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The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13

narticular interest is the news
that Mrs Rebecca McMullin Bel
~ vim and Francis J. Heney. whose
engagement was announced this
summer, are to be married quietly on
Saturday afternoon next at the home Of
Mrs. Belvin's sister-in-law. Mrs Betty
Hays McMul1in, in Piedmont There
will be no attendants of either bride or
groom and only the members of the two
families will be present. They will not
go away on a wedding journey, as Mr..
Heney finds it impossible to leave the
city at the present time Mrs Belvin
is staying at present at SHELLS Semi
nary in Berkeley.
The wedding of Miss Mary Small and
Lieutenant Arthur G.. Fisher. Four
teenth Cavalry. u. s. A, will take place
next month. Wednesday, December .,
being the date arranged 1t will be
celebrated at the attractive home of
the bride-elect's father. H. ]. Small, on
Broadway. No details have as yet been
arranged, but Miss Smalls sister. Miss
Barbara Small, will be the maid of
honor.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Van Ness. who
have made their home. since their re-
cent arrival from South Africa, with
Mr.. Van Ness parents. Mr.. and Mrs T.
C. Van Ness. on Octavfa street in this
city are contemplating going out of
town to live and are house hunting"
in Sausalito.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ashe have re-
turned from their country place in So
noma County and will spend the winter
months in Oakland. where they are liv-
ing at the Hotel Touraine.
Mr. and Mrs James V. Coleman (for-
merly Miss Minnie Hennessey), who
went recently to Santa Barbara, are at
the Hotel Potter and expect to spend
most of the winter there. Mr. Coleman.
who was quite i'll just before leaving
here. is convalescing rapidly, and he
and Mrs. Coleman are doing consider
able informal entertaining
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
French Savant Demonstrates Wine May
Be Rid of Mustiness by Coffee Grounds.

treating musty wines. whether by
means of olive oil. pulverized mustard.
or carbonized nuts. were not all OF an
assured efficacy.
The treatment consists in admixing
to each hectoliter (26 AZ gallons) OF
moldy wine ESQ grams (S.S1S ounces)
of coffee grounds and grams (3-125
pennyweights) OF pulverized orris Girls
horentina). shaking the mixture thor
oughly for an hour, and then leaving
1t four or five days undisturbed. allow
ing the sediment TO settle and curing
the wine of it's cardinal defect During
the initial tests OF the new process
the deodorizing properties or coffee
grounds, strongly asserting themselves
in their successful employ in pharmacy
for cleansing .nnortars. were not lost
sight OF by the inventor. and IL rs
mainly to this observation. trivial ar
first thought. that the valuable dis
covery Is due.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13

Spa nish statistics not very reliable. and
these figures are probably considerably below the
real figures
The principal consumption in Spain
consists of the common round Dutch
cheeses. These are sold here wholesale
at 1-50 pesetas CT cents) and . pesetas
(36.cents) per kilogram G Ia pounds)
delivered at the grocer's. Every Thurs
day evening carload of about 500
cases. weighing 80 Kilograms each or
more. of these Dutch cheeses leaves
Amsterdam and reaches Barcelona the
following Thursday in time to be de-
hvered to the trade on Friday morn
ing. Barcelona, Will the entire prov
inces of Catalonia and Valencia as far
as Alcoy, takes 650 tons of Dutch
cheeses annually. Carthagena and Ali
cante are also markets for these
cheeses owing to the large number of
miners in the Surrounding district with
whom piece of cheese and bread form
part of the daily meal. Dutch cheese
is retafled at 1.25 pesetas (23 cents)
per pound of IL ounces Next in i'm
portance comes the GEuyere variety,
ranging in price (wholesale) from 2
pesetas CSC cents) to 2.75 pesetas (50
cents) and even pesetas (55 cents) per
kilogram. The best qualities are i'm
ported from Switzerland but an in1i-
tation Gruyere of inferior quality is
imported from France at the cheapest
price
Barcelona consumes about so tons of
Gruyere in a year and Madrid about
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
Italians Excel in
teaching Languages.

