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The oasis., 1910-10-08
PUNISH SEVERELY.

A week ago the world was trans. fixed with horror at the wrecking by dynamite or nitro.glycerine of the building and plant of great newspaper, and the destruction of more than a score of lives of at taches and employees of the journal at which was directed the mal- evolent hatred of the dastardly, cowardly assassins by wholesale who could deal in the dark blow so sweeping, so cruel and far reaching.
 The next day there was found deposited at the residence of Che proprietor of the Times General Otis) in Eos Angeles, an internal machine with clocRlikeoattach- ment set to explode at about the same time as that at' the office of the paper, but which had failed of its hellish mission. Ard at the re. sidence of a Mir. Zeehandler, pro- minent iH the struggle raging in in Los Angeles between trades unionism and organized capital there was discovered another such machine. It has been stated since that in various parts of the city there have been found no less than fifteen such deadly instruments that had all failed of purpose which had it been successful would have scattered all over that fair city just such terrible scenes of havoc, disaster and wholesale mur. der ate that which visited the build ing of the'Los Angeles Daily Times,
 With the questions of criminatiOn and recrimination now passing be- tween the great newspaper thus as' sailed most foully, and organized labor, which it has fought bitterly and relentlessly, this article has nothing to do. Its aim and object solely is to assert--and most posi-. tively-that if such dastardly
The oasis., 1910-10-08

MANY times in former years TIE OASIS reminded men who were playing politics" that the game is like pinochle, in which men keep drawing cards and playing them. The skiliul player contrives to continue seated where he can con. tinue to draw cards and play. The fellow who gets mad and turns over the table does not keep such a seat very long.
The oasis., 1910-10-08

WHY is it that 80 many people in Santa Cruz county are always so ready to deory the efforts of those who are bringing in outside money to develop Santa Cruz county mines? To hear some of them talk oone would think. it was ,tbeir own money that they were kicking against being put to such use.
The oasis., 1910-10-08
GALES, FIONA, U. s. A..

and reversals in decisions that are iniquitous and dangerous in their tendencies to republican institu- tions.
 One of the peculiarities of the monopolistic oligarchy that is en- deavoring to fasteno upon the country a strangle hold is that when a decision of the Supreme Court is in it's favor that decision becomes holy and must not be touched or criticised; but when there is rendered a decision that is against it or interferes in any way with it's machinations, there is no rest until there is secured rehear- ing and reversal. Even the 'Su- preme Court itself has been recop- structed-as soon as opportunity occurred in the way of vacancy to be filled, when every pressure would be brought upon the Chief Executive to put upon the bench some jurist whose opinion upon certain questions was known in advance to the money power back ing his nomination and con6rma- ton. In that way there was secured a rehearing, or a hear ing another case, wherein the power of the government to issue treasury notes had been upheld and sustained as constitutional by the Court. The later case reversed the former decision. The Supreme Court had decreed an income tax constitutional. There was a dis senting minority upon the bench. One of the majority of the justices died. A corporation lawyer from Pittsburg named Shiras was ele- vated to the bench, and in a jiffy there was a new hearing of the in- come tax cases, and by the vote oi Judge Shiras an income tax was declared unconstitutional.
 To those who recall the history of the United States there are seen in the methods of the monied oli- garchy now arising the same means that were employed by the. slave holding oligarchy in e-bellum days to hold in abeyance the will oI the people by manipulation of that court and setting up its rulings as sacred and holy, not to be questioned or touched whenever such decisions are against the people; but wher in their favor, binding no longer than it takes to get upon th, Supreme Bench another judge ol | .a onI oonr,.o n .ahaor;no
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-01
LEARNED MEN DISCUSS
RAIN OF CATS AND DOGS
Symbols Refer to Heavy Down-
pour and Strong Wind

