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touched at Bahia, Brazil, May 8; was
at Barbados May IS. quarantined one
day; arrived off Jupiter light May "a,
when the commander spoke with
Washington, ID. G.. The crew suffered
much in passing twice through the
tropics; coaled four times, made 13 900
miles continuous run and no repairs
had to be made at the end of the trip.
MONEY DUE-M. B., City. Loaned n man
a small sum of money four years ago and be
has. not paid me. Can l collect it now BY law
or by force!
The law of this state is that an OBJ
legation or liability not founded on an
instrument in writing outlaws In two
years. If you attempt to make a col
lection by force you may find yourself
in the hands of the police.
COMMUNITY. PROPERTY-Subscriber Civ
Is the community property in California liable
for the debts of the wife contracted by her be-
fore marriage?
No.
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PERSONS IN THE NEWS

WILLIAM H. AVERY, assistant general man
ager of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha steamship
company. returned from the east yesterday
from business trip and is at the Fairmcnt
with Mrs. Avery.
j. S. TULLY, a real estate man of Stockton; F.
d. Curtis, druggist of San Jose. and Fl. j.
webber. businessman of Sapa. make up a
group Of recent arrivals at the Argonaut.
WALTER EYREs, president of the Eyres trans
fer company Of Seattle, is at the st. Francis
with his daughter. They have just returned
from trip to Europe.
DIR. AND MRS. ELMER STONE are down from
Napa and are guests at the st. Francis. Doc
tor Stone is the director Of the state hospital
at Napa.
E. A. CoUsINo. general western agent Of the
West Shore railroad. with headquarters at
Chicago, is at the Fairmont with Mrs Cou-
sino.
J. D. FARRELL, vice president of the Oregon
and Washington railroad. is at the Palace.
His headquarters is in Portland
MRS. j. D. PETERS and Miss Peters. promi-
nent in social circles in Stockton, have taken
apartments at the Fsirmont.
o. w. LEHMER, general manager of the 70
semitic railroad. with headquarters In Merced
is guest at the Palace.
ARTHUR c. RICE. mining man with large
interests in this state, is at the Fairmont.
registered from Boston.
ALBERT MODS, merchant of China, is at the
Fairmout.
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Press the Fight Against
United Railroads

lNN behalf of his administration Mayor P H Mccarthy has
United Railroads attempt steal lower
Market through temporary permit operate trolley
tracks will not be considered further by the board
supervisors According the the city will become the
aggressor the judicial determination of the
peoples rights.
This is good the people of San Francisco a
promise that the board supervisors again behind pledges
the platform upon which majority of its members elected
1t holds something than hope that last the
burden the fight between the people San Francisco and
deyng corporation be placed where belongs
From the and the action OF the board Of
Monday that body has at last got the
with relation the pending controversies concerning
railway The proposition advanced by the
United Railroads and acqueced in by majority of the public ut-
make unconditional corporation
by granting permit privilege worth 100000 without
sdaon received by the light of public discussion
be untenab1e.
supervisors right course The people will
look them for support of the city attorney the
general to whom they have assigned the prosecution their
new program.
Hitherto the United fighting and made
all the trouble The corporation invites should be
modated The way make fight if fight is abandon
merely defensive tactics and take the aggressive Carry the
into the country The United Railroads elected
the role enemy public
plain If the challenge is accepted
1t time for the city legal enangements
initiative The serious question whether monopoly of the
principal horoughare be maintained by the pense of dummy
corporation keeping spurious and wholly inadequate
should be brought adjudication in the The theory of the
United Railroads is that franchise holders have rights without
responding duties the people who make the grant It
able proposition that franchise of value be held by such
pse OF service as the spurious Sutter street company with
couple of rowsy horse lower Market The
sion of this franchise the obligation give adequate
modern service.
Further be compelled to put in
connecting switch Suter traffic
Market street There plenty of for the
tracks, the Investigations of the Merchants
clearly demonstrated There put
this switch and this fact established by transparent
hood of the objection made behalf of corporation
ground expense When company put
switch at the junction of Post and Market without
apparent the objection making connection
be better than dishonest advanced
of the United Railroads consistent policy make trouble
the city and the travelling public.
The and his administration will find that the public
enthusiastically of the
bitterly opposed the public utilities supneness
face OF proposition for deliberate steal
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H. KIMBERLY and wife are staying at the st.
James, Kimberly is prominent in the oilnelds
Bakersfield.
F, W. LEADBETTER, capitalist Of Portland.
whose interests cover wide field. is staying
at the Palace.
A. J. BEIEIsDoRF and wife. who have been
touring in the orient. are staying at the Nor
mandie.
CHARLES MAY and wife are staying at the
Normsndie. May Is an insurance broker Of
Modesto
H. c. WORKMAN, prominent merchant OF
Portland. ore. is making stay at the Dale
J. H. ADAMS, mining man with interests in
Sonora, Mex. is staying at the Fairmont
T. A. DUNBAR. n well known real estate man
from Del Monte. is stopping at the Dale.
MARK CAHILL, a hotel man Of Indianapolis. Is
among the recent arrivals at the Manx
j. o. HICKMAN. banker Of Hanford, is among
the recent arrivals at the Stewart
H. W. TREAT. president Of the horse show at
Seattle. is guest at the Palace.
MR.. AND MRS. ROWLAND cox Of New York
have apartments at the st. Francis.
CHARLES J. PARKS, mining man of Goh-
neid, is registered at the Stewart.
WILLIAM SPENCE. mining man Of Carson
City, Is staying at the Manx.
W. G. EELLs, manufacturer Of PhIiadeIphia.
is staying at the Pslaea-
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New Gas for Balloons

