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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08
SWIMMING AND DRAINAGE.

the date appear the protest of whose children
attend of schools against the lack of drainage
~ of the building the proposition
the School Board employ teacher and four teach all
When the school facilities
adequate upon Them when the dafy movable
soohouse replaced by suctues when school
negenty ventilated lighted and heated and the build
properly and the grounds properly graced
shed be time discuss the propet Of spending the
payers money teach swimming part public school education.
The proposition shows how far drifting from the proper
public money sustain public schools If the purpose be
until breaks surely being
pshed Why employ teachers teach children blow soap
bubbles climb ride and drive horses skate boats
and of things amusing athletic from mumby
peg crack the whip?
With the grammar schools full of filthy
yards squad
would that be better rectying these
things than teaching children dance skip the rope
If the purpose be keep them cean shower bath is better
swimming and needs teacher.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08
GRANT ON THE MOROS.

..The Moros are as near barbarianS as
any tribe in the Philippines" writes Gen
eral F. d. Grant in Leslie's Weekly They
are Mohammedans of the most intense
sort. They believe that death at the hands
of Christian only brings heaven quicker
and more beautiful. They would hgnt
any race or set of men, for they are fight
ing for their religion. and we happen to
be in their way They are never con-
uuered until dead, and the women look
upon Christians the same as the men.
have heard of their women fighting as
fiercely as the men, and they can WELD a
kris with quickness and strength.
.sThe Moro is a fighting machine. They
do very little manufacturing or manual
labor. They live mostly on fish and the
native fruits and vegetables. About the
only thing they make is a kind of cloth
and their arms Lately the Cinnamon
have been selling them krises better and
cheaper than they could make them, and
these come from New Jersey.
I'm that country there are no great dis
tinguishing features in dress between the
sexes, and a soldier fighting for his life is
not apt to hold his fire to determine which
are men and which are women. IL ne DID,
it would mean an army funeral. When
the bows climbed up that wall Of the
crater on Mount Dajo and looked down,
all they saw was mob of fanatics armed
with rifles, spears and krises. There was
no chance to choose a mark. Moro
never surrenders; he must be overpow-
era1
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08
LAYS HAM
AND EGGS Z
PROFESSOR CT chemistry in Co

A PROFESSOR CT chemistry in Co
q lumbia College. who is a friend of
4 the writer and whose mOdesty pre-
vents his allowing his name TO be pub
lished until later on. has for some time
been experimenting with fowls somewhat
on the line. however. OF hypnOtism. as
is done on human beings by Professor
Quackenbush says the New York Tri-
bune- Every farmers boy knows that
hens are very susceptible to hypnotic in
fiuences. and it is quite common IN the
country for boys to hold hen firmly
in their hands end looking cross-eyed at
it the fowl will soon begin to look cross
eyed and go about for days in that condi-
ton.
The first experiment made by the Co
lumbia professor was in feeding to hens
pepper and salt mixed and hanging be-
fore hens salt and pepper boxes. so that
they could be plainly seen, and in few
days the eggs produced were all sea-
soned ready for use. Going still further
in the matter he fed the hen on COM
minuted ham and the next day the hen
produced an egg which, on being cooked.
could not be distinguished from the or
binary ham and eggs as served In res
taurantr, except that IL was all together
like a pancake. and it then occurred TO
him that possibly by applying the direct
rays of the sun to the hen IL might pro-
duce cooked egg. and after expert
menting by putting the hen IN glass
box and exposing it to the sun the hen
produced a cooked egg, and, although
these things may seem remarkable to the
unscientifc mind, the professor went
still further and reasoned out that hens
could as we'll produce two eggs per day
as one. He therefore fed the hen on
sulphur and lime. and also contrived
box with a spring bottom. so that when
the first egg was laid 1t was dropped TO
a cushion below and then the hens as
usual turning around to see the egg
which she had laid. and it not being Wis
ibIe, In less than an hour produced an
other complete egg, but it Is only fair
to saw that II was Of the common va
rfety. and rot quite as large as usual,
but the professor thinks within rea-
sonable time he will produce an educated
hon that will lay cooked eggs with ham
or other material. and all ready for use
We may say that arrangements are
being made to patent the process, ana
that company will be formed which
would seem to have great possibilities,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08
LINCOLN'S FAIRNESS.

