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The San Francisco call., 1905-02-23

Japan is the art Of the gentleman; 1t
is not intrusted to the class Of subjects
who would correspond to our prize
fighters. Hence, it is appropriate that
the recognized authority on jiu-jitsu is
also one of the leading educators of
his country.
1t is the Kano system that the Presi-
dent has mastered: it is this system
which is to be taught at Annapolis
and at West Point. The Kano is the
official system of Japan, which is
taught to every officer and enlisted
man of the Japanese army, navy, and
police departments. All of the other
schools of jiu-jitsu, while providing
methods that seem clever to the un-
initiated American, are helplessly in
ferior before the Kano methods. Some
of these inferior systems contain as
many as three hundred feats each; the
hano has but one hundred and sixty
feats. yet the Kano provides a wholly
adequate defense. not only against the
Anglo-Sa boxer or wrestler, but
against the adept of any, one Of the
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-23
KIT. KITTY AND THE KITTEN: ::
BY CLEMENT WILLIS

- beg your pardon, but can you
tell me how to wash a cat?"
Christopher Caswell held up a
black kitten with a very dirty
white shirt front to justify the
question.
Catherine Turner caught it in her
arms Isn't it a dearl" she cried.
Where did you get it,"
Il didn't get it, said Christopher
(known to his friends as "Kit'); "it
got me. You see, last night was pretty
snowy, and this little beast followed
me all the way down the street
And you took it in? How good of
your
Il didn't exactly take her in; she
led the way. After that I couldn't
chuck her out in the snow again."
Kitty Turner gave him a look that
seemed to him to bore into the inner
most recesses of his heart He had
she had come into the studio building.
This was the first opportunity he had
had to speak with her.
You get some soap and tepid
water explained Kitty. Then you
souse her well, dry her off and wrap
her in a blanket and hold her until
she dries out. You have an extra
blanket"
''Oh, yes" said Kit, mendaciously,
vowing that his steamer rug was none
too good for a cat that had lain in
Miss Turner's arms.
Kitty handed the waif to Kit, "Have
you fed her?"
<E'Sure," was the prompt response
"She had pint of cream this morn
ing, though I'm sure she doesn't look
it yet"
"You must not overfeed her." de-
creed Kitty. "I'1l bring you some
fish for her supper. All cats like fish,
Then the door shut and Kit went back
to his own apartments, assuring the
unenthusiastic kitten that she was
about to have the bath of her brief ex-
istence.
The preliminaries were simple
enough, though Kits ideas of tepid
water were rather above. the standard
temperature. GraSping the cake of
soap in one hand and the kitten in
the other, Kit soaped her and boldly
plunged the unsuspecting guest into
the water. AS she touched the water
she gave vent to howl that fright
ened Kit and made spring for the
edge of the tub.
Kit dropped the soap and grabbed
at the cat, but his hands and the cat
were = slippery with soap, and he
hugged her to his breast to secure
her. This turned the frightened little
animal on her back, and in an instant
Kits face was streaked with crimson.
With a howl he dropped the kitten
back into the tub, from which she
made her escape unhampered and
promptly vanished under the sofa in
the sitting-room.
Kit bathed his face, smeared it with
salve and then started after the kit
ten again. With the aid of the crook
handled cane he dragged her from her
hiding place, the dust matted in her
wet fur. Clearly that bath was more
than ever a necessity. Kit tempered
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-23
TF1E GIRL. WHO THINKS
HER HEART is BROKEN

