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The San Francisco call., 1905-04-19
UNCLEAN STREETS
MENACE HEALTH

To the Editor of The Call:
In this mornings paper you devote a
few lines to the subject of sprinkling
the streets with salt water, which the
Merchants Ice and Cold Storage Com
pany proposes to furnish gratuitously.
This is an important subject and one
that has never been adequately treated.
Our streets at the present time are ter
ribly filthy, and necessarily menace
to the health of the residents of the
town. They should be not only swept
clean, but sprinkled and flushed at
least daily. A nightly flushing, as is
done now in New York and London,
would work marvels in the appearance
of our thoroughfares and would i'm
prove sanitary conditions wonderfully
At present the street filth dries and
blows into our faces, into houses and
fruit stands, fish stalls, meat shops and
what not. And then we absorb it, eat
it and drink it. Thorough sprinkling
with any kind of water would help, but
salt water is far superior-to fresh. In
the first place, it should be very cheap,
an important desideratum. In the sec
ond place. it keeps street wet four
times as long as fresh water will be-
cause of it's salts, which absorb atmos-
pheric moisture. 1t would kill all vege-
table growth, whether grass, moss or
bacteria, and, besides, destroy all odors
due to street accumulations. Its good
work would even be continued In the
sewers. as a preventive Of putrefaction
and a deodorizing agent.
My work takes me into the dirty
parts of the city, and 1 often shudder
at the sight of stalls full of fruit and
meat exposed to direct contamination
from the unmentionable filth lying in
the streets, drying and blown about by
every breeze.
Clean sweeping and salt water sprink
ling would go far toward removing un-
favorable city conditions, / believe.
ERNEST SCHAEFFLE,
Deputy Fish Commissioned
City, April Is.
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To the Editor of The Call:
There is no thinking man but believes
that If the ideas expressed by the Re
publican League were carried into ef-
feet by men Of caliber of those present
it would be greatly to the interest OF
our city, but 1t struck me to-day that
the good citizens of the Republican
League forgot that there are also some
good citizens of the Democratic League
who may possibly feel hurt that they
were not invited to assist in furnishing
a better government here. / think the
action of Saturday night is exactly
what the present administration would
most desire. The Democrats will and
must keep up their organization The
lukewarm Republicans, who are going
to wait and see,' will howl for the
cunning, cute and crafty Republican
who made every dollar he possesses
from his profession and the same
crafty leader, by dropping the present
head of the city administration, viii be
able to make such a showing when
backed by the police force, the fire de-
partlnent and the sporting element, In
cluding gamblers. booksellers and sure
thing men of all kinds with all of their
followers, not to speak of the in
trenched army of taxeaters and graft
ers, whose ranks they are so solicitous
of swelling and whose salaries they
pine to increase-wfth all of these
forces at their command and with the
two old parties-one already on record
as the cream of the earth, and the
other no doubt to be heard from in a
few days as the entire universal dairy
fighting for supremacy twill not be
very difficult feat for the Union Labor
party under the guidance of the men
now in control to capture every office in
the coming municipal election They
can send out eloquent speakers, who
will tell the dear people of the good and
great things done in the last two years
and of other good and great things that
would have been done only for the Jeal-
Gus and contemplate conduct of un-
friendly boards, that prevented them
from carrying on work as they would
like to do in the interest of the city and
in the interest of labor unions. The re-
taliation of the workers south of Market
street mentioned Saturday night would
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iiYANkEE DOODLE"
FROM GERMANY Z?

