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The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11
MIrNICIPAL DECAY.

DO not believe. Obadiah, nor need you,
that any municipality is corrupt be-
cause majority of its citizens are so,
or desire it to be so. 1 believe, and so
may you, that the majority of its citizens
always are fairly decent and honest.
PhiIadelphia-to select just one instance
of many-has been rankly foul these
many years; but her citizens have just
proved that it was not with their con-
nivance and consent. How happens 1t,
then, with decency in the majority, that
the story of municipal rottenness is so
frequently told? The answer is evident:
There are big spoils in the political game;
the ever-present scoundrel has his eye
upon them and organizes de gang to
secure them. He plays for big stakes
and he plays his rascally cards for all
there is in them. In the meantime the
honest citizen, being intent upon his own
business and the money there is in it,
lets the knave play his game as he will.
To be sure, the decent citizen eventually
must pay a part of the price of the
others knavery, but the sum thus paid
does not show on his ledger, and so he
lets the matter go. The scoundrel wins
out, and he remains winner until the hon
orable majority says, This thing has be-
come stencil in our nostrilsl" Then the
political knave retires-until he deems it
safe again to skulk from his hole, which
is after the decent citizen has gone to
sleep again. This is what has taken
place in Philadelphia, in st. Louis, in
many other cities that might be named
1t is what will take place before long in
What city do you suppose L have in mind.
Obadiah? Could you guess?
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11
OCCIDENTAL
ACCIDEN7ALS
BY A. j. WATERHOUSE
LITTLE bird sat on the limb of a

A LITTLE bird sat on the limb OF q
Singing, Daisy! my daisy"
And his daisy replied supercil-
iously,
You're crazy, plum crazy"
For the whisper of love in the bosom is
heard
OF the mightiest man and the tiniest
bird
And so he repeated in manner absurd,
"Oh, daisy! My daisy"
Then she fiirted her head. and she said
with wink,
You're sappy, dear chappie,
And of course her words made him, as
lovers must think,
Unhappy. unhappy!
For love is a blessing, or love is a
sting;
In a man or a bird 'tis a wonderful
thing,
But still she remarked with fiirt of
her wing,
You're sappy, dear chappie."
of the tree.
who asked yer. dodgast yer"
And he flew straight away, though it
hurt him maybe,
For pasture, fresh pasture;
And the one whom he left-for love is
the same
In the breast of bird or the breast Of
a dame
wept turbulent tears as she heard him
proclaim,
who asked yer, dodgast yer!'
Then she lifted her head, and she trilled
with a sob:
"Oh, Willie! Come, Willie;
For my poor little heart for your COM
ing doth throb-
I'm silly, so silly"
Then he sorter flew in and he kinder
flew out.
Each moment some nearer his daisy no
doubt,
AS she sung, while her bill wore an
amorous pout,
Please, Willie! Come, Willie"
There's a sweet little nest in the top
of a tree
Great Caesar There be, sir!-
Where Willie is happy as happy can be,
To squeeze 'er and please 'er;
And here is the moral, my boy, If you
please:
II maid is coquettish, won't take the
degrees,
Don't wall out your heart in the top of
the trees,
But seize 'er, you geezer!
UTHAT young doctor operated on
Bilson. yesterday"
Yes? What was the cause of
the operation?"
"Appendicitis-that and the doctor"
What did he discover"
II don't know"
Anything wrong with the ap-
pendix?'
NO. The doctor says that is the
best and most hopeful feature of the
case"
How so?'
He says that, now that he has dis
covered that nothing is wrong with the
appendix, it will give him a chance to
find out what really is the difficulty and
it."
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11
THE SMART SET
BY SALLY SHARP