Lincoln not only spoke a language which
Jurors could understand. but he also took
them into his confidence and made them
feel. as one of his contemporaries says,
that he and they were trying the case to-
gether, writes Frederick Trevor Hill on
Lincoln the Lawyer in the April Cen
fury. He was likewise continually the
friend of the court, who thought IT would
be only fair to let in this, or only right
that that should be conceded" and who
''reckoned he must be wrong" when the
court overruled him. but who. neverthe-
less. took a quiet and tactful exception
whenever the occasion required it.
Now. about the time he had practiced
through three-quarters Of the case in this
way." observes Leonard SWEET. his ad-
versary would wake up to find himself
beaten. He was as wise as serpent In
the trial of the case, and what ne so
blandly gave away was only what ne
couldn't get and keep"
OF course, these comments were merely
intended to emphasize the fact that Lin
coin did not try both sides of his cases. as
some Of his euIogists would have US be-
neve; but, unfortunately. they have been
distorted into an implication that he in
dulged in tricks of the trade and that his
apparent fairness was nothing better than
a device by which he lured the unwary to
destruction
E. M. Prince, who is now living in
Bloomington, ILL.,. and who heard Lincoln
try over a hundred cases Of all sorts, is a
competent authority on any question OF
this kind. and his testimony is direct and
marked while talking with the writer.
that Lincoln had genius for seeing the
real point in a case at once, and aiming
steadily at it from the beginning Of a trial
to the end The issue in most cases lies
in verv narrow compass, and the really
great lawyer disregards everything not di-
rectIy tending to that issue The mediocre
advocate is apt to miss the crucial point
in his case and is easily diverted with.
minor matters. and when his eyes are
opened he is usually angry and always
surprised Lincoln instinctively saw the
kernel of every case at the outset. never
lost sight of it and never let it escape the
Jury. That was the only trick 1 ever saw
him play
But the best possible proof that Mr.. LIN
coin was an unusually fair practitioner
and generous opponent is the fact that he
made no enemies in the ranks OF his pro-
fession during all his active and varied
career Forbearance Is often mistaken
for timidity. and tact for weakness, and
it not infrequently happened that Lin
coins professional opponents misin-
terpreted his attitude toward them; but
thew were always speedily disillusioned-
Mr.. SWEET remarked that ''any one who
took Lincoln for simple-minded man Gin
the courtroom would very soon wake u0
on his back in a ditch; and although he
seldom resorted to tongue-lashing, and
rarely displayed anger, there Is abundant
evidence that no one ever attacked him
with impunIty.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08
RIGHT TO THE LETTER.

A New Yorker was once referring to
the stolidity and literal mindedness of
the British shopkeeper. when he was re-
minded of an amusing experience of a
friend in London.
The American had been making several
purchases in jewelry establishment,
among others a silver set. and finding
that he had with him insufficient funds
to defray the entire cost. he desired the
clerk to send the set to his hotel, marked
&C. o. d.
Due note was made by the clerk; but
when the articles arrived at the hoter
the purchaser was surprised to find that
no charges had been collected. Opening
the package the American was dunn
founded to discover that each piece CT
silver had been carefully engraved. in
beautiful monogram. &C. o. D."-Success
Magazine
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08
BOTTLED GRAPES.

Vine growers in France market fresh
outdoor grapes all winter by new and
curious method. Bunches Of grapes when
ripe are cut so that piece Of the vine
five or six inches long remains attached.
A large number of wide-necked bottles
filled with water are placed in horizontal
rows in racks in a cellar and the stem OF
the grapes Is placed In the mouth OF the
bottle, while the grapes hans OUTSIDE
The grapes do not touch the water, but
are supplied with water through the stem.
The low uniform temperature OF the cell
lar is favorable to the preservation OF the
fruit and water is supplied daily to the
bottles to make up for the evaporation.
Such grapes are expensive. but plenty Of
people are glad to pay high price for
them.-April Country Life in America.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08
The Mistress and the Servant.
BY DOROTHY Kenmore.

