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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-11-08
JUNCTION. ZOE RocKEFELLER.s CONSCIENCE

M IE some OF US have been making much ado about poll
official children have all been idle and among the most
dgen has been Frank Kellogg the legal Nemesis Standard
OIL who dsmayed by the failure of S9O00OOO fine now
appng and mining the deepse parent trust Standard
on OF New Jersey In this process which
slow and doubtless painful the testimony volumnou once in
way interesting well instructive 1t instructive for in
stance the simple py OF John auto
biography with the following OF testimony
These shipments Pennsylvania railroad published
Oean Rochester
Standard
published oz
Air.
brought
Oean Norwood
wood ~ cents while the published rate 26l 100
Med
Vermont.
All this and lot like very painful for religious
like Mr. Rockefeller should be distressing kept SO per-
Peuay terms OF compromise with his Perhaps it
to illustrate the unexpected workings OF the oil
conscience to learn that when explanation why the
reduced rates published shown the bills adin
and collected at the trusts Office New York answer
To labor the primary object"
That should be abundant save and faeng JUNCTION for
air Rockeiellef's tender conscience.
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POPULATIONS OF POPPA

ME tribuaons of Pa Elkns hard He feels as
if he might be marrying the whole royal family Italy From
being United States such John Arch
bold might write to- he has become OF the jewels
foreign kingdom 1t grand social preferment Poppa
has destroyed his domestic and his privacy
mpertnent chased him all the old
oaken bucket the cocks and hens the banyard the wonderful
boss shay will all be photographed and will be exported
quantity picture postal cards We take national pride
American poppa who talks turkey Europe
Plenty of the right American backbone has Poppa Ens
Will have royal marriage No cheap morganat imitation
be worked off him. The best good an Aner-
beauty The naughty dowager need put any
with him. He will not be jobbed off with any European
promise with poygamy Steve Elkns knows thing He
wants whole duke for his daughter and vulgar fraction
In another kingdom of rosy the Sieur Goodwin
being married spite OF himself Kicking and protesting
being dragged the hymeneal altar This longer America
but the kingdom OF Ruritana where the purple light
sale at one dollar per LOCO tee the please Prisoners
and poppa distress pursued bv the
morseles and hiding like hunted hospable
henhouse.
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BE GENTLE WITH THE NILL1oNAIREs

ME really pressing problem before the American people
that OF bringing up and breaking mlonare properly
The European millionaire judcous training has
of with the ucrake the which might
frame OF mind For instance let contemplate John D.
teller example OF the we'll broken millionaire He makes
gifts charity and is printing apology Tor his life in
monthly ntaments He has OF humor and he explains
that this made the original bond OF between him and Arch
bold There the hotel register bold fist John D.
Arcbod 81 barrelan oily and busnesslke joke Hee haw
Now Mr. Gerald Stanley Lee, easy philosophers
ares his latest book entitled Inspired Mionares that he
believes the Messiah that the world going be
Messiah Tor monares and for example of what inspired
millionaire might be he gives these specifications:
The man who devot himself grocer, who his
that whole world would could
there and going be only the leading his
dominate the markets city and make cheaper
live the United will be
world leading
a
viii be rebuilt
him. lie viii his hand and population
When where
other farther already will
the businesske enough
Then when all the achieved
last the high minded efficient grocery
ebeenbr
highest
all Of
Inns sound religious but 5
hat airy tongues do syllable mems there any
like that home and what shall do with hem 1t
has been the custom hitherto to cruelty such.
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BREEDING WILDCATS

probably the of United States quite willing
Oklahoma, and if that commonwealth to
be the right body which the experiment worked
there viii be objection 1t possible that the
10 discuss IN dpassonate vein the plan guarantee
bank deposits proposed for all woes and
troubles This strange remedy actual operation Oklahoma
and testimony concerning working interesting
O. T. president OF national bank Mcleod Okla gives
instructive facts. to-wit:
The little village of IIarrah miles population Of
nady be regarded a child OF that
here fall the older
d pushed and that came to its rescue and at least helped keep
the
perhaps than bank The fact they have been paying
a rown
little of with
80 inhabitants
which Oklahoma
earthly
before the the the actually
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Answers to Queries

