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The San Francisco call., 1906-07-29

artistic photography has been made
by Oscar Maurer, who has, since he
was burned out here, begun to take
out-of-door portraits in Berkeley. He
had almost decided to go to Los An
geles to live when this idea of thus
photographihg people and particu-
larly children came to him. Mr..
Maurer and his pretty wife are living
with Mrs Maurer's mother, who has
a rarely attractive home in Berkeley.
The house is an adaptation of Flem-
ish architecture and has the quaint
Dutch name of Weltevreden, mean
ing Home of Content. There is a
big picturesque garden, with wide
spreading oaks, winding paths, irregu-
lar clumps. of old-fashioned flowers
here and there and precipitously
walled little stream running through,
with a quaint bridge of masonry
over it.
Here Mr. Maurer and the children
wander fortn, and III any place IN the
grounds that occurs to him as suit
able the children are photographed
Little Billy" Towne, whose por-
trait is shown today, is an excellent
example of this On a certain path
he paused, just near bed of tall
poppies, scarlet, rose and white, which
attracted his attention.
"Oh, poppiesp he called out
Some one asked, "Where are the
poppies, Billy?" and quickly the
manly, sturdy little figure turned and
he pointed, definitely, and answered,
There they are"
At that moment Mr.. Maurer pho
tographed the handsome little lad
with the poppies swaying in the sun
light behind him, and now there is
pleasure far and wide among Billy's
friends and relatives, in the portrait
showing him in a natural attitude,
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-29
BOni Pe-GntgrS Society,".

an almost spectacular re-entry into society at the
Austro- Hungarian ambassadors garden party this
week Dressed in the height of fashion, the Count
moved superbly through the crowd that roamed the
magnificent gardens with costly orchid for his
boutonniere.
Other dandies, envious, reported that his black silk
ravat was tied under the personal supervision of his
irend and sartorial mentor, Lebargy, the exquisite
Sount Boni, gayest of the gay, persistently ap-
preached every of his former friends. They
manifested disposition not to see him, but he
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-29

seemed to win back every one by the charm of his
smile and his engaging manners.
Hope of being reelected to the Chamber of Depu-
ties at the second polling in the BasseApes District
inspires Boni Well-informed politicians believe that
much of the opposition which Castellane incurred at
the last election will vanish Under Influence which
the money power will bring to help him.
He has promised to be good gold" toward his
political enemies until after the election. If he is
chosen he will remain silent
4 will bring into daylight certain begging letters
written when money stood in my name; letters none
too delicate and not from political nonentites,
assure YOU Count Bon has threatened his friends
if he is defeated
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-29
Servants Dismissed.

A number of people have told their
servants that they are unable TO pay
wages for the present, but if the SER
wants have no other homes they may
stay and work for their board until
they can better themselves. One
enormously rich family, who own
quantities OF property. but whose in
come was temporarily cut off, turned
all OF their servants away, save two
or three, without any inquiries as
to their future welfare A governess
who had been with them for years re-
ceived the same treatment, in spite
OF the fact that she was frail and had
no relatives here, and but few friends.
That would seem to indicate that
poverty was being taken a little too
selfshly
One of the funniest things is the
number of people who have lost heir
looms and family portraits. When a
woman, whose grandmother, if por-
trayed, would prove to be at best a
peasant in her native costume or a
simple plain old country woman, tells
you of her losses along that line, you
wonder what she would do if her be-
longings were miraculously restored
One never realized before, either, how
general was the possession of point
lace and diamonds, a rare china,
and whole chests of silver, and the
number, even, of silk stockings lost,
enumerated by the dozens, would fit
out colony of centipedes.
it's harmless enough society fad,
however, and most of the women, in
or out of society, have bravely lost
enough to make one patient with
many worse exaggerations or affecta-
tions.
Besides the many San Franciscans'
spending the season in the towns
around the bay and at San Mateo,
there are many who go yet farther
afeld. Menlo and Fair Oaks have
large summer colony, the two localities
merging their inhabitants to such an
extent that the dividing line is rather
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-29
Shaw Has q New Admirer.

