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The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07

OAKLAND, Aug. 6.-Charred and black
ened beyond Identification, the bodies of
three children of Antoine Ferreira vic
Tins of the fire lost night which destroyed
the humble cottage that was their home,
lie at the Morgue awaiting the arrange
ments for burial that will take place to-
morrow afternoon in 81. Mary's Cemetery.
The funeral services will De held stimuli
taneously over the three children and
they will be inferred lin one plat.
To the tragic death Of the little ones.
Antoine, aged years, Talvina. sister, 1
years old, and baby Alfred, years Of
age was added the wiping out of the
family's meager possessions. leaving the
parents penniless and destitute with the
baby who was saved.
Not a vestige was left of the home at
652 Valdez street East Oakland. Even
Ferreiras savings of S1l from his week S
wages was lost in the fire. He is la
borer and all of his earnings went 10 sup
port his family. The cottage was a small,
four-room dwelling. rough-boaIded on the
inside. 1t was a dry, Undertook affair.
When the lamp exploded. spattering the
burning oil over the room the flames
spread so quickly that the place was all
ablaze in an instant. 1t would have been
only by a miracle that a human being
could have fought through the fire to res
cue the children.
Little Talvina had awakened in time to
try TO escape. She had SCI ambled out Of
her bed and crawled or run as far as q
window ten feet distant when she was
overcome by the smoke and flames. Her
blackened body was found near the win
dow which she had tried to reach. The
position of the tiny corpse told the story
plainly of the childs struggle to save
herself
Frank Costa. father of Mrs. Ferreira
residing at $751; Kennedy street. also in
humble circumstances, has taken the
stricken daughter, her surviving baby
and the husband TO his home, where
they will remain until they can rehabi-
litate themselves. Mrs. Ferreira was talk
ing with Mary Costa, her sister, over the
back fence that separated the two houses
when the FIRE broke out. The frantic
mother saved her baby. who was in a
/ carriage in the back yard, but she could
not press through the flames, try as she
would. to reach the sleeping children in
the burning house.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07
BIG MAJORITY FOR
SPECIAL SCHOOL TAX
Residents of Allendale Vote
for Needed Addition to
Public School Room.

OAKLAND, Aug. s.-By the overwhelm-
ing majority Of seven 10 one the residents
OF the Allendale school district voted yes
terday TO impose a special school tax Of
$4,000 for the erection of an addition TO
the Upper Fruitvale school and the COM
pletion OF the second story of the Allen
dale school. which was not finished when
the building was erected three years ago.
The total number Of votes cast in the
election yesterday was los. and OF these
ninety-three were ia favor OF the pro-
posed additional tax, only fifteen votes
being against IT,
W 3. Bridge, w. r. Dunleavy and H.
Fletcher. the members OF the Board OF
School Trustees. have worked hard for
the success Of tho proposal to get an ad-
dition TO the available school room, and
they are well satisfied with the result Of
the election. The work ef building the
addition and completing the second story
Of the Allendalo school will be com
nenced at once and viii be finished as
soon as possible as The schools are at
present very much overcrowded.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07
PASTOR RETURNS FROM EAST.

OAKLAND, Aug. s.-Rey. Charles r.
Brown, pastor of the First Congrega-
tional Church of this city, has just re-
turned from the East, where he went
10 accompany Mrs. Brown on her re-
turn 10 Oakland from an extended trip
through the larger Eastern cities. On
mis- way East Mr. Brown spent two
weeks at Lake Tahoe. then went ou to
Boston, where he Joined his wife, who
had been visiting relatives in that city.
Mr. Brown conducted the communion
service at the First Congregational
Church this morning, and in the even
ing preached his first sermon since his
return, his subject being Some Vaca-
ton Thoughts"
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07
TEACHING JAPS
OUR LANGUAGE
Professor Swan of England
Spends Four Interesting
Years With the Students

