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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
WEDDINGS IN UNLICENSED
CHURCH ALL ILLEGAL
Startling Condition of Affairs in
English Parish

The statement made recently by the
new vicar Of St James. Stantonbury,
in Buckinghsmsbire, win put good
many people in a temporarily awkward
predica ment-
II appears that all the marriages
which have been solemnized in that
church since its erection have been
Illegal. owing TO the fact that the place
was never licensed for such celebra-
ton
But the case, strange as Il may seem.
has not been without a parallel A
somewhat similar occurrence took place
in Worcestershire many years ago.
That difficulty was got over by the only
available means-by passing a special
act Of parliament. retrospective in its
terms. which legalized unions that were
irregular in deed but not in will
The same course. we assume, will be
taken in the present predicament- It
may be assumed that the matter viii
he nut ia order without delay, and it
might be worth while TO suggest that,
since so many new churches are built
nowadays and the same omission to OBJ
tafn q license may conceivably recur. it
,-o,lid be well 70 frame rule that the
license for the solemnizatiOn of matri-
,nopv should in all cases be exhibited
nnbliclv in the vestry.-London Globe.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
BRITISH EXPLORERS AIM
AT FINDING SOUTH POLE
Leave Arctic Work to Other
Nationalities

Since Mares a generation ago at
tanned SO degrees 30 minutes north,
British explorers have left the north
pole to those of other Municipalities.
Americas principally. though we have
it on the authority of DR.. Grenfele, c.
NJ. G., that when Commander Peary
made his 1906 record-within 200 miles
OF the pole-he had with him British
skipper and crew from Newfoundland.
In the antartic, however, most of what
has been accomplished since Cook, In
1913. found the ice pack at 81 degrees
minutes. has been done by BritisherS.
In the forties of last century Ross
reached IS degrees IL minutes, and
though Norwegian. Swedish and Bel
gian expeditions followed no advance
was made until the persistent efforts
during the last decade of Borch grevink
Gin command of joint British Norwe-
gian party. Bruce. Scott and Shackle-
ton. who has now taken the union jack
within almost one degree of the south
pole.
Somewhere due south of Cape Horn
the French Charcot expedition which
left Havre last August in the Pourquoi
Pas, is now going into winter quarters
to await the southern spring in Sep
TENDER. Shackleton, like Scott, went
into the ice by way of the Ross bar
rier; but though DR.. Charcot believes
that to be the best route to the pole he
regards it as a sort of British posses
sion, and has decided not to utilize 1t.
He intends instead to search for a sim
liar barrier which he thinks must ex-
ist near Alexander land, and thus will
start for the pole nearly 1000 miles
east of Shackleton's base in Victoria
land. The Pourquoi Pas is one of the
most agnificently equipped ships
which ever went poleward--Westmi
ster Gazette.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
JESUIT FATHER WAS THE
ORIGINATOR OF AVIATION
Priests Idea Antedated the
MOntgolfiers by Century

Although the claim of the Montgol-
fiers of having made the first balloon.
is indisputable, the idea was mooted
nearly a century earlier. This honor
belongs TO a Jesuit father, Francis
Lana, and his ideas were made public
in 1880. His idea was to raise a vessel
by means OF hollow metal balls strong
enough to resist the atmospheric pres
sure but so thin TO be, in such cir
cumstances, lighter than their bulk of
air: but If he tried the experiment he
must have found that the requisite
strength was incompatible with the de-
gree of thinness and lightness which
his notion demanded. A Paris con-
temporary, referring to modern air.
ships, points out that the elder Mont
golfer conceived the idea for his bal
looms to possess the form of a fish,
which approached that of cigar This
he announces to his brother in a letter
of December l. 1888. The Petit Bleu
of Brussels also reprodVces a contem-
porary engraving illustrating Montgol-
fiers idea. Consequently the modern
airship must be attributed to Montgol-
fier's nspiration.-London Globe.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
OLE REpos DE DrMANCHEv

The French have come to look upon
the king as sort of unofficial sover-
eign who owes them royal patronage
Just as they give him loyal admiration
says the Bystander. l have seeen even
an enthusiastic French peasant give a
shake of his head and speak Familiarity
of his majesty as ''Oncle Edouard.' as
If he knew all the kings little weak
nesses and loved him for them. And in
the same familiar way the king was
reckoned upon to adorn with his royal
presence the Sunday races. They have
never quite understood the kings re-
fusal of their kind invitation on the
which in France is purely an act of
parliament observance. After j had ex-
planned the kings reason for declining
an old French lady only observed, II
fail to understand nor have I ever
been able TO explain in France our Sab
batarian views,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
ALSACE-LORRAINE Is
STILL FRENCH AT HEART
"Germanization" Policy Fails to
Effect Any Change

