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The San Francisco call., 1910-08-07
The Public School Convention
MARJORIE MAUzY,
1165 O,FarreIl Street, San FranciscO
Pacific Heights School, A Eighth
Grade. Age II Years

11e5 O,Farren street, San Francisco.
Pacific Heights School, A Eighth
Grade. Age II Years
The public school convention, which
Is soon to meet In San Francisco. has
opened many eyes and set many minds
to thinking. In past years children
who have been kept out OF school for
sickness and other important reasons
have missed a great deal Of their
schooling and are very backward for
their years. Some are over 16 when
they leave the grammar school.
Many important subjects are to be
introduced and discussed. The object
is to have all children ready to enter
the high school when they reach the
age Of IA years. and one of the ways
they are going to do 1t Is this: There
will be two grades In each room. The
children will have study periods and
those in the lower class can listen and
learn from those in the higher class
and thus in time skip through many
grades.
Another thing is to urge the parents
to start their children to school
promptly when they are 6 years old,
and not when they are or s.
It will be a fine thing to have all
the children about the same age in a
class, for In many cases in the last
years where the boys or girls are
older than their schoolmates they be-
come discouraged and fall to the bot
tom of the class, where they are
laughed at, while 1t Is not really their
fault. but that Of their parents for not
starting them in school soon enough.
Here Is another reason: When l was
younger was taken from school to go
travelling. When 1 returned was not
allowed to go into the same class with
my schoolmates, because, being absent
from school, had missed the work.
was put In a grade lower and l am
sure If had been given a trial / could
have kept up. My schoolmates had
learned their lessons from books while
I was seeing the things while travelling,
and my father had taken pains to see
that what he showed and told me was
not forgotten. So 1 believe / was al
most as much advanced as they were,
but because when I left school / was
in the fifth I was put In that grade
when I returned. while my schoolmates
were then In the sixth grade.
That Is the way with many children,
and those are some OF the most impor-
tant questions that are to be discussed.
Also that children must not leave gram
mar school until they have passed
through the eighth grade and received
their diplomas A rule that all chill
dren must go to high school might also
be introduced in this convention. /.
for one. advise all Juniors to go to
high school, for remember that the
school days are the best time OF your
lives, and / am looking forward to
next year. when / hope to enter a
junior, and to some day become a
senior.
Every one OF you urge on this con-
vention, for some day your little
brothers or sisters may be in the same
trouble that experienced. and IL the
convention meets / am sure 1t will
make rules that every child. dun or
bright, will be given chance to be-
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
TIGERS IN INDIA.
Strange Hlndee Beliefs Conserving the
Man Eaters.

Strange hlndee Beliefs Concerning che
Man Eaters.
In India the traditions Of folklore are
numerous and strange. Among those
pertaining to the tiger the following
are the most peculiar: The uneducated
Hindoo land be 10 In the great major
ity, believes that the ghost Of man
killed BY tiger rides on the head Of
the beast that slew him to warn him
Of danger and to guide him to new VIC
TINS II Is declared that God provides
for the tigers dnily wants to the
amount Of rupee q day-that Is to
say. II the tiger kills a calf worth 9
rupees he will not be allowed another
victim for I've days
Eating the flesh Of q tiger Is sup
posed to give one great courage and
alertness. but the whlskers must first
be singed OF the beast or his spirit
will haunt the man who fed of him.
and he is likely to be turned Into a
tiger in the next world.
The following incident really occur
red In small indian village in the In
terror: One Of the villagers was unfor-
tunately killed by tiger. The police
Investigated the accidental death and
rendered this verdict: "Pandu died Of
tiger eating him. There was no
other cause Of death. Nothing was left
of him save his bones and some fin
gers. which probably belonged to ell
Their the right or left Misunderstanding
ton Star
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
QUEER BuRIALs.
uneouth Methods Of che Nemads Of
Qusensland.