ORIENTAL CREW-C. NJ, Alameda Cal. Is
a ship captain liable TO fine or Imprisonment If
in sailing between San Francisco and an Aus
ualian port he has an oriental crew on board:
Not unless he lands any of the crew
in San Francisco.
A wII1.-Reader. City What is the law in
California in regard to a will made by man
before he marries?
The code says: IF after making a
viii, the testator narries, and his wife
survives him, the will is revoked, unless
provision has been made for her by
marriage contract, or unless she is pro-
vided for in the will or in such way
mentioned therein as 10 show an inten-
ton to make such provision" The
code provides further that IF after
having made will the testator marries
and has issue of such marriage, born
either in his life time, or after his
death, and the wife or issue survives
him, the will is revoked unless provi-
sion has been made for such issue by
some settlement or unless such issue
are provided for in the will, or in such
way mentioned therein as to show an
intention TO make such provision
RUSSIAN soUADRoN-w. F. G.. Oakland.
Cal. What was the object of the Russian
squadron sent 10 American waters during the
civil war. and who was In command?
The squadron which lay in New York
harbor, during the winter of 1864
under sealed orders, was under COM
mand of Admiral Lesoffsky. The adj
miral was to report to the president
of the United States in case Great
Britain and France should decide to
aid the southern confederacy.
COMPASS BY THE WATCH-Hunter City
How can a person determine the points of the
compass by the use of the watch?
Point the hour hand of the watch al
the sun; the south will be midway be-
tween the hand and the hour xii, count
ing in the direction opposite to the
hands, the north Will be opposite, of
course.
SNAKE SKIN--A. W. H.. Byron. Cal How
can a snake skin be tanned whole so as to
make 1t soft and pliable?
The following is given as a method:
Turn the skin inside out, soften 1t by
soaking, remove the fatty or fieshy
part, then soak in warm not boiling
water for an hour. Make a thin paste
of borax. saltpeter and glauber salts
in the proportion of half an ounce each.
spread with brush on the inside Of
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the skin. place in cool place for a
hours, then wash the skin clean and
apply mixture of l OF. salsoda -
or. borax and ozs. hard white soap,
winch melt but do not let come to a
Doll, apply as before, fold and put away
for "a hours Then dissolve ozs salt.
ozs. saleratus and ozs.. alum in
sufhclent hot rain water to saturate
the skin. When cool enough not to
scald the hands. soak the skin in it
Tor II hours. Then wiring and hang
UP to dry. Repeat this soaking and
drylng two or three times. till the skin
IS suf1iciently smooth; lastly smooth the
inside of the skin with fine sand paper
ana pumice. When you have read this,
send the skin to a taxidermist for
treatment. 1t will be less trouble and
cheaper.
ro GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP Which state
government OF the American union was the first
20 authorize the building of a railroad to be
owned by the state?
Georgia. The road was chartered in
1852 was built between 1871 and 1850
ana operated by the state until 1870
When II Wac leased for 30 years to ar
operating company. and.at the expira-
ton OF that lease, leased for another
20 years to another company.
EAHJMlNG B0DY-Subscriber, CITY. What
would lie necessary in order TO have the death
OF person who died under suspicious circum-
stances investigated. after a regular certificate
mas been issued, but autopsy or INQUEST
exhumed? '
Consult the coroner of the city and
county in which the death occurred.
A BACK Date. ]. T.. city. On what
date of the week did October 90 1s9s. fall.
Thursday.
UNIECkY FRIDAY-C. B. c.. Oakland. Cal.
Why Is Friday considered uniucky day?
For one reason or another, Friday
from time immemorial has been reck
oned an unlucky day among nearly all
OF the various branches of the Aryan
family of nations, embracing the
Greek, Latin. Celtic, Teutonic and sla-
yonic races, or, in other words. the
ancestors of pretty nearly all the pres
emit populations of Europe. This was
the case long before any OF these races
were christianized. The Romans classed
Friday in the nefasti dies. on which the
courts were forbidden to sit: and it was
one OF the unlucky days Of that sort
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-11-08
Indian Opium Sales