| the power to heal where it wounds
you.
The only thing that 1 really dread
in this life Is nulnbness-not to feel,
not to care, not to be able to suffer.
That would make me ghost among
those who live. But If you have love
in your heart, whether it hurts you or
makes you happy, you have everything
Your woman.s spirit needs, and you
are living force in the world Of the
living.
Perhaps the man whom you loved
made you think that he cared for you
when he did not. May be you never
hoped for his love minute. Possibly
you have quarreled with him and the
time has passed when you can make
up the matter. Well, it's over. and
whatever was sweet in it is yours to
remember and whatever was bitter you
will forget, if you really loved.
Meanwhile there is your heart to
attend to; it is cold, cherries and the
world needs warmth from ii. And
here is your sweet woman's garden,
thick with underbrush and prickly
with thistles. Alas. the dainty moths
oi fancy are ldngulu on the uyinS
flowers.
Yet you say that you love? That it
is love which makes you suffer? My
dear, the love that you gave to this
man who hurt you cannot compare
with the love that one day you will
give to him whom you marry. This
love, if you cherish it wisely, will enter
into that love, so that in your new
happiness you will never miss it. But
it will be there, just the same, part
of you, making the new love sweeter
and making you a nobler woman.
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accomplished the task.
When Kitty knocked at the door an
hour later she very nearly tainted at
the apparition (which confronted her.
Kit, with his shirt front wet and torn,
his face streaked with blood and
grease, bearing under his arm a
wadded mass of steamer rug, certainly
presented a formidable appearance.
Il gave her a BATH" he grinned
cheerfully.
Il should say you did, agreed
Kitty. Did you have a fight?"
Did II" echoed Kit. do you
know, I'm going to form a new soci-
ETY. for the Prevention of Cruelty from
Animals?''
rs that the cat?" she demanded.
What's left of it, he answered,
picking at the bundle. The cat
dropped out and streaked into Kitty's
apartment. She ran after it, and when
she came out again she carried cloths
and a bottle. as well as the kitten.
The kitten she quickly settled in a
chair before the radiator. Then she
turned her attention to Kit. Tenderly
she washed off the ointment and
bathed the scratches, applying sooth-
ing lotion.
That will take the sting out" she
said, as she turned to go. If you will
leave the door unlocked I'll come in
later and change the cloths again"
;. To Kit 1t seemed as IL the familiar
sitting-room had suddenly grown
gloomy and depressing, and he lay
there wondering at the difference a
woman's presence makes.
Kit Caswell had been q confirmed
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oVE, with Its various relation
hips. is the crown of a woman's s
ife. The tasks Of love are her
thigh privilege. Simple they are
Ind yet how hard when stubborn
nature pulls the other way.
Come. let us count them over. First
you must keep your heart warm in a
chilly world. And you must have a
little garden in your mind, where hope,
the flower of love, blooms on the whole
year round, where pleasant fancies fit,
lightwinged, like summer moths that
love the sun. And you must tend it
every day, skillfully, pulling the weeds
up, loosening the earth about the roots
that they may get the air they need,
and watering it-when the time comes
with tears that fall so softly they
could not hurt or mar the tenderness
of growing things.
This is what it means truly to love.
And because 1 believe so, 1 want to
say word to-day to the girl who
thinks her heart is broken.
Love was not given to us to break
our hearts. 1t had a better mission.
1t came to say to you and me: Look.
AotCh. IL Sduic " ouOW uS tlC WOiio
that we live in, to enable us to under
stand life's visible manifestations, and
to help us to look into the human
hearts about us.
This is such a joyous world, if you
only look and listen. 1t is so full of
promises that are certain of fulfill
ment. There is not single sunset
that does not mean coming morning.
In fall, when flowers seem to die, it is
their seedtime.
To have to suffer is not the heaviest
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-23
ANSWERS TO QUERIES

cred with gold dust. to head solemn
procession to the Lake Of Govita, and
to wash himself therein, after much
impressive ceremony. At the same
time assembled savages cast into the
lake gold trinkets and precious stones
as offerings to the goddess OF the lake.
the drowned wife of a former chief
tain. Hence the term ell dorado came
to be applied to any place where gold
was reported to exist FL Dorado is
also used TO designate Golden City.
This name was applied by the Span
iards to Manhoa of Guiana. Milton in
Paradise Lost" Qs65) has the follow
ing:
Guiana. whose great city Geryon's sons
Call 'sE1 Dorado''
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-23

The number Of depositors in the saw
ings banks of the United States has
doubled in the last seventeen years.
The total amount of their deposits has
increased from 1925, ,247.S71 in 1887, to
81, ,9S5, ,204, ,S45, during the year 1903. The
official statistics for 1908 show 7.S05.22S
individual depositors-
About one-half of the amount de-
posted represents the savings Of the
wage-earning class. The figures here
given not only show an increasing
prosperity among those of small in
comes, but they also indicate an in
creasing frugality.
OF the total deposits Of the entire
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-23
SEVEN MILLION SAVINGS
BANK ACCOUNTS.

