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The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05

To insure his control of the conven-
tions. the continuation of the comit-
tee which takes its orders from Herrin
through Parker and Stone and to
fhwart popular will by sending De
Young, Otis. knight and GiIlett to the
national convention, Herrin has advised
the spokesmen of his machine to forget
their grandiloquent directions for pri-,
mary elections in every county" The
one way to prevent control of their con-
vention and the machinery of their
party by republicans is to appoint
majority of the delegates. Herrin pur-
poses to do the appointing.
Herrin's third district congressional
committee has taken the initiative. It's
call for a district convention to be held
in Oakland May IL ignores the state
and national calls and brazenly directs
the appointment of all the delegate.
whose election is not specifically pro.
vided for under the obligatory and man.
datory features OF the primary election
law
The call, which was prepared by Dis
trict Attorney Everett J. Brown. secre-
tary of the third district committee,
provides for the appointment of II
delegates from Contra Costa county,
six from Solano county outside of VAL
lejo. one from that portion of the forty
ninth assembly district outside the city
OF Oakland. one from that portion OF
the fftieth assembly district outside the
city OF Oakland. four from that portion
Of the fifty first district outside the city
Of Oakland. known as Brooklyn town
ship, and one from the fifty-second dis
trict. or "a out of total of rs.
While in the third congressional dis
trict the machine can appoint only
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05
REX DENTAL co.
DENTISTS

DENTISTS
SAN FRANCISCO-225 Pacific Bldg.
Fourth and Market SITS.
OAKLAND-S1 Bacon Bldg. Twelfth
and Washington SITS.
Los ANGELES-20S Severance Bldg.
Hours-ssao to $3.50. sundays-10 to II
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05

men state that they want no lukewarm
or vacillating allegiance.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05
Easter Song

A notable Easter poem by Eufina c.
Tompkins appears in the April Sunset
Magazine-the San Francisco Two
Years After" number. Here also is one
Of the best spring poems ever written.
II is by Charles Field and deals with
the blossoming of the city, To him mo
pebbied brook can teach so musically
sweet q speech" as the din of the ham,
rnere and the noise of pneumatic tools
At work on reconstruction.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-22
He Approved That Plan.

It was said in the Norton family
that Uncle Hiram had no ear for mu.
sic, as he failed to appreciate the vocal
efforts Of his niece Margaret. But II
his ears were defective his pocketbook
left nothing to be desired. A
We've been talking over Margaret'a
voice." said dauntless nnd tactful
relative who had been delegated to
approach Uncle Hiram on the subject.
1T really seems as II she ought to
take lessons and practice regularly.
Her mother talks of selling little OF
her mining stock for Margaret's sake"
Uncle Hiram's keen old face wore d
mutinous expression.
"Have to practice two, three hours Q
day, 1 suppose;y, he said DULY.
"Oh, yes" said the venturesome rel
ative; then she had a sudden inspira-
tion. .b
1T would be best Of all II she could
20 abroad tor two or three years." she
murmured thoughtfully. "but Of course
that IL out Of the question--the ex,
pense"-
'.Never you mind about the expense!
broke in Uncle Hiram joyfully. IF
she can 60 abroad--a good long ways
abroad-to take her lessons and do her
practlcing. IN foot the expenss."--
Youths Companion. .r & "a
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-22
,.tion xith she reporter, tne msnoton.

sation with the reporter, the m6notoa.
ous notes OF the piano had been merg.
ed with the click Of the windmill, the
hum Of bees, and the chatter of chill.
dren. Then q man and a woman began
to talk in the next room. They might
have been Quarreling, Their voices
were pitched high. now both speaking
together unintelligibly. Then followed
silence for . moment, then single
voice In great excitement:
In Fervsnt Prayer. ID, 4G
"Oh, help, help us--show us the
way--Oh, we've done wrong--We
thank Thee--We bow before Thee
Heip--help us--O Lord"
The communistic plan Of Zare.
phath IL a success, II the rich fruits
Of field, garden, and truck patch count
for anythinr. At the beginning Of
every week the work Of the colony
Ia divided among the men and women,
with little or no distinction between
the sexes. The men wash dishes,
cook, and make BEDS just as the older
boys plow and the women work In the
gardens. In the Zarephath building
the men are lodged at one end. the
women at the other, and the children
on lower floor.
They eat two meals day. Break.
fast is at 8 In the morning and dinner
at A. Each Is preceded by prayers. and
perhaps with testimonies, singing. and
marching. 81
"All of these services, the prayer
meetings. our marriage service, and
the ceremonies at the graves have nc
regular ORDER" explained the sister
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-22