In reply to query by correspond
ent in Symons' Meteorological Maya
zine as to the origin OF the term Rain
ing cats and dogs" B. t. Rowswell
writes the following explanation of it as
given in Doctor Brewers Dictionary
of Phrase and Fable: "A perversion or
the word catadupe Ga WATERFALL 1t is
raining catadupes or cataracts. Ford
ingeniously. though not with much
probability, suggests the Greek cata
doXas Contrary to experienced, /. e..
In an unusual manner. Dean Swift, de-
scribing a fall of rain, says the Ken
nels were overfiowed, and that
Dead puppies, sinking sprats, al
drenched in mud;
Drowned cats and turnip tops come
tumbling down the food"
In later part of the dictionary, un-
der RAIN" the saying is again re-
ferred to thus: I'm northern mythol-
ogy the cat is supposed to have grea1
influence on the weather, and Englisf
sailors still say, the cat has gale Of
wind in her tail when she is unusually
frisky. The dog is a signal of wind
like the wolf. both which animals were
attendants of Odin, the storm god. In
old German pictures the wind is fig
ured as the head of dog or wolf,
from which blasts issue. The cat there
fore symboliZes the downpouring rain
and the dog the strong gusts of wind
which accompany a rain storm; and q
rain of cats and dogs is heavy rain
with wind"
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-01
NOR MANDY TO CELEBRATE
MILLENNIUM WITH FETES
Duchy Established by Treaty
1000 Years Ago

Unanimously the council of Rouen
has decided on the celebration in that
city in 1911 of fetes to commemorate te
the thousandth anniversary of the
foundation OF the duehy of Normandy,
says the London Globe.
The mayors letter to his council
calling attention to this event of in
ternational interest reads:
The year 1911 Will mark the thou
sandth anniversary of the establish
ment of the duchy of Normandy. found
ed, IS you know. by the treaty of Saint
Ciair-sur-E -Epte, signed by Charles the
Simple and RoIlo in 911. To commem-
erate this glorious anniversary, the mu-
nicipal administration has thought that
it would be fitting to organize in Rouen
two years hence great and important
fetes.
Two years." the mayor proceeds,
will not be too long to make prep
arations in order to insure the mag
nifcence that we ought to give to the
fetes. We ask you, then, for your as
sistance to decide how these fetes shall
be arranged on the occasion of the mill
lennium of the foundation of the prov
ince of Normandy, to authorize US to
form a local committee, which will
have for it's first object the forma-
tion of a large committee, composed of
the mayors of the principal Normandy
towns and the literary, artistic and in
dustrial representatives of our prov
ince"
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-01
DIPLOMAT CAUSES WORRY
BY HONORING HIS KING
Keeps Ministers Waiting While
Bands Play National Anthem

The fetes which have been cele-
brated on the occa sion of the confirma-
tion of the youngest child of the En-
peror william III gave rise to an Incl
dent which has caused much amuse-
ment to the diplomatic corps in Ber-
lin, says the London Globe Orders
had been received that at the departure
of each ambassador the military band
should play the national anthem of his
country. All went well until the Brit
ish ambassador entered his earriag ge.
The bands began God Save the King"
at once. According to English custom
the ambassador stopped his carriage,
stood up and listened with hat in hand
TO TIE national anthem. When it was
finished the ambassador put on his hat
and the carriage moved on. But at this
moment God Save the King" started
once more. and again the ambassador
stopped his carriage, stood up, took
off his hat, and listened. AS soon as
be started again God Save the King
was played for the third time.
Five times was this repeated and
it might have gone on forever If the
emperor had not appeared on the steps,
where the other diplomats were wait
ing with more or less impatience their
turn to drive away. The misunder
standing was explained. The German
custom is to play the national anthem
to the guest until his carriage is out
of sight AS the English custom is dia
metrically opposed to this, the military
band would still be playing God Save
the King" at the palace of Potsdam
had not the emperor interviewed.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-01
ANCIENT JEWS KNEW
ART OF NECROMANCY
Many Instances Occur in Bible
and Talmud

Apropos of the Julia Bureau" Of Mr..
Stead. a writer in the Jewish Chron-
Gle says. Our people have not
been free from a disposition toward
the necromantic art. 1t was probably
learned by the jews from the ancient
Persians. and many instances occur of
Its practice in both bible and Talmudic
times. The incident of the witch Of
Endor, when Samuel, by means of that
lady and her "Teraphim," was invoked
for Sauls benefit, is the classic exam
pie. But Jews have always set their
faces against necromancy, chasing it
as branch of idolatry, and the rahbis
regarded it as such serious offense
that 1T could not be expatiated by hu-
man punishment, but must be left to
the chastisement of the Almighty.
There was, continued the writer, one
kind of necromancy in which the dead
spoke through the joints and arms of
him possessed of that sort of spirit,
while another used In his mouth a
magic bone called "Yaddua," for the
purposes of divination. Yet another
kind of necromancy was consulting
with familiar spirits. In this case,
after fasting and prayer, the cemetery
was visited and the person hiding him.
self was supposed to hear--or rather
overhear-the conversation taking
place between the dead
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-01
SAILOR-NOVELST
RETIRES FROM SEA
Captain Niaud Exercises Age
Limit Privilege

