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The San Francisco call., 1905-03-27

The big thick-set quiet looking
commuter from East Orange had
just settled himself in his seat in
the smoker of the up train and
spread out his paper the other
morning when an acquaintance with a
loose. garrulous looking mouth, an in
deterninate chin and continuous per-
forInance grin took the seat beside him,
relates the New York Sun
Morning said the man with the
loose mouth to the thick-set man. Nip
py weather"
+. Kind o. said the big man.
The newcomer squfrmed around in
his seat. moistened his lips with his
tongue. added crease or so to his
foolish grin and began:
Say. did your ears burn you any
last night?"
Not SOS could notice it." replied
the big man. Why"
The loose rnouthed man wriggled
about some more in his seat. wet his
lips again several times and kept on
grinning foolistly.
.'Oh. nothing" he said finally. at
tempting an off-hand tone Heard
some people roasting you last night.
that's ALL
Did. eh." said the big man. not be-
traying any excessive amount of in
terest Handed II out to me pretty
strong. eh?"
That's right" answered the loose
mouthed one Threw it into you right
hot and no mistake"
That's kind o. queer" said. the big
man. refiectively. II didn't know had
any enemies in this town or anywhere
else. for that matter"
oh" said the other. Il don't s'pose
they were actual enemies. like you say
il. y know-they just passed you out
a few. that's ALL
'-Uh. huh" said the big man. What
did they have to say2'
..Oh. slathers of things" said the
garruIous one said that you were
playing the ponies a lot in the New
York pool-rooms and-that they'd got
you in a hole. for one thing"
HIM" commented the big man.
Come again.
'Oh. there was a lot of stuff like that.
They said you We're so sore over your
losses that YOU went on big toot be-
fore New Years and more than painted
UP the town" went on the loose mouth
ed one.
"Uh. huh" said the big man. Lets
have another.
.sOh. I can't remember 'em all. They
said you were so mashed on yourself
that there's talk of widening the street
that you live on SOS you can push
through it without breaking other
folks windows with Your elbows"
That was a cute little rap. Let's
have some more
We'll. one of 'em kind o. hinted
around that you were a whole lot
scientific in handling the pasteboards
in little games of draw with your
friends-un'stand2 ?"
yep, I see- That was a tidy little
JOLT too. Spin another now
"Oh. they said that you'd got to be
a rumeater right, and that you toted
your little package home with you
regularly from New York every even
ing.
Queer that 1 manaxe to duck biz
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-27


edly the mass of Antares must be ex-
ceptional. Mr.. Larkin of the Lowe
Observatory. in this State, points out
that round this great star is a wide
region about as void of stars as any
Known to the telescopist.' Many
starry fields are encountered in the
heavens. These blackened and waste
areas show no stars or. If any. they
are on the extreme limit of vision in
this splendid and pure mountain air.
In these dark expanses no trace of the
delicate. pearl white. shimmering
background of the sidereal structure
can be seen. The inference is that all
the matter once in this area has been
drawn in to build up the colossal sun
Antares.''
The space has been swept clean. In
the constellation Sagittarils and
Scorpio there exist many black fields.
without either star or nebuIous back
ground.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-27
THE "KNOCKER"
FREES HIS MIND
After Listening to the Scorching Tale the Big
Man Promises to Kick Other Fellow
" Full of ButtonholeS.

/ heads OF mornings. then Kesp 'sr
a-going."
Well I'm only telling you what
they said. now. remember. One Of the
women spoke up then and said she
saw one Of your boys on his way 20
school the other day and that the
youngsters feet were on the ground
for the need of shoes
That's one sad enough 20 need a
paper snowstorm and a cello obigato.
Next
~Of course. 1 don't take any stock
in all such stun. but one OF 'em-an-
other OF the women I guess-said that
there was a chattel mortgage on your
piano and all the rest of your furni-
ture''
Alarming if true. Anything else -
The man with the loose mouth and
the indeterminate chin shuffied about
some more in his seat and hts grin
began to look somewhat drawn and
strained.
.'Um-wen" he said "of course a
fellow can't remember all of this truck
that he hears. can he2"
We'll. you've done pretty well at
it, said the big man. turning about
in his seat so that he could look the
loose-mouthed one square in the eye.
You haven't overlooked much. And
you sat there and let EN- knock. didn't
you? Now. you wait. 1 want TO tell
you something.
1T takes at least two 10 knock. No
man that doesn't get encouragement
going around knocking another man
he's got to have a receptive audience
of at least one. and cOmplaisant audi
ence at that.
ANY man that lets out even one lit
tie chee7 in the way of knocking a
friend of mine has got to fight. and he
has got to know how TO fight But
you sat there. wherever il was-and
l don't care TO know where il was
and you gulped il all down and now
you bring il to me.
"A dog that viii fetch a bone viii
carry one That'li be about all for
you. and if you ever have the gall TO
notice me on the street or on the train
or anywhere else again I'm going to
kick you full of buttonholes.
The man with the loose mouth got
up from his seat and skunk into the
next car. and the big man. looking
pretty rosy. but self-contained enough.
reopened his morning paper and re-
sumed the reading of it,
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-27
CHEF AND DUCHESS