Professor Howard Swan of London,
who for the last four years has been
industriously instructing the japanese
in the English language at the Toxic
Higher Commercial College, where his
efforts met with great success, Is
among the latest arrivals at the Occi-
dental Hotel, having come from the
Orient by way of Seattle with the in
tention of spending several months on
the Pacific Coast.
In teaching language to the subjects
of the Mikado he adopted purely
PSYCHOLOGICAL method, of which he has
been a strong advocate for years, and
which he says is the most practical
method of education in japan. Discuss
ing his experiences in the Orient he
said yesterday:
No nation on earth Is striving harder TO
educate itself than little japan, whose sub
jects are exceedingly apt scholars and VIII ao-
sorb everything in the way or lnIormdtlOh
that is presented to them
Among the students OF the schools In which
was engaged in educational work / touno
il to be q great desire OF the scholars 70 learn
as much as possible OF the manners OF the
English and American people, as OF their Ian
guage, and 1 endeavored TO associate both in
the courses OF instruction prepared for them.
In my mind the requirement of a know ledge
of the English language will be more mate
rally responsible for the future advancement
OF the japanese empire in the matter OF civil
ization and in its commercial progress than
any other study. They readily acquire our
they are rapidly strengthening themselves as
nation.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07
OAKLAND SPECIAL
GOES TO PORTLAND
More Than One Hundred
Will Visit the Northern
Exposition.

OAKLAND. Aug. 6.-The Board of
Trade special for the Portland fair will
leave tomorrow evening. Almost the en-
tire number which was guaranteed in or
der 10 get the special train has agreed
10 90. though there are stih few berths
left
There will be one solid train. with din
ers. and a total Of fifteen days will be
allowed. which will give ten days in
Portland. Events have been planned FOR
The Oakland visitors. including d recep-
ton in the California building, when the
Alameda County delegates will be vel
coined by President Goode, with reply
by Mayor Mott Of this city There VAL
be a trip up the Columbia River and
other features. Those who viii leave TO-
morrow are:
F. F blood. Mrs, T; Mood. c a: ThsieT. slel:
Mrs O. b. Smith, Miss Minnie Smith MIS-
Grace Smith, r. p NJ. Greeley, Mrs. r. p "a
Greeley Mrs @ B WsddeI, Mrs. y. d.
Mrs Thomas Bibber. Mrs. Joe Lancaster
Miss MagerstaGt. Miss Mira Mora, Miss Mary
Mora Miss S r. cannif, 3: ststson, r =
Tsvton Mrs r. n. Lawton, Il Dallnnan. M
Esuers. j ]. ONsiIl, Mrs. Hannah Mack
Morris Schneider Mrs. 81. Schneider, Mrs; r
o. Erwin. H L woodburn' Mrs; D9has s
smith Mrs. Rollin P. ssxe. NJ Friedman
Mrs II Alice Harlow, I. Bach, Mrs f.
bach. r L. Lenz Mrs r. l. LeHz. l. Sleoe
T-t J. Siebe Miss Louise Siebe. Mrs. J. j.
Fle-s' " n. n. Graves. Mrs. Z. B. Granden
= Fsrnhapn Mrs e A FarnhaIn, Gustav
WsNtn. Mrs. Gustav Wallin. r. {. Parkinson
Dr q Il Cole Miss Il. Davis. Miss G Davis
Charles N Rosenberg. Miss Kate Beedie, Mrs
Msrv Roberts. Henry Abrahsmson, Mrs
Henry Abrshsmson, Theo. p. Schaiier- Ars. T.
p schsller, Dr. +. J. SAKE. DR.. H. j. Lackey
J E. Baker Mrs J. Z Baker. A. Livingston
z s Page, n. J. McKeon. Mrs. 81. J. Nc
Keon. goseph r. Calm z r Lamb. A. j.
Foehuser. Mrs r l. Mayors J. J. Hughes
Winifred J. Morgan, william T Frost. F. +
Dusterberry. Elizabeth c. DEste-beTy- z. II
e Espey Miss NJ. Msrcoyich. Dr.. II. z Nui'
Ter Mrs II z Muller. Robert Howden.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07
NEW BUILDING
FOR STANF ORD
Large One-Story Structure
to Serve as Annex to the
Overcrowded Machine Shop
WILL BE SANDSTONE
Engineering Department to
Benefit From Increased
Facilities on the Campus
Special Dispatch TO The Call.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Aug a.
Plans for an addition to the machine shop
of the mechanical engineering department
have been drawn up and work will be
commenced in the course OF the next
week The building Is to be a one-story.
40 feet BY so in size. The material used
will be buff sandstone and the architec-
ture will be similar TO that OF the other
buildings of the university. The roof VIII
be tiled, after the old Spanish style.
Theodore Palmateer. who was acting
foreman OF the machine shop%the second
semester of last year, has been regularly
appointed to the head OF the shop. The
course will be greatly enlarged and will
be rendered more practical than formerly.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07
ADVERTISEMENTS.
No Benefit
No Cost.

