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The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-02-04
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Man, Irresistible Man
By a Woman Cynic

ND for the who feels that he Irresistible that
at his feet the moment she meets him. He
uncommon be is all too He is afraid to
be than halfway civil to girl for fear she may misin
terpret his attentions.
If girl makes pretty little complimentary remark to him
he first swes with concet and then instantly coapses
through fear that she is after him.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-02-04
Wonderful Love
BY Beatrice Fairfax

uua6yS1 thing demands much and
II n little
III with tile and tenderest love
No rested little maid or
NRK lifetime but or
WV wavered She the dream, love
existence inspiration to his best works, never
% fading vision of love and delight -.
Matealis Of the present day scon at love at nrst sight
fell mady
lovet he me omen the lovely child Beatrice
nothing all those
We
faith always strong beyond
and Influenced by
through the crystal of loves he knew her at
life though the in its orbit
afar and lived his great and noble
n beautiful because Of its gentle radiance
cannot have the love- not ten
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-02-04


India and China Year after Russian
reinforced built into large commands until to-day Russia
China alone but her entire frontier
position China India determined
put up by est OF
situation has
that with the
Tnssean Railroad completed her bateshps numbers
would be almost impossible to dislodge
MAnchua
leaving it, and she is quite today o
During discussion with
1t ALL"
nothing make long
marches with
other private
soldiers
the officers be
for Russia to vast numbers
established
officers
in
over Northern China
will the Russia has
another 100000 comparatively by japanese
neither the
The Chinese uoganzed The English enough do to de-
tend
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21
LET THE SPARROW FALL.

IT HE mistaken Importation of the English sparrow
into this country has produced evils that were not
foreseen The bird originally brought with
the expectation that would prey upon the insects which
attack trees. This done in ignorance All
insect feeding birds have long, slim and pointed beaks
The seed caters have the short pyramidal beak The
English sparrow adverscs itself of the latter class
Professor Dyche, Arctic explorer and naturalist
who lives in Lawrence Kansas has been studying This
bird in that locality He finds that is spreading into
tine country, and everywhere drives away the birds Of
that feed insects 1t is becoming fruit eater
and mixes its diet by attacking field crops also Profes
Dyche says that he had to plant field of turn;ns
three times before he got stand. The sparro,ys
scratched the seed and consumed them taking
the sprouted plants, when they had DEVELOPED two
leaves They attack all fruits. spelling more than thew
consume by pecking it. and by knocking off great deal
Of it.
These findings against this noxious immigrant are of
Importance to California The sparrow returns nobn
to the fruit grower for his board and lodging for he
eats of the predatory insects. robin and blat
bird will take little fruit dessert but they earn i b
making their main meal MOTHS larva and insects tb+
injure the orchardist On the other hand the
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21
TALK OF THE TOWN
AND DR0R4eeS~ OF KHE
TIMEC y
The. NcaneSt Man.

Heretofore the man regarded as
the meanest in the world" said a
member of the Press Club, was a
man who buttoned his collar to a wen
on the back of his neck to save buy
ing a collar button. But he is so no
/ longer. The meanest man is in San
Francisco. l had occasion recently to
invite him to dine with me at a down.
town restaurant. We happened to get
a little French waiter who had pre-
viously waited On me and who had
been so over-zealous to earn a tip that
he had not permitted me to eat in
peace. l mentioned the incident to
my guest, who said he would cure the
garcon.
The latter recognized me and a
prospective tip at the same moment
and began over-earning his money.
1 noticed my guest quietly put quar-
ter. alongside of his plate, just in
sight but not far enough out to jus
tify it's being taken. The waiter saw
the bait and began to speed up. AS
the dinner progressed the quarter was
replaced with fifty cents. The garcon
saw it and renewed his efforts to
please. The guest smiled benignantIy
on the biscuit mercury and later rA-
placed the half with a dollar. Then
extras from the kitchen began coming
our way and we were all but swamped
with attention. Finally the black cof-
fee arrived and as it was being drunk
my guest reached over, took up the
dollar, and calmly putting in its place
a nickel, walked out The waiter
stood aghast and speechless while 1,
hesitating to spoil my brutal guests
joke, paid the bill at the counter and
followed him to the street"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21
Il Record Break.

