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and greatest consideration and will
keep in full touch with district work
A hope has been expressed by the
president of the district that full rep
Presentation of club women from this
city will be able to attend the district
convention to be held at Santa Clara
on December 5.
The executive board of the State
Federation hello its regular monthly
meeting on Thursday last in the an
mex Of Calvary Presbyterian Church,
which has been secured as tho meeting
place CT the boar. until the crescent
state Of affairs ceases to prevail, and
there the board VIII meet on tho third
Thursday of each month. Routine work
and discussion of the various district
meetings to be held this fall took up
the afternoon, and many points were
settled In regard to these meetings,
which are to be held IN the districts
from Siskiyou to San Diego. There
was a good attendance of members, the
board being called to order by the pres
ident. Mrs. Robert Potter Hill, who
came down from her home in Sonoma
County for the meeting.
The San Francisco Colony of New
England Women held its first meeting
OF the season on last Thursday after
noon in Mission Masonic Hall, Mrs.
Mary Wood Swift presiding. Much
business of Importance was accom-
plished, and one of the most interesting
features of the afternoon was the
report Of the relief committee, which
told of a large amount of assistance
given to New England women who
met with losses by the fire. These
women are almost invariably too proud
to let their wants be known. but by the
exercise of the greatest tact and per-
severance on the part of the committee
number of cases were discovered
and aid promptly given
The next meeting will be held in
the same place on Friday. October II.
and members are privileged to invite
guests for this occasion. Papers on
New England history will be read. and
other interesting events are promised.
The San Francisco section Of the
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-24
ENGLISH IDEA OF JUSTICE.

William Hilton has recently been re-
leased from an English prison for
cruelty to animals. His mistreatment
consisted of excessive kindness. Not
liking the idea that a useful beast of
burden should be shot at the end OF his
honorable career. and regarding the
command, Thou shalt do no MURDER"
as applying to the killing of beast as
well as a man, he has been in the
habit of buying up ancient and worn
out horses and maintaining them alive
in stables especially constructed for the
purpose. 1t was the discovery of these
poor creatures. many of them support
ed on slings, that led to his prosecu-
tion for cruelty to animals.-Boston
Herald
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Council of Jewish Women will hold
general meeting . tomorrow after
noon at 2:so o'clock IN the Bush-street
temple. when plans for the work Of
the coming year viii be discussed. The
officers are desirous of having large
membership present. Mrs. d. g. Hirsch-
berg will preside at the meeting and
the election OF officers Will take place.
The Susan B. Anthony Club met on
Monday last at the home of Mrs
Charles Blinn. 1855 Post street, and an
interesting meeting was held Mrs.
Blinn gave a synopsis OF her work at
the recent Republican and Democratic
conventions, and the club unanimously
indorsed Miss Williams, the nominee
on the Democratic ticket for Superin-
tendent of Public Schools. Mrs. Anna
Ferry Smith gave an address on suf-
frage work in San Diego Delegates
were elected as follows to the State
convention, which is to be held on Oc-
tober and g.: Mrs. Charles Wood. Mrs.
Nellie Holbrook Blinn, Miss Beda
Sperry, Mrs. Simpson. Mrs. Hobe. Mrs.
Bailey, Mrs Anderson, Miss Vivian
Bailey and Mrs. Wells.
The annual election of the Mills Club
was held on Tuesday, September IL, at
the residence Of Miss Grace Unger, 2203
Sacramento street, and the following
officers and board of directors were
elected for the coming year: President,
Miss Henrietta Casebolt; first vice pres
ident, Mrs. ]. P. Wallace; second vice
president, Miss Mabel Hewes; third
vice president. Miss Dollie Tarpey; re-
cording secretary, Miss Elna Miller;
corresponding secretary, Miss Anna
Hewston; treasurer. Miss E. Grace I'm
ger; directors-Mrs. William Wolff.
Miss Amy Corder Mrs E. A Godfrey,
Mrs. Samuel Eva and Miss Charlotte
Lamb.
The report OF the International
Woman Suffrage Alliance. which held
its session last month in Copenhagen,
Denmark. has already been published
in pamphlet form. 1t is edited by Mrs
Carrie Chapman Gait and Mrs. Rachel
Foster Avery.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-24
In the Joke World.

