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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

according to MISS DicEerson. this Is not
til ~ but IT'S ori Ia Pre- hah 81 me from
# he fact tha IN the n1if1st of II ringing
chorus one frog sees IA slispicious
8 movement eases his croaA III d. ard tfae
to siiaTart 4 the ss9nbl d } u fe OH
stior xsf dang Frogs are fsaf TInore
'sl SC fsy to 8srsst |, ,Af M IA Az iii
dang frog WI X 4 VA 4als fo
th he* easse 81 Epo "A sfafIn ih1 + To
loo III nd 81 A toad,
will rrlaslsIt tos ise care IN H.
g sal aEl So sflola ned
dang sana ifsf so ii 81 s s
q oslng tnatis lei I'll issg she'd
thetrEsk 5every f1Eeess or oul{MvkeKs.s
proresssiss icuHi ousE one, ,sas5 1t il iferaffy-
is a.. species of skinrfYig. ma 1T o ada:
ore wpii1T thin lsS to- e discufafo % vt s$fl1e,
cast kin slaetsEtuf he ,sp I'll low esi.s 4ffss
UNPLEASANT operation %does not 4ske.
more than five inmates. and so sise ones
rarely seen. OFTEN the skin hat covers
the feet is already sipsatife stomach be-
fore sthe skin of the shans ss rs ssher. THE
mQvements of the toad when srieiding
1t Sc lfHofe tfl q last portions of skin on
the head and face are exactlyslike those
OF pusssaeat washing her face. 4 =
g Most of the eesnembers Of. the frog
orchestra and chorusesE take sone1 TO
the ponds, brooks oTSrivexs to lis ten to
their concerts, but the wood frog-takes
one to the shade of the forest oaks and
pines The wood frogs are the first to-
be theaharbin gers of spring. and come
from their winter sleep under naossv
logs very +earl VI in Fsebruar " or Ma rc,ts
This frog is. one Of the most. silent
frogs known, like the toad. which In
this respect 1t resern nbIes. i Is ssffence
is happfly Its soHl " projection. for as
It never leaves the ground and has no
means zof defense except that sof an
agile jump It can be seen that silence
Isl is best friefdss
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Hearing Wonderfully Keen.

The frogs sense OF hearing IS, re-:
markablys keen, as the eardrum is at
the surface of the head. protected only
by a thin, outer skin. He has no outer.
ear to hinder him. from swimming.
Some myths say that frog orchestras
have leader who gives a signal for
the musicians to begin, watches while
the chorus is going on and gives an
other signal atSthe approach of danger
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soearS king sstealthily through the
!. woods IN search of dinner. or it may
ne'. an lRsidious water snake. with his
J ilaftened r. scoils sliding sfnuously along
the fgreund In the vicinity OF the un-
suspectipg meal" when. suddenly
seized, or. badly frightened. certain
ross give Vent to 4hi gh-pitched. 1erky
cries, which resemble In no small de-
gree the sound produced by 4 human
scream Indeed. so startlinxfy human
IS It that one hurrfes toward it. think
ms surely some child Is being badly
nuSt.- The long legged heron is q dead
y enemy Of the pool dwellers. though
y I Is seldom that he gets a chance at
Them But one unIncky day the chief
so!qlsflof the frog orchestra. was taking
8 s,;i' ;lelsys ysel sauntsE along the banks OF
the pond. wien he suddenly stepped
a 70 a p1AdIe ek-bEaciz- sticky mud. In
2 q rieesst he hun 8zsFt thkruri saxv his op-
( was ALI over in less time
llIan 8. IT. takes TO tell the tale There
was one shrin scream. one aDoftivs
enort 70. leap as he had done many.
eany g any tines before, but tosno avail. The
ch5sI sololst ls7no more Another has
taken slls his place and the nightly orehss-
ira pipes up as gayly as OF yors
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1SSszt < $50 S~<k&T-e-rz
issas cannibal.f ! !. In this respect he dir
fers from 9th erss.df fsil IS kind a although
a. gopher ff6g ne s !. been. known to
swallow "a dc. ! disgoTglHg the. poison
as duiclsly as swallowed. The toad
himself is. a hungry little ANIMAL al
ways ons the alert for possible .unwary
bp gs, iesSor insects, of which he cap
tsres H good many as his existence
absolntef requires that his stomach
be filed four times asdayi The tongues
OF batrachiang are fastened at the front
instead OF the back and are covered
with a. stick n substance zwshieh renders
the unInclSy insect completely helpless
wl1enstouched byvft. The froEeor toad
can Edart out .ethfs ton que with such
lightning rapiditySthat not hing is seen
but flash OF pink. <buti during that
flash one little hug at efeast has gono.
to his last HON 9ess - y - - .:z.s-
But alas. alasl IT here ar et many wild
dWelIers AN the forest and by the
stresfns and they are hungry too. Baby.
frogs and toads are deliEt0nss tidbffs.
and the folder among the5 species are
far from being despised as edibtes. The
enemy may sshes a. ma n w fti1 ~ pail ptir-'
veyor for some far-off restaurant in
large city or 4 tkmay be a brown. furry.
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Change Color in Ten Minutes.

