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The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
NOTICES SENT
TO LOT OWNERS
City Ready, if Neces-
sary, to Take Over
Clearing Work.
Montgomey First Street
to Be Swept Clean
of All Rubbish.

Street by street. the work of remov-
ing the debris in the burned district OF
the city will proceed There will be no
delays and no lack of system. Mont
gomery street will be the frst 10 re-
ceive the attention of the Street De-
partment. After that street is cleared
others of the main streets will be
taken care of.
The machinery of the city was start
ed yesterday in the way of serving
property owners along Market street
with notices to the effect that debris
must be removed within twenty-four
hours. Over $50 such notices must be
issued and all of them will be in the
hands of the owners of the lots by
noon today.
This will give the interested parties
a chance to start work. The Board OF
Public Works will allow the matter 70
rest until Monday morning Bright
and early on that day superintendent
O'Shaughnessy will take force Of
thirty-fve men. with a number OF
teams. to Montgomery street Where
property owners have done nothing
this gang OF men will get into action
Bricks and such of the debris as can
be thrown back on the lots will be
thus disposed of and iron and any gar
bage will be removed by wagons. Any
thing 10 clean the streets is the order
Not only will the property owners
be charged with the expense of re-
moving the rubbish. but the Commis-
sioners will make arrests. il that be
necessary. There viii be an end to
delay" said Commissioner Aigeltinger
yesterday afternoon Notices are be-
ing issued at the present time and we
will start the removal of debris Mon
day Several property owners along
Kearny street have come to me and
said they would get the debris on the
streets now that they see we mean
business The rest Of the people might
as well make up their minds to do the
same thing If it interferes with the
people. who want TO adjust insurance.
that cannot be helped We have stood
this thing as long as we care to-"
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
Mrs. Donaldson Missing.

Acting Customs Collector William B
Hamilton has received letter from
Washington requesting him to cause
inquiry to be made as to the where
abouts OF Mrs. Ethel Donaldson. widow
OF Frank Donaldson. The lady was
burned out OF her home in this city
on April Is and went to Belmont She
left there on May Il with her young
son for San Francisco, from which
point she Intended to start for Wash
ington- Her friends have not heard OF
her since that date. Mrs Donaldson
is a daughter of former Governor
Sprague of Rhode Island and grand
daughter of Chief Justice Chase.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
NOTED EyANGELIsTS BEGIN
THEIR WORK IN THIS CITY
Services by Eastern Students of The
ology In Calvary and Trinity
Presbyterian Churches.

DIR. Frank Granstaff, the evangelist
representing the Presbyterian church of
the United States, opened his first meet
ing in this city Wednesday night at
Calvary Presbyterian Church. A large
crowd was in attendance. He was as
sisted by Clifton Powers of New York.
The two evangelists will conduct
meetings in Calvary and Trinity Pres
byterian churches The services will
be continued tonight at Calvary Church
and on Sunday DIR. Granstaff will de-
liver the morning sermon at Calvary
and the Rev. John Hemphill the even
ing address.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
SCOTTISH THISTLE CLUB TO
HOLD ITS ANNUAL GATHERING
Excellent Programme Has Been Ar
ranged and Proceeds VIII BE
Donated to Red Cross.

The San Francisco Scottish Thistle
Club will hold its twenty-fifth grand
annual gathering and games at Shell
Mound Park on Wednesday, July 4.
An elaborate programme of amuse-
ment has been arranged and a good
time is assured all who attend.
The programme will embrace about
forty events Valuable medals and cash
prizes will be given The proceeds will
be donated to the Red Cross Society
for the benefit of sufferers by the late
fire.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29