country not less than ss5 per cent are
in the State of New York.
The part of this grand total Of de-
posits which Is credited to the wage
earning class does not represent all Of
the savings Of that group. The build
ing and loan associations. with total
assets Of more than five hundred mill
lion dollars, are a favorite form OF in
yestment for many. Then personal
boarding, life insurance, and even
modest investment in stocks and bonds
are other means Of accumulation.
Many wage earners in country towns
and small cities own their homes. All
this shows that the wage earners OF
the United States have a large share
in our national prosperity.-Success
Magazine.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-23

Expensive modern eurno in
establishment Sun. = -
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-23
ALREADY PLANNING

Daisy-Kitty and 1 won't be on
speaking terms after next Christmas.
Maisy-Why not?
Daisy-Im going to give her that
outlandish looking muff1er she gave
me last Christmas.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-23

WITHOUT A LICENSE-Subscribe
Natoma, Cal. This department. does
not know of any locality in the State
of California where a man may engage
in the sale of liquor without a license
All persons engaged in the sale of
liquors must pay a United States IL
cense as well as State or city and
county license.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-23
THE MATHEMATICIAN

or the stars up in the sky;
He figured on our planets age
And when this earth will die:
He figured on the railways
And the trusts with patient st;Il-
But he never found the errors
In his monthly grocery bin.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-23
CHARLEY Is In FOR IT

We heard young lady say the other
day she intended to put a blind birdie
on Charlie Long and lead him up to the
altar.-Savannah Courier. INC
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-23

Special information supplied DAM "a
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's). 80 Cali.
1ornia street. Telephone Main 1912.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-23

inferior, old-style Japanese schools
American Monthly Review of Re-
views.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-23

Townsend's Gala. Glace Fruits. In ar
tistic nre-etched boxes. 10 Kearny st. .
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-23

Ell DORADO-S.. City. Ell Dorado
means the "Gilded Man." Among the
Muysca Indians of Bogota it was Gus
tonary, at the time of the Spanish ex-
ploration of the sixteenth century, for
each new chief, with his naked body
anointed with resinous gums and COW
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-23
OF COURsE.

Judge Knox-Do you know the pris-
oner at the bar?
Witness Intoxicated and f1ourishing
money)-Shay. Y'r Honor. when I've
got money. ! know everybody at the
bar.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-01-20
swANsoN's ANNOUNCEMENT.
(Tidewster Democrat.l

Hon. Claude A. Swsnson's letter
announcing his candidacy for Cover
nor introduces him to the public as
man of laudable ambition and lofty
aspiration. As clean and incorrup-
tlble candidate, an astute and braiuy
business man, he commits himself to
doing all in his power for the up
building of the public school system
of the State, including longer schol-
astic terms in the country districts
and the adequate pay of teachers, to
developing the agricultural resources
of the state, liberal aid to disabled
and needy Confederate soldiers, to
broadening the duties of the commits
sioner of labor, the improvement of
the public roads and highways, and
to the encouragement of "that COM
olnation of capital and enterprise
which would give Virginia the bust
ness activity and prosperity to which
her natural resources and superior
advantages Justly entitle her." Mr..
Swanson sets forth the needs of the
State in so frank and fearless a man.
ner as should claim the closest atten-
tion OF every voter who has Virginia. g
welfare at heart. Mr.. Swanson is
one of the ablest members of the
House of Representatives from Vir-
glnia. He has served the people of
the Fifth Congressional District fol
several terms and his large experience
in public affairs renders him pecu.
liarly fitted to fill the high and hon.
orable office of Governor of Virginia
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-01-20
ROOSEVELT AND THE SOUTH.