LONDON, July a8.-No less august person than
the Bishop OF London has joined those who worship
George Bernard Shaw. The Bishop was sitting in
the fourth row of the stalls at the Court Theater
on the first night of the revival of "You Never Can
Tell and all the way through was enthusiastic He
laughed deghtedly at the steady play OF satire not
even A. J. Balfour himself appaudng more heartily
AT the end of the FIRST his lordshp turned to the
lady on his right, who making all the noise she
could with her gloved hands, and said:
"Awfully good, isn't it," and he went into another
fit of laughter.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-29
Gibson Girl" On Actress.

LONDON, July ga jury decided yesterday that
Gibson Girl" is an actress, and as the result OF
the third trial of her action against Messrs Gatti and
Frohman, proprietors Of the Vaudeville Theater, Miss
Hawkins has all points.
The plaintiff, who is exceedingly pretty woman,
was engaged TO appear Gibson girl in the Vaude-
vile Theater play, @The Catch of the Season" The
defendants dismissed her after she had played for
few weeks, and she brought an action for wrongful
dismissal, contending that she engaged for the
Of the piece and entitled to salary for the
whole Of the time it played.
The defendants replied that she was in fact a
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-29
Oppose Princes MdrriQQe.

ROME, July 28-Since the congregation of the
council issued decree annulling the marriage of
Prince Shoenburg- Wadenburg to one of the daugt-
ters OF Don Carlos the Spanish pretender, numerous
petitions have been received at the Vatican from Ger
many asking the Pope to prevent the Prince from
contracting marriage he contemplated Most
of these petitions are based on the fact that the
congregation chiefly moved to issue the decree
by the Princes physical condition as testified to by
medical witnesses
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-29

rather than, as of old, an unhappy,
stiff, having my picture taken way.
A pretty portrait is that of Miss
Claire Drake, descendant of the
famous Sir Francis, who comes from
the north, but who has been here at
school for some time and will prob
ably be a debutante of next winter
The portrait of Mr.. Maurer himself is
from an excellent study made by DR..
Arnold Genthe.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-29

automobile but charges his long dis
tance telephone messages to the per-
son he telephones to.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-29

THAT class Of humanity, technic-
ally known as society" com
4 posed of people permitted to
set themselves a little apart,
through their breeding, wealth or
.aoir own strenuous and persistent
FORTS. has been given to certain
i-iosynorasies since the beginning 'of
recorded history, and possibly be
lore and these within the past few
years have become known as fads.
Some are harmless. Others quite the
reverse; some are wise and very many
exceedingly silly when viewed with
an altogether unsympathetic eye, but
on the whole they commend them
selves to the materialist as being
means of putting money into circu-
lanou and keeping people diverted
One of the most attractive and in
offensive fads Of better days is the
craze for being artistically photo
graphed This new school OF pho
Biography amounts almost to a reform
rtovement and is one of the distinct
.lvances made at the end OF the cen
tury- Look at any sun portrait made
decade or two ago, and almost in
variably it IS, even when one OF the
best of the period a thing of awk-
ward, stifened pose, with an namely
simpering or rigidly frowning CON
scious expression and crude unsoft-
ened lines. Many OF US have childish
memories OF bare gray room
where one sat on an uncomfortable
chair. with iron clamps seizing the
back Of ones head, while a rather
shabby man, with his fingers stained
with chemicals, adjusted and read
justed the camera and your poor little
strained neck, while you vaguely an
ticipated an explosion of some kind
when you were finally taken"
Society Before Camera.
Now how different it all is. Society
now can only tolerate the photo
graph which is so daintily artistic
that II IS not only delicate incense to
the vanity Of the person pho
tOgraphed but Of distinct value as
decorative adjunct The photogra-
pher Is no longer an individual upon
whom you bestow about as much at
tentiOn as upon your undertaken He
is, If he wishes to portray high So
ciety, a man of education, tempera-
ment and artistic ability 1t is no
longer so crudely a business affair
but becomes IN way quite social
and assumes the dignity OF a func-
ton.
1t IS not a bare, dusty, draughty
room that one enters but. an artistic
studio. The man, or perhaps the
woman, nowadays, who receives you
IS an artist. not of paints and cameras,
= Of lights and shadows, and he is
expected to discourse with you upon
architecture, medieval costuming,
japanese prints and whatnot of the
kind. There are few of us who are
not influenced by externals and your
society photographer knows that this
is particularly true of his patrons.
You, and your friends, who accom-
pany you, as TO an informal at-home.
60 into d room made delightful with
deity arranged lights, quaint old fur
niture, priceless rugs, artistic brasses.
and hung with soft sepia-tinted por-
traits of celebrities or beautiful
wOmen. Tea perhaps is served and
your-I almost said your host-pho-
tographer is making himself as agree
able as a well-dressed, clever man of
the world may
Real Art the Result.
You have on, probably your very
best and most becoming clothes, the
attractive background and pleasant
forve-Sa+ior divert ,ror .,,d - - -.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-29
Real Art the Result.