Hitherto coal gas has been used for
filing balloons, in spite of its draw
backs, says the University Correspond
ent for converting ordinary coal gas
into much lighter and more suitable
gas containing more than so per cent
of hydrogen. and only half as heavy as
ordinary coal gas The buoyancy, or
lifting power. of the new gas Is ab@ht
an ounce ayoidupois per cubic foot:
that of coal gas is OF ounce. that of
commercial hydrogen IL ounce.
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Prospect of a
Tariff War
With Canada

Fundamental differences in the laws and OF the
stumbling block In the United
the normal American tariff
TO
while intermediate,
special reciprocity arrangements
to
United If the United
prepared give something III return
Canada has been of best the balance
trade has been strongly favor The awkward provisions
Payne tariff law this country isadvantageous
position for the successful conduct of such negotiations
The best do back down completely shut the
administrative eye the fact that the tariff
undue discrimination this country and this without getting
from Canada The alternative tariff
ing another boost for prices. ,sss
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Promotion for
Representative
Smith

national domain Mr. Smith has made himself proagon for the
that these rights should be turned
ervedy the states This has held and still holds that
this should be until the when the
California least shall have provided adequate and effective
machinery for the due conservation of these enormously valuable
rights because the law stands these would be
seized without protection afforded for public But
have questioned Mr. Smiths entire good faith and honesty
taking the stand that he does. Mr. Smith fights fair
Mr. Smiths ability and recognized in California
in Washington.
They him the monetary commission testimony his
receptive qualities notwithstanding his ingenious confession that
he knew little of the subject Mr. Smith old learn and
he has brains enough profit by the flood information
that threatens 90 volumes engulf the reform of the
that Smith should be
timely snaced from this congenial labor take another branch
political that the postofc sharks
will take charge of Mr. Smith and break him in for the work of
that department 1t is further gratifying testimony Mr. Smiths
accredited power assmilate useful knowledge.
Anybody would be improvement Hitchcock.
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has little to lose by such war, and in fact
expects to make positive offset by reason of
the transfer OF manufacturing industries from
the United States. Therefore Canada stands
pat The position is thus stated:
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The Tangled
Affairs of
Attorney Deylin

