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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-03
AN oPpoRTuNITY OF A LIFETIME.

AN OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME.
We want one more party to join us in the
purchase and development of one of the BEST
MINING PROPOSITIONS IN CALIFORNIA
This property consists of 600 acres and has
OVER 81 900, 900 of ore ACTUALLY BLOCKED
OUT AND IN SIGHT. We need SIS, 900 more
capital and viii give the right party an oppor-
tunity to 90 in with the ground floor and
secure him against loss by giving him full con-
troll and management of the business until he
has received the total amount OF his investment
back in profits from the mine. CAN YOU ASK
ANYTHING MORE FAIR?
PAC. PROMOTION & DEVELOPMENT CO,
571 Monadpock building. San Francisco. Cal.
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a FIRST CLASS PkoPOSIIioN FOR INVEST
ranch for sale, consisting OF 500 acres, 100
of hay under irrigation, water for 100;
also plow land, balance pasture; plenty outside
range; about go head of stock, 40 cows, s
horses, farm and milk wagons, 2 separa-
tors, moving machine, 80 tons OF hay: all
equipment for running farm and dairy; good
house of rooms. large barns fine orchard;
rent 500 per month, lease for years. with
TH0S. G. SPILKER & CO., 1241 Broadway,
Oakland; phone Oakland 7794, for this excep.
tional bargain.
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LODGING HOUSES FOR SALE


A. CAMERON & CO..
ia MARKET ST, MAGEE BUILDING,
Opposite The Call.
Room 301-Phone Douglas 1879.
BANK REFERENCES.
Hotels, Rooming and Apartment Houses, Flats
furnished, strictly first class and up to date;
owner leaving city; at bargain.
WELL furnished little home, 26 rooms. beau
tiful yard, close in; all rented; can clear
over 500 month; with living rs; part down.
BARGAIN-This 20 room. good location; rent
SO; fine corner; clears $50; snap; $3.50.
CHOICE apt. house, elegantly furnished, strictly
modern. close in; biggest bargain in city.
TO LEASED. So so, 11O rooms. to be built.
A. EJos. sKIRM & CO.. A
0AKLAND'S LEADING BROKERS,
921 BROADWAY. OAKLAND.
SEE THESE SNAPS-APARTAIENT HOUSE:
one of the most beautifully furnished houses in
Oakland; every modern convenience; clears $260.
A SNAP-24 rooms, all on one floor; new fur
nture; modern and up to date; best street in
sPECULATIoN-1s rooms; sunny corner; rent
$50; clears $6S; only 1925.
A LITTLE BEAUTY-9 rooms. full of refined
roomers; rent only $50; owner just married and
wishes TO go on her wedding trip; it's wours
for s275.
JOS. sKIRM & CO.. s21 Broadway, Oakland.
G. A. HERRICK. 1905 Market St, corner 9th.
Delger Building Phone Market Slo6
HOTELS, ROOMING AND APARTMENT
HOUSES AND FLATS.
Finest little 35 room house in city: open
lease; close in; rent $780, private baths; clear
Elegantly equipped apartment house. 81 rooms;
close in.
Elegant sunny corner fiat. u rooms; furniture
fine: clears $40; excellent bargain for $500
RooafING HOUSES.
WORTH INVESTIGATION.
$2I5 ROOMS ASK
$375 ROOMS FOR
$500 2S ROOMS THIS
$3.50 IA ROOMS LIST
81 900 Is ROOMS AND
81, 900 80 ROOMS LOOK
81, 500 AZ ROOMS THEM
s6 600 30 ROOMS OVER
TO RENT 100 ROOMS FOR
CALL EARLY AND TAKE YOUR CHOICE.
GILLIES & CO.. 1923 Market St. room D.
500 down-Newly furnished; 8 rooms; rent $40;
price S325: very cheap.
Only S5O0-15 rooms; half block from Wash
ington St; rent $50; snap
81, ,600-30 rooms: bay window corner; rent
sI5: clears $3.50. Can you beat this?
81 per room; swell apartment house: right
in town; steam heated; elegantly furnished;
price $500: sacrifice.
GEO. W. AUSTIN. 10ls Broadway, Oakland
HOTEL, 60 rooms: prominent street: good fur
niture: rent reasonable; clears $3.50: will ex-
cash up to $1,000. FIDELITY CO., go
Kearny ST.
100 ROOM hotel: handsomely furnished; s14, 900,
II cash. r. Il. CO., 235 Kearny st.
PARTNERS WANTED
wANTED-Financial assistance to develop and
market an internal combustion automobile en-
gine; patent, drawings and specifications to be
seen by appointment no agents Address box
z2T, Call office.
PARTNER with 81, 900 cash wanted in building
business: handle own money. Box 4619, Call.
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RECTAL DISEASES
PERSONALS

PILES of long standing cured without kHife or
loss Of time: names furnished. THOS. ,. KIS-
NER NJ D.. 1921 Fillmore near MeAllister.
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/ 4 RIUEJACKET on the ST. Louis is most anx-
ious to meet Fay Ferner the hello girl
Box T24 Call office.
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A SNAP.