You have on, probably your very
best and most becoming clothes, the
attractive background and pleasant
conversation divert you, and it is but
brief while until you are, metaphor
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-29

chorus girl and not actress and was liable to be
dismissed at fortnights notice.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-12-20
Rules Governing the
Contest.

Address all letters plainly to Puzzle Edi-
tor Greeley Tribune, and mail them as early
as possible Write only on one side OF the
paper
Number each answer to correspond with
the number at the bottom of each ad. Allow
a line for each answer Be sure to sign your
full name and postof6ce address,
1t is not necessary that you be sub
scriber to the Tribune in order to compete tor
these prizes. The contest is open to all, with
out money and without price.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-12-20
THE PRIZES
ISt Prize
I'd Prize
sd Prize

4th prize, Gold Cross -----------------I o. Glazer
5th prize, Souvenir Spoon Thurlby, the Jeweer
9th prize, Nice Doll Ramsay Dry Goods Co.
9TH prize, Mans Suit Ladys Suit Pressed Baird Bradford
sth prize, Two Christmas Dinners Stewards Restaurant
9th prize, Nice Framed Picture ure-------Leiper Bros
10th prize, glib. Box of Bon-bons Morrison
nth prize Music Roll Thompson Music Co.
eth prize Pound of Candy G. Mckinney Co.
13h prize Buggy Whip Farmers Supply Mch Co.
14h prize Cabinet Photo-----------C NJ Marsh 4 Son
18th prize Nice Pocket Knife McCutcheon Hardware Co.
10Th prize Box Hymans Candies s-----------D E. Gray
17th prize 500 Pounds Coal ---- Bartlett Lumber Co.
18th prize Quart Of Oysters and Celery ---Geo Dauth
roth nr;ze Doll s---.------ -Noahs Ark
goth prize Fancy Demorest
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-06-22
Thomas "A. Edison

Thomas A. Edison is convinc-
ed that in the south he has dis
coveed enough cobalt beds to
startle the scientific world.
If the mineral is as thick in
North Carolina as / have good
reason to believe, !" he said to-
day, lit will reduce the weight
in storage batteries for automo-
biles 80 per cent, and the cost
of trat1lc in the cities So per cent.
Most of the cobalt now known to
scientists Of the world is found
in France and Australia, but I
am convinced by personal inves.
tigation that a rich bed Of super
ior quality extends from a point
just east of Nashville, Tenn,
into North Carolina. There is
more of it in Tennessee than any
other state, although it is known
to existin Kentucky, Albania and
Georgia. The discovery of these
rich beds will add immesurably
to the prosperity Of the public.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-06-22
After Them Yet

President Roosevelt shows a
determination to have the meat
packers SO thoroughly fenced in
that it will be next to impossible
for them to send out a product
not fit to eat. We believe in
Roosevelt's determination. He
should be upheld by the out,
spoken commentator Of every
citizen in the United States.
And the work he has done iusti-
fies the work he has commenced,
makes it absolutely necessary
and thathe has another four years
in which to carry out his we'll be-
gun plans. This is the kind of
work the United States need.
Let it 60 on.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-06-22
The jamestown Exposition

