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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

ped out. leaving only lie souls alive
out OF the original 100000 Ones
chances to reach 9S, according TO
these tables, Is about 1 in s40e-
of the original 100000 only 81
viii be alive TO see SO years or about
person out Of Is 500" he continues
The century mark will be reached
by only % out OF the 100000, or, IN
other Words. out OF u group of $500
persons born at the same time only
l viii Ill out the century span Of ex-
istence.
only l in 5000 600 persons will
reach the age OF 1ot years. just | in
5.0ee. geo can be exDacted TO see les
birthdays. and as 10 living TO be 105
years old. these tables place that con-
tingency as out OF the range Of p-ac-
teal calculations.
Possibly one human being out of
the I.oea.go0 who shall have seen the
light for the first time IN 1904 will be
alive IN 201e"-New YORK sun.
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City OF Splendor

With It's broad streets. its many
squares and parks its wide, noble
river and its concentric canals. ST.
Petersburg IS open and airy In- the
summer it has = little OF the sugses-
ton OF Northern Venice. with the puff
fng naphtha lunch III place OF the
gliding gondola- IN the winter, with
sIeighing from November TO April and
with the surface kept 50 even and
compact that il IS equally easy 70 60
on wheels or on run1ers-tfIe only great
city that from the force OF necessity.
knows how 70 take care OF suow-it IS
a scene of intense animation The
Nevskoi Prospekt stretching in
straight line two miles from the Ad
nliralty % the Moscow station. and
then. with a tara. mile farther. as
wide IS thre- Broadways in one. lined
With irrll osirr.v structures. and always
full OF life. IS one Of the great avenues
of the World The Neva Embankment
or quay. fronting the clear. beautiful
river for three miles. and leaving COM
raercs only the opposite side and lower
section near the Gulf Of Finland. *
the favcrite and unsqualed place OF
residence
The streets are fun OF life and color
and gayetv. The little droshkies,
which seem ike Tom Thumb vehicles.
in which twO persons squeeze with dif-
icuIty. are everywhere The small.
scraggy horses under their dougz or
yoke match the conveyance. and the
fuIl-haired istvostchik, with his cor
nered plug and the long blue caftan
covering bis entire figure like a monks
robe, is the only consij erabIa part OF
the equipment The private establish
rneats are finer. Instead OF the little,
rugged ponies are the magnificent.
black. gazeIIe-eyed OrIofs- The fat.
padded driver with his rich velvet pin
cushion cap suggests the prosperity OF
his master As they dash through the
streets with their bright red. green or
blue snow nets stretching from the
heads OF the horses over the front OF
the sledge and down to the ground.
they make a vivid picture OF spirit and
color The sIeighbeIl IS never heard
and in the swift and noiseIess drive
the pedestrian must look out for him
self Occasionally the picturesque
troika is seen with the hEgh-hesded
Orlof in the center and his two
curved-necked and praneing mates on
either side. Now and then a battalion
Of CoSsacks trots by and In severe
weather the flaming braziers around
which the istvostchicks gather TO
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
Handles Fiddler

Frank ClsWsou is the name of
ss1FuIar fiddler q Atlanta who Is with
out hands Mary years ago he was
caught n e BLIZZARD and his arms
frozen 50 badly that both hands were
Ezpurste6 AZ the wrists For 4 long
tine the violin was silent and he sup
posed that his f6dHng days were over.
He decided, however. 70 experiment,
and. being e mechanical genius, he
made & co-rrtvsnce OF heavy wire
which would enable him 70 WELD the
bow TIE lingering was more difficult
hut by lc1g practice he trained the
stump cf his left hand 70 make the
necessary shifts from one string %
Enogher and the varying positions.
with The vfolin held IN place BY his
crfn and knees and with the help q
his fngsriess arms. ClzEson manages
% Play his ol5-tt-ne selections with
nearly. as much skin as he formerly
did
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
Emperor as Host

