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The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05
AN ORIGINAL FISH STORY.

DR.. G. V. A Robertson, of Pickering,
reports to the Yorkshire Post: "On
Saturday l received a call to visit the
son of farmer. The message was:
The lad has been bitten by a fish, On
my arrival l found the lad suffering
from a severe wound on the right foot,
which required several STITCHES. On
making inquiries I was told that the
lad had been bathing along with two
others in the River Leven, which runs
near to the farm, at Sinnington, and
on getting out of the water he sat on
the bank, as lads are wont to do. when
suddenly a large fish jumped out of the
water on to the bank, seized the lad
by the foot and jumped in again. The
distance from the water to the edge of
the bank was quite two feet, and the
lads foot was three feet from the edge
of the bank. A lady who was passing
and heard his cries went to bis assist
ance and carried him home, as the foot
was bleeding profusely. A gentleman
who stays at the farm and is an en-
thusiastic angler asked to be shown the
place, and said he would try to catch
the fish. On taking his fishing tackles
he had the qualification of catching the
fish in a few minutes with an artificial
bait. It turned out to be a fine pike,
measuring two feet one and one half
inches long, and weighing six pounds.
There can be no doubt adds the doc
tor, "as to the truth of the occurrence,
for I not only saw the lad and the fish,
but I also saw the fish measured and
the gentleman who caught it"-Phila-
delphia Record.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05
THE MAN AND THE WOMAN.

IT HE Man sank into his cushioned
chair and sighed heavily.
II am so weary" he half said and
half moaned.
The Woman placed her gentle hand
upon his corrugated brow and, stroking
it tenderly, sympathized with the Man.
81 am sorry for you, JOHN she said.
''It is a great pity that you have to work
so hard. What have you had to do to-
day?"
Everything-everythin From before
o'clock this morning until after this
afternoon it was work, work. work-the
regular routine, you know. 1 scarcely got
a moments rest except during my lunch
con hour"
Poor John, poor joint" the Woman
tenderly said, as she still gently stroked
his brow; ''it is too bad-too badI''
This did the Woman comfort and SYM
pathize with the Man. Did he comfort
and sympathize with the Woman? OF
course, not. AS everybody knows. 1t was
quite unnecessary, for she had nothing
to do-that is, nothing except to take care
of the baby, look after the older children,
cook for the family. set the table, wipe
and wash the dishes, mend the kids
clothing, keep track of the laundry, order
the groceries and other provisions, at
tend to social duties, comfort the old
man and a few things of that nature
which really are scarcely worth mention.
The Man would have sympathized with
her. but, as any one can see, there was
nothing that called for it.
But you can bet that it is a great pity
about John.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05
HE "KNOCKED.,

Va HATEVER was best that the peo-
Wv pie would do,
He knocked;
Whatever was meant for the good and
the true,
He knocked;
The project intended to build up the town
And add wee bit to it's sum of renown,
Or any old thing that would not pull It
down.
He knocked.
The man with plan for the good Of the
He knocked;
He said twas a useless, ridiculous chase,
So he knocked.
The cause of the true and the cause OF
the right,
He said it was futile to follow them.
quite,
So all of the day and all OF the night
He knocked.
One day at the upper and beautiful gate
He knocked;
Though he vowed that the portal was not
builded straight
AS he knocked;
And st. Peter said, with a voice full Of
woe,
'I am onto your style and your method.
you know,
So you'll find an apartment all heated be-
low,
For you're knocked"
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05
WHEN THE BARBER CUT HIN.

DR.. Wallace Wood, of the University
OF New York, was talking about the
love of beauty.
"The love of beauty" he said. lis not
so firmly planted in the peoples minds
as it should be- Things only that are
useful are considered valuable; beau
tiful things are too often regarded as
unimportant.
This popular idea of the usefuPs un-
speakable superiority over the merely
beautiful may be illustrated by hap
pening in a barber shop.
"a barber in cutting a young man s
hair, shipped off piece of his ear.
The young man leaped from the
chair. He cried in anguish and horror:
oh, you have cut piece of my ear
Off
But the barber answered in pat
ronizing, soothing way, as one who
speaks to a child:
"'Sho! Don't carry on so, boss. 'Tain't
huff to affect yo hearin'."
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05
BOOK AGENT WON.