Consul General William H. Michael
of Calcutta supplies the following in
formation on the opium trade of British
India:
The total receipts from five sales of
Bengal opium for this year (to the end
of August) amounted to $9,196.121,
which is S746,121 better than the esti-
mate. The receipts from four months
pass duty on opium exported from
Bombay (to the end of JULY amounted
to S1.367.S0O which is SOL 1913 better
than the estimate
From january / to July 81, 1892
chests of opium were exported from
India, against total permissible eX-
mort during 1903 of 1900 chests.
leaving a residue of 3,S6S chests for ex-
port to December 81.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-11-08
Barnberger's Dream
The useful junction of Mr.. Bryan's DEM
ocracy illustrated by jackrabbit drive
By Edward F. CahiH

would need the uovan soul of the if that
consolation for democrats out Admiral BAN
beger-he commanded gay old soul wno IN 49,;
party consigned the political dump IN the
this unihed old dog or 'ous
dog if like around the Examiner ONCE winch tAr -
running and there IN front OK
grains comfort they had carried
Texas by Aha the tide was 1s Gys a 9s s
Lord cts but clumsy sngsong prose that Mrs IiossS re
albeit has the Swinbunan OF the pulse OF the tide OF the sea
OF high the oquois He
The modern democracy the
character then that Mr. Bryan tho
results He beaten but he his honor and loaf Of bread De-
comfortable windows. Fairw Mr. Bryan
besides qualities Of the vision
often OF the endowment Of leaders men The
Alohammed and Christ
is the fact that Roosevels policies arc byproduct Bans
radicalsm thinker but he apt
scholar The evolution for his mental the subject
railroad makes and interesting study If fol-
law OF
politics. illustrated repeatedly under popular here and in Eng
gland that when action IS the conservative party
and recaltrant which usually effect the policies for which the
painfully
effect radical policies drive rebellion
ld s s h 5a hd gray IL : ,b 5 ~ thousand
which wild themselves His ideas circuHn
which Indeed his falling and
conceived omcaI his mind straiaeke
generally platform PLATFORM
with sounding binding by what
contains 1t recipe Tor keeping wise until after election by process
of elimination off national
celebrated within that
Kolb Dill
enough be set to music and sung bv Ferris Hartman on one his fare
how Uncle Sam keep Of all production
and their relative If the delinquency
ineficncy
of business When these other objections
presented Mr. Bryan he grandy them
talking He understanding
working definition in
possibly
ydick Of
chasing Mr.
in description by Holden
in California For
example:
armed with they
jacks
in a
Bryan jackrabbt general direction H.
makes pohtab
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Picture Postcard Industry

Consul General T. St. John Gaffney of
Dresden states that the expectation OF
German picture postcards has recently
diminished considerably. The foreign
demand is. however. still great, amount
ing to about 100000 since the be-
ginning of the year to July I. Com
1ared with the previous year. this
shows a diminution of 100000, 600. The
United States is said to be Germany 5
hest customer, followed by England.
Asia and Australia are also good pa
irons of this form of art industry.
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Steamship Line to Brazil

Conul George H. Piekereu or Para
reports that in a communication re-
eeived from the agents OF the Booth
steamship company he has been adj
NiSed that. commencing November nexf
the lrlmontnly sailings from the ANA
zOn to New York city will ne res1r,s-,
Salings from Manaos Will be provided
on the 9Th. 18th and 9th OF each
month, and from Para five days later
UnOficially the consul is inforr,e,s 49,
the saflings from New York city to me
Amazon viii be the 9TH. 18th and 25rh
Der. o'---
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the attract
deposits Z
In hne the OF deposits should properly
be named plan for breeding flock wildcats government
might with equal justice be expected the butcher
the baker the candesck maker the plumber against
loss After period OF probation might
washing
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Railway Ownership of Coal

Consul General William HI Michael
OF calcutta reports that the secretarv
OF state for India (Mr. MOrlevl has -
celVed a memorial from the Indian
mining association. which is averse 70
The memorial will be subu,itfe5 so-. 49, ~ !.
views OF the government OF India
which, when received. will largely de-
rermine his answer 1t is rnSerstre[es
that the secretary at this finoe 49,.
not see any objection to the princio(e
or the railways owning coal pronertfa !.
soieiy Tor their own consumption
France has 11.s15.OoO families q,
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-02
BUDItS NEARLY ALL OUT
One Hundred and Ten Have Been
Removed From Wrecked Mine.

