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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-08

X. F. Prosser of the Pioneer automo-
pie company was a participant recent
:. ly in both an un
u,s IT.. 1OrtuEte and for
g. 1aF tunate demonstra-
:. ~ -o ton, Prosser who
the forces Of. the Thomas and 6ldsmo- lgr1lSu
bile men in this city took r. H Schan-
uef Tor d demonstration in an Oldsmo-
PIE runabOuL After a short tour of the
lily the salesman and his customer
FOUND themselves at the top Of 2 steeep
llil near Buena Vista height After a
SOP OF several minutes TO view the
CITY Frosser started to crank the car
and IN stoojing down, his foot slipped
ana ne tel against the corner Of the
[aQlatof. sunerlng bad cut on the
.vIeueao- After a slight treatment at
- elhsrSency hospital. at the hands
q Dr Plnkham, Prosser took his Gus
TONER 10 his Office. Prosser reporfed
ial tlial ne was NOT sure whether the Gus
pa1hy or because he liked the car
s. H. Chase. assistant general ma,
ager OF the Studebaker Bros. company
8. of California and a
for SSeed;n o made the century
~ uln run last week. go
City by way Of San Mateo and TnIur1l ig5il
ing via Oakland Chase's marty en-
countered considerable mud. but the
stuoebaker 40" which Chase was driv-
ing lived Up 70 its reputation Of mud
lark and no time was lost in engine
tIoupie- incidental TO the trip Chase
ana MS friends were given a reminder
81 nc coming enforcement Of strict
cfNlng OF vehicle laws by falling into
tne hanos OF the minions Of the law in
me city across the bay. Il did not
know That We were exceeding the speed
unit, but the patrolman said we were
and suppose he knew" was Chase s
good netured comment
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-08

X. r Prosser of the Pioneer automC
bile company was a participant recent
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-08
PASTOR fXPOUNDS
EMMANUEL IDEAS
Rev. Earnest Bradley Discusses
Psychic and Religious Sides
of Movement
Clergyman Tells of Good Effects
of Treatment Upon Himself
and Others

Rev. Ernest Bradley spoke on the
psychic and religious sides of the EN-
manuel movement in his sermon at
Trinity Episcopal church, Bush and
Cough streets, last night. choosing as
his subject Friends of the Inner Life. "
large congregation listened with rapt
attention to the clergymans lucid ex-
position of some of the cardinal princi-
pies of the movement, and he an
swered many questions put by those
whose interest had been awakened by
the address
Rev. Mr.. Bradley did not attempt to
deal with the clinical side of the move
ment, but rather Of the mental and re-
ngIous condition of those who should
receive treatment. He spoke of his own
experiences in the study and practical
application of the movement and Of the
great good which it had accomplished
Tor him, as well as those who came into
contact with him. He said that there
was something of benefit for every one
IN a patient study of the subject and
told how functional troubles could be
removed and prevented.
This was the first of a series of four
talks on the Emmanuel movement and
things pertaining to religion and
health. The subject on which Rev Mr.
Bradley will speak next Sunday is
spiritual Re education; on February
Il. A Symphony of Love-" and on Feb
ruary 2S, "A Musical Service" The
services and addresses will be for the
development of spiritual life.
DR.. Clampett will assist Mr.. Bradley
in some of the services. The clergy
may be found in the vestry of the
church every day, except Sunday and
Monday, from l to p, M, and viii an
swer question regarding the Emmanuel
movement
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-08
LITTLE WORD "IF" BRINGS
A DESTRUCTIVE DOUBT
Original Aryan Root Expressed
Idea to Seize and Bind

That little word "if' is a trouble
some creation, a conjunction expressive
of doubt that raises a stipulation 70
stand in the way of many desires
If wishes were horses, beggars would
ride
True. but there is the little "if' that
brings destructive doubt There are
in the world wishes enough so that
each beggar might have more than one
horse should the doubt be removed and
the stipulation complied with. Then
each wish would be a horse.
This if is as old as the language
from which the English GANG, Tor It's
root was planted with the nTSt speech
and has fiosrished, sending recognlz-
able growth into every braneh OF the
Aryan tongue, and IL is easily found
in all of those branches.
That original Aryan root was ap.
which expressed the idea OF TO seize.
attain and bind. but the chronological
train of thought passed from attain
ment to stipulation and thence to doubt,
so that what was TO be attained could
with a stipulation that always brings
degree of doubt ranging from that
which is questionable to that which IS
impossible, as in the instance Of the
if applied to wishes.
That root zap" went into our sister
language Sanskrit without change, and
it is "ap today, meaning to attain
The word came TO us through the Teu-
tonic type 'eba,' meaning stipulation,
doubt. In the Anglo Saxon Ii became
gif' and in Ieelandie EFF. but always
with the same underlying meaning
New York Herald.
Camphor is obtained from the laurel
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-08
MANY OLD TIMERS STILL
USE GOOSE QUILL PENS
Many Yet Who Believe Writing
Illegal Without Them

