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The San Francisco call., 1905-05-12

with whom she was pleasantly chat
ting had respectfully raised his cap
and said Good evening" as she was
walking past the machine in which he
sat, on Eddy street near Powell, and
when she recognized him one who
had steered herself and party of
friends to Redwood City and back
again a few nights previously she gave
cordial response to his greeting and
stopped to exchange "reminiscences of
the trip aforementioned. While they
were discussing incidents of the ride,
which had been most delightful, sew
eral other chauffeurs, whose reSpec-
tive autos were near by, began ad-
dressing to each other remarks which
were obviously intended to offend her.
Among the speeches which stung were
Pipe the kiddo's hat" Shed better
look out or his wife will get on" and
Why don't he give her the free ride
she's waiting for?" 1t was the latter
innuendo that provoked her to resent
ment But her language was not so
profane. nor were her actions so un-
ladylike as the prosecuting policeman
had averred. If she disturbed the
peace she had been amply provoked
to do SO. Why,s then, were not the
authors of the provocation arrested
also?
Again the bench sidestepped the re-
quest for enlightenment. Then the
defendant was asked by an inquisitive
prosecuting attorney if she did not ex-
pect to be treated to ride when she
stopped to gossip with the chauffeur.
Nothing of the Sort she replied.
Il m glad you asked that question, be-
cause I want to have it distinctly un-
derstood that I'm not as crazy for au-
tomobiling as some ladies are. Be
sides, when I want to ride in an au-
fn, hox
begging 'chaffs' to deadhead me-
There are gentle-but never mind
that"
The attorney inquired if it was
strictly good form for a lady to gos-
sip on the public street with a person
of opposite sex who had no stronger
claim to her condescension than that
of her servant
Some ladies might think it undig-
nif1ed to do such thing" replied
Miss Tim, but l amt one of that
kind. OF course, / didn't have to stop
and talk to that 'chaff,' but 1 was too
much of a lady to hurt his feelings by
turning him down when he spoke to
me-"
Further unfolding of Miss Tinn's
code of street etiquette was prevented
by his Honor dismissing the charge
against her and calling the next case.
James McClosky, arrested for beg
ging, informed Judge Fritz that he
opined the world owed him a living,
whereupon the Judge affably said he
would help the world to defray its
Indebtedness to Mr. McClosky by SEN
fencing him to live in the County Jail
for six months.
When the emaciated vagrant was
asked for his name he replied, ben
Fasting" and when Judge Fritz
glanced at him and ,dryly rejoined,
You look It," the joke was instantly
grasped by Clerk Dufie, whose ap-
preciative laugh conveyed enlighten-
ment to an obtuse attorneys table.
Mr.. Fasting had ten nickels In one
of his pockets when Patrolman Jack"
Laws arrested him for begging on
Market street and the Judge SEN
fenced him to Imprisonment at the
rate Of one day per nickel.
Henry Holden, cigar retailer on
Sacramento street, near Kearny, was
due for sentence by Judge Mogan, who
had pronounced him guilty of having
lottery tickets in his possession, but
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-12
BENEDICT is IGNORANT
OF RECENT ATTACHMENT
Aged Business Man Seeking Health In
the Orient at the Advice of His
Physicians.

The attachment that was levied on
Tuesday against the property Of c. S.
Benedict by the creditors of the Pa
cifc Coast Savings Society was done
without the knowledge of Mr.. Bene-
dict. He is in Japan.
Some time ago Mr.. Benedict and
his wife were asphyxiated at their
residence and as a result Mrs. Bene-
dict died. Her husband was q very
sick man and was ordered bv Drs.
Kenyon and Burnham to Honolulu.
The climate there did him no good. so
several weeks ago he went to Japan.
It was said that Mr.. Benedict was in
Honolulu when the attachment was
levied, but this is a mistake Mr..
Benedict was not trying to avoid the
suit in any way and knows nothing Of
what is going on in this city.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-12
Excurslon to WfIIitr.