Must be sold this week; Al grocery in San
| Francisco. Van Ness av.: average sales
guaranteed to run $50 day; family liquor license:
100 loaves bread sold daily, 30 of beer sold
weekly, good sales on candy, cigars and soft
drinks rent only $50; net profits 500 month ;
this is snap for some price for quick turn
only $3.50; will invoice every dollar of this
amount.
THOS. L. CAMPBELL.
1 RR0AnNAX
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TEMPLE OF OCCULT SCIENCE.
HENRY MANSFIELD 1892 FILLMORE ST.
Worlds Greatest Trance Medium
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-03

FANCY GROCERY, BRANCH BAKERY. ICE
CREAM AND SODA-This is very nice little
place for man and wife: the receipts are
from SIS 20 $50 day; rent $50. and $500
viii buy il. Where can you do better? The
Fuller CO. has it
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-09
Man.to.NIan Letters.

Nothing warns the heart Of an 10.
thor like the good-for.you, old chap, sort
Of letter which man 10 moved TO write
sometimes when be has read . book
that hits his fancy. Major Holman Day,
who wrote King Spruce, novel full OF
forest sights and sounds, and smells,
and the offhaud speech Of the woodsman,
has In his possession . letter from .
Maine forester that sets even the com.
mon blood atingling with its spontaneity.
It was written not long after the Harpers
published King Spruce, which was lent
to the writer as he Was on bis way homo
from . tedious winter In China and
Japan. The letter says to Major Day:
'You've made ten-strike, you've hit
brand-new chord, and We are oil OF ne
proud of you, even though you have
been little extravagant In yonr drawing
of the cumberland owners. For one, l
am willing to grin at the mess you've
made US out to be for the sake Of the
yarn, aud call It poets license. wor.
ried for three chapters for fear you'd
spoil John Barrett, forgetting that q
man like John land he's not peculiar In
this) never let's his conscience give him
remorse 80 long as he has his health and
back bone. The world is full of incipient
remorse. Every logging job In Maine
has Tommy Eye, and yours 10 life
size Sargent that talks. Well all forgive
the 'artfor-art's-sak impressionism OF
your painting of us-the lies were all
right, anyhow; it's the truth that hurts.
Here's my hand which, as your hero
said, holds congratulations and the hopes
| for more along the same lines"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-09
Art IN m.ulcurinr the Nails.

IN AsesAsSSss~so $50
With short orange stick, sandpaper
chip and bit OF chamois-all Of which
may be conveniently carried In an ordi-
nary shopping bsg-the finger nails may
be kept In an ideal condition without the
aid Of Q professional manicure. But
they should be attended to directly after
the hands are washed, no matter how
often that may seem to be necessary,
and the process requires three minutes
time. While drying the hands, take care
to press the cuticle at the nails base as
far back as possible. This Will develop
the desirable white cresoents, which are
q distinguishing mark of the regularly
cared-for hands, and a. nail cultivation
begins at their base, one should avoid
bruising the cuticle at that place, lest
hangnails ensue.
When the fingers are thoroughly dried
probe and clean the upper portion OF the
nails with the orange stick, taking pains
not to tear the flesh of the fingers or to
scratch the inside of the nails, as the
white border at the top, to be beautiful,
must be transparent and absolutely nav
less.
Even If the surface of the nails Is
slightly discolored or stained, do not be
tempted into using the end of the orange
stick upon them. They shonld never be
scraped with any sort of hard instru'
ment, as their enamel is 80 exceedingly
delicate that 1t may not resume its nor.
NAL condition for long time. Far bet.
ter to patiently scrub them with q soap
or little pumice and endure the
temporary modification than to run the
risk of permanently injuring them. Like.
wise, IL the stick is pressed into theil
base and under the flesh it will cause
soft place in the growing portion Of the
nail and in time an unsightly scar will
appear on the part above the moon,
which should be kept delicately pink, az
is the heart of q white rose.
To keep the nails any longer than the
finger tips is mistake, as they are then
liable to break or to crack. Neither is II
good plan to sharply point them. They
would better be gradually curved to fol.
low the natural shape of the finger tips
This may be accomplished by running
the sandpaper chip over them once OF
twice after each hand washing. 1t will
be found that the practice will do away
with the necessity of using scissors
which in the hands of an amateur mani
curist and even of one supposed to be al
expert, often work more evil than good
as there is always temptation to shape
the tips of the nails with them. This
habit will soon render them tough an6
brittle, rather than thin and flexible
Nor should bits of semi-detached cuticls
be clipped, for that will thicken the fest
at the top of the fingers.
The chamois rag used regularly will
polish the nails quite as satisfactorily Al
the manicure powders, and by induc
ing circulation will bring the blood II
the finger tips. That will cause them t.
grow prettily and deliciously color nail
that are maintained in the correct stat
of tissue-paper transparency.-E1.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-09