1t seems queer that, considering the
abundance excellence and especially
the cheapness of steel pens, anybody
should prefer the old goose quilts. but
there are some people who do
They are mostly Observation-Disclosures
ians, Hungarians and Russians-gen-
orally men well along in years who
have been using quills all their lives
and have an idea that writing can
hardly be done at all except with a
goose quill. Throughout Europe es-
pecially in eastern Europe, the quill
has not yet been displaced by the steel
pen, and even in England, in public
places, like the writing rooms of ho-
tells. the quill and the steel pen are
seen lying side by side on the writing
tables for people to take their choice.
In official circles in England there was
until recently an idea that a docu-
ment was not legal unless it was writ
ten with the old fashioned quill pen,
though this notion is now dying out.
But among certain classes of re-
ligionists in Russia the impression still
prevails, and marriage contracts, wills,
deeds and other important papers are
always written with a goose quill.-St
Louis Globe Democrat.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-08

Camphor is obtained from the laurel
of China and Japan.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-08
ROUMANIAN PRINCESS
COLONEL OF REGIMENT
Officers Present Woman Com
mander With Sword

medal has been struck in honor OF
Princess Marie of Roumania, who IS
eoloheI or the red hussars. On one side
the head of the princess is shown wear-
ing the astrachan hat of the regiment
winch she commands, and on the other
the princess is depicted on horseback K
renewing her men. The officers wish
to mark the honor conferred upon fbe
hussars by her royal highness being in
command by presenting the princess
with sword of honor, the blade being
nnely engraved by Cristesco, a pupiI of
Fremiet and Victor Peter. The orna-
mentation of the sheath is a combfna-
ton of lilies and oak leaves The pom
mel of the sword is the head of crowned
eagle-London Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-08
California Street M E church
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes at Revival Service
Says He Has Stopped Old Prayer

A three weeks Christian revival
campaign of a new type was begun in
san Francisco last night when Bishop
Edwin Holt Hughes preached the first
sermon in series that will last a week
at the California Street Methodist Epis-
copal church. Bishop Hughes is a man
with message, and in his sermon last
night he put the revival on a higher
plane than it has sometimes heretofore
occupied.
ITO reach the mass of the people
pick out the individual" is Bishop
Hughes motto in preaching. His ad-
dress in the California street edifice
last night was to a large crowd. despite
the patterihg rain outside. They lis
tened with interest to the elaboration
Of his text. which was taken from st.
John i:42. being, And he brought him
to Jesus"
NEED MORE DYNAMIC
Forget everything else, I say to-
night, if you Will" said Bishop Hughes,
but do remember my text, for ii ex-
presses the way the church has been
moving on through the centuries. and
1t illustrates the only way in which
the church can achieve its final vic
tory. I used to pray God, give me
more light but 1 have stopped that
prayer. know now that we, all of us,
in San Francisco have enough light to
condemn US for million years. The
vast need of the thousands of people
in San Francisco is not more light, but
more dynamic-if we were all as good
as we know we ought to be we would
all be better people than we are"
Rev. II. E Mines, s. T. B., pastor
in charge OF the California Street
Methodist Episcopal church, made the
Introductory address.
He has a quietly forceful personality
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-08
ST. PATRICk'S DAY
TO Be OBSERVED
Plans Being Formulated for
Honoring Memory of Ire
lands Patron Saint
Committees Appointed to Have
Charge of All Prelimi-
nary Details

