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Hartford and Connecticut.

The Hartford Times well says of the splendid issue of the, Connecticut Mag azine for August and September, which deals largely with Hartford: Pictori- ally, the third quarter-July, August and September-of the Connecticut Magazine, is extraordinary in the fine
 quality of it's offerings to it's patrons.
 The cover design is, a cool and inviting view of the, sea and it's spray, and oc- companyihg Mayor Henney's long artf- cle are many attractive half-tones of early Hartford. The Blackstone Me morial library building, Branford, is elaborately illustrated-inside and out side views. The famous Charter Oak tree comes in for two accurately execu- ted pictures, and the first state house and the present City Hall (second state house) are shown together with the fa- nous old Wadsworth inn and view of Hartford drawn eighty years ago. Rare old photographs of Main street in 1S55- '60-'65 the old site of Trinity college: the old City Hall on Market street: the
 park where the present post-office building stands; Bushnell park before and soon after it's purchase in 1S54-are all reproduced in detail and very hand somely printed. The leading literary
 features are the strongly wrought and very interesting article of the mayor, which is to be followed by a second ar ticle and deals with the laying of the foundation for a civic structure em-
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bodying the principles of judici0us self government, good citizenship and mate rial prosperity" Our citizens generally will, of course, want to read and pre- serve the mayors articles. Edward Bailey Eaton furnishes readable ac- counts of Hartf0rd's insurance compa- nies, our educational institutions and manufactures, each illustrated, one half-tOne showing the reader Morgan G. Bulkeley at the age of thirteen years a picture that at once carries the impression of a future United States senator. The article on steam is of de- cided interest and correctly gives John Fitch the credit of being the inventor of and the first to run a steamboat. Alice C. Jennings furnishes some new information on "Connecticut in Litera- ture," and Governor Roberts opens the number with a flew unofficial words" In which he writes gracefully about Connecticut's many attainments.
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left there. to be eaten up by crow, be- cause nobody had the courage to ap- prOach and remove it.
 Since that day numerous persons have met a tragic death under that tree. 4 pedestrian who went under it for shade on a hot summer day was bitten by a snake and lied in two hours. Three men on different oe- casions sought shelter from rain under it's branches and were struck by lightning. A woman who was hanging some clothes to dry from the trunk of the tree was attacked and killed by a billy goat that came firm nobody knows where, and that was never seen again. Two years ago little boy who was riding burro threw him off and kicked him to death. The last victim of this tree was a man named Mel quiades Arevalo, who, three or four days ago, during a heavy rain storm, ran under the tree for shelter; like his redecessors on such occasions, he was struck by lightning. The horror that peasants have for this tree is so great that peOns refuse to work on the fields half a mile around it. Peopsro Garcia, the owner of the ranch where that tree grows, is said to have made uD his mind to have it blown, u9 with dyna- mite, but he has been unable to find a man who is willing to do the work so it seems probagle that he will have to do it himself.-Mexican Herald,
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Glass B, One-half Mile, Best Two in
 Three. Bar Ne Not, blk. g.. George Pfaf.. Blue Light. blk. g.. B. Bradley. ? 2 Time, 1:I7 3-4, l:l6.
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beauties of these Ionsh pitches. He has learned t0 look EpOa them as ene- mics to be feared >a7td.n2N lgated with a sharp eye and a strong arm.
 It is the vc1k of the river drivers to get the lygs down ever these rough places withnut janni!ng Or piling up on the rocks and running ashore. They are put on the logs with pick poles and cantdogs, prying the big stick of the lodges and keeping them moving. The eye Of every man in the crew is on a ''glut'' of logs coming down stream. They watch it as it hears a powder in midstream, and if the logs scatter and pass down river well and good. If they do not. but stop and pile up on the ledge, catching other logs coming down and piling up into a big jam the driver has his work cut out for him.
 Then it is that the man at the tele- phone gets busy. Three long whirls of the crank of his little box calls the dam, and he tells the man who answers to close the gate and stop the logs from coming until the jam is broken out. These orders given, he sets to work to break the jam. Usually a stick of dynamite placed with accuracy will start the logs and clear the channel. and if one stick is not enough there is always plenty more. The channel clear. the man goes to his instrument again and tells the crew of the dam to let 'em come. The man must use his Judgment as to the importance. of the obstruction and not order the gates closed unless necessity demands it.
 Before dynamite came into common use on the drives there were some great times for the river driver along Ripo- genus Gorge. Then if a jam fomed it was a case of getting down onto the logs and breakig it out A man was lowered down the ledge above, hun dred feet or more, and went out on the jam. Fastening a long line to a log he made his way back to shore. Then the crew. surged on the line and pulltd the dog off the jam until the key log could be cut or broken. This was the dog line" and many are the yarns the old rivermen tell of the days when it was used.
 /" sDS1Ole lIS IelepilOLe came 1Q[0 use these messages were conveyed up the river by relays of men. The men were stationed at frequent intervals along the bank, and the messages was shout ed from man to man.
 The telephone lines are being ex- tened every year, and it will not be long before telephones are almost as common in the woods as they are in the city. Considering the country through which the men doing the work have to travel, the lines are put up in remarkably quick time for a small crew of men will put up many miles of wire in a week. The lines spoken of in this article are not the only ones in the Moosehead connect any of the sporting camps about the lake, and they also run up the North Branch of the Penobscot.
 Recently the telephone has been called into use to aid the fire wardens in discovering and extinguishing fires in the northern forests, A station has been established on the summit of squaw mountain, about. Six miles west of Greenville.. -s.y,-
 A man stationed at this point can see
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TELEPHONES IN THE WOODS.

