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The San Francisco call., 1910-11-17
IIRAILWAY AGENTS
/ ACTIVELY ENGAGED
D. Jackson, Foreign Repre-
sentative of the St. Paul,
4 on a Western Tour
Post.

JAMES H. P. MASON. travelling pas
senger agent for the Washington
~ Sunset route, is in the San Joaquin
valley for the company. He will return
here Saturday.
]. N. Harrison, Pacific coast agent fol-
the Washington Sunset. will leave fol-
Sacramento today or tomorrow on a
two days business trip for the COM
pany.
D. Jackson, foreign representative
for the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST
Paul railroad. with headquarters al
Liverpool. England, arrived in this city
yesterday afternoon. He has been on
leave today or tomorrow for Los
Angeles. He expects to visit Mexico
City and then return to England.
S. F. Booth, general agent for the
Union Pacific, left for business trip
through the Santa Clara valley yester-
day morning. He will return in few
days.
The Traffic agents association will
hold it's annual dance at the Fairmont
hotel tomorrow night.
Interest of the railroadmen is again
centering about the Western Pacific
company and an excursion that is be-
ing planned by it for the traffic agents
and transportation club. The excur-
sion will leave San Francisco for Por-
tola at S o'clock Friday afternoon, ar
rivfng there early the next morning.
The return will be made Saturday, so
that the party may take advantages of
the daylight trip through the Feather
river canyon. The points of interest
along thesway will be visited and In
every way the railroadmen will be
entertained. The train will be spe-
cially made up of five standard sleep
ers, one composite observation coach
and two diners.
H. A. Buck. general agent of the
passenger department in this city for
the Pennsylvania lines, left Tuesday
night for Portland, where he Is to meet
Samuel Moody, passenger traffic mana
ger, and G. A. Kimball, assistant gen
era1 passenger agent. The two eastern
officials are accompanied by their fam
lilies and will come to this city with
Buck, arriving on the 20th. They ex-
pect to remain about four days.
L. E. Stanton, general agent for the
Chicago. Milwaukee and ST Paul rail-
road, has returned from the east. where
he has been on business for the COM
pany-
j. J. Cary, travelling passenger agent
for the Erie railroad, with headquarters
here, has returned after a three weeks
business trip in Los Angeles and
through the southern part of the state.
E. E. Penn succeeds A. C. Shaw as
general passenger agent of the Cana
dian Pacific railroad In Seattle. Penn
has been with the San Francisco office
for some time. The transfer is the
result of a number of changes in the
stations of the officials of the line.
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him they had through the play and had
think he'd do when letters
folks.
pleasure witness charming little incident
this
ahead of
which stood the curbng and shyy
could
then
Such a little thing do but such
And that isn't meant for by
make
the worlds show credit side.
Are of them?
perfumery
masculine occasionally honor
humble feminine fncies why didn't something about
gasoline?
mean-gasoline you Of
hanging all the Anything
with automobiles? No. it's from having things cleaned That's
will smell the Internal call
talking the smell of
who smokes Now tobacco isn't much decent
smell than gasoine"
O. a magazine other
ld white lying the table and cvai
pres pasonay o his
his mos unchi was" of
o necessity
occasionally
gasoline.
chvay incidentally
promptly
half gasoline odor that than straight gasoline why make
in the reshar
bit of trouble bring good per
interest in results. u -
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RSONS IN THE NEWS

WILLIAM B. THoM Of Buffalo, G. L. Larre OF
Merced and Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Fitzgerald OF
Gilroy make up group Of recent arrivals at
the Manx-
7. W, ATKINSON, who is interested In beet
sugar production at Betteravia. is making the
St Francis his headquarters.
W. A. STEWART OF Tacoma and C. +. SalIars.
merchant of Santa Cruz. among the re-
cent arrivals az the Turpin-
ALEXANDER BROWN, president Of the state
board of equalization, is at the Stewart, regis
tered from stockton
Mr.. AND MRS. WARREN R. PORTER of Wat
sonviile are among the recent arrivals at the
Stewart
G. A. NJ. BUCKLEY and X. Campbell Of London
are among the recent arrivals at the Fair
mont.
G. B. YANDELL, member Of the Seattle cham
Der of commerce. is guest at the st. Francis.
RICHARD SAKE JONES, an attorney Of Seattle.
is among the recent arrivals at the Palace
les. is among the recent arrivals at the Palace.
d. J. KENNEDY, a mining man OF Reno
registered yesterday at the Union Square.
ALBERT w BRIGGS, real estate operator Of
Fresno is guest at the Union Square
J. M. BURKE, lumberman Of Willis, is at the
Colonial.
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ANSWERS TO QUERIES.

