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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-16

The Junior Call, Third and Market
streets, San Francisco, Saturday,
December 16, 1911.
Good morning, Juniorsl
Who wants some birdseed? If you
want it, you'll have to buy it at the
corner grocery 1t doesn't pay to
plant it. One thing the birdseed ex-
pertinent accomplished, however, was
the taking out of Ju-Ju and Puppy
few of their kinks of conceit. They
are not so self-assured as they used to
be. Pup has come to the point of &C
knowledging that there are one or
two things that he doesn't know
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-16

busily engaged in investigating the
soil of the back yard, and it is taking
the combined efforts of Puppy and Ju-
Ju to protect the wonderful vegetable
plat. Puppy has already become dis
gruntled, and heard him muttering
something about becoming nurse
girl" At any rate, it will probably
serve to keep them both out of mis-
chief, which is good thing in its
way.
Now, boys and girls, make your
Christmas preparations, but don't for
get Alonzo altogether. Let us hear
from you in the contest departments.
Until next Saturday, ALONZO.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-28
CHAPTER II.
Beside Beautiful Waters.

In five days the party had completed
all preparations and Bivens's big
steamer. the Buccaneer, slipped quietly
through the narrows and headed for
the Virginia coast, towing trim little
schooner built for cruising i'm the shOal
waters of the south.
They had scarcely put to sea when
Stuart began to curse himself for be-
ing led into such a situation.
Bivens had insisted with amateurish
enthusiasm that they begin the cruise
on the little schooner-with her limited
crew and close quarters-at once, and
use the Buccaneer as her tender. The
moment they struck the swell outside
Sandy Hook the financier went to bed
and the doctor never left his side until
the trip ended.
Nan was in magnificent spirits, her
cheeks flushed and her eyes sparkling
with the JOY of child. Stuart watch
ed her with growing wonder at her
eternal youth. She was more beautl-
full in her stylish yachting costume
| than the day she landed in New York
at nineteen. There was not line in
the smooth surface of her rounded
neck and shoulders.
The night was one of extraordinary
spring-like air though it was the fif-
teenth of December. A gentle breeze
was blowing from the south and the
full moon flooded the smooth sea with
soft silvery radiance. Nan insisted
that Stuart sit on deck with her
There was no help for it. Bivens
would allow no one except the doctor
in his room, and so he resigned himself
to the beauty of the glorious scene
Not sound broke the stiffness save
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-28
Lees Care of His Army.

With this constructive experience
behind him, Lee continued throughout
the war to treat his army, not as
mere fighting machine, but as human
body which must he fed and clothed, OF
ought to be, fo- even his efforts could
not accomplish the impossible. He
enjoins upon his subordinate officers
care for the well-being of their men
DO not let your troops run down, II
it can possibly be avoided by atten-
ton to their wants, comforts, ETC., by
their respective commanders" His
constant appeals to the Richmond au-
thorities for provisions, with graphic
statement Of the soldiers sufferings
are pathetic in their earnestness
Submissive as he was to superior Off
cials, he resented at once any indica-
ton that his men were being sacrificed
to other commands elsewhere. Il have
been mortified to find that when any
scarcity existed. this was the only
army in which it is found necessary
to reduce the rations." The best evil
dence of his care is that the soldiers
trusted him, and were willing to starve
If he bade them. 1t is recorded that
a private once wrote saying that he
could not do his work on his rations
and asking if the general knew what
they were, as if he did, it must be that
the scarcity was unavoidable and the
men made no direct answer, but ex-
planned the situation in a general or
der. After that there was not mur-
muir in the rmy."-Gamaliel Bradford
Jr., i'm the Atlantic.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-28
MAN WHO TRIMMED MORGAN.
John w. Gates Has Had An Eventful
Career and Was a King Gambler.


