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The San Francisco call., 1906-08-05

he entered the room where his wife
lay dead With my hand on the door
I looked back at her the next
moment 1 reeled though I had re-
ceived a sudden blow. Her eyes were
open, and she was looking at me with
a curious faint smile.
"Then-then." I stammered wildly,
you are not deadp
NO" she said softly. and I thought
how strange her voice sounded. No,
am very much alive"
A feeling of nausea-of fear. horror
and wonder-shoOk me from head to
foot, and I staggered out of the room
without a word as her husband
went IN.
never saw either OF them again.
but year later I read in the news
papers that Captain Falcon had been
killed in India in skirmish with one
OF the Hill tribes. I dismissed the sub
ject from my mind as quickly as I
could, for the whole affair was not one
on which / cared to dwell But some
years later 1 met a brother officer OF
Falcons who had been with him in
India, and / could not resist asking
him a few questions
Falcon. poor chap! yes. he is dead.
threw his life away. I saw him do It,"
he said when 1 spoke of him.
But why should he do such a thing?
He had everything to make him happy
money. position, a charming wife
He looked at me curiously and
stopped.
We'll. that wasn't the general opiniOnD
OF her out there" he answered shortH
ly. She was handsome enough, and
devoted to Falcon. but believe he was
half afraid of her. poor fellow, as. in
deed" with a forced laugh. I'VE all
were. There was something uncanny,
too, in her influence over the natives.
I've seen a fakir with a great reputa-
tion bow himself to the dust when shs
passed by. And-and there were other
things"
i did not ask any more.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-05
AND HOW
HE
WON

fifteen dollar gun. 1t is a well known
fact that the buffalo has a hard tipped
nose with which 1t roots like a hog
through the hardest snowdrifts, no
matter how deep. down through to the
grass
Mature has taught buffaloes how to
live and keep fat In the widest wealth
er. They will not only find plenty of
grass after the fiercest blizzard, but IL
there b q shortage they will luxuriate
on the roots OF any kind of herbage, as
we'll - bushes and the limbs and buds
of cottonwood trees No matter how
terrible q blizzard may be, bufraloes
turn their faces to the storm and will
stand for days in a beating 'norther'
that would kill the fattest American
cattle or drive them hundreds of miles
southwark.
With these facts before me I deter
mined to experiment. but I soon found
that the secrets of nature are not to be
had for the asking, and it was years
before success seemed near. others
who were experimenting along the
same line became discouraged. and to-
day but few are in the industry. With
one exception, am accredited with be-
ing the only man who has not made a
practical failure.
THE craze for buffalo robes covered
tho plains with hunters. and 1t was not
long before the American bison was
nearly extinct But for Government in
reference there would not be buffalo
alive today. When I began buffaloes
were so wild there was nothing to do
but capture the calves. I finally got
flfty-eight and began to hybridize-
crossing the buffalo bulls with domes-
tic cows. Failure followed my first at
tempt, but I was not entirely discour-
aged, and at last out OF ninety-six cows
I managed to raise two calves.
After years of experiment / was able
to save so per cent of our calves. Still,
It was all uncertainty, and 1t was moro
by accident and awkwardness than
anything else that stumbled on the
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-05
BUFFALO

w YHEN President Roosevelt made
w his last visit to the Yellowstone
National Park and wrapped him
self in one of the new cross
bred buffalo robes-as soft as silk and
as large as parlor rug-he expressed
delight and establishment. Years be-
fore c. T. (Bufalo) Jones, game war
experiments in crossing buffalo with
domestic breed of cattle, and Mr..
Roosevelt said If he could succeed in
rivaling the old fashioned buffalo robe
he would accomplish wonders. So when
the President recently saw the i'm
mense silky robes, dark, curly and re-
splendent. like Russian sable, he told
Mr.. Jones he had fame before him.
So great has been the success of the
experiment that the Government has
set aside an immense tract of land in
Arizona for a great ranch and the fur
ther development Of these crossbred
buffaloes.
When Mr.. Jones came to New York
the other day to receive cargo of
black Galway cattle from Europe he
was asked for an interview. He said:
We'll, will answer by giving an ac-
count of my experience. Leaving
1AOOtAihG tOHJ lll'y hiy h0si'S FA-~~~f
settled in Southwestern Kansas and es-
tablished a cattle ranch. In 1885, dur
ing the terrible winter long to be re-
membered / lost many cattle that
there seemed no future in the business.
While hunting for the few scat
tered starvelings left over In the
spring, I observed that while the plains
were covered with dead herds as far
south as Texas, in not a single case
did 1 find a dead buffalo. They were
fat and smooth, and I saw several
small herds in what was then No
Mans Land, now Oklahoma Among
the hundreds of thousands of dead cat
tie not one carcass of buffalo appeared.
That set me thinking. / thought long
and deep.
II thought II we could only graft
buffalo on some of our native stock
and produce a new and hardy breed we
would revolutionize the cattle business.
But I never dreamed of the wonderful
possibilities in producing an improved
buffalo robe. In the old days. when
vast buffalo herds roamed the plains.
YOU could buy the best robes for $40 or
SIS. and sometimes two or three hand
somely decorated Indian robes for
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-05