| Father Peter c. Yorke addressed the
! third meeting of the ST. Patricks day
convention at the Innisfail, 14OS Meal
| lister street, yesterday afternoon and
! outlined some of the plans for the cele-
bratlon or the day dedicated to the Irish
patron saint
The committees appointed by T. P
lODowd. president of the convention
| were assigned to their duties, and il is
expected that by the meeting next Sun
day substantial progress toward the
completion of the arrangements for St
Patriek's day will have been made The
committee on hail. headed by C. Herlihy
stated that its report would be com
plete then.
The following are the officers of the
convention. President, T. P. O'Dowd;
vice president Mrs. j. j. Rodgers; sec
ond vice president, Mrs. C. Brown; re-
cordlng secretary, j. ID. Condor: flnan-
ciai secretary. Mrs. M. Martin: treas
urer, ID. j. O'Hara; chaplain. Rev. John
Nugent; sergeant at arms, p. McGrath.
The Following committees were ap-
pointed by President ODowd
Committee halls-C. Herlihy (chairman)
j. Ahern. NV-'0" iaHaenan ana
Press and publicity-B. S. brady. s F. Ne.
Devany. -
Resolutions M: Casey (chairman). W. Boyle.
Il. Il. q.
5. McFadden. Mrs. James Wren
EinanceTJohn Donohoe. W. BOYLE p. MeCor-
mick, j. j. Johnstone. DeclOn Hurton. r. Nc
Goldrich. Miss F. X Balm James j. Barry and
Mrs. Wren.
The delegates at large to the conven-
tion consisted of:
Michael Casey Mrs C.. Murnhv
c. Flsnaghan J ]. OConnor
r. ,. brady r. Gillighan
Mrs. T. p o'Dowd J. ]. Canfre
j. .. y Connor Mrs. J. j. Donovan
=, y. CasSan lanes J. Johnstone
one representative of each Irish So
c1ety to take part in the celebration
was also appointed to the executive
committee
The meeting was opened by prayers
IN Gaelic by the chaplain of the con-
vention, Rev. John Nugent. After the
general meeting, at which the pubIic
was admitted. the convention went into
executive session.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-08
Hard Trip
for PrOSser

;. n; Chase, assistant general man
ager OF the Studebaker Bros. counsnx-
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-08
Are Arrested
for Speeding
NOTES OF THE AUTo

The magnitude Of the motor car in
dustry In Chicago may be judged by a
glance at the following statistics given
LOT tne year 1905: Estimated number
Of cars sold, wholesale and retail. 5000.
number Of makes represented, 81: num-
Der OF branch houses, 81: number of
agencies, 81; number Of garages. 1I9:
number OF supply houses, 8; number of
manufacturing concerns 302: number
OF articles manufactured. 242. and there
are also 10 motor buggy makers
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-08
IGNITION TROUBLE
TRIES MOTORISTS
Owners of Cars Fail TO Apprea
ciate the Importance of
knowledge :.
Both High and Low Tension
Sparks Have Many Firm
Advocates
By r. x. FHOmmedieu

Ignition is TO an automobile what
disposition is 10 a man. If the car
bureter is not working we'll the igni-
ton system viii disguise the fact, II
the same is in good working order
itself The success Of a car depends
on the quality Of its ignition system
and devices. The dual system is well
worth having-although a single timer
may be used for both the systems so
that two complete and independent sys-
TENS are in possession. Superior grades
Of magnetos are costly, and there are
many styles Of magnetos as well as
grades. In one case the magnetic is
built into the fywheel. thus becom ing
as il were q part of the motor. The
magnetic in any case has come TO be
considered a necessity, and the coil
system OF ignition seems 10 have re-
verted to second place The latter sys-
tenn has, however made strides. For
merly coils were not quite up to a fit
Ting standard, primarily because the
wire in the magnetic circuit was not
OF q high magnetic permeability. IT
was almost impossible TO regulate the
spark As the lag was not regular. and
was OVermuch. The users Of the high
tension jump spark and those who have
the low tension whip spark both swear
by them, and each user backs up his
statements with evidence which can
not be refuted.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-08

