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rISS JENNIE CROCKER and
II "a Templeton Crocker will leave
NI town today with Mr. and Mrs
= Henry T. Scott, who will be
their guests at the McCloud River club
two weeks. They expect to enjoy some
splendid fishing and shooting The trip
will be made by motor.
Miss Maud Wheeler, who returned
recently from her ranch in Mendocino
county, has gone to Tahoe tavern for
a stay of several weeks, taking Miss
Jessie Wright with her as her guest
Miss Wheeler gave several house par
ties this season at her country home.
She will spend the winter at the Fair
mont hotel.
Lieutenant and Mrs. John Burke
Murphy and their little daughter will
leave on Saturday for Portland, Ore,
where Mr.. Murphy's family has lived
for many years, and where they will
spend months vacation
Mrs Vincent Whitney and her small
daughter will leave this week for visit
with old friends in Los Angeles. Mrs.
Whitney, who was Miss Pearl Landers,
has many friends in the southern town,
and used to visit there frequently be-
fore her marriage
Dr. and Mrs. Emmett Rixford are
erecting a charming summer home in
Sausalito and hope to take possession
of it for a month this fall 1t will
be on property adjoining that of Mrs.
Rixfords sister and brother in law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Yeazell, who are
also building pretty home.
State Senator and Mrs. E. G. Lukens
returned day or two ago from Wash
ington, D. c., and have reopened their
handsome home in Oakland.
Mrs. John Simpson and Miss AmaIfa
Simpson will return to the city this
week, after spending two months in
Sonoma county. They have secured
apartments for the winter at the CO.
lonial hotel.
Mrs Samuel Knight. Miss Jennie
Hooker and Miss Land are guests of
will remain at the popular resort for
several days.
Miss Mildred Pierce, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. John Kennedy,
in the City of Mexico, is expected TO
return to her San Jose home in Sep
tember She will make the trip up
with Miss Kate Beaver. who has also
been visiting friends in the southern
city.
The many friends of little Miss Dor
othy Partridge will be glad to hear
that she is recovering rapidly from
the injuries she received in last week $
frightful accident and will not, as was
first feared, be SCARED from the vari-
Gus burns and bruises. Her nerves.
however, have been so completely shat
tered by the event that she and her
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A Remarkable Talent

Editor Call: When l was in Manila
in 1899 I saw something in connection
with the printing business which
is away out of the ordinary.
John Atayde. the proof reader on
the Filipino Republican, read two
proofs at the same time. He would
place the proofs on his desk, take a
pencil in each hand. and with an eye
on each proof, read them and read
them correctly. When l was first told
about this marvellous feat, rejected it
as huge joke, but seeing is believ-
ing, and Juan Atayde and myself be-
came good friends. He had been edu-
Gated in Hongkong, and was a master
of the United States language as it
is spoken. One day 1 asked him about
this twofold talent of his and he told
me the following story: They had
proof reader in the Office whose name
was Angel Doublis; he was an insur-
recto after working hours. and in a
skirmish with the Spanish he lost an
eye. After coming from the hospital
Angel resumed his duties as a reader
and apparently got along just as well
as ever. | had lately graduated from
college, was of a logical disposition
and reasoned this way: If Angel can
read one proof with one eye, why can
not l read two proofs with two eyes?
have two hands. one for each proof
Then a difficulty presented ITSELF
have only one tongue / settled this
matter by getting along without a
copyholder and read silently. That
evening after dinner / opened Victor
Hugo's Les Miserables, to pages 6 and
and commenced to- read them both.
must confess it was a little difficult
at first to keep the thread of the narra-
tive, but to my delight, after reading
two hours | found myself a success
knew that it would be much easier
to read upon two different subjects
than it would be to read the pages of
one story. OF course, / have to be par
ticularly careful-my thoughts cannot
wander for an instant So far l have
let only one error of any magnitude
get through, and that was last week
had two proofs, one on General Har-
rison Gray Otis and the other on sim
ians that inhabit the trees in the neigh
borhood of the Mercado at Malate. and
which are an abomination to the Amer
lean soldier. Well, / let it read that
General Otis is an abomination to the
American soldier, but that the monkeys
are all right. OF course this was very
bad but those monkeys are so mis-
chievous.' | had watched Juan Atayde
closely during his narration, but could
discover nothing abnormal in his ap-
pearance, or out of order in his actions.
finally said: Juan. you are won
der. but don't you think that there is
SOME anatomical variance that will ac-
count for your marvellous talent? Don't
you believe that possibly the cerebel-
lum overbalances the cerebrum by i'm
pinging upon the medulla, and thus in
terfering with the functions of the oc-
cipital cavity But Juan secuted the
idea, and simply said Non spossimus. .
One would think this man should be
satisfied with his double ability. but
he isn't. And when L left him he was
lamenting the fact that he had not two
tongues, so that he could speak Spanish
and United States at the same time. I
tried to read as he does, but it was no
60 J. J. CALVIN.
Sacramento, CAL, Aug 10, 1908
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ent parts Of the state and adjacent ter
ritory?
Yes. Such may be procured through
any first class book seller.
CoINLAn Eight Year Subscriber.
Oakland, Cal What is the value of a
10 cent piece of 1898?
If you have been a subscriber for
eight years you ought to have dis
covered by this time that questions as
to the value of old American coins are
answered only when a self addressed
and stamped envelope accompanies the
query
CHURCHES L. B., City. Where
can / find a list of the Episcopal
churches in Alameda?
In the front part Of an Oakland and
Alameda county directory. You can
consult one In the free public library
in Hayes street near Franklin
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answers 10 Queries

