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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-11-18

An lrishman or an Irishwoman
Is rarely at a loss 10 give quite as
good as she gets. The American
tourist who figures in Sketchy Bits
found this out 10 his cost.
An old Irishwoman who kept q
fruit stall had some melons exposed
Tor sale. The Yankee, wishing TO
have some fun with the old lady.
took up one Of them and said:
These are small apples you
grow over here. In America we
have them twice the size.n
The woman slowly looked up nj
cd:
Sure, sorr, ye must be a stranger
" Ireland and know very little
about the fruit Of our country whin
y y;.. can't 2, tell apples from goosebcr-
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-11-18
THE ESKIMO.
:. Ne Looks Like and the Way He
WV" Dresses and Livss.

au, n He Looks Like ano tns WY ~
w" Dresses and Livss.
What is an Eskimo like9 His
.rtrait is easily sketched: A small
Po o.son five feet five inches is the
a pss height Of the men and FIVE
sast that Of the women), with a
, rrsyish copperish and oily skin,
s Xix lips, deep set and oblique
s IVES like the japanese, fiat, oval
ssce and fat cheeks, a low, retreat
; a forehead and black, glossy,
straight tn hair, which is allowed to
GROW to its full length. The hands
and feet are remarkably small. The
nose Is abnormally flat.
The faces Of the children are
generally so fat that the eyes al
most disappear, and the nose is
sunken between the cheeks instead
Of protruding.
The Eskimos have happy. care
less optimistic look about them.
| NordenskioId used to call them
"biq children" and stated that
"these unfortunate creatures, who
are deprived Of every comfort, are
conceited and jocular. They are
hospitable. too. and when brought
into contact with Europeans they
grow civilized quite rapidly, though
they retain a number Of their old
habits"
As regards dress, il is almost the
same for women as for men--a
close fitting sealskin coat, with a
hood for the head and brooches Of
the same material.
Needless to say the Eskimos dis
| Ike water rs cleansing agent
and they lack fascination. But
thay do not consider Europeans as
yery attractive. and the rclinements
II civilization are rcpalsiye TO
them. The Same Nordenskjold once
told a very amusing story on this
matter. He gave a bottle OF eau de
cologne TO an aged Eskimo lady to
smell. She almost tainted and
called the scent "dreadfully stencil
ing" But she dwelt in a sordid
hut. where the air was ''unbreatha-
ble." and lived on food Of which one
hesitates to think
The Eskimos have no religion
worthy OF the name. They are ex-
tremcly slpcrstitious. But how
could thcy help being so, surround.
ed as thcy are by truly fantastic
sccnery-mysterious cayerns and
grottoes. mountains Of ice. bathed
in the weird light effects Of the arc
liz atmosphere or in the awe in.
spring gloom Of the polar night?
The Eskimos. however. have
much respect for the head OF the
family Funerals are a complicat.
81 affair in Greenland. and the
most curious custom in connection
with such ceremonies is the bury,
ing Of a dogs head-meant 10 act
as a guide--together with the dead
BODY.
They live under tents during tht
summer and under snow huts dur
ing the cold season. They possess !
skin canoe called kayak. a sledg,
and a few dogs.
They marry at an early age. Th'
bride brings TO her new home hel
clothes. a knife and lamp. Thu
husband gives her = cooking pot
Eskimo etiquette compels the brid'
TO object &c marriage. and she mus
pretend 10 escape from her husband
two or three times before settling
down 70 her duties and accepting
her share u responsibilities. LEX
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-11-18
BEEFSTEAK.
As II Is Served In the Financial Dis.
trict of New York.