George Gould as rule is accessible to
such book agents as have been fortunate
enough to establish q selling acquaint
anceship with him; but all others are ex-
cluded, save in cases where the nature or
the publication is made known in advance
"a most unpopular procedure among the
fraternity, since nothing but a personal
canvass avails for success.
Mr. Gould is guarded from intrusion by
an efficient corps of clerks, and that in
dividual who penetrates their inexorable
Gordon must be gifted in strategy. It is
a matter of record that the feat has only
once been accomplished in triumph.
1t was on a very warm afternoon in
July. So suffocating was the atmosphere
that the clerks at the Western Union
headquarters went about their duties in
shirt sleeves. A young man who present
ed his card was met more curtly than
usual.
Mr.. Gould is not buying any books at
present"
Without word the caller meekly de-
parted. Only the clerk at the outer desk
had figured in the incident, and he speed
fly forgot about it. Other clerks contin-
ued to fit along the halls from door to
door and in and out of Mr.. Gould's private
Office.
Suddenly a young man in shirt sleeves
passed behind partition in the outer Of
fees, strode through the door Of an ante
room, threaded his way past numerous
tables and desks crowded with secreta-
ries-and at last reached the inner finan-
cial sanctuary wnere sat Mr.. Gould in
person immersed in a mass Of stocks and
bonds which were undergoing a question
ing examination.
SEEING a chair, the clerk planted 1t be-
side Mr.. Gould, and without waiting to be
addressed, began smoothly:
Mr.. Gould, I have here the first an
nouncement of new de luxe edition
without a peer"
Mr. Gould frowned for a moment, and
then smiled.
Very clever" he nodded. "I will sign
an order for a set. / shall also give in
structions that my Clerks must wear their
coats. can't afford to be interrupted by
this game again"
1t was the same young man that had
previously been refused an audience by
the clerk at the desk!-New York Times.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05
THE DREADED FEVER.

FTER Spanish and the sanitary revelations and ad
incident the emergencies OF that brief struggle
supposed that science had exempted American
from yellow fever While this confident feeling general the
country outbreak the scouge New Orleans
1t has steadily spread from initial point that and has
peared elsewhere in Alabama and at Morgan City, La
Orleans probably the Ame
cities and the inviting epidemic Surface
prevails the table the ground
burial praced ALL the made look
like cities by the above ground which the
dead find sepuue The supply by cstern and the catch
OF from the roofs These sored
supply They left top
breeding place mosquitoes which nfest city
When yellow breaks these ready
spread The rapid distribution of the disease beyond the
of appearance doubtless due the mosquitoes This
plains the of the Board Health to have the
One would suppose that the people would and protect
without compusion but of cleanliness But
this done and the Board of Health finds difficulty compel
ling II TO be done.
nothing Southern people
yellow fever It's spread
of poverty and the home of wealth alike and equally
ssbe rapid and usually inspire
that caused by cholera smallpox the other
most feared in this country
appearance beyond its fatalities
The suffering community shut off from the
entirely suspended and all of the activities
parayzed The thought of this isolation held
predspos the disease
that mental has nothing do with originates
hopeless the opimist and the pessimis pious
bald alike fall The work OF prevent the
this germ distribution by other
nobly standing by their New Orleans
finally In the they will valuable expert
ence useful the world in the epidemic
All the push display baby car
Va) Leader
If Peary pole easily need going
q thing-Boston Herald
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05
MANY.

mn ANY man rolls fair game OF bill
IVi liards who couldn't roll a barrel of
sugar into the cellar to save it from
destruction.
Many a man knocks without ham
mer who couldn't hit the side of a large
barn with one.
Many a man gratis with some success
who wouldn't know an orange tree from
a pomegranate bush unless he was intro
duced to both of them
Many a man can make book at the
races who, if he ever heard about
Shakespeare, probably thinks that he is a
man who is engaged in the sheep busi-
ness over in Fresno County.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

