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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-19

HISTORICAL LECTURES first of a Sc
ries of free public lectures the early histor!
of California, under the auspices of the Past
Presidents association of the Native Sons of the
Golden West. win be given by George Whartoa
James in the auditorium Of Christian Scienc4
LaIl. Sacramento and Scott streets. tomorrow
night
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-19
HIGH PRICE OF GRAIN
SENDS WHISKY UP
Advance of Two Cents a Gal
Ion Is Announced

CINCINNATI, May 1S-Announce-
ment was made on the chamber OF
commerce today that the basis price
of whisky had been advanced 2 cents,
or from S135 to s1.37 a gallon. The
advance is due to the high price Of
grain.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-19

REFUSES TO PROSECUTE William Lafrenz
one OF the propretors of Blaneo's restaurant
who was thrown down stairs by Daniel Woefiin.
cook on April %, and seriously injured refused
to prosecute and the was dismissed yes.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-19
CHARGES AGAINST ACTOR DISMISSED

charged by the proprietor of the Hotel Bruel.
go Eddy street. with defrauding him ont of
S2S2. s.. was dmissed yesterday the ground
that action should be taken In the civil courts
Four trunks of the actor and his wife are being
held at the hotel as security.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-19
uNARIE To PAY pFRTs -Tlle follo,

tifiOns IN bankruptcy were Med YESTERDAY: Harry
" Blood. 3 locomotive engineer al Sacramento.
with liabilities Of s563.7s and assets: b.
Daniel local clerk. with liabilities OF 81 DIG IS
and no assets: Al. Moran and y. Moran doing
business under the firm name OF NJ. Moran at
Cslisfoes. Napa county with liabilities OF
81 e3l 50 and S45s.o6 IN assets
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-19

Round Trip Transfer Tickets
Now on Sale.
Trunks Ground trip, rs cents each.
A saving Of % cents
Morton Special Delivery.
SS Steuart ST and Oakland Ferry Depot
Telephone Kearny sol.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-19

LeiboId & Co. for a good buggy or
harness. IL Front St at Market.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-19
1NpoRsEp BE- ROUGE R1pERs-At q meet-

ing OF the Rough Riders Of California held in
the Grant building last night Harry !. Null
crevy was unanimously Endorsed FOR the office
Of county clerk
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-03-25

There is more Catarrh in this sec.
ton of the country than all other
diseases put together, and until the
last few years was supposed to be in
durable. For great many years doc
tors pronounced it local disease
and prescribed local remedies,and by
constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be
constitutional disease and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufacted by
F J Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio, is
the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to teaspoon.
full. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for
any case it fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials. Address:
FL CHENEY & co, Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con.
:tipation
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-03-25
Near Death in Biz Pond.

1t was a thrilling experience to
Mrs Ida Soper to face death. "For
years a severe lung trouble gave me
intense suffering" she writes, "ard
several times nearly caused my
death. All remedies failed and doc
tors said | was incurable. Then DR.
Kings New Discovery brought quick
relief and cure so permanent that
| have not been troubled III twelve
years. Mrs Soper lives in Big
Pond, Pa. 1t works wonders in
Coughs and Colds, Sore Lungs, Hem.
orrhages, LaGrippe, Asthma, Whoop.
ing Cough and all Bronchial affec-
tions. SOC. and $1.00. Trial bottle
free. Guaranteed by D G Scott.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-03-25

A great many people who have
trlfled with indigestion, have been
sorry for it-when nervous or
chronic dyspepsia resulted, and
they have not been able to cure It
Use Kodol and prevent having
Dyspepsia.
Everyone Is subject to indiges-
ton. Stomach arrangement follows
stomach abuse, just as naturally
and just as surely as a sound and
healthy stomach results upon the
taking Of Kodol.
When You experience sourness
Of stomach, belching Of gas and
nauseatfng fluid, bloated sensation,
gnawing pain in the pit Of the
stomach, heart burn (so-called),
diarrhoea, headaches, dullness or
chronic tired feelirg-you need Ko-
dol. And then the quicker you take
Kodol-the better. Eat what you
want, let Kodol digest it.
Ordinary pepsin dyspepsia tab
let's" physics, etc, are not likely
to be of much benefit to you, in
digestive ailments. Pepsin is only
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-03-25
The april American Magazine.

