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The San Francisco call., 1906-04-29
STAN ORD FIREMAN
SACRIFICES HIS LIFE
TO SAVE UNIVERSITY
otto GUrdis Prevents the Possiei'
Destruction of the Buildings
by Fire
Crushed to Death by Falling Chimney
While Shutting OFF the Lights
en- the Campus.
Large Force of Men at Work RemoV-
ing the Debris of the De-
noiished Structures.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, April ZS'
r has been ascertained that Otto Cur
dis. the university fireman, who was
killed oy a falling chimney during the
earthouake. sacrificed his life TO duty
Gurdis had run from the frehouse' SO
his companion, who escaped, says, anu
was clear of danger when he hastily
ran back to shut OF the campus lights
to prevent fires from crossed or fallen
wires. It was while engaged IN TINS
act that The young man was crusheo'
Gurdis devotion to duty perhaps pre-
vented devastation from fire and his
heroic act is on the lips of the univer-
Eity community.
One hundred men were put at Work
today cleaning up the ruins of the
fallen university buildings. Even this
large force made no perceptible i'm
pr0vement in the great piles Of debris
scattered everywhere about the cam
pus and il is certainn that it will re-
oufre a. amy weeks before the wreckage
Is cleared away sufficiently so that
even the real extent of the damage to
many Of the buildings can be ascer-
tanned
Mesa ges Of coincidence and offers
OF assistance have been pouring In
from al parts Of the country. The
following colleges and universities have
extended sympathy and offers of aid:
Univers lty Nof California, William
Jewell College, University Of Wash
ington, Northwestern University. Iowa
State College COberlin), University of
Iowa. Buchtel College. Ohio State Uni
versity, the American Society Of Lon
don, England.
President Jordan today said there
was absolutely no foundation for the
current rumor that Andrew Carnegie
had offered to pay for the restoration
OF the wrecked Memorial Church.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-29
Wln 3. Ffty MIIitary pis.rIets.

There are. TO be fifty military dis
tricts in San Francisco instead Of six,
az heretofore, The redistricting viii
take place at once. This is done to
facilitate the work Of the authorities
in learning the exact condition of food
supplies and sanitary conditions. In
the area guarded by State troops the
regulars viii only guard federal sup
plies and buildings. In districts under
control Of police the regulars viii take
no action unless called upon or In case
a4 sudden riot OF other disorder.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-29
AMERlcAN-HAvyAIIAN STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
Notice to conslgnees.

Nosfee 70 Sonsi9necos
The s. s. American. from New York,
Is now discharging cargo at Pier %
Greenwich-street wharf No. ID, San
quested to call at the company's Office
Francisco. Consignees are hereby re-
at Pier %, Greenwich-street wharf No.
u San Francisco. and obtain delivery
orders. II immediate delivery Is not
taken goods win be placed in storage
at owners risk and expense.
WILLIAMS, piMoN0 q CO,
osnsrnl AgsntA
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-29

FOR EUREKA {HUMBoLDT sAN)
Stmr. Corona. Monday, April 80, 1 p.rp
FOR SEATTLE AND VICTORIA,
Stmr. Queen. Tuesday, May 1, 10 a. nj
Steamers leave Broadway wharf,
San Francisco.
TICKET OFFICES:
Oakland-968 Broadway; San Fran
cisco-Broadway wharf. Freight Of
fice-Broadway wharf, San Francisco.
G. D. DUNANN, g. p. A., San Fran
cisco. 284t
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-29
Mexican Ports

Ensenada. Magdalena Bay, San Jose del
Cato, Mazatlan, Altata,. La Paz, Santa
Rosalia, Tepolobampo, Guaymsas, Pacific
Coast Steamship Conpan any's steamer GU
racao will leave Broadway Wharf. San
Francisco,
MONDAY. May 2.
Seaner will Gail a San Pedro (south4
bound for passengers and freight.
Ticket Offices. Broadway Wharf, SAL
francisco, and 1853 Broadway, Oakland.
Freight Office. Broadway Wharf, SaTa
Francisco.
C D. DUNANN. Gen. Pass. Ast.. San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-29
Pacific Mail
Steamship Company


Steamers of this company will
sail from wharf, corner First and
Brannan streets, as follows:
S. s. MONGOLIA will sail Tues
day, May /, at p. M, for Yoko-
hama direct, thence to Kobe, Nag
asaki, Shanghai and Hongkong.
S. S. CHINA will sail Saturday
May 5, at I p. M, for Hongkong,
via Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe,
Nagasaki and Manila.
s. S. ACAPULCO will sail Mon
day, April 80, at noon, for Aca-
pulco, San Jose de Guatemala and
Ancon.
OFFICE: Mail Dock, First and
sBrannan sts., San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-29
IN OAKLAND