NATIONAL RoAD-F E. W. Martinez. What
was the national or Cumberland road OF the
early days of this country of which | a
mention In a paper few days ago?
1t was a road built by the United
States government at a cost of $6,-
S21,246 begun in 1911. It started from
Cumberland, Nd, ran west through
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio and I1li-
nois, to it's terminal point at the Mis-
sissippi, opposite st. Louis. IT was
finished TO that point in 1888, when
the rise of the railroads put stop to
it's further extension. Parts of the old
road are still used.
SOCIALIST vOTE-Subscriber. City. What
was the socialist vote for representatives by
congressional districts in California in 1908
What was the vote of that party for president in
the same yearf
First district, 2.sss: second. 2.ooa;
third, 4,o52; fourth, 6s9; fifth, 3,640;
sixth, 2,2ss; seventh, 4,4s2; eighth.
5,02s; total, 25,037. The votes for pres
idential electors were for the candi
dates on the social-democratic ticket
and footed up 1853.
derivation Of ''synagogue"? Is it correct to say
"a Jewish synagogue?
It is derived from the German sun
agoge." which means IAN assembly"
gogue," as among the Jews 1T is con-
gregation for worship and their place
of worship The terms synagogue was
once applied TO the early Christian
church.
CASTOR OIL COCKTAIL-A. o. R., sscra-
mento. What is castor oil cocktail?
1t is a good thing for those who are
unable to swallow castor oil In It's
natural state. The brewing of this
cocktail is the pouring of the pre-
scribed amount of the oil into glass
full of sarsaparilla to which has been
added a few dashes of paregoric.
YOSEMITE VALLEY--A. B.. Oakland. When
and by whom was the Yosemite valley diseos-
cred?
March 81. 1851. by Major James r.
Savage and Captain Boiling. U. S. A..
who were at the head of an expedition
that set out to capture and punish
Yosemite and other Indians who had
massacred a number Of white settlers.
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1 Some Results
/ of the Charter
Referendum