ANY frog possessing q. layer Of black
pigment cells under the skin will
change from light to dark; but If there
are no. other pigments the shades
passed through Will be dull hI-owns and
grays. If yellow pigment Is possessed
also, the changes will be from black
through bright browns to bright 'yeIIow
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-03
SOLDIERS AT PRESIDIO
ENGAGE IN DRUNKEN ROW
Liquors Sold I'm Tailor shops and Fruit
Stands Cause Trouble.

a free-for- r-all fight occurred just out
side the Lombard-street entrance to the
Preside about 1880 o'clock Sunday
evening between some dozen members
of the Sixty sixth and One Hundred and
Fifth companies of coast artillery, and
had the guard from the reservation not
arrived just in the nick of time several
members of both companies would have
been Mt subjects for the hospital. If not
for the morgue, in very few minutes.
AS il was, those engaged in the fight
were led away to the guardhouse COW
cred with the gore of the fray, while
numerous bloody beer bottles scattered
about the street told what might have
happened II the fight had continued.
The cause of the fight is laid to the
homemade" alcoholic liquor which is
tailor shops and soda water stands near
the entrance TO the reservation and sold
to the soldiers while the city police are
many blocks away.
After several drinks of this so-called
LIQUOR the members of the two compa-
nies suddenly remembered some old
grievance and decided to settle ii there
and then. Many beer bottles and clubs
of all kinds were brought into play, and
the blood had already begun to flow
freely when the guard arrived and
placed them under arrest.
The selling of this stuff to the sol
diers has been source of annoyance
for some time. and there is seldom an
evening that some soldier is not taken
TO the hospital with a broken nose or
worse.
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Pulls Down Mrs. Dugan's
Chimney on Seeing
1t Smoking.
IS ARRESTED FOR
"BURLY CONDUCT"
Housewife Starts Fire,
Positive the Flue
Was Clean.
FINDS THE CITY
OFFICIAL ALERT
JAMES C. CRAWFORD.