To his fiancee. the Duchess Cecilia
of Mecklenburg- -Schwerin. Crown
Prince Frederick William of Germany
has sent his fayorite chef to study the
lady's tastes. remarks the New York
World. Here is proof of a lovers So
licitude and something more. Some
thing, say. jim manifestation of COM
ing rulers regard for domestic tran
quillity. IN London not many months
ago distinguished couple before their
formal betrothal underwent the test of
series of breakfasts for two. 1t was
a trial Of morning hour appetites and
teInpers. What more becoming than
that similar foresight should exist
in the case of the Prince and Duchess?
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-27
A STORY OF
PENNIES AND
PRETTY WOMEN

tient by this time. and his gruff
'FareS please" warned the woman to
hurry
oh, I've only got four" she said.
turning TO her friends Haven't you
one?" The conductors call again made
delay dangerous, however. and with a
little gasp of dismay she handed him
quarter
With a smile that was contagious he
carefully placed the four little piles
of pennies in the outstretched palm
and went back TO the platform. softly
humming to himself.
The next block the five friends left
the car looking crestfailen and de-
jected. AS they stepped to the street,
one said to the others:
We'll. what do you think of that ?
We come here for a DAYS shopping
We get nothing but pennies in the
store and then we get beaten at our
own game on the car
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-27


all
would
And with
in a hat
her from She nsDratn which
n
Of all the If could pluck
beneath the
lei owered
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-27

ward the mystery of some untoucneo
joy. Our senses sigh for the fragrance
of the rose beyond our reach ine
beauty which we cannot grasp looks
starlike TO our longing gaze The love
that was not meant for US enuces
often with Circean spell
What use all this2 Why are We
baffled so? Why can't we have the
things we want? Why should we want
the things We can not have? Why
must there always be some pathos In
our pleasure? And why Is every pang
of pain as full Of wonder as IL il were
a throb of joy? l do not know. Do
you? 1 think not
There's nothing. then. for you and
me except 10 make the best OF things.
Shall we be nothing more than chill
aside the treasures that we have. to
cry because we can not hold between
our hands the shining moon? Shall
we in folly waste good tears-which
some day we may need 10 make our
spirits grow-by letting them fall.
blistering, upon our window-sill. the
while we gaze through misty woe upon
that pretty little rose which we de-
sire chiefly because it grows beyond
our reach.
There is this TO remember: The
things you want and can not have are
imaginatively yours forever. They are
part Of your ideal OF life. part Of your
hope. and part or your ambition. They
Will never become common; they will
never be superf1uous. The princess
whom the page adores is always
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-27
smoke Nuisance Remedv.

A novel method Of putting black
smoke TO practical use has been dis
covered at one Of the large factories
in Belgium The smoke is taken from
the chimney and run through a space
that is filed with a stream of petrole-
un. which absorbs the smoke and gen
crates a gas which is burned and used
TO run gas engines.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-27
THE MYSTERY OF
UNTOUCHED JOY
Things You Want and Cannot Have Are
inatively Yours Forever
BY DOROTHY FENIMORE.

beyond
and petal ordinary
navte
- i like all
/ holdt I close
We most desire 1t matters not that other
80 arte
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-27

Special information supplied daily TO
business houses and public men by fhs
Press Clipping Bureau fallen -. 80 CALI
fnrnia street Telephone Main 1041
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-27

Townsends Gala Glacs Fruits. IN ar
tistic fire-etched boxes 10 Kearny ST
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-27

to .. m. best eyeglasses. specs. fsc: xold
plate (ntted). 81 Fourth At. Front rest
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-27

Tommy-Mamma. doesn't silk
come from a worm?
Mamma-Yes. Tommy.
Tommy-Then ali your silk
dresses come from a worm, don't
they?
Mamma-Yes. Tommy.
Tommy wonder If Pop was
thinking of that last night when
he said the worm was bound to
turn.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-22
Another House.Warmlna.