On Sunday. May. 2Ist, the California
Northwestern Railway will run an ex-
cursion TO Willis. Each ticket sold in
sures q seat Fare for the round trip
only $500. Leave Tiburon Ferry, foot
of Market street, San Francisco, at 1880
900 p. m.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-12

CALUMET TRIBES RECEPTION. .-Calu-
met Tribe OF the Improved Order Of Red Men
will tender q reception Tomorrow nizht In
Union-square Hall to the lady relatives and
friends Of the members The social committee
Messrs Petrie. Murphy and Liss. has arranged
= pleasing programme Of dances. which Is to
follow promenade concert.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-12

SUES BOARD OF wORKe.--velentino
Eerio fled suit yesterday against the Board Of
Works 70 recover S12 900 damages be alleges
he suffered through ejectnlent by the board
from saloon he conducted at Sixth and Chan
mel gtreefa
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-12

SCOTT APPOINTS DEFUTY--Tax COL
lector Scott yesterday appointed Edward T.
Russell deputy tax collector, vice George
vareoe, who was granted leave OF absence
for one year James W. Mccabe will resume
his duties ss deputy to-day
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-12

Try the United States Laundry. 1905
Market street. Telephone South 42o.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-12

PROFESSOR sIEKE INsANE.-Louis sieks.
professor of languages. was adjudged insane
yesterday by the Commission RS on Insanity.
and he was committed to the State hospital
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-12
An English Advertisement

II slab-ub togs and ksnks1es btrlasy a0ztA upper
Benamrns sntb6ed downy plan, a0zM ns0ssksns OF
Aanky60nk design, a0fh double faksment dorm tie
sides and ayfI buttons at bottom, osh k1Hks1ss et
begtob to drop loose the ty0ttsrs, ztA fan 0sst
made fash the dackze, to ft tight around the Sy
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-12

Groom the Halter.
eo6 Market st.. between Stockton and Powell.
Fine hats from best manufacturers.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-12

Burnett's Extract Of Vanilla in puri
ty and strength pre-sminently superior.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-12

Henry Holden, cigar retailer or
Sacramento street, near Kearny, was
due for sentence by Judge Mogan, who
had pronounced him guilty of having
lottery tickets in his possession, but
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-12

James McClosky, arrested for beg
ging. informed Judge Fritz that he
opined the world owed him a living,
whereupon the Judge affably said he
would help the world to defray It's
indebtedness to Mr.. McClosky by SEN
fencing him to live in the County Jail
for six months.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

commission, and MT. Proctor now decd, and MT. Lyman, now head of the ap- pointment division of the Treasury De- partment, composed the commission
 The civil service then did not have over a dozen clerks. Now 1t has more than 200 employees. Naturally enough these dozen clerks were the pick of the men developed by the civil service examina- tions. There was a vacancy In the of flee force of the commission, and MT
 Roosevelt after carefully coming over the examination papers of the most re- cent batch of eligibles, discovered those of Pepperman. lie had never seen or heard of him and considered him solely in the abstract as shown by his papers
 His Rise Was Rapid.
 Pepperman came to the offices of the commission and was soon assigned to work as q sort of secretary to the commissioners In the Cleveland admin istration began the great expansion of the civil service which has been carried forward again and again by his success sors. Those were busy times for the members of the commission, and at that time all investigations and ex- aminations into conditions. in the va rious parts of the country, had to be made by the commissioners personally. They travelled into nearly every State and territory, and Pepperman went with them as a valuable clerk and sec- retary, to have charge of the papers In the different cases. Soon the time came when his demonstrated efficinecy resulted in his being sent out alone by the commissioners to conduct eXaml- nations, provide for the extension of | the civil service, and make investiga- tions of alleged violations
 The war with Spain began, and Ad- miral Dewey added the Philippine Is-
 lands to our governmental responsibil- 1 ity. President Mckinley appointed the | first Philippine commission, composed
 of Admiral Dewey. J. Gould Schurman of Cornell University, Charles Denby, | minister to China; General Otis, head of the military establishment in the
 islands; Dean c. Worcester, the only
 American of prominence who had vis- | ited the islands prior to the war and
 made study of conditions there. Ev- cry element that would be useful in | establishing the right kind of govern | ment for the islands seemed represen- l ted there. The secretary of the United States legation at Picking was chosen as secretary of this commission, be-
 cause of his familiarity with affairs in the Orient. Then the President wanted an assistant secretary wno had a thorough and familiar knowledge of | the exact system of government, in all
 its intricacies in this country. He asked Mir. Proctor. then head of the l civil service commission, where such | a man could be found, and MT. Proc | tor suggested MT. Pepperman. The young man, then engaged in an investi- gation for the commission in n distant | State was called back to Washington
 and soon sailed with the commission,
 The work of the commission to the | islands was interrupted by the insur-
 rection against the authority of the | United States, and the members re- turned to this country, leaving Pep perman in charge of the offices and records, with the expectation that the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