/ The artillery garrison will officiate at
an informal hop this evening at the
| Presidio
Military dances are few and far be-
tween these days and each small affair
is very welcome.
Miss Edith GaskiH of Oakland and
Miss Carol Moore are sharing hOnOrS
as favored fianeees of society. Each
day brings testimony of their demand.
for the two weddings are near and the
fetes for the brides-tO-be must neces-
sarily be of near date.
Rev. and Mrs. Jacob Voorsanger an
nounce the marriage OF their daughter,
Marion c., and Emanuel a Waxelbaum,
to take place Thursday evening. Au-
gust "A. in Temple Emanuel.
Miss Carol Moore's tea yesterday was
a very happy affair, the cOnelave OF
buds and fiancees forming the Jolliest
kind of a gathering. at which tnfor-
mality reigned absolute.
Among the weeks luncheon hostesss
was Mrs. Adolph G. Rosenthal. who en-
tertained in the palm garden OF the
Palace Hotel. among her guests being
Mrs Silas Palmer. Mrs. Burr East
wood. Mrs. j. K. KnOwland and Mrs.
Morrison Barclay.
The marriage of Miss Clara Marie
O'Brien and Frank Bruce Winshtp was
quietly celebrated last evening at the
home of the brides parents. Mrs. and
Mrs. Joseph H. O'Brien, on Scott street
Mr. Winship is associated with ths
New York Central and after wedding
trip will make a home for his bride on
Frederick street.
Mr.. and Mrs. SauemI Hubbard Jose
phine Wolfsberger of Austria) are near
ing home and will land on the California
shore within a few weeks. Their we'd
ding took place at Black Heath. June
%, and was celebrated with much impos-
ing ceremony.
Mrs Chandler Howard and her daugh-
ter, Miss Gladys Howard. will return to
their home in Yokohama next Wednes-
day, sailing from this port on the Mon
golia. Miss Sibyl Howard will spend the
coming year in Berkeley at Miss McCol-
lough's school, Beaulieu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis J. Sullivan, who
have been in Europe for several months.
are in New York. homeward bound, and
will arrive in town within brief period
Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge is spend
ing a vacation at St. Helena as the
guest of Mr. and Mrs HOratio Putnam
LivermOre.
Army orders are often synonymous
with Iightning-one never knows when
nor where the strike will come.
The recent order for Dr. Kiersted to
go from Ord Barracks is at once a sur
prise and a disappointment. for he will
be stationed in Alaska
Mrs Kiersted will visit briefly with Mr.
and Mrs MEG. Mclean before making
the northern trip.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11
EVERY MAN TO HIS TRADE
By WALLACE RICE

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the
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The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11
DEFYING TAMMANY.
his department.

7 ON WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST, member of Con-
gres the New York tenderlon proposes Tam
many Mr. Murphy decided that Mr. Hearst shall
nominated the district year Mr. Hearst decides that
will be nominated He has begun his campaign giving
ticket every and child in the district This ticket
good for Manhattan Beach, with all the
the and the sideshows where they may
hoocy cooclv and the girls all dressed in tights.
There this, doubt the advanced craftsmanship
reelected State crimes were
exposed by sending turkey and barrel of -four every family
heard from What bid will it make against
pons? Why voyage Europe whence people
district came Perhaps years and bill the
growler would fairly compete with the Coney Island trip.
far that eloquent coupon stumpng the district
ting the applause with promise of the votes Tammany
Mr. Hearst this game free drinks vctuas and
side shows it must rise early or stay all night
John prayer ocnt
Which
too small change-Bafimore Sun.
there ID reporters" He is en-
Enthusiastically supported this Samuel
W. Peunypacker.- Chicago Record-Herad
owners are x-
pecing booming business they brandy
as a companion pecc-Washngton Post
Japan repeats Philippines But does Japan
address who Phippnes-
City
Perhaps thing said of hun
Louis Globe
Depe have regarded the Equitable funds
home.-Baltimore Sun.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11
LOVE SHALL ENDURE FOREVER.

n H, love, wherever we may go,
" Through canyon grim or valley
bright,
By paths of darkness or of light,
Adown the way we do not know,
Yet will we fear no woe or wrong
While Love still sings his old, sweet
song;
IT'S long, long day and dim, dim day.
day,
And we sigh for the ones who sever;
Yet their feet are set on an endless way,
For love shall endure forever.
Oh, love, we have no skill or art
To flee the parting of our way;
We still must know, where 'er we stray,
At last we two shall walk apart;
Yet let no tears your dear eyes fill
While Loves sweet song is ringing still:
'Tis a weary night and dreary night
When they who have loved must sever,
But over its darkness there shines the
light,
For love shall endure forever.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11
FARMING WIN THE AUTOMOBILE


be operated at better speed than horse Thus
the
cultivation in in the
The unlike
no ii
sanial element
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11
STRAWBERRIES FOR RHEUMATISM


tradition dove apes conducive
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The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11