A large number of the ladies' Of
Chicago street gave a house-warming
last evening in honor ofyMr. and Mrs.
w. 8. satterfeld, who have recently
gone to house keeping on that street.
The entertainment was a surprise to
both Mr.. and Mrs. satterfield and the
occasion was much enjoyed by all
present. Many valuable and useful
gifts were presented to these popular
young people by their guests. Those
present were Mesdames w. s. Jami.
son, ]. w. Wise, j. H sampsell. j. ..
Crowell. A. A. Luthy. w. w. conaway.
g. W. Deck, f. A. Bell, Richard
Brand. w. F. coburn and H. G. Hol.
land.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-22
GOODBYE WABASH
If THIS DISP)A TCH
IS AUTHENTIC

The following dispatch appeared in
the Wheeling Register this morning
as a special from Baltimore:
BALTIMORE. Nd, July sa.-It was
seni-oficaily stated here yesterday
that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has united with the Wander
Wilt interests In the purchase OF the
coal lands and railroad rights and
other property OF the Little Kanawha
syndicate In central West Virginia.
Here is what has been accomplished
by the deal.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company secures the elimination Of
the road which had been projected
from Belington. w. Va. to -Pittsburg
and which was, designed to parallel
the Baltimore and Ohio from Beling.
ton to Grafton. This projected road
was partly graded, the sum OF $780,.
600 having been expended. on the
work and in the acquisition of the
rights Of way.
The B. and o. will secure for its
BeIington branch all the coal and 9TH
er tonnage originating in the terri
tory between Grafton. and Beling-
ton. s-s.-- z
No further work will be done on the
road by the Little Kanawha ssyndi-
cate. sss5.a
The Vanderbilt lines have an i'm
portant entrance into the coal fields
of West Virginia, which wilT=be the
source of profitable tonnage and
which will supply the demand for
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-22
THE STANDARD OIL KING SAYS
HE NEVER TASTED A DROP
IN HIS LIFE.
.EvEN A LITTLE IS roo MUCH
FOR ANY MAN." Mr.. ROOKIE
TELLER SAYS.
tBy Publishers. Press,

CLEVELAND. Ohio. July 22.-At
the weekly prayer meeting Of the Eu.
cid Avenue Baptist Church last nignt,
John D. Rockefeller talked on drink.
He began. after several had testified; I;
Since one week ago 1 have carried
a weight on my conscience. 1t mas
borne me down. have not enjoyed
life" He stood by chair In the
front row of seats. gripping the chair
firmly.
A colored divinity student had Just
concluded an appeal to the church
for financial assistance In his effor,
to become missionary to Africa.
Another speaker had talked Of the
Golden Rule and still another had
discussed honesty in business meth.
DDS.
AS Rockefeller began his address
with the significant reference to his
conscience the audience listened with
tense interest. But 1t was not the
storysof the career. that had made hin,
the richest man in the world that
trembled on Rockefeller's lips. 1t
was talk on the demon drink.
81 have been thinking OF something
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-22
JOHN d. ROCKEFELLER
DISCUSSES STRONG
DRINK

| wanted to say at the last prayer
meeting" continued the speaker. .i
didn't have the courage to say Il
then. But now that the subject has
been touched upon here tonight i
am not going to let the opportunity
go by me.
Let me urge every one here to alb
stain from strong drink No matter
where we 20 we see SO much OF the
effects Of liquor. Homes and familie.
are ruined by this curse alone. why
will men fall Victims to the poison :
No man can succeed In business who
uses strong drink and mo- person has
a placeein better society who falls In
to Its power. M -, -
Men start out by taking a ,tippie
These hot days make summer drinks
inviting to some SO they take a lit.
tie. But that little too often proves
a little too much and men go down
to ruin. It is that first little drcp
that paves the way.
And right here I can say before
my maker that never in my life have
1 tasted a drop Of strong drink. Even
little would be far too much for me
to bear and I could not take drop
now. A little is too much for any
man.
And right here let me say to the
women and giris=-dear girls-do yon
realize what a weight OF responsibility
you have In this world? Have any of
you ever thought you were. the cause
of the downfall of some man7 have
talked long enough. III stop now,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-22
Want AZ. Found Il.