mouse. It Is from fifteen to eighteen
inches long. Its legs are short, and Its
body is stout and "chuffy." Its color
Is reddish brown, sometimes grizzled
with gray. The woodchuck is vege-
tartan, living mostly on grass and
clover. Red clover 1t likes best Of all.
The woodchuck is widely distributed
over North America, from South Caro-
lima to Hudson bay and from the At
lantic coast as far west as Missouri.
1t is fond of mountainous regions.
Woodchucks used to be so numerous
in our country that they sometimes did
damage to grass and clover crops, but
for two centuries Il favorite sport Of
the American boy has been to take his
dog to the fields and dig out wood
chuck" so that the tribe has become
rather shy and scarce. lodging the hu-
! man species as its greatest enemy.
The woodchuck is alternating anil
mal-that Is, creature that shuts It
self up at the approach Of winter and
remains almost mOtionless till warm
weather comes again. Whether hiber-
mating animals sleep through the win.
ter months nobody knows. When dug
out of their dens some Of them seem
stupid and almost lifeless for awhile
till they get warmed and walked up.
Very shortly after the middle Of
September, even when the weather Is
still warm and bright. the ground hog
goes into his burrow and Is hardly
ever seen till mild weather comes In
spring. At the end Of his burrow he
has followed out nest Of warm. dry
grass. and there he lies quiet. The
world is many thousand years old, but
| 1t is strange that In all these centuries
nobody has yet found out whether the
woodchuck lays up a store Of winter
provisions or whether he Just lies and
sleeps till the return Of spring. Some
naturalists declare that this interest.
ing animal does put away miniature
cellar full of dried grass and clover for
winter food Others. equally learned.
think he does not, so who can say?
DR.. Bachman, q naturalist, once had
woodchuck burrow opened In the
month Of November. It was twenty
| five feet long.
In the autumn about the time the
ground hog retires to- his all winter
bed he Is very fat and sleek, and his
flesh makes good eating for those who
| like 1t. The Indians used to be very
| fond of 1t. II good food were less
plentiful In our land, no doubt wood
chuck meat would be commonly eaten.
| The young Of this family Of animals
appear In the month Of April. when
the weather Is getting warm, and some
| times Mother Woodchuck has as many
as half a dozen babies to take care OF
| all at once.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-09
ALL RHEUMATICS
INVITED TODAY
TO TEST URIC-O FREE
A 7s-Cent Bottle Given Free to All
Who Apply.

II there are still any sufferers from Rheuma-
tism in this country or wherever this paper
reaches, that have not Jet tried the wonderful
Rheumatic Remedy. Uric-0, we want them 10
try IL now ut our expense. We firmly beheve
that there is not a case Of Rheumatism In the
world that will not yield to the wonderful effects
OF Uric-O, and we want to prove 1t to every
dou6ter beyond all possibility. The best way 70
do this Is to give large bottle Of this remedy to
every sufferer and let him test and try 1t to his
satisfaction II you suffer from Rheumatism
no matter what form, just cut this notice out OF
the paper and send IL, together With your name
and address, also the name Of your Druggist, 70
the smith Drug Co, 40 Smith Bldg, Syracuse,
n. Y, and they viii send you by return mall an
order on your Druggist for a 75c bottle free.
We ask as special request, that you purchase
a sc. package of Uva-Lax Pills when receiving
the free bottle, as the pills greatly assist Urco
Use them together and be convinced Of their
great merit.
We know from experience that personal rec
recommendation Is the most valuable advertising.
and that is the way we intend to acquaint the
world with UricO. Send for Uric-O. no matter
yhere you live. It is sold by druggists all ever
thi, country at 75c. and sl.OO per bottle, and we
want you to have bottle free. Uric-O Is sold
and personally recommended by r. A. shurtleh
4 Company.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-09
About the
Ground Hog.

