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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
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Wheat and Other Crains

he recelpts In january were 7, 497 tons
at, 1856 tons barley. 1859 tons oats. 1874
5 corn, 400 tons bran and %, 700 sacks beans.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF BABY.
Advice That May Or May Not BE Of
Interest to Fathers.


My friend Miss Jones. whose Moth.
ers' Column" forms so popular fea-
ture in that 'widely-read magazine,
Home, Hearth and Henyard, said to
me: my dearest Victoria, why do you
not write fathers page for the peri.
odical which you yourself represent?
Now that the suffragette parades sd
hamper mother in her domestic duties.
father must be prepared &c assume
many of those household cares which
pertained formerly to her own prov.
ince.''
Above all else. father should re-
member that baby is not a machine.
but bald, vocalized, nocturnal. rubi-
cund. omnivorous mammal indigenous
to Hats, but found elsewhere in con.
siderable quantities.
A Binghampton father writes: II
have q sweet little toddler who cries
himself red in the. face whenever we
endeavor to correct him. I am afraid
that he will work himself into a it
What shall I do?"
Paint baby's face with stripes of deli
cate green. This will relieve the glare
which is often injurious to fathers
eyes. II signs of a fit appear, rip baby
up the back lightly with a pair of scis-
sors.-Harper's Weekly.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07
EXERCISE JOINTS AND MUSCLES.
Novel Machines Installed In = New
York Medical College.

The 30 steel machines, with their
complicated mechanism, which will be
used in the new department of me-
chanicotherapy in the Vanderbilt
clinic of the College Of Physicians and
Surgeons at New York have beer
placed on public exhibition. The ma,
chimes are gift Of Mrs. Ray Mat
shak. in memory of her husband, who
was prominent merchant. Arranged
In long rows in a room of the clinic,
they look like gymnastic apparatus of
intricate design.
DIR. Charles III. Jaeger, one of the
surgeons OF the hospital, explained
the machines would give strength to
the tissues. bones and muscles of pa,
tients cOnvalescing from operations
The principle of the system is to ex.
ercise the joints and muscles to re-
store them to their normal condition
These machines are SO planned"
DR.. Jaeger said. that there isn't
Joint or muscle. in the entire body that
cannot be exercised by one of them.
The system might be called medical
gymnastics, by means of which any
workman who has suffered a fracture
OF, other injury which has disabled q
joint or muscle can have the stiffened
joint or muscle restored to full work.
ing capacity in the shortest possible
time."
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07
TRAINING of Children.

Treat the child more as an equal
not as a hopeless inferior. There
isn't much need of coming down to
his level as of giving him an oppor.
tunity to come up to yours-which will
not require such q frightful effort on
his part as you sometimes imagine. II
you can get child to recognize and
treat you as his equal you will have
gained the highest possible position
Of influence over him and earned the
best and sincerest compliment ever
paid you. We dwell greatly upon
what parents teach their children, but
we forget to record in equal detail on
the opposite side of the ledger what
our children teach us. 1t would be
difficult to say on which side the bal
ance would be found to fall. The child
is not merely the ideal pupil but also
the greatest teacher in the world
The lessons that we learn from him, il
We approach him with proper hui
mility, are the most valuable part OF
our education.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07
MAKES CAPITAL OF KNOWLEDGE
Advice for the Worker Just Getting a
Start in His Career.

When you get job. just think of
yourself as actually starting out in
business yourself, as really working
for yourself. Get as much salary as
you can, writes Orison SWEET Marden
In the Success Magazine, but remem.
Der that that is 4 very small part of
the consideration. You have actually
gotten an opportunity to get right into
the very heart of the great activities
of a large concern, to get close to men
who do things; an opportunity to abb
sorb knowledge and valuable secrets
on every hand; an opportunity to
drink in. through your eyes and your
ears, knowledge wherever you go in
the establishment, knowledge that will
be invaluable to you in the future.
Every hint and every suggestion
which you can pick up, every bit of
knowledge you can absorb, you should
regard as part of your future capital
which will be worth more than money
capital when you start out for your
self.
Just make up your mind that you
are going to be a sponge in that in.
stitutiOn and absorb every particle of
information and knowledge, every sug
gestiOn possible.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07
SAW GROWTH OF DISPOSITION.
All That Good-Natured Man Was Will.
ing to Admit.