Career and Was a King Gambler.
John Warne Gates, one of the most
venturesome and interesting of Amer
ica's speculating financiers, who now
lies in a critical condition in Paris,
has had a life that reads like good,
virile fiction.
During his life he has been called,
first, Johnny" Gates, then "Betcher-a-
Million" Gates, and in later years
Farmer" Gates. He achieved the
splendid fame of beating ]. Pierpont
Morgan in a struggle for the posses
sion of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, and again for having been
i'm turn trimmed by the greatest of all
the American fnanciers as a return
compliment.
John w Gates, who would bet any
body a million on anything that was
at issue, was no wild, harum-s -scarum
gambler although the gambling spirit
possessed him all his life. He would
turn over any proposition carefully,
make his judgment, and then stand or
fall on it for whatever money was put
at stake.
AS a barefoot boy of poor parents
at Turner's Junction, now a part of
Chicago, he was a hard worker, but he
was also eager to stake his earnings.
Whenever a discussion arose he would
settle it with the one query, "Whatll
you bet?" His tops, Jackknife, fishing
lines, everything he possessed, would
go up to prove that he was right and
the other boy wrong. He generally
won, for his judgment was good. In
later life he played the game in Wall
street, and, for recreation, would stake
fortunes at the track and more for
tunes at the poker table. His life was
the life of man who loved to tempt
fortune and try her out.
AS a freckled, sturdy, red-cheeked
boy on his fathers little farm he made
his first money by shocking corn. He
saved it, made a careful bet or two and
Increased it. With little money in
his possession, he looked about for an
investment and found that he could
get a third ownership in a threshing
machine. Illinois farmers looked on
the invention as a piece of foolishness,
byt that year there was bumper crop
and the threshing machine worked
smoothly.
Young Gates did so well with his
share that he was soon able to buy out
his partners. With the machine he
made a tour of the Illinois fields and
cleared up a profit of $1,000 and mar
ried.
At De Kalb, ILL.,, Isaac Ellwood was
manufacturing barbed wire for fences.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-28
NO. 60.
Drive faster" commanded the

Drive faster" commanded the
judge.
The horses were belabored until
they broke into a wild run. Desper-
ate chances were taken over bridges
and around curves Human life was
at stake and one had to assume risks.
The Judge and the doctor were bounc-
ed heavily against each other, but
they made no complaint.
The road became smoother as 1t
entered a forest. There the Sheriff
cant movement with his hand. The
Judge nodded.
Keep going" he said.
why, didn't you wait, gentlemen"
asked Judge Hampton. extending
cordial hand to each. 1--WE were COM
ing right along. But 1t doesn't mat
ter Are your seconds here? No?
Well, then the Sheriff and / will act
We've brought d. Scroggins along.
He's an expert on gunshot wounds.
This is Sheriff Billings-you both are
acquainted with him. It's due to him
to say that but for his notification
use revolvers, Of course? Have you
agreed upon the distance? No-say
twenty PAGES? You know the code
doesn't permit range which means
certain death. In my duel with Cen
eral Bledsoe We stood eighteen. I'm
still a little lame from the effects, you
will notice. They buried the General
where he fell. Fine man"
But, Judge. we-ah-that Is, you
misunderstand"-
Colonel Morleigh started to say
something, but stopped on seeing the
Judges amazed expression.
You gentlemen came out here to
fight, didn't you?" asked His Honor.
"Yes-er-that is we--er came to
settle It,"
"Of course? What else could you
do? Now; we're all here to help you
and to see that neither one is killed
in violation of the code. You, Colo
mel, / believe, have the reputation OF
boiling out the five-spot at fifteen
PAGES. How far do you shoot accu-
rately. Major Frisby?"
"Why-er-you see, Judge, said the
Major huskily, I'VE weren't going to
settle II that way"
mo? Then pray tell me how you
were going to settle it?"
I'VE were going to play game OF
seven, up and the man who lost was
to apologize to the other"
Excuse me-" said Judge Hamp-
ton; would you please say that again?"
I'VE were going to play game Of
cards to see who apologies" repeat
ed the Major desperately.
You mean you people aren't going
to fight?"
There's no use in killing each 9TH
er over little matter like
"a little matter! Great Scott!" ex-
uloded His Honor. please tell me
what you'd consider mortal affront?
Call a man liar and slanderer
little matter What Is this world
coming to? Sheriff Billings-take
these two fellows into custody. When
I get back to town I'll prefer charge
Of gambling and disorderly conduct!
Counfound 'em! They ought to be
disbarred.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-28
(To be Continued.)
IRISH ARE NOT RED HEADED.
In Caesor's Time the Sons of Erin
We're Counted as vriIe Men,