After nearly 40 years of Rigorous
process of -sGermanixat ion,H Alsace and
Lorraine are as French at heart as ever
they were. The young men have had
either to leave the country or TO serve
in the German army. and the teaching
of French has been forbidden them. but
the new genera ton which has grown
up and on which the Germans counted
for the better absorption or the prov
inces. remains obstinately French
II this were merely the dictum OF
Paris ii would not be worth very much
as proof but no less a. parsonage than
Prof. Werner Witlich OF the University
of Strassburg confesses, in paper
which he has written on civilization
and patriotism in Alsace-LOrraine. that
the decentralization OF the provinces
has been failure. He says that the re-
lations OF Germany and Alsace-Lorraine
resemble a matrimonial alliance con-
tracted between two persons of mature
age. with separate experiences. tradi-
tions and habits
The professor thinks that the only
WAY TO win over Aisace-k.Orraine will
be by substituting a regime Of kindly
tutelage for the system of repression
which has till now been in force. and
hopes that by some such means Ger
many will succeed in making herself
loved Certainly, so far. Alsace-LOr-
rafne has been source of weakness
and not of strength TO Germany. but
when the professor says that peace is
essentian for some years to come he is
speaking without regard for the politics
OF Beriin.=London Globe
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
HAIR ROPES USED IN
INDIA AGAINST SNAKES
Little Known of Article of Ex-
port From America

There is one thing which we ex-
port from this country that few peo-
ple--in fact, no one outside those in
the trade-ever know anything about" -
says an American expert. That is
hair ropes. They are shipped mainly
TO India, though they go TO any place
Every cowboy and plainsman learned
years ago that if he did not wish to
RATHER for bed mate when he had TO
sleep out on the prairie. he had to be
careful before lying down to see that
fully about him, so that there was no
opening through which snake might
crawl. No snake will tackle a hair
rope 1t is the only sure protection
against them. Somehow the idea per-
meated the minds of the East Indians.
and now they buy these ropes for pro-
lection against the poisonous snakes
with which the country abounds. =
London Globe.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
HUDSON BAY RAILWAY
ROUTE IN RICH COUNTRY
Surveyors Find Much Timber
Minerals and Water Power

Vice Consul General Carl r. Loop Of
Winnipeg furnishes the following in
teresting information concerning tbs
country through which the Hudson Bar
railway will pass. as submitted in re,
ports 10 the minister OF railways a
The engineers report having encOun
tered between $50. 0O0. 600 and SOC. 900.
900 feet of logs Immediately along ths
right OF way. with the possibility O
much more along the tributary streams
and that there are huge areas OF tim
Der suitable for pulp wood and tic.
along the whole route.
Rich agricultural lands We're fOund
along the MitishtO and Grass rivers al
Tar as Split lake and along both side
or the Nelson river TO Hudson bav. Fol
40 miles out from The Pass there is
large quantity OF good limestone avail
able suitable for building purposes
Farther to the north. where the r0cl
IS largely Huronian. richly mineralizee
localities. The whole country is en-
with numerous lakes rich in FISH, Will.
game and fur bearing animals ar.
found everywhere
Water power sites are abundant Oh
nearly all the rivers md streams mans
onering opportunities for development
at a minimum cost. North of Spill
lake the chief stream of Importance IL
the railway are the Little Churchill
and the Deer rivers both OF which
Oner convenient routes for the trans
pOIldlAOu OF men ana SuppileS.
The Nelson river. on the other hand
may be described as one Of the great
est rivers of the world. as regards tn
actual volume OF water discharged int
the bay. Its total length is approxi
mateIy 400 miles. and its drainage ares
is tremendous. Its tributaries cove
the whole OF Manitoba. the greate|
portions OF Alberta. Saskatc hewan
North Dakota. and Ontario west OF TIL
great lakes. while they also enter Mon
tana and Minnesota. It's discharge hal
been roughly estimated at five time
that OF the Ottawa river at the Chau|
d1ere falls. at Ottawa Many sound
ings We're taken over the greater par
Of its length. and depths Of water wer|
found from 80 to so feet. with a cur
rent not exceeding two 10 three mile
an hour. Lake Winnipeg furnishes al
extension OF this water route To withtI
20 miles of the city of Winnipeg.
1t would seem that canal might bl
built along the Nelson river Whicl
would enable ocean going steamers q
enter Lake Winnipeg. where a gool
channel, the minimum depth of whtcl
is 80 feeJ, already exists to the soutl
end OF the lake.
The amount OF power which is avail
able for development along the Nelsol
river is enormous. and places the Hud|
son Bay railway in a very favorable
position to use electricity for the Opera|
ton Of it's trains.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
WILD PALM IN BRAZIL
YIELDS BROOM FIBER
Piassava Found in Many Sec
tons of Bahia