There is an extremely good natured
Yankee merchant near Southampton,
Mass, who has for years sustained the
burden of looking out" for an invalid
cousin, man whose infirmities of
temper have increased in direct ratio
to his bodily ailments.
One day neighbor had overheard
the cousins entirely unwarranted re-
examinations as to the manner in
which he was being taken care of. re
ordinations that had been met with
perfect equanimity by the long-suffer-
ing merchant.
The neishbor was indignant. "Why
on earth, Bill" he asked, do you al
low that old cOdger to abuse you so.
you who are SO good to him? He's get
ting worse and worse"
Well" said the good-natured man,
Il suppose Toms troubles make him
trifle cross at times. Though" he
added, apparently against his will, Il
must say that recently I've thought
Tom was increasing little in his dis,
position. Sunday Maya
zine.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07
Advice to the Sick.

Illness may bring up from our sunk.
en- natures many a submerged thing
patience, or good spirits or selfoblit-
Grafton; but 1t has not done it's duty
by US till 1t has dragged out of our
quivering depths the military qualities.
! know a woman who said: 81 have
been an invalid for 80 years. 1 am
now growing old and my remaining
days are few. thought had learned
the lessons that God meant to teach
me by physical suffering. But / have
only mastered the easiest of them.
! thought I must try to be a saint.
Now ] see that / must be a soldier"
Physical malaise plays strange
tricks with its victims; 1t conjures
curiosity. Regard 1t a an enemy as
long as you can. Nothing Is sadder
than mistaken friendships, and to
make a friend of ones pathological
calamities may be an important error
precisely because one does not sus.
pect that 1t rs such. Recovery may be
more a matter Of will power than we
suppose; or it may not be. Why not
give 1t the benefit of the Doubt
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, in Harper's
Bazaar.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07

Fiahosnsen Have Terrible Experience
on Coast q Iceland.

4 terrible tale Of shipWreek Was
told BY the nine survivors Of the crew
Of - Of the Grimsby trawler Wash
ington. which was wrecked on the
coast Of Iceland on December q. The
men reached Leith recently, their
hands and feet stil thoving signs Of
their su3erings during . blizzard. The
vessel Wis wrecked during heavy
gale on the rocks near Selvoyr; and
the only boat and two RATS were
washed sway. Notwithstanding the
gigentic seas which swept over the
ship. the mate. Alma Kemp. seized q
lifeline and endeavored to swim with
it to the shore 200 yards away. The
attempt failed, however, and his ship
mates had to haul him back to the
ship. So terrible had been his suffer.
ings that he went mad and died within
half an hour. Then the second en-
gineer went mad, and as the tide rose
the crew had to retreat to the wheel
house. where they stood up to their
waists in water, holding the insane en-
gineer. When the tide receded they
found some food. but It was soaked in
salt water. When the darkness came
on the tide rose again and the vigil
OF the crew through the long night
was terrible one. and before daylight
came two of the hands and the mad
engineer had been washed away. In
the morning the plight of the ship
wrecked sailors was seen by the is
landers, and they were rescued by
means of line.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07
FRITZ ". A. PAUL
PrOe08e0P % AlUSl6
Violin and Piano, al Brass and Reed Instru-
ments.
At homo for intending students Tuestlays
and Fridays. 70 p, m. at No. l0lS Washington
Avenue
Telephone, Bell BLACK 2SS P.O BOX 5ll
LITTLE DEMAND FOR SERVICES
Business Of Ghost Eradieator Not in
Very Flourishing Condition.

Very Flourishins Condition.
These. are the days of the special
list In all things and it is not surpris-
ing to read of a gentleman who de-
scribes himself as ''The Original
Haunted House Restorer and Ghost
Eradicator." Nor is it astonishing to
find that he complains of slackness of
trade. A ghost, If it be well authenti-
Gated and respectable ghost, repre-
sents an asset and these are days
when property owners do not willingly
sacrifice assets. Moreover, well es-
tablished family ghost with q history
Of generations has title 10 regard
himself as a vested interest and enti
tied to all compensation for disturb
ance. says the Westminster (Eng.)
Gazette. II there were any real pros
perity In this trade of ghost banisher
We should have to counterfeit it's de-
structive power by a great league and
covenant of all the printers of Christ.
mas stories, of the amateurs of the &C
cult and the scientific searchers after
. spirit world. For all these the
ghost is an essential to continued ex.
istence. Danish the spook and their
occupation would be gone, and John
Burns would be invaded by an army,
of psychical researchers out OF work
and demanding special treatment In
the forthcoming legislation Of the gov.
renment.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07
REWARDED FOR HIS TRUSTING.
Shoemaker's Faith in Providence Evi.
IDENTIFY Was Not Misplaced.