True stories of plots, abductions,
dynamlting and attempted murder
undertaken against the San Francis
co graft prosecution, form the sub
ject of 4 thrilling article by Will ir.
win in the -American Magazine for
April.
Jesse Lynch Williams contributes
to the same number stories by Grover
Cleveland and stories about him.
The article is full of anecdotes show
ing the great statesman's dry and
lively humor. Ida NJ Tarbell, writ
ing a sidelight on the most lively
question now before Congress, e1-
poses the various ways of Juggling
with the tariff, and practically de-
clares herself to be in agreement
with President Taft, who favors the
appointment of a tariff commission.
Professor W Thomas tells of the
colder and Newer Ideals of Mar
riage," William Allen White de-
scribes Progress in American Cit
ies," and Charles " Wood tells of
his experiences during the last six
months in Looking for job"
Fiction of an unusual excellence
is contributed by Stewart Edward
White, Richard Washburn Child,
Edward Peple and Olive Higgins
Prouty. The number also contains
"Letters from G g." and the serial,
"Margar,ta's Soul' by the new ncv-
ellst, lngraham Lowell.
''The Interpreters House" and
"The Pilgrims Scrip contain their
unusual amount of meaty reading.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-03-25

Hereafter we sitively re-
fuse to publish any communica-
ton received at this office later
than Tuesday, noon, except To-
cal and personal items, which
will'not be available later than
Wednesday, noon, for the cur.
rent week. BY trying to be ac-
commodating We are. thrown late
every week and we are tired OF
it. This notice applies to
EVERY BODY.
4.25.tf.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-03-25
WHO owns STATE
RAILROAD COMMISSION?
PERTINENT QUERY PR0POUKBED BY The
C0LLETON NEWS DAMAGING
CHARGES MADE.
The Colleton News says:

In one act the question has been
answered: who owns the State rail.
road commission
Its first duty in its official capaci-
ty is to the safety Of the people; It's
second duty is to the protection of
the farmer, who is more dependent
upon the commission than any other
class. Vet time after time this au-
gust body of political parlor car
pleasure seekers has passed the COM
mon countryman reminder that
"you are not one of u.s. Il remain
ed, however, for the commission S
greatest and most open slap at the
"Rube" to come during the present
year, when above all other oppertu
mites, it had its best opportunity to
do justice for the rural population
of the State.
The showing was clearly made by
Representative Dixon of Fairfield
county to the House committee that
fertilizer freight rates, as levied by
the railroads on farmers Of South
Carolina, with the permission or
connivance of the State railroad
commission, are % per cent higher
here than in the adjoining or sur
rounding States. In other words, a
90 mile haul in Georgia is S1'cents
per ton, while farmers in South Car
olina are made to pay $l.l0.
The agricultural committee put
the matter up to the State railroad
commission and these gentlemen of
private-car comfort notoriety prompt
ly "61ed hearing to be held at
their office on April IA, at noon.
That answers the question, the
date.
All over the State of South Caro-
lima the farmers are buying their
fertilizers and the railroads are haul
ing them. A "hearlng" April IA
will come after the fertilizer season
has had Its run and the farmer will
have paid his 80 per cent in excess
of justice and equity; and then the
chances are the commission is going
to smear the whole thing over, white
wash the railroads, find "we have
not the authority" and then 60 off
to few Maypole dances in some
private cars. They have simply
handed the hayseed the lemon.
The fact is intensely touching all
over South Carolina, but more so to
Co]leton county than any other part
of the State. Colleton uses more
fertilizers than almost any other
county in the State-more, probably,
than any other-hence it means that
Colleton is getting the largest mouth
full of lemon-juice from the commits
sion.
Roughly estimated, this gross in,
activity, or more plainly, the direct
negligence. of the railroad commits.
sion, has cost the farmers of this
county in the neighborhood of $780,
600 this wear.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-03-25
Better Not Get
Dyspepsia
If you can help it. Kodol prevents Dyspepsia, By
effectualy helping Nature to Relieve Indigestion.
But don't trifle with Indigestion.

a partial digester-and physics are
not digesters at all.
Kodol is a perfect digester. II
you could see Kodol digestingevery
particle of food, Of all kinds. In the
glass test-tubes in our laboratories.
you would know this Just as well
as we do. ~
Nature and Kodol win always
cure q sick stomach-but IN order
to be cured, the stomach must rest
That is what Kodol does-rests the
stomach, while the stomach gets
well. Just as simple as A, B, G.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-03-25
Farmers Union Meeting.