Weary of waiting for final official
test of the chimneys of her residence,
1922 Webster street. Mrs. John Dugan
one of the fire CRATES, and a moment
later her domicile was brusquely en-
tered by William Healy, wearing a
badge which denoted his authority to
inspect smoke flues
HE rang the bell" said Mrs Dugan's
grizzly bearded husband to Police Ju1g
Cabaniss, before whom Mr.. Healy was
accused of malicious mischief "and
when l opened the door he came In in
burly way. What do / mean by
'burly'? Why, that he never said a
word. but brushed past me and rushed
upstairs. Then / heard a clatter on
the roof that made me think the house
was coming down. / went up to see
what had happened, and, SIR there was
the chimney lying upon the roof That
fellow had torn it down. He did more
damage to my house than was done by
the earthquake. Well, sir, when l."
Judge, may | say a word?' a stout,
middleaged matron interrupted, ad
vancing to the bench.
You have already put it In and put
the witness out" responded his Honor
glancing compassionately at Mr.. Du-
gan. who sat submissive, but you may
continue"
ITS just as my husband there has
told you,' said the lady. That in
spector came in awfully burly and the
next thing 1 knew the bricks were
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-03
CALIFORNIA PIONEERS MAKE
PLANS FOR ANNUAL BANQUET
Society VIII Have Usual Election and
Celebration in Spite of Re-
reuf nf~osfar
cent Disaster.

Members Of the Society Of California
Pioneers decided at their regular
monthly meeting. held yesterday after
noon in the temporary headquarters al
1882 O'Farreu street. to have their
usual banquet and entertainment on
their annual election day. July T. Some
opposed the banquet at this time on ac-
count OF the recent losses of the soci
ety, but DR.. William Simpson made a
strong plea for il. stating that ban
quet now would prove that they are NOT
disheartened as a result Of the recent
calamity.
Marshal ". L. Duncan stated that
deaths Of the following members had
been reported since the June meeting:
Charles II. Stoutenborough, Clarence c
Mcdonald and David ". Standfor. Pres
ident w. ". Hobart announced that no
definite plans for the reconstruction of
home for the society could be made
until all insurance matters are settled
The following ticket for next Satur-
days election has been prepared by
the nominating committee and will
probably have no opposition:
For president, w ". Hobart. vice
presioents-Robert Thompson of San
Francisco. James S. Hutchinson of San
Francisco, Cornelius Cole of Los An
geles, Socrates HUFF of San Leandro
John O. Packard of Marysville: tree e
urer, Charles J. Deering: marshal W
I. Duncan; directors-John M. Burnett
Aylett R. Cotton. Silas VI. Collins, Hen
~ l.. Byrne, Titus Hale, Harry T
Gibbs. Robert r. Russ. George l. Iucb-
singer, Asa II. Phelps.
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DISMISS
RIGHT Of
WAY SUIT
Western Pacific People
Effect Compromise
With Rival.
Gain Privilege Of Building
Road Through Liv-
ermore Pass.
N
Work That Has Been
Delayed by Dispute
VIII Start, Again.

OAKLAND, July 2.-Work on the
Western Pacific Railroad through Liv-
ermore Pass that has been tied up for
months by litigation win begin imme-
diately. as the Western and the Cen
trail Pacific -foads have settled their
differences out of court
The Western Pacific Company today
dismissed its condemnation suit against
the Central Pacific. and the order of
dismissal was issued by Judge ELS
worth.
When the Western Pacific was look
ing for a route into Oakland its en-
gineers decided that the cut through
Liyermore Pass by way OF Altamont
would be the most expeditions. but the
Central Pacific owned property both
east and west Of Altamont. and 1T
would not listen TO the overtures of
the Western Pacific people. The West
ern Pacific was determined to follow
that route. however, and when it found
its rival obdurate IL began condemna-
tion proceedings to condemn the right
of way.
Since the filing of the suit there have
been many conferences of the repre-
sentatives OF the two companies, with
the result that they agreed upon a
compromise
we are unable now to state the
terms of the compromise for the simple
reason that we have yet to agree upon
the figures" said Attorney Olney of
the Western Pacific today. "All l can
say is that the Central Pacific has
greed to let US take possession of the
right of way we desired In Livermore
Pass. just east and west of Altamont.
We viii begin the construction of the
roadbed Immediately, and we will ad-
just the damage afterward. We an
ticipate no trouble from that source,
since both companies have given evil
dence of the fact that they desire to
do the right thing. The only reason
for bringing the condemnation pro-
ceedings was to bring the matter to a
head Now that has been done, we
will proceed with the work and l think
there will be little difficulty in reach
ing an agreement"
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SUFFER- STREET
LINE TO OPEN
Trolley Cars Will Be
Operated on New
Rails Tonight.
Passengers Are to Have
Quick Route to the
Water Front.

