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The San Francisco call., 1906-06-08
just 500 Building Permits.

Since May IT, just twenty-one days
ago, 500 applications for building per-
nnits have been received at the Office of
the Board of Public Works, and many
other applications are awaiting the ac-
tion of the Supervisors on the building
ordinance Of the applications made
yesterday, three were as follows: West
ern Sugar Refining Company; for a two
story brick, to be used as offices for
the company, on Clay street, near
Drumm, $4,000; Norton Land Company.
for a building at Hayes and Cough
streets, s3256; H. r. Bostwick. for a
three-s story frame for fats. on Nine
teenth street, near Mission, $500.
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Every mother possesses information
which is of vital interest to her young
daughter.
Too often this is never impaired or is
withheld until serious harm has result
ed to the growing girl through her
ignorance of natures mysterious and
wonderful laws and penalties.
Girls ovcr-sensitiveness and modesty
often puzzle their mothers and battle
physicians, as they so often withhold
their confidence from their mothers
and conceal the symptoms which ought
to be told to their physician at this
critical period.
When a girls thoughts become slug
gish, with headache, dizziness or dis
position to sleep, pains in back or lower
limbs, eyes dim, desire for solitude;
when she is mystery to herself and
friends, her mother should come to her
aid, and remember that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound will at
this time prepare the system for the
coming change, and start this trying
period in a young girls life without
pain or irregularities.
Hundreds OF letters from young girls
and from mothers, expressing their
gratitude for what Lydia E. Pinkham' S
Vegetable Compound has accomplished
for them, have been received by the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., at
Lynn, Mass.
Miss Mills has written the two fol
lowing letters to Mrs. Pinkham, which
will be read with interest:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:- First Letter.)
II am but fifteen years of age, am depressed,
have dizzy spells, chills, headache and back
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spring valley Makes Denial.

The Spring Valley Water Company
states that the charge made by the
Castro-street Improvement Club that
the water company was endeavoring to
collect rates from householders who had
not actually received water. on account
of the late disaster, was incorrect. In
all cases the statement of the house
holder as to the time during which he
had received water was accepted as
conclusive, and the bills in every case
modified accordingly, the company
saws.
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Lydia E Pnkhams Vegetable Compound Makes Sick Wemen We'll
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-08
Burelars Visit cigar store.

Fred Ricciomi reported to the po-
lice yesterday morning that burglars
had visited his cigar store at 1440 Ken
lucky street during the night by fore
ing open a rear window. They had
stolen S11 from the cash register and
cigars and tobacco of the value of $40
They left behind a piece of lead pipe
about twelve inches long.
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ache, and as have heard that you can givs
helpful advice to girls in my condition, / am
writing you. myrtle Mills, Oquawka, III
Dear Mrs. Pinkhanl:- (Second Letter.l
"I 1t is with the feeling of utmost gratituds
that | write to you to tell yuu what yonr
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wrote you in regard TO my condition bad
consulted several doctors, bat they failed to
understand my case and / did not receive
any benefit from their treatment. followed
your advice, and took Lydia z. Pinkhan's
Vegetable Compound and am now healthy
and well, and all the distressing symptoms
which had at that time have disappeared. -
Myrtle Mills, Oquawka, III.
Miss Matilda Borman writes Mrs.
Pirkham as follows:
Dear Mrs Pinkhnm:-
Before taking Lydia E. Pinkhams vege-
table Compound my periods were irregu-
lar and painful, and / always had such
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But since taking the Compound my head
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am telling oil my girl friends what Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done for
me. .n-Matilda Borman, Pennington, Iowa. =
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her to address Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass. and tell her every detail OF her
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ST. swITHlN AND RAIN.
The Legend OF the Chapel over the
bishops Grave.