Even II you live In the city you have
probably heard on the second day OF
February some person say smilingly:
"This Is ground hog day. Now wen
see how much more winter there Will
be-" AS far back as modern history
goes there have been superstitions and
legends attached to the second day OF
February. One Of the old traditions u
that on Feb. 2, known as Candlemas
day, exactly at the hour Of noon the
ground hog creeps out Of his winter
burrow. He looks around him, and, II
the sun is shining enough for him to
see even the faint shadow Of himself,
back he pops into his hole to sleep six
weeks longer, because he perceives
there will yet be that much winter
weather. On the other hand, II Mr..
Ground Hog looks all about him and
sees only cloudy sky and gloomy wealth
er. then he concludes winter Is over
sufficiently for him to emerge from his
den, and he stays outdoors.
OF course the meaning Is that II
warm weather comes too early In the
season we may expect cold weather
later in the spring, because apparently
we are to get just so much winter any
how. But thousands Of people former
" really believed In the ground hog
superstition. In Germany the badger
was substituted for the ground hog,
and the saying was that II on Feb. 2
the badger could see his shadow at
noon the winter was only half over. In
almost every country Of Europe this
idea of sunny Feb. 2 being n predic-
ton of cold weather was believed In.
In Scotland they say:
II Candlemas day be dry and fair,
The half Of winters to come and MAR.
Ground hog is one name for the
woodchuck, or North American mar
mot. 1t belongs to the family Of ro-
dents or gnawers. Its scientific name
is arctOmys. from two Greek words
which mean bear mouse. The animals
head Is shaped like that Of a bear,
while 1t Is an inveterate gnawer. like a
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-09
The Slang Eyangeilst.

Here is the story of David and
Goliath, as told with appropriate
gestures to eight thousand people by
Billy Sunday, the evangelist, at his re-
vival meeting in Spokane, Washington.
"And 80 David's pa comes up to him
whore he was working In the field and
says, Dave, better 60 up to the house,
your mas anxious about the other boys
fighting In the army, hasn't heard from
them by phone or anything and she'd
like you should 60 look them up So
Dave hops on trolley and hikes to the
front and stays there with his brothers
over night.
"In the morning old Goliath comes
out In front of the Philistines and darel
the Israelites to fight him. Who's that
big stiff making all the big talk out
there?" says Dave.
"Why, that's the head cheese, the big
noise says his brothers.
"'Why don't some one soak him
onep' says Dave.
"'we've all got cold feet says the
Israelites.
"'You fellows make me tired, says
Dave, and be pixies out to the brook
gets four pebbles in his shepherds sack
slams one at Goliath and soaks him In
the COCO between the lamps. Goliath
goes to the mat, takes the count, and
Dave pokes him in the stats, chops of
his block, and the whole Philistine gang
skidooed."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-09
Are your Kidneys slck2

If you want to get we'll and stay we'll
you must make the Kidneys well. The
Kidneys are the most important organs
in the body; they do the most work and
as consequence get out of order
quickest.
You cannot run a great piece OF ma
chinery without attention Of some kind.
Neither can you expect to have good
health II you fail to look after your Kid
ney Machinery.
The blood passes through the Kidneys
thousands of times a day, as often as
through the heart, and this is going on
every minute of our lives.
If the Kidneys are we'll they filter just
so much blood, but If they are sick OF
weak from any cause they leave the
poison in the blood, and this poison
poisons the entire system.
When you consider their great work
and the ease with which they become
deranged, can you wonder at ill-health
and sicknessp
Can you wonder at the alarming in.
crease and prevalency of Kidney troubles
Bloodine cures all Kidney, Liver,
Bladder, and Blood Diseases.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-09
A SUPPER DISH.

Butter thin slices of brown bread,
sprinkle them lightly with Worcester
shire sauce, cover with generous layer
of grated American cheese, season with
salt and paprika and bake in hot oven
until the cheese is melted. Serve a
poached egg on top of each piece.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-09

Only little cold in the head may be
the beginning of an obstinate case of
Nasal Catarrh. Drive out the invader
with Ely's Cream Balm applied straight
to the inflamed stuffed up air-passages.
Price 500. If you prefer to use an
atomizer, ask for Liquid Cream Balm.
1t has all the good qualities of the solid
form of this remedy and will rid you of
catarrh or hay fever. No cocaine to
break q dreadful habit. No mercury to
dry out the secretion. Price 75c., with
spraying tube. All druggists, or mailed
by Ely Bros, Sc Warren Street, New
York
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-09
ceosa na.