The United Railroads will begin the
operation OF its new Sutter-street troll
ley line tonight. Cars viii be run on
a four-minute headway and business
men will be given a rapid ride TO the
ferry or the sake OF convenience
loop line viii be operated for te"
days until the north track on suffer
street is completed. The United Kali
roads officials are anxious TO get the
line in running order and have devised
plan Of routing the cars, so that I'M
mediate use Of the south track on Sut-
ter street may be used.
The cars viii run from the ferry
along Market street TO Post. OUT that
street TO Larkin, down Larkin To
O'Farrell and out TO Fillmore on the
last named thOroughfare. Doubling
back over Fillmore. the cars Wll re-
turn TO the ferry by way Of the Sutter-
street south track. Speed viii be
made on Sutter street and excellent
service given.
The present routing of the cars is
made possible by the linking Of two
blocks Of track on Post street from
Leavenworth tc Larkin. A temporary
permit was secured for the two blocks
on Post a few weeks ago, so that the
opening Of the Sutter street line would
not be delayed any longer than neces-
sary.
Thornwell Mutually, assistant 10 the
president, said yesterday:
We have been accused of stealing
the TWO blocks on Post street between
Leavenworth and Larkin. This is not
true. We obtained a temporary per
init to enable US TO operate the Sutter
have been possible We cannot tear up
the old cable track on the north side of
Sutter street until we have the other
line Of track paved Should we at
tempt 10 rebuild both lines in the
burned district at once. the street
would be entirely blocked. IL the peo-
pie want US 70 operate line on Post
street then we shall apply for a fran
chise in the usual way. What we have
done by securing temporary permits
has been done for the convenience of
the travelling public
have been rebuilt as far Van Ness
avenue. one track, the south one, can
be used a 5 far Fillmore street. and
in a few days viii be opened as far as
DeYisadero. Then the loop line viii be
extended to take in DeVisadero street
instead of Fillmore.
Work on the McAllister- r-street line
viii commence today. The old rails
Will be gone over and put into shape
so that in two weeks cars may be Op-
Grated as far as the old cable power
house at McAllister street and Central
avenue. Then, while the cars are being
operated. the new rails and rOadbed
Will be installed. Poles and span wires
have been erected from Market street
TO the carhouse
Work Of rebuilding the Hayes-street
line is progr essing rapidly New
track and rOadbed have been built as
far west as Laguna street. Work will
start soon on the Polk and Larkin
street lines. The officials Of the street
railway company are working hard to
place every line in the city in operation
and viii soon accomplish this.
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crashing upon the roof Now we have
no chimney on our house. Just as If we
didn't have enough trouble without
tnat"
Nobody seems to be exempt from
trouble at this time in this town." ouoth
the court. There is no chimney on
your roof and there are many chimneys
with no roof around them"
The chimney was tested half dozen
times before / started the fire." Mrs
Dugan resumed, "and it was as clean
as any chimney in San Francisco"
Then she turned to the defendant.
smooth-faced young fellow, and de-
clared with great emphasis: you know
there wasn't enough dirt in that CHM
ney to fill your pipe"
In defense of his invasion of the Du-
gan domicile Mr.. Healy displayed his
inspectors badge, and averred that
when he saw smoke issuing from the
Dugans' chimney and knew that the
Dugans had not received permission to
make fires he considered it his duty to
rush to the roof and avert confagra-
ton, If such threatened The chimney
was supported by iron rods, and while
pulling one of them to ascertain If the
chimney would resist reasonable
pressure the entire brick structure
yielded and fell upon the roof II the
chimney had been safe 1t would not
have fallen.
Case dismissed and the Dugans much
disgruntled.
Albert Balveendi. booked for drunk
enness, smilingly asked for dismissal
on the ground that 1t was his first ar
rest since the earthquake.
Il oondershtand," he said to Judge
Cabaniss, dot arresds vod heppened
pefore der quake dond cound no noah.
If dots der case dis iss mine feirst Of
fensiveness."
1T is not so written" was the courts
response, and I'm afraid you must
clean bricks for the city until night
fall"
Den I haf been misinformationed. !"
grin.
Alexander Mann, florist at 2041 Pine
street, told Judge Cabaniss that on the
afternoon of June %, while Austin Nc
Namara was in his store he imagined
for an instant that the cataclysm pre-
tdicted for June % had slipped a cog
and prematurely begun operation. Dis
illusion came when he saw Mr.. Nc
Namara kicking holes in the wall
plaster and hurting terra Gotta pots
containing plants through the doorway
to the street.
He had entered the store in a bully
ing kind of way" Mr.. Mann pursued.
"and told me that If / didn't remove
box from the adjoining vacant lot
he would smash my nose. / told him
l wasn't fighter and as 1 turned TO
attend to my work the crash came
He kicked plaster from the wall and
threw three of my best plants upon
the street"
Mr.. Mcnamara who was accused of
malicious mischief. told the court that
he had been awarded possession of the
vacant lot by its owner, Mrs. Maloney.
and that when he courteously re-
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-03