The Williamsburg County Farm
rs' Union will meet in the court
louse at Kingstree on Friday, April
.3, 1909, at II o'clock a m.
J.D DANIEL, President.
} T FRIERsoN, Sect'y.
3-25.2t
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-03-25

Foley's Honey and Tar cures
oughs quickly, strengthens the
lungs and expels colds. Get the gem
uine in a yellow package.
W l. Wallace.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-03-25
Our Guarantee

. Go to your druggist today and get . dol
lar bottle. Then after you have used the
entire contents Of the bottle II you can
honestly say, that II has not done you apy
he will refund your money without ques-
ton or delay. We viii then pay the drug.
Rtst for the bottle. Don't hesitate, ALI
druggists know that our guarantee "a good.
This of,er applies 10 the largo bottle only
and to but one In o family. The large bot-
tie contains 2h times as much e. the 6fty
cent bottle.
Kodol is prepared at the labore
tories Of E. c. Dewitt & Co, Chicaeos
New-York tribune., 1909-03-07
PATRONS WHO PILFER.

Another ANNOYANCE to the hotel clerk Is the
wholesale pilfering done by patrons. 1t IS not easy
TO charge q man in bill for linen towels or
q hlottins book or q sheet which has been packed
up with his belongings or TO specify "one silver
spoon, one pair Of sugar tongs and one ash tray
on bill Yet there Is scarcely hotel in the coun-
try that does suffer very large annual loss
from pifering Of this sort And the surprising
thing is that it is done sometimes by persons who
are abundantly able TO buy whatever they want
The wife of OF the wealthiest theatre managers
in the country was heard 10 say that she did not
consider II stealing appropriate hotel towels.
They are so convenient in packing ones trunk
she said 'T lay one between each dress. OF
course. travelling much as 1 do L accumulate
good many. But, goodness me! they never miss
them-and. anyway. / always have the most ex-
pensfve rooms they have and I feel that I'm en-
titled 10 them"
Il wonder what she would say said the clerk,
If she knew that in nine hotels in ten some poor
chambermaid has 10 suffer the loss for the towels
which she has wilfully taken? For Just many
pieces of linen allowed the chambermaids for
rooms for which they care Every piece taken cut
Of the linen room IS checked up, and X the same
number Of pieces fails TO be returned, then the
cost Of the missing pieces IS deducted from the
girls wages The same with the waiter who does
not look carefully after his silver ard napkins, for
he. too. is charged up with all the loss, and II 1t
occurs often he loses his place we'll"
Another bette noir OF the hotel clerk is the man
who gets his mail at the hotel. although he does
not live there How many men and women. too.
for that matter, wishing TO impress their friends
at home drop into OF New York's great hotels.
the stationery in writing all their letters, and
give their address at the hotel? More than likely
they are occupying a room in some side street al
81 q week. may be at some cheap hotel We
have way though, OF dealing with those people.
After few inquiries find they are not stopping
at our hotel and all letters arriving for them are
returned to the sender with the hotel stamp, no
such party staying here perhaps we intimate
TO the man who expected TO come here but is
staying with his cousin that our clerks have all
they can do 10 attend to mail of nona fde guests
To be sure there are exceptions. Two or three
men who are in the habit OF getting their mail
here get luncheon here every day and spend a
good deal of money in the bar We are glad TO
care for their mail-fOr they do not impose upon
rs but are grateful for the privilege.
"Au sorts OF obnoxious people trespass on the
hospitality Of a hotel. loss for stationery used
bv people OF this class runs up to hundreds upon
New-York tribune., 1909-03-07