The Attalea funifera, commonly called
piassava. and yielding the we'll known
fiber used for brooms, brushes. etc. as
we'll as the coquilho nut, used in the
manufacture of beads buttons. cigar
and cigarette holders, etc, Is found in q
Wild state in many coastal sections OF
Bahia, Brazil, but especially in It's
southern part, namely, Santa Cruz, Bel
monte and Porto SECURE. 1t IS
a species of wild and tIflnkleSs palm,
with nothing but clump or tan anu
heavily stemmed leaves, which grows
only In extremely sandy soil that ap-
parently has at one time formed part
of the bottom of the sea.
The land upon which this palm grows
in the south of Bahia looks very poor.
and save for some sage brush, cactus,
and other plants characteristic OF aka
line soil. is fairly devoid of vegeta-
ton ton. According to Information: II
comes forth itself. The fiber is a sort
of hairy and pliable bark that grows
around the stems. from which II -
stripped off annually. This mass or
bark is first soaked in water for some
days until the pulp and useless tissues
have rotted out, and is then DRIED,
cleaned, combed off. cut into specified
lengths, and sorted out according to
quality, after which il is ready for ex-
port and manufacturing purposes
Piassava is nowhere cultivated in
this state. and its only exploitation
consists In plucking the wild trees
which however, are sometimes found
almost planta tiOnlike thickness. nave
seen forests OF pllassaVa in the Santa
Cruz district between the rivers JOao
de Tiba and Santo Antonio. averaging
probably / trees to the acre.
Each tree, or rather bush. is supposed
to give from 10 to 20 pounds of fiber
per annum, together with a cluster of
coquilho nuts, which is found at the
base of the palm, containing in some
cases as many as 100 nuts. These CO.
mn n lTTfc az Iac- -ysx Of
a turkeys egg and contain a large ker-
mel producing a very high grade lubri-
eating oil which is said TO be especially
adapted to watches and other small and
CeIicate mechanism.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
MEXICAN PLANT YIELDS
MUCH VALUABLE WAX
Product May Be Used to Re-
place High Priced Rubber

The candelilla plant (pedilanthus pa
vouis. euphOrbiacer) grows in great
abundance in Mexico The stalks. from
a. quarter to half inch in diameter
and without leaves and thorns. attain
a height OF three TO FIVE feet, and
as many as 100 spring from the same
root From a half 10 two tons Of
these stalks are taken from one acre,
and about 3 4 per cent Of their weight
j. wax
The wax obtained OF the candellla
plant is Of light color and Of such
high melting point that II takes first
rank in vegetable wakes. II can be
bieached pure white Purified il will
make the best quality Of candles. Civ
ing a brilliant light. and on account
- its high melting point is more dur
able than candles made from other
materials In addition. II has the odor
o. beesWax. which makes IL dOubly
solved IN turpentine II makes an excel
lent varnish. and is used in the manu-
facture OF shoe polish Purified and
nodded into monograph records il viii
take the sounds perfectly. and on ac-
count OF its cheap production ii viii
probably in time take the place OF the
wax now used for records
Tests made to determine its adapt
ability for insulation Of electric wires
have been successful and il may sup
plant the high priced rubber In this
no uSiTg- Another use - us SuDSUtu-
ton for beeswaN in pharmaceutical
laboratories II can be placed on the
market for less than beeswaz, and as
II IS OF greater hardness and has a
higher melting point less will answer
s the purpose in the manufacture Of
Masters and ointments-
The only process which extracts the
candelilla wax profitably is patented
FOR % years by the Mexican canedlilla
company Of Monterey. This company
makes contracts with farmers. charg
ing a small royalty for its process
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
EXPECTING MERGER OF
WHALING COMPANIES
Demand for Flesh of CetaceaI
Increasing in Japan