/ The pastor Of a negro church in q
southern state was one day making
his weekly visit, when he dropped in
upon q member of his congregation
who was shoemaker The preacher
was surprised to find that his parish.
oner. usually Of a bright and lively
demeanor, was on this occasion in
an extremely respondent mood.
well. dOctah." explained the shoe
maker, sadly, in response to the d.
vines question. Use just got a rival
shoemaker OATS set up ag'nst me
down the street. an nah trade Is a.
ready beginning to leave."
Come. come, man." expostu!ated the
clergyman. you mustn't allow your.
self to be cast down like that! Meet
your trouble like q man, and. above
all. trust to Providence and all win
come right"
When, on the next round Of visits,
the minister called again on the shoe
maker. he was delighted to find the
cobbler as CHEEKY and gay as ever he
was.
Il told you your troubles would van.
ish II you trusted in Providence, didn't
II" demanded the preacher.
That's right" quickly assented the
other. "And I took your advice
Then. after a bit. he added. signin-
cantly, THE other shoemaker's dead!"
Weekly.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07
Curious Mournino Custom.

A curious mourning custom obtains
among central Australians, who, al
though representing. perhaps. the low
est and most degraded type of human
beings. have managed to evolve a most
complex system of rites and ceremo
MES. which governs almost every &C
ton Of their lives. When a husband
dies, the widow paints herself all over
with white pigment, and for the space
Of a year must not exhibit herself to a
male member of the tribe on pain of
death. For the rest of her life, unless
she marries again, which is sometimes
allowed, she must not speak, but com
municate with the other women by
means of a sign language, consisting
of movements of the hands and fin
gers, which has been developed by
these savages to a marvellous extent
and by which their limited stock Of
ideas can be fully expressed.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07

Nlvss Pessmsn Employed on the
Thames at london, England.

Il 10 probable that London has the
distinction Of being the only port whore
ships lying at anchor are privileged to
have their letters delivered to them
by river postmen. IT being customary
at other ports for sailors to apply per-
sonally for their letters unless the
ship is In dock. The Thames II d.
vided into two postal districts, each
under the control of a river postman.
who delivers letters and parcels every
morning. In . craft which resembles
. fisher boat more than anything else
OF these districts the first extends
from the custom house to Lime
house. and the second from Limehouse
to Blackwell. The river p0stmen start
on their rounds punctually at eight
O'Clock every morning, and, needless
to say. there Is only one delivery q
day. The mail bag may include as
many as 500 letters. but this number
Is largely increased about Christmas
time. As he glides from ship to ship
the pOstman calls out: "Ahoy there"
and hands up the letters attached to
boathOOk to the waiting crew. 1t
only takes from four to i've hours to
deliver the mail, so that the postman
does not waste much time. In foggy
weather. however, it takes consider.
ably longer. owing to the difficulties
OF finding the various ships. and Of
steering between the large vessels as
they lie at anchor.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07

The origin of Free Masonry is un.
known. Its history can be traced for
upwards of 500 years. Its traditions
go back many hundreds of years pre-.
viOusly. 1t is fraternal and benevo
lent in its purpose. Ancient Craft Ma,
sonry consists of four degrees only
but many other branches and degrees
have been added from time to time
further exemplifying and illustrating
the lessons taught in the original de.
grees. William Morgan was an impe
cuniOus printer of northern New York.
who threatened to print the sO-called
secrets of Masonry, and who, on being
arrested for debt or some other cause
suddenly disappeared. His disappear
ance about 1925 was taken hold of and
exploited for political purposes. The
sO-called exposure is unreliable and
valueless. Morgan was not true Ma,
son.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07
Natural Advantages.

