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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-05

Once the envelope had been dropped in
the box his guilt threw away its mask
and rose to face him. He realized as
suddenly as the temptation had come to
him that he was a thief. The paltry
excuses through which he had looked
at his act melted under the glaring eyes
of an accusing conscience, and he dared
not return to the tender gaze of his
wife. Great heavens. what have L
done?" he asked himself as he stood at
the corner, and What have 1 done?"
he kept repeating as the elevated hUr-
ried him along to his work.
All through the day new phases of his
plight persiStently crowded into his
mind What if the editor of the Decade
recognized Stella's style in the sonnet
and wrote to ask questions? What if
ne failed to keep her from seeing the
especial number Of the magazine in
which the poem was published? In
either of these events what would she
think of him2 Would he lose her re-
spect and her confidence altogether
Anthony wiped the perspiration from
his brow at the thought. She might
even cease to love him.
1t was a hard eight hours for the
city editor of the afternoon paper
which paid for the Matthews Hveli-
hood. 1t was a harder evening which
brought Stella's welcoming kiss and
her half-hurt inquiry, What took you
away so suddenly this morning." The
" eek that ensued was hardest of all.
He had become so morbid on the sub
iect of the sonnet that he was afraid
TO take the one backward course that
suggested itself to him. that of writ
ing the editor that mistake had been
made in the signature, lest that astute
gentleman should suspect the truth.
His eyes, formerly so frank and hon
w Of hi ~f.fa
soon discovered that something was
wrong.
on the Elevated station one after
noon when he was going home An
thOny saw the August number of The
Decade. Only nine days had elapsed
since he had posted Stella's poem, yet
he looked through the magazine with
agonizing apprehension. . Suppose it
happened to have been used in that
issue? His hands We're shaking when
he turned the last leaf and he felt a
hysterical longing to laugh or cry.
This thing is playing the very devil
with me- he confessed TO himself. Il
can't stand it much longer. I'm going
to tell Stella all about it,"
He fully intended to do so when he
opened his door and saw the love and
solicitude in the face of the little wo-
man who met him. There's a letter
in the dining-roOm for YOU" she said
It's from The Decade. / didn't know
you sent them anything. You won't
let it make you blue, will YOU. dear ."
No said Anthony. shortly. He
strobe into the dining-rOOm and shut
the door behind him. 1t had come at
last What should he do with the
money? Nothing in the world could
induce him co touch IT. He wasn't
that kind of a thief.
A few minutes later Stella finally re-
solved not to be angry at anything
Anthony did when he was so plainly
respondent, opened the door and
stared at him. why, Kiddie" she
said, you look so happy Was IL a
check ?"
NO" he replied exuItantly. drop-
ping on the floor the bits of paper ne
had held in his hand. NO, A re-
turned manuscript-thank Cod
Copyright. 1904. by Claiming Pol
lock)
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Facts About Food.

A company with a large capitaliza-
tion was recently incorporated in New
York to manufacture and sell cornmeal
mush. 1t is problematic whether it
will ever become q staple of diet.
though its cheapness would recon-
mend it as such in a large city where
the prices Of food are usually high.
The cheapness of cornmeal. however. is
not its only merit. Professor w. O. At
water, of Wesleyan University. who
conducted numerous experiments in
foods for the United States Department
of Agriculture, has found that the
greatest nutritive value in any kind Of
food of a specified value is found in
cornmeal In 10 pounds of cornmeal
there is a trifie more than pounds of
actual nutriment; in s 1-3 pounds Of
wheat flour there are more than 6A
pounds Of nutriment: in pounds Of
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W0NAN0 BEAUTY AND MANS
POWER MAKE FIRST
IMPRESSIONS.
BY DOROTHY FENIMORE.

| further description of Grecian Helen's
power over hearts is really necessary
after the lines:
And Helen came forth from her fragrant bower
The fairest lady of immortal line,
Like morning when the rosy dawn doth flower.
1t is quite a different quality in a
man which sends an arrow through a
woman's fancy. 1t is power.
In The Iceland Fisherman" Pierre
Lott uses this fact of feminine psych-
ology with artistic effect in his ac-
count of the meeting between the
heroine Gaud and the Iceland fisher
man.
Although Gaud asked quite natural
ly the names of number OF others,
she did not dare ask his. That beauti-
frl profile which she could just see.
that proud and naughty glance, those
brilliant, quick eyes of his, with their
tawny gleam, had deeply impressed,
had almost frightened her.
This same susceptibility of the more
emotional sex to power was worked
into the plot of one cf the most con-
spicuous of recent novels, The
Queens QUAR-
AS Irving says, Men are always
wooing goddesses and marrying mere
moTtals." And when masterful man
comes in sight maids had better look
the other way. What's the use of TAX
ing chances on love at first sight.
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Are Soldiers Great Smokers?

