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The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01
Budd Doble,. Advice.

Hank Brown OF Fargo. the prosper
Gus contractor. might have become a
famous driver Of fast horses had he not
attended a racing meet back IN the
early days There was a large crowd
out. and Budd Doble was in the grand
stand
Hank had a horse that he had en-
tered in the two-something class. The
horse was a big. rangy fellow. with
not too much speed. but Hank thought
he was the goods.
All the horses except Hanks had
passed the grand stand neck and neck
on the first half. 1t was a beautiful
race. Trailing behind about twenty
rods came the big horse. Hank urging
him on. When he was in front OF the
grand stand Doble stood up and yelled
at the top OF his voice:
Take the first turn TO the left. Hank.
All the others have gone that way"
Hank drove his horse to the barn
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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IN THE LINE OF PROGRESS FOR OAKLAND.

n AKLANDS will Tuesday the proposition
issue bonds for S5sS5oo enlarge and complete the mu-
ncpa system There is apparent opposition to the
issue and dispute the proposition that Improvements
OF designed much needed The only danger
possible apathetc Incidence that keep
the polls and afford opportunity for concealed attack by
well organized minority The of Oakland them
selves and their rapidly growing city the polls in force
city part of the has perfect location
scientific OF than Oakland The grades
good hand that the impression
the would take
1t installed and while the city Of
Oakland has been growing by leaps and bounds scarcely anything
been public
maintained time that taken.
The which it is proposed to build with the money
BE speak, planned
the benefit OF the whole city both sanitary purposes
carry winter Bonds building
every Oaklander who loyal his
and prosperous city.
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Stories Of the Town
BY James Crawford.

unfortunit' gent wuz Z fall in that
brooklet now he'd be due at Truckee
IN about slxty-Seven minutes
" But dead, o course, says TIL
other Remote, and then there'd be
more noospaper talk about crime in
Iruckee. All the dead uns they fish
out down there are chucked in or
Jump IN as live uns up here, an
Truckee gets blamed f'r crimes what
she don't know nothin' about
Let's talk about suthin' else than
stiffs-I don't like t have nothin' L
do with EN- unless | has to- comes
from the other side of the Eastern
sharp. who's dumb an shiverin' some.
There's livin' stiffs as we'll as dead
stitfs. is the answer. an the live uns
re tn dangerousest. But all right,
let's talk about suthin' else-th' scrap.
t'r instance. I'd sure hate { see it
spilled And his hand kindah lies
heavy on TIL middle mans shoulder.
So'ud |, agrees tn fellah towns
man, an his mitt presses down, down
likewise
"Th' little guy realizes that it's ND
t him, an as we'll as he kin chatter
he says, And so'ud lets get back
t tn hotel.
A pecooliar thing about that river
says one o tn Nevadyans as they're
walkin' back. is tn fack that it never
stops runnin an never leaves town "
And the fight came Off" l in
quired.
Without a hitch" was the reply.
An tn fight schedooled fr next
Monday at Goldheld II come off ac-
cordin t agreement There amt no
river there that | ever hears tell f.
but there's Nevaday sports an other
means T overcomin' unreasonable OBJ
jections."
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Higher Prices Swell Total
Of British Imports.