this young straight featured minister.
His eyes look from under his level
brows with sincere sympathy of pur-
pose. He talks without striking ges-
lures, without waking the lurking
echoes to emphasize his words.
Although young man he is the
pastor of one Of the most important
churches in San Francisco. He took
charge of the parish during the year
of the fire and since his occupancy of
the pulpit began the membership of
the church has steadily increased and
the popularity Of its head has grown
widely. The California Street Methodist
Episcopal church building is at Cali
fornia and Broderick streets. in the
heart of the Western addition, an ex-
elusive residence section. The build
ing; which went unscathed through the
great fire, cost upwards of $4,000 and
the church has but a nominal debt
HISTORIC SOCIETIES INVITED
The organization now known as the
California Street Methodist Episcopal
church is the outgrowth of two pre-
ceding societies with traditions linked
with the. city's early history. The
original church was the Seamen's
Bethel, organized in 1851.
In 1858 Rev. c. r. Rich was ap-
pointed city missionary, and in 1869
built the first chapel, and the charge
was styled Bush street and Seamen's
Bethel" In 1870 the Seamen's Bethel
was sold and the Bush street church
as a separate charge began Septem-
Der 20, 1870. The church stood for two
years in Bush street between Scott and
Devisadero.
During the pastorate of Rev. Thomas
Filben the old Bush street church was
sold and a lot was purchased on the
southeast corner of California and Brod-
erick streets. and in 1892 the present
magnificent structure of stone and
brick was erected at cost of about
$4,000. The church was incorporated
June % 1895.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-03-19
Two of His Habits.

Two things the average man does at
every opportunity from mere force of
habit said the observing woman.
zone is to set his watch every time he
passes a standard timepiece, and the
other-it isn't very delicate, but it's a
fact-to expectorate every time he
passes public cuspidor. You watch a
man inadvertently pass timepiece.
He always catches himself in time,
goes back compares his watch, and
ten minutes later you'll see him absent
ly doing the same thing farther down
the street. To prove the other fact you
need only stand five minutes within
sight of a cuspidor in one of the big
railway stations and watch man after
man absentmindedly eXpectorate In
passing, merely in response to the sug
gestion OF the cuspidor.
These two masculine habits about
equalize a woman's inveterate habit OF
glancing at every mirror she passes."-
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-03-19
BAD STOMACH
Many in Bridgeport Are Being Thor
oughly Purified by Mi-o-na. the
Guaranteed Cure for Indiges-

People of Bridgeport who suffer from
dyspepsia and other stomach troubles
are getting tired of taking prepara-
tions containing pepsin. because pepsin
simply digests the food artificially.
PepSin relieves, it never cures.
And remember, pepsin only digests
animal food; it has no effect on
starchy food, such as potatoes, rice,
bread, etc.
Mi-o-na cleanses and purifies the
stomach and bowels, and tones up and
puts energy into the stomach walls,
so that they properly mix the food
with the natural digestive juices of
the stomach.
Mi-o-na tablets quickly arouse the
stomach from it's inaction, and in a
few days is able to do it's work easily
and without exertiOn. There Will be
no more sour stomach, fermentation
of food, dizziness. sick headache, belch-
ing of gas, or foul breath.
Mi-o-na only costs so cents a large
box, and is guaranteed by all leading
druggists to cure dyspepsia, sea Or
car sickness, vomiting of pregnancy,
and stomach sickness resulting from
over-indulgence of the night before, or
money back.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-03-19
Medicine.

Medicine.
Throw out opium. said DR.. Holmes.
which the Creator himself seems to
prescribe. for we often see the scarlet
poppy growing in the cornfields, as If
it were foreseen that wherever there
is hunger to be fed there must also be
pain to be soothed; throw out few
specifics which our art did not discover
and is hardly needed to apply; throw
out wine, which is a food and the
vapors which produce the miracle of
anaesthesia. and l firmly believe that
If the whole materia medica as now
used could be sunk to the bottom OF
the sea it would be all the better for
mankind and all the worse for the
fishes.
The shortest system of medical prac-
tice that 1 know of is the oldest, but
not the worst. 1t is older than Hip
pocrates, older than Chiron the Cen
taur. Nature taught it to the first
mother when she saw her firstborn
child putting some ugly pebble or lurid
berry into it's mouth. / know not in
what language it was spoken, but 1
know that in English it would sound
thus: ''Spit it outr'
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-03-19
Made the Bear Work.