"Tbese Jumpers seem to be de-
cent enough, though" the farmer add
cd, "only they keep mostly to them
selves"
Thus primed, the reporter walked
down the Delaware and Raritan canal
to the Holy Jumpers farm to meet
one Of the most curious experiences
to be found near New York.
Reporter uneonvinced.
He went to scoff; he could not stay
to pray. The hymns, sophistry. and
the plight of 80 little children were
too uncanny; his sense OF humor too
acute. Yet, as he left, one question
was burning in his mind: Are these
simple, possibly misguided people
solving the great social question Of
cooperation by the mere force of
their religious zeal. where others have
tailed, especially In the famous Brook
Farm experiment. by an excess OF the
ory and knowledge!
"Zarephath." A big sign at turn
x the road bore the name Of the Holy
Jumpers settlement. Lower down, at
the entrance to the dooryard, was
sn arch and ,'rhs Pillar Of Fire" ON
T.
A saint" passed on bicycle. He
wore the uniform Of the sect--a black
shiyt and helmet The men in the mar
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-22

danced before the Ark OF the Cove
nant, yea. and was exceedingly glad?'
Did not Miriam danse with Joy when
Israel was delivered from the hands
Of the Egyptians and the Red sea
flowed back and confounded the ene-
mics of the Lords people? Again, In
the New Testament the dance is men.
toned as part OF religious worship"
"Yes. and singing-'even with Gym
balls and spawns.'" quoted the re.
porter.
"Yes-yes-we use cymbals, drums,
too. And we often sing to the music Of
banJos and guitars"
"You have harps. too?'
I'VE play on autoharps. But most
of our music Is on the plano. As we
sing, we dance as they did In the old
days. marching about. and jumping up
and down In our gladness. That is
why they call US Jumpers"
These were the words OF the re.
ligionist the sentimentalist. On the
other hand, strangely bald and
strangely compounded of Scriptural
phrase and modern sophistry is the
oficial explanation Of the jumpins
habit. Here It IL:
Why They Jump.
After they had organized into church.
entirely independent of everything that
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-22

was baeksiiddsn and out on the line Goa
wanted, lie began 20 give light on many
important doctrines which we preach and
practice to-day. Ono that has meant more
to our people In many ways than any.
thing else. was the holy dance In the old
holiness movements, there was OCCASION
ally man that would jump UP and down
when he was moved by the Spirit" 40
they said. but for n whole church to
Jump at the same time In unison was
something that had never been heard OF
in any religious organization. The Lord
showed Sister White that He was waiting
10 revive the holy dance, and that II
would be pleasing TO Him for the whole
,hurch--men and women--everybody that
was saved--to 20 TO praising Him In the
dance. She had seen few men Jumping
around In religious services, but not In
The sense OF the holy dance, as we have
II to-day, where all participate In unison.
In the holy dance In our services. the
sexes never minHle, men dance alone and
together ana likewise the women. When
they went at II all heaven smiled upon
them, and greater things were opened up
through II than they had any concep-
don of.
one Of the Denver newspapers called us
the Jumpers in It's headline. and from that
time the public has taken II up and Is
the name by which we are known from
the Atlantic to the Pacific. The name is
perhaps attached to US in derIsion, but
we cheerfully accept It and go on jump
ing. Hallelujahi
Are Early at Devotions.
The Jumpers" get up in the morn.
ing at o'clock and pray till break.
fast at 9. They pray singly or together,
from then till night, In the fields, on
the shady banks of the neighboring
brook, 10 the silence Of their
chambers. They hold services three
times Sundays. with more prayers
songs, jumping. and testimonies
When missionary sets out to preach
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-22