TN THE first six months of 1906
1 the United Kingdom increased its
\ imports to the extent OF SI2I,-
100000 over the corresponding
six months of 1905. Nearly one-half
of the increase was in raw industrial
materials. But the showing in that
respect is not quite SO good as it
looks, since it was to no inconsIder-
able extent accounted for by the
higher prices paid for cotton, wool,
copper and other raw materials used
in manufactures.
Thus, raw cotton, which exhibits
an increase in value of about SIS
ooo, 900, shows a decline in quantity
dredweight equals II2 pounds in Great
Britain). There was an increase III
the value of the imports OF food,
drink and tobacco to the extent of
$27, 100000, and of manufactures to
the extent OF $4,000, 900.
The increase in the value of the
importations of articles of food IS
said to be due to considerable ex-
tent to the larger purchases of Indian
corn and higher prices paid for oats
and barley. 1t is said that about so
per cent of the advance in the i'm
ports of manufactures is attributable
to semi-raw materials for manufac-
lures and is not little tra.eable to
the rise in the price of copper and tin.
In the exports, which showed an
increase for the first six months OF
nearly $I2I,ooo,ooo, or IS per cent,
the chief item of increase was in
manufactures, the increase amounting
to $o7, 900, ,ooo OF this total nearly
$I6ooo,ooo was in iron and steel and
only $oooo,ooo in machinery. Cotton
yarns and piece goods showed an in
crease OF SIo,ooo,eoo, while WOODEN
and other materials of that nature
showed over. SIo.oooooo increase.
There was a gain Of about $4,000, ,ooo
in the exports of new ships, which is
said to be very gratifying to the Brit
ish Altogether, according to the
British newspapers, the publie of that
nation regard the situation as in
every way satisfactory
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Lieutenant Commander Barnes. u :.
y. executive officer of the Pensacola at
yerba Buena Island. was the host at
q very enjoyable dinner on Thursday
evening in the wardroom of the Pen
sacola. at which Mrs. Malcolm Henry
was the guest of honor. Mr.. Barnes
has but recently arrived here. but has
already made many friends He is a
son of the Governor of Oklahoma. The
table was prettily decorated for the SOC
CASTOR, quantities of sweet peas being
used with artistic effect. Those pres
ent were Mrs. Henry, Mrs. a. H. yoor-
hies, Captain and Mrs Charles Plum
mer Perkins. DR.. and Mrs Reginald
Smith, Miss Martha Calhoun, Miss
Laura Doe. DR. W. smith. U. 5. N. and
DR.. Monser, q. S. n.
al ii very charming informal o'clock
tea yesterday afternoon in honor OF
Mrs. Carroll A. Devol who is to leave
shortly for Washir. con. d. c., where
Major Devol has been ordered. A few
of the intimate mutual friends of Mrs.
Young and Mrs. Devol were present
and thoroughly pleasant occasion IL
proved to he. The rocgrs were preltily
decorated in pink sweet peas anil
hlckleberry houghs Among Mrs.
loung's guests were Mrs. L. L. Dun
bar. Mrs. Charles R. Krauthoff. Mrs.
Lester Herrick, Mrs. William J. Lam
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The Smart Set :. :

90
dsrs Mrs. A. wenzelburger, Mrs. John
n Merrill, Mrs Susan Looseley. Miss
Fanny Bancroft and Mrs. William
1ckart.
Mrs Henry F. Allen, accompanied by
Mrs. Spencer Browne OF Oakland. will
leave shortly for Santa Barbara for
stay Of several weeks.
Miss Stella McCalIa. who has heen
abroad for several months past with
her sister, Mrs. w. c. Miller has re-
turned to California aid is at the hand
seme McCalla home in Santa Barbara.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Arthur MacAr-
thur the latter of whom was formerly
Miss Mary McCalla, are at present Wis
ting Admiral and Mrs. McCalla there,
but viii leave shortly for the East, as
Lieutenant Macarthur has been ordered
to the Naval Academy at Annapolis
for duty and will report there on Sep
tenbcr 10.
Mr. ard Mrs j. Bryant Grimwood
Will leave tomorrow for Lake Tahoe.
where thsy will spend a month. Mrs.
Grimwood who has been so seriously
i'll. is decidedly better. and to the de-
light of ner friends Is able to be out
once more.
Miss Martha Calhoun. the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Calhoun. is an
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01
1t Ruined Him.