CASINO-A. s.. city. IN casino, can
a player have more than one build on
the table at the same time? On the
last count what counts first and what
next?
A player may have several builds on
the table at the same time. In the
last count the following. is the rule
where there is no arrangement that
points shall be counted as made Cards
spades, big casino, little casino, aces
and sweeps. If there are no cards, then
spades count first
OLD HALE DoLLAR-G., West
Berkeley. Cal. ! have received in
change half dollar the date of which
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is not legible. but the eagle is still to
De seen; also the head: but no one will
take It. Must / lose on it or is there
some place where ii can be redeemed? !?
II you can get enough other defaced
coins to aggregate So the mint will
give you bullion value for the pieces.
II you have but that one piece you will
nave to dispose of it to some broker,
VINO viii give bullion value for it.
Examine coins that are handed you. If
sueh are badly defaced by wear refuse
to take them.
ROAD MAPS-Sul,scriber. Oakland.
CAL Are there any road maps showing
routes of travel from Oakland to differ
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HARRIMAN's UNEXPECTED PHILANTHROPY

~ ONE amusement half resenul expressed at the
where the Hartman has been closely
in at the railroad magnaes unexpected
philanthropy expounded by himself in the of the
unfortunate Gould. When Mr. Hartman, the OF
his royal progress the continent asked explain
purpose coming George Couds
gallant of the Wheeling and Lake Erie road from
gaping jaws of a receiver, he said to the reporters:
I do make but meev relieve
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Critics Condemn
Nocturnal Solos

OF Riley Hardins nocturnal
1t candid OF but not too ceorus and
Hardin snored all night
day. taking in his
loudly the high audible to the summer
They thought bohemian
told Of the club members he
Well nusc-Nature's music
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lmpertinent Question No. 64
What's the Use of Talking?

For the original wtest answer to this questonhe
briefer the beter-Ihe Call will pay FIVE DOLLARS
For the next hve The Call will pay ONE DOL
LAR EACH Prize winning answers will be printed next
Wednesday and checks mailed to the winners at once Make
your short and SEND 1T ON a POSTAL
CARD to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL.
hats LaIap
A. East street.
A peach al night in the morning
E. ight streete
A lobster with two legs
esteetO Oakland
An Englshman American ioke
D. r. box Napa
Iel the London cockney to take good look W. R.
Hearst when he there
81 prize to Alonzo Coffin via stree Berkee
cross between Gazaba Doodle Dee
s. Doloess
When your wife says she is going and then
changes mind
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Coed Signs Like
World Weary Woman

mothers coed Of the University
school, calling with mother
San Francisco matron The latter has daughter
the chat remarked
friends daughter:
debut until mother did
goodness sake you
before you'll
to Is and dancing already bore heaing
sigh of dweary omano of
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B0hemians Danish
Low links Affair

70" 0I1IIN0 71II1I whether
Of before Cares burial
inks back
disturb the soemniy
O the older members and large
younger that Danish the low inks
the high nks and
appeal to the culture
like the erpece the nstrels belonged
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The Irlsiider
Tells How Riley Hardin caused sensation at
Bohemians' midsummer jinks by snoring
at night and rousing Monte Rio Tesorters
rEHOUGH

@HOUGH opinions vary as to the
quality Of the music 'Cellist Weiss
wrote for the Bohemians' midsummer
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SO mitch and engage in Irritation before they
are through the b c's almost. grow blase
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13