most searching and impertinent inqui- ries, and after convincing him that they Iv small profit of one and a half, or not to exceed 2 per cent. of the invested capital-barely enough to keep soul and body together-these gentlemen are still enduring official persecution in the most patient and gentle spirit
 To prove their conscious innocence of all wrong, surely not in any spirit of bravado, these meat magnates have just now advanced the retail price of beef some 5 cents a pound. It IS easy for the suspicious to misunderstahd thls aat Such peopla will perhapE inter
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

pret 1t as proof of a combination. But the Beef Trust has denied that any combination exists, Hence the increase in the price of beef made by all of the members of the trust at the same time Is plainly not a combination but CO., incidence. How simple 1t all appears when the facts are made clear by those who know.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30
The Persccuted Beef Trust.

Rochester Herald.
 The modesty, good nature and pa- tience of the gentlemen who compose and control the Beef Trust are certain ly beyond all bounds. They are as in- calculable as unexpected. After hav- ing made an absolutely clean breast of their complicated business affairs to MT. Garfield the official investigator; after having ouieuy submitted ta tha
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

Dollier-Mrs. Grimes says her hus- band is the worst man that ever lived" Wicklow-'Maybe. he is; but he isn't the best man that ever died. for that man was my wife's first husband."- Boston Transcript
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

Don't say universally by all"
 Example: They were universally beloved by all," should be They were universally beloved" or They were beloved by all."
 Note.-Either universally or all is superfluous.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

Don't say "voracity' for ''veracity." Example: He is esteemed for his voracity," should be He is esteemed for his veracity."
 Note-A man may have a reputation for voracity, but 1t Is not one for which he will be esteemed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

Don't say "unbeknown."
 Example,: "He is unbeknown to :he otkers," should be He is unknown to the others"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

Ready Reminder of Errors in the Use
 of Common Words, Arranged AL
 phabeticalIy-Critici Invited
 An Installment to Follow Weekly
 Until the List Is Compieted-
 should Re Clipped for Reference. Don't say think for" for think Example: He has more experience in the art than you think for, should be He has more experience Tn the art than you think" Che has.)
 Don't say thoroughly understands Example: "He thoroughly under stands his business" should be He un- derstands his business thoroughly. Do not place the adverb before the verb it qualities.
 Don't say those kind are" for that kind is"
 Example: 'Those kind of peaches are gone" Those kind of people are numerous" should be That kind of peaches is gone." "That kind of peo- pie is numerous"
 Don't say three last" for Hast three" .. Example: "The three last pupils" should be the last three pupils" Don't say "throwed" for threw" Example: T throwed the ball. should be T threw the ball"
 Don't say to" for of"
 Example: Tt is twenty minutes to four" (o'clockl, should be Tt IS twen- | ty minutes of four (c'clock) | Note-Twenty minutes to four would be twenty minutes toward four Ii e. twenty minutes after three; as time Is reckoned from the hour last passed.
 Don't say ito have come" for "te come"
 Example: " Iexpected to have come to come this morning."
 Don't say "to have found" for "te Example: q expected to have found him here" should be T expected tc find him here."
 Don't say ito have gone" for "to go.'
 Example: "They wished to have gone yesterday" should be IheS wished to go yesterday.
 Don't say "took up" or taken up for begun"
 Example: "Has school took up?' Has school taken up?' should be Has school begun?"
 Don't say "transpired" for occur ed"
 Example: "The fight transpiret yesterday" should be "The fight oc' cured yesterday"
 Note.-Transpire-o than syno nvm of perspire-means to reveal, tt come to light It should be used 1T such instance only.
 Example: Tt has just transpiret that Pendergrast Is the assassin"
 Don't say "try an experiment" fol make an experiment."
 Example: I'll try an experiment. should be "I'll make an experiment."
 Note.-The experiment is the trial One does not try trial.
 Don't say two first" for "firs two"
 Example: "They occupied the tw' first rows" should be They occupied the first two rows"
 Note.-There can be but one row tha is first.
 Don't say ugly" for "homely."
 4~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

Don't say upwards of" for more than" Example: He has been in Wash ington upwards of ten years" should be He has been in Washington more than ten years" The word upward is often under stood to mean up toward; hence 1t is indefinite. It is better to say more than" if you mean "more than" T have been your wife in this obedi- ence upward of twenty years."-Shake- | speare.
 Note.-The foregoing is an illustra- | tion of the words upward of" in the sense of more than"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