The fashionable girl had accepted
him and the young man was wondering
how far his $50 a week would CO.
you must remember that life is not
all golf and tennis" murmured he
why. of course it isn't" she responded
brightly. There's boating and coach
ing and bridge and ever so many
things."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-24

Townsend's Cal glace fruits and can
dies at Emporium. Post and Van Ness
and 1908 and 1920 Valencia street
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-24

"a TOMENS clubs throughout the
HNI State are invited to comr1uni-
WV cate news of their organiza-
tions to this department of
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-24

A N unusual quantity of language
~ is projected from the Orpheum
~ stage this week. Only two Of
L - +ho oo+s ~ oorobot;c s+unt and
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one day. and producing a package of Gig
arettes. requested him to shape them up
for me-
ITO Judge from that Chink's assumed as
constituent one might have thought had
asked him to commit hau-kari.
Me no do anything like that he said.
Got no opium. Me no break law for any
one was his answer to my request
"welI, that settled It, l continued my
patronage of old Lung, anyway, and We
became very good friends. / occasionally
treated him to cigar, and once in a while
to q glass of beer. One day ! went in with
my soiied linen. and as ] was going out
pulled out my cigarette case and was about
to light one when the old fellow saidi
Want me fix ssome?' had not until then
thought of his previous surprise at being
asked to Ak up some dope for me. but I
handed q few of the cigarettes to him and
he went into his back room and made them
over I asked him how much.
whats matter? said Lung Me ana
Won good friends Don't tell, he added. and
left II was a good lot OF smokes had,
and on several occasions he fixed more OF
them for me- but the few friends that
told Of the circumstances persuaded me not
TO keep the habit going. and l was wise
enough to quit II before II was too late.
That's the nearest approach ever made
to hitting the pipe" said the young man
In concluding his confession, land l
wouldn't advise any one to 90 - near to u
e. did"
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Guards. and had distinguished himself In
the first Egyptian campaign. While lying
IN hospital at Windsor he wrote deserip-
ton Of the midnight charge OF his regiment
at Kassas sin. In which he had taken part.
The verses were read at a regimental din
ner. at which Prince Christian was present,
and so impressed the prince that they were
printed and published In booklet form, and
Melted for their author some 500. The col
onel of the regiment sent copy to Queen
Victoria. and the queen wrote her thanks.
asking that she might see more of Froudes
verses. Later. when paying a visit to the
hospital. accompanied by Princess Henry OF
Battenbers and the Duchess of Connaught
her ma jesty stopped some time at the sol
dier-poets bedside and talked with him. II
was the proudest moment of his life.
But In later years Froude was reduced to
ekfng out an existence by doing whatever
odd Jobs he could pick up. He had no home
and sometimes. unable to find the money
for nights lodgings. he slept in empty
found dead. 1t was often suggested to him
that he should go into the workhouse. but
no steutly refused. preferTing TO retain his
independence. A homeless wanderer often
half-starving and half-frozen, he chung to
his rhyn1ing as his only soiace. He haunted
free libraries TO read the poets, and sought
in the daily papers subjects on which he
could write topical verses. Toward the last
the only BUYERS he could find for his effu-
sions we're the manufacturers of the paper
bags in which pennywortls OF periwiniies
are Sold They paid him few shillings for
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verses, ranging from comic to pathetic
which they had printed on the bags,
One of the latest letters written by Charles
Dickens-it may be the very last penned by
the great novelist-has Just been discovered
In a secondhand bookstali between the
leaves OF an old History of England How
IT came there no one knows, but Of It's gem
uineness there can be no Doubt. II IL adj
dressed to John NJ Makcleam. and has refer
ence to a passage In Edwin brood Its
intrinsic interest. apart from the pathetic
circumstances under which It was written.
make it worth quoting In full.
"GADS HILL PLACE.
wed. Eighth June. 1870
Dear Sir. 1t would be quite inconestvabas
to me--but for your Ietter-that any reason.
able reader could possibly attach a scriptu-
mine reproducing much abused social
figure OF speech impressed into all sorts OF
service on all sorts of inappropriate occa~
sfons without the faintest connection of 1t
with Its original source. am truly shocked
to ind that any readers can make the mis-
take.
