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The San Francisco call., 1906-09-04
Humors of the Town.
BY James Crawford.

caravansary who had spent the day in
riotous living and suddenly became
imbued with desire to tour the burned
district at night. Only one automo-
bile was available and it was reserved
for party then supping in the grill
but the b1bulous one did not know
that
Il wantah shee all zhe ruins b.
moonlight he hiccoughed as he
clambered into the machine, an doan
miss ze ones That re picturesque.
Now the chaufeur's 5 sense of honesty
was not sufficiently strong TO resist
the opportunity thus presented TO earn
a dishonest dollar, so he steered his
chug wagon up Powell street TO Pine,
to Mason, TO Bush, to Powell, and
continued that route until he had en-
circled the block forty-three times by
actual count. meantime delivering a
descriptive lecture intended for the
enlightenment OF the person seated
behind him. Within that single block
he pointed out what he alleged were
the remains of all the city's once
famous buildings. including the City
Hall. the Hall OF Justice, the Palace
Hotel and the Mechanics Pavilion
And that's about all there's worth
seeing" he concluded, when an hour
had elapsed and his patrons in the
grill had probably finished their sup
per. Receiving no response, he looked
over his shoulder and saw that the
man he had been addressing was fast
asleep.
ITO think" said the mahout in tone
of disgust after he had returned his
somnolent customer TO the annex and
collected SIS for the ride, that spent
so much unnecessary time and wind
for so little money"
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-04
UP TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

He Stockton Mail vigorous advocacy the direct
primary and being of the leading opponents of Democracy
California evident that Republican party neglects
the opportunity put itself right this question the chance
viii be seized by the other side The Mail says:
primary i in the general of
Democratic 70 bring close possible to the people
digusted facility with which
newspapers the San Francisco Call, which
become edaly the ablest daily
of Democracy line
thought the The Democratic State will undoubtedly
take
VIII be the battle the
The Republican allow be said that refused
people, party
that such will be the cry the Republican convention neges
declare OF the direct primary The policy embodied in that
law which the candidates primary election
really belongs the Republican party by right of prior appro
pon Under Republican auspices has proved
bOs rule.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-04

I1L foIitlSn board OF trade re-
turns show a falling off in ex-
ports OF cotton piece goods of all
kinds of nearly 57,000,000 yards
in June of this. year. as compared with
the corresponding period of 1905. To
China, including Hongkong, there was
decrease in June in exports from
England of 100000 pieces: but there
was a decrease in exports to Bengal
in the same time of nearly $4,000, 900
pieces. To the United States the ship
ment aggregated 4.o04.100 pieces. as
compared with 3,ss7,3oo pieces in June.
1905. To Cuba the exports in June
were 3,571, 400 pieces. as compared with
S.733,500 pieces in June of last year.
There was an increase in the exports
to Canada, but a considerable decline
in the shipments to the British West
Indies.
The London Times says that all the
foreign outlets for cotton cloth are
fully supplied. which causes the staple
trade of Lancashire at this time to
be exceedingly quiet Fresh looms,
however, are being erected in various
parts of north and northeast Ian
cashire. which has the effect of dis
couraging the manufacturers in other
parts of Lancashire There are no new
cotton spinning mill projects at the
present time. and the reckless exten-
sions. the London Times says. wit
messed during the last two years in
England appear to have come to an
end. According to an estimate recently
made by William Tattersall of Man
chester s5o,ooo,ooo have been spent
during the past two years in cotton
spinning mills and weaving sheds in
the County Palatine
The total shipments OF cotton yarn
from Great Britain during the first six
months of 1906 were los. lag, 400 pounds.
as compared with s7.ss7.1 100 in 1905.
The shipments of yarn from Great
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-04
T ONE of the select boarding
/ houses within a one-mile radius
\ Of the Chutes would take in the

AT ONE of the select boarding
nj houses within one-mile radius
i of the Chutes would take in the
four Afro-American juveniles
that accompany Mayme Remington in
her act at the Orpheum, and She de-
spairingly appealed to Manager John
Morrisey and Press Agent Phil Hast
ings to remove her plight.
Il can't get the pickaninnies ad-
nlitted to any place that | would live
in, she explained, "and they are so
mischievously inclined that | must
keep them under constant surveil-
lance. What shall I do?'
'Misehievous, ef1?" said Mr. Nor
risey judicially. 1--WE might put 'em
in with the monkeys"
This is no joke pouted the
coincidence.
What's the matter with lodging
them in the infant incubator" Mr..
Hastings suggested
The very thing said the manager
glowingly.
But said the lady. they are
superstitious creatures, and if some
one should tell them that babies have
died"
If any one tells 'em that" Mr.
Morrisey interrupted, you just tell
EN- that incubators are connected in
some way with chickens-hx the way
to suit yourself-and I'll bet you a
ride on the scenic railway that you
can't keep 'em out of the incubator"
And in the incubator the ebony
quartet has been content to slunber
nightly ever since
At the ST. Francis Annex they tell
of an Eastern man soiourr1inC ar that
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-04
Tint Terrible YounE.ter.