In Caesor's Time the Sons of Erin
Were Counted as virie Men.
There is a curious idea at the back
of the American mind that the typical
Irishman is red headed and If any
thing of short stature. To the Brit
ish mind Pat is black haired, while
the Scotchman is sandy. This shows
how the average man will laZily ac-
quiesce i'm a Characterization born per-
haps in the caricature rather than ac-
In reality the majority of the Irish
are blond. even most of the dark Irish
having blue eyes. while both Irish and
scotch belong to the tallest races in
the world.
Thus Caesar, comparing the large
limbs of the Irish Gauls with the
small stature of the Romans, calls
them tall and fair haired, and admires
their mirifica corpora. Strabo says Of
an disappearing tribe, the Coritavi:
ITO show how tall they are. l myself,
saw some Of their young men in Rome
and they were taller by six inches
than any one else I'm the city" Any
one who today sees Irish and Italian
workmen together will note how little
physical characteristics have changed
in two thousand years. Giraldus Cam
brenSiS wrote in the twelfth century,
following a visit: In Ireland man
retains all his majesty. Nature alone
has nodded the Irish, and as II to
show what she can do has given them
countenances of great beauty, SYM
metry and strength" Sillius Italicus
speaks of the golden locks and power
full limbs of the Boil, an Irish tribe.
Edmund Spenser, the poet, wrote in
1896: Great warriors say that in all
the services they have seen abroad
they never saw more cOmely man
than the Irishman, nor that cometh on
more bravely to his charge" Fynes
Morrison. Sponsors contemporary,
says that the cattle of Ireland are
small and 'only the men and the grey
hounds are of great stature" a refer
ence to the famous wolf hounds so
admired by the Romans The oldest
Irish epics celebrate tall. fair haired,
gray eyed heroes and clad in Gallo
fashion. The famous contemporary
description of Cormac Mac Art, high
Nib vi Erin NSSo-Eoo,) preSlulnB oNeI
the parliament at Tara begins: "Flow-
ing and slightly curling was his gold
en- hair" and ends: "And he was
himself besides tall, symmetrical and
beautiful of form, without blemish or
reprOach." These references are in
teresting as showing how the Irish
have retained their distinctive ply
sique through their splendid history
of thrice a thousand years as well as
through the hardships of the last
three hundred-New York Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-28
Elephant Toothache.-A Londo

Elephant Toothaohe.-A London
surgeon who had been for many years
in India says he would sooner risk
railway accident than meet an ele-
phant with toothache. 1t appears that
toothache affects an elephant In a
more severe manner than it does any
other animal Elephants have very
sensitive nerves, and touch Of tooth
ache often brings on madness. Pro-
vided you are able to chain down an
elephant and draw out the ofrending
tooth, the brute Is certain to be al
fectionate to you afterward. Here ts
an instance: An elephant In Bengal,
India, became affected With tooth
ache, but the keepers managed to Sc
cure 1t while a dentist drew a decayed
tooth-the cause Of the trouble. At
ter a time the elephant seemed to un-
derstand that the dentist was trying
to do something for his pain, and he
gave every. evidence Of appreciating
the attention. When the operation
was over he frisked round the dentist
like a young lamb.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03
w. J. BRYAN FOR CONSERVATION
His Travels Have Convinced Him
That Movement Did Not Com
mence Too Soon.

Lincoln, Nebraska.-Home from an
extended stay in Texas and a long
tour of the Southern states, William
J. Bryan was the final speaker at the
Nebraska conservation meeting. Mr..
Bryan proclaimed himself a pro-
nounced advocate of conservation in
the broadcast sense. He said his
travels had convinced him that the
movement for preservation of the
country's resources had not begun too
soon and the agitation should go on.
Mr.. Bryan did not specialize in his
conservation ideas but said it can
properly 90 from natural resources to
home, morals and mankind.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03
COULD NOT STAND SUFFERING
FROM SKIN ERUPTION

