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The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06
LIBERALITY TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

NHILDRENS chief among
lie should be liberal In the outlay of all necessary funds
provide for that part of their welfare which
wealth has taken there should be parsmony The Board
OF Education has made estimates for the expenditures
public schools the ensuing fiscal year 1t will be for
Finance Committee OF the Board of Supervisors
Will surely be the public desire the namely practice
sratened almost other line rather than
parsimonous down in the estimates for the schools
The provided by the State for school purposes
much less than year. and this joined with great
Of buildings repairs of the unsanary
old and the deficiency the number of teachers
keep classes from being large be effectively educated by
sonab attention oe personality each child demands special
beray for ensuing detail
the appropriation be subject differences of opinion
thing substantial provision for the educational needs of the
pupils the public will andor unless be plainly shown
the economizing absolutely necessary.
Among by the Board
of Education portable buildings good
We getting less for schools than
the State and the deficiency largely due the fact that
attendance school far low Only children
of school attend the public schools and the
centage double that Lack of proper partly
for this small The portable schools help
remedy this and would entie State
Let there be hesitation by the Supervisors meeting
enhanced school needs of the coming CORPS of
prominent educators of time President Harper the
University of Chicago has reminded that of all the worlds work
the far most important is the work do for children.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06
BAD GOVERNMENT HABIT.

M UGH space has been given in magazines
M of the habit of bad government in American cities 1t is
III by pubcists who have written upon the subject
OF government be fastened city
that il cannot be shaken off and comes to be matter of course
New York City occasionally revos The Van Wyck administration
carnival of criminal in Graft covered
the city like cloud Vice and crime were given Immunity Tor a
consideration order that the profits might be larger the
promoted the fostering ansgressons that paid rakeo
license for their existence.
The Seth Low administration followed as reaction and though
did little than the grating and failed reform in four
the practices OF decades yet It set such example OF deene
the high places of the city that Tammany found
especbi and the administration OF Mayor
Mcclellan much cleaner and better than Van Wycks because
there break in the habit of bad government and the city has
not apsed to its former depths By OF contrast it is conceded
by all writers that Philadelphia confirmed the habit OF bad
that conditions In that there
has been for partnership of the push and good citizens have
gwen up uyHg 10 reform te government Inc naDh OF pdo a
confirmed and decent people themselves with
making the best terms possible with the grate considering them
selves held for by boodlers and paying the price
The experience Of Philadelphia doses the danger of waiting
too long before decea its interest in good government San
Francisco well be by that experience When graft and
corruption power enriched by the profits
in city like bad habits individual may not be easily broken
Under the present municipal administration in San Francisco
things done that would been tolerated
en+ br fn tr bInienss are content With being t5snkfn
that We desire them that it is short step
from bad to Unless disposition is shown Immediately
remedy the vile into which the has fallen the
city has its days What know is what has hap
pened in the green stick what will it be in the dry?
San Francisco growing in material greatness 1t yearly be-
coming richer spoil for the push and the gras The people go
with enterprise patience creating necessity for better
greater the of city government
will administer deceny and uprghty who will keep
ponbe office who have taken the first lock step toward
the Penenha and who drawing salaries from the taxpayers
with which fight paymasers The citizen who years ago
would have predicted the noome condition of the
which known exist would have been accused of having
bad dreams
The shameful condition of the city government be corrected
before becomes confirmed habit If is the citizens who
had the power effect reform and did will live be
laughed by future official generations of boods When the
public health and morals the balobox the public safety the
integrity Of judicial proceedings all beay the Shiny touch of
IT o ~ - @ - bae We - % s6 P tb ~ % Nm P hut # 70 h u f pu hG M
departments administered the perquis of
when the law obucted and the baobox bv
fraud and confused by wful perjury resistance
organized and effective The $50
Let it be strengthened and supported
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And the sooner it's over the better.
now, said the girl. choking.
The man started up. Whatever re-
monstrance he was about to make he
stihed
Very WE'LL" he said, curtly.
The girl pulled ring from her finger
and laid it on the table beside the man.
He took 1t without word and put it in
his pocket
II might say" he began slowly.
.sAll you could say would make no
difference" she said. wearily.
The man rose and strode to the win
dow. Pasquale was grinding away as
siduously. At the sight of the man in
the window he smirked and bowed and
shuffied his feet. The man smiled Bit
terly.
Lucky, happy DEVIL he muttered.
Then he turned to the girl and drew
himself UP stiffiy.
Il may as we'll say good-by,'' said he.
She made no reply.
"Good-by," he said again.
"Good-by," she returned evenly.
The man hesitated a moment, then
he strode to the door. In the alley Pas
quale had come to the last piece In his
repertoire. 1t was a poor imitation Of
portions of Schubert's 'Serenade." Just
as the man reached the door the jing-
ling notes fioated in from the alley. The
man paused. A look Of pain came into
his face.
Those jerky notes brought memories
with them-memories of a big, dark
music room with two little spots of red
in the gloom where the candles burned
on the piano; of girl beneath the can
dles-a girl with white neck and gleam-
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