With a view 70 placing the industr.
on a better and more paying basis
arrange ments have been made as q
an amalgamatiOn OF the Togo. Da
Nippon. Nagasaki and Teikoku whal
ing companies. and steps are now be
ing taken toward the buying up or tn
Nagai, TOkai. TaiheiyO and five othe
companies. 10 is expected that III
new anal ga mated company will be il
a position TO open business by the be
ginning of April The capital OF TIL
company is to be $500. 900 gold. o
which $500. 900 will De paid up. 8
Maxi will be president The tota
catch of whales during the year endins
August last amounted 10 1.T90 car
cases. The demand for whale flesh il
the country, especially in kyushu. il
steadily increa sing. but the export O
whale oil has been inactive OF lat
years. largely owing TO the depression
of trade in Germany In consequence
of the increase in the number o
whalers. an average catch of each
vessel has decreased in the total
Moreover the wholesale and indfs
criminate slaughter OF whales Is sert
Ously interfering with the propagation
of the animal and the authorities arr
said TO have in contemplation th'
adoption of some measures 10 proven
the reckless destruction OF whales al
at present.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
FITZGERALD TAKES 80
YEARS FOR SHORT TRIP
Finally Sees Abbotsford in One
Day After All Delay

The only place FITZGERALD wished
to see in Scotland was Abbotsford, Sir
Walter being one of his favorite au-
thors. It took him 80 years to make
up his mind to travel so far north.
81 did get to Abbotsford," FitzGer-
aid writes. land was rejoiced to find it
not at all cockney. not a castle, but
only in the half castellated style OF
heaps of other houses in Scotland; the
grounds simply and broadly laid out
before the windows, down to field
down to the Tweed. with the woods
which he left SO little, now well aloft
and flourishing, and L was glad
He visited Scott's grave at Dry
burgh, and would have returned south
al once, but some people he met ar
Abbotsford persuaded him TO accom-
pany them to the Trossachs. Loeb Ka-
trine and Loeb Lomond, which 1 did
not care at all about" But FitzGer-
aid did il all in one day.-London
Globe.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
HARNESS HORSES
MEET ON PARK
TRACK
San Francisco Driving Club
VIII Starr Season With
Fine Program

The local harness season viii be in
fun swing next Sunday when the san
Francisco driving club win open up its
1909 career with a big six event meet
on the track Of The Golden Gate park
stadium This VIII make two clubs in
The field, the Park amateur driving club
having started several weeks go Now
that the running game has been wiped
our indications are that the. trOtting
and pacing pssume viii be a big local
factor
All the fast horses which furnished
so many exciting races last year VIII
be seen in action again this season In
addition there viii be many new start
CTS, SO from the present outlook the
san Francisco club viii enjoy the
greatest year Of prosperity that il has
ever known
first class program has been ar
ranged for the opening day, in
Guiding six races for the va
rious classes or PAGERS and trot-
ters- The officers Of the club
made only one mistake, and that was
in putting the feature event Of the day
last on the list This one brings to-
Eether the best horses in the club and
it certainly should be further up on the
card
The races viii start promptly at 100
o'clock. SO that the events viii be
Teeled OF iR time 10 suit everybody A
full brass band Of % pieces viii furnish
music during the fntermissions- Fol-
lowing are the list OF the entries with
thu. officials for the day and the musical
program
first race-Tictor verilhae's Dr. Hammond.
A. Otrfnger's LADY Irene, Frank BUrtOns Neko-
- J. Buffers Major Cook
second race. PAGERS. 2-S0 class. three quarters
~ mile heaCS-P. : OReilly's Honesty. VII
Siam HiggenbottDn' Billy Ellsworth. David Dill
Ions Dexter c r. J. Lathrop's Marin, Bert F.
EdEard's Bsldy Mitchell
rbird race, 2-25 class. trOtters. one mile
T. CONNECTS Verona J. B. GalinoO's Honky
Icry. IL BOyle's DOcns ID, George E Erlin' :
NefsIt D.
Four1h race 2:2O class PAGERS. mile heats
-Jsnes FiDch's Edward, A NJ Scott's DORen,
D. Roberts EdeByale g E M8ckens Ballard
! McSra1h's AllnOnt Princess James Bonney' $
Mike DOnnelly Hugh Boyle's Margaret B
Fifrh race 2-4o. mixed race. three-qusrters Of
r rnile-R ConssnPs Dividend. Fred Clotere's
Monk. George Erlin's Johnnie, Joseph McTgue' 5
Darby Mac. E T Ayers Delta A. William
sixth rsce. PIP class. paciRg-JcbR DeSche's
Prince ID. F. HiITs Byron Lace. Al Scofeld's
Albert : g E hickens Nellie Gains Al HOh-
mans Kitty y. Lake Marisch's Little Dick.
George .6ianDini G. LindsU, Bert Edwards;
rfmeus-H- SchOttler. NJ NJ DonneIy. John
Deschler- Marshal. Fred Lsuterwasser.
Musicsi pTogram-Afsrch. stars and Stripes
Forever, overture. Jolly Robbers" inter
Nero, "RainbOw"; waltz. "Lsnd Of Ny
Dreams twostep. Big Night Tonight; selec-
son Belle Of New York. waltz. Take Ne
out 70 The Ball Game: twOstep- Jungle
EIdy opatsn''; march. The Thunderer''; idyn
GLOW Worm
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
IMMENSE FLAGSTONES To
FORM NAPOLEON'S TOMB
They Formerly Covered Rest
ing Place of Great General