Don't say uncommon" for uncom-
 monly." Example: Tt was uncommon good" should be Tt was uncommonly good
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

Don't say ugly" for "homely."
 Note.-Ugly has reference to dispo- sition, homely to appearance. One may be homely and also ugly; such a one is not to be envied. Homeliness
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

Don't say veterinary" for "veterin- arian." Example: "A veterinary disap- pears" should be "A veterinarian dis appears" or "A veterinary surgeon disappears"
 Note.-The word veterinary is an adjective.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

is not to be despised. but ugliness il to be avoided.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30
SCROFULAXA X A. Piissss 2asss;s

The of ancestors the shoulders innocent oh untold suffering by transmitting to @ through the o that Scrofula for in nearly instance the disease can De family blood trouble M fine laws of nature Swelling uceratng glands the neck cah abscesses sa annead on the head of my little white swell disease and other wasting andw of and decided S. the medicine at made speedy ana complete has is rJa noicor had signo the disease
 uesu Saina, MRS R. BERKLY Mood 1ntes and sustaining fluid it's qualities fills the circulation with uous deposits resulting consumption disease which n been Ill family blood for generations perhaps or at iest since ne Mm MM& Ma fitted for this It eanses the Wm~ V Vmn~ of souous and tubeculOus poons, M makes and under the tonic effects
 ~ of blood medicine the general health i'm return to health the permanently while postey on tue 0VH advice wished furnished by our physcas
 TTEE SWIFT SPECIFIC co., ATLANTA GAs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

Don't say vicinity for "neighbor- hood" Note-One may live in the vicinity and not live in the neighborhood. The neighborhood is the immediate vicini- ty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

Don't say 'very best" etc.. for best" etc.
 Example: Tt was the very best" Tt was the very highest" Tt was the very longest" Tt was the very larg est" Tt was the very prettiest," should be Tt was the best" Tt was the highest" Tt was the longest" Tt was the largest" Tt was the pret- tiest."
 Note-Avoid the use of the word very before superlatives. It does not make the best any better; the highest, any higher, the longest, any long CT.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

Don't say upwards" for upward" Note.-The "s' is unnecessary; the word should be upward. See after wards.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

Don't say "us" for we"
 Example: US men were followers should be "We men were followers"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

Ready Reminder of Errors in the Use of Common Words, Arranged AL
 phabeticalIy--Critici Invited An Instailment to Follow weekly Until the List Is Compieted- Should Re Clipped for Reference.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

Don't say "vast" for great" Example: He lost a vast amount
 of money" should be He lost great
 Cor large, or enormously amount oi money" Note-The word vast should never be used in this sense.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

Don't say think for" for think"
 Example: He has more experience in the art than you think for should be He has more experience in the art than you think" Che has.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

Don't say thoroughly understands.
 Example: He thoroughly under stands his business" should be He un- derstands his business thoroughly.
 Do not place the adverb before the verb it qualities.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30
Don'ts for Speakers and Writers

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  eA"'""' V. I ForH,"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

Don't say "very bad" for ''very bad ly." Example: T want some ice cream very bad" should be T want some ice cream very badly" Note-Very bad ice cream may be obtained, but it is not desirable.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

Don't say those kind are" for that kind is"
 Example,: Those kind of peaches are gone," Those kind of people are numerous" should be That kind of beaches is gone," That kind of peo- pie Is numerous"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

Don't say three last" for Hast three' . Example: "The three last pupils" should be "the last three pupils"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

proves, the symptoms a ease is cured permanent and any advice wished,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

Don't say "throwed" for threw" Example: q throwed the pail, should be T threw the ball"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30