I I was a narrow alley, running be-
tween the back yards. 1t was intend
ed for the convenience of the butch
er's boy and the grocer's boy and the
ash man. Distinctfvely it was not
intended for men Of Pasquale Yenetti's
stamp. Indeed, a sign at either end
announced this in no uncertain terms.
"Beggars, peddlers and street musf-
clans keep out" it read.
But to Pasquale venetti warning
signs in English had no terrors, from
the simple fact that written English
was beyond his ken. Therefore, as he
came trundling the ancient hurdy-gur-
dy up the street, he looked into the
alley. saw it's possibilities the ease
with which coins could be tossed from
the back windows-and. forsaking the
asphalt pavements (where, to use his
own expression, he could mo getta de
biz'), he turned into the alley, and, un-
limbering his musical battery, sent up
the quavering strains of ''Lindy, Lindy,
Yo' is Ma Lady Love-
1t is a hard, cold world. Pasquale
ground away patiently, and whenever
a face appeared at any of the windows
he smiled expansively. removed his bat
tered hat and bowed profoundly, and
even essayed a joyful shuffling of his
feet while ne turned the crank But,
despite all these Establishments, to say
nothing of the appeal made by choice
assortment of selections, ranging from
the classic to rag-time, no coins
wrapped in white paper came jingling
to- his feet. To be sure, one fat cook
came out to the back gate and. after
he had played half through the hurdy-
gurdy's assortment, gave him penny;
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ing shoulders. playing the 'Serenade's
very softly; of a few breathless words
whispered over her shoulder; OF pair
of luminous eyes which flashed an an
swer that set his heart pounding mad
ly. And now a hurdy-gurdy
playing that sacred "Serenade" in the
alley-and this. 1t was heinous sacrt-
lege.
Lord. I can't stand that" he NUT
tered. and turned to the girl a face
drawn and white.
"Good-by." he said. as If the words
choked him.
But the girls face had whitened
also- She took step forward.
Robert" she said with white
frightened eyes.
In the alley Pasquale ground away
hopelessIy. Suddenly a window was
raised and coin dropped at his feet.
1t was a shining, yellow coin Pas
quale Venetti gasped, turned 1t over
In his palm. and then whooped. In
burst Of gratitude he began the re-
pertoire all over again. and such was
his elation that he essayed.to heighten
the effect by singing in high. squeaky,
voice.
The orgy was soon over. however,
for a patrolman came down the alley
and seized the exuberant musician.
The thought of the yellow coin in his
pocket enabled Pasquale to bear this
ordeal with equanimity.
ALA right. ALA right" he protested
mildly aS he was hustled mast the
warning signs and dumped unceremo-
niously on the asphalt pavement.
copyright. 1905. BY K A. Whitehead-S
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06
VIENNA NOW
HAS SPEAKING
POSTAL CARD