opsy turvy might support
the poverb that the unexpected that happens
had suspected alliance of these elements but Washington
credited with stronger faith.
The Call does clearly understand why Kentucky and Ten
and the Caonas should be found meddng California
politics and like Mr. Devn this does hold
public under obligation consider the social stand
accused of crime If Mr.. Devlns confirmation
opposed because he prosecuted scion of he first families this
supplies suggestive commentary the administration the
department of
prosecution public onses that fact should be definitely
established At this phase of legal practice the federal
the class inmaons,
Mr. Devn would supply unfortunate and
convincing confirmation.
Mr. Devln appears have made efficient and conscientious
official He understands charged with undue zeal
of influential people Certainly that charge does lie
against him the of Praher and English the Oakland
bank affair but is understood that this arranged
Washington and that Mr. Devlin simply obeyed orders
Altogether the affair wide variety of conflicting compi-
the extraordinary episode of confused
dubious California witnessed in
would be lamentabe thing the negotiations between
: IL l,a a=iG laa4
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People who have watched affairs in San Fran
cisco during the last three or four years find
themselves no little surprised at the apparent
political and legal conjunction of Mr.. Devn
with Francis ]. Heney and William J. Burns.
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Banker schiff's
| Words
| On Japan

understanding between
Britain the worlds greatest he talks violent and dangerous
For England and who amcabe
either with design world display
hoped public
will a correct value
OF course general public does know the basis
Schs people do know that he the
speak without From his position
greatest banking houses the world
Sch of information generally avail
able compes him weigh all his public
utmost The words of of his
whsed down the wind by blast of whether
comes from London Tokyo
The Nippon writes that he Americans dgruntled' by
their participation Manchuran railway
projects really this Interpretation of Mr. Schs words
about shallow the other that from London
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-16

HE of Jacob Schf the New York banker
and hnancier predicting with Japan do please the
of that of England and the Pail Mall
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-16

HE aspects of the fight waged embarrass Unite
States Attorney Devln and block his confirmation the off
which he holds carry bold but somewhat unexpected fac
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-16

Gazette of London accuses him of talking dar
gerous nonsense. Quoting:
1t is a little hard to excuse entirely the letter
or spirit of Mr.. Schiffs remarks We can for
give him for referring to England perfdious
Albion 1t IS venerable Joke. but when he
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-16

postmaster general The appointment would
be welcome for many reasons. The Call has
taken opposite sides from Mr.. Smith i'll the
controversy relating to the disposition of
water power rights under reservation in the
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-16

HE from Washington that Sylvester Clark Smith
who represents the southern of California the lower
house of congress, likely be taken the cabinet
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-16

would lamentabe thing if negotiations
country Canada should result tariff
the direction which things drifting Canada
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-16

Mrs. Herbert Mofdtt
Mrs. Clinton Worfien
Miss Kathleen de YouD
/ Miss Celia O'Conn0r
Miss Ethel Dean
Miss Virginia Jollife
Miss Enid Gregg
I Miss Maud O'COnnor
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-16

Mrs. Fletcher Ryer's luncheon was
pretty event of yesterday given at the
Fairmont, and the decorations were an
effective arrangement of spring flowers
and ferns on the table. among those
who enjoyed the hospitality of the
hocfeSS Uere-
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COAST
eastern

Japan plans to assist
open door"
Senate may bicker over
OF Roosevelt.
Firemen agree TO meet r
10 settle dispute.
Spokane man gives
against Msybray.
Taft recommends messur
seals on northern islands.
Cummins scores presidei
force railroad bin through.
Pretty Ruth Aubrey. wh
aires son, sues for diForc,
Solicitor general defends
excise on business transact
Escaped convict writes
be viii return to serve SEM
Grandchildren Of San j.
confidential agent has secre
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-06
BOY TORTURED BY ECZEMA