In the publication Hessenland (No. 2,
19o5) Johann Lewalter gives expression
to his opinion that Yankee Doodle
was originally a country dance of a
district of the former province OF Kur-
Hesse called the ''Schwalm," says the
Frankfurter Zeitung.
1t is well known that the tune IF
Yankee Doodle was derived from a
military march played by the Hessian
troops during the war OF the Revolu-
tion in America. In studying the
dances Of the Schwalni. Lewalter was
struck by the similarity In form and
rhythm of Yankee Doodle to the
music of these dances Last year. at
the "kermess" OF the village OF Wasen-
berg, when Yankee Doodle was
played the young men and girls swung
into a true "Schwaelmer" dance, as
though the music had been composed
for 1t.
During the war OF ITS the chief re-
cruiting office for the enlistment of the
Hessian hired soldiers was Ziegenhain
in Kur-Hesse. 1t therefore seems
probable that the Hessian recruits
from the "Schwalm" who served In
the pay Of Great Britain in America
during the Revolutionary War, and
whose military band Instruments con-
sisted of bugles, drums and ffes only
carried over with them the tune,
known 10 them from childhood, and
played 1t as a march.
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young people by parents or guar
dians. turns out more happily
than the love marriage which obtains
in our own land.
So much more is involved in the
matter than a mere comparison be-
tween young impulse and mature rea-
son as guides in affairs matrimonial
that it deserves a longer discussion
than my space will allow. But, as
one who has observed the merits and
evils of both systems at close range,
l am ready to pronounce autocratical-
ly in favor of the marriage for love,
which, 1 believe, promises best for
the evolution of the race and for the
development of the most worthy ideals
of womanhood and home
The divorce statistics of the United
States would seem, perhaps, to re-
fute such an argument. Nowhere else
In the world. except in Japan, is the
divorce rate go high.
Yet, according to Professor George
E. Howard of the University of Ne
braska, who has made an exhaustive
study of the subject, never before in
the history of our country has mar
riage been on so elevated a moral. So
cial and economic plane as now: and
the family life in America is the pur-
est In the civilizations of the world.
Loose marriage laws and general
lack of education concerning the mar
riage relation are mainly responsible
for the divorce evil that now exists
among u.s. he declares. And this opin-
ion of his is supported by another au-
thority. Judge Kavanagh of Chicago,
who has stated that more than so per
cent of the 100 divorces granted in
his city annually take place within
two years after marriage, because of
establishment and lack of common
sense. The present unfortunate con-
ditions can hardly be considered, then,
as irremediable.
The European marriage of convent
ence does not exclude the possibility
of love, as many believe who have
viewed it only from afar. European
parents desire that their children shall
be suitably mated; the education that
a girl receives abroad teaches her to
expect that she will love her husband; ;
and usually young man falls in love
with his wife, either before or after
the ceremony.
The fact that money provision has
been made for their life together
tends to create domestic harmony.
But, on the other hand, in coun-
tries where marriages of convenience
are the rule both sexes learn early
through observation, through litera-
ture and through public opinion that
if one does not love ones life partner
1t is in accordance with nature to love
some one else and therefore justifiable
Thus many young people come to re-
gard intrigue as a part of marital ex-
perience.
1t is unlikely that the marriage of
convenience would thrive i'm American
soil if transplanted. Our standards Of
womanliness would be enough of
themselves to prevent 1t from taking
root. AS w. c. Brownell has defined
the national feminine ideal. with us a
wife is a companion first and wom-
an afterward-the exact reverse of
the type developed under the patri-
arcf1al marriage system.
/ Besides, both our men and women
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HEARD I'm FAR
OFF HONOLULU

Il see,' remarked Dr.. Wood with a
far-away look in his eyes, that they
have found the trunk of a man in the
street at San Francisco and the arms,
legs and head in the bay. First you
know the San Francisco police will
find that the man died from natural
uses."-Honolulu Advertiser.
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have still all the independence which
marks a pioneer civilization. We have
inherited the spirit of our forefathers
who dared to cut out paths>for them >
selves in the primeval forest.
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Special information supplied daily tt
business houses and public men by tn.
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 80 Cali
fornia street. Telephone Main 1912.
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Townsend's Cal. Glace Fruits and
Choice Candies will start a branch store
al 7s7 Market street on April 20, 1905.
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Townsend's Gala. Glace Fruits in ar
tistic flre-etched boxes. 10 Kearny st
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spises Walters to such an ex-
tent that she is invariably extremely po-
lite to him and likes Hendricks so much
that she barely deigns to treat him with
common courtesy. Her family shares
her opinion of both the men. but their
manner toward them is the reverse.
They shun Walters as they would the
plague and they welcome Hendricks
with whole-hearted cordiality Inverse
ly Nell should be expected to like this,
but, strangely enough, she complains
that it is only making matters worse
His sister was with her in the library
when Walters was announced Ethel.
won't you come in with me?" she
pleaded. II can't endure that mans
prattle throughout the entire even
ing"
This book is too interesting to
leave" was EthePs reply.
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The greatest miracle is the casting
out of the devil of self.
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Mrs. Shutem-Do you re-
member how many ducks you
shot last Thursday?
Mr.. Shutem (hesitatingly)-
Why-er--four, I believe.
Mrs. Shutem - Then the
butcher has made a mistake.
He charges for half a dozen.
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Mr.. Roosevelrs toward becoHing gos
country<-New York World
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Pungoteague.