The Emperor and Empress usually
give Eve court balls during the season
The first embraces all who have any
ti-le 20 recognition. and counts about
three Thousand guests The second in
Guides something less than tEo thou
sand. and the number Is reduced with
each successive bali until the fifth is
''45o" or possibly 500 This last IS given
i1 The Herrlitase-not il the art gal
Ierv. bur In the adjacent part OF the
Winter Palace which bears that name
L includes the favorite apartments Of
The great Catherine and amid luxurious
surroundings IL presents Al exquisite
scene The first bali with its large
numbers is a glfttering spectacle The
showy uniforms and the gorgeous
gowns make il resplerdsut IN color,
while TIE mazes q the national ma
Errks ard the picture Of the grand
promenade give il the poetry Of mo-
ter
TIE surprise comes AZ the banquet
~ the court balls On London and other
czritzis the guests. though much less
numerous. stand iu crowded masses az
the limited tables. At the Winter Pal
ace. even with 2oel guests. al ST in
oezco-t AZ THE orderly and splendid
,ess- 10 service could be more per
feet The car Is there more as host
thar as Emperor. He leads the En-
press tc the place Cf h1uor Al the iupe-
"a table. but has no seat there him
selt Nor has any male member Of The
t-pertzl family rEar table Is reserved
Yer TIE Czartra and the Grand Ouch
esses the E-nbassad0rs and high func-
conaries of the court Instead OF in
rss5iately seating himself the Czsr,
scrsr placing rhe CEarins- moves about
a-c1g the company % see thai Al MS
Fuesrs receive fCI attention. and then
When the regular courses begin with
the hundreds of scarlet hveried
servants be takes any seat that may
chance &c De vacant. usually among his
Russian e--curzg e--Sarur6zy Evening
Pest
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

THE newest strong man has Just
come over from Europe with a
trick that wiz make ordinary
4 strong men turn pale with envy
He lets an automobile run over him.
Some ordinary citizens-none too viii
irsly. It Is true-have done the same
thing. though in a slightly different
way. But this big. blue-eyed giant does
it every evening in the week. 70 say
nothing OF two HlztiEess- II is a mast
uncanny thing to watch The man caHs
himself Lionel Stronghold
The automobile is large IL may be
any color in the world so long as it's
red, for the public loves to see the
fierce, tire-breathing. tiFne-defyIng au-
tomobiIe III the guize OF a red teviI.
and. OF course with a machine OF that
color on the stage the act goes al the
better. When the curtain rises the
auto is discovered standing at one side
OF the stage. its fC-eWheeIs al the lower
end OF sharply inclined plane Of
planking that leads 10 a stout wooden
bridge The further end Of the bridge
rests on a similar inclined plane OF
planking on the opposite side of the
stage
The auto IS usually 4 gigantic tour
ing car. w'-h teneau body, weighing
600. 300 0. - -ou -ds II Il sit four
or five passenger or .GOrs II they can
be janmed in IT, monster machine.
with its heart OF bras cylinders. it's
lungs OF steel radiators. its muscles OF
toughest steel oist0ns and cogwheeis.
stands peering uD the wooden incline
like some fabulous monster seeking
prey. It's eyes. brilliant glass lenses.
set in sockets Of polished brass. gisam
hungrily- From the throat OF the thing
coue growIings. mutterings. great
signs. that begin IN a sputter and end
IN fierce. crashing barks- That's the
way the strong man describes IL Then
he goes on to say in his own modest
way:
-PaBgi Pangs Pang," it roars-
Where Is my victim2 Put him before
me. I viii crunch him. G-r-r-r-r-r.."
The stage is shaken by the thr0bbings
OF the monster preparing 10 leap The
vibrations are carried out by the beams
and Orders into the auditorium 4
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Bell Absurdiey