City Freight and Passenger Office.
u San Pablo Avenue.
Sixteenth-street Station.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-29
CITY TICKET OFFICES:
Union Ferry Building, soath End.
Fillmore Street, No. 9.
CITY FREIGHT OFFICE:
INFORMATION BUREAUS:

9O1 Golden Gate Avenue, Corner Octavia-
Market and Valencia Streees.
Van Ness avenue and Lombard Street.
Presidio
Golden Gate Park (Commis sioners' Ofice).
Valencia-Street Station.
Third and Townsend Streets.
2220 Washington Street.
Southwest Corner of Clay and Steiner Streets
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-29
SAN FRANCISCO.
UNION FERRY BUILDING, SECOND FLOOR, SOUTH END:

Passenger Traffic Manager.
Freight Traffic Manager.
General Passenger Agent.
General Freight Agent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-21
N POCKET VETO.

Several hard fought measures IN the
Vermont legislature just closed are Ri
ported To have died in the governors
pocket, but there will be no general
dissatisfaction over the implied veto.
On the contrary, Che people OF the state
will thank Governor Proctor for bis re-
flisal to sign most Of the measures.
The list includes several Of doubtful
wisdom and 81 uncertain value to The
satte; among them, a bill to cause the
state Of Vermont to assist Agricultural
fairs in payment Of premiums 70 APP
propriate an annual sum for the Yer.
mont Improvement society, the amcn.,si
Rutland city charter, which last does not
seem TO be unanimously desired in that
city. On top of these there would, We
believe, have been satisfaction had the
executive refused TO attach his signature
to the $4,000 appropriation for Yer
mont representation at the jamestown
exposition. 1t will be interesting to
note what corner Of the state will be
represented by this amount Of money,
for only one corner can be provided sor
with such an amount 1AiS pocket
Veto is a constitutional Pre- Jeatiye 81
the executive, the section providing that
any bill not returned by him slin,l be-
come a law after the expiration Of five
days, unless the two houses By their
adjournment, within three days after
the presentment Of such BID, shsll pre-
vent its return; III which ease 1t shall
not become a law"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-21

Now that E~N. Gibson has been made
judge Of the new municipal court in
Brattleboro. what lawyer now remains
iii that baiiwick who has NOT been pro,
rided fory There seems to be fine II Id
for real praeticing attorney.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-21

1t viii not be so easy for Attorney
General MAYER Of New York TO dis
olive the ice trust But he win go
s-.bout it in the same way he would dis
solve the ice, !. 81, by exposure.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-21

States Attorney Gates Of Washing
ton county has made his sixteenth rand
Tor liquor in the past ten weeks. II
\ not "sweet sixteen" however. fer
lhe raided
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-21

Ii Vermont automobilists viii kindly
allow themselves to be arrested for
the new auto law next spring,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-21

All kinds of gift books, s5c Soc 75c
800, up to Hiawatha, i'll by Fisher,
s2.75. Harris Book store.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-21
+. H. ROGERS & CO., ia No. Main St., Barre,W.

they viii do lust so much toward giving
us better roads. We trust we are
asking 'stoo mulch"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-21

The silence can almost be felt in
Montpelier
The Sauk Centre herald., 1906-08-16
Ideal Conditions for the
Stock Raising Farmer

1t needless say that soil which produces forage
grain and crops in such abundance as can be pro-
duced here certainly with pure water healthy climate
and about weeks of winter, is an ideal place for the
stock farmer.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1906-08-16

no eHects Of any value were founo
in his hut, and he was buried by the
county.
But neiGhber who had suspected
for long time that the old man was
a miser and that he had concealed his
wealth somewhere about the premises
resolved to make q systematic search
One dark night he took lantern, IN
ak and a spade and went over to the
miserable howell
Inside of five minutes he found a
loose brick in III vretched fireplace
that had served t. tie occupant both
for cooking and heating purposes. He
pried 1t up. A foot or more below the
surface he discovered a rusty tin box.
He lifted 1t out, and with feverish
haste opened 1t.
1t contained bottle Of mustang lini-
ment, a package of smoking tobacco
and certificate of membership in the
German Baptist church.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1906-08-16
PHRASE OF QUEER ORIGIN.
inorganic Marriage" Suggests thu
Mirage of the Desert.