'T have been using Cuticura Soap
and Cuticura Ointment for the past
three months and l am glad to say
that they cured me of a most annoy
ing skin eruption. 1t began by my no.
ticing red blotches appearing on my
face and scalp. Although they were
rather disfiguring, did not think any
thing Of them until they began to get
scaly and dry and to itch and burn
until l could not stand the suffering.
Then | began to use different soap,
thinking that my old kind might be
hurting me, but that didn't seem to do
any good. | went to two different doc
tors but neither seemed to relieve me
any. | lost many nights sleep in con-
tinual scratching, sometimes scratch
ing till | drew the blood on my face
and head. Then l started in to use
the Cuticura Remedies and in two
months l was entirely relieved of that
awful pest. I am so delighted over
my cure by Cuticura Remedies that
shall be glad to tell anybody about
it," (Signed) G.. M. mcfarland, 221
West 115th St., New York City, Oct. 5,
1910
Cuticura Soap (25c) and Cuticura
Ointment (50c) are sold throughout
the world Send to Potter Drug e
Chem. Corp. sole props, 1876 Column
bus Ave-, Boston, for free book on
skin and scalp diseases and their
treatment.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03
JAPANESE TREATY RATIFIED
UCHIDA GIVES ASSURANCE OF
IMMIGRATION CONTROL.
Western Senators Were Not Favor
able But Were Assured by Presi-
dent and State Department.

Washington, d. C.-The new Jap
anese treaty recently signed by Sec
rotary Knox and Baron Uchida has
been ratified by the United States
senate.
When the treaty was signed Am
declaration:
In proceeding this day to the sigma
ture of the treaty of commerce and
navigation between Japan and the
United States, the undersigned Jap
anese ambassador in Washington
duly authorized by his government
has the honor to declare that the
Imperial Japanese government are
full prepared to maintain with equal
effectiveness the limitation and con-
troll which they have for the past
three years exercised in regulation of
the emigration of laborers to the
United States.
(Signed) Y. UCHIDA,
February q, 1911"
The objection to the convention
has consistently been that it did not
throw sufficient safeguards around
the immigration of Japanese to the
United States. Opposition was made
to it by the people of California and
by their state Legislature and by the
people of the Pacific coast states gem
orally.
President Taft personally pushed
the ratification of the treaty by his
assurances to the government to Cali
fornia that the matter of immigration
was covered by the Japanese declara-
ton which appears above and which
has been declared by other authori-
ties to be inefficient.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03
VERDICT HITS WALL STREET
The Refusal to Permit Raise in
Freight Rates Caused Wild Rush
to Sell Stocks.

New York, N. Y.-Rarely has Wall
street experienced such a surprise as
was furnished by the Interstate Com
MERGE commissions decision, refusing
to allow the advances in freight rates
asked for by the railroads. The uni
versal expectation among traders In
stocks, flnanciers and railroad men
was that at least some advance in
rates would be permitted. The sweep
ing decisions against any advances
caused a wild rush to sell stocks. 1t
started in London, where American
stocks had declined 2 to 6 points be-
fore trading began here.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03
SHIPPERS WIN ALL THEY ASK
RAILROADS MAY NOT ADVANCE
FREIGHT RATES.
Commerce Commission Finds Present
Conditions Very Favorable to
Transportation Companies.


Washington, d. C.-The shippers
won sweeping victory in the
Western and Eastern railway rate
cases in decisions handed down by
the Interstate Commerce commission.
The railroads are prohibited from adj
vancing first class rates and they are
ordered to reduce second class rates.
The commission shows that at the
moment when the railroads were
arguing their justification for a raise
decisions were by unanimous vote of
the commission.
The report, written by Commission
err Franklin K. Lane is an elaborate
optimistic review of the American
railway situation.
Despite what the railroad reports
say of the considerable increase in
wages and the increase in the cost of
fuel, the last six months of the year
1910, in which the new wage sched-
ules were in effect, show for the car
riers the largest operating income
they have ever enjoyed.
The report opens with a considera-
ton of the effect railroad rate regula-
lions has had upon the revenues of
the carriers, in which it is shown that
by reason of the law and it's enforce
ment, the railroads have been pro
tected against each other as result
the revenues of the carriers have in
creased under regulation and their
dividends and their surplus have also
increased as in no other period of
their history In the past ten years
the railroads of the United States
have borrowed over $4,500,00O,0O0 or
twice the amount of the national debt
at the close of the Civil war.
Comment is made on the fact that
the railroads are now seeking to in
crease rates which were voluntarily
made by them under competitive cos
ditions and which they admit could
not be increased under such condi
tions. The carriers are seeking tc
gain the benefits of protective legisla
ton and at the same time asking fol
free hand and criticising the law fol
the restraints which it casts upol
them. 1t is found that the carriers de
not need larger revenue for purpose.
of maintaining their credit or insur
ing them against temporary adver.
sity.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03
penomlnatlonal Puzzle.