~ oNsUL PAUL NASH of Venice
suggests that an interesting COM
Y parlson may be made between the
results of instruction in foreign
llsanguages ID in Italy and the United
states showing the practical superior
i'y OF the former. Mr.. Nash writes:
Hundreds of educated Ameri-
cans annually pass through Venice, and
:, ailhough probably nine-tenths of them
nave nad several years of instruction
in European language not onez
lehtn are capable of speaking a dozen
connected words of anything bur Eng
ilsn. Even college graduates, from
prize winning in French or German, are
generally unable to speak either Ian
suage, although capable of writing an
ekceient thesis on their history, phi
Ioiosy' syntax and literature. This is
the result OF teaching French and Ger
man IN much the same way that Latin
ana creek are taught. The pupils of
the Royal School of Commerce in Ven
ice tone Of the schools which prepare
Tor the diplomatic and consular SER
vlcel after one years instruction in
Engilsh are able to understand and to
MAKE themselves understood, and at
the end Of the second year converse
Win comparative fiuency.
a oHS desires to learn language
Tor the sole purpose of reading it IN
teihgently and appreciating- the fine
points OF Its literature, then the method
employed In American colleges is satis-
factory. IT. however, ones object is to
be able to use the language for practi-
cal purposes. it is obvious that an enor-
nous amount of time is wasted by
American students. ] suggest that the
question be investigated by teachers at
home, and shall be glad to answer any
inquiries on the subject
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
Greek Currant Crop
Short This Year.

!" ORECASTS covering the present
IL years crop Of Greek currants
place it at about $4,000 tons. Ex-
cessive rainfall during the entire
growing season retarded the ripening
of the fruit so that harvesting has
been over a week later than usual.
Fortunately the rainy weather seems
to have been general over Southwest
ern Europe, and tho consequent cool
breezes which blew from the north
west kept the temperature at a low
point. with consequent immunity to
the vine A reduced yield, however,
soon became apparent, and crop esti-
mates at the beginning of June indi-
Gated about 10 per cent less than that
of last year This view has since been
sustained and is still considered cor
rect. Notwithstanding numerous reports
reaching Patras about still larger
shortage.
The quality of the fruit will be su-
perior to that Of last year. In fact
market samples of lower grades have
been pronounced as too good for
themselves. Thus it is expected that
any shortage that may occur Will be
made up by a higher standard of quail
ity Several steamers were expected
at Patras to load currants 1or the
United States at the opening of the
new season, which began August %.
as provided by law. It is believed that
the opening prices will rule between
15s Cd and 16s (s3.S3 to s3.S9) per hun
dredweight cost and freight % New
York for ordinary fruit
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13

Selangor, where almost all the accessi-
bic land between the Klang and Selan-
gor rivers has been taken up for rub
Der planting, states the British Resi-
dent General
Large areas of land have been ap-
piled for and granted for the purposes
of this industry. and most of the large
estates have been converted into or
sold to limited liability companies Ac-
cording to the director of agriculture
the area a1fenated for the planting of
Para rubber is some 100000 acres, of
which about $4,000 acres has already
been planted. Most of the Para rubber
trees of the age of five years or more
have been planted 200 10 the acre
many estates have as many as 800 per
acre On the recent clearings the av-
erage is probably It's TO the acre The
number of trees of all ages In the
Federated Malay States may perhaps
be put as six or seven millions The
rubber production of 1905 is estfma ted
to have been 3o0.0o5 pounds
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Mining Progress in
Mexico Manifest.

A n increase Of American spirit ana
~ energy in mining matters N
Mexico is noted. while new &C.
tivity is being shown in com
mereial industrial. manufacturfne ans
a agricultural affairs. The contemp1atad
erection by Americans of a sue1ter of
100 tons means much to mines in tba
upper part of Sonora. as the smAlsa~
at the Mowry mines is Of only 1oo-son
capacity, and is wholly inadeouate y,
the growing needs A new railroad A.
being surveyed from Mowry 70 c.a,s-
basas, and thence to Nogales. Arfz ~
on which active work OF conzrrnct,s,,
will be commenced as early as pr,e.
ticable- The contemplated road fron,
Washington Camp to Ncrales 81.
which surveys have already been c.,,,-
pleted, is exhibiting new life. ana y
Is confidenrly expected that nrae+,,.., -
work will soon be Commenced. TSse1 s.s.@.
new roads VIII give adAftiona1 esss se
lets TO the increasing mineral -
ducts OF northern sonora. and n,<n
greatly augment the feeding ef ~
new smelter. ehe
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE.