inorganic Marriage" Suggests the
Mirage of the Desert.
One.of the words having a deriva-
tion the significance of which is lost
upon most of those who use it is ''mor-
ganic," in the term, "a inorganic mar
riage"
Such a union between a royal per-
scnage and woman of inferior rank
is not uncommon in Germany, or at
least it was not until recently The
man gives the left hand to the woman
when the ceremony takes place. The
wife gains no rank by her union with
man of royal blood nor do her chill
They are regarded as perfectly legiti-
mate by the law, but they have no
right to the property of their father.
The origin of the name given to
such mockeries of marriage seems to
be the optical illusions of the deserts.
The Italians call the mirages which
mock parched and weary travellers
''fata Inorganic" that is, the delusions
Of the Morgana.
1t Was Insured.
Walter Christie, the well known au-
tomobilist, was talking at Cape May
about GOODNESS in emergencies.
81 used to know suburbanite," he
said, whose house once took fire and
was totally destroyed.
"a day or two after the fire, met o
friend of the unfortunate man, and
said:
"I understand Binks showed rare
presence of mind when that dreadful
fire of his broke out
"'He did, the friend answered He
wouldn't let the neighbors save stick
of his furniture
The Sauk Centre herald., 1906-08-16
SPAIN NEEDS GOOD HOTELS.

Eggs and Roast Chicken Staple Article
of Diet.
Why the big hotels in Spain do not
employ proper chefs, when they are so
close to the doorway of the cooking
school of the world, it is impossible to
conjecture, says Leslie's Weekly. In
France one lives to eat Whatever
laudable purpose for visiting this ma
ton of chefs one may have had orig
lnally, it soon becomes secondary, and
the hour for dejeuner assumes first i'm
portance in the daily program. But
in Spain this is a function which soon
ceases to be pleasure. In fact, it
stituted epicure that soon renders life
more or less of a. burden. Eggs and
roast chicken, roast chicken and eggs,
will prolong life indefinitely, but there
is no sort of monotony more trying to
an imaginative soul, and its principal
variation in Spain comes in the way Of
little hard, dry, saltless rolls, the like
of which were never baked outside of
Spain. Butter Is a minus quantity al
together, and no foreigner ever in
dulges more than once in the luxury of
coffee and rolls in his room in the
morning. After one experience he al
ways hies him down to the dining
room and gets an Omelet of sorts.
Could anybody ever forget that awful
slab of wet, finger-marked. greasy-look-
ing, strong, streaky, white butter that
came up with the little hard roll that
memorable first morning? And in the
best hotel in town, too.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1906-08-16
Summer Diarrhoea In Children

During the hot weather of the
summer months the first unnatural
lOoSeneSS of a chid'S bowels should
have immediate attention, so as tC
check the disease before it becomes
serious. All that is necessary is a
few doses of Chamberlain'S Collie
Cholera and DiarrhOea Remedy fol.
lowed by IA dose OF castor oil to cleanse
the system. Rev. NJ. o. Stockland.
Pastor of the first NJ. E. church,
Little Falls, Mimi, writes: 'sWe
have used Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and DiarrhOes Remedy for
several years and find it very vaiu.
able remedy, especially for summer
disorders in children" Sold by
Hanson & Emerson.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1906-08-16
Horses Too
Forestry a Success

This is prairie country, all forest growth being
formerly kept down by annual prairie fires, but artificial
tree culture, while in it's infancy, is here,
notably black locust elm ash mulberry catalpa, elder,
cottonwood Usage orange and willow making as good
growth be obtained in the older settled portions
the country and it is question of but few years until
our people will be raising sufficient timber for fuel and
fencing.
The locust, catapa and Usage orange being particular
ly valuable varieties for the of making quick
growth and furnishing fence posts that practically
indestructble fifty years being considered short life
The Sauk Centre herald., 1906-08-16
In Praise of Tramps.

Jack LONDON, the brilliant novelist,
was praising the tramp.
Many tramp" he said, lis more
intelligent and honorable, and has a
happier life than the average rich
man. Tramps are renowned the world
over for their humor.
81 once knew tramp named Boston
Jack 1t is said that Boston Jack
knocked on the back door of farm
house one July afternoon, and asked
for assistance.
THE farmers wife said sharply to
him:
Why don't you go to work? Don't
you know that a rolling stone gathers
no moss?"
Madam said Boston Jack, with
out evading your question, may l ask
of what particular rtility moss would
be to a man in my condition."
The Sauk Centre herald., 1906-08-16
oriain of "Grass" Widow.