If recent statistics are to be relied
upon. the number of men-high placed
officers in both services who do not
smoke-Would bear out the theory that
smoking is going out of fashion in the
British army and navy. 1t appears
that the majority of naval officers are
content, like the French and Russians.
with an occasional cigarette. OF course,
there are exceptions. The army has no
officer who is more inveterate smoker
than the late General Gordon. who
was miserable unless he had an ample
supply Of cigarettes. Thus among the
non smokers we find Lord Roberts.
General MacKinnon. General Sir Red
vers Bullers and General Gatacre.
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THE EXPANSION STILL GOES ON.

THE end of the year hand and the u in trade has
yet appeared Instead reports of bus
expanding everywhere This condition
of affairs and speaks volumes for the improvement in the
Normally periods every yearn mid
the close of the year If there u then bust
abnormaly active this be the condition
present
show remarkable activity along the line The
railroads handle all the freight offered them and their
continue corresponding periods last
the gain November being The railroad stock list
the New York Stock Exchange has responded TO this improved
showing by steadily advancing until the shares have reached such
point where IN the estimation OF many hnancia interests hey are
above the dividend point and therefore inflated Other interests
optimistic believe that the earnings will continue to increase
dividends will expanded divers and back
ing their opinion by purchasing right along without hesitation
These the houers of continued prosperity They fortified
good year prevails industrial,
though degree The steel laugh all doubts
expansion official of the Republic Steel and Iron
Company fatty stop taking all
operators equally sangune of the pemanence of the
improvement and give the bears sorry time of it whenever
they attempt raid prices.
The bank cearngs continue affirm the better condition Of
months they have been showing steady gains
corresponding periods and the gains have lately been
remarkable Last week they per cent with thirteen OF
the fifteen important right side of the exhibit
gain per Ptsburg the Of
the iron and steel trade 2S cent the -four center Mime
apo W Boston the and footwear mill center
49, Chicago the grain and provision center As per
cent aggregate ceangs themselves scared
2o5 against last
but IS noteworthy in this connection M that there s we're
The cearng of San Francisco printed The Call on thurs
tell the current year we
behind the corresponding month
and lost steadily until May long behind the pre-
ceding volume But turned
Our ceang then began and since then have shown such
steady gain 1903 that the end OF November had actually
the loss the first half OF the stood
ahead 1908 As there undue speculation in
the ceangs, the OF New York the
that all talk the not
wtsandng doing business than during the
time last year.
population has been growing with abnormal
apdy during the last selling for high prices
aested
number of
loaded with coin degree that lately there has been large
daily good nterepayng bonds the Stock and
the sake of the and different
better condition than for number San
full enjoyment of the most hourshing
and there conditions sight indicate
any future For that the may be
said the United States which
porous than : to-day.
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A WORTHY PROJECT.

The San Francisco Call. always a
power for good in the State, has en-
listed itself in the project of securing
for the rivers of California, especially
the Sacramento and San Joaquin, gov
ernmental aid to free the lands along
those waterways from annual overflow
and consequent damage and loss of
crops.
The Calls project is most COM
me ndable one. The Standard is heart
lily in accord with the efforts of The
Call in behalf of the great work it has
dertaken.-Eureka (Cal.) Standard.
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ONE one-I am not quite sure
who it was-had the courage to
~ declare that, though it is safe
1 to trust dog who falls in love
with you at first sight, the same
is not true about man.
One cannot justly discount the
power of first impressions. They are
the best letters of Introduction in our
social world. But how far one may
care to trust first impressions in love
affairs is different proposition. You
do not present your purse to a stranger
because you like his looks. Why
should any being think of giving to
one whom he has never seen before
the best thing he possesses-his heart,
and the life that goes with it?
Yet people are doing this every day.
Adults who could be safely trusted to
the uncertain mercies of a great and
unfamiliar city are always ready to be
taken in by a confidence game in love-
OF course, in love, as in other social
relations. the first impression is an
important element. Were it taken
away, there would be loss of both
beauty and that mystery which is
the secret of fascination.
AS a rule, it is beauty in woman
which attracts men. For this reason
some women are better calculated than
others to inspire love at first sight. No
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rs
SHE Is WRIT