Postmasters of the Bill Nye type
may soon be unable to read the postal
cards passing through their hands un-
less they have a phonograph equip
ment In the Office, if the latest devel-
opment of the post card announced
in Vienna meets popular favor, says
the Chicago Tribune. An ingenious
Teuton, who has invented a speaking
postal card, plans to spread thin
layer of gramophone plaque" on an
ordinary postal card. To this the
sender confides his communication,
and the card goes through the post in
the usual way Arrived at its destina-
ton, the card IS made to deliver it's
message by means of special phono-
graph apparatus constructed by the
inventor of the new card.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

and an old gentleman had raised an
upper window, and, with Numbered
Get out of this" had flung him a
dime. But eleven cents from such a
promising alleyl Pasdaale called on
the saints to witness his ill treatment,
and moved farther up the alley
No better success attended him here.
He whistled; he danced: he sang. He
smiled his best and bowed his lowest.
he tried the intermezzo and Ma Fill
pino Man" with an equal lack of sue
cess He had his labor for his pains.
He moved to the far end of the alley,
with view to quitting It, He made one
nnai stand, however, before the back
OF an imposing house. With a sinking
heart he sent up the jerky bars of a
march from a popular light opera. The
house, like all the others, was unre-
sponsive. Then he shifted to rak-time.
He decided to play through his roper
tolre, anyway. If 1t failed. he would
go back to the asphalt pavements and
try his luck somewhere downtown, be-
fore a restaurant or promising sa-
loon.
Now it happened that in the big. dim
back parlor of the imposing house sat
two young people. and single glance
showed that they were not happy.
The man sat very stiff and straight
In his chair and bit his lips. The girl
was seated on a low divan. Her face
was flushed and her eyes glowed an
grily.
1t is far too much to forgive this
time she was saying. II have for.
given and forgiven-eternally forgiven
and now / am tired"
The mar, rer,liad sootx11x
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06
LOCKED THE PART.

The Hon. Amos Allen, the successor
i'll the House of the late Thomas B.
Reed. relates how the former speaker
once called upon the head of one of
the departments on matter of official
business.
The Secretary was out, but "a new
private secretary wearing his newly
was there. Can you tell me when
the Secretary will return ?' asked
Reed.
Really" answered the private sec
retary, unaware of the identity of
the distinguished caller-"really, you
know, have no idea"
Well" drawled Reed, you look
iti"-Harper's Weekly.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06
OVER RW0RKED PHRASES.

The diction of the minor writer
both is affected and reacts on COM
mon speech. To him every anniver-
sary is an "auspicious OCCASION .
every entertainment brilliant func-
tion." Every marriage ceremony is
a very pretty wedding" at every
banquet the festive board groans," !"
every host is genial" every actress
and every coffin receives floral trib-
utes." One cannot even be drowned
without finding a "watery grave."-
The Author.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

In California the homestead consists of
the dwelling-house in which the claim
ant resides and the land upon which
the same is situated. A homestead
may be of the value of $4,000 when de-
clared by the head of family, $1,000
when declared by another person
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS S.
NJ, Petaluma, Cal. This department
has not the space to publish the Ian
guage Of flowers. You may procure
such from any first-class bookseller
at small cost.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 30 Cali
fernia street Telephone Main 1042
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06
THE PRESS OF THE NATION.


levels of the Great Lakes have been rising during
liquidation of 1903
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

player whether he use it or not The
practice is to always follow suit be-
fore making use of the joker.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

Townsend's Cal Glace Fruits and
Choice Candies will start a branch store
at 767 Market street on April 20. 1905.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

FIVE HUNDRED-A Subscriber,
City In the game of five hundred"
a player cannot use the joker until
he has exhausted the cards of the suit
being led. 1t is then optional with the
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.