beavers. In this age maids may flee to
shops and factories and into offices.
where they are given the same chances
in doing their work as are accorded to
men. The toll must be of good quality,
up to standard quantity, for certain
number of hours each day, and the
product must be first rate. If this pro-
gramme is carried out all the operator
has to do is to walk to the pay window
and get the financial proceeds. If the
conditions are not accurately carried out
the incompetent operator is out of job.
It's all a case of supply and demand,
exactly what is needed in help and pro-
duct, in industrial and commercial mar
kets.
In household service too many mis-
tresses are prone to bicker over small
details in accomplishing work.
If maid prefers a certain brand of
soap or starch in doing the family
her preference if the linen comes out
spick and span and there is no extra wear
on the fabric?
What domestic virtue is there in a mis-
tress' wrangle over peeling potatoes be-
fore instead of after boiling If the vege-
table appears on the table well cooked
and in pleasing guise?
Why should mistress irritatingly de-
mand the use of a soft linen cloth in
cleansing oilcloth If the maid prefers to
turn out as good result with a piece of
wool fabric?
Which is the lesser evil, paying for an
extra quart of onions in week on ac-
count of thicker peeling; or getting into
paltry rebellion with maid who can be
depended upon for good service?
ALI these queries may seem foolish as
auxiliaries of the huge seriousness of the
Servant problem Just the same every
one of them counted, along with others
similar, in the flight of capable and in
telligent maid from a qufbbling mistress.
Now the maid occupies place in a shop,
and with satisfaction to her employer
and to herself The mistress is getting
along alternately with incompetent catch
as catch-can help and taking a hand at
her household game.
There are several reasons why the de-
terioration of domestic service has be-
come a menace to the comfort of the
home. This paltry quibbling and nag
ging is one of the chief reasons.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08

IsI CANNOT make that girl sweep
from right to left. She'll do it
while 1 stand beside her. But the
moment my back is turned she'll do 1t
her way"
A woman said this the other day and
then she sighed. deep and long, over the
perversity of the maid she employs to
accomplish general housework."
Another woman who stood by gently re-
piled:
Well, what's the odds, If the girl
makes good job of sweeping the room?''
The ''right-to-left" conversationalist
hesitated, and then said:
Il want girl to do my way in my
homework. 1 like my own way best"
The other woman replied:
Its the result that counts with me. If
girl satisfies me with the result, and
doesn't sum up more expense than 1 do
in reaching it, don't care how she gets
there"
There's large and vital significance
in this little conversation bearing upon
the servant problem" 1t tells story
of the best maids being driven out of do
nestle service and into factories and
other places of employment where they
are not nagged while accomplishing the
work. That these maids find surcease
in an inexorably required quality and
quantity of toll each day was apparent
in an interview with a former household
servitor who was asked to tell why she
had cut away from domestic service. This
girl said:
II just couldn't stand being fused with
while l was at work. 1 was on the verge
of nervous prostration all the time, and,
dare say, was irritable, and that 1 often
answered back and seemed impertinent.
L have to work hard and do things right
in the shop. But it's joy to be let alone
while I do the work.
The brief conversation of the women
and the statements made by the girl
evolve the fact that a capable and intel
ligent girl will not endure petty dictations
of the mistress of the household, since
opportunities are plenty for an escape
into other work.
In times far past, when there was lit
tie work for girls and women to do, for
pay, outside domestic service and the
making of gowns and other sewing,
household servants had to remain in the
rut, no matter how capable for other en-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08
Man Who Always Crowded.
BY A. j. WATERHOUSE.

I the weather was foul, or the weather fair
He crowded.
Though he ourneyed with bliss, travelled with
He howled
He often remarked that the way rough,
And that along a quantum stuff;
That complain he to snuff,
He growled
The deuce take his fortune, he often sad
AS he kicked
From the tree of misfortune his head
1t picked.
Though his days along like the notes of
He erumbled less he wobbed along;
There something he felt, that would time
SO he kicked.
The poor chap dead, is defunct deceased;
He has "croaked,'
For Death came along and his bondage released
AS he poked
Straight on to land of the infinite
And if he reached there, l would bet two to
cts mighty poor prize, this heaven I've won,"
croaked. =
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08
WHY BROKERS INSURE.