neither the intelligence the knowledge form
judgment dealing with propositions of less complication
This school distru the people, and attempts absurd
representative pure
ignoring the what calls
representative far departs
from democratic ideals To be these proponents understand
conditions quite WELL they repre-
has become unrpesenave under political
manipulation that they prefer it. they could build political
ogarcy under direct plan like the referendum they would
prefer that
1t possible conceive of constituency wherein purely
democratic institutions might be unsafe The capacity for self
not born with 1t is chiefly matter of train
ing and less degree of temperament Most American
had requisite training
they readily carried off their base by
prejudice We have for example political
where appeals prejudice often of the stock
trade how the discount violence of the
stump.
In Of referendum there usually less of this disturbing
element of prejudice and becomes largely question whether
the press other will take trouble
study the merits of the propositions submitted and
polls record their Judgment.
The of Francisco Tuesday that question
cOncuvey the affirmative this constituency
cened This election the submission of theght propositions
OF them matters of complication 1t evident from
the results that and careful study given the
OF the several amendments There of course differences
opinion but taking the verdict by and large substantial wisdom
viii be disputed propositions of
rejected because they dubious
These foreosed from future adoption
the doubtful features eliminated
Not only wise and careful discrimination exercised, but
the turned considerable volume and this
the people might be supposed rather elections
which they have had many within the past The
election supplies convincing that school which, assuming
the attitude OF the person. general
OF the people
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An interesting account of this discov-
cry Is to be found In volume of Hit
tells History of California.
STREET AND SCH0oL--M. F. T. City. For
whom was Grattan street and Grattan school
named?
The records of the supervisors and
those of the board of education hav-
ing been destroyed by the fire of 1905,
none OF the officials of either depart
ment can answer the question. Possi-
ply some reader of this department can
INFORM the correspondent.
FLowER-P. T. c.. City. What flower did
Eve:
The one % sweet plant, which piteous Heaven
They bore with them through Eden's closing
gate?
The author answers your question a
nttie further on when he writes:
Late s sntumn's amaranth. that more fragrant
When passions flowers all fall or fade.
,s NbATnoNAL Ma no,;an., ANTHEM NJ: A., city. What
Is tne nationai hymn Of the United States?
Congress has never adopted one. THE
star Spangled Banner has been adopt
ed as the official hymn of the army
ana the navy. That and others are
nationai In their character, but none
mas yet received official recognition
oy the national law making body.
AuLD LANG sYNE"-xF p. c.. Petaluma.
words meani
Inc song is by Robert Burns. The
Engnsh dialect dictionary says the title
means the old long since, or old long
ROYAL PURIFIER L.. City. why was
purple chosen as the royal color? I
because of its scarcity and high price
among the ancients. For a long time
the sole purple coloring matter known
was secured only in minute quantities
from snellfish of the Mediterranean.
FLAG-Mrs. s. NJ NJ W., San Lean
dro. For information about flags on
panama- Pacific international exposi-
tion posters communicate with the sec
retary of the general committee, Mer-
chants exchange building. San Fran
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W. II. DAVIS, who rs associated with the Pa
cinc MutuaI life Insurance company, Is at ths
St. Francis. registered from Les Angeles
o. A. ROBERTSON OF st. Paul. who Is inter.
ested In colonization project IN the sscra-
mento valley, is at the ST. Francis.
G. E ANDERSON, Iumberman Of Aberdeen. is
at the Palace with Mrs. Anderson.
Z 2. JONES, an oil operator OF Bakersfield. is
registered at the St. Francis.
J. DE JARNATT. a rancher Of coIusa. il AZ The
Palace with Mrs de Jsrnatt-
JOHN W. MITCHELL. an attorney OF Los AnSe-
les Is guest at the Palace.
5. M NosLER, a timber man Of coquills. Ore.
is staying at the ArgOnaut-
D. M RAY a mining OF Lost Chance. is
registered at the Arsouaut.
CHARLES W. LINK. dealer in automoen. .u,-
plies. is at the stanford.
GEORGE n. SHREDDER. a hop grower Of ra-
coma. is at the Palace.
v. W. BROWN a merchant Of colu.s 4.
guest at the Stewart.
J. Z JOHNSON mining man Of Los Angeles. is
W. P. THOMAS, an attorney Of Ukish. i. Ar
the Palace.
J. J; CLARK. attorney of Chicago. /. at thu
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NHA- Ceoroaaooo,
The Bulldogs Revenge

The Bulldogs Revenge
There was a bulldog that followed each
auto
And acted and whined like no good
canine ought 10:
Till at last chauffeur said I'll bet
you a dollar
1 run down that cur. but alas. the
dogs collar
Was filled full of spikes They'd not
thought it was loaded
Until every one of the tires exploded.
Chicago News
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Lacked Little Patience
A girl in New York killed herself be-
cause her supposed millionaire lover
turned out to be a waiter. She should
have given him time. He would have
got tthere.-Washington Herald.
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ConsolatorY Reflection

We'll, it's a good thing" said the
Philosophical boarder. laying aside his
newspaper and tackling his breakfast.
that Mr.. Taft wrote his THANKSGIVING
proclamation before all this happened" !"
Chicago Tribune.
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and olive OIL fruit and the choicest of the vegetables
grown into finished products quite limited
There great future for the development of this trade with
foreign markets. and its extension only awaits the development of
transportation such those offered by the Union
ship company
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A Suspicion

Il once sawed wood for my break
fast" said Plodding Pete.
What happened?"
'1 have a suspicion that they got
the sawdust an gave it back to me
as breakfast food.'-Washington Star.
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A Use for the Hobble