The wife of prominent Unitarian
clergyman is still wondering what her
cook meant. She was new cook, and
there was every reason to believe she
was good cook. At any rate, she
had unquestionably served in good
families, and she brought the best or
references. Nevertheless, her new
mistress did not hesitate to give her
a few instructions.
"One thing | want you to remem-
Der, Nellie" said she, lis the way we
like our oatmeal. Don't leave it wa
terry But we don't like it hard and
dry, either"
Trust me, ma'am," responded the
cook, confidently. "Tll get it right.
never fear. I've worked in Unitarian
families before"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03
THE WOMEN SAVED SEATTLE
The "Wide Open" Candidates Would
Have Been Elected if Only the
Men Had Voted.

Seattle, Washington.-A surprising
thing in the recent recall election
in Seattle is the fact that a larger
percentage of women voted than OF
the men, a large majority of the 22.-
900 women registered participating in
the election.
AS the official count proceeds it be-
comes apparent that the vote of the
women were responsible for swinging
the election of Dilling, the reform
candidate. Without the votes Of these
women Gill, the open town candidate,
would have had a substantial major
ity and the present "LeXow" investi-
CATION would not have been possible
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03
MILITARY ACADEMY BILL
Representative Hull of Iowa Got His
Plan for National Defense
Through the House.

Washington, d. C.-The house
prepared to continue its record break
ing speed in passing appropriation
bills. Representative Hull of Iowa
chairman of the committee on mill
tary affairs, presented the military
academy bill and in introducing 1t
outlined a plan for great national
military reserve which would safe
guard the nation against invasion. He
said such a reserve could be built ur
at a cost not to exceed 5000, ,OOG
and declared the present nationa!
guard of the state was inadequate.
The bill was passed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03
Nine or Ten peposI,s.

ut is expensive to learn to fly" said
Clifford Harmon at Mineola. your
aeroplane costs more than $4,000. You
must pay fee of $500 for tuition, and
you must deposit, too, about $500
more for da nages. All the damage
you do to the machine you learn on
must be paid for, and your deposit
may easily be eaten up.
Il was talking one day at Nice to an
English flyer.
81 learned to fly in week. said.
How long did it take you to learn 2
"'Oh, nine or ten
What | interrupted. Not nine or
ten weeks?
"'No, aeroplanes,' he said.'
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03
SUICIDE is NOT A CRIME
German Emperor Said Man Who At
tempted it Was Responsible Only
to God and His Conscience.

Berlin, Germany.-Papers publish
the cabinet order of Emperor William
overruled the verdict of the military
court of honor in the case of Count
Hans Won Pfeill and expressing the
kaiser's views of suicide.
In. setting aside the judgment
which would mean dismissal from the
service, the emperor declared:
"He is responsible only to God and
his conscience. Therefore his deed
can be judged neither by regular nor
honor tribunals.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03

The family with young children that is
without sickness in the house now e-d
then is rare, and so it is important thar
the head of the house should know what
TO do in the little emergencies that arise,
A child with a serious ailment needs u
doctor, 1t is true, but in the majority OF
instances, as any doctor knows, the child
suffers from some intestinal trouble
usually constipation.
There is no sense in giving 1t a pill or
@ remedy containing an opiate, nor is
flushing of the bowels to be always rec"
commended. Rather give 1t small dose
of a mild, gentle laxative tonic like Dr..
Caldwells Syrup Pepsin, which, by clean
ing out the bowels and strengthening the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03
NORRIS SEES A COFFEE TRUST
He Wants State Department and
Wickersham to Advise Congress
What May be Done.

Washington, D. C.-Charging that
the general public is being gouged to
the extent of $35,OOO,O0O year by a
huge international trust that controls
the worlds coffee supply, Representa-
tive George w. Norris of Nebraska in
troduced resolutions in the house call
ing upon the state department and
the department of justice to advise
congress what can be done to relieve
the people of the United States.