Large policies are common among the
bfg brokers of Wall street. says the April
Worlds Work One of them who carries
$780, 900 life insurance when asked why he
carried such a large sum. said: ut Is
very easily answered My business is
very uncertain One year 1 am rich. the
next I am not. 1 have those large poll
cies to insure my family In case should
die in one of my bad years I can't pos
sibly touch the money have invested N
premiums. If 1t were elsewhere 1 would
be tempted to speculate with it,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08
FOND MEMORIES.

A hard-headed old Pittsburg manufac-
turer who made his fortune, as he ex-
presses it, with his coat off, was In
duced by his daughters to accompany
them to a Wagner concert. the first he
had ever attended. The next day he hap
pened to meet an acquaintance who had
seen him the night before, who asked
..I suppose you enjoyed the concert last
night, Mr.. Brown"
Eyes; 1t took me back to the days of my
YOUTH the old man said, with remi-
niscent sigh.
.'Ah, summer days in the country. girl
in a lawn dress. birds singing. and all
THAR
NO the days when 1 worked in boiler
shop in Scranton Magazine.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08

found that he carried $Io8oo life That paid all
the liabilities of his banks and other business left his family
a half million clear
We congratulate Mr. Devln foresight for
dead and bit rough him that he had die get
clearance bankruptcy by paying his debts But the incident
notice and because has happened in the midst
revelations about life New York broken
confidence in that of investing provide the
The business of the Equitable Life alone fell
ance newspaper affected by things that are human
and to have vndlcaed the of mankind
in life insurance.
every bank president insure lust his
cammy hands of the But
something the future by taking
handy pinch, and
Devin is dead but his ntyeght banks
running full blast paying support hundreds
families his family comfortable he insured life
The managers the New York companies who are in disgrace
exile dead nice lot of have
But for that let not lose faith the business
they personal advantage Mr. Dvln alive was example
enterprise Dead and we'll insured he
public confidence in life insurance
ruhuy speak of Brother City Of Zion flowing
though Lge certainly i-Phladelpha Press
Mcclellan any morechicag
Record Herald
dropped fifty top of Cincinnati building
this They picked pigs feet
Atlanta Journal
Judge Parker thinks the should come from the
South AT last the Judge and Tom Watson something
Chicago News.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08
FARMERS ACUMEN.

81 see here" said Farmer Kornkob. who
was reading the Weekly Screech, that a
man was arrested because he took too
many highballs.
what does that mean, Hiram asked
his WIFE
.I amt sure, but 1 reckon he was
caught stealth EN- offn flag poles''-
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08
THEN HE WENT.

.No. I have no business" said the
cheerful idiot. II just dropped in to kill
a little time
'swell, thank you." said the busy man,
abut. really. 1 haven't bit 1 want killed
today. "-Cleveland Leader.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08
DEvLINs LIFE INSURANCE.

procession rapidly that forgotten
disastrous failure of the First National Topeka
throughout Western
caused by the sudden insolvency Charles
Devn president He the head of mining
banking companies different
lines business like John R. Walsh of Chicago midst
of the schemes Mr.: Devn died Then was
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08
MAN OF LEARNING.

To colleges he gave much pelf,
His fame no envious tongue can balk.
He didn't lecture much himself,
But wisely let his money talk
-Washington Star.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08

Special information supplied dailv 70
business houses and public men by tba
Press Clipping Bureau (Al1en's), 80 Calf
fornia street. Telephone Main 1912. .
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08

Townsend's California glace fruita
and choicest candies in artistic ire-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08

Judge nominee shou1d come from the
Chicago
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08

dropped fifty top story of Cincinnati building
AtlantaJ Journal
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08

ruthuy speak of Brother Dowes City Of Zion
With milk honey though Lge certainly MIXED t-Philade
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-04-08

George Mcclellan President in 1908 This
Record Herald.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-04-05
CHAT OF PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

mouths. will include: Miss Mary
Garth. Miss Lucille Hardy IF this
city. Miss Mary Robertson of
Naxubee, Miss Alice Garth. Miss
Coleman of Huntsville, Ala two
Georgia girls and two giri> from
Deleware. It IS proDa Die that
there will be late several addi
tions To this pleasant little party
which has outlined a char ming
itinerary. and will have the ad
vantage of the com plete arrange
ments which attend ali the Tenn
pie tours.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-04-05
Is the Moon Inhabited.