An instance Of the absurdity Of some
OF the notions held by cur ancestors
was the notion that the ringing OF the
church bells had a cornteracting effect
In a thunderstorm Il was supposed
that the vibration OF the air caused by
the movement Of the bells resulted IN
the dissipation OF the electric fiuid in
the air The belief was so common at
one time that the priests had the bells
rung as soon as signs OF an approach
ing thunderstorm were seen. Science
now holds contrary opinion Not only
does the sound have no possible effect
on the air. but the vibration caused by
the sound Of a bell upon q cloud
charged with electricity may cause it to
discharge its contents upon the ringer
cf the bell In the church tower.
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thrill of fear-the comfortable intoxt-
eating kind, the fear that some one
ether than ones self * going 70 risk
his life in a tragic enc0untsr-is muri-
Gated through the house.
One -ran seemingly feels none q
this fear That Is the big. bIue-eyed
giant. who Is going 10 let the monster
run over his ches-- He stands regard
ing the Thing for minute. two long.
silent minutes. perhaps. as II Is
hungry. gIaring eyes had fascinated
him. hypnOtized him Then ne turns
from the monster and smiles rezssur-
ingIy AZ the spectators He bows right
and left All IS right They need not
fear
The giant puts himself OF al f0urs.
hack downward under the stout
wooden bridge His body II supported
by arms and legs. his chest tense and
inflated 10 its utmost caFacity- sup
ports the bridge. raises the end OF IL
fartheSt from me du-OmO5-Ie several
inches IN the ar The giant tests the
pOlse OF the bridge on his enormous
chest. raises. lowers. raises II again.
he IS ready re gives the signal BY
noGding his curly blonde head.
The chauffeur pulls the lever and the
hot monster rushes ID the incline
growing. barking. its passengers liz
tie pale ard cIingins appTehensively 10
their places
Now the big red car has come out
on the bridge Il IS still running up
ward as II approaches the giants
chest That chest. studied az close
range and calmly. looks as Il II muse
crack under the awful weight OF more
than 5000 rounds The knOrred arms
and gnarIed legs OF the giant are quiv-
erfng under the strain The cOntO--
tons OF his vrithinS cOUntsnance ara
awful 10 see
On- On goes the machine
IL rolls over the mans chest, passes
of the bridge. down the other incline
and SO of the stage The giant slowly
brings. himself 20 an upright slOuchily.
breathing hard. his head down. as X
he is exhausted A few deep inha.a-
tons restore his strength and the
dared. helpless look leaves his face
Once more he smiles and bows al the
suectators-St- Louis POst-Dispatch-
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custom is reported 10 subject the horse
70 much cruelty. and society women re-
gard the fad as most barbarous craze
at the best
Should any attempt be made to i'm
port the tzttooing Of horses into Amer
lea Il viii meet with determined oppo-
sitioa from the start The cruelty So
ciety agents are already looking into
the matter. and II IS very probable that
the owner Of the first horse the sides
q which have been treated IN this
Partisan manner viii be at once ar
rested--Exchsnge
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Panama Hats

In a report TO the Department OF
Commerce and Labor United States
Consul General AIbau G.. Snyder at
Bosota. Colombia writes OF the manu-
facture Of Panama hats He says
these hats are made on solid wooden
blocks by from two TO four persona.
generally women. sitting opposite 70
each other and working steadily -Four
women can make an average quality
hat n six or seven days. whereas a
fire one requires from three 10 six
weeks. The Consul states that an ex-
pert halter cannot make as good a hat
in the dry summer weather as during
the rainy season These hatters work
every day from early IN the morning.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
Freak Goose

N the museum at Paris may be
paIn1iped family Il IS a goose which
has four feet two OF which are at
rophied and placed On the right side
She often LAYS eggs. but they are al
ways mzIfOrme6 and the shell Is 50
brittle that il breaks II touched ever
50 gently. Efforts have been made TO
preserve some OF the eggs. but in vain
The goose enjoys the best Of health
and. IN spite OF It's deforuities. seems
likely 20 live for some time.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
The Belittler