As II Is Served In the Financial Dis.
trict of New York.
In addition to the mad struggle
for money there is another problem
that besets the habitues Of the
financial district. 1t is the homely
and prosaic operation of feeding
the inner man.
Doubtless it takes away some of
the splendid radiance that is sup
posed to surround the captains Of
industry and capital but it is none
the less true that the wealthiest
banker in the street must have his
Cham and three times a day, even
as the humble messenger boy or the
patient elevator man.
The only difference is that the
Cham and" Of the money baron"
becomes pate de foie gras or dia-
mond back terrapin. However, that
great American staple beefsteak
appears in a multitude Of forms
down where the golden food is
being taken at its tide. Perhaps if
one were TO award prize to the
most popular luncheon item in the
entire Wall street district he would
pin the classic blue ribbon on Mr.
B. Steak.
Reefstcak. however. is. as the
words Of the famous poem saws,
Numerous as the leaves that strew
the brooks of Vallombrosa. For
instance, there is the beefsteak of
the messenger boy. and there is the
beefsteak Of the money king" IT'S
indeed a far cry from one to t'other.
Discussing beefsteak as it APP
pears. say in the neighborhood of
Broad street and Exchange place,
one finds sixty-seven different
places within a radius Of two blocks
where the staple is served. In each
cafe one may find. conservatively
stated. one dozen varieties. The
grand total. therefore. is S04 differ
ent grades. styles. manner or pre-
vious condition Of servitude in the
beefsteak family.
The price, too, may well be stated
in verse. 1t is
Variable as the shade
BY the quivering aspen made.
To be explicit. there is the steak
carefully removed from the base of
a venerable oxen's hams. which 1.-THE
OK has outlived its usefulness as
beast of burden and which is served
to the appreciatiye messenger boy
for 40 cents, one dime" There
is also the cut that carries with it
"French fried and gravy and
which goes like hot cakes at %
cents a throw. This is affected by
stenographers and clerks. Then
for chief clerks and others there is
the old friend at so cents a portion
and on up to 81.
Finally there comes what might
be termed the king of its kind,
found only in the highest grade of
cafe. Here the piece de resistance
comes three inches thick and beau
tifully Drowned, decorated with
mushrooms. sprinkled with water
cress and parsley, surrounded by
picked walnuts, juicy, delicious and
luscious, served on a plank along
side a bottle OF wine and a check
for $40. This, of course, does not
include bread and butter.
Yea, there is steak to be had at
10 cents just as there is steak to be
had at sc, but, oh, what a differ
encel Yet all are Appreciated
New York Herald.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
POLICEMEN FAIL
TO FIND BURGLAR
Clubman Reports Presence OF
Prowler, but Search Re-
yeals Nothing


"A st. John Bowie, the well known
clubman, telephoned from his residence
at 1903 Jackson street to the Bush
street police station about o'clock
Thursday night that there was bur
glar in the house. Policemen made a
thorough search of. the premises, but
failed to find any trace of the burglar.
Nothing had been taken.
Mrs. A. B. Wand, 961 Leavenworth
street, was entertaining some guests in
her apartments on Thursday night and
when they were leaving Mrs Bosto of
Mill Valley could not find her astrachan
coat valued at $500 and her purse con-
taining So bill. A thief had sneaked
into the house and stolen the coat and
purse.
Leong Hing Wo complained yester-
day that during the excitement at the
fire at 942 Grant avenue Thursday
morning thief had stolen a tin box
containing $50 and papers.
1t was rumored yesterday that a
burglar had entered the residence OF
Fred Tit, 2115 Webster street early
yesterday morning and that he had
stolen $1,000 in coin and jewelry In
vestigation by'detectives disclosed that
a shirt and six pairs of socks valued at
$3.50 had been stolen.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
LAFON SAYS WOMEN
ARE Prosecutors
Insists That Poison Charge Is
Really an Attempt to
BIackmaiI Him

Pierre Lafon. badly shaven and sensi-
tive, was arraigned in Police Judge
Weller's court yesterday on the felony
charge of placing iodide of arsenic in
a pot of tea, with intent to poison Mrs.
Gertrude Coffman and Mrs. Sarah B.
Armstrong at the lodging house, 9SS
Golden Gate avenue, on December 4.
Lafon was asked if he had an attor-
ney to represent him and he replied
that Judge Cook would serve. Judge
Cook was unable to be in court and by
consent continuance was ordered till
next Wednesday.
Lafon declined to make any state
ment for publication, but to Detectives
Lord and Gaughran he said that he
ran away after hearing of the warrant
being issued for his arrest. He ad-
mitted to them that he was at one time
priest in the leper colony in Louisiana
and that his family lived in southern
France and was of noble blood
He positively denied the charge
against him and said that the two
women had evidently brought it for
the purpose of blackmail and nothing
else. He had more reason, he said, to
fear the women than they to fear him.
1Hey udu PSASeSubeu nm, he Sdlu, anu
at one time Mrs. Coffman had attacked
him with a revolver and razor and
showed the mark of an alleged razor
cut across his nose. The detectives say
that the present landlord of the lodging
house in Golden Gate avenue corrobo-
rates Lafon's statement of the women S
persecution.
Lafon is being held on $1,000 bonds
or $500 cash bail. He PAGES his cell
muttering prayers to himself and seems
in a highly nervous condition.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
McLERAN'S PLAN FAILS
TO ENTHUSE COMMITTEE
Proposed Building on School Lot
to Have Favorable Report