elf the South will wait two more
years before passing Judgment on
me, believe she will be satisfied as
to my good Intentions" said the
President to Thos. Nelson Page.
al am at heart a Democrat of the
jackson type" said the President to
a friend, sand the people will find it
out some day." The President re-
members that Old Hickory became
great through his championship of
the common people as against mono
poles and aggregated wealth and be
desires to go down in history as a
man who engaged the railroads of
the country in combat and defeated
them in a contest for the rights of
the people.
Replying to an invitation extended
by Albert Sydney johnson Camp,
United Confederate Veterans, Presi-
dent Roosevelt promises to visit Paris,
Texas, on his Southern trip, if possi-
BILE. His letter says in part: "Per-
sonally / had kinsmen on both sides.
Two of my mothers brothers fought
in the Confederate service-one, by
the way, served on the Alabama,
under Admiral Semmes, the father
of the wife of that gallant ex-Con-
federate, Luke Wright. whom have
made Governor of the Philippines.
1t was but the other day that /
designated the only living grandson
of Stonewall jackson a cadet at West
Point, and have just made Jeb Stuart,
jr., United States marshal for the
Eastern district Of Virginia"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-01-20
HEROIsx OF sCHOoLGIaLs.

BY means of a human chain a
score of girl pupils at Grantwood, N.
j.. rescued two boys who had broken
through the ice from drowning.
Miss Evelyn Gordon, of Hartford,
Conn, directed the work of rescue.
Charles Manici, aged 9 years, and
Charles Whaley, aged 16 years, were
the boys rescued. They had put on
their skates. when Manici skated out
toward the center of the pond at full
speed and went feet first into an air
hole. Right after him came Whaley,
and in he went, too. Whaley, grab
bing his companion, managed to gain
the edge of the air-hole, where he
held on.
The girls saw both boys 60 in and
they did not hesitate second. Miss
Gordon took command, skating as
close to the airhole as she dared.
Then she threw herself fat, crawled
out and grasped the hand of Whaley.
Another girl crswled behind her and
caught her feet, and still another girl
crawled along and made third link
In the chain. The rest of the girls.
on solid ice, dragged chain and boys
to safety.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-01-20

of our citizens. Ministers of the
gospel, judges and lawyers, mer-
chants, contractors, street car men,
tailors, machinists and carpenters,
and others from all ranks, classes
and trades called to pay their respects
to the distinguished visitor aud to
express their appreciation Of bis val
liable services to his State and especi-
ally TO this city and section.
All who called were greatly i'm
pressed with his straightforward
speech, open and frank manners and
attractive personality. No man who
ever visited Danville as q private
citizen orpublic servant made more
favorable impression on those who
met him than Virginia's Junior
Senator.
At night he accepted an invitation
to attend the Elks' Christmas session,
where he was accorded every greet
ing and honor of that noble order.
Hon. Eugene Withers introduced
him as the most distinguished and
honorable guest that ever attended a
session of the Elks' Lodge in this
city.
Senator Martin, while modestly
disclaiming to be an orator, responded
in happy and attractive vein, so
much so that after taking his seat
the encore was so spontaneous, unani-
nous and urgent that the Senator
was compelled to rise and make
another speech.
Senator Martin is 8 wonderfully
preserved and active man. He is all
forceful energy-a business public
servant and one who achieves results.
He does not in the least partake of
strong drink, neither does he smoke
nor chew the weed, yet he is per-
fectly at home always in any gather
ing.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-01-20
SOME wHIsKEy DRops.

More than 800 saloons have closed
in st. Louis since the big show.
Chatham, Va, that has less than
thousand inhabitants, is said to have
thirty-two "blind tigers" in it, all
conducted by colored people. A COM
mittee of law and order citizens has
been organized for the purpose of
suppressing them, and the fat has
gone forth that every blind tiger
must close.
There are newspapers OF reputed
integrity that would not hesitate to
turn down "green-goods" scheme
or some ''fakir" advertisement; neither
would they advertise ''opium joints" !"
etc., nor would the editors conduct
such things; nor would they run a
saloon. If these things be true, why
DO such papers and men, thus turn
down questionable ads. or object to
running saloon, and then publish
whiskey and beer advertisements?
What's the moral difference between
selling liquor aud advertising it? A
paper that claims to be "temper-
ance" paper and then runs a liquor
ad. can't make the people believe
that its "two and two make four" I"
Civic Sentinel.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-01-20
SOME FARM NOTES.
written for the CIrrzrN.)