Quite recently into a railway car
riage at Oldham stepped a young man.
fresh from school evidently and wear
ing his first watch.
The very many proud glances which
he cast on the gold chain raised a
smile on the faces OF his fellow pas
sengers
Apparently by accident. though mis-
chief might have been at the bottom
Of Il. the subject of watches was
brought on the carpet
''Aht- sighed an old farmer. giving
the watch back to the young man. who
had handed it around for the inspec-
ton OF the company. that theer watch
minds me O. my own son.
'How,s that?' asked several Of thu
passengers.
why. gave i'm watch when :.
wur 10 year ovid. an it wur tn ruiz
of I'm"
Being asked for an explanation. IL
farmer continued:
'Afore I gave it i'm e wur IN.
straightest built lad for miles aroo,s.
but e 'adi.'t ad that watch above f,n-
months afore' e growed 'umpbacx.a
wi lookin' at the chain so much.--r,a-
Bits.
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A RUSHING BUSINESS.

AN FRANCSCOS Custonhoue doing the largest busi
its history The receipts of paid Monday
record for the and the has been doing
nearly we'll Tor the last months After the fire there
were those who thought that the future of shipping trade
gloomy but the do bear them ageeaby
disappointed Not only doing hitherto Unprecedented
porting business but certain surpas striking the
record OF the past months Already great fleet of freight
carriers the bringing building materials by the
shpoad structural and bulky
rehabilitation.
If add these evidences of aggressive undscouraged
trade the financial showing made by the add
ona for congratulations For four weeks the Clearing
returns have shown steady and growing the
banking business of San Francisco until
$422Ioo being increase of 28 that of
responding week last This
bined totals for Baltimore and Cincinnati
than the of banking business done by ali
Coast cities included the weekly
Portland Tacoma and Spokane
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kkn ONT ye bet there won't be
no fight" said the prominent
- sporting man to whose at
tention | submitted the pub
lislled report from Goldheld that the
exactions as to weight insisted on by
Nelson's manager might provoke a
last moment balk on the part of Mr..
Cans and thus prevent the promised
combat.
You speak with positiveness,v re-
marked.
Sure does was the rejoinder.
people them Nevady sports are When
they puts in their money they amt
a-goin' t let no fakin or foolin' stop
EN- rm getting it out. Someo the boys
that's promotin' this Nelson-Gans go
wuz behind tn Hart-Root affair at
Reno year ago, an what they does
t little runt of a manager that
comes out from TIL East an starts in
t queer things is somethin that he
kin be depended upon t never forgit
an never tell.
After sizin' up tn sitooation, in
CiuQin IN advance safe seats, he re-
marks that TIL clubs a-goin' t make
a wad O money, an f he don't get
a bit O tn surplus earnin's there
amt likely t be no fight. Them
words O his is made note of by two
tall and muscular gent that's feenan-
cially interested, an they looks at
each other an changes til subjick
casooal an quick. Soon afterward.
however, they proposes t show
Mister Manager what tn town looks
like, an they walks him along be-
tween EN-, p'intin' out tn signs + a
great fewcher f'r tn burg an talkin'
about everything except TIL fight, till
they gets him about til middle o tn
bridge that spans tn Truckee River.
There they stops, an. with the little
fellah still between EN-, leans over
tn psrrarpet an looks down at tn
rushin' water
Coin some, that stream is, one (
'em says, placin hand on Mister
Kicker's nearest shoulder.
At this time o the year the
other promoter remarks, permittin'
his hand t drop keerless like on tn
little chaps other shoulder. her AYR
age gait is twenty miles an hour.
That is to say. he cotninoos, t make
his nleanin' clearer, ye know, f any
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attractive visitor to the city who is be-
principally in an informal way. She
Is a pretty girl with great charm of
hammer and when she makes her debut
next winter will doubtless be an ac-
knowled,;ed belle On Tuesday even
ing next Mrs. Malcolm Henry will give
on Wednesday Mr.. Barnes OF the Pen
s;.cola viii entertain at a luncheon in
her honor.
Miss Helen Wheeler VIII leave on
Thursday Of next week for Boston. and
will go from there to the Hammond
country place at Gloucester, where she
will spend several weeks with Miss
Bette Hammond.
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Landers and
Miss Eleanor Landers. who nave been
ar their country place at Wayne, near
San Jose. since the beginning of the
summer, expect to return to town
within a short time and will spend the
winter here
Mrs. George Fife and Miss Beatrice
Fife. who nave spent the summer at
their pretty home at Palo Alto, expect
to return to town for the winter and
will occupy one of Mrs. Flies flats at
the corner of Fulton and Deyisadero
streets
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Mercfuy the glorious climate is neither locked striI
ing and the walking is fairly good.
District Attorney Langdon is raiding the opium dens himself
In these of police usefulness every helps
John Mitchell is shining example fact that the sIreMd
labor leader much politician engage politics
Since the ceased running people Fran
cisco have become qualified by experience appreciate
roadwork recently by Mr. Joseph Cans tempo
rary of Goldield, New
With barred from witnessing fight
and masculine compelled leave shooting
Godeld arrange to open the
hstic carnival with prayer instead of corkscrew.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01
Views Of the Press ON the
Spelling Reform.