Miss Emma L. Read, having closed
her school in upper Accomac, is home
again.
Mr.. A. G. Duer, near here, is quite
sick at this time with some bronchial
trouble.
Mr.. O. X. Walker, wife and daugh-
fer left for a few days visit to Balti-
more last Tuesday.
Mrs. E. ]. Ames and children re-
Turned home last Thursday after
three months visit to Baltimore.
Mrs. J. L. Warren left this week Tor
q 10 DAYS visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Susie Johnson, Hallwood.
Rev. Mr.. Nichols filled the pulpits
at Pungoteague and Harborton laSC
Sunday for Rev. R. o. Payne.
Mr.. Jno. II. Aud, confined to his
house for several months with cry
sipelas, we are glad to report Is I'LL
proving some.
Mr.. Fred Parks, promising young
man. and Miss Mary Only, the attrac-
tive daughter of Mr.. John Only, were
married last Wednesday at the Drloe :
parents near here, Rev. r. U. Payne
officiating.
Mr.. Preston Steward, who sold his
farm near here, last fall and moved
with his family to Norfolk, has return
ed to this place and occupies the
Heath estate recently vacated by Mr
| A. E. Mock, who has gone TO ne"
York.
Mr.. S. It. Taylor, treasurer OF tn'
improved Order Heptasophs, thu
place. paid the heirs of the late H. ii
Custis four thousand dollars, tn
amount of his insurance. 1t was JUS
fifteen days from the date OF the re
port to date of payment. The Hepta
sophs stand well in this locality
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Millinery.

I wish to inform my friends and
patrons. that, l will be home from
baltimore with full line of millinery
goods and will open up April 6, 1907
| cordially invite the public to ex-
anime my stock at an early date
Yours respectfully,
Bette E. Martin,
Pungoteague, Va.
have just arrived from the city
with a complete line of millinery
goods and fashionable milliner TO
wait on you from Armstrong, Gator
& Co. Please call and inspect my
stock. Will try to please both in
stock and quality.
Respectfully,
Mrs. T. A. German,
Hallwood, Va.
Miss Sadie P. Duncan, of the flrm
of Miss Duncan & Co., Belle Haven
Va. is in the cities this week pur
chasing Spring millinery and will b'
home after April 10th.
Respectfully,
Miss Duncan & Co.,
Belle Haven, Va.
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Anti Saloon League Convention.

The fourth annual convention OF the
Anti-Saloon League of Accomac
county will be held in the Nj. e.
Church, South, at Onley, Tuesday
April 18th, 1905, at 10 a. M, and nave
three sessions-morning, afternoon
and night.
1t is hoped that pastors and others
interested in the temperance WORK
will hold local meetings and appoint
delegates to the convention. All
churches, Sunday-schools and temper
ance organizations are entitled to
send delegates. Rev. j. W. West
Field Secretary of the Virginia Anti
Saloon League, and other prominent
speakers will address the convention
Addresses will also be made by rep
resentatives of the County Conven
ton. Let all the people come.
Z. M. Jordan,
A. II. James,
J. w. Cammack,
Spencer F. Rogers,
Committee.
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Painter.

Mrs. F. o. Boone and Mrs. l.. IT.
Hoffman, who have been i'll, are now
convalescing.
Mr.. VIM. Mears and wife, of Frank
town, Va, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. A. P. Heath here.
Mr.. T. G. Elliott is charging his
storehouse this week to meet the re-
ouirements of his extensive trade.
The Modern Remedy Co., of Gin
cinnati, o., begun their series OF en-
tertainments at the Hall at this place
Tuesday evening to large audience
Mr.. Edward Wilson, of Quinby, ano
Miss Minnie Colona, daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Colona, near Fail
Oaks, Va, eloped from here Tuesday
night, 4th, and were married at Prin
cess Anne, Md, Wednesday.
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Parksley.