A worlds fair at Jamestown
Virginia, will have many attrac-
tions for students of American
history. That portion of our At
lantic seaboard has been conse-
Grated by the generous sacrifices
and heroic struggles of our earli-
est colonists. The hills and
valleys, the lakes and rivers, and
old ocean herself, call up mem
cries sweetened and Illuminated
by the very Spirit Of romance.
These nation builders deserve
unstinted praise from us, and it
should be part Of the heritage
of every American today-the
knowledge of what was accomp-
lished in Virginia and Massa-
chusetts. A reverent love for
their memory should character
ize our attitude towards the col
onists of the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries. Influenced
by these thoughts, we would
have many visit the exposition
at Jamestown next year. We
would have all take up the COL
onial history of our country. 1t
will make better citizens of us.
We may not be able, many of us,
to leave much money for our
children. That is not, generally,
to be regretted. But we can
study with them, and teach
them, the heroic setting of our
nation among the nations of the
world. We can teach them to
love our republic and those who
did so much for it. If we leave
not these as heritage, much is
to be regretted. Love of country
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-06-22
Struggling Russia

Conditions in Russia are be-
coming daily more alarming.
The distance between the aristo-
cracy and the people is so great
that it will be impossible to
bridge over the difficulties that
must arise IN reaching after
popular government. The peo-
pie are led by radical minds, and
the evolutionary process will not
be patiently borne. Nothing
short of revolution awaits Rus
STA. There is no doubt more lib.
ertY will be asked than can be
properly appreciated or used,
and refusal of it will precipitate
the terrible revolution sure to
come. .r.s r.4.s.> {. .,@s ...r. I
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-06-22
Hansbrough's Triumph

lis 49, -
Hon. Mr.. Helgeson, in his ad-
dress delivered in Devils Lake
last Friday evening, was moder-
ate, mild tempered and evidently
meant to be fair. He is not an
orator, as that term is generally
defined, but ne is a good talker,
and gives the impression of sin
certify. That at least, is the
way we were impressed. We
think, however, ne failed to mete
out ample justice to the stall
warts. when speaking OF the
louisiana Lottery transaction.
ne sought to NIX the o. onus OF the
proposition, to engraft that in
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-06-22
A New Slogan

Mr.. Cole. candidate for Cover
nor of Minnesota, proposes to
make the slogan of his campaign
Improvement of Minnesota.
A good idea. There is 10 qes-
ton but that the Canadian north
west has been taking many Of
our desirable people, and while
there is no way Of preventing
the going of those who desire
a change, there are, many
ways by which immigration may
be induced. North Dakota has
had a similar experience.
Bright and energetic Canadians
have shown great ability and
great enterprise in making
known their country. They
caught many Of our folks with
their attractive bait. We have
just as good land, as good eli
mate and far better railway IA
cilities, and this state, as well as
Minnesota, can do much by show
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-06-22
THE WEEK
81 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Carbon RefOrmers

In answer to a wave of senti-
ment against trusts, monopolies
and combines, publishers of ten
cent magazines have hired in
many instances irresponsible
penny-a-liners to fill their pages
with literature the influence of
which is facilitating IN the ex-
IRENE. One Of the most uncon-
scionable of these is a Rex
Beach who, being gifted with a
vocabulary and an imagination,
and utterly without apprecia-
tion of the value of a good repu-
tation and a good character,
hunts out one unsavory
nugget, tells his story as per
the orders of the counting room,
regardless of the truth or false
hood of what he writes, so long as
he fills the space and gets his
sheckel. What is it to him if his
articles tend to destroy the re-
putation of a worthy citizen?
What are the opinions of citiz-
ems in the highest official cir
cles to him? He has his Gig
arctic and his pencil, and that
is about all he has, and with him
it is, 1.-THE publisher, the public
and the story be damned" His
simoleon is in his pocket, per-
haps. One meal ahead and a tick
ct to the opera, give him a
start in life, and his assasinat-
ing scandals byshim are forgot
ten. Why waste space with
him? Justssto suggest the con-
trast between the scandal mon
ger and the reformer. We have
sickly specimens up here in
North Dakota. They no sooner
get on the hood and apron of the
fish wife than they rend the air
with the statement that they are
"reformers.' They will finally
go with their own. Neither in
time nor eternity can much be
expected of ones of those thor
oughly dedicated masculine
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-06-22
Devils Lake a Centre