The Legend OF the Chapel over the
bishops Grave.
The superstitlons referring to par
ticular days are very numerous. The
legend Of st.. Swithin is an example
that will occur to every one:
ST. swithln's day, n thou dost rain.
For forty days Il viii remain.
st. Swithins day n thou be fair.
For forty days twill rain nae mair.
st. swithin. bishop OF winchester. &C
cording to the author OF ''rhe Popular
Antiquities" was "a man equally not
ed for uprightness and humility. So
far did he carry the latter virtue that
ON his deathbed he requested to be
buried not within the church, but out
side the churchynrd on the north Of the
sacred building, where his corpse might
receive the eavesdroppings from the
roof and his grave be trodden by the
feet Of passersby. His lowly request
was compiled with. and In this neglect
ed spot his remains reposed till about
100 years afterward, when a ft Of
plous indignation seized the clergy at
the fact that the body OF 30 holy a
member Of their order was allowed to
occupy such a position. and on an APP
pointed day they all assembled 10 con-
vey Il with great pomp to the adjoln-
ing cathedral OF Winchester. When
they were about TO commence the cere-
mony a heavy rain burst forth and con-
tinued without intermlssion for the
forty succeeding days The monks In
terpreted this tempest as a warning
from heaven OF the blasphemous nature
Of their attempt TO contravene the d.
rection Of St. swithln, and instead Of
disturbing his remains they erected a
chapel over his grave" "St swithin is
christening the apples" is the more po-
etical way Of describing St swithln's
rain
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THE GIANT INDIANS.
Peculiar Ways OF the onns Of Tierri
del FucRo.

The Onas, tribe Of Indians inhabit-
lng the mainland OF the TERRA del Flu
ego island, are physical giants. Their
average height is over six feet. A few
are six and one-half feet; a few fall be-
low six feet. The women are more cor
pulent and not so tall There is no
race In the world with a more perfect
physical development than the Ona In
dians. This is partly due to the topog.
raphy Of the country and the distribu.
ton OF the game. which makes long
marches across the country a necessity.
In mentality they fail far below their
physical Attachments In the past their
supply Of game has been plentiful, and
this may account for the lack Of in
ventiye genius among them. This lack
Of progressive skin Is portrayed IN their
home life, clothing and homes. Their
children suffer from II, for, contrary TO
the practice common among most In
dians OF feeding dressing and training
the children we'll the Onas' little ones
are mostly naked, poorly fed and alto
gether neglected They have abundant
material for supplying themselves with
clothing and homes, and yet they throw
a few branches together, put skins over
the windward side and then shiver un.
der the miserable shelter.
Scientists who have made a study Of
the subject say that the language Of
the Onas IS the strangest ever listened
to. Many OF the words are not difficult
TO pronounce. nor is the construction
Of the sentences difficult but very few
words are interrupted by a sound
which 81 Is impossible TO produce. The
speaker hacks, coughs and grunts dis
torting his face In the most inhuman
manner, and then passes on TO the next
stumbling block The Onas live princi-
pally upon meat, which in former years
was obtained from the guanaco.-New
York Herald.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.


Some people are simply acting nat
ural when they are kicking.
DO the right thing by all Of your
friends, and you haven't anything but
the core Of the apple left.
People with real troubles do not care
as much for sympathy as they do to
have their trials as lnconspicuous as
possible.
When a man says that he has not a
friend in the town where he lives you
can depend on it that the town is not
to blame.
Don't forget that your actions are
measured as critically all through life
as Is the borrowed butter you return
TO a nelghbor.
with all due consideration for the
sober second thought we notice that
the longer we aim the more liable we
are TO miss the mark.-Atchlson Globe.
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The phases of the moon are caused
by its relative position to the earth and
the sun, 80 that when il is full moon
IN one part Of the earth It is full moon
in all parts Of the earth. and so for all
its other phases. The moon revolves
around the earth once IN twenty-seven
days, though on account Of the earth's
revolution around the sun the mean
duration OF the lunar month-that Is,
the time from new moon to new moon
lis Twenty-Five days, twelve hours
and forty-four minutes The dark OF
the moon" is that half OF the lunar
month during which the moon shines
least at night.
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RUSSIAN PROVERBS.