To say that tons of gold are carried
in the teeth of Americans today might
sound incredible, not to say preposter-
Gus, but this is true, as may be shown
by the use of a few figures. 1t is an
actual fact that there are probably sew
eral tons of gold in the mouths of
San Franciscans.
You hear the goldsmith or even the
miner speak of an ounce of gold. the
81, ,oO0th part of ton. as of consid-
cradle quantity, and, as it is valued at
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-05

secret Of successfully propagating the
new breed OF animals which I have
named catalo-not cattleo. an some peo-
pie spell the name.
"At last when I got a fair start OF
the hybridized catalo 1t was then easy
to increase the new breed. as all the
females were fertile and all the half
breeds were females. I found that
the three-quarter bulls were not fer
tile, but I believe tn seven-ei ghths
buffalo and one-eighth catalo will be
fertile. At any rate the Industry Is a
growing success. / now have an ami
NAL that is one-third larger than
either of it's ancestors-buffalo or
cattle. The meat is delicious and the
animals keep fat on any kind OF
food
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-05

1T Is fact that all the nardy oual-
tiles OF the buffalo are retained in
breeding. The buffalo dominates: IL
Is the strongest type. hence we havs
a breed that will actually live on
sticks and straw and does rot care
for high feeding or sheds or barns
Our cows keep fat while runnf,<
loose on the plains that we have 10
put them In corrals and cut OF their
feed during breeding season to re-
duce flesh. Cows weigh n TON aa..h
and the steers average from t1venrv-
seven hundred to three thousand
pounds. The fur OF the cataIo when
bred with black Galway Stock Is lIxe
otter or beaver. and the luster equals
the finest Russian sable. haze
never sold robef or less than fzoos
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-05

Dentists will tell you that 1t Is easily
possible to put gold filings of an ag
gregate weight of an ounce in the
mouth of one person. Thirty-two thou
sand such persons, then, would have
ton of the precious gold in their
mouths, all of 1t SO per cent pure.
Averag ging several estimates by den
lists of many years experience, 1T is a
conservative statement to say that
about 35 per cent of the people we meet
every day in San Francisco or any
other city have number of gold fill
ings in their mouths. Figuring that
35 per cent of the residents of Greater
San Francisco each had only a half
The Washington times., 1906-07-06

A. Barton Hepburn. formerly Comp
troller Of the Treasury. declares that
American tourists spend in Europe every
year the gigantic sum of 100000 10
$500 000. 900.
Mr.. Hepburn's sources OF information
include the biggest American and for
elgn bankers. and his experience in the
United States Treasury gives his opinion
great weight among the highest finan-
Cial circles.
THE eNtrayagant expenditures OF
American tourists abroad are in a great
degree responsible for the present con-
dtions IN the money market" declared
Mr. Hepburn. The subject has been
recently discussed by a number OF gem
tIemen prominent I'm financial affairs,
who have the facilities for gathering in
formation on such a subject, and the
lowest estimate OF any OF them was
S40J. .O000. 900. Several thought the esti-
mate was too low.
This vast sum about offsets the great
trade balance In favor OF the United
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
Union Of Churches
Is Heartily Indorsed