81 am sorry did not marry in South
America" remarked the ostensible
head of the house. Here see where
a woman from there is telling WON
ems clubs that In South America the
wives do not object to their husbands
coming in at two and three o'clock in
the morning, as they do not think It
is any of their business"
Don't omit all the advantages" re-
piled his better half, coldly. you
might recall that in South America,
also, husbands can see snakes without
arousing any Interior suspicious"
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07
Right to Battle in Icy River.

When the temperature is at freezing
policeman is, no doubt, justified in
concluding that person diving into
the Seine intends to commit suicide
Two Paris policemen, acting under
this impression the other day, fished
out of the river q man who was seen
splashing about under the Pont des
Arts. Leave me alone" were the first
words, Il am a free citizen, and you
have no right to prevent me from
bathing If want to. l don't want to
die. l am making experiments to de
termine the strength of my powers OF
resistance to- the cold. Leave me
alone" He then dived into the water
again leaving the policemen consider.
ably astonished, and with wider &C
Quaintance than ever of the eccentri.
cities of human nature.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07

Chinese ladies are very fond Of
Jewels. says Sir Alexander Hosie, the
British attache at Pekin. II was a
passenger on a train between Pekin
and Tientsin. and a young Chinese
couple joined the train.
The woman's thumb and the four
myers OF each hand we're simply Gov.
cred With gold rings encrusted vitb
stones Of every description from di.-
mono to turquoise. She seemed on
pressed by her adornment and heia
her hands straight down. being N en-
Asg 1ngors."
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07
The Ritter Rit

A week or two ago an attendant at
one of the big theaters on the Paris
boulevards found a fine pear necklace
which she handed over to the box
Office. One of the spectators, a lady
saw the woman pick up the necklace
and went to the box-office and claimed
1t as her own. To mark her appre-
citation of the attendants honesty she
gave her 20 francs. The next day
however. the real owner of the neck
lace presented herself at the theater to
make inquiries. On hearing what had
occurred she burst into laugh, and
explained that the pearls were but imi
tation, and had cost her IL francs only
So the smart lady loses at least
eight francs on the transaction.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07
A Dramatic Suicide.

A novel, but grewsome, method of
suicide is that of Lieut.. Stanwekicz
Galicia. He saturated the furniture of
his room with naphtha. which he also
poured over the floor, and he placed on
the carpet a number of ball cartridges
Then he fired the room in several
places. so that in q few minutes It was
converted into veritable furnace, and
finally hurled himself into the midst Of
the flames. The smoke and a series of
violent explosions alarmed the neigh.
bors, who FASTENED to help in extin.
gushing the fire, but when It was DOS.
sible to enter the house only the ashes
of the lieutenant were to be found.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07
Freaks Of Electricity.

Electricity is a freakish manifesto.
ton Of energy. not a bit accustomed to
our curb and rein. A queer incident
just reported at Rockport, Mass,
shows this. A big iron freight steam.
or. loading granite at a pier. has been
found to be completely electrified.
The charging current annarentlv
came via the water pipe which was
mixed up with q grounded lighting
wire. The vessel is a sort of floating
Leyden jar, and no one knows just
how to restore the equilibrium. Mean.
time the electricity is playing all
sorts Of freaks with her machinery
and instruments. Watches are fire.
quently magnetized, but for a big YES.
eel to be thus affected is a disagree
able. II interesting novelty.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07
Woman, Lovely Woman.

Short Description of a Stylish Won.
an-Her waist begins just below her
neck. Her hips have been planed of
even with the rest of her body. She fs
usually buttoned up the back, and
around her neck she wears a section
Of barbed wire, covered with lace. She
wears on her head blonde haystack
OF hair, and on top of this a central
dome with rings about the same size
as those of Saturn. She is swathed
In her gown like an Indian papoose,
and on the end of her feet are dabs of
patent leather. She walks on silt.
like heels with the .expertness of a
tight-rope dancer. The pores of her
skin are full Of fine white powder.
This is q woman.-Harper's Weekly.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07
Walker Township.
Victor Salestrom has purchased q
rig. So now girls you better be on the
lookout.
Farmers are now very busy sowing
oats and doing other spring work, and
the ground is in excellent shape to be
worked.
Oliver Swanson lie home from the
State university for the Easter vacation,
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mn. John
Swanson.
Mrs. ]. C. Nelson died last Wednesday
ut the age of % years. She leaves three
cons and two daughters. Mrs. John
Swanson and Mrs. Martin Olson to
mourn the loss of q loving mother.
The one-third rent of a quarter section
Of land worked by the Swanson boys,
and owned by widow johnson at Genoa
will bring her the snug sum of eight
hundred dollars. How is that for
Walker township land?
Advertised Letters.