There was no low jinks at the Bohemia
clubs recent midsummer gathering in thei
redwood grove. and it is a question whethe
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r ISS JENNIE CROCKER and
Templeton Crocker will leave
town today with Mr.. and Mrs
Henry T. Scott. who will be
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-09
ride round by the Cove I might miss

TlQe round Dyf Inc CoVG might Hiss
him.
There is what they call road,
believe" said the coachman, jerking
his thumb to the right. "I've never
tried it. If might advise, sir, |
think she would be all right in the
shepherd .house there. I see ring
let in by the door"
The house was empty and roofless.
But there seemed to be nothing else
for it. So Grinding dismounted and
tied up his mare.
"Fll keep an eye on the chestnut
SIR said the coachman; "she seems
fidgetty."
"She's all right" said Grinding, al
ready getting over the stile, "but she
can't bear hand laid on her when
she does not, expect it-I-was think
ing of something else
"You mustn't sir! Not with horses,
sir, you didn't ought really" the
coachman rebuked him gravely. tits
enough for any grown man to be up
to the tricks Of one horse-let alone
a mare and cnesnut at that!"
But Grinding had no time for
theory He was bound to have i'm
mediate speech with Jacob sRomer, and
there, as he mounted the Heugh of
Portogarten, he saw his ancient mas
ter in close and familiar talk with
Phil Calmont.
There was certain doglike fidelity
about Grinding. His failings were of
quite a different order from those of
Hector McKill He leaped at once
to the conclusion that there was a
plot against his old "cnief. All the
new hands were in it-kahn, Casif1r
and now this Phil Calmont was hold
ing his master in talk while his ac-
completes got away with the booty.
Accordingly as he came on the
| levels Of the moor he quickened his
pace to run, and arrived purple-vis.
| aged and out of breath before the cool
quiet figure Of the man in grey.
"Mr. Romer-Mr. Romer-sir!" ne
painted, 1--WE have been robbed-you
have been robbed-robbed, sir, by a
gang, gang"
Here words failed him. and Jacob
Romer turned on him the bold hawks
beak and dominating eye Of other
years.
What is this, Grindling?' he said
'out with 1t, man! Don't stand STAN.
mering there?"
| For indeed the poor acting-superin
tendent was swaying from side tc
side, wringing his short plump hands
MS full ruddy complexion faded to an
ashen pallor- with fine reticulatiens OF
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CHAPTER xxx.
The Disappearance Of "Tne Conf
DENTAL"

The Disappearance Of "Tne Conf
DENTAL"
Jupiter nodded The wisest man in
the world DER saw owned to many TN
wise actions. There were few better
business men than jacob Romer, but
during these latter years ne had GER
tainly left too much power in the
hands Of the Confidential" For in
stance, it was by his wish that Mr..
James Kahn was deputed to receive
and pay over TO the vendor that part
of the purchase money Of Incubus &
Co.'S business which he was to re-
ceive in cash.
To this Mr.. Romer's lawyer OBJ
iected. and had been met by the re-
tort. you may know something about
law. possibly, but not so much as Mr..
Kahn knows about mone-. He has
handled all mine for fifteen years"
The lawyer shrugged his shoulders
and delivered his hesdstrong client
over to the freedom of his own will.
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BURGLARS AT
Abba FEAST
AFTER RANsAcKING HOUSE EA1
DINNER PREPARED FOR s
FAMILY. 4sr

Abba, Jan, burglars entered
the home of E. E. Cash, four nilesr
northwest Of here while the family
were absent and made away with
many valuables. Besides $40 in money
two gold rings, a watch. brooch
knives, razors, ETC., were taken. After
the house had been ransacked the
thief went to the cupboard and secur-tt
ed a chicken that had been baked for
dinner and with jams, jellies, bread,
and other things that had been pre-
pared for the dinner before the fam,
lily departed. They had a meal such
as few thieves run across.
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THE IRON LORD

By S. r. CROCKETT.

Copyright 1907 by s. R croeke,, All Rights Reserved
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-19

