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The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18

ONLY A FEW LEFT
81 % PER WEEK
Choicest lots in the Excelsior Homestead
Tract level a billiard table; on street
grade; close 10 fine school: not far from the
MissiOn-st electric cars, secure one as an
investment and by the time IL is paid for IL
Will have doubled in value the way prices
have advanced during the past year: buy
before prices become prohibitive in this
rapidly growing section.
W. J. WHITE,
20 Montgomery ST. T. s Phone Main 57O4.
GET in now; bottom prices: Corbin station.
West Berkeley. to be made terminus West
Berkeley local; cheap lots; trains every half
hour 81 per mo. Communication tickets Sc
each way; so minutes from San Francisco:
Home Park Tract. double your money. STA
tion on ground. surrounded by residences &
factories. J. W. LAYMANCE, go Market
r. 10. or agent on ground. 10 TO p m
PAGE ST. RESIDENCE
1926 Page St. north line near Central ave
2-story dwelling Of rooms and bath; lot
25x114.
LOVELY home: rooms and bath: 10Th 81
near Guerrero; cheap Address Box 26os. CAN.
S35o-LOTs in the Mission district in a fast-
grow. section; very cheap Box 3247. Call.
ALL work guaranteed first class BY ALL
BACH 4 MAYER. plumbers s36 Howard ST
RANCH TO LEASE.
TO reEt-2l-a acre fruit ranch. near Santa Rosa:
$50 rent per year: complete set OF farming
TOOLS also herse and wagon. COW. Apply
$50 Sacramento ST. San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18

FOR saIe-Handsome new house. lust COM
pleted at 121 Fairmount st (Guerrero carr
3 nice rooms and bath; oak mantel. gas big
handsome sideboard: tinted walls; porcelain
bath wash trays. cement walk; lot 2oxlz6s
$500 cash balance like rent
ssNOO-9-rooun house. 2773 Twenty-thfrd St:
this is a forced sale and viii not refuse q
fair offer. could be made into hats ~sth
very little expense: viii loan 5000 this
ID. COFFIN. 252S Mission St. near 21st.
FOR sale-s colonial houses. rooms. bath
and Easements beautifully nnished. uD to
date and sunny; F. side OF Tenth ave-. near
st sunset Hsllett 4 Gee. premises.
$40 PER acre-f0 50 acre lots. down.
cheap freight TO city CANAAN. 215 Ksarny-
NEW colonial houses. containing hats of
rooms reception hall; rents s46; $500: easy
payments ST.. bet Sd and fth aves.
4 s2foO HOME built 70 suit you. LOT Included
any location. 81 25 per week Mutual
Hnrns Building Association. AZ Crossley ia
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18

No 1f01 Rhode Island ST. north Of 23d; lot
25x1t0 IT,: improvements consist Of modern
cottage. containing rooms and bath, modern
plumbing permanently rented for $50 per mo-
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18

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healer successfully treats about 30 per cent
of all alleged 'fncurable'' diseases. Benefits
quick often instant" First treatment
helps, or free" Hours 10 4 1881 Mar
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The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18

TO rert--2i acre fruit ranch. near Santa Rosa;
$3.50 rent per year; complete set OF farming
Tools also herse and wagon. I Apply
$50 Sacramento ST.. San Francisco.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11
HE WAS SURPRISED TWICE.
Banks Ran Off to Ball, Thought He Saw His Wife, But It Was
 Only Her Maid.

When Banks, who has been married only few months, went home and told his wife he had accepted an invitation to bachelor dinner, he expected her to ob- 5ect. Instead she urged him to go.
 [ The dinner over, says the New York Press, one of the party remembered that the Arion ball was being given, and pro- posed that they all go. The proposition was accepted, but not without hesitation on the part of Banks. Once at the ball, however, Banks became as gay as the gayest. His scruples were forgotten and he enjoyed himself to the limit until he saw in the gay crowd a woman who seemed strangely familiar. She was masked. but she wore the costume his
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11
YOUNG PREACHERS 4DoNTs."
Young Divines Get Advice From
 President Little.