'h~bS~So i0Hi VE~SHCQ miuCs
Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. The squeak.
ing iron bucket operated in the 500.
foot shaft leading to the Rachel and
Agnes mines of the Pittsburg- Buffalo
Coal company at Mariana, Pa,
where a terrific explosion in the
mines wrecked the up-to-date eleva-
tor Of the shaft and snuffed out the
lives Of miners to a number estimat-
ed from 120 up, has carried to the
surface the bruised, mangled and
burned remains of more than 100
victims of the disaster.
The most reliable count of the bod
les recovered is ITO, two-thirds of
which have been identified. The gen.
eral belief at that time was that not
many more bodies would be found.
That few bodies are buried under
slate or other roof structure was con-
coded, and it may be several days
before these are found. But the ex-
ploration of the workings has been
so complete that it seems impossible
that any considerable number OF
bodies remain in the mines.
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Pantry Brushes.

Buffers pantry brushes are invalu
able to the neat housekeeper. They
get into corners and crevices that the
ordinary brush fails to reach. One o
the most useful is shaped in a right
angle with the sides about three
inches high and bristles bordering
both corners. The wooden frame does
not quite finish out the square, for in
the opposite corner the wood is round
ed and made into a handle. Another
satisfactory cleaning brush has ar
18-inch handle with what looks like g
gigantic tooth brush on one end and
a round, fiat brush on the other. These
are helpful in cleaning shelves and
corners that would otherwise be out
of reach.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-02

silent as the night around them, the
hooting of an owl being the only
sound that broke the silence When
the fire began to get low and their
pipes needed refilling, one by one the
red men filed into their tepees to get
few hours rest.
All slept well but one. That was
Taw-ko, boy on his first hunting
trip. The day before he had fright.
ened away herd of deer through his
clumsiness. Makwa, the chief and
Taw-ko's father, beat him for it, and
even At-kik, his closest friend. looked
at him only with scorn. A half hour
had passed when, by the dim light of
the fire, Taw-ko saw a large rattle
snake glide into his fathers tepee. In
a second he grabbed a gun, and was
running to save Makwa's life. He
saw the RATHER crawling toward the
mans face. Its head was already
poised to strike. Taw-ko aimed his
gun at the snakes head He knew
well that if he missed fire his fathers
life would not be worth much. Crack
Tawko stood there, his nerves pitched
to the highest tension, waiting until
the smoke cleared away. He then
saw a wonderful sight. His father
was standing up, looking in amaze
ment at the snakes headless body
wriggling at his feet.
Taw-ko was a hero after that His
father praised him much and bought
him gun, much better one than he
had. The proud boy kept the snakes
skin and it brought him much luck.
He seemed, in years later, to bear
a charmed life, which his tribe de-
clared was caused by his keeping of
this skin.-Charles Smart, in Detroit
Free Press.
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SsSSssscssscsScssssSssssscsssssssss
Neu and Old
Methods of
Cooking Meat
Dishes