wink at him. and l didn't try to ap
pear i'll. Then l asked him II
couldn't get some more OF the same
stuff TO take home, and he gave me
thos two bottles for 80 cents
IL reply 10 a query from the defend
ants counsel the witness said he could
distinguish whisky from any other
liquor by applying his senses of smell
and taste. and he was absolutely GER
tain that ii was whisky he procured
from the defendant and drank and paid
10 cents for. The 'other officer blush
ingly confessed similar ability to de-
tect whisky in disguise.
Then the defendant. round-eyed and
palpably apprehensive. told his version
of the incident
4 amt no saloon-keeper," he
averred, "an' l don't sell no whisky.
This tall cop (Coulter) came a-rushin'
up L me an he sez, wit his hands
a-suueezin' his stomach, Say, I've got
offle cramps an il we've got any booze
wish ye'd gimme a taste f it.
knows wot cramps is FIR I've had 'em
myself. an l didn't like t see no pore
fellah suffer, so l hands him a little
O. my own whisky in a glass an he
downs il an then hands out ten cents.
| wouldn't take is money cause |
didn't want t take no money FIR
med'cin'. an I knows all tn time that
he's a cop. How'd l know? Cause l
sees rs star, O. course"
And how did you happen to sell to
him those two bottles of your med
icine?" the peoples attorney inquired
with sarcasm.
Cause / didn't want Z have i'm
suffer after e got home was Master
Green's ready reply. His accusers
grimly smiled.
After advising the lad to refer flu
ture seekers of cramp cure to drug
store his Honor dismissed the case.
John Rogers, peddler, pleaded that
he had tried suasion ere he utilized a
heavy scantling to beat the balks out
of his rather debilitated horse.
Il coaxed an coaxed," said Mr. Rog-
ers. but he wouldn't bulge an inch.
an then l lost my temper and thumped
him.
Humane officer McCurry produced
the scantling-a formidable-lo looking
bIudgeon-and testified that the animal
was beaten on the head with it until
he fell.
THE horse was doing the best he
could to haul the wagon up a hill,"
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
Sues United Railroads.

P. Bandani brought suit in the Jus
tice Court yesterday against the United
Railroads to recover s299 for damag ges
sustained In collision with a street
car at Market and Battery streets on
May 3. Bandani claims he lost a
horse valued at $3.50, wagon worth
$40 and money he could have earned
amounting to s79.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
Letter Carriers, Reunion.

The San Francisco letter carriers will
hold a grand reunion and picnic at
Shell Mound Park next Sunday. There
will be games for all and good music
for dancing. The following committee
has the affair in charge:
John j. Lane, president; Charles F.
Well, secretary; Harry F. Logan, treas
urer Ed. Van Pragg, J. F. Welch. NJ. c.
Lorrigan. r. NJ. Roche, A. Ramn. P.
Kronberg, J. G. Lee, E. J. Schneider,
James Clisham, r. D. Cunningha and
w. E. Stockwitz.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
Leon Arrested i'm Oakland.

Jacob Leon was arrested in Oakland
yesterday, and Detectives Taylor and
Braig brought him across the bay and
locked him up at the O'Farrell-street
station. Leon is wanted on a charge
of grand larceny for stealing a horse
and wagon from Morris Kaufman, a
Junk dealer on Folsom street on the
day 0 the big fire. 1t is alleged that
Leon sold the rig to a man at 613
Broadway, Oakland, where IL was re-
covered.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
Sues NJ. H. de Young for Rent Paid

The Lomax Shoe Company filed a suit
Yesterday against NJ. H. de Young for
the return of s675. which it is alleged
the company paid on lease OF a store
in the new Chronicle building. The
plaintiff claims that the fire freed II
from its bond and demands the return
of the security.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
Excursion to the East and Back.

COrespondingIy low rates 70 other points.
These excursion tickets good the Cali
fornia Limited. Reservations In sleeping cars
should be made at once.
There will be other excursion dates in Au-
gust and September
Write to or call upon ticket agents Santa Fe
Ferry Building, San Francisco, for full informa-
Tim
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29

he felled her to the ground. wrested
the bone of contention from her grasp
and fed. Patrolman Bakulich pursued
and caught him.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
Radke q CO.,