How an American machinery agent
secured an order in Japan is related
by the commercial agent OF New south
Wales in the Far East. as follows: 1t
was question of some 1athes for a
large factory which was being ,efarted.
They were required of a certain size.
The agent Tor the British firm said.
That is 8 inches longer than they ara
made, and we can make no a1fera
ton" The American said. I will make
them to any size you like" The A1osr-
inan secured the order.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
Answers to Queries

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES City. The
original treadmill used in prison dis
cipline was invented by Sir william
Cubit of Ipswich. England. 1t consisted
of wheel in the form of a long
cylinder. furnished with twenty steps.
round in circumference, and turned
on its axis by the tread of prisoners,
each of whom could be made to tread
in separate compartments, SO boarded
off that he could have no intercourse
with the others. The prisoners were
supported by a hand rail and caused
the wheel to revolve about twice in a
minute.
vACANCIES-M. ", City The char
ter of San Francisco on the subject of
vacancies says:
When and so long as the Mayor is
temporarily unable to perform his
duties, member of the Board of SUI
pervisors shall be chosen president pro
tenn, who shall act as such Mayor
When vacancy occurs In the office
of Mayor it shall be filed for the un-
expired term by the Supervisors.
AN office becomes vacant when the
incumbent thereof resigns, is adjudged
insane, convicted of felony or OF an
offense involving a violation of his
official duties. or is removed from office,
or shall have ceased to be a resident
of the city and county or shall have
been absent from the State for more
than sixty consecutive days without
leave
The Mayor appoints and fills any va
cancy that may OCCUR in the Board of
Supervisors.
There is no provision for filling va
cancies 'in case the Mayor and the
Board of Supervisors should be re-
moved from office at one time
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NOTE AND COMMENT.

Hearst justified in suspecting that lemon Bryan
passed him.
1t given that Mrs Baker is neither wealthy
That's only different OF saying is unhappy
Croker Billy Suzer type of efersonan
Democrat The Harswoh reputation the contrary Richard is
himself again.
After mourning her husband dead for years French
has discovered her Now husband mourning
because he did not die. :.
The Caseanes domestic differences have enabled thousands
OF sagacous citizens relieve themselves most satisfying
What did ] tell you?'
should be to Russas
establish Atlantic naval station The care to
subject his few remaining ships to the combined Baltic
and his sailors.
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archipelago argument they
picked this absurd and technical plea that Japanese children
with discrimination the public schools of San Francisco
There discrimination The segregation of Japanese students
school police regulation due the fact that they
children the AS rule they range
fifteen twenty-five 1t is fit that they should be permitted
associate with children of school and will
be permitted.
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by which the lowest scale of Spain's
tariff is applied to merchandise from
communication from Consul General
E. H Rigely of Barcelona, in which he
says:
The following table shows the total
imports, quantities and values of cheese
imported into Spain during the past
three years:
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
MAIL CLERKS DESERVE CONSIDERATION.

HE railway mail clerks undrpaid overworked body
OF make modest protest the subject of the indifference
their safety shown by the Government and the railroad
companies In this regard the travelling
One that the danger OF injury life and limb would
be materially esened the storage ends Of the mail always
the locomotive
would obvious and cheap enough but has probably
delayed by the parsmony of railroad managers who objected
of turning 1t promised that this will
shortly be accomplished
Another dangerous practice is the lighting
which has caused fatal fires The
substituted The
only the ground that railway mail
worth preserving made to the Mail Clerks Associa
October shows that the year the lives
clerks had been sacrificed owing the gas lighting
the mail
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13

The public executioner of Austria
wears pair OF new white gloves every
,kime he carries out capital sentence
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13

at. Townssnd's Cal glace fruits and can
and lzoS and 2z0-ValeAcia stxest Nsss'
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13

.'Crehation is good. wrote the little
girl in the examination, because the
person might only be in a swoon. and
II he is burned he cannot recover"
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13

of coffee grounds. says a Neville news
paper. In consequence of either an
abundant crop or negligence, must is
sometimes garnered in ill-conditioned
receptacles, which impart to it an un-
savory flavor, due to the formation of
mold, which in turn secretes an essen
tia1 oil. known in chemistry as ethereal
aldehyde. This oil. in the form of mi
mute droplets, clings to the f1laments
or spores of the mold and is soluble
in alcoholic liquors. which thus assimi-
late the unpleasant flavor which the
oil inherently possesses. 1t is precisely
this defect which Mr. CFouzet's efforts
encompass. and his process is all the
more interesting since the old ways of
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
Rubber Culture in
the Malay States.