Not since Hugo's famous Thenardier,
leader of the rogues in Les Miser-
ables," has there been such a remark
able prison breaker as that de-
scribed by the Matin. Says this paper;
Extraordinary ingenuity was shown
by a burglar named Vandenwegaete,
who, escaped recently from the under
ground condemned cell in Lille Jail.
in the north of France, where he had
been specially confined on account of
his notorious cunning and his open
boast that he would find a way out
before long.
THE cell is furnished with a single
massive door opening on a corridor
at the end of which is another door,
provided with a safety lock- One
evening the prisoner was locked up for
the night; the next morning his cell
was empty The bird had flown, and
two false keys made of tin found out
side the door of the corridor told their
own tale,
"A search in the cell has enabled the
prison officials to piece together the his
tory of this daring deed. With part of
the bread supplied to him Vandenwe-
gazette took the impression of the lock
of his cell With some more bread he
made a mold, in which he cast a key
out of tin cup. the metal being melted
or his stove.
THE same night he opened his door,
took bread crumb impression of the
corridor lock, made another key and
soon found himself outside the corridor
From cupboard he abstracted a sheet
ho
gether and made his way into the
prison yard, which is surrounded by 4
wall, topped with broken glass.
Fixing the broom handle between
two bottle ends he threw the knotted
sheet over the wall and slid down IL
into the street. His next move was TO
break into house and exchange his
prison costume for ordinary attire. For
the present all trace of this resourcefu1
criminal has been lost"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21
I 40 Singers.

A poet wrote a wondrous song,
So liquid-like it flowed along
From brain to pen refined;
The bard a scholar was and rare.
Who smoothed each thought, in utmost
care,
And made his lines as softly fair
AS sighS of Elysian wind:
Yet lived they only on the page;
They held no cry. nor moan, nor rage,
Nor grip of human kind.
A singer made rough-garbed song
That pulsed with life, and throbbed
among
The working. heart-stirred crowd;
Twas wild and sweet, yet tinged with
pain;
1t mouthed the SORROWS, loss and gain,
OF harassed souls who strive in vain
To 'scape life's awful cloud;
1t spoke the woes of fate-cruShed men
1t breathed of times when joy again
Would Tighten hearts care-bOwed.
New years went by; great changes came;
The poet fine was lost to fame,
And cen his memory cold:
His works lay moldering. all unreads
Save by the few who prize the dead,
And starve the bard who asks for bread !;
But DER the land that bold
True song of rude-tOngued bard was
sung;
1t seemed as though to. Time it clung
And ne'er would lose it's hold.
j. Z. Patterson in London News.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21
Cables Enterprise.

Judge Melvin of Oakland is author
ity for a story illustrating the ire
pressibIe wit of the late Bill Nye. The
Judge was one of a committee of citi-
zens who went across the bay to meet
and welcome the humorist upon his
last visit to this city, which occurred
shortly before his death. AS the party
were returning with their illustriOus
guest, seated upon the upper deck of
the ferry-boat, they passed the i'm
mense round sign upon Goat Island
bearing the single word Gable" in
tended to denote the location of the
cable crossing. Nye happened to look
toward the sign and Immediately said
with inimitable dryness: We'll! 1t
beats everything what means these
Southern novelists take to advertise
themselves
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21
INSTRUCTIVE CTUDIEC
BYlNOIEDAEN AND
<A6MEN