Bill Winters uses his wit to save his
strength. During a camping trip in the
Maine woods Bill was easily the LATEST
man in the party. Finally his exas-
perated comrades told him that il he
did not kill something besides time
they would pack him off home. The
next morning Bill borrowed a rifle and
went OF up the mountains. Two hours
later the men In camp saw Bill run
ming down again as fast as he could
come, and close behind him was a bear.
The men watched the chase. with load
ed rifles ready. On reaching camp Bill
turned and shot the bear. When the
men could stop laughing one of them
said, "Bill, what on earth possessed
you to run that distance with the bear
SO close when you might have killed
him on the hill and saved your breath p
Bill smiled slowly. Whats the use OF
killing a bear In the mountains and
Juggling him In when you can run him
in 2" he asked.-Boston Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-03-19
ROXANNA SPOONER
LIKED OTHER MAN
Left Husband for Churchill
and is Now Divorced-A
Scandal in Wilton.

The original complaint of the divorce
suit of Harlan C. Spooner of Norwalk
against Roxanna w. Spooner of Will
ton, savored of something very strong
for the court reporters this afternoon,
as it was alleged there were five Co
hundred occasions. This compla- mt
was changed for one of desertion. The
couple were married Aug. 26, 1901, and
separated April 6. 1905. Mrs. SpOoner,
riage, while living in Georgetown, took
a liking to one George Churchill. On
the morning of April 6, 1905. her hus-
band spoke to her about her relations
with Churchill, and told her that all
the neighbors were onto her. She
struck her husband. On his return
home that night he learned from the
neighbors that Churchill had come
with a wagon while he was gone and
ransacked the house. A number OF
other witnesses were on hand and tes-
titled along the same lines. Judge
| eager allowed the divorce on the
ground of desertion.
Matilda Macdonald of this city was
freed from Cornelius Macdonald, al
so of this city, on the ground of intol-
cradle cruelty. Mrs. Macdonald told
the court that her husband used to
beat her when he was under the in
fluence of liquor, which was most all
the time, and that he never contrib
uted to her support.
Bertha V. Badger of Norwalk, was
the plaintiff in the suit against Alvah
II, 1901, and separated June Is, 1904.
Mrs. Badger testified that she did not
know the whereabouts of her husband.
June Is, 1904, he left the house in the
morning to go to work and has not
been seen in NorwaIk since. She has
supported herself and one child by
working in the Norwalk mills. Grant
ed on ground of desertion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-03-19
THE ROWLAND DRY GOODS CO.

If some American mothers heard that
their young Jimmies or Waldos or
Clarences had to perform the services
In their private schools that English
boys have to do in similar institutions
there would be pity and Indignation
pity for the youths and indignation at
the hard hearted master. But the GUS
tom doesn't seem to hurt the young
Britishers. At a school in Brighton
where boys receive the first half decade
of their learning even future peers
are taught to sew on their buttons and
darn their hose and rents in their I'M
derclothing. Only their outer garments
are sent to the tailor. Any Sinking Of
the tasks brings the same punishment
that i'll prepared lessons would. On
certain days the small boys are taught
the rudiments of cooking and laying a
table, and at all times they must keep
their rooms in order. 1t is true some
parents object to this, but they must
submit or take their sons away. The
majority of fathers believe the plan a
wise one.-New York Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-03-19
TARIFF BILL TAKEN
UP In THE HOUSE
Sspecial from United Press.)

Washin gton, March 19-At 1895 this
afternoon the House of Representa-
tives began formal consideration OF
the Payne tariff bill.
At 1924 Chairman Payne of the
WAYS and Means committee moved
that the House go into committee of
the whole for this purpose The mo-
ton was agreed to and Representative
Olmstead, of Pennsylvania, being call
ed to the chair. the clerk started in
the four hour job of reading the bill.
The leaders plan was to begin con-
sideration Immediately after the House
convened. For some unforeseen rea-
son, however, a fifteen minute recess
was taken. A Democratic member
explained soto voce to a colleague
that maybe the machine had broken
down and they would have to tinker
with it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-03-19
NATURALIZATION
CONSPIRATOR HELD
FOR u. S. COURT

Cost Vogias of this city, a Greek
wanted for the fraudulent transaction
through which Nicholas Parvlou OBJ
tanned naturalization papers last De-
marshals E. c. Cooke and c. F. Guen-
Their at Chicago several days ago. He
was turned over to the United States
Marshal Edison S. Bishop at Hartford
by the Chicago officers yesterday. He
was brought to this city this morning
and arraigned before U. S. Commits
sioner Eugene B. Peck, charged with
impersonating Parvlou in the Superior
court and obtaining naturalization pa
perS for him. He waived examination
this morning and was bound over for
trial at the next term of the u. S. dis
trict court at Hartford.