The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
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as saying that our country duuleiCeS
have the truest instinct for music, and
attributes Ii to the close contact OF
their lives with nature One evening
early in last April 1 found myself on
the only street of a little town
( in Lake County. typical country town
whose chief industry seemed to be the
I intermittent reception for one night OF
the summer guests coming and gong
/ between the metropolis and the mineral
4 springs that abound in the neighbor-
hood The quiet that settles upon the
I place as the last stragglers of the sea-
/ son turn toward the city had not yet
/ been stirred again by the awakening
traAfc TO the springs: in the city school
still kept" A group of dark figures
\ stood before the stable where the stage
put up" and before the doors of two
saloons whence came the heavy yellow
glow of the lamp-Ighted interiors 9TH
ers lounged spiritIessly. Beyond these
/ the windows of the little stores we're
/ dark tnder the great cottonwood trees
that spread above them. but farther
ray of light struck across the rough
walk and the sound OF faint music
/ reached me- Arrived at the place
found the life of the town Here was
a store. the typical general store of the
/ typical town. and upon it's counters.
/ boxes, kegs. and against its cases was
/ gathered the greater portion OF the
male population. At the angle OF th~ir
[
from the brass-bound mouth OF its horn.
was a talking machine. I stood. then.
/ in the presence of the latest descendant
/ in the royal line OF minstrelS. more
truly than even the great KubcliS
himself. with his inartfculat9 message,
and 1 listened to the song of this sue
cessor to the deep-browed Homer.
Seven cities claimed the honor OF that
/ great ancestors birth, but all these
songs were born on Broadway. If the
people OF Smyrna, resting from rhsir
chorfc dances long before the develop
ment of the tremendous drama OF
Greece enjoyed the epic story OF the
I legendary singer, these people in u
I remote country town, hidden away from
/ the kaleidoscope procession Of the city
stage. welcomed no less gladly the tire
/ less metallic voice that brought Them
I the echo of the metropolis. 1 remeTn-
/ Der that I smiled indulgently upon
them and went TO my rest under the
hotel quilt wishing more power tc their
/ philosophy. Some time afterward, about
\ two months, was again upon poorly
/ lighted street. this time darker and
rougher than that other. and more lone
j ly. Solitary in a desolate plain FOUND
a low Shanty, new-buflt OF rough pine
/ boards and almost hidden behind great
/ drifts of broken brick The yellow light
| of a lamp shone from the doorway into
the blue June night, and the clicking
! voice / had heard in the country town
| 1oated over TO me among the ruins CT
/ place whose gayety il had echoed TO
I the simple folk among the hills.
\ At the crowning of King Haakon
7 gentleman from Chicago handed to the
/ new King a portfolio, explaining that
1T was a greeting from America At
! the same time, moved by the STRINGS
Of an uneasy conscience, doubtless, and
by the impulse of humanity that re-
I Sides we are convinced. in the breast
Of the most savage hater of the divine
right of kings; he warned the mex
perienced monarch that the portfolio
contained a poem prepared in Chicago
We are told that the King met this
news calmly and proved a companion
| in the royal galleryNOf Europe worthy
OF the young Spaniard whose wedding
festivities were marred by the presen-
tatiOn OF a bouquet with no warning
\ attached No mention is made OF the
/ bravery of NOrway's new Queen on this
/ occasion, but we trust that she had
/ the same fortftude as the Princess Ena
and that something was provided to aid
[ in quieting her nerves, as was done IN
l the caes of the young English Queen
of Spain. who had the advantage OF the
royal bull fight the following day.
Something should be done 20 lower
the excessive mortality among life in
surance officials, which seems 10 be
/ traceable directly to the prevalence Of
investigating committees. Following
the work OF the Armstrong committee
came the death of President Mccall;
during the deliberations of a commit
tee at Milwaukee, Secretary Watson OF
the company under scrutiny passed
away; no sooner had the committee dis
missed his company and taken up an
! other than the president of that other
(also a Governor of a State) was called
I to the greater accounting. While it
| has been shown that the results of in
vestigation have little IL anything TO
/ do with the matter. since the mortality
appears among companies who have
been commended by the investigators
as well among those who have been
/ censured il cannot fail to be evident.
even to pOlicy-holders, that the jnvesti-
/ eating committee is a menace to the
lives of valuable citizens and like many
/ deadly articles its use should be regu-
/ lated in such way as to minimize its
! dangers. though in no way leSseninS
/ it's usefulness Furthermore. the con-
I slant adjournment of these committees
! out of respect for the deceased OIL
cials is a serious interruption of the
work Of Investigating and an added eN-
pense to the public. II may be pos
! sibIe to relieve this situation by re-
\ strictions upon this phase of the ac-
I tivities of the committees investigating
life insurance. but in the present state
/ of local opinion it is much to be doubt
i ed whether If COMMITTEES are appointed
\ to look into the matter of fire insur-
/ ance companies the public will brook
\ any interference of the kind.
/ Pasted about upon ruined walls.
/ Some homemade announcements at
test:
| Matias has opened a restaurant
i He calls 1T his Mexican Rest"
Time was when our sayety never grew
tired
And we joyed in a Cafe Fiesta"
But now while we wait in a wearisome
way
/ On dollar-for dollar. or any old pay,
How fitting Cafe Siestar
/ of Modesto James McLachlan OF Pasa-
dena and Sylvester o. Smith OF Bakers
field.
CLOVER-A. S. G.. City According
to superstition. the following are the
powers OF the four leaved clover: The
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