Il have always striyen In my writings to
express veneration for the life and lessons
OF our Savior, because l feel II. and be-
cause rewrete that history for my chill
dren. every one or whom knew il from
hearing It repeated TO them long before
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London Literary Gossip.
;peclsi Correspondence of The star.

Special Correspondence Of The star
LONDON. April IL. 1909.
TN an empty room Ia Harrington road.
not far from the place where Chatter
ton was first laid to rest in paupers
grave. there was found dead the other DAY
a man whose end was almost as tragical as
that OF that matchless boy who perisneo
In his PRIDE But 1t is unlikely that poor
Tom Froude's body viii ever be removed
from the pauper's grave In which 1t has been
buried Froude had gift for writing
yerses which won for him the sobriQuet or
the Soldier Kiplins." though bis gin was
OF an inferior quality to that OF the author
OF the "Barrack Room Ballads" But II
sufficed to win hira the praise OF some OF the
highest in the land and bring In money
enough to support himself until In his old
age he fell on evil days. He died alone
and neglected. hungry and penniiess. In a
vacant room TO which he had crept for a
nights shelter. Yet to the last he had hecn
true TO the muse. for the police found by
his side a bundle of papers, scrubbed over
with rhymes. some of which had evidently
been written only 8 few hours before his
death.
Frouds had been a trooper In the I'd Life
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place freely at the disposal of any one
interested in efforts for betterment of the
conditions of life and labor in order that
overlapping and the repetition or expert
ments which have proved unsuccessful may
be prevented, as far possible. The pres
ident is the Earl of Meath. and among the
vice presidents are Mrs Humphrey Ward,
VIII Crooks. NJ p, the Earl OF Lytton, the
Rev. +. b. Meyer. Lady Henry Somerset
and the Duchess OF Sutherland
The memorandum in Lord Nelson's own
handwriting Of his plans for the battle of
Trafalgar, which was sold at auction the
other day Is likely to be offered at public
sale again soon unless movement Is
speedily started to acquire 1t for the nation.
Such is the announcement made by Mr..
Sabin who bought 1t for $4,000.
An old seaman called on Mr.. Sabin the
other day with the suggestion that sub
scription for its purchase should be opened
to seamen only. and offering to start It
with half sovereign G2. sd from his own
modest savings. The patriotic old salt had
been In communication with the present
Lord Nelson on the subject. and received
letter from him regrettinE that he was
unable to do anything himself, but express
ing the hope that the nation would secure
tt One Of the fruits of Trafalgar was q
perpetual pension to Nelson's heirs OF $780,
o0O year. which the earl has been enjoy
ling Tor many years.
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the older offenders She was poorly clad
with the relics of some fnery of an ante
diluyian manufacture
This girl has been giving US much
trouble, stated the officer. "She is out
on the streets late at night, meets strange
men and drinks with them. Last night, we
found her sta ggering along the street.
speaking to all the men she met. She came
up and called me sweetheart and tried to
hug me-
The judge put on his glasses and looked
at the girl with sharp gaze.
This Is pretty bad story they tell about
you" commented his honor to the defend-
ant.
Probation Officer Copp recommended that
she be turned over to the board of chill
dren's guardians. and he added that she
would be put in the House of the Good
Shepherd. The recommendation was fol-
lowed.
Incorrigibility was the charge which was
placed against the next defendant. He was
the smallest of all the prisoners, black as
coal. his clothes torn and ragged his feet
bare, and held his little hat crumpled In his
ard.
This boy was found asleep in a bread
box early this morning." said the officer
when the driver of the bakers wagon
opened the lid to fill the box for the grocer
this little urchin was discovered curled up
in one corner
The lad was routed out of his improvised
bed and was soon afterward picked up by
the officer.