Roguery Is the last OF trades.
Without cheating. no trading.
Every fox praises his own tail.
A debt is adorned by payment.
A good beginning is half the work.
Every little frog is great in his own
bog.
Trust in God, but do not stumble
yourself.
Go after two wolves and you will not
catch even one.
II God doesn't forsake us, the pigs
will not take US.
The deeper you hide anything the
sooner you find It.
BE praised not for your ancestors,
but for your virtues.
Send a pig to dinner and he will put
his feet on the table.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1906-01-08
SNAKES OF sARAWAK.
The Pythons Are Enormous and Feed
on Pigs and children.

In the sarawak Gazette is an article
on the snakes Of that part Of Borneo.
OF the poisonous reptiles 1t says: "The
cobra CNaja tripudians) is black
snake which raises its head to strike
when irritated. at the same time ex-
pandlng the hood at either side Of the
neck. It splits at intruders and Kisses
like a cat, whence it is known as
''ular tedong puss;' in some parts, too,
as "tedong malta hari." The word "te-
dong in sarowak is apparently APP
piled TO all large snakes which Malays
consider 10 be poisonous. and, as our
Malays are but I'll acquainted with
these animals, quite a number Of large
but harmless forms are designated by
this term. The hamadryad (Naja bum
garusl Is brown snake, considerably
bigger but rarer than the cobra. 1t is
rather shy, but when cornered, like
the cobra, It raises its head and ex-
pands the hood before striking. Its
food Is chiefly other snakes.
LESS dangerous than these najas
are the vlpers, Of which the most
common species is the green viper,
which reaches a length OF two feet or
more. The head Is large and shaped
like an ace Of spades. This creature is
a tree snake and very sluggish. The
'bungarus' are Of several species, one,
Bungarus fasclatus, Of length up to
four feet being black with yellow
rings. It is called the 'ular buku tebu'
Csugar cane joints by natives. There
are also sea snakes Of many species.
The tail Of a sea snake is hattened
and oarlike"
sarawak has other snakes: "Of the
pythons there are two species. Py-
thon retlculatus grows to an enor-
nous size, over twenty feet It is
very fond Of pigs, but varies its diet
by various animals, including even
children. The oil Of this snake Is used
by Malays as an embrocation for
bruises. The other species Of python,
Python curtus, is interesting in that
its flesh tastes like that Of fowl-at
least, so Dyaks say, and they are au-
thorities on snake flesh, for they eat
a number Of the large snakes"
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SEASIDE Resorts.
ATLANTIC CITY


Salmon fishing differs so much from
trout fishing that it has been said an
absolute beginner at fly fishing will
learn to take SALINE salar more readily
than will a trout fisherman who tries
the nobler fish after years Of practice
with the smaller one. This I doubt,
but l know that a very different style
Of fishing is needed. There is really
no such thing as striking in salmon
fishing. and If you keep a tight line
and raise your rod as soon as you feel
the pluck" Of the fish you will be do
ing your whole duty, and it win be up
TO the fish to do the rest There is no
occasion for the swift strike by which
one hooks a shy trout inclined to rise
a trifle short. The salmon Is such a
weighty fellow that when he turns to
go down after taking the fly his mo-
mentum drives the hook above the
barb with very little assistance on the
part Of the angler. provided the line be
fairly taut-Charles A. Bramble in
Recreation.
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OF the youthful hardships endured
by James Anthony Froude a biogra-
pher says: "Conceiving that the child
wanted spirit, Hurrell, his elder broth
er, once took him up by the heels and
stirred with his head the mud at the
bottom OF a stream. Another time he
threw him into deep water out of a
boat to make him manly. But he was
not satisfied by inspiring physical ter
ror. Invoking the aid Of the preternat-
ural, he taught his brother that the
hollow behind the house was haunted
by a monstrous and malevolent phan-
tom, to which In the plenitude Of his
imagination he gave the name OF Pc
ningre. Gradually the child discover
ed that Peningre was an illusion and
began to suspect that other ideas OF
Hurrelrs might be illusions too"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1906-01-08

A story is told Of the Sudan rail-
way which shows patient literalness.
To an official there came the telegram
from an outlying station: station
master has died. Shall I bury himy'
The reply was sent: YES; bury sta
ton master. but please make sure he
is really dead before you do So" In
due time back came the message:
Have buried station master Made
sure he was dead by hitting him twice
on the head with a fish plate" There
was perfect assurance that there had
been no premature burial.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1906-01-08
THE CODE OF HONOR.
Duelfng IA II Was In France In the
Time OF RicheIieu.