Being bored is listening to the other
fellow.
1t is never worth while telling what
you know if you really know it.
A girl can have an awful good time
thinking how somebody else isn't.
A nice thing about reforming is the
way you can keep on doing 1T without
ever getting the habit.
A man can't find a better way to
convince his wife he doesn't love their
children than to be firm with them
New York Press.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05

AT THE THEATER-Subscrtber City.
At the theater, when gentleman is es-
corting a lady he hands the tickets for
seats to the usher, the lady follows the
usher and the escort follows the lady.
What the gentleman should do In the
matter Of treating the lady to supper after
the performance depends upon his hb-
eraIity IN such matter. This department.
cannot advertise any particular place as
''the one to which he should take lady
after the show"
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05

STEAMER DAY Business. City.
Steamer day. was, In the early days OF
San Francisco, peculiar phrase, which
has in modern times In the commercial
world been supplemented by collection
day" In the old days steamer day was
a day prior to the departure of a steamer
for Panama with passengers and treasure
for the East via the Isthmus of Darien.
and the steamer from Aspinwall, now
Colon, the day on which the merchants
made their collections to remit East and
the day on which the residents sent their
letters to relatives and friends. who. II
living in the East, were thirty days
apart by letter Steamer day was usually
among merchants three days before the
1st and 18th of each month. For letter
writer's it was the day before the sail
ing of an eastbound steamer.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05

TRANSPORTS-Subscr City. Un-
der recent instructions from army head
quarters, the sailing date of United
States transports from San Francisco viii
be on the 5th OF each month. except
when that date falls on a Sunday or legal
holiday, then the sailing viii be on the
following day.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05

Special information supplied daily TO
business houses and public men oy ths
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 50 CALI
fornia street Telephone Main lo4l.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05

Townsend's Gala. Glace Fruits. In ar
tfstic hre-eIched boxes. New store now
open. 767 Market street
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05

Shakespeare's king Richard H. is to
be performed at Weimar without inter
missions.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05

A parted strand, a smothered Shrek,
A quick eclipse of bliss,
The busted hammock on the ground
6 :
strewn
in shreds
like
Puck
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05

81 4th (front barber). best eyeglasses; Specs
2Oc-5Oc: other stores. 50 5O-$3 so.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05
OCCIDENTAL
A((|DENTAL0
Br Il. j. WHTERHOUSE-
HER BEAUTIFUL DREAM.
(<yT was such a beautiful dream
she said.
"Yes?" the other inquiringly

4 Z
she said.
"Yes?' the other inquiringly
remarked.
such a delightful. entrancing' peace
compelling dreams!
Tell me about it, won't your
'.How can 1? Words cannot oescrioe
it. 1t was such divine dream! Sucn a
heavenly vision! Such a rapturous-
do tell me-"
-I can try, but I know that never
shall succeed. 1t was such an ecstat-
but I will try In my dream was In
a country that never had seen before.
1t was a pleasant enough country SO
far as scenery was concerned, ana
there were many women there. but
not one man, Imagine how we relt-
The other one shuddered.
"At last man actually appeared.
He walked straight up to me, never
looking at any of the other women
and walked and talked and visited with
me only.
The narration ceased.
go on, go onT the other breathlessly
cried. "I want to hear all OF 1t.
"Oh, there wasn't any more I walked
up then. But wasn't 1t a. delightful.
beautiful dream?'
Moral-It is scandalous to tell such
stories. when everybody must know
that there is not particle Of justif1ca-
ton for them In feminine nature
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05

OLD PEOPLE-Reader. Seabrisht. Cal.
II you will write to the superintendent
of any of the old peoples homes, you
will have sent to you a circular OF infor-
nation relative to the cost OF admission
and regulations governing such places.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05

First Saleslady-The floorwalker
makes me tired.
Second Saleslady-Same here.
Just because he stands around he
thinks he ought to make us do the
same.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.