DISTANCES, City. In ansair line
the distance from Port Arthur to
Liaoyan is It's miles; from Liaoyan to
Mukden. forty miles; Harbin to Vladi-
vostok, 275 miles.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

Townsend's Gala. Glace Fruits, in ar
tistic f1re-etched boxes. 10 Kearny st.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

Warranted genuine Vermont red
Kentucky determined
the State that
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

invitations bore the unusual legend,
Presents respectfully declined" says
the New York World.
The bride divorced Robert Lister, a
millionaire, and recently received a
settlement for her alimony claims
Mrs. Colell's unwillingness to receive
presents was prompted by her idea
that these gifts are unnecessary.
'It is a farce for acquaintances to
give presents to bride. and l have
always thought So" she said 1T may
be a bit unusual to express these opin-
ions on invitations, but 1 have the
courage of my convictions"
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

The of the national administration correctly
eonsasra1on OF an true Ameeanschieago
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

HoMEsTEAD-F. A. and B. D., City
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

Perhaps you are right" he said in a
strained voice.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

nvestp
however
on trade-Elmia
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

Cabinet a Washington converted into a
more Sun
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

After all the pleasant things that have alb,
by hardly be politically recc
thern.-Washington Star.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

Paris going reintroduce wasp wais
another old aerfamlias will
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

''The House That Jack Built the
pretty operetta. met with such success
upon its presentation last week that
by request it will be repeated Satur-
day afternoon at Steinway Hail. The
cast, in which are many prominent
children of San Francisco. is an inter-
esting and capable one which will at
tract many.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

bout horse Kuropatkin.-
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Menzies have
bought home in San Rafael. They
have been occupying the home oi
Mrs. F. NJ. Angellotti during her alb
sence in Europe.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06
VERY NEW.

Manager-My Uncle Toms Cabin
production is going to be thoroughly
up-to-date.
Star-In what way?
Manager-The cabin will be lit with
electric lights and Eliza escapes over
the ice in a real automobile.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

The marriage Of Miss Maryellen
Short, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Ed
ward Short. to Archer 3. Cochrane will
take place on Tuesday evening. April
IS, at $3.50 at the home OF the bride 3
parents. 211 Clipper street.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21
Massachusetts Man
Had Horror of Water
Colleagues of Civil Service Clerk Suggested
hat He Take a Bath-Hint Was SCorned
and He Went Back Home.

There are certain things that may be
done with the civil service regulations
and certain that may not
You can lead a horse to water. but
you can't make him drink: also
You can drive civil service clerk
back TO Massachusetts, but you cam
make him take to water.
The most recent Illustration of this oc-
CURED but few days ago in one OF the
departments, which one. for obvious
reasons. need not be mentioned
There Was duly classified. by the Civil
Service Commission, a man from Mas
sachusetts. Later stenograpner was
needed in one of the departments. and
the Massachusetts man was notified 10
come to Washington and take the job.
He showed up, was sworn In. and be-
gan work He was placed at a desk near
two women clerks They moved His
seat was changed to another section of
the room.
Every clerk in that se--'cn stayed out
In the hall as much as i,- ssible.
Finally the chief of the division in
which the man from Massachusetts had
been placed went to the head of the
bureau and laid the matter before him.
The trouble is. said the division
chief, that the man will not bathe''
By agreement the head of the bureau
walked into the room where the man
from Massachusetts sat TO have a look
at him
His neck looks like the bottom Of a
coal cart" was the only comment
made by the head OF the bureau.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21
SOLDIERS SALT HOSS"
Often Leaves Him as Bad as Wounded.