Speaking of the reformed spelling.
what's the matter with srheodor Rozi-
Welt and the big silk Newark News.
Thru" is a lovely looking word. isn't
it? Why not. change too" to "tu"?
1t would save letter.-Chicaso Tri-
bune.
Notwithstanding President Roose-
velt's sudden conversion to the spell
ing REFORM" it is thought the plat
forms of both the political parties will
be spelled in the usual way,-Chicago
Tribune.
The hunorfsts of the country will
naturally applaud the President for his
Endorsement of the funetic method of
spell!ng.-Washingto Post
The statesman who used to call him
self a Kongressman is vindicated after
nearly century by the President who
DEGREES that a mouser is a kat.-St.
Louis Republic.
If we had only known that spelling
reform was coming so soon we would
never have dug around for SIS and p's
enough to spell Mississippi and phthisic
would have been simply 'tizik."-Pasa-
dena News.
This spelling is a great thing.
Nobody will know whether a fellows
style of spelling is due to ignorance
or loyalty to the Observation-Disclosures
News.
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In the Joke World
Paganini,s Proposal.

One night Paganini was going to the
Paris opera-house, where he was to as
tonish every one by playing on one
string. Being late. he took a cab. and
when he arrived at his destination the
cabby wanted 10 franc.
What he exclaimed: 'you are crazy.
have only had you five minutes"
Il know it is much said the other.
but for you who make fortune by
playing on one string IL mus De 10
eabby wanted 10 francs.
Well" said PagaRini. handing him
the right fare. when you can make
your cab go on one wheel come to me
and I will give you 10 francs."-La
Caricaturista
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Answers to Queries.

HANDCUFFS-R F.. Oakland Cal.
This department is not aware of any
law that says that a man may not carry
a pair of handcuffs on his person.
TELEGRAPH IN .CHINA-Reader.
City The first telegraph line in China
was built in 1866 from Pagoda Island to
Fcochowfu.
STOCKSLE. r. n. B.. City. You are
respectfully referred to the stock quo
tations on the commercial page OF The
Call for the value Of telephone and
other stocks.
WORLDS FAIR-Subscribe City.
There was not worlds fair in New
York in the early eighties. An effort
was made to hold one there in. 1883, but
the proposition was abandoned
YERBA BUENA-G.v D. Napa. Cal
The plant you ask about is not
herba. but yerba buena. 1t Is the Span
ish word for mint. The plant is a trail
ing creeper that grows in many of the
counties of this State.
INSURANCE-E. F. W.. City Your
question as to the necessity of employ
ing "a night watchman at premises you
desire 10 nave insured Is one In4C you
should submit to the agent of the
company in which you would wish to
place an Insurance..
PER CAPITA WEALTH.. c.. City.
The files and index OF The Call hav-
ing been destroyed by fire. II is impos-
sible TO give the date of the paper that
published the per capita wealth OF the
Jews in the United States. Russia. Eng
land, Germany and France.
PRESIDENT FOR A DAY-A W. j..
City. The following is given as tie
explanation Of the assertion that some
one at some time was President of the
United States for a day: David r. At
Gibson, who served part OF a term and
two full terms as United States Senator
from Missouri. wss for several sessions
of Congress President pro TEN. Zach
airy Taylor was not sworn into ONCE
as President OF the United states until
Monday. March 5. 1916. senator At
Gibson was President pro tenn OF the
Senate at the time. and in this sense
he was President of the United States
for one day-March Of that year.
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Revenge.