uneouth Methods Of ths Nemads Of
Qusensland.
OF all the modes Of burial ever prac-
uced by creatures in che shape Of hu-
man beings the method Of the Queens
land nomads is certainly the most IN
couth. After drying the corpse In the
sun and knocking out Its teeth for
keepsakes they deposit It on frame
work Of rough poles and bury It under
few armfuls of rushes and old kan
CARGO skins. leaving the bush wolves
to sing Its requiem.
No member Of the dead mans tribe
will settle within a mile Of his grave
for fear of being haunted by the spooks
making the burial place their midnight
rendezvous. The metaphysical opin-
ions of the Australian aborigines prove
indeed that savages can be afflicted
with an abundance Of experimentation
without betraying trace of anything
deserving the name Of religious senti-
ment.
They believe in evil spirits whistling
In the blasts Of the storm wind and try
to exercise them by splitting in the d.
rection of the sky. but for the concep-
tions Of the Deity. Of future existence,
of repentance. atonement and con-
science their language has not even q
definite word. From somewhere In the
land of their orefathers-eastern Asia
perhaps-they have imported notion
family resembling the Buddhist doc
trine of metempsychosis and believe
that animals may be reborn as men
and men as human beings Of a supe-
rior rank.-I.ondon Answers.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
THE COMPROMISE.
He Thought He Was Firm and Knew
He Was Consldsrate.

He Was Confederate.
The ,oung man had entered that
mysterious realm called mntrintony.
and us it was his first offense his ia
Their was handing him some paternal
advice as to how he should treat the
young wife.
when you have any little differ
enccs Of opinion. my son." he said to
the boy. III you can't persuade Mar
garet that you IRE right-nnd you prob
ably can't, for they are all about alike
you must compromise. Be firm, yet
be considerable and compromise"
"Yes, father" replied the son.
II well remember a little expert
ence." and reminiscent expression
came over the old mans face. ION the
very threshold Of the married life Of
your mother and myself. and 1t was
the basis Of all future disputes. 1t
was this way: wanted to spend the
summer. our first vacation together, In
Maine, and your mother wanted to so
to Saratoga. That was thirty years
ago. But shall never forget how firm
and yet how considerate was with
your mother and how we compromised,
avoiding all dispute. We stayed from
Saturday noon to Tuesday morning at
Bar Harbor. and then we spent the
rest of the summer Mt Saratoga. Yes.
indeed" the old man added. with a
sigh. that's the only way to deal with
a woman. You must be Arm. but be
willing to compromise a little once In
awhile, as have done with your moth.
er."-New York Tribune.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
No. 90 BAD Z. Il Sounded.

In downtown cafe two old college
friends met by Glance. They had not
met before In several years and were
properly delighted. In the course Of
conversation one. who had been long
absent from town. bethought him Of a
mutual friend.
''Tell me-" said be. "how can reach
Jim. Id like to look him up tonight"
"My boy" said the other. III you
want to reach Jim you'll have to tele-
phone to -. an undertaken on Sixth
avenue"
what! You shock me. Jim dead l
Il am sorry indeed to hear it."
dead? WHO said he was dead. He's
friend OF the undertaken and has
rooms near by. He has no telephone.
but has an arrangement for using the
undertaker's. as the place is open at all
hours. Just telephone the undertaken.
and the message will be carried around
to Jin."-New York Globe.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
Astronomical.


Some curious and interesting astro-
nomical phenomena are recorded in
the, old Chinese annals which go back
to great antiquity. In GS7 B. C.. a
night is mentioned without clouds and
without stars. This may perhaps re-
fer to totnl eclipse Of the sun. but
II so the eclipse Is not mentioned In
the Chinese list Of eclipses. In the year
IA B, G: 1t IL stated that the sun and
moon appeared Of . deep red color dur.
Ing ave days, a phenomenon which
caused great terror among the peo-
pie. In - B. C. 1t is related that a
star -, large as the moon appeared
and was followed In its motion By sew
eral stars, Of ordinary size. This
probably refers to an unusually large
bolide, or nre ball In SO b. G. q fail
Of metsoric. stones = recorded.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
Tho World Went Round.

When Bloggins senior on the coca.
sion Of his annual party was obliging
his guests with !" IT'S Love That Makes
the World Go Round" Master WILL
liam Blossins seized the opportunity
to retire for q few minutes behind the
Japanese screen with his sire's half
smoked cigar.
The applause subsiding. Master Blog-
gins was observed BY one Of the COM
pany to be looking far from well. His
face had taken on the hue Of putty.
and his eyes stood out like small hat
pegs.
Good gracious, Willie! What's the
natter" cried Mrs. Bloggins In alarm.
II believe you've been smoking"
Willie shook his head.
"'Tain't that" he declared untruth.
fully. IF it's true what fathers been
singing about, IL re-reckon I'm II
love!'-London Express.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
NOISES IN VENICE.
The Wsy They Crash Upon the Nor
NAL Ouist Of the City.