--- . ~ ~. - . Lt+ GS.-4IryJ
when my boy was six years old, he
suffered terribly with eczema. He,
could neither sit still nor lie quietly in
bed, for the itching was dreadful. He
would irritate spots by scratching
with his nails and that, only made,
them worse. A, doctor treated him
and WI tried almost everything, but,
the eczema seemed to spread. It.
started in, a small place on the lower.
extremities and spread for two years.
until it very nearly covered the back.
part of his leg to the knee.
FINALLY l. got Cuticura Soap, Cuti--
cura Ointment and Cuticura Pills and
gave them according to directions. L
used them in the morning and that
evening, before I put my boy to bed,
I used them. again and the Improve
ment even in those few hours was sur
prising, the Inflammation seemed to
be so much less. I usedatwo boxes of
Cuticura Ointment, the same Of the
Pills and the Soap and my boy was,
cured. My son is now in his sew
enteenth year and he has never had.
a return of the eczema.
II took care of a friends child that
had eczema on its face and limbs and
I used the Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
They acted on the child just as they
did on my son and it has never re-,
turned. I would recommend the Cuti--
cura Remedies to anyone. Mrs. A. j.
Cochran, 1923 Columbia Ave., Phila--
delphia, Pa, Oct. 20, 1909"
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HORTICULTURE I
hBEffa4#4aR4H
BegzN&B|@
EXPERIMENTS OF |. BURBANK
Food Result Of Study by the
] +. Californian.

/, CBy David Starr Jordan, President Le-
tan Stanford, Jr., University
Luther Burbank Of Santa Rosa, CAL.
is doubtless the most skillful expert
menter in the field of the formation
OF new forms of plant life by the pro.
cess Of crossing and selection.
Crossing" says Mr.. Burbank, "is
done to secure a wealth of variation
By this means we get the species into
a state OF perturbation or 'wabble'
and take advantage of the 'wabbling'
to guide the life forces into the de-
sired habits or channels.
The first crossing is generally a
step in the direction in which we are
going, but repeated crossing is often
necessary and judicious selection al
ways necessary to secure valuable
practical results. Crossing. may give
the best or the worst qualities of the
parent, or any other qualities, and pre-
vious crossings often affect the re.
suits. Bees and other insects, as
well rs the wind, cross plants, but
they do not work intelligently, there
fore rarely to any advantage econom-
ically to man.
Cali evolution and improvement are
dependent on crossing, therefore ma
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CHAPTER vIu.-continued.

I tramped the floor, and Miss Win
stanley did innumerable things as an
outlet for her trimming emotions. She
closed an open magazine, patted a de.
pressed pillow into plumpness, how.
cred over a bowl of flowers, and
teased her spaniel, talking all the
time about what this might mean to
us all.
"You may put your faith in Hannah
Dimes" she said 81
II wish I felt as sure of it as you
do"
"She means just what she y and
she knows she can do it. The mar
riase is as good as stopped, Mr.. Twin.
Ing; you may take my word for it."
Mrs. Dimes is counting without her
host; they will not give each other
up"
Rubbish" she cried, confronting
me with an indignant face, and snap.
ping her fingers. why will you insist
that she cares for him? I tell you
she does not. Once the reason for her
marrying him is removed, YOU will
see."
The Lord grant that I may!"I ferv.
emily calculated.
"You WILL" she insisted.
Mrs. Dimes should be here within
four days." I said, making a rapid
calculation.
She nodded.
What r we to do in the mean.
tim oO T oeIyod 60
possess ourselves in patience"
She was rapturously jubilant.
Il wish I could be as sanguine az
you," said I.
If you knew Mrs. Dimes you would
be-" she declared. II should have had
my doubts If any other woman had
written this, but I know how perfectly
sure of herself she is."
1 recalled n failure of hers. Then
I remembered the bishops distress
and smiled.
I'VE must keep the matter entirely
between ourselves" said Miss Win.
stanley. IT have not even told nv
brother what her coming will mean,
He is a longtime friend of hers: so ]
have told him that she is on her way
to America, knowing that he would
be interested to hear it, but 1 made
no mention Of her errand. nor do 1 ex
pect to"
She was standing at the window,
looking out. She turned on the in.
slant and came toward me.
DO try to be a little glad" she
cried.
You know what a second disap
pointment would mean" l said. 81
am trying not to hope too much"
"But you may hope all you like. ]
have faith in Hannah Dimes, and I am
sure things are coming out right; sure
OF 1t, sure of it, sure of II and SIZE
laughed blithely.
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Section Of Wall.