Beware. q people who are constantly
be---l51c- others. findings fa-s and de-
fsc-s in their characters. OF slyly in
s--ua-iuE that they are not quite what
-hev ought u BE- such persons are
dangerous ard not % be trusted A
q z,l-arinE mind IS a limited rutty,
unhealthy mid u can neither see nor
-aczucvle5ee scoE la others Il is q
-fea-1us mind. Il Is positively painful 10
Il q hear 1Ehers spoken weI q. prats-
ed ~ commended for any virtue or
good pCt-- II * cannot deny the ex-
is-erce 1f -l- alleged Eood. II VIII seek
= -ru-ize &c tv malicious IF or
-r--- u r En- some other way 70
-rrcr = doubt on the character CT the
person praises
A large healthy. lorual mind VIII
see the good In another much more
quickly than the cyl. but z marrow.
belit-IiuE utud has IN eve only for
fau--s-c1r the unI1relv s=d the crook
e. The clean. the beautiful the true
ard the aEnanirr0us are too large for
IS vision = delights in tearing down
CT destroying. but Il Is Incapable q
upbuL5ing-
WLeEever Tou hear e person trying %
be1r-le another, discard him from your
LIST q friends. unless Eou can hep him
= remedy his fault Do not datrer
ycu-selt that those who tel you q the
1ztIcgE q other people. and criticize
ara hold them up @ ri6fcUls- VIII not
treat vou Il the same way when an
opportunity presents itself such peo-
ple are Incapable -Cf true friendship,
fo< true friendship helps. instead o.
Eln6ers. i never exposes the weak
point Ia q friecds character. or SUI
Ssrs any one &c spe-- III q hiu--Suc-
cess
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threatens so many OF our forests
throughout the land-the saNmiH and
conversion into the heeting materials
OF commerce. The tree OF which we
have spoken. after defying storm and
fire for over twenty centuries. fell a
victim 10 the desire for money about
three yeaFs ago. Only ten isolated
groves OF these trees remain, and only
one grove IS protected by Government
ownership. The nation ought to own
them ali. and it is earnestly TO be hoped
that Congress will act favorabIy upon
the Presidents request 10 buy two more
groves modest enough ambition.
Some of these trees are twice the size
OF the ore whose age has been ascer-
tanned and must be some fifty centuries
old now. with possible long lives ahead
If Congress fails to save these ancient
monuments and allows them to fit
through DaItry buildings 10 a speedy
nothingness. il will have added one 10
it's unsraceEuI failures and omitted the
opportunity 10 add one to its acts of
wisdom and utility--Collier,s weekly.
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Ancient Tomb

Asamemnon. il has been claimed. il a
glorious myth, but those who have felt
the charm OF Homerss matchIess epic
telling Of his achievements at Troy will
be 10th to believe it Let Us keep in
violate our belief in the heroes. You
may see to-day Agamemnon' tomb at
Mycenae. Greece-Myceuae, 10 which
he. as King. returned triumphant from
the conquest Of Hum. bringing with
him. as Aeschylus tells in the greatest
Of Greek tragedies. the fair Cassandra-
Agamemnon did not die Of old age. COW
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Odd Memorial

II a corner OF St Marks Church in
Venice, the one nearest the Dueal pal
ace. there has been standing since the
eleventh century pillar OF red por-
phyry. carved with the portraitures
OF four noble gentlemen OF Albania
II fact. they were brothers who went
10 Venice in a ship laden with vast
wealth One couple plotted against
the other 70 secure all the treasure
and AZ feast each duo OF plotters
poisoned the other. The signory Of
Venice seized upon their goods In
commemoration Of so unbrotherly a
conspiracy and as a warning against
avarice the unique and exquiSitely
carved pillar was erected
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Length Of Life

A stzuSticiaa says that taking
I.GeG coo as basis OF calculation
there viii still survive At the end OF
seventy years sI2.80 out Of l. geo 009
persons. At the expiration Of eighty
years there viii De 10000 survivors
OF the original 100000. When IL
comes 70 ninety years OF existence
there Is a terrible thinning out OF the
ranks
Only ss4I out OF the 1.eee 900. or
I IN rs viii live 20 that age At 81
but 244 OF / in 400. will be alive
Al IS half OF these viii have drop
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
Peel Baskets

In view of the numerous accidents
which are constantly occurring IN the
London streets through persons slipping
on pieces Of orange peel which have
been thrown on the pavement the city
authorities have recently instituted a
system OF wire baskets. IN which eaters
Of oranges are requested TO place the
peel
These baskets have been placed here
and there in the crowded thorough
fares, and all that persons who are eat
ing oranges have 10 do is TO place the
peeIs in them as they pass by. At resu-
lar intervals the baskets are emptIed,
and care is taken to keep them bright
and clean So successful has this inno-
walton proved that other cities in Eng
land intend TO adopt IL
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Act Amazes AL London

ner n the daring feat
The most difficult part OF this act is
the start and the finish. for the human
pedestal has 10 wait until the rider
gets a flying start from the stage
when he has to straighten himself up
and raise both track and rider until
he is quite erect, with only four guide
ropes 10 maintain the very uneven bal
ance. and likewise has 10 sink back 10
the awkward STOPPING position at the
end OF the ride in order to allow the
eyeler to land ca to stage safely and
gracefully.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
Ear Monument