The Journal Oficiel of France an
uounces that Captain Viaud of the port
Of Rochefort has been permitted TO ex-
ercise his rights under the age limit
10 retire from the French navy He
viii be relieved from his command on
S. Captain Niaud2 He is better known
as 81. Pierre Lott OF the French acade-
my the author Of t-Pecheurs d'Islande"
and of Madame Ghrysanteme." The
saiIor-novelist viii have attained the
age Of 50 on the day OF his actual
retirement. At the ge of II he entered
the French navy, and has gradually
reached his present position. In his
youth his comrades nicknamed him
Lott. after an Indian flower. Having
Travelled so extensively, IL almost fol-
lows that his novels are exotic in sub
Jcct matter. In 1891 he was elected
hv the academy to the chair vacated
bV the death Of Octave Feuillet This
S not the first time that Captain Viaud
has been retired. On former oeca sion
he was restored 10 his rank aon appeal
% the Conseil d Etat. Again. in 1881
De was on active service in the Tong
king campaign He was then placed
on haf pay for some months for hav-
ing published some sensational reports
ot certain acts Of cruelty at the taking
OF Hue. He was afterWard called upon
Tor active service. and was given com
mand Of the g"ardship Bidassoa. After
becoming an Immortal n Pierre Lofts
literary activity somewhat declined.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-01
THEORY
CREDITED TO 0RESME
9rench Savant Skaters COun.
tryman's Reputation

no mans reputation is safe. The
fierce light of research skaters many
OF our cherished ideas, and now it
seems that il is the turn OF Copernicus
Il, quake. A French savant, NJ Pierre
Duhem, has been exploringsthe Biblio-
fheque Rationale. and, according to
a Paris contemporary, he has made
Eensat tional discovery. lie has come
across a MS. Of Nicholas Oresme, who
was bishop of Lisieux in 1877 under
Charles y. Oresme was man OF parts.
He was widely read in science. etc, and
was known as a mathematician. He
was deputed by the king to translate
AristOtle's works into French, and the
king was so pleased with Oresme's S
work that he nominated him for his
bishopric. in studying the Ms. OF the
bishop Of Lisieux. NJ Pierre Duhem was
not q little surprised to find many pas
"a ges which proved beyond doubt that
Oresme more than a century before
-COpernicus had enunciated the law
which is associated with the name OF
Coperuicus. that is to say, the move
nent Of the earth around the sun. Our
contemporary raises the interesting
question as 10 whether the illustrious
Canon ~ Thorn, that is Copernicus,
had not some knowledge of the Ms
which ". Pierre Duhem has now
means follow either that the canon
was indebted TO the bishop, because
they enunciated the same theory. Take,
for instance, Eicardo and Colonel Tor
Tens. Each evolved, almost at the same
time, the economic theory OF rent"
hUt quite Independent the one Of the
other.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-01
"NIGHTCAPS" TABOOED
BY SANDRINGHAM HOST

Staying at Sandringham is just like
staying in any nice country house-only
nicer, says the Bystander. But it is as
different from staying at Windsor as
well, as the proverbial and inevitable
chalk from cheese. At Sandringham
the king and queen, like less exalted
hosts and hostesses, look personally
after the needs of their guests, while
the many dear dogs" alone eonduce
considerable to the general conviyia IL
ty. There is one practice which OBJ
tains at most country house parties
now, but is not yet countenanced at
Sandringham-the placing of sight re-
freshments, known vulgarly, 7 hear. as
''nightcapsr in the guestrooms.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-01
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Cures All Spring Ailments.

Mrs. Marion Bruce, Cumberland.
Me, writes: IT have taken Hoods s
Sarsaparilla for a great many years.
and / think it the best blood medicine
in the world. 1 take it both spring and
fall. This last winter and spring I
was In very poor health / was weak
and had lost all my appetite and / was
All run down. As soon as / began to
take Hoods Sarsaparil1a my strength
came back and my appetite returned
/ am now well, do my housework, and
no longer have that tired feeling
Hoods Sarsaparilla restores the ap-
petite and makes sleep sound and re-
freshing by building up the whole sys-
tenn. 1t purihes the blood, siren 9Th
ems the nerves. aids and perfects the
digestion. Take it this spring.
Get it today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-01
BERLIN TRADE PAPER
ASKS FOR ENGLISH AID
Letter Suggests "An Insertions
Attempt in Our Journal