Ia.
ket gardens on either side had the
garments of the "workers"-blue
shirts and breeches. The SISTER" who
received the reporter wore dress Of
similar material.
In the bare reception room one
sound predominated over all others
Outside were sunshine and the song
OF life-the click of the windmill,
locusts, and bees buzzing In corn
field, the chatter Of children. the
sound OF hammers as the workers
raised a big tent for the camp meet
ing. Inside was the sound of hymns
pounded out on hard.toned plano.
persistently, monotonously, endlessly
until the visitor thought Of the most
maddening in the list of ancient tor
tures--the steady drip of water on .
man or woman's head.
"You have been very successful
here!" began the reporter.
1.-THE Lords blessing has been upon
u.s." The SISTER" answered absently,
as II in a dream or listening to the
torturing hymns.
Home is Gift Of Believer.
You own this placer"
Eyes. It was given to us about two
years ago by Mrs Garretson--Mrs. w.
| p. Garretson. She saw the true light
| the light OF the Lord in faith--she and
her son and her two daughters. We
have been here about year and a
half. There are so acres Of land and
30 grown people. some. of them mar
ried. but mostly young men and
women, and about as many more chill.
dren. They have given up all their
worldly goods and followed Him."
you must have plenty OF money,
then?"
"Oh, no. with smile. People with
worldly goods are not eager to give
them up and follow the Lord"
| Gradually more facts came out after
persistent questioning. Six years ago
Mrs. Alma White, wife Of q Methodist
preacher in Denver, was inspired to
preach on her own account. The con
ference of the Methodist church
would not make her full fledged
minister. But "the Lord blessed hel
In singing" so she started her own
church. She calls 1t the Pentecostal
Union, her neighbors. THE Pillar ol
Fire.; the public, the Holy Jumpers
The sister" who was talking called
It "the holiness movement--the Meth
odist church as 1t was in the days ol
Wesley. before people thought only
of worldly things and the ministers
of preaching and prayer for wage"
Mrs White is still the head-tht
Mrs. Eddy, the Mrs. Piper--of the
sect. She lives in Denver, where the
Holy Jumpers have Bible school ant
15O missioners and the union got 8
charter in 1902 Mrs. Whites brother
G. w. Bridwell, is the head OF the
farm at Weston, which Is the eastern
headquarters of the sect. There are
other mission houses in Los Angeles
and Lafayette, Ind. with dozen mis-
sionaries each.
Have Biblical Authority.
Il What are the peculiar ceremonies
Of your sect? You march and dance?'
!. "Oh, yes" the girl replied. "Are w
not told In the Biblo how Davit
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-22
KILLED TREES
THEY ARE NOT WORTHLESS AS
is GENERALLY SUPPOSED.
More Servlceable Than Green Timber,
Says the Forestry eureau-Are
the Best for Mine
Timbers.

study of the amount, location and
the extent to which It is used, has
been made by the forest service in a
number OF the national forests in the
southern Rocky mountain region This
brought out very strikingly, first, that
sound dried timber is valuable, and,
second. that though widely used in
some localities, II is regarded as not
worth using In others. The timber
which was not being used was found
to be fully as good as the other, and
the only cause for rejecting 1t proved
to be ignorance of its true value.
The area covered by the study was
approximately 100000 acres. On
this area there Is estimated to be 50o,.
100000 feet of board measure of mer.
stumpage. About 80 per cent. of this.
per cent. of the total merchantable
stumpage. Agout 80 per cent. of this.
especially Of the larger dimensions. is
flt for saw lumber, and all of 1t can
be utilized In the round. There is
also large amount of cordwood, suit.
BILE only for fuel, charcoal and similar
purposes.
Fire killed timber should be bark.
ed soon after 1t is killed, In order
to prevent decay of the surface. II
the bark has been left on the sap
wood is somewhat decayed. Lodge
pole pine and Engelmann spruce have
about the same durability; after 25
years about so per cent Is usually
standing. and the fallen timber, II not
fiat on the ground, lasts five or six
years. Balsam lasts about one.third
as long. Standing Douglass flr lasts
almost indefinitely. and even when
fiat on the ground decays but slowly.
Yellow pine decays more rapidly since
1t occurs mainly below an elevation
Of 5000 feet. On the other hand, on
account of the openness Of its stand
1t is rarely killed by fire.
In many places II Is the popular
opinion that dead timber Is very much
weaker than the seasoned timber. II
is even held that timber which has
been dead number of years is weak
err than green timber. and that the
longer II stands the weaker 1t be-
comes. These views are quite wrong
BY actual test II has been shown that
is almost as strong as seasoned green
timber, and much stronger than green
timber befcra seasoning.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-22