their continental pronunciation (e-a
and i-e); but 81 German 81 and
French ~ in some cases) standing be-
fore a vowel has its force as conso-
nant In Russian these combinations
are expressed by single characters and
we take our translation from the Pol
ish; thus Diebich has two sy1ables and
Paskievich has three. ~" however,
may be used at the beginning of a
word instead Of Il" as in Yermolov.
For u" pronounced 90" when not
preceded by Il" the French use lou" "
writing Zouboff for ZubOv.
Perhaps the most confusing Russian
names in connection with the conflict
of the Russian fleet. These are, to be
sure, in many cases long and difficult,
but number of them can be simplified
by applying the above rules. The names
given the Russian battleships and
cruisers are usually taken from Rus
sian history and mythology, while the
names applied to torpedo-boats and
torpedo-boat destroyers express quail
ties and remind one of the names of
the many English war vessels.
1t may not be amiss to mention the
English equivalents of the names of
some of the vessels which occur in the
dispatches concerning events in the
Far East. Among these, for example.
are the "Cesarevitch," which means
'Son of the Tsar," or Grown Prince" /;
the "Boiarin." or "Boyar," the title of
the Russian noble in early times;
D.,
pavlovsk'' and the "Sevastopol," named
after two Russian cities; the Per
esviet," or Around the World; the
''Variag," or ''Varangian"; and the
"Askold,' named after the legendary
founder of Kiev. Among the torpedo
boats and destroyers are to be noted
such names as "Vnimatelni," or AT
tentive"; "Bezstrashni," or Fear
less; the 'Vnushitelni," or In
spring; the "Rasyashchi," or the
'Elucidator''; the Silni'' or the
strong; "Grozovoi," the Thunder
err; the "Serditi," or the Angry; the
'Steregushchi," or Picket" and the
"Smieli." or the Bold"
1t is hardly to be expected that the
average reader will pronounce correctly
Nlc NllllCNAt NOlllOlhdbiOliS VI lCNlSlo . dllu
sound which the Russians employ, for
there is no royal road to the learning of
the Russian language. but the above
suggestions and explanations may be
of some assistance to him. And where
these fail to help, one can only add to
the advice which the distinguished
English diplomat gave to his secretary
when he said If you wish to pronounce
Russian name, sneeze twice and say
ski -
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21
Land O. StorkS.

The Dutch and the leading natives
in Java are of the opinion that the
population is increasing too rapidly
for the good of the island. The census,
taken every five years, has long shown
an increase of over 1000, 200 for each
census period, and the rate of growth
has constantly accelerated. The in
crease of population from the census
of 1896 to that of 1900 was over
Z. 900. 600. Java is only a little larger
than New York State and the central
regions are too mountainous for very
dense population. The fact that the
last census showed a total population
of 2S, 745, ,69S indicates a frightful con-
gestiOn OF humanity over all the coastal
and interior plains and valleys The
density Of population is 56S persons for
every square mile of surface, which is
greater than in any province of China,
excepting in Shantung. If France had
the same density of population its in
habitants would number 120,000,0O0; the
United States at the same rate would
have 1858, 100000 inha bitants, which is
about lOO.O0O.0O0 more than the esti-
mated population of the world. Such
pdchlnS VI humanity dS thiS dt lodSl
illustrates the fact that when every
acre of tillable land is stimulated to its
highest productivity it will give sus
tenance TO several times the number of
persons who are now supplied with food
from an acre of land in most countries.
The Javanese are still able to raise all
their raw food and to export the pro-
ducts of their plantations and forests to
the amount of millions of dollars a
year. But they are already talking
about a time to come when they will
no longer be able to produce on their
island all the food they require.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21
Lac of "AncieHt Lights.

Englishmen, at least the more pro-
gressive among them, are finally awak-
ening to the absurdity Of an old law
which establishes what are known az
"anclent lights Under this law win
dOws which have been in existence for
nineteen years or more cannot be de-
prived of light by the construction OF
neighbOTing buildings without due
compensation having been made to the
owner. In other words, an owner OF
land cannot erect a building which win
shut in any Of the windows of neigh
boring buildings, providing the latter
have been in existence for nineteen or
more years. without making himself
liable to extensive damages. Moreover.
the damaged owner can prevent the
erection of any such building which
will take away his light if ne wishes to
do So The light, by virtue of the time
he has enjoyed it. has become a part
of his property. Efforts are now being
made to have this relic of past ages
repealed 1t is this more than any,
thing else that has prevented the erec-
tion Of high buildings in London.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21
Education in Sggeden.