How They Aid the Lumbermen in Northern Maine.
 1 4 traveller treading the forests of l Northern Maine, particularly that rheavily wooded section lying north and east of Moosehead Lake and extending to and along the West branch of the Panobscot River, will be struck with wonder wher he. sees the. extent to winch the march of progress has left | it's tracks in the shape of the telephone. ! l'assing through what is apparently virgin forest the traveller will come upon the bright wires attached to the little procelain i1sulators and running from tree tn tree. j In much of these w3o1s through which these telephone lines run there .S no trace of man. The trees are as thick and as strong in their primeval strength as though no man had ever invaded the depths oft vast wilderness, and yet many of these forest monarchs are living telephone poles and bear on their massive trunks and put little above the reach of a mans hands the wires over which hun- dreds of messages are singing every day.
 Useful as the telephone is in the city, where the steps it saves would in any case be raQc easy hv the use of the automobile, electro or fast express, it is far more uset;l in the forest, where there are none of these conveniences and WACre the cana. or bateau is the common vehicle cf travel.
 The manner ill W hich the telephone is used to help the men who drive the logs is perhaps the g eatest feature of the whole systcin The dams along the West Branch have been built not only to holi water against a time of drought, but also to control the flood, so that it may let down the river at tUdiclous times. Tt this end a consid. erable crow of men is kept at the danes ali the time, so taht the gates may be opc.1el or ClCscd on short notice.
 As any one WhO has read the many accounts 9f work un thp drives which are puh!i$htd from tin.s to time may gather, there are many places along the West Branch. paHticulally between DebG"oneag and F'ipoGernus, where the water tnnlblcs over ltdgea and between powders in a manner that is indescrib- ably pi >iurGs1tie. Int. river driver, ltow' Vel, has little trne D admire the
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NEW HAVEN DRIVING CLUB
THE RACES WELL MANAGED AND VERY SATISFACTORY.
Enjoyed by About Thousand speeta-

Enjoyed by About Thousand SPecta-
 tors--Irterest in the Free-fOr-XlI
 Class-BeautIful Weather and Meet a
 Great Success,
 The third and best matinee of the season was. managed by the members of the New Haven Driving club at the local track yesterday afternoon when the entertainment that was provided was properly appreciated by q select attendance, which indicates that the best people enjoy race track sport. The covered seats were occupied by many ladies in stylish attire, while the bleachers contained a large number of men who were watching the horses. About 1000 thoroughly enjoyed the con- tests.
 Double and single teams with many spectators were stationed along the rail above and below the seats, while the infield were occupied by many horse faneiers, who were exchanging views and opinions. ,. Robert H. Nesbit, who was present during the early afternoon, received many congratulations on his recovery.
 The. free for all race proved the most interesting contest of the day, as six heats were required to finish.
 The management are entitled to thanks for allowing spectators to at tend free, and for furnishing score cards without charge. The following
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THE ST. CHARLES.
 MOST SELECT LOCATION FRONTING THE OCEAN. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.