NAL Quiet Of the City.
With all the water traffic and with
not horse or n cab or II wagon to
wake the echoes, the utter silence Ut
Venice IL the thing that brst impreeses
the traveller. Yet because there is no
undertone of city noises in which occa-
sionai noises may merge the Grand
canal mt Venice seems to the sleeper ut
night the noisiest place In the world.
for every little noise crashes into
ones sleep. and the most wakeful
hours OF our six weeks in Italy were
spent on the Grand canal In Venice.
The bells of the churches probably do
not ring louder nor more frequently
than they ring in other cities. yet be-
cause Venice Is so still these bells
clang through the night like the alarm
of continuous and ever increasing
fire. The bawl OF n lovelorn human
calf carrying home three drinks and
throbbing heart, noise that may be
heard by the attentive listener any
place on earth after II o'clock. in
Venice becomes insistent and demo
niacal. The common quarrel In the
street enters the bedroom ut night
with nerve racking distinctness. and
the morning song of the market gar
dener bringing his wares to town In
his silent boat smites the sleeper's
ears like call to arms. II Macbeth
really did murder sleep. the crime was
done In Venice.
There are. Of course. considerable
acres In. venice-islands-w the
streets are paved and where commerce
goes on in the ordinary way. except
that there are no horses or carriages
in the narrow ways.-William Allen
White IN. Emporia Gazette.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
oot IL, .Nard atu8.

Jedson Ha! Hal Ha! silas-What.s
TIE Joke. 1sdsona Jedson--Why. just
40 soon ag,the county went prohibition
old Hiram Hardapple got buncoed.
silas- What was the game7 Jedson-
Why. Hiram got . circular that
stated some arm up In. town would
send him keg Of hard stun for e.
Hiram sent the - and smacked his
lips. 6ilas- Goshl And what came
backi Jsdson- Scrap iron, and thsy
said Il that wasn't hard enough
they'd ssn him Q keg Of spikes q
The usual rates. Chicago News.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
Tan. Over : Soldiers Grave.

The custom of sounding taps over a
soldiers, grave originated with the
late Captain John G. Tidball. U. s. A.
On the retirement from the peninsula
in August, 1862. Horse Battery "A. Sec
ond artillery. was serving with the
rear guard. and on reaching Yorktown
one Of the. cannoneers died and was
buried there. Not wishing to stir up
the enemy BY firing three rounds from
the battery guns, as was customary.
Captain TidbalI substituted the sound
ing Of taps, lights out, which impress.
I've ceremony has since been observed
at all military funerals at the close OF
the seryices.-Argonaut.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
Rarr,no IN, !, ParIkv,

pray. Mr.. Canning" said . lady TO-
the English statesman, "why have
they made the space in the iron gates
at Spring gardens 10 narrowss'
..Oh, ma'am," replied Canning. With
the delishtfui absurdity for which he
wa famous, ..because such very fat
people used 70 60 through" s
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
IL Moisture.

Does your vile cry when She gers
angry I 4
.sYes,'' answefed Mr.. Meekton. ''It
lint the heat OF her temper that dis
tresses me 20 much as the humidity
WaShingtons Star. g
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
FarmlnRdale,

Farmlngdale.
John Ruthardt Of Folsom spent sew
eral days here last week.
The new bank expects to be ready
for business tomorrow or early next
week.
Mrs. F. Bowers and children arrived
from Rapid City Monday, where they
have been visiting.
w. A. Binneboese Of Vinton, Iowa,
is spending few days here, visiting
at the Van Debraak home.
O. +. Lovegren, of the Sioux Falls
Plow Co., was in town Friday and
Saturday, looking after business and
calling on friends.
John Van Debraak and sister, Miss
Minnie, arrived late last week from
Akron, Iowa, to visit their sister, who
has claim south Of town. ,a-
Earl Hammerquist has leased the
Little Gem restaurant to ]. P. Hard
| ing who win serve meals - heretofore
and will operate bakery Ii connec-
tion. He has removed tho stock to {
new location.
Nearly all the lots IN blocks four
and Ave have been sold and new build.
Iings will b. erected this summer.
Peter Hammerquist, local agent FOL
1.-THE Milwaukee, Land Co, claims Go
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
conlndrumI.