IT you are weak and worm
out-if you are nervous, irrita-
bic, have headache, backache,
neuralgia, or periodical pains, it
is because you have exhausted
your nerve force.
If you cannot sleep, and are
thus robbed of the rest which
nature demands for the restor-
alton of mental and physical
vigor, your system will con-
tinue to run down.
DR.. Miles Nervine restores
vitality by soothing and
strengthening the nervous
system, thus inducing refresh
ing sleep, and Importing
strength and vigor to all the
organs of the body.
There are very few instances
where Nervine will not benefit;
If not, your druggist will re-
fund the money.
When began taking DR.. Miles
Nervine l had very sour stomach.
with pain extending FAR around on NV
left stdc-atteEded with extreme nerv-
ousness dreaded to have night
come. as IL was impossible for ne to
Sesp. everything ate distressed me.
Sefore L had finished one bottle OF
Nervlne there was such a change that
ny husband bought six more, which
udS restored ME To hQalth -
MRS. JENNIE SI1TAdS.
Rushville. Ind.
Or. Miles, Nervine Is sold by your
aru99 lst, who will guarantee that the
rrsS oo-tlc will benefit. IL II falls, he
VIII refund your money
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07
PARKS WANTED
FOR OAKLAND
Ask Appropriation by City
Council to Fill Swamp
South of Twelfth Street
LAND HAS GOOD TITLE
Various Improvements Are
Endorsed by the Mayor
and Citizens Generally

OAKLAND, Aug. 6.-1he first steps to
give Oakland a harmonious system of
parks will be taken by the City Council
tomorrow night, when 1t is hoped they
will proceed with an appropriation OF
$4,000 for the filing of the park site
south of the Twelfth street dam. City
Engineer Turner has uecided that the
park site belongs to the city without de-
,, feet of title, and has cleared the way Tor
this magnificent improvement.
This section of land, which is half
filled and partly under water at high
tide, has always been an eyesore to the
city. By simply dredging Lake Merritt,
which in itself is a much needed I'M
provement, and pumping the mud over
this section the foundation for oeautl-
full park can be made.
This will be the beginning of chain of
! parks that will reach from the Sixteenth
street depot in West Oakland TO lnde-
pendence square, East Oakland, and to
Bushrod Park in North Oakland. These
parks when finished will make Oakland
one of the show cities of California ana
to this end every member of the admins
tration both legislative and executive, Is
earnestly working.
"rhis city ought to be called the fark
City." saws Mayor Mott, "and if we can
only make a beginning l am sure we can
have q system so nearly completed in the
next two years that it will take very ut
tie to complete it. The natural begin
ming is this section just south of Tweiftn
street, and when this is started we pro
pose to begin work on the marsh by the
depot in West Oakland, on independence
square and up on Bushrod Park In 40
ing this we are merely developing "hat
we already have. and are not buying new
nronerties. The entire administration IS
earnest In its desire to do something 10
heautifv the CITY,
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07
HORSE FALLS WITH YOUNG
WOMAN RIDER IN VALLEJO
Miss Lydia Wilson of San Francisco
by Presence of Mind Escapes
Serious Injury.