At 1913 Devisadero ST.. jewellers and
silyersmiths. are fully equipped to do
your watch repairing. diamond setting.
and fill your orders appertaining to
the jewelers. craft
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
SMALL BOY PLEADS
PITY MOVED HIM.
Sells Whisky to Policeman Who Affects
to Be Ailing From Inner Cramps.
Being Subject to Similar Affliction, His
Heart Responds to False Appeal.
BY JAMES c. CRAWFORD.

said the officer, "but the load was too
heavy for him and this man acted like
a maniac"
Fifty DAYS imprisonment or $50 fine
for Mr. Rogers, prescribed by Judge
Conlan.
Neither cajolery nor menace could
induce 14-year-old Edith Lawton to
disclose the Whereabouts of her par
ents. both of whom she declared to be
very nice and straightlaced." She was
arrested and booked for vagrancy by
Patrolmen King and Clark, who had
received informa ton that she wan
dered from refugee camp to refugee
camp and seemed to be infatuated by
the soldiery, inasmuch as she was hard
! ly ever seen without military escort,
invariably a private.
Where are your parents?" Judge
Mogan asked her.
Il haven't seen 'em since the day of
TIL earthquake" she replied.
Nor had she tried to. find them, she
added. and she did not know whether
they had tried to find her. She de-
clined to tell where she resided prior
to the earthquake, and shrewd inves-
tigation failed to eIlcit the desired in
formation from her. Concerning the
separation from her natural guardians.
she might have felt it more keenly IL
/
straightlaced
I'm afraid you will have similar
complaint TO make of the Reform School
officers, to whose custody | consign
you" said the Judge.
John O'Neil. plumber. denied that he
was intoxicated when a policeman ar
rested him for annoying passengers on
the platform of a Sixteenth street car
by striking their bodies and legs with
an end of iron bedstead which he car
ried Every time he turned around 1t
was alleged somebody was injured by
his burden, which he insisted on re-
tanning in his embrace.
But l wasn't drunk" Mr.. O'Neil in
formed Judge Mogan. for l had taken
only two drinks of whisky when
boarded the car.
Was it Oakland whisky" his Honor
asked.
No; 1 bought 1t at drug store in
this town." was the reply.
Then one drink of it was sufficient
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
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The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29

ADVERTISEMENTS.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29

said the officer, "but the load was too
heavy for him and this man acted like
a maniac"
Fifty days Imprisonment or $50 fine
for Mr.. Rogers. prescribed by Judge
Conlan.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-04
Milling the Edges.

Before the year 1851 English coins
We're simply pieces Of metal stunned
by driving die down on them with d
hammer. In the days when money had
much greater Intrinsic value than il
has now this offered great formulation
To coin clippers, and mutilntion OF The
coinage became such serious offeuse
that men were hanged and women wen
burned for II. So far did the nutilatiun
20 that when Sir Isaac Newton WIS
appointed master or the mint I'm 1856: IL
WAS calculated that the silver coins la
circulation only averaged about half
their legal weight. The practice of
milling was first adopted In France.
wien screw press invented hy "A
frenclman was used. The first milled
coins were made In London IN 1881. hut
the old stamped coins were still issued
ana II was not until 1886 that unmilled
coins ceased Ia he legal tender The
cost OF making the milled coinage uni
Nersal and so putting stop to clipping
was tl.2o0,mo. 1t was to meet this e1-
pehse that the window tax was levied.
London Graphic.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-04
Garrick and DR.. John,on.

There Is characteristic glimpse or
Garrick In j. r. Smiths ''Book For a
Rainy Day" "On night when Mr..
Garrick was acting the part OF Lear
one Of the soldiers who stood on the
stage bubbered like child. Sir. Gar
rick. who WAS as fond OF q compliment
as most men. when the play was over
sent FOR the man to his room and gave
him half crown. Ii was the custom
formerly for two soldiers to stand on
tie stage during the time OF perform
ahce. one at either end OF the proscen-
lum'
or DR.. Samuel Johnson In Il state OF
high indignation Smith offers this pie
ture: IL once saw him follow a sturdy
thief. who had stolen his handkerchief
IN Grosvenor square. seize him by the
collar with both hands and shake him
violently. after which he quickly let
him loose. and then with his open hand
gave him SO powerful smack on the
race that sent him of the pavement
staggering"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-04
QUEER HEAD COVERINGS.
Striking iiHts That Used to BE Worn
Ia OideR Times