Young Dfvines Get Advice From
 President Little. [ BALTIMORE. April Ill., Never pro yoke your congrega tions to laughter, and keep your names out of the news papers" was the advice given by Pres ident Little of the Maryland Methodist Protestant conference to the young ministers who have just been ordained. Hontinuing. the president said:
 Don't advertise yourself and your sermons by taking up commonplace subjects.
 Don't go on vaca tions There are some ministers who never deserve any vacation.
 Don't be housekeeper and preacher at the same time.
 Don't try to initiate any one. Be yourself and yourself only.
 Don't think it will help you to let people know that you have made great sacrifices to enter the ministry
 Don't try to get an article for a price cheaper than is asked for it. Be manly.
 Don't always be looking for your salary.
 Don't borrow money under the state ment that the stewards are lax in their work. If you run up bills and borrow money and impress upon the people you are serving that you need the mon ey, they will soon begin to, believe that you are working for the salary and not for the upbuilding of the Lords king dom."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11
MEN,S NEGLIGEES AT G7C
Grieve, Bisset & Holland.

 oousep of Riga, daughter of Colonel Maxiowcondurow, who desired to be enrolled in a Cossack regiment Nine Pousep is thirty three years of age, was reared under the patronage of the late Emperor Alexander III, is fine horsewoman, aNgood shot and handles a rifle, revolver and sword equally well, often taking part in the cavalry maneuvers of the Vyazensky regiment Mime. Pousep is also a qualified Red Cross nurse, but she says there arg enough women nurses, and she wants to show tl.at woman can fight. Mime, Pousep stated that if she had been re jected she would have gone to the front at her own expense to serve as a daughter of the regiment She has been enrolled in the First regiment of rifemen.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11

FORGIVE ME- SHE PLEADED. wife lately had purchased for an ap- proaeEing private masquerade ball. He could swear to the costume.
 It suddenly dawned on Banks that this really was his wife, who, he had sup posed, was home asleep. The woman was leaning on the arm of tall stranger, who apepared to be devoted to her.
 To make certain of his suspicious Banks passed the domino and placed himself so that the couple must pass close to him. On they came, arm in arm, chatting but when the woman caught sight of Banks she started like a guilty thing, and dropping the mans arm, fed.
 Banks hurried after her, and when he finally cornered her she covered down on a seat and, unable to utter a word, ;. extended her hand, as if begging for mercy.
 Forgive me- she pleaded, land I promise you
 Before she had completed the sentence Banks tore the mask off her face. Then he gasped. The woman was his wife's maid She had purloined the costume. of her mistress and wore it to the ball
 Banks has not told his wife, because she might inquire why he was at the ball.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11
IN THE TRAIN OF FASHION.
New Ideas in Hats, Gowns and Dress Accessories for the Current
 Season.

The return is predicted of the Paisley and soft Indian and silk embroidered shawls s3 opera wraps, says the Brook lyn Eagle.
 Neat check silks are favored for blouses and spring wraps of the shawl persuasion relieved with plain satin pip ings and lined with ivory satin liberty.
 A charming hat of medium size with undulating brim turned sharply up at the left side has a fiat crown of tea rose col- ored velvet with folded mousseline brim in the same shade: this again is partial ly covered with coquelles of lace kept in position with gold ribbon, a large spray of tea roses giving very effective fin- ishing touches
 x Gowns that are worn without coats will sport some very fancy yokes They are not necessarily of lace but can be of shirrings, or of applications, or the yokes can be little accordion plated capes fast ened to the stock and allowed to fall over the shoulders. This is charming little style for the graceful woman
 Belts for wearing with afternoon gowns are made in the same material as the costume. Those In cloth, usually, are flat and deep in front, but are drawn into folds at the back and finished ofr there with fancy buttons. Tn taffeta. the matrial is cut on the bias and about quarter of yard wide. It is then wound twice around the waist, and af- terward drawn through a jeweled buckle which can be placed in front or at the back as the fancy dictates.
 It is really remarkable to note how the trimming is being pushed off the shoul- ders. It is sagging lower and lower. un- til 1t finds expression in the sleeves, which are a mass of ruffies around the elbows and the wrists. Certain bodices are almost plain as to the stock and per fectly plain as to the yoke. But when 1t comes to the shoulders there is a tiny flat epaulet. Then come the ruffies, and by the time the wrist is reached the elbows and wrists are one great fluffy mass of lace and chiffon, of soft, flying silks, all knife plaited. of the most deli- cate dotted net and of ribbon ends.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11
-.r.neuaht He Was a Goner.v

