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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25

Ear MISS Sldli H-AoD VIII
doubtless De rather surprised to
- IL receive : letter from a middle
aged man like myself we're il
1ut for the fact that you are ten years
younger thln am. and the experience
or - woman Of so-at least. so most OF
my feminine friends assure me-leads
her 10 believe that it is always the ex-
pected which does not happen and the
unexpected which does. You may re-
member at the picnic yesterday. when
the wears wife was somewhat too aud
ibly impressing upon me that you and
your mother had seen better days'-so
had I. for the matter Of that. if rained
nearly all the time-you may remember
that helped you twice to lobster salad.
hermit crab though I am, as a protest
against her marked attempt TO depre-
ciRte you IN my eyes There was an air
Of modest candor about you. a kind of
sc ne sails quoi." II may be permitted
for moment 10 express my feelings IN
French. which was singularly attrac-
tive when I remembered the affected
manners OF those Pharoah's lean kline
the Wears daughters. Perhaps it is un-
fair TO them 70 seek a biblical simile TO
90 Justice TO their appearance. but as
they fled after their fond mamma into
the church and elbowed you away from
that touching memorial tablet TO the
lady who died OF swallowing a pin Cthe
hrst recorded case Of appendicitis men
toned in history.
You win pardon my feeble Joke.
but am nervous this morning.
could not help feeling that Fate had
dealt somewhat hardly with you and
that IN order to show my sympathy
the least I could do was to tread on
the skirt OF the wears eldest daugh-
ter until II came out at the gathers
q believe that IS the correct technical
term) and thus enable you, in the
confusion which ensued and while the
Wears eldest. with her mouth full OF
rims. Wa doing her best to qualify for
sinilcT tablet 10 the one I have just
mentioned. TO read the inscription at
your leisure and TO see at the same
time, from nay respectful homage,
that ] cid not look upon you as a
mere passing butterfly. here to-day
and gone tomorrow, but If I may be
permitted 10 venture on a compli-
ment (you will see from its cIumsi-
ness how unaccustomed I am to such
things) that ] regarded you as j
sweet, wholesome English rose. Can
cor compels me 20 admit that you
are not bud, but then, my dear lady,
a nix OF the perfume which emanates
hon the mature flower when the
promise o. the bud may be "nipped
in the bud" as our English bard so
beautifully puts II. I felt sure from
your appreciative smile that you rec
ognized my true intent was all for
your delight" however clumsy my
method Of showing II. and could not
help picturing TO myself II in the
goodness of your heart you could take
compassion upon me how you would
adorn and beautify and give a soul to
the barren old house IN which dwell
alone!
I impatiently await your answer to
my proposal and in the meantime
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25

that material enJoyments are not to Do
despised. I was about TO help myself
bountifulIy to those mushrooms. coyiy
surrounded by thin slices of delicate
Wiltshire bacon, when ] thought Of
you-how charming it would be to see
you at the other end of my desolate
breakfast table. handing my tea in
stead Of my receiving it from half
blind old Mrs Purvis. and the mere
thought affected me to such an extent
that I said. NO: take them away.
Mrs. Purvis; never again viii touch
a mushroom until I know my fate
She said should she so for Doctor Had
don. and seemed to think that was
physically unwell. 1t was not so.
had suddenly recognized how much
happier it would make me to see you
eating those mushrooms than to eat
them myself: and 1 could not touch
them.
assure you this was the reason
The after-effects of the mayonnaiss
and raspberry vinegar at the Wears
picnic had nothing to do with It.
have lived through that annual picnic
for twenty years-at times. with diff
Guilty; but I have survived 1t until
now, and expect to live through it for
another twenty years h-if you Will
help me to do so.
There. you seeI It all comes back
to that. Here am I. a selfish. lonely
bachelor. living In this great house
with no one to sympathize with me. to
cheer me when feel dull, to change
my somewhat material outlook on life.
to make me feel as the lats Lord
Byron writes:
, IT'S sweet to know there Is an sys
VIII mark our coming and grow brighter wAsn
we coma
Will you allow me to cherish the
hope that your eye viii. II possible.
grow brighter than It now Is. when
call to receive my answer Your
faithful and most devoted admirsr.
JERMYN PROTHEROE.
Dear but impetuous Mr.. ProtherOe-
You really must not call. Mamma has
not yet become reconciled to the-the
the possibility. Yours very. very
sincerely. ELEANOR SMITH
Four Days After the Picnic
Ny Dearest Eleanor: As long as
you are reconciled to IT care not I
shall go mad If do not hear my fate
from your own fair lips. cannot eat.
sleep, think. do anything. I assure
you that If my suspense Is not ended
Immediately shall become q wreck.
Please answer by bearer whether
may have the supreme happiness OF
waiting on you at once. Your dsvot-
ed lover, JERMYN PRoTHERoE-
MY Dear Mr.. Protheroe; Mamma
will be much pleased II you VIII do
US the honor to join US at supper to-
morrow evening. Yours most sincere
1y. ELEANOR SMITH
(nIr. Jermyn Protheroe to Miss Flea
nor Smith-)
May come tonight? shall be-
come a gibbering maniac II this sus-
pense continues. A fifth day Of It will
kill me. Only one kind word to say
may comet
(Miss Eleanor Smith to Mr.. Jsrmyn
Protheroe.)
yes"
ccDDsz1sh7 h u uniAaA Reze@1
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25