Swiss Roast-Take a round steak
thick; pound into it as much -four as
1t will take, using the edge of a heavy
plate for that purpose. When the
flour has been pounded into both
sides put the meat into skillet with
some lard and brown it on both sides,
or use oil instead of lard. Then cover
with water, adding onions enough to
flavor and whole ripe tomato or an
equal quantity of canned tomatoes
when the fresh vegetables are not in
season. Cover tightly and cook for
two hours, adding more water as nee
essary during this time. Just before
the meat is done, salt and pepper to
taste. A little of "Grandma's Spanish
Pepper" is nice. Delicious as this dish
is when served hot, it is also very nice
cold.
Economical Ragout-Put four table
spoonfuls of butter in pan and brown.
Have two and half pounds of round
steak cut about two inches thick and
fry brown on both sides. Cut up four
onions, two tomatoes, and one green
pepper; pile on top and around meat.
Season to taste. Fill pan with water,
cover, and boil slowly until done, and
you have a dish fit to set before a
king.
Swedish Meat BaIls-One pound of
round steak, one pound of fresh pork,
E cup of cracker crumbs, one cup
O milk, one egg. Make into little
round balls and fry about 20 minutes.
Stew for Two.-Take a small roast
of any kind of about two pounds, or
chicken. Put in frying pan in which
two tablespoonfuls of lard or butter
has been heated. Then put your meat
in and keep turning it so it will brown
on every side. Then add teaspoon
of sugar, a tablespoon of vinegar, a
handful of -four, and pinch of pep
per. Turn into a larger vessel, add
enough water to almost cover meat,
put cover on and cook slowly for half
an hour. Then add six onions and six
potatoes and cook until done. Last of
all season with salt Result is a nice
stew with plenty of brown gravy.
Baked Ham.-Get ham and let it
soak in cold water over night. In the
Gning pour off water and cover
in with cold water, and add one
cup vinegar and one cup molasses;
boil until tender; then stick a few
cloves in the ham and sprinkle top
lightly with sugar, and bake for about
an hour Then serve hot. This way
of cooking ham gives it fine flavor
and it is not too salty. 1t slices nice
1y cold for luncheon the next day
Ham Patties.-Chop cold boiled ham,
add one-third as much bread crumbs,
moisten with milk. Fill patty or bis
cult pan about two-thirds. Set in
moderately heated oven and when hot
break an egg over each patty (be
careful not to break yolk), then set
back into oven until the eggs are
cooked. When slightly cooled serve
on lettuce leaf.
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Pimentoes as a Garnish.

Not enough hostesses make use OF
the small sweet peppers called pimen.
toes. They are artistic accompani
ments to many dishes, with the added
advantage that they can be eaten.
They will quite transform ordinary
shredded cabbage if made as border
around the edge of the salad dish, the
whole masked with mayonnaise
Equally attractive are they when edg
ing a border of rice around stewed
chicken or surrounding boiled fish
with white sauce.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-02
Trees Affected by suyphu-ous Acid.

1t has been established by expert
ment that trees and plants suffer
from the action OF sulphureus acid,
such as is thrown off in burning BIZ
luminous coal, when the percentage in
the air exceeds .OO3 per cent, and
there is high degree of humidity,
especially under foggy conditions.
When the weather is clear and dry.
or when there is actual rain, deleteri-
Gus effects are much less noticeable.
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AN INDIAN HERO.
Prize Story by Fifteen-Year-oId De-
troit Boy.

Eli! hi! hi!" yelled the red-skinned
hunters as they came speeding over
the sparkling cataract in their ten
canoes. Far away in the south were
the squaws and old men awaiting the
return of these braves with meat to
last them in times of famine. The
Indians landed little below the cata-
ract, as night was almost upon them.
A blazing fire was made, and a
chunk of venison sizzled over it. Aft
er they had eaten they sat around the
campfire smoking. They were as
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-02
For Memorial to John gunvan

Negotiations for the erection of a
memorial to John Bunyan in West
minister Abbey, supported by peers,
bishops, statesmen and literary per-
sons, have issued in proposal by the
dean and chapter that the tribute shall
take the form of window to be
placed in the north aisle of the Alb
hey. The archbishop of Canterbury
promises to preside over the commit
tee.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-02
How Trick Is Done.

ring on the hook end. With a little
practice you will be able to balance
the articles on the end of the hatpin.
After you can balance them very well
you can surprise your friends by MAX
ing the combination go round like a
carrousel. This is accomplished by
gently blowing upon the ring.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-02
Insurance COMPANY ousted.

Toledo, O.,Dec THE circuit court
at hearing of the petition in custer
of the Ohio German Fire Insurance
company granted the decree of
custer, which includes absolute ex-
clusion from the charter The court
appointed Edward j. Marshall and
Ernest Torgler as trustees to wind
up the affairs of the company.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-02

Napoleon became the worlds great
tst soldier because he loved "the tent
ed field" and made soldering a sci
ence. Gladstone was regarded as the
greatest statesman of ancient or mod
ern times, and his success in this di-
rection lay in the fact that politics
was the hobby Of his life. he was in
love with his work. hence he made it
Q, Success