Sweden seldom attracts the attention
of the average American, teacher. al
though in matters educational II has
many lessons for educators throughout
the world. The standard of popular
education in Sweden has been steadily
rising from the time of the Reforma-
ton; and the indications point TO even
greater efficiency ahead. 1t should be
noted that large preponderance of
the kingdom has remained of a rural
character and public education has
been adapted most closely to agricul-
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21
EMOTIONAL INSANITY.

w court in % this s country in case Of homicide
was made for the benefit of Daniel E. Sickles
after the shooting of Key Its advantages
by practitioners of criminal law. and have built
up an elaborate system of inquiry the mental
of ancestors, and of persons accused of
murder. In a majority OF such the plea of in
sanity entered and and family history used
by the defense. In Europe this plea is not common
it is here When kills another there unless he
is actually a madhouse the time, it is concluded
that he morally responsible for his act and hom
eide gets whatever restraint there in prompt punish
Perhaps this has something to do with the in
of murder in this country, and it would seem
the legal profession ought to consider its respons
bty in the matter and that legislatures and courts
should apply the brakes, and permit little hang
ing in proportion to the amount of murder
In noted case some testimony offered that is
contribution to medical Jurisprudence. medical
expert testified that the accused to him for
operation for appendicitis, and upon the statement of
the patient only he operated and found indication of
that disease his vermorm appendix the picture
of health This testimony held to be evidence that
the man was If there be fun in such grew
affair murder case. this is funny The doctor
depended upon the patients diagnosis of his and
trustully explored his interior with the knife his
own judgment as a doctor and surgeon but the
professional statement of the explored individual
Things reciprocal If that doctor should have the
misfortune in hot cold blood kill some one unpro
fessionay his attorney could plead insanity and offer
this incident in proof of it, arguing that phys
clan would resort to laparotomy patients
So without satisfying himself that disease existed
ranng that extreme to the knife To accept such
expert testimony is to open the way immunity from
punishment for murder since intending murderer will
only himself operated for disease that
does exist establish his insanity, and then
bring down his enemy with pot shot and throw him
self with confidence upon the mercy of the experts
We believe that here in Europe the rope will prove
quite exterminator of emotional insanity
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21
dimes on field seeds and tops off on fruit and makes
no return by DESTROYING insectSo or bk a song

dimes on field seeds and tops off on fruit and makes
10 return by destroying insectS or by a song
Within the last two years the English sparrows in
California have discovered that figs are good
Many instances known which they have destroyed
the whole crop in orchard They find the seeds and
pulp be just what they require, and fast the
fruit ripens they peck into it and destroy it. 1t
like fighting the sands of the sea, the notes that
simmer in the sunbeams to fight the myriads of these
undesirable birds, but have doubt that unless
something is done reduce their numbers they will
be found formidable pest in the orchards. We have
Just begun the shipment of Smyrna figs. Last year
export amounted to go TONS and California will
supply the American market with the best variety Of
dried figs But if the continue spread from
the into the country, the Smyrna fig orchards will
he in danger
One efficient of fighting them is by destruction
Of their nests and eggs. They keen witted as
they destructive, and retreat from any place
where their disturbed. In the cities they have
met that sort of campaign and that is probably
why they going into the country, where the
facilities for nesting better and they brood
disturbed The hortcuturiss of this State should take
to meet this INVASION and if necessary public
authority should be invoked the determination
of this scoldng chatterng pest The birds may easily
become this country the equal of the rabbits of Aus
traa desoyers and require equal attention to their
destruction.
1t is noted that they retire from the robin
grackle and orole return and take up the campaign
against destructive insects with benefit the shade and
fruit trees. We that the sparrow is a
nuisance where it native. in England But here it
immigrant ungrateful for its asylum in the land of
the free.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21
Ne7c York "Nc7uSics. Z"