In our little community as true gentle
women like yourselves should appear.
1 am afraid you will be angry with me
for what 1 am about to say, but In
justice to myself and TO you, 1T must
be said. Whetherryou are able to love
me or not, / wish to settle upon you,
as a mark of my affection and love-
small annuity which will henceforth
render you secure from the sings and
arrows of rageous''-vicar's daugh-
tiers, because you appear in poplln
when they don silk. 1t will pain and
distress me very much if you are Of
Tended at my wishing to do this; but
consider. You are very dear to me.
The fact of my not being dear to you
ought not to make any difference in
my desire to see the woman love
sheltered from adversely. 1t would be
gross seIfishness on my part, should
you not care to link your lot with
mine, to become Indifferent to your flu
ture, and I feel sure you will under
stand my motive in thus putting the
case clearly to you. When have
ascertained your feelings 1 will at
once communicate with your honored
mother.
May L implore you to put me out Of
my suspense? The bearer awaits an
answer. With profound admiration
and respect, your must devoted friend
and admirer,
JERMYN .PROTHEROE.
Dear Mr.. Protheroe: 1 fear that
have not made my meaning quite clear
to you Let me first thank you for
your manly and thoughtful letter. the
contents of which 1 have commune
Gated to mamma I fear that was
somewhat .disingenuous when she
asked, why wasn't I told?' ex-
planned that until you had declared
the state OF your affections, there was
really nothing to tell and that maid
emily delicacy forbade my entertaining
even to myself the question OF whether
you loved me could not answer your
T. letter until this morning. as It seemed
somewhat indicate to do so. Are you
quite-quite sure that you are not
making a mistake? Sincerely yours,
ELEANOR SMITH.
Three Days After the Picnic.
Ny Dear Miss Smith Of may be al
lowed to call you SOY: 1 am not max
ing a mistake. haven't slept wink
all night You can Judge the state Of
my feelings for you when I tell you
morning and found mushrooms on the
table. left them there. 1 do not mind
confessing to you that am extremely
partial to this fungoid delicacy. When
I smiled their appetizing odor felt
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25
HOMETOWN
III A p p E n ] n G s

1t is with the deepest regret that
we learn that Mrs. Arthur Taylor
fell off the woodshed the other day
and came down kersmash on the fam
lily wheelbarrow and will be in bed for
a week
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25


dence of others. you and your mother
are sometimes hard put to it to appear
eSScsSsSS>SSSSSSs>SS >>SSSS>SSSSSSSSS&
Birmingham, who is generally known
as the poetess of Hometown, has had
three offers of marriage within the
last twelve months, but that she pre-
ferS her parrot and poetry to any
man. Her verses entitled The Re-
fective Cow" will probably result in
further offers.
Mr. Abel White, the go-ahead village
carpenter, informs us that at least
three new woodsheds and forty rods
of sidewalk will ;be built in Hometown
this fall, and that he looks to see
plenty of money in circulation.
The story around town that Mr..
Homer Davis. the popular grocer. re-
fused to trust us for a quart of kero-
sene Is a canard invented by our
enemies to injure our financial stand
ing. Our credit at Davis IS good for
a whole gallon. any day. and people
who are circulating canards had bet
ter look out. ~
There is some talk of running Us for
Mayor of the town next year. In fact,
we have been asked to take the nomi-
nation, and certain of our friends de-
clare that we would have a walkover.
: We are thinking of the matter. We
feel that we have the necessary mod
esty and ability, but whether we can
raise new suit of clothes within the
next twelve months is another ques-
ton.
Mrs. Gordon Harper who stepped on
an old table fork one day last week
while going barefooted in the back
yard and who has been threatened
with lockjaw, is now much better and
wishes us to thank the numerous in
quirers after her health. It will be re-
membered that she broke her big toe
about this time last year by kicking
at a dog and hitting the house.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25