A trip to Hansboro last Sun
day, demonstrated to our mind
the immense possibilities Of this
portion of the state. Never was
there better promise Of crops.
And it would seem that the crop
possibilities Z are illimitable.
The soil is practically inexhaust-
able, and with careful tillage
will yield bountifully for centu.
rles to come. Devils Lake Is
the center of themost fertile area
of North Dakota. If energetic,
she may become the greatest city
of the state.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-06-22
ln Bleeding Kansas

Down in Kansas they do pecu-
liar things. The wheat is ready
for harvesting. and help is short.
The farmers come into the towns
and cities and where they find
men confined in jail because
they can not or will not pay.
their fines, they pay the fines in
consid eration Of an agreement on
the part of the culprits to go to
the wheat fields and work out the
money penalty at so much per
day. This is economy as welIas
enterprise, and good morals, too.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-06-22
A Bad Pre- cedent

We regret very much to learn
that Superintendent Norton s
friends dragged religious con-
#siderations into the campaign.
There was no effort, SO far as
we are aware, by the people OPP
posed to him, to use his church
INJECTIONS against him. The
I opposition was solely based upon
what was believed to be his In in
capacity. and his political ac-
|tivity while holding the Office
[of Sup erintende nt. b.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-06-22
A Worthy Magazine

The Pilgrim for July opens it's
fourteenth volume with a beau
tifully illustrated and entertain
ing story in reference to a vacat-
ton retreat for our strenuous
President, selected by Mrs.
Roosevelt in the fastness of the
Virginia Mountains. "Two Fa-
nous Monasteries" illustrates
in picture and story the famous
old Chartreuse retreat. 'sOut-
door Life for Women and Child.
rem" is a timely special article,
attractively illustrated. and
"A Vanished Corner of Cathay"
tells of 'Frisco's Chinatown,
which will probably never be
resurrected. The celebration of
the glorious Fourth cannot be
uisassociated from July and so
the beautiful and dignfed coyer
by Darr in keeping with che
day. A little excerpt from one
of the famous addresses of Charl-
es Summer "Our Nation and Our
Flag "The Celebration of the
glorious Fourth by Everett IT.
Tomlinson and Homemade Fire.
works for the Girls all remind
US of the Nations Birthday.
Not to be forgotten in this con.
nection is patriotic story for
boys, by Frank H. Sweet, en-.
titled Scuba Libre.'
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-06-22

shrews. In the lower orders Of
life there is a specimen which,
though it grows rapidly, never
gets any larger. It8knaWs away
at its own extremities. So Go
we think with these carrion
hunters in human form. They
fill their NAYS with the UNI
savory protuberances of their
own biological products. And
so the eternal round of growth,
mastication and digestion go on
filth, filth, filth.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-06-22
Why MOI. be Fair?

Why do not the insurgent lead
|ers speak of Senator Hans
Ibrough' s successful fight to place
a twelve per cent tax on the net
profits Of the incorpo atiolls op-5
Grating in Washington ID. g !?
Why do they not shout about his
hard work on the drainage bill?
They could add ito their influence
Thy giving him credit for his.
splendid success IN this and
other matters i'll the Congress.
Read the want column Id
the Irter-O Ocean.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-06-22

is the fertile soil out Of which
spring great and good men. He
who loves not his country and
lacks pride in her. institutions is
not in the highest sense a good
citizen. 5s 7'l
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-11-04

of-date edition Of the Encvclonedis
Britannica, the Times library was con-
ceived, organized and is now con-
trolled by an American syndicate. the
moving spirit Of which is Mr.. Hoop
er.
eff I have shown adequate grounds
for believing that Mr. Hooper is intent
upon the creation of trust, I have
done moe than justify my position Of
antagonism to the Times library.
The control Of commodity in gen.
eral use by a single individual or SYN.
dicate is always public danger. The
control of booI production by an
American syndicate would be little
short of national disaster
Next comes a parody on Omar Khay
yam, the first two stanzas Of which aret
Wakel for the Times, which never vel
has sank
Below the British institution rank.
Is ripe for exploitation, and hal
The attention of the enterprising Yank,
Before the echo of ParneI had died
Methought a voice in nasal accenta
cried,
tThis is a cinch! When all Is. pre-.
pared within
No cute American will stand outside"