I'm his mother" declared a large COL
ored woman. approaching the judge, land
I can't d. nuthin' with him. He runs way
from home And when he stays home be
pulls my hair and cries"
'I can't hold this boy on a charge of
vagrancy." announced the judge
At these words the urchin, who up to that
time was taking only passive interest in
the proceedings, jumped up quickly and
pulling his hat down over his head, made
run from the court room.
A slot machine In which, II shaken the
money could be heard to rattle, proved too
great a temptation for the next juvenile
and he was charged with the larceny Of
the slot machine and about rs pennies
why did you take this money!" uues-
toned the Judge in his kindest voice
II couldn't sell my papers and I was
afraid to go home without any money" an
swered the little fellow
DO you have to take the money YOU
earn home to your mamma?'
Yes, sir, was the reply.
The prisoner had told the same story
when arrested and later to the probation
officer when he investigated the matter
and 1t seemed to be true
II don't think the home life OF this boy
Is what 1t should be- said Mr. Copp
when / went to see his parents found
that his father was dead and that his
mother was very neglectful OF the three
children she has. The other children were
poorly clad"
All right I will commit this boy to the
board ordered his honor.
A neighborhood quarrel was plainly In
volved in the next. case, as was evidenced
as soon as the case was called by the clerk.
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ON EDGE OF DANGER.
Toying With Cigarettes Doped by a
Lauudryman.

I'm willing to admit that / have some
times hit the pipe. though IT has been IN
modified sort of way" a young man OF
this town said to a party of his friends
You see, 1t was this way. A year or DO l
devoted no little attention to the smoking
of cigarettes. A Chicago friend of mine
who was visiting Washington said to me
that IL knew Chinaman well enough to
do me little service could have him nix
q little opium In my cigarettes that would
greatly enhance their quality. He said all
sChinks use opium to a greater or less ex-
tent. and It was- only necessary to find one
who had confidence enough in me to know
that / wouldn't give him away to get him
to make my little paper cigars worth smok-
ing.
sweil, thought over this and, while
didn't care about adding to my minor vices
the Migrant sin OF becoming an opium fend,
I thought / would try it on once, anyway.
) knew a Chinese laundryman who had
been doing my washing for year or more,
and soon after my Chicago friend had set
the temptation before me called upon him
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gives me any trouble" the mother began,
but he certainly did take my clock yester-
day
1t was developed from the Investigations
Of the policeman In the case that the boy
sold the clock to some friends to get money
enough to go to the theater, and he was
arrested while waiting in line at the the
alter
''There is too much of this stealing to get
money to go to the theater," commented
his honor. eff these boys were not allowed
TO go to the theaters there would not be as
much stealing
cause he is good to me" pleaded the moth
er, land / gave him good spanking when
I found what he had done"
''Wen, If let him go viii you give him
another?" questioned the bargaining JUS
tice. The mother agreed. and the case was
dismissed, after the youth had been Sc
verely lectured.
Three small boys. with bright, intelligent
faces, stepped before the Judge In answer
to the calling of the next cases. The stall
wart officer, who lowered above the young
sters whom he had arrested explained that
the boys had been throwing missiles. Ac-
cording to the officer, one boy was seen
directing volley of stones at a street
lamp. with excellent aim; the second boy
picked out the window of passing street
car as a target for several mud balls. which
he had carefully prepared; the third hope
full was armed with a slingshot, and he
was testing It's power the street lamp
glass.
What were you throwing stones for?'
questioned his honor kindly. taking the
hand of the first boy.
81 didn't throw no stones, was the reply.
"The other Boys were throwing, and went
over to watch them, when the officer came
along
The same question was put to the second
boy.
Those two boys called me over to show
how well they could aim was the reply.
''but / didn't throw stone"
II suppose 1t was the other two boys and
not you who threw the stones, said the
judge to the third boy.
The parents of one of the boys then step
ped forward.
"If he did anything wrong, these other boys
led him into It, And. besides, 1t is only a
boyish prank to throw stones.
Madam, l am surprised that you should
uphold your son in this matter, commented
his honor.
The Judge pronounced the offense OF the
boys very serious, and each promised NOT
to throw stones again. They were flned 20
apiece Each one looked around Tor MS
mother. and when each maternal parent
had counted out five II pfiis the boys nus
tied out of the court.