Tommy" said his elder sister severe
ly. you had no business to come into
the parlor when Mr.. Lovett was calling
on me-
That's all right. sis" answered
Tommy. II could see that you were
only playing telephone He was ring
ing you up-oh. you needn't hide your
left hand behind you--but he had his
lips entirely too close to the receiver.
New York Evening Sun.
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Didn't Have To.

Didn't Have To.
The audience didn't laugh at that
story told. at ALL"
Nope"
That's mighty funny. I told that
in the factory at noon and every one
of my employees laughed immoderately
at it,"
Yes; but you see, these people in
the audience were not your employees"
Houston Post
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He Knew.

Here is an account of bureau thar
was recently established for the pur-
pose of providing speeches for women
to deliver What are you laughing
at?"
The idea of anybody writing speech
es for my wife to deliver. That's
funny.
rs your wife speaker
Yes
Well. wouldn't her audience appre-
ciate IT il her speeches were more
carefully prepared?"
Not
Why not?1
I'm her audience. e.~-cIeveland Plain
Dealer.
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Wages Show Increase
in New England.

"HE wages of employees in cotton
mills have recently been ad-
vanced per cent in New Eng
land, and there is, according to
the Lynn Item. similar ten
dency to increase the wages in the
boot and shoe industry. The item says
that the increase in the average wage
of shoemakers in the State for the
last five years has exceeded 81 per
week, totaiing s56.33 for the year
The increase in the average wage
in Lynn from 1900 to 1906 amounted
to s61.16; while in Brockton the in
crease amounted to SIS per person
Haverhill increased its average wage
$685.. but Salem. though it increased
the value of its shoe product and num-
ber of its 'shoemakers. is said to have
reduced its average wage by s517.
The statistics show that there were
5s,645 persons employed in the boot
and shoe business in 1900. receiving
average yearly earnings of s47s.11. In
1905 the number had increased to
s2,6S5. and the average yearly earn
ings were s529.44
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-04

Britain show no instance of decreased
exports worth taking into considera-
tion except as regards China The
shipment of cotton piece goods from
Great Britain for the six months end
ing June 80 were, in yards of cloth,
s.116. 6.703,6oo, as compared with s,oo5.-
411.s00 vast year. But the June ship
ments showed significant decline.
The outlets which received more from
the British market this year than last
were Turkey. Argentine Republic. In
dta, America, Japan, Colombia. Aus
tralia and Belgium. But China shows
a decline both in cotton cloths and in
yarn.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-04
NOTE AND COMMENT.
co yearns to hear noise like arbitration.

San Francisco yearns hear like arbitration
While the Yosemite hghwayman holding up the stage
coach Of the snapshotted him.
that they asked him to look pleasant.
David Hill is quite practical permit himself be in
weighed into quarrel the leadership of the New York Denoc
David viii wait until there something lead he allows
himself to become excited.
Judge Parker that the Hearst independence
recruit in the Of Mr. Walsh who has resigned
member OF the Democratic national committee And persons
who have studied Mr. Was political opne enlist
the setback the Hearst
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-04
In the Joke World.
fitting Things.

How do you account for all these
earthquakes. professor" inquired Far
mer Bopp OF his summer boarder.
II hardly know how to account for
them. I think there is something over
weighing certain parts of the earth"
by gum. b'lieve we've lit IT. It's
the heavy cropsr'-Atlanta Georgian.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-04

NATIVE SoNS-F. L S. City. For
such Information as you desire about
the Native Sons of the Golden West.
address Charles r. Turner. grand sec
retary. corner Geary and Cough streets.
this cftv
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-04

The man who thinks he knows it
all hasn't sense enough to know that
he doesn't
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-04

Townsends Cal glace fruits and can
dies at Emporium. Post and Van Ness.
and 1908 and 1920 Valencia street.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-04