RACINGtA. g., Potter Valley. Cal.
DR.. Lego started IN a three-mile race
at Emeryville, April s, 1905, and finished
second to Ellie, which won by three
quarters Of length
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05

Ibid you look for that Job of work
I told you about?"
Mop"
why not?'
"'Fraid I'd get It."
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05
HOW HE GOT TT

Sam-Say, Pete, how is 1t dat
DR.. Hardup nebber has any
money, but always has whisky in
de house?
Pete-Well. yo' see, he tells all
his patients toe take some good
whisky in de morning. an den
makes dem bring him a sample to
see if it's good.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05

Swarms Of seventeen-year locusts have
appeared in Southern Wisconsin.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05

Miss Summer G..i was shortly joined
By Mr.. Summer Man.
Annearance of the hammock then
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05
A SUMMER DRAMA.

Miss Summer Girl with deep intent
The cunning meshes hung,
And swaying in the idle breees
me empty hammock swuhe
Miss Summer Girl sat down in 1t,
A mass of pretty fluff,
The hammock sagged a little bit
Tbs 81. saoss
oRs ,.ayp
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05

All I ask Is lots Of work.
And more work to renew 1t;
Merely plenty to be done
And some one else TO do II.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05

Miss Gertrude Boyle. who is visitor at
the Exposition, will soon leave for New
York, where she will combine literary
labor with her work IN sculpture.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Raymond of Pasa-
dena are visitors in San Francisco, stay
ing at the st. Francis Mrs Raymond
who is sister of Emlyn LeWys. the pian-
ist. is a cultivated musician whose talent
IS often requested by the society people
of the south.
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-03
MANY MESSAGES ON WIRE
New Invention Provides for Sendinu Twenty-Four Telegrams Over
 the Same Line.

The invention of new methods fer sending number of messages simuI- taneousy over the same wire contip- ues. and one of the most recent of these is due to Prof. Mercadier. of the freneh high school for post and tele- graph, says Weeks Progress. In this method an alternating current is em- ployed whose frequency depends upon a tuning-fork having a certain definite number of vibrations The current of such ali interrupted circuit can be broken by an ordinary key, and sig nals transmitted over the line wire by an induction transmitter. On the line al the distant station are a num- Der of so-called monotelephones which respond 10 current of one frequency and are tuned to the forks in the cir cults at the sending station.
 Thus each particular circuit has it's own telephone, which is connected by tubes with the ears of the receiving operator, and responds to the signals made at the sending station. In all. l2 transmission circuits are provided so that A messages can be sent over the line simultaneously. A double line, or metallic circuit. is required but otherwise the apparatus is compara- lively simple, and involves merely the adjustment of the tuning-forks ano suitable condensers and inductance coils
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-03
DRINK TEA A WEEK OLD.
Australians Rival Consumers of China and Japan Not in Quality
 But Quantity.

The tea drinkers of Australia rival those of China and Japan. not, how ever, in the quality, but in the quan- tty, consumed. The men, especially. drink the beverage in large quantities. and all day long, and at strength which would make the queue of ea- drinking Chinaman curl On Sunday morning the tea drinker starts with clean pot and q clean record. The pot is hung over the fire, with a suf- hclency of water in it for the days brew. and when this is boiled he pours into il enough of the fragrant herb to produce deep coffee-colored liquid
 On Monday. without removing yes- terday's tea leaves, he repeats the process; on Tuesday the same like wise on Wednesday. and so on through the week Toward the close of the seventh day the pot is filled with an acrid mash of tea leaves, out of which the tea is squeezed by the pressure of tin cup. By this time the tea is a color of rusty iron. incredibly bitter and disagreeable 10 the unedueated pal ate. The natives call il real good old post and rails. the simile being ob- viously drawn from a stiff and dan gerous jump, and regard il as having been brought 10 perfection.
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-03
AN IDEAL COME TRUE.