After he has sold out to the morn
ing crowds going to their daily work,
as they leave the street cars. ferries
and bridge and pour into the down
town streets, the night newsboy goes
to bed. 1t is estimated that there are
between $1,000 and 10000 boys who
sell newspapers in the streets of New
York. Hundreds of these have no
homes in the city. They have run
away from parents in other cities, or
their parents are dead, or frequently
these boys Of the street are the chill
drea Of irresponsible or criminal men
and women. So the night newsboy
when his work is done goes to some
not far from Newspaper Row and gets
a bed for a dime or Is cents. And he
sleeps in the lodging-house until af-
ternoon. Then he goes out into the
streets again, taking a bite at one of
the many cheap restaurants which
newsboys frequent; and pretty soon
his hoarse and resonant fog horn
voice is telling again the startling tales
Of a day in the world.
The real newsboy works at night
because he can make more money
then. a kid told me that he made
SO so in one night; and that was his
record, his earnings being smaller usu-
ally than dollar. The boys who have
homes and parents and who attend
school sell their papers in the day.
time and these boys are under a reg
ulation which has recently been en-
forced by the cooperation of the
school and municipal governments.
The schoolboy who wants to sell pa
pers must take a certificate from the
principal Of his school to the Board
of Health and the latter gives him a
badge.-Leslie's Weekly.
Two thousand automobile chairs,
rrith saats fnl. f..-n narsnne will he fo-
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21

tural needs. The first beginnings OF
the national school system were made
in 1886 In that year law was enact
ed to insure for all children a sound re-
ligious education, so far as reading and
knowledge of the Lutheran catchism
were concerned. In 1872 the national
compulsory law of education was intro
duced. Modifying acts have appeared
since, but the present system comes
from that date. AS a result Of its ex-
cellence, practically every one in the
country can read and write.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21

McKowen must serve four years and nine months i'm
prisonment in the States penitentary for theft of
fifty thousand dollars of public funds The majesty of the
law in California is easily appeased. McKowen has
hardly been given time enough in which seriously re-
fleet upon his crime. Many men in the world other
wise honestly ntentioned would be tempted to earn
the OF money in the same way under any con-
diton except disgrace
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21

England, inspired by that keen of precaution
that distinguishes her when she herself drifting
into trouble and others share her burden of
consequences is securing through Europe for friends
who do not like Russia. Thus far in her search
Britannia has discovered the chilling fact that all of
those that do not like Russia have equally emphatic
dislike Of Enpland
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21

Judging from the acrmony with which political par
ties in the leading countries of Euro using the
Japanese Russian war as a weapon with which to
saut the domestic policy of their opponents one is led
suspect that for these nations the Eastern has
almost the serious aspect of internal trouble Most of
Europe appears be secretly fighting Russia the
shoulders Of Japat
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21

In his defense against seri accusation Ill connec-
tion with alleged postal frauds United States Senator
Burton of Kansas declares that he accepted certain
sum of money fee of attorney, brbe for
Federal Senator If jury should get his dual capac-
ity muddled and punish him Senator, forgetting him
as attorney wouldn't he have himself to blame for
trying be much?
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21

"If they send to the bottom say good word for
u.s. What cry of patriot and hero could be elo-
quent than that, uttered by the commander of Rus
cruiser who went bravey at ChemuTpo to fight
against overwhelming odds ana went down to death
in the with his expiring ship? The sailors OF other
nations cheered him his way and the world applauds
him for his heroism and his devotion to duty.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21

America Is the happy possessor by purchase OF
Greek chariot long held sacred in Italy of the
greatest of its relics of ancient civilization Our smile
of triumph is suspended in agtated doubt however un-
til have positive that Pierpont Morgan
had nothing do in the buying We do not take to the
antique gold brick with any grace than we do to
the modern specimen
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21
AHS1rerS to OucucS.

ERNE- -McGOvERN-A. o. P. City.
Frank Erne was defeated by Terry
McGovern in three rounds, New York,
July 16, 1900
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21

SUMMER FOGS-A. o. S. City. The
summer fOgs of San Francisco result
from chilling of the upper warm air.
descending to the ocean surface. and
particularly the cold current close to
the shore.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21

POLICE PENSION-A. E. w. City.
Unde- the provisions OF the charter the
San Francisco Board Of Police Pension
first Monday In January. April July
and October, and upon the call of the
president.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21

TAMALPAIS-C Citizen. CITY. The
Weather Bureau on top of Mount Ia
malpais is at an elevation of 1913 feet.
The elevation Of the west peak is 26Oi.
middle peak 2520 and the east peak 2592.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21

Townsend's California glace fruits and
candles. soc pound. in artistic ire
etched boxes A nice present for Eastern
friends. 715 Market St.. above Call bldg.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21

Special information supplied daily 70
business houses and public men oy the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's) 80 Cali
fornia street Telephone Main i042