Red Eyes and Eyelids--weak Eyes and Tired
Eyes need Murine Eye Tonic.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-03
HUMOROUS LETTER is SENT
FORMER HEALTH OFFICER
Mrs. Butcher Objects to Having Strange
Horses Stabbed Under Her
Bedroom Window.

Letters with humorous side are fire.
quently received by the various depart
ments of the city, but the Board of
Health has a document that will be
preserved. 1t is addressed to DR..
O'Brien, who was formerly health off,
GER, and reads as follows:
Mr.. a. P. O'Brien,
Yesterday Gentleman call on me
about Having Horses under my Bed
room window and he noticefide them
to put the Horses out furder. thoes 2
men from 2510 Lombard street. Mr.
Jones and his friend Said they Won't
do 1t. last height there was 8 horses.
Mr.. Jones Is the Carpet Beating Works.
VIII you please attend to the matter?'
MRS BUTCHER
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-03
Refugee Drops Dead In Camp,

A refugee. identified as Giovanni
Valaha by a Masonic emblem he wore
as a watch charm, dropped dead in the
refugee camp at Harbor View yester-
day morning. The man is supposed to
have come from the refugee camp in
Oakland and was first seen about the
Harbor View camp about two days
ago. when he applied to DR.. ]. V. Call
houn for some medicine Little is
known of the man and no record has
been made OF a tent having been as
signed to him.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-03
Oakland. Berkeley, Alameda Passenger,

Commencing Tuesday. July 3, the Santa Cruz
train will leave Oakland Pier 7:40. and connect
at Sata Clara with The Coaster for Coast Line
points
Shore Line Limited passengers must take train
in San Francisco. Third and Townsend streets. +"
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-03
Find Night watchmnn,s BODY.

PORTLAND, July 2.-The report that
Night Watchman Leonard d. Jaqua
was killed in the OIL tank explosion at
St. Johns Saturday night was sub
stsntiated today when the body of the
unfortunate man was found in the
tank. The fire is still so hot that the
bones cannot be removed.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-03

The more man knows the less he
admits TO knowing.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-03
Mayor WIN Change Quarters.