SALT LAKE CITY, April 11.-Trav- cling a distance of 337 miles, climbing mountains and crossing stretches of the desert, cat came back. This feline adventurer is red and is known by the name of Tom. He belonged to John M. West of Salt Lake City. Three weeks ago Tom stole founder. West put him into bag and con cealed him under seat in day coach on the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake railnOad The cat was dis covered and turned loose at Caliente, New. Weak and emaciated, he appear ed at the West house after twenty-one days and begged for food. He got it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11


 which was another door, fitted with a safety lock.
 Locked up for the night on Mondoy, Vanderwegaete was not to be found on Tuesday morning. He had left 8 couple of keys made of tin behind him as 8 me- mento It is supposed that he made an impression of the lock of the cell with bread given to him. With some more bread he made a mold, in which he cast key out of tin cup, the metal being melted on his stove. The same night he opened his door. took a bread crumb impression of the corridor lock, made an- other key and soon found himself out side the corridor. From a cupboard he abstracted sheet and broom handle. which he tied together and made his way into the prison yard.
 After scaling the interior wall, which is nine feet high, he climbed another wall by a waterspout, and then dropped 15 feet, with the aid of 8, blanket which he had taken from his cell. Breaking into tailoring establishment close by, he exchanged his prison uniform for 8 fashionable suit and overcoat, and took $20 from the till and some cigarettes He has not been heard of since.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11

Smith FRe1Che@ AM@aKRBG
 KLRTL4A1ED, O., April II. There were 1,20o people present at the re ligious exercises of the fffty-first an nual conference of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, now in session at this place. The day was given up entirely to preaching and religious exercises, the sermons being delivered by President Joseph Smith, Apostle Heman C.. Smith of Lamont, Ia, and Richard C.. Evans of London, Ont The principal sermon was by President Joseph Smith, whose theme was upon three points: The ancient landmarks, the law and the testimony, Let no man break the law of the land" The ad- dress was an able review of Mormon history of recent years and a denial of the charge that the Book of Nor mon teaches or advocates polygamy. The speaker maintained that the con trary was the case, that the Book of Mormon taught. with the Bible. that one husband should have one wife and nna wife one huShond4
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11
DO YOU K Fl LOW

That there are few 1aundries in the state that are as well equipped as the WATERBURY STEAM LAUNDRY ON CANAL ST.. and thatit is excelled by none. Oar up
 to-date; r1ant and ski1lful help make this the ideal place to have your work done. No acids or other injurious agencies that have tendency to injure your clothes are allowed to be used in OUT establishment. Consequently while all our work is first class, your gar ments will last much longer. Give Us a trial if you are not already a patron
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11
NO JAIL COULD HOLD HIM.
French Burglar Makes Good His Boast That He Would Escape
 from Strongest Cell.

The police throughout the whole of France are making thorough search for noted burglar named Vanderwe- gaete, who recently made a wonderful escape from Lille prison, where he was confined in an underground condemned cell. He had been placed there because he had boasted that the jail could not keep him. The massive door of the cell opened on corridor. at the end of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11
coIebrooIx,a Busaness Section Suffers.

COLEBROOK, N. H., April 11.-Fire has destroyed all the buildings devot- ed to general business on one side of the main street here and damaged a In all nine buildings were burned, in- volving loss of about $40,o00 The fire originated just before daybreak in a paint shop and the town lacking efficient fire fighting apparatus made rapid progress. The losses fall about equally on some score of small deal ers
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11
A Turkish "Blue Law"

An imperial trade has been published at Constantinople, in which married Turkish women are commanded to dis card all brilliant ornaments, Such as necklaces and bangles, when appearing in public. They must be dressed with lecorum and in accordance with the Mus sulmah's law, the, ordinance says in de- fault of which the husbands of women so offending will be visited with punish ment.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11
Our Farming Area.