Science has proven that the moon
has an atmosphere. which makes life
in some form possible on that satellite;
but not for human beings, who have a
hard enough time on this earth OF
ours: especially those who don't know
that Electric Bitters cure Headache.
Btlliousness Malaria, Chills and Few
er. Jaundice, Dyspepsia. Dizziness.
Torpid Liver. Kidney Complaints.
General Debility and Female weak
nesses. Unequalled as a general Ton
lc and Appetizer for weak persons and
especially for the aged. 1t induces
sound sleep. FUZZY guaranteed by
Chapman & Mayfeld. Druggist. Price
only soc.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-04-05
BaIIardS Horehound Syrup.

Immediately relieves hoarse. crou-
py cough: oppressed. rafting rasping
and difficult breathing. Henry G..
Stearn, Druggist, Shuilsburg, Wis,
writes. Nav 20. 1902: 4 have been
selling Ballad ; Horehound Syrup for
two years. and have never had prep
aration that has given better satiSfac-
tion. notice that when sell bot
lie they come back for more. I can
honestly recommend it. pc, 50c and
81 %. Sold by Johnston \ Cain.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-04-05
He aIth is Youth,

Disease and sickness bring old age.
Herbine, taken every morning before
breakfast. will keep you in robust
health. fit you to ward of diseases.
It cures constipation, biliousness. dys-
pepsia. fever skin, liver and kidney
complaints. It purifies the blood and
clears the complexion.
Mrs. D. w. Smith, Whitney, Tex.
writes April 3, 1902: 4 have used
Herbine, and find it the best medicine
for constipation and liver troubles.
II does all YOU claim for it. ear
highly recommend it. 50c. Sold by
Johnston s. Cain.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-04-05
Crescent Hotel

Eureka Springs. Ark. open
for the season. February -, 1906
Many repairs an i'm provements
have been made, the service will
be better than ever and the
charges moderate.
Here spring is thoroughly
delightful season, with clear,
blue skies and the crisp air of
the mountains tempered by
warm sunshine. If you wish 10
avoid the snow and slu>h at home
this Spring. 60 u Eureka
Springs. Booklets describing
the hotel and the resort sent free
on request,
4. HILTON.
Genl. Pass. Agt, Frisco System.
st. Louis. Mo.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-04-05
Bids Wanted.

We invite bids from reliable con
tractors for remodeling and rebuild
ING the hall Of Union Lodge No. 70,
7. O. O. F.. at Columbus, Mississippi.
Bids will be received by building com
mittee up TO : p. N. Monday. April ;,
1906. Right reserved to reject any and
all bids
Plans and specifications may be had
bv applying to Joe Cook. chairman
building committee, Columbus. Miss
issippi. This contract IS worth inves-
4ioation. JOE Cook,
Chm Building Committee-
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-04-05
LECTURE
by
Hon. Howard Marshall
at The Court House
Monday, April End.

Hon. Howard Marshall in be-
half of the Columbus Chapter
United Daughters of the Confed
eracy. has kindly consented to
donate the proceeds of his lee
ture to the proposed Confederate
Monument.
And friends and citizens gen
orally are cordially invited to at
tend and contribute in this pleas
ant way to this most worthy
cause.
Instead of April 3rd he will de
liver his lecture Monday, April
End.
(Signed) MARY B HARRISON,
President CClum bus Chapter No.
"a, United Daughters of the
Confederacy.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-04-05

MEADOWS should have
L. an annual dressing Of 500 pounds per
acre of fertilizer containing eleven per cent
PorAsH and ten per cent. available Phos-
phoric acid.
This will gradually force out sour grasses
and MOSES from the meadows, and bring good
grasses and clovcrs; thus increasing the quality
as we'll as the quantity of the hay.
Our practical book gives valuable every
sort of cropsing of books successful fertile
alton request Obligation
farmer who vilw L for them.
woRKs
York. 3Nassaus Stree -
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-04-05

,Jap-A-Lac makes furniture,
nicture frames, tables and chairs
look like new. Ask Johnston q
Game for a color card.
Special values in boys suits at
Kaufman Bros. this week.