break her double chin at the. same
time. No one can tell what will hap
pen when hog gets to roofing In a
garden.
Mrs. Harry Johnson gave an Ice
cream party on her lawn last Friday
evening" and she SO sweetly and earn
estly appealed to us that, wes ates two
dishes land drank a glass OF butter
milk besides. tt is on such occasions
that an editor feels that he stands at
the head Of all professions.
1t has been remarked In certain cir
cles that our wife does the family
washing and splits most of the wood
and that we are not a considerate hus-
band. 1t is our wife's choice to do
these things from an athletic point of
view and people who gossip should
be in better business.
We understand that Mrs. Carter
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25

The editor begs to acknowledge the
receipt of seven large cucumbers from
some unknown donor. Cucumbers
have not the nutriment of beef. but we
shall devour them with thankfulness.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25

While we were passing the residence
of Mr.. Charles Andrews the other day
we noticed that he had nailed three
new pickets on his fence. Charlie is
always in the lead where improve
ments are to be made.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25

In seeking to drive a hog out Of her
garden one day last week Mrs. John
Stone stumbled over a summer squash
and knocked out three of her teeth
against a rock. She has a beautiful
lisp as a result. but she says she shall
have new teeth as soon as possible.
We congratulate her that she did not
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25

We have read three-act comedy
written by Miss Bella Haynes. daugh-
ter of our village blacksmith, and SO
far as we can judge 1t compares ia
vorably with anything written by
Shakespeare. She desires us to say
that there is not swear word used
in any act
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25

We understand that Mrs. Carter
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-01

d1anapOlts roll top desk, an ordinary
kitchen table and half a dozen hard
bottom chairs. The table is covered
with maps and charts, and upon the
wall is a rack of beautiful Japanese
cabinet work divided into narrow little
Sits, each Of which contains a piece Of
cardboard inscribed with Japanese
characters. While no foreigner or 9th
er person unacquainted with the Japa-
nese language can appreciate the sig
nificance of this curious arrangement,
to KOdama and Fukushima it means
everything. Each slip of pasteboard
represents a regiment, each line Of
compartments a brigade, each block
Of lines a division, and the entire rack
stands for the Japanese army in Man
chEria. Over the wires every morning
come reports Of the location and fight
ing strength of the different regiments,
and the little strips of cardboard in
this curious arrangement are changed
accordingly, SO that by a single glance
Baron Kodama can see what troops
are available and where they are locat-
ed.
In a drawer Of the table is another
chart. not visible to the ordinary Wis
itor, upon which is kept as accurately
as possible a similar representation Of
the strength and location of the Rus
sian armies. based upon information.
received daily from the spies andt
scouts which the japanese have sta
toned in every village and hamlet
throughout all Manchuria.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-01

has been III America two years and
does not pretend to know anything
about American politics. His song is
in G sharp major and is entitled Safe.
Sane and Sound" He bore it in tri-
umph to Rosemount and played and
sang to the judge.
The performance went swimmingly,,
Judge Parker standing at the end Of
the piano until the composer came to
the last four lines in the second stanza,
which are as follows:
With confidence in Parker sure
That he will prove O. K.
And make a mighty president
To rule the U. S. A.
"Tush, tush," said Judge Parker; I'VE
do not have mighty presidents ruling
the U. s.. a."
Bromby was embarrassed until it
was suggested that the substitution OF
the word "guide" or "lead' for rule
would be satisfactory, and then Judge
Parker consented to accept the dedica-
tion of the song, and the happy organ
list, loaded down with white flowers
from the Rosemount lawn, returned
gayly to Kingston.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-01
THE CZAR!NA'5 VISION.
Empress Heard Message From Saint
Who Promised an tLeir.