+ Ask F. F. Grim. of the Coco Cola
.Bottlinf Works, ifit pays to put lost
ad. in the West yirginan. Last Sat
urday evening he lost a handsome
watch charm, valued at SIS, and not
being able to find the same on Tues.
day inserted an ad. in this paper de.
scribing the charm. with the result
that to-day It was returned to him
by E. B. Harden. Of the local postofIlce
force. who saw the ad. in the West
virginan.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-22
JIMMY BRITT won OVER KID
SULLIVAN IN TWENTY ROUNDS

SAN FRANCISCO, July 22.-Jimmy
Britt, the lightweight champion OF
the world met and defeated KID
salliyan. Of Baltimore, in slam
bang battle Of twenty rounds last
night. s.ts'.-r.. 49,: :
The decision went to Britt, who
outpointed and outfought his rival
with his own; game whenever 1t was
necessary. The first eight rounds it
was even up, but after that Britt took
a decided lead though he was not
able to knock out his opponent. Sui
livan was badly beaten up about the
face. and during the bout bled pro.
fuseiy. Britt was In real champion.
ship form, boxing with the finesse Of
postmaster ci the game, and adeliv-
ering his blows with wonderful pre-.
cision. Sulliyan's best work was in
the ciinches when he beat Britt with
.short rights about the ribs and kid
neys. Sullivan made a statement
that he broke his hand in the tenth
round. Britt was 10 to A fayorite.
Britt in speaking of the mill, said
this morning:
sullivan Is a good, rough custom
er. with wallop in either hand. He
will beat most of the, lightweights
throughout the country. refrained
from mixing 1t and exchanging wild
wallops with him, for the reason that
have too big a thing on my hands
with Nelson. 1 was satisfied to out
point him.
The early rounds were of a give
and take order with Sullivan and
Britt ready to meet each Sother half
way.
II anything Sullivan was the more
aggressive though he bled stream
from Britt's ripping jabs. Britt took
big lead in the eighth rounds He
tore after Sullivan like panther.
swapping in left and right jabs which
caused sullivan's cut lips to- open
again and his face to reek with gore.
Sullivan tried to stem the torrent of
blows. but was unable, and Britt, set
ting himself, shot hard right to the
jaw which feiled the. easterner to the
mat Sullivan half rose at the count
of five, and at eight struggled to his
feet Britt stepped in to finish his
man, but Sullivan, swaying in the air,
was an unsteady target, and blows
struck the cheekbone. Sullivan step
ped back and in a trice he had recov-
cred. Brits opportunity for knock
out had passed. Britt dropped his at
tack TO the body in the next few
rounds. working SulIIvan's stomach
with left arm jolts while Sullivan
hammered Britt's kidneys with right
hand jolts. In the thirteenth. round
Sullivan landed hard wallop to the
. .
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-22
Between THIRTY and FORTY
People SUFFER DEATH WHICH
WAS PLANNED FOR THE SULTAN

sons were killed by the explosion of
the bomb. which was one of the larg.
est ever used for such purpose.
The estimates of the wounded vary
from fifteen to forty. The Sultan on
his return to the Palace after the
bomb throwing kept an appointment
he had for an audience with the Aus.
trlan Ambassador. All by-standers
who witnessed the attempt made on
the ruler agree that he did not ap-
pear to be excited in the least by
the affair.
The police believe that the bomb
throwing was the result of an Ar
menian plot.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-22
BOYCOTT IS COMPLETE
CHINESE ARE PERFECTLY OR.
eANlzEo AND ARE HOLDING
THE PEOPLE IN LINE.
(py Publishes, Press.l

Nby FuDIlshers PreSs.J
SHANGHAI, China, July 22.-The
boycott OF American goods which has
been declared by Chinese merchants,
as protest against the rigorous ex-
'clision OF Chinese from the United
States has now spread throughout the
southern provinces. American enter.
prises are being barred absolutely
from large area having popula.
ton of 15o.oO0O00.
The fact that the movement to boy
colt American goods is SO perfectly
organized leads to the belief that it
is being managed by government off,
cials at Pekin. !.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-22
6By Publishers, Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 22.-
United States Minister Leishman. at
Constantinople, has cabled the State
Department officially confirming the
press reports that an attempt was
made on the life of the Sultan Of
Turkey yesterday during Selamilk
ceremonies. He says:
"a large bomb was exploded as his
majesty was leaving the Mosque. The
Sultan escaped injury. and at once
drove back to the palace in the Gus
tomary manner. Between thirty and
forty persons were killed or injured,
and a number of carriages were
wrecked The perpetrators of the
outrage have not yet been detected.
-.CoNSTANTINoPLE,, July 22.-The
people generally here do not yet
know of the attempt made yesterday
to assassinate the Sultan.
The authorities are greatly ARMED
over the act as the attempt is the
first of its kind ever perpetrated in
Constantinople. At least thirty per.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-22