This Il an outdoor play for boys.
One of the party is appointed to be
Tig. He calls out the name Of the one
be intends to chase and runs after
him. Another player runs across be-
tween Zig and fugitive, and then Zig
runs after this cross player until an
other player runs across between
them and the second fugitive, and 30
on. Each time a player crosses be-
tween Tlg and the player he is follow
ing he leaves that chase md pursues
the player who has crossed. When be
captures or tags" the player he Is
chasing that player becomes Tig. and
the game begins again. This game Is
known IN and near London as "cross
tOucl"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-09
MAcARooN cUsTARD.


Soak twelve macaroons for ten min
utes in sherry wine, Beat two eggs
slightly, add four and half tablespoons
of sugar, one-quarter OF teaspoon OF
salt aud one oupful each Of milk and
thin cream; then add two tablespoons
of blanched and chopped almonds, one.
quarter of teaspoonful of extract and
four finely pounded macaroons. Turn
the mixture into the chatting dish, ar
range the soaked macaroOns on top,
cover and cook over hot water thirty
minutes. This pudding can also be
made in the oven, putting the custard In
. pudding dish, setting 1t uncovered In
dish Of boiling water. Test 1t by slip
ping knife into the middle of the dish
when 1t comes out clean the pudding is
done. -McCalrs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-09
No. ss7-Hids.n Proverb Puzzle.

No. 3s7.-Hidden Proverb Puzzle.
A well known proverb is hidden In
the following sentences. Each sen
tence contains but one word Of the
proverb, and ne words appear in their
rightful order:
1t never pays to attend to anothers
business.
What is life without love?
A man would better be good thar
great.
You should go to your elders for ad
vice.
Let the right hand give without the
left hands knowledge.
One child is not born better than an
other.
Take a stitch In time to save nine.
Be thankful for the many blessings
you receive.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-09
sAyoRY FRENCH TOAST.

Crate the rind of lemon into two
cupfuls of milk, stir In quarter OF
cupful of sugar and simmer for five
minutes. Toast some slices OF bread,
drop them into the milk for two or three
minutes, then roll them in egg and fry in
butter. Sprinkle with powdered sugar
and cinnamon and serve.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-09
A Single Machine
for Sale.

A Halls Single Machine with
wheel edger, wooden frame, saw 81
inches, practically new and capable
of cutting from 8 to 10 thousand
shingles day, so says FL. Willis,
a practical mill man at West Paris
Will be sold at bargain for cash OF
a good time note. Enquire of Dr.
o. K. Yates, West Paris, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-09
No. sss.-veaetable Extracts.

1. Extract great actor from a plant
and leave the result of rain. 2. Elk
tract vase from q vegetable and leave
an end. 3. Extract everything from
a flower and leave to cut grass. 4. Elk
tract floor covering from fruit and
leave also. 8. Extract bark from q
fruit and leave a tree. 6. Extract q
small insect from an herb and leave
simple. Z. Extract aloft from plant
and leave a cord. s. Extract raced
from a fruit and leave short speech. o
Extract the edge from q flower and
leave ordinary language. 10. Extract
exists from flower and leave period
Of time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-09

Take equal parts of English walnuts,
or blanched almonds, and tender celery
cut into small pieces. Mix together.
Select some firm round beets all the same
size and boil until tender; skin and
scoop out the inside until nothing but q
red she'll remains. Fill these shells with
the celery and nuts and put q generous
spoonful of mayonnaise on each. Make
a bed of lettuce leaves on the salad
plates and put filled beet in the center.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-09
ORANGE SHORT CAKE.

Peel six oranges, remove seeds and
white skin, slice and sprinkle with
sugar. Let these stand until you bake
the cake. Cream together one cupful Of
sugar and half cupful OF butter. Still
into the mixture one well-beaten egg
half q cupful of milk and one pint oil
-four sifted with two teaspoonfuls oil
baking powder. Bake In two sheets
When baked place the oranges between
the layers and serve with sauce made
from two cupfuls of hot water, one tea
spoonful of butter, half cupful Of
sugar, and enough corn starch to thick
en-. Flavor with the juice Of one orange
and the grated yellow rind of two
Serve hot.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-09

A prominent lawyer of Vicksburg,
Mass, who, after two months of widow
hood, took unto himself another spouse,
was very indignant when he read in one
of the local papers the following notice
of his marriage:
"The wedding was very quiet, owing
to a recent bereavement In the BRIDE
groom's family"