best interests OF both the cause Of
Christ and the congregations. and like
wise subserv- the interests OF Presby-
terianism IN this city, hereby overture
the members of the North Church and
congregation OF Washington city 10
unite under a name 10 be selected by
the united congregations.
In making this overture. the Assem-
bIy's Church would bring with It's pas
tor. the Rev. George z. Wilson. the pro-
Ceeds Of the sale of it's property and an
extensive and valuable library.
This overture further includes the
consolidation and equal terms Of the
several boards OF session. deacons, aad
trustees.
"AN other arrangements necessary 10
the perfection OF the union. If the sam"
should be consummated. are to be mad
by the united congregations"
DR.. Wilson, who presided az the meet
ing last night. informed the cOngr sgation
that North Church would act uIon the
overture at a meeting next Thursday
night and that, Immediately following
that meeting. q special meeting OF the
Presbytery OF Washington would be
called 10 approve the union. Il Is
hoped TO have the first meeting OF the
united congregations on Sunday, July
g.
The Washington times., 1906-07-06

States each year According 10 the
best information Obtainable on the sub
ject. our floating debt 20 Europe at the
present time IS between 5000. .0J1 go and
500, O0O, O00. This Is in addition 10 the
great sum spent by American tourists. %
Itnis estimated by the steamship men
In Boston and New York that at least
10000 Americans go TO Europe every
year. OF this number 10, 600 go first
class. The second class passengers
number 100 900, and the steerage passen-
gers number 5O,000. This means that on
the average each travelling American
must spend at least 1890 to make up
the vast sum Mr.. Hepburn says is ex-
pended
When II is taken into consideration,
however that hundreds OF milliOnaiTes
Use the cabin de luxe on the modern
liners at a cost OF from 81 500 20 s., 900
per trip each way, and live at the same
rate or higher in Europe. II is seen that
the millions are used up with great
TaDldity.
Naturally. the average tourist does
not spend more that 81, 600 20 $4,000 each.
but there are hundreds Of travellers who
get away with as high as $4,000 on the
Continent and do not believe they have
leeu eXJraVaganL
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
NEW SHIPS BUILT
DURING PAST YEAR

The Department Of Commerce and
Labor has issued a statement CIV
ing the official figures on the num-
Der and tonnage of merchant vessels
built and registered in the country
during the fiscal year ended June 80,
1906
During the fiscal year 1.463 merchant
vessels were built and officially num-
bered by the Bureau OF Navigation,
measuring 421,744 gross register tons,
compared with 1901, Of 326,21 gross
tons, for the fiscal year 1905. OF the
new tonnage, 3S4 vessels. OF 1889 gross
tons. We're unrigged barges aud canal
boats The year s increase has been
entirely in steel steamers on the Great
Lakes.
Only five schooners over 1000 tons
were built, as compared with fourteen
in the preceding fiscal year. Three
years have now elapsed since a square
rugged vessel was built in the United
States.
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
BARON A CONSTABLE
FOR MOTHERS SAKE
Serves On Police Force to Carry Out
Conditions in Will Leaving
Him 100000.

NORRISTOWN. July "a genuine
German baron was appointed deputy
constable Of Springfield township by the
Montgomery county court today to act
as chief of the police in the park at
Chestnut HILL
The appointee is John Frederick Won
Mugge. son of the late Baroness Won
Mugge. OF Berlin.
The Baroness Won NIgge died four
teen years ago. leaving an estate val
ued at 500. 900. Because of family rea-
sons and desire to have her son prove
worthy Of the property, she made an un-
usual will. in which 1t is required that
her son John Frederick shall go 10
America and for fifteen years pursue
some useful and responsible calling, In
order TO show that he is steady in his
habits.
One of his trustees. DR.. G. z, Snyder.
Immediately notified the son to set
about observing conditions. The baron
came TO America and has served on the
police forces OF New York, Chicago
and Philadelphia. He was chief of the
guard at the St. Louis exposition.
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
Coroner,s Verdict in Kidd killing.

The police have not yet succeeded IN
locating Cornelius Kidd, who is wanted
on a warrant sworn out charging him
with shooting and killing his uncle, NJ.
s. Kidd. Coroner Moore yesterday held
an inquest over the remains OF Kidd and
after the examination OF DR.. w. NJ.
Smith, who conducted the autopsy, VIII
liam Sl6illman, Henry Bardan. William
II. Simms. J. NJ. Kidd. and Dora Kidd,
the jury, which was composed OF Robert
Graham, foreman, Frank Evans, =.
Warfield. jr.. L Ruben, q. 3. Swan and
j. G. Cockev, returned a verdict that
Kidd came TO his death from a gunshot
wound from the hands OF W. c. Kidd,
his nephew
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
In United States Court.