It is estimated that the total area for farming purposes Tn the United States is s41 900 .00o acresan area larger than Rngland, Scotland, Ireland. Wales, France, Germany, Austria. Spain, Japan and the Transvaal. There are 1o,439, 900 persons engaged in agrt- cultural pursuits. while all other indus tries employ but 18,s46, ,ooo. One-third of the people are, therefore. devoted to farming.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11

ExtensRve Coal Deposits In Alaska
 WASHINGTON, April 1.-The geo logical survey has received report of an extensive deposit of Alaskan coal, accessible to the Pacific ocean, located from twelve to twenty-five miles in land from Controller bay, Alaska. The coal fields lie behind the Controller bay oil fields, at the foot 9f the Chugach xo0untaiuS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11
Robbed stnndard OH Company.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, April IL Burglars blew open the safe in the of flee of the Standard Oil company here and escaped with it's contents about e1O0. after binding and gagging the vaaGhS vratahsaan WiIliarr VUafta
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11
World,s Paner Mills.

Of the 4,500, paper mills in the world Asia has but 1S and Africa but four
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11
Waterproof Shoes.

Shoes made of porpoise leather are absolutely impervious to water.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11
Adopt American System.

Johannesburg is remaining its streets Ion the American system" by numbers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11
Cost of Census Taking

The cost of taking the first census was little over one cent per head; that of the last census IT cents.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11
A RunaAnm A1naxon.

KAREN, April 1.-The war minis &rT has granted the petition of Mime.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11
Beware of limitations of
 IrOnbreW.

A non alcoholic life renewer, from the recipe of celebrated Carlsbad physician.
 lronbrew is combination of vegetable tonics and delicious aromatics, enrching and strength- elling the blood muscles brain, regulating the stomach and nervous system, relieving headache. nausea, dyspepsia, sleeplessness, general debility, and on. account of its life and health renewing properties, the most valuable tonic and delicious beverage ever offered to the public. Bottled by Charles Sehabel, South Merlden, Conn. also Eagle Brewed Weiss Beer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11

All genune Ironhrew Eagle BreWed Weiss Beer.
 must this c.la a4 All E... r~l... c~.s.u
 Tradem - NS.S = 4AA : los Oi0oS OaiSTS.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-11

Our neglgees at 48c, better made and better style shirt than you'll ordinarily find the regular hafdoar lines
 Many of these here shirts made to retail at 59c and 75c but we put them swell values in our 40c line
The Meeker herald., 1904-04-16
AIdeb. ran. the Gypsy star.

Like fire In the field of night
saw the Red Star shine.
The Red Star. the gypsy star.
And claimed its light for mihe;
Tho watcher by the flame.
The guide DER moor and fen,
That beckoning waves his rosy torch
For Wild and wandering men.
Like disk OF the ruddy gold
l saw the Red Star CLEAN.
The Red Star. the gypsy star.
That roves In the roads OF dream:
Across the empty years
He flung his spendthrift store.
As Romany plays with handouts bright,
In the shade of the low tent door.
Like horseshoe on the forge
1 saw the Red Star glow.
The Red Star. the gypsy star.
Whose trail the vagabonds know:
Beating the bounds of earth,
Beneath the alien skies.
They wend with JOY In their homeless
hearts
Who have seen the Red Star Rise.
st. James Gazette.
The Meeker herald., 1904-04-16

The aged cobbler had lived with his
wife for many years in three-room
cottage on the edge of the town.
When he died the kindly neishbors
helped with the last sad ofhces and
:he old man was laid out on the bed.
with two candles burning at the head.
The bereaved widow was cared for
at a neighboring house. Next morn
ing she went to her home. and. OBJ
serving that the rats had eaten most
Of the candles. exclaimed: well.
there's one thing about It. II ever
sit out o this mess. Ill keep q cat"
The Meeker herald., 1904-04-16

An invention which Is described as
about to revolutionize the milk trade
is being worked 3n France. The milk
is not condensed" in the ordinary
sense, but the water extracted from
it by a patent process. The powder
that remains contains all the essen
tial elements, and is converted back
to milk by the simple addition Of
seven parts Of water to one. Of the
milk extract. 1t is claimed that it is
always possible to have fresh milk by
this process, which is the invention of
DIR. Just. OF Boston. and German en-.
gineer
The Meeker herald., 1904-04-16

One Of the most honorable men In .
most honored American state made \
public blunder that surprised himself.
Though one of those little things likely
to happen any time 1t will be long
time before he will forget 1t. He was
on q train with . lady and gentleman
who were to go beyond his station.
As he got up to shake hands and bid
them good-by he picked up one of their
telescope cases and started on with 1t
but the owner called to-him. Then the
honorable man discovered his uncon-
scious act and exclaimed: my grac-
ious. should say so: l guess I thought
was going to take a trip" AS he
does take trip with luggage frequent
ly It was an easy error.
The Meeker herald., 1904-04-16
Empty seats Of Organizations