The Mayor and the attaches of his
Office are busily engaged in packing
up preparatory to leaving Century Hall,
which has been for several weeks the
headquarters of the city's chief execu-
tive. Several places have been offered
Mayor Schmitz and he has as vet failed
to accept any of them. He will, how
ever. leave the Century Hall quarters
today or tomorrow
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-03

PROTEST FAvoRED-The FIRE committee OF
the Board of Supervisors yesterday made a re-
port In favor OF the protest of the property
owners who objected to the petition OF the
Golden Gate Laundry for permission 10 erect an
engine and boiler near Grove and Octayia
streets.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-03
Rndke a On

At 1913 Devisadero st. jewelers. and
eilversmiths, are fully equipped to do
your watch repairing. diamond setting.
and MI your orders appertaining to
the jewelers. craft
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-01-11

no one appointed to take up the col
lection. The sum required is very
small and cannot be burden to any
one, so let each one do their duty and
not leave it to faithful few.
There will be quarterly meeting
held at the Methodist church next
Sunday. The presiding elder will be
present.
Andrew Miller after spending Sun
day at home, returned to Denison
Monday to resume his studies at col
lege.
Mr.. Jake Greder has a very happy
little daughter, she is the proud pos
SCISSOR of a new piano.
Mrs. John Green is under the doc
tors care at present, she is suffering
with bad cold which aggravates the
asthma, from which Mrs. Green suf-
ers at times. Her many friends hope
for speedy recovery.
Word from our old friend the Faith
inghams near Platte, South Dakota,
announces that cholera has got among
their hogs, and up to this time have
lost seventy head. This is truly bad
news and they have the sympathy of
all in what must necessarily be a
great loss to them.
Memorial services We're announced
to be held at the Catholic church here
last Monday for Mr.. Tade Sullivan,
whose death occurred a year ago that
day. Father Coffee, did not get here
to of1iciate, which was quite disap-
pointment.
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Miss Florence Nixon and friend,
Mr.. Comstock, were the guests of
Miss Lovicie Morris Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Whey visited
at her grandparents Sunday.
Miss Sadie Newton spent New
Years at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Newton enter
tanned at their home New Years day,
Mrs. Sam Newcom and family, Mr..
L. F. Morris and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Cose and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
D. Whey and son and Rev. Stone.
David Galland spent few days in
our midst visiting relatives.
Broder Boysen was in town We'd
nesday.
L. F. Morris attended Soldiers
Relief Tuesday in Denison.
Mr.. Hitchings and son Fred, were
away looking at land in Kansas few
days.
H. Sachau we understand has rent
ed the place where Honas Johansen had
lived for such long time.
Mrs. Alma Prentice and Mrs.
Juliette johnson visited at Lot Dun
bars one evening last week.
| Willie Cose sold and hauled his
corn to Boyer the past week.
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Miss Olive Dieter is on the sick list
this week.
Will Maynard was a business caller
at West Side Monday.
Mrs. Katie Dozark and son Joe, and
daughter Marie, attended the Weimer-
Shupiter wedding near Deloit on Thurs
day.
Mrs. H. w. Mayard and Mrs.
Thomas Brogdan visited last week
with friends and relatives in Omaha.
j. F. Riley spent couple of days
last week visiting with relatives in
Lake View.
Miss Blanche Shupiter of near Deloit,
spent Saturday and Sunday at the
Dozark home.
Harrison Maynard spent Saturday
and Sunday with his sister, Mrs. A.
slechta of Milford, returning to school
in Denison, Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. frankie Dozark and
daughter Gladys. attended the Wei
-shupiter wedding, Thursday.
Supervisor Maynard is in Denisor
this week.
Miss Mary Christensen went te
Denison Monday, to attend the mask
ball.
Misses Margaret and Nellie Rile,
went to Lake View, Saturday to visit
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abbott visited the
! first of the week with Mr.. and Mrs
| Charles Johnston.
There was church and Sunday schoo
at the Nelson school house Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Chris. Simon of neal
Vail, spent the last of the week with
her mother, Mrs. M. Ahrenkiel.
Miss Wayne Slegel of Vail, is Wis
iting at the Maynard home.
Miss Lou Riley who is teaching
school near Vail, spent Sunday at hel
home.
| Miss Rose Monaghan spent Sunday
! in Vail.