Young Lady-Please show me your
extremist style of hobble skirt.
Salesgirl-For yourself?
Young Lady-No; for my chaperon-I
Judge.
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of the biggest battleships of the line. The
secretary of the navy understands that the
Pacific ocean is the place for the fleet, and
the only place where there is any likelihood
that it may be needed. OF course this view
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SEEMS as the rejoicing the fall in the price of beef
might be least California There
probably cheaper beef the middle California
L. - passing through transition stage that for
Inc FTCe the present seems more likely than
of Beef lower the price of meat The elimination of
in California the Dig stock ranges has reached stage where
the home production of beef the old plan
has become commercially Improbable That say the
OF the best find they do much better dividing
other agricultural purposes By
find that the Mcnry the
laugheers the San Joaquin valley
OF ~ pound the OF simultaneously
made Chicago The conditions that
market likely prevail in other parts of California
1t is not likely that will again the level of
former California The pastoral age passed never to
return We producing profitable commodities
day working in the direction of intensive agriculture This
tendency that must increase constantly under the application
Of methods which region said
depend Something of will be of cattle
feeding alfalfa but although the product will bemuch higher
quality than range beef 1t will be expensive like proportion
The most effective for the high of living produce
commodities that bring the highest prices We believe California
is able to the conditions of that contract
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HE visit of Secretary Meyer Pacific convinced
him of the imperative need of making the Mare island
=
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Doing Some
thing for the
POtrerO at Last

that breeding body of known the Red sea- Despite
its color this far from being ornamental useful body
and dubious and appearance poisonous
chemical constituents The board of works dumping
pool the time removing dangerous
in the neighborhood
We that the work will proceed until passing
Red completed
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-17
Uncle Walt
The Poet Phi o op h

gazed upon the noble oak that threw its shadow
far and wide, and to the husbandman | spoke: That
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mighty then have crumbled into ruins and dnae
tribes of have lived and laughed and passed away On
grim of time when knights FORTH steel arrayed!
might sing sublime could but dwell within thy
shade The farmer scratched his toll head and chilled the
fervor of SOUL 81 III cut down. he ad they charge
man 50 much for COAL es=gssa ssa.: .s LOaaxla~o
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tree Should Dc your DOdSI anu
pride. Perchance a thousand
wears it's stood-a thousand
years OF sun and rain-the sole
survivor of the wood that one
time clothed this verdant plain.
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The Morning Chit-Chat

wv tons for the benefit of my shy lady please con-
slider themselves heartily thanked both by her
and me?
l couldn't all OF your letters because some of
them duplicated suggestions and because of them
after l had written the subject but 1 enjoyed
them all very much.
1t pleasant you to hear you folks speak
and know you were still there Every in a while
have terrible wonder if playing empty house.
If there could be such thing blind and deaf actor,
who, because of his inhrmity, would have way OF
knowing how large and how we'll pleased his audiences
were think he'd feel the way sometimes do.
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Sort OF municipal Cinderella, neglectfully
used and despitefully treated
Something in the way of improvement
has now been begun by the board of works
bv way of helping toward the e1imua alton of
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To Get the
Best Results
From Mare Island

OF the situation officially exploited for obvious diplomatic
but without parade the blowing of the work
providing the necessary accommodations for big feet this
coast will proceed.
An important part OF that preparation must be concerned with
the extensive development of naval facilities Mare island The
government has already invested 100000
that plant but the increase in the size OF baeshps calls
tor additional work the yard such shape that the
en shall have the full benefit of its already investment
this station The plant is there The thing do put
such shape that the full benefit of the costly appliances may
had
Next to Pearl harbor the Hawaiian
bay the most important strategic point the shores of
Pacific.
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He popuous and growing quarter of the city usually described
as the Potrero has scarcely had fair
hands of succeeding administrations been regarded
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as an unsafe instrument Of government and
legislation Followers of that school insist
that the voting body will not take the trouble
to examine the merits of measures under
submission The more extreme proponents of
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-17

body of San Francisco appears have voted with
discrimination the of charter amendments
fashion reaconay circles decy the referendum
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MATERIALISM