After an indecisive battle over the
question of erecting temporary city
hall" on the old Humboldt school lot
in Golden Gate avenue near Hyde
street yesterday before the supervisors
finance committee, McLeran was left in
possession of the field. The committee
refused to become enthusiastic over
the proposition to spend 100000 for a
two story brick building to house the
supervisors, board of works, election
and civil service commissions and the
sheriff. tax collector and assessor, but
told McLeran to go ahead and get the
money out of the board if he could
Backed by the other members of the
building committee he will report ia
vorably on the proposition at next
Tuesdays meeting of the board, and
with Bancroft will also recommend
that $1,000 per month be made avail
able to house the auditor and the treas
urer temporarily
The committee then proposes to take
out the dangerous many ton iron grid
ers now suspended over the officials in
the city hall and to raze the upper
walls. Having reroofed the structure,
the auditor and treasurer will be
moved back, as the committee plan, to
where they now are, to await the COM
pletion of the new city hall.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
LINCOLN SCHOOL
REUNION PLANNED
Members OF Classes of 1871 and
Previous Years Asked to
Meet in Grant Building
SchOolmaster Mark and Former
Superintendent Burnett Ex=
pected to Attend Affair

School day memories of the boys who
were in the Lincoln school in the class
of 1871 have been awakened by the
coming to San Francisco of David
Belasco and movement has been
started to hold a reunion of those who
formerly played in the sand pit where
the United States mint now stands in
Fifth street. While many of the boys
who learned their lessons from School
master Bernard Mark have prospered
and attained positions of prominence
in many different walks of life. the re-
union is not planned so much for them
as for those who have been all but
forgotten.
Arrangements for the reunion will
be discussed at a meeting at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon in the Grant
building. Seventh and Market streets.
All the boys who went to Lincoln
school during the years of 1S67-s-9-
1870 and 1871 are requested to be pres
ent. The originators of the reunion
plan to have Schoolmaster Mark and
John M. Burnett, who was superintend-
ent of schools at that time, attend
the affair."
The meeting for tomorrow afternoon
was called by Alexander NJ, Robert
son, the publisher; Thomas Burns,
cashier at the subtreasury; Joseph
Greenberg of the Eagle brass foundry,
and Arthur L. Levinsky. an attorney
of Stockton.
Among the boys" who attended the
old Lincoln school 40 years ago and
who have promised to attend Sundays s
meeting are:
David Belasco, the noted playwright
John Hays Hammond, the mine expert.
Joshua Royce of Harvard college.
Harry Webb, prominent mining man.
John McDade, the founder of the Young Men S
Institute.
Samuel and James Taylor of Marin county.
James Barrows, the actor.
Mark Koshland DIR. Edward Harris, Charles
Stanley, Fred Peterson, Frank Green and Ed
ward Newhall
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
MAKE THEIR ESCAPE
ROBERT WARWICK WILL
SUPPORT GRACE GEORGE
Former Leading Man at the Va
Iencia Reports Engagement

Robert Warwick, who was formerly
leading man at the Valencia theater,
telegraphed to his brother in law, A.
B. c. Dohrmann of this city, yester-
day that he had been engaged to open
next Monday night in New York with
Miss Grace George and Frank Worth
ing in their new piece, "A Woman's
Way which is to be given its metro
politan premiere.
Warwick arrived in New York
Wednesday afternoon and his engage
ment by Grace George yesterday is re-
garded as quick work for a star from
the west The former leading man of
the Valencia was given his notice be-
cause the management of the Mission
theater said he was derelict in his re-
hearsals and the dismissal followed a
quarrel, in which Warwick complained
that his name had not been printed in
letters Of equal size on the bills with
that of his cO-star, Miss Blanche Stod-
dard. III feeling resulted and the erst-
while leading man and matinee idol
left in a huff"
Warwick was formerly leading man
with Mary Mannering, Virginia Harmed
and katherine Grey. With the latter
he appeared two seasons ago in this
city at the Novelty in The Truth, -
and IL was his success then that led
10 his engagement by the Valencia
theater management
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
BRILLIANT BALL GIVEN
BY MISSION COUNCIL
Golden Gate Hall Scene of an
ENJOYABLE Affair