I somehow think would care for you If your eyes were not of the Vio4et s hue, If your hair were not such n tawnX god, And if you were older than you are o.d. And if you never had lived know That all of my lifeume's to and fro, Through lurking shadow and sunlit way, Id love you as much as dc to-day. l would see you as clearly as do now Your lips ripe red and your smooth white
 brow,
 And if through life I had walked alone You would stil, be with me. IT, ewn, my
 own.
 For you are my ideal girl come true An. heaven is good, l am glad for you! am glad that the cup it is mine 10 quan Holds the bubbling joy of your happy
 laugh.
 am glad for the paths Il was ours 10 go Together; that all Of the ways we know Are as dear to both as they are 10 one The broad deep river, the shallow run The mountains high, and the valleys deep Where days the shadows of nighttime
 sleep;
 For the umher shadows where moekbirds
 sing,
 For the goldenrod where the medlarks
 swing
 And, dear. l know l would care for you If your eyes were not Of the violet hue; And would stoop 10 your red red lips for
 toll,
 For your soul and my soul are sou to soul. --J. NJ. Lewis. in Houston Post.
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-03
BEAUTIFUL WOMEN
HOW THEY MAINTAIN THE CHARMS
 OF THEIR SEX.
The Importance that Attaches to the Care of the Blood IfOne Wants Bright Eyes
 and n Clear Complexion.

Every sensible woman naturally wishes to appear attractive. She knows the value of bright eyes, delicate complexion and lively spirits. She knows also that good health is at the basis of her charms, and that good blood Is the source of good health.
 Miss Mamie Conway has complexion which is the admiration of all who know her. Asked if she could make any sug- gestions that would be helpful to others less fortunate, she said:
 "My complexion would not have pleased you, if you had seen it two years ago. It was then about as bad as it could be, and 1t gave Ele a great deal of dissatisfaction. If you want good complexion you must take care of your health, especially of the condition of your blood. My health was at that time completely broken down. was nervous, had frequent headaches, torpid liver and great deal of pain ill that region. 1 suffered also from indigestion. It was clear that my blood was i'll bad condition, for pimplcs broke out all over my face :"
 "It is hard to realize that, for there ism the slightest trace of such blem- ishes now"
 It was unfortunately quite other wise then, and a long time passed before found anything that gave me any re- lief. l became very weak and Gstless. The doctors medicine did me no good, and took a number of highly recon mended tonics with no better result. As soon, however, as began to use Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People my complexion cleared up, and after had taken two boxes there was not a sign of a pimple left on my face My cheeks became rosy, gained flesh and have had perfect health ever since"
 Rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes are merely signs ofhealthy blood. They have come not only in thecas of Miss Conway, whose home is at 12l1 East Eighth street, Canton, Ohio, but to thousands of women for whom Dr. Williams Pink Pills havc made new blood. There is no surer wav for you to obtain them, than to buy boz of these pills from any drug gist and try them for yourself. They cor rect irregularities and banish weakness.
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-03

As Anton Hegenmuller sat d. his desk and signed his name to several hundred of these letters. his smile came and went like heat lightning on a sum- mer evening. He had no missivings as to tahe result-nor need he. The sev- erai hundred 'Saras" whom he had placed on Murray Hill had extreme con fidence in his knowledge of domestic affairs and in his judgment of the char acters of feminine employers. Therefore it was no surprise to An ton when the morrow was yet young to hear the constant choo-choo of au- tomobiles as they came to a determined stop at his curb. All day the frou- frou of silken skirts, the perfume of scented garments. the naughty air of the ultra-fashiGnable. filled his office, and the constant cry of "Sara's going." reverberated in his ears. An, it was Cyeet music,
 But that was only the beginning. Each day the procession of carriages that drew up to Anton's door increased in length, and in proportion 10 the per
 
 bility grew apaee. For a week the ex- citement continued-excitement over the departure of many cooks and maids from their kitchen homes. Streams of Saras in the afternoons, streams of madames in the mornings, and To, in eight days. without jar greater than that made by the constant ump-bump of a rubber-tired wheel against his eurbstone, Antons philan- thropic idea had been carried out!
 Seven hundred ladies on Murray Hill and thereabouts were commend ing the industry and dett skillfulness oi TOO new servants, and blessing the genius of Anton who had provided them Seven hundred girls were won ering wherein their new mistresses ard their new homes exeelled. But they did not uoubt-no. Anton had said il was so,
 Anton sat in his office and multi piled 700 by 5-and in front of the five was dollar sign He went to his little safe and verified the figures in a material roll of banknotes reposing un- osteEtatiously in little drawer Then taking the paper, he scanned the marine intelligence for the departing steamship for Germany.
 And the next day Anton's office was closed!-N. Y Times.