FOR GOODS TAKEN-A- r. City. If
during the fire goods were taken from
your premises by soldiers you should
have presented your claim 70 the gen
eral relief committee.
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Answers to Queries

MARKET-STREET BLOCKS. - NJ.
Oakland. Cal Blocks on the south side
of Market street. between First and
Eighth. are $50 feet long
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-04

MR. Billie. z. W. City. The Call
has no back numbers containing the
story Of Mr. Bill. as all were destroyed
by the IRE. Any irst-class bookseller
will secure the novel you wish. If Ii
is in Drint
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-04

DEAD ROPES =. Subscriber. city.
Dead ropes" a nautical term. means
those ropes on a ship that are nxed.
or do not run on blocks. They are so
called because there is no activity or
life in them.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-04


DAGo-A- o. s. SebastopoI. Cal
~Daso" is said TO be corruption OF the
spanish nanne Diego. applied as such
to the whole class OF Spaniares by
American and Spanish sailors. Origin
ally the word was applied to one born
Of Spanish parents. especially those
born In louisiana 1t Is now applied TO
all Latin races Among the lower
classes in the United states the word
is used as a term OF derision.
RAILWAYS IN CHINA-Reader. City.
The nrst attempt to introduce railroads
into the Chinese empire was the con-
struetion Of = short line from shanghai
10 Woosung. distance OF twelve miles
The concession permitting the building
or the road was obtained with great
difficulty through the Foreign Ministers
al PekIng. The road was opened for
traffic June ;. 1876. The following wear
the Government purchased the road ana
tore II up In 1859 another road VAS
euilt. and since then the railway system
has been extended
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-04
British Cotton Mills
Face Bad Outlook.

|" HE British Board of Trade re-
turns show falling off in ex-
ports of cotton piece goods of all
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-20
Fifty Dollars for Single Ear Of Corn.

Some farmer of Iowa is going to
get $50 in gold for a single ear Of
corn, and the ear will be the best
that can be found in the state. This
premium will be given at the Iowa.
State Fair, the dates Of which this
year are August "a to 81. Every
year the State B arl Of Agriculture
offers this premium, and last year
Fred McCulloch Of Hartwick won
the $50, and the year before Her.
man Lehman of West Point. This
$50 prize is only a small part, how
ever, of the large amount offered in
prizes for corn and grain at the
state fair. In the premiums offered
for county exhibits $50 increase
per district is noted, making total
of about $1,000 in cash premiums
for county exhibits alone. Numer-
Gus other increases in premiums
have been made and new classified
tons added, among them being q
sweepstakes class for the best ten
ears of corn in the state, with $50
for first and $25 for second. Pre-.
MUM lists and entry blanks may be
obtained by addressing Secretary
j. G. Simpson, at Des Moines-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-20
weather-crop Bulletin.

For week ending June Is, 1906.
From Monday morning until Fri
day night the weatherwas abnormal
ly cool and extremely dry. The last
two days were very warm, and on
Sunday evening copious showers &C.
cured in the Missouri valley, Sioux
City aud Omaha reporting over two
inches of rainfall. Reports from
nearly all stations in the state tell
about the same story of droughty
conditions and imminent need OF
rain to prevent serious damage to all
crops. In the southern section and
western portion of the central section
the seasonable rainfall has been less
than in other parts of the state. The
dry weather has been beneficial to
the corn crop, aifording ideal con-
ditions for cleaning out the fields
and keeping the soil in fine filth.
The crop as a whole is doing notably
we'll, needing only normal moisture
in the balance of the season to insure
great yield. The hay crop has
been materially affected by the
drought in all sections and the yield
will he much lighter than in recent
years. Oats, spring wheat and bar.
ley have been somewhat injured
Pastures show i'll effects of drv
weather, but are not materially
damaged. A general rain over the
state would he of estimable value,
and the week closed with indications
of relief from prevalent dryness.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-20
HOW A slU1:o.... WIS DONE
Witness Tells the Story of the Foul
Taking-On of DIR. Cor.

V8RINR-01m OF UF. Cox,
Az tho oo,r+ .oss,o, sh, St..
Ia, AZ. - , t,spu.. sf'eel
~" wv. 'no''s "eiore 'lie kllihe OF
W. y. ~. SoA fiarels sent MIN word
ny hoD Deaton TO come to Jackson.
spicer then resided about ten miles
AWAY. He went to Hargis' residence,
where he found Judge nnrgis, Edward
Callahan. Ebert Harsis, John Smith.
John Abner and Jesse Snicer mo
n, NJ CIV wos ,,;so,sso, 1,,ao
,1or,,. ,.,o.,,na 20 a. 49,. ..,.
49,, -. e.,' o.e w Wv "t''ieHs' sun
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-20
FARMERS PLAN
TO RAISE PRICES
Organize New System for Handling
Fruits. Vegetables and Dairy
Products.