Douglas. earl Ot Morton, wore lat
II was termed by The writers OF the
period 'steeple' OF ".ugar LOAF" hat
amt possessed high cone shaped
"rdWn and Ii narrow brin The effect
produced 10y such hat upon tie head
"f very tan man MAS more striking
Than artistic. Siubbs uses these words
Ia describing The hats Of his day:
Sometimes they use them sharp OH
the crown, pefking up like tie SHAFT or
stteple. standing II quarter OF II yard
above the crown Oi their heads. some
more some less. To please the fantasies
OF Iheir waVering minds. Some are OF
SIZE. some are Of velvet. some or tar
iela some sarcenet. souie of wool aud
Which Is more curious solnc OF 4 GER
lain Kind of tiHc hair. These they call
beaver hats. Of 20 ~. 10 shillings
apiece. fetched from beyond tile sea.
whence great sort of other varieties
io come. And ST. coIuinnn II thing il Is
mat every serving man. countryman
ahd OTHER. even all lndiffcrcntiy do
wear these hats"
III llahrhe's encyclopaedia or Cos
tune Is shown a high crowned hat
worn by Howard. earl OF Northampton.
died lGlI. AMI : decided chimney pot"
hat worn by Thomas Cecil. rrsi earl of
Exeter. died l62.. II is turned M be-
hihu and has SILK band gracefully
wound abour 1t. The Urim is little
bent Ia front, giving To the coutour
quite II line OF beauty"
song 10y Haywood testities to the
value sci on beaver hats In the DAYS of
Elizabeth:
the Spaniard's constant to his block,
Ihe French inconstant ever
But OF ali felts that may he te!t
Give me your English beaver
hat called variOusly copotain.
"apatain and copianke was worn ia the
reign of Elizabeth and her successor.
IL Is uncertain what form these hats
really took. but there is strong pre.
sumption that they were hats with
high conical crowns In shane resen.
bling those worn 10y the Welsh peas.
ants or today. II SO they were common
throughout the reign OF James and
We're designated by Bulwer In 1858
sugar loaf hats, which according to his
account. became fashionable again in
Tie reign of Charles l.. being worn both
Dy men ana women. He says. What
were our sugar loaf hats so nightly
affected Of late both by men and wo.
men. so incommOdiouS for us that every
pune OF wind deprived us of them TO.
curing the employment Of one hand 10
keep them on ST. James Gazette.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-04
Paradise Myths.

PARADISE opinions seem to owe much
VI their popularity to peculiar local ut.
ness. The Inhabitants Of the kougo
basin believe that paradise is a VALLEY
OF peace" where good spirits font
about continually engaged In catching
mosquitoes and thus protecting the
sleep OF kings and great men VINO are
IN perpetual slumber.
The inha bitants of the hot. sandy
shadeless desert island of Botocu i'm
asine paradise 10 he IL land of cool
streams. shaded by gigantic forest
sr0Wths. Ii may be We'll 10 mention in
this connection that the heaven ideas
OF all desert jewellers pictures "a thickly
wooded hereafter.
The YokoolS OF eastern Siberia ba-
heNe that heaven will be country
provided with ready lighted fires ana
many biubberins kettles and fish oil.
When tile Rev. Claus Hansen, n Nor.
wegian missionary. was picturins
heaven 10 all Eskimo the savage hatly
refused 10 embrace Christianity be-
cause. according to his idea. tie here
after should provide plenty of ice,
snowShoes and sea monsters
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-04