conduct more or less Of both heat and
cold if not built very thick, writes J..
E. Bridgman in Farmers Review. An
inexpensive and highly satisfactory
method of using cement for any of
the aforementioned structures is
shown in the accompanying illustra-
tion.
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of
the wall, while Fig. 2 is a cross
section of the same wall. In Fig.
2 the illustration shows the method
of building a round roof, which
will be found very satisfactory
for apple houses, roothouses, etc. In
fact, the round roof construction has
been found highly satisfactory for hog.
houses, hay barns, and even dairy
barns. However, when used for any of
these buildings, it is, of course, not
necessary to make the walls air tight,
as for the fruithouse, etc.
AS almost all Of the Work may be
performed by home labor, and any
sound rough lumber may be used, the
construction, herewith illustrated, is
less expensive than others, and it re.
quires no paint or repairs, and should
you by chance crack the cement, any
one on the farm will be able to repair
the break at slight cost. AS shown
In Fig. 1 the studding are formed OF
two pieces of two by six inch pieces,
and If the roof is to be round, they
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CHAPTER TX.

The steamer on which Mrs. Dimes
arrived was three days belated, to our
great impatiexce, arriving only the
day but n before the wedding invita-.
lions were to go out; and as tho
bishop was away from town 90 a trip.
which annoyed and puzzled his sister,
it fell to my lot to accompany her to
meet Mrs. Dimes.
1t had been years since I had seen
that lady and then but once and brief
~, but&I knew her the moment she
came down the gang-plank, SO exactly
did she look ash had been sure she
would; a large, ruddyish woman, in
an indifferently tailored cheviot, with
a mans keen eyes, a. woman's nose,
tho copious ci1ins Of the bishops de.
scl1ption, and a mouth inclining slight
II ~ gentleness, with q finn jaw; the
hlvsaue. direct woman that ono finds
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-06
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with q scene at a box
party. Miss Henrietta Winstantley, Sis
ter of Bishop Winstanley overheard
Banker Ankony propose to Barbara Hem
tngray, whose, brother Dan was in his
employ. Dan was one of the towns pop
ular young men. He showed some nerv-
BUSINESS when Attorney Tom Twining told
him Barbara refused Ankony. Ankony
the following day, summoning Twining,
accused Dan of looting the bank. Twin
Ing refused to prosecute. Barbara per-
prosecution. Twining earned Of the en-.
congratulated both. He visited Miss
Hemingway and found her almost in
tears. He told her he had loved her, but
feared prematurely announcing his af-
lection. BY actions. alone she told him
she reciprocated. Mrs. Arson Dimes,
wealthy widow. proposed {. marriage by
proxy with Bishop Winstanley. The lat
ter consulted with Twining. The bishop
had been paying attentions to Miss
Streeter. Dan consulted Twining, say
ing his sister was determined to marry
Ankony, declaring she actually loved the
banker, though he could not help believ-
him from Jail: Miss Winstanley, find
Ing a pressed rose in the bishops book,
scented a love affair. Mrs. Dimes sailed
for America. Miss Winstanley informed
Twining that Mrs. Dimes was intent upon
stopping the marriage Of Barbara and
Ankony.
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to Mrs. Dimes condition was very real.
Miss Winstanley had mentioned the
physician she meant to call. and 1
went round to see him late In the day
to inquire as to his patient, but his
report Of her was not at all encourag-
ing and I almost wished I had stayed
away. He thought it probable that
she would not be out of bed for a fort
night.
Toward evening, as I came out of
my club and started through Union
square, I became suddenly conscious
of a slender familiar figure ahead of
me, and, Fastening, overlook Barbara.
She was walking rapidly, and she
turned at my salutation with a start,
as if her thoughts had been far from
her surroundings. Her eyes were
feverish and I could see at once that
she was very tired.
"Are you walking homer" I asked.
MAY I come along?"
She looked at me, h%esitating.
II don't think you had better" she
said. II am hurried and cross and abb
sent-minded."
tive seer you all three and still
found you fairly"
ooh, don't muster out any silly COM
pliments," she broke in quickly. II
know that in my present mood /
couldn't inspire a genuine one; so
don't try to palm off any spurious
ones on me. I'm not in the humor to
be easily deceived. But you may