The reporter had been sent to get an
interview out of the noted burglar who
had been caught in the act and was be-
hind the bars of the police station.
The boys say that you put up a
pretty stiff fight, Bill" said the report
er. I'D like to have your version of
the affair. 1t ought TO make good
story"
"itll make a good story. all right
sulienly answered BILL but I'll see
you In Pittsbure before l give it to
your paper. 1t was in your society
columns that I saw the item that the
Thompsons had shut up their house
and gone away for the summer-and
they hadn't. t.'-Chica go Tribune
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PossEble Exp,anntion.

Myer-Just look at that loud suit
Green mas on 9Aeman who VIII wear
clothes like that must be deficient in
taste.
Gyer-oh don't know. Perhaps he
is hard Of hearing-Chicago News.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01

speculation could be by location Again.
the MCreery offered but apparently there nothing
that for Supervisors Now the board prepares plunge the city
into litigation which only have the effect of still further delaying
the erection of a City Hail.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01

Townsend's Cal glace fruits and can
dies at Emporium. Post and Van Ness,
and 1903 and 1929 Valencia street.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01

Speaking of the reformed spelling.
what's the matter with srheodor Rozi-
Welt and the big silk Newark News.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01

STOCKS-E.. r. n. B.. City You are
respectfully referred to the stock quo
tations on the commercial page OF The
Call for the value Of telephone and
other stocks
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01

WORLDS FAIR-Subscriber. City.
There was not worlds fair in New
York in the early eighties. An effort
was made to hold one there In 1888, but
the proposition was abandoned.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01

TELEGRAPH IN .CHINA-Reader.
City. The first telegraph line in China
was built in 1866 from Pagoda Island to
Fcochow-fu.
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YERBA BUENA-G.v D. Napa. Cal.
The plant you ask about is not
herba. but yerba buena. 1t is the Span
ish word for mint. The plant is a trail
ing creeper that grows in many of the
counties of this State.
Cañon City record., 1906-08-09

Robert Egbers of Warsaw. Illinois.
arrived here last Saturday for . visit
with his son. Lloyd Egbers Of the Pal
ace drug store. Mf. Egbers. Sr.. was
visitor here seven or eight years ago.
Mrs. F. X. Miller and the children
came up from Canon City Saturday to
visit the old home once more. Their
presence accounts for the extra smile
on Franks face.-Silyer Clin Rustler.
w. L. Goyett returned home the first
OF the week from a business trip to
the western slope. He visited Grand
Junction and a half score other points
within a radius OF 75 miles OF that city
Mrs. l. H. witte and daughter. Lu-
cile. of Shawnee. Oklahoma. are visit
ing with Mrs. A. Huriburt on Greydene
avenue. II is needless to say they
have fallen in love with Canon City.
Drs. r. n. Cochems and o. T. Parker
went to Canon City last Monday in the
formers touring car. While at Canon
they were the guests OF DR.. F. N. Car
rier.-Salida Record.
A Record want ad. will do most
anything. Only i've cents the line
Cañon City record., 1906-08-09

Mrs. Pitt A. Wade and children have
gone to Boulder for a several weeks
visit with relatives.
Kansas corn fed beef. the best the
market affords. The Glade Market,
ga Main, Phone Blue S0I.
Mrs. Titus Demand OF Red Oak,
Iowa, IL visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G. W.
williamson on Lincoln Park.
Mrs. NJ. J. Smith OF Clay Center,
Kansas, is the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs.
e L. Cleveland on the South Side.
Mrs. E. p. Snyder and little daugh-
ter returned to their home at 0oldfieid
last Friday after a weeks visit In this
city.
We pay especial attention to phone
orders-and give as good service as
II you are here In person. The Glade
Market. Phone Blue 901.
Cañon City record., 1906-08-09