II n,ade up my first conundrum this
morning" says the philosopher Of fol-
Is. Why 10 lightning like woman
driving Z nail : Answer. because II,
never strikes twice In the same pace.
Copyright applied for."- Exchange.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
asrr,e IA apelc.

osrry ~ 3peiss.
II WAS . fool when I married you."
"But you're wiser nowy us,
You can bet ann
WELL I've improved you . little,
then, haven't IT. Cleveland Leader.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21

whets savytng 3 there y conf -
and every syl uotlk James.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
IL. Honsyn,oon.

Mack-Whe were you mars3sdl
Dyer Just about six check books 90.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21

AUbOfu0y Ouolly VI UiiO INV AAu Va
Buell. b Gardner, is being urged to
become candidate for congress to
succeed Representative Martin.
Rev. j. j. Kittle, former pastor Of
the Congregational church, writes he
is now located at st. Joseph, Missouri.
where he is meeting with:good sue
cess.
Mrs. ]. j. Parrish and daughter,
Miss Flossie, went to New Underwood
Wednesday to visit friends. They also
mad, visit to friends in the White
Owl country.
Pactola,
Jas. Boomer of Merritt was in town
on business Monday.
Mrs. Royal johnson of Bald Hills
spent few days last week with Mrs.
w. Tracy.
Walter Riley and Miss Mime Gable
drove to Rapid City Sunday and Wis
tied friends until Tuesday.
John Nissen returned to Hill City
Saturday, having spent . few days
visiting his brother and nephew north
of town.
The placer prospecting machine was
moved last week from Placerville to
Bear Gulch, where Messrs. johnson
and Sherman are doing prospect work.
The machine was reset Mondly and
work is now progressing.
Elm Springs.
Arthur Bowman was up from Smith
vile Saturday to visit his parents and
friends.
Clarence Peterson was home over
Sunday from his ranch In the White
Owl country.
James Hall was here from Bonita
Springs few days this week, visiting
Frank Williamson.
L. L. Shafer and family, Roy Motto
and Miss Clara Deering spent Sunday
at the Moore home.
Mrs. Libbie Terrence returned home
from Philip Saturday, where she has
been employed several months.
Piedmoot.
Pearl and Benny Woedson are visit
ing relatives in Lead.
Quite a number are afflicted with
bad colds and the grip.
Frank Davis and wife Of Tilford
were over Sunday visitors at the Tom
Cooper home.
Mrs. Gilbert Robinson was taken
quite i'll early this week and DR.. Hoon
of Memo called.
Ed. Boylan and family, John Evans
and family spent Sunday at the Barer
home on Elk Creek.
Germane Pilligram of White Owl is
visiting relatives here. His wife has
been here several days.
Rochervilie.
This place has had Its full share of
show this winter.
A pleasant evening was spent at the
link home last Friday. There were
several couples present and dancing
was enjoyed until : seasonable hour.
Mrs, Mcdonald been quite sick this
week and Mrs. Laura Mcdonald has
been taking care of her. DR.. Miller
has been called. MSS Emma Grover
is also quite sick.
Stephen and Fred Rush have been
here several days looking after their
stock seeing they are properly taken
care of during the cold weather.
Farmlngdale.
John Ruthardt of Folsom spent sew
eral DAYS here last week.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-26
INDIA is GREATEST
CANE SUGAR COUNTRY
Crop Amounts to 100000 and
100000 Tons

It may surprise many to learn tha4
India is the greatest cane sugar nro-
ducing country in the world. the coun-
try's crop amounting to 1000 600 70
100000 tons. writes Consul f HaIde-
man Dennison at Bombay Notwitb-
standing this fact, its sugar market
has been captured first by the heet
sugar. and later by cane sugar from
Mauritius and Java.
This condition Of affairs has been
brought about because of the backward
state Of the Indian sugar cane Industry
in the matter OF machine appliances
II is estimated that with modern ma
chinery and better organization OF the
industry, India could produce so ner
cent more sugar. Sugar cane is q cron
particularly well suited to this coun-
try and in the matter of sugar .urodl,c-
ton India ought TO be an EXPORTING
rather than an importing country.
The native mills are either the
.skolhu," q mortar and pestle arrange
rnent, in which the cane is bruised and
pressed, or else wooden roller mills. OF
which there are two kinds-the .eun-
df., consisting Of two, sometimes three
upright wooden rollers, and the "belna. .
used in The Punjab and made of two
horizontal wooden rollers. These mills
are made locally at a cost Of SIS TO $40
They are hard to work and do the
pressing very Intellectually.
In many parts Of India these old
clumsy native wooden mills are being
replaced with the iron sugar mill
The establishment of large centra,
fsctories has been urged as a means
~ increasing the sugar yield of the
country and meeting the formidable
competition Of the imported article.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-26
OILMEN ARE BUSY ON
GULF COAST OF MEXICO
Millions of Dollars Spent in Ex-
pIoring and Developing