"She is a grass widow" said the
professor, nodding in the direction OF
a woman with yellow hair
"A grass widow? Oh, professor,
didn't think you would use slang"
"'Grass' widow is not slang" haid
the professor, stoutly. 'It is, on the
contrary, a very ancient and correct
expression. 1t comes from the French
grace 1t was originally written
grace widow. It's meaning is widow
by courtesy
There is nothing slangy or disre
spectful in the term grace widow A
widow may call herself that with pro
pr.ety."
The Sauk Centre herald., 1906-08-16
H. F. ALDEN
NJ. A. SCHERFFIUS

and tnaI every man who voted for
you should have all debts cancelled
and money in his pocket besides?"
Yes, sub, promised that"
We'll, will you kindly tell me how
you are going to bring such happy
state of affairs about?'
I'm not going to try to, suh.'
But, won't they expect it?"'
II reckon they will, sub; but when
things fail to come to pass, and any of
'em tackle me about it shall simply
say that the kivered kyars, which none
of 'em ever saw yet, run off the track
and busted the business bump-high,
and they'll jest stand around with
their mouths open and wonder II the
bullgine bellered as he stood there and
paved the earth"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1906-08-16
The Fat Backed Steer

The day of long horned Texas past, and he
has gone with the buffalo, but in his place to be found
fat backed of any of the improved beef Breeds
ard while the odtime Texas cattle got SO head
for his steer modern Panhandle goes into the
northern feed yards when sold, feeder, and when
he graduates from there he tops the Chicago market at
the top price for prime beef The Panhandle steers
in class by themselves and in great demand by
cattle all the country feeders and stockers
being they are, absolutely free from disease, we'll
bred, and thick, growthy, fnefeedng fellows
The Sauk Centre herald., 1906-08-16
Hasten recovery by keeping tn,
bowels regular with Ayers Pills
Water as a Nerve Food.

IF nervous women would only drink
more water they would notsbe so nerv-
ous," remarked a trained nurse the
other day.
Nearly every physician will recon-
mend a woman who is suffering from
nervous prostration or nervous exhaus-
tion to drink lots of water between
meals, but many women who do not
come under doctors care would feel
better and look better if they would
drink, say, quart Of water in the
course of the day. Water is a nerve
food 1t has distinctly soothing ef-
feet when slipped gradually, as one
can test for herself"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1906-08-16
Corn's Big Average

Corn will average about 40 bushel per acre, while tn
old stand-bys Kar corn, milomaize, sorghum, mile
and broom corn yield very large crops in both seed am
fodder the Kafir yielding average of SO bushe
per acre seed thus nsurng abundance of grain
fodder for all classes of stock.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1906-08-16
THE MIsER's HOARD.

Remarkable Treasure Found After the
Owners Death.
An eccentric character whose real
name, for obvious reasons, cannot be
given, but who may be designated as
Peregrine Blotter. died few weeks
ago in a hovel in the outskirts of a
small town near the boundary line be.
tween Wisconsin and Illinois. which
he had occupied alone for many years
saws tho Chicaon Tr;hu-e
mr.. Drvtler ostens1bly made his ltv'
ing by raising vegetables and saving
wood, but he was extremely penurious
and the clothes he wore were little
oattar than raoa
The Sauk Centre herald., 1906-08-16

idepp!D iedoN 1901 Al.
luBM iBoqM s9InI!eJ doIo 9IoW
ou 90 pmoM eIeql pIss oqM ~uem eql
81 'IIgoeI Gem noG 'uosI!M GIeleIo9S
'uo!@o!psLd s.uosI!M
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-05
: GREATEST ON EARTH
One Hundred Travelling Men in a Mann
- moth Minstrel Show.

= IlOGu NA1l!S4 GSA aS1AO"s
Minneapolis council No. So and Min
nehaha, No. 1A1, U. C.. r, have under.
mammoth proportions. They will unite
in giving a minstrel show at the Audi
torium Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day evenings, Sept, S. 6 and Z, of state
fair week. There will be one hundred,
count 'em, performers in black cork,
besides Il big orchestra and show will
In connection there will also be a
gift prize distribution and it is ex-
pected that between 25,000 and $4,000
tickets will be sold. A newspaper and
souvenir program will be published.
The membership of the two councils
is 1900 and every member is expected
to hustle the sale Of tickets on his
trips. AS so many people will come to
the state fair the sale will be compre-
hensive of the entire northwest. Head
quarters will be opened next week at
the new Majestic hotel.
The proceeds from the minstrel show
will go to building fund for a travel
ingmen' s home at Minneapolis. The
following committees have been ap-
pointed:
Executive Committee-E. G. Walters
5Si ciatchie, E M Wi William Weed. j. W. swart,
c. H. Thingvall. G. H. REM.
Publicity and ,Prizes-W. J. Mort.
land, H. K. Richardson, Alex W. Gro
zier, George Mclean, A. L. Paris, r. E
Cootey. J. F. Ellis, G. A. Vandevere, j.
L. Gable.
Souvenir Program-E. W. French
Harry de Foe, G. +. E. Peterson.
Finance-E. c. Walters, T. G. Chal
mers.
Press Representative-H.s L. Patthey
William Weed, secretary, Sixth street
and Third avenue S..
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-05
Good of the Order.