When in 1S40 the remains of Napo-
leon were transported from St Helena
to the Invalides. four immense flag
stones which covered the tomb Were
put on board the BelIe-Poule- with the
remains. These slabs were on arrival
in France consigned TO an obscure cor
ner in the arsenal at Cherbourg, where
they have since remained, almost for
gotten by the present generation.
At length we learn from a French
contemporary they. are to be rescued
from their obscurity. General Niox
digector of the army museum, has in
terested himself in the matter. and has
succeeded in establishing the anthem
ITCHY of these curious relics.
The slabs have been recently con-
yeyed to the Invalides in an enormous
case, and what formerly was the mod
est tomb of Napoleon In st. Helena
will soon find place In the InvaIides.
an eloquent contrast to the sumptuous
mausoleum erected by Visconti, next to
which it will stand.--London Globe.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
IVY ABSORBS MOISTURE
FROM DAMP BUILDINGS
Growth Good for Walls if
Properly Clipped

Some persons assert that ivy makes
the walls of house damp; others
claim that much injury follows its
growth because of its roots penetrating
the joints, and that hordes of insects
find shelter under its leaves. For a
damp wall Gardening Illustrated claims
there is nothing better than ivy, for
the nature of the growth naturally
tends to the absorption of surface
moisture through the rootlike claws
which co effectively cover the space.
The writer does not deny that old and
crumbling walls may suffer from ivy
if clipping is deferred from year to
year until it becomes heavy from ex-
happens. Is torn away from the wall
Birds and insects, 1t is true, frequent
neglected Ivy. which offers an ideal
home for many small birds. such as
sparrows. 1t is, however, the fault
of the owner if such become nuisance.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
COLLECTING OF CANES is
KING EDWARDS HOBBY
Prizes Most Staff of the
Queens With Idol on Tip

The king of England has made a
hobby of collecting walking sticks and,
according TO Cassel1s magazine, now
has more than 1000.
He prizes most the stick always used
by queen Victoria, made from a branch
of the Boscobel oak, amid the greenery
of which King Charles II, after the
battle of Worcester, hid himself while
escaping from the Cromwellian soldiers.
Queen Victoria had the Stuart knob
removed from the stick and a little
idol. looted from Seringapatam. put in
it's place. Besides walking sticks. the
king collects model ships, match boxes
and carcatures. OF Sir Frank Lock
woods carica lures his majesty has
quite good collection hung up in his
den" at Sandring ham.-W Westminster
Gazette
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
LAD OF 2 YEARS is
POISONED BY FLOWER
Honeysuckle Proves to Be Dan
gerous Sedative

One of the most favorite and beau
tifuI of our flowers Is the common
honeysuckIe, but it would seem TO
have its dangers. The Lancet men
lions case occurring in the practice
Of DIR. Engh of Volden, in which a lit
tie boy . years old was poisoned by its
flowers.
The child, after being in the garden
playing with the flowers became tired
and drowsy and then complained of
the symptoms that followed. and adds
that the boy made good recovery, but
was peevish and inert for some days.
Various kinds of honeysuckle have
been used incidentally as diuretics and
diaphoretics, and it is we'll that it
should be known that some of the va
rieties at all events are far from harm :
less. The, flowers appear to be spe-
cially dangerous when freshly picked.