VALLEJO, Aug. 6.-Miss Lydia Will
son, a young San Francisco school
teacher had narrow escape from
death while horseback riding last even
ing She was cantering along Marin
street when the animal slipped on the
pavement and fell heavily Ito the
ground. Miss Wilson by rare pres
ence of mind slipped from underneath
the horse as he struck the pavement
AS it was she was severely bruised
about the head and body. Bystanders
came quickly to her aid and assisted
her TO cab and she was taken home
Her father is Harry Wilson. one of the
best known citizen of Vallejo and one
of the few remaining survivors of the
battle of Mobile Bay
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07
| c. A. GI.AY REMOVED FROM
HOSPITAL TO SAN JOSH;
Attorney on the Road to Recovery
From Injuries Caused by
TrQin Accident.

SAN JOSE. Aug &C. A. Gray,
member of the legal firm of Gunnison,
Booth & Bartnett OF San Francisco
was brought to the home of his mother
In this city to-day from the Southern
Pacific Hospital at Sacramento, where
he has been for the last fifteen weeks
Gray had gone TO Nevada City to at
tend TO some legal business. He missed
the regular train and boarded a log
ging train. In going up a steep grade
the train broke. and the car that GRAY
was on ran away. In going around a
curve Gray was thrown from the car.
The ligament of the right knee was
completely torn away from the bone,
and for D time it was feared that he
would lose bis leg.
Gray is now we'll enough to be re-
moved from the hospital. but 1t will
be some time before he is fully recov-
cred.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07
WALKING TO FAIR
TO WIN A WAGER
Santa Cruz Man Pushing a
WheelbarrOW to
Portland. ~
Special Dispatch to The caL

SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 6.-Fred L. Bohm,
a butcher of this city. is walking TO the
Portland fair on a $3.50 wager. He left
this city on July u. starting with a
wheelbarrow from in front OF the Oberon
saloon. Bohm. who is jovial fellow,
was not taken seriously by his many Ger
man friends, but he has been heard from
at Wheatland and Marysville. having ar
rived accompanied by his collie and
wheeling his barrow.
One of the conditions OF the wager 10
that he earn his own living. which he is
doing by repairing chairs and doing Odd
jobs. His barrow was placarded with sa-
loon and cigar store advertising cards
He must reach Portland by October L.
He will now have to average only ten
miles day. which is an easy matter for
man as strongly built as Bohm.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07
MODESTO TO FIGHT
FOR RIVER WATER
Will Oppose Claims of San
Francisco to Use of the
TuOlumne.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

MODESTO. Aug. s. = The Modesto
Water Consumers Association, in con-
vention here yesterday, fired the opening
gun of the fight which is TO be waged
in the next Congress against the bill
introduced in the last Congress at the
instigation of the San Francisco Su-
pervisors, asking Tor water rights for
the city of San Francisco in the head
waters OF the Tuolumne River. Every
public body in the county, political and
commercial. has joined in the fight. 1t
will be based upon the showing that all
the waters of the Tuoluu1ne will be
needed for the irrigation of arid and
semi-arid lands in the valley.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07
FAILING COAL CRUsHEs
LIFE OUT OF MINERS
Roof In wyoming Pit Caves In ana
Two Men Are Killed and
Eight wounded.

CUMBERLAND, Wyo., Aug. 6.-Two
men were killed, two severely and six
slightly injured in an accident in mine
No. of the Union Pacific Coal Com
pany
The dead Joseph Anderson and
James Sellers.
The mines were not working but a
small force of men was engaged in
cleaning UP the slope There was some
coal overheard that was considered un-
safe. The men had just fired blast,
shooting a quantity of it down and
had started to shovel it into pitcars
when another section of coal fifteen
feet long, eight feet wide and ten
inches thick fell from above. crushing
the men to the floor
Sellers was about 30 years of age
and leaves a wife aud FIVE children.
Anderson was 81 years of age and
leaves wife and two small children.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07
ELIHU ROOT Is GOING TO
LABRADOR TO VIEW ECLIPSE
Secretary of state at Present Is Fish
ing for salmon on West Coast
OF New FornaIand.