Throughout Korea q number OF
Monuments are still standing which
date from the war OF 1882, when
gapau invaded Korea wiki s0o.oce
men These monuments OF ears. as
they are called. mark the burial places
u the 1909 ears which were cut
from the heads OF the Koreans as ro-
piles q victory. There are many OF
these monuments IA Japan also. for
SOME Of these ErewsoUe relies were
taken home by the conouering army.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
Curious Dog Tax

IE Brussels the dog tax is managed
on very odd system. dogs being taxed
according to their value instead of at
a fixed rate. The various suburbs
have different rates, too. so that q
man living at Ixsflss pays perhaps a
trsHe less for his doc than he would
II he had house IN Boisfort- A rich
Belgian. who was noted amofy his
friends as being trf7e near as the
Scotch say, owned a very valuable dog
when looking about for a house in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

to catch the mooring ropes as they are
thrown ashore from such vessels. and
this duty he has faithfully performed
ever since. Taking up his position on
the landing stage. he catches the rope
in his mouth and runs with IL 10 men.
who then make the steamer fast
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
Dog Deckhand

In Portsmouth England. is dog
which does a mans work-not because
he is compelled but evidently because
he likes TO make himself useful in that
Is Jack
Early in the morning he trots down
to the pier and there he stays all day.
ever on the lookout for . steamer. foe
he got into his head some time agp
the idea that his mission in life was
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

cred with honors, for that was not the
popular end Of heroes IN those strenu-
Gus days
Homer says he was slain by Aesis-
thus, lover OF his Queen wife Aeschytus
tells that Queen CIytemnestra killed
both Agamemnon and Cassandra- The
tomb supposed TO have held his bones
must have been an imposing piece OF
architecture when it was first erected
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
;TaxtOoing Horses

The tattooirg u the equines is said
20 be a rev lad. which had its origin
fl Paris about the first OF the present
year Prominent leaders OF society IN
the French capital. II IS said. have had
their family coats-of-arras punctured
into the sides q the horses, and the
new craze Is reported 70 have already
spread throughout Europe The new
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the capital he selected one in the dis
trict where he would have 10 pay the
least for his dog. Unfortunately. his
cIeverness was misplaced on this oc-
easion. for his work lay At some dis
lance from his house. and the SUMS
expended for cab hire more than
made up the extra dog tax
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wasting very little time in eating and
often carrying on their work by cardIe-
light This is done 50 as TO finish i'm
time for market day. for the loss OF al
hour may mean the loss of market
day.
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THE cost OF constructing some
OF the little .ierk-vater" lines
in Peru is enormous. One
i contractor had 500 laborers
die while he was building lis
miles OF track through q swamp The
handling of this nougreI labor IS an
intricate problem II you beat them
il does It.tle good They would get
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up after q thrashing and kiss your
hand. II you put them in chains they
feel like martyrs Instead Of feeling
disgraced the shackies seem to add to
the natives sense Of importance. He
feels that he must be q bold. bad man
TO be treated IN such . decisive way.
Ii rather giorifies him In his own es-
ttm1tion.
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warm themselves add 20 the anima-
ton OF me streets--SatUrday Evening
Post
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~AN FRANCISCO was the orig
~ fnstor OF the twenty-foOt saucer
= shaped bicycle track for stage
purposes. but Two English ath-
Ieres have Just been adding a
touch q The sensational 10 this idea
that has quite amazed al London
In this new act the intrepid rider not
only uses a miniature track that is
smaller than the san Francisco orig
insl by half. bet. what Is more as
founding. pedals his machine At full
speed while the track is supported en-
tirely upon the shoulders Of his part
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II ERE is a freak electric devil
wagon that has vo1 the repu-
tatiou OF being the fastest auto
mobile IN the world II IS. IN
deed nothing more OF less than
a rarvelOusIy strong Rotor on four
wheels. with a light metal -cosT-
catchers'-Iike hood to cut the Wind a11
protect the driver. who. wI-h the ex-
ception CT his eyes and the crown OF
his head. is wholly concealed from view
when this terrible racer Is travelling AZ
full speed. which IS very much faster
than a mile . minute