The next case was onn of those when
show up the most depraved and lowest ciass
to be found in the city. The oefendant
was q girl She had hardened race. aho
she approached the Judge with an air OF
hauteur which seldom characterized even
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the family of four occupied there was no
heat, although there was half foot of
snow outside In the front room there was
only lot of straw. covered with the rem
nants of a sheet, and upon that we learned
the family slept. There were no chairs,
tables, carpets or anything of that kind.
The children had little on them in the
way Of clothes, and they were shivering as
they tried to amuse themselves on the bare
floor, with no toys. While we were there
the mother stumbled in the door, her
breath very strong with the odor of liquor"
Such was the description of the home of
the two girls.
oh" accompanied by a sob, came from
one of the women spectators sitting in the
front row of benches. 1t was explained
that she was the mother of the children
of suffering. and under them were the
hardened features of q woman who has in
dulged In various forms of dissipation.
Have you anything to say. madam
she was asked. after several witnesses had
told of the home.
II have been sick. Judge. and could not
provide for my children" she began. the
tears rolling down her face. But love
my children. and | will work for them"
s'If you would buy food instead OF
whisky 1t would be better for you" COM
mented his honor. There is only one
thing to be done here, concluded the judge,
''let them be turned over to the board"
Don't take them away from me- plead
ed the mother.
BE quiet madam" the court requested.
IF there Is a God in heaven. let Him
give me my children" she cried, clasping
both of them in her arms. The trio were
weeping together.
you should have thought Of this before,
suggested the judge.
The children were gently torn away from
the mother and were led away by Miss
Foster The mother was promised that she
should have her children back IL she re-
formed.
The next case involved the stealing of two
bicycles, and the young colored prisoner
denied both charges. The circumstances
OF the stealing were explained. the wheels
had been lefs on the street and were taken
while the owners were in an office.
This boy has been here before, your
honor" said Probation Officer Copp. when
called on for his report.
"Oh, yes / remember him." said his
honor. What was II you stole the last
timer asked the judge, turning to the boy.
II didn't steal anything" was the reply.
What were you brought here before
for?''
"They said ! stole a bicycle" confessed
the boy He was still under the care of the
probation officer when this new offense was
committed. and his honor thought that the
reform school was the only place for him.
A youngster who had seen not more than
ten summers was the next defendant before
the bar. He was charged with taking an
alarm clock from his mother.
What did your son do?" questioned the
Judge of the mother.
Hes good boy. Judge, and he never
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they could read. and almost as soon as
they could speak.
But have never made proclamation Of
this from the housetops- Faithfully yours.
CHARLES DICKENS"
AS Dickens died on the day following the
date which the letter bears, Ii Is obvious
that II could have been penned not many
hours before the final summons reached
him.
Fred j. Matheson. who has recently been
representing an American publishing firm
In London. and who wilt be remembered as
a newspaper writer in Pittsburg and In
New York. where he was identified with
the first campaign of tho Citizens Union
for the election OF Seth Low. has become
the secretary OF the British Institute OF
aneial Service, to which his whole time
will be given for the present. This body
In modelled on the American Institute OF
Social Service. founded by DIR. Josiah
Strong I'm New York. ii WAS formally
opened last june. and comprises among Its
supporters many OF the leading ptiiian-
threpists OF England. representative OF al.
most all shades of political and religious
thought. Its object. in brief, Ia TO serve
as a clearing house for all social ameliora-
tive movements. It's motto Is. THE expert
enee of all for the benefit of EACH, and
that expresses It's aim. which Is to gather
information from ali over the world to
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back to Tennessee under Albert
Sydney Johnston. 1t went into
Kentucky under Bragg, and was
under Joe Johnston during his re-
treat from Missionary Ridge to
Atlanta. 1t followed Hood into and
out of Tennessee, and was under
Joe Johnston in South Carolina,
where it surrendered in April, 1865,
having seen nearly tour years of
hard service.
Col. Nancy commanded the regi-
ment just one year when he was
appointed Brigadier General, and
Hume r. Field, now of Union City,
was elected Colonel. and served in
that capacity till the close OF the
war.-Nashviile American.