1t is to be regretted that the San
Jose scale has taken such a hold ON
certain parts of the Northern Neck.
Persons who are so unfortunate as to
have their orchards infested shouId
be extremely careful that the pest ia
not spread through any fault of
theirs. Under no circumstances
should any fruit, flowers or scions
oe sold or given to friends or neigh
bors, as this is the principal way in
which the trouble is disseminated.
The San Jose scale is more deadly to
fruit trees than the bubonic plague
IS to people, and the person who
knowingly spreads it does the COM
munity very bad turn indeed.
The United States Department of
Agriculture thinks that farmers can
make something raising partridpes.
1t says that sportsmen are willing
to pay two or three times the value
of the birds for the privilege of shoot
ing them. >It is but little trouble to
cause them TO multiply rapidly. For
protection against hawks and the
weather they need nothing more than
thickets of briars and pine pushes:
for food during SHOWS, sumac ber-
rles; and for breeding, an unoccu-
pied broom-sedge field is excellent.
taking care to exclude stray dogs
and cats.
The Department also says that the
way to prevent our chestnut forest
from dying is to remove all trees aa
soon as killed. They are killed by
worms which burrow under the bark
until the tree is belted. By remoy-
ing the trees as soon as killed, the
lay@ which produces the egg-laying
beetle is destroyed. :
The writer experimental with
fruit culture last summer and OBJ
tanned the following results: Two
year old apple trees grew four to five
feet; pear trees, five to six feet; peach
and plum six to eight feet; grape
vines, 30 feet. A small quantity of
wood ashes and hen house manure
were used as fertilizers. Soap suds
and bordeau mixture were applied as
insecticides on the trees, while blue
vitrioi was used on the vines. Every
thing was thoroughly cultivated at
frequent intervals, the same as garden
vegetables usually are. Anyone can
do as we'll. Y. A. GILL.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-01-20
(Communicated.)
A MYSTERIOUS LETTER.

The writer has read of mysteries
and of snake storys, but here goes
one that knocks me out. / was at
the store of j. III. Sisson, Northum-
berland county, a few days since. He
was getting some mail ready to send
to the postoffice at Coan when he
handed me letter and asked me If
/ knew how he came in possession of
it. OF course I could not tell. He
told me that he ordered some banan-
mas from Baltimore and when he
unpacked them he found the letter
in the bottom of the basket. This
letter was mailed in Philadelphia
September 18th, 1904. It was ad-
dressed to Mrs. Mary Hall, Farmers
Fork, Richmond, Co., Va. From
the back-stamps it was seen it had
passed through the offices of Tappa.
hammock and Warsaw. Now 7 would
be glad to know how it got into the
Baltimore banana basket. Mr.. Sis
son remailed it, and it would not
surprise me to hear that it was
found in basket of oranges in Jack
sonville, Fla, about July lst, 1905.
III.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-01-20
SPARE RUSSIAN NERVES.

THE English Consuls I'm Egypt have warned
captains of British vessels in the Suez Canal
not to allow anything to be thrown overheard
from their ships while the Baltic fleet is pas
sing through the canal.-Moruing Paper.l
We was coming through the Suez,
Homeward from Singapore
When message come aboard the ship
From the bosses on the shore.
The Russian fleet is coming through
And have the right OF way;
You mustn't drop thing, they says,
From off the ship this day.
The Russian crews are scared to death
Their nerves are very fine;
II a ripple's on the water
They'll take it for a mine.
So we was very careful
Not to drop a thing that day
And make no demonstration
That could set their minds astray.
And only two things happened
To give them any fear
The skipper dropped his his,
And the bo'sun dropped tear.
The Mate. In Town Topics.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-01-20
SENATOR MARTIN In DANyILLE
(From Danyille Evening Bee.,

(From Danyille Evening Bee.)
Senator Thomas s. Martin arrived
in the city yesterday morning and
took breakfast at the Burton. 1t
was his frat visit to Danville, yet he
was no stranger here, as his reputa-
ton as faithful, efficient and sue
cessful worker in the cause of the
tobacco interests of this city and
section before the Washington de.
.partments had spread before him.
Senator Martin is known through
ont the breadth and length of the
State as Virginia's "business Sena-
tori" "the Senator who accomplishes
things for his constituents" And
as Danville people admire business
men and those who do something,
Senator Martins reception here was
assured in advance.
A stream Of people of all classes,
trades and professions poured in to
see him yesterday. No public SER
want in the history of the city ever
received a more popular and cordial
greeting at the hands of all classes