s:rous in size that as weapoIs CT CT
Tense Or defense they would certainly
prove formidable.
"The chief characteristics CT the
Dutch are patience, ingenuity and per
severance. Their natural tempera-
ment is phlegmatic, and the results
achieved 10y their labors are due rather
TO continued application than arduous
exertion. The love OF money is their
ruling passion and the handspring OF
I'll their actions. and as their energies
ere concentrated upon ways and means
to procure Ii no people are SO unSocia.
bic. They seem To have no time for
the practice of the various social amen
ines which in other countries soften
the uSperitieS or existence They sneak
little and hugh less. But their ap-
peufance and expression give DOOR
Indication Of their sterling qualities.
Their general truthfuiueSs sincerity
anu honesty are evident To every one
whose own responsibility gains him
admission Oh terms of familiar inter.
course 10 ia.' respectable circles OF
Dutch society"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-04
IN. Mexican Rounaa.x

Two hundred and tfty-eight stone
ana iron monuments mark the bound
airy line between the United States and
Mexico from the Rio Grande 10 the
racine, 800 miles. Most of the mouu.
menIs are OF east iron. but the princi.
pal ones are Of stone. They average
about two aud n half miles apart. bur
III no case is there an interval of ma
much as hre miles between them.
stone was used wherever possible.
GENERALLY they are III the foru or Il
simple tapering four sided shaft. bear
ing suitable inscriptions in English and
Spanish The stone monuments are
ABOUT eleven feet high and the iron
monuments about six and half feet
hiSh. They are arranged so that they
are within sight OF one another from
one ehd OF the line to the other. The
country traversed consists mainly OF
deserts and mountains. and I'm MANY
instances The work was proSecutsd
with considerable difficulty. Nv tha
terms or the treaty the destruction M.
uispiareinent OF any Of these NOM.
mentS Is made a misdeueanor. Dnnish.
hbie according to the Justice OF the
country OF the offenders nationality.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-04
- .-- -
LOST LITERATURE,
Fire aad water have Destroyed Msa,
Crest 6ookA.

Crest Books.
The fins literature absolutely lost Is
very considerable. OF classical iitera-
ture alone books could be filled with
,fie mere names of works. never TO
mention the mutilated state of many
That survive The causes of loss are
Few. Fire is the most common. Ben
.lonson by the fire In his house lost an
entire drama OF the life OF Henry ",
with notes, and n number OF other
works. The fire of London was respon-
Sue Tor Tie loss or many valuable
WORKS or the EliZabethan period and OF
much early English poetry \ severer
blow 10 lovers OF Anglo Saxon litera-
ture was the burning Of The Cottoniun
llbraiy III 1881. when II vast quantity
OF old manuscripts was DESTROYED In
lia2 by fire IN l.incoin's lnu Fields
large collection OF manuscripts and
pamphlets, gathered with great Labor
by Lord Chamberlain ss0mers WAS lost
About tie same time Davies notes on
ticelo'S DE btiiciiS" were LOST by a
hre Ia strand. London.
The second great cause OF loss is the
ocean. whose greedy nav" swallows
all kinds OF treasure - rrmorsplessly
Early IN The fifteenth century Guaripo
Nefoiiest was retnrnin. 10 CONSTANT
h"pie with shirload If classical man
uscripis. The vessel WAS wrecked and
tue treasures lost. misfortune which
turned The scholars hair white ia "A few
hours. oar own Spcnser suffered seri-
Gus loss hy ohipwrc"k or II servant
crossing fr"In Ireland The last six
books "f the 'f'acric Qucene" and q
number of TRANSACTIONS ami poems. in.
GLIDING 'Dreams.' The Court OF Gu
Itid and The Hell Of Lovers" were
thus consigned 10 ii watery grave. In
lEhb. on lie death Of Nincentiu Pinplii
his library was packed In three vessels
bonhd Tor Naples. One was attacked
by pirates who hung out the books
AMI papers into the se. and along the
shore. some Of the latter being picked
M by The Inhabitants and used 10 stuff
windows with Toward the close OF
HE last century servant Of Warbur.
ton came across !. unique mass of man
hScript plays. which she used Nj In
lighting fires and making pie crust
frill> And everybody remembers how
II domestic Of John Stuart Mill CON
signed To The iianes part of Car
lylc's "f'rench Revolutions" The hor-
ror Of Mill al the loss and the "agony"
or Carlyle Ia rewriting the work are
now matters OF history.
\ very curious loss was occasioned
III Italy In the fourteenth century
When Raimondo Soranzo loaned the
manuscript OF Cicero's De Gloria" 10
friend. who pawned il and died be.
lore lis hiding place could be discover
ed.-London Telegraph
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-04