Empress Heard Message From Saint
Who Promised an 1.eir.
The dream prince, bon ,-.G.cc the
patronage of st. Serafim. w1.o appear
ed to the empress of Russia and fore
old the advent of an heir to a throne.
is looked upon by the peasants of Rus
STA with sacred awe. and they whisper
the story Of the empress vision as
though it were a miracle of old, says
a st. Petersburg dispatch to the New
York American.
Alexis, the czarowitz. besides being
a healthy eleven pound boy, is the
youngest colonel Of a fighting regiment
in the world. Before he was twenty
four hours old he received his first
military honor, being made an honor
airy colonel CT the Finland Guards. The
grizzled commander Of the troops went
to Alexandria villa to salute his infant
chief.
The infant rests in one of the most
beautiful and costly cradles in any
roya; household in the world, and it is
beside this cradle that the nobility OF
the empire will kneel to pay homage
to the heir to the Russian throne.
The dream which foretold the birth
of an heir to the car came to the
czarina about a year ago. She saw
in the dream one of the saints of the
Russian church, who expressed sym
patty with her desire for an heir. He
directed her to open his tomb and re-
move theEelics she would find there
and her fish would be gratifed.
The czarina told the czar Of her
dream, and he was very much i'm
pressed. She could not recognize the
saint that appeared to her. The car
sent for pictures Of all the saints Of
the church, and the czarina readily
picked out the picture Of st. Serafam
as the saint she had seer in her
dream.
A pilgrimage was made by the car
and czarina to the tomb Of st. 'Seraf-
finn in a forest on the Volga. The relics
described were found when the tomb
was opened end were given to the
czarina, who received them joyously.
She has had perfect faith since the
relics came into her possession that
she would bear an heir to her husband.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-01
Potash For the Haynela.

From eleven and a half acres under
grass George NJ. Clark Of Connecticut
this year secured 60 tons 175 pounds
of well cured hay, says American
Agriculturist. This is an average Of
nearly five and a half tons to the
acre. Mr.. Clark's wonderful success
in growing hay under his methods
of intensive culture and high fertiliza-
ton have for years attracted wide
attention in the middle and western
states as well as in the east. Mr..
Clark says that i'll his experience pot
ash will make the grass stand up.
whether wet Q dry. lie uses as a fer
tilizer bone, muriate Of potash and
nitrate Of soda and cuts six to ten
tons OF dry hay to the acre yearly.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-01
" FOR FARMERS
Dairy Cleanliness.

Everything depends upon the care Of
the crooks, pals and milk vessels, says
Farmers Advocate. Give particular
attention to the washing of them.
First rinse in cold water and wash
them as soon as possible after using
them; then wash thoroughly inside and
outside with hot water and finish by
rinsing with scalding water to which a
little borax is added. Wipe dry, then
set them right up in the sunshine and
fresh air, and they will be pure and
sweet. The borax disinfects and puri-
fies and is safe and inexpensive. The
cause of milk tainting is that SO many
turn their pals upside down on a table
or hang them up on a stake. and the hot
air cannot escape and %condenses and
causes the milk to sour. A great deal
of milk is tainted in this way. Try
this simple method Of washing your
vessels.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-01
PARKER EDITOR OF SONG.

Ex-JudGe Bars Word "Rule. From
Choral Written by Organist.
Ex-Judge A. 3. Parker, presidential
nominee on the Democratic ticket, re-
Gently set the sign Of his approval
upon a campaign song written and
composed by George Hayden Bromby,
+. >. A., the organist of the Church Of
the Holy Cross at Kingston, of which
his son-in-law, the Rev. G. NJ. Hall, is
the rector, says an Esopus dispatch to
the New York American.
MI: Bromby il an Englishman who
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-01
Thinning F7uit Pay. Sometimes.

The market test OF thinning fruit has
been applied by Professor G.. A. Beach
in certain apple orchards Of New York,
says American Cultivator. He finds
that the thinned trees bear a larger
percentage Of first grade fruit than
unthinned trees and that the fruit is
much better adapted for making fancy
grades. The profit Of the operation
depends upon the price that can be OBJ
tanned for fancy fruit. The opinion Of
a practical grower in whose orchards
the experiments were conducted is to
the effect that when there is a heavy
set of apples and it appears likely that
there will be a large crop Of fruit it
will pay to thin to such an extent as to
insure good sized fruit, otherwise not,
except as a protection for the trees.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-01
Cornered,

NO." growled the man, II have no
use for newspapers"
"Indeed!" retorted Sherlock Ones.
''Then what, pray, do you do on a
street a when there is a lady stand
ing In front of your"
The fellow WINGED. There was visi-
bly, no reply to be made to this.-Pitts-
burg Post
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-01
Fatteninr sheen.