The giving of minstrel show for the
benefit of the U. T. G.. building fund
during the state fair week is happy
thought. The travelling men can sell
tickets thruout the northwest and give
good return for the money as so many
people will come to attend the fair that
they will use their tickets. The object
for which the show is to be given has
the endorsement of business firms who
will contribute largely to the success
of the enterprise and 1900 travelling
men should be able to sell q lot Of
tickets within the ensuing forty days.
The proposed reception to w. J.
Bryan upon his return from his trip
around the world will occur under the
auspices of the Commercial Travellers
Antitrust league. 1t should be under
stood that this is not national organ
ization, but is confined to New York
and cannot be understood as at all
representing in comprehensive way
the political sentiments of travelling
men, Commercial travellers have cause
enough to oppose them to trust com
binations, but it is doubtful, if they
look upon Mr.. Bryan as the Moses to
lead the country out of the monopois-
tic wilderness. At any rate, this looks
like another cheap effort to make capi.
tai out Of the travelingmen s popularity
for political purposes.
The travelling man who isn't enthusi
astic over the line of goods he carries
who ism It just so brimfull of them that
1t seems as tho ne had to let off steam
Or burst, ism It much of salesman as g
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-05
U, G, r. Personal Mention.

O. H. Anderson Of Wetaskewin; AL
berta, member Of 63 and an old-tlme
clothing salesman formerly, living in
Minneapolis, was in the city last week
accompanied by his daughter. They are
now; visiting friends in Wisconsin;
store in Wetaslkewin and reports trade
and crops the finest ever, thru all Of
western Canada.
Past Counselor J. D. Smettzer and
wife have just returned from a tour Of
the east, having visited Buffalo, Mia
CARA Falls, Montreal, Qeubec, Boston,
New York, Philadelphia and Washing
ton; Jake says, it is fact that some
apo of thoss Su 9u1gs Are 5ea1e larger than MIME
Brot ther Harry. Copock of 63, who
lives in Sioux City, Iowa, met with a
painful accident recently. His team
running away he was thrown from the
carriage and sustained severe shoulder
and hip bruises, but no broken bones.
Grand Sentinel James F. Ellis, since
witnessing the awful slaughter Of No.
boys of No. SO, has been trying to buy
the Minneapolis league franchise. dis.
charge it's players and put the No. 63
| boys in their place. Then Minneapolis
would have good show for the pen
| nant.
All the y. G.. T. shoe statesmen who
| were in Minneapolis Friday last at
tended the Northwestern Shoe and
Leather association picnic at Big Is.
| land. Harry K. Richardson was chair
man of the entertainment committee
and he certainly provided the goods
| The day was ideal and the shoe boys
| had great time.
The City Statesmen IS association OF
Minneapolis will hold it's annual picnic
and outing at Mound, Minnetonka
Wednesday and invite all friends to at
tend: Mound is reached, by. trains on
the Great Norther railroad and affords
fine opportunity for boating. fishing
bathing and other sports. FrN &
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-05
AN ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
Organizing of U. T.. c. Councils in the
East to Be Pushed.

Charles W. Rice, formerly a travel
ing man with headquarters at st. Paul,
but for several years past supreme
travelling representative of the U. T. G.,
is taking a two weeks vacation which
he will spend in the twin cities, where
he has so many friends and acquaint-
ances. incidentally, he will keep the
good! work Of organizing new councils
moving.
Mr.. Rice says he expects his work to
be confined for the first half of the
year to New York, Pennsylvania and
New Jersey, where Supreme Counselor
M. W. Pebbles has planned an elaborate
campaign. He recently spent week
at Columbus with Mr.. Pebbles canvass
ing the situation and he is satisfied
that the eastern district presents a
splendid opportunity for increasing the
membership, of the order: New York
and Pennsylvania are both great states
and with the right sort of an effort a
membership in either of them can be
secured within few years that will
lead the Ohoo or northwestern juris.
dictiOnS