MS MAIDEN walked down a Ions
IN aisle
IN All dressed in the height of tn,
staisle,
But sad to relate
Her hat wasn't strate
Which caused all the people to smaisIe
Another one sailed in a barque.
Alone with her beau after darque.
When asked why two so
She simply said: "Oh.
We find it nice way to sparque"
But sad was the fate of this belle,
For into the water she felle.
Her beau couldn't swim
She parted from him.
And all he could do was to yelle.
He started to row}for the shore,
But found he was minus an ore,
So out on the sea.
In danger was hea,
Where wildly the big billows rore.
For fear of the ocean, you kneau,
And SO. it is said.
He'll stay till he's daid,
And down to the bottom he'll geau.
And down in the depths of the sea
The maiden he lost. it may bea,
He'll find and they'll ride
Away on the tide,
From mothers-in-law wholly frea.
Chicago Chronicle
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Tl of former Congressman Sprague,
was married at Boston a few
days ago to z. d. Brandegee, a mer-
chant Of Utica, N. Y. The ceremony
was the important society event of the
season. Mrs. Sprague, who is a very
pretty young woman, has fortune es-
timated at SIS, 5,000,0 900.
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SEND FORTH THE RISES"

We want to congratulate The Call
on its proposition to distribute roses
among its subscribers and inserters of
small ads. They will crafty a craving
that is natural in a great many and
cultivate an esthetic sense in some
others. In this land of flowers no
present is more appropriate than
flower plant. Send forth the roses so
that they may bloom!-Alameda
Argus.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-05
AN1HONYS
TEMPTATION
BY CHARMING POLLOCK.

and signed the poem in a firm, round
hand. Then he folded the paper, placed
it in the envelope and sealed it. Stella
heard him open the door Of the apart
ment and came out to ask where he
was going. "To mail your stuff to The
Decade" he told her. 'TU be right
back"
But he didn't come right back"
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A CALL DOWN.

Mr.. Newriche-Every man has his
price.
Mr.. Dedriche-Yes; l had heard
your daughter was to marry Lord Get
thecoyne.
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white sugar there are Az pounds of
nutriment, and in pounds of beans
there are pounds of nutriment
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-05
THE PRESS OF THE NATION.

The ultimate disposition Of san Domingo is bridge which
it,
that island better chance and
York;
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-05

Townsends California Glace fruits In
artistic hre-etched boxes. It's Market ST
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HIS JOKE.

First comedian-You say you are
studying two new parts. Amt you
afraid of overstudy?
Second comedian-Sure not; you
see. I'm an understudy?
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-05

This week best gold eyeglasses. specs
zoe to soc (sold in store $3.50. at 70 fth
front Of celebrated oyster Restaurant .
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Special information supplied daily 70
business houses and public men By tho
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen' -. 80 Cali
1ornia street Telephone Main 1043.
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dull judging by the diagram
Q enabl them arrive at a verdct-Pttsburg Dispatch.
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the in
onholng brilliant little
pastles
front
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ANSWERS TO QUERIES.

Garden. President Jackson was pub
licly received there in 1892 and Presi-
dent Tyler was given a like reception
there in 1s4S. After that it was con-
verted into a concert hall. and it was
there that Jenny Lind made her first
appearance. In 1855 it was converted
into an immigrant depot. and in 1875
the original building was partially de-
stroyed by fire. The present building
was erected shortly after that.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-05

THE PRESIDENT-E w. F.. An
napolis. Cak When the Electoral Col
lege meets for the purpose of declaring
the vote cast for President and Vice
President of the United States the ex-
act number OF votes win be announced
in The Call. About that time it is pos
sible that the exact majority of the
popular vote for Theodore Roosevelt
will be announced The number OF
electoral votes required by Roosevelt to
declare him elected is 239 out of 476.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-05