ST. JOHNS. n. F.. Aug. 6.-Secretary
Of State Elihu Root is now salmon
fishing on the west coast OF New
Foundland and will arrive here on
Tuesday TO remain a week before pro-
eeeding to Labrador 20 view the eclipse
of the suR--It is understood that ne
will hold a conference with the colonial
ministry respecting the Bond-Hay
treaty with the view OF effecting a
compromise which will prevent the en-
forcement of the bait act and grant the
colony the fishery advantage Of the
United States markets.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07
BALL PLAyER.s JAW BRoKEN.

OAKLAND, Aug. 6.-Strenuous base
ball playing this afternoon caused a
serious injury TO Miles Scanlan, resid
ing at Seventh and Franklin streets.
Scanlan's jaw was broken by 4 kick
from a runner who was slidin; 20 Sec
ond base in a game at San Pablo ave-
nue. and Thirty-eighth street. Scaillan
was guarding the bag and the runners
feet caught him on the jaw as they
flew up. DR.. J. L. Milton treated the
fracture at the Receiving Hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07

FARMER FOUND DEAD. Oakland. Aug G..
William Campbell. 90 years old, IA farmer and
stock raiser. was found dead last night at his
ranch, twenty miles cast OF Liverfnore. A
deputy Coroner from Livermore took charge
OF the case.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07

FINGER CRUSHED.-Martin Hanihan. who
lives at 12oS Nineteenth street. caught the
second finger of bis right hand in a small
cOgwheel at the Western Sugar Refining COM
pany yesterday and was forced 10 have IL am
putated az the Emergency Hospital. His arm
was badly lacerated.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07

SUPERVISOR KELLY II-L--Oalisad. Aug.
-6-SuperK1sor J. r. Kelly has been confined
70 his bed for nearly week under the care
of Or .. .. Han1iin. II Is expected that he
Vii be out again during tie eonins week
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07

He comedies. however. that China
never will be a great nation-that is. a
modern nation, until her eighteen prin-
cipal dialects are combined in one and
her people have been forced to appre-
ciate the urgent need of a central gov
ernment that will correctly administer
all the important affairs of the coun-
try. During his stay in the Orient
Professor Swan prepared a phonetic
dictionary of the dialect OF Peking,
which he saws can be written on a
typewriter and thoroughly understood
by all English-speaking Chinese, not
withstanding the frequent assertion
that a comprehension of the dialects OF
China can only be obtained after one
has familiarized himself with the va
rious intonations.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07
CHINA HAS LIMITATIONS.

this country their everlasting grati-
tude and eternal respect for our na-
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07
IDEALS ARE CHANGING.