During the last few years this sec
tion has been explored by expert en-
gineers and geologists, with the result
that it has become generally under
stood that the gulf coast OF Mexico
has great possibilities as an oil field
reports Consul Clarence A. Miller Of
Tampico. Over a score of companies
including the largest and most power
full oil interests in the world have
been engaged in the work of exploring
and developing; millions of dollars
have already been spent; hundreds of
thousands of dollars worth of machin-
cry has been imported for this pur-
pose; a small army of engineers, geolo-
gists and drillers has been kept busy
Until recently the only success OBJ
tanned in this field in the immediate
vicinity of Tampico was that of the
Mexican petroleum and development
company in what is known as the
Fbano field about 35 miles from Tam
pico The Parson interests developed
some wells in the Veracruz district and
had some little success in the
months the Huasteca oil company met
with some success in the Juan Cast
amos field and recently the Mexican
fuel oil company brought in a well at
Topila. During July, 1910, the East
Coast oil company, representing the
Hartman lnItIcSlS, were successful
with a well at Topila and another at
Panuoo. AS a result of these sue
cesses the value of leases has increased
greatly.
The companies already operating in
this section include: The Mexican pc
troleum company of California; the
Huasteca petroleum company, owned
by the Doheny interests. and an allied
company of the Mexican petroleum
company of California; the East Coast
oil company, which has as yet no cor
porate existence. but which represents
the Southern Pacific or Hartman in
terests; the Mexican fuel company. a
Waters-Pierce oil company concern;
the Mexican fuel oil company, incor-
porated under the laws of West Vir-
ginias the Dos Banderos oil and gas
company, an Arizona corporation; the
American international fuel and pc
troleum company, which was organized
under Delaware statutes; a California
corporation, the Tampico petroleum
company; the Standard oil company of
Mexico. with home Offices in London:
the Standard oil company of England.
with the same official personnel as the
preceding company: the Hidalgo Pc
troleum company, composed Of Califor-
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-26

MIA parties; the Tampico oil company
(limited), an English organization.
The operations of S. Pearson's sons q
Co. have been very extensive.
The Electra petroleum company is
being formed, under English law, TO
develop leased land near Juan Cast
amos. A company is organizing In
California for work on a hacienda 20
miles up the Panuco river from Tam
pico, and a Salt Lake City company,
which has a fruit farm near Caracol,
has oil drilling machinery on the way
for sinking a well about Is miles from
Tampico.
Each day is bringing new develop
ments. Outside of the fact that a
number of companies had to cease op-
erations until the close of the rainy
season, the prospects are brighter than
they ever have been before, and 1T is
confidently expected that the gulf coast
will shortly become great producing
field.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-26
EVERY CIGAR IT'S OWN
MATCH IN GERMANY

AS in France, Germany has a tax on
matches and there have been several
ingenious devices to defeat the tax.
OF course. the chemist has had look
in, but the law was too much for sci
enee NOW another scheme is offered,
ers, of course. Whether the inventor
is a chemist, we know not, but he has
invented the automatic light The sub
stance is placed at the end of a cigar
or cigarette. Draw it, as the case may
be. across rough surface and the
cigar or cigarette lights itself. There
is not much new in a preparation
which lights when drawn across a
rough surface. The old lucifer match
was perfection in this way but, alas
for the smoker!
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-26
Notable Deaths

A. S. HILL, EDUcAToR-Boston. Dec 25.-
Adams Sherman Hill. professor emeritus Oh
rhetoric and oratory at Harvard university
and the author Of notable books on rhetorlc'
died at his home here today, aged q years
EARL OF ANCASTER-London. Dec. 25--Tne
earl of Ancaster William Henry Heatncote
Drummond- willoughby. died today. He was
born In $780, The earl q privy coun-
cillor and joint hereditary lord great champer-
lain of England.