With an established reputation for it's exclusiveness and high class patrons age. Thoroughly modern and conn pletely equipped Courteous service. Bath rooms finished in Italian marble with hot aid cold fresh and sea water attachment, showers, etc. Bell tele- phones in rooms. Magnificent sun par- Tor overlooking the Boardwalk ana Ocean. Golf privileges. Illustrated booklet. Orchestra of soloists.
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Class C. Pacing. one-half Mile heats,
 Best Two iii Three. Kittie Lalah, oh. n., Clayton Red field ...........-........ .......... l Prince Elect, b. g.. l. G. ,Ritcdey. 2 2 Time, 1:1O 1-2, 1909.
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 TREE FEARED BY MExICANS.
 Because of the many fatal accidents that have occurred under a huge tree that grows in the Haciendita ranch, in the Zamora District, Miehoacan, peas ants of the region are growing more and more superstitious about it's SUD- posed fatal omen, and they begin to call it "arbo1 maldito," cursed tree.
 The tree is supposed to be over. seventy-five years old, and is said to have been planted by man who, be- cause of his numerous crimes and his forgetfulness of the divine law, was. swallowed up by the earth. That man, according to tradition, was un hombre muy malo. He never went to mass, never confessed, did not have the image of a saint in his house, did not carry rosary around his neck and never made the sign of the cross. There was not beggar in the town who had ever, received 6 "tlace chiquito" Gold coins equivalent to 1-2 cents) from him. He never gave anything for the church and never took off his hat whne lie met a ''padrecito" on the street.
 It was rumored that he was respon- sible for many murders and other at rocious crimes, but he was never in cerated, because he had a compact with the devil, and whenever he invoked his satanic majesty the latter rendered him either invisible to human eyes or smaller than an ant so that he could easily escape danger. He had no friends nor relatives, because he was summed by all One thing he loved; birds and trees. He planted numerous trees and fed big flocks of birds that knew him and came to his home every morning to pick the crumbs of bread which he threw in the patio.
 Many years ago-and this is we'll re- membered by the peasants; it was Good F'riday-everybody in town had attended the religious services of the morning and were going to their homes, when terrific noise was heard. They rushed to the street where it came from to find out what it was, and saw how the earth had opened under the cursed mans feet. He was eneveloped by thick flames and smoke and disappear eu ueiedIH CIe SuI1dce UT IH6 Sartn. This was considered a most deserved punishment. While the faithful were in the church the cursed man was loaf ing around and having seen a big cru cifix upon the altar erected on the street, as was done in those days, he placed a burning cigarette in the lips of the image. Scarcely had he made eight or ten steps when he was en- gulfed by the inferno.
 That very day all the trees that he planted except the cursed one, dried up, and all the birds he had fed died. An attempt was made to cut down the tree that had not dried up, but the man who made the attempt dropped dead upon stepping. upon the shadow of it's ! foliage. The mans body had to be
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Class 4, Colt Race: Pacing. One-half
 Mile Heats, Best Two in Three. Royal HuntTess, oh. nl., c. R. Wa
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table gives particulars. No time was announced by the starter:
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the country for miles around. and with the aid of powerful field glasses and range finders can discover and locate any fire within range Of forty miles in any direction Upon discovering a fire he will communicate with the fire ward dens at Greenville and a detail will soon be on the way to the scene to check the progress of the flames Bangor, Me, Commercial.
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Class E, One Mile, Best Three in Five. Special open race for two cups. open to those who are not members of the Driving club.)
 Lady Elm, b. m., ?. Mortell. II l 3 1 Amber Wilkes. ch. m., J. Nesbit ........ ....-........ Z l Z Daniel, b. g., Geo. Cripps... 3 4 3 Virgil B., br. g., G. Nesbit. 23422 Time. 2:27 1-2. 2:25, 2:23 1-4, 2:26, 2:25 1-2; 2:3O 1-2.
 - ..- Class r. Trotting. 0ne-half Mile, Best
 Two in Three. Kit Nelson, b. m., E. E. Durant.. 1 1 Foxy, b. g., H. L. Dickerman.... 2 2
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Glass D. One Mile, Best Two in Three. Sam F, ch. g.. Dr. W. H. Grove Dickey Duster, br. SIC. R. Water
 house, ........ ..-..........s...... z
 Time, 2:33 1-2, 2:33 1-2.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-19
A FAMIL Y OF
"BUT TINS

