. Naturally. also, the
system was promptly adopted for the
Identification Of criminals, and 1t was
an Indian police officer, E. r. Henry.
inspector-general Of police in Bengal,
who carried to England his expert
ences in the work, and when appointed
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'TELL.TALE THUMB-PRINTS.
FINGER MARKS Of CRIMINALS
LIFE LONG AIDS TO THEIR
DETECTION.
Individual Finger Marks Permanent
through Life-Adopti0n OF System
for Identification Of U. 8. Soldiers
and Sailors.

Through Ll1e-noOptlOu OF system
for Identification Of U. 8. Soldiers
and Sailors.
A few weeks ago Inspector
Mclaughlin of the New York City De-
tective Bureau received remarkab BILE
evidence of the value Of thumb-print
identification. A letter was brought
to him through the mails from London
containing the picture and record of
a noted criminal whose thumb-print,
with his name and description. was
sent to London to test the efficiency
Of this new method of recording dis
tinguishing marks of criminals. BY
means of the thumb-print alone. the
English police identified the criminal
captured by the New York police,
whose record III England includes eight
imprisonments on charges of larceny.
The prisoner was caught by Inspector
Mclaughlin in the corridor of the
Waldorf Astoria Hotel in April. There
were no charges against him in this
country at the time, but the Inspector
decided that his captive was an En-
glish crook" 1t was found that two
patrons Of the hotel had been robbed
and the prisoner was detained for
thorough investigation Of his case.
thumb-print to London and the reply
brought photograph of the "crook"
and a duplicate photograph of his
thumb-print and his record.
THE BERTILLON SYSTEM.
For some time the criminal bureaus
of prominent cities have been using
the Bertillon measurement system
which also includes making two pho
tographs Of the suspicious character,
but the French system and photo
graphy have fallen short in many
cases, as scheming criminal can
adopt various subterfuges to cheat the
law. but there Is no way of changing
the character of his tbumb-print, for
there are no two people whose thumbs
are exactly alike. and each person has
his own individual thumb-print whose
character remains the same from the
day of birth to the end.
OLD AS THE HILLS.
There is nothing really new in this
mode of Identification, as from time
immemorial the Chinese have known
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In spite of all the talk and rumpus in
the House Of Representatives over an
attempt to eliminate the free seed farce.
with its attendant enormous expenditure.
members n big majority stood in favor OF
the appropriation. Each year congress-
creates diversion by inveighing against
the proposition, and then erthusiaefically
votes II into the agricultural bill.
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Fits e aes s:s cessA g b. e. q 81.
Sc Riea s. a. ~ e z,ss e e. &. rss:s1S -: e;
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-16

YOUNG man for this office who can use type
writer MURRAY 6 READY.
FOR HOTELS-SPRINGS RESORTS, ETC.
BUTCHERS-BAKERS.
Second cook. broiler and walters, springs ho-
tel. ST5. $50 and $50 and i'd
Chef cook, country hotel. SO.
) bakers. country shops. $50 and $50 and I'd.
Sausage-maker. country, $40.
8 butchers shop work $50 and $50 and i'd
10 butchers. slaughter and shop work. $50 to
SIS and found.
90 cooks. different hotels aud restaurants, city
and country.
Butler country club. $50 and found
10 busboys, pantrymen, porters, attendants and
nurses for institution
Polishers. starchers. ironers and laundry help.
Any position advertised from our Oakland
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MISCELLANEOUS
milk wagon drivers. $40 20 $65 and I'd.
Young man. experience. drive milk wagon.
$25 and found.
2 tally clerks for Oakland and San Francisco.
Clerk for shipping department, factory. S12 wk.
to start.
Young man to run planer. 50 day.
young men. drive butcher wagons, take or
ders etc. S12 to SIS week.
teamsters for Oakland. S2.5 day.
10 young men, factory work. $1.75 and 81 day.
STABLE HELP.
StabIeman. private place. $50 and found.
20 buggy washers, harness cleaners and hos
tiers for Oakland and San Francisco. $50 to
SIS; % stablemen, country jobs, $50 and $40
and found.
FIREMEN-OILERS.
SAILORS.
40 sailors, $50 and i'd. 20 fremen, $50 and I'd.
10 oilers, $40 and I'd.
Walters. cooks and stewards for steamers:
MURRAY & READY. 4ss Sixth st. Oakland
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N. AND W. COAL LANDS.
Investigation by the Interstate Com
merce Commission.