The chief use to which dead timber
Is now put is for mine timbers. For
this purpose 1t Is even better suited
than green timber, because It Is per.
fectly seasoned and is light.
II is estimated that the mines of
Leadville, Col. use each month $50.
600 feet of board measure of dead
timber There are also many other
large mining camps that use 1t in
wholesale quantities. In these camps
1t is decidedly preferred to green tim.
Der.
For Is years dead timber has been
used for railroad ties in the Pixies
Peak national forest. where 1t has
proved entirely satisfactory. Whereve.
dead timber is located sufficiently near
the track 1t Is readily sold for ties
Douglas fir. timber pine, yellow pine
range pine, and, occasionally, Engle
mann spruce, are the species used.
In Denver, Col, dead timber has
been used for a number Of years for
boxes, with excellent results. Th'
species used were mainly Engelmani
spruce and lodgepole pine. I.imbe'
pine and Douglas fir were also used i,
small quantities. The first two di,
very we'll, especially the spruce, which
was used for such exacting packages
as cracker and biscuit boxes. Dead
timber Is eminently suited for making
boxes and crates, because it is odor
less and Is perfectly seasoned. Ir
smaller quantities dead timber has
been used for telephone and telegraph
poles. dimension stun and fence posts
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-22
Trade Of Porto Rlco.

During the 80 years prior to Amer.
lean civil administration of Porto Rico
there were but four years In which
the balance of trade was In its favor,
and this balance, aggregated but lit,
tie over s2,O0O,000, while the balance
against the island was over $4,000.
000 The first two years OF civil ad
ministration shovel trade balance
of $750,000 each against the island
while the last five years show a bal
ance of $7,250,OO0 in its favor-Re.
view of Reviews. ..
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-22

1T Is largely arranged as the spirit Of
God moves u.s." u4+
Life Of the Little Jumpers. - 3e5l
Scriptural Injunction is followed in
the kitchen as well as the bare little
chapel. Pork is eschewed as unclean;
SO are "hsh without scales" Fruits
and cereals form the bases Of the
favorite dishes. se14 .,
What Of the 80 little children who
live In such surroundings? They pray
as they play Their ills are treated.
too. with oil poured on their bodies
and by prayer. They learn to jump
and 20 to the meetings and give
strange testimonies -al 81
Here is prayer which the Jumpers
credit to Glenn Plank, aged three:
Dear Lord, we thank you for help
Ing us to sing songs.I thank You for
making my ear WE'LL. Supply our needs
for this day and send in some dollars.
My shoes are awful bad, send me In
some new ones, for Jesus sake.
Amen" tH
Services for Children.
The children have special services
to pray for clothes and the mission.
aries. They have prayer meetings
every morning from $3.50 to 1880
o'clock. They also have "praise serv.
ices" distinct from those Of their eld-
ers. They range in age from babyhood
to 10 or IL years. I'm the school term"
one of the Jumpers explained, I'VE
also teach them in secular knowledge,
including some Of the high school
branches" '7'W
Indeed. children may be called .
star feature at Zarephath. The farm
was given by Mrs. Garretson for a
children's home as well as for mis-.
sionary work, and In the notices Of
the camp meeting the building Is
called a "children's home"
Characteristic OF the sect Is Bird
wells description OF the children
when he recently returned from the
west Their enthusiasm evidently
filled his heart with gladness, for he
says
I'VE were delighted once more to
meet the children and to hear them
pray and testify. God is certainly
blessing this department Of our work
and helping the little ones to become
faithful in His service. They have
their little trials and experiences, and
win battles which mean more in their
lives than any Of the great historical
conflicts of this world"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-22
Grsaser Joss's Place.

You kin brag of city caffeys and their
trout from streams and lakes, ,1N n
OF their meals served Ia carty and
their mushrooms and their steaks.
But the grub at Greaser Joss's 10 the
hnest ever dealt. ~.
Come, hombrey, and Jest tuck Q bowl ot
chile meath your belt!
The music's kind o. skimpin'. and It don't
It's dealt out by a half breed and mighty
bad guitar. i,ti
But old Jose 10 a winner when II comes
to mixin' dope.
And the first smell of his chile d give
dyin' hoss thief hope.
There IL sometimes rough stunts doin'
and praps some powder burnt,
For the men who eat at Joses all the
p'litest ways amt learnt.
But good food 10 like to most things that
are scarce and hard to get a.
It's worth some risk In trailn' and a-Inak-
In yours. you bet!
30 fest come with me to Jose's. whore
there amt no menu stunt. ffh'
Where the tablecloths 10 minus ana q
napkins an affront.
And you'll get bowl OF chile that'll warn
YOU through and through. sf w
Do come with me to Jose's, you tenAssfees
.E Denver Rspublicaal
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-22
A. the Minstrel Show.