A Manchester firm has received this
interesting but somewhat recondite
communication from a Berlin trade pa
per, says the London Globe:
Dear Sirs: We think to may make
our incitation for an Insertions trial
as short as possible, as the bystandin g
opinions OF the renowned advertisers
the prominent qualities of our journal
mark to the sufficiency as one of the
most considerable.
Tn the sight Of the confidence
awaken and for the business connection
so extraordinary important representa-
tion's capacity, how IL is embodied by
the genuineness, of our newspaper. we
hope that you will be ready TO an in
sertion's attempt in our journal and
we remain Gentlemen, yours truly
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-01
TROUT LIVES TEN YEARS
IN TANK OF ENGINE
Vas RaiIwaymen's Pet and Ate
From Hand

The mascot of the Inverness rail
way men passed away last week, saws
the Field, in 3he shape Of brown
trout, whose life history was some
what peculiar The fish had been
landed at Millburn by the son of J.
Mcdonald, engine driver, was kept
alive and soon became a great pet
Upward Of 10 years ago the engine
driver had il transferred to the tank
or his engine and il has since passed
A somewhat curious existence in the
tanks OF three separate railway en-
gines- The trout was so tame that if
would feed from the engine drivers
hand, and when a pail was dropped
into the tank TO take fl out would dop
into il at once. Occasionally the driver
took his pet home with him. and on
the last occasion that he did so an
accident happened box Of matches
had fallen into the tank with the re-
suit that the trout was poisoned. The
trout is lamented by all the railway
men. IT travelled during its stay in
the engine tank thousands of miles,
and once. when there was a snow
blockade and the water ran down. was
only saved by pouring water sparingIy
over il. The fish was beautiful spot
ted specimen Its 10 years residence
I'm railwas- tank has made il famous.
and ii is intended to transfer II to some
museum.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-01
BASLE UNIVERSITY
NOW $50 YEARS OLD
Bull Granted by Plus TX and
Signed at Mantua

The university of Basic this year will
celebrate the four hundred and hftieth
anniversary OF its foundation. The
bull was granted by Plus II in 1450 on
the ides of November and signed at
Mantua The bull states that the uni
versity is founded to teach theology,
law Common and civiD and other
sciences, says the London Globe. The
idea of Alma mater Basiliensis" is due,
it is said, to Aeneas Silvius. q cele-
brated humanist, who was secretary
to the cantonaI council OF Basle. In
passing 1t may be observed that we
are on the eve OF similar celebration
in our own midst. viz. that of st. An
drews. 1t has been decreed that the
celebration shall be termed ouin-
ouenary and not quincentenary Evil
IDENTIFY there is a distinction between
the terms, even If there be no differ
ence.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-01
CONSIDER BUILDING
AEROPLANE GARAGES
Airship Will Greatly Affect the
Hotel Business

1t is perhaps early days to ask: How
will the aeroplane affect hotel keepers?
But, says the Caterer, the question has
already engaged the attention of the
"hoteiier- in France. Ten years ago."
remarked a provincial hotel keeper the
other day. who could have foreseen
the marvellous extension of the motor
car, which today is found on every
road. reviving the hotel industry In
regions where IT seemed to have dis
appeared with the diligence? The aero
plane will have a similar future. I am
so firmly convinced of this that at the
present moment I am considering a
scheme whereby I shall be able to
construct an aeroplane garage. with
vast spaces for landing, a starting
ground, repair workshop-in fine, ev-
erything that is likely to attract the
tourists of the air"
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-01
ECZEMA" SUGGESTS POSLAM
All Who Are Well Informed Know The
Work of New skin Remedy.

The very word eczema" will at once
call poslaTn 10 the mind of newspaper
readers, and all who are well informed
generally. because of the wide publicity
given so many thousands or remarkable
cures of eczema and other serious skin
troubles which it has quickly and read
ily performed. Poslam is now known,
and in use, for these diseases from one
end OF the country TO the other, among
doctors, in hospitals, etc
This great success is not at all sur
prfsing when il is considered that even
a very small quantity of poSlam applied
to the skin stops itching Immediately
and proceeds to heal at once The very
worst cases of eczema. as we'll as acne,
herpes. letter. piles. salt rheum. rash,
crusted humOrs, scaly scalp and every
form of itch yield TO il ~ once. Blem-
ishes, such as pimples, red noses. muddy
and inflamed skin. disappear almost Inn
mediately when poslam is applied, the
complexion being cleared over night
All druggists, including The owl Drug
Co. keep the 50-cent size (tor minor
treubIes), as we'll at the regular 81 jar.
But no one is even asked to purchase
poslam without hrst obtaining sample
package, which will be sent by mail.
free of charge, upon request by the
Emergency Laboratories. 81 West
Twenty fifth street, New York city.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-01
WIRELESS SIGNALS TO
WARN AIRSHIP FLYERS
Messages Will Reveal Location
and Direction of Course