Sheep car be fattened in less time
than cattle. 1t is generally found that
the steer is not finished in 100 days,
but must be topped off with about two
weeks extra feeding. The sheep can
be ready and prime for the market in
100 days.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-01

"Ducky," said the fond wife, II am
going to have a drop stitch waist sent
out today for your approval"
Good" responded the brutal hus-
band. Most of them come in for my
disapproval."
The Newark journal., 1904-01-29
Additional Local items.

Magness Bros. are closing out for January and February their entire line of hats, pants, shoes, etc, to make room for their inn men7e spring stock.
 Major B. r. Busby of Lonoke county was in the city several days the first of the week. He bought Dr. Pascae s place on the east side 0f town and will move here ia a short time. Major Bus bf is a very pleasant and agreeable gentleman and The Journal is glad to have him locate in our midst.
The Newark journal., 1904-01-29
WREC K ED Passenger Train on White River Road Smashed. Fast Train on rIain Line Dashed Into Rear of l26, Killing One
 and Wounding Several.

One of the most disasterous rail- road wrecks that eyer occurred on the White River road took place at Diaz Tuesday night. One per son was killed and number of others more or less seriously in- jured.
 Davis Flock, fireman on one of the wrecked trains was so badly injured that he died on route to the hospital.
 Those seriously injured are Dr. J. R. Crigler of Cord, badly bruised about the face and head and probably injured internally; Mrs. Rice of Batesville, badly burned about the face and head and injured internally: will not re- cover. \ number of others were injured whose names we have been unable to learn.
 The wreck was caused by the carelessness of a negro porter on the east bound White River pas senger. The passenger was 8 lit tie late and pulled into Diaz about II o'clock. Conductor Jack Re qua who was in charge of the train left 1t standing on the branch road and had gone over to the tel egraph office for orders. 4 negro porter on the branch train, think ing that No. 1, a southbound fast train on the main line which is due at Diaz at 10:49. had already gone down, turned the switch and sig naled for the branch passenger No. 126 to pull in on the main line. Unfortunately, however, No. 1 which is a fast train run hing on a schedule of 50 miles an hour, was also q few minutes late.
 There is 8 slight curve in the road at this place and before No.
The Newark journal., 1904-01-29
rIurder In The First Degree.

Searcy, Jan. 26 The White county grand jury returned an in dictment against Sam Taylor for murder in the first degree. Fay Tor stabbed and killed J. D. Ellis Ut IIammonsgille, this county, last September Taylor is in jail here, and the trial is set for next Fri day, January 29. Both men were very prominent, and the trial will be watched with much interest.
The Newark journal., 1904-01-29
Bryan For Senator.

William Jennings Bryan is slat- ed for Senator from Nebraska to succeed C.H.Dietrich, Republican, whose term expires March 4, 1905, and whose escutcheon has become more or less stained by the bribery incident. Several ex-candidates for the presidency have been in the Senate.
The Newark journal., 1904-01-29

1 could be Jagged she dashed into tue rear end of No. 126 almost completely demolishing both trains.
 The debris caught fire and four of tue wrecked coaches were burn ed. The coal chute which was b. cated alongside the trac< at this point caught from the burning de- bris and was also destroyed The loss is estimated 5y locql railroad weu ta=Be ab8aH @}a.a19
 Had t u5t 1.aa for tae presence of mind of the aev.bo5 o1 E9.ta5 the loss of life would have been appalling. The newsbox happen ed to walk out on the rear plat form just as tue headlight of No.1 swung into view some few hun dred yards distant, and realizing the perilous situation he hurriedly ran through the train and told the passengers to get off. All the branch passengers were of the train when the catastrophe occur red, but some of them had not got ten safe distance from the track.
 Dr. J. R. CrigIer who is well known here and who was seriously injured in the wreck was removed to Newport with the others, and is at the Planters. His condition is serious, but he may recover.