ed number OF their friends on Mon
day afternoon by trip down the bay
on their yacht "Sevarg." Those who
enjoyed the trip were Mr.. and Mrs. l.
5. Hopper, Mr.. and Mrs. Waiiman
Smiihers, Mrs. W. c: Karsner, Mrs.
Hugh Caldwell Mrs. Nellie Reed, Mrs.
Annie Egee, Mrs. T. ]. Conrey, Mrs.
Bennett Steele, Mrs. Julius Clayton,
Misses Elsie, Lille and Jane Karsner,
Lucy Reed, Kay Price, Margaret
Smack, Evelyn KILLER and Mary
Steele.
Miss Cena Pierce entertained a num-
Der OF her friends Monday evening in
honor OF her birthday. Those present
were Misses Genevieve and Irene By
ers, Olive Baker, Nellie Spear, Ellie
Norris, Mamie Boulder, Maggie Lum,
Esther Buckworth, Mary Freeman.
Elizabeth Wells. Rebecca Morgan,
Elsie Bristow and Charles Lum, Vim
ton and Alfred Pierce, Eddie Taylor,
oward and Cavendar Lorraine, Harry
Stradley, Dolph Wharton, Leonard
Peterson, Missouri Norris and Ell
Wells.
\ special meeting OF the Sunshine
Society was held at the home OF Mrs.
G. :. Noolley. on Monday evening.
Misses Lille Karsner, oi Philadel-
pEa. and Jane KarSner, OF Alabama,
are the guests OF Miss Elsie Karsner.
Mrs. Caldwell, OF Galena, visited
Mrs. /. {. Smoot, last week.
Miss Helen Meyer has returned TO
New York.
Mrs. W +. Stephens and daughter,
OF Ashpole, n. G., are visiting her
mother, Mrs NJ. l.. Willis.
Mrs. Maria Griffith and Miss Elva
Griffith spent one day last week in Viii
mington.
Mrs. {. +. Clark is visiting relatives
IN Baltimore
MIR. and Mrs Byron Bouchelle and
Master Taylor Bouchelle spent Mon
day IN Philadelphia.
Master Gilen Hargreaves has re-
turned TO his home in Dcl.and, Fla,
aunt. Mrs. W. a, Alexander.
John Hopper spent several days last
week in PHILADELPHIA
Mrs. Delmar Smiihers aud daughter
are visiting Mrs. William Young, at
Bel Air.
Miss Mamie II. Wright has return,
ID to Mt. St. Agnes College.
Mrs. Susan Beasten. OF Wilmington
has been visiting Mrs. \. NJ Griffith.
Miss Fannie Brooks is visiting
friends in Port Deposit.
Mrs Mary Clayton Price is visiting
relatives at Chcl,cnham
Miss Louise Boulder spent few
days in Philadelphia this week.
Miss Nan Hayes is visiting her par
cn,s at Bear Station.
Victor b. Woolley. Of Wilmington
was the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. s
Wooley. SUNDAY
Thomas b. Hopper hos returned to
Des Moincs.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Campbell
and Miss Carrie Bryan. OF Newark
and Mrs c. X. Maxwell. Of Whining
ton. were the guests al Miss Annie
Boulder on Monde"
Mr. and Mrs julius CLAYTON Miss
Lockwood and Mr.. Hall enjoyed trip
to Betterton Saturday afternoon.
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Editorial lettings

JUDGE PARKER made a bitter at
tack on President Roosevelt before the
New York State Convention this week.
The Judge is probably still gagging at
the awful dose OF defeat which MIR.
Roosevelt administered 10 him about
four years ago.
IF our Democratic friends cannot
possibly get over their soreness at the
Baltimore Suns" detection, suppose
they comfort themselves with the Bal
t:morc american" The American
comes nearer to being straight
Democratic paper than any daily VIC
can think al in the State. just now.
THE net result OF the great Bryan
meeting in Baltimore on Monday night
seems To he a picayune squabble
among the Baltimore papers. as to who
estimated most correctlv the size 81
the crowd. Well. well, that seems an
altogether appropriate outcome for a
Bryan meeting
THE moral sense OF the commun
ity" scores a distinct triumph in the
denomination OF Governor Hughes by
the Republican State Convention oil
WV 7 YIN NV l''NNlNihiia h'ht '"HN
him because they wanted to, but be-
cause they had to. They are likely 10
dciat him. unless the same moral sense
which compelled his nomination is ac-
tive and aggressive enough to compel
hi, clcton 1t is up To New York 70
say which element OF its citizenship is
strong enough to control.
KERN and Covington for Elktor
on Monda" evening next We are open
To an invitation. We would enjoy an
opportunity to hear Mr.. Bryan's under.
study: ard we are consumed with cur
ioSty to hear Mr.. Covington on Cor.
rupt Practices Any word from John
Walter Smiths thronc-room on the
subject OF Corrupt Practices cannot
iail to he sweet ioolcry" il only it is
Solcmnv and fcrvcntly delivered. II
is 20 be honcd that none OF the local
workers will 60 out. when the meeting
reaches this exalted hour
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A GOOD CORRUPT PRACTICES
ACT