Mission council No. 8. Young Mems
Institute, gave ball at Golden
Gate hall Thursday night. The grand
march was a feature of the entertain
ment. 1t was led by M. ]. Connerton,
president of the association, and Miss
NJ Selwright, who wore a beautiful
gown of old rose silk. Then followed
William ]. O'Dea, the first vice presi-
dent accompanied by his sister, Miss
Alice O'Dea, in a gown of green messa-
line. Then came F. c. Kugelberg and
Miss NJ. e. Flagg in a dainty dress OF
pink messaline, followed by John +.
Comyns and Miss Mary Stein, who was
gowned in blue lace.
The affair was most joyous occa-
sion and everybody entered into the
spirit of the dance.
Following is a list of those who
helped make the ball such a great sue
cess:
Reception committee-Charles G.
Wiley. D. J. O'Leary, DR.. T. D. Maher
Thomas w. Hickey. Lawrence Taaffe
Thomas B. Slevin, Henry Kugelberg.
Floor director-William J. O'Dea.
Assistant floor director-F c. Kugel-
berg.
Floor committee-John +. Comyns
DR.. Joseph /. Richards, Daniel J.
O'Hara, D. J. Moynihan. John B. Mutt
man, John A. Ledden, Alexis Andler.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
BONDHOlDERSSTOP
WATER POWER SALE
Judge de Haven Grants Per-
mission to Intervene in
Stanislans Litigation

The petition of J. K. Moffitt, ]. ID.
Galloway, II. P. Goodman and E. H.
Rollins & Sons, holders of $50 bonds OF
the Stanislaus electric power company,
who asked to be allowed to intervene
in the suit of the KnickerbOcker trust
company against the Stanislaus electric
power company, Stanislaus railway
company, Tuolumne water power COM
pany and the Union construction COM
pany, was granted by Judge de Haven
in the United States district court yes
terday.
The interveners claim the benefit and
security of the mortgage executed by
the Stanislaus electric power company
January s, 1906, in favor of the Knick-
erbocker trust company.
The petitioners asked for an imme-
diate hearing, saying that it was neces-
sary to protect their interests, as they
were obliged to give three weeks
notice of sale. which is set for April 1.
Judge de Haven said that he had inn
portant matters pending in the district
court and that the matter would have
to go over until the return of Judge
Van Fleet from the east. March 4.
j. K. Moffitt is holder of 120 bonds
of the par value of $1,000. Galloway
10, Goodman Is and z. H. Rollins &
Sons 3.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
Three Weapons Are Emptied
and Eighteen Bullets Miss
Their Marks
Hat and Horses Neck Only OBJ
iects Hit During Wild
Exchange of Shots
Thugs MurderOusIy Attack Man
Who Had DismOunted to
Search Them

With a fear maddened horse paving
and striking among them, two des-
peradoes and Mounted Policeman A J.
.Dolan early yesterday morning emptied
their revolvers at one another at close
range. firing IS shots in all. No one
OF the trio was wounded by the flying
bullets. though one bullet punctured
footpad's hat carrying it to the street,
and another bit its way along the
horses neck. cutting into the skin.
Dolan was riding his beat at Cali
fornia street and Parker avenue shortly
after O'Clock yesterday morning when
he discovered two men who had stolen
from the shadows of the Laurel Hill
cemetery sinking along the street in a
suspicious manner. Dolan rode up to
the pair. and, drawing his revolver.
commanded them to throw up their
hands. They did so promptly.
SHOOT BEHIND HORSE
The policeman dismounted to search
the men. and as he did so. they sprang
behind his horse. each drawing pis-
tol. and started a fusillade-
Dolan returned the fire. maintaining
his hold on the horses reins. and con-
cealing himself behind the animal as
he fired. one of the footpads ran out
of cover, Ranking the officer. and drove
two shots toward him from the new
position. one Of which nipped into the
animals neck and whizzed close to the
policeman's head.
BY this time the horse was almost
beyond control. The desperate con-
cealed behind the animal now rushed
forth and sought shelter with his COM
rade in the cemetery. sending a shot
back toward the policeman as he went.
DOlan sped his last shot after the man
and had the satisfaction of seeing the
criminals hat carried off his head by
The bullet which passed through the
crown.
j. MAKE THEIR ESCAPE
Dolan mounted and rode his horse
into the cemetery. but could find moth
ing of his antagonists, and rode back
to the park station. Lieutenant Of
Police Lackman and a posse searched
the neighborhood, but did not find
their men.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
HOME TELEPHONES ARE
PROMISED WITHIN YEAR
Attorney Frick Notifies Super
Nisors at Hearing on Rates