Following is . list OF unclaimed mail
matter remaining in the post Office at
Columbus, Nebraska, for the period end.
ing April z. 1909:
Letters-E W Brown, g W C, Mrs.
Grsyse Horsland, Mrs G v johnson,
Miss Grace Marshall.
Cards-Jack Withworth, B Wilson.
Parties calling for any of the above
will please say advertised.
CARL KRAMER, =. II,
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07
Practical PHILOSOPHY.

It IN . rare philosopher who puts his
reading into practice. A hOusekeeper
whose patience was none of the best
had japanese cook, studiously in
clined. and not overexpert in his bro
fession. She went into her kitchen
one day to direct the preparation OF
dinner. George was porting over S
book
What are you readingT she asked
"SchOpenhauer," George replied.
DO you think you can understand
such philosophy" the mistress In
Quired.
YES" honorable madam. I under
stand 1t; I apply it. When you come
to tell me how to cook, it .s good tc
remember what the white man saws
about women. I read here, then I dc
not mind what you say"
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07
The American Voice.

Whatever be the cause, it il a fact
that American men no longer seek to
control the pitch of their voices as the
gentlemen Of the old school were
taught to do. Undue haste, excessive
nervousness. and q vigor of purpose
that is likely to assert itself in IN
overemphatic manner have probably
combined to produce in the American
voice that raw, shrill. unrestrained
quality 80 noticeable. The voices Of
American women are even more shock.
ing when heard In contrast to the low.
wellmodulated voices of European
women.-Washington Post.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07
TOO AFFEcTIoNATE FOR MAYOR.
0ionified Official Disiikes eeinn
Rugged in the Dark by 6ruin.

| When closing time came in the city
hall the other afternoon Mayor
Charles H. French coughed impress.
sfvely, indicating q proper degree OF
satisfaction with the dignified prog.
ress of his administration, closed his
roll-top desk with bang, permitted the
messenger to adjust his overcoat and
present his hat, and then trod forth
to meet his fellow townsmen. says a
Concord IN. - dispatch to the New
York Herald. Instead Of going out the
front door of the city hall, however.
Mayor French took q short cut that
led through dark hallway past the
back entrance of q theater.
While the mayor in the city hall was
throwing of the shackles of Official
care q wrestling bear in the theater
was busy throwing of the shackles Of
a more material nature, and as the
mayor put on his overcoat the bear
shed its leather collar. So it came
about that as the mayor entered the
dark hallway at one end, the bear en-
tered 1t at another. The mayor has
great respect for bears. but this
bear had no respect at all for mayors
In the darkness the mayor felt q
powerful OBTAINING force laid upon his
arm.
"Sir," he said. in chilly tones, eff
you have business with me, you may
call at my ONCE in the morning."
"Ur-g-r-r." was the unpleasantly
harsh response.
my man" began the mayor, but
he stopped right there, for furry arm
was thrown about his neck, and a
rough tongue made q demonstration,
which, II 1t was intended for q kindly
salute. failed utterly of its purpose
with the mayor.
lie go!" commanded the mayor, but
his companion showed no disposition
to yield to harsh commands. The mayor
had other resources. He struck out so
savagely with his free hand, and with
such painful precision. that the bear,
smitten on the nose. loosed its hold
and fell back step.
Content with this temporary victory,
the mayor sped agilely back over the
route he had just traversed, shouting:
Bear! Bear!" at every jump. In cor
roboration of his alarm, the bear gal
Hoped along behind, bound not to be de-
serted by his new friend. The mayor
was the first to reach an open door,
through which he sped just in time to
be able to close 1t in the face of his
pursuer.
The bear was led back into captiv.
fty by the theater employees.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-07
The ESthetic Bachelor.

The modern bachelor is an ardent
admirer of we'll chosen furniture and
of beautiful pictures and china, nor is
he oblivious to the charms of lovely
old silver and dainty napery. To have
tea with him is often an esthetic as
well as material pleasure.
Only in one thing in his establish
ment does one note the missing fem
mime touch. A wOman's room always
contains flowers; a mans scarcely
ever-Black and White.