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business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 80 Cali
fornia street. Telephone Main 1042.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11
LITTLE CHARLIE DISCUSSES GIRLS.

w UNS 1 red that gurls is maid of
wv shuger spise an all things Mise,
an 1 CESS its so. Anyways them
things gives me pane an SO duz gurls.
Gurls plaZe gains an fore squeels menes
stha aint cawt an seventene or atene
squeels menes tha is.
Gurls loves dolls an pla with them, but
wen boy looks at the dolls he can see
bi thayre paned LUX that tina just stand
it caws tha hav 2
Gurls is prinsply good to tel on thayre
bruthers, an then his pa seZ,
Yu yung rufyen, but his ma sez, Don't
wilyum, Charlie ma b a nobul man yeti.
Gurls wen a boy hooks a wattermelyun
squeels an sez, Wy it is steeling 1 shal
tel ma, an he has Civ them half of
the watermelyun or tha vii.
Boys getts even with gurls at last for
tina mary them after tha erode upp.
When boys throse stone tha hit it,
but wen gurls thro wun tha squeel an
them that aint neer the mark dojes.
Gurls wares dresses to show they're gurls
but tina nedent for ennybuddyd kno 1t
wen he hurd them a minet or 2. so this
is nuf bout gurls.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11

Townsend's California Glace Fruits IN
artistic fire-etched boxes New store now
open 767 Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11
HALE OF woRLD's TIN.

Approximately 43 per cent Of all the
tin produced in the world Is consumed in
the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11
THE people need an officer

To do a useful service.
Be Public Knockar named
His duty must pe evident
To every one of you;
He'd do the useless knocking
That the rest of us now do
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11
ANSWERS TO QUERIES

SOUP-C. B., City. 1t is proper to. say
''I VIII eat a plate of soup" and II will
drink SOUP But it depends upon what
kind of soup. If bouillon is served, and
bouillon is soup. the person to whom
it is served has to drink, for it is a
physical impossibility to eat it, but if
a family soup is served the person must
eat it as the greater portion of the ingre-
dients must be maSticated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-03
J s. B. THOMPSON 0N FREIGHT RATES General Agent of Southern Says
 Tariffs Are Fair CUNNINGHAM AND COMtR It's a Toss-Up Between Their Plat. forms, Says MT. Thompson, But Per sonaly He Favors comer-Rail-
 ways as Developers.

J. S. B. Thompson. the general agent of the Southern railway, and one of the most influential officials in determining the administrative policies of his road in this section of the country. discussed discriminatory last night the subject of railway freight rates in this state.
 Incidentally MT. Thompson touched upon the pending political campaign i'll Alabama for the governorship. saying. by the way, that so far as the railways were concerned there was little preference re- gardlng the platforms of the two an- nounced candidates, but that if he person. ally were required to make a choice he would. he thought. be inclined to favor the candidacy of MT. Conner, for the req son that Mir Corners position on the question at issue is clearly understood, and that he, like all other persons, ad- mires man who states his views with out artice or evasion.
 Everyone knows where Mr. Conner stands,' said Mir. Thompson. That of itself, under existing conditions. would incline me, If were voter of Alabama, as well as the great mass of the people, to regard Mir. Comer's candidacy the more favoraby."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-03

Twenty hours after sinking in the door way of saloon at the corner of Second avenue and Twentieth street, L. E. Owens, the victim of bullet from the pistol of Policeman Walter R. Bennett. who says he fired in self-defense, died at the Hillman hospital shortly after s o'clock last night. The body was re- moved to Gaudn's undertaking establsh- ment where 1t was prepared for burial.
 Owens mother, for whom he called a few minutes after being shot. is expected to arrive some time today from Colum- bia, S. c. It is thought she will have the body shipped to that place. which was the home of Owens before his death.
 It was said last night that a warrant would be sworn out against Bennett this morning and that he would be re-arTested. He was arraigned before Judge Feagin of the police court yesterday on charge of assault with intent to murder. After telling practically the same story that was printed in The Age-Herald yesterday morning, the bond was fixed at $500. It was immediately made by G. H. Bodeker. J. F. Burke and w. H. Baker, fellow of flcers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-03
POLICEMEN MUST
 BE MORE CAREFUL
CHIEF WEIR WANTS THEM TO PRESENT MORE MILITARY AP- PEARANCE-lNSTR iS- SUED TO THAT EFFECT.