1t was not long ago that the japanese re-
garded the commercial pursuits of man as ig-
vince them to the contrary. But the
Government is straining every effort to instill
among the people taste for commercial pur-
suits. and they grasping everything in the
way of information IN that direction. The first
sufficiently mastered English is about our
ethics. Having been taught that commerce
carries with ii honor, they seek to add 20 their
qualifications as business men the manners
of the gentleman.
It was for this reason that I undertook to
include in the lessons taught them stories OF
how the English and Americans live; how they
rise in the morning, battle. dress and prepare
for breakfast: how they dine and how thew
act in the presence Of women. You can hardly
gine how deeply interested they are in all
this information and how quickiy-they adopt
the manners OF the Westerucr / pictured
them to them.
Teaching them the English language has not
been difficult task for, as L have already
said, they are very apt. The greatest dlfn-
Guilty they experience Is in the proper analyz-
ing of the vowels for, while our dictionaries
are supposed TO properly do so. the analysis is
not sufficient for the japanese student to freely
comprehend it. l tried to rIgialy follow three
principles in the courses or instruction and
WAS not long in realizing that they could be
We're ambitious to improve the educational ten
dencies of the japanese.
GIVES CLEAR CONCEPTIONS.
1 furnished the students clear mental pie
lures and in lessons of objective fact planned
not to change the scene too often In instruct
ing them in the subjective language, idoms
of thought and emotion, my plan was to first
explain literally and then dramatically giving
them many examples and frequent instances.
In the grammar lessons the use OF examples
which, applied directly to students life or
action, either in his class or at his home
proved most advantageous. The teaching OF
phonetics also greatly helped the ambitious
Japanese in mastering English which by the
way Is now being studied by more than a
million students In the empire.
Professor Swan is of the opinion that
England and America would greatly
profit In the end ii they would take the
indemnity they are receiving from
China and apply il in some thorough
manner to educating the Chinese as
the japanese are being educated Sew
eral years experience in China has con-
vinced him that the establishment of
schools on this coast for the education
! of Chinese would make a great ma
tion of the orientalists and win Tor
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07

Remember that "REGULARo Repub-
Iican is RUFF Republican.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-03
TOWN AVID oo1MTY NEWS.

TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
CO. M. Mcleod of Blenheir
has our thanks for favors
Next Monday is Salesday
and a large crowd is expected.
- Sparks show brought q
large crowd to town Monday.
- G. S. Williams of Blenhe;m
has our thanks for favors.
- Mr.. T.. d. Iyey has posted
his lands in Red Bluff against
hunters.
- Those who attended the
State Fair Ut Columbia report q
fine time.
- Tho rains last week wore
needed and the farmers were rot
hurt by them.
The county Treasurer says
meet him at the court house and
get your tax receipt.
Try g. B. Hubbard for eggs
fruit. and vegetables.
= Have you been to Hubbara's
yet for bargains.
= Write Stanley's BUSINESS
College, Macon Ca, at once for
College. The School can not
supply the. demand for it's grad
yates.
Horsfords, Royal and Good
Luck Baking Powder at
w. NJ. Rowe.
Full line Armours canned
meats at w. NJ. Rowes.
Fairy soap at w. M. Rowe.
= Call at S. j. Pearson's and
find out what is the matter with
your eyes.
Lowney's Candy always fresh
at w. NJ. Rowe's
- Wile.y's Candies always
fresh at Bcnnettsville Pharma-
cy Darlington street.
= Have you Myopia, call on
the Optician ut S. j. Pearson's
and find out.
G- Try q can of Sweet Potatoes
they arc fine at
w. M. Rowe's
Kingan's Reliable Hama and Break
fast Bacon, always nice and fresh
at w. M. Rowe's
GeS" Call and see our new lines OF
Coffee and Tea. Prices from 12Ac to
81 per pound. w NJ. ROWE,
E~vaporated Cream new and
nice, at w. M. Rowe'S
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-03
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

La spite OF the Indictment weather
mere as a pretty Large cougregs.sc.
at the tent Sunday
The fall meeting Of the Columbia
Convocation of the Episcopal church
Will be held in Sumter during The
week commencing November 90
The rnlpits Of .he town chur.,,as
were Supplied Sunday by the visiting
members of the Holiness Association.
except the Episcopal. which was aup.
piled by the pastor Rev. Boyd.
Tho hour for evening services at tho
churches is now 7 80 O'Clock.
Prayer meeting at tho Baptist church
every Thursday evening at 500.
Prayer meeting at the Methodist church
every Wednesday at 500 p. M.
Prayer meeting at Presbyterian church
Thursday evening at 8 90.
Tho hour FOR Sunday School at the
Methodist church has been changed to
4 o'clock In the afternoon.
The Epworth League Prayer meeting
~ held every Wednesday evening In the
Sunday school room of the Methods,
church at 8 o'clock. The public invited.