There is one place in q big city
where an organization for young peo-
pie is So lacking in seating capacity
that three persons have to use one
chair-one in front and one on each
side. This letter does not apply In
such a case.
Another organization in the city
has gallery with Ave hundred empty
seats nearly every time the members
get together and sometimes the seats
on the main floor are but half occu-
pied. Many leaders have reported
that II is easier to get members than
it is to secure attendance To get
members and get them in their places
when they should be there requires .
sustained interest in a central object.
Without a definite object there Is no
excuse for an organization. With q
definite object well understood and
systematically pushed by means of
to meetings.
Wide awake methods are not neces-
sarily new methods-they may be as
old as history, but they must have life.
activity. usefulness and variety. To
think Of them and adjust them re-
quires originality and sense. Sense
comes by respect for others and Or
iginality begins with q love for the
object. Unless leader loves his work
he will not get members out in all
Kinds of weather or away from other
fractions. But love for the work de-
hes plans and awakens resolutions
and determinations in others; 1t also
hears. sees and keeps for the right
time and place ideas and information
as useful tools and powers, for doing.
The Meeker herald., 1904-04-16
The accuracy
library as for
cooperation
IN antorma-
ton on the
I For . rest time
{ review Of the
5 daily sources Of
: better methods.
enemies of easy errors and the
friends Of .torethought, to re-
d,tce mutually expensive mis-
takes of mechanical, CONNER
cial and professional people.
a FisHPoho EXPERIENCE.


The Sissons had a farm which had
a fish pond, which had one pet trout
and twenty-seven big suckers.
Cousin Orvice and his mother we're
visiting the Sissons. Orvice had a
bushel of enthusiasm with a gill of dis
elimination.
When he wanted to fish they let him
fish and he had that pc. trout out In
thirty minutes.
The Sissons had good hearts-they
served the trout for Orvice's break
fast
When nearly ready to leave for
home Orvice heard Mr.. Sisson say
that he would have to drain the pond
some day to get the suckers out before
he could stock It with good fish-also
that he intended to draw some muck
from near the woods for his lot near
the barn. A
Orvice was original. quick to think
and good in debate when he made up
his mind he wanted to do something.
In twenty-four hours he had plans laid
for Mr.. Sisson to invite some more
cousins. drain the pond. catch the
suckers. have big dinner, then get
the muck from the pond.
The other cousins came. the dam
was broken. the water let out. the
suckers caught in way to excite the
crowd. a good dinner consumed and
the muck remained In the bottom Of
the pond and continued to remain
there.
II Orvice could have remained there
-
field. rebuilt the dam and stocked the
pond with speckled beauties then all
would have been well, but he didn't re-
mamie went home and then went to
college.
Mr.. Sisson had other things to do.
and when Orvice would ask In his let
tiers about the pond and in the letters
coming back the pond would be re-
ported as In the same condition as
Orvice left 1t. Orvice began to r.
view his visit ana his work.
In time Orvice began making re-
gretful remarks. and he wrote letters
that brought forgiving replies. In two
years word came that the farm had
been sold with the pond as Orvice had
left it. but not to worry any longer
over the vacation event.
But this vacation event WAS put
down in Orvice's book Of experience
as . case of short-sighted blindness
for temporary selfish pleasure which
produced two years of discomfort and
permanent regret.
The Meeker herald., 1904-04-16
KNEW HOW 1T WAS.
Minister Familiar With That Kind Of
Smoky Chimney.

The minister, whiie passing down
the street of Scotch village, observed
one of his parishioners seated at his
outage door slipping his broth. This
appearing an unusual proceeding. he
stopped and asked him what was the
matter. oh" replied John. the chin
ley is reeking bit, so cam outside
tie sup ma broth! Ye had better gan
ir and gle the missus a bit advice
ABBOTT it," The minister had scarcely
orened the door when a female voice
exclaimed: "Is that thoo agyen, thoo
AVID rascal?" and the minister's hat
was crushed over his eyes with stool.
Without uttering word the minister
closed the door and. stepping up to
where John sat, said solemnly: John,
our chimney at home smokes some
times. too!"-Liverpool Mercury.