Chicago, June 15.-The department
of fruits, vegetables. and dairy prod
ucts of the American Society of Equity
was organized in Chicago by fifty
farmers who have for the past two
days have been In session in the Great
Northern hotel. The object Of the de-
.partment will be the systematic hand
ling Of the products in order that the
best price possible may result to the
producer.
The following committee was ap-
pointed to perfect the details Of on.
ganization: Il. II. Thompson, Mis-.
slsslppi: Il. w. Ploetz, Wisconsin; J. A.
Everitt. Indianapolis; II. Il. Bradford.
Arkansas; George G.. Wattles, Aiichi.
gan: r. l.. Sclirltsmier, Wisconsin; II.
l.. Gleason. Michigan, and ]. Van
Fleet, Michigan.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-20
SLAYER OF WOMEN
ENTOMBED ALIVE
Tansier Murderer of Thirty-six Fe.
males Is Put to Death
by Torture.

London, June lS.--A dispatch from
Tang!cr to n news agency here says:
According to advices from Marakesh,
the cobbler. Mesfewi. who had been
convicted Of the murder of thirty-six
women whose bodies were found
buried under his shop and in his
garden. has expiated his crime. In
stead of being crucitied. as had been
intended, ut the last moment 1t was
ordered that lie be. walled up alive.
Previous to the final act In the
tragedy Mesfewi was subjected to dai-
ly flOggings. While the masons were
working they We're surrounded by a
mob who jeeretl Mesfewi. The first
two days Of his cntombnlcnt the cob
bier screamed continuously, but the
third day the living tomb gave forth
no sound. 1t is presumed the murder
err died OF exhaustion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-20
EARLvILLE.

Don't forget the basket sociable at
Chas. Gould's Friday evening.
Mrs ID. F. Laxson and daughter
[rma returned from Fayette FRIDAY
evening.
Mrs. Fred Segar continues very
i'll.
Miss Opal VanAeet left Friday for
Cornell where she will attend the
summer school.
John L. Cruise IL tho possessor Of
a new rubber tired run about.
Mrs. Frank Powell returned Sat-
urday evening from Mechanicsville.
Mrs. S. M. Rennie left Thursday
evening for Binghampton, N. Y,
where she will spend the summer.
The Missionary Tea at Mrs. G. F.
Daney's was we'll attended.
Thos. Murley went to Winthrop
for visit with his son, arthur.
N. Lewis of Canton, Oak, is
visiting at the home Of d. F. Laxson
John Crinkshank and wife and
Miss Emma are visiting friends in
town enroute to New York.
Rev. B. w. Soper and wife Of
Greene, Iowa, are visiting at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. G. 3. Rogers
Oscar Franks left for Minnesota.
Monday to take charge OF q section
on the I. G. R. R. His family will
follow later.
Willis Bender went to Chicago
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Lon Healy. turned Satur.
day evening from q wsek's visit ir
Dubuque.
Miss Nellie Chestermnan return.
ed Saturday from q weeks visit ii
Hopkinton.
Miss Vella Kendall left fol
Fredericksburg today.
A number from here attended thu
[. O. o. F. Memorial exercises a
Delhi yesterday.
The Strawberry Festival at tn
Cong. church last Friday was
success, the proceeds amounting L
,vers $65.
Mrs. Truppe and son Of Californi
are guests at the home of j. Dimond
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-20
RYAN.

Miss Waddick was a guest Of
friends here the first of the week.
Quite a number attended the semi
centennial at Cedar Rapids last week.
Miss Josie Summers returned
home Friday from Dubuque where
she has been attending school.
John Beacon returned from HE
trip in western Iowa.
A crowd from here went on pic
mic expedition for a couple of days
Miss McEnany Of Coggon was a
guest of relatives Saturday.
The Misses Julia Duggan, Mamie
Donahue and Anna Summers left
Saturday for Cedar Falls to attend
school.
P. N. Schuster and Will Ward
were Manchester visitors Sunday.
The game of base ball played be-
tween Ryan and Masonville at the
latter place Sunday resulted in a
score of 6 to 4 in Ryan's favor. A
good crowd was in attendance.
The social held at Mr.. Hartman
Wednesday evening was attended b,
a large crowd, something like $4t
being realized.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-20
New Dairy Laws.