Chief Wier wants officers to present a military appearance when on duty. He has issued orders for them to keep their uniforms buttoned while patroling the streets, and to give particular attention to their appearance before reporting for duty each day.
 Some of the policemen were rather slow to get into their winter uniforms, and or ders were Issued for the change to be made immediately. All of the new winter uniforms have arrived, and those that have not been delivered are ready at the tailor shop.
 All of the policemen who have been working in plain clothes during the tair will don their new uniforms today and re- sume patrol duty. They have done yaln- able work as detectives. A number of inn portant arrests were made by the plain clothes men while working incog.
 There was general satisfaction among the men yesterday over the small raise given them by the council. While 1t was not as much as they think they should get. they declare that it is a step In the right direction, and the "every little helps"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-03
PARKER MAY DIE
 OF HIS INJURIES
THE MAN WHO JUMPED THROUGH \ A STREET CAR WINDOW IS IN A
 SERIOUS CONDITION AT ST. VIM
 CENTS HOSPITAL.

The jump of J. H. Parker from an Avondale car at Avenue B and Twenty second street Wednesday night may re- suit in his death His condition took A decided change for the worse yesterday. and it was said at an early hour this morning that he might not live through the day. Besides three broken ribs and numerous body bruises, the physicians say he Is injured internally. His lungs also give him much trouble and he has great difficulty in breathing.
 Parker is boilermaker and lives at Avenue and Thirty-fourth street. He was on his way home when the accident happened to the car about 5:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Flashes from a burning motor frightened a number of passengers, but all of them retained their seats except Parker, who jumped through an open window. He might have escaped uninjured, 1t is said had he not struck another car which was passing. An am- bulance was summoned as quickly as pos sible and he was carried to St. Vincent s hnsnit9l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-03
OWENS DIES TROY
 EFFECTS OF WOUND

Pending the preliminary hearing in the case. which was set for November 10. Chief Wier ordered that Bennett be sus- pended from the force. The death last night of Owens will bring aboutAa change of venue and the preliminary hearing will be before a justice of the peace instead of Judge Feagin.
 Immediately after the shooting Wednes- day night, which occurred on Twentieth street near the corner of Second avenue, Owens was carried to the Hillman hos pital Physicians operated on him but they entertained little hope for his re- eovery. He grew weaker and weaker during the day yesterday, and no one was allowed to see him. Prior to his death Owens gave his residence to the attend ants and asked that his mother in Colum- ba be telegraphed for. This request was complied with early in the day E. J. Woods, business agent of the Machinists union, says that owens had only been in Birmingham few weeks and had worked as machinst for the Louisville and Nashville railroad. He said that Owens had quit his job and expected to return home within few days. Owens told him that he was 24 years of age and single
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-03
SANITARY TRUNK SEWER.
Commission Will Inspect the Miles Re.
 gently Completed.

The Jefferson County Sanitary Commis- sion and the Board of Revenue will on Wednesday next inspect the thirty miles of sanitary sewers which have just been completed The party will leave the Title Guarantee building at S:S0 a. m.
 The commission met yesterday morning and the date for inspection was decided. The body was in session for more than two hours and much interest was shown by the members in the work of complet- ing the sewer.
 After the meeting had been opened a motion was carried adjourning the com mission in order to allow them to ex- tend an invitation to the Board of Rev enue to accompany them on tour of h. spection. The Board of Revenue accept ed the invitation.
 A number of bills were passed on and routine business transacted while the bos.. Ii was in executive session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-03
BOYS CLUB SOCIAL
 WILL BE AN EVENT
ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR TONIGHT. OFFICERS FOR THE CLUB FOR THE ENSUING YEAR ELECTED.