Before Columbus sailed the sea- to find Chicago and
New York, the red rested by this tree, or slung
his hammock in its fork Since first these branches
swayed and sighed thousand wars have shaken
thrones thousand kings have reigned and died,
and given to the earth their bones And cities that
were mighty then have crumbled into ruins gray
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SEEMS if the rejoicing the fall in the price of
might be premature, least California There
probably cheaper middle
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-06

thetic figures in our literary history.
There was man! No aches and ills
OF the flesh daunted him in his enjoy
ment of the number OF things" When
but shadow OF his former self he yet
had time and strength to build up a
tower Of love and friendship in the
hearts of all who knew him.
"Ah,' you will say, she was q gen.
1us." Perhaps, but that does not ac
count for his joy in life. Carlisle was
genius, but he was as miserable a
man as ever lived, and made misery
with a lavish tongue wherever he
went. 1t sometimes seems that to he
a genius means to be a sour tempered
killjoy.
No, happiness is not a matter of
genius any more than to be a nissan
thrope is to be taken as a sign of SUI
perior intellectually. There have
have been few mean men with hard
ly sense to tramp sand on the street
paving. And as for women-it is the
feather-brained little doll who can
make more misery in a week than a
happy, strong souied genius can couu.
teract in a month.
We have strong bliss-we hu-
mans-for the sad side of life. We
seem not to know happiness when We
meet the fair dame. We think we are
happy on strange occasions, and inn
agine we are miserable on Just as
strange other times.
We are miserable If we have to
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-06
English Women Wear Laraer Shoes

English Women Wear Larger Shoes.
According to the clipping taken
from The st. Paul Pioneer Press, we
American women have at least one
thing to be thankful for The short
skirts now in vogue In London are
making one fact quite evident; that
English women's feet are larger than
they were the last time short skirts
were In fashion. A reporter watched
number of his country women at
smart tea shops and in fashionable
thoroughfares, and was convinced that
this was the case, so he went to var
Ouss shoe stores for confirmation. and
there he learned the truth, that Eng
lish women are taking far larger sizes
in shoes than in former days. Sub
stantial fves and skies are required In
place of the twos and threes which
used to be worn. Indeed, one shoe
dealer informed the reporter that in
the last ten years the lowest size in
Women's shoes had risen from a two
and half to a flve-that is, from
nine and half inch shoe to a ten
inch shoe. In proportion as sizes
have increased, heels have grown
higher, till now 1t is not an uncommon
thing to see a tall English woman ad-
ding to her stature by three and a
half inch heels, on which she totters
along. The feet of American women
are not getting larger, say English
shoe dealers. In fact 1t is for Ameri-
can sales that the small sizes are kept
at some of the larger shops.
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Cincinnati, Aug. 6.-Mrs. Nadine
Proctor, formerly Baroness Won XII
fuss of France, has left for her French
chateau, after, receiving, according to
her statement settlement of $4,000
from her husband, a millionaire soap
manufacturer. The baroness sued for
a dowry note for $4,000, a block OF
Proctor & Gamble Soap company stock
being given as security. The court al
lotted her the note, cleared her of con-
spiracy and held the certificate for
stock in trust for her should Proctor
fail to pay the claim.
The baroness is an attractive, highly
cultured Russian woman of 25 years
Her parents conducted a college at ST.
Petersburg and she was given an ex-
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work too hard, forgetting that honest
work is one Of the blessings that God
gave to Adam. When one is busy In
a home or In the business world, doing
good work, then life has Joy that Is
wonderful and deep.
1t Is the idle, man or woman who
finds time hanging heavy. 1t seems
to be maxim Of the young to secure
the minimum amount of work and the
maximum amount Of pleasure out of
life. Measure takes many strange
guises to the immature mind. BY i'm
mature Is not always meant youthful.
A man who has gone past the age Of
making bold eyes at women and girls
who pass him on the street, is not very
mature as to intellect no matter what
ne is as to years. The women who
plays bridge to the exclusion of higher
duties has an undeveloped mind no
matter though she be an expert at her
chosen game.
To be busy may take the guise of
loafing. It is good business to suspend
bodily activities and Just think some
times. But be sure that you are think
ing-not pretending to do so.
Day dreams for the poet are as nee
essary as profound study for the arch
itect or business man.
The trouble with us all is that we
imagine pleasure is to be amused That
is part of it, without a doubt, but IL
Is only part and a small part.
After you have read this sit down
and quietly go over what you con-
slider pleasure and think If 1t be worth
while If you are looking AZ life
through the wrong lenses, now is the
time to make a change-or you will
spoil your eyes forever