Mountain Valley. Owing to the roily,
unsettled condition of the water In
Grape Creek fishing was very poor at
the time of their visit Although a
resident of Denver Mr. Mason has
large financial interests in Texas and
is one of the cattle kings" of that
state
Mr.. and Mr.. Charles R. McLain and
family returned home Thursday after
noon from their fishing and camping
trip in Southern Colorado and North
ern New Mexico. They report a de-
lightful outing and found some good
trout fishing on the Brazos river in
New Mexico.
Ed. Linskey. chief clerk for the Col
orado Fuel and Iron Company at Trim
idad. is taking his vacation. and with
his wife and children left this morning
for Canon City to visit friends, and
will also go to Denver. Mr. Linskey
is being relieved by ]. L. Mckee, relief
clerk for the Fuel Company.-Trinidad
Chronicle-News.
Mrs. C. s. Chapson and family of
Polo. Missouri. are spending a few
days here as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. A. Chapson and family while en-
route to Pagosa Springs where they
will join Mr., Chapson who went there
last week with car load of household
furniture. They expect to engage in
ranching in Archuleta county.
Mrs, Maumus and Mrs. Sands of
Houston, Texas. who have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Minor for
the last ten days. left yesterday for
couple of weeks visit to Denver,
Colorado Springs and Manitou, after
which they will return here and ac-
company Mr., and Mrs Minor on a
camping and fishing trip to the Gun
nison country.
The Record. sl.2s a year-subscrtbe
Cañon City record., 1906-08-09

The Ragsdales of Canon City, who
have been sojourning In the hills con-
tiguous to westclifYe for some weeks
departed for home Thursday morning
Wet Mountain Tribune.
Will Paxton OF Garnett, Kansas. ar
rived here on Saturday for visit with
the Paxton. Mcwiliiams and Kirkton
families on Orchard and Reynolds ave-
uues In Fruitmere.
Miss Seelye and niece. Miss Janet
Seelyc. and Miss Bunbury have gone
to Boulder TO spend a couple OF weeks
They will spend some time attending
the ChautauQua.
Arthur H. Copely returned to Canon
CHy on Friday from Denver and re-
sumed his duty at his old position as
day operator at the Denver 4 Rio
Grande station.
Every fruit grower should have his
own letter heads and printed envelope
the same as business man. They
cost no more than tablets. The Record
prints them
Cliford Brown. who lived in Canon
City eight years ago, is here for short
visit with G. U. Hardy. Mr.. Brown is
now the leading osteopath of Council
Blaffs, Iowa.
Sick headache results from disor-
dered condition OF the stomach and is
quickly cured by Chamberlain's Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets. For sale by all
dealers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav Stromberger
and family OF Lincoln Park left Satur-
day on camping trip to Twin Lakes.
They expect to be gone ten days or two
weeks.
Our -four Ia made from most rutri-
tious part of selected wheat. and we
use no chemical or electrical process
to whiten II. ''on Time" -four 10 ab-
The Canon City Natatorium compa-
ny guarantees to cure rheumatism.
For particulars see or call up the man.
agar. ]. T. Hazard. Phone White 1868.
Many Canon City people have built
or bought a home through the local
Building q Loan Association and
found II better than paying rent
We are continuing the free use OF
the exchange" column to Record
Subscribers. Trade on any old thing.
Read the exchange" column.
George J. Richardson II having q
$4,000 brick residence erected At 1919
Macon avenue which he win occupy
AZ . home whom completed.
Mrs. John Conrad has returned to
Canon City from visit With friends
In Silver CHE. me was accompanied
BY Miss Arlsa Osburn.