1t is OF interest to note that ina
choice of white for wedding gowns ia
comparatively Of modern origin. The
roman brides wore yellow, and ia
most eastern countries pink Is the
bridal color. During the middle ages
ana In the renaissance period brides
wore crimson. to the exclusion of all
"ther colors. Most OF the Plantavenet
and Tudor queens were married in thar
vivid hue. which is still popular In
parts OF Brittany. where the bride is
usually dressed In crimson brocade It
was Mary Stuart who first changed
the color or the bridal garments. At
her marriage with Francis l. OF France
in 1858. which took place not before the
altar. but before the great doors OF
Notre Dame. she WAS gowned in white
brocade, with train of pale blue Per-
sian velvet six yards In length. This
innovation caused great stir In the
fashionable world OF thut time. Ii was
not. however, until quite the end OF the
seventeenth century that pure white
the color worn by royal widows-bs.
came popular for bridal garments.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-06-21
GiiembahmsM n8lHd
Bier Soote.

RenO. Nsb., 20. Stunt. Bel be,
@ntgIeifuns zines Soutbern pacifit
3uees, isd3sbn Weilen tueffli9 Dor
bier, berlorsu bier Ritter Der 2ano,
ftraBe ibr 2eben. tudbrenb atust Ret
ienoe gefdbrlid perlsbt wuroen. &c,
2si&nam zines Der 2anbfrsi9sr, SEQ.
u. @bits, 1T unier ben Srtimmsrr
bevporsef4aft porosn, tpdbrenb BIZ
orei anoersn 2ei9en mod untsr ben
umgeftir3ten giienbabnwasen be9ra.
ben liegen. Die 3pei G&psrberlebtsn,
gb. 2pon bon Virginia @ttp unb Sobu
W. Wartin bon Sos Mngsles, Rnb In
elm bisfges 0cipital tibsrfibrt uorben.
DDS un9Idd NOR bic Golse zines
Rabbrudes.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-06-21
Str6ai6er &et6tiinn
Sorbert bier Weni9enleben.

phiIabeIpbia, 20. Stunt.
Als tsuts absno cine @sieQi9aft bon
fe1s Wdnnern in einem Motorboots
auf benz Gelapars SluRe ipaaisrsn
fubr. bra9te elmer oerfeIbsn bas Boot
abfdili6 In eine fold farte f1au.
telnoe Sswegung, oaB es umtippts.
Sur 3tpsi Der SniaKsn fonntsn idpim.
msno untsr srobsn anftrsnsunssH boz
ufer errei9sn; oie iibrisen Bier err
trantsn. =
Sbre Hamen finb: Sobn 3ualb.
Sobn g. Wegan. Sobn Sannisan
uno CHARLES e. Rsenan.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-06-21

q o n, pa., 20. Stunt. Stabt.
ratb Soiepb Brsininser murbe beuts
toot tn ieiner Office aufssfunben.
Wan permutbet. bab infoIee GROCER
g~ufrsguns tiber sinsr Rtffsl, ben Der
Staotratb bon sufdnbiser Settle er.
baltsn bat. eth 6er3i9las benz 2eben
8reininsers elm gnoe ma&ts.
Calumet. MiG.. 20. Suni.-
Der GrisoensriHter Blptbe, Der felt AZ
Stunoen permibt tuorben mar, tpurbe
In benz @edf zines 1aumes gefunben.
Der Wann bate bort bic ear3e Nadi
3ugebra&t, neil elm @ubel @6Ife i'm
perfolgt bate unb ibm ni&ts abria
bIieb, als In Der Krone eines Baums5
SOUP 3u fuGen.