In the United States Court. Judge Ed
mund WaddH presiding, yesterday, the
following business was transacted:
Howard c. Knabe VS.. Crandall
Mackey and Joseph f. Suppleei case
continued until next term on motion OF
planti1's attorney.
Alexapdria National Bank VS.. Wells
G. Bates & Co.; case continued until
next term on motion of plaintiff by its
attorney. and set for trial January II,
1907
Joseph A. Thompson VS.. the National
Bank OF Fairfax County; case continued
until next term on motion Of defendant
by its attorney and case set for trial
January 10 1907.
Howard w Smith was admitted TO
practice I'm the court.
United States vs.. T. b. Berry and c.
+. Dawson, fugiJives from justice. in
dicted for selling liquor without a IL
cense. case continued
United States VS. r. w. Rains charged
with selling liquor without a license {;
case continued.
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
ASSembly'S and North
Church Congregations
to Combine.

The congregation OF Assembly's Pres
byterian Church last night unanimously
indorsed an overture for a union with
North Church near the corner OF Ninth
and y streets northwest.
Every voice raised was IN support OF
the new proposition.
The following resolutions. offered by
L. Cabeu Williamson. were adopted:
Whereas the Fifth Commonly known
as the Assembly's) Presbyterian Church.
IN the providence Of God. viii be in the
near future without a house OF worship;
and
Whereas. also in the providence of
God. the North Church is without a
pastor, we, the members Of the Assem-
bly's Church and congregation, believing
that It would be advisable and to the
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
HOLDING TWO BROTHERS
FOR DEATH OF 13 MEN

ALTOONA, July 6.-Cambria county
authorities have had arrested two Hun
garfan brothers for causing the POr-
tage tragedy Tuesday night, IN which
ThiIreen nOn-uniOn miners lost their
lives by a runaway car jumping the
track at Martins Curve The brothers
were formerly employed at the Puritan
Coal Company's mines, but went on
strike. II is said they released the
brakes on the car and started il.
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
School Board Meets.

The city school board held a meeting
at the Peabody building last night. In
the absence Of Capt. Herbert Bryant.
chairman. W. F. Carne was called to
the chair.
Considerable discussion occurred as 10
the payment OF extra salaries 10 six
teachers who completed certain profes-
slOnal studies last year The financial
condition of the board not being clear,
the settlement of the question was post
pOned.
The condition OF the fences around the
Washington school building, In Wolfe
and Washington streets. occasloned
considerable discussion as 10 the use OF
iron or wood in the construction of a
new fence. The matter was finally leIJ
10 the committee on school houses and
furniture with authority 10 make all
necessary repairs 20 the building.
Applications for teachers places were
received from Miss Mary Keys. Of Alex
sndria; y. c. Edwards. Pals. Va. b.
G. Epes. BlackstOn, Va Jennie A Car
Ter, Occoquan, Va. and Bessie King, OF
this city. An apDlicaJiOn was received
from Miss Ada v Gregg asking 10 be
appointed principal of the white girls
school. All these applications were laid
over until the August meeting.
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
WOMAN FOUND DEAD
IN HER BEDROOM

Mrs Bessie Sullivan, twenty seven
years old, was found dead in bed at
7.3O o'clock this morning at her home.
1919 Ninth street northwest, Death was
due, it is believed. to heart failure.
Failing 10 respond 20 the breakfast call,
Miss Mary Daily opened the door of
Mrs. Sullivan's room and found her life
less body. She had apparently been
dead for several hours.
Mrs. Sullivan was the wife OF sailor
In the United States Navy. Her hus-
band had written that he would come
10 Washington on the 18th instant, after
an absence of nearly five years. Mrs.
Sullivan had recently been III, but AT
the time OF her death was without the
attention Of a physician
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
VIM. F. Mason Sank While
Swimming With
Friend.
HIS BODY RECOVERED
Accident Occurred at Eight O'Clock in
the Evening Near Hammond's
Wharf.
WARRINGTON TINES BUREAU.