case with oak. Elm is poor fuel and all soft
pithy woods worthless. New Yorker living
in suburban cottage obtained the privilege OF cut
ting down grove of soft hbred trees imported into
this country from the Orient, and thought that he
had fine stock Of firewood for consumption across
the andirons but the bargain all the ad-
vantage Of the owner, who wished to get rid of the
trees. There pleasure and exercise in preparing
ones own frewood. 1t must be remembered that
green wood viii not burn. and that the proportion
of sizeabe back logs to split pieces and kindngs
is small. Half years seasoning outdoors is not
too much for 1rewood Wood ready for the fire
place costs s. to Sc a cord in different localities
a fireplace is debased that contains a coal burn
ing CRATE a Baltimore heater. In the latter case
there is space saving. but otherwise uusatis-
factory compromise between stove and open fire.
Half Of the heat of the is lost and all of the
original beauty and cosness. If there must be
stove let 1t stand out frankly and perform its
efficient work. A wood stove in the kitchen is con-
venient and economical, both for cooking and heat
ing 1t gives quick heat and does not waste
much of 1t If the stOvepipe IS long. A few chunks
Of dry hickory viii burn like coal The oil heater.
despite its odOr and consumption of oxygen in the
air that IS breathed. is sometimes handy for bring
ing up the temperature OF q side
When a complete heating system is desired for
an all the year bungalow there is a choice between
hot water steam and hot air. The first is the most
expensive steam heat comes next and hot air is the
cheapest method a hot air furnace must be placed
in Il cellar since the heat all goes straight. up.
while ii is possible to install the other apparatus
level with the rooms to be heated 1t is desirable
that the architect of the building shouI know in
advance what heating system is to be used and
New-York tribune., 1909-03-07

Anronos Of the dog question a handsome New
York woman, evidently wealthy. arrived al d
smart hotel in St Augustine carrying IN her arms
= tinv Pomeranian On asking for rooms she was
Informed that dogs were not taken there. She
waxed indignant at once and said, naming another
ultra-smart hotel: "WeH, they'll take me ana poor
little doggie there, and II they can, don see why
you can't"
The clerk looked at her with wicked Twinkle III
his eve I'VE can, madame he said, but you
know this IS Florida. and every dog VINO passes
a winter in Florida acquires heas oeIore ne mas
been here three days. We don't like TO have
feas come into rooms, so that Is why VIC u0
not take dogs" The woman fiounced out lnoig
nant at the thought that her darling PoHmy should
ever get neas But there is a saying that meas are
no respecters of dogs-so there you are
'One Of the principal troubles OF the manager OF
clerk Of European plan hotel" said tired clerk
a dav or two ago is that. do the best we may
people will cook in their rooms They smusgie III
chafnE dishes and small gas or electric stoves
They will the most expensive rooms III tie
hotel then smoke ard smell them all up. COOKING
bacon and eggs or steak and onions for breakfast
Wbv We have millonaires right here in the house
who have fruit and rolls and bread from the DaK-
ers delivered here. be sent to their rooms every
day But unless we catch them right in the act OF
cooking we cannot prove that they do It, And all
the rules in the world won't prevent women from
light housekeeping II they make up their mlnds 10
do it. One of New Yorks most disastrous hotel
fires was by the curtains catching fire from
chafng dish on which TIE nan occupant of the
room was cooking her luncheon, and several people
lost their lives But what are you going 10 oo'
They swear that they never cook a thing and thGt
they only have an afternoon tea kettle We forbid
absolutely OF alcohol lamps and we supply
electric curriers' but several women living IN the
hotel have been reported by the chambermaids as
having electric stoves chafng dishes. 1t ISN'T
pleasant to have the odor OF fried onions Wa1teu
into ones room from down below or across the
halls but I have never yet seen door that fitted
closely enough not admit that odor. the most
nenetrating in the world
New-York tribune., 1909-03-07

nleasant smile and the glad hand and the cordial
greeting He must never forget a face or offend an
old sometime patron Of this other hotel by
not remembering TO call him by name He must
remember that Mr.. Smith always had No. AS with
ont being told. He must recall the fact that MI
s IS superstitious and upon no account Is 10 oc-
c,Ipv a room with the number l3 upon its door He
must adjust all disputes over the bill: he must
pacify the man with grievance and make him
think that he is In the wrong, after all He must
listen politely TO the thousand and one complaints
made by women who haven't a thing in the world
10 do but to sit In their rooms day after day ana
think up things TO find fault over. He must have
an excuse ready for everything and be able to
prove whatever the trouble may be. that 1t is not
FOR poor telephone service the central office and
all electric light grievances on the original COM
pauy He must agree that the food probably isn't
1T to- eat. that II IS good as food Is In any
hotel. where everything gets to taste as If II had
been cooked in the same pan after person has
been there about so long
II knew everything that l was expected to
know" said a clerk who has spent quarter CEN
tury behind the counter, then l wouldn't be a
hotel clerk I'd be a multimillionaiTe instead OF
sticking behind "a counter. slipping pink and blue
and yellow slips into the room rack. holding out
glad hand TO every person who thinks he owns
me because he IS staying at this hotel. and work
ing fourteen hours out OF twenty-fOur for $50
week and found and a room outside"
New-York tribune., 1909-03-07