TIL buy you a box OF chocolate"
promised Nell.
"Given them up during Lent" was
the response.
"rl take you to the theater." ca
joied Nell.
TOO high a price," was Ethels COM
ment
In the hall Nell met her mother.
Wont you come in for little while?"
she asked her.
You know, my dear" said the lady,
that do not like to intrude upon your
callers
AS she passed her fathers room she
asked him If he would come down 1T
tie while to talk to Walters. Mr.. Mark
ham replied instantly that he was go
ing to political meeting.
You know that you all think Wal
ters bore. and that is why none OF
you will come" said Nell hotly. and
none of them denied the charge, al
though all resolutely refused to sacri-
flee themselves.
Nell spent a dreary evening in the
coldness Of Walters monotonous talk
dOoOt uiiiScii, MS TASTES, anu iic
achievements. She sighed with relief
when he went although she bade him
a pleasant goodnight and expressed
the hope that he would come again.
1t was another one of those occasions
when the social white lie spared the
feelings Of thick headed man.
When Nell went into the parlor the
next evening to greet Hendricks she
found Ethel there before her Ethel
talked Of her school and her dances
and her individual preferences until
she felt that she no longer dared to
ignore the lightning of Nells eyes.
Just as she went out, Mrs. Markham
passed through the hall and came to
the door. With not the faintest ap-
parent remembrance of her remark
concerning intrusion she came in and
talked to Hendricks for an hour about
the time when his mother and she had
attended the same boarding-sc
Before she went Mr. Markham came
in. He had just returned from another
political meeting, and he was carried
away with enthusiasm. He held the
floor to his own delight. His wife
dered If he would not soon follow her
example. But no, he remained until
Hendricks departed. And all the time
he talked politics.
IT did not have one word alone with
him." groaned Nell to herself, as she
turned away.
II like that chap" said her father,
and wondered why her Its very evil
dent" was so exceedingly sharp.
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The affair at the Alhambra next Mon
day night for the Seamen's Institute is
attracting widespread attention And
no wonder, for not only the good Of the
cause is in view, but the participants
are all favorites in the public eye- Miss
Helen Colburn Heath. of the sweet
voice, will lend her talent. along with
several others, including Mrs. j. Wilson
Shiels, Miss Helen Wagner, Thomas
Eastiand and Courtney Ford They are
to give one-act sketch under Dr. j.
Wilson Shiels' skillful management.
A foregone conclusion is the success
that will follow. Society will be we'll
entertained, and that the monetary re-
suits will be quite satisfactory Is as
sured.
Mrs. A. W. Foster of San Rafael will
luncheon at the Claremont Country
Club. given by Mrs. William Hinekley
Taylor.
Mrs. Henry Buffers will entertain
several San Franciscans at luncheon
at her home in Piedmont in the near
future.
Mrs. Harry st. John Dixon announces
the marriage of her daughter Rebekah
to Arthur Francis Chambers. The cere-
mony took place very quietly at ST.
Luke's Church on April Il. no one but
the two families being present The
bride is a sister Of Maynard Dixon. the
artist. Mr.. and Mrs. Chambers will live
in Sausalito.
Miss Sydney Davis will entertain at
luncheon during Easter week. having
for her honored guest Miss California
CIuff.
Mrs. John l. Sabin is spending the
week In San Jose.
Mrs. C. o. Alexander, with the
Misses Brewer. will leave for Switzer-
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THE MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN.
A Citizen Offers Some Suggestions on the
Situation.
Situation.