H. D. Hobart, coal and coke freight
agent Of the Norfolk and Western railroad,
occupied the stand during the entire morn
Ing session yesterday at the hearing before
the interstate commerce commissi6s. in the
coal and oil investigation. He submitted
vast lot of correspondence and minutes
OF meetings of joint conferences of rail-
roads at which the question of the fixing
and maintenance OF rates on coal, to west
ern points was considered and action taken.
D. Z. Spangler superintendent of trans
portation of the Norfolk and Western sup
piled the commission with detailed state
ments showing the increase IN equipment
and facilities on the Norfolk and Western
and the coal and coke movement together
with the outputs of the mines from 1897 to
1906.
w. c. Mcdowell, vice president of the
Norfolk and Western. testified that the
company was the owner OF the stock OF
the Pocahontas Coal and Coke Co. The
company owns some 253, 900 acres of coal
lands, which are leased to individuals or
corporations 1t was a part of the con-
sideratlon OF the purchase OF the stock
Of the coal and coke company that the
railroad company guarantees some $40
10000 worth OF its bonds. 1t also was
testified that the Pennsylvania Co.. west
OF Pittsburg. had entered into a contract
by which II Joined the Norfolk and Western
in guaranteeing the payment Of the inter-
est the bonds.
Judge Holt, counsel for the Norfolk and
Western, interrupted the witness to say
that the company would furnish the COM
mission with a complete history of the
purchase of the stock of the Pocahontas
Coal and Coke Co, as soon as II could be
prepared.
MIR Mcdowell said that the holdings OF
the Pocahontas Coal and Coke Co. COM
prised but small part of the Pocahontas
field.
ID. F. Spangler. superintendent of trans
portation OF the Norfolk and Western ex-
planned the method of car distribution
among the coal operators on his road
and said there is absolutely no possibility
OF discrimination in the Pocahontas region
under the system OF car distribution in
practice
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GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

Inc Baltimore tug Dauntless has towed
the barge Howard from Baltimore and
oerthed her in Quantico creek TO load A.
cargo OF sulphur rock for Baltimore After
perthing the barge the Dauntless came I'D
TO this city for orders, and sailed later for
Norfolk, from which point she will bring a
tow of lumberladen vessels to Baltimore
Arrived: Schooner Father and Son rail-
way ties, from lower river point; schoon-
ers Oyster Boy and Carrie c. Pinto. oysters.
from Potomac beds; r. Mason cord wood
from river point to Georgetown; schoon-
er Belmont, cord wood from Aqua creek.
for local dealers.
Sailed: Schooners Sidney Jones and 6
l.. Bowen, for Liverpool Point, and schoon-
for this city; schooner Express, light for
the Rappahannock river 10 load for Balti-
more; schooner Carrie S. Morse laden
with about 400 tons Of oyster shells to stock
private planting grounds on the eastern
shore; schooner Farmers Friend, for Coau
river TO load cargo of pine lumber for
this city; schooner Alethea. light, for the
Rappahannock river to load lumber for
dealers here.
Memoranda: Schooner Z. D. Layton laden
with lumber for This city, has sailed from
the Rappahannock river; schooner William
P. Hood en- route TO this city with a cargo
of ice from the Maine ice fields, sailed from
Boston May 3; power barge Louise is lying
at Alexandria loading a cargo for Nomini
and other points.
The tug James O. Carter left port yester-
day towing three light scows, one of which
she delivered in Machodoc creek. where IL
will load cargo of oak ties for use in the
erection of new wllaryes here and the
others at Quantico to load lumber for deal
ers in this city
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purpose of crushing out competition by
causing the financial ruin of the plaintiff,
thereby increasing the personal gains of the
officers and employees as stockholders of the
Fairmont Coal Company.
1t is also claimed that the Fairmont Coal
Company has been given unlawful rebates
ana Special rates for transportation of its
coal, and on different occasions where the
pla1ntin and the Fairnont Coal Company
were competitive bidders for coal contracts
the railroad company. by juggling its rates
enabled the Fafrmont Coal Company to I'M
derbid the plaintiff and secure the contract
1t is also asserted that the price at which
the Falrmont Coal Company actually sold
ana ienVered said coal on many occasions
was less than the actual cost of mining the
same plus the published rate of transporta-
ton and the cost of delivery