hundreds Of dollars year But still we charge
that Up to advertising. for the of the hotel is
upon every sheet used. Still there people who,
not satisfied with writing their letters upon
paper will strip desk of every sheet OF and
every envelope. and even carry away the pens and
penholders The other day l received letter from
q woman who had attack of conscience She had
been writing q letter here and liked particularly
the penny penholder she using. she slipped
1t in her bag She wrote from Boston, and said
she had felt very much troubled but that she still
liked the shape OF the penholder so inclosed five
cents for IT, which she hoped satisfactory
The other day a prominent business man from
Western city came here. BY mistake package Of
valuable furs addressed to another patron. was
sent to his room whereupon he promptly paid his
bill and departed. The fuTs went with him When
we finally reached him by wire IN another city he
had Just opened his trunk and found the furs-a
package addressed to another party What the
explanation? oh, he said he hadn't packed the
trunk hmsef-some other person responsible
Well We got the furs back but that more than
we expected. The man who picks a pocket IS. in
my estimation, a model OF honesty beside q
who would do a thing like that. That's about the
lowest form Of crookedncss that 1 can imagine"
No man in ,he employment OF hotel manager
works harder for his money than the clerk He
must be a model Of neatness and we'll groomed. He
must have the manners Of a Chesterfield. the
penetration of a Secret Service man, the patience
and tolerance Of a minister Of the Gospel. the
New-York tribune., 1909-03-07

should provide IN his plans for the pecul4A -
Of the chosen method. This is especially true VI
the hot air furnace, which must nave ing"
enough cellar to give good slant 20 the 1eaue
pipes and enough space within walls 10 coh'aii
these pipes
There are many other details which II neglected
in tbe construction Of the building VIII cause
trouble and be almost irremediable later On aC-
count of competition and apparent simplicity III
style there is host OF badly made and poorly IN
stalled furnaces The local dealer in stoves and
ranges puts In the system largely by guesswork
There is too much or too little heat leakage or gas
and dissemination of sooty dust Inc economical
owner may think It unnecessary TO pipe the heat
into bath or bed room but the expert knows ne VIII
be sorry not to have provision for all chambers
during the first cold spell 1t Is possible 10 regulate
too much heat but impossible TO make an made
quate supply go around. II is poor economy not to
cover heat pipes with asbestos The location OF the
registers important point not to be settled by
the fancles of the owner All pipes which come
close to woodwork should be protected with tin or
asbestos. The cost of hot air furnace is as low
s4e With pipes registers and Installation. the ex-
pense would mount up $75. few minutes work
at night and morning Is sufficient 10 take care of
the furnace. The cheaper grades of coal may be
used fuel, and sprinkling the coal with water
causes it to burn better. while settling the dust
contained in ii.
STEAM AND HOT WATER.
The smallest style of steam boilers costs about
80 per cent additional Radiators sold at the
standard height Of thirty eight inches. There are
New-York tribune., 1909-03-07
INTERNAL PARASITES.

"A fairly common fish along our Atlantic coast
is the hag fish. or borer The second Of these
names indicates one Of the most marked peculari-
ties OF these animals. They generally found IN
the vicinity Of the codfshes. IN which they fre-
quentIy live internal parasites for portion OF
,heir life They attach themselves to the outside
of tho body and scrape away the flesh with their
teeth. until finally hole is made through the wall
of the body and then they creep into the abdominal
cavity This fish has the power of secretinS slime
in almost incredible quantities Kept in conhne-
mani FOR a short time In a small jar OF water, 1t
,iI sscrete go much of the mucus to convert the
whole into a mass OF jelly.
..On the Grand Banks halbut sometimes
taken by the fishermen with pug-nose eels Dur
rowed in their flesh. In the Andean region OF
soutb America are found small cathshes whch
live in the gill cavities OF larger cathSheS. IneS
~ - ,orssi,as seeming to enter these cavities
for protection merely. very rare fish, Ietra-