UBBER culture enthusiasm in
the Federated Malay States has
led to numerous applications for
land, but more particularly IN
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13

A s:::'::' !: 6: :;;:: :';::: $:
ronornerciaI treatv with Spafn
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13

"A r CROUZET. a French savant in
N N pharmacy. has successfully
lVI demonstrated how wines may
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13

. ORECASTS covering the present
IL years crop Of Greek currants
place it at about 14S,0oo tons Elk
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13

1t is given out that Mrs Baker is neither i'll nor
That's only different way of saying woman is unhap
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-05
What the Market Affords

NEW beets, Is cents a bunch. ~ .
~ New carrots, l2R cents a bunch.
Chicory, 10 cents a bunch.
Head lettuce, Is cents each. .....
New potatoes, 8 cents q pound.
Duck, 18 cents a pound. .~.
Roast of lamb, Is cents a pound.
SQUAD, IS cents each. *. .
Philadelphia scrapple, 1919 cents a pound. / ~
~~Apples-Northern Spies, 70 cents a peck; Greetings, so
cents a peck.
Malaga grapes, 80 cents a pound.
The south has been prodigal this week and sent us not
only Strawberries, but new beets, carrots, potatoes, chicory
and some splendid head lettuce.
The ducks offered are unusually good. Clean and truss.
and II the skin seems very oily it may be wise to scrub quick
ly with hot water and ivory soap, rinsing thoroly with cold
water and then clean as usual. A popular stuffing is Of hot
mashed potato, which has been highly seasoned With salt,
pepper and chopped onion-some like to add q few bread
crumbs and a pinch Of sage. Sometimes all that is placed in
the duck is quartered tart apples, which absorb any rank
ness OF flavor and which are not served at the table.
AS a garnlsh for the duck pare, quarter, core and steam
six large tart apples. When tender turn them into q samoa
pan, add three tablespoonfuls Of sugar, place on a slow ano
and stir occasionally until we'll dried out. In a second sauce-
pan melt and cook together for a moment two tablesnoons
each OF butter and cornstarch. Into this gradually stir the
apple, and when smoothly thickened add the we'll beaten
yolks Of three eggs and stir constantly at the side of the
II untl the mixture is very thick; add a grating Of nut
meg, or a few drops of vanilla, then set away until cold and
urn. Shape into tiny croquettes, egg, crumb and frv in
deep fat. - -
10 pan squads, split them thru the back and breast
spread with melted butter, and set in a hot oven for ten
minutes. II not Drowned enough, put for a minute o r. two
INTO the broller. Serve on buttered toast slightly moistened.
and pour over them the dripping from the pan. To broil
squads, dress them like broiled chickens. split down tho h.al-
pound flat with rolling pin, butter the broiler. and cook ovo
Goals or gas until a delicate brown. Turn them Otter. wben
done sprinkle with salt and pepper and spread with butter.
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SHE SCORES AGAIN.

THEY had had another quarrel. .
7 :" won't say marriage is a failure" he began, tsfor
some
He sneered violently. -...-- 3D..
- some are more fortunate in. what they get than.
others" 49,. 49,. -~N,
She laughed the gay, hard laugh which ANNOYED him
most. - 800 -
"You are right, DEAR she said. "You, for instance. cot
me; but I--got only you" .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-05