Time OF RicheIieu.
The passion for duelng which had
cost France. It vas said. between
1000 and 5000 lives during the twenty
years Of Henry Tvs reign. was at its
height when his son came to the
throne. The council Of Trent in 1915
had solemniy condemned the practice
Of single combat, lmpartially includ-
ing principals, seconds and spectators
in its penalty Of accommodation. In
1902 an edict Of Henry pronounced the
"damnable custom Of dueling intro
duced by the corruption Of the cen
tury" TO be the cause Of so many pite-
GUS accidents. to the extreme regret
and displeasure Of the king and to the
irreparable damage OF the state, that
we should count ourselves unworthy
to hold the scepter If we delayed to
repress the enormity of this crime"
A whole series Of edicts followed to
the same effect, but it was easier to
make edicts than to enforce them
Degradation, Imprisonment. confisca-
ton of property loss Of civil rights
and death were the penalties attached
to the infringement Of the laws against
dueling, and still the practice pre-
vailed In 1926 Richelleu published a
milder form Of prohibition. The first
offense was no longer capital, a third
only Of the offenders property was to
be confscated, and the judges were
permitted to recognize extenuating cir
cumstances.
A few months later the Comte de
Bouteville thought fit to test the min
ister's patience in this direction. The
Place Royale had long been a favorite
duellng ground, and De Bouteville
travelled from Brussels to fight his
twenty-second duel here, in the heart
Of Paris. In deliberate defiance of the
kings authority. The result was not
encouraging. Montmorency though he
was, the count went with his second
to the scaffold, and the marked de-
crease from that time in the number
Of duels may be attributed either t,
the moderation used In framing the
law or 10 the inexorable resolution
with which II was Macmil-
| lan's Magazine.
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The curious little animals known as
flying lizards Draco volans) are only
found In Java, and their strange ap-
pearance Is supposed to have been the
origin OF the dragon Of the medieval
eastern imagination. The reptile is like
an ordinary lizard, but is provided with
folds Of extensible skin which are
spread out by the long ribs and enable
the animal to glide through the air from
tree to tree in pursuit OF the insects on
which It preys. When lying prone on
the notified surface Of bough, II is
an excellent example OF protective re
semblance," as it Is most difficult to be-
seen unless Il moves.
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DR.. noime., Rersnrs.

When THE Last Leaf was publish
ed by oliver Wendell Holmes a critic
attacked it savagely and cruelty. Dr.
Holmes, though importuned by friends,
did nothing in revenge. He waited for
time TO avenge him, which time did
literally. The critic fell upon evil
days and ended his existence with sui
eide. The only moroccan Of personal
revenge which the good doctor allowed
himself was to cut out the paragraph
about his enemy's career and paste
II In his scrapbook on the same page
which contained the original criticism
and the announcements Of the success
sive editions Of the poem. This was a
mild revenge but even this was un-
worthy OF DIT. Holmes.
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1t is not always well to strut and
fret ones little hour upon the stage too
realistically. Macready, who threw
himself into his acting heart and soul,
used to tell funny stories about the ef-
feet Of his easy. colloQuial manner
upon the players collected for his COM
pany in small provincial towns. Once
in the play of william Tell" he turned
to one Of these stupid rustics and put
the question, do you shoot7" so natu-
rally that the man was quite thrown
OF bis guard, and, TO his horror, replied.
"A little. sir. but I've never had a 60
with one OF them crossbows" Another
time in "virginius" he asked, "Do you
wait for me to lead Virginia in, or will
you do soT' only to be greeted unex-
pectedly by the actor who played Icil-
Jus with, why, really, sir, don't
care; just as you do it in London"
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'Excuse me. madam" he said, but
-ah-you remember, In the restaurant
after the theater the other night you
were kind enough to notice me.
hope I am not mistaken in supposlng
that your interest was-ah-not alto
gether'-
"Oh, not at all. I remember now.
] thought for a moment that you were
the coachman my husband discharged
a few weeks ago for trying to make
love to the cook, and I wondered how
you could afford to eat in such an ex-
pensive place."-Chicago Record Her
aid.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1906-01-08