Going into effect July 4, 1906.
On the above date, every creamery
must heat the skinned milk to q
temperature of 1856 degrees before it
can be delivered to patrons.
The internal revenue department
will class as adnlterated butter all
butter containing more that l6 per
cent of moisture, and severe penal
ties will be exacted by that depart
ment for the manufacture of adul-
terated putter as classified above.
Section 1889 has been amended
to provide penalty for the pur-
chase of unwholesome cream for
buttermaking purposes. The cream
cry operator is subject to the same
penalty for buying unwholesome
or adulterated cream that the seller
is for selling it, and this department
will make strenuous efforts to enforce
this statute in the hope Of thereby
lettering the quality of butter.
Ii. r. WRIGHT,
Dairy Commissioners
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-20
The Great Gentrv Shows are com

The Great Gentry Shows are COM
ing. The date is Friday, July 6.
Two performances only will be CIV
en- in Manchester, afternoon at 2 and
night at 8. The morning will be
taken up with the street parade,
which will leave the circus grounds
located at ball park promptly at 10.
on date Of exhibition. The Gentry,
Bros. not only deserve, but should Sc
cure packed tent at each perform
ance here. The show is head and
shoulders above the average, and
while the proprieters do not lay
claim to the biggest show on earth
they can justly advance the claim to
the greatest one. Last week in
Minneapolis people were turned
away at every performance for the
entire week, and the same thing is
happening in St. Paul this week.
Glance at any Minneapolis or St.
Paul paper and you will see what a
really big treat is in store for you
Friday, July 6. Don't make any
mistake about visiting the Gentry
exhibition. Go. Take the children,
and go yourself. While appealing
directly to the little folks you, the
grown-ups, will find plenty to enter
tain, instruct and interest you.
Don't be uneasy about "the rough
element being on hand, either"
They won't.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-20

Is made that the civilization Is of the
most advanced brand exists In this
section of Kentucky. If the confession
Of Curtis Jett, who has been convict
ed Of murder himself. is true. In this
confession Jett gives the alleged truth
as to series of transformations in
Rreathitt county that was brought to
climax when James d. Marcum fell
before the assassin's bullet.
Tells Who Did the Murders.
Jett says that as the result OF
conspiracy entered into between ElLe.t
Hargls, james Hargis Ii judge. Ed
Callahan, Jesse Spicer and Bill Brit
ton James Cockrill was killed by
John Smith and John Abner: that lie
uett) murdered Marcum, Mt the in
stance of james Hargis and Ed Cal.
lahan "a sheriffD. declaring that the pis-
tol with which he did the shooting was
given him by Callahan for the purpose
Jet closes his confession by relieving
Alex Hargis of any completely in the
Cockrill aud AIarcum murders.
Accused Men Are Arrested.
Ex-Sheriff Ed Callahan and Ebert
Hargis were arrested on the charge of
numbering DIR. Cox. The warrant was
Issued, by Judge Taulbee on an aflida-
Wit by Tom Cockrill. Hargis and Cal
iahan were Immediately brought be-
fore the court and were put In GUS
tody OF. Sheriff Crawford. There is in
tense excitement over the arrests, and
some profess to fear an outbreak.
Judge Hargis was brought into court
on n motion for hail. He held con-
sultation with his brothers Alexander
and Elbert and Callahan's wife and
daughter, and attorneys. There is a
great crowd in Jackson, attracted by
the appearance there as a witness of
Curtis Jet to testify against Hargis
and Oh account 81 the confession.
l
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-20
Kinney-Brown.

The marriage of Mr.. Robert Kin
ney, editor of the Aurora Observer
and Miss Altha A. Brown, took
place at the home of her sister, Mrs
Jas. Rizer, at Manchester, Saturday
at noon, Rev. ]. E. Wagner, pastor
Of the M. E. church performing the
ring service. The nuptials were
celebrated in the presence Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rizer, j. F. Carr, and Miss
Nary Brown of this city and Mr..
and Mr.. Wagner. The couple left
for a brief honeymoon at Cedar
Rapids and Mason City and will be
at home at Aurora where Mr.. Kin
ney has a house ready for his bride.
The couple are worthy young peo.
pie. Robt Kinney is a young man
of exemplary character and the bride
is one OF Lamont's fair daughters
She ia successful teacher and has ;
host of friends. The Leader extends
congratulations.-Lamont Leader.