CASTLE GARDEN-R- d. W., Va
caville, Cal. Castle Garden" New
York, was originally a fort which was
afterward transferred into a summer
garden and from that it derives its
name. 1t then became a place for
civic and military displays. In 1924
when Lafayette revisited America, he
was rendered grand ball in Castle
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ham, but
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-. HAT is it?" inquired Stella Mat
thew, stopping in the middle
of her dishwashing and Ihe
tAk Good Old Summer Time.
w .rxxr14 = it9 A check2'
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WEIGHT OF RUBBER-A. s., City.
One cubic foot of indiarubber weighs
fifty-six pounds
WATER FOR A BOILER-Subscrib-
er. City. To ascertain how much wa
ter is required for a boiler add
Is to the pressure per square inch in
pounds on the boiler. Divide the sum
by IS, and multiply the auotient by "a.
The resulting product will be the num-
Der of gallons of water required by the
boiler per horsepower per minute"
A HAIR TO CURE-W. F., Ala
media, Cal. The expression, Take a
hair from the dog that bit you. dry it.
put it into the wound and it Will heal
it, be it never so sore," has been
traced to a Receipt Book" published
in England in 1870. When used fig
u-atively it means: Take a glass on
rising of that which the night before
produced such headache in the
morning
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-05

extensively employing
ander Chicago Cons
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-05

Governor Pennypacker smiles he was wrong
press smiles tooPhIadelphia Nor
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-05

tnues be known headquarters peace although the
n completed to supply the demand.-washington STAR
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Away every woman is of her son
her neighbor's boy.-Kansas City Times
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ODE SWALLOWS
BY Ernest Harold Baynes x x