Mrs. B. Rayfeld Hogan will not go
TO Norfolk, as contemplated, but will
remain in Parksley this season.
Miss Anna Wiltbank, of Milton,
Del, is visiting her brother, Mr..
Horace Wiltbank, on Cooke st.
Messrs. D. H. Johnson and E. Z.
Pate are in the cities this week IN
the interest of their respective firms.
Mr.. B. F. Parks lost a valuable
horse a few days ago. 1t ran away
to pillow, jumped fence, broke It's
back and had to be killed.
Rev. J. E. Hutson, evangelist OF
Richmond, is assisting Rev. j. ID.
Harte in a revival meeting at the
Baptist Church this week. He IS
preaching very asceptably each night
at s O'Clock to good sized congrega-
tions, and will continue to preach
during the coming week at same
hour.
Revs. w. B. Judefnd and R. K
Lewis; Messrs. S. w. Parks and h.
T. Mason, pastors and delegates from
Parkslev and Leemont NJ. P. Churches
are in attendance at the Annual Con
ference being held in Salisbury, thu
week.
Mr.. William Shreves, an industrlou
and upright man, highly esteemed IL
his community for his many goo'
traits of character, died at his hom
at Hunting Creek, Tuesday night
April 4th, of ailments incident to Oh
age, aged SO years. He was mem
her of the NJ. P. Church. Service
were conducted over his remains b
Rev. ]. F. Ayres at his home, Thurs
> dav afternoon, where he had lived a
his life. He leaves seven sons, Jon
: lW., James, Thaddeus, Tully, Angus
tus D., Sydney B. and William
Shreves and three daughters, MIR
s Major Matthews, Mrs. Sylvan
r Matthews and Mrs. Richard Somer
Il to mourn his loss.
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Chlncoteague.

Our public school closes Friday
May 9Th.
Dennis & Smith are having large
platform erected on the water 10 DC
occupied by merry-go-round'
Robert Marshall arrived home from
lower Accomac this week with TWO
"stenpers. and w. j. Matthews with
one.
Mrs. BERTHE Miller and daughter OF
stockton, are visiting friends here;
Mrs Maggie Jones and Miss Merritt
are visiting friends at Snow HILL
S. 4. Bach, retired hotel Keeper
of New York, has bought the dwell
ing of Henry Conant for the sum Oh
81 500 and will move here and make
this place his home.
The public road has been built and
passed upon by our postmaster, re-
ouired by the Rural Mail Department
and rural mail delivery Will soon o'
| in operation here with the son OF o
r. Dennis as carrier.
selby Williams, aged so years, while
out rowing this week, dropped dea(
in his boat. He leaves a widow
children and great, great grand
children. Mr.. Williams and his an
cestors were natives of this place. III
was well known and well thought o
here.
| Arrivals at Atlantic Hotel TIL
week: N. R. Owens, R. Q. Thomas
VIM. Gilmore, Geo. Breasure, H. II
Brown. J. Thos. Powell, Baltimore
J. M. ODER, l. Staum, Philadelphia
Fulton Powell, Wilmington; Gilpei
Conner, Absecom; ]. E. Brown, Cap
May; G. G. Prettyman, Milford; IRE
Howard, Peter Bounds, Salisbury;
; G. Wescott, N. B. Rich,S. W. Beioa
Accomac.
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Temperance rleetings.

Rev. J. w. West, Field Secretary
of the Anti-Saloon League of Va,
will address the citizens of Accomac
county as follows;
Wachapreague, Wednesday night
April 18th.
Greenbackville, Thursday night
April 18th.
Chincoteague Island, Friday night,
April 18th. =,
Mappsville, Saturday night, April
18th.
Temperanceville, II a. M, Sunday
April 18th. .
HOMETOWN, p. M, Sunday, Aprl
18th.
New Church, 1880 p. m, Sunday
April 10th.
Hallwood, Monday night, April 18th
Onancock, Wednesday night, Apr
18th.
Painter, at the hall, Friday night
April DIST.
Rev. w. B. Beauchamp, pastor o
Trinity NJ. E. Church, South, OF New
port News, Va, will speak at Accc
mac G. H., s p. M, Wednesday, Apr
18th. Subject, "a Great Moral Re
formu Committee.
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Real Estate at Auction,