The tainted blood of anc, spring untold suffering by blighting disease, Scrofula; traced to some family blood t to the laws of nature. Sw
The sun., 1905-10-31
,IisISi Wv FIfs,
aegeV ths, 0svmsw tfW,s~v wm yshe
isef s.a arv thaasee " tssasas,

gsesib csb ps'pr,k ~ rye svs
BsHtis Oct " The nav turbine cy,.iaef
iuci~ch. accompanied ~ ,hs third and
nfih divisions ~ tho torpedo ,us,s bclone.
lns ~ tho German I,eltlc squadron. left
kic' early tkIs morning uudef secfe, orders
n h semi. .on'cinlly learned thia evening
iha, the Kalset r,i' tho 'ofpeao bosta Al
Tho C,ar's dispo-sl 10 convey dispatches
and diplomatic correspondence during tho
paralysis of the railways IN R,nsis and 10
mo in,aln cormunicst lon betwesn the courts
at Po,adam and peterhoi. The Cyar srstc-
fully accepted the offer The vessels will
ply between Peterhof and Memci.
According to the Lokdidnsciser. the Lue-
beck will not share In the despatch service,
but will embark the Czarina and her chill
dren and bring them TO Dantzig whence
they will proceed to Darmstadt and will
reside at the court Of tho Czarina's brother
pending che restoration Of quiet In Russia
Another report states that the Lubbock
was sent to protect the British Embassy at
St Petersburg.
The sun., 1905-10-31
W,SolsD M, f,sD ~ mus


Ct9etystf;. urt ~ Coton~t so,r,
borough II Mount Vernon came hc's
to day ip investigate the death ~ stuart
T. ri"rspn tilrd on tho rsllro,d tfscs
nj Kenyon College saturday night iIc
lrn Tonight convinced. he sald that young
lIcfapn had been tied ~ The track by stu.
tlcnia ~ mr' " hs imitation into coIlos q
fraternity
with Detective Grim of tho Io"al forcc
Coroner Scarf thorough visited tho rierson
home and examined the ody rho officers
found tint Tho hand ~ tho right wrist rad
been disiontnd and that therr was darn
hrliiso around tho wrist "a n made by n
tore, There wec similar marks on the
lett foot and ankle. both officers believed
these wounds we're made by the hoy, who
WAS very muscular, trying TO break his
bonds when he realized that the train was
bearing down uron him.
Detective Grim said he could not see how
other wounds, the ones causing death,
were on the head.
Coroner Scarborough said Persons
fellow students had been in the habit Of
playing similar pranks and that this time
they had miscalculated the time Of trains.
He says the students were very careful
to obliterate all traces Of their reckless
Act, washing away the blood stains and
carrying off the body before any one but
themselves knew of the killing. They did
not notify the coroner until the next day.
The sun., 1905-10-31
CURB MARKET FLED
Before a Fire Engine Coming Full Tilt at
the Ropes.

Some time ago there was a wave Of re-
form on the Broad street curb and the curb
brokers were roped in. The rope is strung
upon standards, and enamel signs with the
names of stocks traded in are attached to
the rope.
Yesterday false alarm OF fire came in
from II Wall street and a fire engine tore
up Broad street in answer to the alarm.
The curb brokers usually take up only
about half the street, but the unoccupied
half has been torn up by workmen and
the fire engine had to make straight for the
curb market.
The brokers saw the engine coming.
With wild whoop they abandoned business
and rushed for the sidewalk But the rope
and trading posts were not forgotten. The
brokers with the help Of the mounted police
men detailed to watch the curb brokers
grabbed the rope and in less time than it
takes to tell the street was clear. The
engine passed and business was resumed.
The sun., 1905-10-31
10 TO 7 NOW ON JEROME.
small BETS on Mcclellan NJ 2 IL to 1 he.
ported on the Curb.

Jerome stock continued to rise on the
curb yesterday. and he closed betting
fayorite at 10 to 7. A week ago odds were
? to against him and considerable money
was placed yesterday morning at 10 to B.,
But later in the day the odds heightened
One small bet at odds Of 10 to 81a was made,
but 10 to was the prevailing figure
in the afternoon. F. Schwcd bet 81 900 TO
$3.50 on Jerome with HousInan d Co., and
placed three bets Of 500 to SO on the favor
ite. Bunnell Il Co. made two bets Of 81 900 to
500 on Jerome, one with M. F. Broderiok
and the other with A. j. Kohn. Altogether
about $4,000 was put up on Jerome at odds
of from 10 to 8 to 10 to 7.
Mcclellan odds, which showed tendency
to lengthen last Friday and Saturday
shortened up again yesterday Early in
the day considerable money was put up at
8 to 1, but toward the close the odds changed
to 2h to 1. Bunnell Il Co. took the field
against Mcclellan to the extent of $3.50 to
E. F. Duttons $500. j. j. Judge bet $50
to $500 on Mcclellan with Herzog Il Glazier,
and $500 to $500 with another firm.