be quieted by eloquent speeches on the
expenditures Of the tens Of millions OF
dollars during the coming year and the
benefit to the workman to have men Of
his own kind disbursers. and not the
adherents OF either OF the old parties.
whom they would picture as politicians
seeking for an opportunity to get their
fingers In the fat pie of millions from
the sale OF bonds and the collection OF
taxes. The people are ready TO fol-
low" Yes, but L doubt the people will
at the present time follow any particu-
lar party, but II purely independent
ticket could be placed before the people
by such men as the men of the Repub-
-lican League in conjunction with SINH
lar high-class men from the Demo-
cratic League and also from the Union
Labor League, then I am satisfied the
words Of the speaker Saturday night
would be prophetic and that the inde-
pendent movement would have the
largest following ever seen in San Fran
cisco. A. j. 3.
City, April IT.
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AN EASTER EGG
TRAGEDY.

A maiden took an Easter egg
And wrote upon the shell
Her name and age, and then described
The man she'd like right well.
The egg was shipped to market, and
(Now mark the sequel sad!)
1t fingered in the grocery till
Its good was to the bad.
An actor at a one-night stand
A Hamlet did essay,
But when he strode across the boards
That egg was hurled his way.
The actor reached the lines, "Oh, my
Offense is rank: it smells"
He never finished, for the gods"
Let go that egg with yells.
Alas, the lass waits in the lane
The signal of hand:
She knows not that the shell she sent
Broke UP a one-night stand.
Frank H. Brooks. in New York Press.
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AN AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY.

NOMMERClAL geography, written date could this
perhaps seldom realized fact: The North Pacific Ocean is
bounded by the United States Japan and Canada 1t
clearly mind when think of the big en9rdng circle
land and islands beginning the Panama which
States will control thence Hawaii Philippines
then north through the long of those
Japans Fomosa then ITSELF stretching
through the Kurle Islands
Alaska and down the Canada Vancouver
Seattle San California complete
the betting OF the which bear biggest
development of commerce the world has yet known
The situation has features of
recepvy by the Japanese of what
gresve AngoSaxon ideals methods should
the utmost tact Oriental dealings The other that America
opportunity the East has been largely increased by the triumph
japanese by apan adoption of American pncples
the open door and the square deal
Baron Kaneko exAlnister of Agriculture Commerce
Japan that Japan will be much exhausted
develop the immense opportunities for
proper but that his people have great advantages with
because of racial ties similarity OF language tradition history etc.
and cooperation with Japan lies Oriental opportunity
To that end the first bank
in New York and branhed
Chemupo and the circle of the big
Then the railroad from Hankow which
American concession should be built present there
good communication from south further urged
Chinese Development Company Americans
mining railroad textile China
study conditions and report Kneko points forcb by
figures comparisons the opportunity
Manua American capital enterprise provided
China allowed be dsmembered and the policy be
firmly upheld
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II THE SMART SET "
BY SILLY SHHRP.

land In a few days. They will spend
several months in Geneva and travel
elsewhere before returning to this
continent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Holbrook are
expected home tomorrow. They will
reside at the Marie Antoinette.
Miss Elsa Draper entertained a few
friends informally yesterday after
noon.
Miss Jennie Mcmillan sailed on the
Manchuria yesterday for the Orient.
where she will spend several months
in travel.
Mrs Alista Shed Langstroth and
her son. Ivan Langstroth, will occupy
an ark at Belvedere during the sum-
mer.
Mrs. Walter Scott Hale will be at
home April 2s. from to 5. at her
home on washington street
Mrs. CASTOR Ashe will entertain at
tea next Sunday at her home In Sau-
salito.
Miss Anita Meyer. who has been
the guest OF Miss Juanita Wells, has
gone to Southern California en- route
for her home in Seattle.
Colonel and Mrs. Thomas VAIN
Morgan Draper are entertaining the
Misses Shortridge.
Mrs. Frank Richardson Wells ex-
meets 70 return to her home IN Bur
iington, VT. within few weeks
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Bancroft will
spend most OF the summer on their
ranch in Alameda County.
Bliss Herman, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Herman Of Vallejo street, Is
spending a short vacation near Mer-
ced.