solar plexus. Britt bent his body, in
pain, and it was evident that he had
lost his wind. Britt got himself to-
igether, and by side-stepping and
clever foot work he recovered himself
though Sullivan in the meanwhile
kept up a continual attack.
/ The fourteenth round found the
men fighting hard, Britt sending tell
ing blows to the stomach and face
with his left, and Sullivan beating
his opponents ribs with his right.
Britt had now fully recovered from
the effects of the solar plexus punch
and was working at full speed. He
moved like lightning away from the
returns Of Sullivan, who was only able
to effect moderate damage. Britt
kept swapping his left to suliiyan's
face. drawing blood and varying the
procedure with right swings to the
jaw. +,
In the seventeenth round Britt
slipped and went to his knees. Sui
'livan extended his hand and helped
him to arise. The final round was
quite tame in fact, and both men
dropped their hands when, the bell
'rung. Referee Joseph welch gave the
decision to Britt.
Sullivan said after the mill:
Britt is good boy, and is fast
and clever, but he has not the wallop
that Nelson has. If 1 had not broken
my hand in the tenth I would have
made much better showing, and I
think. I would put him away before
the limit was reached. 1 am salts
fled with the referees decision.g
/ Britt will meet Battling" Nelson
in his next fight.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-22
BOY KILLED
BY FLY WHEEL BURSTING AT
THE MARYLAND RAIL MILL
THIS AFTERNOON.

Especial to the West vireinian.)
CUMBERLAND, Md, July PA
fly wheel burst in the Maryland Rail
Millfat 2 p. NJ. to-day. Four were
seriously and one fatally injured.
Reynolds, the boy who can not SUR
vive, Is a brother Of the boy drowned
In the canal here yesterday. !.
cARREEl. i
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-22
other Bomb Throwers BUSY.

BIALYsToK. Poland. July 22.-
Three persons were killed by the ex-
plosicn of the bomb thrown at Chief
of Police Pielenkin here last night
and thirteen others, including the
chief and his son, were injured. The
bomb was thrown while the police
official was mingling with crowd
of people in the center OF the city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-22
RaIIroad suIIdIna coIIapsed.

CUMBERLAND. July 22.-Tne
Maryland Railroad Company building
collapsed here to-day. killing a
number OF men who were at work
there at the time. Fire followed the
collapse of the building and the
ruins are now in flames.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-22
Reward offered.

The Humane Society offers a re.
ward of ten dollars to anyone giving
information to the Arrest and convic-
tion of the person who threw sack
of kittens in Judge Haymond's yard
last evening. Refer to Mrs. Preston
'Crowell, Rhea Terrace, Bell phone
No. 21s.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-22

soft coal in the territory east and
west trayersed by them. To reach
these coal lands, as well as the large
Guffey coal properties In southwest
ern Pennsylvania. 1t will be necessary
for the vanderbilts to extend south
eastward the Pittsburg & Lake Erie
road. which now has its terminus at
Gates, Pa.
The deal also means that some 9th.
er route must be sought for joining
the West Virginia Central and West.
ern Maryland railroads, and the Wa.
bash railroad system to the west.
Mr.. Mandel Sener. press agent Of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, drop
ped In on us Just before press time,
and we showed him a proof Of the
above dispatch for verifcation. He
said he had seen the same story In
the Baltimore American, but he was
unable to vouch for its truthfulness.
He said, however, that the B. and o.
had had an offer to take stock in the
syndicate. but had declined to do SO,
at the time. He said he had heard
nothing Of 1t for about week.
Mr.. Sener says the B. an o. is in
better condition under General Man
ager Fitzgerald than ever before, and
that it is adding to its equipment
Just now about 10000 cars and $50
new engines. Mr.. sener is an ex-
.ceedingly pleasant gentleman, and
Seemed disposed to give us all the
information at hand on questions of
special interest to Fairmont people.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-22

Rev. Morton Barnes. rector.-Holy
Communion. 1880 A. NJ; Sunday
school. $50 A. NJ; morning prayer
and sermon. 1o:45 A. NJ; evening
prayer. 500 p NJ.