Army food has ruined the digestion of
many good men. A veteran speaking OF
how a wise selection of food helped him
sa-s:
For over 50 years my stomach gave
me an immense amount of trouble.
Everything / put into 1t seemed TO cause
AN internal (and infernaD revolution
which untitled me more or less for busi-
ness. My doctors told me that the
trouble was all brought about by the
salk pork or salt beef Tor horse) which
comprised the main part of the food
supplied me by Uncle sam during my
three years service in the great Civil
War.
For many years 1 tried cracked
wheat. oatmeal. boiled rice. and many
other things. but my stomach kept up
It's UNPLEASANT grumblings and painful
aches.
"A little over year ago while in De-
,roit on business. friend sitting at the
breakfast table with me. ordered as a
starter d dish of Grape-Nuts. Make il
two said /. II was my first experience
with Grape-Nuts food. and | was ..e-
lighted 10 find not only that it was most
pala ia Bile. bat that I had much less OF
the internal commotion than usually fol-
lowed my morning meal Since then [
have eaten Grape-Nuts- every morning
for breakfast and frequently for
luncheon also
My stomach has been toned up and
is stronger than IL has been since. 1862
| have TO more of the old pains and un-
easiness and / am better able 10 attend
TO my business. This result 1 attribute
10 the use Of Grape-Nuts. as / have
taken no medicines meantime" Name
given by Postum Co. Battle Greek,
Mich.
There's reason.
Read the LITTLE book. The Road 20
Nellvi!le." in every pkg.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21
BEER BUCKET HAS
GOOD BOTTOM YET
Excise Boards Decision Is
Still Awaited.

The Excise Board has not yet reached
any decision on the proposed amend
ment to liquor licenses prohibiting the
sale OF beer by the bucket. A mem
Der OF the board today denied the re-
port that any determination Of the ques-
ton had been reached.
he stated that at present the Excise
Board was seeking legal advice on the
authority and wisdom of applying such
a rule 1t will probably be two weeks
before any. final action has been taken
Quite a number of brewers have call
ed upon Chairman DarneiIle and his
associates to express their desire to
help eradicate the eiyls of the bucket
trade without prohibiting it altogether.
This. they assert. can be done by rails
Ing the price Of beer and eliminating all
cheap grades of the liquor.
There has never been a stronger op-
position TO any proeosed restriction to
the liquor business than 10 the PROPOSE
ton TO eliminate the bucket trade
which Will be deathblow to the
GROWER. There are many saloons which
practically exist on the bucket trade.
and the barkeepers and brewers are en-
phatically opposed to the amendment.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21
A NEGLECTED OPPORTUNITY.

In a recent issue Of an advertisers
periodical, New Yorker tells the story
OF his accidental discovery Of a shaving
brush so constructed that it couldn |
lose a hair The brush has been on the
market for years. bat as It had never
been advertised II was poor seller IN
comparison with inferior makes at thu
same prices.
Opportunity had knocked at the man
ufacturer's door and he had refused 20
open. There are tens of thousands just
Ike him. They wonder why the super
ior:ty of their products is unrecognized
while all the time they are doing thei.
level best TO conceal il.
Good things need to be pushed along
and it's wonderful what a powerfu1
push publicity gives 10 really meritor-
iOus article.-Philadelph Record.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21
RIDE ON HANDCAR TO
DANCE ENDS IN JAIL
Gay SWANS Keep Date, But Wear
Rxison Stripes for
Day.

gfOUX CITY, Iowa. Oct. H.-As the
penalty for appropriatIng a handcar with
which to enable them to keep an ap-
pointment with two young women at a
dance, John Lang and Edward Forno-
dell, OF Belle Plain, were compelled to
serve one day in the penitentiary
This was the minimum punishment
permitted by law. They Were taken to
Anamosa prison and discharged.
Their hair was clipped. and they were
compelled TO don stripes and put in the
day digging post holes In the prison
yard.
AS in the case with all discharged
prisoners, Lang and Fornodell secured
a suit of clothes and IS in money when
they left the prison
They would not have been detected in
their ofrense had not their handcar COL
lided with another. seriously injuring
one man.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

He then told the division chief that
he must tell the man from Massachu-
setts point blank he either had 20 take
bath or resign
Let him know iHS ~ 10 him" were
the instructions the division chief got.
Gently the chieI broached the subject
10 mas new clerk.
Il haven't got a change of clothes."
vas the starting reply.
The division chief offered TO advance
MIN the money TO buy new clothes but
the man from New England hesitated-
Il guess I'll go back TO Massachu-
setts." was his final reply.
And he handed in his resignation