J. Harry Rev, trustee in deed rom
Estelle r. Bozman, and John L. BOZ
man her husband, will sell at public
ouction in front of hotel at Parksley,
on Saturday, April Sth, 1907 . p ni''
q certain house and lot situated IN Inc
town of Parksley. For full particu-
lars see posters.
The real estate of Capt. William H.
Slant, deceased, situated near MARSH
Market, will be sold at public auction
on Saturday, May 9Th, 3 p. m'' IN
front of the storehouse, occupied by
the decedent in his lifetime. Adver-
tisement giving terms, &c, VIII ap-
pear in next issue.
Ben II. Gunter, trustee in deed from
the heirs-at-law and widow OF the iaIe
George II. Bundick, will sell at public
auction on Saturday, April 22d, l9Oo
D. m, in front of Thomas b. Hopes
store, Modestown, the real estate O
which the said George t. Bundici
died seised and possessed, dlvide'
into two parcels-one containing
So. rs acres, and the other 51.% acres
For terms and other particulars SCI
posters.
G. Walter Mapp, trustee of }. u
Belote & Son, banTupts, will sell D.
public auction at Savageville, o
Saturday, April Sth, 1905, beglnnin
at 10 O'Clock a. M, two lots of desii
able household and kitchen furniture
two carts, wagon, buggy, dayton
two runabouts, three horses, feed an
farming outfit, one share OF the cap
tai stock of the par value OF SlOO.'
; in the First National Bank
Onancock. At two O'Clock in ii
2 afternoon of same day at Savagevil
| said trustee will sell the four valuab
tracts of real estate belonging to sa
i, bankrupts. For full particulars 81
posters or communicate with sa
trustee.
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NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
Onancock.

Mrs Robert L. Hopkins returned
Saturday from visit to friends III
Baltimore.
Mrs. Thomas NJ. Scott, of Eastvllie,
Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. e. FREQ
Kelly, on East Main st.
Mrs. Jennings NAPLES, OF cape
Charles, is the guest of Mrs. Samuei
T. NAPLES, on Kerr street.
Rev. Mr.. Lingamfelter,o of staunton'is
bolding a series of services in Naomi
Mckenzie Presbyterian Church.
Miss Mary Bishop arrived by steam
or from Baltimore Wednesday to be
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. .. L.
Parker.
Mrs. Oscar Parks entertained few
friends Friday evening, in honor OF
her sister, Miss Esma Coard, OF Acco-
mac, Va.
Mrs. BERTHE X. Powell returned
Saturday from visit to her daughter
Mrs. Joseph L. Cahall, of George
town, Del.
Miss Sarah Nelson Parker left Mon
dav for visit of two weeks to hei
sister. Mrs. Francis Wilson, of Wash
ington, d. G.
The openings of Mrs. BrOughton &
loo. and Ames, Mills & Co. which
were held Wednesday, Thursday an(
Friday, were well attended.
Misses Sarah and Dorothy Bishop
of late guests of their cousin, Mrs
Ohio L. Parker, left for their home Il
Snow Hill, Md, Wednesday.
Mrs. Susie U. Nottingham and Mrs
Walter Fitchett, of Eastville, Va
spent a few days this week wit
Mrs. Robert L. Hopkins at Jingle
side"
The many friends of DR.. E. h
Leatherbury are glad to see him o
. the street again. DR.. Leatherbur
was confined to the house for thre
weeks with pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Shield lie
= Thursday for the Northern cities. MI
Shield, while away, will purchas
goods for his new store which he e.
T. poets to occupy in two weeks.
Master Fred Hopkins, who Wi
- operated upon for appendicitis abo'
: three weeks ago in Boston, is vel
much improved and has been move
= to his home in New Rochelle, Mass.
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Unley.

A drug store has been opened mere
by DIR. Angle.
Mr.. N. F. Walter is improving his
dwelling by adding another room.
Miss Helen Savage quite sick and
confined to her home for several days.
Mrs. w. E. Mears returned this
week from a visit to her parents at
Bloxom.
New poles are being put up here
bv the Diamond State Telephone Co.
this week.
Among the late visitors to tow
were R. A. Brice, Philadelphia, Mr.
John Parks and wife, Pastoral.
Mr.. w. ]. Baldwin left this weel
for Aberdeen, Md, to attend the fun
eral of an uncle, who had committee
suicide.
Messrs. G. B. Savage, w. w. Park
Iand Chester Savage are not now ehgl
BILE to the class known as sprinter'
Of late each has been nursing lam
ankle.
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HOMETOWN.

Miss Essie Evans is spending the
week at Pocomoke.
Mr.. J. G. Orwell left on business
this week for Princess Anne.
Mr.. Minis Coleburn is soon to I'M
nrove his dwelling, by building new
front to it.
Mrs. Alice Taylor has returned
from an extended visit to relatives on
Chincoteague.
Among the recent visitors to ou
town were Mrs Mamie Henderson anc
daughter and Miss Ezma Coard' O.
Pocomoke, Mr.. Judah Savage ane
Rev. Theodore Gayer, of Girdletree
Mr.. Bloxom, of Bloxom, and Mr. Jo'
Conquest, of Atlantic.