Attorney Frick of the Home tele-
phone company informed the super
visors at the hearing to fix rates yes
terday that the Home officials had
nothing to suggest concerning the
present or the proposed ordinance, but
expected to be giving service under
the law before the end Of the coming
fiscal year.
No radical changes in the present
rates need be expected. Last nights
inquiry was taken up mainly with pro-
tests Of hotelmen against the nickel
charge from private rooms and the
explanation Of Manager Woods of the
St Francis that the 10 cents exacted
there was half for the ~buzzer'' and
half for the phone charge.
General Manager Bradley of the Pa
cific telephone company said it lost
money at every public station save
the one in the ferry and at every ho-
tel except the St Francis.
The telephone committee will not re-
port next week.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
WINE MERCHANT
TELLS OF WOES
Giovanni ConradO Charges Both
Wife and Daughter With
Misconduct
Says Fear of Being Murdered
Caused Him to Submit to
Cooks Attentions

Giovanni Conrado. wine maker
and liquor merchant who is suing Nj
coletta Conrado for divorce on the
ground of misconduct with Tomaso
Gardano, a cook in his wife's sanato-
rum at 1874 Sacramento street, while
testifying in Judge Troutt's court yes
terday, also accused his 19 year old
daughter, Teresa, of misconduct with
Gardano. Conrado was asked by the
judge if he had ever resented Gar
dano's misconduct, and he replied that
he had not for fear he would be MUIR
dered. His wife had threatened to
throw him out of the window ii he
ever said a word against Gardano- lie
said that for three months he knew OF
his wife's relationship with Gardano,
but did not seek to punish either his
wife told him he was old and said re-
peatedly, Il love Gardano. L love him.
I love him." In the end. Conrado
stated, his wife and Gardano threw him
out of his own house, and he had been
kept out ever since.
ARRAYED AGAINST CONRADO
Gardano was in court during the
hearing. He stood up for recognition
at one stage, and Conrado pointed his
finger at him and said, That is the
man who caused all my trouble. When
the case was continued to tuesday
next, Gardano left court in company
with Mrs Conrado and her four chill
dren, including Teresa, all OF whom are
with her and against their rather IN
the contest.
|
assistant cooks at the sanatorlum, both
testified yesterday of having seen Gar
dano and Mrs. Conrado together In
compromising circumstances.
Mrs Conrado has a cross complaint
for divorce on the ground of cruelty.
SAYS CRUELTY INCREASES
Having agreed to the dismissal OF
two prior divorce suits she had started
| against Edward Landgreen, Mrs. Selma
Z. Landgreen yesterday rejected Judge
Grahams advice TO forgive her nus
! band and abandon her third action
She charges that he beats her, and his
cruelty was more pronounced. rather
! than ameliorated, after her first two
suits were dropped. The judge ordered
Landgreen, who is a broker in lodg-
! ing houses, to pay his wife so a
month pending the trial of the cause
Louisa L. Newton In a suit for di-
vorce from James W. newton states
that her husband proposed that she
should get a divorce from him, marry
a wealthy inmate of the old soldiers
home at Santa Monica, to whom he
| would introduce her, get the veteran S
money from him, secure a divorce and
| finally remarry her first husband and
divide the money with him.
Other suits for divorce were begun
by Lizzie A. Burns against Perry G.
| Burns, desertion, Helen Grace Boland
against Francis Eldred Boland, willful
neglect; Alma S. O'Neil against Thomas
P. O'Neil. willful neglect
Kate Burke was granted divorce
| from William J. Burke, saloon keep
er, by Judge Van Nostrand yesterday
on the ground of desertion. Judge Gra-
ham granted Alexandrine Davidson a
divorce from John Davidson on the
| ground of desertion.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
ART SECTION TO VIEW
PICTURES RESTORED
Institute to Be Visited by Cali
fornia Club Members

The art section of the California club
under the leadership of Mrs. Laura
Bride Powers, will visit the San Fran
cisco Institute of Art tomorrow at 2:30
D. M The pictures restored since the
fire by William Sparks will be dis
cussed and the school of design in
cnocfad
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
A Domestic Eve Remedy

Compounded by Experienced Physicians
Conforms to Pure Food and Drugs Laws
Wins Friends Wherever Used Ask Drug
gists for Murine Eye Remedy Try Murine
in Your Eyes. You VIII Like Murine. !.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
TO Wit san Franciseo

without seeing the Diamond Palace
would be like visiting Europe without
seeing Paris 1t is the most beautiful
jewelry store in the world. Visitors
welcome. 909 Van Ness av. near Ellis
A. Andrews, proprietor.