quality, it held together and enabled
them to rear their young at the first
attempt.
This bird need never be mistaken
for the barn swallow, II for no other
reason than because its tail feathers
are of nearly equal length The rU-
fOUs upper tail cOVerts make a field
mark which, if once seen, viii serve to
distinguish this swallow from any of
the others
The largest and handsomest Of our
swallows is the purple martin, which
IS very likely TO nest i'm our own gar
den " we take the trouble to put q
house up for him at the top of a tail
pole set in the lawn. / have seen
martins nest even i'm a box nailed 10
the peak of a house roof. His large
size and his shining blue black plum
age viii distinguish him from any OF
his relatives, as viii his stately flight
and charming liquid song
The bank swallow, with his browns
ish-gray back. white throat and brown
ism gray band on mis- throat is a ia
miliar figure where there are sand
banks I'm which he can tunnel to hide
his simple nest of grass OF feathers.
Not always does he take the trouble
TO dig out a tunnel however. for. once
at least, 1 have found a bank swallows
fisher.
The tree swallow, or white-beIHed
swallow, as the latter name suggests,
has his under parts pure white, but
MS upper parts may be either blush
or greenish. As the former name inn
plies, the bird builds its nest I'm a
hole in tree, though sometimes it
VIII take advantage of the thoughtful
ress OF bird lovers and build i'm a box
which has been put up for him.
Either as a class or individually the
swallow is a most useful neighbor. He
does absolutely no harm. and working
as he does, from daylight until dusk
he rids the air OF myriads Of insects
winch are life to him, but which. in
time, might literally be death To ms
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"And the mule went under the thick
b0ughs OF great oak.
Intense excitement All listening
with strained attention slower and
more emphalically Burnaby wen on
and his head caught hold of the
oak
Here we all regarded one another
and each one who had made bet feis
IN his Naistcoat pocket sim there was
vet chance-but il vanished as Bur
naby concluded with the remainder Of
the verse;
And DE was taken up between the
heaven and the earth. and the mule
that was under him went away"
hufnaby paused and looked around,
ne took his triumph modestly.
But, urged making a stand for
some sort of correctness in my memory
as to this case surely some verses
lower down il mentions his hair. and
how 1t weighed SO many shekeisI
NO, said Burnaby, with The easy
grace of a man who is on the point OF
receiving several well earned sOVer-
eigns, "the verse about the hair weigh
ing SO many shekels is four chapters
before this And be turned back 10
the place and pointed out TO me chap
ter xiv verse Z6. when he (Absa-
lom) p0lied his head he weighed
the hair OF bis head at zoo shekeIs after
Well, there was some satisfactiO In
being so nearly right in one Instance,
when 4 had been. as had we also
uncOmmonly wide of the mark b the
original subject of the bet.
Thanks. Morris" and Bufnaby
handed the sacred book to its careful
custodian. who no doubt greatly inter-
ested and edited the servants, from the
under butler down to the kitchen maid
and perhaps having Witnessed the
wager he might have made d little on
his own account by repeating the bet
downstairs after supper.
Fred BuTnaby wouldn't hear of our
paying up. He said it wouldn't be fair
as he had been betting on, what was to
him, a certainty.
And the worst of this is that, fire.
quently as I have heard this very point
discussed. being myself i'm possession OF
IAN absolute certainty" I am estopped
from acquiring a rapid and colossal
fortune. knowledge may be power, but
it is not always coin.
(TO be COntiuued)
Copyright. All rights reseryed)
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club ansN cred BuFuaby, and forth
with rang the bell
we might have another bet on there
not being such q thing % be found la
the club Lucy remarked.
No one could can 30 mind ever having
heard or seen one in any club "a the
meantlme the waiter had entered.
Have you got a Bible in The club2"
asked Burnaby.
"A er-What SIP" said the waiter.
considerably staggered. III was II
O'Clock, and we had begun with mag
NUNS and were ending With WHISTLES,
Drandies and sodas ana cigars.
rs there said Bunaby quietly.
putting the question DO different
FORM, lis there a Bible i'm the house?"
The substitution of house" for
club was felt TO be delicate and tact-
ful- 10 suggested that though the club.
as "a club. might not possess such a
book, yet that the servants might pos
sibly have one downstairs for their own
private deV0tiOns
"IH see. sir, answered the man,
graveiy, and retired
While we were wondering whether
Bible would be found or not and con
hiding to one another our Impressions
OF the story on which we were betting.
the butler sedately entered III believe
he charged himself with the commits
SION tGl OF respect To the BOOK. WnlcN
might otherwise. unless guarded be
Jecpardized in the hands of unbeliev-
ers, and also En- view of its being prop
erty not belonging 10 the club but to
the dOmestics or to himselD and rever-
entity placed d big Bible i'm front OF
Burnaby Then he waited for orders.
though, by the way. in deep black, and
a clerical white tie he looked as if ne
had taken orders already, and was
more of an evangelical bishop than
club butler
stop a minute, Norris" said Burma
by, TO our ecclesiastical servitOr and
you can take it down again"
The butler bowed and became, nat
urally, deeply interested.
NOW. said Burnaby. opening it and
going directly TO the right place, here
we are, Second Samuel. chapter Xvin..
". g.
Then he read aloud. "And Absalom
rode upon a mule"
Always thought it was a horse"
murmUred TO myself
order, OrdeT-' from Lucy, ia stern
est parliamentary manner.
BUrnaby continued his reading slow
~ and clearly.
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Pointed Paragraphs.
(Chicago NeWs)

An ounce of get-up-and-get is better
than pound of that tired feeling p
A fool refuses O paying job today be-
cause he has a tHankless one for to-
morrow.
A true hero is man who fights for
bis country and refuses to scrap with
his wife.
Only woman is capable of arriving
at conclusion without using either
reason or Judgment
After II man has paid a woman few
compliments he win be voted a mean
thing If he susp6nds payment.
Amarried mans idea az heaven is a
place where he won't be compelled to
dlg Dthe price of an Easter bonnet.
ID Is said that distance lends euchauf-
ment TO the view. but the theory fails
down when applied to a mans view OF
pay day.
Sow there arc rumors of a boarding
house trust abroad in the land Board
ing houses that viii trust viii I'm a
ioug-feIt want.
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Pointed Paragraphs.

tNAlCa6u news
The wings of riches make flying
machines look like 80 cents.
Few men would attempt TO write
poetry if they didn't need the money.
The average man spends too much
time making money and too little en-
JOying If.
Even brave sea captain breads
squalls after his first baby is born
Though the truth wiz out, it usually
comes out too late-especiaIly i'm a
horse trade.
An Irish philosopher says the sweet
est memories IN life are recolIections
OF things forgotten.
Columbus got the short end of il So
cidlly by not coming over 90 this coun-
try in the Mayfiower.
Most men musL be punished for their
sins while here ON earth IL it is true
lnat every man gets the wife heaven
intended for him.