w aho td at OF %' c oTs" Of aO the TO n sS
Corrupt Practices Act, gov
e!ning Maryland elections and have
looked over the same with two OF the
States most prominent attorneys 1t
is good law. There is nothing IN II
barring the expenditure ui money for
legitimate purposes. 1t only provides
that such expenditures shall go through
the hands al properly accredited
Treasurer. who shall render an ac.
counting iur the same Md this IS cx-
actly as II should be- Candidates ought
TO welcome such law. and doubtless
will welcome II II they are bent on con
Quoting clean campaign. II com
fortably secures them against graft
ing political hcclcrS to whom election,
are not So much an opportunity OF
contcSiing Tor their principles as an
opportunity Tor somewhat rcplcnish
ing their uackctbooks. The publicity
feature, 10 our mind, j. the most valu-
able feature in the whole law And
that : feature which wc want to in
sist un-tur both parties. In our own
county We welcome it rs means oil
putting stop t. the notorious use Of
money Tor improper purposes by our
Democratic friends. IN primary cleo
tions ~ town elections and in any
other old election in which they have
a warm personal interest And we do
not mean to suggest by that remark
that there has been no Republican
guilt in this matter We only mean TO
suggest that locally the Democrats,
being best fixed for this sort Of thing.
have been the greatest transgreSsors.
We can hardly think that they vii
have the tcmcrity TO DEFY their own
law But il they do. the law points the
way - an adequate remedy. and there
will be no time or strength lost in in
voking that remedy We believe this
thing has got good start, and we be-
lieve healthy public sentiment will
see that il does not TAIL Meanwhile it
is delicious to see how the practical
politicians 81 the State, on both sides
Of the fence, are squirming Let them
squirm This outrageous thwartirg OF
the real public will at the ballot box
by the buying OF votes has got to stop
somewhere and some timc-or popu-
lar government be turned into a by
word and . kissing
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il means that II enough farmers could
get into Congress TO affect legislation
they could legislate themselves rich.
That is the old Bryan theory. 1t is
the iree-silver business over again.
Legislation, legislation. and then more
legislation, as panacea Tor all Ills.
The Government IS now doing some
thing for the farmer. 1t tells the rail-
roads that they shall not charge him
more than a certain price Tor trans
porting his products. 1t tells the beef
and pork packers that the" snaii
combine in order to force down the
price OF what the farmer sells. II tells
the manufacturers OF machinery and
Irvine and other things the farmer buys
that they shall not combine and charge
him more than should be charged Tor
what he buys. OF course, 1t hood
winks him by giving him a tariff TO
protect him from foreign competition
that does him about as much good as
il he were competing with the planet
Mars. But even in the matter OF the
tariff things seem to be coming the
farmers way. At least both parties
have promised to revise the tariff,
and it does not seem possible that
there can be a revision that will not be
advantageous to the farmer. In addi-
ton, the Government spends millions
OF dollars annually on the rural mail
delivery. which takes the farmers mail
right to his door
On the whole. il woul seem that
the farmer is getting about his fair
share OF good things. OF all men the
farmer seems at this time TO be least
in need OF sympathy. The price IL
cattle. hogs, sheep. OF corn and wheat
is soaring. Pretty much everything
the farmer sells is sky high Why does
Mr.. Bryan try To Undue him with the
idea that he can't be happy unless there
is more legislation in his behalf? We
can imagine but one reason, and that is
Mr. Bryans perfect mania for curing
all ills that affect humanity by legisla-
ton Legislation can't make the rain
fall or the sun shine or crops 10 thrive
here while they anguish elsewhere
Legislation has nothing 10 do with the
hundred and one details that enter into
the question of the farms productive
ness II is pity that so eloquent n
talker as Mr.. BRYAN should Use his
great talents to imbuc unthinking "eo-
nlc with the idea that the Government
and LEGISLATION have 50 much 10 do
with their success or failure in Fife
How little Mr. BRYAN really repre-
scnts what we have always been TAUGHT
80 believe is the Democratic doctrine
thu that country is hest governed
which IS least governed,
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doctrines,

doctrines.
III all that Mr.. Bryan has favored
during the past twelve years had been
enacted into law we should have been
overwhelmed with disaster and would
regard il as our chief business in the
future TO find way OF escape from
the meshes OF ill-considered legislation
in which we would have been entan-
gled. II is fortunate for him as well
as for us that he was defeated.
William II. Taft is a skilled sea
man OF craftsmanship. who takes his
reckoning bv the fixed stars OF human
nature and experience-not an uncer-
tain as,roloRer casting absurd horo-
scopes from imaginary signs and sym
bols. And not once on all his voyages
has the reckoning he has made been
wrong. Not once has single horo-
scope that Mr. Bryan has cast been
right"