Foreseing an enormous development
OF air travel in the near future, DR..
FriederIch Lux has devised a system Of
wireless signaling by which airships
may be kept constantly informed of
their exact whereabouts, says the Lon
don Globe. He proposes establishing
wireless stations over the country at a
distance of 40 or SO miles apart, and
that each station send out every fve
minutes a signal of a few letters by
which il may be identified. For receiv-
ing these signals yry airship will need
an apparatus weighing about six
pounds. The aviator will not only know
the name of the nearest station, but
the varying slrength of the electrical
impulses received will tell him whether
he is approaching Or receding from
particular station.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-01
LAND OWNERS TRY TO
BREED BETTER GROUSE
Shooting or Scottish Moors
Proves Disappointing

An interesting experiment is being
arranged by the proprietors of Dirna-
mean, Kfndragon, Glenfernate and other
estates in upper Strathardle, Scotland,
with view to improving the shootings
in the district, which from variety of
causes adverse to grouse have not been
up to their usual standard during the
last few years, says the London Globe
Two hundred brace of English red
grouse are being introduced upon sew
eral moors, with the idea of changing
the blood Of the native stock, and it is
expected that this new strain will have
a markedly beneficial effect in the de-
veiopment. of strong, healthy birds in
the future,
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-01
PINCHOT ARRIVES
IN COPENHAGEN
Former Forester Says He Will
Meet Roosevelt i'm London
or Danish Capital
COlonel's Trophies Are Not for
General Distribution Among
the Museums

COPENHAGEN, March S1.-Gifford
Pinchot, former chief forester of the
United States, arrived tonight He is
a guest at the British legation. where
he is visiting his sister, Lady john
stone, wife of Sir Alan Johnstone. the
British minister TO Denmark. She is
ILL.,
arrival refused to discuss politics, but
informed the correspondent he intend
ed to study Danish agriculture and
probably the cooperation system and
the Danish forest administration. He
added he expects to meet Colonel
Roosevelt either in Copenhagen or
London, but he was silent when asked
whether he had been summoned to a
conference with the former president
or was seeking a meeting with Colonel
Roosevelt on his own initiative
On embarking at New York on the
President Grant Pinchot was listed as
Gaylord Smith" in order that he
might avoid reporters. However. once
out of New York harbor, he made no
attempt to conceal his identity and
conversed freely with other passengers.
Not for Distribution
NASHlNGION. Mdrcn ol.--COlOneI
Roosevelt's African hunt trophies are
intended for the Smithsonian Institu-
tion alone, for exhibition in the ma
tional museum. and will not be dis
tributed among the museums of the
country. Officials of the institution
have just made such an announcement
TO correct an impression which is prev
alent throughout the country that the
specimens sent home by the expedition
of which the former president was the
head would be for general distribu-
tion.
Colonel Roosevelt did kill a few
specimens for the American museum
of natural history in New York. 1T is
true, but these We're in the nature of a
personal gift to Akeley, who is collect
ing for that institution. He also sent
an elephant to the museum of the Uni-
versity of California, in recognition OF
the courtesy of Miss Alexander. who
waived contract with Edmund Heller,
the naturalist, so that he could accom-
pany Colonel Roosevelt on the smith
sonian African scientific expedition.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-01
PLANS MADE TO GREET
CONVENTION DELEGATES
Women's Board of Foreign Mis-
sions to Meet in Santa Rosa
ISpeciol Dispotch TO The Call

SANTA ROSA, March S1.-The thirty
seventh annual meeting of the Women 5
occidental board of foreign missions
will be held in the Presbyterian church
here April 5, 6 and Z. 1t is expected
that about so of the representative
women of the denomination from
around central California will be in
attendance at the sessions. This is
the first time the meeting has been held
outside of San Francisco for several
years and great preparations are being
made for the entertainment of the dele