The first fall social of the Boys club will take place in the cozy room in the city hall tonight It is expected that all of the officers who were elected Wednes- day afternoon will be present. and John Melpolder, the new mana ger, will out line what he will expect of the members this winter. The boys will be allowed to elect their officers for the ensuing year and a record breaking attendance is ex- pected.
 Mrs Mary T. Jeffries was reelected president of the club by a unanimous vote and was complimented for what she has done in the way of .Seform among the youngsters who are dvhed the privileges enjoyed by boys who are not dependent on their own resources.
 Other officers reelected were: Mrs. John White, vice president; Mrs. John Weakly, secretary, and Mrs. c. S. Robbins, treas urer Frederick Jackson was elected to the advisory board, which is composed entirely of men. The social tonight will be an event in the history of the club. Refreshments will be served in abund- ance.
 MT. Melpolder will tell of his plan for organizing a drum and life corps, and prospective musicians will probably be selected. J. D. Henderson, bandmaster of the Boys Industrial school at East Lake has been chosen to train the corps. He will not take charge until the boys have been selected.
 The entertainment will begin at o'clock and the general public is invited to drop ] in and see what the Boys club, under the able management of the women at it's head and the new manager MT. Mel 1 polder, Is doing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-03
BOTH LEGS MINGLED.
Clifford Deadous Badly Injured, But
 He May Recover.

Although both of his legs were so badly mangled they had to be amputated' It was said at St Vincent's hospital yester- day that Clifford Deadous was resting easy and might recover. He was run over by a train of cars in the railroad wards at Boyles yesterday morning about 6 o'clock.
 It is not known just bow the accident happened, but Deadous was coupling cars at the time. When it was seen that he did not come out from between two cars he went between, the train was quickly stopped, and the trainmen rushed to where he had stood few moments before. He had slipped in some mysterious way, and the wheels passed over both legs. An ambulance was called from Shaw x Sons establishment and the man was carried to St. Vincent. Examination showed that neither leg could be saved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-03
cATHCLIc SERVICES.
Large Congregations Attended Masses
 on All Souls Day.

yesterday was All Souls Day and large congregations attended the various masses at the Catholic churches. At high mass at St Pauls the attendance was partc- ularly large.
 At the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows of which the Very Rev. Dean Muerer Is pastor. fine music was rendered at high mass. On Wednesda~ afternoon the con- gregation of Our Lady of Sorrows, &C., companied Dean Muerer and the Rev. Father Tobin to the Catholic cemetery where prayers for the souls in purgatory were said, and where Father Tobin de- livered an impressive discourse.
 Mrs. OLeary, the organist at the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, has ar ranged a beautiful musical programme for Christmas. The choir will have many rehearsals between now and the feast of the nativity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-03
THE EASY OIL.

Scott's Emulsion is the easy oil easy to take, easy in action. Its use insures deliverance from the griping and nau- seating sensation peculiar to the raw oil. Nobody who has any regard for their stomach thinks of taking cod liver oil in the old way when Scott's Emulsion is to be had. It is equally certain that no one having a regard for their health will accept a cheap emulsion or alco- holic substitute for Scott's Emulsion. It fulhlls ev- cry mission of cod liver oil and more.
 SCOTT & BOVINE. 4os Pearl Street. New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-03
Start a Fund to Educate The Baby

In sections where the savings bank habit has been firmly established parents frequently start for child as soon as is ed and keep adding to 1t ii the girl boy is old enough to take charge of 1t and nurse it along often used to give the child education fitting it for special calling in life No one can fail to benefits of this method of saving both to the parents and the child.
 The Citizens Savings Bank established and is be- ing with the purpose of encouraging and help ing the people of the savings habit
 only bank in this district which confines it's bank ing business strictly to savings accounts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-03
COUNTY HIGHWAYS
Condition of Roads Discussed at Board
 Meetng-No Definite Action.

The Jefferson County Board of Revenue was In session for some time yesterday, and transacted much routine business.
 At the morning session the county road supervisor was present and in an informal roads. Nothing definite was agreed on and the discussion of the board was not spread on the minutes. The matter of improving the roads in places where they are said to be very bad was mem toned and efforts will be made, it is said, to put the public highways of the county in better condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-03
At the Biiou.

"A Son of Rest continues to please Bijou patrons and large audiences are in order for every performance Among the clever vaudeville numbers introduced may be mentioned the parodies of Will liam Swor. the eccentric dancing of Charles Udell and Wally Helston, and a pretty stage drill by the chorus. There will be the usual performances tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-03
ADJUSTMENTS
"The CIansman."

The sale of seats for ."rhe Clansman" will begin this morning at the Jefferson box office. The play will be presented at the Jefferson next Monday and Tuesday nights with matinee Tuesday after noon "The Clansman" is the most talked about play of the year and will be greet ed by large houses here. The furor it has created has proven remarkably advan- tageous from an adver Using point of view.