In Polynesia and the Pacific islands
generally the outer husk Of the cocoa
nut is braided into strands Of uniform
texture, known to the natives as SEN
nit and used by them for a variety Of
purposes. The framework Of their
houses is held together by braided SEN
nit, and the strakes Of their boats are
united by it. II Is the staple from
which string is made to bind the adze
blade to its handle and to tie the diff
ferent parts Of their implements Sc
curely together. In short, whatever
things are nailed or screwed or pegged
or glued in other lands are tied togeth-
er with sennit by the south sea is
lander.
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During the South African war an i'm
mense stone monument was removed
at Cape Town during the night, and no
one knows to this day by whom or why
Il was taken. Some years ago. in broad
daylight, a clever and bold gang Of
thieves carried OF a valuable fountain
fourteen feet high from Uxbridge with
out exciting the suspicious Of any one
and quite recently an omnibus WIS
calmly removed, horses and all, while
standing unguarded outside a public
house IN London and has never been
seen or heard OF since. It would seem.
indeed, that II is often far easier to
steal a big thing than little one.-
London Telegraph.
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A certain gentleman, the possessor
Of a cork leg, living in one OF the Lon
don suburbs annually gives a dinner
to a dozen owners Of a ike substitute.
In the center Of the table are grouped
four clutches. around which Irvine fes-
toons Of flowers; miniature legs In
ivory compose the handles OF the
knives and forks, while the piece de
resistance Is Invariably a magnificent
turkey that has been deprived Of a leg
before being brought TO table.
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Fish, because Of its tendency rapidly
to decompose, holds peculiar position
among foods. In England It is the
subject Of a special act Of parliament
SO long ago as 1893 men knew the evil
consequences resulting from eating
mackerel Of uncertain post norton age.
so they passed an act providing that
except during the hours OF divine serv-
ice this fsh could be sold on Sunday.
That act has never been repealed
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seemed to nave Him cornered.


The teacher was discoursing TO the
class on the wonders OF nature. take
the familiar illustration Of the sting Of
a wasp" he said, "as compared with
the finest needle. When examined
through a microscope the sting is still
sharp, smooth and polished, while the
needle appears blunt and rough.
1T is so with everything. The works
OF nature are infinitely superior to
those Of art. Try how we may, we
cannot improve on nature"
1T isn't so with my eyes. teacher"
said a little girl in the class.
''Why, how is that, Nellie?' he asked.
"'Cause nature made me cross eyed"
she said, land the doctors fixed my
eyes all right
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young man." began the dignihed
gentleman in black dress. have you
fully considered the future7 Have you
made provisions for the hereafter? Is
II not time
Pardon me one moment please. but
are yen minister or a life insurance
agentT-Milwaukee Sentinel
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Hell called to see you last evening.
She-Yes? He-Yes, the servant told
me you were not in. She-Yes. was
so sorry 20 have missed you. Hell
thought you must be- l heard you
laughing upstairs in such grief stricken
tones that almost wept myself out Of
sympathy.
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Gracious, Elsier' exclaimed the lit
Tie girls mother why are You shout
ing in that horrible fashion, WHY
can't you be quiet Ike Winieg"
Hes got TO be quiet. the way we're
playing replied Elsie. Hes papa
coming home late aud I'm you."-Phn-
Adelphia Press.