There's dozens Of women would give you paris green In a
minute, like that girl I heard about somewhere, If they
thought they could steal him. We'll put it in The j our
IA, and that will sort Of label him hands off, and help to
cinch your price,
Miss Smith was unconvinced and was much shocked at
this fippant treatment Of her hearts deepest experiences,
but she had let Nell manage her. too long to resist success
fully. ~
She had expected when the engagement really appeared
possible remonstrance, probable regrets, but certain good
wishes from her dear little people at the school. The girls
had rather %overdone the good wishes, but the boys had been
ominously silent, and a sort of decentralization had set in.
Twice a dozen of her promptest boys had been very late,
with no excuse; they seemed listless, and the usual interest
in studies was waning; some sort Of a sinister consultation
was going on perpetually; they all appeared to have become
opulent, and pennies were shed from all sorts Of unusual
places, shoes, stockings, sleeves, hats; in fact, it rained
pennies most of the time, and "Fatty', had fifty that had
to be gathered up at least once a day from all corners Of
the room; strangest Of all, there seemed to be an epidemic
Of sore left arms.
The boys evaded all her inquiries. Even Professor Painter,
past master in the science Of boy, could not fathom the
mystery.
Finally, she found it i%ntoerable, and ordered James, alias
FATTY to remain after school.
She questioned, argued, pleaded, coaxed-all to no pur-
pose. FATTY looked guilty, but his perpetual answer was:
ut ain't nothin ;.leastwise nothin' bad.,'
HBut it is bad. You think Of nothing but this miserable
secret-Whatever it is; your lessons get worse every day.
Miss Smith was not emotional. but anxiety and the defec-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-05

vernacular in which Swedish, Danish, Irish, German and
Norwegian influences were plainly visible, but still more in
evidence the slang Of the streets, the argot Of the alleys, and
the careless pronunciation and ungrammatical usages of the
home environments Of some Of them. But this trouble had
reiterated into the background before the engrossing claims
of a mysterious something, %unnamable, intangible, invisible,
yet ever present.
It was not Christmas secrecy that was abroad; there
was no hint Of festivity about it. >. .'
The mysterious influence seemed to be among the boys
only; the girls were just as usual. p
It had appeared about the time that her romantic and
yet businesslike young sister, Nell, had insisted upon the
public announcement Of Miss Smiths engagement to John
Crawford. r%* =" ""~ E
She had demurred to no purpose, for everyone was like
clay in the hands Of the potter where pretty Nell was con-
cerned. . "
"You've really done remarkably we'll, considering your
sublime Indifference to matrimony,' Nell had said, APPROX
ingly. "He's good enough for anybody; but just because
you're engaged isn't enough. 1t really won't be safe until
you get him landed at the altar, and the vows spoken.
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COLONEL ANTHoNY'S CREED.

COLONEL D. R. ANTHONY the fighting editor, who
~ helped make Kansas a free state, published the Daily
Times at Leavenworth for nearly forty years. AS he neared
his end he dictated the following statement Of his religious
ideas: . F>& """- .-~
l die IN full confidence Of a divine power who made and
controls the universe. Whatever was made by that divine
power is perfect and remains perfect.
We should do unto others as we would be done nv
/ don't believe God ever created a devil. 7 DOM he1iovo
that a devil exists anywhere except in the heart of a man
or a beast.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-05
BOARDING HOUSE ADVANTAGES

nR. ALFRED Russell WALLACE tells Herbert snen-
GERS reason for living in a London boarding house
with "rather a commonplace set of people-retired Indian
officers and others'': ''He said that he had purposelv chosen
such a home in order to avoid the mental excitement Of too
much interesting conversation; that he suffered greatly from
insomnia, and that he found that when his evenings were
spent in. commonplace conversation, learning the news Of the
day or taking part in a little music, he had a better chance Of
sleeping
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A TRANSFORMATION INDEED.

IOHN BURROUGHS was talking about the increased In
j terest that the world now takes in nature and her works
and ways.
"A modern girl from New York. he said, "would not
he apt to say, asI heard a. girl say thirty years ago, as she
looked at a multitude of tadpoles in a pond:
stsOh, look at the tadpoles! And to think that some
day every one Of these horrd wriggling things will be a
beautiful butterfly"
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A School Mystery Solued
By Florence Bunce.

SIS SMITH, teacher Of small people
in the Adams school, had a growing
anxiety and a secret uneasiness that
would not down. ~
Hitherto her worst trouble had
been the futility Of her efforts to
substitute English, pure and unde-
fled, the English Of her native Bos-
ton, for the vernacular Of some Of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-05
OYNIUIsMs.

@ TEALING a mirror is not the only way Of taking a glass
~ too much.
The most popular air for some years has been the mil
lionaire.
To make your friends think you wise, keep saying that
you know nothing.