"Mistah Bones" began the corpulent
end man as he twirled his tambourlne.
my old father always told me to make
money like hot cakes and the world
would respect me-" rt afse3
"Hot cakes am too slow" yawned
Mr.. Bones. III you wants de world
to respect you desc days you habyto
make money LAX bananas" @st3 (,
LAX bananas! How am dat?' s.. Z,
'In punches, Mlstah Tambo, In
bunches."-Chicago News. .',., .|jt -sA.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-22
A Gliding Boat.

The new gliding boat made in Paris
by Levasseur and Lein consists essen.
TALLY of light, pointed main sec.
tion. which is connected by a light
wood platform two feet long to a
fiat tail 80 feet long. The forward
section contains the motor. from
which a shaft runs to the propeller
In the tail. The rear end of the tail
is almost submerged. while the for
ward end and the main boat float on
the surface and are almost lifted out
of the water by the action of the pro-
peller. The new 50-h0rsepower eight
cylinder Antoinette motor is used.
In calm weather the new form Of
boat glides very rapidly on the sur
face of the water and in rough water
this being the special advantage
claimed over sliding and ordinary
boats--it is able to run at a fair speed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-22

annually, and then carefully
note the effect it has in in
creasing your volume of bust.
ness; whether a 10, 20 or so
per cent increase. If you
watch this gain from year to
you will become intensely in
terested in your advertising,
and how you can make it en-
large your business.
II you try this method we
believe you will not want to
let a single issue OF this paper
60 to press without something
from your store.
We will be pleased to have
you call on US, and we will
take pleasure in explaining
our annual con tract for so
many inches, and how it can be
used in whatever amount that
seems necessary to you.
If you can sell goods over
the counter we can also show
you why this paper will best
serve your interests when you
want to reach the people OF
this community.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-22

New York.-IIidden on little New
Jersey farm, a community Of sixty
persons, one.half OF them children,
are trying to vitalize complete re.
action against money greed, hypoc-
risy, and the present.day Christian
church and to keep 1t alive by re-
lisious hysteria.
They depend on faith q. e.,
prayer) for food, clothing, and the
bare necessities OF life
They have followed the Injunction
Of Jesus to sell their goods, give the
proceeds to the poor, and follow Him.
Medicines and physicians are for.
bidden, and their only treatment for
disease consists Of prayer and anoint
ing the body with oil.
Officials Of the state of New Jersey
say that II nuy one dies after such
treatment those concerned are guilty
Of criminal negligence and indictable
for manslaughter.
The community is managed on the
cooperative plan, no one receiving
wages for work, and all supplies go
ing into common fund, the men and
women sharing the work on an equal
basis.
Converts are kept in high state OF
religious excitement by conglomera-
tion Of Biblical text, sophistry, and
slang, and talk OF modern saints and
miracles.
Seeking to live according to Bibli.
cal injunction. they work themselves
into frenzy, march, dance, and leap
high in the air, hence. their name,
Holy Jumpers.
A member Of the community has al
ready been taken to the Somerset
County Insane Asylum suffering from
religious mania.
What the Jumpers Are Like.
Such, in brief. is a summary Of the
lives of the Holy Jumpers on theiI
farm near Weston. station on the
Reading railway Ave miles southwest
OF Bound Brook. Attention was at
tracted to them by report that they
are to invade New York In the man
ner Of Elijah" Dowie and his Zion
lists. What manner Of people are these
who would All Broadway with theil
cries and wild dances? The question
led to visit to Weston.
Where are the Holy Jumpers?" tn,
reporter asked farmer he met on ths
way.
Right down thar on the towpatl
where yer see that barn and wind
mill" he replied. do they jump? Yel
bet they do. ] was at their prayer
meeting last Sunday. One of EN-
Brother Harman. they called him
man as big as you, six feet high
Waal, Brother Hartman yelled Halle
lujah! Jest as loud as he could. gath
cred up his legs under him, ant
Jumped 1T looked as II he jumped
most az high as that thar lamppost.
They're praying most all the time
too, Some weeks since one of tn,
fellers here was a-comin up the tow
path and chanced to look over towar,
the Jumpers place. Sure as I'm here
thar was a Holy Jumper standin a-tol
their haystack. his hands up in tn
air. praying for all he was worth
7uess he was praying about the hay