William F. Mason. son Of a merchant
OF Woodville. Rappahannock.county. was
drowned while bathing In the river on
Alexandris about o'clock last night.
Mr. Mason. who was about twenty
years Of age, in company with Dennis
Ramsey, son of q. William Ramsey,
went last night 10 Hammond's wharf
and prepared 10 take a swim. Mason
dived from the wharf and came up splut-
tering. His companion, who was al
ready In the water. showed a piece Of
board toward him, but Mason failed 20
catch it, Ramsey then pushed a bundle
OF laths over 10 him, but for some rea-
son the drowning man did not reach for
them. In a few minutes Mason sank and
did not rise. MIR. Ramsey and others
dived FOR him. but without success. The
body was recovered later by Capt Keith
Davis.
MI Mason was "a clerk In the store of
GOodlOe < Co, and had made many
friends during his residence In this city
The Washington times., 1906-07-06

Because-there is a well-defned policy
throughout the entire Saks organization
never to be quite satisfied with past perform
ances. 1t matters not that we are already
building better clothes than anyone else.
We've a higher ideal than that. We aim
to build better than even we ever built be
fore-to build each suit better than the one
before
With such an ideal, reinforced by the
disposition and the perfect equipment of an
organization of highly trained specialists
cutters and tailors-we point with good
deal Of pleasure to our showing of Serge
Suits for Men and Young Men at $3.50,
$780, $780, and $4,000.
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
Fined for Running Gaming Table.

Don p Hurley. was before Justice Ca
ton in the police court this morning on
the charge of conducting a gaming Ia
bic and with disposing of liquors with
out a license. John Ennis testified to
having played "a game Of poker in a
room said 10 have been kept by Hurley.
and Theodore Cook testified 10 having
seen the game in operation. Both said
they had taken drinks in the room.
Justice Caton, after hearing arguments
by Commemorative Attorney Brent for
the prosecutor and Lewis II. Machen
for the defense, fined Hurley $50
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
SOMETHING TO DO.

God pity the man who has not some
thing outside of his monotony of money
getting TO take him home and engage
his mind, his hands. his legs and feet.
Paul huTries home to catch butterflies
We laugh at him, call his fool. 'idioC, -
'lunatic" etc. but after an houS's
chase in the fields TO net some rare
specimen Paul is in finest fettle. and has
a lusty appetite for dinner II beays
loafing around the throne of King
Whisky in some fetid bayT0ouA
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
FEATURES OF EUROPEAN IRA VEL

Tourists TO Europe every year ............. 100000
Second class travellers 100000
Third class travellers. .................
Money spent in Europe $OOOOOOOO
Money spent by first s25OOoOOOO
Average expenditure of tourists $1,000
Expenses of the ordinary ghtseer $500
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
LIBERALITY.

Dentist (tO wOrkingman, who has just
saved him from drOwning)-My dear
man, how can / express my gratitude?
Come TO my office any time and III pull
every tooth in your head for nothing
ilie-Journal.
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
Peter Pullman Dead.

Peter Pullman, an aged resident Of
Fairfax county. died at his home across
Cameron Run this morning, Mr. Pull
man was seventy-three years OF age. and
is survived by a wife and several chill
dTen. Mr.. Pullman was born in York
shire England
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
Visitor From Cincinnati.

Miss Lillian Alexander. OF Cincinnati.
IS spending the summer months with
Miss Jennye Blondheim. of 421 Cameron
street.
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
Serge Suits for Men and Young Men
Handsome Two and Thee-Pice Models
at $3.50, $780, $500 and $1,000

Serge Suits are night and day More than tha
wemade from the poorly simply on their
appearance So much covered up many details huedy
CLOSED over different though, with Sals Clothes
And that Saks Serge Suits the standard
saora this difference that has made them better
year they year just this difference that has won
patronage larger clientele of carefully this
han
The Washington times., 1906-07-06

Two and Three-piece styles. Made of
fabrics jammed full of wear. Fashioned
beyond criticism. The coats are single or
double breasted, and, of course, are cut in
the new, long models. Extreme and con-
servative backs Half and quarter lined
with serge, mohair, or silk. Finished with
a care to detail that will surprise yoa-that
is, if you do not know the Saks quality.
Among these Suits are plenty of styles
for the man of very conservative tastes,
and for older men, as well as for the young
man whose tastes are naturally more pro
nounced. All regular sizes, to be sure, in
Guiding suits for men inclined to stoutness
or leanness.
The Washington times., 1906-07-06


During Jolly and August This Store Closes at P. NJ,
Saturdays Excepted
Open Saturday Night till 9 o'clock